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     Garner G. Riffe was buried at Mount Tabor Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on May 16, 1905 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on September 21, 1908 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 3.¹

     Craig Lawrence Dorsey II Craig Lawrence "Toad" Dorsey, II, age 24, of Midway, was tragically taken from his family and friends while in the line of duty Tuesday, January 30, 2007. (He was a Volunteer Fireman and an EMT for the rural Ghent Volunteer Fire Department in West Virginia. He was responding to an emergency call of a gas leak at a Service Station. He got there just in time to evacuate all the customers and employees. Suddenly there was a huge explosion felt miles away. He and three other men were killed. One was a fellow firefighter and two were from the propane service.) Born December 8, 1982, he is the son of Craig Dorsey and Kathy Sizemore. Craig was a 2001 graduate of Independence High School. He was a Volunteer Fireman with the Coal City Fire Dept and an EMT at the Ghent Volunteer Fire Department. He was a devoted member of the Beckley Masonic Lodge. Craig is preceded in death by maternal grandfather Cleadies Mills and paternal grandfather Larry Farley. Those left to cherish his memory include his son William Tyler Gray Dorsey at home; fiance LeeAnne Salomon of Midway; Bill and Cheryl Salomon of Summersville; parents Craig Dorsey and Priscilla of Beckley; Kathy Sizemore and Mark of MacArthur; maternal grandmother Mary Mills of MacArthur; paternal grandmother Janet Farley of Beckley; paternal grandfather, James Dorsey; uncle Jim Mills and wife Kay of Sophia; cousins Jimmy and Brian Mills of Sophia; brother Chris; sisters Moniquie, Domiquie, Tabitha, Jessica. Services will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, February 5, 2007 at the Family Worship Center, Beckley with Pastor Larry Cochran officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.² He was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² He was born on December 8, 1982 at West Virginia.^3,2 He died on January 30, 2007 at Ghent, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 24.^3,2

     Charlotte Ann Johnson was buried at Santa Rosa Memorial Park, 1700 Franklin Avenue, Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California.¹ Her married name was Evans.² She married Frank Westley Evans.² Charlotte Ann Johnson was born on June 13, 1911 at Oregon.¹ She died on February 17, 2000 at Sonoma Co., California, at age 88.¹

     His Social Security Number was 558-05-2102.³ Lawrence Arthur Jones was buried at Henley and Hornbrook Cemetery, Hornbrook, Siskiyou Co., California.¹ He married Vanecia Isabelle Evans, daughter of Frank Westley Evans and Alma Estella Craddock.⁴ Lawrence Arthur Jones was born on July 9, 1916 at Hilt, Siskiyou Co., California.^1,2,3 He died on November 8, 1977 at Arizona at age 61.^1,3

     Lewis Douglas Parsons was buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Macdoel, Siskiyou Co., California.¹ His Social Security Number was 555-52-2783.⁴ He was born on October 17, 1883 at Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., North Dakota.^1,5,4,2,3 He married Minnie Para Craddock, daughter of Daniel Ferdinand Craddock and Vinesa Vashti "Vinacy" Terry, circa 1916.^1,6 Lewis Douglas Parsons died on November 28, 1958 at Siskiyou Co., California, at age 75.^1,5

     Frederick William 'Fred" Kuhl was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Yreka, Siskiyou Co., California.⁵ He and Minnie Para Craddock were divorced.³ Frederick William 'Fred" Kuhl was born on December 23, 1874 at Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.^1,6 He married Minnie Para Craddock, daughter of Daniel Ferdinand Craddock and Vinesa Vashti "Vinacy" Terry, on October 6, 1909 at Elbe, Pierce Co., Washington.² Frederick William 'Fred" Kuhl died on December 12, 1925 at Siskiyou Co., California, at age 50.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 541-16-4138.⁶ Minnie Aline "Mickey" Parsons was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.⁷ Her married name was Branham.³ She married Milton Gelwicks Branham.³ Minnie Aline "Mickey" Parsons was born on October 12, 1917 at Siskiyou Co., California.^2,6,7 She died on June 1, 1983 at Colorado at age 65.^6,7