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     Henry Mason Pettrey and Willie Mae Via were divorced.^1,2 His Social Security Number was 234-22-0658.² Henry Mason Pettrey was buried at Pennington Cemetery, on the left in a field beside a barn near Sun Valley School, Speedway, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,2 He married Willie Mae Via, daughter of James William "Bill" Via and Mary Ella LaFon.¹ Henry Mason Pettrey was born on June 22, 1913 at Pettry, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² He died on February 10, 1954 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 40.^2,3 He Mason Pettrey, 40, of Princeton, a West Virginia Turnpike employe, died yesterday in a Charleston hospital of injuries received while at work earlier in the day. Pettrey was fatally injured when a truck loaded with dirt backed over him. He was knocked to the ground and the wheels of the truck ran over his chest. He is survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs. J. C. Pettrey of Princeton; two children; Johnny and Gala Sue Pettrey of Bluefield; two brothers; John O., Princeton, and Kenneth, U. S. Navy; six sisters; Mrs. Meredith Poole, Princeton, Mrs. Neta Weise, New York City, Mrs. Mae Rainer, Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Leloa Skeens, Baltimore, Md., Mrs. D. W. Bradley, Matoaka, and Mrs. B. S. Hatcher, Princeton. on February 11, 1954.³

     His Social Security Number was 233-24-4331.⁴ Otis Grayson Wiley was buried at Wiley Cemetery, Pettry, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² He married Margaret Louise Via, daughter of James William "Bill" Via and Mary Ella LaFon.¹ Otis Grayson Wiley was born on July 6, 1921 at Speedway, Mercer Co., West Virginia; The SSDI has a birth year of 1920.^2,4,3 He died on March 29, 1981 at West Virginia at age 59.²

     Wayne Herman Dunagan and Elizabeth Ruth "Bette" Via were divorced.² Wayne Herman Dunagan was born on July 23, 1927 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,1 He married Elizabeth Ruth "Bette" Via, daughter of James William "Bill" Via and Mary Ella LaFon, on May 18, 1957 at Bland Co., Virginia.²

     His Social Security Number was 537-18-9290.⁴ Patrick Gene O'Day was born on August 6, 1911 at Washington.^1,2,4 He married Elizabeth Ruth "Bette" Via, daughter of James William "Bill" Via and Mary Ella LaFon, on August 24, 1970 at Norfolk, Virginia.¹ Patrick Gene O'Day and Elizabeth Ruth "Bette" Via were divorced on April 15, 1974 at Virginia Beach, Virginia.² Patrick Gene O'Day died on January 11, 1994 at Norfolk, Virginia, at age 82.^4,3

     Dora Helen Wade Nellis - Mrs. Dora Helen Barker, 43, of this Boone County community, died Monday at Charleston Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Barker was postmistress of the Nellis Post Office for the past two years. She was a 15 year employee of the U.S. Postal Service, a member of the National Association of Postmasters and the Nellis PTA. Surviving: husband, Sygel Dal Barker; son, Sygel Jr. at home; daughter, Regenna Sue at home.³ She was buried at Boone Memorial Park, Madison, Boone Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on June 1, 1930 at Marting, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ As of March 25, 1949,her married name was Barker.¹ She married Sygel Dal Barker on March 25, 1949 at Danville, Boone Co., Indiana.^1,3 Dora Helen Wade died on October 22, 1973 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 43.^3,5

     Sygel Dal Barker was buried at Boone Memorial Park, Madison, Boone Co., West Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 236-38-5876.⁴ He was born on July 27, 1926 at Emmons, West Virginia.^1,4 He married Dora Helen Wade, daughter of Sherman Wade and Lillian Susan "Lillie" Huffman, on March 25, 1949 at Danville, Boone Co., Indiana.^1,3 Sygel Dal Barker died on September 25, 1987 at West Virginia at age 61.⁴

     Kathleen Mae "Kay" Lyon was buried at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N. DuPont Parkway, New Castle, New Castle Co., Delaware.² Her Social Security Number was 008-07-4293.¹ Her married name was Light.³ She married William Cecil Light, son of Cyrus Hugh "Huey" Light and Nancy Mae "Nannie" Branham.³ Kathleen Mae "Kay" Lyon was born on December 25, 1918 at West Charleston, Orleans Co., Vermont.¹ She died on December 23, 1991 at age 72.¹