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     Alice Virginia Workman was buried at Carlisle Cemetery, Hollywood, Monroe Co., West Virginia.² She was born on May 8, 1922 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.^1,2 As of August 5, 1939,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married Henry Gordon Elmore, son of Oscar Benton Elmore and Cora Edith Burns, on August 5, 1939 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.¹ Alice Virginia Workman died on January 15, 1979 at age 56.²

     His Social Security Number was 234-20-4344.⁵ Gordon Benton Dalton was buried at New Lebanon Cemetery, Pickaway, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He married Elizabeth Gaye "Liza" Elmore, daughter of Oscar Benton Elmore and Cora Edith Burns.⁴ Gordon Benton Dalton was born on February 26, 1909 at Carroll Co., Virginia.^2,3,5,4 He died on June 22, 1983 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 74.^2,4

     His Social Security Number was 236-46-2715.² Robert Nealy Dalton was buried at New Lebanon Cemetery, Pickaway, Monroe Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on January 29, 1933 at Glace, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He married Velma Mae Bostic on March 19, 1957 at Lebanon, Russell Co., Virginia.¹ Robert Nealy Dalton died on February 10, 1982 at Jefferson Co., Kentucky, at age 49.^2,5

     Velma Mae Bostic was buried at Carlisle Cemetery, Hollywood, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^2,3 Her Social Security Number was 235-58-3113.⁴ She was born on August 4, 1938 at Dorr, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4,3 As of March 19, 1957,her married name was Dalton.¹ She married Robert Nealy Dalton, son of Gordon Benton Dalton and Elizabeth Gaye "Liza" Elmore, on March 19, 1957 at Lebanon, Russell Co., Virginia.¹ Velma Mae Bostic died on July 21, 1982 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 43.^2,3 She HOLLYWOOD - Miss Velma Mae Bostic, 43, formerly of Roanoke, Va., died Wednesday in a Roanoke, Va., hospital after a long illness. Born Aug. 4, 1938, at Dorr, she was a daughter of Ernest and Wanitta Parker Bostic of Hollywood. Miss Bostic was a member of Bruffey's Memorial Methodist Church of Hollywood and an employee of Halmode Apparell Inc. of Roanoke, Va. Survivors include a brother, Dwight Bostic of Hollywood, and a sister, Alice Barton of Baltimore, Md. Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home in Union with the Revs. Dallas Forren and Alfred Gum officiating. Burial will be in the Carlisle Cemetery at Hollywood. on July 23, 1982.³

     Marjorie Roberta Dalton Marjorie “Mickey” Spurrier, age 83 of Tazewell, VA died Friday, June 15, 2018 at Dogwood Crossing in Tazewell, VA. Born June 28, 1934 at Glace, WV she was a daughter of the late Gordon Benton Dalton and Elizabeth Gay Burns Dalton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Lewis Spurrier; and sons, Joseph “Jay” Spurrier, Lewis Benton Spurrier, and James Lee Spurrier. She is survived by several grandchildren, daughters in law, and special friend and caregiver, Walter Schwitzerlett. In keeping with her wishes, cremation will be the form of disposition and no services are planned.² Her married name was Spurrier.² She married Joe Lewis Spurrier.^2,3 Marjorie Roberta Dalton was born on June 28, 1934 at Glace, Monroe Co., West Virginia.² She died on June 15, 2018 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 83.²

     His Social Security Number was 234-40-5289.⁵ Joe Lewis Spurrier was buried at Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.² He NORTH TAZEWELL, Va. - Joe Lewis Spurrier, age 76, of 312 King St., died Friday, Sept. 12, 2003, at his home following a long illness. Born Dec. 30, 1926, in Vivian, W.Va., he was a son of the late James Ira and Ruby Nuckolls Spurrier. He was member of the Central Church of Christ in Baptist Valley, Va. Mr. Spurrier was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars, the American Legion Post 0133 of Tazewell, Va., and the Tazewell Moose Lodge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Joseph (Jay) Ira Spurrier and Lewis Benton (Bud) Spurrier, and two brothers, George Spurrier and Junior Spurrier. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Marjorie (Mickey) Dalton Spurrier; one son, James Lee Spurrier of North Tazewell; daughter-in-law, Teri Spurrier of Tazewell; granddaughters, Heather Baker and her husband Clyde of Bluefield, W.Va., and Joanna Spurrier of Abbs Valley, Va; three sisters, Lila Lee Snead of Limestone, Tenn., Marge Tamaska and her husband Joe of Kettering, Ohio, and Hope Mills; three great-grandchildren, Russell Baker, Jessica Baker and Jean Baker, all of Bluefield, and aunt, Bill Tate of Bristol Virginia. The family will receive friends at Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home from 7-9 p.m. Monday. Sept. 15, 2003, where a funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m., with Walter Schwitzerlett officiating. Committal services and entombment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003, at Grandview Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Bluefield, Va. Pallbearers will be Terry Long, Clyde Baker, Rocky Hill, Howard Cordle, Tommy Williamson and Rocky Hill Jr.² He married Marjorie Roberta Dalton, daughter of Gordon Benton Dalton and Elizabeth Gaye "Liza" Elmore.^1,2 Joe Lewis Spurrier was born on December 30, 1926 at Vivian, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^2,3,5,4 He died on September 12, 2003 at North Tazwell, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 76.^2,5

     His Social Security Number was 234-02-1225.⁹ Lewis Benton Spurrier was born on September 4, 1958 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,4,6 He married Teri Sherise Dye on December 31, 1986 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.^1,4 Lewis Benton Spurrier died on August 27, 2000 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 41.^5,4,9 He TAZEWELL, Va. - Lewis Benton "Bud" Spurrier, 41, of Route 3, Tazewell, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2000, at his home. Born Sept. 4, 1958, in Bluefield, he is a son of Joe Lewis Spurrier and Marjorie "Mickey" Dalton Spurrier of North Tazewell, Va. He was a foreman at Rocky Road Coal Co. in Keystone. He was a member of the Bluefield Moose Lodge, the National Rifle Association, and was active in the Men’s Bowling League at the Mountaineer Bowling Lanes in Bluefield. He was preceded in death by one brother, Joseph I. "Jay" Spurrier, paternal grandparents, Ira and Ruby Nuckels Spurrier; and maternal grandfather, Benton Dalton. Survivors in addition to his parents include his wife, Teri Sherise Dye Spurrier; the light of his life, Brittani Osborne of the home who will be lighting a memory candle to open the funeral service; two special nieces, Joanna Spurrier of Abbs Valley, Va. and Heather Spurrier Baker of Bluefield; one Tazewell; and maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Gaye Dalton of Tazewell. Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday at Feery & St.Clair Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell with the Rev. Barry Absher officiating. Entombment will be private. Pallbearers will be Mike Moore, Robbie Clayton, Chris Clevenger, Sidney Crabtree, Ed Killen, Tim Romano, Eustace "Buck" Peery, and Jeff Russell. on August 30, 2000.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 234-02-2293.³ Joseph Ira “Jay” Spurrier married Pam Sikes.⁵ Joseph Ira “Jay” Spurrier was born on July 6, 1957 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He died on February 8, 1996 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 38.^3,4,5 He NORTH TAZEWELL, Va. - Mr. Joseph Ira Spurrier, 38, of North Tazewell, died Thursday, February 8, 1996, at a Tazewell, Va., hospital after a lengthy illness. Bom in Bluefield, W.Va., he was a son of Joe L. and Marjorie Dalton Spurrier of North Tazewell. Survivors in addition to his parents include: his wife, Pam Sikes Spurrier; two daughters, Heather Spurrier and Joanna Spurrier, both of the home; two brothers, Lewis Spurrier and James Spurrier, both of Tazewell; maternal grandmother, Gay Dalton of Tazewell. on February 10, 1996.⁵

     James Lee Spurrier was buried at Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^3,5 He was born on March 5, 1965 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,5 He married Elizabeth Jane Elswick on March 27, 1993 at Reynolds Ridge, Tazewell Co., Virginia.⁴ James Lee Spurrier and Elizabeth Jane Elswick were divorced on January 10, 2001 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.⁷ James Lee Spurrier died on March 26, 2004 at North Tazwell, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 39.^5,6 He NORTH TAZEWELL, Va. - James Lee Spurrier, 39, of North Tazewell, died Friday, March 26, 2004 at his home. Born March 5, 1965 in Bluefield, he was a son of Marjorie Dalton Spurrier of North Tazewell and the late Joe Lewis Spurrier. He was a charter member of the Tazewell Moose Lodge. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph "Jay" Spurrier and Lewis Benton Spurrier. Survivors in addition to his mother include fiancee, Patricia Vance of Bastian, Va; sister, Terry Spurrier of Tazewell, Va; aunts, Lila Lee Snead of Limestone, Tenn., and Marge Tamaska and husband, Joe of Kettering, Ohio; nieces, Heather Baker and husband, Clyde of Bluefield and Jo Anna Spurrier of Abbs Valley, Va; great-nephew and nieces, Russell Baker, Jessica Baker, and Jean Baker. The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. today at Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell where funeral services will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. with Walter Schwitzerlett officiating. Committal services and entombment will be conducted at ll a.m. Monday at Grandview Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Bluefield, Va. Those attending the committal services are asked to meet at Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home by 10:30 a.m. Monday. Pallbearers will be James McGuire, Clyde Baker, Terry Long, Luke McDougald, Rocky Hill and Rocky Hill Jr. on March 28, 2004.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 233-34-4913.³ Ruth Jane Vance was born on July 11, 1916 at Caldwell, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^3,2 As of May 11, 1935,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married Walter Ballard Elmore, son of Oscar Benton Elmore and Cora Edith Burns, on May 11, 1935 at South Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.¹ Ruth Jane Vance died on March 17, 1999 at Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, at age 82.^3,4

     His Social Security Number was 236-56-5304.¹⁰ James Alford Landon Elmore James A. Elmore, 73, of Second Creek died July 20, 2010. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 23, at Groves Funeral Home, Union. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in New Lebanon Cemetery, Pickaway.² He was buried at New Lebanon Cemetery, Pickaway, Monroe Co., West Virginia.² He was born on July 3, 1937 at Monroe Co., West Virginia.^10,6 He married Annette Virginia Delma Jenkins on June 9, 1956 at Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.⁶ James Alford Landon Elmore died on July 20, 2010 at Monroe Co., West Virginia, at age 73.^10,2,3

     His Social Security Number was 232-60-6776.² Earl Walter Elmore was buried at New Lebanon Cemetery, Pickaway, Monroe Co., West Virginia.³ He married Norma Virginia White.³ Earl Walter Elmore was born on October 4, 1938 at Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^2,8 He died on February 11, 1996 at Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia, at age 57.^2,8,3 He UNION - Earl Walter Elmore, 57, of Second Creek, Union, Monroe County, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 1996, at home after a short illness. He was a native of Monroe County and a disabled farmer. Surviving: wife, Norma Virginia White Elmore; sons, Roscoe R. of Sinks Grove, Kenneth Earl of Second Creek; daughters, Jackie Elmore and Cathy Boone, of Ronceverte, Debbie O'Brien of Lewisburg; mother, Ruth Vance Elmore of Ronceverte; brothers, James and Thomas, of Second Creek, Vernon of Sinks Grove, Dallas of Ronceverte, Oral of Union; sisters, Betty Morrison and Carolyn Erskin, of Ronceverte, Nancy Morgan of Beckley, Ruby McNeely of Organ Cave, Sue Poage of North Carolina, Rose Mann of California; seven grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Groves Funeral Home, Union, with the Rev. Youel Altizer officiating. Burial will be in New Lebanon Cemetery, Pickaway. on February 13, 1996.³

     Bonnie Jane Elmore was buried at Highland Park Church Cemetery, Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^6,3 She and Jacob Harvey Flack were divorced.² Bonnie Jane Elmore was born on April 18, 1940 at Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^6,2,3 As of February 21, 1959,her married name was Flack.² She married Jacob Harvey Flack on February 21, 1959 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.² As of October 8, 1977,her married name was Ridgeway.² Bonnie Jane Elmore married Luther Junior Ridgeway on October 8, 1977 at Selma, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^2,3 Bonnie Jane Elmore died on March 26, 1986 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 45.^6,3

     Jacob Harvey Flack and Bonnie Jane Elmore were divorced.¹ Jacob Harvey Flack was born on May 27, 1941 at Alderson, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.¹ He married Bonnie Jane Elmore, daughter of Walter Ballard Elmore and Ruth Jane Vance, on February 21, 1959 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.¹ Jacob Harvey Flack died on December 10, 2003 at Florida at age 62.

     Her Social Security Number was 233-68-9813.³ Ruby Edith Elmore was born on October 21, 1944 at Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^2,3 As of August 5, 1963,her married name was McNeely.² She married William Warren McNeely on August 5, 1963 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^2,8 Ruby Edith Elmore died on August 14, 2001 at Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, at age 56.^3,9 She ORGAN CAVE, W.Va. - Ruby E. McNeely, 56, of Organ Cave, died Aug. 14, 2001. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Highland Park United Methodist Chruch, Second Creek. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Ronceverte. on August 16, 2001.⁹

     Mary Sue Elmore was buried at Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 226-78-4516.⁹ Her married name was Pedria.⁴ She and Jerry Reynolds/Reynold Poage were divorced.¹⁰ Mary Sue Elmore married Unknown Pedria.⁴ Mary Sue Elmore was born on July 7, 1952 at Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^2,3,9,10,4 As of June 11, 1971,her married name was Poage.³ She married Jerry Reynolds/Reynold Poage on June 11, 1971 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.³ Mary Sue Elmore died on January 16, 1998 at Caswell Co., North Carolina, at age 45.^2,10,9

     His Social Security Number was 236-64-7026.⁶ Lewis McKinley Elmore was buried at Highland Park Church Cemetery, Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.⁷ He was born on July 18, 1941 at Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^2,6,3 He married Sara Jane Boggs on May 23, 1966 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.² Lewis McKinley Elmore died on March 5, 1989 at Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, at age 47.^6,3 He SINKS GROVE — Lewis M. Elmore, 47, died Sunday, March 5, at a Fairlea hospital, according to a spokesman for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department Born July 18, 1941, at Second Creek, he was the son of Ruth Vance Elmore of Second Creek and the late Walter B Elmore. Mr. Elmore had served in the U S. Army for 14 years and was a timberman. Other survivors include a daughter, Melissa Elmore of South Carolina; a son, Maynard Elmore of South Carolina, six sisters, Betty Morrison, Ruby McNeely, Nancy Morgan and Caroly Erskine, all of Ronceverte, Sue Poage of Mebane, N.C. and Rose Mann of LaHabra, Calif, and six brothers, James and Vernon Elmore, both of Pickaway, Earl, Dallas and Thomas Elmore, all of Second Creek and Orval Elmore of Union. on March 7, 1989.³

     Vernon Ballard Elmore was buried at Highland Park Church Cemetery, Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 236-64-7011.⁸ He was born on February 4, 1943 at Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^8,4 He married Dorothy Ann Church on May 6, 1961 at Sinks Grove, Monroe Co., West Virginia.³ Vernon Ballard Elmore died on February 2, 2014 at Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, at age 70.^8,4 He Vernon Ballard Elmore, 71, of Pickaway, passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at the Brier Rehabilitation and Nursing Home following a long illness. He was born Feb. 2, 1943, on Eads Mountain, Second Creek and was the son of Walter Ballard and Ruth Jane Vance Elmore. Mr. Elmore was a farmer all his life. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Bonnie Flack, Mary Sue Poage and Ruby McNeely, and five brothers, Leroy Vance, Lewis Elmore, Earl Elmore, Dallas Elmore and Jim Elmore. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Dorothy Ann Elmore; one son, Gregory Elmore (Laura) of Pickaway; three daughters, Barbara Berry (Chris) of Connellys Springs, N.C., Tina Wickline (Chuck) of Pickaway, and Karen Moody (Dean) of Morgantown, N.C; five grandchildren, Casey Elmore (Sarah) of Ronceverte, Christopher Wickline of Pickaway, Brandon Stevens of White Sulphur Springs, Santana Elmore of Lewisburg and Hannah Berry of Connellys Spring, N.C; one great-grandchild, Chael Elmore of Ronceverte; four sisters, Betty Morrison (Jim) of Ronceverte, Carolyn Erskine (Jesse) of Ronceverte, Nancy Morgan (John) of Nags Head, N.C. and Rose Mann (Michael) of Los Angeles, Calif; two brothers, Oral Elmore (Brenda) of Union and Tom Elmore (Ellen) of Second Creek. Services for Mr. Elmore will be held on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at 2 p.m. at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Ronceverte with Pastor Timothy Dillon officiating. Interment will follow at the Highland Park Cemetery in Second Creek. on February 4, 2014.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 233-82-4612.⁷ Dallas Dewey Elmore was buried at Highland Park Church Cemetery, Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^8,2,4 He married Debra McClung.⁴ Dallas Dewey Elmore was born on March 4, 1949 at Second Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^7,2,3,4 He died on April 6, 2003 at Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, at age 54.^7,2,4 He RONCEVERTE — Dallas Elmore, 54, passed away the morning of Sunday, April 6, 2003, at his home in Ronceverte. Mr. Elmore was born March 4, 1949, at Second Creek and was the son of the late Walter and Ruth Vance Elmore. Mr. Elmore was a pipelayer for the Hurcules Company in Covington, Va., was a member of the Second Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church and was an Army veteran. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Bonnie Ridgeway, Sue Poage and Ruby McNeely; and three brothers, Lewis, Leroy and Earl Elmore. Survivors include his wife, Debra McClung Elmore; a daughter, Andrea “Andy” Vanderlinden and husband, Zack, of Salt Lake City, Utah; a granddaughter, Paige Vanderiinden; a son, Adam Joseph Elmore at home; four sisters, Betty Morrison of Ronceverte, Nancy Morgan of Nags Head, N.C., Carol Erskine of Ronceverte and Rose Mann of Fullerton, Calif; and four brothers, James Elmore of Second Creek, Vernon Elmore of Second Creek, Tom Elmore of Second Creek and Oral Elmore of Union. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Highland Park United Methodist Church with the Revs. Donald Trent and Charles Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Park Cemetery. on April 8, 2003.⁴