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     Raymond Harrison White Jr. was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.² He Raymond H. (Pete) White Jr., 62, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Friday, December 28, 2007. He was retired from Norfolk Western and Norfolk Southern Railway with 33 years of service and held several positions in Transportation, Operating and Mechanical Departments. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond H. White and mother, Bradley N. White. He is survived by two sisters, Rose E. Gravett, of Fincastle, Va., and Martha Jackson and husband, C.S., of Greensboro, N.C; three sons, C. Lucas White, of Boones Mill, Va., Joshua B. White, of Glade Hill, Va., and Kendall E. White and wife, Valerie, of Wirtz, Va; three grandchildren, Erica, Cody and Jacob of Wirtz, Va; a very special partner, Kathleen Faye Jennings, of Rustburg, Va., who brought much happiness to Pete's life; also several nieces and great-nieces and nephews.⁶ His Social Security Number was 223-62-7788.⁷ He was born on July 4, 1945 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,7,3 He married Denise Lois Gearheart, daughter of Furl Arnie Gearheart and Lois Evelyn Edwards, on April 3, 1965 at Leaksville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^1,5 Raymond Harrison White Jr. and Denise Lois Gearheart were divorced on February 26, 1968 at Lynchburg, Virginia.¹ Raymond Harrison White Jr. died on December 28, 2007 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 62.^2,6,7,4

     William Alton "Billy" Outten was buried at Cox Cemetery, Route 221, Dugspur, Carroll Co., Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 220-26-1992.⁶ He was born on June 14, 1931 at Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland.^1,2,3,7,5 He married Bonnie Charlene Epling, daughter of Hurstal Hobart Epling and Beulah Pauline Gearheart, on April 2, 1967 at York, York Co., South Carolina.² William Alton "Billy" Outten and Bonnie Charlene Epling were divorced on September 18, 1972 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.² William Alton "Billy" Outten died on December 3, 1988 at Volusia Co., Florida, at age 57.^1,3,7,4 He William A. Outten, 57, 1046 Chesterfield Circle, Winter Springs, died Saturday. Born in Ocean City, Md., he moved to Winter Springs from Lexington, Ky., in 1976. He was an intelligence agent for the Defense Department and the Air Force. He was a Protestant. He was a member of Mokanna Lodge No. 329 F&AM, Orlando, the Scottish Rite Bodies, the York Rite Bodies, the Order of the Eastern Star and was president of the road runner unit of the Bahia Shrine Temple, Orlando. Survivors: wife, Bonnie B; sons, Billy, Ocean City, Michael, Louisiana, Daniel, Tallahassee; daughter, Debra Sutton, El Paso, Texas; mother, Anne, Ocean City. on December 6, 1988.⁴

     Russell Samuel Boothe was buried at Mount Union Cemetery, 4614 Catawba Road, Mount Union, Botetourt Co., Virginia.² He was born on September 8, 1917 at Troutville, Botetourt Co., Virginia.^1,2 He married Beulah Pauline Gearheart, daughter of Tal Hampton "Tally" Gearheart and Delia Ann DeWeese, on November 29, 1945 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Russell Samuel Boothe died on March 29, 1949 at age 31.²

     Richard Douglas Farmer On Saturday, August 10, 2019 Richard Douglas Farmer, loving husband and father, passed from this life at the age of 71. He was born November 9, 1947 in Norfolk, Va. to Thomas and Edith Farmer. He was a graduate of Mars Hill College, and served in the United States Army for two years before moving to Botetourt County in 1974 where he began a lifelong career in construction. He married Lisa Anne Dyal in 1990 and they raised their daughter Chelsea together. Richard was an avid hunter, trading his gun for his binoculars over the years. He loved the out of doors and being in nature, playing his harmonica, shooting pool, and was a huge VT football fan. He sincerely enjoyed helping others, served on various church positions, taught VBS, and went on several missions’ trips to Mexico helping to build schools for deaf children. He had a reputation for being one of the area’s finest builders and always took great care and pride in his work. He was known by his friends for his quick wit, caring nature, and mischievous pranks. He was someone that always came through if you needed anything. He was preceded in death by his parents, close brother-in-law, Tommy Dyal Jr., and nephew and godson, Tommy Dyal III. In addition to his wife Lisa, he leaves behind daughter Chelsea Groggins-Hepler and “son” Derek Hepler of Bradenton, Fla; sister, Corinne Ballard of Hoover Ala., mother and father-in-law, Tom and Jane Dyal of LaGrange, N.Y., the entire Dyal family whom he loved with all his heart, numerous nieces and nephews, several very special friends who became brothers over the years, and his beloved French bulldog, Dooley.⁴ He was born on November 9, 1947 at Norfolk, Virginia.^1,2,3,4 He married Kathryn Elizabeth Gearheart, daughter of Harry Hampton Gearheart and Alma Louise Hiner, on February 1, 1975 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Richard Douglas Farmer and Kathryn Elizabeth Gearheart were divorced on September 25, 1990 at Botetourt Co., Virginia.² Richard Douglas Farmer died on August 10, 2019 at Virginia at age 71.⁴