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     Annalisa Marie "Lisa" Knox was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Lee Co., Iowa.^2,3 She was born on November 25, 1961 at Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa.^2,3 She died on February 15, 2007 at Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois, at age 45.^2,3 She GALESBURG, Ill. - Annalisa "Lisa" M. Knox, 45, of Galesburg, Ill., died at 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, in Seminary Manor, Galesburg. She was born on Nov. 25, 1961, in Iowa City, the daughter of John E. Sr. and Mary Tate Knox. She is survived by her fiancee, Frank Taylor of Galesburg. Local survivors include: her father and stepmother, John and Barbara J. Knox of Fort Madison; a brother, John Knox Jr. of Denmark; two sisters, Kari Knox of Fort Madison and Julie Atkins of Wilton; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, a sister and an infant brother. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Denmark. on February 19, 2007.³

     Kari Lynn Knox Kari Lynn Knox, 40, of Fort Madison died at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 2009, at Ankeny. Born Feb. 10, 1969, in Fort Madison, she was the daughter of John and Barbara Haendler Knox Sr. Ms. Knox worked as a secretary at Denmark Elementary School, formerly worked at Shopko/Jacks and was a worker at chicken night at the Knights of Columbus. She was a 1987 graduate of Fort Madison High School and earned an associate degree at Southeastern Community College. She coached her daughter's softball team in Denmark. She enjoyed crafts, antiques, tubing on the river, swimming, cruising around and singing to the radio. Survivors include one daughter, Emmalynn Clair Hampton-Knox, at home; one brother, John Knox Jr. of Denmark; one sister, Julie Atkins of Wilton; and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents and one sister. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, rural Fort Madison.³ She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Lee Co., Iowa.^2,3 She was born on February 10, 1969 at Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa.^2,3 She died on April 19, 2009 at Ankany, Polk Co., Iowa, at age 40.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 226-05-9446.⁸ Frederick Thomas Prufer was buried at Thornrose Cemetery, 1041 West Beverley Street, Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia.^3,6 He was born on February 1, 1898 at Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia.^2,8,3,5,4,6 He married Mattie Fay Thornton, daughter of Quinton Harvey "Quince" Thornton and Mary Ann Madison "Mattie" Conner, on July 15, 1925 at Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia.^1,3,6,7 Frederick Thomas Prufer died on August 31, 1969 at Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia, at age 71.^1,3,6 He Frederick Thomas Prufer of 827 Parkview Ave., died Sunday morning (Aug. 31, 1969) in King's Daughters' Hospital following a long illness. Mr. Prufer was born in Staunton on Feb. 1, 1898 a son of Charles and Minnie Christine (Thomas) Prufer. He was educated in the Staunton public schools and had spent his entire life in Staunton. Mr. Prufer was a past president and chairman of the board of Clifton Forge-Waynesboro Telephone Co. and was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. He served as secretary of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors for years before accepting a postition with the Clifton Forge-Waynesboro Telephone Co. and as such was a highly praised county executive. His civic and religious services included terms as trustee and treasurer of King's Daughters' Hospital during its fund-raising and building project in 1949-51, and president of the Board of the Lutheran Children's Home of the South, in Salem. He also served a term on the Staunton City Council, declining to run for re-election because of pressure of other interests. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Fay Thornton Prufer; a son Frederick Thomas Prufer Jr., of Washington; a daughter, Miss Nancy Elizabeth Prufer, at home; a sister, Miss Minnie L. Prufer of Staunton, and one grandson. A graveside funeral service was held this morning, at 11 o'clock in Thornrose Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Donald R. Stonesifer, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, the Rev. Thomas P. Bailey, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church and Father Robert Sokolowski. on September 2, 1969.³

     Dr. Frederick Thomas Prufer Jr. was buried at Thornrose Cemetery, 1041 West Beverley Street, Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia.^4,5 He married Dorle Karen Eilks.^4,5 Dr. Frederick Thomas Prufer Jr. was born on December 20, 1929 at Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia.^2,4,5 He married Franziska Maria Koehler on January 28, 1956 at Munich, Germany.⁹ Dr. Frederick Thomas Prufer Jr. died on March 23, 1993 at Alexandria, Virginia, at age 63.^1,4,5 He Dr. Frederick Thomas Prufer Jr., 63, of Washington, D.C., died on Tuesday (March 23, 1993) in Mt. Vernon Hospital in Alexandria. Dr. Prufer was born Dec. 20, 1929, in Staunton, a son of Frederick T. and Fay (Thornton) Prufer. He was educated at the University of Virginia and the University of Munich, where he received his doctorate. He had been professor of philosophy at Catholic University of America in Washington since 1960. He was a practicing Roman Catholic. In addition to his mother of Bridgewater, survivors include his wife, Karen (Eilks) Prufer and a son, Thomas Augustine Prufer, both of Munich, Germany. A committal service will be conducted in Thornrose Cemetery. on March 29, 1993.⁴

     Nancy Elizabeth Prufer was buried at Thornrose Cemetery, 1041 West Beverley Street, Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia.² She was born on July 27, 1926 at Augusta Co., Virginia.^2,3 She died on June 24, 1986 at Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia, at age 59.^1,2

     Musetta "Mae" Weaver Musetta "Mae" Thornton, 82, of Springfield passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Villa Healthcare East. She was born in Springfield, on December 16, 1929, to Linus and Velma (Raymond) Weaver. She was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Thornton; great-grandson, Nathan Myers; 6 brothers, Willie, Leonard, Jay and Linus Weaver and Lawrence and Charles Shymanski; and 4 sisters, Betty Fitch, Doris Day, Rosetta Schuller and Shirley Spears. Mae co-founded Mae's Cake Toppers in 1979. She was a member of the country western dancing club, Bootkickers. She is survived by her children, Lynette (Edward) Jones, David Thornton (Rena Bergstrom) and Talon (Monica) Thornton, all of Springfield; her former husband and close friend, Lynn E. Thornton, Jr; 10 grandchildren, Michelle Furlong, Matthew (Tara) Jones, Marlayna Morgan, Melanie Thornton, Lindsey (Kevin) Roberts, Ashley Thornton (Noah Payne), Caitlyn, Logan, Jenna and Nolan Thornton; 11 great-grandchildren, Austin, Drew, Gracie, Chase, Mikayla, Cameron, Lauryn, Jacob, Bryce, Brayden and Kylee; and a sister, Loretta O'Brien of Springfield. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.¹ She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery of Clear Lake, 4688 Old Route 36, Clear Lake, Sangamon Co., Illinois.^1,3 Her married name was Thornton.¹ She and Lynn Elwood Thornton Jr. were divorced.^4,1 Musetta "Mae" Weaver married Lynn Elwood Thornton Jr., son of Lynn Elwood Thornton and Margaret E. Owens.^1,2 Musetta "Mae" Weaver was born on December 16, 1929 at Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois.^1,3 She died on January 28, 2012 at Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, at age 82.^1,3

     Jerry Dean Thornton was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery of Clear Lake, 4688 Old Route 36, Clear Lake, Sangamon Co., Illinois.^2,3 He was born on March 12, 1954 at Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois.^2,3 He died on August 12, 1993 at Montgomery Co., Illinois, at age 39.^2,3 He Jerry D. Thornton, 39, of Springfield died at 2 a.m. Thursday in Montgomery County in a road accident. He was born March 12, 1954, in Springfield, the son of Lynn Jr. and Musetta Weaver Thornton. Mr. Thornton was the owner and operator of Gold Creations in Springfield. He was a graduate of Southeast High School and Gem City College in Quincy. Surviving are his parents of Springfield; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Sr. (Margaret) Thornton of Virden; a sister, Mrs. Edward (Lynette) Jones of Sherman; three brothers, Robert W., David A. and Talon J., all of Springfield; several aunts and uncles; and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. on August 13, 1993.³

     His Social Security Number was 411-07-7307.⁴ Charles Grant Lee was buried at New Gray Cemetery, 2724 Western Avenue, Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee.^1,3,5 He was born on June 17, 1890 at Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3,4 He married Vilena Ann "Lena" Conner, daughter of William James Conner and Martha Abigail Walters, on December 25, 1910 at Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee.^3,6,7 Charles Grant Lee died on August 31, 1966 at Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, at age 76.^1,3,5 He LEE, Charles G. - 76, passed away at 7:35 p.m. Wednesday at Baptist Hospital. Residence, Yount Road, Knoxville, Route 18. He was a member of East Hill Avenue Methodist Church and was a molder of metals at Knoxville Foundry for several years. Survivors: daughters, Mrs. Geneva Warwick, Puerto Rico, Mrs. Inez Breashears, Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Emma Jones, Corpus Cristi, Tex., Mrs. Willie Mae Stooksbury and Mrs. Mary Anne Irwin, both of Knoxville, Mrs. Ora Bell Carter, Elizabethton; sons, Charles Lee, Fort Worth, Tex., Roy Lee, Virginia; 28 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Ella Bradshaw, Dallas, Tex; brothers, Louis Lee, Athens, John Amos Lee, Cincinnati, Ohio, Freeman Lee, Knoxville. Interment New Gray Cemetery. Active pallbearers: Charles R. Brashear, Coy Lee Brashear, Freeman L. Lee Jr., L. S. Lee, Richard Wyrick, Jack E. Stooksbury. on September 3, 1966.⁵

     Wilburn Roy Lee was buried at Beulah Chapel Cemetery, McMinn Co., Tennessee.¹ He Wilburn Roy Lee, age 89, of Sweetwater, formerly of Knoxville, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021, at his home. He attended Beulah Chapel Church, of Niota. A veteran of the U.S. Army. Preceded in death by his parents: Charles and Lena Lee, sisters: Emma Lee Jones, Inez Brasheares, Geniva Wyrick, Sally Irene Lee, Ora Bell Carter, Mary Ann Irwin, brother: Charles F. Lee. Survivors include his wife: Helen Mae Perry lee, of Sweetwater, children: Katheryne Lee, of Sweetwater, David and Martha Lee, of Knoxville, Mark Anthony and Carol Lee, Strawberry Plains, Laura and Carlos Tilley, of Sweetwater, Stephanie Lee, of Sweetwater, 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at Beulah Chapel Church. Interment in the church cemetery with full military honors.¹ He was born on February 15, 1931 at Tennessee. He married Helen Mae Perry on November 25, 1953 at Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee.^1,8 Wilburn Roy Lee died on February 6, 2021 at Sweetwater, Scott Co., Tennessee, at age 89.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 413-26-1996.⁹ Her married name was Butler.² Margretta Emma Lee was buried at Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas.¹⁰ She married Ralph Wallace Butler.^2,11 Margretta Emma Lee was born on October 22, 1919 at Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee.^9,2,10 As of March 17, 1944,her married name was Jones.¹² She married Frederick Butler "Fred" Jones on March 17, 1944 at Nueces Co., Texas.^2,12 Margretta Emma Lee died on February 14, 2007 at Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, at age 87.^9,2,10 She Emma Lee Jones, widow of Fred B. Jones, and long time resident of Corpus Christi, passed away on February 14, 2007. Emma was preceded in death by her first husband, Ralph Wallace Butler, in 1942, and her husband of 51 years, Fred B. Jones in 1995. Surviving family members include five children: Wally (Geri) Butler of Corpus Christi, Texas; Carolyn (Steve) Trimble of Rio Rancho, New Mexico; Patricia Jones of Houston, Texas; Bruce Jones of Portage, Indiana; and Phyllis Burright (Tim) of Dallas, Texas. Also surviving are three sisters: Inez Brashears of Orlando, Florida; Orabelle "Toby" Carter (Bill) of Johnson City, Tennessee; and Mary Ann Irwin of Knoxville, Tennessee; one brother, Roy Lee (Helen) of Sweetwater, Tennessee; two sisters-in-law, Sara Jones of Corpus Christi, Texas and Sue Jones of Georgetown, Texas; eight grandchildren: Mark Butler of Dallas, Texas, Laura Curtis of Houston, Texas, David Luckenbach (Silvia) and Brian (Casey) Luckenbach of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jillian Burright of Denver, Colorado, Kevin Burright of Dallas, Texas, Eric Nolte and Susan Sawyer of Corpus Christi, Texas; six great-grandchildren: Ethan, William, Joshua, Jonathan, and Norah Luckenbach, and Kaci Sawyer. She also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. Emma was born on October 22, 1919 in Knoxville, Tennessee where she lived before moving to Texas. She married Fred B. Jones in 1944, and they farmed in the West Portland community until they moved to Corpus Christi in 1952. She was very active in the PTA at Fisher Elementary, Hamlin and Wynne Seale Jr. High, and Ray High School. She was an active member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church for over 50 years, teaching Sunday School and serving in the Methodist Women's Circle. Emma was a long-time member of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and Natural History, the Corpus Christi Audubon Outdoor Club, the Sadler Study Club, and the Corpus Christi Garden Club. Emma touched many people's lives with her love of flowers, seashells, birds, environmental safety, and her compassion for all persons. The world is a better place for her having been here, and we will all miss her. Emma's family wishes to express their thankfulness to the numerous companion caregivers who provided personal care for several years and to the staff of Alameda Oaks Nursing Center for the love and support shown to her during her final days. We especially wish to thank Dr. Richard Porter, who for many years worked to provide her with an improved quality of life along the way. on February 21, 2007.²

     Frederick Butler "Fred" Jones was buried at Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas.² His Social Security Number was 463-48-0771.⁵ He was born on August 31, 1909 at Gregory, San Patricio Co., Texas.^2,3,5 He married Margretta Emma Lee, daughter of Charles Grant Lee and Vilena Ann "Lena" Conner, on March 17, 1944 at Nueces Co., Texas.^1,4 Frederick Butler "Fred" Jones died on July 4, 1995 at Nueces Co., Texas, at age 85.^2,5,6,7 He Fred B. Jones, a botanist and author of “The Flora of the Texas Coastal Bend,” died Tuesday after a long illness. He was 85. Jones, who was born in Gregory in 1909, grew up on a cotton form near Taft. While working toward a doctorate degree in history at Cornell University, Jones turned his attention toward botany. He also took over the family farm and became a cotton farmer. Ruth O’Brien, a plant taxonomy professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, said Tuesday that Jones was an unassuming man with a quiet sense of humor and genuine love for botany and collecting specimens of wild and native plants of the Coastal Bend. “He started as a hobby... and it turned into an occupation,” O’Brien said of Jones’ love for studying and learning about plants. In 1992 the plant collection at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History was renamed the Fred B. Jones Herbarium in honor of Jones’ donation of more than 2500 plant specimens since the early 1970s. An 11.5-acre plot near Portland, which Jones donated to the Corpus Christi Outdoor Club, also bears the botanist’s name - the Fred B. Jones Nature Sanctuary. Jones' wife, Emma, said that her husband donated the land in 1992 because he couldn’t stand the thought of putting the area under concrete. The sanctuary is home to at least 173 varieties of plants and is probably best known as a prime birding spot. Jones, who worked as a botanist with the Welder Wildlife Foundation, published several short papers in horticultural and botanical journals and co-authored a checklist of “Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Texas Coastal Bend Counties,” published in 1961. That same year he received the William Herbert Medal from the American Amaryllis Society fix his work on rain lilies. His major work, the book “The Flora of the Texas Coastal Bend,” was published in 1975 and is considered the definitive book on Coastal Bend plant life. The floral collections on which the book is based are in the herbaria of the Welder Wildlife Foundation Southern Methodist University and the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History. on July 5, 1995.⁶

     Her Social Security Number was 413-09-8334.⁹ Her married name was Brashears.³ Inez Roberta Lee married Robert Alexander Brashears.³ Inez Roberta Lee was born on March 1, 1917 at Tennessee.^5,9 She died on July 16, 2008 at Volusia Co., Florida, at age 91.^9,4 She Inez Roberta Brashears, 91, Orlando, the mother of Deltona resident Betty Mastrocola, died Wednesday. on July 22, 2008.⁴