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     Patricia Lynn Dent was buried at Werth Cemetery (also known as Martin Family Cemetery), Patrick Springs, Patrick Co., Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 048-52-5748.⁵ She Patricia Dent Martin, 52, of Patrick Springs, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart. She was born in Connecticut on October 18, 1955 to the late James Robert and Dorothy Dent. She was also preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Laurie Ann Reynolds, a stepgrandson, Adam Wayne Martin, and a sister, Carolyn Ann Harris. She was retired from Bassett Furniture Industries. Surviving are her husband, Clinton D. Martin of the home; one daughter, Tracy Ziglar of Patrick Springs; one son, James Robert Martin of Patrick Springs; one stepson, Danny Wayne Martin of Bassett; one stepgrandson; and one brother, James Robert Dent of Kansas City, Mo. Burial will follow in the Martin family cemetery.³ She was born on October 18, 1955 at Charlottesville, Virginia.^1,5,2,3,4 As of November 11, 1978,her married name was Via.¹ She married Geoffrey Lynn Via, son of Larry Grey Via and Inez Adkins, on November 11, 1978 at Martinsville, Virginia.^6,1,7 Patricia Lynn Dent died on December 18, 2007 at Stuart, Patrick Co., Virginia, at age 52.^5,6,3

     Kenneth Grey Via was buried at Via Cemetery, Fieldale, Henry Co., Virginia.^3,4,6 He married Gloria Dianne Humble.³ Kenneth Grey Via was born on March 24, 1949 at Martinsville, Virginia.^2,3,4,6 He died on August 9, 1991 at Boydton, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia, at age 42.^3,4,6 He The funeral for Kenneth Grey "Kenny" Via, 42, of the Rangeley community, Rt. 1, Fieldale, will be held Wednesday. Burial will follow in the family cemetery on Valley Drive in Fieldale. Via was killed Friday, Aug. 9, while on a fishing trip near John H. Kerr Dam in Mecklenburg County. He attended Fieldale-Collinsville High School, was self-employed as Via's Tree Service, and was a member of Fieldale United Methodist Church. Born March 24, 1949, in Martinsville, he was the son of Larry G. Via and Inez Adkins Via, both of Fieldale. He was preceded in death by a brother, Geoffrey L. Via. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife, Dianne H. Via of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Laura) Chapman of Bassett, and a son, Kenneth G. Via Jr. of the home. on August 13, 1991.⁶ He BOYDTON - Court records show that a Mecklenburg County man known for wearing bikini swim trunks and a "Rambo" knife is a suspect in the Aug. 9 stabbing death of a fisherman. On Aug. 10, the body of Kenneth Gray Via, 42, was pulled from the Lake Gaston side of the dam, a half-mile from where a bloody trail entered the water. Police counted nearly 40 stab wounds; his head had been nearly severed and his stomach sliced open. Stuart D. Duke, 39, of Bracey was charged Saturday with the possession of a machine gun. He was charged last week with the possession of two silencers after police searched his Duke is being held without bond one the weapons charges. As of yesterday, no one had been charged in the slaying. During the search, police seized another gun, two knives with leather sheaths, a Pakistani passport, military paraphernalia, black bikini swim trunks and a strip of five photo negatives. A second search warrant was issued Wednesday. Mecklenburg General District Court Judge W.P. Lysscomb sealed the affidavit accompanying that warrant yesterday at the request of Commonwealth's Attorney John M. White-Hurst. In the affidavit accompanying the Aug. 17 search warrant, state police identified Duke as a suspect in Via's death. State Police Special Agent J.E. Tyree wrote in the affidavit that a teen-age witness saw Duke and Via. together at 2 a.m. in the Tailrace day Via vanished. The witness said Duke was wearing his head, tight shorts that were barely visible under his shirt, and a "Rambo" knife that hung his waist to knee. For 30 minutes, the witness said Duke spoke about rappelling down the face of the dam, killing snakes and insects. Duke worked one summer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the powerhouse of the John H. Kerr Dam, according to resource field manager John Feild. Area residents had previously called the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Department to report that Duke wears tight-fitting bathing suits and a knife strapped to his leg, according to police affidavits. Via, a tree surgeon form Fieldale, was reported missing by his wife, Diane, after he did not return to the family's campsite Aug. 10. The previous evening, Via left North Been at 11:30 p.m. to fish. The next morning, a trash collection crew spotted a trail of blood leading from a walkway near the Tailrace parking lot down the rocks into the dam. Via's Jeep was found abandoned nearby, and none of his fishing tackle sketch was found inside. A composite sketch was drawn from the teen-ager's description. Two state police investigators interviewed Duke for an hour at his lakefront home Aug. 14. He was arrested three days later on the first set of weapons charges. on August 27, 1991.⁸

     Robin Denise Via was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^2,5,6 She was born on November 13, 1961 at Norfolk, Virginia.^2,5,4 She died on June 28, 1966 at Virginia Beach, Virginia, at age 4; Drowned in a lake.^2,5,6 She Robin Denice Via, 4, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Via, of Virginia Beach, formerly of Roanoke, died Tuesday at Virginia Beach. Surviving besides her parents are two brothers, Richard L. Via and Raymond G. Via, at home; her grandmother, Mrs. G. P. Unrue, Roanoke. Burial in Sherwood. on June 30, 1966.⁶

     Michael Stephen Phillips was buried at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, 4002 N. 50th Street, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida.^3,4 He was born on May 1, 1951.³ He died on October 3, 1954 at Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida, at age 3.^3,4 He Michael Stephen Phillips, age 3 1/2, of 3912 Bay Court, passed away Sunday morning in a local hospital. Interment will be in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Phillips, of Tampa, and his grandmothers, Mrs. Violet Alderman, of Tampa, and Mrs. W. S. Phillips, ot Filldale, Va. on October 5, 1954.⁴

     Henry E. Leckie was born in June, 1854 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,3 He married Keziah Eulalia "Kiza" "Kezia" Hall, daughter of John M. Hall and Mary Ann "Polly" Cole, on September 15, 1914 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2