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     Dexter Art Sowers was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.^2,4 His Social Security Number was 224-36-7011.³ He was born on November 24, 1932 at Roanoke, Virginia.^{1,4,5,6,7,9,8} He married Loye Marie Tayloe, daughter of Claude Thomas Tayloe Jr. and Nancy Marie Morehead, on August 26, 1977 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Dexter Art Sowers and Loye Marie Tayloe were divorced on April 19, 1984 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁵ Dexter Art Sowers died on October 1, 1986 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 53.^2,3,4,7 He Dexter Art Sowers, age 53, 6416 Pine Tree Lane, N.E., died Wednesday, October 1, 1986. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Kimberlie S. and John E. Blosser, Vinton; one son, Wesley R. Combs, Japan; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oakey F. Sowers, Roanoke; five sisters, Learlene Wilmer, Norwalk, Conn; Hilda Slone, Zennia Crouch, Norma Jean Scaggs, Jannette Roberson, all of Roanoke; one grandson, John Everett Blosser, Jr; a special friend, Shirley Martin, Troutville. Burial will be in Blue Memorial Gardens. on October 3, 1986.²

     Roger Douglas Lakes Sr. Roger D. (RD) Lakes Sr., 71, of Daleville, Va., died on Monday, October 27, 2014, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Roger was born in Roanoke on April 28, 1943, and lived in the area all of his life. He has lived in Daleville for the last 14 years. Roger was the son of the late Horace Gilbert Lakes and Emma Eleanor Ferguson Grant. He was a conductor with the Norfolk Division of Norfolk and Southern Railroad, retiring after 38 years of service in 2003. He served in The United States Marine Corps during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Roger had attended Lakeside Baptist Church, was a member of the Catawba Moose Lodge and enjoyed model airplanes, air shows; and riding motorcycles. in addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Helena L. Granger. He is survived by his former wife and their children, Marie Tayloe Simmons of Gloucester, Va; son, Roger Douglas "Doug" (Dianna Stanley) Lakes Jr. of Roanoke; daughter and son-in-law, Vicky Lee and John Fuller of Morgantown, Pa; his wife of 26 years, Rebecca "Becky" Lakes of Daleville; stepchildren, Wayne Semones of Wytheville, Va., Melissa (Keith) Whitten and Sheri (Kenny) Jones, all of Daleville; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Jean and John Brusati of Asheville, N.C. Roger's family would like to thank the staff of the CCU at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for their care. Burial will be at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.⁶ He was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.^6,3 He was born on April 28, 1943 at Roanoke, Virginia.^2,6,3,4,5 He married Loye Marie Tayloe, daughter of Claude Thomas Tayloe Jr. and Nancy Marie Morehead, on February 25, 1966 at Roanoke, Virginia.^7,2,6 Roger Douglas Lakes Sr. and Loye Marie Tayloe were divorced on October 12, 1976 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁴ Roger Douglas Lakes Sr. died on October 27, 2014 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 71.^6,3

     Her Social Security Number was 220-20-5826.³ Nancy Marie Morehead was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.^4,5 She was born on November 30, 1920 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^1,3,2,4 As of November 16, 1943,her married name was Tayloe.¹ She married Claude Thomas Tayloe Jr., son of Claude Thomas Tayloe and Loye Frances Wimmer, on November 16, 1943 at Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia.¹ Nancy Marie Morehead and Claude Thomas Tayloe Jr. were divorced on January 19, 1959 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.⁶ Nancy Marie Morehead died on December 23, 2009 at Bedford Co., Virginia, at age 89.^3,7,4 She Nancy M. Tayloe, 89, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. She was born on November 30, 1920, to the late John N. and Allie Wimmer Morehead of Tazewell, Va. She was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Morehead, of Tazewell, Va; and a brother, Charles Morehead Sr., of Big Island. She is survived by her daughter, L. Marie Simmons and her husband, Jim, of Bedford; two grandchildren, R. Douglas Lakes Jr., of Roanoke, and Vicky Lakes Fuller and her husband, John, of Morgantown, Pa; four great-grandchildren, Jessica, Abby, Zach and Hannah Fuller, of Morgantown, Pa. She is also survived by one sister, Virginia Setchel, of Vinton; two brothers and their wives, Dan and Janice Morehead, of Lamsburg, Va., and Bill and Georgia Morehead, of Tazewell, Va; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Tayloe was a graduate of Radford College and retired from the City of Roanoke. Graveside services will be at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. on December 26, 2009.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 227-46-5064.³ Patricia Lee Wax was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.⁴ She was born on September 14, 1937 at Washington, D.C..^1,4,3 As of March 17, 1962,her married name was Sisson.¹ She married Calvin Clark Sisson Sr. on March 17, 1962 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,4 Patricia Lee Wax died on July 4, 2009 at James City Co., Virginia, at age 71.^4,3,5