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     Her Social Security Number was 226-22-9459.¹ Ersie Loraine McCracken was buried at Mount Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, 2640 Mt. Olivet Road, Warren Co., Kentucky.⁵ Her married name was Leonard.² Her married name was Whitaker.² She married Unknown Whitaker.^3,2 Ersie Loraine McCracken married Unknown Leonard.² Ersie Loraine McCracken was born on October 30, 1923 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5 She died on December 1, 1997 at Bowling Green, Kentucky, at age 74.^1,6,5,2 She Loraine Whitaker, 74, died Monday, December 1, 1997 at the Wellington Park in Bowling Green. The Princeton, West Virginia native was a retired cook at Rosewood Manor for 17 years. She was a member of Christian Fellowship Church and the daughter of the late Joe McCracken and Minnie Hearn McCracken. Survivors include two daughters, Carol A. Simpkins, Bowling Green and Nancy Lee Austin, Knoxville, Tennessee; two sons, Buford Gene McCracken, Bristol, Tennessee and Danny Joe Leonard, Bowling Green; one sister and two brothers in Bristol, Tennessee; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. on December 3, 1997.²

     His Social Security Number was 382-42-6322.² Charles Edward McCracken was buried at Independence Cemetery, Sandyville, Jackson Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on February 4, 1944 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.² He married Laraine D. Smith circa 1971.^5,4 Charles Edward McCracken and Laraine D. Smith were divorced on June 27, 1978 at Sandusky Co., Ohio.⁴ Charles Edward McCracken died on May 16, 2002 at West Virginia at age 58.^2,6

     Buford Gene McCracken was buried at Mount Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, 2640 Mt. Olivet Road, Warren Co., Kentucky.³ He Gene “Simply Marvelous” McCracken, 74 of Bowling Green passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017 at his residence. He was a son of the late Elsie Loraine Whitaker McCracken. He is preceded in death by his son Christopher Gene McCracken. He was a retired truck driver and a member of Christian Fellowship Church. His survivors include his daughter-in-law, Deborah Adams McCracken; two grandsons, Devin Christopher and Alexander Blake McCracken; two sisters, Carol Simpkins Floyd (Bro. Jimmy) and Nancy Lee Austin (Charles); one brother, Danny Joe Leonard (Chris); many nieces, nephews, friends, and brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. Burial in Mt Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery.³ He was born on August 21, 1943 at Washington Co., Virginia.² He died on July 2, 2017 at Bowling Green, Kentucky, at age 73.³

     Her married name was McCracken.¹ Laraine D. Smith was born on April 15, 1953 at West Virginia.² She married Charles Edward McCracken, son of Charles W. McCracken and Dorothy M. Gruber, circa 1971.^1,3 Laraine D. Smith and Charles Edward McCracken were divorced on June 27, 1978 at Sandusky Co., Ohio.³ Laraine D. Smith died on December 1, 2012 at Ohio at age 59.²