Regina, the stones have names on them, but I have never seen them...Howard Mannon re-set the stones years ago and told me about them.....Paul keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul

Kay and Mizz Kat... I also keep all the operating manuals of my appliances and other electronic gear or anything else that mey need repair or replacement.. When I was younger, (about 1950) I took a course on small appliance repair thru the mail..that was B.C. (before computers)...needless to say, ALL that info is far outdated today, and I am a real dummy on this new stuff, as well as tne newer cars, too...you used to be able to take a tin can and a piece of wire and fix those older cars..nowadays you cant even get your hands in the engine area...I trained as a mechanic in the military, but all that is passe now, too... I bought a Jenn-Aire range and it is still so complicated that I can hardly use it and I have had it for 5 years now..it is all push-button controlled with a memory built in....I am now going to go to the screw-in fluorescent light bulbs as they are longer-lasting but 5 times as expensive......PHEW!!!!! .... Sorta' like the old saying,...... I bought a wooden whistle, but it wooden whistle,..I bought a steel whistle but it steel wouldn't whistle..I bought a lead whistle but momma wouldn't lead me whistle, ..I bought a tin whistle and now I tin whistle......Ole Paul keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul

Paul, As far as I know, Uncle Columbus was buried in Floyd Co. His full name was Christopher Columbus Altizer, his first wife died, and he remarried. Are there markers where they are buried that still have names on them? Regina -----Original Message----- From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of paul Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 4:59 PM To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] New Altamont Hospital Regina...World Connect shows Columbus Altizer buried in Sherwood Cem. in Salem...how can that be? keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul ********************************** Note from List Administrator!!! The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ********************************** Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Mizz Kat -- I second Lois's suggestion. I never start any repair without my copy of my good ole Reader's Digest. I am widowed and haven't an extra dime to spare for anything besides parts. First I pray, then I read the instructions, then I go buy the parts and there you have it. I also wanted to say that when you overcome all these problems, you will have a home that is strictly yours with your stamp all over it. Then if anything messes up, you will go to the manuals that came with your parts (and you saved in a folder) and be able to get things going again. You can do it! Kay Morris in Sandy, Utah In a message dated 1/12/08 12:45:03 PM Mountain Standard Time, loho5@msn.com writes: > Howard, excellent suggestion. Since my husband passed away in July 2006, > I have discovered I can repair many things. > Your suggestion about a book on repairs > is very good. I have an excellent book. > Reader's Digest--Complete Do-it yourself Manual. I believe it came from a > used book store. Many illustrations and great easy to understand > instructions. It has 666 pages and I would say it covers every thing. ************** > Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

In a message dated 1/14/2008 6:17:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, jandbrare@yahoo.com writes: > Thank you, Rena. I just made it through my email backup and found this > message. It has been a tough week. My mother, Phyllis Ann > Hagee-Lester-Milhorn-Chandler, passed away last Wednesday morning. Sorry for your loss, cuz. I'll write you. Jerry Lester Jerry, for some reason I do not have your name in my family tree information. What is the name of your father and grandfather? What are your father and grandfather's name? Carlisle Bowling **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

According to information posted on Crockett Duncan, his wife was Mary Ellen Duncan -daughter of Beauford Duncan 1831-1905 and Sarah Elizabeth Simmons 1838 -1907 According to the marriage registration of their daughter Lillie Alice to William Barton Smith, Lillie Alices' mother was Ellie Hawley. Later census show his wife as Mary E Duncan, but Ellie could a nickname for Ellen. Beauford and Sarah did have a daughter named Mary E. but is this Crocketts wife or is a Mary Ellen "Ellie" Hawley his wife as indicated on the marriage registration?

John - Regina, Questions...John, where on Walton Road was that "Rock Road School" located? I grew up in Radford and attended schools there. Interested to know about the Christiansburg Grammer school, don't remember hearing about it before. I lived on Walton Road in 60's after getting married we bought first house. Regina, I knew your sister Barbara Jean and she was a very pretty girl. Several years older than me. I knew your family from church and remember you as a very pretty little girl also. John, you moved around a lot and know all the schools. Enjoy all the info everyone offers. Phoebe ********************************************************** -----Original Message----- >From: John Ford <johnlford@embarqmail.com> >Sent: Jan 14, 2008 6:01 PM >To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - Christiansburg School > >Regina: > >I spent my first 2 years at Rock Road School (on the Walton Road), then to >Christiansburg Primary (Junkin St.) and then to Christiansburg Grammar >School, then located on East Main and I believe School Lane - only a few >blocks from the Primary School. > >A couple years ago I took my wife to the old Grammar School. They were >converting it to apartments. I guess I looked suspicious and the owner came >out to see what I wanted. When he found out I went to school there, I got >the red carpet treatment. He showed me around and asked a bunch of >questions about the old place. They are keeping the old oiled floors in the >hallway. We both parted company knowing more than when we met. > >I can't remember exactly what year it was that we moved, but I was probably >in the 6th. grade - which would have made it around 1954-1955. > >The new school was close enough to down town, and we would go down almost >every day for a hot dog. I even got a whipping once there for shooting >firecrackers. I wasn't shooting firecrackers, nor did I have any but >punishment in those days was swift and sure - even for the innocent. I >wasn't shooting firecrackers, but I was smoking cigarettes - but smoking was >not a punishable offense in those days. > >>From there I went to Dry Valley for 2 years, and then on to Auburn. > >It's not likely I would have known your sister. She was way ahead of me. > >John in Ohio > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Regina Spradlin" <rspradlin@triad.rr.com> >To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:35 PM >Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital > > >> John, >> >> Where was the old school building? I started school in 1956 and went to >the >> primary school on Junkin street. Then, went to the Annex school, two >story >> and very old, was that it? My sister, Barbara Altizer graduated in 1952, >did >> you by any chance know her? >> >> Regina Spradlin >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] >On >> Behalf Of John Ford >> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:08 AM >> To: Phoebe Poff; vafloyd@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital >> >> Phoebe: >> >> Two of my three children were born at New Altamont (1958 & 1959). I >always >> told them they were born in a Nissan dealership and that Dr. Grubb was the >> salesman. >> >> I was one of the first occupants in the middle school across the street. >As >> soon as it was finished, we moved the entire school from the old building >up >> on the hill and across town to the new digs. We walked it - with NO >police >> escort. >> >> John in Ohio >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> >> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Duncans and Altamons Hospital >> >> >> > I worked for Kenneth Thompson when he had Nissan car dealership in the >> > old New Altimont Hospital building. He added that front part for >> showroom. >> > Original hospital rooms were sales offices and my Bookkeeping office was >> also >> > one of original rooms. Corrinne is Kenneth's sister and I believe if >you >> > visited the inside you would remember the brick front of Hospital. He >> kept >> > the door from Surgery and used it from showroom to Service area and >still >> > had word "Surgery" in glass on door. Old hand pull elevator was also >still >> in >> > use at dealership to send parts to the upstairs part of building. Was a >> > very interesting place and had lots of people come in and say they were >> > born there. Kenneth still owns the building I believe. >> > Phoebe Poff >> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. >> Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >something >> about your Brick Wall person. >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> ********************************** >> Search this list's archived messages! >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >something about your Brick Wall person. >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> ********************************** >> Search this list's archived messages! >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > >********************************** >Note from List Administrator!!! >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. 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I can relate to your story of returning to the old elementary school. A few years ago, before my dad passed away, I accompanied him up to Dayton OH for his high school reunion...with many of his other 80+ year old classmates. It was so much fun. While touring around Dayton and seeing places Dad knew as a kid, we went to the old school where he attended 1st grade. It is now "Maggie's," a bar and grill type place on the Dixie Highway. Dad was really tickled, though, that he could have his photo made right on the same steps he used to climb to go to school every day. Of course, we had to go in and have a burger just so we could say we'd had lunch at school. Dad thought it was a hoot. That was one of the best all around trips of my life. Dad took me all over the city and showed me places where he played, worked, and lived. We took pictures at the old family home. We have a photo from the late 1800s showing his own dad out front as a small child. It was fascinating to stand in the exact same spot and add our own photo to the family collection. We went out to Woodland Cemetery and visited the grave sites of my g-grandparents, great aunts, uncles, etc. (just up the hill from the Wright Brothers!) I think that everyone should take the time to share something like this with their kids and grandkids. Now that Dad is gone, I treasure that trip and have a deep connection with my ancestry and the places my "people" came from. On Jan 14, 2008 5:01 PM, John Ford <johnlford@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Regina: > > I spent my first 2 years at Rock Road School (on the Walton Road), then to > Christiansburg Primary (Junkin St.) and then to Christiansburg Grammar > School, then located on East Main and I believe School Lane - only a few > blocks from the Primary School. > > A couple years ago I took my wife to the old Grammar School. They were > converting it to apartments. I guess I looked suspicious and the owner came > out to see what I wanted. When he found out I went to school there, I got > the red carpet treatment. He showed me around and asked a bunch of > questions about the old place. They are keeping the old oiled floors in the > hallway. We both parted company knowing more than when we met. > > I can't remember exactly what year it was that we moved, but I was probably > in the 6th. grade - which would have made it around 1954-1955. > > The new school was close enough to down town, and we would go down almost > every day for a hot dog. I even got a whipping once there for shooting > firecrackers. I wasn't shooting firecrackers, nor did I have any but > punishment in those days was swift and sure - even for the innocent. I > wasn't shooting firecrackers, but I was smoking cigarettes - but smoking was > not a punishable offense in those days. > > >From there I went to Dry Valley for 2 years, and then on to Auburn. > > It's not likely I would have known your sister. She was way ahead of me. > > John in Ohio > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Regina Spradlin" <rspradlin@triad.rr.com> > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:35 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital > > > > John, > > > > Where was the old school building? I started school in 1956 and went to > the > > primary school on Junkin street. Then, went to the Annex school, two > story > > and very old, was that it? My sister, Barbara Altizer graduated in 1952, > did > > you by any chance know her? > > > > Regina Spradlin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > > Behalf Of John Ford > > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:08 AM > > To: Phoebe Poff; vafloyd@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital > > > > Phoebe: > > > > Two of my three children were born at New Altamont (1958 & 1959). I > always > > told them they were born in a Nissan dealership and that Dr. Grubb was the > > salesman. > > > > I was one of the first occupants in the middle school across the street. > As > > soon as it was finished, we moved the entire school from the old building > up > > on the hill and across town to the new digs. We walked it - with NO > police > > escort. > > > > John in Ohio > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:16 PM > > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Duncans and Altamons Hospital > > > > > > > I worked for Kenneth Thompson when he had Nissan car dealership in the > > > old New Altimont Hospital building. He added that front part for > > showroom. > > > Original hospital rooms were sales offices and my Bookkeeping office was > > also > > > one of original rooms. Corrinne is Kenneth's sister and I believe if > you > > > visited the inside you would remember the brick front of Hospital. He > > kept > > > the door from Surgery and used it from showroom to Service area and > still > > > had word "Surgery" in glass on door. Old hand pull elevator was also > still > > in > > > use at dealership to send parts to the upstairs part of building. Was a > > > very interesting place and had lots of people come in and say they were > > > born there. Kenneth still owns the building I believe. > > > Phoebe Poff > > > > ********************************** > > Note from List Administrator!!! > > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. > > Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something > > about your Brick Wall person. > > To contact Listowner: > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ********************************** > > Search this list's archived messages! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ********************************** > > Note from List Administrator!!! > > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > > To contact Listowner: > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ********************************** > > Search this list's archived messages! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

> > Thank you, Rena. I just made it through my email backup and found this > message. It has been a tough week. My mother, Phyllis Ann > Hagee-Lester-Milhorn-Chandler, passed away last Wednesday morning. Sorry for your loss, cuz. I'll write you. Jerry Lester

Mary, John, Regina, Edgar, Paul, Phoebe, Mary, et al, What an outpouring of remembrances for the hospital and the cafe'. John: My aunt Opal, who worked at the hospital spoke often of Dr. Grubb(s). Phoebe: The Kenneth Thompson you speak of owns a former farm and home place of my grandparents James and Callie Simmons, most lately of 615 College St. The home place is at 6364 Little Camp Road, just on the Montgomery Co. side of Little River. The house, still standing, is where I was born in 1936. They resided there from 1916 to 1936 before moving to a farm on "the Roanoke Road" (US 11) and thence to College Street. Regina: Danny Simmons is my first cousin, and a fine fellow. We had a Simmons family reunion in Dublin last summer, and I got to see Danny and his wife Kathy (sawsrus@wcgnet.us), They live in W. Va. Send me an email if you want to know more about them. Bill: I got emotional (but I'm an old softee) reading your account of the Camp Comfort cabins and your Sunday trek for ice cream "on a stick." Jerry Lester

Regina: I spent my first 2 years at Rock Road School (on the Walton Road), then to Christiansburg Primary (Junkin St.) and then to Christiansburg Grammar School, then located on East Main and I believe School Lane - only a few blocks from the Primary School. A couple years ago I took my wife to the old Grammar School. They were converting it to apartments. I guess I looked suspicious and the owner came out to see what I wanted. When he found out I went to school there, I got the red carpet treatment. He showed me around and asked a bunch of questions about the old place. They are keeping the old oiled floors in the hallway. We both parted company knowing more than when we met. I can't remember exactly what year it was that we moved, but I was probably in the 6th. grade - which would have made it around 1954-1955. The new school was close enough to down town, and we would go down almost every day for a hot dog. I even got a whipping once there for shooting firecrackers. I wasn't shooting firecrackers, nor did I have any but punishment in those days was swift and sure - even for the innocent. I wasn't shooting firecrackers, but I was smoking cigarettes - but smoking was not a punishable offense in those days. >From there I went to Dry Valley for 2 years, and then on to Auburn. It's not likely I would have known your sister. She was way ahead of me. John in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regina Spradlin" <rspradlin@triad.rr.com> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital > John, > > Where was the old school building? I started school in 1956 and went to the > primary school on Junkin street. Then, went to the Annex school, two story > and very old, was that it? My sister, Barbara Altizer graduated in 1952, did > you by any chance know her? > > Regina Spradlin > > -----Original Message----- > From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of John Ford > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:08 AM > To: Phoebe Poff; vafloyd@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital > > Phoebe: > > Two of my three children were born at New Altamont (1958 & 1959). I always > told them they were born in a Nissan dealership and that Dr. Grubb was the > salesman. > > I was one of the first occupants in the middle school across the street. As > soon as it was finished, we moved the entire school from the old building up > on the hill and across town to the new digs. We walked it - with NO police > escort. > > John in Ohio > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:16 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Duncans and Altamons Hospital > > > > I worked for Kenneth Thompson when he had Nissan car dealership in the > > old New Altimont Hospital building. He added that front part for > showroom. > > Original hospital rooms were sales offices and my Bookkeeping office was > also > > one of original rooms. Corrinne is Kenneth's sister and I believe if you > > visited the inside you would remember the brick front of Hospital. He > kept > > the door from Surgery and used it from showroom to Service area and still > > had word "Surgery" in glass on door. Old hand pull elevator was also still > in > > use at dealership to send parts to the upstairs part of building. Was a > > very interesting place and had lots of people come in and say they were > > born there. Kenneth still owns the building I believe. > > Phoebe Poff > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. > Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something > about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Regina...World Connect shows Columbus Altizer buried in Sherwood Cem. in Salem...how can that be? keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul

First.....Floyd Co., VA connection...... PHYLLIS ANN HAGEE (b. 18 May 1930, Pulaski, Pulaski Co., VA; d. 9 Jan 2008, Prince Georges Co., MD; buried 12 Jan 2008 at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince Georges Co., MD) dau of LAWRENCE SYLVESTER HAGEE & RUBY FAYETTA "FAYE" PULLIAM) married (1) OLEN McNEAL LESTER (b. 9 Oct 1926, Radford, VA; d. 11 Nov 1982, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN - Veteran's Hospital; buried Rockford United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dublin, Pulaski Co., VA) [My mother was also married to: (2) Robert Joseph Milhorn (son of Robert Lee Milhorn & Thelma Louise Owen) and (3) "Living" Chandler, son of Harry Edward Chandler & Hallie Mable Stroupe] My father's Floyd Co., VA connection...... OLEN McNEAL LESTER was the son of JOHN PAYTON OBADIAH "PATE/PATY" LESTER & ANNIE ELIZABETH RITTER and the grandson of GUILFORD DUDLEY LESTER & SARAH ELLEN "EL" BISHOP. Obituary - PHYLLIS CHANDLER, PAST UTU AUXILIARY VP Phyllis H. Chandler, past Vice President, District 2, and past Secretary of the Executive Board of the Auxiliary of the UTU, passed away on Wed., Jan. 9, 2008. Phyllis Chandler, beloved spouse of John Chandler and loving mother of Marilyn Sue (Jimmie) Blackwood, Linda Sue (Buddy) Cox, Barbara Ann (Jose) Jaquez, Anna Marie (Brian) Strout, John Kenneth, Jr., Frederick Harold (Darla), and Janet Kay (Matthew) Churchwell, was a resident of Berwyn Heights, MD. She is also survived by her sister, Nancy Kay Crowder [Dublin, VA], 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Family receive friends at Gasch's Funeral Home, 4739 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20781, on Fri., Jan. 11, 2008, from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m., where services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. Interment will be at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to Auxiliary of the United Transportation Union Scholarship Fund, 14600 Detroit Ave., 2nd Floor, Cleveland, OH 44107-4250. Thanks again, Rena, for all your time and efforts with the Floyd Co., VA genealogy list. Sue Blackwood Please varify Receipt of this letter by replying to me doreatr@rbnet.com or doreatr@yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

First.....Floyd Co., VA connection...... PHYLLIS ANN HAGEE (b. 18 May 1930, Pulaski, Pulaski Co., VA; d. 9 Jan 2008, Prince Georges Co., MD; buried 12 Jan 2008 at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince Georges Co., MD) dau of LAWRENCE SYLVESTER HAGEE & RUBY FAYETTA "FAYE" PULLIAM) married (1) OLEN McNEAL LESTER (b. 9 Oct 1926, Radford, VA; d. 11 Nov 1982, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN - Veteran's Hospital; buried Rockford United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dublin, Pulaski Co., VA) [My mother was also married to: (2) Robert Joseph Milhorn (son of Robert Lee Milhorn & Thelma Louise Owen) and (3) "Living" Chandler, son of Harry Edward Chandler & Hallie Mable Stroupe] My father's Floyd Co., VA connection...... OLEN McNEAL LESTER was the son of JOHN PAYTON OBADIAH "PATE/PATY" LESTER & ANNIE ELIZABETH RITTER and the grandson of GUILFORD DUDLEY LESTER & SARAH ELLEN "EL" BISHOP. Obituary - PHYLLIS CHANDLER, PAST UTU AUXILIARY VP Phyllis H. Chandler, past Vice President, District 2, and past Secretary of the Executive Board of the Auxiliary of the UTU, passed away on Wed., Jan. 9, 2008. Phyllis Chandler, beloved spouse of John Chandler and loving mother of Marilyn Sue (Jimmie) Blackwood, Linda Sue (Buddy) Cox, Barbara Ann (Jose) Jaquez, Anna Marie (Brian) Strout, John Kenneth, Jr., Frederick Harold (Darla), and Janet Kay (Matthew) Churchwell, was a resident of Berwyn Heights, MD. She is also survived by her sister, Nancy Kay Crowder [Dublin, VA], 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Family receive friends at Gasch's Funeral Home, 4739 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20781, on Fri., Jan. 11, 2008, from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m., where services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. Interment will be at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to Auxiliary of the United Transportation Union Scholarship Fund, 14600 Detroit Ave., 2nd Floor, Cleveland, OH 44107-4250. Thanks again, Rena, for all your time and efforts with the Floyd Co., VA genealogy list. Sue Blackwood Please varify Receipt of this letter by replying to me doreatr@rbnet.com or doreatr@yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

John, Where was the old school building? I started school in 1956 and went to the primary school on Junkin street. Then, went to the Annex school, two story and very old, was that it? My sister, Barbara Altizer graduated in 1952, did you by any chance know her? Regina Spradlin -----Original Message----- From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Ford Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:08 AM To: Phoebe Poff; vafloyd@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital Phoebe: Two of my three children were born at New Altamont (1958 & 1959). I always told them they were born in a Nissan dealership and that Dr. Grubb was the salesman. I was one of the first occupants in the middle school across the street. As soon as it was finished, we moved the entire school from the old building up on the hill and across town to the new digs. We walked it - with NO police escort. John in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Duncans and Altamons Hospital > I worked for Kenneth Thompson when he had Nissan car dealership in the > old New Altimont Hospital building. He added that front part for showroom. > Original hospital rooms were sales offices and my Bookkeeping office was also > one of original rooms. Corrinne is Kenneth's sister and I believe if you > visited the inside you would remember the brick front of Hospital. He kept > the door from Surgery and used it from showroom to Service area and still > had word "Surgery" in glass on door. Old hand pull elevator was also still in > use at dealership to send parts to the upstairs part of building. Was a > very interesting place and had lots of people come in and say they were > born there. Kenneth still owns the building I believe. > Phoebe Poff ********************************** Note from List Administrator!!! The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ********************************** Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Did you know a Danny Simmons that lived right down the street between where your Grandparents lived and where I lived on College st. It would have been mid 50's, I have been trying to find out what happened to him for my brother as they were great friends, and he has always wondered what happened to him. His family eventually moved away. Were you by any chance related to him? Regina Spradlin -----Original Message----- From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 11:06 AM To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] VAFLOYD Digest, Vol 3,Issue 33- C'burg Map and Camp Comfort > > > http://communitylink.com/us/va/montgomeryco/map/city > There is a map that you can look at and scroll around for streets. I > didn't > see Cemeteries marked. I didn't mean to send the previous mail so quickly. > Rena Neat Map. Jerry Lester > > > > Paul and all, > > > > I believe there were six cabins. I also believe that the cabins were > > gone by the 50's and what remained was the store and two gas pumps. The > > main building was small and had two large plate glass windows separated > > by the entrance door. In the left window was a neon sign that said > > simply, EAT. In the other window a neon sign with the same message, only > > smaller. > > > > When we left church on Sunday morning, my father would take College > > street to Mud Pike Road and Route 8. From the back seat my sister and I > > would alternate saying, "eat." "EAT." Daddy would then fulfill his part > > of the ritual by stopping to get us some ice cream, usually on a stick. > > > > Camp Comfort was owned by a Greek family named Houliares (sp?). Their > > son, John, was a handsome devil with a Caddy convertable. I wanted to be > > him. > > > > Bill Hobbs Thanks, Bill. Always wondered why it was named "Camp Comfort." It was for the cabins, of course. Jerry Lester > > > ********************************** Note from List Administrator!!! The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ********************************** Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> > > http://communitylink.com/us/va/montgomeryco/map/city > There is a map that you can look at and scroll around for streets. I > didn't > see Cemeteries marked. I didn't mean to send the previous mail so quickly. > Rena Neat Map. Jerry Lester > > > > Paul and all, > > > > I believe there were six cabins. I also believe that the cabins were > > gone by the 50's and what remained was the store and two gas pumps. The > > main building was small and had two large plate glass windows separated > > by the entrance door. In the left window was a neon sign that said > > simply, EAT. In the other window a neon sign with the same message, only > > smaller. > > > > When we left church on Sunday morning, my father would take College > > street to Mud Pike Road and Route 8. From the back seat my sister and I > > would alternate saying, "eat." "EAT." Daddy would then fulfill his part > > of the ritual by stopping to get us some ice cream, usually on a stick. > > > > Camp Comfort was owned by a Greek family named Houliares (sp?). Their > > son, John, was a handsome devil with a Caddy convertable. I wanted to be > > him. > > > > Bill Hobbs Thanks, Bill. Always wondered why it was named "Camp Comfort." It was for the cabins, of course. Jerry Lester > > >

That request "Tagged " was an acident , My aplogies to all. Ernie Wright ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Please ignore this request. It should never have been sent to the VAFloyd list. This subscriber has been placed on moderate, until I get to the bottom of it. MY guess is it is some kind on (IM) or a program harvesting e-mails. At any rate it is inapproarite for the list. Rena List ADM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernie Wright" <skee1749@yahoo.com> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:45 AM Subject: [VAFLOYD] Ernie sent you a friend request on Tagged :)

Thank you, Rena. I just made it through my email backup and found this message. It has been a tough week. My mother, Phyllis Ann Hagee-Lester-Milhorn-Chandler, passed away last Wednesday morning. I am including her obituary in this email and you can share it with the list or post it on your website, if you wish. First.....Floyd Co., VA connection...... PHYLLIS ANN HAGEE (b. 18 May 1930, Pulaski, Pulaski Co., VA; d. 9 Jan 2008, Prince Georges Co., MD; buried 12 Jan 2008 at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince Georges Co., MD) dau of LAWRENCE SYLVESTER HAGEE & RUBY FAYETTA "FAYE" PULLIAM) married (1) OLEN McNEAL LESTER (b. 9 Oct 1926, Radford, VA; d. 11 Nov 1982, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN - Veteran's Hospital; buried Rockford United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dublin, Pulaski Co., VA) [My mother was also married to: (2) Robert Joseph Milhorn (son of Robert Lee Milhorn & Thelma Louise Owen) and (3) "Living" Chandler, son of Harry Edward Chandler & Hallie Mable Stroupe] My father's Floyd Co., VA connection...... OLEN McNEAL LESTER was the son of JOHN PAYTON OBADIAH "PATE/PATY" LESTER & ANNIE ELIZABETH RITTER and the grandson of GUILFORD DUDLEY LESTER & SARAH ELLEN "EL" BISHOP. Obituary - PHYLLIS CHANDLER, PAST UTU AUXILIARY VP Phyllis H. Chandler, past Vice President, District 2, and past Secretary of the Executive Board of the Auxiliary of the UTU, passed away on Wed., Jan. 9, 2008. Phyllis Chandler, beloved spouse of John Chandler and loving mother of Marilyn Sue (Jimmie) Blackwood, Linda Sue (Buddy) Cox, Barbara Ann (Jose) Jaquez, Anna Marie (Brian) Strout, John Kenneth, Jr., Frederick Harold (Darla), and Janet Kay (Matthew) Churchwell, was a resident of Berwyn Heights, MD. She is also survived by her sister, Nancy Kay Crowder [Dublin, VA], 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Family receive friends at Gasch's Funeral Home, 4739 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20781, on Fri., Jan. 11, 2008, from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m., where services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. Interment will be at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to Auxiliary of the United Transportation Union Scholarship Fund, 14600 Detroit Ave., 2nd Floor, Cleveland, OH 44107-4250. Thanks again, Rena, for all your time and efforts with the Floyd Co., VA genealogy list. Sue Blackwood ----- Original Message ---- From: Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> To: Ernie Wright <skee1749@yahoo.com>; vafloyd@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:05:22 AM Subject: [VAFLOYD] ???? Tagged :) Please ignore this request. It should never have been sent to the VAFloyd list. This subscriber has been placed on moderate, until I get to the bottom of it. MY guess is it is some kind on (IM) or a program harvesting e-mails. At any rate it is inapproarite for the list. Rena List ADM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernie Wright" <skee1749@yahoo.com> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:45 AM Subject: [VAFLOYD] Ernie sent you a friend request on Tagged :) ********************************** Note from List Administrator!!! The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ********************************** Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs