Edgar I know what you mean. I borrowed a cemetery book nearly two yrs ago and put it up so it woouldn't get lost before I took it back and haven't laid eyes on it since. John Sowers in Lawrence, KS researching Sowers, John, Miller, Booth. Eller, Sargent and other related families. sowgenealogy@sunflower.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edgar Vest" <eevest@msn.com> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers > > Have not traveled that road for sometime, but it is likely the same house. > I > wonder if you knew Willard Wood that lived on the left just past Roscoe's > store? I worked at Radford Army Ammunition Plant with him. Have a group > picture of our shift made in 1952 or 1953 at work. I promised his grandson > a > copy and the problem is locating the orininal to get a good copy. The last > time I found it I put it in a place I said where I would know where to > look > when I needed it again. Famous words that I say so many times and am still > looking. > > Edgar > > > PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: > > > > > >>From: "William Conner" <wcon@swva.net> >>Reply-To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >>To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >>Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers >>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:47:20 -0500 >> >>Edgar, >>Thanks for that info. You know they have changed the road now and the >>store >>, that Roscoe ran, has went thru several business but is still there. I >>never knew Riley Poff but who could ever forget Roscoe. Roscoe would go >>down >>to Rainbow bakery and get all the outdated bread and cakes to "feed the >>hogs" but all of us kids would be tickled to death to get a hold of some >>of >>those cakes and cookies. As long as we didn't see mold on them , we would >>eat them. But, once I bit down on a honey bun and when I went to take >>another bite there was half a wiggling worm in the bun. I bet it was 30 >>years before I would eat another honey bun. >> >>Is the house that is across from the store , the original Riley Poff house >>or have all the originals been torn down? >> >> Bill >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Edgar Vest" <eevest@msn.com> >>To: <pjspoff@earthlink.net> >>Cc: <VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:18 AM >>Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers >> >> >> > >> > Phoebe I knew Riley Poff in early 1940's. He had a country store on US >>221 >> > going toward Roanoke >> > as you left Copper Hill and cleared the sharp curve his store, house >> > and >> > farm land was on right side of road. He owned a special ordered truck >>that >> > had gears ratio that made the top speed of maybe 45 or 50 miles per >>hour. >> > He >> > had apple orchard, raised cattle and etc. Roscoe Craighead had a store >> > later >> > on the left side of road. I remember he had a storage of paint that had >> > arsenic as one ingredient in it and the cattle ate the paint and got >> > poisoned. My how can some of the memories of yesteryear pop up in >> > one's >> > mind. >> > >> > Edgar Vest >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >>From: Phoebe Poff <pjspoff@earthlink.net> >> >>Reply-To: Phoebe Poff <pjspoff@earthlink.net>, vafloyd@rootsweb.com >> >>To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >> >>Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers >> >>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:29:23 -0500 (EST) >> >> >> >>Rena, you are GREAT!!! Will be looking forward to any info you glean >>from >> >>your >> >>endeavors. Thanks so much for all you share with the list. >> >>Phoebe >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >> >From: Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> >> >> >Sent: Jan 28, 2008 11:22 PM >> >> >To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >> >> >Subject: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers >> >> > >> >> >I am looking for information about, and the records of C. M. Graham >> >> >, >> >> >J. >> >>C. >> >> >Willis, Hylton & Harman, H. L. Vest, George Huff, J. A. Hylton, L. W. >> >>Gray, >> >> >E. L. Thomas, J. C. Willis, R. J. Sowers, L. L. Gallimore, E. L. >>Thomas, >> >>H. >> >> >G. Caldwell, S. W. Lawrence, D. W. Slusher, G. T. Spangler & Co., R. >>E. >> >> >Conner, M. C. Phillips, I. J. Dickerson, Wm. Spangler, L. A. Hylton, >>J. >> >>W. >> >> >Gray & Co., I. F. Martin, D. M. Akers, J. H. Johnson, G. P Whitlow, >> >> >L. >> >> >S. >> >> >Wade, S. J. Agnew, Rufus Harris, Riley Poff, J. C. Hollandsworth. >> >> >Does anyone know what the full names are of the above list? Where did >> >>they >> >> >do business in Floyd County? >> >> >All of these names are listed as the undertaker on Floyd County death >> >> >certificates in the early 1900's. I am hopeing to find the records >> >> >for >> >>any >> >> >of the above named Coffin builders or undertakers. If anyone knows of >> >> >any >> >> >receipts or ledgers for any of these people, i'd love to place the >> >> >information on our Floyd website. I am compiling a list of early >> >> >death >> >> >certificate information when I go to Richmond. the actual copies are >>.75 >> >> >cents each. I can't afford to pay for certificates, so i'm doing the >> >> >next >> >> >best thing, i'm writing the info down. I'm in the process of getting >>it >> >> >typed up. I am working on several counties but I have a total of 650 >> >>names >> >> >so far, and still typing. The info i'm gathering includes DC#, name, >> >> >dob, >> >> >dod, cemetery, undertaker, county & parents name. Another trip is >> >>planned >> >> >in March, when I hope to get some more. >> >> > >> >> >Thank you all in advance. >> >> > >> >> >Rena >> >> > >> >> >********************************** >> >> >Note from List Administrator!!! >> >> >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >> >> >Roll >> >>Call. 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