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Monta Vista Memory Gardens Cemetery

Galax, Virginia

Location: This cemetery is in Carroll County Virginia, within the city limits of Galax Virginia. The cemetery is on the north side of Glendale Road 0.1 mile west of the Cranberry Road intersection.

Directions:

GPS Coordinates: N 36.68723 W 080.89143 (at entrance)

Surveyed by: Buford C. Wilson Completed 14 Nov 2007

Comments: This is a large cemetery and it is divided into 5 different gardens and a mausoleum. The individual gardens are listed separately. The pre-need markers are not listed, but the unmarked graves are listed. This cemetery has only ground level bronze markers and many of them only list the birth and death years. Whenever possible the complete dates are taken from the Social Security Death Index or other available information.

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Monta Vista Memory Gardens—Avenue of Flags
Name Birth Death Comments
HUNDLEY, Roy Wesley, Sr. 04 Feb 1928 04 Jan 1993 U.S. Army World War II
HUNDLEY, Wanda Ruth Rector 02 Jul 1933 02 Dec 1995
CAUDILL, James Ralph 28 May 1918 09 May 2007
LAWSON, Andrew Jacob 28 Sep 1907 20 Feb 1996 U.S. Army World War II
LAWSON, Elglenna “Dutchy” 30 Jul 1916 05 Dec 1978
MOXLEY, Newton Hardy 22 Feb 1922 17 Jul 1998 Tec 5 U.S. Army
MELTON, Guy Morgan 11 Nov 1920 02 May 1997 PFC U.S. Marine Corps World War II
LUNDY, Harvey Miles 23 May 1914 15 Oct 1990 PFC U.S. Army World War II
ALDRED, Ray Troy 20 Dec 1950 06 Nov 2000
ALDRED, Harden Troy 27 Nov 1920 05 Jan 1995 Cpl U.S. Army World War II Korea
POOLE, Andrew Driscoll 05 Feb 1919 16 Dec 1992 CH Mach U.S. Navy
POOLE, Belva Jenkins Horton 04 Oct 1920 12 Feb 2007
BOLEN, Peggy Ann Lovell 03 Sep 1938 12 Dec 2003
FARMER, George Mitchell 12 Sep 1914 10 Jul 1996 S1 U.S. Navy World War II Purple Heart
GILES, Winston Hagen 20 Feb 1925 03 Aug 1983 U.S. Army
NEFF, Harry Keith 09 Oct 1929 26 Oct 2001 SSgt U.S. Air Force Korea
OVERBY, Jasper Lee 01 Mar 1925 27 Jan 1984 PFC U.S. Army World War II
OVERBY, Lillie Funk 23 Nov 1920 06 Dec 1995
MARTIN, Darrell Hyman 20 Jan 1936 27 Jan 1994 Sp 4 U.S. Army
CATRON, Garland Richard 08 Aug 1918 30 Jan 1994 Tec 4 U.S. Army World War II
WILLIAMS, Ray Franklin 03 Jul 1940 05 Apr 1997 Sp 4 U.S. Army
WILLIAMS, Lola Bell 03 May 1938 28 Nov 2003
ISOM, Clarence MacDonald 22 Mar 1918 08 Nov 1985 Sgt U.S. Army World War II
ISOM, Florence L. Edwards 14 Sep 1920 26 Aug 1992
POFF, Clair Bernard 22 May 1918 01 Nov 1989 SSgt U.S. Army World War II
EAST, John Lawson 03 Jan 1913 10 Oct 1996 Army National Guard
EAST, Carroll E. Jackson 11 Dec 1917 Sep 1979
WOODS, Charles Rudolph 38 Mar 1935 12 Sep 1979 U.S. Air Force
ROBERTS, John A., Jr. 01 May 1925 11 Mar 1985 S1 U.S. Navy World War II
GREEN, Burtis D. 15 Jun 1906 02 Oct 1990
GREEN, Delphia 16 May 1923 Nov 1985
YOUNG, Everett Ralph 16 Nov 1919 03 Jan 2002 U.S. Army
YOUNG, Wilma G. 17 Aug 1929 Jun 1993
YOUNG, Floyd Phipps 07 Apr 1947 10 Oct 1988 PV 2 U.S. Army
JENNINGS, Ila Faye Melton 18 Jan 1942 28 Sep 2001
ALDERMAN, Frank James 12 Jun 1929 19 Aug 1987 PFC U.S. Army
EDWARDS, Clyde Everett 06 Aug 1931 31 Oct 2003 Cpl U.S. Army Korea
PATTON, Ralph Lee 27 May 1929 04 Jan 2007 U.S. Air Force
BURNETTE, Vivian Everette 12 Mar 1923 11 Apr 1998 PFC U.S. Army Air Forces World War II 56th Fighter Control Sqdn 5th Air Force
GOODNOUGH, Frank 15 Dec 1902 29 Jan 1987 PFC U.S. Army World War II
NESTER, Shirley Edgar 27 Nov 1911 01 Mar 1993 PFC U.S. Army World War II
NESTER, Deli Carlyn 09 Aug 1913 20 Nov 1996
SIZEMORE, Reuben Dean 28 Mar 1929 27 May 1989 SSgt U.S. Army Korea Vietnam
DILLARD, Floyd Estil 12 Aug 1943 15 Sep 1980 Sp 4 U.S. Army Vietnam
RUTHERFORD, Bayne Leon 02 Dec 1920 21 Dec 1986 SF 2 U.S. Navy World War II
TURMAN, Edward Lee 13 Mar 1906 06 Oct 1980 SN U.S. Navy World War II
TURMAN, Alta M. 13 Apr 1906 28 Aug 1976
SAWYERS, Ernest Bowman 25 Jun 1912 17 Sep 1984 S2 U.S. Navy World War II
SAWYERS, Mary Opal Davis 15 May 1911 20 Dec 2001
TURMAN, Peyton Elmo 29 Apr 1927 04 Aug 1998 Tec 5 U.S. Army World War II
TURMAN, Julia D. 10 Apr 1930 03 Jan 1997
ALDERMAN, Ashby 28 Apr 1928 09 Aug 1998 S1 U.S. Navy
ALDERMAN, Ruthie Triplett 06 Dec 1929 18 Oct 2007
THOMAS, Isaac T. 12 Sep 1907 Feb 1986 Pvt U.S. Army World War II
THOMAS, Wilda G. 12 Jun 1910 Mar 1988
THURMAN, Charles L. 23 Apr 1911 08 Apr 1983 Pvt U.S. Army World War II
SMITH, William Frederick 28 Jul 1912 23 Dec 1983 Tec 4 U.S. Army World War II
McPEAK, Johnny K. 02 Jun 1907 Jan 1985
McPEAK, Ruby D. 28 Oct 1909 Apr 1984
CARRICO, Curtis Vernon 30 Aug 1929 20 Mar 2005
CARRICO, Clara Virginia 06 Nov 1928 13 Jan 1981
SIZEMORE, Paul Samuel 23 Apr 1919 23 Nov 1990 U.S. Army
NESTER, Melton Sebastian 02 Feb 1932 Apr 1983
DAY, Dixie G. 03 Sep 1934 18 Jul 1986 MSgt U.S. Air Force Vietnam
EDWARDS, Harry Lee 02 May 1936 11 May 1996 U.S. Army
EDWARDS, Curtis Ray, Jr. 13 Apr 1934 21 Jul 2006 S Sgt U.S. Air Force Vietnam
JOHNSON, Winfred Glee, Sr. 14 Jun 1929 18 Jan 2006 SFC U.S. Army Korea Korean Service Medal w/2 Bronze Campaign Stars
REECE, James Elbert 10 Oct 1919 05 Aug 1995 S1 U.S. Navy World War II
REECE, Ola Elizabeth Hutchens 06 May 1920 08 Jun 2006
AKERS, Roscoe Allen 02 May 1911 Jun 1977 Pvt U.S. Army
AKERS, Bessie Bullion 25 May 1913 07 Jun 1990
SNOW, William Harry 04 Apr 1932 10 Dec 1992 U.S. Navy Korea
GOAD, William Ralph 02 Apr 1918 04 Jun 1994 PFC U.S. Army World War II
GOAD, Hazel H. 29 Jul 1921 03 Apr 1986
FUNK, Roy Clifton 20 Jan 1911 02 Feb 1990 PFC U.S. Army World War II
FUNK, Anna M. 04 Apr 1912 12 Dec 1998
SUMMERS, Luther Sidney 02 Jan 1918 01 Apr 2001 S1 U.S. Navy World War II
SUMMERS, Willadean C. 26 Oct 1921 11 Jul 2004
FRAZIER, Claude Vernon 21 Mar 1927 09 Jan 1993 Cpl U.S. Army World War II
DALTON, Clyde Martin 20 Apr 1923 07 Jan 1998 PFC U.S. Army World War II
DALTON, Marguerite F. 07 Jun 1915 24 Aug 1987
BURRIS, William Eli 11 Nov 1911 26 May 1989 U.S. Navy World War II
BURRIS, Nell Hodges 17 Feb 1918 31 Jan 2007
HASH, Tommy Herman 18 Mar 1914 11 Jan 2003 Tec 5 U.S. Army World War II
HASH, Carrie Belle Brown 21 Jan 1918 22 May 2003 U.S. Navy World War II
RING, Charles Westley 08 Apr 1942 23 Jan 2001 Sgt U.S. Army Vietnam Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart
LEATH, James Reginal 10 Oct 1927 29 Apr 2004 Pvt U.S. Army
DONITHAN, James C. 23 Mar 1923 21 Feb 1978 PFC U.S. Army World War II
WADE, William Henry, Jr. 04 Oct 1917 28 Aug 2004 PFC U.S. Army World War II
WADE, Virginia Mable Hall 01 Oct 1908 08 May 2001
HALL, Hazel Gaynell 01 Jun 1906 04 Nov 2000
HODGE, William Ray 08 Dec 1946 09 Aug 2006
LAWSON, George Jackson 20 Apr 1917 27 Feb 2002 S2 U.S. Navy World War II
BURCHAM, Friel Grey 15 Jan 1928 03 Jun 1992 S Sgt U.S. Army World War II Korea Vietnam
SMITH, Roy Lee 20 Jun 1925 10 Apr 1990 Cpl U.S. Marine Corps World War II
HAWKINS, Walter J. 31 May 1926 05 Mar 1997 PFC U.S. Army
MOORER, Samuel Ross 08 Aug 1922 29 Nov 2000 Sgt U.S. Army
MOORER, Hellene Hampton Kirby 25 Mar 1923 24 Jan 2003
BURNETTE, James Walter 20 Oct 1909 20 May 1984 Tec 4 U.S. Army World War II
SMYTHERS, Neil Warren 08 Feb 1922 08 Jun 1994 Sgt U.S. Air Force World War II
SMYTHERS, Anna Catherine Lundy 08 Aug 1926 03 Jul 1991
VAUGHN, Melvin H. 23 Dec 1909 28 Jan 1977 Pvt U.S. Army World War II
ELLER, Raymond Wiley 03 Nov 1916 19 Sep 2006 U.S. Army World War II
VAUGHAN, Mawyer Vernon 03 Sep 1911 31 Mar 1992 S1 U.S. Navy World War II
VAUGHAN, Mildred Sutphin 08 Jun 1916 06 Aug 2000
ALDRED, Paul Ray 12 Sep 1923 30 Mar 2004 Cpl U.S. Marine Corps World War II
HONEYCUTT, Eldon Earl 07 Mar 1924 07 May 1985 Pvt U.S. Army World War II
CHEEK, Anna Louise 24 Nov 1940 04 Dec 1979
CARICO, John Columbus 21 Jan 1925 19 Aug 1997 Pvt U.S. Army
SPARKS, Von DeLoss 27 Sep 1912 02 Feb 1986 AS U.S. Navy World War II
SPARKS, Ila Mays 31 Mar 1918 25 Nov 2003
PORTER, Imogene 09 Nov 1944 14 Jun 1988
DAVIS, Harold Greek 05 Nov 1926 21 Aug 2006
WHITAKER, David Jerrell 01 Jan 1952 25 Apr 1981 Sp 4 U.S. Army Vietnam
HAM, Bobby Lewis 31 Oct 1937 21 May 1994 U.S. Air Force
BERRY, Robert E., Jr. 11 Sep 1923 Jul 1977 Tec 5 U.S. Army World War II
BERRY, Avis M. 29 Jul 1917 Jun 1977 1st Lt U.S. Army World War II
MEASE, Russell Scott 27 May 1913 10 Jul 1997 Capt U.S. Army
MEASE, Leona Lockie 16 Jan 1913 09 Aug 2005 Maj U.S. Army World War II
WHITAKER, James Franklin 08 Nov 1936 17 Jan 1994 Sgt U.S. Army
RICHARDSON, Camet Higgins 23 Jul 1913 21 Feb 1982 Sgt U.S. Air Force World War II
WILLIS, Thomas Isaiah 20 Dec 1920 14 Dec 2002
WINGLER, Carl 29 Sep 1911 19 Mar 1992 PFC U.S. Army World War II
WINGLER, Rosie Inez Sizemore 01 Sep 1916 15 Dec 2000
LARGEN, Carl M. 03 Feb 1918 09 Aug 1988 PFC U.S. Army World War II
BROWN, Camet Eugene, Sr. 20 Jul 1926 20 Mar 2004
SMITH, James Lee 28 Feb 1914 27 Dec 1996 Pvt U.S. Army World War II
WALKER, Quentin Winfred 15 Jun 1920 26 Nov 1990 PFC U.S. Army World War II
WALKER, Clara Juanita 29 May 1918 23 Aug 1988
POE, Mae Quesinberry 25 Mar 1931 17 Jan 1992
QUESINBERRY, Ray 25 Mar 1931 14 Jan 1988 Cpl U.S. Army Korea
PHIPPS, Louis G. 15 Nov 1924 13 May 1990 U.S. Army World War II
PHIPPS, Catherine Goins 15 Mar 1923 19 Aug 2005
AMBURGEY, Jimmy D., Sr. 28 Nov 1932 03 Aug 1986 M Sgt U.S. Army Korea Vietnam
AMBURGEY, Betty Jo Taylor 11 May 1936 01 Jun 2001
GRIFFIN, Ellis Lester 17 Aug 1916 21 Dec 1994 S1 U.S. Navy World War II
GRIFFIN, Bernice 11 Sep 1927 26 Dec 1996
McMILLAN, Helen Mayetta Hill 10 Nov 1933 24 Nov 1999
ANDREWS, Kyle Robert 10 Jul 1913 07 Jan 2005 PFC U.S. Army
DILLON, Elizabeth Ann Anders 09 Nov 1932 20 Jan 2003
ANDREWS, Jeff Willard 13 Mar 1916 14 Oct 2001 Tec 5 U.S. Army World War II
ANDREWS, Nellie Beatrice Anders 31 Jul 1919 18 Nov 2004
GRINNELL, Donald Garner 12 Mar 1933 24 Oct 2002 Sgt Maj U.S. Army Korea Purple Heart
COOPER, George Linville 24 Mar 1932 02 Nov 1991 U.S. Army Korea
COOPER, Kathleen 28 May 1927 27 Apr 1992
FUNK, Dwight Cannady 28 Apr 1916 11 Jun 1988 U.S. Army Air Corps World War II
FUNK, Edna Ann Hamm 21 Mar 1928 05 Feb 2005
ASHWORTH, Benarah Allen 15 Aug 1946 07 Jul 1994 Sp 4 U.S. Army
ASHWORTH, Charles Henry 02 Aug 1919 24 Dec 1983 U.S. Army World War II
HENSDELL, Donald Eugene 01 Nov 1947 28 Oct 2006 U.S. Army
HOUK, William Gilbert, Jr. 25 Mar 1933 06 Dec 2003 U.S. Army
HOUK, Wanda L. 17 Feb 1933 07 Oct 1988
DILLON, Betty Jo 28 Mar 1947 28 Jan 1992
CROWDER, Dana Melvin 05 Feb 1958 07 Mar 1980
CROWDER, David Melvin 05 May 1928 12 Oct 1976 Pvt U.S. Army Korea
CROWDER, Olen Boyd 21 Mar 1936 01 Dec 1995 A2c U.S. Air Force Korea
MEYERS, William A. 17 Dec 1922 05 Jun 2000
LINEBERRY, Whitfield 30 Jul 1915 05 Feb 1994 U.S. Army
BELL, Dollie Mae Crouse 02 Feb 1940 09 Apr 2004
DELP, Lawrence Bain 23 May 1943 27 Dec 1997
RAKES, Clinton Arnold 25 Aug 1916 25 Feb 2000 Tec 5 U.S. Army World War II Served in the South Pacific
ALDERMAN, George C. 1921 1979
AKERS, Eldridge McNeil 01 May 1925 20 Apr 1995 S1 U.S. Navy World War II
AKERS, Louella Valentine Davis 14 Feb 1925 14 May 1989
BEDSAUL, Ina Mae 07 May 1929 03 Aug 1998
STONEMAN, Bruce Joyner 23 Sep 1924 15 Sep 1982
BEVERLY, Lloyd A. 13 Jul 1927 28 Mar 1983 U.S. Navy World War II
WEBB, William J. 21 Mar 1926 19 Sep 1996 SSgt U.S. Marine Corps World War II Korea
WEBB, Virginia H. 18 Apr 1928 07 Jan 2006
LUNDY, Clarence Sidney 28 Jan 1917 22 Aug 1981 U.S. Army World War II
FREEMAN, Kyle George 22 Feb 1924 02 Apr 1999 PFC U.S. Army World War II
DONITHAN, Richard Earl 09 Mar 1960 Oct 1983
DONITHAN, Robert Dean 09 Feb 1965 02 Nov 1997
DONITHAN, Joseph Henry 10 Nov 1932 27 Dec 1982 Cpl U.S. Army Korea
CORNETT, Arthur Delmar 25 Mar 1921 31 Oct 1979 Tec 5 U.S. Army World War II
WORRELL, Brandi Roseann 11 Apr 1985 10 Oct 2001
FUNK, Lonnie, Jr. 22 Feb 1929 16 Dec 1994 U.S. Army Korea
HUFFMAN, Marvin Dale 26 Aug 1940 20 Aug 2003 U.S. Army
FARMER, Samuel Evans 01 May 1924 05 Apr 1997 U.S. Army
HALE, John Boyd 21 Sep 1907 22 Sep 1977 U.S. Army World War II
BOBBITT, James Harry 14 Mar 1951 12 Aug 2006
CRUISE, Alvin Burgen 29 May 1913 04 Mar 1991 Tec 5 U.S. Army World War II
JETT, Timothy Erroll 21 Jul 1971 03 May 1991 PFC U.S. Army Persian Gulf
JONES, Walter Jackson 10 Jan 1929 14 Dec 1987 Cpl U.S. Army
JONES, Celia 18 Aug 1938 May 1980
CARICO, George McDonald 18 Aug 1913 10 Jun 1995
CARICO, Bertha Rosella 12 Sep 1918 06 Apr 2003
HAM, Robert A. 29 Jan 1929 05 May 1994 Cpl U.S. Army Korea
KIRBY, Deborah Sue Ham Smythers 16 Mar 1957 14 Mar 2007
ROBERTS, Rex Carl 12 Jul 1930 15 Oct 1991
BOBBITT, Donna Ruth Aldred 29 Apr 1955 21 Jul 2005
EDWARDS, Dennie Howard 03 Mar 1912 12 May 1991 PFC U.S. Marine Corps World War II
MABE, Raymond Rixie 15 Dec 1919 09 Aug 1994 U.S. Army
MABE, Nada 24 Oct 1928 20 Sep 1992
HANCOCK, Talford Clay 10 May 1929 12 Aug 1991 Pvt U.S. Army Korea
HANCOCK, Lillian Hall 10 May 1921 18 Jan 1999
BROWN, Richard Justin 28 Jul 1947 15 May 1998
BROWN, Roland James 12 May 1907 14 Jun 1990 SFC U.S. Army World War II
BROWN, Mable D. 27 Dec 1918 09 Aug 1994
MELTON, Roy Bruce 02 Apr 1920 07 Oct 1984 Tec 4 U.S. Army World War II
FORTNER, Robert L. 31 Aug 1918 25 Apr 2002
FORTNER, Verdie 11 Nov 1907 02 Nov 1991
WHITAKER, Paul William 25 Oct 1917 03 Oct 2005 U.S. Navy
WHITAKER, Ruby Underwood 02 Jun 1917 27 Nov 2000
RECTOR, Everett J., Sr. 10 Mar 1914 30 Jul 1987 U.S. Army World War II
RECTOR, Holland H. 29 Apr 1919 29 Mar 1984
STROUPE, Roy Lee 04 Mar 1933 24 Feb 2003 Pvt U.S. Army The Eleventh Air Borne Batallion
HARMON, Eva Virginia Meyers 07 Nov 1910 20 Feb 2004
SEXTON, Gray H. 20 Oct 1915 16 Mar 1977 S1 U.S. Navy World War II
ISOM, James Monroe 25 Dec 1917 25 Mar 1997 PFC U.S. Marine Corps World War II
ISOM, Lucille 01 Oct 1928 20 Jun 1976
WARF, William W. 19 Oct 1927 06 Apr 1978 Cpl U.S. Army
WARF, Hazel Marie Ring 23 Feb 1931 23 Feb 1996
ANDERSON, Etta V. 01 Nov 1936 23 Feb 1996
BEAMER, Robert Earl 13 Mar 1919 27 Jul 1987 Pvt U.S. Army World War II
BEDSAUL, Hoyt 20 Aug 1915 15 Sep 1986 U.S. Army Air Corps World War II
HILL, Billy Walter 10 Jul 1951 06 Jun 1987 Pvt U.S. Marine Corps
HALL, Roy Daniel 29 Mar 1921 04 May 1998 Cpl U.S. Army World War II
TAYLOR, Walter Marvin 04 Jul 1912 10 Oct 1986 PFC U.S. Army World War II
MABE, Bobby J. 12 Aug 1938 Feb 1984
ANDERS, Elbert, Jr. 31 Aug 1922 15 Feb 1997
AMDERS, Edith A. 08 Jun 1926 23 Feb 1995
VASS, John Montague 03 Nay 1933 28 Mar 1991 PFC U.S. Army Korea
JOINER, Oscar B. 05 Jul 1891 Aug 1979 U.S. Army World War I
JOINER, Lessie L. 02 Sep 1891 Aug 1979
MUSSER, James Matthew 26 May 1932 02 Aug 1979 Cpl U.S. Army Korea
MUSSER, Georgie Lucille 1932 Nov 1984
MELTON, Raymond Vinton 20 May 1915 18 Oct 1985 PFC U.S. Army World War II
MELTON, Oma M. 19 Oct 1915 24 May 1993
HAYZEE, John Arthur 11 Apr 1911 16 Aug 2000 S1 U.S. Navy
HAYZEE, Flora Alice 02 Feb 1909 05 Oct 1988
SHOCKLEY, Howard Lawrence 14 Jul 1918 04 May 2000 Tec 4 U.S. Army World War II
GARDNER, Ralph Edward 20 Dec 1955 19 Nov 2006 Sgt U.S. Air Force
BOYLES, Everett David 01 Sep 1906 02 Apr 1981 PFC U.S. Army World War II
BOYLES, Jeane R. 24 Dec 1910 01 Jan 1987
FARMER, Arlie Boyd 03 Mar 1917 05 Dec 1988 U.S. Navy World War II
FARMER, Ruth E. 17 Dec 1918 Dec 1984
EDWARDS, Ray Syndey 05 Oct 1915 29 May 1995 U.S. Army World War II Purple Heart
EDWARDS, Mildred D. 21 Oct 1918 30 Aug 1985
TURMAN, Cecil 23 Apr 1915 Mar 1979 Tec 4 U.S. Army World War II
TURMAN, Ethel Mae Spence 24 Mar 1920 19 Nov 2005
ROBERTS, Troy Leander 02 May 1907 04 Sep 1996 Pvt U.S. Army World War II
ROBERTS, Hattie T. 31 Mar 1910 09 Feb 1984
BEDSAUL, Dixie Gilmer 13 May 1896 Aug 1989 U.S. Army World War I
BEDSAUL, Bessie H. 21 Dec 1906 21 Jan 1996
HORTON, Clinton H. 12 Dec 1916 Aug 1985
WEBB, Gary Steven 30 Sep 1950 25 Sep 1998 MM1 U.S. Navy
WEBB, Clarence Lester 22 Sep 1926 04 Jul 1999 SC2 U.S. Navy World War II
PRESLEY, Thomas Edward 16 Feb 1936 07 Apr 1995 PFC U.S. Army Korea
MELTON, Ralph Hardin 25 Mar 1922 18 Oct 1990 U.S. Army World War II
MELTON, Margaret D. Solsby 20 Jun 1924 20 Jul 1998