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     Phyllis Elizabeth McNees was born on 18 August 1924 at Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.² She was the daughter of Wilbur Young McNees and Pearl Marie Wahl.² Phyllis Elizabeth McNees married William James Thiel, son of Stephen Thiel and Mary Hermann, on 11 June 1946 at Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.²

     Wilbur Young McNees Jr. was born on 7 March 1926 at Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.² He was the son of Wilbur Young McNees and Pearl Marie Wahl.² Wilbur Young McNees Jr. married Mary Jean Crawford, daughter of John Lawrence Crawford and Amy Margaret Day, on 28 May 1947 at Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.²

     William James Thiel was born on 12 December 1921 at Monaca, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.² He was the son of Stephen Thiel and Mary Hermann.² William James Thiel married Phyllis Elizabeth McNees, daughter of Wilbur Young McNees and Pearl Marie Wahl, on 11 June 1946 at Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.² William James Thiel died on 31 July 1997 at Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, at age 75.³

     Mary Jean Crawford was born on 10 May 1927 at Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.² She was the daughter of John Lawrence Crawford and Amy Margaret Day.² Mary Jean Crawford married Wilbur Young McNees Jr., son of Wilbur Young McNees and Pearl Marie Wahl, on 28 May 1947 at Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.² Mary Jean Crawford died on 2 November 1998 at Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, at age 71.³

     Virginia Ann McNees was born on 23 November 1926 at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.² She was the daughter of Wayne Anthony McNees and Miriam Virginia Simmers.² Virginia Ann McNees married first Don Ray Loflin, son of Ray Harry Loflin and Mary Phillips, on 27 March 1946 at Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.² Virginia Ann McNees married second Eugene Max Ellison, son of John Augustus Ellison and Laura Ellen Smith, on 17 July 1955 at Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia.² Virginia Ann McNees died on 10 February 2009 at Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia, at age 82.^3,4 Her obituary read, "Virginia Ann Loflin Ellison, of Mechanicsville, formerly of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Wayne and Miriam McNees and the widow of Eugene Max Ellison. She was also preceded in death by her son, D. Ray Loflin Sr., and sister, Rose Lester. Surviving are daughter, Cathy L. Burch; son, Donald Wayne "Butch" Loflin and wife, Anne, of Arkansas; grandchildren, Jacquelyn Burch, Ricky Burch III, D. Ray Loflin Jr. and wife, Margaret, and Cindy Porter; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one nephew, Mark Lester; and extended family, Rick Burch Jr., and Pat and Herbert Hudgins. Family received friends Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 3 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road, where services were held. Graveside services were held in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Roanoke. Memorials to Advent Christian Church, Mechanicsville.³ She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia.³

     Rose Harding McNees was born on 25 February 1931 at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.² She was the daughter of Wayne Anthony McNees and Miriam Virginia Simmers.² Rose Harding McNees married Richard Edwin Lester on 27 September 1952 at Coalwood, McDowell County, West Virginia.² Rose Harding McNees All children adopted.² She died in April 2005 at age 74.³ She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia.³

     Don Ray Loflin was born on 14 September 1926 at Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia.² He was the son of Ray Harry Loflin and Mary Phillips.² Don Ray Loflin married Virginia Ann McNees, daughter of Wayne Anthony McNees and Miriam Virginia Simmers, on 27 March 1946 at Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.² Don Ray Loflin died on 16 May 1955 at Orlando, Orange County, Florida, at age 28.² He was buried at Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia.²

     Eugene Max Ellison was born on 12 May 1920 at Graydon, Fayette County, West Virginia.³ He was the son of John Augustus Ellison and Laura Ellen Smith.² Eugene Max Ellison married Virginia Ann McNees, daughter of Wayne Anthony McNees and Miriam Virginia Simmers, on 17 July 1955 at Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia.² Eugene Max Ellison died on 22 July 2008 at Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia, at age 88.³

     Richard Edwin Lester was born on 27 June 1926 at Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia.² He married Rose Harding McNees, daughter of Wayne Anthony McNees and Miriam Virginia Simmers, on 27 September 1952 at Coalwood, McDowell County, West Virginia.² Richard Edwin Lester All children adopted.² He died on 24 October 1977 at age 51. He was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia.