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Burkes Garden has lost another of its valuable and useful citizens. Mrs. Mallie MOSS died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A. HOLMES at Marion Saturday night. She had been a guest of her daughter, where she was taken ill. The funeral service took place Monday afternoon in the Central Church in Burkes Garden. Rev. E. H. COPENHAVER, of Marion, Rev. T.A. FREEMAN of Tazewell and Rev. Manson B. TATE, of Marion, were in charge of the service. Surviving are these children: C. J. MOSS, Burkes Garden; Oscar MOSS, Maryland; Mrs. J.N HIGGINBOTHAM, Tazewell; Mrs. George PEERY, Ceres; George MOSS, Loudon county; Mrs. Mary B. GROSECLOSE, Ceres; Mrs. E. A. HOLMES, Marion. Mrs. MOSS was a daughter of Clinton and Sarah Gillespie BARNES of the Cove, and was thereby related to many Tazewell county's leading families. The deceased lady visited her daughter Mrs. HIGGINBOTHAM, in Tazewell frequently. She was widely known for her many attributes of character, and her devotion to her family.

Mrs. Bertie Virginia TABOR, 67 years of age, wife of the late E. I. TABOR, died at her home in West Graham last Friday. She was born December 3, 1875 on Clear Fork, and was the daughter of Calvin RUBLE and Statira Sarver RUBLE. She is survived by her mother, of West Graham; two daughters, Mrs. Sibyl JAMES, of West Graham, and Mrs. Marie BUSTOS, of Pittsburg; one son, Zenith B. TABOR, of West Graham; three brothers, D. W. RUBLE and E. N. RUBLE, of near Bluefield, Va. H. C. RUBLE, of Williamson, one sister, Mrs. Mollie SHAWVER, of Shawver's Mill; one half brother, M.A. RUBLE of West Graham, three half sisters, Mrs. W. H. FLESHMAN and Mrs. Tom MOORE, of west Graham and Mrs. O. E. TURLEY, of Bluefield Va. Funeral services were conducted from the West Graham Methodist Church Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. Minnie KINDER died at her home in Lynn Hollow last Friday morning. Funeral services were conducted at the home Saturday. Mrs. KINDER was the wife of Simon O. KINDER, who survives. She was the daughter of the late, Mr. and Mrs. William TILLER. Besides her husband there survives two sisters, Mrs. J. B. STEPHENSON and Mrs. J. T. STEPHENSON, of the Tazewell Road; two brothers, W. J. TILLER of Pinhook, WV and S.G. TILLER of Pineville WV.