Relatives of Leo and Mary Ternes Diederich (2016) - Person Sheet
NameLeona M. Edwards 
Death19 May 1968, Roanoke, Virginia
BurialEvergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia
OccupationTeacher--1923; director of the City Detention Home in Roanoke, Virginia--1957.
FatherArthur William Edwards (1879-1967)
MotherGertrude (Gertie) Gaeb (1882-1918)
Spouses
Death1 Jan 1955, Harrisonburg, Virginia
BurialEvergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia
OccupationEngineer Corps, World War I; clothing salesman--1920; grader, road construction--1930; salesman, building construction--1940.
EducationAttended U.S. Naval Academy
ReligionMethodist
FatherAllen G. Trippeer (1871-)
MotherStella R. Mowbray (1893-)
Marriage18 Mar 1923, Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
ChildrenBenjamin E. (1923-1981)
Mary Jean (1924-2011)
William Mowbray (1927-2010)
Carl Arthur (Twin) (1931-1997)
James Herman (1933-1971)
Nancy Lynn (1934-2010)
Notes for Leona M. Edwards
Source: Ancestry.com—U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989 (for 1938 and 1957); U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963; and VIrginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; and www.findagrave.com.
In 1955 she lived in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was Virginia’s Mother of the Year in 1956. She worked as a teacher in the Roanoke Juvenile Detention Home and as a visiting teacher for Roanoke County. She died of heart disease. She was diabetic.
In 1955 she lived in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was Virginia’s Mother of the Year in 1956. She worked as a teacher in the Roanoke Juvenile Detention Home and as a visiting teacher for Roanoke County. She died of heart disease. She was diabetic.
Notes for Benjamin Mowbray (Spouse 1)
Source: Ancestry.com—Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973; U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989 (for 1938); Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; MyHeritage.com—newspaperarchive.com: Harrisonburg Daily News Record; and www.findagrave.com.
In 1920 he lived with his parents and siblings in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. His name was spelled Buchanun Trippier on the 1920 census.
In 1930 he and his wife and five children lived in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. In 1935 they lived in Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio. They moved to Roanoke, Virgina in about 1936. In 1940 he and his family lived in Roanoke, Virginia. In Ohio he worked for the Euclid Road Machinery Company. He was a sales representative for the Deversey Chemical Corporation of Chicago.
He resided in Roanoke until August of 1954 and then moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was buried initially in Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, VA.
In 1920 he lived with his parents and siblings in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. His name was spelled Buchanun Trippier on the 1920 census.
In 1930 he and his wife and five children lived in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. In 1935 they lived in Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio. They moved to Roanoke, Virgina in about 1936. In 1940 he and his family lived in Roanoke, Virginia. In Ohio he worked for the Euclid Road Machinery Company. He was a sales representative for the Deversey Chemical Corporation of Chicago.
He resided in Roanoke until August of 1954 and then moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was buried initially in Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, VA.