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     Bernadette Holmes was born in 1902.

     Joseph C. Holmes was born in 1905. He died in 1991.

     Etha Mae Holmes was born in 1893. She died in 1983.

     William Thomas Pearson died at Norfolk, Virginia. He died. He was born at Portsmouth, Virginia.

     Harrie Oscar Pearson Jr. was born on 21 June 1907.¹ He married Alice Virginia Moore on 8 October 1934. Harrie Oscar Pearson Jr. died on 30 August 1954 at age 47.¹ He was buried after 30 August 1954 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia.¹

     Alice Virginia Moore married Harrie Oscar Pearson Jr., son of Eula Tabb, on 8 October 1934. Alice Virginia Moore died in September 1999.

     Harrie Oscar Pearson III died. He was born.

     Una Heath Pearson married David Joseph Murphy. Una Heath Pearson was buried in March 2007 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia. She died on 17 March 2007 at Norfolk, Virginia.

     David Joseph Murphy was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia. He died. He married Una Heath Pearson, daughter of Harrie Oscar Pearson Jr. and Alice Virginia Moore.

     David Joseph Murphy died at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia. He died.

     Peter Tabb Pearson was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia. He died at Alaska.

     William Pagon Edmondson was born on 11 November 1896 at Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland.¹ He married Frances Augustine Tabb, daughter of George Augustine Tabb and Mary Christian Saunders, on 16 October 1933.¹ William Pagon Edmondson died on 12 August 1960 at Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, at age 63.¹ He was buried after 12 August 1960 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia.

     Mary Anne Edmondson was born on 20 August 1936 at Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia. She died on 4 August 2010 at Norfolk, Virginia, at age 73. She was buried on 7 August 2010 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia.

     Dr. William Pagon "Buck" Edmondson Jr. was born on 4 October 1934 at Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia.^1,2 He married Margaret Strachan Wilkinson on 31 August 1957 at Norfolk, Virginia.² Dr. William Pagon "Buck" Edmondson Jr. married Betty Rae Thomas in 1979 at Pasquotank County, North Carolina.² Dr. William Pagon "Buck" Edmondson Jr. died on 12 July 2014 at Virginia Beach, Virginia, at age 79.² NORFOLK - William Pagon Edmondson Jr, MD, FACP passed away on July 12, 2014. Dr. Edmondson, or as most people knew him "Buck," was born in Portsmouth, Virginia at Parrish Memorial Hospital on October 4, 1934.

He graduated from Granby High School in 1952 and Hampden-Sydney College in 1956 with a B.S. Cum Laude. In 1960, he graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine with a Doctor of Medicine. He completed an internship at Grace-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut followed by a residency at Yale University.

Thereafter, he joined the Epidemic Intelligence Service, United States Public Health Service, CDC, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as a Lieutenant Commander during 1963-65 and participated on the Vaccine Development Board NAIAD. During 1965-66, he engaged in a Medicine & Cardiology fellowship at the University of Virginia and was Chief Resident in Medicine at the University of Virginia during 1966-67. He was certified as a specialist by the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1967. In 1972, he was certified with an Infectious Disease subspecialty by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He had hospital staff privileges at CHKD, DePaul Hospital, Norfolk Community Hospital, and Sentara Hospitals.

Dr. Edmondson held academic appointments as instructor and assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine & Internal Medicine at UVa and Clinical Associate Professor at EVMS.

After completion of his military service and post-doctorate training he and his family settled in Norfolk. Along with Drs. Chapman, Elder, Franklin, and Henry, Dr. Edmondson was an original founder of the Norfolk Diagnostic Clinic in 1970, adjacent to Leigh Memorial Hospital. Dr. Edmondson practiced Internal Medicine in the Tidewater area for forty years. He served on the Sentara Health System Board of Directors for a number of years beginning in 1987. He also was a long standing member and past president of the Rotary Club of Norfolk.

Besides his devotion to his patients, he enjoyed entertaining, fishing, crabbing, golfing, traveling, and University of Virginia football.

Dr. Edmondson was predeceased by his parents William Pagon Edmondson Sr and Frances Tabb Edmondson. Dr. Edmondson was also predeceased by his sister Mary Ann Edmondson Grinnan, his first wife, Margaret Wilkinson Edmondson, and his second wife, Betty Rae Thomas Edmondson. He is survived by his son William Pagon Edmondson, III, (Joanne), daughter Susan Edmondson Phillips (Jerry), daughter Melissa Edmondson Hays, granddaughters Holland Tabb Phillips and Mia Winfield Hays, nephew George Grinnan, niece Katherine Grinnan Batzel, and many devoted friends and colleagues.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm on Thursday July 17, 2014 at The Episcopal Church of The Good Shepherd, 7400 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23505. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Norfolk Chapel is assisting the family. Interment will occur at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to UVa Medical School Foundation for the Edmondson Endowed Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 800776, Charlottesville, VA 22908 or to the Rotary Club Charities of Norfolk, Va. Online condolences may be made at www.hdoliver.com.

Dr. Edmondson, "Buck," will be remembered as a compassionate physician who always treated his patients with impartiality and love.² He was buried on 4 August 2014 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia; He was cremated and his ashes interred with his wife Betty Rae at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, VA.²

     Margaret Strachan Wilkinson was born on 26 April 1935 at Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia.¹ She married Dr. William Pagon "Buck" Edmondson Jr., son of William Pagon Edmondson and Frances Augustine Tabb, on 31 August 1957 at Norfolk, Virginia.² Margaret Strachan Wilkinson died on 6 February 2001 at Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, at age 65.¹

     Mary Norine Tabb married Oscar Thomas Keeling. Mary Norine Tabb was born on 2 July 1915 at Logan County, Kentucky. She died on 5 May 1979 at Kentucky at age 63. She was buried after 22 May 2014 at Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.¹

     Paul Adrian Tabb was born on 30 April 1927.¹ He died on 5 January 1934 at age 6.¹ He was buried after 5 January 1934 at Gant Cemetery, Sharon Grove, Todd County, Kentucky.

     James L. Tabb was born on 11 September 1932.¹ He died on 13 October 1989 at age 57.¹ He was buried after 13 October 1989 at Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.¹

     William Gary Tabb was born on 24 December 1937. He married Kay Koehn in 1964.¹ William Gary Tabb died on 2 May 2019 at age 81. He was buried on 6 May 2019 at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.¹

     Kay Koehn was born on 30 July 1940 at Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.¹ She married William Gary Tabb, son of William Robert Tabb and Martha B. Brown, in 1964.¹ Kay Koehn died on 24 November 2018 at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 78.¹ She was buried on 30 November 2018 at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.¹

     Lena Moody was born circa 1876.

     Charles Bolling Tabb Moody was born on 23 October 1879 at Cobb Switch, Mississippi. He was buried in July 1939 at National Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama. He died on 12 July 1939 at age 59.

     Leon Wesley Bell was born on 13 November 1908 at Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹ He died on 13 March 1940 at age 31; He never married.¹ He was buried after 13 March 1940 at Masonic Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹

     James Eldridge (Bud) Bell was born on 28 March 1911 at Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹ He married Myrtle Marie Cook on 10 May 1938 at Hugo, Texas.¹ James Eldridge (Bud) Bell died on 12 August 1955 at Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas, at age 44.¹ He was buried after 12 August 1955 at Masonic Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹

     Fred Tabb Bell was born on 11 April 1913 at Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹ He died on 2 February 1970 at Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, at age 56.¹ He was buried after 2 February 1970 at Masonic Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.

     Mary Jane Blades Bell was born on 18 November 1915 at Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹ She married William Odell Hooton on 3 September 1936.¹ Mary Jane Blades Bell died on 9 March 1997 at Houston, Texas, at age 81.¹ She was buried after 9 March 1997 at Masonic Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹

     Sam Broadstreet Bell was born on 18 November 1915 at Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹ He died on 17 February 1986 at Austin, Texas, at age 70; He never married.¹ He was buried after 17 February 1986 at Masonic Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹

     William Odell Hooton was born on 26 April 1913 at Dangerfield, Texas.¹ He married Mary Jane Blades Bell, daughter of Rab Leon Bell and Goldie Isola Tabb, on 3 September 1936.¹ William Odell Hooton died on 23 April 1996 at Austin, Texas, at age 82.¹ He was buried after 23 April 1996 at Masonic Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹

     Myrtle Marie Cook was born on 21 September 1920 at Titus County, Texas.¹ She married James Eldridge (Bud) Bell, son of Rab Leon Bell and Goldie Isola Tabb, on 10 May 1938 at Hugo, Texas.¹ Myrtle Marie Cook died on 4 October 2004 at Corpus Christi, Texas, at age 84.¹ She was buried after 4 October 2004 at Masonic Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.¹

     Douglas Bryan Tabb was born on 7 July 1951 at Blair, Jackson County, Oklahoma. He died on 5 January 2010 at San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, at age 58. He was buried on 31 July 2010 at Blair Cemetery, Blair, Jackson County, Oklahoma.