David Link Family Cemetery - Diamond Knob Road near Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA.

aka Link Family Cemetery

From Simpsons, Virginia on road 653 Shawsville Pike, turn left on Diamond Knob Road and travel about 1.3 miles. This is a gravel road. The cemetery is in a field about two hundred yards to the left off the road.

Last Visited & Photographed by John Skillman Jul 2012)

Need coordinates.

 

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

Original Source: Visited Cemetery on September 30, 2000 By Mary Frances Conner Williams (d/o Oliver Noel Conner & Hazel Boone and granddaughter of Charles E & Mary Odessa Aldridge Boone)
Additional information and corrections by David Shank (s/o Tonsa Shank and Evelyn Light, great-grandson of Samuel Jackson Light)

Find A Grave Name: Link Family Cemetery, Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA.

Annotations – added May 2021 by Barb Camery Reininger

Annotations in Red – correction to original text by Barb Camery Reininger

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

Notes: From Mary Frances Conner Williams notes: Sep 2000 This is a beautiful well-maintained cemetery.

Photo

NAME

X = Original survey

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Akers, Ballard P.

16 Apr 1861

25 Sep 1939

 

aka Ballard Preston Akers, s/o Solomon & 1st wife Arminda (Lester) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_William_Lydia_mcva]

1st m. 1886 Montgomery, nee Emily Jane “Emma” Poff, d/o Samuel & Matilda E. (Dewese) Poff. [Death Cert] [Poff_Samuel_Matilda]

2nd m. 1932 Montgomery, nee Elizabeth Martha Maude “Mattie” Smith, d/o Flournoy & 1st wife Melissa Adeline (Bolling) Smith. [Smith_Isaac_Naomi] “Mattie”

1st m. Dennis Elbert Quesenberry, 1883-1923. [Death Cert] [Quesenberry_Leroy_Cordelia]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Akers, Emma J.

07 May 1856

25 Jun 1929

 

nee Emily Jane “Emma” Poff, d/o Samuel & Matilda E. (Dewese) Poff. [Death Cert] [Poff_Samuel_Matilda]

m. 1886 Montgomery

Ballard Preston Akers, s/o Solomon & 1st wife Arminda (Lester) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_William_Lydia_mcva]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Beierlein, Harry G. Sr

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X Beierlein, Geneva Link

12 Jan 1919

 

21 Dec 1991

07 Oct 1984

 

11 Feb 1991

 

Harry Gilbert Beierlein Sr, s/o Wallace Albert Beierlein & Bertha Amelia (DeGroote) Beierlein. [Death Cert] [no file]

m. 1956 Arlington

nee Geneva Fern Link, d/o Guy & Allie (Akers) Link. She was 1st married & divorced from Robert Wirt Eanes 1950 NC. [Death Cert]

no photo

(not noted in original survey

Clower, James Tazwell

13 Aug 1841

24 Nov 1925

 

James Tazwell Clower, s/o John Joshua & Martha “Patsy” (Pugh) Clower. [Death Cert] [Clower_JohnJ_Martha]

2nd m. 1870 Floyd

nee Mary Frances Link, d/o David & 1st wife Adeline (Smith) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

no photo

(not noted in original survey

Clower, Mary Frances

Jul 1846

25 Feb 1927

 

nee Mary Frances Link, d/o David & 1st wife Adeline (Smith) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

2nd m. 1870 Floyd

James Tazwell Clower, s/o John Joshua & Martha “Patsy” (Pugh) Clower. [Death Cert] [Clower_JohnJ_Martha]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Conner, Pearlie M

13 Jun 1879

16 Feb 1885

 

Pearlie M. Conner, d/o John Haden & Isabell Ellen (Link) Conner. [Death Cert] [Conner_JacobP_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Conner, W. Nathan

02 Feb 1837

 

06 Nov 1841

09 Oct 1911

 

03 Sep 1910

 

W. Nathan Conner, s/o Jacob P. & Jacob P. & 1st wife Matathise “Mary” (Furrow) Conner. [Conner_JacobP_2wives]

(FAG submitter believes THIS-and there were several, W. Nathan Conner’s parents are Daniel Columbus & Mary Anna (McAlexander) Conner.)

1st m. 1855 Montgomery Cynthia (Cynthia Virginia?) Otey, 1839-1858, s/o Samuel & Jane (Elliot) Otey. [no file]

2nd m. 1859 Floyd nee Elizabeth Light, d/o John Jackson & Mary Sandra “Polly” (Conner) Light. [Light_JohnJ_Mary]

 

Per Mary Frances Conner Williams’s notes:

William) Nathan Conner Feb. 2, 1837, Oct. 9, 1911 (s/o Jacob P. Conner & Addena Furrow) (md. Elizabeth Light Dec. 22, 1859)
    Elizabeth (Light) Conner Nov. 6, 1841, Sept. 3, 1910,
(d/o John L Light & Mary " Polly" Conner)

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Forbes, Lawrie E. “Jack”

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X Forbes, Violet L.

31 Aug 1919

 

12 Jan 1916

22 May 1988

 

16 Mar 2003

m. Apr27, 1940

aka Lawrie Eldridge “Jack” Forbes, s/o Joseph & Nellie (Rigney) Forbes. [Death Cert] [no file]

m. 1940 NC, divorced 1970; remarried 1978 Roanoke

Violet Blondell Link, d/o Coy & Ada Virginia (Akers) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Hunt, William B.

28 May 1896

03 Sep 1916

s/o J. A. & M. A. Hunt

William B. Hunt, s/o James A. & Martha Adeline (Clower) Hunt. R.R. Brakeman in WVA. He was in a R.R. “accident”. Can’t find anything more.

marker not found but was noted in original survey

X Janney, Infant daughter

 

16 Feb 1942

 

Infant d/o Nelson L & Irene (Link) Janney.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Light, Aurora

31 Oct 1866

28 Nov 1876

d/o S. J. & Salina E. Light

Aurora Light, d/o Samuel Jackson Jr & Salina Elizabeth (Link) Light. (death not recorded in Floyd) [Light_SamuelJ_Salina]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Light, Fredrick J.

26 Apr 1878

24 Feb 1885

Aged 6Y 2M 28D

From Mary Frances Conner Williams notes William L. Link, s/o John Ballard & Rebecca Ann (Link) Light. (death not recorded in Floyd) [Light_JohnJ_Mary]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Light, John G.

29 Nov 1884

18 Jan 1885

 

From Mary Frances Conner Williams notes William L. Link, s/o John Ballard & Rebecca Ann (Link) Light. (death not recorded in Floyd) [Light_JohnJ_Mary]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Light, Salina E.

02 Jun 1841

06 Mar 1915

w/o Samuel J. Light

nee Salina Elizabeth Link, d/o David & 1st wife Adeline (Smith) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

m. 1855 Floyd

Samuel Jackson Light Jr, s/o Samuel Jackson Sr & Sarah (unknown) Light. [1888 Floyd Death Register] [Light_SamuelJ_Salina]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Light, Samuel J.

01 Nov 1838

22 Jun 1888

 

Samuel Jackson Light Jr, s/o Samuel Jackson Sr & Sarah (unknown) Light. [1888 Floyd Death Register] [Light_SamuelJ_Salina]

m. 1855 Floyd

nee Salina Elizabeth Link, d/o David & 1st wife Adeline (Smith) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Light, Scipio

15 Jun 1864

16 Jan 1934

 

Scipio Light, s/o Samuel Jackson Jr & Salina Elizabeth (Link) Light. [Death Cert] [Light_SamuelJ_Salina]

m. 1923 Bristol, VA

Sallie Smith, d/o Fleming & Mary (Gill?) Smith. Probable d/o Flemon “Feming” Fleming & Mary J. (Gill) Smith but can’t find anything to confirm.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Light, William L.

14 Jun 1874

12 Jan 1885

 

From Mary Frances Conner Williams notes William L. Link, s/o John Ballard & Rebecca Ann (Link) Light. (death not recorded in Floyd) [Light_JohnJ_Mary]

marker not found but was noted in original survey

X Link, Ada

23 Sep 1891

05 Nov 1918

w/o Coy Link

nee Ada Virginia Akers, d/o Ballard Preston & Emily Jane “Emma” (Poff) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_William_Lydia_mcva]

m.

Coy Link, 1888-1971, s/o David Wesley & 1st wife Lucy Mary (Conner) Link. [Link_David_2wives] Coy will m. 2nd Minerva Essie Bell, 1897-1971, d/o James William & Lizena Catherine (Puckett) Bell. (DeathCert – can’t find for Coy or his 2nd wife)

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(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Adeline

12 Oct 1822

06 Sep 1883

 

nee Adeline Smith, d/o Jabez H & Elizabeth (Light) Smith. [Death not recorded Floyd] [Smith_Other_fcva]

m. 1840 Floyd

David Link, s/o Henry & Mary (Winter) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Alpha Boone

18 Oct 1897

20 Jun 1986

w/o Dock Link

 

nee Alpha May Boone, d/o Charles Emmett & Mary Odessa (Aldridge) Boone. [Death Cert] [Boone_AndrewW_2wives]

m. 1913 Floyd

aka Doctor E. "Dock" Link,  s/o David Wesley & 1st wife Lucy Mary (Conner) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, C. Milton

29 Oct 1850

20 Nov 1904

 

aka Cyrus Milton Link, s/o David & Adeline (Smith) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

m. 1899 Floyd

Susannah A. “Susan” Winfrey, d/o Stephen & Elizabeth (Childress) Winfrey. [Winfrey_Stephen_Elizabeth]

marker not found but is noted in original survey

X Link, Cola

20 Mar 1897

16 Mar 1898

 

Cola Link, child of David Wesley & Lucy Mary (Conner) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, David

11 Mar 1818

19 Feb 1900

 

David Link, s/o Henry & Mary (Winter) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

1st m. 1840 Floyd, nee Adeline Smith, d/o Jabez H & Elizabeth (Light) Smith. [Smith_Other_fcva

2nd m. 1886 Floyd, nee Sarah Ann “Sallie” Aldridge, d/o Anderson & Elizabeth (Smith) Aldridge. [Aldredge_Anderson_Elizabeth]

marker not found but a fairly recent burial

Link, David James “Jamie”

31 Jan 1973

23 Aug 2016

 

David James “Jamie” Link, s/o David & Laura Darlene (Hurley) Link.

 

David James (Jamie) Link, 43, of Check, Va., went home to be with the Lord on August 23, 2016. He is a graduate of Floyd County High School, he resided in Bristol. Jamie was preceded in death by his mother, Laura Darlene Hurley Link.
He is survived by his father, David Link of Check; brothers, Stephen Link (Stephanie) of Willis Va., Wes Link (Donna) of Christiansburg Va., Roby McDowell of Salem Va., Bo Link, Joe Link (Laurie) of Roanoke Va.; sisters, Melissa Mullins of Salem Va., Robin Brown of Roanoke Va.; aunts, Mary, Betty, Brenda and Peggy; uncles, Allen, Paul and James; numerous nieces; nephews; great-nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Gardner Funeral Home, Interment will be at a later date in Link Cemetery in Check Va. In lieu of Flowers Donations may be made to Gardner Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.gardnerfuneralhomefloyd.com. The Family is being served by Gardner Funeral Home.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, D. W.

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X Link, Lucy M.

28 Mar 1864

 

18 May 1867

05 Aug 1943

 

22 Mar 1938

 

David Wesley Link, s/o David & 1st wife Adeline (Smith) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

1st m. 1885 Floyd Lucy Mary Conner, d/o William Nathan & Elizabeth (Light) Conner. [Death Cert] [Conner_JacobP_2wives]

2nd m. 1938 Viola Milern Hall, d/o Byrd & Elizabeth (Munsey) Hall. [Death Cert] Viola was 1st married to Henry Epperly. She m. 2nd David Washington Vest.

marker not found but is noted in original survey

X Link, David Wilton

08 May 1897

14 Oct 1980

 

David Wilton Link, single s/o John Lemon & Sarah Elizabeth (Willis) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Dock E.

10 Feb 1894

11 Feb 1933

 

aka Doctor E. "Dock" Link,  s/o David Wesley & 1st wife Lucy Mary (Conner) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

m. 1913 Floyd

nee Alpha May Boone, d/o Charles Emmett & Mary Odessa (Aldridge) Boone. [Death Cert] [Boone_AndrewW_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Guy

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X Link, Allie Akers

18 Apr 1891

 

06 Feb 1895

05 Apr 1972

 

04 Apr 1975

 

Guy Link, s/o David Wesley & 1st wife Lucy Mary (Conner) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

m. 1913 Floyd

nee Allie G. Akers, d/o Ballard Preston & Emily Jane “Emma” (Poff) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_William_Lydia_mcva]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Henry

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X Link, Mamie V.

28 Feb 1903

 

18 Apr 1905

18 Nov 1980

 

13 Aug 1998

 

aka Henry Link Sr, s/o David Wesley & 1st wife Lucy Mary (Conner) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

m. 1923 Floyd
nee Mamie Vest, d/o Jesse David & & Henrietta “Etta” (Vest) Vest. [Vest_Samuel_Sarah]

 

LINK, Mamie Vest, 93, of Check, died Thursday, August 13, 1998, in a Salem hospital.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Link; son, Henry Clay Link; two sons-in-law, Delbert Walters, Howard Reed; two grandsons, Carlos Reed and Terry Vest.

Surviving are, five daughters and three sons-in-law, Maleta (Delbert) Walters, Pauline (Howard) Reed, all of Check, Catherine and Clinton Vest, of Floyd, Etta Mae and Herman Hall of Mechanicsville, Patricia and Fred Nichols, of Troutville; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Henry (Shelby) Clay Link, of Copper Hill; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Velvie Walters, of Charleston, S.C., Effie Poff, of Roanoke, Hazel and Frank Huff, of Vinton.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, 11 a.m. at the Little White Church with the Rev. Donnie Marshall officiating. Interment will be in the Link Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Wood Funeral Home, Floyd.

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Henry Clay

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X Link, Shelby Jean

10 Sep 1937

 

07 Dec 1937

16 Jul 1997

 

 

m. Jul 28, 1956

Henry Clay Link Jr, s/o Henry Sr & Mamie (Vest) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

m. 1956

Shelby Jean Aldridge, d/o Harry Lee & Iris Faye (Poff) Aldridge. [Aldredge_Joseph_Mary]

 

LINK, Henry Clay, (''H. C."")59, of Copper Hill, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 1997 in Nags Head, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Shelby A. Link; sons and daughters-in-law, Clay and Kathy Link, Jeff Link, Andy and Laura Link; grandchildren, Justin Link, Stephine Link; mother, Mamie V. Link; sisters and brothers-in-law, Maleta Walters, Pauline Reed, Catherine and Clinton Vest, Etta Mae and Herman Hall, Patricia and Freddie Nichols. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Link Cemetery with Masonic Graveside Rites, given by Floyd Masonic Lodge #329 A.F. & A.M. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Thursday at Gardner Funeral Home, where the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m.

Roanoke Times, The (VA) - Thursday, July 17, 1997

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Hubert

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X Link, Flora J.

01 May 1895

 

13 Mar 1901

20 Oct 1986

 

13 May 1992

m. Sept 14, 1919

Hubert Link, s/o David Wesley & 1st wife Lucy Mary (Conner) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

m. 1919 Floyd

nee Flora Jane Shank, s/o John William & Sarah Jane A. (Dickerson) Shank. [Death Cert] Mother differs in DC – I think DC is most likely wrong. [Shank_LewisR_2wives]

marker not found but is noted in original survey

X Link, Infant son

14 Jun 1921

14 Jun 1921

 

Infant son of Hubert & Flora Jane (Shank) Link.

marker not found but is noted in original survey

X Link, Infant daughter

02 Sep 1926

03 Sep 1926

 

Infant daughter of Hubert & Flora Jane (Shank) Link.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Job Smith

29 Aug 1861

07 Jul 1930

 

Job Smith Link, David & 1st wife Adeline (Smith) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

m. 1888 Floyd

nee Liona Jane Conner, 1868-1950, d/o Jacob P. & 2nd wife Levica (Wilson) Conner. [Death Cert] [Conner_JacobP_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, John Lemons

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X Link, Sarah Elizabeth

22 Feb 1852

 

10 Mar 1872

12 Jun 1932

 

14 Nov 1939

 

John Lemons Link, David & 1st wife Adeline (Smith) Link. John d. in WVA. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

m.

nee Sarah Elizabeth Willis, d/o Robert L. & Sarah Katherine (Helms) Willis. [Death Cert] [Willis_Robert_Sarah] Sarah will m. 2nd Leonard R. Milton. She also d. in WVA as a Milton.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Laura D.

25 Dec 1948

17 Jun 2000

 

nee Laura Darlene Hurley, d/o Milton Harris & Everleen (Hopkins) Hurley.

m.

David Daniel Link, s/o Joseph “Joe” & Rheba (Light) Link.

 

LINK, Laura Darlene Hurley, 51, of Roanoke and formerly of Floyd, passed away at her home Saturday, June 17, 2000, after a long battle with A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's Disease).

She retired with disability from Vitramon, Inc.

She was preceded in death by her father, Milton Hurley and mother, Everleen Hopkins Angle.

Survived by husband, David Daniel Link, Roanoke; eight children and spouses, Roby McDowell, Steve and Stephanie Link, Bo and Tammy Link, all of Floyd, Jamie and Dawn Link, Bristol, Va., Melissa and Jeff Mullins, Christiansburg, Wes Link, Robin and Dwight Brown, Joe and Laurie Link, all of Roanoke; grandchildren, Nikki, Lindsey, Jessica, Dustin, Tiffany, Joshua, Jacob, Billy, Andrew, Dylan, Morgan, Chelseah, T. C., Sara, Cody, Kindal, Michael, Danielle, Aaron; stepfather, John R. Angle; half-sister, Kathleen Hurley Black; stepsister and brother, Kathy and Bim Walker, Freddie and Becky Angle; mother-in-law, Rheba Link; sisters-in-law, Betty and Ike Reynolds, Joan and Harless Akers, Brenda and Carl Hungate, Mary Richardson; brothers-in-law and spouses, James and Peggy Link, Paul Link, Allen and Pat Link.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Gardner Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Gardner and Rev. Richard Kingrea. Interment will follow in Link Cemetery, Check. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Sunday at Gardner Funeral Home where the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Many thanks to Cassandra, Peggy, Sara, Jennifer and others from Good Samaritan Hospice. Donna and the support group from MDA, Dr. Paul Cronk and staff. Memorial contributions may be made to MDA (A.L.S.)

Roanoke Times, The (VA) - Monday, June 19, 2000

marker not found but is noted in original survey

X Link, Leo Van

10 Aug 1914

04 Mar 1915

 

Leo Van Link, s/o Guy & Allie G. (Akers) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

marker not found but is noted in original survey

X Link, Malinda E.

31 Jul 1848

19 Dec 1870

 

Malinda E Link, d/o David & 1st wife Adeline (Smith) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Mary Adeline

23 Oct 1917

17 Nov 1917

d/o Dock & Alpha Link

Mary Adeline Link, infant d/o Doctor E. "Dock" & Alpha May (Boone) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Thaddaeus D.

27 Sep 1889

22 Dec 1936

 

aka Thaddaeus Darrel s/o Job Smith & Liona Jane (Conner) Link. Thaddaeus d. in WVA. (Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

m. 1914 Raleigh Co., WVA

Nora Ethel Billips, d/o James Thompson & Rebecca B. (Daniel) Billips. [no file]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Waskey Burrell

01 Nov 1931

11 Sep 1931

 

Waskey Burrel Link, s/o Henry Clay Sr & Mamie (Vest) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

X Link, Wesley

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X Link, Charlie

06 Jan 1914

 

06 Jan 1914

17 Jan 1914

 

18 Jan 1914

i/s of Dock & Alpha Link

Wesley Edward Link, infant s/o Doctor "Dock" & Alpha May (Boone) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

and twin

Charlie Everett Link, infant s/o Doctor "Dock" & Alpha May (Boone) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

marker not found but is noted in original survey

stone almost unreadable and broken in 2000

Link, William H.

05 Sep 1859

02 Feb 1862

 

William H. Link, s/o David & 1st wife Adeline (Smith) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

Link, William Shelton

29 Apr 1941

06 May 1941

i/s of Alvin & Minnie Link

William Shelton Link, s/o Alvin & Minnie (Turner) Link. [Death Cert] [Link_David_2wives]

marker not found but a fairly recent burial

Palmer, Michael Wayne “Mike”

12 Dec 1958

11 Sep 2016

 

Michael Wayne “Mike” Palmer, s/o Ellis Wayne & Peggy (Delong) Palmer.

 

Michael (Mike) Wayne Palmer, 57, of Gallipolis, Ohio, formerly of Vinton/Chamblissburg, Va. passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 11, 2016.

Michael earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering at VPI & SU in 1981 and went to work at the AEP Phillip Sporn Plant in Point Pleasant, W.Va. that year where he served as plant engineer until his retirement last year after 34 years of service.

He was predeceased by his father, Ellis Wayne Palmer; brother, Barry Lynn Palmer; paternal grandparents, Robert and Beatrice Link Palmer and maternal grandparents, Billy DeLong and Margie DeLong (Harry) Woods.
Surviving family includes mother, Peggy DeLong Palmer of Vinton; sister, Linda Palmer of Moneta; niece, Kristen Palmer of Roanoke; nephews; Bradley Palmer of Roanoke and Travis Palmer and wife, Heather of Troutville; great nieces, Sophia and Ariel Palmer; sister-in-law, Kathy and BJ Ulrich of Troutville; ex-wife, Cindy Maynard of Gallipolis, Ohio and many extended family members and friends.
A Celebration of His Life will take place at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Lotz Funeral Home Chapel in Vinton with the Rev. Dennis Moore officiating. Interment will follow in the Link Family Cemetery in Check, Va. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.lotzfuneralhomevinton.com

Roanoke Times, The (VA) - Wednesday, September 14, 2016

marker not found but a fairly recent burial

Pollard, Linda Faye Huffman

08 Jan 1950

20 Jan 2011

 

Linda Faye Huffman, d/o Ernest Paul & Gladys (Gregory) Huffman.

1st m. Donald Mark Pollard, 1934-2013, s/o Lonzie & Emma (Stewart) Pollard.

Engaged to David Link at time of death.

 

Linda Faye Pollard, 61, of Check, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Gladys Huffman and one sister, Edith Carter. She is survived by her fiance, David Link; one daughter and son-in-law, Donna and David Steele; one son and daughter-in-law, Don and Diane Pollard; five grandchildren, Jamil, Travis, Dakota, Dylan, and Dalton; four sisters, Evelyn Altice, Brenda Smallwood, Frances Carter, and Louise Carter; four brothers, John Huffman, Cecil Huffman, Charles Huffman, and Melvin Huffman; her childrens father, Donald Pollard, Sr. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Vinton Quesenberry, the Reverend Richard Kingrea officiating. Interment will follow at the Link Cemetery. Friends may call at Gardner Funeral Home after 11 a.m. on Tuesday where the family will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Condolences to the family may be made at www.gardnerfuneralhomefloyd.com.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

Puckett, James Curtis

08 Mar 1922

06 Oct 2009

 

James Curtis Puckett, s/o Floyd T. & Annie E. (Furrow) Puckett. [no file]

m. 1947 Roanoke

nee Paula Nadine Link, d/o Guy & Allie G. (Akers) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

James Curtis Puckett, 87, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at the VA Medical Center.

He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Navy C.B.s in New Guinea.

He is survived by his wife, Paula Link Puckett, of Roanoke; daughter, Joyce Puckett, of Roanoke; son, Curtis L. and Justine J. Puckett, of Check; and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside funeral service will be held 1 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2009, at the Link Cemetery with Mitchell Floyd officiating. Military Rites by the Floyd VFW
Post #7854 and the American Legion Post #127. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 8, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home.
Arrangements by Wood Funeral Home in Floyd, VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

Puckett, Joyce A.

16 Jan 1949

15 Dec 2010

 

Joyce Ann Puckett, d/o James Curtis & Paula (Link) Puckett. [no file]

 

Joyce Ann Puckett, 62, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, after choosing not to fight her battle with cancer, to care for her mother who passed away in October 2010. She was a loving daughter, sister,
and animal lover who will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Joyce, you did it your way. She leaves behind a brother, Curtis and Justine Puckett, of Check; uncle and aunt, Winston and Mary Link, of Roanoke; nephew, Stephen
Link; and also, friends, Janet and Anna. At the request of Joyce, there will be no visitation or viewing. Graveside funeral Service will be held 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at the Link Cemetery with the Rev. Bruce Robinson officiating. Arrangements by Wood Funeral Home in Floyd, VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by John Skillman Jul 2012)

Puckett, Paula Link

29 Apr 1926

22 Oct 2010

 

nee Paula Nadine Link, d/o Guy & Allie G. (Akers) Link. [Link_David_2wives]

m. 1947 Roanoke

James Curtis Puckett, s/o Floyd T. & Annie E. (Furrow) Puckett. [no file]

 

Paula Link Puckett, 84, of Roanoke, Va., and formerly of Check, Va., died at home on Friday, October 22, 2010.

She is survived by her daughter, Joyce; son, Curtis and his wife, Justine; her brother, Winston and his wife, Mary; as well as many cousins; and two very special friends, Janet Toney and Bruce Robinson.

She was the daughter of the late Guy and Allie Link and widow of James Puckett, her husband of 61 years.

She was a kind and loving spirit. She loved her family, friends, relatives and animals. She could always make you laugh. A cruel disease took her ability to walk and slowly took her life.

A Graveside Funeral Service will be held 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 24, 2010, at the Link Cemetery near Check with the Rev. Bruce Robinson officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements by Wood Funeral Home in Floyd, VA.

 

marker not photographed but is noted in original survey

Walters, Bobby Keen

01 Dec 1934

 

"Just Waiting"

Bobby Keen Walters, s/o Delbert Keen & Maleta Adaline (Link) Walters.

1st m. & d. from Meredith Marie Wimmer, d/o Banks & Lillie (Poff) Wimmer.

2nd m. JoAnn Feather, d/o Maynard Walter & Earlene Beatrice (Meador) Feather.

 

Original Survey:

LINK CEMETERY
Diamond Knob Road near Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA.
From Simpsons, Virginia on road 653 Shawsville Pike, turn left on Diamond Knob Road and travel about 1.3 miles. This is a gravel road. The cemetery is in a field about two hundred yards to the left off the road. This is a beautiful well-maintained cemetery. All information in parentheses will show relationships.

Visited Cemetery on September 30, 2000 By Mary Frances Conner Williams (d/o Oliver Noel Conner & Hazel Boone and granddaughter of Charles E & Mary Odessa Aldridge Boone)
    Additional information and corrections by David Shank (s/o Tonsa Shank and Evelyn Light, great-grandson of Samuel Jackson Light)

    David Link b Mar 11, 1818 d Feb 19, 1900 (s/o Henry Link 1790 - 1864) (md. Adeline Smith; parents of David Wesley Link)
    Adeline (Smith) Link b October 12, 1822 d September 26, 1883 ( w/o David link, d/o Jabez Smith & Elizabeth Light) ( Jabez s/o Humphrey Smith1760 - 1845) (Elizabeth d/o James Light, Sr. of New York)
    Malinda E Link b July 31, 1848, d. December 19, 1870 (of typhoid fever, d/o David Link & Adeline Smith.)
    C(ryus) Milton Link b Oct. 29, 1850, d. Nov. 20, 1904 ( s/o David Link & Adeline Smith; married Susan Winfrey)
    John Lemons Link Feb 22, 1852  June 12, 1932 (middle name may be Lemon, tombstone shows Lemons) (s/o David Link & Adeline Smith; md. Sarah Elizabeth Willis)
    Sarah Elizabeth ("Sallie B" Willis) Link Mar. 10, 1872 Nov 14, 1939 ( d/o Robert L Willis & Sarah Catherine Helms)
    David Wilton Link (single) May 8, 1897  Oct. 14, 1980 (s/o John Lemon Link & Sarah Elizabeth Willis)
    W (illiam) H Link (stone almost unreadable and broken) Sept. 5, 1859, Feb. 2, 1862 (In a list by the late Paul McNeil, he noted the Floyd County Register of Births shows he was born Sept. 29, 1859, died Feb. 15, 1863) (s/o David Link & Adeline Smith)
    D(avid) W(esley) Link March 28, 1864, August 5, 1943 (s/o David Link & Adeline Smith; md. Lucy Mary Conner, Dec. 15, 1885)
    Lucy M(ary Conner) Link May 18, 1867, Mar. 22, 1938 (d/o Nathan Conner & Elizabeth Light)
    W(illiam) Nathan Conner Feb. 2, 1837, Oct. 9, 1911 (md. Elizabeth Light Dec. 22, 1859) (s/o Jacob P. Conner & Addena Furrow)
    Elizabeth (Light) Conner Nov. 6, 1841, Sept. 3, 1910 (d/o John L Light & Mary " Polly" Conner)
    Pearlie M Conner died Feb. 16, 1885 5yrs 8mos 3days Daughter of J(ohn) H(aden) & J (Isabell Link) E Conner     (J carved on the stone instead of I for Isabell, she is the d/o David Link & Adeline Smith)
    Ada (Akers), wife of Coy Link (his 1st wife) b Sept. 23, 1891, d. Nov. 5, 1918 (d/o Ballard P Akers & Emma Poff) (Coy buried in Restvale Cemetery beside his second wife, Essie Bell) (Coy was the son of David Wesley Link & Lucy Conner)
    William Shelton Link Inf. s/o Alvin & Minnie (Turner) Link; April 29, 1941, May 6, 1941 (Alvin is the s/o Coy Link & Ada Akers) (Minnie Turner Link d. June 25, 1999 in Roanoke, Va. at age 89.)
    Violet L(ink) Forbes b January 12, 1916  _______     (d/o Coy Link; md. April 27, 1940 Lawrie E "Jack" Forbes)
    Lawrie E(ldridge) Forbes "Jack" August 31, 1919, May 22, 1988 U S Army WWII
    Ballard P Akers  April 16, 1861, Sept. 25, 1939 (h/o Emma J Poff Akers)
    Emma J(ane Poff) Akers w/o B.P. Akers May 7, 1856, June 25, 1929 (d/o Samuel Poff & Matilda DeWeese)
    Guy Link April 18, 1891, April 5, 1972 (s/o David Wesley Link & Lucy Conner; md. Allie Akers)
    Allie Akers Link Feb. 6, 1895, April 4, 1975 (d/o Ballard P Akers & Emma Poff)
    Leo Van Link  Aug. 10, 1914, Mar 4, 1915 d/o Guy & Allie Link.
    Geneva (Fern) Link Beierlin  Dec. 21, 1931, Feb. 11, 1991 (d/o Guy Link & Allie Akers; md. Harry G Beierlein, Sr.)
    Harry G Beierlein, Sr. Jan. 12, 1919, October 7, 1984 Capt. U S A F WWII
    Dock E Link Feb. 10, 1894,  Feb. 11, 1933 ( of injuries from an automobile accident) (s/o David Wesley Link & Lucy Conner, m. Alpha Boone)
    Alpha (May) Boone Link w/o Dock Link Oct. 18, 1897  June 20, 1986 (d/o Charles Emmett Boone & Mary Odessa Aldridge) ( Charles E. s/o Andrew William Boone & Margaret Clementine Mason) (Mary Odessa d/o John Taylor Aldridge & Mary Adeline Walters)
    Wesley E(dward) Link January 6, 1914,  January 17, 1914 (twin s/o  Dock & Alpha Link)
    Charlie E(verett) Link January 6, 1914,  January 18, 1914 (twin s/o Dock & Alpha Link)
    Mary Adeline Link Infant d/o Dock & Alpha Link  October 23, 1917, November 17, 1017
    Hubert Link May 1, 1895, October 20, 1986 U S Army WWI (s.o David Wesley Link & Lucy Conner; Md. Flora Shank, Sept. 14, 1919)
    Flora J (Shank) Link March 13, 1901, May 13, 1992 (d/o John W Shank & Sarah Dickerson)
    Infant son of Hubert & Flora Link  b/d June 14, 1921
    Infant daughter of Hubert & Flora Link Sept. 2, 1926, Sept. 3, 1926
    Infant d/o Nelson L & Irene (Link) Janney Feb. 16, 1942 (Irene d/o Hubert Link & Flora Shank)
    Cola Link March 20, 1897, March 16, 1898 (child of David Wesley Link & Lucy Conner)
    Henry Link Feb. 28, 1903, Nov. 18, 1980 (s/o David Wesley Link & Lucy Conner; md. Mamie Vest)
    Mamie V(est) Link April 18, 1905, August 13, 1998 (d/o Jessie David Vest & Etta Vest)
    Henry Clay Link September 10, 1937, July 16, 1997 U S Navy (s/o Henry Link & Mamie Vest; Md. Shelby Jean Aldridge, July 28, 1956)
    Shelby Jean (Aldridge) Link  December 7, 1937 ______ (d/o Henry Aldridge & Iris Fay Poff)
    Waskey Burrel Link November 1, 1930  September 11, 1931 (s/o Henry Link & Mamie Vest)
    Job Smith Link August 29, 1861, July 7, 1930 (s/o David Link & Adeline Smith; md. Liona Jane Conner)
    Thaddaeus D Link September 27, 1889, December 22, 1936 (s/o Job Smith Link & Liona Jane Conner; md. Nora Phillips)
    Samuel J(ackson) Light Born November 1, 1828, Died June 22, 1888 (s/o Samuel Light & Sarah "Sally" ?; md. Salina E Link)
    Salina E(lizabeth Link) Light Wife of Samuel J Light Born June 2, 1841, Died March 6, 1915 (d/o David Link & Adeline Smith)
    Scipio Light June 15, 1864, January 16, 1934 (s/o Samuel J Light & Salina E Link)
    Aurora Light Daughter of S(amuel) J. & Salina E Light Born October 31, 1866, Died November 28, 1876
    William L Light 6-14-1874  1-12-1885 Died age 10y 6m 28d (of diphtheria) (s/o John Ballard Light & Rebecca Ann Link, md. 1873 by Andrew W Boone) ( Rebecca d/o David Link & Adeline Smith) (John Ballard Light s/o John L Light & Mary "Polly" Conner)
    Frederick J Light 4-26-1878  2-24-1885 Died 6y 9m 28d (s/o John Ballard Light & Rebecca Ann Link)
    John G Light 11-29-1884, 1-18-1885 died 1m 19d (s/o John Ballard Light & Rebecca Ann Link)
    William B Hunt Son of J(ames) A. & M(artha) A(deline) Hunt born May 28, 1896 September 3, 1916 (grandson of Mary F Link, d/o David Link & Adeline Smith. Mary F. Md. To James T Clower in 1871 by Andrew W Boone)
    Martha A. (Clower) wife of J(ames) A. Hunt Born July 21, 1873, Died Jan. 26, 1906 (d/o Mary F Link & James T Clower) (Stone broken, only bits readable; from notes from Paul McNeil)
    David D(aniel"Danny") Link May 26, 1944 _______( md. (2) Laura Hurley) (s/o Joseph "Joe" Link & Rheba Light) (Joe, s/o David Wesley Link & Lucy Conner)
    Laura D(arlene Hurley) Link December 25, 1948, June 17, 2000 (d/o Milton Hurley & Everleen Hopkins Angle)
    Bobby Keen Walters December 1, 1934 ________ "Just Waiting" (s/o Delbert Walters & Maleta Link)