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William Gared Landes was born on 7 September 1934 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. He married Rosalind Marie Bryant on 5 September 1959 in Tabernacle Church, Norfolk, VA; ceremony by Rev. John Dunlap, Minister, Tabernacle Church. He died on 27 February 2021

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

William G. Landes, CDR, USN, Ret. was born on September 7, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pa., and departed this earth to be with his Lord Jesus on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at the age of 86.

Inscribed inside the band of Bill's wedding ring is "1 John 4:10-11," which states: "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." Confident of that atoning sacrifice, Bill is now rejoicing in the presence of the Christ who loved and gave His life for him. At the same time, he leaves behind for a season his beloved wife of 61 years, Rosalind.

Also surviving him are four children, W. Gared Landes Jr. and his wife, Brenda Lee, of New Bern, N.C., Brenda Landes and her husband, Mark Edmonds, of Craig County, Va., Lisa Landes, of San Francisco, Calif. with her husband, Emmett Gilman, and Noel Mitchell of Waynesboro, Va. In addition, Bill leaves behind six grandchildren, John and Jennifer Landes, Ryan Landes-Gilman, Amal, Chloe and Mason Mitchell, and three great-grandchildren, Makayla, Addison and Jackson.

Bill was a graduate of Drexel University in 1956 and the University of Virginia in 1988. He retired from the United States Navy as a Navy Civil Engineer after more than 21 years of service that included an assignment with the Navy Seabees in Vietnam in 1967-68, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V. He and Rosalind had resided in Charlottesville since 1978, where Bill both worked and often volunteered to serve others, and then moved to Waynesboro, Va. in 2009, where he lived until his death.

A memorial service will be planned for April 2021 at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church with Dr. Essen Daley officiating. Contact the church office at office@tab-pres.org or 540.932.1778 for more information. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, 1301 Red Top Orchard Road, Waynesboro, VA 22980, and Advancing Native Missions, P.O. Box 29, Afton, VA 22920.

(News-Virginian.)

William Gared Landes began military service in 1957 Vietnam War service, U.S. Navy career officer, retired as CDR in 1978. Two tours with Mobile Construction Battalion 58. He lived from 1984 to 1993 in Charlottesville, VA. He lived from 2009 to 2020 in Waynesboro, VA.

Edward William Jacobs was born on 26 July 1908 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA; son of Edward and Sena Louise (Leseman) Jacobs. He married Marian Potts Landes, daughter of Howard Malcolm Landes and Frances Marion Potts, on 1 December 1945 in Jenkintown, Montgomery Co., PA. Edward William Jacobs died on 21 November 1957 in St. Louis Co., MN.

He was buried on 17 December 1957 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA, Findagrave #121290070.

Edward William Jacobs began military service on 5 March 1943 WW II service, U.S. Army, enlisted, discharged 3 MAY 1944; re-enlisted 23 OCT 1945, dischareged 16 JAN 1947 at Ft. Dix, NJ. Total of 17 months overseas service, per Pennsylvania Veterans Compenstation Application file. He lived on 1 July 1950 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC.

Clyde Rohrer Herr was born on 23 February 1945 in Manor Twp., Lancaster Co., PA; son of John Heller and Mabel Elsie (Rohrer) Herr. He married Ellen Jacobs, daughter of Edward William Jacobs and Marian Potts Landes; no children. Clyde Rohrer Herr died on 9 September 2015 in Jenkintown, Montgomery Co., PA.

He was buried in September 2015 in Millersville Mennonite Cemetery, Millersville, Lancaster Co., PA, Findagrave #58849503.

Robert Harris Emich was born on 9 March 1920 in Baltimore, MD; son of Harris Crawford and Ruth Elizabeth (Haines) Emich. He married Margaret Decker Landes, daughter of Ralph Stanley Landes and Helen Tennyson Decker. Robert Harris Emich died on 19 March 2013.

Robert Harris Emich lived in 1941 in Wynnewood, Montgomery Co., PA. He began military service on 11 February 1943 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, WW II service, U.S. Army, enlisted, 9 months overseas, discharged 26 MAR 1946. (Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, Ancestry.com). He lived in 1970 in Denver, CO.

Betty Leen Francis was born on 4 December 1925 in Eufala, McIntosh Co., OK. She married Rayson John Billey, son of John Almon Billey and Louisa Margaret McClure. Betty Leen Francis died on 9 February 2015 in Keota, Haskell Co., OK,

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Betty Leen Billey of Keota, Oklahoma was born December 4, 1925, in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Garfield and Lizzie Bright Francis and passed away February 9, 2015, in Keota,Oklahoma at the age of 89.

She is survived by; Two Daughters; Two Sons; One Sister; Ten Grandchildren

Betty was a member of First Baptist Church in Keota. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rayson Billey; her parents, Garfield and Lizzie Francis and two brothers, Lester Francis and Daniel Francis.

Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 13. 2015 at Keota First Baptist Church with Pastor Harold McConnell officiating. Burial will follow in Keota Cemetery.

She was buried in February 2015 in Keota Cemetery, Sans Bois Twp., Haskell Co., OK, Findagrave #142436791.