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     William Edgar Slade was born on October 14, 1888 in Georgia.² He was the son of John Edward Slade and Della Lifsey.¹ William Edgar Slade was New Tag in 1892 in Georgia.¹
     William married Unie Garrick on December 25, 1907 no issue of record.² William Edgar Slade was listed as Willie E. Brother Zean was living with them in 1920 cenus. It listed Willie E. 31, Unie G 30, married at 19, Zean 20.³ William died on March 11, 1938 at age 49.⁴

     Unie Garrick was born on October 10, 1888 in Georgia.^1,2
     Unie married William Edgar Slade, son of John Edward Slade and Della Lifsey, on December 25, 1907 no issue of record.³ Unie died on May 11, 1953 at age 64.² She was buried in Southview Cemetery, Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia.⁴

     Annie Della Slade was born on January 5, 1923 in Georgia.^1,2 She was the daughter of Frank Alexander Slade and Annie Vivian Chapman.¹
     Annie married John Raymond Barr on December 23, 1941.² Annie died in 1992. She was buried in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.³

     Frederick Lee Slade went by Fred. He was born on March 31, 1890 in Georgia.² He was the son of John Edward Slade and Della Lifsey.¹ Frederick Lee Slade was registered for the military draft in World War I on June 5, 1917 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, He was tall with medium build, his eyes were gray and hair was brown. He was a fireman for the B & O Railroad Company, working out of Philadelphia.³ Frederick died on July 21, 1920 at age 30.¹

     James Horace Slade was born on February 19, 1892 in Georgia.¹ He was the son of John Edward Slade and Della Lifsey.¹
     James married Lois Johnson on October 4, 1925.¹ James died on January 14, 1964 at age 71.¹ He was buried in Cairo, Grady County, Georgia.²

     Dr. George Clements Slade was born on January 24, 1923 in Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia.^1,2 He was the son of Claud Slade and Lessie Gaines.¹
     George married Grace Wilson on January 18, 1944.¹ George was a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II, serving on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean. Following the war he entered Northern Illinois College of Optometry, graduating cum laude in 1949.
     
Soon after graduation he opened an optometry practice in Barnesville, Ga. After 18 years in Barnesville he moved his office to West Point where he practiced for nine years from 1967 to 1976. In 1976 he moved to Summerville, S.C. where he retired from practice in 1991 after 42 years as a Doctor of Optometry.²
     
George died on May 10, 2002 at age 79 and was buried in Marseilles Cemetery, Troup County, Georgia.² His obituary read as follows:

      WEST POINT -- Dr. George C. Slade, 79, of West Point died Friday, May 10, 2002 at Florence Hand Home in LaGrange.

Funeral services were held Monday, May 13 at 11 a.m. at West Point First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Joseph L. Watson Jr. and Ray Warner officiating. Burial followed in Marseilles Cemetery in West Point.

Dr. Slade is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace W. Slade of West Point; two daughters, Linda (Jack) Gibbons of Gaston County, N.C., and Susan (Frankie) Ponder of Lanett; two sons, George (Terri) Slade of Lanett, and Bill (Patti) Slade of West Point; eight grandchildren, John Gibbons, Matthew Gibbons and Mark Gibbons, all of Gaston County, Stefan Slade, Frank Ponder and Slade Ponder, all of Lanett, and Amy Slade and Craig Slade of West Point; and two great-grandchildren.

Born Jan. 24, 1923 in Vienna, Ga. Dr. Slade was a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II, serving on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean. Following the war he entered Northern Illinois College of Optometry, graduating cum laude in 1949.

Soon after graduation he opened an optometry practice in Barnesville, Ga. After 18 years in Barnesville he moved his office to West Point where he practiced for nine years from 1967 to 1976. In 1976 he moved to Summerville, S.C. where he retired from practice in 1991 after 42 years as a Doctor of Optometry.

Dr. Slade was a past president of the Georgia Optometric Association and was East Coast Chairman of the Optometric Extension Program. In 1957 he was named "Optometrist of the Year" by the Illinois College of Optometry, and in 1967 the school conferred upon him the prestigious honorary degree of Doctor of Science of Optometry.

In 1974 he was honored by the West Point Lions Club for his contributions to local Lions sight conservation. In 1991 he received the G.N. Getman Award from the College of Optometrists for his excellence in developmental optometry.

During his long career, Dr. Slade traveled all over the United States giving lectures and seminars to optometrists on child development. Dr. Slade authored several optometric books including a clinical book that is still used today by students of optometry. In Italy the book was translated into Italian for teaching in that country.

Dr. Slade was active in his churches in Barnesville, Summerville and West Point. At Barnesville United Methodist Church he was a member of the Administrative Board and taught Sunday School at the youth level. At West Point First United Methodist Church he was a member of the Wesley Men's Sunday School class.

Dr. Slade had a passion for flying. He was a private pilot instructor and was certified to teach instrument licensing. He was the son of the late Lessie Gaines Slade and Claud Slade.²

     Charles Hal Dayhuff III is known as Hal.¹ He was born on October 8, 1937 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana.^1,2
     Charles married Barbara Angeline Slade, daughter of Charles Gordon Slade and Martha Elizabeth Crawford, in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Georgia.¹ Charles died on January 1, 2018 in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, at age 80.² He was buried Charles Hal Dayhuff III, 80, of Griffin, passed away Jan. 1, 2018.

He was born in Rochester, Indiana, son of the late Charles Hal Dayhuff Jr. and Marian Weaver Perry Dayhuff.

He was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia and a veteran of the United Sates Army infantry, serving in the Vietnam War and retiring as a lieutenant colonel. Mr. Dayhuff then worked as a mortgage broker. He was an active member of Life Springs United Methodist Church.

As of 2015, he was a 70-year member of the Boy Scouts of America and former Eagle Scout and Silver Beaver, receiving the La Orden De Espiritu De Las Buenas Obras (highest Scouting award in Panama Canal Zone). He was a member of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Association, the American Legion Post 197 in Pike County, the Military Order of World Wars, the Veteran of Foreign Wars-Alpharetta Post 12002 and the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard of Atlanta.

Mr. Dayhuff was a former President of the Buckhead Fifty in Atlanta, former President of Isthmus Toastmasters and Past State President of the Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution.

He was also a member of the Sons of the American Revolution; First Families of Maryland; First Families Indiana Pioneers, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims; Sons of Indian Wars; Constables and High Sheriff's; Sons of Union Veterans; Sons and Daughters of World War II Veterans; Sons of the Revolution; Ark and Dove Society; Friends of the Georgia Archives; Pike County Historical Society and a Kentucky Colonel.

Mr. Dayhuff received the Roger Sherman Medal-SAR-Service of Excellence, The General William C. Westmoreland Award-Veteran Volunteer for SAR, SAR/CAR Silver Medal of Appreciation and the SAR-War Service Medal-Vietnam.

With help from friends in Concord, he and his wife Barbara formed the first Concord Country Jubilee in 1975 and they chaired this position for the first several years. The Jubilee was created to raise money for a new fire truck.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara Angeline Slade Cribb Dayhuff; sons, Richard Edward Cribb Dayhuff and wife Pam, and Charles Hal Dayhuff IV and wife Latrelle; daughter, Martha Claire (Cribb) Dayhuff Rhodes and husband Wiley; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Marian Alicia Dayhuff Dorsie and her husband Joe Dorsie, and the late Jane Duke Dayhuff Collins and her husband Ronald Wayne Collins.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Moody-Daniel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.³

     Edward Bernard Cribb V was born on February 2, 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.¹
     Edward married Barbara Angeline Slade, daughter of Charles Gordon Slade and Martha Elizabeth Crawford, in Wynnton Methodist Church, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.¹¹ Edward died on August 26, 1963 in Viet Nam at age 23.¹ He was buried in Fort Benning Post Cemetery, Muscogee County, Georgia.^1,2

     Martha Elizabeth Crawford was born on January 16, 1919 in Concord, Pike County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Clark Crawford and Lilla Inez Chappell.¹
     Martha married Charles Gordon Slade, son of Charles Simon Slade and Ophelia Selena Adams, on January 16, 1937.¹ Martha died on January 30, 1987 in Falcon Lane, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, at age 68.¹ She was buried in Fincher Memorial Cemetery, Meansville, Pike County, Georgia.²

     Lucy Holland Slade was born on March 12, 1895 in Pike County, Georgia.² She was the daughter of Samuel Simon Slade and Martha Ann Storey.
     Lucy married Paul Cochran, son of William T Cochran and Queen E [?].¹ They had no children. They lived in the Slade house built by Marvin Slade in 1909 for Samuel Simon and Martha Ann. After Paul died Lucy and Claude lived in the house until their deaths.¹ She retired as post mistress.³ Lucy died on December 7, 1973 at age 78.² She was buried in Fincher Memorial Cemetery, Meansville, Pike County, Georgia.¹

     Reuben Samuel Slade was called Samuel. He was born on November 7, 1907 in Pike County, Georgia.¹ He was the son of Charles Simon Slade and Ophelia Selena Adams.¹ Reuben died on December 31, 1911 at age 4.¹

     Lewis Shannon Holloway was born on October 10, 1909 in Whigham, Grady County, Georgia.^2,3 He went by Shannon.¹
     Lewis married Edith Myrtine Slade, daughter of Charles Simon Slade and Ophelia Selena Adams, on November 5, 1936 in Lee Street Methodist Church, Americus, Sumter County, Georgia.^1,3 Lewis Shannon Holloway was a Methodist Minister.¹ He resided in Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia, in 1946.³ He resided in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, in 1981.³ Lewis died on November 22, 1981 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, at age 72.³ He was buried in Fincher Memorial Cemetery, Meansville, Pike County, Georgia.⁴

     Virginia Rachel Evans was born on January 12, 1921 in Georgia.²
     Virginia married Julian Hoyt Slade, son of Charles Simon Slade and Ophelia Selena Adams, on February 2, 1943.¹ Virginia died on December 21, 1984 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, at age 63.¹ She was buried in Fincher Memorial Cemetery, Meansville, Pike County, Georgia.²

     Julian Hoyt Slade Jr was born on August 1, 1946 in Georgia. He was the son of Julian Hoyt Slade and Virginia Rachel Evans.¹
     Julian married Anita Milam.¹ Julian died in May, 2002 at age 55.²