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MARILYN ALICE ROEHR

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RICHARD GALE KRISTOFFERSON

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ELAINE HAGGERTY

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ANNA JEAN FOOTE

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LARUE OPP

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ANGELA HENRIKSEN

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ARLENE FREEMAN

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DENNIS LEE SMART

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ROY LEE WINDER

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THOMAS JAMES (TOM) ROTHE

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MELVIN BERGMAN

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ETHEL LILLA

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