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died. He took care of himself until the last month and was bedridden for a month only. He died three months before he turned 92 years old as the oldest resident in Chester. He was an outdoor man, but he was a strong family man and saw a need in the community for a store, so he became a merchant for a time. The store became an important part of the family life. In looking at old family photographs, they are often taken in front of the store. He was a strong-willed man, a survivor generous and confident in his ability to survive. His grandsons talk of him emphatically as a mountain man and of his unwavering generosity. He touched lives by this steadfast character, not only through inherited traits, but by example. Personal recollections of: Elmo Reynolds, Lowell Martin Genealogy records of: Elmo and Nida Reynolds, Carolyn DeDionisio Moroni Ward Records Isaac Reynolds. Sytvia M. Reynolds, Jessie M. Freston, Erastus Preston, Mary Ann F. Martin, Samuel H. Martin, Mary E. M. Jackson, Ruby a. Martin, William Jackson, Samuel Martin - Courtesy Elmo & Nida Reynolds 78 |