Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, April 21, 1994                   TAG: 9503230031
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BANDY, Viva Willie Mitchell, 89, of Thaxton, died Tuesday, April 19, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Singleton Funeral Service, Cedar Bluff.

BEAMER, John Marshall, 80, of Galax, died Tuesday April 19, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Snow Hill Baptist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax.

BOITNOTT, Reece T., 86, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994. Born in Franklin County, he was a son of the late Jacob and Maggie Boitnott. Mr. Boitnott was a retired truck driver and a Navy veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Lucille Hale Boitnott; daughter, Peggy J. Boitnott, Roanoke; son and daughter-in-law, Richard T. and Kathy S. Boitnott, Roanoke; three grandchildren, Jerry L. See, Sarah L. Boitnott, Shannon M. Boitnott, all of Roanoke; brothers, Joseph L. Boitnott, Fredonia, Ky., Wayne L. Boitnott, Charlestown, W.Va.; sisters, Goldie Mullins, Mary Moses, both of Roanoke, Bernice Minton, Eunice Minton, both of Rocky Mount; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel by the Rev. Harry E. Leland and the Rev. Robert M. Hamner. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.

BOWEN, Ralph Hunter, Sr. 66, of Cripple Creek, died Tuesday, April 19, 1994. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Va. Arrangements by Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, Va.

CALDWELL, Pattie Cannaday, 91, of Salem, died Monday, April 18, 1994. She was preceded in death by her husband, L. A. Caldwell in 1985. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Christine Cannaday, Boones Mill; one nephew, several nieces, and several great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 20, 1994 at East Hill Cemetery with Elder W. T. Conner officiating. Memorials may be made to Salem Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 291, Salem, VA 24153.

CLARK, Victoria Vaden Huffman, 68, of Salem, died Monday, April 18, 1994. She was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Clifton Huffman; a daughter, Judy Carolyn Huffman. She is survived by her husband, Elbert J. Clark; sister, Dot Martin; sons and daughters-in-law, Barry and Nancy Huffman, Don and Janell Huffman, Steve and Alice Clark, Phillip and Donna Clark, Tom Clark; daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Thaddis Blankenship, Brenda Butcher, Vickie and Ken Dodd; 19 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held 1 p.m., Thursday, at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Salem, with Rev. Bob Herdman officiating. Interment followed in Butt's Cemetery.

COLEMAN, Ellen Ruff, 85, of Bedford, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994, at her home. She was born in Bedford County January 10, 1909, a daughter of the late John Davis Ruff and Callie Frances Parker Ruff. She was the widow of Gordon Herman Coleman and a member of Bedford Christian Church. She is survived by two sons, Jack Lee Coleman and Bennie H. Coleman, both of Bedford; three daughters, Dorothy C. Chadwick, Williamsburg, Phyllis C. Galbreath, Jeffersonville, Ind., Gale C. Foutz, Roanoke; three brothers, John D. Ruff and Pete J. Ruff, both of Bedford and Aubrey L. Ruff of Stafford; three sisters, Nellie R. Powers and Estelle R. Bradley, both of Bedford and Frances R. Dawson of Rocky Mount; also 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at the graveside in Greenwoo d Cemetery on Friday, April 22, 1994 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Kenneth E. Burger officiating. Memorials may be made to the Bedford Life Saving Crew. Friends may call anytime at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

DEITT, Arthur Walter, 75, of Richfield, N.C., died Wednesday, April 20, 1994. Funeral 4 p.m. Friday, Paul's Crossing Baptist Church. Arrangements by Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle.

FARMER, Edward W., 71, of Roanoke passed away Wednesday, April 20, 1994, in a local hospital. He was retired from Royal Globe Insurance Company and was an Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife, Betty J. Farmer; a daughter, Linda F. Nelson, Roanoke; two very special grandchildren, Jeff C. Phillips, Roanoke, Teik N. Phillips, Roanoke; two brothers, John G. Farmer, Rocky Mount, Charles G. McDonald, Rocky Mount; and a sister, Elizabeth Gray Hjorth, Florida. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday from Oakey's North Chapel with the Rev. Ronald W. Young Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

FLINT, Louise Mull, 64, of Glasgow, died Tuesday, April 19, 1994, at her residence. Mrs. Flint was born in Rockbridge County on July 1, 1929, a daughter of the late John Williams Mull and Lillie Josephine Swanger Mull. She attended the Natural Bridge Baptist Church and was retired from Burlington Industries, and was the widow of Russell S. Flint. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Dennis M. and Linda Flint, Glasgow; two sisters, Virginia Shanks, Natural Bridge Station, Frances Hill, Natural Bridge Station; two brothers, Eugene Mull, Glasgow, Franklin Mull, Glasgow; one half brother, Woodrow Mull, Natural Bridge Station; mother-in-law, Bertha Flint, Glasgow; and special friends, Dean and Mac Floyd and Wennie and Gary Seay. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, April 22, 1994, at the Harrison Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. D.B. Martin and the Rev. Donald Stine officiating with burial to follow in the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens, Lexington. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.

GILL, Jack Adolphe, 64, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 1994. Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, Va. is in charge of arrangements.

GILLISPIE, Audrey Lorena, 65, of Salem, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994. She is survived by her husband, Charles E. Gillispie; son and daughter-in-law, C. Edward (Ed) and Betty Gillispie, Salem; daughter, Kimberly Gillispie, Salem; grandsons, Matthew Gillispie, Michael Gillispie; mother, Ethel A. Hamersly; brother and sister-in-law, Russell G. and Maria Hamersly, all of Roanoke. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Friday, April 22, 1994, at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Salem with Dr. B. Conrad Johnston officiating. Interment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

GRAMMER, Randolph J., (``Ranny''), 79, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, April 19, 1994. He was an active member of Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, where he had served as general superintendant of the church school for 14 years. He wa s co-founder of Rusco Window Company of Roanoke and also served as chairman of the board of Rusco Window Company. He was a graduate of the University of Richmond and served in the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division during World War II, retiring with the rank of 1st Lt. He was past president of the Roanoke Rotary Club and recipient of the Rotary Paul Harris Fellow Award. He was past president of the Roanoke Sales and Marketing Executives Club and was a member of the Shenandoah Club. He served on various civic committees and community drives and was an organizer and director for United Virginia Bank (Security National). He was selected as Father of the Year (Religion) in the Roanoke Valley in 1977. Surviving are his wife, Marguerite Whitmore Grammer; two daughters and sons-in-law, Claudia G. and James H. Brock, Roanoke, Susan G. and Dave Woods, Charlotte, N.C.; his mother, Mrs. Virginia Johnson Grammer, Petersburg; five grandchildren, Gregory Brock, Kevin Brock, John Brock, Matthew Denson, Caroline Denson; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, 1:30 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Robert H. Garner and Dr. Jerry O. Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family suggests memorials be made to the American Heart Association. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

GROGAN, Louise Dare, 61, Rt 3, Martinsville, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Pleasant Grove Christian Church. Tomlinson-Bassett Funeral Home, Bassett, Va. in charge of arrangements.

HALL, Billy Ray, 43, of Roanoke, died, Wednesday, April 20, 1994. He is survived by his wife, Ovella Hall; two step-children, Mark Ellis, and Dianne Grizzle; three step-grandchildren, Melissa Ellis, Jessica Ellis and James Grizzle; parents, Mary Lou and Lossee Arnold; one sister, Charlotte Goodwin; two brothers, Bruce Arnold, all of Roanoke, and Johnny Arnold of North Carolina. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's North Chapel 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 1994, with the Rev. Harold C. Lewis officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Oakey's North Chapel.

HOPKINS, Harry Lee Sr., 55, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994, in a Salem hospital. He is survived by his son, Harry Lee Hopkins Jr., Roanoke; three grandchildren, Bryan Lee Hopkins, Justin Lee Hopkins and Tiffany Hopkins; four sisters, Betty Jean Harris, Frances Louise Campbell, Kathy Patricia Wooldridge, all of Roanoke, and Shirley Ann Bandy, Franklin County; three brothers, Edgar E. Hopkins, Bradenton, Fla., Harry Frank Hopkins Jr,. and Terry T. Hopkins, Roanoke; a devoted friend, Beatrice Hopkins, Roanoke. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 1 p.m. Friday, April 22, 1994, with the Rev. Charles Lykens officiating with interment in Mountain View Cemetery in Vinton. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

HURT, William Terrill Sr., 81, of Elliston, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994, at his residence after a long illness. Mr. Hurt was a graduate of the old Salem High School on Broad St. of the Class of 1930. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, William Terrill and Marie Carol Hurt Jr., Elliston, Richard Wheeler and Catherine Ruth Hurt, Tamarac, Fla.; one brother, Robert N. Hurt, Palm Coast, Fla.; one sister, Miss Nell Hurt, Roanoke; three grandchildren, Nancy Hurt Mills, William T. Hurt III, Robert Lester Hurt; one stepgranddaughter, Jenna Lee Hurt; two great-grandchildren, Henry Lee Mills, Kyle Brandon Mills. Memorial services will be held at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 1994, at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem. Officiating the service will be Bill Smith. Burial will follow at Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Shawsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, c/o Premier Bank Inc., Salem branch or Shawsville branch; also the Housecall Hospice, 2167 Apperson Dr., Salem, VA 24153. The family wishes to thank Sharon Reynolds, the hospice nurse, and the doctors of the Alleghany Clinic for their loving support.

MARTIN, William Robert, 51, of Seven Mile Ford, died Tuesday, April 19, 1994, in the Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion. He was a graduate of Chilhowie High School and attended Virginia Highlands Community College, Abingdon. He was a member of the Mountain View United Methodist Church. He was a State Fire Marshall, State of Virginia. He had been active for the past 20 years in baseball program and helped coach both the Chilhowie High School Baseball and Football Teams. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Riley Martin; one son, W.R. 'Chip"" Martin II, Richmond; one daughter, Shannon Martin, Radford; his mother Mickey Powers Martin, Chilhowie; one brother, Ernest Wade 'Butch"" Martin Jr., Galax; two sisters, Linda Keen, Tammy Davie, both of Chilhowie. Funeral services wil l be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Mountain View United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jeff W. Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Active and honorary pallbearers will be members of the baseball team at Chilhowie High School. The body will be taken to the church one hour before services. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Home, Chilhowie.

McDANIEL, James C. Jr., 72, of Salem, died Tuesday, April 19, 1994 in Lewis-Gale Hospital. He was a life long Salem resident and had been the owner of Jay-C Distributing Company for many years. He also was a Navy World War II veteran and he was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Blankenship McDaniel. Survivors include a sister, Kathleen McDaniel Young of Salem; two brothers, J. Owen McDaniel of Cheraw, S.C. and Dr. Edward C. McDaniel of Jacksonville, Fla.; a special niece, Lisa Sharpe, and several other nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 22, 1994 at 11 am in the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with the Rev. R. Stuart Carlton. The family will receive friends on Thursday at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.

MORRIS, Livingston Clay, 63, of Pearisburg, Va. died Wednesday, April 20, 1994, at his home following a long illness. Born in Giles County, Va. he was a son of the late Charles H. and Roxie Ann Sexton Morris. Mr. Morris was a retired employee of GE in Salem with 27 years of service and a veteran of the U. S. Armed Forces. Surviving are his wife, Peggy Albert Morris; two sons, David C. Morris of Riner, Va., Donald E. Morris, Pearisburg, Va.; one daughter, Dana M. Hartle of Atlanta, Ga.; five brothers, William V. Morris, Narrows, Wallace E. Morris, Radford, Theodore E. Morris, Salem, Charles H. Morris, Roanoke, Robert L. Morris, Portsmouth; several grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a younger brother, Jay. A memorial service will be conducted Friday, A pril 22, 1994, at 7 p.m. in the Kendall Funeral Home Chapel, Pembroke. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions may be made to the New River Valley Hospice. In accordance with his and his family wishes, (Libs) body is being donated for scientific research, study and teaching. Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke is in charge of arrangements.

MOYE, Edith Elizabeth Snow, 68, of Dublin, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 1994. Funeral Friday, 2 p.m., Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.

NESTER, John C. Jr., 75, of Peterstown, W.Va., died Wednesday, April 20, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Broyles Funeral Home Chapel.

PRESTON, Martha Tyree, 69, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 1994. She is survived by her husband, William T. Preston; daughter, Doris P. Jones; granddaughters, Beverly Jones and Melissa Jones all of Roanoke; brother, Billy Tyree, Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Ethel Tyree, Nannie Stanley, Evalena Tyree all of Rocky Mount, Va., Louie Kasey of Flusing, N.Y.; a host of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday noon at Pilgrim Baptist Church with the Rev. Dwight O. Steele will officiate. Interment in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 8 p. m. at the church. Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

ROGERS, Louise, 67, of Buena Vista, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994. Arrangements by Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service.

SMITH, Biram E., 87, Marion, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Seaver-Brown Chapel. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service, Marion.

SMITH, Delena Mills, 88, of Covington, died Wednesday, April 20,1994. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.

SUTHERLAND, Henry R., 65, of Wheeling, W.Va., formerly of Wytheville, died Friday, April 15,1994. Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, West End Cemetery. Arrangements by Grubb Funeral Home, Wytheville.

TATUM, Martha Ratcliffe, 64, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, April 20, 1994, after a short illness. A devoted daughter and mother she is survived by her mother, Mabel Harris Ratcliffe; daughters and sons-in-law, Anne and William Holbach, Mary and Art Gower; daughter, Ginny Tatum; son, Ben Tatum; grandson, Timothy Holbach. She was preceded in death by husband, Achilles M. Tatum; son, Buddy Tatum; her father, Maurice L. Ratcliffe; three grandchildren, Kathryn, William and Elizabeth Holbach. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel at noon Friday, April 22, 1994, with Dr. Paul Matheny and the Rev. Walter Bingham Jr. officiating. Interment to follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made the Westhampton Christian Church.

VERT, Arnold Worth, (``Arnie''), 57, of Route 2, Hardy, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 1994. He went home to be with his Lord and Savior. He was a member of Rainbow Forest Baptist Church and the International Union of Operating Engineers. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Howell Vert; uncle, Jack Johnston, Hardy; son, Steve A. Vert; daughter, Debra A. Vert; aunts, Bessie Bogardus, Ola Stager, Peggy Woodcock, Eleanor Woodcock, all of New York, and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 11 a.m. Friday, April 22, 1994 with the Rev. Rick Via, the Rev. Ken Butterworth and the Rev. Steve Witt officiating. Burial will follow at White Rock Baptist Church Cemetery. The family suggests memorials be made to the Hardy Life Saving Crew, or Rainbow Forest Baptist Church. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

WADE, Beulah H., 86, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, April 19, 1994, in a Blacksburg health care center. She was the widow of William Howard Wade. The funeral wil be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Blacksburg First Wesleyan Church with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Wade Memorial Fund, c/o First Wesleyan Church, 1406 Giles Road, Blacksburg, Va. 24060. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.