ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, February 25, 1996 TAG: 9602260067
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
AKERS, Carlene Clark, 91, of 304 Fifth St., S.E., Pulaski, died Saturday morning, February 24, 1996 in the Montgomery Regional Hospital, Blacksburg, Va. She was born June 28, 1904 in Montgomery County and was the daughter of the late John Henry Clark and Della Clark Britt. She was also preceded in death by her husband, W. H. Blain Akers. Surviving are nine children, Charles Hampton Akers, Christiansburg, Clarbel Akers, Pulaski, Dorothy A. Ford, Winston-Salem, N.C., John D. Akers, Betty A. Linkous, James Kelly Akers, George D. Akers, Barbara A. Crockett and Janet A. Cundiff, all of Pulaski; 20 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and numerous great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. from the Stevens Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Johnny Howlett officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. Visiting will be Monday evening at Stevens Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that memorials be made to the Heritage Hall Nursing Home Activities Fund or to the Montgomery Regional Hospital Activities Fund, address of both, State Route 460, Blacksburg, Va. 24060. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski, Va.
BAYNE, Charles Edwin, 70, of Lexington, died Friday, February 23, 1996. Graveside service 1 p.m. Tuesday at Central Advent Christian Cemetery, Clifton Forge. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
BLEVINS, Emma Gracie Farris, 59, of Newport News, died Friday, February 23, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Monday, Saint James Cemetery, Chilhowie. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Home, Chilhowie.
BREEDLOVE, Robert Lee, 70, of Pearisburg, died Friday, February 23, 1996, in a Pearisburg hospital. He was born May 26, 1925, at Narrows, the son of the late John Daniel and Virginia Elizabeth Frazier Breedlove. He was a member of the Giles American Legion Post #68 and the VFW Post #6000. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Judith and Alvin Trivette of Pearisburg; one granddaughter, Melanie Rice of Pearisburg; one grandson, Keith Vaught, U. S. Navy, Norfolk, and one great-grandson, Logan Rice of Pearisburg. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Church of God of Prophecy, Narrows, with the Rev. Carroll Givens, the Giles American Legion Post #68 and the VFW Post #6000 officiating. The A. Vest and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
BUTLER, Danny Ray, 45, of Roanoke, died Friday, February 23, 1996. Graveside services at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, noon Monday. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
CAMPBELL, John Robert, 71, of 31 Vista View Lane, Ridgeway, died Saturday, February 24, 1996, at Memorial Hospital in Martinsville. He was born in Henry County on December 1, 1924, to the late Alvren Base Campbell and Annie Richardson Campbell. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, he was retired from the City of Martinsville Meter Department. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Martinsville and the VFW Post in Stuart. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marie I. Campbell, in 1980. He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Campbell of the home; two sons, Charles A. Campbell of Roanoke and Darrell W. Campbell of Ridgeway; a sister, Edith C. Boaz of Horsepasture, and five grandchildren, Robert Lane Campbell, Nathan Todd Campbell, David Trey Campbell, Shannon Williams and Susan Williams. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel in Ridgeway, with Pastor Rick Labate officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Burial Park. The family will receive friends at Tomlinson Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, and other times at the home, 31 Vista View Lane, Ridgeway. Memorial donations may be made to the Ridgeway Rescue Squad. Tomlinson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
COLLINS, George Ray, 64, of Salem, died Friday, February 23, 1996. He is survived by two daughters, Janice Lee Collins, Salem, Cynthia Collins Kite, Lakeland, Fla.; grandchildren, Julie, Jamie, Jonathan, Jeffrey and Jacob Kite; brother and sister-in-law, Earl and Rita Collins, Salem; sisters and brothers-in-law, Violet (Tink y) Irvine, Roanoke, Nellie and Calvin Overstreet, Salem, Mackie and Darrell Blevins, Roanoke; also numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Salem. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., and Monday from 7 to 9 p.m
CRAFT, Hilda Martin, 68, of Clifton Forge, died Saturday, February 24, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.
HALE, Hampton P., 90, formerly of Copper Hill, died Saturday, February 24, 1996, in a Vinton nursing home. Surviving are five daughters, Lillian Lamb and Gloria Campbell of Roanoke, Lois Wood of Rocky Mount, Joan Nichols of Callaway and Joyce McGuigan of Waldorf, Md.; two sons, Hampton Hale Jr. of Boones Mill and Douglas Hale of Roanoke; several grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Annie Waldron of Roanoke. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Wood Funeral Home in Floyd, with the Rev. Gary Evans officiating. Interment will be in Restvale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Wood Funeral Home
HAMM, Roger William, 82, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, February 23, 1996. Survivors include two daughters, Yvonne Baskerville of Roanoke and Hazel Scott of Anderson, S.C.; three brothers, J. B. Hamm of Roanoke, Robert Hamm of California and Eugene Hamm of Hampton; three sisters, Minnie Lee Tate of Pittsburgh, Pa., Eunice Talley of Detroit, Mich., and Wilma Blake of Bowman, Ga.; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel.
HANCOCK, Cassandra Renee, 26, of Watha, N.C., died Thursday, February 22, 1996. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Stanfield Mortuary Chapel, Rocky Mount, Va., with the Rev. Charles Hancock officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Stanfield Mortuary Chapel. Interment will be in Byrd View Cemetery, Rocky Mount,
HERNDON, Robert Howard, 61, died Saturday, February 24, 1996, at his home in Wytheville. Mr. Herndon was a graduate of Bluefield College and Lincoln Memorial University. He was a retired sales representative of the Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company, a former school teacher and a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He was a Deacon, teacher and active member of many committees of the Wytheville Baptist Church. He was the chairman of the Missions Committee that organized and started the Pioneer Baptist Church in Max Meadows. He was the son of the late Rev. Leffer Gilley Herndon and Mrs. Georgia Howard Herndon of Pennington Gap. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Ann Herndon Van Dyke of Richlands. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Stinson Herndon of Wytheville; a son and daughter-in-law, John Gilley and Patricia Herndon of Wytheville; a daughter and son-in-law, Betsy and Stephen Hirsch of Columbia, S.C., and three grandchildren, Robert Herndon, and Hannah and Tab Hirsch. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 26, at 2 p.m., at the Wytheville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Barry Losey and the Rev. Alan Mahan officiating. Burial will be in West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday, February 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wytheville Baptist Church. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of the arrangements.
HUMPHRIES, Rosa Crowder, 89, of Covington, died Friday, February 23, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Arritt Funeral Home Chapel.
JESSUP, Kenneth Merrett, 80, of Collinsville, died Saturday, February 24, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel.
KING, Edward C., (``Shike""), 81, of Bent Mountain, went to be with the Lord on Frida y, February 23, 1996. Surviving is his wife of 54 years, Colean Poff King; one son and daughter-in-law, David and Kathleen King, Roanoke; three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Ellen and Dewey Hale, Roanoke, Judy Ann and Roger Horsley, Salem, Sandra and Donnie Wilson, Roanoke; ten grandchildren, Roger, Jr. and Carolyn Horsley, Seneca, S.C., Katrina and Ken St.Clair, Roanoke, David, Jr. and Melissa King, Roanoke, Jeff and Sherry Hale, Roanoke, Shannon King, Roanoke, Brian and Angela Horsley, Salem, Troy Wilson, Wesley Wilson, both of Roanoke, Lonnie and Linda Hale, Newport News, Va., Heather and Nelson Carter, Roanoke; and six great-grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at Oakey's South Chapel, 2 p.m. Monday, February 26, 1996, with Pastor Chester Lykins and the Rev. Alfred Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Restvale Cemetery, Floyd County. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
KNIGHT, Catherine Elizabeth, (``Sis''), 74, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, February 22, 1996. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 26, 1996, 2 p.m., at the Lapsey Run Baptist Church, with the Rev. U. N. Broady officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday, February 25, 1996 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
LINDAMOOD, Fred, a prominent Rural Retreat citizen, died Saturday, February 24, 1996. Arrangements by the Lindsey Funeral Home, Rural Retreat.
MARSHALL, Martin Edmond, 90, of Laurel Fork, died Friday, February 23, 1996, at the Twin County Hospital in Galax, Va. He was a farmer, sawmiller and retired from carpentry work. He was born in Carroll County, Va. to the late Edmond Waller Marshall and the late Iowa Stanley Marshall. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mamie Marshall and Grace Collins. He is survived by his wife, Eula Stanley Marshall, of the home. Funeral services for Mr. Marshall w ill be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. by Elder Richard Hurst and Elder J. M. Vipperman at Old Bell Spur Primitive Baptist Church, with burial in Bell Spur Community Cemetery. Arrangements by Moody Funeral Services, Stuart
MARTIN, Charlie, 83, of Martinsville, died Friday, February 23, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m Tuesday, Shiloh Way of the Cross Church. Arrangements by Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home.
MILSTEAD, Harold Grey, 68 of Salem, died Saturday, February 24, 1996. He was born October 1, 1927 to the late Roy Edwin and Cleffie Belle Stover Milstead, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Winona Marion ``Judy"" Snead Milstead. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Jerry R. and Donna M. Milstead of Salem; one sister, Elva Milstead of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Graveside services will be held Monday, February 26, 1996 at 2 p.m. in Roselawn Memorial Ga rdens, Christiansburg, Va., with the Rev. Tony Holley officiating. Friends may call after 12 noon Sunday at the McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg, and the family will receive friends there from 7 to 9 p.m
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