ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, August 10, 1996 TAG: 9608120055
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ADKINS, Debra Hurt, 33, of Vinton, died Wednesday, August 7, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday, Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. Oakey's Vinton Chapel in charge of arrangements.
BOGGESS, Helen Virginia, 73, of R.F.D. 1, Buchanan, died Thursday, August 8, 1996. She was the widow of Floyd A. Boggess and is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothy and William Pritt, Spencer, Marie and William Jones, Troutville; sons and daughters-in-law, Earl and Rita Boggess, Harry and Georgette Boggess, Paul and Gina B oggess, all of Buchanan; sisters, Janie Hill, Margaret Dudley, Eva Schultz, Lidy Dudley; brothers, Robert Wilcher, Carl Wilcher, and Junior Wilcher; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Sunday, August 11, 1996, 2 p.m., in the Eagle Rock Funeral Chapel with burial in Springwood Baptist Cemetery. Services will be conducted by Rev. Edward Pope. The family will receive friends Saturday, August 10, 1996, at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Arrangements by Eagle Rock Funeral Home
BURNETTE, Margaret Eloise Lovern, of Route 1, Dublin, passed away Thursday, August 8, 1996 in the Radford Community Hospital. Born August 27, 1930 in Pulaski County, Va. She was the daughter of the late Robert Murray Lovern and Jessie Jordan Lovern. She was preceded in death by a brother, Oakley J. Lovern. Surviving are her husband, George Allen Burnette, Dublin; three daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Linda B.) Reed, Christiansburg, Mrs. Charles (Shirley B.) Duncan, Dublin, Wanda J. Bowyer, Radford; six grandchildren, Teri Shannon Reed, Shawn Thomas Reed, Kristie Suzanne Duncan, Tammy Rae Duncan, Margaret DeeAnna Roope, Miranda Christine Whitt; one great-granddaughter, Katelynn BreAnna Cowan; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Juanita E.) Burnette, Salem; four brothers, Robert M. Lovern of California, Charles E. Lovern, Orlando, Fla., Ralph A. Lovern, Mechanicsburg, Penn., Gene C. Lovern, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Funeral services will be held Sunday 3 p.m. at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, with the Rev. Dr. A. Timothy Hight officiating. Interment will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin, Va. Visiting will be anytime Saturday after 3 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday evening at the Bower Funeral Chapel, 1631 Bob White Blvd., Pulaski, Va. or anytime at the home, Route 1, Dublin, Va. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, is handling arrangements.
BURROUGHS, Cornelia Ayers, 73, of Hampton, died Monday, August 5, 1996. Funeral services 3 p.m. Saturday, Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
CARTER, Mary Jane Copenhaver, of Marion, died Thursday, August 8, 1996. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.
CHEWNING, Howard W., (``Bill''), 65, of Vinton, passed away Thursday, August 8, 1996. Survivng are his wife, Marvis F. Chewning; two daughters, Terri C. Lyle and Susan Tinsley, both of Roanoke; son, Dennis Tinsley, Roanoke; stepson, Jeff Kershner, Roanoke; stepdaughter, Debbie L.; granddaughter, Megan M. Lyle; uncle, Lewis Chewning, Vinton; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at the Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton 12:30 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 1996 with the Rev. Frank Feather officiating. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
COCHRAN, Minnie Ila, 87, of Hillsville, passed away Thursday, August 8, 1996 in Twin County Regional Hospital. She was born January 9, 1909 in Carroll County. She is survived by a brother, Collin Cochran, Hillsville; several nieces and nephews; special friends, Allie Staples, Hillsville and Stella Howlett, Hillsville. Funeral services 3:30 p.m. Sunday, August 11, 1996 at Dalton Hill Christian Church. Interment following at Dalton Hill Cemetery. Family to recieve friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
FLIGGINS, Inez Smith, 76, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, August 7, 1996. She was born in Pilot on April 9, 1920 to the late Lillian Haley and Ward Smith, one of fourteen child ren. She joined Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church at an early age where she had been a member of the usher board and church choir. She attended regularly until her health failed. She was preceded in death by her husband, McKinley Fliggins. Survivors include one son, William Smith, of Christiansburg; one sister, Emma Woody, of Keystone, W. Va.; five grandsons; one granddaughter; five great-grandchildren. Special friends are Mrs. Charlene Dobson and Mrs. Mary Nolan and Mrs. Geraldine Tolliver. Funeral services will be Monday at 3 p.m. at the Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church, Christiansburg, Va. with the Rev. Lee Suggs officiating. Burial will be at the Schaeffer Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church. Penn's Funeral Home, Pulaski in charge of arrangements.
GALLIMORE, Dale Whittington, 71, of Willis, passed away Friday, August 9, 1996. Arrangements by Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd.
GRAY, Neta DeWitt, 82, of Copper Hill, passed away Friday, August 9, 1996, in a Salem hospital. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Jean M. Gray, Copper Hill; granddaughter, Katie Sue Gray, Copper Hill; grandson, J. Zachariah Gray, Copper Hill. Funeral services will be Monday, August 12, 1996, at 11 a.m. at Gardner Funeral Home with Elder Lane Carter officiating. Interment will follow in Restvale Cemetery, Copper Hill. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Sunday at Gardner Funeral home, where the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flow ers donations may be made to the Floyd County Rescue Squad
GROGAN, Monnie L., 84, of Axton, died Thursday, August 8, 1996. Funeral Saturday, 2 p.m., Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel, Ridgeway.
GRUBB, James Randolph, 79, of Cripple Creek, died Thursday evening, August 8, 1996, in the Bluefield Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Hilda L. Grubb, Cripple Creek; two sons and a daughter-in-law, James R. Grubb Jr., Ango la, Ind., Bayne and Mildred Grubb, Cripple Creek; one brother, R. K. Grubb, Hardy; brother-in-law, T. B. Frye, Abbs Valley; sister-in-law, Helen Grubb, Uniontown, Pa. Three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild also survive. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Gillman Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. Joe Carrico and Rev. Dale Johnson. The interment will follow in the Fleming Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Gillman Funeral Chapel. Those preferring to do so may make donations to the Speedwell or Lead Mines Rescue Squad or the Speedwell Fire Department. Gillman Funeral Chapel, Wytheville, is in charge of the arrangements.
HALE, William E., (``Red'') 75, of Roanoke, died Thursday, August 8, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.
HANCOCK, Ruby A. Morris, 96, of Salem, passed away Friday, August 9, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
HAWKS, Everett G., 65, of Hillsville, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 1996, in Northern Hospital of Surry County, due to injuries from an auto accident. He was born April 30, 1931 in Carroll County. Mr. Hawks was preceded in deat h by his parents, Coy Donald and Octavia Melicia Quesenberry Hawks. He retired from Newport News Shipbuilding after 39 years as an electronic technician specialist. He then returned to where his heart and dreams were for many years - back home to the Blue Ridge Mountains. He is survived by two sisters, Delois E. Spellings, Fairfax, Evelyn Quesenberry, Roanoke; two brothers, Marvin W. Hawks, Hillsville, Lance C. Hawks, Hillsville. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, August 11, 1996, at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel with Elder Melvin McGrady and Elder Edward Bowman officiating. Interment will be in Puckett Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
HICKS, Sophie A., 90, of Galax, died Thursday, August 8, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Midway Heights Community Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax.
HURD, P. Stuart, 51, of Roanoke, died Friday, August 9, 1996. Oakey's South Chapel is handling arrangements.
HURLEY, Donald C., 75, of Roanoke, died Friday, August 9, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.
KENNEDY, Tommy Wayne Sr., 53, of Vinton, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 1996. Graveside services Monday, 10 a.m., Fairview Cemetery. Lotz Vinton Chapel in charge of arrangements.
KERN, Berkley West, 84. of Bedford, died Monday, August 5, 1996. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home.
KOGER, James E., 79, of Martinsville, died Thursday, August 8, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Moody Funeral Home, Stuart.
LINEBERRY, Willard Calvin Sr, 58, of Fries, died Friday, August 9, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Turkey Knob Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
MUSSER, Howard Eugene, 67, of Roanoke, died Thursday, August 8, 1996 at the VA Medical Center in Salem. He was a Roanoke City Councilman for twelve years. he was elected Vice Mayor for all three terms. He served on numerous committees, Lee Plaza War Memorial, Mill Mountain Zoo and Cablevision and many others all if which were of great importance to him. He was a member of the Huntington Court Methodist Church. He was wounded while serving in the Korean War. He was retired from General Electric after thirty-two years and he was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bettie Jean Umberger Musser. He is survived by two daughters and son-in-law, Jennifer M. Saul, Sandra M. and Daniel Barham, all of Roanoke; three grandchildren, Ashley Powell, of Roanoke, Charles Barham and Christopher Barham, all of Roanoke. Funeral services will be held Monday August 12, 1996 at 2 p.m. at the Lotz Salem Chapel with Dr. Noel C. Taylor officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park with military honors. The family will receive friends from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.
POWELL, Thomas Owen, Jr., 55, of Natural Bridge Station, died Friday, August 9, 1996. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home.
PUCKETT, Carl, 85, of Roanoke, died Friday, August 9, 1996. He is survived by two brothers, Archie Puckett and Gordon L. Puckett; one niece, Louise Cross. Graveside services will be at Fairview Cemetery at 10 a.m. Monday, August 12, 1996. The Rev. Wayne C. Harrison will officiate. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel on Sunday, August 11, 1996 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
RADER, Donald Ray, 59, of Fort Myers, Fla., died Thursday, August 8, 1996, at home. He worked for Bay Aluminum, was a graduate of Bridgewater College and attended Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. He is survived by his wife, Rose Rader; a daughter, Tori Rader, Fort Myers, Fla.; stepchildren, Gena and Chad; his parents, John V. and Martha B. Rader, Troutville; a brother and sister-in-law, William V. and Pamela F. Rader, Troutville; a sister and brother-in-law, Carol R. and Terry Sutherland, Bath Co.; mother-in-law, Genevieve Dunleavy; special friends, Mr. and Mrs. Don Franken, Fort Myers, Fla.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, August 12, 1996, at Oakey's North Chapel with the Rev. Roy Heinlen, Jr. and the Rev. J. Weldon Myers officiating. Interment will follow in Troutville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel
RILEY, Harold Goldthorpe, 81, of Roanoke died at home, Thursday, August 8, 1996. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Henderson Riley; son, Gregory Keith Riley. Mr. Riley is survived by three sons, Brent C. Riley, Roanoke, Paige H. Riley, Gloucester, H. Scott Riley, Cape Cod, Mass.; two daughters, Suzanne Riley Mullins, Atlanta, GA., Charlotte Riley Knight, Orem, Utah; 12 grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 1996 at the Ferguson Family Cemetery on Ivy Mountain Rd, Roanoke County. Friends and relatives may visit at Mr. Riley's home from 1 p.m to 3 p.m. on Saturday
ROOPE, Mark Ward, 55, of Roanoke, died Friday, August 9, 1996. Oakey's Roanoke Chapel is handling arrangements.
SLUSSER, Cecile Hazelwood, (Mrs. G. Warren), 90, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, August 8, 1996, at Radford Community Hospital. She was born November 28, 1905, in Marion to the late Frank and Catherine Waldrop Hazelw ood. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Warren Slusser. She is survived by two nieces, Mary A. Fuqua, San Leandro, Calif. and Dorothy S. Wells, Leesburg, Fla.; two nephews, Don R. Fuqua, Abingdon, and Rear Admiral Thomas E. Bass III, Ruckersville; very close friends, Tommy and Margaret Davis, Karon and Gary Pearman and family, Sharon and son, Michael, Davie, Shelby and Gary Smith and boys, all of Blacksburg, Gary Davis, Eustis, Fla., and Vickie Sharpe, Hazard, Ky. At Mrs. Slusser's request there will be no public visitation. Graveside service will bel held 2 p.m. Sunday, August 11, 1996, at Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, with the Rev. Herbert G. Hobbs and Rev. Richard Gilbert officiating. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
STUTLER, Mildred E., (``Millie''), 63, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 1996. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday, Lotz Vinton Chapel.
STUTTLER, Victor Lee, 81. of Hillsville, passed away Friday, August 9, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Sunday, Little Vine Cemetery. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel.
WALSHE, Mary Myers, 90, of San Marcos, Calif., died Sunday, August 4, 1996 at her home. Funeral was held Monday, August 5th, Carlbad, Calif. Graveside service and burial 2 :30 p.m. Saturday, Walshe Family Plot, Godwin Cemetery, Fincastle, Va.
WITT, Tressie Hawkins, 89, of Carriage Hill Retirement Center, Bedford, formerly of Lynchburg, died Thursday, August 8, 1996, at Bedford County Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Thomas W. Witt, and was a member of West Lynchburg Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Sunshine Sunday School Class. Mrs. Witt was born September 18, 1906, in Bedford County, to the late Dora Coffey Hawkins and Junious F. Hawkins. She is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Mrs. William G. (Loretta) Woodford Jr. of Lynchburg, Mrs. Kelly W. (Reva) Watson of Kingsport, Tenn., Mrs. William L. (June) Smith of Abingdon; a sister, Goldie H. Walker of Bedford; and five grandsons, Thomas G. Woodford, Daniel W. Woodford, both of Roanoke, Michael W. Watson of Ridgeway, Jeffrey K. Woodford of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Adam D. Smith of Abingdon; and her sister-in-law, Mabel Hawkins of Bedford. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Cleo McGhee and Anna Woodford; and a brother, J. W. Hawkins. A funeral service will be conducted today, 11 a.m., at West Lynchburg Baptist Church with the Rev. James D. Newman officiating. Interment will follow in Fort Hill Memorial Park. Woodall-Tharp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, 804-237-9424.
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