ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, September 22, 1996 TAG: 9609230087
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
ALBERT, Lacy C., 72, of Radford, passed away Saturday, September 21, 1996. Arrangements by Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home.
AUSTIN, Marie-Therese Laura Cobbaert Arbogast, 69, of Buchanan, died Friday, September 20, 1996. Born in Charleoui, Belgium to the late Aimee Desiree and Camille Cobbaert, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Preston Austin. Survivors include her children, Gino and Peggy Arbogast, Steve and Pam Austin, Debbie and Kenneth Mowles, all of Buchanan, Donna and Lee Wall, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; her grandchildren, Laura and Chad Epperly, Camille and Jimmy Adams, Jessica Arbogast, Kasey and Shannon Austin, Megan and Andrew Wall, Aimee and Christopher Mowles; her great-granddaughter, Jordan Epperly; and special friends, Cherry Ramsey and her daughter, Erica. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, September 23, 1996 in the Trinity Episcopal Church with Pastor Guy A. Ritter officiating. Interment will folow in Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to either the Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation, 922 Walnut, Suite 411, Kansas City, Mo. 64106 or the Buchanan Rescue Squad, PO Box 266, or the Buchanan Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 205, Buchanan, Va. 24066. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Botetourt Funeral Home, 1046 Main Street, Buchanan.
AYERS, Nelson Maxie Sr., 72, of 107 New Faison Lane, Knightdale, N.C., died suddenly, Saturday, September 21, 1996 at Rex Hospital. Mr. Ayers had retired with 42 years of service as a Sales Representative with M.W. Manufacturers. He was an active member of the Raleigh Power Squadron 24th district, a charter member of North Raleigh United Methodist Church and was presently attending Bethlehem Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, September 23, 1996 at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Knightdale, N.C. Burial will be in Raleigh Memorial Park. Surviving include his wife, Lois Sexton Ayers; son, Nelson Maxie Ayers Jr. and his wife, Debbie of Fletcher, N.C.; daughter, Judy Ayers Nunnenkamp and her husband, Bob of Raleigh, N.C.; stepdaughters, Jeanne Valentine and Pat Kahler both of Hawaii; stepson, Walter Coalson Jr. of Sarasota, Fla.; grandchildren, Kimberly Brooke Ayers, Matthew Neal Ayers and Kristin Nicole Nunnenkamp; stepgrandson, Frank Huntley; sisters, Edna Divers, Zelma Perdue and Rebecca Law all of Rocky Mount, Va. The family will receive relatives and friends Sunday, September 22, 1996 from 7 to 9 p.m. at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service, Knightdale, N.C. and other times at the home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bethlehem Baptist Church, 8400 Poole Road, Knightdale, N.C. 27545 or to North Raleigh United Methodist Church, 8501 Honeycutt Road, Raleigh, N.C. 27615.
BARTON, Clara Duncan, 71, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
BOOTHE, Posey Marvin, 75, of Boones Mill died Friday September 20, 1996. Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Flora Funeral Chapel. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
BOOZE, Leonard William, of Roanoke, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oakey's North Chapel.
CARICO, Billy Gene, (``Bud""), 59, of Fries, died Friday, September 20, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m., Monday, Atkins Memorial United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax.
CHITTY, Michael William Gerald, 76, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, September 21, 1996, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Mavis H. Chitty of Roanoke; daughter, Jeanne Chitty of Dallas, Texas; son, Richard and daughter-in-law, Claudia Chitty of Gaithersburg, Md., and son, Roger Chitty of Roanoke. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, September 23, 1996, at St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Church, with the Rev. Joseph P. Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memor ial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Church or Good Samaritan Hospice of the Roanoke Valley. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel
COLEMAN, Esley C., 65, of Patrick Springs, died Friday, September 20, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Moody Funeral Home Chapel.
DRAPER, Barbara Adams, 78, of Pulaski, died Friday, September 20, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Stevens Funeral Chapel.
EDWARDS, Heaven Leigh, infant daughter of Richie Edwards and Cheryl Dickens, of Woodlawn, passed away Friday, September 20, 1996. Graveside service Sunday 2 p.m., Monta Vista Memory Gardens. Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax, in charge of arrangements.
ELMORE, Zora Elizabeth, 71, of Roanoke, died Friday, September 20, 1996 in a local hospital. Surviving are her sister and brother-in-law, Ruby S. and Joseph K. Whitehead, Roanoke; a number of nieces and nephews; and many devoted friends. Funeral services will be at Oakey's South Chapel 11 a.m. Monday, September 23, 1996 with The Rev. Frank W. Feather officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel Sunday, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
GOAD, Huston Elwood, 63, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, September 19, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Helen R. Goad; daughter, Patricia Goad; sons and daughter-in-law, Richard and Sarah Goad, Dennis Goad; grandchild, D. J. Goad; mother, Malissa Goad; brothers and sisters-in-law, Pete and Margie Goad, Willard and Barbara Goad; sister and brother-in-law, Paulina and Vernon Stanley; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sep tember 23, 1996 at Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. Mark Washington officiating. Interment will follow in the Goad family cemetery in Floyd Co. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel
GOLDEN, Maudester Saunders, 67, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, September 18, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church, Magazine St., Pulaski. Arrangements by Penn's Funeral Home.
HALE, Earl Glen, 73, of Ferrum, died Thursday, September 19, 1996, at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Born on April 7, 1923, he was the son of the late Flint C. and Florence Crook Hale. Surviving are one sister, Cora Peters of Ferrum; one brother, Posie Hale of Ferrum, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 1996, at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. John Ingram officiating. Interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ferrum. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements.
HERREN, William W., Sr., 76, of Weber City, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Scott County Funeral Home in Weber City. Interment will be in Holston View Cemetery in Weber City. Scott County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LAW, William Henry, (``Wild Bill""), 84, of Rocky Mount, died Thursday, September 19, 1996. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred R. Law. Surviving include his two daughters and son-in-law, Margaret A. Yerdon of Rocky Mount, Ruby and David Stroud of Middleton, Tenn.; one stepdaughter, Marjorie Mosely of Florida; one sister, Dorothy B. Williams of Bassett; two sisters-in-law, Ruby T. Law and Lottie G. Law both of Rocky Mount; five grandchi ldren; three stepgrandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 1996 at Franklin Memorial Park with the Rev. Hollis Harris and Pastor Bob Andrews officiating. Arrangements by Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount
LEWIS, Bradley, Steven, 35, of Bedford, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 4 p.m. Monday, Carder-Tharp Funeral Home Chapel.
LONG, Rodney Minor, 75, of Roanoke, died Saturday, September 21, 1996, at the VA Medical Center. He also was retired from the VA Medical Center in Salem. He was U.S. Navy veteran, with three and a half years of service. H e was preceded in death by his son, Steven R. Long. He is survived by his wife, Thelma Dare Long; one son, Tony Phillip Long of Roanoke; a daughter and son-in-law, Annette Elizabeth and Roger Caldwell of Lebanon; a daughter, Jeanette Gail Long of Roanoke; a daughter-in-law, June B. Long of Roanoke; two brothers, Earl Long of Roanoke and Marion (``Doc"") Long of Salem; a sister, Evelyn Zini Henry of Salem, and three grandchildren, Daniel Caldwell, Robert Caldwell and Payne Hagy Long. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, with Dr. Jack Lowe Jr. officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Salem Rescue Squad or Salvation Army. Friends may call at Lotz Salem Chapel after 12 noon Monday.
OWENS, Junior Lee, 74, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, September 21, 1996 at his home. The son of the late Arthur and Ethel Owens, he was also preceded in death by five brothers, Herbert, Douglas, Walter, George and Fred Owens; one sister, Mary Owens as well as his wife, Elva Mae Owe ns. Surviving include his daughter, Margaret Nelson, Blacksburg; one grandson, Kenneth Lee Nelson, Christiansburg; three brothers, Clifford Owens, Clinton, Tenn., Frank Owens, Princeton, W.Va., Ralph Owens, Tampa, Fla.; two sisters, Sue Osburn, Helen Beard both of Princeton, W.Va. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, September 23, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Homer D. Sawyer with burial in Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg. Friends may call anytime after noon on Sunday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday
ROSE, Pearl, 94, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, September 19, 1996. Survivors include her friends at Roanoke City Nursing Home. Graveside service will be held Tuesday, September 24, at 11 a.m., at Coyners Springs Cemetery. Friends may call Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home Monday afternoon.
SHEPHERD, Rosa Elizabeth, 96, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Burley Shepherd; two daught ers; and one son. Mrs. Shepherd was a member of the First Baptist Church in Salem for many years. Survivors include two daughters, Bettye M. Shepherd, Washington, D.C. and Annie Belle Manns, Roanoke; five grandchildren, Patricia and Gina Shepherd, Washington, D.C., Nancy Marshall, Lexington, Ky., Clifford Stuart, Springfield, and William Stuart, Silver Spring, Md.; three great-grandchildren, Corey Marshall I, Miranda Shepherd, and Cory Marshall II, all of Washington, D.C.; a daughter-in-law, Nin Shepherd, Washington, D.C.; two special friends, Elizabeth Lawson, Salem, and Shirley Powell, Roanoke; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Monday at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Salem. Dr. J. A. Braxton will officiate, with interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
SPENCER, Troy Edward, 64, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, September 20, 1996. Arrangements by Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount.
STANLEY, Audrey Lula Puckett, 87, of Hillsville, died Thursday, September 19, 1996, at the home of her daughter, Carole Lee Quesinberry of Walkertown, N.C. She was born in Indiana on April 14, 1909, to the late Falus Puckett and the late Mable Bolt Puckett, but spent most of her life in the Patrick-Carroll County area. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stanley was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Lee Stanley; two brothers, Serle Puckett and Maynard Puckett, and one sister, Evelyn Turman. She is survived by two daughters, Carole Lee Quesinberry of Walkertown, N.C., and Hilda Vivier of Hillsville; two sons, Earl Stanley of Lexington and Nelson Stanley of Patrick Springs; three sisters, Kathryn Harris of Abingdon, Nina Westmoreland of Hillsville and Geraldine Terry of Meadows of Dan; two brothers, Paul Puckett of Claudville and Rayton Puckett of Bristol, Va.; 10 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. Stanley will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Pilot View Baptist Church, with the Revs. Clarence Marshall and Home Bowman officiating. Burial will follow in Old Bell Spur Community Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church. Arrangements by Moody Funeral Home in Stuart.
TYREE, Paul W., 74, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, September 21, 1996. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth M. Tyree; two sons, Jerry and Jack Tyree. Surviving are four sons and daughters-in-law, Jame s R. and Mary Tyree, Salem, Larry (Pete) and Debbie Tyree, Chesapeake, Joe and Laurie Tyree, Lenoir, N.C., Curtis and Emily Tyree, Roanoke; daughter-in-law, Diane Tyree, Salem; 12 grandchildren, Butch Tyree, Jerry Tyree, David Tyree, Jeff Tyree, Jack Tyree Jr., Tammy Webb, Paulette Tyree, Kristie Tyree, Paul Curtis Tyree, Brooke Elizabeth Tyree, Blaine Callahan, Megan Callahan; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Walter O. Tyree, Jesse L. Tyree, both of Roanoke; three special friends, Linda Tyree, Mary Wloczewski, Mendy Tyree. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, 12 noon, Tuesday, September 24, 1996, with Minister W. Wilson Jamison officiating. Interment will be in the Campbell Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
WHITE, Johnny, of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly of Roanoke, died Wednesday, September 18, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Betty White; daughter, Kimberly White Harris; son, Larry White, all of Cleveland, Ohio; two sisters, Elsie Scott, Roanoke, Mildred Lipscomb, Hardy; brother, Abner R. White, Detroit, Mi. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 1996 at H. M. Martin Funeral Home, 3856 East 131st Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44120.
YOUNG, Jimmy Gordon, 52, of Ridgeway, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 4 p.m. Monday, Ridgeway United Methodist Church. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services, Martinsville.
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