ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, December 28, 1996 TAG: 9612300044
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ABBOTT, Roxie Helems Tingler, 78, of New Castle, passed away Thursday, December 26, 1996. She retired from General Electric after 25 years and was a member of the New Castle Christian Church. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Clyde E. Tingler, Elza A. Abbott; parents, McKinley and Mae Helems; brothers, Merle Helems, Arnold Helems. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David and Sue Tingler; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Bob Hickman; grandchildren, Stephanie, Kimberly, David, Angela, Gregg and Matthew; great-grandson, Nathan David; brothers and sisters-in-law, Eugene and May Helems, Hale and Jean Helems, Ruby Helems, Anna Faye Helems; also numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 1996 at Maple Grove Christian Church, Paint Bank with interment to follow in Paint Bank Community Cemetery. Dr. Ernie Johnson will officiate. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Paitsel Funeral Home, New Castle.
AKERS, Edith Irene, 73, of Christiansburg, passed away Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
BALLARD, Nadine Ayers, 62, of Roanoke, died Thursday, December 26, 1996, in a local hospital. Surviving are her husband, Charles C. Ballard; a son and his wife, Charlie and Rita Ballard; daughters, Cathy and husband, Jay Light, and Linda Ciafardini Latempa; brother, James Ayers; sisters, Elizabeth Broughman, Nellie Ayers, Evelyn and husband, James Tilley; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, noon Monday, December 30, 1996, with Rev. Frank W. Feather officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel
BOSTIC, Julian Ward, Sr., 75, of New Castle, passed away Friday, December 27, 1996. He is survived by his children, Abigail Rieley and husband, Michael, Lucinda Cecil and husband, David, Margaret I. Bostic, Linda Smith and husband, Larry, J. W. Bostic Jr. and wife, Sue; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Houston Bost ic, Lawrence Bostic; numerous sisters-in-law; nieces; and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 1996, at the Paitsel Funeral Home Chapel, New Castle, with Jack Ford officiating. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the New Castle Fire Department or Craig County Rescue Squad
BOWYER, Agnes Updike, 83, of West Point, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. She was a member of First Baptist Church, West Point, and former member of Quaker Baptist Church in Body Camp. She is survived by her husband, Royal E. Bowyer; one son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth Royal and Evelyn G. Bowyer of Danville; o ne sister, Florence U. Saunders of Salem; two grandchildren, Brooke B. Spence and Kenneth R. Bowyer, both of Danville; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Vincent Funeral Home, West Point. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Morgan's Baptist Church Cemetery, Moneta. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of West Point, Building Fund,, Box M, West Point, or West Point Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc., Box X, West Point, Va. 2318
BRALLEY, Eugene G., Sr., 71, of Shawnee, Kan., passed away Wednesday, December 25, 1996, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Shawnee, with entombment in Resurrection Mausoleum. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Amos Family Chapel in Shawnee. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Redeemer Lutheran Church Memorial Fund. Mr. Bralley was born in Lindgraft, W.Va., and lived in the Shawnee area since since 1978. He was an Engineer-Auditor for Hercules Inc. for the past 40 years, spending the last 12 years with the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant. Mr. Bralley studied meteorology at Brown University in Providence, R.I., and attended The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va., and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine of the home; a son, Eugene G. Bralley Jr. of Lanexa, Kan.; daughters, Jaci Bralley Sciter of Shawnee and Cheryl Haney of Oakbrook, Ill.; five grandchildren; one brother, Moyer C. Bralley of Austinville, Va., and two sisters, Peggy Johnson of Austinville and Dorothy Goodman of Christiansburg, Va.
BRUGH, Martha Hooker, 82, of Jamesville, N.Y., and formerly of Botetourt County, Va., died Thursday, December 26, 1996, at Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., after a brief illness. Mrs. Brugh was born in North Carolina and had lived in Richmond, Va., most of life. She moved to the Syracuse area and lived there for the last seven years. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Richmond, and was also an active member of the Sunshine Circle for the Childrens Hospital in Richmond where she made intricate handcrafted Christmas ornaments to be sold to benefit the hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Goben E. Brugh, and is survived by two daughters, Susan Borel of Liverpool, N.Y., and Catherine Freeman of Richmond; two grandchildren, Anna Christine McKenzie of Richmond and Jennifer Borel of Liverpool; several nieces and nephews, and two brothers-in-law, Neville Brugh of Nace, Va., and Latane Brugh of Covington, Va. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, December 30, 1996, at the Rader Daleville Chapel in Daleville, Va., with the Rev. Jim George officiating. Interment will follow in Mill Creek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Children's Hospital, 2924 Brook Road, Richmond, Va. 23220. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Daleville, Va.
CALLANDS, William, 57, of Gretna, died Thursday, December 26, 1996, in Avante Nursing Home in Roanoke. Born in Pittsylvania County June 11, 1939, he was the son of the late Roy Callands and Mrs. Mattie Roach Callands; and was the husband of the late Brenda Callands. He was self-employed and was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Mr. Callands is survived by six sons, Ronald, William Jr. and Terreance Callands, all of Roanoke, Cesare Callands of Lincolnton, N.C., Kareem Callands, Troutville, and Micah Callands of the U.S. Army stationed in Korea; one daughter, Patrenia Callands Robinson of Roanoke; two brothers, John Callands of Washington, D.C. and Fred Callands of Plainfield, N.J.; one sister, Mrs. Elsie Fairfax of Plainfield, N.J.; one stepsister, Mrs. Otey Bell Harvey of Washington, D.C.; one daughter-in-law, Tasha Callands of Georgia; one son-in-law, Larry Robinson Sr. of Georgia; one grandson, Jovan Callands; one stepgrandson, Jonathan; and other relatives. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. from Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Gretna, by Rev. Burnett Clark, with burial in the Callands Family Cemetery. Miller Funeral Home, Gretna, is in charge of arrangements.
CLARK, Marshall C., 81, of Stuart, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Graveside services 3 p.m.Sunday, New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Howell Funeral Home.
COCHRAN, Ruby Darlene, 66, of Galax, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Vaughan Guynn Chapel, Galax.
COLEMAN, Thelma Oliver, 74, of Bedford, died Thursday, December 26, 1996, in a Lynchburg nursing home. She was born in Montgomery County on January 14, 1922, a daughter of the late George Oliver and Florence Barnett Oliver. She was the widow of Woodrow Wilson Coleman, a member of Bedford Christian Church, and owned and operated Thelma's Restaurant and Bill's Place in Bedford for many years. She was preceded in death by her brother, Hubert Oliver. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara C. and Ronnie C. Rice of Bedford, Mary L. and Buddy Wood of Lynchburg; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Richard L. Coleman of South Boston, Michael E. and Sandy Coleman of Springfield; a former daughter-in-law, Pat C. Coleman of Lynchburg; a brother, Roy Oliver of Smith Mountain Lake; three sisters, Lorraine O. Hodges of Rocky Mount, Lelia O. Austin of Salem, and Betty O. Wells of Elliston; also ten grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 1996, at Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dr. David L. Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, P.O. Box 5014, Roanoke, Va. 24012. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Carder-Tharp Funeral Home.
COUSINS, Louise Booker, 91, of South Boston, formerly of Martinsville, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Graveside service 1 p.m. Saturday, Roselawn Burial Park. Arrangements by Roselawn Chapel Funer
DOWDELL, Gladys, 71, of Blacksburg, died Monday, December 23, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, McCoy Funeral Home Chapel.
EASTER, Clara Lineberry, 87, of Woodlawn, passed away Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
GERST, William John, 69, of Hillsville, passed away Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral will be in Baltimore, Md. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel.
GRAYBILL, Juanita Norvelle, (``Weiter""), 79, died Thursday, December 26, 1996 at her home in North Garden, Va. She was born August 10, 1917, in Albemarle County. She was the daughter of the late Russell L. Norvelle and Perlie Mawyer Norvelle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Mason Graybill. She is survived by two daughters, Frances Kay Ferguson of Charlottesville, Mary Ardell Knott of Lyndhurst; a son, Mason Norvelle Graybill and his wife Gail of Shipman; special sister-in-law, Marie Graybill of Troutville; nine grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, Covesville, where the family suggests donations may be made. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon and evening at the home. Graveside funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Norvelle family cemetery, Covesville. The Rev. Robert Lockwood will officiate. Anderson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
GREGORY, Aline Turner, 75, of Salem, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Loving mother of Robert Gregory, N orman Gregory, Judy Cuddy and Debra Hines took a beautiful trip to paradise on December 26, 1996. Jesus was waiting with open arms and welcomed her along with other family members already there and awaiting her arrival. Mama was preceded in death by the most loving daddy we ever knew, Robert Sr. Mom had eleven faithful grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and precious sister, Peggy Tolbert; and brother, Marvin Turner. Our beautiful mom adored us and encouraged us through all our lives. Our sweetest consolation is that she is finally without pain or worry with God, our father, in heaven. Funeral services will be conducted from the John M. Oakey and Son Chapel, Monday, December 30, 1996 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Marvin Lloyd officiating with interment to follow in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday, December 28, 1996 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home, Salem is in charge of arrangements.
GRIFFIN, Bernice Goldie, 69, ofWoodlawn, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel.
HALDREN, Elva Blankenship, 88, of Route 3, Vinton, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 26, 1996. She died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born May 19, 1908, daughter of the late Jacob and Fannie Blankenship of Salem. She was retired from American Viscose. She was a longtime member of Bethel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ira Anderson Haldren, and a brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Dot Blankenship. Surviving are three sons, Harold A. and wife Louise F. Haldren of Princeton, W.Va., Douglas W. and wife Annie S. Haldren of Vinton, and Leon and wife Diane Haldren of Vinton; one daughter Nancy H. and husband Albert E. Webber of Vinton; seven grandchildren, Andy Haldren, Lori Ann Haldren, Steve Haldren, Lisa Ann Haldren, Wanda Graybill, Larry Wayne Hubbard and Heather Haldren; four great-grandchildren, Andrew Haldren, Rachel Haldren, Blake Haldren and Chelsie Hubbard; a nephew, Paul W. and wife Lora Blankenship of Salem; a niece, Kay Hodgson of Roanoke; first cousin, Genevieve Hall Higgs of Salem; two great-nieces; two great-nephews; one great-great-niece, and a very special pet, Kay-Kay. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, December 30, 1996, from the Lotz Vinton Chapel. The Rev. Johnny L. Wilson will officiate. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial gifts be made to Stewartsville Rescue Squad. Friends may call at the Lotz Vinton Chapel after 2 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 1996.
HAYTER Mae Elrod, 94, of Bristol, Va., died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Saturday in Knollkreg Memorial Park. Arrangements by Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon.
HESTER, Mary Ann, 60, of Marion, died Friday, December 27, 1996. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.
HUTCHENS, Jerry Wayne, 48, of Roanoke, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Graveside services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Coyner Springs Cemetery. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
JENKINS, Bryan Cox, 78, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday, Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
JONES, Gladys Elizabeth Cooper, 80, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Glorious Church of God in Christ. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home.
KING, Eunice Leola Price, 52, of Salem, died Thursday, December 26, 1996, at Lewis-Gale Regional Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 28, 1996, at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, Blacksburg. Interment will follow in the Zack Price James R.. long Memorial Cemetery, Prices Fork. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.
KING, Larry DeLynn, 47, of Salem, passed away Friday, December 27, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Mary C. King; daughters, Traci and Jennifer King; mother, Betty Scott; father and step-mother, H. F. and Wanda King; sisters, Betty and Patsey King; nieces, Carla Bower and husband Kirk, Tara Nowlin; nephew, Jeff Nowlin; special friends, James Cooper and Barbara Powell. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 30, 1996 at 11 a.m. from the chapel of John M. Oakey & Son, Salem, with the Rev. Sam Huntley, Sr. and the Rev. Todd Atkins officiating. Burial to follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with Military Rights performed by Post 1264, Veterans of Foreign War. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p .m. Sunday at John M. Oakey & Son, Salem.
KIRBY, Clarence Davis, 63, of Altavista, passed away Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Updike Funeral Chapel, Huddleston.
LaMANCA, Irene S., 100, of Blacksburg, died Friday, December 27, 1996. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
LAMBERT, Eva Shinault, 67, of Austinville, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral Sunday, 4 p.m., at the Beulah United Methodist Church. Visitation Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Reese Funeral Home in Austinville.
LEMON, Madalene D., 54, of Blairs, passed away Sunday, December 22, 1996. A worship service in her honor will be held Saturday, 2 p.m., Palestine Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dave Dravecky Ministries, Outreach of Hope, 13840 Glen Eagle Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80921. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Huddleston.
LIDDLE, Ruby S., 79, of Galax, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Galax Pentecostal Holiness Church. Arrangments by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
LUGAR, Janie Via, 73, of Wheaton, Ill., died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski, Va.
MARTUSCELLI, Louis, 76, of Floyd, died Friday, December 27, 1996. Arrangements by Wood Funeral Home.
MOTTESHEARD, Anita Leagans, 56, of Winston-Salem, N.C., died Wednesday, December 25, 1996. Funeral Sunday, 2 p.m., at the Reese Funeral Chapel in Austinville. Visitation Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
MUNDY, Morris Clay, Sr., 79, of Eagle Rock, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Mr. Mundy had retired from the Virginia Department of Transporation. Survivors include his wife, Helen Newcomb Mundy; sons and daughters-in-law, Morris Clay Mundy Jr. of Vinton, John W. and Kathy W. Mundy of Eagle Rock, and Otho Lee and Terry C. Mundy of Eagle Rock; sister , Martha Jane Staton of Eagle Rock; six grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Sunday, December 29, 1996, at 2 p.m., in Forest Grove Cemetery, Eagle Rock, with the Rev. Wesley C. Patterson officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Eagle Rock Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 234, Eagle Rock, Va. 24085. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Botetourt Funeral Home, 1046 Main Street, Buchanan.
PARKER, Tommy Wayne, 24, of Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996 at his home. Surviving are his daughter, 2 year old, Paisley; his only love, Kimberly; one brother, Thomas Benjamin Parker; mother and step father, Esther Gayle and James R. Sprott; his father, Gary Parker; maternal grandmother, Jackie Starkey; paternal grandmother, Ann Koger; one niece, Candis Parker; one nephew, Tommy Parker. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel, 4 p.m. Sunday, with Rev. Joe Dillon officiating. Interment will follow in the Flint Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Saturday with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, S. Main Street, Rocky Mount
PATRICK, Kevin Scott, 23, of Bent Mountain, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996. He was a graduate of Patrick Henry High School and the Manager of Kentucky Fried Chicken in Vinton . He is survived by his wife, Julie R. Patrick; son, Kenneth Logan Patrick, and an expected child, all of Bent Mountain. Also surviving are his parents, Mary and Thomas J. Patrick, Roanoke; mother-in-law, Hilda Radford, Bent Mountain; father-in-law, William H. Radford, Roanoke; maternal grandmother, Clara Kegley, Roanoke; paternal grandfather, Thomas A. Patrick, Jr., Hinton, W. Va.; paternal grandmother, Ruth Kegley, Princeton, W. Va.; paternal great-grandmother, Eva Patrick, Hinton, W. Va.; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, David and Marie Radford, both of Bent Mountain. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel, 2 p.m. Sunday, with Dr. Woodrow W. Clark officiating. Interment will follow in Restvale Cemetery, Floyd County. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday at Oakey's South Chapel.
POE, Lydia Jernigan, 92, of Wytheville,formerly of Grayson County, passed away Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Reins-Sturdivant Chapel, Independence.
REDMAN, James Walter, 77, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 1996. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday, Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
RETHFORD, John Morrison, 67, of Chilhowie, died Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Macedonia Baptist Church. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service, Marion.
ROSS, Chester Thomas, (``Tom""), 78, of Vinton, passed away Thursday, December 26, 1996. Mr. Ross was an Army veteran of World War II and was retired from Jones Motor Freight. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Tyler Ross; son and daughter-in-law, C. T. (``Tommy"") II and Cindy Ross, Vinton; his daughters and sons-in-law, Dottie and Ray Fisher, Jonesborough, Tenn., Rosalie and Richard Ashwell, Roanoke, Rosalind and Barry Martin, Vinton; his grandchildren, Steve and Billy Hale, David and Brian Martin, Cory and Courtney Ross; four great-grandchildren; his sister, Elizabeth Ross Tice, Montvale. A graveside service will be held in Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Bedford County, Sunday, December 29, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. John E. McKinney officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
SHIVELY, Granville Carroll, 79, of Martinsville, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Service.
SHORT, Zachary Dean, infant son of Troy Short and Tammy Renee Hale, of Vinton, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.
SIX, Opal Nadine, 60, of Wytheville, died Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at the Barnett Funeral Chapel in Wytheville. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
SMITH, Elmer C., 80, of Rural Retreat, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Seaver-Brown Chapel.
SMITH, Ralph Odell, Sr., 73, of Bedford, passed away Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, New Tabernacle Baptist Church. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.
SPRADLIN, Howard Grady, Sr., 74, loving husband and father went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 26, 1996, at his home in Christiansburg. He was predeceased by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Spradlin, and a sister, Thelma S. Fenton. He was a lifelong member of the Alleghany Church of Christ, where through the years he served the Lord faithfully as Sunday School Superintendent, Deacon, Elder and Trustee. Mr. Spradlin retired in 1991 with 42 years of service with the Virginia Tech Electric Service. He will be sorely missed by his wife of 53 years, Conston S. Spradlin; a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Sam Smithwick of Christiansburg; two sons and daughters-in-law, Howard Jr. and Regina Spradlin of Summerfield, N.C., and Steve and Sharon Spradlin of Blacksburg. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, Samuel and Hope Smithwick of Salem, Sheryl and Stuart Bobbitt of Christiansburg, Christopher Spradlin of Memphis, Tenn.; Jason and Jeremy Spradlin of Summerfield, N.C., Stacie and Luke Haynes of Blacksburg and Josh Spradlin of Blacksburg; one great-grandchild, Brittany Bobbitt of Christiansburg; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Clarence and Dorothy Spradlin, and Ernest and Katherine Spradlin, all of Roanoke, and James and Hazel Spradlin of Danville, and four sisters and a brother-in-law, Ethel Price of Blacksburg, Bertha and Dave Miller of Christiansburg, Lucille Fisher of Radford and Mildred Young of Williamsburg. Funeral services will be conducted from the Alleghany Church of Christ on Sunday, December 29, 1996, at 2 p.m., by Porter Riner and Eddie Callahan. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Alleghany Church of Christ Building Fund, 2095 N. Franklin St., Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Friends may call after 1 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 1996, at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
STAMPER, Douglas Gilmore, 72, of Chilhowie, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Newberry Funeral Home Chapel.
SWIFT, Dorothy Bailey, 74, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 1996, at Alleghany Baptist Church, Blacksburg, with the Rev. Harold Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
VIARS, Lessie May DeHart, 83, of Draper, passed away Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
WALLER, Charlie, 74, of Martinsville, died Thursday, December 26, 1996. Funeral Monday, 2 p.m. Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home Chapel.
WHANGER, Ernest G., 90 of Roanoke passed away Thursday, December 26, 1996 at home of a sudden illness. Mr. Whanger was born August 23, 1906 at Ronceverte, WVa. to the late Grant and Josie Livesay Whanger. Mr. Whanger was of the Methodist Faith. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge, and of the Eastern Star, and worked for the Blue Ridge Park way in Roanoke, Va. Surviving are his wife, Ada Wiley Whanger; daughters, Loretta Sisson of Dallas, Texas, Mae Kaple of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sons, Earnest Whanger, Jr. of Boonesville, Va.; sisters, Nellie Johnson of Ronceverte, WVa., Ethel Long of Richmond; brother, Elbert Whanger of Durbin, WVa.; five grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. There will be a graveside service Saturday, December 28, 1996, 11 a.m. at Rosewood Cemetery in Lewisburg, WVa. with the Rev. Ross Evans officiating
WICKHAM, Raymond L., 71, of Roanoke, died Friday, December 27, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
WILKERSON, Dora Via, 88, of Clifton Forge, died Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.
WILSON, R. Ross, 79, a resident of Statesville Manor, Statesville, N.C., and formerly of 107 Crestview Street, Galax, Va., passed away Thursday, December 26, 1996, at Statesville Manor. He was born on February 4, 1917, at Low Gap, N.C., to Fred and Eva Galyean Wilson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Nell Todd Wilson; daughter and son-in-law, Betsy and Marv Adkins of Statesville, N.C.; son, Jeff Wilson of Carroll House, Hillsville, Va; brother and sister-in-law, Von and Jean Wilson of Galax; grandson, Todd Adkins of Charlotte, N.C., and granddaughter and spouse, Felicia and Greg Jordan of Charlotte. Funeral service will be conducted Sunday, December 29, 1996, at 2 p.m., at Crossroads Primitive Baptist Church, Baywood, Va. Elder Terry Wilson and Elder Ken Hopkins will officiate. Interment will be in Felts Cemetery, Galax. The body is at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, Va., and will be taken to the church 30 minutes preceding the service to lie in state. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Carroll House, Hillsville, Va. 24343. Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, is in charge of arrangements.
WYATT, John Simmons, 75, of Ridgeway, died Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, McKee Funeral Chapel, Martinsville.
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