Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, September 17, 1993 TAG: 9309170272
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
OBIT PARR, ESTHER WOODIE EPPERLY
PARR, Esther Woodie Epperly, 81, of Salem, died Wednesday, September 15,
1993, in a Roanoke hospital. She was the daughter of the late William Jacob
and Alma Martin Epperly of Riner, and the widow of Frank B. Parr of Salem. She
was a member of the Salem Baptist Church and for the past several years a
resident of Wheatland Hills Retirement Center in Radford. Survivors include a
brother, William Curtis Epperly and his wife, Mary Helen, Wythevile; two
sisters-in-law, Mayme Morris Epperly, Radford, Zelpha Parr Comer, Salem; a
stepdaughter, Joyce Parr Blevins and her husband, Jimmy; a stepgrandson, Chris
Blevins; two nieces, Sherri Helen Epperly, Knoxville, Tenn., Louise Simmons
Puryear and her husband, Bill, Salem; two nephews, Fred B. Myers, New York
City, Rev. Richard Epperly Myers and his wife, Frances, Spartanburg, S.C.
Graveside services will be held Friday, September 17, 11 a.m., in Sunset
Cemetery, Christiansburg, with the Rev. Will Robbins officiating. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to the Salem Baptist Church or the Salem Rescue
Squad. Arrangements are being handled by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home,
Christiansburg.
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