Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, January 11, 1994 TAG: 9401110225
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: SALTVILLE LENGTH: Short
OBIT HARPER, ARCHIE F. SR.
HARPER, Archie F. Sr., 90, of Saltville, died Monday, January 10, 1994, in
the Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Va. Mr. Harper was a lifetime
farmer in Smyth County, Virginia, a member of the Riverview Presbyterian
Church and retired from the Olin Corporation. He is survived by one son, Mr.
Archie F. (Midge) Harper Jr., Saltville; four sisters, Mrs. Leo (Clara) Smith,
Roanoke, Mrs. Paul (Lizzie) Smith, Marion, Mrs. Henry (Bessie) Davidson, Seven
Mile Ford, Mrs. Lawrence (Blanche) Maiden, Bristol; 8 grandchildren, Mrs. Jim
(Vicki) Montgomery, Saltville, Mr. Marshall K. Harper, Chilhowie, Mrs. Bill
(April) Mitchell, Troutdale, Mrs. Clayborne (Jody) Olinger, Saltville, Mr.
Joseph F. Harper, Winston-Salem, N.C., Mr. J. Craig Harper, Saltville, Mr.
Bradley M. Harper, Saltville, Ms. Courtney S. Harper, Richlands; 12
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 1994, in
the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Harold Puckett
officiating. Burial will follow in the Elizabeth Cemetery in Saltville, Va.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday evening in the D.R.
Henderson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
Saltville Rescue Squad or Troutdale Rescue Squad.
by CNB