Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, January 14, 1994 TAG: 9401140278
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT-CYPHERS, GEORGE W.
CYPHERS, George W., 70, of Roanoke County, died Tuesday, January 11, 1994,
in South Roanoke Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He retired from the
Norfolk & Western Railway in 1983 after 32 years of service. He was an
independent dealer for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the Spear
Engineering Company. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S.
Army Coast Artillery. George was born in Roanoke County on May 7, 1923, the
son of the late Charles Morton and Lila Hubbard Cyphers. He was preceded in
death by three sisters, Thelma Cyphers Ingram, Rachel Cyphers Swan and Lillian
Cyphers Holmes; two brothers, Gale B. Cyphers and Larron L. Cyphers. Surviving
are his wife, Helen Heck Cyphers, to whom he was married on July 18, 1943; a
Goddaughter, Molly Jean Sink, Roanoke County; three sisters, Mrs. Charlie
("Dorothy)" Campbell, Mrs. Fred N. ("Mary") Stanley, both of Roanoke, Mrs. R.
C. ("Jean") Palmer, Vinton; numerous nieces, nephews, in-laws and devoted
friends. He made a profession of faith, was baptized and received into the
fellowship of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church under the pastorate of
the late Rev. Ernest S. Cochran. He served the church in various positions and
was named the 1986 Outstanding Man of the Year by the church. He was a member
of the United Workers Sunday School Class and the United Methodist Men's Club.
George was a charter member of the Roanoke County Fire Department, Company 6,
located at Mount Pleasant, with 35 years of service. He was honored by
receiving the Outstanding Firefighter of the Year Award in 1977. Upon his
retirement in 1991, he received the Life Membership Award. He was a member of
the Virginia State Firemen's Association, an original member of the Mount
Pleasant First Aid Crew and a former member of the Mount Pleasant Civic Club.
Funeral services will be held at the Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church,
3009 Mount Pleasant Blvd., Sat., Jan. 15, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Anthony C.
Busic and the Rev. Jean T. Rutherford officiating. Interment will follow in
the Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery at Fincastle, Va., located on Rt. 11, 6
miles North of Troutville. Members of the Mount Pleasant Fire Department will
serve as honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests
contributions be made to the Mount Pleasant Fire Department, 2909 Jae Valley
Rd., S.E., Roanoke, Va. 24014, in his memory. The family will receive friends
after 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
by CNB