Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, April 7, 1994                   TAG: 9503230016
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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BANKS, Arnold Thomas, 78, of Rt. 2, Meadows of Dan, Va. died Wednesday, April 6, 1994, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was a veteran of World War II in the Marine Corps and Founder and Co-owner of Agee and Banks General Store and Meadows of Dan Farm Service. Born 1916 to the late James Banks and the late Lona Jessup Banks. He is survived by one daughter, Janet Faye Banks-Boyd of Richmond, Va.; three sons, Harlon and Jerry Banks both of Meadows of Dan, Va. and Ronnie Banks of Orlando, Fla.; three sisters, Jessie Mackall of Fla., Eloise Stanley and Loraine Joyce both of Martinsville, Va.; children and two great-grandchildren also survives. Funeral services for Mr. Arnold Banks will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Reed Island Springs Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. His body rests at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart until placed in the Reed Island Springs Baptist Church at 5 p.m. Friday.

BISHOP, Ida Ellen, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday , April 5, 1994, in a Shawsville nursing home. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. today from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Richard Horne with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Friends may callat Richardson-Horne.

BOGGESS, Florence Gwaltney, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 1994 at Camelot Nursing Home on her 87th birthday. She had retired as a nurse from Community Hospital and was a member of the West Side Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Carl S. Boggess. She is survived by three sons and daughter-in-laws, Charles T. and Pat Gwaltney of Salem, Russell E. and Rita Gwaltney of Dublin, Douglas M. and Linda Hawkins of Roanoke County; six grandchildren, Annette Shrader, Charlene Guard, Rusty Gwaltney, Renee Moore, Florence Hawkins, Rene Orange; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Glenn Underwood; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Radford, both of Floyd. A funeral service will be held at the John M. Oakey and Son Chapel in Salem on Friday, April 8 at 11 a.m. with Mr. Floyd Bailey and Mr. Tim Shoulders. Burial will follow at the Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 7 from 7 to 9 p.m.

BURTON, Anna Mae Harriman, 80, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Stevens Funeral Chapel.

CALDWELL, C.T., (""Ted""), 89, of Roanoke, died Monday, April 4, 1994, in a local hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jonnie Huffman Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell was a retired employee of Hollins College. Surviving are his brother, Jack A. Caldwell, Independence; nieces, Jane Ward, Craig County, Sherry McLain, Greensboro, N.C. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to Roanoke County Rescue Squad No. 5. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel with Jim Morris officiating. Interment will follow in Caldwell Family Cemetery, Craig county. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.

CARPER, Kim, 29, of Orange, N.J., passed away Sunday, April 3, 1994, in St. Barnabas Hospital, Livingston, N.J. Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Elton Poindexter, Bedford; two sisters, Angela Carper, Keisha Williams, both of Orange, N.J.; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be private. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

CARTER, Stuart Meredith, 95, of Glade Spring, died Sunday, April 3, 1994. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Grace Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Home, Chilhowie.

COMBS, Hazel Fitch, 74, of Natural Bridge, died Tuesday, April 5, 1994, in a Washington, D.C. hospital. She was a daughter of the late Mr. Odie Fitch and the late Mrs. Willie Burks Fitch of Indian Rock. Surviving are a son, Charles M. Combs Jr., Washington, D.C.; four daughters, Mrs. Mary C. Inoussa, Silver Spring, Md., Mrs. Frances C. Scott, District Heights, Md., Ms. Regina Combs, Roanoke, Ms. Doris Combs, Fort Washington, Md.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Erie Sanderson, Dale City, Mrs. Fotomack Burks, Philadelphia, Pa.; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Martha Craft, Columbia, Md.; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Friends may call at the Combs residence in Natural at anytime. The body will be moved to the First Baptist Church, Natural Bridge on Saturday, April 9, 1994 at 11 a.m., where friends m ay pay their respects until the 1 p.m. funeral service time. The officiating minister will be the Rev. J. J. Moore. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. J.B. Lewis Funeral Service, Lexington is handling the arrangements.

CRUMP, John Russell, 67, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

CUSTER, Garnett D., 61, of Danville, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday, Colbert Moran Chapel, Gretna.

DELAP, Lyle E., MD 83, of Narrows, died Tuesday, April 5, 1994, at Giles Memorial Hospital. He was born in Delavan, Wis., on February 1, 1911, a son of Howard McKinsie Delap and Lena Christina Baumbach. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1939 with a BS in Medical Science and received his MD from Rush Medical College in Chicago in 1942. After serving as a Captain in the U. S. Army Medical Corps during World War II, he settled in Giles County where he practiced as a physician. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, William and Homer; twin brother, Lester, and daughter Carole. He is survived by his wife, Helen Matuszczyk Delap; son, Lyle E. Delap, Jr., Roxboro, N.C.; daughters, Linda D. Delap, Arlington, Nancy D. Lanier, Williamsburg and Susan E. Delap, Narrows; a sister, Goldie Carlson, Delavan, Wis.; six g randchildren and one great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a favority charity. After a private memorial service, ashes will be placed in Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements by Riffe's Funeral Service, Narrows.

DUNDORE, Helen Hardin, (Mrs. Russell M.), 85, of Staunton, died Tuesday, April 6, 1994. She was the mother of Michael J. Dundore of Roanoke. Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton. Arrangements by Hambrick & Company Funeral Home..

EMERSON, Roger J., 83, of Grant, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel, Independence.

FIDLER, Matthew Craig, (``Matt""), 17, of 1512 Layden Cove Way, Virginia Beach, died Saturday, April 2, 1994 in Hopetown, Bahamas. He was an 11th grade student at Frank W. Cox High School and employed a t Beach Pet Hospital. He was a member of the Frank W. Cox High School Varsity Soccer Team, Beach F. C. Patriots Soccer Team, and Beach F. C. Travel Soccer team for 10 years. He is survived by his parents, Patricia A. Fidler and Charles T. Fidler, Virginia Beach; one brother, Scott D. Fidler; maternal grandmother, Marion H. McClain, Alva, Okla.; paternal grandmother, Doris P. Hicks, Virginia Beach; paternal great-grandmother, Mary E. Peters, Bedford; aunt and uncle, Patricia F. and Bill Puller, Cape Coral, Fla; aunt, Carolyn F. Wharton, Vinton; two cousins, Kelley M. Wharton, Richmond and Mark T. Puller, Cape Coral, Fla. A service in celebration of the life of Matthew Fidler will be held on Friday, 2 p.m. at Wycliff Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. William Michael Shelton officiating. Burial will be at a later date. The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home Great Neck Chapel, Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to Matthew Fidler-Ryan Smith Memorial Fund Virginia Beach Foundation, P. O. Box 4629, Va. Beach, Va. 23454. Contributions will be applied toward the possible dedication of a field in their memory at the Va. Beach Soccer Complex or the creation of a College Scholarship. Matthews life was a reflection of his compassion and gentle ways. His strength on the soccer field carried over to his commitment to fairness and to making others feel at ease. His warm ready smile touched many hearts and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

FOLTZ, Lossie Dalton, 87, of Floyd, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Arrangemnts by Wood Funeral Home.

GRAVELY, Juanita Blanche, 70, of Salem, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Arrangements by John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home, Salem.

GUTHRIE, Alie Elizabeth Guthrie, 92, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Stone Funeral Chapel.

HALSEY, Robert Stewart, 63, of Wytheville, died Wedneday, April 6, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Barnett Funeral Chapel, Wytheville.

HART, Bonnie L., 82, of Cleveland, Va., passed away Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Arrangements by Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home, Tazewell, Va.

JOHNSON, Mabel Harrison, 80, of Tanyard Village, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994 in a Martinsville hospital. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Carl Wilburn Holland and Frank Johnson; and her daughter, Barbara Smith. Surviving are one son, James Carl Holland, Ridgeway; four grandchildren, Amy Smith, Greg Smith, Michael Holland, and Jennifer Holland; one stepgrandson, Lee Joyce; one sister, Dorothy H. Blackwell, Rocky Mount; one brother, Russell Noell Harrison, Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be conducted at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 11 am Friday, with the Rev. Herbert K. Seemann, and th e Rev. Henry D. Butler, and the Rev. A. Dave Snead officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family suggests memorials be made to the Pleasant Hill Church Building Fund, c/o Angie Weddle, Route 4, Box 1485, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. Friends may call after 2 pm Thursday where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 pm at Flora Funeral Service, 342 South Main Street, Rocky Mount.

LAMBERT, John D., 94, of Christiansburg, died early Wednesday, April 6, 1994, in the Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lottie Underwood Lambert and for many years was self-employed as a welder and mechanic. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday from the Richardson-Horne Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Raymond Kelley and the Rev. Glen Griffin with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family requests in lieu of flowers memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg or the Christiansburg Fire Department, Box 833, Christiansburg 24073. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Thursday evening at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.

LAUGHON, Richard Dudley, 60, of Salem, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. He was an Air Force veteran, had attended Roanoke College and was a member of the Cave Spring Optimist Club. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Barry Thomas and Sarah M. Laughon, Atlanta, Ga., C. Scott and Leigh Anne P. Laughon, Roanoke; a grandson, Nicholas C. Laughon; his father and mother, W.W. and Violet L. Laughon, Salem; brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth C. and Sally Laughon, Roanoke; Funeral services will be con ducted from the graveside at Sherwood Memorial Park 4 p.m. Thursday. In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O Box 554, Roanoke, Va. 24003-0554. Arrangement by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel

MARTIN, Mary Violet, 72, of Galax, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel, Independence.

MONTGOMERY, Ernest Leo, 75, of Covington, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home.

MOORE, Becky Jane, 39, of Gretna, died Tuesday, April 5, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Colbert-Moran Chapel.

MORRIS, Vernon Marcellis Sr., 45, of Clifton Forge, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.

MURDOCK, Catherine Webber, 87, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 6, 1994. She was the widow of Samuel Murdock, Sr., a member of Melrose United Methodist Church, a former cafeteria manager at Preston Park Elementary School, and a graduate of Jefferson Senior High School. Surviving are two sons, William Paul Murdock of Richmond, Samuel Murdock, Jr. of Vinton; a daughter, Winifred Mae Hentschel of Great Falls; ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 pm Friday from Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. Interment will follow in Fair View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association, (4504 Starkey Road, Suite 115, Roanoke, VA 24014). Friends may call after 2 pm Thursday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm Thursday.

PALMER, Guthrie Johnson, Jr., (``Gus''), 74, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Stevens Funeral Chapel.

PENTECOST, Robert M., 58, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 1994. He is prceded in death by his father, Millard L. Pentecost; two brothers, Tony and Gene Pentecost. He is survived by a daughter, Bobbie Jo Pentecost, Salem; mother, Nellie S. Pentecost; brother, Toby H. Pentecost and wife, Margaret, Willis; sister, Joyce Anderson, Roanoke; granddaughter, Ashley Pentecost; grandson, William Robert Poff; sister-in-law, Nellie Pentecost, Ohio; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, at Lotz Salem Chapel. Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Burial Park. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Salem.

PHILLIPS, Columbus Wyatt, 101, of Christiansburg, died Monday, April 4, 1994, at his home in the Vicker Community. The Funeral will be 11 a.m. today from the Richardson-Hone Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Nathan Phillips and The Rev. Jerry Shepherd with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne in Christiansburg.

PRICE, Estelle Overstreet, 80, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, April 5, 1994. She was the widow of Lewis H. (Tootie) Price and was a member of the Oakland Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Joan P. and Ronald E. White of Roanoke; son and daughter-in-law, L. Dean and Martha S. Price of Roanoke; five grandchildren, Chuck White and wife, Kim of Roanoke, Mike Price and wife, Janet of Stuarts Draft, Michele Holskey and husband, Mark of Troutville, Donna White of Columbia, Md., Corbin White of Bent Mountain; five great-grandchildren, Erica and Siera Price, Caitlin and Tucker White, Joshua Holskey; uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at Oakey's North Chapel 3 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Kelly Dampeer officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.

RICKMAN, Marian C., of Salem, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Arrangements by John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home, Salem.

SCHULER, Louise Hylton, 80, of Riverview, Fla., died Tuesday, April 5, 1994. She was born in Floyd, Va. and is survived by two daughters, Stephanie Schuler Moffitt, Riverview, Fla., Debra Schuler Littleton, Knoxville, Tenn.; three brothers, Harry Hylton, Johnson City, Tenn., Myron Hylton and Richard Hylton, both of Tampa, Fla.; four grandchildren; niece, Pat Hasty, Tampa, Fla. Funeral services will be conducted 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Stowers Brandon Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Memorial Fund in her memory to Brian Center, 1818 E. Fletcher Ave., Tampa, Fla. 33612.

SPAIN, Margaretta S., of Salem, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994 in a local hospital. Mrs. Spain was the widow of Roy C. Spain. Surviving are sister-in-law, and brother-in-law, Kathryn and Louis Jones of North Miami, Fla.; a niece, Sandra Rutherford; a nephew, Justin Moody, both of Lewisburg, W.Va.; and special friends, Marilyn Hurst of Salem and Aubrey and Dorothy Dudley of Roanoke. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9 at the John M. Oakey and Son Chapel in Salem with the Rev. Kirk Ballin officiating. Intement will be private. The family will receive friends at the funeral home in Salem from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Friday, April 8, 1994. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke, 2015 Grandin Road, SW., Roanoke, Va. 24015.

STONE, Robert M. of Roanoke, died Saturday, March 19, 1994. Memorial services 4 p.m. Saturday, Unitarian Universalists Church, Roanoke.

SURBER, Pauline Blevins, 75, of 1789 Newbern Rd., Pulaski, died Wednesday morning, April 6, 1994, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born May 8, 1918, in Elizabethton, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late John Blevins and Rebecca Hardin Blevins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Summers Surber. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. James G. (Brenda) White of Roanoke; one son, Jack Summers Surber of Salem; two sisters, Mrs. Roy (Gladys) Arney and Mrs. Winfred (Mary Edith) Knode, both of Elizabethton, Tenn.; two grandsons, Brent Surber and Cory Surber, both of Pulaski. Funeral services will be held Friday, 11:00 am from Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visiting will be Thursday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home.

WHITE, W.Y.C. Jr., 79, of Abingdon, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Arrangements by Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon.

WIDNER, Emma Louise, 94, of Chilhowie, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Mountain View United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Home.

WITT, Raymond Monroe, age 83, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

WOOD, Maude Sommers, of Blacksburg, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 1994. Surviving are one sisters, Mrs. W. S. (Mary) Metz; one niece; one nephew; several stepchildren.

WOOD, Richard Leon, 69, of Martinsville, died Tuesday, April 5, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Stone Memorial Christian Church. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home, Martinsville.

WRIGHT, Mae Poindexter, 89, of Reidsville, N.C., died Wednesday, April 6, 1994, at the Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Nannie Lumsden Poindexter and the widow of the late Henry Jack Wright. Surviving are her daughter, Ruth Wright, Reidsville, N.C,; one sister, Annie Skinnell, Wirtz; daughter-in-law, Ernestine Wright, Roanoke; two grandchildren, Dan Wright, Pa., Don Wright, Texas; two great-grandchildren, Brian and Greg Wright; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Friday, April 8, 1994, at Mountain View Memorial Park, Rocky Mount. Visitation will be held Thursday night from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday.

ZIMBRO, John Everette Jr., 33, of Buena Vista, died Tuesday, April 5, 1994. Born in Lexington on May 28, 1960, he was the son of the late John Everette Zimbro Sr. and Patsy Jones Bradley of Buena Vista. He was employed at Lee's Carpets. In addition to his mother, survivors include his wife, Melissa Montgomery Zimbro; a daughter, Lindsey Zimbro; a son, John Everette Zimbro III of Glasgow; two sisters, Deborah Z. Shafer and Barbara Wilhelm, both of Buena Vista; a brother, William Thomas Zimbro of Buena Vista. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, April 8, 1994, at Lomax Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. At other times, friends may call at 451 East 16th Street, Buena Vista.