Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, April 26, 1994 TAG: 9503230036
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BLEVINS, Squire Commodor, (``Tommy""), 80, of Roanoke County, died Saturday, April 23, 1994, in a local hospital. Tommy was a retired superintendent of Wiley M. Jackson Construction Company, a member and deacon of Melrose Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Alice Blevins; and only son, Thurman C. Blevins. Surviving are his wife, Sarah M. Blevins, Roanoke County; one grandson, Mark Walton Blevins, Winston-Salem, N.C.; one granddaughter and her husband, Rhonda and John Foulkes, Oakton; one daughter-in-law, Norma Jean Blevins, Salem; stepson and wife, Douglas and Virginia Williams, Roanoke County; two stepgrandchildren, Eric and Chad Willi ams, Roanoke County; five brothers, Lee Blevins, Chesil Blevins, Bill Blevins, John Robert Blevins, all of Marion, Rev. Charles Blevins, Chilhowie; four sisters, Mrs. James (Pearl) Stamper, Mrs. Keith (Bertha) Hopkins, both of Marion, Mrs. George (Polly) Murray, Chilhowie, Mrs. Don (Nancy) Martin, Castleberry, Fla.; sister-in-law, Marie Thornburg, Roanoke; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, April 25, at Oakey's South Chapel, Roanoke. Memorials may be made to the Salem Rescue Squad or the American Heart Association.
BUCKINGHAM, Phyllis Mankin, 86, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, April 25, 1994, after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald L. (Buck) Buckingham. Phyllis was a longtime member of Huntington Court United Methodist Church, a member of the Williamson Road Women's Club, and the Oakland Garden Club. Surviving are her son, Richard D. Buckingham, Roanoke; granddaughter, Christina Buckingham, San Francisco, Calif.; grandson, James Buckingham, New Orleans, La.; niece and nephew-in-law, Jane and Charles Stowe, Roanoke. Phyllis leaves other nieces; great- nieces; great-nephews; great-great-nieces; great-great-nephews. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's North Chapel 3 p.m. Wednesday with Dr. Alton M. Washington officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's North Chapel.
CULBRETH, Stanley C. Sr., 68, of 4815 Winford Road, Greensboro, N. C., died Sunday, April 24, 1994 at his home. A native of Stedman, N. C., he was one of ten children born to Munsey and Ida Culbreth. He graduated from UNC at Chapel Hill in 1950, after serving in the U. S. Navy on a submarine in the South Pacific during WWII. He retired to his farm in 1988, after serving 28 years as the President of the Greensboro Merchants Association & Credit Bureau. Previously, he was the chief executive of the Danville Virginia Merchants Associatoin and an executive in the Durham Merchants Association. In 1977, he was elected Chairman of Associated Credit Bureaus (the national trade association of credit bureaus) and was very dedicated and active throughout his years in that organization. He was involved in many civic and community organizations such as the Greensboro Kiwanis Club, Methodist Men, The Greensboro Sports Council, and Starmount Forest Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Frankie Culbreth; son, Rusty Culbreth, Ormond Beach, Fla.; daughter, Karen Culbreth, Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Inez Bloodworth, Fayetteville, N. C., Joy Morrison, Greensboro, N. C., Beverly Crawley, Roanoke; brother, Bill Culbreth, Stedman, N. C.; and grandchildren, Lance and Collins Culbreth, Ormond Beach, Fla. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Christ United Methodist Church. The family will be at Forbis & Dick Funeral Home, Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road, Greensboro, N. C. 27410 or Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N. C. 27405.
DERRICK, Homer, 87, of Lexington, died Monday, April 25, 1994. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
DeWITT, Elizabeth Woody, 88, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Franklin County, died Sunday, April 24, 1994, in Lewis Gale Hospital, Salem, Va. Born August 25, 1905, she was the daughter of the late George and Annie Woody. She was also preceded in death by her husband, the late Lewis P. DeWitt. She enjoyed quilt making and flowers and had a great love of and for people. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Sue D. and Gary Woods, Atlanta, Ga.; one son and daughter-in-law, Walter and Sandra DeWitt, Roanoke, Va.; one brother and sister-in-law, Trindle and Emily Woody, Sontag, Va.; one brother-in-law, George English, Glade Hill, Va.; six grandchildren and their respective spouses, Kadi Woods, Wytheville, Va., Bill Woods, Bluefield, Va., Kari and Andy Martin and Beth and Steve Jaekie, Nashville, Tenn., Jenny and Tracy Barnett, Roanoke, Va., Susan DeWitt, Richmond, Va, and one great-grandchild, Abigail Leigh (``Abby"") Barnett, Roanoke, Va. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 27, 1994, 10:30 a.m. at Franklin Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, Va. Officiating will be the Rev. David J. Boney. The family will receive friends Tuesday, April 26, 1994, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel, where friends may call after 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a favorite medical charity. Lynch Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ELLIOTT, Alonzo Edward, 83, of Prices Fork, died Monday, Ajpril 26, 1994. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.
FAVILLE, Mark Ward Sr., 78, of Roanoke, died Monday, April 25, 1994, at his residence. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Retired project engineer from the Norfolk & Western after 41 years of service in the Motive Power Dept. Mr. Faville had a major role in the restoration of the Norfolk & Western 611 Steam Locomotive. He was a former member of the Virginia State Guard. Surviving are his wife, Norris Staples Faville; son and daughter-in-law, M. Ward Jr. and Michele (Mickey) Faville, Blacksburg, grandson, Mark W. Faville III, Chesapeake; two granddaughters, Courtney Wynne Faville and Holly Faville, Blacksburg; two nephews, Dr. Linwood Outten III, Annandale, Joseph Angell, Jr., Wilmington, Del. Funeral services will be at the graveside Evergreen Burial Park, 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, 1994, with Dr. Bill Baker, Chaplain Good Samaritan Hospice officiating. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
FRALEY, Louise B., 91, of Roanoke, died Monday April 25, 1994. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel
HALE, Margaret Bell Russell, 82, of Route 2, Speedwell, died Sunday, April 24, 1994, at her residence. She was the widow of John W. ``Tom'' Hale. She is survived by four daughters, Frances Fowler, Betty Funk, Jenny Hale, all of Speedwell, Arkie Johnson, Daytona Beach, Fla.; three sons, Gene R. Hale, Russell Hale, both of Speedwell, Joe Hale, Wytheville; 22 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 1994, in the Speedwell United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Doug Stuart and the Rev. Patricia Edwards, with interment in the church cemetery. The remains will be placed in the church one hour before service time. The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m., or at the residence anytime. The Grubb Funeral Home, Wytheville, is in charge of the arrangements.
HAWKS, Howard Clinton, (Jake) of Collinsville, died Monday, April 25, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Collinsville Baptist Church. Arrangements by Tomlinson Funeral Home.
HOLLAND, Vernette Bernice, 78, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 1994. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church. The Rev. Andrea Cornette-Scott will officiate with interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
JENKINS, Walker E., 68, of Max Meadows, died Sunday, April 24, 1994 in the Wythe County Community Hospital. He was born in Carroll County, the son of the late Monty Lee and M artha Doshia Jackson Jenkins. He was the former owner of the downtown motor lodge in Pulaski, Va and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. A former employee of the state of Winnemucca, Nevada, Mr. Jenkins was also a businessman with interests in radio and tv repair, music and pawn shop, installation of translators for transmitting tv signals and satellite cable tv. He was also a former radar technician for Philco and the United States Air Force. He was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Martin. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Mae Jenkins; one daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Judy) Spraker of Pulaski; three sons, Max Jenkins of Marion, Leon Jenkins of Dallas, Tx, Grady Jenkins of Pulaski; four grandchildren, Gregory Wayne Spraker, Missy Spraker Andrews, Angie Jenkins Kistler, Charlene Jenkins Laile; two great-grandchildren, Matthew Kistler and Paul Kistler, Jr.; one sister, Icy Jenkins of Pulaski; special friends, Leon & Mae Pierce of Winnemucca, Nevada. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 27, 1994 at 2 pm at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with elder Joe McGrady officiating. Interment will follow in the Jenkins-Hardy Cemetery in Hillsville. Grover King Post No. 1115, V.F.W. will conduct graveside military honors. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home, from 7 to 9 pm, Tuesday or at the residence at any time. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of arrangements.
JONES, Harry Donald, of Bassett Heights, died Sunday, April 24, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Tabernacle Baptist Church. Arrangements by Tomlinson Funeral Home.
LEE, Charles W., 69, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, April 21, 1994. Graveside services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Coyner Springs Cemetery. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
McKITTRICK, James A. Jr., 79, of Radford, died Sunday, April 24, 1994, at his residence. He was born October 10, 1914, in South Carolina to the late James Asa McKittrick Sr. and Sarah Johnson McKittrick. He was a retired Baptist minister, who served in Tucson, Ariz., Monahans, Texas, and Virginia. He was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Jane H. McKittrick, Radford; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jimmy and Carole McKittrick, Salem, Paul and Penny McKittrick, Dublin; one sister, Alice Mansfield, Atlanta, Ga.; three brothers, Charles McKittrick, Greenville, S.C., Robert McKittrick, Stoney Point, N.C., Harold McKittrick, Wheelersburg, Ohio. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Steve, Joy, Danny, and Darrin McKittrick. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Gethsemane Baptist Church in Radford with Pastor Jerry Gibson, Pastor Floyd Gross and Rev. Jim Sutphin officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Christiansburg. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home in Radford.
MILTON, Artie Plasters, 64, of Route 2, Ridgeway, died Sunday, April 24, 1994, in the Memorial Hospital in Martinsville. She is survived by her husband, Thomas D. Milton, of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Barry (Susan) Kanode, Martinsville; one son, Thomas D. Milton II, Sacramento, Calif.; her parents, John and Rosa Lee Plasters, Meadows of Dan; four sisters, Mrs. Jimmy (Nadine) Gilbert, Stuart, Lucille Bowman and Jane Clifton, Floyd, Mrs. Steve (Shirley) Meade, San Angelo, Texas; one brother, Billy Wayne Plasters, Meadows of Dan; five grandchildren. Mrs. Milton was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 25 of Stuart, and was Past Matron. She was executive manager for Tupper Products Sales. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Meadows of Dan Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Plasters Cemetery in Vesta with members of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 25, conducting the graveside services. The family will be at the Moody Funeral Home in Stuart, Tuesday, from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorials may be made, if desired, to the hospice of Memorial Hospital of Henry County.
MOORMAN, Robert Lee, (``Lil Darling""), 67, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, April 23, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Aubrey Pullins officiating and burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
NOELL, Velda Poindexter, 87, of Route 5, Bedford, died Sunday, April 24, 1994. Funeral services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home.
OVERSTREET, Willie Henry Sr., 80, of Bedford, died Monday, April 25, 1994. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home.
POORE, Irma Mize, 70, of Martinsville, died Sunday, April 24, 1994. Funeral will be 2 pm Wednesday from the Collinsville Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
THOMPSON, Robert J., 47, of Lynchburg, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 1994, after a long illness. He was born on September 28, 1947, in Lynchburg. He was the son of Mrs. Geraldine Thompson and the late Mr. Theodore Thompson. He devoted his life to a loving and devoted family, caring and sharing concerns for many. Robert was educated in Lynchburg Public Schools and was a graduate of Dunbar High School and A&T University in Greensboro, N.C. He was employed by Armstrong Furniture Company of Appomattox. He is survived by six children, two devoted children, Karim and Kara Thompson of Roanoke; two sisters, Mrs. Theodoria Rashada of Maryland, Mrs. Gail Golson of Washington, D.C.; one brother, Mr. Gary Thompson of Saudi Arabia; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Gertrude Mosley; a devoted friend, Mrs. Annie Jones; a host of devoted nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and friends. Funeral services will be held at the Community Funeral Home in Lynchburg, 1 p.m. Tuesday , April 26, 1994.
WELKER, Ann Dudley, (``Ritzie''), 80, of Exeter, Calif., and formerly of Roanoke, died Saturday, April 23, 1994. Graveside services will be Tuesday in Exeter, Calif.
WHEELER, Gordon Christopher, (``Chris""), 23, of Lexington, died Sunday, April 24, 1994, at Stonewall Jackson Hospital in Lexington. He was born June 2, 1970, in Lynchburg, Va. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Buena Vista and was employed at Bonded Fibers. Chris was an excellent athlete and the idol of his younger brothers and sisters. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Nancy and Nathan Sensabaugh of Buena Vista; his fathe r and stepmother, Gordon H. and Teresa Kay Wheeler of Rutherfordton, N.C.; three sisters, Annah Marie Twitty and Rebecca Ann Wheeler, both of Buena Vista, and Melissa K. Wheeler of Rutherfordton, N.C.; two brothers, Shaam Edmund Wheeler of Buena Vista and Tory Scott Wheeler of Rutherfordton, N.C.; his girlfriend, Jody Albritton of Buena Vista; his grandparents, Alvin and Jane Coleman of Buena Vista; great-grandmother, Ethel Coleman of Buena Vista; two uncles, Gary Coleman and Claude Wheeler, both of Buena Vista; an aunt, Linda Milliner of Buena Vista; stepgrandparents, Doris and Eldridge Wheeler; two nieces and one nephew, and many, many friends. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 1994, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Buena Vista, with Bishop Douglas Larsen officiating. Burial will follow in the Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service in Buena Vista.
WILLIAMS, Annamaria Zaina, 69 of Roanoke and formerly of Wythe County, died Sunday, April 24, 1994, in the Burrell Nursing Center in Roanoke. She was born in Goriza, Italy, the daughter of the late Agostino and Agnese DaRonco Zaina. She was a member of the St. Gerard Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, David Franklin Williams, Sr.; one son, David Franklin Williams, Jr., of Midlothian; three grandchildren, David Lloyd Williams, Christopher John Williams and Brian Stewart Williams; one sister, Silvana Gennaro of Trieste, Italy. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 27, 1994, at 3:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Wytheville, with Father James Grealish officiating. Interment will follow in the Foster Falls Cemetery, Wythe County. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, is in charge of the arrangements.
WILLS, Earnest J., 74, of Roanoke, died Monday, April 25, 1994. He is survived by his wife, Christine C. Wills; three daughters, Lillie Ann Hanson, Doris Marie Tyree, Mary Rose Huff; four sons, Earnest M. Wills, Billy G. Wills, Wallace W. Wills, and William Edward Wills; several grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; and his brother, John A. Wills. Graveside services will be at Fair View Cemetery, 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Gary Butcher officiating. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
WITHROW, Robert Berkeley Sr., 76, of Covington, died Saturday, April 23, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home.
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