Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 27, 1994                   TAG: 9503230037
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ANDERSON, Joyce Pentecost, 60, of Roanoke, died April 25, 1994. She was the widow of Dr. Joseph E. Anderson and worked as an LPN at Roanoke Memorial Hospital for many years. She was preceded in death by her father, Millard L. Pentecost and three brothers, Robert, Gene and Tony Pentecost. Surviving are four daughters, Bonnie B. Maxwell of Roanoke, Vickie B. Dunnavant of Wake Forest, N.C., Mitzi A. Mitchell of Wilmington, N.C., and Tracy J. Anderson of Roanoke; son, Kevin D. Anderson, South Port, N.C.; mother, Nellie L. Pentecost, Roanoke; brother, Toby H. Pentecost of Willis; three grandchildren, Taylo Marsh, Cassy Duncan, and A. J. Duncan. Funeral services will be conducted 10 am Thursday at Oakeys North Chapel by the Rev. R. Stuart Carlton. Interment will follow in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 pm, Wednesday at Oakeys North Chapel.

BOURNE, Frank Junior, 39, of Rt. 1, Independence, passed away Monday, April 25, 1994. Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel.

BRITT, Bonnie A., 96, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994, Radford Community Hospital. Preceded in death by her daughter, Dorothy B. Odegard, she is survived by one granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Bea and E. J. Martin, Christiansburg; one grandson and granddaughter-in-law, W. Ted and Emma Odegard; four great-grandchildren, Rhonda and Tina Martin, Andrea and Karen Odegard; two special stepdaughters, Flora Sumner, Beatrice Matney. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 1994, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends from to 7 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.

CAMPBELL, Elizabeth Ann, 61 of Patrick Springs, died Monday April 25, 1994. Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Moody Funeral Home, Stuart.

CAMPBELL, Roy Wilson, 74, of Raphine, died Monday, April 25, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Lomax Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Lomax Funeral Home.

DeHART, Calvin Theodore, 76, of Woolwine, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994. Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday, Moody Funeral Home Chapel, Stuart.

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 DeWit t, Roanoke, Va.; one brother and sister-in-law, Trindle and Emily Woody, Sontag, Va.; one brother-in-law, George English, Glade Hill, Va.; sister-in-law, Mary Catherine Woody, Franklin County; 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. Bonney. 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, 82, of Prices Fork, died Monday, April 25, 1994 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Mr. Elliott was born in Montgomery County, a son of the late Joe Edward Elliott and Fannie Lillian Sheppard Elliott. Survivors include two brothers, Raymond Elliott, Blacksburg, and Justin Elliott, Marion; one sister, Edna Duffy, Washington, D. C.; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 1994 at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with Mr. Bobby Fuller officiating. Interment will follow in the Price Cemetery, Prices Fork. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

FRALEY, Louise Bondurant 91, of Roanoke, died Monday, April 25, 1994. She was a daughter of the late Charles R. and Emma Wall Bondurant. She was a member of South Roanoke United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband of sixty-eight years, Howard Brooks Fraley; two daughters and sons-in-law, Betty and Alex Fenik of North Kingstown, Rhode Island and Judith and Anthony Vogel of Fairfax; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Richard and Betty Jane Fraley of Dunedin, Florida; Randall P. Fraley, Fayetteville, N.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, Thelma and Harry Martin of Vinton; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Dr. Robert F. and Virginia Bondurant, Roanoke. Maurice E. and Helen Bondurant, New town, Pennsylvania; sister-in-law, Lenora Morris, Roanoke; eleven grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakeys Vinton Chapel, 11 am Thursday, April 28, 1994 with the Rev. Edward J. Taylor, Jr., officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakeys Vinton Chapel after 2 pm Wednesday where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.

HALE, James Harold, 60, of Fieldale, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday, Hill Memorial Baptist Church. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services, Bassett.

HENDERSON, William Davis, Rev. 103, of Chapel, N.C., died Monday, April 25, 1994. Memorial service 11 a.m. Thursday, Carol Woods Meeting Room. Arrangements by Triangle Cremation Services, Durham, N. C.

HOBACK, Annie Elizabeth Hancock, 86, of Wytheville, died Monday, April 25, 1994 in the Wytheville Community Hospital. She was born in Bland County, the daughter of the late Alec Stinson and Emma Hancock. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, The White Toppers, and Friendship Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Peyton Hoback and two sons, Paul and Malcolm Millirons. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Emmalee and Leonard Hamblin of Greensboro, N.C. and Pat Kinder of Johnson City, TN; six sons and daugh ters-in-law, Estill and Dewey Millirons of Petersburg, Va., George and Beatrice Millirons of Troutville, Va., Donald Lewis and Fae Hoback of Sun Valley, Cali., Ronald and Martha Hoback of Riverside, Cali., Joseph and Kathy Hoback of Alexandria, Va., Gary and Hope Hoback of Roanoke, Va.; 23 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 28, 1994 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Laurie McAlpine officiating. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 7 to 9 pm Wednesday. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of the arrangements.

HUTTON, Thurston K., (``Toot''), of Marion, died Monday, April 25, 1994. Graveside services 11 a.m. Thursday, Rose Lawn Cemetery. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Home, Chilhowie.

HYLTON, Dale Ulysses, 70, of Lynchburg, and formerly of Floyd County, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 1994 at Central Virginia Training Center in Lynchburg. Survivors include his mother, Lillian Hylton, Willis; sister, Edna Poff, Willis; brother and sister-in-law, Myron and Hazel Hylton, Floyd; nieces, Janet P. Harrell, Meadows of Dan, Margaret P. Harris, Patrick Springs; nephews, Richard Hylton, Floyd, Phillip Hylton, Christiansburg; several great-nieces and great-nephews; and a special friend, Carol Dennis. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 29, 1994, at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd, with the Rev. Ralph Duncan and the Rev. Roy Turpin officiating. Burial will be in Topeco Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

KELSALL, Florence Finnegan, 76, of Salem, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994. Funeral services will be private. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.

KIDD, Clyde Wan, 77, of Bastian, died Monday, April 25, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Newberry Funeral Home, Bland, Va.

KING, Robert, (``Bobby''), 63, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, April 16, 1994. Graveside services Thursday 11 a.m. Coyner Springs Cemetery. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

LAVINDER, Ruby Gibson, 85, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 1994. She was the widow of Horace E. Lavinder and was a member of Oakland Baptist Church. Mrs. Lavinder retired from the Trust Department of Dominion Bank and was a volunteer at Friendship Manor for many years. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret L. and Lacy A. Smith, Buchanan, Irene L. and Mercer A. Wade, Vienna, Va.; six grandchildren, Lewis Gibson Smith and wife, Laura, Buchanan, Catherine P. Smith, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Elizabeth S. LaBell and husband, Matthew, Lafayette, Ind., Beverly J. Wade, Yokohama, Japan, Jennifer L. Wade, Sharon, Mass., David M. Wade, Fort Collins, Colo.; one sister, Nell Gibson Maddox, Lynchburg. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Oakland Baptist Church, 3623 Roundhill Ave., N.W., Roanoke, Va. 24012 or Life Ministries, P. O. Box 200, San Dimas, Calif. 91773. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel by the Rev. Kelly Dampeer. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p .m. Wednesday at Oakey's North Chapel.

LEE, Kyle T., Jr. Dr., 83, of Knoxville, Tenn., died Tuesday, April 26, 1994. Dr. Lee had previously lived in Salem and practiced in the Roanoke area as an oral surgeon. He was a member of Salem Presbyterian Church. He was a member of American and Virginia Dental Associates. He was a graduate of Roanoke College, Northwestern University, Washington University, and was active in the Elks, Rotary, Masonic Lodge, KA, PSI Omega and numberous Oral Surgery Associates. Dr. Lee was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Blanks Lee. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Scott Valentine; one grandson, Stephen Valentine all of Knoxville, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Robert (Catherine Lee) Gilsdorf; two nephews, Robert W. Gilsdorf, Jr., Thomas Lee Gi lsdorf of Roanoke, Va. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 1994, with the Rev. Collier S. Harvey Jr. and Dr. Leighton Culler officiating at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Chapel, Salem, Va. The family will receive friends following the service on Thursday until 9 p.m. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery in Roanoke, Va.

LOVELL, William H., (``Bill""), 73, of Martinsville, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, April 28, Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel, Ridgeway.

LYNSKEY, Hazel Huffman, 68, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994. Arrangements by Lotz Roanoke Chapel.

McGHEE, James E., (``Jim''), 69, of Kerrville, Texas, formerly of Ferrum and Roanoke, died Sunday, April 24, 1994. Graveside services 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Kerrville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

MILES, James Nolen, 73, of Bassett, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994. Funeral Thursday, 2 p.m., Pleasant View Baptist Church. Collins Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

MOORE, Pearl King, 91, of Wytheville, died Monday, April 25, 1994, in the Berkshire Health Care Center in Vinton. She was born in Wythe County, the daughter of the late Volney G. and Melissa J. Copenhaver King. She was a member of the Wytheville First Christian Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence S. Moore Sr.; and a son, Clarence S. ``Buck"" Moore Jr. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Freida and Richard W. Fox IV, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Frances and William B. Sprouse, Roanoke; one grandson, Randy Sprouse, Fort Worth, Texas; one sister, Eva Becraft, Roanoke. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 28, 1994 at 2 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert Peterson and the Rev. Holl y Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in the East End Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the charity of their choice. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of the arrangements.

OBENSHAIN, Harry L., 92, of Salem, died Monday, April 25, 1994. He was retired from American Viscose. He is survived by one son, Donald W. Obenshain, Tucson, Ariz.; two grandsons, Steve Cassie Obenshain, Donald W. Obenshain Jr.; two very close friends, Mr. and Mrs. Spott Saunders, Salem. Graveside service will be Thursday, April 28, at 10 a.m. at Sherwood Memorial Park, with the Rev. Nelson Harris officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lotz Salem Chapel.

OVERSTREET, Willie Henry Sr., 80, of Bedford, passed away Monday, April 25, 1994, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Salem. He was born January 24, 1914 in Bedford County, a son of the late Walter Overstreet and Ella Heck Overstreet. He was a retired farmer and was a veteran of World War II. His wife was the Emmie Ruff Overstreet. He is survived by four sons, Jackson W. Overstreet, Patton M. Overstreet, both of Bedford, Joseph L. Overstreet, Roanoke, Willie H. Overstreet Jr., Petersburg; two daughters, Ella O. Ruff, Rose M. Creasy, both of Bedford; one brother, David Overstreet, Bedford; two sisters, Margaret Scott, Ida Overstreet, both of Roanoke; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 28, 1994 at 2 p.m. from the Updike Funeral Chapel, Bedford, by the Rev. Dallas Benett. Interment will follow in the Dooley F amily Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. from the Updike Funeral Home, Bedford and request that those wishing to make memorials consider the Moneta Rescue Squad.

PRYOR, Robert E., 66, of Natural Bridge Station, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994. Arrangements by Lomax Funeral Home, Buena Vista.

RICE, Kessie Elizabeth, infant daughter of John R. and Melissa Henson Rice of Buena Vista, died Monday, April 25, 1994, at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a twin sister, McKenzie Teagan Rice; paternal grandparents, John H. and Joyce A. Rice, Buena Vista; maternal grandparents, Stephen W. and Angela W. Henson, Buena Vista; paternal great-grandparents, Katie G. Austin, Lakeland, Fla., and the late Robert E. Austin and Clara F. Rice, Buena Vista and the late Bennie T. Rice; maternal great-grandparents, Nancy R. Wills, Buena Vista and the late Charles ``Buddy'' Wills and Marie and Claude Henson, Buena Vista; paternal great-great grandmother, Mamie K. Gilbert, Buena Vista; two uncles, Anthony Theodore Rice and Cliff R. Henson both of Buena Vista. Graveside services wi ll be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 1994, at Green Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Marc Sherrod officiating. The family will receive friends at anytime at the home of Stephen and Angela Henson, 1917 Maple Ave. Lomax Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

SMITH, Rev. Daniel Wilbur, 63, of Buchanan, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994, in a Roanoke hospital afte r courageously fighting cancer. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Buchanan. The Rev. Smith was reared in Pike County, Kentucky. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn., and a Master of Divinity degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. He served in the U.S. Navy during 1949-50 and had been a member of the Buchanan American Legion Post #93 for several years. He was the pastor of a number of churches in N.C. and Virginia, a social worker for the City of Roanoke, and was retired from the Virginia Department of Corrections. He was preceded in death by his father, Willie L. Smith; a brother, Claude Smith; and a sister, Eleanor Smith Marcum. He is survived by his mother, Ethel Blackburn Smith, Wayne, W.Va.; his wife, Virginia Dodd Smith, Buchanan; two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Richard Johnson, Buchanan, Susan and Lewis Smith, Roanoke; grandsons, Matthew Johnson and Adam Smith; four brothers, Eugene Smith, Canada, Ky., The Rev. Joseph I. Smith, Williamson, W.Va., Thomas Smith, Huntington, W.Va., Glenn Smith, Georgetown, Ky.; three sisters, Irene Webb, Daytona Beach, Fla., Emogene Roe and Alene Maynard, both of Huntington, W.Va.; a large number of loving in-laws, nieces, and nephews. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 1994, in Trinity United Methodist Chuch with the Rev. Stephen R. Creech and the Rev. Mike Woody officiating. Interment will follow in Godwin Cemetery, Fincastle. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Buchanan. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Hospice of Roanoke Memorial Hospital, P.O. Box 1367, Roanoke, Va. 24033.

VALLESTIROS, Domingo, (``Chico''), 89, of Troutville, died Saturday, April 23, 1994. Graveside services 11 a.m. Thursday, Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home.

WALKER, Mary Lou, 96, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, April 21, 1994. Graveside services Thursday, 11:30 a.m. Coyner Springs Cemetery.

WHEELER, Gordon Christopher, (``Chris""), 23, of Buena Vista, 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 father 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.