Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, May 21, 1994                   TAG: 9503240027
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BARNETT, Louis, 73, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, May 19, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

BENDER, Eurcella R., 75, of Taylor, Mich., formerly of Covington, died Wednesday, May 18, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Loving Funeral Home Chapel, Covington.

BISHOP, Brenda Cromer, 90, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, May 19, 1994 at Meadowbrook Nursing Home, Shawsville, Va. Mrs. Bishop was born in Montgomery County, Va. on May 11, 1904, a daughter of the late Robert Cromer and Agnes Wygle Cromer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Shelor Bishop. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Gerald A. and Dorothy S. Bishop, Wilmington, N. C.; one daughter-in-law, Shirley C. Bishop, Radford; three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 1994 at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Johnny Loughridge officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1:30 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

BLANKENSHIP, Otie, 89, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, May 18, 1994. Mr. Blankenship was a retired farmer and a member of Hollins Road Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Ola C. Blankenship; his sons and daughters-in-law, William E. and Mildred Blankenship, Clovis, N.M., Ervin E. and Frances Blankenship, Vinton; his brothers, Charlie Blankenship, Penhook, Davis Blankenship, Snow Creek; his sisters, Myrtle Gregory, Ola Edwards, both of Martinsville; his grandchildren, William E. Blankenship Jr., Rebecca Shober, David Blankenship; four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's North Chapel Saturday, May 21, 1 p.m. with the Rev. Mark Washington officiating. Interment in Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.

DUDLEY, Buford Edward, 65, of Hardy, died Sunday, May 15, 1994, as a result of an automobile accident in Ronan, Mont. He was the founder of Dudley Plumbing, Inc. and is survived by his wife, Clara B. Dudley; his son and daughter-in-law, William E. (Bill) and Gail M. Dudley; grandson, William E. (Billy) Dudley; his brother, James V. Dudley; his sisters, Dorothy Shelor, Lois McGuire, Jean McGuire, Betty Lou Booth; his mother, Goldie B. Dudley. Funeral services will be held noon Monday, May 23, 1994 at the 9th St. Church of the Brethren by the Rev. Graham B. Sowers and Mr. Leslie Viar with burial in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel.

FERGUSON, Kathleen S., 51, of Charleston, S.C., formerly of Martinsville, died Thursday, May 18, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services, Martinsville.

FLORENCE, Joyce S., 86, of Martinsville, died Thursday, May 19, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Stone Funeral Home Chapel.

FRANKLIN, Carlton D., 64, of Rt. 1, Glade Hill, passed away Thursday, May 19, 1994 at the VA Medical Center, Salem. He served in the U.S. Navy for three years and was a retired Carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Major and LouElla Franklin; one brother, Artemis Franklin; one sister, Clara F. Tyree. Surviving are his wife, Lois Jones Franklin of the home; his son, Ricky L. Franklin, Glade Hill; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jessie and Alma Jones, Rocky Mount; five nieces, Gloria F. Housman and Brenda F. Cundiff both of Rocky Mount, Joyce E. Franklin, Glade Hill, Melissa and Ashli Jones both of Roanoke; two nephews, Bobby S. Tyree, Raleigh, N.C., Jimmy E. Franklin, Glade Hill. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Glade Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. David Long officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Saturday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount and other times at the residence.

FRAZIER, Joyce Ann, 49, of Austinville, passed away Thursday, May 19, 1994 at Twin County Community Hospital, Galax, Va. She was born December 7, 1994 in Carroll County, the daughter of Telford and Mary Dunford Austin of Austinville. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Frazier is survived by her husband, Delmar G. Frazier; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Miles Caviness, Austinville; sons and daughters-in-law, Timothy and Elizabeth Frazier, Galax, Michael Joe and Betty Frazier, Austinville; sisters, Dorothy Burnett, Austinville, Teresa Goad, Hillsville, Peggy Goad, Dugspur, Katheleen Horton, Dublin, Sue Nester, Austinville; brother, Michael Austin, Austinville; two grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 1994 at the Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville. Interment will follow in the Parnell Cemetery, Carroll County. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel.

GIBBONY, Louise Pullen, 86, of Stuart, Fla., died Tuesday, May 17, 1994. Graveside services 3 p.m. Monday, Shiloh Cemetery. Arrangements by Eagle Rock Funeral Home.

GRAVLEY, Malcolm Ray, 59, of Austinville, died Friday, May 20, 1994. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at Reese Funeral Chapel in Austinville.

HAMMER, Mary Baeten, 80, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, May 19, 1994 at Radford Community Hospital. Mrs. Hammer was born in Chicago, Ill., on September 2, 1913, a daughter of the late Jacob Baeten and Clara Laing Baeten. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arna Johnson ``Jack"" Hammer. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Deanna J. and John E. Christensen Jr., Annandale, Kathy and Harry Reese, Hartsville, Ind.; three sons, Alan J. Hammer, Norman, Okla., David M. Hammer, Arlington, Texas, Jack Hammer, Tampa, Fla.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, May 23, 1994 at Belmont Christian Church, with Pastor Joe Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the Belmont Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dayspring Activity Center Fund, Dayspring Drawer 909, Blacksburg, VA 24060. The family will receive friends Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home.

HOLLAND, Theodore Roosevelt, 81, of Roanoke, died Friday, May 20, 1994. Arrangements by Fizer Funeral Home.

HUNT, Bertha C., 96, of Roanoke died Thursday May 19, 1994. Graveside service 1 p.m. Monday, Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

MOORE, Clara Tootsie, 70, of Waycross, Georgia, died Friday, May 20, 1994. Arrangements by Dixon Bowen Taylor Funeral Home, Blacksheer, GA.

MURPHY, Martha Hilton, 62, of Salem, died Friday, May 20, 1994 in a Salem nursing home. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Survivors include a daughter, Donna Francis Murphy; a son and daughter in law, Michael Wayne and Dana Keith Murphy; grandchildren, Rachel Kathleen Murphy, Michael Keith Murphy, Rhiannon Lauren Murphy; stepdaughters, Rebecca White and Diane Murphy. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 23, 1994 at 11 a.m. in the John M. Oakey and Son Chapel in Salem with the Rev. Herbert E. Sublett officiating. Burial will follow in the Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Sunday at the funeral home from 1 to 5 p.m.

PERKINS, John H. Jr., of Baltimore, Md., and formerly of Roanoke, Va., died Tuesday, May 17, 1994. Funeral will be Monday, 12 noon in Baltimore, Md.

PETTY, Shelby Noblett, 38, of Buchanan, died Sunday, May 15, 1994. Funeral services private.

PUGH, Lester Morris, 74, of Buena Vista, died Wednesday, May 18, 1994. Funeral services 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Buena Vista Pentecostal Holiness Church. Arrangements by Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service.

REID, Joseph Keith, 71, of Stuarts Draft, died Thursday, May 19, 1994 in the Waynesboro Community Hospital. He was born on October 25, 1922 in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of the late Harry Arthur Reid and Mary V. Reid. Mr. Reid served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Reid retired from TRW Manufacturing in Euclid, Ohio after 35 years of service. He was a member of the Ridgeview Baptist Church, Stuarts Draft. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Elsie Mae Henderson Reid; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Glenna Gaye Bailey, Mentor, Ohio; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Reid was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 1994 in the Williams Funeral Service Chapel, Lexington, with Pastor Don McClure officiating. Interment will follow in Timber Ridge ARP Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 21, 1994 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Williams Funeral Service, Lexington and other times at the residence in Stuarts Draft. Memorial donations may be made to the Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 86, Stuarts Draft, Va. 24477 or the Ridgeview Baptist Church, P. O. Box 477, Stuarts Draft, Va. 24477.

REYNOLDS, Harry A. Jr., 70, of Buena Vista, died Friday, May 20, 1994 at his residence. Mr. Reynolds was born in Rockbridge Co., Va. on March 21, 1924, a son of the late Harry A. Reynolds and Willie Florance Vest Reynolds. He was a member of the Lexington Presbyterian Church and attended the Oronoco Church of the Brethren in Amherst County, was a memb er of the Buena Vista Masonic Lodge #186 A.F. & A. M., and retired in 1979 from the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority with over 35 years of service. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathleen T. Reynolds on December 30, 1986. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U. S. Army. Surviving are his wife, Odelle B. Reynolds, Buena Vista; one daughter and son-in-law, Dianne E. and Martin L. Taylor, Buena Vista; one stepson, Dennis W. Byers, Harrisonburg; one sister, Stella Jones, Hyattsville, Md.; one granddaughter, Tara Taylor, Buena Vista; one niece, Dot Doyle; and one nephew, Tommy Wilhelm, both of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 1994 at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Wyatt Mayes and the Rev. E. Arnold Bradley officiating. Burial to follow in the Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista, with military rites by the American Legion Post #126. The Masonic Lodge #186 will serve as Honorary pallbearers. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Rockbridge Area Hospice, P. O. Box 948, Lexington, Va. 24450. The family will receive friends Saturday night from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Bolling, Grose, & Lotts Funeral Service, Buena Vista.

SAVILLE, Elizabeth Wilson, 88, of Vinton, died Thursday, May 19, 1994. She was the widow of Samuel R. Saville and a member of the Melrose United Methodist Church. Mrs. Saville was a retired teacher with the Roanoke City Schools. Surviving are two daughters, Ruth S. Roe of Vinton, Margaret S. Rolley of Roanoke; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Vinton Chapel 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Richard L. McNutt officiating. Interment will be in the Green Hill Cemetery in Buena Vista at 1 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the Melrose United Methodist Church or the Roanoke City Rescue Mission. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

SNIDER, Curtis Edward, 71, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, May 19, 1994 at VA Medical Center, Salem. Mr. Snider was born in Blacksburg on April 10, 1923, a son of the late Luther Edward Snider and Maggie Hester Vaught Snider. Survivors include 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, Perry Jewel and Frances H. Snider, Blacksburg, Wirt Andrew and Mary Jo M. Snider, Salem; devoted friends, Clyde and Bonnie Mitchum, Blacksburg; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Bobby E. Fuller officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 3:30 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

SPARROW, John B., 87, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, May 18, 1994. Graveside services 1 p.m. Monday, Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.

THOMAS, Charles Preston, (Toby), 54, of Virginia Beach, died Friday, May 20, 1994. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

UMBARGER, Ellis A., 96, of Atkins, died Friday, May 20, 1994. Graveside services 2 p.m. Sunday, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Groseclose. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.

WIMBISH, Timothy S., 51, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, May 18, 1994. Gravesides services 1 p.m. Saturday, Shelton Family Cemetery, Stella. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.

YANCEY, Edward, Jr., 73, of Covington, died Friday, May 20, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Pine Street Baptist Church. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home