Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, June 9, 1994                   TAG: 9503250015
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BURFORD, Addie Lucille, 95, of Bedford, died Wednesday, June 8, 1994. Funeral services 2 p.m. Saturday, Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel.

CLARK, Virginia Kathleen, 70, of Rt 2, Hardy, Va., died Wednesday, June 8, 1994. Mrs. Clark is survived by her husband, Clyde W. Clark; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy Clark Viette and husband, Scott, Roanoke, Rita Holden and husband, Dene, Orlando, Fl.; three grandchildren, Tiffany Katharina Viette, Dyann Holden and Chris Holden; one brother, Earson Huffman, Roanoke; four sisters, Ruby Crawford and Thelma Brillhart, both of Roanoke, Bobby Livingston, Charleston, S.C., Alva Harmon, Jacksonville, Fla. Funeral services will be conducted at Lotz Roanoke Chapel noon Monday, June 13, 1994, with Rev. Sam Crews officiating. Interment in Coopers Cove Cemetery, Franklin County, Va. The family will receive friends at Lotz Roanoke Chapel 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.

COLEMAN, David Conrad, 80, of Staunton, Va., formerly of Salem, died Wednesday, June 8, 1994. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elinor Walters Coleman. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Phyllis A. C. and Kenneth L. Cox, Greenville, Va., Lelia C. and Daniel F. Reece, Loganville, Ga.; grandchildren, Andrew David Coleman Cox and Emily Caroline Reece; sister, Dorothy C. Sitter, Newbury Park, Calif. Graveside services will be held Friday, June 10, 1994, 11 a.m. at East Hill Cemetery, Salem with the Rev. Kenneth A. Price officiating. A memorial service will also be held on June 10, 1994, 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Staunton, Va. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem. Memorials may be made to the Hospice Support of the Shenandoah, P.O. Box 922, Waynesboro, Va. 22980 or the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 3008, Princeton, N.J. 08543.

CRABTREE, John William (``Bill''), 56, of Bassett, died Wednesday, June 8, 1994. Funeral services 11 a.m. Friday, Victory Baptist Church, Fieldale, Va. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services, Bassett.

CROWDER, Lillie Ratliff, (``Polly''), 89, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, June 7, 1994. She was a former employee of American Viscose and was a longtime employee of Ideal Laundry and Dry Cleaners. Mrs. Crowder was the widow of Mac C. Crowder and was preceded in death by her son, Max Lee Crowder. Surviving are a grandson, Dr. Don L. Crowder and his wife, Connie,Burlington, Wisconsin; three great-grandchildren, Shelby, Kerry and Slade Crowder; her sisters, Lottie Hicks, Hattie Doyle both of Roanoke; her brother, Joe Ratliff, Roanoke; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's North Chapel, Friday, June 10, 1994, 10 a.m. with the Rev. Wayne C. Harrison officiating. Interment in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Oakey's North Chapel.

GREEN, Ernest Maynard, 78, of Route 1 Callaway, died Tuesday, June 7, 1994 in a Salem Hospital. Surviving are his wife, Ardella Green; one daughter, Mrs. Franklin (Gladys) Nichols, Callaway; four sons, Harold Green, Roanoke, Roy Green, Copper Hill, James Green, Floyd, David Green, Check; 7 stepchildren; 18 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 14 stepgrandchildren; 1 stepgreat-grand child; four sisters, Mrs. Sherwood (Audrey) Nichols, Mrs. Cecil (Bertha) Guilliams, Mrs. Reecie DeWeese, Miss Mary Lois Green; three brothers, Ervin Green, Luther Green, William (Bill) Green. Funeral services will be conducted at the graveside Green Family Cemetery, 11 a.m. Friday, with the Rev. Jim Kinger officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 South Main Street, Rocky Mount.

HARVEY, James M., (``Jim""), 67, of Lindside, W.Va., died Tuesday, June 7, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Rock Camp United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Broyles Funeral Home, Peterstown, W.Va.

HUNTER, James H. 63, of Roanoke, died Monday, June 6, 1994. Arrangements by Fizer Funeral Home.

HUTCHINSON, Arthur, 75, of Pearisburg, Va. died Wednesday, June 1, 1994. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday, Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg. Kendall Funeral Home, Pembroke is in charge of arrangements.

JACOB, Billie Thompson, 70, of Pearisburg, of 508 North Giles Street, died Wednesday, June 8, 1994. Funeral arrangements by Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows.

NEWMAN, Ethel Mae, 79, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, June 6, 1994. She was preceded in death by her husband, Linwood P. Newman. Survivors include one sister-in-law, Lillian Newman, Roanoke; two nieces, Joyce Payne of Roanoke and Maribell Wormly of Richmond; one nephew, Lewis Newman of Roanoke; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Friday, 2 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Herman Word will officiate with interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday fro 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

NUCKOLLS, Earl Garland, 88, of Galax, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 1994, at Waddell Nursing Home. He was born in Grayson County on April 25, 1906, to Leona Mitchell Cornett and Stephen Nathaniel Nuckolls. He is a direct descendent of Margaret Swift and Captain Robert Garland Nuckolls who were pioneer settlers of Grayson County in 1785, following the Revolutionary War. He was a businessman and Vice-President of Pless Electric and Furniture Company. He was a former member of the Galax town council, charter member of the Galax Lions Club, chairman of the Galax Welfare Board and a life long member of the Galax First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Virginia Josephi ne Witherow. He is survivied by two sons, James Garland Nuckolls, M.D. and William Eugene Nuckolls; one granddaughter, Faison Johnson Nuckolls and three grandsons, James Garland Nuckolls, Jr., William Eugene Nuckolls, Jr., and Stephen Witherow Nuckolls. A graveside service will be held in Felts Memorial Cemetery, Thursday, June 9, 1994, 11 a.m. with the Reverend Kenneth M. Perkins officiating. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Nuckolls Foundation For Youth, First United Methodist Church, Galax.

O'NEAL, Carlton J., 67, of Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, June 8, 1994. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service.

RADFORD, Charles Lewis, 64, of Route 1, Ferrum, died Wednesday, June 8, 1994, in a Roanoke Hospital. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Lewis P. and Lera Scott Radford and was a member of Endicott Assembly of God Church. Surviving are his wife, Betty J. Radford; nine children, Bobby Lewis Radford, James Radford, Michael Radford all of Ferrum, Debbie R. Smith, Providence, N.C., Diane R. Foley, Rocky Mount, Donna R. Morrow, Tampa, Fla., Paula R. Heinrich, Ferrum, Maggie Radford, Ferrum, Mattie Radford, Roanoke; 10 grandchildren; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Audrey R. and M. T. Mitchell, Rocky Mount, Frances R. and Charles Waugh, Orlando, Fla., Louise R. and Bobby Jackson, Danville, Jean R. and Junior Tatum, Spencer; one brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Hettie Radford, Ferrum; several niec es and nephews. Funeral services will conducted at FLora Funeral Chapel 2 p.m. Friday. Interment will follow in Mountain View Memorial Park. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Thursday where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service and other times at the home of Audrey and M. T. Mitchell.

RICHIE, Leonard Ballard Jr., (``June""), 60, of Hollins, passed away Saturday, June 4, 1994. Funeral services 3:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Hollins. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

ROSS, Ralph D., 65, of Leland, Miss., formerly of Sugar Grove, Va., died Monday June 6, 1994, in Greenville, Miss. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday, Barnett's Funeral Chapel.

RUSSELL, Lula R., 92, of Galax, passed away Monday, June 6, 1994. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday, Beech Grove Baptist Church, Galax. Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, Va.

SHOCKLEY, Clerin E., 77, of Hillsville, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 1994. He was born on January 5, 1917, in Carroll County, a son of the late Heath H. Shockley and Mellie Martin Shockley. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, a 45 year member of the Dalton Hill Christian Church, and a 44 year member of the Hillsville Masonic Lodge No. 193, A.F.&A.M. He is survived by his wife, Wilma Hicks Shockley; a daughter and son-in-law, Vickie Shockley Ross and Dale R. Ross; a son, Eugene G. Shockley, all of Hillsville; a daughter, Judith Shockley Parson of Jacksonvill e, Fla.; a sister and brother-in-law, Mamie Shockley Taylor and Ray P. Taylor; a brother and sister-in-law, Everette M. Shockley and Maggie Cochran Shockley, all of Hillsville; and six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 10, 1994, at 3 p.m. in the Open Door Christian Church, Training Center Road, Hillsville, by the Rev. Winfred Bowers. Interment will follow in the Dalton Hill Cemetery, Old Coon Ridge Parkway, Hillsville, with graveside rites by Hillsville Masonic Lodge No. 193, A.F.&A.M. Flowers would be appreciated or donations to the Dalton Hill Cemetery, c/o Etheleen M. Martin, Hillsville, Virginia. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Funeral Home, Main Street, Hillsville, on Thursday, June 9, 1994.

STEWART, Martha, 94, of Lexington, died Wednesday, June 8, 1994, at Camelot Hall Nursing Home, Salem. Born October 23, 1899, in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary McLaughlin. Mrs. Stewart was a member of Lexington Presbyterian Church and was the widow of Mr. William R. Stewart. Surviving are one daughter, Dorothy Stewart Mahla, Lexington; one son, William R. Stewart, Vinton; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 11, 1994, at 11 a.m. from the Harrison Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Richard Webster officiating, with burial in Stonewall Jackson Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest contributions to the Lexington First Aid Crew. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Harrison Funeral Home.

STUMP, Ora Ferris, 74, of Copper Hill, died Tuesday, June 7, 1994, in a Roanoke nursing home. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Howard Ferris; one son, Shelton L. Stump, all of Copper Hill; granddaughter, Christina Sixbey, Roanoke; two sisters, Ruby Sloane of Copper Hill and Minnie Sewell of Toccoa, Ga. Funeral will be Friday, 11 a.m. at Copper Hill Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Frank Wimmer officiating with interment in the Salem Church Cemetery (Head of the River). The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Wood Funeral Home.

TUCK, Thelma Dalton, 83, of Vinton, died Tuesday, June 7, 1994, in a local hospital. She was the widow of Moncie C. Tuck, a member of Waverly Place Baptist Church and retired from Stone Printing Company. Surviving are a son, Warren C. Tuck, Roanoke; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Bobby E. Bays, Vinton; a granddaughter, Dana; two great-grandsons, Matthew and Coleman; brothers, Harold Dalton, Jack Dalton; sisters, Edith Moore, Gladys Ballenger, Juanita Elliott, all of Gretna; special friends, Gladys Feathers, and Freda Bays, both of Roanoke, Billie Griffith, Vinton. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 1 p.m. Friday, June 10, 1994 with the Rev. Charles Hoffler officiating. Burial will be in the Liberty Christian Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.