Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, June 14, 1994                   TAG: 9503250019
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BRIDGFORTH, Katherine Allen, 93, of Martinsville, died Monday, June 13, 1994. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Wednesday, from the Kenbridge Heights Cemetery, Kenbridge, Virginia. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.

BROOKMAN, Lena V. Dishner, 71, of 201 Old Pisgah Road, Princeton, W. Va., died Sunday, June 12, 1994 at a Princeton Hospital. Born at Princeton, she was the daughter of the late John Harrison and Bertha Lee Pritchett Dishner. She was a graduate of Princeton High School. She was a retired employee for the Hoechst-Celanese Celco Plant at Narrows, Va., with more than 36 years of service. She was a charter member of the Burke Memorial Baptist Church on Thorn Street in Princeton. She was a very active member of the Pisgah Home Demonstration Club, where she was serving as Secretary. She was a member of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Princeton and a member of the Mercer County Commission on Aging and had just been named the outstanding Volunteer and was featured in the quarterly Magazine. She had been a lifelong resident of Princeton and was preceded in death by two brothers, George Poss Dishner and Ira Dishner. Survivors include two sons, Mr. Rodney R. Runion, Mr. Charles W. Brookman Jr., both of Princeton, W. Va.; one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Hood, Sumerduck, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Cooper, Princeton, W. Va., Mrs. Louella Belcher, Huntington Town, Md., Mrs. Eula White, Edenburg, Va.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. There will be no visitation. The body has been cremated. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton, with the Rev. Charles Harris officiating. Memorial gifts can be made to the Mercer County Commission on Aging, P. O. Box 1507, Princeton, W. Va. The family can be reached at the home or Rodney Runion, 349 Willow Oak Drive (JoHo Estates), Princeton.

CARTER, Mary Ann Lee, 63, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, June 10, 1994. She was born in Marion, Va. on September 25, 1931 to the late Frank and Sadie Hoskins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Whitfield Carter, and her son, Martin G. Lee. Survivors include two sisters, S. M. Hoskins, New Brittain, Conn., Dorothy Bryant, Brooklyn, N. Y.; two stepdaughters, Evie Jones and Verda Lee Ingram, both of Columbus, Ohio; three stepsons, Larry (Peter) Carter and Rodric (Buzz) Carter, both of Tacoma, Wash., Edmond Carter, Killen, Texas; devoted friends, Katie, Ruth and Frances; devoted nephews, Tom and Charlie; many grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 1 p.m., in the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel, with Bishop George Hash officiating and burial in Williams Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

CLARK, Alonzo, 75, of Pulaski, formerly of Dublin, passed away Saturday, June 11, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Max Creek Baptist Church, Hiwassee. Arrangements by Bower Funeral

CLARK, Emma May, 81, of Patrick Springs, died Sunday, June 12, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Moody Funeral Home Chapel, Stuart.

CRAWFORD, Samuel, of Airdrie, Scotland, died Wednesday, June 8, 1994. Survivors include, two daughters ,Mary Bennice,(Marie Crawford), Roanoke, Margaret Crawford, Bradford, England, son, Thomas Crawford, Glasgow, Scotland, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial was Monday, June 13.

DeHART, Jesse G., 83, of Martinsville, died June 13, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Stone Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home.

DONAHUE, Dorothy Bradbury, 64, of Roanoke, died Sunday, June 12, 1994, in a local nursing home. She was the widow of Eldridge Fleetwood Donahue. Surviving are one daughter, Janet Stiff; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ronnie Donahue, Larry and Debbie Donahue, all of Roanoke; three sisters; four brothers; four grandchildren. Services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with Pastor Larry Atkin officiating. Interment will follow in Martin Cemetery at Clearbrook. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel.

DUNCAN, Linda Marie, 41, of Christiansburg, died Monday, June 13, 1994. Arrangements by DeVilbiss Funeral Home.

FAIDLEY, Virginia Downey, 79, of Rt. 1, Clifton Forge, died Sunday, June 12, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.

FULLER, Eugene, 57, of Piedmont, South Carolina, died Monday, June 13, 1994. Funeral, 2 p.m., Wednesday, Piedmont Wesleyan Church. Arrangements by Robinson Funeral Home, Easley, S.C.

HOLT, Harold Edwin, (``Tim""), 73, of Martinsville, died Sunday, June 12, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kearfott Memorial Baptist Church. Arrangements by Tomlinson Funeral Home.

HUANG, Amy Y. 42, of Salem, died Monday, June 13, 1994, in a Williamsburg hospital. She was born in Taiwan, and had resided in Salem since 1979. She was a faithful Christian and dedicated mother. In 1975, she married her husband, Rex H. Haung, who survives her, along with their children, a son, Alfie T. Haung; two daughters, Marilyn S. Haung and Laura Y. Haung, all of Salem; a brother, Chi-hong Chiang of Taiwan. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 15, 1994, at 3 p.m. at the John M. Oakey and Son Chapel in Salem with the Rev. R. Stuart Carlton officiating. Burial will follow in the Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

IGO, Daniel Emmett, 78, of Roanoke, died Monday, June 13, 1994. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory.

JONES, James Letcher, 81, of Christiansburg, died Monday, June 13, 1994 in Radford Community Hospital. He was a faithful member of the Pilot United Methodist Church and a member in good standing of Local 491 Plumbers & Steamfitters Union, Roanoke, Va. Surviving are his wife, Gladys S. Jones; one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Wesley Atkinson, Christiansburg; two sons and daughters-in-law, Carl and Darlene Jones, Christiansburg, James and Carolyn Jones, Riner; three sisters, Pearl Webb, Salem, Ruth StClair of Tennessee, Ann Turner, Christiansburg; three brothers, Oscar Jones, Ward Jones, both of Christiansburg, Roy C. Jones, Pilot; grandchildren, Da rrell Jones, Connie Havens, Mike Wheeling, Bobby Dean Jones, Julie Atkinson; and a special young lady, Jamye Merryman. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 1994 at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Walt Simmerman and Pastor Jerry Gibson, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pilot United Methodist Church, C/O Betty Beam, 1478 High Rock Hill Road, Pilot, Va. 24138, or the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.

KEMP, Elder Berlon Wise, 67, of Roanoke, died Monday, June 13, 1994. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.

LANDES, Katie Edenton, 81, of Covington, died Saturday, June 11, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, McAllister Memorial Presbyterian Church, Covington. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home.

LAREW, F. M. Sr., (``Pete""), 70, of Verona, formerly of Lexington, husband of Annabelle Haymaker Larew, passed away Saturday, June 11, 1994. Funeral Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home, Winchester.

LAW, Mary E., 37, of Martinsville, died Saturday, June 11, 1994. Funeral 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Zion Holiness Church. Arrangements by Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home.

LONG, Marcus H., 73, of Blacksburg, passed away Monday, June 13, 1994 at his home. He was born in Radford, Va. on June 1, 1921. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Long, and a brother, Richard Long. Marcus attended the University of Virginia and was graduated from the T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, Richmond, Va. in 1950, and received his LL.B. and later received his J.D. He was president of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity while at the University of Richmond. He passed the Virginia State Bar in 1949, and has practiced law in Blacksburg since 1951. He served as Associate Judge of the General District Court of Montgomery County. He was Attorney for the Town of Blacksburg for 16 years, from 1957 until 1973. Mr. Long served as Attorney for the Blacksburg-VPI Sanitation Authority and was instrumental in forming the Blacksburg-VPI Water Authority. He served as President of the Blacksburg Chamber of Commerce in 1959 and President of the Montgomery-Radford-Floyd Bar Association 1965-66. He has been an active member of the Christiansburg/Blacksburg Rotary Club since 1956 and a Paul Harris Fellow. Mr. Long served on the board of Dominion Bank (formerly the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Blacksburg) since 1953. He served his country during World War II in the United States Air Force. Marcus was a member of the Blacksburg United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of forty-six years, Omega Turner Long; two sons and daughters-in-law, Marcus H. Long Jr. and Elizabeth, Blacksburg, Byron A. Long and Julianne, Richmond; a daughter and son-in-law, Susan L. Robinson and Jack, Greenville, Texas. He is also survived by four grandchildren; Jordan Elizabeth and Brennan Long, and William and John Robinson; a brother, Lawrence Long, Radford; two sisters, Louise Long, Radford and Irma Barton, Dayton, Ohio. Funeral services will be held ll a.m. Thursday, June 16, 1994 at Blacksburg United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Herbert Hobbs officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Blacksburg United Methodist Church, P. O. box 931, Blacksburg, Va. 24060, or New River Valley Hospice, Inc., 1806 Price's Fork Road, Blacksburg, 24060. The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 15, 1994 from 7 to 9 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home.

MASKE, Jesse Monroe, 81, of Salem, died Sunday, June 12, 1994, in a Salem hospital. He was born December 16, 1912. He was captain of the Salem Rescue Squad for many years and was also a volunteer fireman. He coached little league football and baseball for several years. He umpired men's and women's softbal teams in Salem. He was employed by Burlington Mills in Salem for 19 years and worked for several glass companies until his retirement. Mr. Maske was also a security guard at Ridgecrest Retirement Center. After retirement, he operated a produce business in Salem. He was preceded in death by a son, Steve Allen Maske; a daughter, Lin da Graham. He is survived by his wife, Christine Wiley Maske; a son and daughter-in-law, Jesse Nolan and Ellene Maske, Denton, N.C.; a brother, Charlie Maske, Houston, Texas; five grandchildren, Randy Graham, Gayle Graham, Michael Graham, Ricky Graham, Holly Maske; one great-granddaughter, Jamie Graham; a number of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 15, at noon at the Lotz Salem Chapel with interment in Forest Grove Cemetery in Eagle Rock with the Rev. Jim Herron officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.

McCOY, Norman W. Jr., (``Bear""), 51, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Blacksburg, died Sunday, June 12, 1994. Mr. McCoy was born in Blacksburg on November 18, 1942. He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret Reedy McCoy. survivors include his wife, Lois Anne Fleet McCoy, Blacksburg; two daughters and a son-in-law, Kellie Anne and Glenn Trostle of Alabama, Tammy Jo McCoy, Blacksburg; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Kenneth Wayne McCoy of West Virginia, Norman William McCoy III, Blacksburg, Mark William and Shirley McCoy, Kissimme, Fla.; one granddaughter, Aubry Renee Trostle; one grandson, Mark Riley McCoy; his father and stepmother, Norman W. ``Mac"" Sr. and Ettie R. McCoy, Blacksburg; two sisters and brothers--in-law, Mendy and Ed Harman, Salem, Susan and Robert Nichols, Raleigh, N.C.; hi s grandmother, Mrs. Irene McElrath, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 1994 at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Gary Schroeder and the Rev. Dewey O. Weaver Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.

MOYER, Bud Jr., 72, of Axton, died Saturday, June 11, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home Chapel.

NAFF, Fredrick Arthur Jr., (""Fred""), 72, of Blue Ridge, died Sunday, June 12, 1994, in a local hospital. Surviving are his wife, Eula W. Bott-Naff; two daughters, Deborah Conner, Salem, Delilah Jones, Roanoke; two stepdaughters, Rebecca Martin, Blue Ridge, Debra St.Clair, Montvale; also three brothers, William Naff, Vandalia, Ohio, Richard Naff, Pleasant Hill, Ohio, Kenneth Naff, Springfield, Ohio; a sister, Charlotte King, Salt Lake City, Utah; also seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's South Chapel, 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 1994, with the Rev. Philip Ayers and the Rev. Johnny Basham officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel.

PATILLO, Melody M. 66, of Roanoke, died Sunday, June 12, 1994, in a local hospital. She is survived by her husband, Howard F. Patillo; daughters, Sandra Edwards, Charlotte, N.C., Bonnie Shelor, Richmond, Donna Connelly, Connie Funk, both of Roanoke; son, Michael Patillo, Blacksburg; 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. James M. Fosnot officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel.

SAUNDERS, Thomas Robert, (``Bob""), 70, of Moneta, was dead on arrival at Franklin Memorial Hospital, Saturday, June 11, 1994. He was born December 20, 1923, the son of the late Albert and Etta Mae Brown Saunders. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He is survived by two brothers, John R. and Jesse C. Saunders, both of Moneta; two nieces, Jeanne S. Shifflet, Richmond, and Tine M. Saunders, Rockville, Md.; three nephews, John R. Saunders Jr., Richmond, Rodney Burdine, Rockville, Md. and Jesse C. Saunders Jr., Moneta. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 1994, in the Lynch Funeral Home Chapel, Rocky Mount, Va., with the Rev. J. D. Hunt officiating. Burial will follow in Franklin Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, Va. Friends may call anytime Tuesday, June 14, 1994. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flow ers, memorial donations may be made to the Scruggs Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 67, Wirtz, Va. 24184. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, Va., is in charge of arrangements.

STONE, Roy C., 88, of Martinsville, died Sunday, June 12, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m., Wednesday, First United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home.

VEST, Paul Kingrea, 65, of Christiansburg, died early Sunday, June 12, 1994, in the Montgomery Regional Hospital. The funeral will be 11 a.m. today at the gravesite in the White Oak Grove Cemetery in Floyd County. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.

WATKINS, Marie, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, June 13, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

WIDENER, Marie Mock, 86, of Abingdon, died Sunday, June 12, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m., Wednesday, Campbell Funeral Home Chapel, Abingdon.

WOOD, Floyd Henderson, 78, of Christiansburg, passed away Sunday, June 12, 1994 at Richfield Nursing Home in Salem, Va. He was a retired employee of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant having worked there for 27 years. He attended the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Christiansburg. Surviving is his wife Ludie Berry Wood; daughter and son-in-law, Rochella and Davis Marshall of Willis, Va.; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Floyd and Bonnie Wood and Billy Joe and Sue Wood, all of Radford, Va; two brothers, John Wood of Bristol, Tenn., and Gene Wood of Saltville, Va; 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funer al services will be conducted Wednesday, June 15, 1994, at 11:00 a.m. at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford, with the Rev. Marion Saunders officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin, Va. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Seaver-Sanders and Mullins Funeral Home in Radford Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m.