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DATE: SUNDAY, June 26, 1994                   TAG: 9503310037
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BLACKWELL, Leonard Harry, 83, of Buena Vista, died Saturday, June 25, 1994, at his residence. Born in Buena Vista on March 5, 1911, he was the son of the late John Henry Blackwell and Ruby Slagle Blackwell Thorne. He was a self-employed plumber and a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of First Brethren Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Ware Blackwell. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Geraldine and C. L. Burch, Lexington; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Judy and Sammy Kessinger; great-granddaughters, Brittany, Amanda, and Morgan Kessinger, all of Buena Vista; sister, Thelma Blackwell Downey, Buena Vista; stepbrother, Saylor Thorne, Waynesboro. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Monday, June 27, 1994, at the Lomax Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lester Kennedy and Rev. Jesse Truax officiating. In terment will follow in Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Lomax Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the Rockbridge Area Hospice.

FARMER, Betty Lee Robertson, 85, of Vinton, died Thursday, June 23, 1994. She was a member of Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church. Mrs. Farmer is survived by one son, Richard Franklin Farmer of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; one daughter, Betty Lee Lane of Suffolk; one brother, Frank Howard Robertson of Lexington, Ky.; three sisters, Emma Burns of Lakewood, N.J., Alta Walsh of Westchester, Ohio, and Joyce Hall of Beckley, W.Va.; five granddaughters, Lee Ann Williams, LaDonne Beardsley, Lee Alice Lane, Susan Lane, Elizabeth Bender; two great-granddaughters, Lisa Lee Williams and Carolyn Beardsley; one great-grandson, John Wesley Williams; niece Wanda Lytton; great-nieces, Amanda and Vanessa Lytton. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 27, 1994 at 10 a.m. at Lotz Vinton Chapel with Dr. George Wesley Jones officiating. Interment will be in Blue R idge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 5 p.m. on Sunday at Lotz Vinton Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church Building Fund.

FERGUSON, Carrie Richardson, 94, of Roanoke County, died Tuesday, June 14, 1994, at her residence. Mrs. Ferguson was the widow of Hiram B. Ferguson. She was born February 1, 1900, in Grandview, W.Va. She has been a resident of Roanoke and Roanoke County since 1913. Mrs. Ferguson was a member of First Christian Church, the Daughter of the Confederacy and Wasena Garden Club. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Jack Bernard and Lois Ferguson, Roanoke County, Thomas Riley and Eva Ferguson, Dallas, Texas, Wiliam Edward and Rena Ferguson, Roanoke; daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte and Audie Mitchell, Slidell, La.; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 12 noon Monday, June 27 at First Christian Church with the Rev. Jim Rivers officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Christian Church.

FERGUSON, Carrie Richardson, 94, of Roanoke County died Tuesday, June 14, 1994 at her residence. Mrs. Ferguson was the widow of Hiram B. Ferguson. She was born February 1, 1900 at Grandview, W.Va. She has been a resident of Roanoke and Roanoke County since 1913. Mrs. Ferguson was a member of First Christian Church, the Daughter of the Confederacy and Wasena Garden Club. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Jack Bernard and Lois Ferguson, Roanoke County, Thomas Riley and Eva Ferguson, Dallas, Texas, William Edward and Rena Ferguson , Roanoke; daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte and Audie Mitchell, Slidell, La.; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 12 noon Monday, June 27, 1994 at First Christian Church with the Rev. Jim Rivers officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the First Christian Church.

FULP, Colonel Belton Jr., 63, of Bassett, died Friday, June 24, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Collins Funeral Services Chapel, Bassett.

HACKLEY, Annie Beatrice, 100, of Roanoke, died Friday, June 24, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

HENSLEY, Johnny Lee, 46, of Moneta, died Friday, June 24, 1994, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hensley was born December 24, 1947, the son of the late Herschel and Mary Hensley. He was part owner of John's Outrigger Restaurant in Moneta. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Hensley, of the home; one daughter, Kelley Hensley, Moneta; one son, John Lee Hensley, Moneta; one sister, Connie Kisasonak, Moneta; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 28, 1994, at 10 a.m. in the Lynch Funeral Chapel with the Rev. J. D. Hunt and Steve Pastel officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Ivy Christian Church Cemetery, Scruggs. The family will receive friends Monday 1 to 3 and 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 554, Roanoke, VA 24003. Lynch Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

JACKSON, James Nile, , 77, of Fries, died Friday, June 24, 1994. Services Monday, 11 a.m., Cold Springs United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax.

JONES, Nellie Boothe, 85, of Christiansburg, when to be with her Lord Saturday morning, June 25, 1994. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Jim Brumfield, Jane Miller and Eugene Lancour, and Carolyn Ruble and Mark Bishop, all of Christiansburg; six grandchildren, Selena Harris, Tracy (and Scott) Long, Debbie Brumfield, Robin (and Steve) Albert, Yancey Ruble and Chris Ruble, all of Christiansburg; four great-grandchildren, Matthew Harris, James and Joshua Long, Laura Albert, all of Christiansburg. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday from Faith Missionary Baptist Church, conducted by Mr. Christopher Ruble and the Rev. Michael E. Vest with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Friends may call anytime Sunday afternoon at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home and the family will receive friends there from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers an expression of sympa thy can be made as a donation to the Faith Missionary Baptist Church, Box 788, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne.

KISH, Rev. Frank G., 76, of Roanoke, died Friday, June 24, 1994 at a local hospital. Rev. Kish served pastorates in Burnham, Penn., Annapolis, Md., Cumberland, Md., Oxon Hill, Md., Lynn, Mass., Topeka, Kan., and Roanoke, Va. where he served as minister of visitation at First Church of the Nazarene until his retirement in 1992. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor A. Kish; four daughters and sons-in-law, Marilyn Zinn of Denison, Kan., Rev. Verne and Judith Haskell of Skowhegan, Maine, Larry and Karen Moser of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Jack and Marjorie Ligon of Phoenix, Ariz., Dennis DeRosa of Phoenix, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; brother, Stephen Kish; sister, Marion Rich; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at the First Ch urch of the Nazarene 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Earl Robertson and the Rev. Randy Ledsome officiating. Interment will be in the Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. A memorial fund is being established in his honor and memorials may be sent to the First Church of the Nazarene, 728 Highland Ave., S.E., Roanoke, Va. 24013. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Vinton Chapel 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.

McLAIN, John Otto, 63, of Richmond, died Saturday, June 18, 1994, at home. Surviving are his wife, Frances C. McLain; daughters, Cheryl Coleman, Roanoke, Connie Mills, Boones Mill, Jennifer Robin Jones and Rhonda Lynn Briel, both of Richmond; son, Gary Steven Jones, Pennsylvania; brother, William K. Mclain, California; grandchildren, Joel and Neil Stover, Landon and Allison Mills, Steven, Jackie and Carolyn Jones. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

MOUNTCASTLE, Shirley Ann Jeffries, 50, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, June 24, 1994. Formerly of Franklin County, she went home to be with the Lord after a long illness. Born in Springfield, Mass., April 26, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Cebert and Evelyn Jeffries. She was a member of Halesford Baptist Church, where she loved her work with children and sang in the choir. She was a faithful Vacation Bible School teacher for 21 years. She was also a former Girl Scout leader, school volunteer, and a member of the Franklin County Library Board of Trustees. Surviving are her husband, Douglas M. Mountcastle; son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey A. and C rystal L. Housman, Wirtz; daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy A. and Kerry T. Cassell, Charlotte, N.C., Christy C. and Ronald R. Pinson Jr., Roanoke; grandchildren, Shanna N. and Tyler C. Housman, Kelsey J. and Ronald R. Pinson III. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to Halesford Baptist Church Building Fund or Library Fund, Rt. 1, Box 593, Wirtz, VA 24184. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Burial Park by the Rev. Melvin Harris. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel.

NACE, Lillian S., 96, of Roanoke, died Friday, June 24, 1994. She was a member of the Waverly Place Baptist Church, where she was an active member of the W.M.U. She was a former employee of the nursery at Community Hospital and was predeceased by a devoted son, J. Madison Nace. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Lawrence F. Sink, Boones Mill; a daughter-in-law, Nadine T. Nace, Roanoke; three grandsons, Ron L. Nace, Roanoke, F. Wayne Sink and wife, Carolyn, Roanoke, Gary S. Sink and wife, Linda, Boones Mill; three great-granddaughters; two stepgreat-granddaughters; two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel 11 a.m. Monday, June 27, 1994, with the Rev. Charles Hoffler officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

NIBLETT, Tammie Joyce, 32, of Martinsville, died Friday, June 24, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Family Cemetery. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home.

POWELL, Hampton O., 83, of Lynch Station, died Saturday, June 25, 1994. Graveside services 2 p.m. Monday, Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Finch & Finch Funeral Home, Altavista.

ROSE, Robert Earl, (``Bobby Earl""), 49, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, June 22, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home Chapel.

ROSE, Robert Earl, (``Bobby Earl""), 49, of 506 Rutherford Ave. N.W., Roanoke, died Wednesday, June 22, 1994. He is survived by two sons, Earl Rose, Brad Wilson, both of Roanoke; a stepson, Dwight Stevenson, Washington, D.C.; one daughter, Miss Angela Williams, Roanoke; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Stone, Mrs. Mildred Johnson, both of Roanoke; four brothers, James F. Giles, Roanoke, William Rose, Arlington, Charlie L. Rose, Nelson Co., Joe Louis Rose, Washington, D.C.; nieces; nephews, other relatives. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Hamlar-Curtis Chapel. The Rev. Eulas Broady will officiate with burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

RUCKER, J. Richard, 46, of Route 2, Hardy, passed away Friday, June 24, 1994 in a local hospital. He is survived by his wife, Wanda B. Rucker; his parents, William B. and Minnie S. Rucker of Moneta; three brothers, Larry M. Rucker of Vinton, Wm. Gary Rucker of Roanoke, Barry L. Rucker of Rustburg. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 1994 from the Lotz Vinton Chapel. The Rev. Earl Robertson will conduct the service. Burial will follow in Franklin Memorial Park, Boones Mill. Friends may call at Lotz Vinton Chapel.

RUTHERFORD, Charlie Edgar, (C.E.), 55, of Radford, passed away Friday night, June 24, 1994, at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. He worked many years at Duncan Texaco in Christiansburg and in past years delivered the Roanoke Times. He was a friend to many. Surviving are his wife, Alice Roop Rutherford; two sons and a daughter-in-law, David Wayne and Shelby Rutherford of Willis, Timothy John Rutherford, Radford; a daughter and son-in-law, Annie Bess and Sean Rayne of Blacksburg; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Newton and Helen Cole of Sugar Grove, Vance and Phyllis Rutherford, Mt. Airy, N.C., James and Peggy Rutherford, Stanley Paul and Rosemar y Rutherford, all of Kernersville, N.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Junior Gautier of Sanford, N.C.; three grandchildren, Pamela and Dewayne Rutherford of Willis, Floyd Harmon Jr., Blacksburg. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel in Christiansburg conducted by Mr. C.E. Mannon and Mr. Dwight Sechrist with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Friends may call anytime Sunday afternoon at the funeral home and the family will receive friends there from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne in Christiansburg.

SHAW, Frank J., 94, of Altavista, died Saturday, June 25, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Finch & Finch Funeral Home Chapel, Altavista.

STILWELL, Thursa M., 86, of Hillsville, passed away Saturday, June 25, 1994. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday, Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel.

THOMPSON, Margaret Lou, 83, of Salem, passed away Saturday, June 25, 1994. Graveside services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by John M. Oakey's and Son.

THOMPSON, Samuel James Jr., (``Jimmy""), 58, of 425 Trents Ferry Rd., Lynchburg, died Friday, June 24, 1994, after a short illness. He was the husband of Sandra Cox Thompson. Born in Campbell Co., he was a son of the late Samuel James Thompson Sr. and Laura Watkins Thompson. An outstanding trial lawyer, Mr. Thompson was educated in the Campbell Co. school system and attended Washington and Lee University from which he received his bachelor of arts and legal degrees, the later in 1959. While at Washington and Lee, he received many awards and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and the Order of the Coif. Upon graduating from Washington and Lee at the top of his class, he became associated with the Lynchburg law firm Caskie, Frost, Davidson, and Watts, now Caskie and Frost, and was a principal of the firm at the time of his death. He was active in and a former board member of the Virginia Association of Defence Attorneys and was president of Virginia's Western District of the American Board of Trail Advocates. In addition, he was very active in the Virginia Trail Lawyers Association and the International Association of Defence Council. He was also a member of the American Bar Association, the Virginia Bar Association, the Virginia State Bar, and the Lynchburg Bar Association of which he was a former president. Mr. Thompson was a founding member of the Board of Directors of Jefferson National Bank (a predecessor of NationsBank in Lynchburg). He had been an officer and member of the Board of Directors of Oakwood Country Club and was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church of Lynchburg. In addition to his wife, he is survived by five children, Martha McCorkle Thompson, Suzanne Lantham Thompson, Samuel James Thompson III, all of Lynchburg, Stephanie Hubbard Wade, Richmond, Suzanne Lauren Hubbard, Lynchburg; two brothers, Dr. Stephen Lee Thompson, Rustburg, Maj. Robert Anderson Thompson, Palm Dale, Calif.; one sister, Elizabeth Thompson Hoback, Roanoke; an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Lee Watkins, Rustburg; three nieces; three nephews; three grandnieces. A memorial service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in St. John's Episcopal Church, Lynchburg. Friends wishing to make memorial contributions, please consider Washington and Lee Law School Alumni Association.

TURNER, James Dudley, 56, of Roanoke, died Saturday, June 25, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

WILLIAMS, Hazel Francis Beasley, 70, of Peterstown, W.Va., died Friday, June 24, 1994. Graveside service 1:30 p.m., Monday, June 27, 1994, Peterstown Cemetery. Arrangements by Broyles Funeral Home.