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DATE: TUESDAY, July 5, 1994                   TAG: 9504040016
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WOOD, Harry S. Jr., (``Buddy""), 70, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, July 4, 1994 following a long illness. He was retired from Fralin & Waldron, and a Marine veteran of WWII. Surviving are his sister, Louise W. Allman, Roanoke; aunt, Mrs. Bob Jarrett, Northern, Va.; nephews, Billy Allman and wife, Jennie of Va. Beach, Carter Allman and wife, Elfie, of Roanoke, Bradie Allman and wife, Beverly of Vinton; cousin, Anne St. Clair Boger, York, S. C., Jack St. Clair, Houston, Texas; great-nieces, Stephanie Allman, Kristi and Karen Spessard; special friends, Mrs. Fralin, Mrs. Handy, Mrs. Mason, the Murphys, Sister Mary Gertrude and his ``Fralin & Waldron girls"". Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 1994 at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 1994, at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

APJOK, Margaret Suzanne, (""Peggy""), of Roanoke, died Monday, July 4, 1994. She was a member of Shenandoah Baptist Church where she played in the Handbell Choir and was in charge of Junior Church. She was a former Social Worker for the City of Roanoke and a Director of Child Evangelism Fellowship. She was preceded in death by her father, John Thomas Yard Sr. Surviving are her husband, Robert Apjok; sons, Robert Apjok Jr. and Scott Apjok all of Roanoke; mother, Harriet Yard of Indiana, Pa.; two brothers, Jack Yard Jr. of McIntyre, Pa., James Mark Yard of Pittsburgh, Pa.; one sister, Betty Ann Cooley of Salem; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Shenandoah Baptist Church 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Robert Alderman and the Rev. Jim Wollenschlager officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's North Chapel.

ARNOLD, Alexander Jr., 84, of Roanoke, died Sunday, July 3, 1994 in a local nursing home. He was retired from Grumman Emergency Products, Inc. Surviving are his wife, Donna Bradley Arnold; two sons, Frank E. Arnold, Vinton, Edsel C. Arnold, Roanoke; two stepsons, Samuel H. Quarles Sr., Vinton, Larry E. Quarles Sr., Roanoke; three stepsisters, Mary P. Boothe, Roanoke, Ellen L. Wright, Elliston, Margaret D. Patterson, Roanoke; one sister, Frances A. Davis, Martinsville; five grandchildren; 16 stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 1994 from the Lotz Vinton Chapel, with the Rev. Gene D. Arnold officiating. Burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Lotz Vinton Chapel.

BEATTY, Julia Belle, 100, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, July 4, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

BROWN, Andrew Sr., 91, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, July 4, 1994 at his home after a long illness. He was a member of Greater Mt. Z ion Baptist Church, a retiree of the N & W Railroad, the Frank L. Moose Jewelers, Downtown, Alleghany-Dunbar Lodge #109, Acorn Consisory #103, and Aladdin Temple #111. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Frances E. Brown; one daughter, Mrs. Bettye B. Jenkins; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Andrew Brown Jr., Francis and Velva Brown, all of roanoke; a foster daughter, Mrs. Sharon S. Brook, Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. Edna B. Martin, Roanoke; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to Alleghany-Dunbar Corporation Building Fund, 1906 Carroll Ave. N. W., Roanoke, Va. 24017. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home

CLARK, Lloyd Franklin, 69, of Clifton Forge, died Monday, July 4, 1994. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.

COFFMAN, Russell Joseph, 83, of Fincastle, died Sunday, July 3, 1994. He was preceded in death by his parents, William K. and Ida Garst Coffman, one brother, Percy L. Coffman, and was a member and Deacon of the Williamson Road Church of the Brethren. He is survived by his wife, Grace Poague Coffman, Fincastle; one son and daughter-in-law, Ken and Leah Coffman, Fincastle; three brothers, William (Bill) Coffman, Bridgewater, Clarence E. (Mickey) Coffman, Robert D. (Bob) Coffman, both of Roanoke; three sisters, Mary Bryant, Edna Duncan, both of Roanoke, Virginia Prease, Buchanan; two grandchildren, Laura Lee Coffman and Douglas Wayne Coffman. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 6, 1994, 11 a.m. at the Williamson Road Church of the Brethren, with the Rev. Harold Moyer officiating. Interment will follow in the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Rader Funeral Home, Troutville. Those wishing to make donations, please consider the Fincastle Rescue Squad.

CRAFT, William Arthur, 71, of Clifton Forge, died Sunday July 3, 1994. Funeral Wednesday 11:00 a.m. Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.

CREASY, John Will, 74, of Roanoke, died Sunday, July 3, 1994. Mr. Creasy was the son of John Will and Theodocia Pollard Creasy. He was predeceased by a son, John Jay Creasy. He is survived by his wife, Adelaide Snead Creasy; daughter, Sallie Kent Creasy; a brother and sister-in-law, Lewis Albert and Dorothy Tate Creasy of Roanoke; and sister-in-law, Lucille Creasy Anderson; also a number of nephews and nieces. He was educated in Roanoke Public Schools and was a graduate of Richmond Professional Institute, now Virginia Commonwealth University, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and was the first president of the school's alumni association. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, where he had served as teacher and deacon. Creasy was for more than fifty years a catalyst for the Arts in the Roanoke Valley and was associated with numerous Arts organizations, including Mill Mountain Theatre (and its Stagehands and Curtain Callers committees). He was an early director and organizer of the Art Museum of Western Virginia. He was an honorary director of Opera Roanoke. He worked with Patchwork Players, Festival in the Park, Showtimers, Arts Council of Roanoke Valley, Children's Theatre and many other groups. He was instrumental in the formation of several Arts groups; he was co-founder of the Virginia Watercolor Society, the only state-wide organization for artists, and served as Historian for fifteen years. He conceived the Museum of Theatre History which is currently planning the publication of a book on the American theatre. He was a board member of the Arts Place at Old First Church and organizer of Saturday Arts at Old First, a series of Arts programs for exceptional ch ildren. He served as a member of the City of Roanoke Architectural Review Board and Arts Commission for a number of years. Creasy was known as a watercolorist and his work is included in the collections of many corporate and private collections. He was a familiar participant in the Sidewalk Art Show, for which he was chairman for fourteen years and Art In The Alley, a yearly art exhibition in Salem. He was the honoree of the John Will Creasy Art Society, a group of supportive friends of the Arts in the Roanoke Valley. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Downtown Roanoke Chapel 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 7, with the Rev. M. Dennis Herman and Dr. Harry Y. Gamble officiating. Burial will be in Glade Creek Cemetery. John Will requested in lieu of flowers memorials be made to any of the Arts organizations he championed. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

DALTON, James Roosevelt, 88, of Shawsville, died Monday, July 4, 1994. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Meadow R. Dalton, Shawsville; two daughters, Ms. Eunice Maxine Caldwell, Roanoke, Mrs. Barbara D. Hall, Salem; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Aldridge, Roanoke, Mrs. Bertie D. Harper, Lynchburg; one brother, Jesse M. Dalton,Troutville; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Private graveside services 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 1994, with the Rev. Darrell Wayne Hall officiating. Interment in Dooley Cemetery, Shawsvillw. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart Fund. The famliy will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home, Tuesday, July 5, 1994. Arrangements by Grant E. Bryant Funeral Home, Elliston.

DeHart, Henry Elvin Sr., 54, of Collinsville, died Sunday, July 3, 1994. Funeral 2 pm. Wednesday at Woolwine United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Moody Funeral Home, Stuart.

DENTON, Dora Taylor, 67, of Chilhowie, died Sunday July 3, 1994. Funeral 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Chilhowie Baptist Church. Williams Funeral Home in charge.

DUDLEY, Nettie Smith, 95, of Hyattsville, Md. area, formerly of Princeton, W. Va., died Sunday, July 3, 1994 at her residence in Maryland. Born in Raleigh County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Li

llie Janney Smith. She was educated in the Radford/Christiansburg, Va. area and had taught school for several years. She was a homemaker and had been a resident of the Hyattsville, Md., area for the past 17 years. She was a charter member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Valley View at Green Valley, where she had been very active prior to moving to Maryland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy E. Dudley, three daughters, Frances Cooper, Florence Meadows, and Marie Wagner, along with a grandson, Wayne Wagner. Survivors include one son, Jack E. Dudley, Falls Church; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Margaret) Proctor, Beltsville, Md., Mrs. Everett (Maxine) Kitto, Hyattsville, Md.; one sister, Mrs. Lura Carter, Salem; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 11 a.m., from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on Athens Road in Princeton, with pastor Rodney Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery in Princeton. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton.

DUNFORD, Mae, 73, of Marion, died Monday July 4, 1994. Funeral Friday July 8, 1994, 11:00 am Seaver-Brown Chapel.

ELY, Shireley Wright, 55, of Covington, died Monday, July 4, 1994. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.

ENICKS, Claude Bernard, 71, of 1004 Pulaski Avenue, Pearisburg formerly of Princeton, died Sunday July 3, 1994 at his residence. Mr. Enicks was retired Solventless Powder Operator for the Hercules Powder Plant with more than 32 years of service. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday July 6, 1994 from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Rev. Carl Early officiating, burial will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Directory, Princeton.

FORE, Mary Boggs, 92, of Roanoke, died Monday, July 4, 1994 at the home of her daughter in Vinton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Rosa Boggs, a brother, John Boggs, and her husband, Von W. Fore. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Gilbert and Sue Fore, Roanoke; three daughters and one son-in-law, Rosemary and Jimmy Atkins, Richmond, Beulah McGuire, Roanoke, Doris Via, Vinton; a brother, Paul Boggs, Detroit, Mich.; nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 7, 1994, at noon at the Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. Paul E. Alwine officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Lotz Salem Chapel.

GRAHAM, Cheri Lou, 41, of Elliston, died Saturday July 2, 1994. She is survived by a daughter, Laurie A. Conner, Christiansburg; sons, William Christopher Graham, Joseph Wade Graham, both of Elliston; mother, Mary Lou Easter, Fla.; sister Cindy Davis, Lynchburg; grandchildren, Sheridan Conner, Kieran Conner; fiance, Keith Howard, Elliston. Graveside funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday July 6, 1994 at Cedar Lawn Burial Park with Rev. Ira Tolliver officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside after the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made toward the funeral expenses. Arrangements by John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home, Salem.

GRAY, Robert Lloyd Jr., 69, of Collinsville, died Sunday, July 3, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Moody Funeral Home Chapel, Stuart.

GRUMBLATT, Leonard Edmund, 91, of Covington, died Monday July 4, 1994. Mass of Christian Burial Thursday July 7, 1994 at 11:00 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Clifton Forge.

HOLLIDAY, William B (""Doc""), 64, of Radford, passed away Sunday, July 3, 1994, at his home. He was employed as a samples coordinator for Wolverine Gasket Co. Mr. Holliday was a retired Master Chief of the U.S. Navy having earned the rank of E-9. He was a member of Fleet Reserve and the American Legion. He was a past President of the Radford Host Lions Club, Board Member of the Pipe Shop Credit Union, and a member of the Radford Christian Church and the Snowville Volunteer Fire Dept. Suriviving are his wife, Ruth Strangaway Holliday; step-son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Sandra Cooke, San Diego, Calif.; step-daughter, Karen Trujillo, San Diego, Calif.; two granddaughters, Jennifer and Shelly Cooke; two grandsons, Jason and Jonathan Trujillo; one brother, Frankie Holliday, Bakersfield, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Carol McDowell, Christiansburg, Mrs. Carolene Talley, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; one brother-in-law, Bryan Busteed, Radford; two aunts, Ella Mae Bishop, Radford, Lois Bishop, Dublin. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 6, 1994, at 11 a.m. at the Radford Christian Church with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin, Va. The family will receive friends at Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford Tuesday evening from 6 - 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Snowville Fire Department.

JOHNSON, Georgia McKinney, 63, Staffordsville, died Sunday July 3, 1994 in Giles Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Mrs. Johnson was born in Springfield, Mo. on June 24, 1931. She is survived by her husband, Michael R. Johnson, Staffordsville; one daughter, Josephine Elizabeth Johnson, Mt. Airy, N.C.; three brothers, Jim McKinney, Memphis, Tenn., Mick McKinney, Moltonboro, N.H., Michael David Tharp, Bailey, Colo.; two sisters, Beulah Beerman, Nashville, Tenn. and Patsy June Warefield, Moro, Ore.; two grandchildren, Chris and Shelia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday July 6, 1994 at 11:00 a.m. in the Givens Funeral Chapel, Pearisburg with the Rev. Shahn Wilburn, Rev. Leslie Shelton and Rev. Wayne Monroe officiating. Burial will follow in Eaton's Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home, Tuesday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

LUNSFORD, Alpha, 90, of Roanoke, died Sunday, July 3, 1994 in a local hospital. She was the widow of William H. Lunsford, and a retired nurse's aide at the McVitty House. Survivors include five daughters, Hazel Tobin, Sacramento, Calif., Dorothy Dalton, Roanoke, Mary Anne Akers, Texas City, Texas, Clara Jane Willard, Pulaski, and Nell Bowles, Wytheville; three sons, William Richard Lunsford, Pulaski, Andrew Jack Lunsford, Dublin, and Colin Lunsford, Roanoke; 23 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; twin sister, Ava Peters, Safford, Ariz. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel, 3 p.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Walter L. Wood officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's South Chapel.

MARSH, Roy Lee, 63, of Route 3, Wytheville, died Sunday, July 3, 1994, in the Veterans Hospital, Salem. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Cox Marsh of Wytheville; one son, Jeff Marsh of Wytheville; two sisters, Blanch Marsh and Frances Allison both of Wytheville; one halfsister, Georgia Akers of Wytheville; two granddaughters, Rickell and Shannon Marsh; one grandson, Chad Hale. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, in the chapel of Grubb Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Robert Peterson. Interment will follow in the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

McNEW, Charles Elmer Sr., 58, of Roanoke, died Monday, July 4, 1994 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital in Salem. He was a native of Washington County and had lived in Roanoke for the past twenty-five years. Mr. McNew retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation after thirty-six years of service. He is survived by his wife, Betty Cahill McNew; his son, Charles E. McNew Jr.; his daughter, Darla Sue McNew, both of Roanoke; Trudy L. McNew, of Roanoke, three grandchildren, Elise McNew, Kali McNew, and Brad Loving; his sister, Rosaella Irwin, Christiansburg; one niece; and one nephew. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Farris Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. James Harrison officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Rose Cemetery, Glade Spring. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is in charge of arrangements.

MILLER, Albert Lee, Sr., 88, of Bland, died Monday, July 4, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Newberry Funeral Chapel.

NICELY, Chazy Julian, 77, of Iron Gate, died Sunday July 3, 1994. Funeral Wednesday 2:00 p.m. Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.

PAIGE, Jean Alice, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, June 30, 1994 in Dunn, N. C. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 6, 1994 at 11 a.m. in the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel, with burial in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

PAINTER, Dr. John William, 73, of Fredericksburg, formerly of Sylvatus, died Saturday, July 2, 1994. Funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday, Trinity Episcopal Church. Arrangements by Mullens & Thompson Funeral Home.

PUGH, Roy Llewellyn, 60, died Sunday July 3, 1994 at his home in Marion. He is survived by two brothers, Lewis E. Pugh, Littleton, Colo. and William H. (Bill) Pugh, Marion; two nieces, Janine Virginia Pugh, Santa Fe, N.M. and Julia K. Pugh, Marion; one nephew, Joel G. Pugh, Marion. Funeral services will be held Wednesday July 6, 1994 at 11:00 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Dr. J. N. Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, c/o of Joyce Blevins, P.O. Box 1158, Marion, Va. 24354. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

REEDY, Harold R., 62, of Sugar Grove, passed away Sunday July 3, 1994 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion. He was born June 16, 1932 at Troutdale to J. Lester and Edith Richardson Reedy. A member of Elizabeth United Methodist Church, Sugar Grove. A U.S. Army veteran and merchant employed with his father, J.L. Reedy's Store, Troutdale for 35 years. He was also a farmer. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Phelps Reedy, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Benjamin H.. and Yvett e Reedy, Sugar Grove; father J. Lester Reedy, Troutdale; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Margaret and Robert Halsey, Rocky Mount, Nancy and William Anderson, Glen Arm, Md.; brother and sister-in-law, J.L. and Candy Reedy, Independence. Funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, July 6, 1994 at 2:30 p.m. in Elizabeth United Methodist Church with Rev. Kenny Price and Rev. Tom Martin officiating. Interment in Ridge Lawn Cemetery, Sugar Grove. The body will lie in state at church thirty minutes preceding service. The body will be moved from Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence to the Seaver-Brown Funeral Service, Marion, where the family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Flowers will be appreciated or memorial contributions may be made to Sugar Grove Vol. Fire Dept. or Sugar Grove Rescue Squad. Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence and Seaver-Brown Funeral Service, Marion in charge of arrangements.

SAUNDERS, Wayne Otis, 64, of Vinton, passed away Sunday, July 3, 1994, at a local nursing home. He is survived by a wife, Norma Saunders; son, Robert Wayne Saunders; daughter, Elizabeth Elliott; brothers, Theodore and Donald Saunders; sisters, Martha Crawford and Mary Kubic. A private memorial service will be held for the immediate family only 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 1994, at Oakey's Vinton Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Hardy Rd., Vinton, Va. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel

SCHILLEN, James C., 64, of El Toro, Calif. formerly of Bent Mountain, died Thursday, June 30, 1994. He was the son of Flora M. Schillen and the late C. Estell Schillen. Funeral services 11 a.m. Tuesday, McCormick and Son Mortuary, Laguna Hills, Calif.

SHORES, Willard Randolph, (``Ranny""), 41, of Wytheville, died Sunday, July 3, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday in the Grubb Funelral Home Chapel.

SINK, Jeffery Clyde, 32, of 503 Whitten St., Rocky Mount, died Sunday, July 3, 1994 at the local hospital. He was preceded in death by a special grandmother, Grace H. Eames. Surviving are his mother, Peggy E. Dillon, Rocky Mount; his father, Clyde Sink, Penhook; one sister and brother-in-law, Mitzi and Herman Smith, Glade Hill; one brother, Christopher Shane Sink, Rocky Mount; four nieces and nephews; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funleral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Flora Funeral Chapel, with the Gary Hazelwood officiating. Interment will follow in the Eames Family Cemetery, Sontag. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.

SPENCE, Carrie Maye Martin, 89, of Willis, passed away Sunday July 3, 1994 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was a member of the Willis United Methodist Church and the Willis United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Dallas Spence, Sr.; a daughter, Katies S. McCaughey and a son, Arlie Kenneth Spence. Survivors include one son and two daughters-in-law, Arthur D. Jr. and Virginia Spence, Madeline B. Spence, all of Willis; one son-in-law, Louis (Mac) McCaughey, Fairfax; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd, with the Rev. Lawrence Nuckolls officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Maberry Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial be made to the Willis United Methodist Church or the Arlie Kenneth Spence Scholarship Fund c/o the Blue Ridge Bank, Floyd.

TAYLOR, J. Blake, 79, of Comers Rock, passed away at dawn Monday, July 4, 1994 at Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion, Va., following a stroke ten days earlier. He was a lifelong cattle farmer. Born October 10, 1914 at Comers Rock, Va. to Johnson Anthony and Elizabeth Jane Catron Taylor, a member of M t. Zion United Methodist Church, and several prominent local state and national farm organizations. Survivors include his wife, Mattie Elma Cox Taylor, of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Dawn Taylor and Mark Rhudy, Comers Rock; granddaughters and grandson-in-law, Angela Joines and Mark Bourne, Elk Creek, Cyndee Joines, Comers Rock; great-grandson, Lucas Blake Bourne, Elk Creek; sister and brother-in-law, Opal Taylor and Tom Davis, Comers Rock. Also surviving are a nephew, Raynard Hale and nieces, Joy Wright Harrington, Rita Hale NEal and Wava Hale Teilmann. His sisters, who preceded him in death, are Sallie Wright and Arlie Hale. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 6, 1994 at 2 p.m. in the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church with Pastor Rick Eminhizer and the Rev. Kenneth Atkins officiating. Interment in Comers Rock Cemetery. The body will lie in state at church, thirty minutes preceding service. The body will remain at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7 to 8 p.m. Flowers will be appreciated or memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or Elk Creek Valley Vol. Fire Dept. or Elk Creek Valley Rescue Squad. Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, Va., is in charge of arrangements.

THURMOND, Robin L. Sr., 85, of Roanoke, died Monday, July 4, 1994. He was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve Neuhoff Thurmond, and was a graduate of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, where he was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Mr. Thurmond was associated with Valleydale packers as office manager, Secretary and Treasurer of the Corporation until his retirement in 1973. He continued as a member of the Board of Directors until December 1989. He was a member of Kiwanis International, Knights of Columbus, and was a Charter Member of Hidden Valley County Club. Surviving is a sister, Dorothy Eley, White Pl ains, Ga.; brothers, W. J. Thurmond, Greensboro, Ga., Lamertine Thurmond, Madison, Ga., Bernie Thurmond, Atlanta, Ga.; grandchildren, David, Cathy, Richard and Chris Fletcher, Rob, Kara and Stacey Thurmond; one daughter-in-law, Mary Thurmond. The Mass of the Ressurection will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 1994, at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church. The Rev. Kenneth Stofft will officiate. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oglethorpe University, 4484 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Ga. 30319, Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church, or the charity of your choice. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

VAUGHN, Bertha Wysong, 83, of Salem, died Sunday, July 3, 1994. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Vaughn; son, Bill Vaughn, Retired Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy; grandson, William Vaughn; son-in-law, Bill Eubank. She is survived by her daughters, Jo Anne Eubank, Roanoke, Joyce Lee, Salem, Sue French, Washington, D.C.; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Vaughn, Merritt Island, Fla., son-in-law, Paul Lee, Salem; grandchildren, Kathy Vaughn, Lisa Eubank, Jeff Stultz, Lisa Lee, Ashley and Whitney French; great-grandchildren, Shane Vaughn, Josh Wilkinson, Melisa Shanahan; sister, Christine Creech; brother and sister-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. Lewis Wysong. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 1994, with Rev. Gene Burris and Fred Tanner officiating. Interment Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel 12 - 4 p.m. and 6 - 9 p.m. Tuesday.

VIAR, Claude Millard, 85, of Roanoke, died Sunday, July 3, 1994. Mr. Viar was retired from Kroger, after 391/2 years of service. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Funk Viar; one son and daughter-in-law, James L. and Sue Viar; three grandchildren, David Viar, Kerry Viar, Matt Viar; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Ernest E. Viar. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 1994. The Rev. Graham Sowers and the Rev. Paul Alwine will officiate. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel after 3 p.m. Tuesday where the family will be from 7 until 9 p.m.

WALTERS, Emma Cordelia Umberger, 90, Wytheville, died Sunday July 3, 1994. She was a resident of Asbury Center at Birdmont in Wytheville. She was born in Wythe County, the daughter of the late Samuel Luther and Nancy Caroline Corvin Umberger. She was a member of the Petunia Christian Church Disciples of Christ and the Christian Women's Fellowship. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Manley Walters and an infant daughter, Nancy Ellen Walters. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Geneva W. and J. Douglas Wohlford, Wytheville; three sons and daughters-in-law, Frank G. and Virginia Walters, J. Alan and Lou Walters, Charles L. (Tinker) and Joyce Walters, all o f Wytheville. Eleven grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Petunia Christian Church with the Rev. Henry Horton and the Rev. Lewis Arnold officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Petunia Christian Church Tuesday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., or at the residence of her children at any time. Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of arrangements.

WILLIAMS, Bertha M., 83, of Stuart, died Monday, July 4, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Moody Funeral Home Chapel.

WILLIAMSON, Walter S., 79, of Norfolk, formerly of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, July 2, 1994 in the Veterans Medical Center, Salem, Va. He was retired from Norfolk & Western Railroad as an electric welder, with 38 years service. He was a veteran of WWII, having served in the Atlantic and Pacific. He was also a member of the American Legion Federal Post #60 in Norfolk, Va. Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Mary Frances Cox Williamson; daughter and son-in-law, Shelby J. and James F. Bauer, Ventura, Calif.; son, Rickie L. Williamson, Norfolk; five grandchildren; one stepgranddaughter; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene P. Williamson, Roanoke; two sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews