Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, July 8, 1994 TAG: 9504110006
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
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BASSAR, Nicholas Jr., 78, of Rich Valley, Virginia, died Tuesday, July 5, 1994. Graveside service Sunday, July 10, 1994, 2 p.m. Rich Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service, Marion.
BISHOP, Clarence E., 82, of Riner, died Wednesday, July 6, 1994, at Radford Community Hospital. He was a retired dairy farmer and was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Thompson Bishop. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy B. and James F. Denney; four sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Mary Ann Bishop, David and Dorothy Bishop, Benjy and Debbie Bishop, Joey and Teresa Bishop; one brother, Kyle Bishop all of Riner; one sister, Mary Lawrence, Norfolk; ten grandchildren, Harold Denney, Danielle Denney Hale, Jill Denney, Michael Bishop, Melinda B. Branscome, Miranda Bishop, Jamie Bishop, Amy Bishop, Logan Bishop and Kayla Bishop; four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Elder Willard Cox with burial in Sunset Cem etery. The family request that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
BOOTHE, Danny W. Jr., 56, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, July 6, 1994. Funeral Friday, 2 p.m., McKee Funeral Service Chapel, Martinsville.
BURCHAM, James Clarence, 65, of Rt 2, Galax, died Wednesday, July 6, 1994. Funeral services 2 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 1994, Gospel Chapel Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn.
CHARLTON, Dr. James Perry, 65, of 1208 Curlew Place, Virginia Beach, died Thursday, July 7, 1994, at his residence. He retired from the Virginia Beach Family Practice in March 1994. He was a graduate of Roanoke College, Class of 1951, with a B. S. in Chemistry, and the Medical College of Virginia, Class of 1955, with an M.D. He did his post-doctoral training-rotating internship in 1955 at DePaul Hospital in Norfolk. Academic appointments and other significant work include Family Practice, Virginia Beach, 1956 to present; Director of the Virginia Beach Family Practice Residency Training Program of the Medical College of Virginia; and Associate Clinical Professor of Family Practice, Medical College of Virginia. His affiliation with the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians include - delegate from 1982 to 1983, president 1981 to 1982, program chairman 1972 to 1989, member of the Board of Directors 1973 to 1975. He was delegate for 10 years to the Medical Society of Virginia. In 1962 he was president of the Virginia Beach Medical Society; past president of the Virginia Beach General Hospital Staff in 1964. He was co-director and co- founder of the Virginia Beach Emergency Coronary Care Program, with W. A. Dickinson, M.D. He was a medical advisor for the Virginia Beach Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Program, past chairman of the Virginia Beach Council of Volunteer Rescue Squads, past member and on the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society of Va. Beach, past member and on the Board of Directors of the Tidewater Heart Association, co-recipient of a Federal Grant ($150,000) to establish the Virginia Beach Emergency Coronary Care Program, co-recipient of the VA. Beach Sertoma Club Service to Mankind Award in 1974, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society in 1955, Blue Key National Honor Society in 1951 and co- recipient of the Va. Beach Safety Council Award in 1993. He did extensive research in colorectal cancer in recent years and was co-author of 60 CM Flexible Fiber-optic Colonscopy. He also co-authored Good Health Is No Accident, for the Va. Beach Rescue Squad and Family Practice in Virginia. He was a member of the Va. Beach United Methodist Church. He was the husband of Karen Hintz Charlton, and is survived by three sons, C. Ronald and wife, Debbie Mahoney Charlton, Hampton, Dr. W. Jeff and wife, Desiree Gardner Charlton, Va. Beach, and J. Barry and wife, Anne Bentley Charlton, Quinton; two stepdaughters, Colleen Elizabeth Mitchard and Kate Geraldine Mitchard; two granddaughters, Stephanie Charlton and Elizabeth Charlton; and three grandsons, Dustin, Michael and Cory Charlton. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, July 9, 1994, at 11 a.m. in Virginia Beach United Methodist Church, 19th St. and Pacific Ave., by the Rev. Dr. Paul C. Bailey and the Rev. Clark L. Mandigo. A private burial will be in Princess Anne Memorial Park, Va. Beach, Monday, July 11, 1994. Memorial donations may be made to the Va. Beach Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 945, Va. Beach, 23451. Maestas Funeral Home Baltic Ave. Chapel is handling arrangements.
EANES, William Joseph (``Bill""), 64, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, July 6, 1994, in a local hospital. He was a member of Taylor Masonic Lodge #23 AF&AM. Surviving are his wife, Faye K. Eanes; three daughters, Kim E. Butterworth, Roanoke, Dawna Eanes, Bristol, Va., Billie E. Davis, Danville; two grandsons, Jamie Butterworth, Jacob Eanes; two granddaughters, Lauren Davis, Haeli Brown. Funeral services will be at Oakey's North Chapel, Saturday, July 9, 1994, 1 p.m. with the Rev. Frank W. Feather officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.
GUTHRIE, Jane Green, 59, of Portsmouth, Va. died Thursday, July 7, 1994. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday, Pinecrest Baptist Church. Arrangements by Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth, Va.
KELLER, Harry LeRoy Jr., 70, of Gastonia, N.C., died Wednesday, July 6, 1994. Graveside service Sunday 2 p.m. Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan. Rader Funeral Home, Buchanan, is in charge of local arrangements.
MENSH, James William Jr. (``Billy,""), 37, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday evening, July 5, 1994, in a local hospital following a long illness. The funeral will be 11 a.m.. Friday at the graveside in Sunset Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Richard H. Horne. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne.
MORRIS, Tidie Stewart, 79, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, July 7, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
NAPIER, Norman R., 85, of Lexington, died Thursday, July 7, 1994. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, Lomax Funeral Home Chapel.
NEWMAN, John Lee, 71, of Bedford, died Thursday, July 7, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.
NUNNERY, Oma Lucille, 78, of Salem, died Tuesday, July 5, 1994. Arrangements by Grant E. Bryant Funeral Home, Elliston.
PECHIN, Richard S., 83, of Buchanan, died Sunday, July 3, 1994. He was preceded in death by a half brother, Senator Stuart B. Carter and wives, Parthenia S. Pechin, and Dorothy A. Pechin. He is survived by two stepsons, Jim Akers, Jacksonville, Fla., Ward Akers, Nashville, Tenn.; stepdaughter, Dottie Thompson, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; niece, Shelley Page, Nashville; nephew, Dale Carter, Buchanan. A memorial service will be held in Trinity Episcopal Church, Buchanan, Sunday, July 17, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Buchanan Rescue Squad, Troutville Rescue Squad, or to your favorite charity.
PHIBBS, Elizabeth Geneva, 87, of Va. Beach, Va., passed away Wednesday, July 6, 1994. Funeral services 11 a.m. Saturday, Mountain Plains Cemetery. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
SELMAN, Clyde Sanford Sr., 90, of Swoope, formerly of Covington, died Wednesday, July 6, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Christian Church. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home, Covington.
SHARER, Alan P., 67, of Hillsville, passed away, Thursday, July 7, 1994, at Hillsville, Va. Born February 11, 1927 in Idaho, the son of Grant Arthur Sharer and Ada Davis Sharer. He is survived by his wife, Elsie Gardner Sharer; daughters, Jerry Worrell, Hillsville, Elaine Rowlett, Martinez, CA; sons, Ernest A. Sharer, John J. Sharer and Kelly L. Sharer all of Martinez, CA; sisters, Rhoda Laurie, Maryville, WA, Barbara Coblentz, Everett, WA, Wanda Nice, Astoria, OR, Luella Stutzman, Grants Pass, OR; stepchildren, Meade Coulson, Roanoke, Karen Monroe, Roanoke, Dawn Coulson, Warm Springs; sister-in-law, Naida L. Pickard; nephew, David W. Pickard; five grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorial services 7 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 1994, at the Gladesboro Lutheran Church with the Rev. Duane Steele officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Gladesboro Lutheran Church.
SMITH, Josphine Hayslett, 85, of Natural Bridge, died Thursday, July 7, 1994, in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born in Rockbridge County on January 7, 1909, a daughter of the late James E. and Elizabeth Jane Moore Hayslett. She was a member of the Natural Bridge Baptist Church and was the widow of Emmett R. Smith, and was preceded in death by a son, Malcolm F. Smith. Surviving are five sons, Emory R. Smith, Roanoke, Calvin W. Smith, Natural Bridge, Cecil J. Smith, Raphine, Harold D. Smith, Natural Bridge Station, Albert J. Smith, Buchanan; one daughter, Miss Josephine E. Smith, Natural Bridge; one sister, Susie Smith, Buchanan; 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 9, 1994 at 11 a.m. at the High Bridge Presbyterian Church in Natural Bridge with the Rev. Lee V. Ruck man officiating with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday night from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
THOMAS, Phyllis Ridinger, 62, of Vinton, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 1994. She was preceded in death by her husband, John (Jack) Warren Thomas in April of 1994. Mrs. Thomas is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John W. and Kathy A. Thomas Jr. of Troutville; a daughter, Suzanne Thomas of Richmond; a sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy Ridinger and Marvin A. Doss of Blue Ridge; sisters-in-law, Helen T. Manning and Sue T. Dooley, both of Roanoke; one granddaughter, Holly Marie Thomas, and an aunt, Louise R. Tolbert of New Castle. Graveside services will be held Saturday, July 9, 1994 at 11 a.m. with Dr. William Ross officiating at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations may be made to Vinton Baptist Church or Vinton Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.
UNDERWOOD, Lawrence E., 60, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, July 7, 1994, in a local hospital. Surviving are his wife, Alice B. Underwood; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald C. and Joyce Underwood, Tucson, Ariz., Jody W. and Sonya Underwood, Roanoke; daughter and son-in-law, Leilani L. and Tim Collins, Roanoke; four grandchildren; two brothers, Price E. Underwood, N.C., Robert Underwood, Roanoke. Funeral services will be Oakey's Vinton Chapel 10 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. R. Elwood White officiating. Interment will be in the Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends 7 - 9 p.m. Friday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
WICKLINE, Ellen, 90, of Lindside, W.Va. died Wednesday, July 6, 1994. Funeral services 2 p.m. Saturday, Broyles Funeral Home Chapel.
WRIGHT, Rhonda Stegall, 31 of Route 2, Rustburg, died Wednesday, July 6, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Mount Vion United Methodist Church. Finch & Finch Funeral Home, Gladys in charge of arrangements.
YOUNG, Gordon W., 88, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Ridgeway, died Thursday, July 7, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday from the McKee Funeral Chapel, Martinsville.
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