Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, July 14, 1994 TAG: 9504110011
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ARTHUR, Robert Tillman Jr., 66, of Portsmouth, Ohio, formerly of Roanoke, Va., died Monday, July 11, 1994 . He was born February 28, 1928 in Tampa, Fla., a son of the late Robert T. Arthur and Margaret Jane McAdory Arthur of Friendswood, Texas. He was a retired Telephone Maintainer for N & W Railroad after 35 years. Mr. Arthur was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, James Dickey Post #23 American Legion, and IBEW member. He was married January 24, 1951 in Roanoke, Va. and was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Monseur, August 26, 1988. Surviving are sons, James O. Arthur of Stout, and Ronald J. Arthur of Portsmouth; daughters, Margaret K irk of Columbus, Ohio, and Patricia Lemley of Columbus, Ohio; brother, John Arthur, Friendswood, Texas; sister, Margaret Lescure, Roanoke; 5 grandchildren. A wake service will be held Wednesday 8:30 p.m. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 1994, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Portsmouth, Ohio, with the Rev. Jack Maynard officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth. Friends may call Wednesday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home, Inc., 1422 Lincoln Street, Portsmouth, Ohio.
BISHOP, Virginia Miles, 74, of Christiansburg, died Monday, July 11, 1994, in a Roanoke hospital. She was the wife of Carl S. Bishop and was a native of Montgomery County. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday, from the Richardson-Horne Chapel with burial in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne.
BOTTS, Frances Gregory, 72, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She was the widow of William M. Botts Jr. and was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, William M. Botts III and Myra N. Botts, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two granddaughters, Tracie L. Botts, Roanoke, Gretchen M. Botts, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; brother, Grady P. Gregory, Roanoke; nephew, Steve Gregory, Bedford Co.; niece, Robin Gregory, Salt Lake City, Utah. Funeral services will be conducted at the grave 11:30 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Burial Park with Dr. William R. Klein officiating. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
COMBS, Tommy A., 62, of Vinton, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994, in a local hospital. He retired from the Kroger Co. and was a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. Surviving are his wife, Mary C. Combs; daughters and sons-in-law, Rhonda Hill, Lake City, Tenn., Phyllis Alderson, Vinton, Penny and Kenny Graham, Troutville, Denise and Perry Blankenship, Rocky Mount; four granddaughters and one grandson; one great-granddaughter; sister, Mary Barker, Bristol, Tenn. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park by the Rev. Fred Devan. The family will receive friends from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel.
DAVENPORT, Irving, 54, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, July 11, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
DeWEESE, Dale Lynnwood, 33, of Copper Hill, died Tuesday, July 12, 1994. Surviving is parents, Wilbert DeWeese, Copper Hill; mother, Lucille DeWeese, of Check; special companion, Freda Sue Hicks, Copper Hill; three children, Tabitha Sue Hicks, Rita Ann Hicks, Jason O'Dell Hicks all of the home; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Freddie and Nannette DeWeese, David and Penny DeWeese all of Copper Hill, Darrell DeWeese of Blue Ridge; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Rebecca and Donald Beckner, Brenda and Max Jones, Copper Hill. Funeral services 1 p.m. Friday, Wood Funeral Home, Floyd. Rev. J. L. Yopp will officiate. Interment will be in Copper Hill Church of the Brethren Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Wood Funeral Home.
DIVERS, William Ronald, (``Speedy""), 55, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 1994. Funeral services will be Saturday, 11 a.m. at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church.
DOSS, Mary Oakes, 82, of Gretna, died Wednesday July 13, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Stra ightstone Baptist Church. Arrangements by Colbert-Moran Funeral Home.
HAIRFIELD, Betty Lou Lynch, 52, of Route 7, Rocky Mount, died Tuesday, July 12, 1994. Surviving are two daughters, Amber Gail Hodges, Rocky Mount, Debra Lynch, Bassett; three sons, Roger Lynn Songer, Rodney Lee Songer and Jeffery P. Songer all of Rocky Mount; six grandchildren; two sisters, Judy Hall and Nancy Guthrie both of Rocky Mount; three brothers, Billy Caldwell and Perry Caldwell both of Rocky Mount, Andy Caldwell, Bedford; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in Flora Funeral Chapel with Rev. Randy Rigney officiating. Interment will follow in the Hodges-Lynch Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Thursday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.
HODGES, Nannie H., 90, of Rt. 5, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994. Arrangements by Arrington-Bussey Funeral Home.
HUFFORD, Robert Lee Sr., 55, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday morning, July 13, 1994, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Rozella Virginia Hufford; a son, Robert L. Hufford, Jr., Tulsa, Okla.; two daughters, Denise A. Rice, Tulsa, Okla., Lynette M. Bone, Garden City, Kansas; five grandchildren, Kimberly Bone, Jonathan Bone, Kyleen Bone, Jeremy Rice, Joshua Rice; two sisters, Linda Lassann, Baltimore, Md., Rebecca Hoffner, Gonic, N.H.; a brother, Douglas Rabold, Baltimore, Md. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday from the Christian Growth Center in Christiansburg, conducted by Pastor Rob Sowell with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Friends may call anytime Thursday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home and the family will receive friends there from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne in Christiansburg.
KING, Charles Owen, 63, of Ceres, Va., died Tuesday, July 12, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Bethany United Methodist Church in Ceres. Arrangements by Newberry Funeral Home, Bland, Va.
LEWIS, Jessie Willard, 77, of Wytheville, died Tuesday, July 12, 1994. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at the Liberty Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church. Arrangements by Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville.
NYCE, Hortense Agee, 79, of Chesapeake, formerly of Roanoke, died Monday, July 11, 1994. She was retired from Lewis Gale Hospital. Surviving are two sons, Luther D. Agee of Yorktown, Va., Walter S. Agee of Chesapeake, Va.; six sisters, Mildred Biegar, Blanche Hicks, Beatrice Ware, all of Franklin County, Clydie Guilliams, of Roanoke, Betty Jane Dowell of East Bend, N.C., Beulah Eatmon of Norfolk; five brothers, Cecil Wright, George Wright, Leroy Wright, all of Roanoke, Norman Wright and Franklin Wright, both of Franklin County; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Chris Foster will officiate. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Franklin County. Friends amy call at Oakey's South Chapel after 12 noon Friday.
PATTERSON, Elwood, 87, of Buena Vista, died Monday, July 11, 1994 in Shenandoah Valley Health Care Center. Born September 22, 1906 in Buena Vista, he was the son of the late Charles McClung Patterson and Deliah Clements Patterson. He was a veteran of World War II; a member of American Legion Post 126 and a member of St. John's United Methodist Church. He was predeceased by four brothers and a sister, Hansford Patterson, Raymond Patterson, Lawrence Patterson, Curtis Patterson, and Effie Patterson Wiseman. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Patterson Dixon, Lexington; four grandchildren, Diana Dixon, Lexington, Marilyn Dixon, Pamela Dixon and Bruce Dixon Jr., all of Richmond, three great-grandchildren, Deann Bishop, Richmond, Tav Sensabaugh, Lexington, William Knick IV, Richmond; three siste rs, Louise Boley, Roanoke, Leona Bishop, Fontana, Calif., and Marion Bishop, Apalachicola, Fla.; a good friend, Malley Hickman. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 1994 from Lomax Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Ed Johnson. Interment followed in Green Hill Cemetery with military graveside rites
PRICE, George Alex, Jr., 69, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994, at Radford Community Hospital. He was born May 8, 1925, to the late George Alex, Sr. and Grace Epperly Price. He was a veteran of World War II and retired from the Radford Army Ammunition Plant as a scale mechanic. Mr. Price was preceded in death by a daughter, Bonnie Price Watson. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Shaver Price; a son and daughter-in-law, Ernest L. and Linda Price, of Mt. Tabor; grandchildren, Tamela and Tim Mccoy, of McCoy, Tina Price, of Mt. Tabor, Anthony and Geneva Watson, of Christiansburg; great-grandson, Luke Anthony Watson, of Christiansburg; his mother-in-law, Minnie Shaver, of Blacksburg; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Elizabeth and James Ivory Alls, of Christiansburg, Arjetta and Bill Caldwell, of New Castle, Anne and Sonny Comer, of Christiansburg. Funeral services will be Friday, July 15, 1994, 2 p.m., at the Blacksburg First Wesleyan Church, with the Rev. Raymond Powers officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday at the McCoy Funeral Home.
ROBBINS, Pauline B., 83, of Martinsville, died Monday, July 11, 1994. Graveside services 11 a.m. Thursday, Roselawn Burial Park. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home.
ROBERTSON, James, 70, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, July 11, 1994. Survivors include his wife, Alice Holly Robertson, Roanoke; ten children, James Robertson, Jr., Gaithersburg, Md., Thomas L. Robertson, Olympia, Wash., Melvin Robertson, Roanoke, Calvin W. Robertson and Charles Ed Robertson, Dilwynn, Va., Brenda G. Robertson and Shelby J. Robertson, Germantown, Md., Dianna M. Robertson, Roanoke, Joseph A. Robertson, Wash., D.C., Gregory L. Robertson, Elk River, Minn.; ten grandchildren; six great- grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday 1 p.m. Hamlar-Curtis Chapel with burial in Williams Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
SMITH, June Ross, 69, of 2215 Wardensville Grade, Winchester, died Tuesday, July 12, 1994, in Winchester Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born on January 8, 1925, in Elliston, Virginia, the daughter of the late Fitzhugh Lee and Janet Apgar Ross. She was a retired accountant. She was a graduate of Roanoke College and a member of the Colesville Presbyterian Church in Silver Spring, Md., where she served as treasurer for 17 years. She was a member of Phi Chi Psi Sorority. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Foster Smith whom she married August 30, 1946, in Lafayette, Virginia; five children, Patricia S. Devecka of Boalsburg, Pa., Stephen R. Smith and Barry Scott Smith both of Winchester, Douglas F. Smith of Baltimore, Md., David L. Smith of Evergreen, CO, and six grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted on Friday at 1 p.m. at Lafayette United Methodist Church, Lafayette, Virginia with Rev. David Lagerfeld officiating. Burial will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem, Virginia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lafayette United Methodist Church, Lafayette, Virginia 24153.
STEWART, Dewey W., (``Butch''), 41, of California, formerly of Vinton, died Sunday, July 10, 1994. He was a graphic artist; also a word processor for a law firm in California. He was preceded in death by a brother, Paul H. Stewart. He was the son of Dennis W. and Geraldine Stewart, Vinton. Survivors include two brothers, Bill Stewart, Moneta, the Rev. Albert Stewart, Roanoke; five sisters, Doris Harrison, Memphis, Tenn., Helen Underwood, Blue Ridge, Ann Archer, Memphis, Tenn., Ursel Martin, Vinton; Inez Scaggs, Salem; a special friend, Mrs. Kelly, several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 1994 at the New Testament Baptist Church in Vinton conducted by Dr. J. E. Edwards. Burial to be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.
TURMAN, Elijah G., (``Buck''), 67, of Rt. 1, Laurel Fork, went to be with the Lord on July 12, 1994. He is the beloved son of Callie DeHart Turman of the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart and the late Montie Turman. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Verna Mae West. He leaves behind a loving wife of 45 years, Ava Nester Turman of the home; two daughters who were so special to him, Mrs. Jim (Diane) Dalton of Rt. 1, Laurel Fork and Mrs. Jimmy (Bonnie) Goad of Rt. 2, Meadows of Dan; three stepchildren will be forever grateful for his love and guidance, Ms. Jeri (Jerlene) C. Ferguson of Lackey Rd., Collinsville, James L. (J.L.) Cox of Rt. 1, Laurel Fork, Mrs. Freamo (Joyce) Goad of Rt. 1, Laurel Fork; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, who will miss their ``Pa'' very much; one half brother, Silas Turman of Meadows of Dan; two half sisters, Maude Middleton of Madison, N.C. and Lilia Smith of Albuquerque, N. M.; one niece and one nephew. He also will be sadly missed by other family members, friends, neighbors and fellow democrats. Mr. Turman was retired from Roadway in 1984 as an over-the-road driver, and was a member of Teamsters Local 391 in Kernersville, N.C. He was a member of Tory Creek Baptist Church in Laurel Fork, where the funeral will be held Friday, July 15, 1994, 2 p.m. conducted by the Revs. Tommy Willis and Harris Easter. Interment will follow in the Webb Family Cemetery. The Turman family will receive friends Thursday night from 7 to 9 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart. Memorials may be made to the Laurel For Rescue Squad.
WALKER, Freddie L., 74, of Collinsville, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, graveside, Roselawn Burial Park. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home.
WEAVER, Mildred Hunter, of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Roanoke, died Sunday, July 10, 1994. Funeral Thursday in New York.
WILLIS, Earnest Calvin, 81, of Shawsville, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994 in a Salem hospital. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude W. Willis; son and daughter-in-law, Monroe and Barbara Willis, Copper Hill; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Bill Pleasants, Shawsville; one sister, Inez Clower, Check; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd with Elder W. T. Conner officiating. Burial will be in Restvale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Maberry Funeral Home.
WINEBRINER, James Wallace, 82, of Covington, died July 13, 1994. Funeral Friday, 2 p.m., Loving Funeral Home Chapel.
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