Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, July 21, 1994                   TAG: 9504250067
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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BEARD, Maynard D., 94, of Buena Vista, Va., died Wednesday, July 20, 1994. Graveside Friday, 2 p.m. Green Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Lomax Funeral Home.

BERGER, William W. Sr., (Bo), 63, of Rocky Mount, died July 20, 1994. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service.

BEVERLY, James Edward, 70, of Pulaski, died Tuesday, July 19, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Magazine Street, Pulaski. Arrangements by Penn's Funeral Home.

BOWMAN, J. Walker, 76, of Riner, died Wednesday morning, July 20, 1994, at his home. He was retired as Manager of the Carnation Milk Plant. Surviving are his wife, Vivian T. Bowman; one daughter, Betty Jean Bowman, Riner; and three sisters, Carrie Spence of Dugspur, Lucy Thomas, Stuart, Nancy Mabry, Collinsville. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at the gravesite in Sunset Cemetery in Christiansburg, conducted by the Rev. Walt Simmerman and the Rev. Daryl Joyce. The family requests in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Friends may call anytime Thursday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home and the family will receive friends there from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne in Christiansburg.

BOWMAN, James Walker, 76, of Riner, died early Wednesday, July 20, 1994, at his home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. today from the graveside in Sunset Cemetery in Christiansburg. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne.

BRADFORD, Harold, (``Jim''), 74, of Christiansburg, passed away, Tuesday, July 19, 1994, at English Meadow Retirement Center. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Dulaney Bradford. Survivors include brother-in-law, Hugh Dulaney, Floyd; sister-in-law, Edith D. Akers, Quincy, Ill.; one niece; several nephews; cousins and a host of friends. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd, with Dr. Raymond Allen and Rev. Carl Ratcliffe officiating. Burial will be in White Rock Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Maberry Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the National Federation of The Blind of Virginia c/o Charles S. Brown, 6563 Williamsburg Blvd., Arlington, VA 22213.

BROWN, Virginia Ruth, 84, of Bedford, died Wednesday, July 20, 1994 at Community Hospital. She was born in Rutherford, N. C. on June 20, 1910 a daughter of the late Gaither W. Branch and Nettie Lawter Branch. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charlie Boothe and her second husband, Lewis Daniel Brown and one son, Eugene Boothe. She is survived by four sons, Buford Lee Boothe, Bedford, William Boothe, Roanoke, Paul Boothe, Moneta, Donald Boothe, Goodview; one daughter, Shirley Gillespie, Roanoke; two sisters, Mildred Hancock, Mt. Mourne, N. C., Doris Williams, South Carolina; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a special thanks to Bonnie Boothe for being there. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, July 22, 1994 at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roy D. Trout officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.

BRUSH, Leslie Wright, 84, of New Castle, died Tueday, July 19, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Craig Valley Baptist Church. Arrangements by Boitnott Funeral Home.

CISCO, Thelma E. 58, of Roanoke, died Monday, July 18, 1994 at Lewis Gale Hospital. She was born August 8, 1935, in Mingo County, W. Va. She was the daughter of the late, Charles Harrison Thomas and Annie Cisco Thomas. She is survived by one daughter, Vicki H. Phillips, Roanoke; four grandchildren, Charles, Joshua, Joseph, and Matthew; five sisters; and one brother. Graveside services will be at Evergreen Burial Park at 11 a.m. Friday. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Downtown Chapel, Roanoke, Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

COLLINS, Kathleen Joyce, 57, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 1994. She was survived by her husband, Kenneth Collins; daughter and son-in-law, Cindi and Carl Cochran of Roanoke; son and daughter-in-law, Kenny and Kem Collins, North Carolina; son, Steven Collins, Roanoke; sister, Helen McHone, Roanoke; brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Bonnie Weeks, Roanoke; sisters-in-law Jean Weeks and Marie Reynolds; three granddaughters; two grandsons; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, July 22, 1994, at Lotz Roanoke Chapel, with the Rev. Bruce Robinson officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Roanoke.

CRUISE, Bowling A., (Dud), 72, of Collinsville, died Tuesday, July 19, 1994. Services 2 p.m. Friday, McKee Funeral Chapel, Martinsville.

ELVIN, George B., 81, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, July 19, 1994. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary (Polly) Elvin; he was retired from the N & W Railway. Surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Tom W. and Aleta T. Elvin of Lynchburg; two sisters, Louvenia Lee of Daleville and Elizabeth Jackson of Bridgewater; also are five nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be at Evergreen Burial Park, 11 a.m. Thursday, with the Rev. John Divers officiating. Arrangements are by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

FLORA, Bruce Harmon Rev., 83, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, July 19, 1994, at Friendship Manor. A 25 year resident of Roanoke and Cloverdale. He was born in Washington, D.C. His life work, after teaching, butchering, and printing, was as a minister with the Church of The Brethren. He held pastorates at the Summit Church, near Harrisonburg, Va.; Roanne, Ind.; Reedley, Calif.; Okeechobee, Fla.; Imperial Heights in Los Angeles, Calif.; Tonasket, Wash.; Tocoma Wash. and Cloverdale, Va. In his retirement he served as interim pastor to several SW Virginia congregations. From 1960 to 1971 he was the executive secretary for the churches Pacific Northwest District, providing services and management to the churches of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Western Canada. Rev. Flora was a graduate of Bridgewater College and he received his Master of the Divinity degree from Bethany Theological Seminary in Chicago, where he also met his wife, the late Dorothy Shirky Flora. He is survived by a daughter, Wanda Flora, Basking Ridge, N.J.; son and daughter-in-law, Maurice and Aletrice Flora, Claremont, Calif.; sister and brother-in-law, Anna and Charles Smith, Mount Sidney; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Hollis and Eloise Flora, Camden, S.C., Edgar and Frances Flora, Bridgewater; Mark and Nellie Flora, Grottoes; sister-in-law, Lena Flora, Bridgewater (wife of the late Harold Flora); grandchildren, Don Flora, LaVerne, Calif., Ginger and Les Auten, Alta Loma, Calif.; a great-grandson, Brody Auten. His son and daughter requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Summerdean Church of the Brethren, 6604 Plantation Rd., Roanoke, Va. 24019. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday at Summerdean Church of the Brethren by Dr. Owen G. Stultz and the Rev. James R. Worline. Interment will follow in Daleville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel.

GASSETT, Ruth Eggleston, 84, of Roanoke, passed away July 20, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

HALE, Fred Terry, 78, of Route 1, Dublin, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 1994 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. Born April 15, 1916 in Cripple Creek, Va., he was the son of the late Jim Hale and Betty Lowe Hale. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Bruce Hale and Hylton Hale. He was a member of the Mt. View United Methodist Church, Dublin. He was the former owner and operator of Hale Boatel, Claytor Lake, and also owner of the Hale Real Estate Company, Dublin until his retirement. Surviving are his wife, Ozelle Mamie Kincer Hale; one son, Fred Terry Hale, Jr., Dublin; four grandchildren, Tammy Roland, Greensboro, N.C., Troy Hale, Dublin, Bryan Hale, Dublin, Mark Hale, Dublin; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Margie Crockett, Cripple Creek, Mrs. Bertha Davis, Cripple Creek. Funeral service will be held Friday, July 22, 1994, 10:30 a.m. at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski with the Rev. Barry L. Taylor officiating. Entombment will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum, Dublin. Visiting will be Thursday evening 7 to 8 p.m. at the Bower Funeral Chapel, 1631 Bob White Blvd., Pulaski, and the family will receive friends at this time. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski is handling the arrangements

KELLY, Edgar Junior, 61, of Covington, died July 18, 1994. Funeral Friday 11 a.m. Nicely Funeral Home Chapel, Clifton Forge.

MCCLUNG, Jenning Wayne, 53, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, July 20, 1994, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was preceded in death by his mother, Leota G. McClung. He is survived by his son, Darren Wayne McClung, Raleigh, N.C.; his father, James Hunter ""Mac"" McClung, Christiansburg; one brother, James E. McClung, Blacksburg. A private memorial graveside service will be held at a later date. The family request that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Christiansburg Resque Squad, P. O. Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073-0176. Arrangements McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.

McREYNOLDS, Elizabeth Hancock, 81, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, July 20, 1994. She was the widow of Harry Dodge McReynolds. Surviving are one sister, Mary Hancock Spaulding, Weems, Va.; two nieces, Sally Hancock, Betty Carr Muse, both of Roanoke; Funeral services will be conducted at the grave in Evergreen Burial Park 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev. David C. (Kirk) Brown officiating. The family suggests memorials be made to St. John's Episcopal Church Memorial Fund or your favorite charity. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

MOBLEY, John Thomas, 77, of Martinsville, died Monday, July 18, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home Chapel.

MOORE, Julia M., 79, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, July 20, 1994. Surviving are one daughter, Carolyn Ratcliffe, LaPlata, Md.; two sons, Michael Moore, Roanoke, Edward Moore, U.S. Army; one sister, Anne Dotoli, Jackson, N.J.; three grandchildren, Kristina Cooksey, LaPlata, Md., Paul Ratcliffe, Alexandria, Nicholas Moore, Roanoke; two great-grandchildren, Joshua and Jacob Cooksey. Funeral Mass will be 11:15 a.m. Friday, July 22, 1994, at St. Andrews Catholic Church, with the Rev. Peter Tran officiating. Interment will be in St. Andrews Diocesan Cemetery. There will be a prayer service Thursday 7 p.m., Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel 2 to 4 p.m and 7 to 9p.m. Thursday.

STRUM, Ethel Travis, 94, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 1994. She was the widow of George W. Strum. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Thomas H. and Libby Strum of Roanoke; granddaughter, Tommie Karla and Andy Chambers of Herndon; grandsons, Richard Strum and Michael Strum both of Roanoke; great-granddaughters, Samantha Chambers of Herndon, Allie Strum of Roanoke; stepgrandchildren, Sharon and Buck Harris, Dusty Saunders and Lisa and Brian Crockett all of Roanoke; stepgreat-grandson, Chad Harris of Roanoke. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakeys North Chapel.

WOLFE, James William, 68, of Texas City, Texas, died Tuesday, July 19, 1994. Graveside services 11 a.m. Friday, Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, Texas. Arrangements by James Crowder Funeral Home, Texas City, Texas.