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DATE: THURSDAY, July 28, 1994                   TAG: 9504250074
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CHRISMAN, Allen Harless, 96, of Chr isman Mill Road, Christiansburg, died Tuesday, July 26, 1994 at his home. He retired from the Norfolk and Western Railroad as an engineer after 48 years of service. Mr. Chrisman was a member of McDaniel Lodge #86 A.F. & A.M. for over 70 years and was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Clay and Ida Silvers Chrisman and three brothers, Harry D. Chrisman, Halsey Elbert Chrisman, Sr. and Haven E. ""Doc"" Chrisman. Surviving are his wife of 68 years, Evelyn C. Chrisman; nieces and nephews, Frances and Cereal Duncan, Virginia Chrisman Giles, all of Christiansburg and Halsey Chrisman, Jr., of Glenvar. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Bobby Sutphin and Rev. Paul Parker, with burial in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Edgemont Christian Church, 2289 Edgemont Rd., Christiansburg, Va. 24073 or the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Friends may call after noon on Thursday at the funeral home and the family will receive friends there from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday evening. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne.

COCHRAN, Charles Pete Jr., (``C.P.''), 52, of Galax, died Tuesday, July 26, 1994. Graveside services 11 a.m. Friday, Felts Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.

COLEMAN, Thelma Greene, 77, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, July 26, 1994. She was a member of Crystal Spring Baptist Church and was retired from South Roanoke Nursing Home. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Felix Roilgen, Lovettsville, Va.; nieces, Gloria Spradlin, Roanoke, Betty Kiser, Lincolnton, NC. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel 10 a.m. Friday, July 29, 1994, with the Rev. Harry E. Leland officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel where the family will receive friends from 2 - 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m., Thursday.

FIX, Calvin Leo, 53, of Fairbanks, Alaska, formerly of Lexington, died Friday, July 15, 1994. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Bethany Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.

FLEEMAN, Bernice Thorne, 60, of Route 1, Narrows, Va., died Tuesday evening, July 26, 1994, in the Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg, Va. A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born on May 15, 1934, and was the daughter of Mrs. Ethel Wilkinson Thorne of Narrows, Va. and the late Clarence Thorne. She was preceded in death by a brother, Arnold L. Thorne of Narrows, Va. and two sisters, Betty T. Farmer of Bristol, Tenn. and Janice T. Ratcliffe, Pearisburg, Va. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Emmett J. Fleeman of Narrows, Va.; sons, Ronald L. Fleeman, Narrows, Va. and Marty A. Fleeman of Dublin, Va.; a daughter, Rhonda F . Perkins, Narrows, Va.; brothers, Lawrence, Aubrey, Melvin, Rocky Thorne all of Narrows, Va.; a sister, Patricia Barnett, Narrows, Va.; five grandchildren. The family requests that their many friends and neighbors be with them in a funeral service which will be conducted Friday afternoon in the chapel of Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows, Va. at 2 p.m. with Rev. Walter Blankenship and Rev. Tom Gordon officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemtery in Narrows, Va. there will be a private visitation at Riffe's in Narrows for the family only. Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrrows, Va. is handling all arrangements.

GARCIA, Manuel Jr. 39, of Buchanan, died Tuesday, July 26, 1994. He is survived by three daughters, Valerie Marie Garcia, Pamela L. Garcia, and Jessica L. Garcia, all of Rocky Mount; parents, Manuel and Hazel Mullins Garcia, Buchanan; sister, Regina Abernathy , Graham, N.C.; special friend, Susan Hamey and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Graveside services will be held Friday, July 29, 1994 at 2 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan with Dr. Carl Whorley and the Rev. Norman H. Frink officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Buchanan Rescue Squad or the Gideons Society. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Buchanan.

HOWELL, Richard J., 75, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, July 27, 1994. Graveside services 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne, Funeral Home.

JOHNSON, Albert Leroy, (``Sonny""), 45, of Patterson, N.J., formerly of Roanoke, passed away Monday, July 25, 1994, in a Patterson hospital. He is survived by his father, Albert Harbor, Roanoke; sisters, Doris Nance, Pamela Larry, Paulette Dickerson, all of Roanoke, and two sisters of Patterson, N.J.; four brothers, Willie Ware, Clarence Ware, Ronnie Ware, Allen Ware, all of Roanoke; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday, July 29, 1994, at Bragg's Funeral Home, Patterson, N.J. The family will receive friends 7 - 9 p.m. Thursday, Bragg's Funeral Home, Patterson, N.J.

JOHNSON, Marilynn Nesbitt, 68, of Roanoke, formerly of Wheeling, West Va., died Wednesday, July 27, 1994, at her residence. She was born in Wheeling, West Va. on February 14, 1926, a daughter of the late C.B. Nesbitt and Angelia Facine Nesbitt. Marilynn was educated at Wheeling High School, West Virginia University, Eastern Carolina College at Wilson, N.C. and the Pittsburg Art Institute. She was preceded in death by one sister, Nancy Taylor. She is survived by two sons, Lee Venable Johnson, Lexington, Ky., Todd Thayer Johnson, Roanoke; one aunt, Myra Boyd, Cleveland, Ohio; one sister, Cynthia Miechler, Boca Raton, Fla.; three nieces, Nancy Taylor, Laguna Beach, Calif., Leslie and tracy Miechler, Boca Raton, Fla.; three nephews, Lee Taylor, Orlando, Fla., Coleman Taylor, Coco Beach, Fla., Chip Miecher, Boca Raton, Fla.; one grandson, Justin Johnson, Charleston, West Va. In lieu of flow ers, donations may be made to the Salvation Army. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory, Bedford.

JONES, Louise McGinnis, 75, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 1994, at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse A. Jones; son, Earnest W. Jones and daughter, Connie J. Whitt. Mrs. Jones was the Cafeteria Manager at McHarg Elementary School. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Radford. Surviving is two grandson, Calvin Curtis Whitt II and his wife, Candy S. Whitt of Dublin and Craig Wilson Whitt of Radford; great-granddaughter, Brittani Furrow of Dublin; three sisters, Mrs. Jean Smoot of Radford, Mrs. Mammie Jenson of Bedford and Mrs. Eleanor Phillips of Clarkesburg, W.Va. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 29, 1994, 11 a.m. at the Central United Methodist Church in Radford, with the Rev. Joe S. Green officiating. Burial will follow in Sunrise Burial Park, Radford. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.

JOYCE, Fred Raymond, 90, of Collinsville, died Wednesday, July 27, 1994. Funeral Friday 2 p.m., Pocahontas Bassett Baptist Church. Collins Funeral Services, Bassett, handling arangements.

LILLY, Charles W., 66, of Marion, died Tuesday, July 26, 1994. Funeral services 2 p.m. Friday, Barnetts Funeral Chapel.

MANNS, Corwin Dale, 23, of Bassett, died Monday, July 25, 1994. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday, Waterway Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Arrangements by Stanfied-Miller Funeral Home, Martinsville.

MARTIN, Darrell Hymen, 58, of Woodlawn, died Wednesday, July 27, 1994. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Monta Vista Memory Gardens. Vaughan-Guynn, Galax, in charge of arrangements.

NICHOLS, Blair Herbert, 30, of Clifton Forge, died Wednesday, July 27, 1994. Funeral Friday 11 a.m., Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.

PERSINGER, Arthur K., 74, of Mathews, died Friday, July 22, 1994. He was a native of Oriskany and a resident of Mathews for the past seven years. He was a member of the Lynchburg Moose Lodge #715 since 1974. He is survived by one daughter, Mickey Hudgins of Mathews; three brothers, Marshall Persinger, Lawerence Persinger, both of Oriskany, Rink Persinger of New Castle; one sister, Lucille Dudding of New Castle; two grandchildren, J.R. Hudgins, Tammy Hudgins, both of Mathews. A private memorial services will be held in Oriskany on Friday, July 29, 1994.

PICKEREL, Arthur R., 81, of Pulaski, Va., died Tuesday, July 26, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Bob White Boulevard Church of God. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral home.

PRESTON, Elsie M., 57, of Rocky Mount, died Tuesday, July 26, 1994. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service, Rocky Mount.

ROWLAND, Harry Watts, 31, of Goodview, died Wednesday, July 27, 1994. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.

SALYERS, William Arlington Sr., 75, of Covington, died Tuesday, July 26, 1994. Funeral services 11 a.m. Friday, Arritt Funeral Home Chapel, Covington.

SHIVELY, Frank Oliver, 81, of Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, July 27, 1994, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late William Walker Shively and Julie Brogan Shively. He was preceded in death by his wife, the late Dessa Smith Shively. He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Vera Shively, Rocky Mount; one brother, Marvin Shively, Ferrum; three sisters, Lelia Shelbourne, Roanoke, Beulah Shively and Lillian Kelly, both of Rocky Mount; two grandsons, Steve W. Shively and his wife, Christie Shively, Boones Mill; and Christopher Shively, Blacksburg; and a special friend, Florence Carroll, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 29, 1994, at 2 p.m. at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joe Dillon officiating. Burial will follow in Franklin Memorial Park, Rocky Mount. The family will receive friends Thursday, July 28, 1994, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lynch Funeral Home Chape l. Lynch Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

SPRAKER, Fred D. Jr., (``Cannon Ball''), 66, of Rt. 2, Vinton, died Wednesday, July 27, 1994. Mr. Spraker was retired from Singer Furniture Company. He was preceded in death by his mother, Virginia Pugh Spraker, in 1992. Surviving are his wife, Lovelene L. Spraker; his sons and daughters-in-law, Tony D. and Teresa Spraker, Roanoke County, Kenneth H. and Sharon Spraker, Vinton; his daughters and sons-in-law, Donnetta F. Ellis and David Johnson, Roanoke, Sandra S. Fielder, Bedford, Penny and Chris Clyburn, Vinton, Judy S. and Michael Bryant, Goodview, Ruby G. Scott, Goodview; his father, Fred D. Spraker Sr., Rt. 2, Vinton; sisters and brothers-in-la w, Dorothy and Dexter Neighbors, Roanoke County, Betty Dyson, Salem, Joan and Art Clark, Leavenworth, Kansas, Judy Rogers and Roger Holstein, Thaxton; 12 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Lotz Vinton Chapel at noon Friday, July 29, 1994, with the Rev. Jeff Davis officiating. Interment in Spraker Family Cemetery. Friends may call at Lotz Vinton Chapel after noon Thursday.

STAFFORD, Edna Vaughn, 65, of 2093 Twin Oakes Ave., Pulaski, died Wednesday, July 27, 1994, in Lewis-Gale Hospital, Salem. Born in Pulaski County, May 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Floyd Vaughn and Dessie Vaughn. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph F. Vaughn Jr., James W. Vaughn and Donald Tipton Vaughn. She served for 40 years as Deputy Treasurer in the Pulaski County Treasurer's Office. She is survived by her husband, Charles Draper Stafford; three sons, Stephen M. Stafford, Radford, David K. Stafford, Greenville, S.C., Charles Keith Stafford, Pulaski; one brother, V. E. (``Jack'') Vaughn, Newbern; one sister, Dorothy Vaughn, Lynchburg; five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Patrick Coffey officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. Visiting will be Friday after 2 p.m. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home.

STANLEY, Ruth Robertson, 88, of Bacova, died Tuesday, July 26, 1994 at the Springs Nursing Center in Hot Springs. She was born January 30, 1906, the daughter of the late Stephen A. and Laura Turner Robertson. She was preceeded in death by her husband, Shirel M. Stanley. She was formerly employed by The Virginia Hot Springs Company. She was a member of the Chimney Run Church of the Brethren. She is survived by two sons; Bobbie Moore Stanley, of Roanoke, Hugh C. Stanley, of Hot Springs; one sister, Lottie Stinnett, of Roanoke. A funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m., Friday, July 29, at McLaughlin Funeral home in Hot Springs, with the Rev. James Wiley officiating. Interment will be in Warm Springs Cemetery. Friends may call at McLaughlin Funeral Home at any time. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hot Springs Rescue Squad.

STRICKLAND, Doris J., 73, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 1994 in a local hospital. She was the widow of Warren G. Strickland. Mrs. Strickland retired from the Botetourt County School System. She served as a volunteer at Community Hospital and was a member of Peters Creek Church of the Brethren. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Judy C. and Greg Jamison, Atlanta, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Warren P. and Sue Strickland, Roanoke; brother, Donald Jordan, Fort Wayne, Ind.; sister, Betty Jordan, Roanoke. In lieu of flowers the family suggest that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or the SPCA. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday at Peters Creek Church of the Brethren by the Rev. Paris E. Bain. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel.

VANDIVIER, Lora Eda Watson, 92, of Wytheville, died Monday, July 25, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at the St. Mary and Murphy Funeral Home, Malone, N.Y. Local arrangements by Barnett Funeral Home.

WEAVER, Ruth T., of Bassett, died Wednesday, July 27, 1994. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, July 29, Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel, Ridgeway.

WILLIAMS, William Eugene, 65, of Keswick, formerly of Bland, died Tuesday, July 26, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, White Gate.

WORRELL, Lora Harless, 76, of Belspring, died Tuesday July 26,1994, at the Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born August 31,1917, to the late E. E. Harless and Maggie Weiss. She is survived by one son, Everett W. Worrell of Belspring, two brothers; Richard Harless of Parrott, Robert Harless of Radford, three sisters; Ruth McPeak of Greeneville, S.C., Christine Hoback of Radford and Maleita Simpkins of Radford. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 29, 1994 at 2 p.m. from the Belspring United Methodist Church with the Rev. Will Shewey officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home in Radford.