Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 9, 1994 TAG: 9508010024
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BARETT, Marie Julie, 75, of 1101 Orange Ave., NW, Roanoke, died Saturday, November 5, 1994. She is survived by her son, Raymond Wiley of Oakland, Calif; three brothers and their wives, George and Geraldine Wiley, Roanoke, Johnny and Jerrie Wiley, Valleyjo, Calif., Joseph Wiley, New York, NY; three sisters, Viola Wiley, Eleanor Davis, Ollie and her husband, David Dunnaville, all of Roanoke; a devoted friend, Kathleen Lawson, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 11 a.m. at Fizer Funeral Home Chapel, with the Dr. Kenneth B. Wright officiating. Burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will greet their friends Wednesday night from 7 to 8 p.m. at Fizer Funeral Home. Arrangements by Fizer Funeral Home.
COTTON, Mrs. Magdalyn D. of Roanoke, died Monday, November 7, 1994. She was born October 14, 1913 in Wilmington, N.C. Daughter of the late Charles and Bevvie Davis. Mrs. Cotton was a very active member of the South Roanoke United Methodist Church since moving to Roanoke in 1959. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace P. Cotton. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Lawrence M. and Sylvia H. Cotton, New Bern, N.C., Philip W. and Ann C. Cotton, Charleston, S.C.; four grandsons; one brother, Dr. Donald F. Davis, Greenville, N.C.; an uncle, Dr. Robert Fales, Wilmington, N.C.; 16 nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 9, 1994, at South Roanoke United Methodist Church with Dr. Donald H. Roberts, Dr. T. Eugene Carter and Dr. M. Douglas Newman officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the South Roanoke United Methodist Church or to the American Heart Association. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
COX, Helen Jane Griffith, 85, of Marion, died Monday, November 7, 1994, Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Walter Cox and was of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include son, Joseph ``Jack"" Cox of Sugar Grove, Virginia; sisters, Mrs. Madge Hash of Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, Mrs. Lillie Blevins of Independence, Virginia; special sister-in-law, Mrs. Millie Cox of Marion, Virginia. Funeral services for Mrs. Cox will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Grubbs Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Jennings, Rev. Jerry Creasey and Rev. Randy Rose officiating. Burial will follow in the Grubbs Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Barnett's Marion Funeral Home Chapel. Barnett's Marion Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
CRAIG, Odessa P., 92, of Roanoke, died Sunday, November 6, 1994, in a Detroit, Michigan hospital. Survivors include one son, Paul E. Craig, Jr., Detroit, MI; two granddaughters, Monica L. Terry and Melinda Craig Hill; one grandson, Paul Craig, III; a host of foster sons, including Samuel Witcher, David Miller and Kenny McCain; many other relatives and friends. Arrangements by Cole Funeral Home, Detroit, Michigan.
DANIEL, Rawley Fleet, 75, of Richmond, died Tuesday, November 8, 1994, after a brief illness. A retired banking executive, Mr. Daniel was born in Cape Charles, the son of the late John Warren and Martha Fleet Daniel. He had lived in Richmond since graduating from the University of Richmond, where he had served his alma mater as president of the General Alumni Association and, at the time of his death, as a member of the Executive Committee of the Boatwright Society. As a banker for over 40 years, he was the Executive Vice-President of the Virginia Bankers Association for ten years prior to joining State Planters Bank, the forming bank of United Virginia Bankshares, now Crestar. At the time of his retirement from Crestar, he was Senior Vice-President for Government Relations/Investor Relations. Mr. Daniel was well-known for his service to church and community. He was former president of the Richmond Rotary Club, an elder and Sunday School teacher at First Presbyterian Church, and an appointee to numerous government commissions. He was a member of ODK, national leadership fraternity, Kappa Alpha Order, and The Country Club of Virginia. He was veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre. Mr. Daniel is survived by his wife of 51 years, Josephine Pullen Daniel; four children, Martha Jane D. Hudnall, Lynchburg, John Warren Daniel II and Marvin Pullen Daniel, Richmond, and Christopher Fleet Daniel, New Hope, Pa.; six grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church on Cary Street Road in Richmond, 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 1994. Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Richmond Student Scholarship Fund. Arrangements by Bennett Funeral Home, Richmond.
DEEDS, George Mayo, 67, of Millboro, Va., died Tuesday, November 8, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Nicely Funeral Home Chapel, Clifton Forge, Va.
DILLARD, Jermaine A. 20, of Martinsville, died Monday, November 7, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home Chapel.
DOWDY, Effie Cummings, of Roanoke, died Monday, November 7, 1994. She would have been 97 on her birthday, November 29, 1994. She is preceded in death by her husband, William L. Dowdy; and a son, Elbert T. Dowdy. She is a member of the Belmont Presbyterian Church. She is survived by two daughters and son-in-law, Lois D. and Lee Rettinger, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Esther D. Creger, Salem; one daughter-in-law, Audra P. Dowdy, Roanoke; grandchildren, Larry D. and wife, Glenna Dowdy, Roanoke, Jeffery L. and wife, Bonnie Rettinger, Circleville, Ohio, Lora R. and husband, John Frech, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Darin M. Creger, Salem; great grandchildren, Amie and Holli Rettinger, Circleville, Ohio, Nicole and Nicholas Frech, Reynoldsburg, Ohio; two sisters and brother-in-law, Marie C. and Lester Black, Roanoke, Hazel C. Myers, Kiss imee, Fla. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel with the Reverend Danny Dugan officiating. Burial will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
FLOWERS, Cornelia W., 71, of Roanoke, died Monday, November 7, 1994. God called an angel home today. She is survived by her husband, Cornelius D. Flowers; son and daughter-in-law, Daniel W. and Joyce Geary, Hardy; daughter, Kathy Ann Ferguson, Roanoke; three grandchildren, Cindy Rowland, Donna Geary, Wesley Geary; also one great-granddaughter; a sister, Genevieve Cox, Smith Mountain Lake; three brothers, Marshall Gish, Roanoke, Edsel Gish, Smith Mountain Lake, Glenwood Gish, Roanoke; also four stepchildren, Teresa Ann Simmons, Roanoke, Dickie Flowers, Roanoke, Gordon Flowers, Snow Creek, C. D. Flowers, Jr., Wichita Falls, Texas.; there are several stepgreat-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two special friends, Eliene Ensor, Janice Giles. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel 1 p.m. Thursd ay, November 10, 1994 with the Rev. W. Michael Barnes and the Rev. John Wallace, officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
GRAHAM, Joyce Ann, 44, of Charlottesville, formerly of Roanoke passed away Sunday, November 6, 1994. Survivors include two sons, Nathan (Roxanne) Harper and Lamon Price, both of Charlottesville; one daughter, Jacqueline Harper, Roanoke; a devoted friend, Ralph Price, Charlottesville; six aunts, Mary E. Hannaford, Charlottesville, Andrea Divers and Barbara Terry, Roanoke, Carolyn Crenshaw, San Antonio, Texas, Davetta Seals and Deborah Graham, Roanoke; three uncles, Otis Wheat and David Graham both of Roanoke, James Fisher, Charlestown, W. Va.; a grandson, Marcus J. Taylor, Charlottesville; a dear friend, Sharon Dungee; and a host of neices, nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Friday 2 p.m. at the Sweet Union Baptist Church. Dr. E. T. Burton will officiate with interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for viewing and visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
GUSLER, Shelia Ann, 35, of Burbank, Calif., formerly of Narrows, died Sunday, October 29,1994, in St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. She was born in Pearisburg, Va. She was a graduate of Narrows High School and was preceded in death by her mother, Frances Stump Gusler (1960). Surviving are her father, Warren G. Gusler, Dublin, Va.; a brother, David Akers, Dublin, Va.; a sister, Brenda G. Blankenship, Garland Texas. Graveside services will be held Friday, November 11, 1994, at 2:00 p.m. in the Fairview cemetery in Narrows with Rev. Harry R. Goodwin officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Riffe's Funeral Service, Narrows. The family requests that flowers be omitted and donations be made to the family to help with funeral expenses.
HESLEP, Regina Dull, 91, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, November 8, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday at Harrison Funeral Chapel, Lexington.
HUFF, Florian B., (``Crowbar''), 79, of Christiansburg, died Monday, November 7, 1994, in Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was a retired coal miner and is survived by his wife, Sylvia Huff; one daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Joe Akers, Christiansburg; a dear little friend, Ashley; one nephew, Steve Huff, Salem. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 1994, at the Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness Church conducted by Rev. Jerry Sloss and Rev. Russell Turner with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
HUFF, Marvin Coy, 80, of Hillsville, passed away Monday, November 7, 1994, at Twin County Community Hospital. Born May 21, 1914 in Carroll County, the son of Harrison Huff and Pearlie Jennings Huff. He is survived by two sons, Marvis S. Huff, Greensboro, N.C., Larry R. Huff, Powder Springs, Ga.; one daughter, Donna H. Clontz, Hillsville; one sister, Bernice Montgomery, Dugspur; four brothers, Garvis D. Huff, Unionville, Lamon A. Huff, Roanoke, Erstein M. Huff, Culpeper, Arden N. Huff, Dugspur. Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 1994, at the Hillsville First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Nathan Malone officiating. Interment will follow in the Monta Vista Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel. Military rites will be conducted by Hillsville V.F.W. Post 1115.
JAMES, Rev. Grady H. Sr., 76, of Martinsville, died Monday, November 7, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Villa Heights Baptist Church. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services, Bassett.
KNAPP, Walter Daniel, 68, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, November 8, 1994. He is survived by wife, Elizebeth P. Knapp; son and daughter-in-law, George and Beatrice Huffman; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; brothers, David Knapp and Charles Knapp; sisters, Mary Ann Lewis, Evelyn Havrilesky, Betty Knapp, Virginia Goff, Mable Devinney. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 1994 at the Salvation Army with Major Dan Delaney officiating. Interment will follow at Sherwood Memorial Park. Family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, November 9, 1994 at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
LEWIS, Evelyn J., 73, of Radford, died Monday, November 7, 1994, at Pulaski Community Hospital. Chapel services 11 a.m. Saturday, Sherwood Memorial Park Abbey, in Salem. Arrangements DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford.
MAXEY, James Terry Sr., 65, of Amarillo, Texas, formerly of Roanoke, passed away Monday, October 31, 1994, after a battle with cancer. He was formerly employed by Hennis Freight Lines and until his illness, was employed by Frey-Miller Trucking Company of California. He was a son of the late James C. (Cab) and Gladys Wood Maxey. Surviving are his wife, Bernetta L. Maxey; his sons, James T. Maxey Jr., Escondido, Calif., Curtis Maxey, of the home, Gary (Kenny) Maxey, Roanoke, Steve Maxey, Tucson, Ariz.; three granddaughters; and Crystal, a very special great-granddaughter that he wanted so much to watch grow up; a brother, Dean Maxey and his wife, Mary, Blue Ridge; his sisters, Marie Ham and her husband, Robert, Roanoke, Betty Overstreet and her husband, Eddie, Hardy, Esther Williams and her husband, John, Hardy. Memorial graveside services will be held in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Thursday, November 10, 1994, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Frank Feather officiating.
McLAUGHLIN, Robert L., 68, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
MEREDITH, Clarice Runions, 76, of 309 College Street, Narrows, Va. died Monday, November 7, 1994, at her residence. A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born at Pearisburg, Va. on January 2, 1918 and was the daughter of the late Albert Bailey and Phenie Katherine Morris Runions. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Runions and Avery Runions; and a sister, Maxine R. Hendrickson. She was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Charles Emory Meredith; a daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Tim Burns of Peterstown, W.Va.; a granddaughter, Katherine Jo Burns, Peterstown, W.Va.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Cecil and Joyce Runions, Gap Mills, W.V a., Fred and Charlotte Runions, Pence Springs, W.Va.; two sisters, Inez Wilkinson, Narrows, and Maycil Wiley, Rich Creek, Va.; a niece, DeLois Wiley, Rich Creek; her special care and devotion allowed Clarice to remain at home until her passing. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 2 p.m. at Riffe's Funeral Chapel in Narrows with Rev. Eddie Kendall officiating. Entombment will follow in Birchlawn Abbey, Pearisburg, Va. The family will recieve friends at Riffe's in Narrows, Wednesday evening from 6 until 9 p.m.
MUSICK, Fannie Rouse, 80, of Abingdon, died Tuesday, November 8, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday in the Campbell Funeral Home Chapel, Abingdon.
NESTER, Mertie Elizabeth Bolt, 89, of Laurel Fork, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 1994, at Lewis-Gale Hospital. Born December 6, 1904, in Carroll Co., Va. the daughter of Norman Hale Bowman and Minnie Vass Bowman. Preceded in death by husbands, Emmett Bolt and Lonnie Nester; daughter, Dorothy Bolt and son, Roy Bolt. Survivors of Mrs. Mertie Elizabeth Bolt Nester are five daughters and sons-in-law, Lovelyn Carmichael, Pulaski, Faye and Wallace Wilkerson, Hillsville, Helen Gupton, Asheville, N. C., Hazel and Benton Thomas, Laural Fork, Nelda and James Payne, New River , Va.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Norman and Ruby Bolt, Laurel, Md., Clint and Doris Bolt, Allandale, Fla.; one daughter-in-law, June Bolt, Johnson City, N.Y.; three sisters, Ernie Marcus, Great Falls, Va., Truda Barnes, Silver Springs, Md., Junella Green, Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, Hassell Bowman, Zephyr Hill, Fla., Clyde Bowman, Holly Hill, Fla.; 20 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; several stepgrandchildren and nieces and nephews. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, November 11, 1994, Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel with the Rev. Harold Fenstemaker, minister and dear friend officiating. Interment will follow in the Spence Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, at the Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, HIllsville.
OBENCHAIN, Mabel Rosemon, 75, of Salem, died Monday, November 7, 1994. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Gene Adkins, Singer Allen, Fla.; grandchildren, Torri Renee and Dave Watkins, Traci Rochelle Oliver; sisters, Cornellia Crawford, Beatrice Brown, Ruby Mills. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at the John M. Oakey & Son Chapel, Salem. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal. In lieu of flowers, send donations to Hospice of Roanoke Memorial, Memorial Fund, P. O. Box 13367, Roanoke, Va. 24033.
SPENCE, Claudia Burnette, 88, of Willis passed away Monday, November 7, 1994, at Radford Community Hospital. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Brown B. and Nancy Spence, Lovettesville, Va.; sister-in-law, Loula Barnhart, Willis, Va.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd with Rev. Roy Turpin officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Willis. Friends may call anytime Wednesday at the Maberry Funeral Home where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
VAN DEVENDER, Delma Catherine Smith, 80, of Covington, died Tuesday, November 8, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at McCallister Memorial Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home.
Van DEVENDER, Delma Catherine Smith, 80, of Covington, died Tuesday, November 8, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, McCallister Memorial Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home.
VIAR, Ernest Edward, 88, of Friendship Manor, Roanoke, died Sunday, November 6, 1994. A memorial service will be conducted at Ninth Street Church of The Brethren on Thursday, November 10, 1994, at 4:00 p.m. by Rev. Lester Reed.
WIGGINS, Jessie Stultz, 78, of Roanoke, passed away November 6, 1994. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Fair View Cemetery. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
WOOD, John Edward Sr., 88, of Huddleston, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 1994, in the St. John's Nursing Home. He was born August 22, 1906, in Bedford County, a son of the late Claude Wood and Molly Crouch Wood. He was preceded in death by his wife, Irma Melissa Roberts Wood; a son, Ralph O. Wood and a daughter, Jacqueline Wood Rhymes. He was a retired mechanic with the Lynchburg Foundry and was a member of the Bethesda United Methodist Church. He is survived by four sons, Bryan V. Wood, Vinton, John W. Wood, Jr., Huddleston, Douglas R. Wood, Larry E. Wood both of Hurt; a daughter, Gloria W. Sloss, Bedford; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial Services will be conducted Friday, November 11, 1994, at 2 p.m. from the Bethesda United Methodist Church, by the Rev. Bob Maas. The family will receive friends at the residence and immediately following the servi ce at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Huddleston Lifesaving Crew or the Bethesda United Methodist Church. Arrangements are being handled by Updike Funeral Home, Huddleston.
ZERBEE, Mae Gertrude, 92, of Roanoke, died in a local hospital after a very short illness. She is survived by sisters and brothers-in-law, Martina Zerbee, Verna T. Zerbee, Anna Louise and Jerome Tankersley, Edith Z. Cox, Lavinia Zerbee, Jane Z. and James H. Gary; brother, Frances V. Zerbee, several nieces and nephews. Funeral mass will be held 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, l994 at St. Andrews Catholic Church with the Rev. Steven R. Rule officiating. Interment will follow in St. Andrews Diocesan Cemetery. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
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