Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, November 26, 1994                   TAG: 9508110011
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ANDERSON, Dorothy B., of Rt. 1, Goode, died Friday, November 25, 1994, in the Bedford County Memorial Hospital. Bedford Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

BARKSDALE, Mary Joyce, 84, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 1994. Those left to cherish her memory are one son, Alexander ``Bill"" Barksdale Jr.; one daughter-in-law, Loretta Barksdale; two grandsons, Anthony Alexander Barksdale and Troy Lee Barksdale, all of Roanoke; one brother-in-law, Leroy Pennix, Roanoke; one sister-in-law, Nancy Barksdale, Oxen Hill, Md.; five nieces, Juanita Jones, Savannah Weddington, Lovie Cook, Roanoke, Shirley Miller, Oxen Hill, Md. and Audrey Williams, Tulsa, Okla.; a host of great-nieces, nephews and cousins; one devoted godson, William Avery, Cleveland, Ohio. Funeral services will be Monday 2 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel. Rev. Paul Johnson will officiate with interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will recieve friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the funeral home.

BARNES, James Robert, (``Jimmie''), 33, of Alexander, Va. died Wednesday, October 12, 1994, after an extended illness in the Arlington Hospital. Born in Silver Spring, Md., he was raised by his great-aunt, Laura Brown of Roanoke, Va., after the death of his mother in 1967. While living in Roanoke, Jimmie was active in the Christian Endeavor Youth Group at Calvary Memorial Church and he participated in local gospel singing groups. He moved to Washington, D.C., to become regional make-up artist and cosmetician for Nordstoms Department Store. James Robert Barnes was the son of Bobby Joe Barnes and the late Helen Johnson Barnes. He was preceded in death by his adopted father and brother, L. R. Brown, Sr. and Edward Gorman Brown. He is survived by two brothers, eMichael and B. J. Barnes; and an extended family, Laura Johnson Brown (mother); sisters, Laura May Hall, Virginia Brown and Lois Brown Macdonald; and brothers, L. R. Brown, Jr. and Leon Brown. A memorial services is planned for Saturday, November 27, 1994, 11 a.m. at the Sherwood Memorial Park.

BOONE, Alvin M. 69, of Salem, died Friday, November 25, 1994. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 1994, Hanes-Lineberry Vanstory Chapel, Greensboro, N.C.

DOWNS, Annie Ledbetter, 98, of Route 3, Bedford, died Thursday, November 24, 1994. She was a retired secretary from the VA Medical Center and was a member of Emmanuel Wesleyan Church. She was preceded in death by her son, William L. Downs and was the widow of William A. Downs. Surviving are her grandchildren, Melody Baker, Pamela Hedrick, both of Bedford, Brenda Wimmer, Elliston; her daughter-in-law, Betty West, Bedford; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson. Funeral services will be held at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church Monday, November 28, 1994 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Aaron J. Rummage officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel after 11 a.m. Sunday.

DUNBAR, Ann Patton, 77, of Roanoke, died Friday, November 25, 1994. Funeral services 11 a.m., Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Lotz Roanoke Chapel.

DYER, Judy Ann Moore, 47, of 9710 Chelsea Road, Chelsea, Alabama, formerly of Parrott and Dublin, Va., passed away Wednesday, November 23, 1994, at the Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee as a result of an automobile accident. Born June 17, 1947 in Pulaski County, Va., she was the daughter of Warren (Jack) Eugene Moore and Mabel Sifford Moore. She was a Secretary and Bookkeeper for the Turner Carnathan and Livingston P.C. Birmingham, Alabama. Surviving are her husband, Robert (Bobby) Anthony Dyer, Chelsea, Alabama; one daughter, Tina Yvonne Gravely, Fairlawn, Va.; one son, Eddy Dwayne Bullion, Chelsea, Alabama; one stepdaughter, Jennifer Leigh Dyer, Birmingham, Alabama; one stepson, Robert Brian Dyer, Birmingham, Alabama; three grandchildren, Amber, Jessica, and Cody; parents, Warren (Jack) Eugene Moore and Mabel Sifford Moore, Dublin, Va.; maternal grandmother, Annie Sifford, Parrott, Va.; one sister, Karen Wilson Tolbert, Moneta, Va.; two brothers, Jackie Ray Moore, Christiansburg, Va., Charles Edward Moore, Lynchburg, Va. Funeral service will be held Sunday 2 p.m. at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski with the Rev. Cecil Albano officiating. Interment will follow in the Sifford Cemetery, Parrott, Va. Visiting will be Saturday after 5 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Saturday evening at the Bower Funeral Chapel, 1631 Bob White Blvd., Pulaski, Va. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski is handling the arrangements.

ENGLISH, Leo Douglas, Jr., of Forest, passed away Friday, November 25, 1994. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Huddleston.

GERALD, Lida Roberta Sheppard, 73, of Radford, died Friday, November 25, 1994 at her home. Surviving are two sons, Timothy Jo Johnston, Radford, Roy Edward Gerald, Christiansburg; two daughters, Linda Stanley Block, Seaford, Va., Rebecca Lynn Tickle, Radford; one grandson, Kevin Wayne Block, Seaford; two sisters; numerous other friends. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 1994, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in the Gerald Family Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the New River Valley Hospice, 111 W. Main St., Christiansburg, Va. 24073. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 pm. Saturday evening at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.

GLENN, Jake Eugene, 94, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, November 24, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Hamlar-Curtis Chapel.

HALL, John Chesley Jr., (``J. C.''), 77, of Boones Mill, Va. died Thursday, November 24, 1994, at the Veterans Administrations Hospital, Salem, Va.; absent from the body, he is present with the Lord. He was a member of Clearbrook Grace Brethr en Church and was shop foreman and president of the AFLCIO at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries, Inc., Roanoke, Va. He was also a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Navy Seabees. Born May 7, 1917, he was the son of the late John C. and Sallie Elliott Hall, Sr. He was the dearly loved husband of Addie Achilles Hall, Boones Mill, Va. Also surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, John C. and Janet Hall III, Boones Mill, Va. and Charles Louis and Rhonda Hall, Rocky Mount, Va.; four daughters and sons-in-law, Sallie Hall and Larry Shelor, Boones Mill, Va., Patricia Hall and David Hooke, Rocky Mount, Va., Marie Hall and Douglas Bishop, Stewartsville, Va. and Julia Hall Collins, Roanoke, Va.; two sisters, Laura Hall Adkins, Dry Fork, Va. and Margaret Hall Pryant, Providence, N.C.; eleven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and two dedicated and loving friends, Garfield and Martha Argabright, Boones Mill, Va. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 1994, at Whitmell United Methodist Church, Dry Fork, Va. with Reverends Billy Shively and U. G. Bailey officiating. Burial will follow in the Elliott Family Cemetery, Dry Fork, Va. The family will receive friends Saturday, November 26, 1994, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lynch Funeral Home, where friends may call after 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Clearbook Rescue Squad. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, Va. is in charge of arrangements.

HENDERSON, Mary Grubb, 84, of Wytheville, died Thursday, November 24, 1994. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 1994, Barnett Funeral Home Chapel, Wytheville.

HUNTER, Nannie Calloway, 94, of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 1994. Funeral 12 noon Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Draper, Va. Arrangments by Penn's Funeral Home.

JONES, Eula Puckett, 78, of Roanoke, died Monday, November 21, 1994. She was born November 10, 1916. Mrs. Jones was a member of Edgewood Lioness Club and served as secretary and treasurer. She was also a volunteer at Lewis Gale Hospital. She is survived by her husband, William H. (Bill) Jones; brother and sister-in-law, Durward and Jean Puckett, Fort Myers, Fla.; stepsister, Phyllis Trail, Martinsville. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 29, at Roanoke United Methodist Home assembly room, 1009 Old Country Club Rd. Dr. Harry W. Backhus III will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society.

JONES, Manuel Lane, 55, of Christiansburg, made his transition Friday, November 25, 1994, at Lewis-Gale Hospital. Preceded in death by his father, Charles Franklin Jones. The joy of his life is celebrated and remembered by his wife, Patricia Graham Jones; one son, Charles Garrett Jones, Christiansburg; his mother, Maggie Lane Jones, Radford; one brother, Marcus Goff Jones, Callaway, Va.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Leoma J. and Glen Hungate, Radford, Mary M. and Jeff Compton, Wanda J. and James Terry, all of Christiansburg; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Annabell and Bob Trueblood, Portsmouth, Nanc y G. Martin, Dublin; a great-nephew, Kevin Cook; special friends, Eddie Stamper, Britt Osborne, Bill Saunders, Jim Noll and the Angels on sixth west at Lewis-Gale Hospital; also numerous nieces, nephews and other special friends. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, November 28, 1994, at the Alleghany Church of Christ conducted by Mr. Porter Riner and Rev. Frankie Graham with burial in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, or the Bone Marrow Transplant Center, Salem, Va. Friends may call anytime Sunday afternoon and evening at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Sunday evening.

KIRK, H. Maxine, 64, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, November 24, 1994 in a local hospital. She was a member of Hollins Road Church of the Brethren and was preceded in death by her parents, Archie J. and Mittie W. Kirk, and a sister, Claudine K. Doss. Surviving are three sisters and a brother-in-law, Wave E. Kirk, Lila R. Kirk, Prudia K. and Robert C. Perdue; a brother and sister-in-law, Webb E. and Nancy B. Kirk, all of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's North Chapel, 1 p.m. Monday, November 28, 1994, with the Rev. Bruce Noffsinger and the Rev. J. Weldon Myers officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.

LANE, Ricky A., 33, of Salem, formerly of Herndon, died Wednesday, November 23, 1994, in a Roanoke hospital following a long illness. Born June 16, 1961, in Mullens, he was the son of William Ernest and Helen Juanita Bishop Lane of Bud. Mr. Lane was a seven year resident of Salem, where he attended the Mason Cove Chapel. He was employed as a master mechanic for Branch Highways Inc. in Roanoke. Other survivors include his wife, Yvonne Mitchem Lane; daughter, Rebecca Jeanette Lane; son, Nicholas Dalton Lane, both at home; sister, Mrs. Denny (Bonita) Smith, Herndon; and three brothers, William R. Lane and his wife, Marion, Sterling, Ernest E. Lane and his wife Thelma, Fredericksburg, and Edward D. Lane, Herndon. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Guyandotte Baptist Church with Elder Melvin Lane officiating. Burial will follow in the Lusk Cemetery at Herndon. Friends may call one hour prior to the services today at the church. Pallbearers will be Mark Hylton and Michael, Jeffery, Gary, Noel, and Vic Bishop. Arrangements by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens.

LUNDY, Stella Mae, 64, of Galax, died Thursday, November 24, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel, Galax.

PAGE, Lucille Watkins, 75, of Christiansburg, died Thursday evening November 24, 1994, in Radford Community Hospital. She is survived by her husband, James Wilton Page; one son, James Wilton Page, Jr. of Christiansburg; a grandson, James Derek Page, Christiansburg; and four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Ruth Stewart, Elizabeth and Ernest Wade all of Roanoke, Olivia Bailey, Dublin, Melissa and Donald Reed of Orlando, Fla. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday from St. Paul United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Douglas Kanney with burial in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the St. Paul Methodist Church, West Main St., Christiansburg, VA 24073. Friends may call anytime after 12 noon Saturday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home and the family will receive friends there from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne, Christiansburg.

PETTIE, Beatrice, 82, of Rocky Mt., died Friday, November 25, 1994. Funeral services 12 noon Saturday, November 26, 1994, Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Martinsville.

SENSABAUGH, Leonard Lee, 72, of Lexington, died Thursday, November 24, 1994, at University of Va. Medical Center, Charlottesville. He was born in Rockbridge Co., March 13, 1922, son of the Charlie Frank and Nettie Gaylor Sensabaugh. Mr. Sensabaugh was a member of Timber Ridge A. R. P. Church, veteran of World war II serving with the U. S. Army, and was retired from Dupont, in Waynesboro. Surviving are wife, Hyacinth Cline Sensabaugh, Lexington; son, Don Sensabaugh, Winter Park, Fla.; son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Marty Sensabaugh, Lexington; three grandson, Tav, Chad & Travis Sensabaugh all of Lexington; two faithful sisters-in-law, Haney Sensabaugh, Waynesboro, Ponsella Sensabaugh, Lexington; five sisters, Mable McCurdy and Alberta Serrett both of Waynesboro, Eunice Higginbotham, Rustburg, Elsie McKemey and Evelyn Sensabaugh both of Lexington. A gra veside service will be conducted Sunday, November 27, 1994, at 3 p.m. at Timber Ridge A.R.P. Cemetery with Rev. Robert C. Gordon officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Harrison Funeral Home.

SHANER, Ocea Tribbett, 93, of Lexington, died Monday, November 21, 1994, at the home of her daughter in Eden, Utah. Born December 12, 1900, in Rockbridge County, she was the daughter of the late Elizah Walker and Christine Cummings Tribbett. Mrs. Shaner was a member of the Lexington Presbyterian Church for over 60 years and was a member of the Fairfield Senior Citizens. Surviving are two daughters, Betty S. Gardner, Eden, Utah, Mildred S. Athey, Front Royal; one son, Joseph S. (Jim) Shaner, Natural Bridge; son-in-law, G. William Pultz, Lexington; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the graveside on Monday, November 28, 1994, at 11 a.m. in the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens, Lexington, with the Rev. Lee Zahmer officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Lexington Lifesa ving and First Aid Crew or to the Glasgow First Aid Crew. The family will receive friends Sunday night from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.

SISK, Margaret Alley, (``Tootsie""), 76, of Austinville, died Thursday, November 24, 1994. Graveside service 3 p.m. Sunday, Bethany Cemetery. Arrangements by Reese Funeral Home.

SMITH, Lillian M. 67, of Daleville, died Wednesday, November 23, 1994. Funeral mass 11:15 a.m. Saint Andrews Catholic Church Monday, November 28, 1994. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

ST. CLAIR, Buford L., 58, of Orlando, Fla. died Wednesday, November 23, 1994. Memorial service 3 p.m. Sunday, Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

ST. CLAIR, Buford L., 58, of 1935 S. Conway Rd., Orlando, Fla. died Wednesday, November 23, 1994. He was born in Vinton, Va. and in 1986 moved to Orlando, Fla. He was a self employed carpenter and was in the Army with the 82nd Airborne Division; a member of First Assembly of God of Orlando. Survivors are wife, Brenda M. St. Clair, Orlando, Fla; two daughters, Lesa M. St. Clair, Fairfield, Conn., Patricia A. St. Clair of Costa Mesa, Calif.; one son, David Lee St. Clair of Roanoke; two stepsons, David and Shawn both of Virginia; three sisters, Norma Jean Wallace of Roanoke, Va.; Ruby Wilson, Moneta, Va., Mavis Funk, Brewster, New York; one brother, Paul St. Clair of Roanoke, Va.; three grandchildren. Memorial services for Mr. St. Clair will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 3 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 1994, with the Rev. Kenneth Flowers officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hos pice of Central Florida, 2500 Maitland Center Blvd., Maitland, Fla. 32751. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

SWINK, Margaret Turner, (``Guinny""), 70, of Lexington, died Friday, November 25, 1994 in the Stonewall Jackson Extended Care Facility. She was born on April 10, 1924 in Portsmouth, Ohio, a daughter of the late A. S. Turner Sr. and Nina Pearl Life Turner. She grew up in McGaheysville and Harrisonburg, Va. Mrs. Swink was a member of the Lexington Presbyterian Church, a Cub Scout Den Mother, taught sewing at the Rockbridge Regional Jail, and before retiring, she was Vice President of Wynmar Inc. V.M.I. Post Exchange Concessionaires for over 30 years. She modeled for Thomas Oak & Son, was an active member of Lexington Golf & Country Club Committees, and was a previous co-chairman of the Lexington Presbyterian Church Flower Committee. She was preceded in death by one brother, A. S. Turner Jr. Surviving are her husband for over 51 years, Charles E. ``Halfie"" Swink; three children, Charles E. Swink Jr., Richmond, Susan Swink Friski, Lexington, A. Dennis Swink II, Lexington; two brothers, Charles O. ``Red"" Turner, Lexington, David H. Turner, Harrisonburg; one sister, Nina Turner Stiteler, Culpeper; seven grandchildren, April Susan Friski, Amy Margaret Childs, Michael Patrick Friski Jr., Scott Dennis Swink, James Edward Swink, Melissa Ragin Swink, Elizabeth Rachel Swink; and several nieces and nephews. The family will have a private graveside service, followed by a memorial service at the Lexington Presbyterian Church on Sunday, November 27, 1994, at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Lee Zehmer officiating. The family suggests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Lexington Presbyterian Church Flower Fund. The family will receive friends Saturday night from 7 to 8 p.m. a the Harrison Funeral Home Chapel, Lexington, Va.

WORRELL, John Rudolph, 68, of Route 2, Hillsville, passed away Friday, November 25, 1994. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday, Puckett Memorial Primitive Baptist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.