Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, December 27, 1994                   TAG: 9509220007
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AUTON, Frances C., 85, of Martinsville, went to be with the Lord, Friday, December 23, 1994. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Auton. Mrs. Auton was born March 16, 1909 at Bryant, Nelson County, Va. She was the daughter of the late Thomas James and Lucy Maria (Ballard) Carter. She attended Blackstone College, Blackstone, Va. She was a longtime member of Chatham Heights Baptist Church. Mrs. Auton is survived by two daughters, Sarah Hickox of Martinsville and Betty Burcham of Roanoke; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; five sisters, Jean Debnam, Aiken, S.C., Roberta Shortt of Alpine, Texas, Virginia Stratton of Roseland, Va., Hardeni a Lincoln and Burnley Harvey both of Arrington, Va. and a brother, T. J. Carter, Jr. of Lynchburg, Va. The service will be conducted Tuesday, December 27, 1994, 2 p.m. in the Chatham Heights Baptist church with Rev. Robert Bailey officiating. Interment in Roselawn Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Tomlinson Funeral Home and at other times at the home of her daughter, Sarah Hickox, 932 Stonewall Ct., Martinsville, Va. Memorial contributions may be made to Chatham Heights Baptist Church. Tomlinson Funeral Home is in charge.

BAUER, Mary Elizabeth Boncyk, 58, of Roanoke, died quietly at her home Sunday, December 25, 1994, after a two year struggle with cancer. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was raised by her mother, Elizabeth Boncyk in Lafayette, Indiana. She was graduated by Holy Cross Central School of Nursing, South Bend, Indiana in 1957. She raised three sons and was a perennial team mother and volunteer in the local schools. She received her B.A. in nursing education from St. Joseph's College, North Windham, Maine in 1986. She was preceded in death by a son, Stephen. Surviving are her husband, Herman J. ""Hank"" Bauer; sons and daughter-in-law, David and Cheryl Bauer, Daniel Bauer; granddaughter, Katie Bauer; sisters, Judy Bruns, Danville, Illinois, Barbara Boncyk, San Diego, Calif.; brother, Louis Boncyk, Lake Charles, La.; eleven nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial be made to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 6359, Glen Allen, Va. 23858. Funeral mass will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, by the Rev. Gregory Kandt. Interment will follow in St. Andrews Diocesan Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's North Chapel.

BOWMAN, Lula Nolen, 90, of Martinsville, died Monday, December 26, 1994. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jones Chapel Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Service.

BROOKS, James Develle, 53, of Floyd, passed away Thursday, December 22 1994. Funeral services 11 a.m. Thursday, Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd.

CONKLIN, Phoebe Hayden Bass, 88, widow of William Alfred Conklin of Rocky Mount, died Saturday, December 24, 1994, at Franklin Health Care Center. Mrs. Conklin was born in Park Ridge, N.J., June 1, 1906, a daughter of the late Willard Daniel Bass and Phoebe Hayden Bass. She was a member of Lake Worth Christian Reform church in Lake Worth, Fla. and was a retired registered nurse. Mrs. Conklin is survived by three daughters, Betty Ann Odell of Boynton Beach, Fla., Wanda Hope Gaillard of Dothan, Ala., Patricia Sue VanDyk of Smith Mountain Lake; four sons, Rex Allen Conklin of Trout Creek, Mt., William Albert Conklin of Lake Worth, Fla., Lee Daniel Conklin of Petaluma, Calif., Bruce Hayden Conklin of Grass Valley, Calif., 22 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday, December 29, 1994, at Hales Ford Baptist Church by the Rev. Melvin Harris. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Bible Societ y. Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford, in charge of arrangements.

CORNETT, James Lenard, 68, of Cinncinnati, Ohio, passed away in Roanoke on Saturday, December 24, 1994, at the home of his daughter. Rev. Andrea Cornett- Scott who is the Pastor of Ebenezer AME Church on Lafayette Blvd. N.W. Mr. Cornett was brought to Roanoke because of illness and was an associate member of the Ebenezer AME Church. He was retired from his occupation in Cinncinnati and was a member of Omega Psi Phi Faternity. Survivors include four daughters, Rev. Andrea Cornett-Scott, Roanoke, Marianne Cornett-White, Karson Cornett and Jennifer Cornett all of Cinncinnati; one son, John Cornett, Auburn, Ala.; son-in-law, Dr. Edward Scott, Roanoke; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters; one brother and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 30, 1994, at the Brown Chapel AME Church, Cinncinnati, Ohio with Dr. Edward Scott officiating and burial following. Floral design and messages may be sent to the Renfro Funeral Home, 647 Forest Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229. Donations may be made to the HouseCall Hospice in Roanoke in the name of James L. Cornett. The family is especially grateful to HouseCall Hospice and Dr. David Randolph for the tender care given to Mr. Cornett during his stay in Roanoke. Hamlar-Curtis is handling the arrangements.

DORSETT, Albert William, 53, of Route 1, Wirtz, died Sunday, December 25, 1994. Services will be private. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.

FEARS, Pearl Branch, 92, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 25, 1994, in Hampton, Va. She was a retired teacher for the Roanoke City Schools. Funeral and burial will be held later this week in Roanoke. Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

FINLEY, Florence K., 89, of Roanoke, formerly of Whitetop, Va., passed away Monday, December 26, 1994, at the Camelot Nursing Home, Salem, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sheffie B. Finley, and a son, Bradley L. Finley. Surviving are a son, Jack Finley, Roanoke, Va.: a daughter-in-law, Joan Finley, Roanoke; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 29, 1 p.m . in the Helton Valley Baptist Church, Whitetop, Va., with the Rev. Dent Darnell and the Rev. Ricks Hall officiating. Interment in the Cole Cemetery. The body is at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence, Va., and will be taken to the Helton Valley Baptist Church Wednesday evening, where the family will receive friends at the church Wednesday from 7 until 9 p.m .

FULLER, Kenneth F., ``Doc"", 77, of Marion, died Sunday, December 25, 1994, in Smyth County Community Hospital. Mr. Fuller served in World War II in 82nd Airborne Division in Europe. He retired from Brunswick Corp. after 25, years of service, was a member of the Marion V.F.W. Post #4667 and the First United Methodist Church. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Frances Byers Fuller of Marion; one daughter and son-in-law, Linda and William L. Taylor of Marion; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Kenneth W. ``Butch"" Fuller of Manassas, William T. ``Bill"" Fuller of New Bern, N.C., and Gary D. and Denise Fuller of Marion; three sisters, Mrs. Joe (Elizabeth) Reeves of Galax, Mrs. Reeves (Helen) Tomlinson of Rural Retreat, and Mrs. Dennis (Ramona) Burns of Bristol, Tenn.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Harold (Grace) Fuller of Mineral; eight grandchildren; two great-grandsons; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 27, 1994, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with the Rev. Neville Mozingo and the Rev. Wiley Neal officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens in Rural Retreat where full military rites will be conducted by Marion V.F.W. Post #4667. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Marion Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 784, Marion, Va., or the American Lung Association, 524 1 1Cumberland Street, Bristol, Va. 24201. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 7 until 9 at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements

HANEL, D. B., (``Bo''), 83, of Martinsville, died Saturday, December 24, 1994. Funeral services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Chatham Heights Baptist Church. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Funeral Services.

HAYMAKER, Sylvia Kennedy, 68, of Martinsville, died Saturday, December 24, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, McKee Funeral Chapel

JOHNSON, Allie Waldron, 82, of Rich Creek, died Sunday, December 25, 1994, in a Pearisburg, VA Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Johnson. Born in Giles County on February 24, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Rupert Edward and Armetta Hare Waldron. She is survived by a brother, Dennis Waldron of Rich Creek; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Mason of Narrows, and Mrs. Kathleen Biggs of Rich Creek, and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 1994 at Fairview Cemetery, with Rev. Rick Painter officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Riffe's Funeral Service, Narrows.

KEELING, Raymond P. Sr., 72, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, December 22, 1994. Survivors include his wife, Alice Keeling; three children; daughter and son-in-law, Drucilla and James Ingram; son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Barbara Keeling; devoted son, Vernard Keeling all of Roanoke; daughter-in-law, Florence Keeling of Richmond, Va.; two sisters, Mildred Keeney, Roanoke, Edith and Matthew Paige, Hampton, Va.; two brothers, Charles J. Keeling, S. Norwalk, Conn.; Rev. Arthur and Molly Keeling, Altaloma, Calif.; one aunt, Lottie Keeling, Roanoke; two sisters-in-law, Hazel Keeling and Grethen Keeling both of Roanoke; many nieces and nephews, a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday 1 p.m. Hamlar-Curtis Chapel with the Rev. Alfred Prunity officiating. Burial in Alpine Cemetery-Pinkard Court. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

LeGAULT, Robert Joseph, 59, of Hardy, died Monday, December 26, 1994. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

LITTLE, Eunice L., 85, of Tampa, Fla. and formerly of Roanoke, died Friday, December 23, 1994. She was the widow of Stanley P. Little and was a member of Belmont United Methodist Church. Mrs. Little was retired from Heironimus. Surviving is a sister, Marguerite V. Owens and husband, Harry of Tampa; three nieces, Rita Bailey, Fairfax, Deanna Roberts, Orlando, Fla., Patricia Fultz, Lutz, Fla.; three nephews, Sam Fanning, Winter Haven, Fla., Donald Lovern, Columbia, Ohio, Randy Owens, Atlanta, Ga., great-nieces and nephews, Suzanne Bailey, Becky Guenthner, Sandra Baldwin, Sammy Fanning, Richard Fultz, Phillip Mahood. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel 1 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 1994 the Rev. Sam McPhail will officiate. Entombment will follow in Sherwood Mausoleum. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

MANUEL, Dorothy Lorene Black, 62, of Galax, died Sunday, December 25, 1994. Funeral service 2 p.m . Wednesday, Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel.

MILLS, Bessie Walker, 79, of Radford, passed away, Monday, December 26, 1994, at Highland Manor Nursing Home in Dublin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Mills. Survivors include two sons, Charlie Walker of Radford and Butch Bruce of Four Oaks, N.C.; two brothers, Emmett Walker of Abingdon, Md., and Rev. James Walker of Radford; two granddaughters; five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 28, 1994, at 2 p.m. at the West Radford Church of God in Radford with the Rev. Elbert Cox officiating. Interment will follow in the West View Cemetery in Radford. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.

O'NEILL, Leroy William, Jr., (``Bill""), 55, of Blacksburg, died Christmas Eve, December 24, 1994, in Marin County, Calif. Mr. O'Neill was born, August 9, 1939, in Jackson, Miss., the son of the late Emma Lewis Shepard O'Neill and Leroy William O'Neill Sr. He was preceded in death by a half-brother, Larry O'Neill. Survivors include his wife, Martha Jean O'Neill; his daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Castle O'Neill and Stephen Delane Wilson of Richmond, Va.; his daughter, Margaret Shawn O'Neill, Frisco, Col.; his son, William Michael O'Neill, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; his daughter, Leslie Shannon O'Neill, Augusta, Ga.; his granddaughter, Molly Elizabeth O'Neill Wilson, Richmond, Va.; and nephew, Kyle James Stevens, Brooklyn, N.Y. Memo rial services conducted by the Rev. H. Underwood Leach will be held at Virginia Tech War Memorial Chapel at 8 p.m . Wednesday, December 28, 1994. Visitation at the Leach residence (1416 Crestview Drive) will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial gifts to Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Memphis, Tenn., to the Richmond, Va. Montessori School, or to a charity of your choice. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.

PAYNE, Cora Lee Smith, 88, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 25, 1994, at her residence. She was the widow of Fred Payne, and is survived by one son, William E. (Eddie) Payne of the residence; one daughter and son-in-law, Hazel P. and Wayne Brown of Roanoke; also nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 12 p.m . Wednesday, December 28, 1994, from the Lotz Vinton Chapel, with the Rev. John Sylvester-Johnson officiating. Burial to follow in the Crossroads Primative Baptist Cemetery, Franklin County, Va. The family will receive friends after 12 p.m. on Tuesday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.

POFF, Christine Jamison, 89, of Route 1, Boones Mill, died Sunday evening, December 24, 1994, at the local hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit Ray Poff; and was a member of Fairmont Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters and one son-in-law, Mary Frances and Luther Hodges, Rocky Mount, Betty Jane Prillaman, Boones Mill; two grandchildren, Wanda Prillaman, Barbara Sue Hodges; two stepgrandchildren, three stepgreat-grandchildren; one sister, Mary Virginia Shepherd, Callaway; two brothers, William Jamison, C.T. Jamison, both of Callaway; two brothers-in-law, Stafford Renick, Callaway, Wilson Prillaman, Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted at Fairmont Baptist Church 11 a.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Robert Schneider and the Rev. Lewis C. Arnold officiating. Intermen t will follow in the church cemetery. The family suggests that memorials be made to the Boones Mill or Callaway Rescue Squads. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.

SHUPE, Garnett A., 91, of Fries and Newport News, passed away Friday, December 23, 1994. Funeral service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Galax. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.

SHUTE, Mary Jane, 83, of Roanoke died in a Roanoke Hospital Sunday, December 25, 1994. She was a former employee of Jefferson Hospital and C. H. R. V. Miss Shute was the daughter of George H. and Anne Cheney Shute. She is survived by sister-in-law, Mrs. George E. Shute Sr.; nephew and his wife, George E. Jr. and Georgia Shute, Richmond; their children, Martha E., Helen W. and George E. Shute III; a niece and her husband, Elizabeth Ann (Sissy) and George B. McClellan, Belmont, N.C. and their children, Ann Brittian McClellan and George B. McClellan III and nephew and his wife, James H. and Kerry Shute, Charlotte, N.C. and their children, Matthew Shute, Sara E. Shute, Laura Ann Shute; nephew, Daniel Cronin, Kansas City, Mo. Graveside services will be held at the 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 1994, at Evergreen Burial Park with Rev. J. Weldon My ers officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Heart Association. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

STANLEY, Kenneth Luther, 37, of Napa, Calif. formerly of Roanoke, died Thursday, December 22, 1994. He is survived by his father and mother, Jessie L. and Dorothy F. Stanley of Moneta; brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Jackie Stanley of Cape Town, South Africa; brother and sister-in-law, Carey and Barbara Stanley of Middleburg, Fla.; brother and sister-in-law, Randy and Wilma Jean Stanley of Blue Ridge; several neices and nephews, aunts, uncles and friends. Interment in Napa, Calif. A memorial services will be held at Flint Hill Baptist Church 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 1994.

TRINKLE, Bertha B., 82, formerly of Roanoke and Alexandria, died December 24, 1994, in Richmond. The widow of Clarence M. Trinkle Jr., who had just passed away December 16, 1994, is survived by a daughter, Nancy T. O'Shea of Richmond and Fairfax, Va. and a son, Rev. Clarence M. Trinkle, III of Holy Spirit Parish, Annadale, Va. She is also survived by two sisters, Mary E. Webber of Roanoke and Nan B. Bondurant of Charlotte, N.C.; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at John M. Oakey Funeral Home, Church Ave., Roanoke on Tuesday, December 27, 1994, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, December 28, 1994, at St. Andrew's Catholic Church at 9:30 a.m. Rev. Trinkle officiating with interment in East End Cemetery in Wytheville. Donations may be made to the Discalced Carmelite Nuns, 5801 Mt. Carmel Dr., Arlington, Texas 76017

TUCK, James Washington Sr., 81, of 130 Davis Dr., Danville, Va. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Museville Christian Church. Arrangements by Scott Funeral Home, Chatham, Va.

WEBB, George Henry, 85, of Marion, Va. died Sunday, December 25, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Seaver-Brown Chapel, Marion.

WEBB, George Henry, 85, of Marion, died Sunday, December 25, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Seaver-Brown Funeral Services.