Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, January 15, 1995 TAG: 9509220026
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ARRINGTON, Margaret Payne, 58, of Roanoke, formerly of Bedford, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. Funeral Monday, 11 a.m., Carder-Tharp Funeral Home Chapel, Bedford.
BASHAM, Horace Kolmer, 79, of Salem, passed away Friday, January 13, 1995 in Lewis-Gale Hospital. Mr. Basham was a retired brick mason. He served in World War II and was a life member of Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and The Republican Party. Mr. Basham was preceded in death by his wife, Alta S. Basham, and is survived by his daughter, Betty Jane Craig, Salem; his son and daughter-in-law, H. Kenneth and Sharon Kay Basham, Willis; grandsons, Gerald Ronald Craig Jr., Salem, William Kevin Craig, Hollins, Chris, Mike and Kenny Basham, all of Floyd; five great-grandsons; and two great-granddaughters. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday at John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Salem, with the Rev. Leonard Southern officiating. Interment will follow in Butts Cemetery, Roanoke Co. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Good Samar itan Hospice, Inc., 3825 Electric Road, S. W., Suite A, Roanoke, Va. 24018.
BASHAM, Kenneth Allen, Jr., 34, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, January 14, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
BELL, Julian Thomas, 63, of Salem, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. He was retired from General Electric after 36 years service and a member of Locust Grove United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn B. Bell; a daughter and son-in-law, Julia Bell and Michael Mario, Randolph, N. J.; two stepdaughters, Katherine T. Baker, Collinsville, Donna Long and her husband Bill, Anchorage, Alaska; three grandchildren, Heather, Sara and Joshua, who loved him very much; a brother and sister-in-law, Lawrence D. and Joyce Bell, Olathe, Kansas; sisters and brother-in-law, Irene Fortner, Dublin, Lee and Jay Lovejoy, Va. Beach; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 16, 1995, at 2 p.m. in the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Salem, with the Rev. Mike Derflinger officiating. Interment will follow at Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 pm. at the funeral home. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem.
BOSSEMEYER, Mary Hale Thompson, 75, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Fincastle, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Troutville.
BOWYER, Joseph Clinton, 42, of Big Island, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m Tuesday, Sedalia Baptist Church. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
CASE, Bettie Mae Spencer, 74, of Bassett, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday in Collins Funeral Chapel.
CHAPMAN, Lenora DeHart, 94, of Roanoke, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
CRAFT, Lois Leach, 86, of Clifton Forge, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.
DAVIS, Harry W., 82, of Bassett, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday at McKee Funeral Chapel,Martinsville.
DeHAVEN, Dorothy Mae, 67, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, January 12, 1995. She was born in Vinton, to the late Samuel Edward Brown and Eunice Haskins Brown. She was also preceded in death by a son, Robert Thomas DeHaven Jr. Survivors include her two daughters, Cheryl Louise DeHaven, Washington, D.C. and Pamela DeHaven, Roanoke; one son, Frank Wayne Brown, Roanoke; four grandchildren; a devoted niece, Barbara (Kitty) Williams; and nephew, James Carpenter; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Louella Hobson, Va. Beach, Clara Carpenter and Edith and Andrew Ford, all of Boston, Mass.; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Donald and Clara Brown, Bobby Brown, Boston, Mass., Earl and Annie Brown, Roanoke; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Monday, 2 p.m., at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Corwin Casey will officiate, with interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will recei ve friends Monday, one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
FLEMING, Mattie S., 86, of Martinsville, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at McKee Funeral Chapel.
FLINT, Dovie B., 94, of Roanoke, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
GOWEN, Raymond T. Jr., (``Sandy""), 38, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord Friday, January 13, 1995. Surviving are his parents, Dorothy and Raymond T. Gowen Sr., Roanoke; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Carolyn and Michael Thackston, Jeannette and Gary Shilling, all of Roanoke; one brother and sister-in-law, Rev. Jack and Linda Gowen Sr., Ridgley, Md.; one brother, Michael Wayne Gowen, Roanoke; several nieces and nephews and a number of devoted friends. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, 1:30 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. Jack F. Gowen Sr. officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
HAILEY, Francis Coleen King, 66, of Hammonton, N.J., formerly of Pulaski, passed away Thursday, January 12, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday at Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
HARDY, Barbara Marie, 28, of Roanoke, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Arrangements by Fizer Funeral Home.
HARRISON, Baxter Alexander, 90, of Natural Bridge Station, went to be with the Lord Friday, January 13, 1995, in the Stonewall Jackson Hospital. He was born September 11, 1904 in Rockbridge County, a son of the late Pete Harrison and Mary Alice Coleman Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a self-employed carpenter and was a member of the Natural Bridge pentecostal Holiness Church. He was preceded in death by a half brother, Henry Hickman, Royal Oak, Mi., and one great-granddaughter, Amanda Clark, Buena Vista. Surviving are his wife, Mabel Lula Mae Hatcher Harrison, Natural Bridge Station; four daughters, Helen Harrison Bullock, Glasgow, Gladys Harrison Duff, Waynesboro, Martha Harrison Sorrells, Buena Vista; two sons, Hughie Wilmer Harrison, Lexington, James Henry Harrison, Excel, Ala.; 31 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 16, 1995, at 2 p.m. in the Natural Bridge Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the Rev. Barry Nall, the Rev. David Bain, and the Rev. Conald Fogus officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Glasgow Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
HIGGINS, Linwood Ray, 38, of Clifton Forge, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.
HILL, Lauren, 48, of Arlington, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. Graveside services 10 a.m, Tuesday, Sunrise Burial Park. Arrangements by DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford.
HOLCOMB, Tiffany Renee, HOLCOMB, Kimberly Ann, infant twins, of Charles William Holcomb and Donna Jean Wingo, Pulaski, passed away Friday, January 13, 1995. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday in Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Chapel.
LARK, Irene Lockett, 69, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, January 13, 1995. One son preceded her in death, Cleo Lark. Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law, Frances and Nathaniel Journette, Barbara and William A. Brown, Mary and Robert Smith, Betty and Michael Hamlar, all of Roanoke; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Freddie Lark, James and Delois Lark, all of Roanoke; ten grandchildren, Lisa (Kevin) Thomas, Roanoke, Crystal Journette, Richmond, Gregory Journette, Petersburg, Anthony Smith, Lawrenceville, Montrice Smith, Michael Hamlar, Byron Hamlar, Shanta Lark, Demond Lark and Jerrell Lark, all of Roanoke; one sister, Eliza Lockett, Roanoke; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 2 p.m., at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 until 8 p.m. at Hamlar-Curtis.
MARTIN, Alma Dalton, 90, of Neola, W.Va., died Sunday, December 25, 1994, after a long battle against emphysema and heart problems. With the help of loving family and friends, Mrs. Martin, a widow since 1961, was able to remain in her home until the Lord called her home on Christmas morning. She was a daughter of the late Joseph and Nettie Dalton of Hillsville, Va., and the widow of Howard Henry Martin of Neola. She was preceded in death by sisters, Mrs. Viola (Harman) Smith, John Day, Ore., Mrs. Etta (Cecil) Ramsey, Sarasota, Fla., Mrs. Maggie (Ralph) Fudge, West Alexandria, Ohio, Mrs. Mattie (Jack) Martin, Buchanan, Ms. Laurie ""Ruie"" Da lton, Hillsville, Va.; a half sister, Ms. Etheleen Dalton, Richmond; stepmother, Mrs. Miranda Dalton, Hillsville; brothers, Jethro and Gordon Dalton, Hillsville; James Earnest Dalton, Greensboro, Md. Mrs. Martin is survived by a foster son and wife, Ray and Aleta Smith, Martinsville; half sister, Mrs. Margo Gardner, Hillsville; a double niece; a double nephew, many other nephews and nieces. Funeral services were held at Shanklin Funeral Home Chapel in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 27, 1994, with interment in Hoke Cemetery on Ogles Creek Road, Route 1, Covington, Va., with Rev. Rosemary Church officiating.
NEESE, Sara D., 93, of Marion, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Graveside service 11 a.m. Tuesday in Old St. Andrews Cemetery, Charleston, S.C. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service, Marion.
POINDEXTER, Dennis Brady, 42, of Roanoke, died in a Roanoke hospital, Saturday, January 14, 1995. He was a graduate of Roanoke Catholic High School, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and was a retired employee of the U. S. Postal Service. Surviving are his loving parents, Mary and Zeb Poindexter, Roanoke; two brothers, John Poindexter, Roanoke, Tim Poindexter and his wife, Kristy, Franklin Co.; one sister, Teresa Jones and her husband, Billy, Roanoke; three nieces, Tonya, Amy, and Julie Poindexter. A prayer services will be conducted at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel 6 p.m. Monday by the Rev. Randy Rule. A funeral mass will be conducted at St. Andrew's Catholic Church 11:15 a.m. Tuesday by the Rev. Peter Tran. Burial will be in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday.
PRICE, Roseda Harless, 84, of Blacksburg, widow of Stanley B. (Ted) Price, died Saturday, January 14, 1995, at Heritage Hall Health Care Center. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Hester Hardie, Blacksburg; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m, Monday, January 16, 1995, at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Ray Allen officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 until 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
QUARLES, Charlotte C., 87, of Fortworth, Texas, died Thursday, January 12, 1995. Graveside service 11 a.m., Monday at Liberty Christian Church, Sandy Level. Arrangments by Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna.
RECTOR, Robert Chapmon, (``Chap""), 94, of Galax, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Crab Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax.
REED, Clara Gibson, 85, of Roanoke, formerly of Cloverdale, Va., died Friday, January 13, 1995 at Richfield Retirement Community. She was a member of Cloverdale Church of the Brethren, the Rachel Rebekah Lodge #4, was retired from Heironimus, and also worked for a number of years at Roanoke Memorial Hospital as a Nursing Assistant. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy L. Reed, and one grandson, Steven D. Reed. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, James and Judy Reed, Cloverdale; one daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Bill Walker, Roanoke; one brother, Glenver Gibson, Cloverdale; one sister, Josie Lee, Altoona, Penn.; three grandsons, David Reed, Hollins, Roger Reed, Blue Ridge, John Reed, Fort Hood, Texas ; one granddaughter, Teresa McNulty, Roanoke; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 16, 1995, at 11 a.m. in the Rader Troutville Chapel, with the Rev. Jim Beach officiating. Interment will follow in the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Those wishing to make donations, please consider the Cloverdale Church of the Brethren, Cloverdale, Va.
STEVENS, Virginia I., 68, of Stuart, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Moody's Funeral Home Chapel.
STROUPE, Margie Ethel, 94, of Sugar Grove, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Funeral service 11 a.m., Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel, Marion.
SUITER, Thelma Cronise, 85, of Alexandria, and formerly of Roanoke, passed away Friday, January 13, 1995. She was the widow of A. F. (Frank) Suiter, and was also preceded in death by a son, Dr. Ronald D. Suiter. Mrs. Suiter was a graduate of the Jefferson Hospital School of Nursing, a member of the Williamson Road Chapter #119, Order of the Eastern Star, a member of Windsor Hills United Methodist Church, and a former member of Huntington Court United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Angelita S. and Dr. Milton N. Kabler of Alexandria; a daughter-in-law, Kathy Suiter, Burlington, Vt.; four grandchildren, Stephen L. Kabler, Cynth ia L. Kabler, Scott C. Suiter, Brian K. Suiter; and a brother, James W. Cronise, West Palm Beach, Fla. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday from Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. D. Michael Meloy officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund at Windsor Hills United Methodist Church (3591Windsor Road, S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24018). Friends may call Monday at Oakey's North Chapel, where the family will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
TALLEY, Robert Lee Jr., 75, of Martinsville, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Kearfott Memorial Baptist Church. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
TINGLER, Sharon Linton, 45, of Covington, died Saturday, January 14, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday in the Arritt Funeral Home Chape.
VESS, John Gradon, 88, of Clifton Forge, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Graveside service Sunday, 4 p.m., Central Advent Christian Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.
VIA, Elder John Kermit, 85, of Bassett, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Old Center Primitive Baptist Church. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services.
WHITLOW, Claude Berkley (""Buck""), 82 of Martinsville, died Friday, January 13, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m., Monday at Stone Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home.
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