Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 15, 1995                   TAG: 9510010006
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT

BARBARY, James V.,(``Jim''), 59, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 1995. He was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Jenny Barbary; daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanette and Mitchell Keith, Roanoke, Annette and Chuck Jones, Fincastle; grandchildren, Adam Keith, Lauren Jones; brothers, Donald Barbary, York, S.C., Harold Barbary, Kingsport, Tenn.; sister, June Heldreth, Baltimore, Md. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 4909 North Lake Dr., Roanoke, VA 24019. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church by the Rev. Joseph G. Crowther. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 4909 North Lake Dr. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

BUCHANAN, William Gordon Jr., (``Buck""), 77, of Roanoke, died Monday, March 13, 1995. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Camilla Marie Buchanan. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a graduate of Georgetown University. Mr. Buchanan was a U.S. Navy Veteran where he was noted as a lecturer. He was a retired Manufacturer's Representative, serving the heavy industrial industry. He was an avid world traveler. Surviving are his wife, Mary Alice Buchanan; children and spouses, Dr. Camilla Marie Buchanan and Debra Hill both of Williamsburg, William Gordon Buchanan III of Stafford, Lynn Buchanan Miller and Steven Miller of Lawrenceville, Ga., Clare Buchanan Iyoob and Thomas Iyoob of Charlotte, N.C.; grandchildren, Daniel Spirn, Eve Spirn, Buck Buchanan IV, B. J. Buchanan, Matt Miller, Erin Miller, Jessica Buchanan, Camilla Lee Hill, Brian Iyoob, and Timothy Iyoob; brothers-in-law, Roland G. MacDonald and wife, Helen, Alister MacDonald and wife, Barbara; sister-in-law, Elinore M. Karsner. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel, 11 a.m. Friday, March 17, with the Rev. Kenneth Stofft will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. Memorials may be made to the Buchanan Scholarship Fund of Roanoke Catholic High School, 621 N. Jefferson St., Roanoke, Va. 24011. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel from 2 to 4 p.m and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

CHAPMAN, Eloise Virginia, 75, of North Miami, Fla., died Tuesday, March 14, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday, Graveside-Crown Hill Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Va. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge, Va.

COX, Helen Kathleen Winegar 70, of 209 West Virginia Manor, Bluefield, formerly of Bastian, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995, at her residence. She was born in Scott County,and was the daughter of the late John M. Winegar, Sr., and Callie Owens Winegar. She moved to Bastian, in 1927 and then to Double Gates, Bluefield, in 1963. She was a graduate of Lee College and ret ired from Tazewell County School Board, after 30 years with the Bland and Tazewell School System. At the time of her death, she was a member of the Bluefield Church of God on Highland Avenue, Bluefield, where she serrved as an Assistant Pianist. She served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mercer County Economic Opportunity Corporation, where she served as Treasurer. She is surveved by; one daughter, Mrs. Sam (Donna) Brown; one sons, Harlan Cox, both of Bastian; six granchildren, John and Marcus Brown, Bastian, Jennifer L. Danner, Max Meadows, Chris Brown, Bastian, Nathan and Hannah Cox, Bastian; one great-grandchild, Austin Brown, B astian; two sisters, Margaret J. Whisman, Cleveland, Tenn., Helen Hyde, Baltimore, Md.; two brothers, John M. Winegar, Jr., Kingsport, Tenn., Rev. Herb Winegar, Dingless, W. Va. Funeral services will be held Thursday, march 16, 1995, at 2 p.m. at the Bastian Union Church with the Rev. Herb Winegar officiating. Interment will follow in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Bluefield. The family will receive friends at the Bastian Union Church from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 1995. Newberry Funeral Home in Bland, is in charge of the arrangements.

CRABTREE, Robert A., 70, of Newport News, formerly of Salem, died Monday, March 13, 1995. He was retired from the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union #540. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran who served during WWII in Korea and The Pacific Theater. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Veteran's of Foreign Wars. Surviving are his wife, Isabelle Turner Crabtree; son, Robert A. Turner, Jr., Roanoke; stepsons, Coleman J. Turner, Jr. and Gene Turner, both of Newport News, Louis H. Turner, Marion, N.C.; eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 12:30 p.m Thursday in Peninsula Funeral Home Chapel, Newport News, by the Rev. Gilliam Butch Gordon of Ivy Farms Baptist Church. Burial in Peninsula Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday fro 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial may be made to the National Rifle Association. Arrangements by Peninsula Funeral Home, Newport News.

CROUCH, William Gilbert Sr., (``Buddy""), 77, of Roanoke, died Monday, March 13, 1995, at Richfield Nursing Center. He was a retired grounds superintendent and honorary member of Hidden Valley Country Club after 33 years of service. He was an honorary member of Virginia's Turgrass Association and a retired member of Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. He was predeceased by his wife, Ruth L. Crouch. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, William G. Jr. and Jane Crouch, Vinton, Donald W. and Sue Crouch, Penhook; three grandsons and spouses, David Crouch, Fairfax, Kent and Nicole Crouch, Roanoke, Richard and Melissa Crouch, Vinton; and two great-grandsons, Michael Crouch and Bradley Crouc h. Also surviving are one sister, Margaret Clayton, Columbus, Ga.; brother-in-law, like brother, Raymond Lawson, Winston Salem, N.C.; special friends, Pete Smith and Edgar Graham. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 1995, at John M. Oakey & Son Salem Chapel by the Rev. Ed Woodard. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at John M. Oakey & Son, Salem Chapel.

DAVIS, Ruby Irene, 75, of Pearisburg, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995, in Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Mrs. Davis was born on August 19, 1919, in Pulaski County, Va., and was a daughter of the late Dillard and Grace Roope Akers. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Ingram Village United Methodist Church and was a retired employee of the Giles High School Cafeteria. She is survived by her husband, Curtis (Bud) Davis, Pearisburg; two daughters, Ruby Jane Davis and Charlotte Eads, both of Pearisburg; one son, Curtis Davis, Ripplemead; three brothers, Orville (Dock) Akers, Dublin, Mack L. Akers, Pearisburg, James Akers, Fla.; three sisters, Kate Ratcliffe, Dublin and Inez (Bubbles) Turpin, both of Dublin, Bertha Hancock, Independence; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildr en. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 1995, at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg with the Rev. Kim Goddard and the Rev. Bobby Perkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Ratcliffe Family Cemetery in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Givens Funeral Home.

DOOLEY, Heather Marie 17, of Blue Ridge, passed away Monday, March 13, 1995. She was a student at Liberty High School, Bedford. Survivors include her parents, Roger D. and Deborah L. Dooley; one sister, Melissa Dawn Dooley, at home; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Robert (""Hilda"") Suit, Roanoke; maternal grandfather, Leo J. and Bettie Lapierre, Columbus, Ga.; also several uncles, aunts, and cousins; and special friends, Michael Bowman, Dennis Williamson and Jennifer Parker. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 1995, from the Rainbow Forest Baptist Church with the Rev. Dewey V. Page and the Rev. Tony C. Price will officaite. Burial to follow in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. In leiu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society. Friends may call at Lotz Roanoke Chapel.

DOOLEY, Pearl Wilson Trent, 92, of Route 2, Bedford, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995 in Woodhaven Nursing Home in Montvale. She was born in Botetourt County on June 6, 1902, a daughter of the late Griffin Wyman Trent and Lula Maude Harris Trent. She was the widow of Oscar Wright Dooley and was a member of Peaksview Christian Church. She is survived by a son, John P. Dooley; four daughters, Katherine D. Spradlin, Frances D. Carter, Mae D. Bennett, and Doris D. Bowyer, all of Bedford; a sister, Elsie T. Stanley, Roanoke; twelve grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 16, 1995, at 11 a.m. in the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Earl Ragland and the Rev. Jeffrey W. Clemmons officiating. Burial will follow in Peaksview Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.

DREWRY, Ruth Craft, 82, of Covington, Ky., died Monday, March 13, 1995. Surviving are her husband, Norman W. Drewry; one son, Donald Drewry, Covington, Ky.; granddaughter; two great-grandsons; sister, Mrs. Goldie Stephens, Richmond; brothers, D.K. Craft, H.W. Craft, both of Roanoke. Graveside services 10 a.m. Friday, Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Va. Memorials may be sent to Child Day Care Center, First United Methodist Church, Covington, Ky.

HUFF, Lawrence Edward, (``Buck""), 55, of Blacksburg, died Monday, March 13, 1995, in Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was preceded in death by his father, Carlyn Dallas Huff. Surviving are his wife, Melva Huff; one son, Timothy Huff, Christiansburg; one daughter and son-in-law, Roxanna and Terry Garrett, Pilot; his mother, Ruth Albert Huff; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Diane and Robbie Simpson, Christiansburg, Linda and Travis Agan, North Carolina; one brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Mary Huff, Christiansburg; one stepdaughter and her husband, Wanda and David Whitaker; his grandmother, Pearlie Huff, Blacksburg; three grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness Church conducted by Rev. Jerry Sloss and Rev. Everett Shepherd with burial in the Belmont Cemete ry. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Blacksburg Rescue Squad, Progress Street, Blacksburg, VA 24060. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.Wednesday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.

JOHNSON, Annie Russ, 78, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, March 13, 1995. Survivors include her husband, James M. Johnson Sr.; three sons, James M. (Yvonne) Johnson Jr., George E. Johnson, Kenneth W. (Deborah) Johnson, all of Roanoke; four daughters, Leanna C. (Isaac T.) Willis, of Silver Spring, Md., Carolyn L. (Donald) Jarvis, of New York, Iness J. (Lloyd) Gray, and Gail Smith, both of Roanoke; one brother, Lloyd M Russ Sr., of Salem; 19 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one special niece, Inez Russ, of Roanoke; three special nephews, Lloyd M. Russ Jr., of Roanoke, Douglass N. Russ, of North Carolina, and Roger Russ, of Roanoke; and a host of other relatives and friends. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

MILLER, Francis Pate, 56, of Rt. 2, Mouth-of-Wilson, Va. died Sunday, March 12, 1995, at Waddell Nursing Home in Galax, Va. Mrs. Miller was born in Burnsville, N.C. on May 5, 1938, to Uriah Rice and Bessie Street Pate. She is survived by her husband, John D. Miller; one son, Walter Miller, of the home; two daughters, Anette Heath, Chilhowie, Anita Taylor, Lansing, N.C.; three brothers, Sgt. Dallas Pate, Newland, N.C., Eston Pate, Green Mtn., N.C., Virgil Pate, Chordville, Pa.; one sister, Edith Killian, Chester, Pa.; three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday 11:00 a.m. at Badger Funeral Home Chapel in West Jefferson, N.C. by the Rev. Rex Hall and The Rev. Doug Halsey. Burial will be in the Miller-Ham Cemetery.

PAIGE, Jones, 61, of San Jose, Calif., formerly of Bent Mountain, passed away Friday, March 10, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

PERKINS, Houston Wesley, 72, of Natural Bridge, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday at Oxford Presbyterian Cemetery. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.

PRICE, James Edmund, (``Jim''), 45, of Roanoke, and formerly of Miami, Fla., died Tuesday, March 14, 1995, at his residence after a long illness. Surviving are his parents, Frederick W. Price, Sr. and Elsa E. (Betty) Price, Roanoke; his brothers, Frederick W. Price, Jr., and Stephen A. Price, both of Roanoke; niece, Allyson Price, Roanoke; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends; plus his good friends Wayne Robertson and Frank Wooten, Key West, Fla., Tom McLean, Nashville, Tenn., Wanda Cannon, Cummings, Ga., and partner Carl R. (Randy) Stano, Miami, Fla. James worked in the classified advertising department of the Miami Herald as a salesman before going on disability. Before that he was an Assistant Manager for DANSK and Food Service Manager for The Pier House in Key West, a regional sales representative for Philip Morris Co. in Atlanta and a branch manager for Mountain Trust Bank in Roanoke. Funeral services will be at Oakey's South Chapel, 11 a.m. Thursday, March 16, 1995, with the Rev. Harold C. Lewis, the Rev. J. Landon Maddex and Chaplain Claudio Consuegra M.S. officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel, 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorial gifts be made to Good Samaritan Hospice, Inc., 3835 Electric Rd., SW, Suite A, Roanoke VA 24018. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Miami, Fla.

REGGIA, Frank, 73, of Roanoke, died Monday, March 13, 1995, in a local hospital. Born October 30, 1921, in Northumberland, Pa. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. Mr. Reggia graduated Cum Laude from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. with a BS in Electrical Engineering and in 1971 he received a MS in Electrical Engineering also from Bucknell University. He was a speaker at the 1962 NATO Microwave Conference in Paris, a speaker at the 1964 International Conference of Microwave Circuitry in Tokyo and at the 1966 International Conference of Magnetics in Stuttgart. He was an author and co-author of over 50 articles to various professional journals and was awarded 22 patents. In 1967 he was elected a Fellow of the IEEE, a recognition given only for outstanding contributions to electrical and electronic engineering. His citation was for contributions to Microwave Ferrite Technology. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Science in 1971 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a past chairman of the Washington Chapter of the IEEE Group on Microwave Theory and Techniques and a member of the Editorial Board for the IEEE-GMTT Transactions for ten years. Mr Reggia moved to Roanoke when he reti red in 1978. He served as Business Manager for the Cardinal Chorus, 1982 until 1989. He was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and served as Vice President of the groups South West Virginia Area VI from 1993 to 1995. He was a member of Southview United Methodist Church, Tau Beta Pi fraternity, the National Rifle Association, the Disabled American Veterans, VFW Post #1264 and the American Legion. He was listed in Who's Who in America. Surviving are his wife, Betty Patterson Reggia; sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. James A. and Carol Reggia, Columbia, Md., Daniel L. and Alice Reggia, Gaithersburg, Md.; four grandchildren; sister, Nancy Kistner; brother, John Reggia, both of Northumberland, Pa. Funeral services will be conducted 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel by the Rev. George M. Pearson, Jr. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's North Chapel.

SCHUMAKER, Helen Fuller, 82, of Roanoke, formerly of Covington, died Monday, March 13, 1995. Graveside service 2 p.m. Thursday in Alleghany Memorial Park. Arrangements by Loving Funer

SHELTON, Snowy H., 89, of Gretna, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995. Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 1995, Colbert-Moran Funeral Chapel, Gretna.

SHIREY, Ralph Edward 51, of Roanoke, died Sunday, March 12, 1995, in a local hospital. He is survived by one son, William Franklin Shirey, Roanoke; his mother, Lillian Shirey Whitlow, Peterstown, W. Va.; one brother, William Shirey, LA.; four sisters, Betty Burgess, Charleston, W. Va., Wilma Plumley, Hinton, W. Va., Sandra Kaye Pack, Nimitz, W. Va., Rosalee Hartsell, Peterstown, W. Va.; his finance, Janice Robtison, Salem; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 15,1995, at 2 p.m. at the Lotz Salem Chapel with the Rev. Gary Kingery officiating. Interment in Crews Cemetery, Hinton W. Va. Graveside service will be held Thursday, March 16, 1995, at 11 a.m. Friends may call at Lotz Salem Chapel.

SNAPP, Blanche Miller, 93, of Hampton, died Friday, March 3, 1995, in Regency Health Care Center in York County. Mrs. Snapp, the former Blanche Miller and widow of the late Robert M. Snapp, was a native of Chilhowie. Much of her lifetime was spent in Roanoke and Saltville, after which she relocated to Hampton in 1986. She is survived by nine nieces and nephews, Mary Lois Foster and Jack Brittingham of Hampton and Newport News, Ann Miller Berlin of Tallahassee, Fla., Mary Jo Van Cleaf of Roanoke, Julius Kindervater, Chattanooga, Tenn., Robert and Neal Kindervater, Elizabethtown, Ky., Christine Spaulding, Bardstown, Ky., and Carolyn Dupuy of Fla. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 18, 1995, at 12 noon in Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton, Va. The Rev. John Cochran will officiate. Arrangements are by Lawrence B. Wood Funeral Home, Hampton.

VAUGHAN, Ardenia Delane, 37, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 1995. Survivors include her mother, Odessa S. Vaughan; one sister, Emily E. Webb; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Henry L. Webb, Theodore R. Jr. and Charmine M. Vaughan, all of Roanoke; one aunt, Claudine Turner, Baltimore, Md.; one nephew, Alonzo Darnell Williams, Brooklyn, N.Y.; one great-nephew, Jared Alonzo Williams, Peekskill, N.Y.; a host of cousins, other relatives and friends. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

WEBB, JOE C., 54, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

WHITE, Clara Mae, 65, of Martinsville, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday, Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville. Arrangements by Tomlinson Funeral Home, Ridgeway