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

DATE: SUNDAY, April 9, 1995                   TAG: 9510060098
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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BENGE, Andrew L., 79, of Blue Ridge, died Saturday, April 8, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

BENNETT, Ruth C., 74, of Roanoke, formerly of Merrick, N.Y., died Friday, April 7, 1995, at her home after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Arthur Bennett, Roanoke; daughter, Deborah Bennett, Brookhaven, N.Y.; sister, Alma Johnson, Roanoke. A prayer service will be held at Oakey's South Chapel, 6 p.m. Sunday, with the Rev. Kenneth Stofft officiating. Interment will be in St. Charle's Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's South Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice or the Alzheimer's Association.

BOLT, Walter Roy, 88, of Roanoke, died Friday, April 7, 1995 in Friendship Manor Nursing Home. He was formerly working at the local furniture factories for many years. Mr. Bolt was preceded in death by his wife, Lida Ferrell Bolt. Survivors include one sister, Hazel Miller, Roanoke; sister-in-law and her husband, Corbette and Samuel D. Brammer, Roanoke. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Monday, April 10, 1995, at 12 noon, from the Sherwood Memorial Park, with the Rev. Philip N. Hunsicker officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.

CANNADAY, Raymond K., 71, of Christiansburg, died Friday night, April 7, 1995, in the Montgomery Regional Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Frances R. Cannaday; two daughters, Janet Calhoun, Christiansburg, Beverly Duncan, Elliston; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Alverta Staples, Doris Baker, both of Christiansburg, Annabelle Radford, Buchanan; one brother, Thomas Cannaday of Florida; and many friends. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday from the Christiansburg Church of the Brethren, conducted by pastor Donald Peters, with burial in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Lou Gehrig Foundation, C/O Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, P. O. Drawer 825, Christiansburg, Va. 24073-0825. Friends may call at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Sunday, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. and the family will receive friends there from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday e vening.

CLYBURN, Amber Marie, of Fries, died Friday, April 7, 1995. Graveside services 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery. Arrangements by Vaughan Guynn.

CRAIG, Frank Wallace, 80, of 1131 Roundtree Drive, Bedford, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 1995 in a Bedford County Nursing Home. He was born in Tunnelton, West Virginia on November 27, 1914, a son of the late Thomas Edward Craig and Henrietta Jane Rhodes. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Mabel Howell Craig. He was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church. He is survived by his present wife, Mildres S. Craig; two daughters, Ethel M. Wyatt and Mary E. Eckley both of Bedford; three brothers, James Everet Craig and Berness R. Craig, Kingwood, W.Va., Harding Glen Craig, California; two sisters, Lucille Moore, Morgantown, W.Va., Eva Wildman, Anaheim, Calif., three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted on Sunday, April 9, 1995 at 7 p.m. from Updike Funeral Chapel, Bedford by Rev. Philip Hunsicker. Mr. Craig will be taken to Kingwood, W.Va. where a viewing will be held on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Browning Funeral Home and a funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday, April 11, 1995 at 2 p.m. from Bronwing Funeral Home by Rev. Harold O. McGinnis with interment in the Rhodes Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Updike Funeral Home on Saturday after the service until 9 p.m. and at other times at the homes of Ethel M. Wyatt, 913 Woodhaven, and Mildred Craig, 1131 Roundtree Drive.

DAVIS, Johnie Edward, 77, of Salem, died Saturday, April 8, 1995. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Edward Davis. He is survived by his wife, Vera E. Davis; a grandson, Jason Wayne Davis. Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Monday at Sherwood Memorial Park, with the Rev. Wayne W. McCauley officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem.

HANKAMMER, Walter August, 97, of Bedford, died Saturday, April 8, 1995. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Fuenral Home.

HARRIS, Eric Antonio, 36, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, April 8, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

HOLT, Dorothy Mae Handy, 57, of Stuart, died Friday, April 7, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Moody Funeral Home Chapel.

HOWELL, Hugh Lee, (``Scrubby""), 47, of Route 2, Moneta, passed away Friday, April 7, 1995. He was born in Bedford County on June 26, 1947, a son of the late Hugh Ray Howell and Eula Bowyer Howell, who survives. He was a supervisor for Rubatex Corporation, a Vietnam veteran and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a daughter, Tracy L. Howell, Bedford; and two sisters, Kay H. Dawson, Bedford and Fay H. Nichols, Coleman Falls. A graveside service will be conducted Monday, April 10, 1995, at 2 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery by the Rev. Wayne Murphy. The family will receive friends at Updike Funeral Home, Bedford, on Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m.

KING, Lewis Huston Sr., 73, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, April 7, 1995 at his home. He was a member of Rainbow Forest Baptist Church and he was also a member of the Lost Chord Club of Roanoke and was a driver for Pony Express of Roanoke. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Lois Wiseman King; his son and daughter-in-law, Lewis (``Buddy"") and Dreama King, Blue Ridge; three daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Paul (``Joe"") Gray, Doris Mays and the late Larry Mays, Patsy and Roger Ingle, all of Roanoke; ten grandchildren; one stepgranddaughter; five great-grandchildren; mother-in-law, Rosebud Wiseman, Roanoke; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Cecil and Nancy King, Troutville, Kent and Betty King, Roanoke; a sister and brother-in-law, Enith and Fletcher Altice, Roanoke; a special friend, Charlie Johnson , Roanoke; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's North Chapel 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 1995 with the Rev. Rick Via and Rev. Ken Butterworth officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.

LYNCH, Herbert W., (``Red""), 72, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, April 8, 1995 in a Roanoke hospital. Mr. Lynch attended Vinton Wesleyan Church. He was a WW II veteran, and was retired from the U.S. Merchant Marines with 33 years of service and was also retired from Dover Elevator Co. Surviving are a sister, Audrey L. Dearing, Vinton; a sister and brother-in-law, Clementine L. and Sam C. Cole, Salem; a brother, David M. Lynch, Roanoke; his ex-wife and best friend, Beulah M. Lynch, Roanoke; sisters-in-law, Alyene Lynch, Roanoke, Ruth Lynch, Dumfries; and several loving nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at the Lotz Vinton Chapel with Dr. Flavy B. Brown officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.

McCROSKEY, Margaret Cardwell, 72, of Abingdon, died Saturday, April 8, 1995. Funeral Monday 11 a.m., Abingdon United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Campbell Funeral Home.

McDANIEL, Edgar Lewis, 75, of Floyd, passed away Saturday, April 8, 1995 at his home. He was preceded in death by a son, Telis Ira McDaniel. Survivors include his wife, Naddine Hairston McDaniel, Floyd; two sons, Perry McDaniel, Marianna, Pa., Tony Lewis McDaniel, Floyd; one daughter, Wander Mitchell, Floyd; four grandchildren, Jeanine Burwell, Christain McDaniel, Sean McDaniel, Connesha McDaniel; one great-grandson, Travis Ray Burwell. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 1995 at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd with Rev. Joseph Stone and Rev. Melton Roberson officiating. Burial will follow in Little River Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Maberry Funeral Home.

MELTON, Joel Marshall, 72, of 205 Stuart St., Dublin, died Saturday morning, April 8, 1995, in Radford Community Hospital. Born April 13, 1922 in Pulaski County, he was the son of the late James Madison and Laura Hurst Melton. Mr. Melton was the retired co-owner, for 35 years, of Melton-Marshall Oil Co. of Dublin and was a long-time member of Dublin United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Thelma Howe Melton; one daughter, Betty M. Dalton, Dublin; and one grandson, Ray Dalton III, Dublin. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday from Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard Patterson and the Rev. Preston O. Sartelle officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. View Church Cemetery. Visiting will be anytime after 12:30 p.m. Sunday and the family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Mt. View Church Cemetery Fund, C/O Jerry Covey, Rt. 1, Dublin, Va. 24084.

PERDUE, Ford James, 72, of Rocky Mount, died Saturday, April 8, 1995. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday at Old Bethel Church Cemetery, Glade Hill, Va. Arrangements by Arrington-Bussey Funeral Home.

PRINCE, Cecil Luther, 70, of Salem, died Saturday, April 8, 1995. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Prince, and a son, Larry Prince. He is survived by his wife, Ruth E. Prince; daughters, Peggy Walton, Mims, Fla., Sue Flowers, Salem, Wilda Correll, Salem, Karen Bell, Mims, Fla.,Vicky Hess, Christiansburg; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; brother, Franklin Prince, Raleigh, W. Va.; sister, Betty Synor, Mt. Hope, W. Va. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Salem. Interment will follw at Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

STRASSER, Richard Joseph, (``Rich""), 22, of Radford, formerly of Arlington, died Thursday, April 6, 1995. He was the beloved husband of Michele Carney Strasser; loving father of Addie Avery Strasser; son of Richard and Christine Strasser of Arlington; grandson of Patricia B. Avery, Lillian and Richard J. Strasser Sr.; brother of Mary Pat, Therese, Clare, Moira and Chrissy Strasser. Friends may call at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 5300 N. 10th St., Arlington, Va., on Sunday, April 9, 1995 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. where the family will be present and where prayers will be said at 9 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be offered on Monday, April 10, at 11 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Interment at Columbia Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Adelyn Avery Strasser Account, THOMAS, Robert McKee, 58, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, April 8, 1995. obert McKee, 58, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, April 8, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday in the Seaver-Brown Funeral Home Chapel, Marion.

TURNER, Geneva Mamie, 101, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, April 7, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

WOOLDRIDGE, Nellie Gibson, 93, of Blacksburg, died Friday, April 7, 1995, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in Tazewell County on May 10, 1901. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Lee Wooldridge. She is survived by a daughter, Dorothy W. Southern, Christiansburg; sons and daughter-in-law, Larry N. and Alice Wooldridge, Roanoke, Carl and Curtis Wooldridge, both of Blacksburg; two grandchildren, Nita P. Graham and Gary G. Price, both of Christiansburg; three great-grandchildren, Leah Graham, Christiansburg, Chris Price, Blacksburg, Darren Graham, Newport News; two sisters, Ellen G. Dickerson, Blacksburg, Nancy G. Royal, Roanoke; one sister-in-law, Gladys Gibson, Roanoke; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 10, 1995, at Gateway Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dewey O. Weaver Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the McCoy Fu neral Home.

YANCEY, Angie R., of Fieldale, died Friday, April 7, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services.