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

DATE: THURSDAY, April 20, 1995                   TAG: 9510040022
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT

BAKER, Mary L., (``Ludie""), 54, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, April 15, 1995. Among survivors is a devoted close friend, Walter Smith, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held Friday, 11 a.m. Faith and Hope Church of God in Christ with Elder John Washington officiating with burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

BLEVINS, Mary Lee Collins, 82, of Marion, died Tuesday, April 18, 1995, in Kingsport, Tenn. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Cleghorn Valley Baptist Church. Arrangements by Newberry Funeral Home, Chilhowie.

BOOKER, Margaret James, 80, of Wytheville and formerly of Chesapeake, Va., died Tuesday, April 18, 1995. She was a teacher at Wicomico High School in Wicomico, Va. In 1973 she was chosen First Citizen of Chesapeake, and same year was chosen Woman of the Year by the Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce. A lifetime Baptist, she was very active in her church affairs. She is survived by her husband, James Judson Booker, Jr., Wytheville; one daughter, Elizabeth Booker Wilson, Richmond; one son, Dr. James Judson Booker III, MD., Wytheville; three grandchildren; and three nephews. Funeral services will be Friday 2 p.m. in the Farnham Baptist Church, Farnham, Va. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Elmore & Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock, Va. Memorials may be made to the American Bible Society or a favorite chairity. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

BORTHWICK, Blanche McCluer, 92, of Gaffney, South Carolina, died Tuesday, April 18, 1995, in the Brookview House, Gaffney, S. C. Born in Rockbridge County on July 16, 1902, she was the daughter of the late John William McCluer and Allie Donald McCluer. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. Thorn Borthwick, Sr. She is survived by a son, William T. Borthwick, Jr., Gaffney, S.C.; four granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be 2 p.m., Friday, April 21, 1995 in the Fairfield Cemetery. Arrangements by Lomax Funeral Home, Buena Vista, Va.

BUTLER, Maggie D., 97, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 1995, in Community Hospital. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by one sister, Edith O. Clement, Roanoke; four nieces; five great-nieces; five great-nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 21, 1995, at 10:30 a.m. at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel with Dr. Harry Y. Gamble officiating. Interment will be in Glade Creek Cemetery, Blue Ridge. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

CALHOUN, Clayne M., 44, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, April 18, 1995. She was born in Orange, New Jersey. She received her B.A. degree from Stratford College in Danville, Va., where she majored in Political Science and minored in Secondary Education. She received her Masters of Library Science degree from The Catholic University in Washington D.C. Before coming to Roanoke, she worked in the Law Library of the Department of Interior in Washington D.C. and then for the law firm of Caplin and Drysdale. During this time she worked with Arthur Goldberg, who was an Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. She became Law Librarian for the City of Roanoke in 1977. She held the office of President of the Roanoke Valley Association of Law Libraries and was a member of the Executive Board of the Virginia Association of Law Libraries in 1994. At the National Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries held in Boston, Massachusetts, she was a presenter. Clayne was a contributor to the first edition of ""A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia"". She established, developed and maintained a Roanoke Valley Guardianship project entitled, ""It's Your Future"". She was also an active participant in the Haitian Refugee resettlement project in Roanoke. Clayne was President of Roanoke Valley Swimming Inc. from 1990-1992. Her dedication was the driving force behind the building of the Gator Aquatic Center, the first public/private recreational facility in Virginia. She was a member of Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church. She is survived by her Husband, Thomas S. Calhoun; son, Samuel C. Calhoun, Roanoke; a brother, Dwight D. Marsh, Ft. Meyers, Fla; and a grandmother, Esther F. Jack, Roanoke. The family will be receiving friends at Oakey's downtown chapel, Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to the Clayne M. Calhoun Scholarship Fund for Roanoke Valley Swimming Inc., P. O. Box 4646, Roanoke, Va. 24015.

CHILDERS, Della Perry, 101, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 19, 1995. Formerly of Lewisburg, W.Va. she was the widow of Henry M. Childers and the oldest member of Calvary Tabernacle Church. Surviving are her daughters, Axie C. Honaker, Alderson, W.Va., Gladys M. Childers, Roanoke, Melba L. Stubbs, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; daughter-in-law, Margaret Childers, Beckley, W.Va.; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers the family requests memoirals be made to the building fund at Calvary Tabernacle Church, P.O. Box 77, Roanoke, VA 24002. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel by the Rev. Ben Peyton and the Rev. Oscar Pugh. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday in Little Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. The family will receive friends from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel.

CLAYTOR, Gertrude Spencer, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 1995. She was the widow of Henry O. Claytor and was retired from the VA Medical Center. She is survived by four nieces, Mrs. Althea Lucas, Silver Spring, Md., Mrs. Louise Dent, Washington, D.C., Mrs. Aline Thomas and her husband, Mrs. James Thomas, Hyattsville, Md., Mrs. Delores Smoot and her husband, Mrs. Lionel Smoot, Washington, D.C.; two nephews, Mr. Spencer Sewell and wife, Mrs. Joyce Sewell, Dr. Donald Sewell and his wife, Mrs. Ann Sewell; two brothers-in-law, Mr. Edgar Claytor and his wife, Mrs. Margaret Claytor, Mr. Archie H. Claytor and his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Claytor, Radford; two sisters-in- law, Mrs. Elsie C. White and Mrs. Hazel C. Coles; her devoted and loving caretaker; one aunt, Dr. Louise M . Terry, Washington, D.C.; also other nieces, nephews, cousins and Saint Paul United Methodist Church family and friends. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Saint Paul United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held Friday, 12 noon at the church with the Rev. Charles H. Roberts officiating. Arrangements by Claytor-Dean Funeral Home, Radford.

COOPER, Una Mae Gardner, 79 of Tucker, Georgia and formerly of Floyd and Radford, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 1995. She was preceded in death by one son, Cadell H. Cooper, Jr. She is survived by her husband, Cadell H. Cooper Sr., Tucker, Ga.; two daughters and one son-in-law, Joan McKenzie, Ga., Darlene and Edward Cooper-Shaw, Ga.; one son and two daughters-in-law, Gary and Carolyn Cooper, Ga., Linda Cooper, Ga.; two sisters, Martha Gillham, Reba Rodgers, both of North Carolina; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four sisters-in-law, Goldie Gardner, Dot Gardner, both of Floyd, Va., Edith Gardner, Gracie Gardner, both of Radford, Va. Funeral services will be Friday April 21, 1995, at 11 a.m. at A. S. Turner and Son Funeral Home, 2773 N. Decatur Road, Decatur, Ga. 30031. Interment will follow in Decatur, Ga. Family will receive friends at A. S. Turner and Son Funeral Home, Decatur, Ga., Thursday, from 7 until 9 p.m.

CROOK, Wilbur L., (``Bill""), 75, of Fries, died Monday, April 17, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday, Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel, Galax.

DUTY, Russell, 85, of Abingdon, Va., died Wednesday, April 19, 1995. Funeral 3 p.m, Friday, Campbell Funeral Home Chapel, Abingdon.

FOUTZ, Eunice Porterfield, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, April 18, 1995. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy E. Foutz, Sr. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, R.E. and Mae Lee Foutz, Jr., Salem; grandsons and wife, Roy E. and Tracey Foutz, III, Richmond, B. Nelson Foutz, Greensboro, N.C. Graveside services will be held, 11 a.m. Friday, April 21, 1995, at Sherwood Memorial Park with the Rev. John Wallace officiating. Friends may call at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 1995. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Belmont Christian Church. Arrangements by Lotz Roanoke Chapel.

HALE, Raymond W., 71, of Max Meadows, died Wednesday, April 19, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m., Friday, Poplar Champ Church of God of Prophecy. Arrangements by Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville.

KNOTT, James Roland Jr., ``Jimmy"", 35, of Statesboro, Ga., died Tuesday, April 18,1995, in Augusta. The Chatham County native lived in Augusta the past four and a half years where he was Minister of Music and Youth at Bayvale Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Savannah High School, a graduate of Mercer University in Macon with a degree in music and a graduate of Southern Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. with a degree in Christian education. He formerly served as Minister of Music and Youth at Morgan's Baptist Church in Moneta. Surviving are his parents, James R. and Daisy W. Knott of Statesboro, Ga.; two sisters, Laura Kaye of Rincon, Ga. and Cathy Meyer of DeSoto, Texas; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services for Mr. Knott will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Hodges-Turner Funeral Home with the Rev. James Bland officiat ing. Burial will be in Eastside Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to a favorite charity. Hodges-Turner Funeral Home of Statesboro, Ga. is in charge of arrangements.

MCCULLEY, Clara Belle Windsor 65, of Covington, died Wednesday, April 19, 1995. Funeral 3:30 p.m., Friday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel, Clifton Forge.

McPEAK, Lillie McAlexander, 95, of Willis, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 1995, at Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax. Survivors include one sister, Rosie Childress, Christiansburg; two brothers, Noah McAlexander, Willis, General McAlexander, Pilot; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 1995, at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd with the Rev. Douglas Reed officiating. Burial will follow in the Dickerson Cemetery.

PARKS, Marcia Lynn, 32, of Draper, died Tuesday, April 18, 1995. Funeral 3 p.m., Friday at the Barnett Funeral Home Chapel, Wytheville.

PHIPPS, Christina Howard, 92, of Independence, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel.

POTTS, Embree Williams Jr., 75, of Abingdon, Va., died Tuesday, April 18, 1995 at his home of cancer. He was a member of the Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Potts, Abingdon, Va.; three daughters, Maggie Potts, Charlottesville, Tori Rosen, Brooklyn, New York, Meade Gelston, Gaithersburg, Md.; two granddaughters, Tori Gelston, Gaithersburg, Md., Sarah Rosen, New York City; a niece, E. Archer Campbell Taylor, Reston, Va.; three nephews, Bill Forgarty, Charlotte, N. C., Tim Fogarty, Longview, Texas and David Campbell of the U. S. Navy. A graveside service for Embree William Potts, Jr. will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 21 at Knollkreg Memorial Park with the Rev. Klell B. Napps officiating. The family will receive freinds from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 20,1995, at the Campbell Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers , Memorial Contributions may be made tot he Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association, a New Jersey non-proft Corporation, P. O. Box 821, Haddonfield, New Jersey, 08033. Campbell Funeral Home of Abingdon is in charge of arrangements.

RYAN, Rubye Mae Shropshire, 71, of Roanoke, died Monday, April 17, 1995 in a local Nursing Home. Surviving are a daughter, Sandra S. Carter; grandchildren, Krista King, Anthony A. Carter and wife, Lynn, Sherrie R. Carter, Robert Crews and wife, Kathy; great grandchildren, Adrienne and Amy; beloved ""Other Mother"", Thelma Wade; brothers, Jack and Roger Wade; and a number of nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

SHINAULT, Donald L. Sr., (""Beautiful""), 62 of Wytheville, died Tuesday, April 18, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m., Friday at the Reese Funeral Home Chapel, Austinville.

SHOWALTER, Virgile Virginia Rupe, 75, of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m., Friday at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.

SIMMERMAN, Louis Glenn, 83, of Wytheville, died Tuesday, April 18,1995. Funeral 2 p.m., Friday, Gillman Funeral Chapel, Wytheville.

SLEDD, Alfred Harry, 69 of Callaway, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 19, 1995, from a recent illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eslie William and Mary Elizabeth Hale Sledd and two brothers, Lloyd and Joe Sledd. Mr. Sledd was a U. S. Navy Veteran having served in World War II, and was retired from VDOT after 44 years of service, was a member and trustee of Highland United Methodist Church in Callaway. Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Joyce Poff Sledd, of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Don W. and Donna Sledd, Hardy; six daughters and five sons-in-law, Marie Moore, Peggy and Alton Hall, Sandra and Roy Smith, all of Rocky Mount, Pat and Mitch Webb, Anne and Gary Guilliams, all of Boones Mill, Rebecca and Rendy Agee, Callaway; nine grandchildren; his step-mother, Dolly Sledd, Callaway; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Pete and Jeanette Sledd, Callaway, E. W. Jr., and Mary Sledd, Rocky Mount; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Serena Matthews, Callaway, Norma Jean Cootes, Cocoa Beach, Fla., Ethel and Earl Scott, Boones Mill, Ceil and Fred Bussey, Eva and Albert Ashworth, all of Rocky Mount, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday in Flora Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Gary Milstead and Rev. A. Dave Snead officiating. Interment will follow in Pigg River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Those desiring to may make memorials to the American Cancer Society or the charity of their choice. Friends may call after 2 p.m., Thursday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main Street, Rocky Mount.

SNIDOW, Violet Virginia Kilgore Strom, 88, of Vinton, passed away Monday, April 17, 1995. She was the widow of Hugh T. Strom, Sr. and Vincent Snidow. She was a retired school teacher for 30 years and was a very talented artist and loved by everyone. Surviving are daughter-in-law, Janice S. Strom, Vinton; grandchildren, Michelle L. Strom, Roanoke, Melissa S. Boitnott and husband, Mike, Fredericksburg, Ronald Hobbs and wife, Kelley, Bobby Hobbs and wife, Connie, all of Moneta; five great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 1 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Paul Hatfield officiating. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel til 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

TAUBE, Myer, 102, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, April 19, 1995, at the Veteran's Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. Taube was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Mildred Katz Taube. He was a veteran of World War I. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Carol T. and Joe L. Yosafat, Roanoke; son and daughter-in-law, Victor B. and Sheila Taube, Raleigh N.C.; grandchildren, Karen Beleck, Baltimore, Md., Lee Yosafat, Raleigh, N.C., Larry Taube, Robyn Warren, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; seven great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Beth Israel Maintenance Trust Fund, 920 Franklin Rd., Roanoke, Va. 24016. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday in B'nai Israel Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke.

THOMAS, Hugh Edward (``H. Ed''), 73, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 18, 1995. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Katie M. Thomas and Chandler L. Thomas, brothers, George T. Th omas and Earl Thomas. He was a member of Bonsack United Methodist Church and was retired from Roanoke City Schools Maintenance Department. He is survived by his loving family, wife, whom he loved dearly, Blanche R. Thomas; sons, Rev. William C. Thomas and wife, Sylvia, and their children, Chandler and Jeanell, Deputy Sheriff George W. Thomas and wife, Laurie and their children, David and Romona; daughters, Drenda Dillon and her daughter, April, her son, Justin Paul, Pennie Tolley and her son, Duane; one special son, Joe D. Gibson; brother, William H. Thomas, Knoxville, Tenn.; two sisters, Alice French, Rockwood, Tenn., Linda Pratt, Knoxville, Tenn.

If love could have saved you,

You would not have died.

If tears could bring you back,

You would be by our side.

It broke our hearts to lose you,

But you did not go alone.

For part of us went with you,

The day God called you home.

God took our PePaw, Papaw,

Daddy, Husband and broke the

family chain,

But somewhere in a better land,

Our chain will link again.

Funeral services will be conducted from Walnut Grove Church, Montvale, at 2 p.m. Friday, April 21, 1995, with the Rev. John Ashley officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel where the family will receive friends Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

TICKLE, Pinkie Chandler, 84, of Bland, died Tuesday, April 18, 1995, in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Charlie and Liza Kimberling Chandler and was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene C. Tickle and three brothers. She is survived by a daughter, Lois T. Deckelman, Linthicum, Md.; two sons, Lewis ``Mick"" Tickle, Bland, Dan Tickle, Pulaski; three sisters, Bertie Earhart, Hanover, Pa., Margaret Sawyers, Wytheville, Dorothy Ferguson, Taylorsville, N.C.; a brother, Chalmer Chandler, Rural Retreat; three grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Newberry Funeral Home in Bland with the Rev. Joe Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Bland Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 9 p.m. Wednesday. Newberry Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

TYREE, Homer, 60, of Buena Vista, died Wednesday, April 19, 1995. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Lomax Funeral Home, Inc., Buena Vista.

WAGONER, Carolyn Vaughan, (``Calla""), 80, of Galax, died Tuesday, April 18, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Longview United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home

WARNER, Karen Marie, 48, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, April 18, 1995 at her home. She was a retired nurse, dedicated to helping others for many years. Surviving are son, David E. Bazar and wife, Kristin Barbour Bazar, Raleigh, N.C.; daughter and her husband, Kristin M. Peters and Mark, Charleston, S.C.; two grandchildren, Kaila R. Peters and Maegan A. Peters; mother, Kathleen Hanson, Roanoke; four brothers, Larry Hanson, David Hanson, Roanoke, Christopher Hanson, Bassett, and Vincent Lavagna, Roanoke; a sister, Heather Lavagna, Roanoke. A memorial service will be at Oakey's North Chapel 4 p.m. Thursday, with Pastor John W. McGraw officiating. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

WELLS, Ruby Louise Hartless, 78, of Vinton, died Wednesday, April 19, 1995. She was a member of the Garden City Baptist Church and retired from Roanoke Dress Company. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Shirley W. and Lawrence McCoy, Roanoke; five sons and daughters-in-law, Roy L. Jr. (""Sonny"") and Carolyn Wells, Chesterfield, Va., Don and Linda Wells, Roanoke, Tunis E. (""Toby"") and Nancy Wells, Daleville, Edward (""Sandy"") and Sue Wells, Vinton, Hilton (""Skip"") and Donna Wells, Moneta; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters and brother-in-law, Christine and Hobert Schaffer, Roanoke, Jane Anne Hill, Alexandria. Graveside funeral services will be conducted 12 noon, Friday, April 21, 1995, in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Don McCaskill officiating. The family will receive friends, Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

WILLIAMS, Marion A., 86, of Callaway, died Wednesday, April 19, 1995. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.