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

DATE: SATURDAY, May 6, 1995                   TAG: 9510110010
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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ARMBRISTER, Sullins McTeer, 83, of Max Meadows, died Thursday, May 4, 1995. Funeral 4 p.m. Sunday, Max Meadows Pentecostal Holiness Church. Arrangements by Barnett Funeral Home.

BRYANT, Clayton L., 79, of Roanoke, died Friday, May 5, 1995. Arrangments by Oakey's North Chapel.

CHAPMAN, Preston, 66, of Wytheville, died Thursday, May 4, 1995 in the Wythe County Community Hospital. He had lived in St. Paul, Va. before coming to Wytheville in 1972. He was a retired Auto dealer and businessman, he was employed by the Wythe County School system as a bus driver for over 20 years. He was a member of the Bakers Chapel Church where he served as a deacon. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister of Abingdon, Va. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Akers Chapman, Wytheville; son, Larry P. Chapman, Wytheville; daughter, Donna Molinary, Wytheville; two grandchildren, Jeff Molinary, Misti Chapman, both of Wytheville; one sister-in-law, Frances A. Burress, Wytheville; three nieces also survive. Funeral services will be Sunday 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Grubb Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Earl Hanks and the Rev. Edward Rich ardson, with the interment to follow in the West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home Saturday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

COE, Betty Ruth Holbrook, 49, and WHEELER, Cynthia Renee Coe, 28,(``Cindy"") of Austinville, died Thursday, May 4, 1995, from injuries received in an automobile accident. They were preceded in death by a son and brother, Nicholas Keith Coe. Mrs. Coe is survived by her husband, Allen Eugene Coe Sr. of the home; one daughter and sons-in-law, Phyllis Louise and Buford Grubb Jr. of Max Meadows, Jeyrld Edward Wheeler Jr. of Austinville; one son and daughter-in-law, Allen E. Jr. and Helen Coe of Austinville; five grandchildren, Joshua Grubb, Elizabeth Grubb, Amanda Saul, Paula ``P.J."" Wheeler and Amber Coe; her mother, Vernia Craft Holbrook of Essex, Md.; two sisters, Mary Nunley of Max Meadows, Phyllis Dorffner of Baltimore, Md.; five brothers, Charles Holbrook of Max Meadows, James Holbrook, Joey Holbrook, Basil Holbrook, Rueben ``R.B." Holbrook, all of Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Wheeler is survived by her husband, Jeyrld Edward Wheeler Jr.; one daughter, Paula ``P.J."" Wheeler, both of the home; her father, Allen Eugene Coe Sr. of Austinville; one sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis Louise and Buford Grubb Jr. of Max Meadows; one brother and sister-in-law, Allen E. Jr. and Helen Coe of Austinville; her grandmother, Vernia Craft Holbrook of Essex, Md.; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jerry and Twylia Wheeler of Wytheville. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 7, 1995, at 2 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Randy Morris officiating. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday or at the residence at any time. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of the arrangements.

CRISMOND, Dorothy Elizabeth, 75, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, May 3, 1995, in the Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6 from the Park United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Mark Christian with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are being handled by Richardson-Horne,

DAWSON, Herman Swanson, 72, of Covington, died Thursday afternoon, May 4, 1995, in Alleghany Regional Hospital. Surviving are his wife, Mildred Hall Dawson, Covington; his daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Floyd Pritt, Roanoke; his son and daughter-in-law, Jesse and Cindy Dawson, Hampton; three granddaughters, Mrs. Staley (Penny) Hutton, Miss Tracie Pritt, Miss Amanda Pritt, all of Roanoke; two great-grandchildren, Justin Hutton and Santana Hutton, both of Roanoke. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the Arritt Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Gilliland officiating. Interment will be in Alleghany Memorial Park with graveside rites conducted by The Curtis A. Smith Post #1033, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 7 until 8:30 at Arritt Funeral Home. The family suggest that donations in Mr. Dawsons name be made to The Curtis A. Smith Post #1033, Veterans of Foreign Wa rs, Covington, Va. 24426.

DODSON, Bertha King, of Route 2, Ringgold, died Thursday night, May 4, 1995, in the Danville Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 10, 1926, in the Alleghany Springs Community of Montgomery County, Va., a daughter of the late Thomas Elbert King and Joyce Louis Conner King. Mrs. Dodson had been a resident of Ringgold since 1977, and was a member of the Ringgold Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Roger C. Dodson of the home; a daughter, Marie Dodson Henry, Fort Washington, Md.; three sons, David Roger Dodson, Richmond, Va.; Thomas Alvin Dodson, Winston-Salem, N.C. and Joseph Alan Dodson, Ringgold, Va.; two sisters, Inus King Hudson, Collinsville and Martha Mary King, Martinsville; five brothers, Ervine E. King and Melvin L. King, b oth of Bedford, Thomas A. King, Troutville, Kenneth N. King, Fincastle and Norman B. King, Salem; also six grandchildren. Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Ringgold Baptist Church by the Rev. Carl Burger. Interment will be in the Floral Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at Townes Funeral Home From 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

DOYLE, George Madison, 85, of Route 5, Martinsville, died Thursday, May 4, 1995, at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville/Henry Counry. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard T. and Mary H. Doyle, and a brother, Henry R. Doyle, and a sister, Irene Doyle Love. Surviving are four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Pete and Ollie Doyle, Sydnorsville, Jessie and Edna Doyle, Snow Creek, Herbert O. Doyle, Eden, N.C. Windell and Aileen Doyle, Snow Creek; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Helen & Bob Woody, Martinsville, Inez Roberts, Collinsville; 11 nieces; 15 nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Snow Creek Christian Church with the Rev. Berlin Hanks officiating. Interment will follow in Snow Creek Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family has suggested memorials to the Snow Creek Rescue Squad or Snow Creek Christian Church. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Saturday with the family receiving frie nds from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.

HUNT, Florence Richards, 60, of Route 3, Bassett, died Thursday, May 4, 1995. Born November 22, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Martha Trail Richards. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Earl B. Smith and Wayne Hunt, and also a brother, Bernice R. Richards. Surviving are one son, Michael E. Smith, Rocky Mount; two daughters, Judy Smith Sledd, Ashland; Kathy Hunt Gilley, Bassett; two grandsons, Adam M. Sledd and Kevin W. Gilley; one granddaughter, K. Michelle Smith; two brothers, J. Edward Richards and W. Curtis Richards, both of Martinsville; four sisters, Elva R. Atkins, Irene R. Crowe, Lila R. Crowe and Louise R. Whorley, all of Ferrum; 17 nieces; 15 nephews; and very special neighbors, James ``Tobe'' and Blanche Sigmon, Bassett. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Su nday, May 7, 1995, at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randall Blackmon officiating. Burial will follow in Henry Memorial Park, Bassett. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 1995, at Lynch Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Lynch Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

KERSHAW, Emily Whitten, 84, of Forest, passed away Friday, May 5, 1995. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.

LAMBERT, Helen Manning, 84, of Salem, died Monday, May 1, 1995. She is survived by a son, John C. Lambert, San Francisco, Calif.; a daughter, Rixena Hargis, Roanoke; three grandchildren, Leigh Ann Wise, Fairfax, Susan Jones, Fairfax, Jason Dyer, Greensboro, N.C.; great-grandson, Griffin Mark Jones; sister, Miljune Heger, Los Angeles, Calif. Private services will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salem Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 291, Salem, VA 24153.

LOVELL, George R., 79, of Bassett, died Thursday, May 4, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Collins Funeral Services Chapel.

MAULTSBY, Andrew Jackson, 67, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, May 4, 1995. Mr. Maultsby was a member and deacon of Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church, a member of the Sons of the Confederacy and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a retired optical salesman and is survived by his wife of 45 years, Hazel F. Maultsby; a sister, Maggie Belle Buxton; Sun City, Ariz.; his stepmother, Lettie Maultsby, Sanford, Fla. A graveside service will be held in Fair View Ceme tery, Saturday, May 6, 10 a.m. with the Dr. F. Tupper Garden officiating. A memorial service will follow at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church Saturday, 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the building fund at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church. Oakey's South Chapel handling funeral arrangements

MOOMAW, Cary A., 95, of Roanoke, dearly loved relative and friend, died Thursday, May 4, 1995 at home. He was born in Roanoke December 18, 1899, the eldest son of Cary Annas and Matilda Ankeney Moomaw. He was a graduate of the old Roanoke High School, and of Washington and Lee University, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He was a life member of the Second Presbyterian Church. He worked as an accountant on construction projects in several states, and in Iceland, Brazil, Iran, Iraq, and Venezuela. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Theodore (Catharine) Morgan, Madison, Wisconsin; one brother, Edward C. (Ted) Moomaw, Sr., Roanoke; three nephews, Robert W. Miles, Brooklyn, N. Y., Edward W. Miles, Park Hills, Kentucky, Ted Moomaw, Jr., Roanoke; five nieces, Mrs. Charles (Marian Cary Miles) Zepp, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Stephanie Morgan, Pontianak, Indonesia, Mrs. Lon (Virginia Moomaw) Savage, Salem, Va., Marian Morgan, Charlottesville, Va., Laura Morgan, New York City; eight great-nieces and nephews, many cousins and friends. A graveside service will be held Monday, May 8, 1995 at 10 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery. A memorial service follows at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the Second Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends after the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Second Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund, or a favorite charity.

MORRIS, Irene Rupe, 83, of 502 South Madison Avenue, Pulaski, died Thursday, May 4, 1995, at her home. Born in Pulaski, March 8, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Earl Bentley Rupe Sr. and Nellie Bentley Rupe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winford Holmes Morris. Funeral services will be held Monday 11 a.m. from the First Church of the Brethren with Rev. Glenn Garner officiating. Burial will follow in Thorn Spring Cemetery. Friends may visit from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. funeral time Monday at the church. Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home.

ORANDER, Thomas J., 90, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, May 5, 1995, at his home. He was a building contractor in the Roanoke Valley for many years and was preceded in death by a son, Thomas J. Orander Jr. Surviving are his wife, Nellie Gieser Orander; three sisters-in-law and husbands, Wyome Gieser Howell and David J. Howell, Franklin County, Iris Gieser Sink and Glenn E. Sink, Vinton, Mary C. Gieser, Salem; a number of nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be at the Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton, at noon Tuesday, with the Rev. Bruce Robinson officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Roanoke/Salem Chapter, 320 Hershberger Rd., N.W., Roanoke, Va. 24019. Friends may call after noon Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel.

PETRUCHYK, John, 83, of Elks National Home, Bedford, died Friday, May 5, 1995. Arrangments by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.

RICHARDSON, Flossie Wood, 86, of Martinsville, died Thursday evening, May 4, 1995, in Martinsville Convalescent Center. She was a member of the Kearfott Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs. Richardson was the wife of the late Oliver W. Richardson and was born in Henry County on March 31, 1909, to the late S. S. Wood and Lille Noland Wood. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Elsie W. Griffith and Ilene W. Thomas. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Leon O. Richardson and Janet D. Richardson of Penhook; two grandchildren, Lisa Cross of Lexington, Ky., Jeff Richardson of Richmond; two great-grandchildren, Brent Cross, Olivia Cross; three brothers, Eugene Wood, Clifford Wood, both of Woolwine, Roy Wood of Ferrum. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Betty Marshall officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

SCEARLES, Sherman Lee Jr., 26, of Rt. 1, Vinton, died suddenly Wednesday, May 3, 1995, as the result of a motorcycle accident. He is survived by his parents, Sherman L. and Betty L. Scearles Sr.; one brother, Samuel Lee Scearles; maternal grandmother, Bertha Overstreet; paternal grandmother, Delsie Chandler; special fiancee, Becky Edwards and her daughter, Tonya Edwards. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, May 5, 1995, from the Lotz Vinton Chapel, with the Rev. Bob Chittum officiating. Burial to follow in Jeters Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at Lotz Vinton Chapel.

SCHROEDER, Grace Prier, 78, of Lakeview Drive, Rocky Mount, died Thursday, May 4, 1995 at Eldercare of Franklin County. She was preceded in death by her husbands, John Eagle and Robert Schroeder and two children, John McCauley and John Eagle. Surviving are five children, Ruth Storberg, Rocky Mount, Jean Garbe, Bloomington, Ill., William Eagle, Tuckerton, N.J., Thomas Eagle, Tuckerton, N.J., Barbara Smith, Staten Island, N.Y.; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Flora Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Rick Poland officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Saturday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.

SIMMONS, Virgil A. 75, of Punta Gorda, Florida, died Wednesday, May 3, 1995. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's North Chapel, 11:30 a.m., Monday, May 8, 1995. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel.

SUMNER, Samuel Everette, 90, of Woodlawn, died Friday, May 5, 1995. Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7, 1995, Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel, Galax.

WALKER, Dorothy Jean Mulcahy, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, May 4, 1995, in Rockville, Md. She was the daughter of James and Isabel Mulcahy. She is survived by her children, Karen Proctor of New York; Nancy Conway of Maryland, James Walker of Washington, D.C.

WORKMAN, Clarence Raymond, (""Tad"") 70, of Moneta, died Wednesday, May 3, 1995, in a Franklin Hospital. He was born in Iron Gate and was a retired Insurance Agent of State Farm Insurance Company and was a member of Heritage United Methodist Church and Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Moneta, Va. Mr. Workman was also a past President of Kempsville Meadows Men's Golf Association; Past President of Kempsville Ruritan Club; Masonic Lodge in Roanoke; Khedive Shrine Temple, Norfolk; Scottish Rites Bodies, Roanoke; and received special honors as an Army Veteran of World War II, and upon graduation from V. P. I. Mr. Workman is survived by his wife, Blanche A. Workman, Moneta; 2 daughters, Mary Elizabeth Workman, Hot Springs, Va., and Rosemary Ann Warren, Va. Beach; 1 son and daughter-in-law, John Woodson and Michelle Workman, Chesapeake, Va.; 2 sisters, Muriel Hambrick, Clifton Forge, Va., Louise Mithchell, Moneta; 1 brother, James Workman, Russell, Kentucky; grandsons, Shelton Hunter Workman, Evan Thomas Marshall, both of Chesapeake. A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 8, 1995, at ll:00 a.m., at the Heritage United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Tommy Reynolds officiating. Burial to follow at Colonial Grove Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home. The family suggests that memorial donations may be made to one of your favorite charities. Arrangements are being handled by Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home.