Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, May 14, 1995 TAG: 9510110016
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: D4 EDITION: METRO
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BRENT, Randolph Stith II, 72, of Hampton and formerly of Bedford, died Friday, May 12, 1995. He was born in Stamford, Conn. on November 28, 1922, a son of the late Henry Mason Brent and Rose O'Hara Brent. He was preceded in death by his wife Eleanor McCauley Brent. He was a graduate of Episcopal High in Alexandria and received his undergraduate and graduated degrees from the University of Virginia. An Air Force veteran, he served in World War II. He started his career at CBS Television in New York, he then served as General Manager of WHRO Television in Norfolk and before retiring he served as the Director of the Chamber of Commerce in Bedford. He is survived by one daughter, Eleanor Kendall Brent, Virgin ia Beach; one son, Randolph Stith Brent III, Powells Point, N.C.; three sisters, Frances O'Hara Brent, Bedford, Laura M. Bristow, Lynchburg, Mrs. Carl W. Beckman, Bedford. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, May 15, 1995 in Greenwood Cemetery with the the Rev. James A. Creasy officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Home, Brookneal. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
DAVIS, James S., (``Pistol''), 67, of Bedford County, died Thursday, May 11, 1995, at his home. He was a member of Summerdean Church of the Brethren. He was a Marine vet eran of the Korean Conflict, a former Roanoke City Fireman, a member of the Masonic Lodge and a lover of horses. He is survived by his wife, Rachael R. Davis; three children, Sandra D. Wright, Roanoke County, James Sandy Davis Jr., Salem, Bonnie Ilima Robertson, Salem; two stepchildren, Pam Moyer, Harry Brewbaker both of Roanoke; five grandchildren, Tammy, Danny, Jason, Ariel and Trey; four stepgranddaughters; mother-in-law, Mrs. Claudine Rader. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. James Worline officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's South Chapel
EPPERLY, James Edward, 62, of Salem, died Friday, May 12, 1995, in a Roanoke hospital. Mr. Epperly was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. In 1967 he went to work for the Salem Civic Center in the Maintenance Department and had retired this year due to illness. Survivors include his wife, Rosella Foutz Epperly; a daughter, Donna Coffman; sons David Epperly, Timmie Ren Epperly and Dennis Ren Epperly; three grandchildren, Chelsea, Zachary, Austin; brothers, Calvin Lee Epperly, Lennie Epperly and Frank Wiley Epperly. Funeral services will be held Monday 11 a.m. at the John M. Oakey and Son Chapel in Salem with the Rev. John Collins officiating. Burial will follow in the Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Roanoke Memorial Rehabilitation Center .
FARRELLY, Charles B., (``Nardie""), 57, of Roanoke, died Saturday, May 13, 1995. He was a graduate of Notre Dame, served as President of the Raleigh Court Lion's Club, and served on the Board of Directors and as President of the Gradin Road Merchant's Association. He was the former president of Virginia Galleries and was president and owner of Charles Farrelly and Associates at the time of his death. Surviving are his wife, Joycelyn Lee (Fudgie) Farrelly; children and their families, Michael Andrew Farrelly, Roanoke, Victoria J. and Bo Bailey and child, Mareta Anne Bailey, Roanoke, Katherine Carpentieri and her daughter, Jamie, Roanoke, Lt. James P. Farrelly, Camp LeJune, Charles B. Jr. and Tricia Farrelly and twin sons, Jared and Luke, Charleston, S.C.; mother, Margaret Fagan Farrelly, Roanoke; mother-in-law, Mareta Lee, Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted at Oakey's South Chapel 3 p.m. Monday. The family suggests memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association, 3433 Brambleton Ave., S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24018. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
GINGER, Catherine Marie, 80, of Natural Bridge Station, died Friday, May 12, 1995, at her home. Born in Buena Vista on July 25, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Rush Issac and Catherine Mary Tolley Austin. She was a member of Beth Horon United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, David Ralph Ginger. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Lawana G. and Freddie Stinnett, Buena Vista, Tana Sue and Mal Huddleston, Wilmington, N.C.; four grandchildren, Renee S. Moore, Dobson, N.C., David F. Stinnett, Buena Vista, M. Vincent Huddleston and Shane A. Huddleston, both of Wilmington, N.C.; two great-grandchildren, Whitney Blackwell and McKenzie Moore, Dobson, N.C.; eight devoted sisters-in-law; several nieces and nephews; and several special devoted friends. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 15, 199 5, at the Lomax Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ed Rigg officiating. Interment will follow in Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Lomax Funeral Home.
GRESHAM, Edgar Russell Jr., 83, of Salem, passed away Thursday, May 11, 1995. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ruth Goodwin Gresham of Salem; daughter and son-in-law, Bettye G. and Robert R. Haupt of Burke; sons and daughters-in-law, James L. and Judy S. Gresham of Salem, Edgar R. III and Carolyn B. Gresham of Goodview, F. Van and Barbara W. Gresham of Salem; sister, Margaret G. Vaughan of Salem; brother, Hugh T. Gresham of Pasadena, Md.; also surviving are seven grandsons; three granddaughters; eight great-grandchildren. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Salem, for 76 years, was a charter member of the Salem Rescue Squad, a charter member of the Salem Sports Foundation, formerly the Quarterback Club of Salem, and a past member of the Salem Lion's Club. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 14, 1995 at Lotz Funeral Home, Salem. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church, Salem, Monday, May 15, 1995 at 12 noon. Memorials to the church are requested in lieu of flowers. ``GOD BLESS THIS GENTLE MAN.""
HARMON, Lloyd A., 71, of Collinsville, died Friday, May 12, 1995. Funeral 8 p.m. Sunday, Roselawn Funeral Home.
HARVEY, Deborah Felton, 43, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 1995 at her home. She attended Christ Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband, William Thomas Harvey; mother, Beulah B. Felton of Toccoa, Ga., three sons, Thomas Aaron Harvey of Blacksburg, Matthew Glen Harvey stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Chicago, Ill. and Zachary H. Harvey of Radford; three brothers, Emmett D. Felton, Davis, W.Va., James. D. Felton, Colorado Springs, Colo., and John S. Felton of Glenn Burnie, Md.; six sisters, Mrs. Margaret Schollar of Rowleburg, W.Va., Mrs. Joan James of Charlottesville, Mrs. Mary Markley of Jackson, Miss., Mrs. Sandra Smith of Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Janet McMinn of Clifton, Va., and Mrs. Elizabeth Moore of Toccoa, Ga. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 14, 1995 at Christ Lutheran Church in Radford. Memori al services will be private. Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford is in charge of arrangements.
HILL, Letha Nichols, 96, of Salem, passed away Friday, May 12, 1995. She was the widow of Howard L. Hill. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Salem. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Leas L. and Hester G. Hill, Salem; daughters and son-in-law, Eudora H. Richardson, Salem, Charlotte H. and C. Grover Roop, Salem; sister, Minor N. Boone, Salem; also surviving are four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, May 15, 1995 at Lotz Salem Chapel with the Rev. Tom Joyce and the Rev. Jon Bennett officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Salem
HOLDREN, Charles E., (``Chuck''), 61, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, May 10, 1995, in a local hospital. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl W. Holdren and a brother, Lynwood W. Holdren. Surviving are his mother, Myrtle E. Holdren, Roanoke; two sons, Charles Michael Holdren, Los Angeles Calif., Mark Edward Holdren, Newport, Del; two grandchildren, Alicia Holdren and Mark Adam Holdren; one brother, Billy Eugene Holdren, Florida; sister, Helen Louise Hudson, Roanoke; beloved ex-wife, Caroline Holdren, Boones Mill. Graveside services were held at, Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper, Va., 12 noon Friday, May 12, 1995, with military honors. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
HOLLIDAY, John Wright, 59, of Salem, died Saturday, May 13, 1995. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son.
HURST, Woodrow Wilson, 82, of The Randolph House, Pulaski, died early Saturday morning, May 13, 1995, in the Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born in Sylvatus, Va. on December 25, 1912, and was the son of the late Fugate Clark Hurst and Rosa Emily Quesenberry Hurst. He was a retired employee of R.A.A.P., a member of the Dora Highway Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Wood Hurst. Surviving are three sisters, Louise H. O'Dell, Dublin, Alma H. Holland, Dublin, Faye H. Slusher, Dublin; one brother, Harless G. Hurst, Hillsville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Stevens Funeral Chapel with the Rev. L. J. Rippey officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visiting will be Sunday evening at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski.
JOHNSON, James Taylor Sr., 73, of Christiansburg, passed away Thursday, May 11, 1995, after a brief illness. Survivors include one daughter, Loretta J. Cobbs, Christiansburg; two sons, James T. Johnson (Joyce), Richmond, Donald L. Johnson (Rhonda), Roanoke; four grandchildren, Keira Johnson, Shakir Johnson, Shawn Johnson and Kyla Johnson; one devoted sister, Arinthia Helms, Christiansburg; two cousins raised and loved as sisters, Helen W. Jackson, Detroit, Michigan and Dorothy A. Middleton, Cleveland, Ohio; one aunt, Mrs. Viola Walker, Radford; a special cousin Elnora Howard and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Visitation will be Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. followed by the funeral service at 1 p.m. at Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Chruch in Christiansburg. Arrangements by Claytor-Dean Funeral Home of Radford. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church.
JONES, William Watson Sr., (``Doc""), 71, of Roanoke, died Friday, May 12, 1995. He was a retired carman with Norfolk & Western Railway and was a member of Melrose Baptist Church. Mr. Jones was a World War II Veteran of the US Army Air Corp. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and was active in the Roanoke Valley CB Radio Association known as ``Lamplighter"". Surviving are his loving wife, Janie B. Jones; his children, Carolyn Sue Adkins of Maryland, Patricia A. DiDomenico of Roanoke, Barbara J. Whitlock, Christiansburg, William W. Jones Jr., Roanoke; four brothers; four sisters; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens at 2 p.m. Monday, May 15, with the Rev. Kelly Dampeer officiating. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel after 12 noon Sunday.
KASZAR, Stephen Joseph, (``Steve""), 73, of Roanoke, died Saturday, May 13, 1995. He was a retired Master Gunnery Sargeant, U.S. Marines, World War II, Korean Conflict and Vietnam. He was a member of the D.A.V., V.F.W. and F .R.A. He was a member of Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church. Surviving is his wife, Lynn Kaszar; a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Sharon Kaszar of Lenexa, Kan.; grandchildren, Nicole and Heather Kaszar; stepchildren, Vaun Olinger of Rocky Mount, Brent Masey of Beaufort, N.C.; stepgrandchild, Brian Olinger and wife, Amy; stepgreat-grandchild, Michael Olinger; sister, Mary Gielata of Toronto, Ohio; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 p.m. Monday. A liturgical prayer service will be at Oakey's South Chapel 7 p.m. Monday. Funeral mass will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church with the Rev. Wayne Ball officiating. Private interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery.
KING, Minnie Conner, 63, of Roanoke, died Saturday, May 13, 1995 at Friendship Manor. Surviving are three sons and daughter-in-law, Daniel Wayne and Carol R. King, Charles L. King, and David Ray King, all of Roanoke; four granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; two brothers and sister-in-law, Arthur and Bonnie Conner, Copper Hill, Lemmie Conner, Hillsville; sister, Emmie Conner, Check; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Charles and Etta King, Cassell Berry, Fla.; sister-in-law, Trixie Poff, Salem; and a dear friend, Jane Hensley. Funeral will be Tuesday, 11 a.m. at the Copper Hill Church of the Brethrn with interment in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Wood Funeral Home, Floyd.
LEEDHAM, Harry Joseph Jr., 51, of Conroe, Texas, died Thursday, May 11, 1995. Graveside services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Newbern Cemetery. Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home.
MOSES, Albert S., 82, of Pulaski, died Friday, May 12, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Stevens Funeral Chapel. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home.
PRICE, Frank Edward, 73, of Radford, died Friday, May 12, 1995. Graveside services, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
STAMMERS, Mary Jane, 54, of Hillsville, passed away Friday, May 12, 1995. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel.
TICE, E. Jackson Jr., 78, of Richmond, died May 13, 1995. He is survived by his wife, Margarata H. Tice; first cousins, Andrew Tice, Marietta, Ga., and Eva Harris, Richmond. Mr. Tice graduated and received his B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Military Institute in 1939 and afterwards was employed with Norfolk and Western Railroad as an engineer. After serving in the U.S. Army during W.W. II, Mr. Tice was employed as an insurance representative with the Equitable Life Insurance Company and then in 1961, he became the Alumni Secretary for V.M.I. where he retired in 1973 as Alumni Executive Secretary. In 1983, Mr. Tice retired from the State Corporate Commission. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Road, Richmond, Va. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to the V.M.I. Alumni Association.
WHITCHER, Addie, 89, of Martinsville, died Thursday, May 11, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Greater Mount Parrish Baptist Church. Arrangements by Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home.
WOODSON, Paul Stevens, 67, of Covington, died Friday, May 12, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home.
WRIGHT, Frank Edwin, 84, of Catawba, died Friday, May 12, 1995, at his home. Mr. Wright was born at Harrisonburg on September 18, 1910, a son of the late Chester Wallace and Nettie Louvina Keffer Wright. He was employed by R.A.A.P. from 1942 - 45 and from 1949 - until his retirement in 1972. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosetta Trimble Wright. Survivors include five children, Fred Carlyle Wright, Salem, Helen Lucille Wright Riddles, Independence, Kan., James Montgomery Wright Sr., Knoxville, Tenn., Bruce Ryan Wright, Los Angeles, Calif., and Iris Rosalie Wright Fehr, Dublin; one sister, Winnie Gay Creasy, Ellett; one brother, Paul S. Wright, Blacksburg; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 15, 1995, at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, Blacksburg, with the Rev. R.C. Wagner officiating. Inter ment will follow in Hall Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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