Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, May 25, 1995 TAG: 9505250109
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
ATKINSON, Claudine John, 87, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, May 24, 1995. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.
BLANKENSHIP, David Edward, (""Snooks""), 73, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 1995. David was a former employee of United States Steel and was a retired tire builder from Mohawk Rubber Company. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, was a member of the Roanoke Moose Lodge #284 and is survived by his wife, Edith Cheek Blankenship; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Norman and Joyce Blankenship, Eugene and Nelva Blankenship, Ralph and Rachel Blankenship, James Blankenship, Willie Blankenship, all of Roanoke, Aubrey Blankenship, Florida, John Blankenship, Richmond; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy Draper, Mary and Eddie St. Clair, all of Roanoke, Martha and Jimmy Tingler, Buchanan; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Vinton Chapel Friday, May 26, 1995, 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Robert W. Lanier officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. A graveside service will be conducted by the Roanoke Moose Lodge. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
CAMPBELL, Dove Cyphers, 84, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, May 23, 1995. Graveside 2 p.m. Thursday, Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.
COOPER, William Campbell, (""Cam""), 70, of Callaway, died Wednesday, May 24, 1995. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service.
DALTON, Martin Lester, 87, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, May 24, 1995. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.
DOOLEY, Henry Allen, 78, of Altavista, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Nicopolis United Methodist Church, Bedford County. Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.
DUNCAN, Jackson, 69, of Pulaski, formerly of Parrott, died Wednesday, May 24, 1995. Arrangements by DeVilbiss Funeral Home.
EDWARDS, James (``Tootsie""), 62, of Rocky Mount, died Tuesday, May 23, 1995. Arrangements by Stanfield Morturary Service.
FERGUSON, D. L., (``Fergie""), 77, of Roanoke, died suddenly Tuesday, May 23, 1995. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a life long member of Grandin Court Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge. Surviving are his wife, Bea, Roanoke; two sons, Marvin Ferguson, Beauford, S.C. and Stephen Ferguson, Dallas, Texas; two daughters, Merle Hardison, Dallas, Texas and Bobi Perry, Pittsburgh, Pa.; seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Oakey's South Chapel 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev. R obert M. Hamner officiating. The family will receive friends at the home, 1846 Whippletree Circle, S.W. following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
FULCHER, Fred E., 71, of Brewton, Ala., formerly of Martinsville, died Saturday, May 20, 1995. Graveside service 1 p.m. Saturday, Henry Memorial Park, Bassett. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services, Martinsville.
FULLER, Rolf Roscoe, 66, of Prince George, died Wednesday, May 24, 1995, at his residence. He retired from Allied Signal Corp. after 25 years service as a millwright. He served in the US Navy. Survivors include his wife, Emma H. Fuller, Prince George; three daughters, Mary F. Atkins, Mechanicsville, Linda F. Proffitt, Glen Allen, Nancy J. Fuller, Richmond; sister, Elizabeth F. Craighead, Bedford; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Gould Funeral Home, Hopewell. A graveside service will be conducted 10 a.m. Friday, in Sunset Memorial Park
HOLLY, Rufus Ervin, of Inglewood, Calif., passed away Sunday, May 21,1995, in Inglewood, Calif. Survivors include one son, Jason Holly, Arkansas; four sisters, Elsie Jernigan, Alice Roberson, Ethel (Eugene) Simon, all of Roanoke, Margaret (Frank) Garrison, Sharonhill, Pa.; sister-in-law, Mildred Holly, Springfield, Mass.; a devoted friend and companion of many years, Mrs. Dorcus Wilturner, Los Angeles, Calif.; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
JONES, Hazel Virginia, 81, of Christiansburg, passed away early Tuesday, May 23, 1995, at her home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at the Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness Church, conducted by the Rev. Steve Akers and the Rev. Layne Board, with burial in Belmont Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
JONES, Sophia W.,of Washington, D.C., formerly of Bedford, Va., died Tuesday, May 23, 1995, in Southeast Community Hospital, Washington, D.C. Arrangements by Bedford Funeral Home.
KING, Prescott Edmond, 89, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
LEMON, Viola Mae, 88, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, May 24, 1995. Funeral Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
MARTIN, Warren Anthony, 17, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 1995. Survivors include his mother, Elizabeth Ann Martin; father, Warren Leftwich, both of Roanoke; three brothers, Gregory T. (Rebecca) Martin, Cherry Point, N.C., Kenneth M. Brown and Ealy Ogden III, both of Roanoke; two sisters, Caroline Mays, Roanoke; Lisa Belcher, Norfolk; grandmothers, Mary Gaston and Helen Cook, both of Roanoke; a devoted friend, Neshawn Hairston, Roanoke; aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Saturday 11 a.m. at the Victory Christian Center, 1806 Loudon Ave., N.W. The Rev. Ken Norman will officiate, with interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the church. Friends may also call the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home on Friday.
MAYERCHAK, John Paul, 85, of Lexington died Tuesday, May 23, 1995. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home.
MITCHELL, Zelma Minter, 84, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, May 24, 1995. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
NORMAN, Valera Tyree, (``Val"") age 82, of Richmond, formerly of Rocky Mount, died Tuesday, May 23, 1995 in a Richmond Hospital. She was retired from Cliff Weil Vending and was the daughter of the late Brack and Lula Tyree of Rocky Mount. Surviving are a sister, Geraldine T. Prillaman, Roanoke; several nieces and nephews; and a stepson, Bill Norman, Florence, S.C. Graveside services will be conducted at Franklin Memorial Park, 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Lewis Arnold officiating. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main Street, Rocky Mount.
RUPARD, Charles M. Jr., 62, of Silver Springs, Md., died Monday, May 22, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Falling Water Baptist Church. Arrangements by Barnett's Marion Funeral Home.
TAYLOR, Billy Floyd, 55, of High Point, N.C., died Monday, May 22, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday in Vaughan-Guynn Chapel, Galax.
TWINE, Shirley Temple Bishop, of Elliston, died Tuesday, May 23, 1995. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Rodney Hearse, Elliston; sisters and brother-in-law, Martha and George Washington, Queens, N.Y., and Betty Maneiro, Brooklyn, N.Y.; one uncle, Lewis Grogan, Roanoke; one aunt, Ida Ford, Elliston; one grandson, Rodney Hearse Jr., El
liston; favorite nephew, Ernest Washington, Harrisonburg; six nieces; three great-nephews; six great-nieces; and many, many devoted cousins and friends. The family will receive friends Friday, May 26, 1995 from 7 to 9 p.m., at First Baptist Church of Elliston. Funeral will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, May 27, 1995, with the Rev. Ottawa R. Pullen officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements by Grant E. Bryant Funeral Home, Elliston.
WHITE, John William, Jr. (``Bill''), 86, of Galax, died Tuesday, May 23, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
YOUNG, Donald E. 58, of Roanoke, formerly of St. Petersburg, Fla., passed away Wednesday, May 24, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
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