Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, May 28, 1995                   TAG: 9505300097
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AKINS, Ruth Humphries, 78, of Indianapolis, Ind. formerly of Roanoke and Rockbridge Co., died Friday, May 26, 1995. Graveside service Wednesday, 3 p.m. at Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.

BAILEY, Robert Hamilton Sr., 78, of 111 Allen Street, Narrows, Va., died Friday evening, May 26, 1995. He was born at New Hope, W.Va. on March 2, 1917 and was the son of the late Wade Hampton and Effie Tuggle Bailey. He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the V.F.W. Post #6000 of Narrows. He was a retired Senior Manufacturing Specialist with the Hoechst/Celanese Fibers Company plant at Narrows, Va. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Martha Norman Bailey in 1952. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Norman Bailey, Narrows; a son, Robert H. Bailey Jr., Union Hall; a daughter, Constance Bailey Stepahin, Spotsylvania; a sister, Helen Bailey Bryant, Fort Mill, S.C.; four grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va. with the Rev. Rick Painter officiatin g. The family will receive friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Sunday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. The family has suggested that those who are going to send memorials, please consider the First Baptist Church, Narrows, Va. 24124.

BLAIR, Mary Lee Jones, 58, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 1995. Survivors include her husband, Archie Lee Blair, Roanoke; five sons, Moses C. Jones, New York, N.Y., Harvey, Thomas, Reginald Jones, and Moses Saunders, all of Roanoke; three daughters, Brenda A. Coleman, Juanita Preston, and Violet Finney, all of Roanoke; one sister, Ella Mae Russell, Roanoke; twenty-seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Tuesday 2 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Chapel. Dr. J. Eugene Young will officiate with the interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Monday 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

BUGG, Sabrenia G., 37, of Radford, passed away Saturday, May 27, 1995. Arrangements by Seaver, Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home.

BURKS, Elizabeth Woodward, 94, of Clifton Forge, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.

CHOCKLETT, Avery Yeatts, 82, of Lexington, died Saturday, May 27, 1995 at his home. Mr. Chocklett was born June 3, 1912 in Appomattox, Va., a son of the late George Oliver Chocklett and Virginia Yeatts Chocklett. He was a member of the Lexington Presbyterian Church, past president of the Lexington Kiwanis, charter member of the Lexington First Aid Crew, member of the K of P Lodge, the Odd Fellows and former sponsor of the Circle K Club for Washington and Lee. Mr. Chocklett retired in 1964 as Sales Manager for the Rockbridge Motor Co. and then worked for McCrum's Drug Store until it closed. He was preceeded in death by his first wife, Rebecca Chocklett April 26, 1971. Surviving are his wife, Anna M Chocklett; two sons; Sid A. Chocklett, Alexandria, Va., George O. Chocklett, Lexington, Va.; two sisters, Kitty Bailey, Gladys, Va., Marion Pagel, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1995 at the Harrison Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Holmes Irving officiating. Burial will follow in the Timber Ridge A.R.P. Cemetery. Memorial donations should be made to the Lexington First Aid Crew. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington, Va.

CLEMONS, Aileen Mae Ferguson, 58, of Tarboro, N.C., formerly of Monroe County, died Friday, May 26, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown, W.Va.

CLINGENPEEL, Thelma Conner, 71, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, May 26, 1995. She is survived by her children, Michael and Hope Clingenpeel, Mark Clingenpeel, Gary Clingenpeel, all of Roanoke; Vicki and Larry Mills, Tennessee; grandchildren, Cindy and Nelson Defibaugh, Dharma Mills, Drajna Mills; great-grandchildren, Daniel and Brittany; sisters, Alma Chocklatt, Roanoke, Velma Thompson, Salem. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, May 30, 1995 at 10 a.m. at Sherwood Memorial Park, with the Rev. Robert Sadler officiating. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Monday at Lotz Funeral Home Salem.

COMPTON, Leonard M., 77, of Martinsville, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Roselawn Chapel. Arrangements by Roselawn Funeral Home.

COX, Amelia S., 20, of Ridgeway, died Friday, May 26, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Christian View Pentacostal Holiness Church, Stoneville, N.C.

CREED, Ramona Young, 49, of Shawsville, died Saturday, May 27, 1995 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Thelma Linkous Young also one brother, Elwood Young and one sister, Norma Medley. She is survived by her husband, Robert Lewis Creed; one daughter, Bobbie Jo Dove; two sons and daughter-in-law, Jeffery and Rhonda Creed, Robert J. Creed; grandchildren, Melinda Creed, Kelley Creed, Junior Creed, Dee Creed, Jessica Dove, all of Shawsville; sisters, Betty Thompson, Florida, Sandra Noonkester, Christiansburg; one brother, Wendel Young, Christiansburg; father and mother-in-law, George and Lillian Creed, Shawsville; and best friend, Bruce Rakes, Shawsville. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, at the Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness Church conducted by Rev. Jerry Sloss and Rev. Buford Linkous with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends m ay call anytime Monday after 11 am. at Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday evening.

CROWDER, Audney B., 73, of Whitleyville, Tenn., died Saturday, May 27, 1995 at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn. Mr. Crowder was preceded in death by his parents, Tolbert F. Crowder and Tennessee Craighead Crowder Butler. He was a member of the Whitleyville Church of Christ, Jackson County Historical Society and the American Legion. He was a retired employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority, a graduate of the University of Tennessee, and served in the U.S. Army during WW II. Survivors include his wife, Frances Dudney Crowder; one son, Bill (""Toby"") Crowder, Gainesboro, Tenn.; three daughters, Melinda Susan Smith, Bristol, Martha Shannon Howarth, Blacksburg, and Karen Ann Brehm, Chatt anooga, Tenn.; one stepson, John H. Dudney, Grapevine, Texas; one half-brother, Eldon Crowder, Rockwood, Tenn.; ten grandchildren. The remains are at Anderson Funeral Home, 407 East Gore Ave., Gainesboro, Tenn., where funeral services will be conducted Monday, May 29, 1995 at 11 a.m., with Bro. Robert Davis Crabtree and Bro. James Paul Anderson officiating. Interment will be in Robb Draper Memorial Cemetery in the Stone Community of Jackson County, Tenn. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. and Monday after 9 a.m. at Anderson Funeral Home, Gainesboro. 615-268-0266.

DALTON, Doris Himes, 86, of Troutville, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. Funeral Tuesday, 11 a.m., Trinity Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home.

DOWDY, Lewis Edward, 53, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday, McCoy Funeral Home Chapel.

DUNCAN, Nellie Marie, 84, of Christiansburg, died Friday, May 26, 1995 in Radford Community Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Pastor Jerry Gibson and Pastor Albert Carroll Jr. with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.

FRYE, Harrison T., 80, of Salem, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

GARRISON, Cecil Roosevelt, (``Hondo""), 38, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, May 25, 1995, at the Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley. He was the son of Cecil Garrison Sr. and the late Martha E. Johnson Garrison. Survivors include his father, Cecil Garrison Sr.; one sister, Nancy E. Anderson; one brother, Larry E. Garrison, all of Roanoke; one son, Anthony J. Kyle, Fincastle; two daughters, Jessica M. Kyle, Fincastle, Brittany N. Robinson, Roanoke; brother-in-law, Glen S. Anderson, Roanoke; five aunts, Martha J. Ford, Silver Springs, Md., Emma Richie, Lilly Callaway, Margaret Garrison and Alice Garrison, all of Hollins; three uncles, George Garrison, Edward A. Callaway, both of Hollins, Leroy Garrison, Roanoke; three nieces, Latonya R. Anderson, Hollins, Amanda E. Anderson and Shauna E. Anderson, both of Roanoke; two nephews, Keith A. Anderson, Hollins, Antonio M. Anderson, Roanoke; one great-nephew, Taveon R. Anderson, Hollins; a host of other relatives and many friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday 3:30 p.m. First Baptist Church, Hollins with the Rev. Charles Calloway officiating with burial in Hollins Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

HAGER, Jack, 67, of Roanoke, formerly of Marion, passed away Saturday, May 27, 1995 at his home. Surviving are four sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Andrea Hager, Roanoke, Jerry and Barbara Hager, Bristol, Va., Tim and Bonnie Hager, Boones Mill, Danny Hager, Salem; daughter, Debbie Hager, Marion; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three sisters, Lucille Byrd, Marion, Dovie Vencill, Bel Air, Md., Irene Martin, Canton, Ohio; two brothers, Bud Hager, Palataka, Fla., Bob Hager, Tazewell. A memorial service will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

HARDESTY, Bernard O. Sr., 82, of Bedford, and formerly of Annapolis, Md., died Friday, May 26, 1995 at Bedford County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Galesville, Md. on September 20, 1912, a son of the late Thomas A. Hardesty and Christine Hoff Hardesty. He graduated from Tracys High School and attended the Towson Norman School (State Teachers College). After attending Eckels College in Philadelphia, Pa., he came home to assist his father, Thomas A. Hardesty, who was an undertaker in Galesville, Md. His father, Thomas, had originally sold farm equipment and worked as a blacksmith, but began the funeral home in 1911, originally as an adjunct to these other vocations. His father sent him to Hyattsville, Md. to work as an apprentice for W.W. Chambers Sr., where he lived above the garage of the Chambers Funeral Home and performed piecework during the depression era. His parents drove him to Hyattsville in a horse and buggy, giving him homemade bread and preserves and a five dollar bill that he put down on a dark blue suit. He learned to embalm, and did odd jobs and chores as required, until finally receiving a Maryland and Washington, D.C. Funeral Director's and Embalmer's license. Returning to Galesville, he worked with his father in what was then the T.A. Hardesty and Son Funeral Home, Galesville, Md. An addition was built onto the blacksmith shop to provide visiting rooms, offices, and embalming facilities. He married the late Mary Elizabeth (""Betty"") Kramer on August 22, 1936. In the early 1950's a new building was constructed in Galesville to house the funeral home, and Thomas passed away not long after, leaving the business to Bernard, who operated it with his wife. With the purchase of Hopping Funeral Homes, the business expanded to include three separate locations in Annapolis, Galesville, and Gambrills. He also established Hardesty Memorials, a tombstone and monument company. He was active in the Annapolis Elks Lodge #622, and was a Past Exalted Ruler. He was a charter member and the first president of the South Anne Arundel County Lions Club. He and his close friend, the late Charles Woodfield, co-coached the Galesville Pony League baseball team for many years. He was a avid hunter and fisherman, and until health problems slowed him down, he and his wife enjoyed traveling throughout the country in their retirement. After Betty's death in June of 1990, he moved to the Elks National Home in Bedford, eventually marrying Leona Wharam McGhee. He is survived by three sons, Thomas A. Hardesty Sr., Mayo, Md., Bernard O. (""Bo"") Hardesty Jr., Grasonville, Md., Joseph J. (""Jerry"") Hardesty, Annapolis, Md.; a daughter, Martha L. Hardesty, Annapolis; a fourth son, Michael O. Hardesty was killed in action in Vietnam on September 6, 1968. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In addition, he is survived by his wife, Leona W. Hardesty, Bedford; and her daughter, Rosemary M. Comer, and husband, Nelson Comer; and their son, William Nelson Comer. Memorial services will be conducted Sunday, May 28, 1995 at 3:30 p.m. at Main Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. D. Glen Langston, and the Rev. Dr. Carl H. Douglass Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends immediately afterwards in the church parlor. At other times the family will receive callers, flowers and notes of condolence at their home, 984 Ashland Ave. Bedford, Va. 24523. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, May 30, 1995 at 3 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, West River, Md. Their will be a reception immediately following at the Galesville Community Hall, Galesville, Md. Local arrangements are being handled by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford

JONES, Demona Kirk, 37, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, passed away May 25, of natural causes. Demona was an aspiring actress, recently debuting in Europe and had attained success in various movies such as, ""Sharkey's Machine"", ""Six Pack"", and ""Paradise Park"". She was preceded in death by her father Earl Kirk, and father-in-law, Charles Jones. Surviving are her husband, Randy Jones; mother, Kathleen Sproles, Roanoke; sister and brother-in-law, Bonnie and Richard Agee, Blue Ridge; grandmother, Ethel Kirk, Stewartsville; mother-in-law, Rebecca Jones, Roanoke; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jerome and Donna Rose, Vinton, Woodrdo and Aleta Hodges, Erwin, N.C., Charles Jones, High Point, N.C.; several nieces and nephews, aunts an d uncles; a special niece, Michelle Agee; and great-niece, Myia Agee, Atlanta, Ga.; two chosen sisters, Karen James and Patty Pauls; second mother, Corky Hagy; and many close cousins and friends. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1995 with the Rev. Bob Chapman officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

JONES, William E., 73, of Primrose Lane, Penacook, New Hampshire, died Thursday, May 25, 1995, at the Concord Hospital after a sudden illness. Born in Whitinsville, Mass., he was the son of Arthur W. and Josephine (Adams) Jones. He was raised in Wentworth, N.H., lived in Rutland, Vt. from 1950-1976 and was a resident of Roanoke, Va., prior to moving to Penacook four years ago. He had been employed as a sales manager for Bartlett Tree Experts of Stamford, Conn. for close to 50 years. Mr. Jones was a U.S. Army Veteran where he served during WW II. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, and was an avid reader. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Beverly (Osgood) Jones of Penacook, N.H.; three daughters, Brenda Rooney, Newport, Vt., Lois Jones, Rockland, Mass., and Ellen Jones-Hignett, Roanoke; three grandchildren; six brothers, Albert Jones, Everett, Mass., Arthur Jones, Hebron, Daniel Jones, Wilmington, Mass., John Jones, Malden, Mass., Edward Jones, Bristol, and Dale Jones, Brockton, Mass.; and two sisters, Ruby Tower, Canaan, and Flora White, Bristol; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Wendall J. Butt Funeral Home, 42 Washington St., Penacook, N.H. The Rev. William Tower, cousin of the deceased will officiate. Graveside interment services will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Pleasant View Cemetery, Randolf, Vermont. Memorial donations may be made in his name to the N.H. Heart Association, 209 Pine St., Manchester or to the charity of ones choice.

KING, Prescott E., 89, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 1995. He was retired from the Southern Aid Insurance Company. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Lynwood Basham, Roanoke; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; three brothers, Isaiah King, Owen King, and Frank King all of Roanoke. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Chapel. Dr. Kenneth B. Wright will officiate with the interment in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to Northwest Child Development Center or the American Cancer Society in memory of Prescott King.

MORAN, Frances Katherine Duff, 65, of Buena Vista, died Saturday, May 27, 1995 in the Stonewall Jackson Hospital. Born February 20, 1930, the daughter of the late Herbert M. Staton and Pearl Pryor Staton Forbes. She was married to the late Charles E. Moran. Surviving are two daughters, Thelma I. Moran, Lexington and Kathy M. Washington, Reynoldsburg, Ohio; two sons, John C. Moran, Alexandria, and Harry H. Lampley; granddaughter, Melissa M. Cartledge, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Graveside funeral service will be conducted Monday, May 29, 1995, 11 a.m., at the McElwee Chapel Cemetery.

MURRAY, Loraine Tate, 78, of Thaxton, died unexpectedly Friday, May 26, 1995 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Bedford County July 30, 1916, a daughter of the late David Edward Tate and Virginia Elizabeth Zimmerman Tate. She was the widow of Marion Cecil Murray and a member of Thaxton Baptist Church. She was preceeded in death by her brother, Edward Tate and her sisters, Missie Hawkins and Marie Tate. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Marion M. and Johnnie T. Trent, Shelby M. and Roger E. Fullen all of Thaxton; three grandchildren, Angela Trent Crouch and her husband Rodney, Brian Edward Fullen and Jenny Lee Fullen; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1995 at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Basham and the Rev. Dr. Michael R. DuV al officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday nights at Carder-Tharp Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

PACK, Brent Alan, 19, of Ballard, W.Va. died Wednesday, February 15, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday, May 29 at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown, W.Va.

PHILPOTT, Elizabeth Vines, (""Lib""), 76, of Botetourt County, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. She was a retired employee of Roanoke County Schools and a member of Bonsack Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Lyndle A. (""Nig"") Philpott; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Rita Philpott, Roanoke; daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Ronald Robertson, Troutville; three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; brothers, Harold Vines, Newport News, Lawrence Vines, and Buddy Vines, Buchanan; sisters, Annie Garland, Buchanan, Vera Mallane, Fort Wayne, Ind. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to the building fund at Bonsack Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bonsack Baptist Church by Dr. Robert G. Moore III. Interment will follow in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday and 6 to 8 p.m Monday at Oakey's North Chapel.

PLESS, William Donald, (``Donnie""), 48, of Emory, passed away Saturday, May 27, 1995. Funeral 4 p.m. Monday, Campbell Funeral Home Chapel.

SADLER, Esther Bruce, 77, of Hollins, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 1995. Funeral service 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Hollins, with the Rev. Charles Calloway officiating. Burial in Hollins Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the church. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

SCOTT, Judy Mary, 93, of Roanoke, died Friday, May 26, 1995, at her home. She was a member of Riverdale Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret and Charles (Skip) Agner, Roanoke, Virginia and Henry (Hank) Weimer, Roanoke; five granchildren, Mark Agner, Mary Jaye Morgan, Judy Chesebrough, Brad Weimer, and Todd Weimer; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1995, with the Rev. Robert W. Lanier officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel after 9 a.m. Monday.

SHEPHERD, Maury H., 88, of Radford, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. Arrangements by DeVilbiss Funeral Home.

SINK, Earcelle Woodson, 80, of Roanoke, passed away, Friday, May 26, 1995, at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie T. Sink, and a son-ion-law, Billy J. Craighead. Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Wayne T. and Gloria R. Sink, Vinton; daughter, Brenda G. Craighead, Roanoke; grandchildren, Jeff, Denise, Tim, and Greg Sink, Vinton, Sam Craighead, Roanoke, Billy Craighead, Texas. In lieu of flowers the family request that memorials be made to Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Rd., S.W., Suite A, Roanoke, Va. 24018. A graveside service will be conducted 10 a.m. Tuesday in Sherwood Memorial Park by the Rev. Dr. William L. Ross. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m Sunday and Monday at Oakey's North Chapel.

SPENCE, Henry Elihu, 98, of Bastian, died Friday, May 26, 1995 at the Kegley Manor in Bastian, Va. He was born in North Carolina, a son of the late Richard C. and Melvina J. Ayers Spence. He served in the U.S. Army in World War I. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gracie Asbury Spence in 1987, one daughter, four brothers and three sisters. Surviving are three daughters, Jane Orr, Arden, N.C., Mary Ellen Hall, Wytheville, Va., Frances Nash, Bastian, Va.; four sons, Henry E. Spence Jr., Newhall, W.Va., Robert Spence, Jacksonville, Fla., Rufus R. Spence, Cedar Bluff, Va., Fred Spence, Rocky Gap, Va.; one sister, Helen Bowers, Pittsburgh, Pa. 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 30, 1995 in the Ne wberry Funeral Home in Bland with the Rev. Danny Shortridge and Rev. Charles Addington officiating. Interment will follow in the Roselawn Memory Gardens, Princeton, W.Va. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Newberry Funeral Home in Bland. Newberry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

STEWART, Geraldine, 81, of Vinton, passed away Saturday, May 27, 1995. She was a member of the New Testament Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband Dennis W. Stewart; sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Marie Stewart, Moneta, Rev. Albert and Barbara Stewart, Roanoke; daughters and sons-in-law, Inez and Freddie Scaggs, Salem, Ursel and Archie Martin, Vinton, Ann Archer, Doris M. Harrison, both of Memphis, Tenn., Helen and Larry Underwood, Blue Ridge; 19 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Jake and Martha Akers, Tennessee; sisters and brothers-in-law, Nettie Mills, Norfolk, Joyce and Andy Habingreither, Roanoke, Vivian and Kinnard Scott, Lakeland, Fla., Sudie and Gordan Ritter, Columbus, Ohio; also nieces and nephews; special friends, Mary Kelly, Vinton, Mary Winfield, Bedford County. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 1 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. J. E. Edwards o fficiating. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel after 12 noon Monday.

STOUT, Ethel Louise Rhodes, of Maxwelton, W.Va., formerly of Newport, Va., died Friday, May 26, 1995, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born July 25, 1930, at West Hemspead, N.Y. to Warren Rhodes and Christina Pheil Rhodes who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers. Survivors include her husband, Edward Joseph Stout, Retired United Methodist Minister of Maxwelton, W.Va.; three sons, Edward Jonathon Stout of Alderson, W.Va., Ramon Charles Stout of Maxwelton, W.Va., Perry Wayne Stout of Fairlea, W.Va.; four daughters, Jeannie Marie Ayers of Christiansburg, Eva Louise Peters of Lafayette, Florence Grace Bishop of Radford, Mary Ethel Stout of Blacksburg; 16 grandchildren; three brothers, George Rhodes of Brentwood, N.Y., Thomas Rhodes of West Hempstead, N.Y., and Allan Rhodes of Brentwood, N.Y. She was a member of Mt. Herman United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, American Legion Auxillary, VFW Auxillary, Senior Friends, and PUSH in Greenbriar County. She was a retired LPN working most of her nursing career in Geriatrics. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Herman United Methodist Church in Renick, W.Va. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sunday and Monday at J. K. Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg, W.Va.

TAYLOR, Ann Hushour, 65, of Rural Retreat, died Friday, May 26, 1995 in the Roanoke Community Hospital. She was a member of the Eastern Star Evensham Chapter #97. She was the daughter of the late Worley O. and Annie Keesling Hushour. She is survived by her husband, Edward (""Eddie"") Taylor, Rural Retreat; three daughters, Sue Waller, Ivanhoe, Va., Barbara Ann Clemons, Waynesboro, Patty Salmons, Martinsville; one son, Gerald Sexton, Chattanooga, Tenn.; one stepson, Terry Taylor, Jacksonville, Fla.; two brothers, Walter Hushour, Rural Retreat, John (""Bud"") Hushour, Richmond; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two stepgrandchildren; and one step great-grandchild. Funeral services will be Monday 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Grubb Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Robert Peterson with the interment in the West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Gru bb Funeral Sunday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. with the Eastern Star Evansham Chapter #97 Memorial Service at 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of the Grubb Funeral Home. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

WARD, Lewis E. Jr., 54, of Roanoke, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.

WEDDLE, Mary Gipsy, 89, of Hillsville, passed away Saturday, May 27, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Gladesboro Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel.

WELLS, Ruby Shropshire, 62, of Martinsville, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, McKee Funeral Chapel.