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

DATE: TUESDAY, May 30, 1995                   TAG: 9505300132
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ARGABRIGHT, Esther Walters, 82, of Shawsville, died Saturday, May 27, 1995 in a Salem Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1995, at the North Fork Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Dewey O. Weaver with burial in North Fork Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.

BARNES, Dennis J., 71, of Roanoke, died Sunday, May 28, 1995. He was an army Veteran of World War II, 101st Airborne Division and was awarded the Bronze Star, 2 Purple Hearts, Campaign & Service Victory Medal, European & Mediterranean Campaign Medal, The American Campaign Medal, Good conduct Medal, Currahee Division Badge and the Combat Infantryman Badge 101st Airborne Division. Mr. Barnes was a retired Educator in Roanoke City, Botetourt County, Smythe County, Suffolk and Virginia Western Community College. He was a graduate of N.C. State and U.N.C. at Chapel Hill with a Masters Degree in Education. His M.S. Degree from Virginia Tech. Mr. Barnes was a member of Saint Marks Lutheran Church. Surviving is his wife, Doris Cooper Barnes; son, George Jefferson Barnes, Roanoke; brother, Ernest Barnes, Fairbluff, N.C.; sister-in-law, Gladys Barnes, Fairbluff, N.C. Services will be at Saint Marks Lutheran Church, 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, 1995 with the Rev. John M. Hawn officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel after 1 p.m. Tuesday where the family be from 7 to 8 p.m.

BROWN, Cecil Edward, 76, of Roanoke, died Sunday, may 28, 1995. He was a member of Waverly Place Baptist Church and retired from Ideal Laundry. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Starkey Brown; son, Michael E. Brown, Roanoke; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca B. and James J. Lundy, Vinton; grandson, James M. Lundy, Vinton; a number of sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews, including a special sister-in-law, Lula T. Brown, Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, 1995, with the Rev. Charles Hoffler officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

BROWN, Clara Price, 84, of Price's Fork, died Monday, May 29, 1995. She was a member of St. Michael Lutheran Church and a life-long resident of Price's Fork. Clara was preceded in death by her husband, the late Benjamin Napoleon Brown. She is survived by her son, Robert O. Brown and wife, Peggy H. Brown, Blacksburg; two grandchildren, Melissa Brown Sheppard and husband, Joseph K. Sheppard, Altavista, Tamara Lynette Brown, Radford; a brother, Frank Ellison Price and wife, Peggy McCoy Price, Price's Fork; a sister, Florence Alene Kirk, Price's Fork; and numerous relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 31, 1995 at 2 p.m. in St. Michael Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Jacob L. Mayer officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.

BUGG, Sabrenia Gayle, 38, of Radford, passed away Saturday, May 27, 1995 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was a member of the New Hope Church of God in Christiansburg, and was an employee of Plymouth Corp. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hobert L. & Gladiese Montgomery. Survivors include her husband, James Marvin Bugg of Radford; one daughter, Misty Bugg; two brothers and sisters-in-laws, Roger and Susie Montgomery of Blacksburg, and James and Elizabeth Montgomery of Dublin; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Mrs. William (Joyce) Lucas, Peggy Shaw both of Radford, Mrs. Michael (Shirley) Dunford of Christiansburg, and Mrs. William (Cathie) Fowler of Pulaski. Funeral services will be held Tuesday May 30, 1995 at 11 a.m. at the New Hope Church of God in Christiansburg with the Rev. Michael Bond officiating. Interment will follow in the Hickman Cemetery in Pulaski County. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.

BURTON, Robert Lee, 59, of Narrows, died Monday, May 29, 1995. A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born on July 14, 1935 and was the son of Mrs. Dollie B. Horne of Narrows and the late Ernest Fulton Burton. he was a former Deputy Sheriff of Giles County. He is survived by his wife, Doris Spicer Burton, Narrows; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Erin Burton, Narrows; daughters, Terri B. Keith, Hillsville, Michelle B. Lindsey, Narrows; a brother, Basil Burton, Narrows; grandchildren, Bryan Pruett, Courtney Keith, Erica Sydney and Spencer Lindsey, Savanna Burton. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows, with the Rev. Jack E. Musick and the Rev. Kim Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Narrows, Va. The family will receive friends at Riffe's in Narrows, Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

CARPER, Fannie Mae Hoback, 90, of 1031 Crescent Street, Pulaski, died Sunday night, May 28, 1995, in the Pulaski Community Hospital. She was born on June 30, 1904 in Tazewell, Va. (Burkes Garden), and was the daughter of the late Walter Hoback and Virginia Hoback. She was a retired employee of Sadler Hosiery Mills, Pulaski, a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Chapel, Pulaski, and she was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Vernice Carper, and by one son, Donald Edward Carper. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Ve rnice and Charles King, Pulaski; two sisters, Josie Crowell, Dayton, Ohio, Louise Hinkley, Radford; four brothers, Herbert Hoback, Baltimore, Md., Clinton, Hoback, Pulaski, Donald Hoback, Shawsville, and Freddie Hoback, Pulaski; six grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Stevens Funeral Chapel with the Rev. John Ricks Jr. and the Rev. Lawrence Mooney officiating. Burial will follow in Thornspring Cemetery, Pulaski County. Visiting will be Tuesday evening at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. or at the home on Crescent Street at any other time. In lieu of flowers the family wishes that memorials be made to the Westminster Presbyterian Chapel, c/o Carlyle and Elise McMillan, Route 3, Box 433 Pulaski, Va. 24301. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc. Pulaski

CARTER, James William Jr., (``Jimmy""), 51, of Natural Bridge, died Sunday, May 28, 1995 in the Lewis-Gale Hospital. Mr. Carter was born April 12, 1944 in Rockbridge County, a son of the late James William Carter Sr. and Elsie Conner Carter McGowan. Jimmy worked for Crosby Trucking Services for 16 years and was their oldest driver. He was an avid race fan and fisherman and just became a member of the Monacan Indian Tribe. Surviving are his wife, Linda Jenkins Carter, Natural Bridge; two sons and daughters-in-law, James William (Jay) and Susanna Carter III, Natural Bridge Station, Troy Duane and Melinda Carter, Monterey, Tenn; step son and fiance, Shawn Kelly Hill and Fleur Burns, Natural Bridge Station; granddaughter, Kaleigh Alyssa Carter; four brothers, Wayne L. Carter, Pittsburgh, Pa., Donald T. McGowan, Lexington, Terry A. McGowan, Lexington, William L. McGowan, Buena Vista; special friend, W. D. Goad. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 1995 at the Harrison Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Donald W. Stine officiating. Burial will follow in the Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.

EDWARDS, Brenda Lee McFarland, 55, of Vinton, died Monday, May 29, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

EDWARDS, Ray Sydney, 79, of Galax, died at the Veterans Hospital, Salem, Va., Monday, May 29, 1995, after many years of battling cancer. He is survived by his daughters and son-in-law, Nancy E. Burnett, Kernersville, N.C., Betty E. and Steward Hodges, Winston-Salem, N.C.; son and daughter-in-law, Wade D. and Marsha Edwards, Charleston, S.C.; two sisters, Ila Edwards, Inez Edwards, both of Galax; brother, Ralph Edwards, Galax; grandchildren, Cheri Burnett McCann, Kernersville, N.C., Dawn Burnett, Greensboro, N.C., Scott Hodges, Brent Hodges, Corey Hodges, all of Winston-Salem, N.C., David Edwards

and Paul Edwards, both of Charleston, S.C.; and a great-granddaughter, Kristin Nicole Hattaway, Greensboro, N.C. Mr. Edwa rds was a lifelong member of the Hillsville V.F.W. Post #1115 and a member of the Disabled American Veterans and American Legion. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 31, 1995, at the Vaughan-Guynn Chapel at 2 p.m., with interment in the Monta Vista Memory Gardens. Officiating minister will be the Rev. Hugh Kilgore. Military rites will be performed at the graveside by the Hillsville V.F.W. Post #1115. The family will receive friends at the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax, from 7 to 9 p.m.

EDWARDS, Windle Jackson Jr., (``Bunny""), 31, of Draper, died Sunday, May 28, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Thomas M. Seagal & Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski.

GARRISON, Cecil Roosevelt, (``Hondo""), 38, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, May 25, 1995, at the Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley. 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.

HAULMAN, Alice Mary, 63, of Radford, passed away Monday, May 29, 1995 at her residence. Born in Nashville, Pa. on March 8, 1932, she was the daughter of Ruth I. Martin of Gettysburg, Pa. and the late Roy L. Martin. She was a member of the Fairlawn Church of God. Survivors in addition to her mother are her husband, Larry William Haulman; two daughters, Miss Vickie I. Howery of Gettysburg, Pa., and Mrs. Sharon Griest Ballen of Katonah, N.Y.; one brother, Burnell Mummert of Loganville, Pa.; three sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Wildasin, Mrs. Mabel Barrick both of Hanover, Pa., and Mrs. Betty Zeigler of Thomasville, Pa.; one grandson, Joshua Ballen; and one granddaughter, Rachel Ballen. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 31, 1995 at 11 a.m. at the Fairlawn Church of God with Rev. Demps Overcash and Rev. James Garlen officiating. Interment will follow Friday, June 2, 1995 at the Heidlersburg Cemetery in Heidlersburg, Pa. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.

HORSLEY, Margie Wilson, 90, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord Monday, May 29, 1995. She was the widow of Jesse C. Horsley Sr. and was a retired machine operator at Halmode (where she was known to her co-workers as ``Granny""). Mrs. Horsley was also preceded in death by two sons, Franklin D. Horsley and Jesse C. Horsley Jr. Surviving are four daughters, Elizabeth H. Norman of Springfield, Minnie H. Clark of California, Mildred G. Horsley, Roanoke, Eloise H. Ferguson, Salem; a son, Henry C. Horsley, Roanoke; 13 grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday from Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, with the Rev. Walter M. Lockett Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel after 12 noon Tuesday.

JENNINGS, Barney Elwood, (``Buck""), 50, of Ridgeway, died Monday May 29, 1995. Graveside service 12 noon Thursday, Swimm Cemetery, Peel Chestnut Mountain, Pocahontas. Arrangments by Tomlinson Funeral Home.

JONES, Edwin Moore, 89, of Salem, died Saturday, May 27, 1995. He was born in Floyd Co., son of the late Luther and Dolly Moore Jones. He was the widower of Ethel Hockett Jones. Mr. Jones was retired from Norfolk & Western Railway as a master electrician. He was a member of First Christian Church, independent order of Odd Fellows, Salem Lodge #100, and served in the navy during WW II. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Carol Jean and Bill Nunnally, Salem; daughter, Doris J. Manning and fiance, Joe S. Porter, Stewartsville; sister and brother-in-law, Iris Peters and Leo Mortimer, Thomasville, N.C.; sister, Dolly Harmon, Bassett; brother and sister-in-law, Vernon L. and Daisy Jon es, Salem; brother, Bobby Jones, Floyd; sister-in-law, Carma H. Carter, Roanoke; grandchildren, Will and wife, Shannon Nunnally, Salem, Kevin and wife, Sandra Manning, Salem, Kristen Nunnally, Charlottesville; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday in First Christian Church by the Rev. Wayne McCauley, with burial in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Christian Church or Salem Rescue Squad. John M. Oakey and Son Salem Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

KELLY, Goldie Lorraine Snyder Montgomery 70, of Covington, died Sunday, May 28, 1995. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home.

KING, Prescott E., 89, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday May 24, 1995. Funeral services will be Wednesday 2 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Chapel. Dr. Kenneth B. Wright will officiate with the interment in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Northwest Child Development Center or The American Cancer Society, in memory of Prescott King. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Friends may also call the funeral home on Tuesday. Arrangements are being handled by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

MILTON, Frances Redman, 56, of Roanoke, died Monday, May 29, 1995. She is survived by her husband, Dewey L. Milton Sr.; sons, Dewey L. Milton Jr., William Ray Milton, both of Roanoke; daughters, Sherrie Fridley, Shelia Patton and husband, Billy Joe, both of Troutville; grandchildren, Robbie Howlett, Dewey Milton III., Eddie Howlett, Megan Patton; brother, Raymond Redman and wife, Norma; sister, Evelyn Martin and husband, Grover. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel, by Rev. David Henderson with burial in Cedar Lawn Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel.

MYCHESKI, Louis Edward, 74, of Roanoke, died Monday, May 29, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

NESTER, Bessie R., 74, of Stuart, Va. died Sunday, May 28, 1995. Funeral Wednesday 11 a.m., Moody Chapel. Arrangements by Moody Funeral Home, Stuart.

NEWMAN, Katherine Elizabeth, newborn infant of Laurie Ann Fariss Newman and Timothy Scott Newman of Route 4, Bedford, died Saturday, May 27, 1995 in a Roanoke Hospital. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Frank A. (Laura Holland) Fariss of Bedford; paternal grandparents, Nina Newman of Albuquerque, N.M. and Michael Newman of Cincinnati, Ohio; also several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted at the graveside in Pecks Baptist Church Cemetery Wednesday, May 31, 1995 at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Robert E. Sherrill officiating. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.

PADOS, Inez Diane Poole, 72, of Dublin, died Saturday, May 28, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Thomas M. Segal & Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski.

PAGGANS, Myrtle Bennett, 84, of Altavista, formerly of Bedford Co., died Monday, May 29, 1995. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Huddleston.

SHARPES, Bernard Glen, 73, of Rt. 2, Fancy Gap, passed away, Monday, May 29, 1995 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital, Winston Salem, N.C. Born March 16, 1922 in Parkersburg, W.Va., the son of the late George A. and Emma Grace DeVaughn Sharpes. He is survived by his wife, Patsy Parsons Sharpes of Fancy Gap; one son, David Sharpes of Marlington, W.Va; two daughters, Kathy Bailes of Ravenswood, W.Va., Wendy Sharpes of Hillsville; and six grandchildren. Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 1995 at the Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel with the Rev. Layne Pennington officiating. Interment will follow in the Tate Cemetery at High Chapparel. Masonic rites at the graveside by Hillsville Masonic Lodge #193. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, 1995 at the Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.

SHEPHERD, Maury H., 88, of Radford, died Saturday, May 27, 1995, at Radford Community Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Lillian B. Shepherd, Radford; one son, David Garth Shepherd, Radford; two daughters, Gwen Hughes, Radford, and Lynn Morris, Mableton, Ga.; nine grandchildren, Tammy Jo Shepherd, Tonya Bishop, Tony Robinson, Daniel Hughes, Blake Hughes, Tre Morris, Greg Morris, Heather Morris, and Joshua Morris; one great-grandchild, Lucas Shepherd; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 30, 1995 at 1 p.m. from the DeVilbiss Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home in Radford.

WARF, Thomas Walker, 53, of Roanoke, formerly of Pulaski, passed away Saturday, May 27, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bower Funeral Chapel Pulaski.

WILLIS, Clifford Dalton Sr., 69, of Route 4, Rocky Mount (Retreat Community), died Sunday, May 28, 1995 at Franklin Memorial Hospital. He was a son of the late Dalton and Lola Guilliams Willis and was preceded in death by a son, C. D. Willis Jr. He was retired from John Hancock in Salem and f arming. He was a member of Antioch Church of the Brethren. Surviving are his wife, Lois Layman Willis; his son, Jeffrey Willis; his daughter, Janet Willis; his daughters-in-law, Sue Willis and Dana Willis; his grandchildren, Gary Willis, Tammy Willis and Michael Hickman; his brothers, Murphy Willis, Wilfred Willis and his wife, Lucille and Robert Willis; his sister, Evelyn Gray and her husband, James; two nieces; and a nephew. Also surviving are his stepchildren, Gwen and Bill McClammer, Bill and Donna Walker, Daryl and Caroline Walker, Anne and Warren Bowman; twelve stepgrandchildren; two stepgrandsons-in-law; one stepgreat-granddaughter; brothers and sisters-in-law, Frances Garber, Drusilla Pasley, Frank and Mary Layman, Dan and Arlene Layman, Ardine and Lawrence Akers, David and Anne Layman. Funeral services will be conducted from Antioch Church of the Brethren, 11 a.m. Wednesday, with Pastors Rebecca and Gerald Baile Crouse officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Antioch Church of the Brethren, Route 4, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.