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

DATE: TUESDAY, June 6, 1995                   TAG: 9506060155
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT

BAIRD, James D., (``Jimmy""), 33, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, June 4, 1995 at 1:30 p.m. following a long illness with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul (Lynn) Baird. He leaves behind his devoted wife, Tina M. Baird; one son, Jamie Baird, of Salem; one stepdaughter, Melissa Allanson of Roanoke; also surviving is his mother, Frances Baird of Salem; a brother and sister-in-law, Ronnie and Dawn Baird of Vinton; two sisters and brother-in-law, Debbie and Paul Bandy of Elliston, Brenda Baird of Salem. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 1995, at Penn Forest Church of God, 4429 Buck Mountain Road. Pastor Sam Belisle and Pastor Tony Barnes will officiate. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday where the family will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The family will accept flowers however, any one wishing to make a memorial contribution may do so to Tina M. Baird, c/o of Ronnie W. Baird, 1007 Jeanette Avenue, Vinton, Va. 24179.

BARBER, Frances Regina, 71, of Roanoke, died Sunday, June 4, 1995. Surviving include her sons, Carlton W. Ashby and William E. Wheeling both of Roanoke; daughters and sons-in -law, Mildred L. and Bobby Ferguson, Roanoke, Regina L. Sabatinos, Christiansburg, Renee A. and Otis Crook, Hardy, Connie S. and Ralph Offield, Saltville; brothers and sister, James D. Peden, Roanoke, Richard M. Peden, Florida, and Helen V. Wade, Roanoke; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Lotz Roanoke Chapel 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 1995, with the Rev. James O'Brien and the Rev. Patricia Anderson officiating. The family will receive friends at Lotz Roanoke Chapel 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

BURLEY, Samuel Henry, 82, of Covington, died Monday, June 5, 1995. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home.

CALDWELL, Robert Clark, 61, of Moneta, formerly of Fairfax, died Monday, May 29, 1995, in Roanoke, after a six month battle with liver cancer. Mr. Caldwell was a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, having served twenty years including two tours of duty in Vietnam. He earned a Bronze Star and Navy Commendation Medal for his service in Vietnam. Upon retiring from the Marine Corps in 1975, Mr. Caldwell became a defense contractor, and served as Vice President for the Tactical Systems Division at Advanced Technology, Inc. He retired in 1988 and moved to Smith Mountain Lake, Va. Mr. Caldwell graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1955 and also attended the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Beverly (Locker) Caldwell; two daughters, Ju lie Hancock of Floyd, Victoria Caldwell of Beverly, Mass.; a son, Robert C. Caldwell Jr. of Charlottesville; his mother Alma Caldwell of Los Gatos, Calif.; his sister, Nola Wicks of San Jose, Calif; three grandsons. Private Military Honors will be in Arlington National Cemetery.

FRUELL, Jerry Dell, 38, of Roanoke, died Monday, June 5, 1995. Arrangements by Fizer Funeral Home.

GOFF, Addie Bell Wilson, 81, of Route 1, Big Island, died Sunday, June 4, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Hunting Creek Baptist Church. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.

HANCOCK, Robert J., 66, of New Castle, died Monday, June 5, 1995 in a Salem hospital. He is preceded in death by one son, Eric Eugene Hancock. He is survived by his wife, Elsie Sloss Hancock; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Chester and Sharon Hancock, and Clyde Murray and Lisa Hancock; one daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Christopher Holtman, all of New Castle; two granddaughters, Elizabeth Ann and Danielle Nicole Holtman; one grandson, Joshua Levi Hancock; sisters, Nellie Carper, and Sarah Huffman; several aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Boitnott Funeral Home, with interment in Huffman Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Craig County Rescue Squad.

HAYSLETT, Charles A. 79, of Eagle Rock, died Sunday, June 4, 1995. Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 1995, Eagle Rock Funeral Home.

HOWELL, Hylton E. Sr., 84, of Salem, died Monday, June 5, 1995 at Friendship Manor. He was born in Stuart, Va. July 16, 1910, son of Charles F. and Laura Hylton Howell, a real estate broker and auctioneer from 1953 until 1989. Surviving is a son, Hylton E. Howell Jr. and wife Betty, of Salem; granddaughter, Anne M. Dowdy; three great-granddaughters, Shae Dowdy, Cheri Dowdy, Adelia Overstreet; special nieces, Christine and Mickey Benton, both of Eden, N.C. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 7, 1995, at 12 noon in the Lotz Salem Chapel, with Roy Miller officiating. Entombment will be in Sherwood Chapel Garden Mausoleum. Friends may call at Lotz Salem Chapel after 12 noon Tuesday.

HUGHES, Nikia Shantell, 5, of Roanoke, died Sunday, June 4, 1995. Arrangments by Fizer Funeral Home.

JEWELL, Willard A., 71, of Roanoke, died Monday, June 5, 1995. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.

JIMERSON, Rev. Norman C., (``Jim""), 72, of West Barnstable, Mass., formerly of Roanoke, died Tuesday, May 30, 1995. Rev. Jimerson devoted his life to promoting peace and justice. In 1981, he moved from West Barnstable, Mass., to Roanoke, to become co-director of the Plowshare Peace Education Center. In 1984, he became a consultant to the World Peacemakers organization in Washington, D.C. and in 1986 served as director of pastoral services for the Washington City Church of the Brethren. Rev. Jimerson is survived by his wife, Melva (Brooks) Jimerson, West Barnstabl e, Mass.; five children; one brother; one sister; three grandchildren. Arrangements were by John-Lawrence Funeral Home, Marstons Mills, Mass. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Cape Code, 923 Rt 6A, Yarmouthport, MA 02674 or First Baptist Church, 486 Main St., Hyannis, MA 02601 or Plowshare Peace Justice Center, P.O. Box 1623, Roanoke, VA 24008

KNIGHTON, Loretta Snyder Wiseman, 50, of Clifton Forge, died Sunday, June 4, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Loving Funeral Home, Covington.

LEWIS, Gladys B., of Christiansburg, died Monday, June 5, 1995. Arrangements by Claytor-Dean Funeral Home, Radford.

MCDANIEL, Lois, Stump, 84, of Salem, died Sunday in the Salem Hospital. She was preceded in death by two sons Roy Stump, Jr. and Robert W. Stump. She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law. Ronnie W. and Carolyn Stump; Calvin Carrey Stump of Salem; two brothers, Roy Mayhew, and Harry Mayhew, both of Bedford; two daughter- in -laws, Laura Stump Jones of Moneta and Sandra Stump Boothe of Salem. Ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, June 7, at 2 p.m. at the Lotz Salem Chapel with the Rev. Michael Slaughter officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Fort Lewis Rescue Squad. Friends may call at Lotz Salem Chapel after 12 noon on Tuesday.

MITCHELL, Jesse Hairston, 79, of Rocky Mount, died Monday, June 5, 1995, at his home. He was the son of the late Otis Tucker and Clara Geneva Scott Mitchell. He was preceded in death by his sons, Kenneth and Dexter Mitchell and is survived by his wife, Mildred Clemmer Mitchell; his son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Peggy Mitchell; grandsons, Scott, Warren, Adam and Matthew Mitchell ; granddaughters, Amy Mitchell and Laura Bondurant; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ola Hogan and Mary Ayers of Roanoke. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 1995, at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Jack Corns and Billy Shively officiating. Burial will follow in Franklin Clearview Cemetery, Callaway. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 1995, at Lynch Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount is in charge of arrangements.

NELSON, Alfred W., 62, of Hampton, died Sunday, June 4, 1995. A native of Roanoke, he had been a Peninsula resident for the past 15 years. He was general manager for Rouse Enterprises. He was a member of Raleigh Court United Methodist Church in Roanoke, past president of Cave Spring Lions Club, and a member of B. P. O. E. Survivors include his wife, Joanne M. Nelson; one son, Daniel William Nelson of Raleigh, N.C.; two daughters, Cindy N. Stowe and Cathy N. Curtis, both of Hampton; three sisters, Frances Gray of Richmond, Dottie Overstreet and May Goins, both of Roanoke; and six grandchildren, Nicole and Brittany Nelson, Dusty and Teeny Stowe and Ryan and Cassandra Curtis. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, by the Rev. Sidney L. Willis. Memorials may be made to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, 601 Children's Lane, Norfolk, Va. 23507.

PAULSON, Alice Elizabeth Berg, (``Betty""), 62, of Route 1, Draper, died Sunday, June 4, 1995, in the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. Betty was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and was the daughter of Alice M. and Axel Yngve Berg. She graduated from the Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing to become a registered nurse. In 1956, Betty earned a BS degree in Nursing Education at Columbia University. Her Masters Degree was awarded at VPI & SU. Betty taught nursing at the Pulaski Hospital on Randolph Avenue, from 1956 to 1958. She retired as a Professor of Nursing at Wytheville Community College in 1992 after teaching there for 22 years. Betty gave encouragement to everyone she encountered. Her philosophy of life was that of hope and trust in God to guide our lives in a right direction. She imbued this philosophy in her family and students with humor and dedication. She was an active member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pulaski for 35 years, serving on many committees and singing in the choir. She volunteered post retirement nursing services to the Pulaski Free Clinic. Betty, a loving wife and mother, is survived by her husband, Walter H. Paulson, Pulaski; daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Bill Lacy, Radford; sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Anne Paulson, Durham, N.C., Martin and Ann Marie Paulson, Pulaski; four grandchildren, Seth Lacy, Abigail Lacy, Courtney Paulson and Brigitta Paulson; mother Alice Mae Berg, Brooklyn, N.Y.; sister, Eleanor Nelson, Jamesville, N.Y.; brother, Arthur Berg, Reading, Mass. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Trinity Lutheran Church, Pulaski, with the Rev. John McCandlish and the Rev. Steven Ridenhour officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visiting will be Tuesday evening at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alice B. Paulson Medical Scholarship Fund, in care of Trinity Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 378, Pulaski, Va. 24301. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski.

PENDLETON, Randall Dale, 12, of Thaxton, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, June 4, 1995, as a result of an automobile accident. Surviving are his father and stepmother, Randall (Bill) and Brenda Lee Pendleton, Thaxton; mother and stepfather, Cynthia and Tony Farley, Roanoke; brother, Jody William Pendleton; stepbrother, Jamie Ray Carter; stepsister, Keisha Marie Carter; grandparents, Olin A. and Polly J. Pendleton all of Thaxton. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Vinton Chapel 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. John E. McKinney officiating. Interment will be in the Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

REED, Bennie E. 62, of Roanoke, died Monday, June 5, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

SHEETS, Arza Lee, 81, of Marion, died Sunday, June 4, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Barnett Marion Funeral Chapel.

SHERMAN, Marie Alcia, 67, of Wake Forest, died Sunday, June 4, 1995. Arrangements by Penns Funeral Home, Pulaski.

VAUGHAN, William C., 74, of Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, May 31, 1995. He was retired from the District Fire Department in Washington, D.C. Mr. Vaughan is survived by his wife, Helen Vaughan, Rocky Mount; son and daughter-in-law, William C. Vaughan Jr. and Pam Vaughan, Laurel, Md. He was buried in the Wallace Cemetery in Clintonville, W.Va.

WILSON, Harry Luther, 82, of Galax, died Sunday, June 4, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel.

WINESETT, Herman Roy, 88, of Galax, died Monday, June 5, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel.