Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, August 7, 1995 TAG: 9508070134
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ANGLE, Kimberly Ann, 23, of 9490 Blackdog Alley, Easton, Md., went to be with the Lord, Friday, August 4, 1995 at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. She was born in Roanoke, October 24, 1971 and was a daughter of Harold and Carolyn Warden Patton, Roanoke. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God, Easton, Md. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Donald Lee Angle of Easton, Md.; two sons, Joseph Lee Angle and Alan Michael Angle, both at home; a brother, Harold David Patton, Jr., of Roanoke; maternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Lloyd Warden of Low Moor, and the late Eli Patton; paternal grandmother Eunice Layson, Roanoke. A funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m.,Tuesday, from the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge, with the Rev. Andy Nash officiating. I nterment will follow in the Central Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Route 1, Clifton Forge. Active pallbearers include David Patton, Charlie Hausley, Homer Warden, Frankie Warden, Jason Stanley, William Richardson, and Billy Richardson. The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
BRYANT, David Lee, 63, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, August 6, 1995. He was the owner of Hilltop Restaurant, Roanoke and was a veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Lovelle K. Bryant; daughter and son-in-law, Sharon B. and Gordon G. Ward, Salem; sons and daughter-in-law, David Michael Bryant, Salem, Greg and Gloria Bryant, Salem; mother and stepfather, Frankie and Fred Beardmore, Roanoke; granddaughter, Adrian Bryant; grandson, Shane Bryant; brothers, Ben D. Bryant, Salem, Earl Bryant, North Carolina, Ronnie N. Bryant, North Carolina; mother-in-law, Lucy O. Kingery, Roanoke; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 9, 1995, at Lotz Salem Chapel with interment in Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Salem.
COX, Bertha Mae S.P., 92, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, August 6, 1995. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
CROWDER, Norine Gladys Crawford, 78, of Fincastle, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 5, 1995. She was a member of Paxton Chapel Church. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Camellia Crowder, Fincastle; daughter, Reta C. Arthur, Winston-Salem, N.C.; brother, Warner Crawford, New Castle; sisters, Delena Harrelson, Roanoke; Verena Hannah, New Castle; grandchildren, Becky and Clay Walker, David Arthur, and Steven Crowder. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 8, 1995 at 2 p.m. in Rader Troutville Chapel with the Rev. Dewey Weaver Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Crawford Memorial Cemetery, New Castle. Those wishing to make a contribution please consider Fincastle Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 273, Fincastle, Va. 24090. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Troutville.
DAVIDSON, Robert Nelson, (``Bob""), 67, of Pulaski, died Sunday, August 6, 1995. Graveside services 4 p.m. Tuesday, Highland Memory Garden, Dublin. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home.
DOSS, Orville Lee, 73, of Roanoke, died Saturday, August 5, 1995. Funeral 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
DUDLEY, William Lindsay, 84, of Rockbridge Baths, died Saturday, August 5, 1995. Funeral services 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 8, Harrison Funeral Chapel, Lexington.
FUDGE, Nancy Jo Fields, 50, of Roanoke, died Sunday, August 6, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
GILLS, Ruby Elizabeth Franklin, 91, of Route 3, Bedford, died Saturday, August 5, 1995, in a local nursing home. She was born April 23, 1904 in Bedford County a daughter of the late John C. Franklin and Oscie Maupin Franklin. She was a member of Mount Olivet Southern Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Joe Frazier and Hubert Gills, her son, Billy Frazie, her twin sister Ruth F. Coffman, and three brothers Roy Franklin, Russell Franklin and Jack Franklin. She is survived by three sisters, Irene F. Holdren of Roanoke, Frances Horne McGhee of Bedford, and Virginia F. Sampson of Fairfield Glades, Tenn.; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, 1995, at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Joe R. Prince Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery. Friends may call an ytime at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home where the family will receive from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and other times at the home of Frances Horne McGhee.
GILMORE, Walter, 70, of Christiansburg, died Sunday, August 6, 1995. Arrangement by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
HANNABASS, Helen Isabelle Prather Nimmo, 72, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord, Saturday evening, August 5, 1995. She was a member of Ninevah Union Church, Hardy, and a retiree from Kenrose Manufacturing. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Sam and Ida Prather, and a brother, Isaac Prather. Surviving are a sister, Sallie Prather Brown, Vinton; a brother and sister-in-law, Fred R. and Vera W. Prather, Roanoke; and many nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday from Oakey's Roanoke Chapel with Pastor Jim Williams and Pastor C. Berkeley Stevens officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
HOWARD, Rev. William E., (``Bill""), 85, of Englewood, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 5, 1995. Funeral 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Brookville Grace Brethren Church. Arrangements by Kindred-Barnes Funeral Home, Englewood, Ohio.
JONES, Mary Elizabeth, 86, of Chilhowie, died Friday, August 4, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Newberry Funeral Home, Chilhowie.
KENNINGTON, Brian Keith (""Smiley""), 9, of Hardy, died Sunday, August 6, 1995 at Duke University, N.C. He is survived by his parents, Ronnie and Donna Kennington; one brother, Gregory Terry Kennington, of the home; paternal grandparents, James and Sylvia Kennington, of Henry; and maternal grandparents, Wanda Arvin and the late Jack Arvin, Beattyville, Ky. Funeral services will be held at a later date in Beattyville, Ky. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
KEYS, Glenn Snavely, 80, of Riverview, Fla., died Friday, July 28, 1995. Born October 18, 1914, in Stonega, Va., he was the son of the late Judge Ewing and Margaret Snavely Keys. He was raised in Appalachia, and begin his career with Eastern Associated Coal Company at several clerical positions in the Montgomery, W. Va. area. He married Estelle Lura Kessler of Montgomery, October 31, 1938. They moved to Kopperston, W.Va. in 1952 where he was payroll clerk, and later Mine Accountant for Eastern Coal. He was a member and elder of the Kopperston Presbyterian Church. in 1966, while continuing to live in Kopperston, he was the first employee of the Harris Mine in Boone County where he was in charge of setting up the records system and purchasing department. He transferred to Eastern's Stotesbury Mine in Raleigh County in 1974 as Mine Accounting and moved to Beckley, W.Va. He retired in 1978. He moved to Riverview, Fla. in 1984. He was very active in the communities and churches in each of the places where he lived. Mr. Keys was preceded in death by his first wife, Estelle Lura Kessler Keys, a daughter Brenda Lynn Keys Franciose, a sister Faye Keys Payne, and a grandson Kevin Keys. Survivors include his wife, Martha Keys of Riverview, Fla.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Glenn Alan and Charlene Keys of Radford, Stacy Wayne and Ramona Keys of Princeton, W.Va.; two granddaughters, Stephanie Lynn Franciose Osceola of Pembroke Pines, Fla., and Shay Ann Franciose of Tampa, Fla.; two grandsons, Christopher Alan Keys and Kerry Alan Keys of Radford; a cousin, Mildred Farley Plymale of Oak Hill, W.Va.; a former son-in-law, Ronald Franciose and wife, Patty of Tampa, Fla. Public visitation was from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, 1995, at B.C. Hooper Funeral Home in Montgomery, W.Va. The funeral followed immediately at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastors Harold Lewis Coe and George B. Kessler officiating. Burial was in Montgomery Memorial Park in London, W.Va. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity.
MacKENZIE, Frances G., 95, of Roanoke, died Monday, July 31,1995. Graveside services 2 p.m. Monday, Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
McGRADY, Wanda T., 84, of Independence, passed away Saturday, August 5, 1995.
Funeral 11 a.m., Tuesday, at Corinth Baptist Church, Rugby. Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence.
MERRIMAN, Casey Edward, 21, of Martinsville, died Saturday, August 5, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Old Well Christian Church, Spencer. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
MOIR, Dr. William Maryon, of Roanoke, died Sunday, August 6, 1995, in a Roanoke Hospital. He was born in Roanoke July 7, 1905. He was a graduate of Roanoke College and the University of Virginia Medical School and had practiced medicine in Roanoke for almost 50 years. He served as a physician in the U.S. Navy and the Pacific from 1943 until 1945 in World War II. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lewis (Tootsie) Moir, Roanoke; daughter, Sally Moir Walker, Chapel Hill, N.C.; son and daughter-in-law, Edwin L. Moir and Patricia M. Moir Atlanta, Ga.; two granddaughters and one great-grandson; three stepsons, William B. Draper, Robert R. Draper, John C. Draper, all of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted at St. Johns Episcopal Church 11 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Thomas P. O'Dell and the Rev. Frank Allen officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday.
NAFF, Gentra Landus, 90, of Roanoke, died Sunday, August 8, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
NELSON, William Roy, 74, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, August 5, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
OVERSTREET, Ocie E., 87, formerly of Salem, passed away Sunday, August 5, 1995. Arrangements by Lotz, Salem Chapel.
READ, Jonathan Wayne, 21, of Reserve, La., died Friday, August 4, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, One Accord Baptist Church, Martinsville. Arrangements by Tomlinson Funeral Home, Ridgeway.
REED, James Lawrence Sr., 86, of Covington, died Sunday, August 6, 1995. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home, Covington.
RODGERS, James Edward, 53, of Roanoke, passed away, Sunday, August 6, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
SHEPHERD, Christina Elizabeth, 15, of Copper Hill, died Thursday, August 3, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Topeco Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by Wood Funeral Home, Floyd.
SIMMONS, Shannon Stuart, (Tip), 68, of Roanoke, died Sunday, August 6, 1995 at his home. He was a member of Villa Heights Baptist Church. Surviving are wife, Gerry T. Simmons; two daughters, Toni S. McKelley, East Sparta, Ohio, and Bonnie S. Horner, Brookline, Mass. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 8, 1995 at Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's South Chapel.
SLOAN, Lelia M., 81, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, August 6, 1995. She was preceded in death by her husband, James William ""Bill"" Sloan, and a son, Lewis Calvin Sloan. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Jane Meadows, Roanoke; two sons, Bobby Wayne Slone, Midlothian, and James Edward Sloan, Roanoke; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Clara Humphries, Boones Mill, and Bessie Gibson, Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted from the graveside 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, with Rev. Irvin W. Sloan officiating. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.
TURNER, Harry Roscoe, 75, of Salem, died Friday, August 4, 1995. Services Oakey's Vinton Chapel 10 a.m. Monday, August 7, 1995.
WATSON, Harvey M., of Christiansburg, died Saturday, August 5, 1995 in a local nursing home. He is survived by a daughter, Donna W. Monk, Charlotte, N.C.; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Teresa Watson, Evington; and two grandchildren. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Christiansburg Fire Department. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
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