Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, August 12, 1995 TAG: 9508140082
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AMO, Mary Elizabeth, 69, of Narrows, died Thursday, August 10, 1995, in a Pearisburg hospital. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Rich Creek. She was a retired employee with Super Aide Pharmacy, Rich Creek. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey B. Amo. She was born February 13, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Gordon and Linnie Gaye Reynolds Morris. She is survived by a daughter, Audrey Micklewright, Narrows; a grandson, Jason Micklewright, Fort Dix , N.J.; a granddaughter, Shana Micklewright, Narrows. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, August 12, 1995, in the Chapel of Riffe's Funeral Service, Narrows, with the Rev. Jack Musick officiating. Interment will follow in Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg. The family will receive friends from noon until service time Saturday at the funeral home.
BLANKENSHIP, Barbara Moore, 60, of Martinsville, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at the McKee Funeral Chapel.
CARICOFE, Jeanette Soyars, 67, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, August 9, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Norris Funeral Chapel.
COOK, Attie Jane, 74, of Galax, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. Funeral Sunday, 2 p.m., Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel.
DAVIS, Frances Willis, 81, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, August 8, 1995, following a lengthy illness. She was the widow of Dr. Hal Davis, M.D. and the daughter of the late Senator Holman Willis and Bess Brower Willis. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Elizabeth D. Towler and two brothers, Holman Willis Jr. and Keith Willis. Frances was a 1936 graduate of Hollins College and a life long member of St. John's Episcopal Church where she was an active member of the Altar Guild. She was also a member of the Roanoke Valley Garden Club. Her surviving children are, Frances Davis Tenbrook of Wilbraham, Mass., Marion Davis Rummel of Castleton, Vt., Mar y Keith Welch of Roanoke; a brother, Gordon C. Willis of Roanoke; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. There will be a memorial service at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 1995, at St. John's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Thomas O'Dell officiating. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel on Monday, August 14, 1995, 5 to 8 p.m. The family suggest memorials be made to the Alzheimers Disease and Related Disease Association, P.O. Box 5014, Roanoke, Va. 24012 or the Science Museum of Western Virginia, 1 Market Square S.E., Roanoke, VA 24011.
FAIN, Cullen McNeer, (``Chester''), 60, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, August 10, 1995, at his residence. He was a native of War, W.Va. He was retired from Plumbers and Pipefitter Union Local 110 after 35 years service. He was an active member and on the Pastor's Council in the Riverview Church of God, Draper. He served on the Apprenticeship Committee of Local 491 in Roanoke. He worked for many years at the Radford Army Arsenal as a Superintendent for Hicks and Ingle. He is survived by his wife, Betty M. Fain; mother, Lillian Vann Terry, Pulaski. Also surviving are three da ughters, Gwendolyn Fain Wiley and husband, Ken, Norfolk, Karen Fain Caddy and husband, Tim, Chesapeake, Betty (``Terry"") Fain Ward, Portsmouth; one son, Monty Fain and wife, Missy, Chesapeake; one sister, Dovie Ann Frigo, Reading, Calif.; two brothers, Frank J. Fain, Suffolk, Bob R. Fain, Portsmouth; seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 13, 2 p.m. at Portsmouth Assembly of God Church, with the Rev. Wendell Gaffney and the Rev. Homer Peterson officiating. Interment will follow in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. The family will be at the Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Riverview Church of God, Draper.
FERGUSON, Jerriod L., 24, of Bedford, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ferguson, Bedford; one sister, Joyce Regester, Bedford; two stepsisters, Kathy Eggleston, Nicole Spinner; and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, August 14, 1995, at the Bedford Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the Mount Rock Baptist Church Cemetery in Goode. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Bedford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GOAD, Edith Ragland, 73, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, August 10, 1995. Services 1 p.m. Monday, Oakey's North Chapel.
GRAVELY, George David Jr., 53, of Salem, died Friday, August 11, 1995, suddenly at his home. He was President of Valley Paging. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, Trena Bush Gravely; daughters and son-in-law, Lynn and Jim Dickerson and Beth Gravely; son and daughter-in-law, David and Ann Gravely; grandchildren, Danielle Dickerson, Zachary Dickerson, Samantha Gravely and Jordan Gravely; sister, Pat Harris, Vienna. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 14, 1995 at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel with the Rev. John Cochran officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Saturday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
GREGORY, Nannie Ella Brown, 87, of Salem, died Friday, August 11, 1995 at Richfield Nursing Center. She was formerly from Crewe, where she had been a long time piano teacher. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dorsay Clayton Gregory. She is survived by one sister, Dolly Hicks, Roanoke. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, August 12 at Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery at Church Road, Va. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem.
GROSS, Jane Wood, 64, of 204 Clearwater Drive, Covington, died Thursday night, August 10, 1995, at her residence after an extended illness. Mrs. Gross was born March 31, 1931 in Roanoke County, a daughter of the late Stephen T. Wood and Roberta McDonald Wood. Jane was a homemaker, devoted wife and mother, and office manager of Virginia Real Estate, the family business. She was a member of Granbery Memorial United Methodist Church. Mrs. Gross is survived by her husband of 42 years, Don F. Gross; son and daughter-in-law, Thomas F. and Kelly S. Gross; special granddaughter, Shannon L. Gross of Daleville; daughter and son-in-law, Laura G. and David M. Wilkinson of Ringgold; three sisters, Frances W. Thrasher and Elinor W. Oliver, both of Vinton, Emily W. Olive of Roswell, Ga.; one brother, Stephen T. Wood Jr. of Vinton. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Granbery Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. B. Failes officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. LeRoy Young. Interment will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. in Mt. View Cemetery in Vinton. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 7 until 8:30 at Loving Funeral Home.
HANNABASS, Alton R., 86, of Roanoke, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. Funeral 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
HODGSON, Kyle Stewart, 78, of Salem, died Wednesday, August 2, 1995. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Sunday, First Christian Church.
KEESEE, Reginald G. III, (``Butch''), 44, of Glade Spring, died Friday, August 11, 1995, in the Smyth County Community Hospital, Marion. Mr. Keesee was a member and Sunday School Teacher at the Church of Christ in Tumbling Creek. He was an employee of the R.C. Harris Trucking Company. He is survived by one daughter, Ms. Kayla G. Keesee, Abingdon; his mother, Mrs. Ruby (Gentry) Keesee, Saltville; one sister, Ms. Ella Keesee, Saltville. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, August 14, 1995, in The D. R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Craft and the Rev. Eugene Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Henderson's Funeral Home, Saltville.
LaPOINT, Phillip, 74, of Iron Gate, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. Arrangements by Frank Miller Funeral Home, Clifton Forge, Va.
MAHER, Francis Joseph,
of Blacksburg, Emeritus Professor of Engineering at Virginia Tech, died August 10, 1995. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y. in 1915, Professor Maher was graduated from Manhattan College and received his Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. He joined the Virginia Tech faculty in 1937 and taught there until his retirement in 1978--41 years. Professor Maher was a Registered Professional Engineer and a member of both the Virginia and National Society of Professional Engineers. He was a life member of the American Society of Engineering Education and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Honor societies include Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, and the Research Society of Sigma Xi. He was the recipient of several major teaching awards, the Wine Award, and the Western Electric Fund Award of the American Society for Engineering Education. In 1978 he was named to ""Outstanding Educators in America."" At his retirement, the Frank J. Maher Award for Teaching Excellence was established in his honor, and a scholarship was created for a deserving student in the Department of Engineering Science. In April 1995, the Frank Maher Professorship in Engineering Science and Mechanics was established. Professor Maher is survived by his wife, Jean Howard Maher; a son, Dr. Thomas H. Maher, Blacksburg; a daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy Jean and Travis J. Tysinger of Woodberry Forest, Va.; two brothers, Joseph C. Maher, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Leo T. Maher, Lake San Marcos, Calif.; and a sister, Catherine Edwards of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Maureen Maher, David Maher, and William Maher, Pittsburg, Pa., Andrew Tysinger, Charlotte, N.C., and Michael Tysinger, Fayetteville, N.C. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Cornelius Maher and Jeremiah Maher. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, August 12, 1995, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Donald LeMay officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that co ntributions may be made to the Frank J. Maher Scholarship at Virginia Tech or to the charity of your choice. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
MARTIN, Emma Pennington, 55, of Marion, died Friday, August 11, 1995 in Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Va. She is survived by her husband, George Fred Martin, Marion; one son, Robbie Martin, Marion; three sisters, Edith Hall, Irene Neitch, and Helen Hall, all of Marion; four brothers, James Pennington, Chilhowie, Herbert Pennington, Lawrence Pennington, both of Marion and Bynum Pennington, Arlington, WA.; one granddaughter, Shonna Martin; three grandsons, Eric Sheffield, Jacob Ferley and Trevor Ferley. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 14, 1995 at 2 p.m. in the Seaver-Brown Chapel, with the Rev. David Mumpower and the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, C/O Joyce Blevins, P. O. Box 905, Marion, Va. 24354. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
MARTIN, Helen Ferguson, 86, of Roanoke, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Evergreen Burial Park. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke.
McDOWELL, Ola Mann, 85, of Covington, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Covington. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
POTTER, James, 71, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 1995. Graveside service 4 p.m. Saturday, Riverview Cemetery, Snowville, Va. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
ROBERTSON, Patrick, 30, of Roanoke, died Friday, August 11, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.
SHUPE, Shirley Ann, 53, of Fries, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. Funeral Sunday, 2 p.m., Liberty Hill United Methodist Church. Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax, in charge of arrangements.
STAFFORD, Mark Vincent, 39, of Roanoke, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. Memorial service 6 p.m. Monday, Tabernacle of Love. Arrangements by Blue Ridge Cremation Service, Bedford.
STEWART, Mary L. Kelch, 81, of Castlewood, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Assembly of God Church, St. Paul. Arrangements by Castlewood Funeral Home.
TAYLOR, Berman Maurice, 22, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, August 8, 1995. He was born in Radford, Va. on April 22, 1973. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Berman and Helen Sue Taylor. Surviving are a daughter, Javannah Laurice Taylor; a son, Maurice Allen Taylor both of Prosepct; his mother, Catherine T. Austin; a brother, Richie Austin both of Blacksburg; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Austin, of Dublin; three aunts and two uncles, Connie and Edward M. Lovern, Carol Taylor all of Christiansburg, Cindi Brown and Robert Peoples both of Pulaski. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, August 14, 1995, at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. C.G. Slaughter officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
TAYLOR, Berman Maurice, (``Moe""), born April 22, 1973, life taken away August 9, 1995. He leaves behind his mother, Catherine Lynn Austin and friend, Lawrence Trussel; brother, Richard M. Austin Jr. ``Richie""; daughter, Javannah Laurice Taylor; son, Maurice Allen Taylor; stepfather and wife, Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Austin Sr.; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Charles R. Austin; aunts, uncles and cousins, Connie and Eddie Lovern and children, Kevin and Kimberly, Carol Taylor and children, Brad, Melvin, Donna and son, Zachary, Cindy Brown and Robert Peoples and son, Jason, Lucy and Saul Stokes, Donolla ``Fats"" Hardy and children, Randy, Jerry ``Nib"", Joe, John, Donna, Jeffrey, ``Shinny"" James, Andrew and Pat Arnold and children, Charlie Moe, William, Peaches and Marvin, Jerry and Bert Clark and children, Perry and Princess; father, Larry D. Carter Sr.; half brothers and sisters, Douglas and Michelle and children, Christopher, Larry, Charles, Octiv ie, Sara, Philly; and all of ``The Brothers"" from Baskerville Street.
TUCKER, Dollie Ann East, of Buchanan, died Friday, August 11, 1995. Survivors include her mother, Luna Ann East, Daleville; four daughters, Carolyn S. Loop and Teresa Tucker King, Buchanan, Catherine E. Craighead, Boones Mill, Sharon Ann Frango, New Castle; one son, Thomas Wade Tucker, Buchanan; four sisters, Esther M. Dickerson, Ruby Parker, Mildred Roberts, and Bonnie Snyder; two brothers, Jack East, and twin brother, Donald East; seven grandchildren, Barbie King, Cody Loop, Blake Webb, Brian Craighead, Bridget King, Angela Cash, and Cynthia Frango; a host of nieces and nephews. Cryptside services will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, August 13, 1995, at the Old Dominion Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Troutville. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends, 7 to 9, Saturday at Rader Funeral Home, Troutville.
VARNER, Flora Lee, 83, of Radford, died Thursday, August 10, 1995 at 1 p.m. at her home. She had been in failing health for the past three months. Flora was born April 8, 1912 in Randolph County, W.Va., the daughter of the late Thomas Franklin Valentine and Nevada Skidmore Valentine. She was a long time resident of Elkins, W.Va., Jamesburg, N.J., and a resident of Radford for the pas t eleven years. She was an active member of forty years in the Church of the Nazarene in Elkins, W.Va., Edison, N.J., and Pulaski. Her husband of 62 years, Russell M. Varner, Sr., preceded her in death. Mrs. Varner is survived by one son, Russell Martin Varner, Jr., Radford; four daughters, Mrs. Donald D. Smith (Vivian Lee), Dublin, Maxine Mae Varner, Radford, Mrs., Joyce Ann Pudder, Howell, N.J., and Mrs. Peter P. Tomaro (Coral Jean), Old Bridge, N.J. Also surviving are one brother, Thomas Franklin Valentine, Elkins, W.Va.; sixteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren. One son, one daughter, and eight grandchildren preceded her in death. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, August 11, 1995, at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Grove Avenue, Radford. The funeral will be 2 p.m., Saturday, from the DeVilbiss Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Donald D. Smith, son-in-law, Dublin, and Rev. Tom Underwood, Pulaski, officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery in West Piney, Va. Arrangements are being handled by DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford.
WARD, Sena R., 94, of Sugar Grove, died Friday, August 11, 1995. Funeral 10 a.m., Tuesday, Elizabeth United Methodist Church, Teas, Va. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service, Marion.
WRIGHT, Joseph Lanier, of Greensboro, N.C., passed away Wednesday, August 9, 1995. Born in Roanoke County November 27, 1906, son of the late Joseph C. and Lula Dillon Wright. He spent his young life in Radford Community, attended sc
hool in Moneta, graduated from National Business College and was employed by Odell Hardware Co., Greensboro, N.C. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Grace Jones Wright; daughter and son-in-law, Glenda and Larry Yow; son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Diane Wright; three grandsons, Eric and Chris Yow, Jason Wright, all of North Carolina; sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Lewis Leftwich, Myrtle and Joe Darago, Lula Hines, all of Roanoke; brother and sister-in-law, Walter and Betty Wright, Madison Heights. Arrangements by Forbis and Dick Funeral Home, Greensboro, N.C.
YATES, Walter Witten Sr., 72, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, August 11, 1995 at Franklin Memorial Hospital, Rocky Mount, Va. Born January 8, 1923, he was the son of the lat e Ira Everett and Lacy Brooks Yates. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Surviving is his wife of over 52 years, Mary Jane Wilcox Yates, of the home; four daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothy and Larry Lee, Virginia Beach, Va., Darlene and Joe Rogers, Roanoke, Va., Janie yates, Vinton, Va. and Selena and Mark Cramblitt, Rocky Mount, Va.; two sons, Carl E. Yates, Roanoke, Va. and Walter W. yates Jr., Dillwyn, Va.; twelve grandchildren, Margaret Ann, Julie, Karen, Brenda, Jack, Christy, Amber, Tracey, Jimmy, Terry, Kayla and Jason; eight great-grandchildren, Allan, Justin, Jacob, Shenah, Ashley, James, Michelle and Jessica; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Virginia and Raymond Rose, and Velva Day, all of Princeton, W. Va.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Vernon and Darlene Yates, St. Petersburg, Va. and Scotty and Nancy Yates, Columbus, Ms.; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Butch and Mary Ann Wilcox, and Margaret yates, all of Rocky Mount, Va., Nellie Sprouse, Roanoke, Va. and W. N. and Peggy Cullifer, Virginia Beach, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, August 13, 1995, at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Frank Feather and Pastor Bob Andrews officiating. Burial will follow in Franklin Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, Va. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday, August 12, 1995, at Lynch Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday evening. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the American Heart Association, Franklin County Unit, P. O. Box 802, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, Va., is in charge of arrangements.
YEAROUT, Jerry M., 48, of Critz, died Thursday, August 10, 1995. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, Critz Church of God. Arrangements by Moody Funeral Services, Stuart.
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