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

DATE: SUNDAY, August 13, 1995                   TAG: 9508140096
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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BOWMAN, J. Maurice, 85, of Roanoke and formerly of Franklin County, died Thursday, August 10, 1995 in a local hospital. Mr. Bowman was a former school teacher and principal, retired dairyman and orchardist. Surviving are his wife, Florence Cline Bowman; two daughters, Kip Bowman Gruemer, Richmond; Phyllis Bowman Carpenter, Chester; two sons, John Maurice Bowman, Roanoke, Cordell Frederick Bowman, Robertsbridge East Sussex, Great Britain; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John T. Watts, Gore, Va. and Mrs. John H. Kelley, Whispering Pines, Fla. Funeral services will be at Antioch Church of the Brethren, Franklin County, 2 p.m. Sunday, August 13, 1995 with interment in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel where the family will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday

DOSS, Stella Bowen, 79, of Gretna, died Saturday, August 12, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Colbert-Moran Funeral Chapel.

DUFF, Pauline B., 67, of 321 Fredrick St., Bluefield, W. Va., died Saturday, August 12, 1995 in a Bluefield Hospital. Born in Covel, W. Va., she was the daughter of Maggie McCloud Bonham of Bluewell and the late Claude J. Bonham. She was a member of and previous organist and choir director of the First Christian Church, Bluefield, W. Va. and member and former treasurer of the Appalachian Artists Association, member and former treasurer of the Bluefield Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. She was accompanist for the Bland Street United Methodist Church, Fincastle Presbyterian Church and Mercer Funeral Home. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Robert L. Duff; two d aughters, Regina Bowman Dillon, Princeton, W. Va., Sondra R. (Mrs. Jack) Freeman, Roanoke; and two grandsons, Jeremy Sean and Jason Chad Blackstock. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:30 p.m. from the Mercer Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Geiger and the Rev. Tom Dendy officiating. Burial will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends may call Sunday at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Pauline B. Duff Memorial Music Scholarship Fund, C/O Bluefield College, Bluefield, Va. 24605

GOAD, Edith Ragland, 73, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, August 10, 1995. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Harry Jr. and Claudia Goad, Middletown, Md.; daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Thomas Miller, Montvale; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Warren Ragland, Roanoke, Ronald Ragland, Montvale; sisters, Lorene Craig, Montvale, Laura Collins, Roanoke; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chapel by the Rev. Johnny Basham. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.

HALEY, Thelma Croft, 69, of Salem, passed away Saturday, August 12, 1995. Surviving are her husband, William D. (Bill) Haley; son and daughter-in-law, Michael D. and Nancy (Kitty) Haley, Salem; two daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Michael Collins, Hardy, Bonnie and Kenneth Meador, Salem; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at Oakey's North Chapel 3 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Greg Reynolds and the Rev. Dave Vanderpool officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel.

HARDY, Rosie Faye, 74, of Pearisburg, died Friday, August 11, 1995. Arrangements by Broyles Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, W.Va.

HUGHSON, Sidney West Jr., 46, of Roanoke, died Friday, August 11, 1995. He was preceded in death by his father, Sidney West Hughson Sr. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Eunice B. Hughson, Roanoke ; daughter, Tonya Michelle Hughson, Virginia Beach; brother and sister-in-law, D. Britt and Debbie Hughson, Portsmouth; a sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Joe Rains, Roanoke; nephew and nieces, Daniel Hughson, Sara Rains, and Katie Rains. Sidney served in the army in the Vietnam Conflict. A memorial service will be held at the Emmaus Foursquare Baptist Church, 4209 Portsmouth Blvd., Chesapeake, Va. at 11 a.m. Monday, August 14, 1995. The Rev. James R. Cooke of Charlottesville, Va. and Dr. C. Hollomon will officiate. The family will receive relatives and friends following the memorial service at the home of Britt and Debbie Hughson, 417 Russell St., Portsmouth, Va. Burial will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the Britton Family Homeplace in Galacia, N. C. The Rev. David Foster of Galacia Baptist Church will officiate. Local arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.

KEESEE, Reginald G. III, (``Butch''), 44, of Saltville, 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 Minister 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.

KESSEE, Reginald G. III, (``Butch''), 44, of Glade Spring, died Friday, August 11, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, D.R. Henderson Funeral Home Chapel, Saltville.

LUNDY, John Thomas, 73, of Chattanooga, Tenn., died Friday, August 11, 1995. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, First Centenary United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home.

McDEARMON, Candice Crizer, 42, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, August 9, 1995. She was a Customer Service Agent with US Air and a Speech and Language Pathologist for the Roanoke City Public Schools. Mrs. McDearmon was a graduate of Radford University and was preceded in death by her father LTG Pat Crizer, U.S. Army Ret. Surviving are her husband, Gerald W. McDearmon; mother, Frances Owens Crizer, Williamsburg; brother, Major Scott H. Crizer and wife, Marie, Falls Church; niece, Meredith Pat Crizer; brother-in-law, Richard McDearmon Jr. and wife, Ellen; nephews, Walt and Ben McDearmon; sister-in-law, Martha McDearmon, Salem; brother-in-law, Jim McDearmon and wife, Cynthia, Roanoke; nephews, Adam and Joshua; brother-in-law, WIlliam McDearmon and wife, Joanna, Southern Pines, N.C.; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Edith and Richard McDearmon, Roanoke. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Project Hope, C/O The Junior League of Roanoke. Valley, 4504 Starkey Rd., Roanoke, Va. 24018. A memorial service will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 1995 at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's Roanoke.

NESTER, Bernard L., 52, of Woodstock, Georgia, died Saturday, August 12, 1995. He was born in Carroll County, Va. He was a Sales Engineer for AFA Industries and a vietnam army veteran. He was formerly of Cobb County and was a member of Mountain View Methodist Church. Mr. Nester is survived by his wife, Mrs. Linda Nester, Woodstock, Ga.; mother-in-law, Mrs. Doris Jones, Woodstock, Ga., formerly of Bristol, Va.; sisters, Mrs. Jean Terry, Laurel Fork, Va.; brothers, Mr. Robert Nester, Warner Robins, Ga., and Mr. Alfred Nester, Hillsville, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 1995 at Mountain View Mausoleum, Bristol, Va. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Bristol, Va. Contributions may be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 6997 Marietta, Ga. 30065. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Woodstock Funeral Home. Arrangements by Woodstock Funeral Home, Woodstock, Ga.

PARKS, Myrtle S., 83, of Vinton, formerly of Great Falls, S.C., died Saturday, August 12, 1995 in a local hospital. She was the widow of Clarence Parks. Surviving are two brothers and sister-in-law, Eugene Sealy and wife, Betty, Columbia, S.C. and Roy Sealy, Columbia, S.C.; two sisters, Lucille S. Hyler, Vinton, Doris S. Lynn, Great Falls, S.C.; three nieces and three nephews. The body was taken from Oakey's Roanoke Chapel to Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home in Great Falls, S. C.

PATTERSON, Yvonne Evans, (""Bonnie""), 65, of 4000-A Bellview Drive, Bedford, died Friday, August 11, 1995, at her home. She was born in Bedford County November 12, 1929, a daughter of the late Charlie Evans and Ellen Hunter Evans. She was a member of Court Street United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Leon Patterson Sr., her daughter, Maria Montez Patterson, and a special friend, Donald Eugene Payne. She is survived by two sons, Edward L. Patterson Jr., and Xavier E. Patterson; two daughters, Yvonne D. Patterson, and Ava D. Patterson; two foster children, Cathy D. Barl ow, and David E. Barlow; a sister, Blanche Spinner; a half-sister, Mary Evans; a half-brother, Emanuel Nellums; and three devoted friends, Geraldine Hurt, Nan Wright, and Blanche Kelso, all of Bedford; a sister-in-law, Annabelle Scott, Washington, D.C.; two great-nieces who lovingly referred to her as (""Grandma""), LaQuesta L. Bryant and Monique L. Bryant; also a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and dear friends. A memorial service will be conducted 6 p.m. Monday, August 14, 1995 at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ralph Harris and the Rev. Henry A. Henderson officiating. Private burial in Fairmont Cemetery on Tuesday. Friends may call at the residence. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory.

PERKINS, Winifred Carrington, 91, of Clifton Forge, died Saturday, August 12, 1995. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home Inc., Clifton Forge, Va.

QUESENBERRY, Clara P., 89, of Christiansburg, died Friday, August 11, 1995 in the Wheatland Hills Retirement Center, Radford. She was a member of the Garber Chapel United Methodist Church. She is survives by her children, William D. Quesenberry, Radford, Esther Cannaday, Largo, Fla., George Quesenberry of Maryland, Ralph Quesenberry, Christiansburg, Clyde Quesenberry, Hillsville, Fred Quesenberry, Salem, Mary Trout, Shawsville, Jean Trump, Elliston and Joyce Jones, King, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, August 14, 1995 at the Richarson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Sunset Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday evening at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.

ROBERTSON, Patrick L. Jr., of Roanoke, died Friday, August 11, 1995 at his home. He is survived by his father, Patrick L. Robertson Sr., Suffolk; mother Rhonda Griffin, Roanoke Co.; brother, Mark A. Robertson, Roanoke; grandmother, Mary S. Robertson, Williamsburg; great-grandmother, Louise Pankey, Roanoke. Graveside services will be held in Evergreen Burial Park 11 a.m. Monday, with the Rev. Gene Burris officiating. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's South Chapel.

ROBINETTE, Claude Ellis, 76, of Downy, Calif., formerly of Roanoke, died Saturday, August 12, 1995. Surviving are his wife, Flo Robinette, Downy, Calif.; four sons, Claude Ellis Robinette Jr., Richmond, Guy E. Robinette, Roanoke, Billy Joe Robinette, Elliston, James Ray Robinette, Roanoke; two daughters, Nancy Richardson, Leander, Texas, Barbara J. Robinette, Roanoke; 13 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in West Minister, Calif., at the West Minister Mortuary.

SCOTT, Elzie Lloyd, 73, of Greenville, Mississippi, died Friday, August 11, 1995, in the King's Daughters Hospital, Gr eenville, Miss. due to heart failure. He was a retired Weaving Manager, USAxminster Mfg. He was also a native of Lexington, Va. and an army veteran of WW II, serving with the 480th Anti Aircraft Div., seeing action in the European Theatre. After his discharge, he returned to Lexington where he was employed with Lees Carpet until 1952 when he joined Alexander Smith Carpets. He then moved to Greenville, Miss., where he helped to hire, train, and put into operation the Greenville Mills which became part of Mohasco Industries. Mr. Scott retired in 1985 as Weaving Manager due to ill health. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where he was a former Sunday School Superintendent, former chairman of the Board of Trustees, former member of the Administration Board and Men's Club, a Charter member of the Civitan Club, past member of the Noon Lions Club, Nation American Legion, an active Scouter with BSA on the local and district level, was a Cubmaster of Pack 62 and Scoutmaster of Troop 62, a member of the Order of Arrow, and received the Silver Beaver Award in 1970. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Armstrong Scott, Greenville, Miss.; daughter and son-in-law, Susan Scott and James Blaine, Greenville, Miss.; son and daughter-in-law, Mark L. and Debbie Scott, Williamsburg, Va.; brother, Hubert L. Scott Jr., Suffolk, Va.; and two grandchildren, Mark L. Scott Jr., and Betsy Scott, both of Williamsburg, Va. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, August 13, 1995 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Greenville, Miss. Burial will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 1995 at the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery in Lexington, Va. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington, Va.

SNYDER, Thomas Earl, 72, of Lexington, died Saturday, August 12, 1995. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.

VEST, Myrtle Smith, 76, of Lexington, died Saturday, August 12, 1995. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.