Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, August 21, 1995                   TAG: 9508210131
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BAILEY, Margaret Strum, of Roanoke, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Funeral11:30 a.m., Monday, at Oakey's North Chapel.

BAILEY, Marie I., 54, of Salem, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 20, 1995. She was a devoted Jehovah's Witness for over 35 years. Surviving are four children, Cleve Bailey, John Bailey, Ina Dearing, Phil Bailey; two grandchildren, Ashley R. Dearing, Michael Danielle Dearing; her mother, Alice I. Lippert; a sister, Susie Guinn; and a brother, David Lippert. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Kindom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (Cove Road). A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kindom Hall, Jehovah's Witnesses (Cove Road). Interment will be private. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.

BEVERLY, Dorothy, (``Dossie"") 70, of Vinton, formerly of Buena Vista, died Sunday, August 20, 1995 in a Roanoke Hospital. She was born August 1, 1925 in Amherst County, daughter of the late Tom and Mary Beverly. Surviving are three sisters, Betty Entsminger of Vinton, Ruby Hamilton and Madeline Austin, both of Buena Vista; one brother, Floyd Beverly, Buena Vista. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bolling, Grose and Lotts Funeral Chapel in Buena Vista, with the Reverend Dean Staton officiating. Burial will follow in the Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service in Buena Vista.

BURWELL, Virginia Agee, 73, of Floyd, passed away Saturday, August 19, 1995 at Radford Community Hospital. Survivors include two brothers, Lester Agee and Morris R. Agee, both of Floyd; two sisters-in-law, Gladys and Barbara Agee, both of Floyd; three nephews and eight nieces. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, August 21, 1995 at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Joseph Womack officiating. Burial will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery.

CONNER, Curtis C., 72, of Lexington, died Saturday, August 19, 1995 in the Shenandoah Valley Health Care Center, Buena Vista. He was born on October 28, 1922 in Rockbridge County, a son of the late George William Conner and Cora Belle Womeldorf Conner. Mr. Conner retired as manager of the Alcohol Beverage Control Stores after thirty years service. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the China Burma India Theater. He was a life member of the V.F.W. Post No. 1499, Lexington; a fifty year member of the American Legion Post No. 126, Buena Vista, also a member of the D.A.V. Mr. Conner was a member of Knights Templar Commandery No. 27, Lexington. He was Past Chancellor Commander and Secretary of Knights of Pythias, No. 66, Lexington; a member of Rajath Temple No. 195, Roanoke; Past Worshipful Master of Mountain City Lodge No. 67 A F & A M, Lexington; Past District Deputy Grand Master of the 20th Masonic District; a member of Royal Arch Chapter No. 44, Lexington, also a member of Kazim Temple of Roanoke. Mr. Conner was a member of the Lexington Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Avaretta Depoy Conner; a son and daughter-in-law, Keith A. and Karen C. Conner of Palmdale, California; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen C. and Dave Lape of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; three brothers, Garland Conner of Clifton Forge, Bernard Conner of Hampton, and Buford Conner of Stafford; five grandchildren, Christopher, Ryan, and Michael Conner, all of Palmdale, California; David and Stephanie Lape of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, 1995, in the Williams Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Richard M. Webster and the Rev. A. Lee Zehmer officiating. Interment with Military Honors and Masonic Rites will follow in the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, August 21, 1995, at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, Va. 23060. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Service, Lexington.

COOK, Rev. William A., 60, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Roanoke, died Friday, August 18, 1995 at the Medical Center of Port St. Lucie. He was born in Edinburg, Va. and had been a resident of Port St. Lucie for two years. Prior to retirement, he was a minister with the First Christian Church and served as pastor of Melrose Christian Church of Roanoke for a number of years. He was als o co-owner of Darte Vending, Inc. until his retirement two years ago. He was a past president of the Lion's Club, a past member of the Moose Club and was very active in the Republican Party. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Buckland Cook, Port St. Lucie; father, Charles A. Cook; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Ronald and Sarah Cook, Roanoke, Timothy S. Cook, Alexandria and Darrell and Laura Cook, Jonesboro, Ark.; a stepdaughter, Mary T. Breining and her husband, Fred, of Concord, Calif.; a sister, Damitra Meeds; brother, Gamaliel Cook, both of Alexandria; and seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by his mother, Bessie E. Cook and his brother, Keith Cook. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Roanoke Chapel 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, with interment in Peterstown Cemetery, Peterstown, W. Va. at 1:30 p.m. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Roanoke Chapelfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday or friends may call at the home of Ronald A. Cook. Following the interment in Peterstown, the family will receive friends at the home of Scarlet Ratcliffe in Pearisburg. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Melrose Christian Church Youth Fund.

GARGER, Louis, 75, of Roanoke, died Sunday, August 20, 1995. Born in Pennsylvania, he was retired from L. G. Apparel, Inc. in Salem. He is survived by his wife, Olga Garger; his children, Sherry McCoy, Sandie and Jerry Lefler, Louis E. Garger, and Thomas M. Garger; grandchildren, Erika McCoy, Zachary McCoy, Cassie Lefler; brothers and wives and sisters and husbands, John and LaFawn Garger, Anna Ifkovits and the late Steven, Stella and Ernest Luisser, Rose and Frank Wolfel, Steve Garger and the la te Elaine, Edwin and Helen Garger, the late Pauline and Frank Jandrisivits, Helen and Stan Lasinky, Frank Garger, Michael and Janet Garger, Elsie and Bob Weaver, Hilda Maron, and Margie Scarcia; step sisters and husbands, Lilly and Steve Schaffer, Needie and Thomas Verhoy; step brother-in-law, Charles Bartholemew; step sister-in-law, Mary Schmidt; preceded in death by, step sister, Erna Bartholemew, and step brother, ``Dutch"" Schmidt; special friends, Carolyn and Whitney Meredith, Bill and Lynn Crittenden and Kristen and Laura. Services will be held in the Oakey's South Chapel at 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, 1995 with the Rev. Carol Johnston officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Burial Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, August 21, 1995. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Rd. SW Suite A, Roanoke, Va. 24018.

GOLDEN, Lula W., 89, of Roanoke passed away Saturday, August 19, 1995 in a local hospital. She was a retired beautician and a member of St. Gerard's Catholic Church. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Althama Hale, Roanoke; four grandchildren, Robert Darnell Hale, Los Angeles, Calif., Natalie D. Hale, Boston, Mass., Rhonda Hale and Stanley Hale both of Roanoke; five great grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

GREEN, James H. Jr., 65, of Roanoke, died Sunday, August 20, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

JARRETT, Della Christine Williams, 84, of Stanleytown Health Care, formerly of Ridgewood Rd., Bassett, died Saturday, August 19, 1995 at Stanleytown Health Care. She was the wife of the late James Edward (Jim) Jarrett. She was born November 5, 1910 in the Philpott Community of Henry County to the late Henry Thomas Williams and the late Rosa Lee Philpott. She was retired, as Assistant Postmaster of the Bassett Post Office, where she served 33 years. She was a member of the Bassett Memorial United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School and was active in the U.M.W. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Rosa Louis e Coburn. Surviving are two sisters, Jessie Herman, Mohnton, Penn., Nancy Wagner, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; and two grandsons, James Ernest Coburn, Bassett and William O'Keefe Coburn, Dumfries. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m Tuesday at the Bassett Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Meredith and Mrs. Hugh Draper officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Burial Park in Martinsville. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bassett Memorial United Methodist Church and other times at the home of Roxann Miller, Dove Lane, Stanleytown, Va. Memorials may be made to the Bassett Rescue Squad or the Bassett Fire Department. Collins Funeral Services, Bassett, are handling arrangements.

JEFFERSON, James Nalle, 93, of Salem, died Sunday, August 20, 1995 in a local hospital. Mr. Jefferson was a retired professional engineer. He and his wife, Lillian Hubbard Jefferson resided in the Knollwood Apartments in Salem where his wife still resides. Other survivors include one brother, Thomas Jefferson Jr.; three nephews, Thomas Jefferson III, James Jefferson and Garland Jefferson; two nieces, Carol Lang and Pauline Jefferson, all of Richmond. James Jefferson was born March 17, 1902 in Chesterfield County, the son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Carrie Lane Jefferson. ``Jeff"" as he was called by his many friends, played a big role in the construction of many major and minor structures in Virginia and West Virginia. In 1984 he and his wife moved from Harrisonburg, Va., where they had resided for thirty years and where he was a member of First Presbyterian Church, back to Salem. His most recent employment as a forest engineer was with the Jefferson and George Washington National Forests until his retirement in 1969. He was previously employed with the Virginia Department of Highways, Augusta County, Va., the Duke Power Company, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. During World War II he served in the Army for a short period. He was previously a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Elks Club. He was a member of the Hinton Masonic Lodge #62, Hinton, W.Va. and he was a Shriner with the ACCA Temple, Richmond. He was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Friends will be received by the family Tuesday, August 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the John M. Oakey & Son, Salem, Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 23, at 10 a.m. in the Jane Morgan Harris Chapel, Richfield, by the Rev. Thomas C. Clay with interment following in Sherwood Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the ``Hungry Fund"" of First Presbyterian Church, Harrisonburg, Va. 22801.

KEFFER, Clara Marie Musslewhite, 72, of Roanoke, died Sunday, August 20, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.

KEYES, Henry C., 79, of Sugar Grove, died Saturday, August 19, 1995. Funeral Tuesday, 11 a.m., Seaver-Brown Funeral Chapel, Marion.

LANTZ, Randal Scott, 30, of Montvale, passed away Friday, August 18, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Montvale Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by the Lotz Vinton Chapel.

Lyles, Lockie Blevins, 86, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, August 19, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Newberry Funeral Home Chapel.

LYNCH, Claude, 83, of Rt. 3 Rocky Mount, died Sunday morning, August 20, 1995 in a Salem hospital. Mr. Lynch was a U. S. Army veteran of World World II. Surviving are his wife, Ruby Young Lynch; daughters and son-in-law, Bettie and Howard Pendleton, Rocky Mount, Mary Frances Marl, Ellenville, N.Y.; son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Kristine Lynch, Rocky Mount; 11 grandchildren; nine great-granchildren; one sister, Mrs. Nancy Naff, Boones Mill; three brothers, Wilmer Lynch, Marvin Lynch, Junior Lynch all of Rocky Mount; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel 4 p.m. Tuesday, with Rev. Johnny Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in the Lynch-Hodges Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.

LYNCH, John J., (``Jack""), of Oxon Hill, Maryland, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Surviving are his wife, Martha Ann Dillon Lynch, Oxon Hill, Md.; a son, Dwayne C. Lynch; two sisters, Sarah Rohrig, Newport News and Mary Hawks, Blackstone; also survived by other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the Centenniel Christian Church in McCoy, Virginia, Tuesday from 12 noon to 1:45 p.m. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Centenniel Christian Church Cemetery. DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford, is handling arrangements.

MARTIN, Howard Frank, 75, of Lexington, died Sunday, August 20, 1995. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home.

MAYS, Belle Kenley, 99, of Arlington, formerly of Amherst, died Saturday, August 19,1995 at Westminster at Lake Ridge Nursing Home in Woodbridge, Va. She was the wife of the late Samuel Lewis Mays. Born September 15, 1895 in Floyd County, Va., she was a daughter of the late Francis Marion and Alice Surratt Kenley. She was retired nursing attendant from the Central Virginia Training Center in Lynchburg and a member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Amherst. She is survived by one son, Kenley Mays and wife Pari, of Fairfax Station,Va.; and two grandsons, Kenley R. Mays, Burke, Va. and Nabil F. Mays, Fairfax. Visitation and viewing will be conducted from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Driskill Funeral Chapel, Amherst. A memorial prayer service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bethel Baptist Church, Amherst. Graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Sunset Cemeter y in Christiansburg, Va. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Westminster Benevolent Fund, 12191 Clipper Dr., Woodbridge,Va. 22192, Attn: Phyllis Watson or the Bethel Baptist Church.

NIEDERMEIER, Barbara A., 66, of Roanoke, died Saturday, August 19, 1995 in a Salem hospital. Surviving are her husband, Robert E. Niedermeier; two daughters, Lynn Niedermeier of Tennessee, Lois Straka, St. Paul, Minn.; one brother, Edwin C. Dornbush, Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's South Chapel 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, 1995, with the Rev. Paul E. Alwine officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Rd. S. W., Suite A, Roanoke, Va. 24018. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday.

PRICE, Ruby Linkous, 86, of Blacksburg, died August 19, 1995 at Heritage Hall Health Care Center. Born in Montgomery County, Virginia on June 14, 1909, she was a daughter of the late James Beal and Nettie Giles Linkous. Mrs. Price was preceded in death by her husband, Hassell H. Price and a son, James G. Price. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Hassell H. Jr. and Judy Wells Price, Blacksburg; grandsons, Matthew H. Price, Virginia Beach, and James G. Price Jr., High Point, N.C.; sister, Evia Linkous, Blacksburg. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, 1995 at Gateway Baptist Church with the Rev. Dewey O. Weaver Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Gateway Baptist Church, 2196 Harding Ave., Blacksburg, Va. 24060. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home.

PUGH, Vernie Mae Thurman, 86, of Rocky Mount, passed away Sunday, August 20, 1995 at home. She was a li fe-long member of Flint Hill United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Redwood Home Demonstration Club and Original Senior Citizens. She was born July 13, 1909 and was the last surviving member of the family of George Henry Thurman and Sally Brooks Thurman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter William Pugh, her sister, Nora and her brothers, Hubert ,Harry, Will, Bentley, Roy and Curtis Thurman. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Anne Hudson Thurman. Also surviving are one son, Dalton Pugh, Dell City, Okla.; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Clara Talbert (Joda), Ferrum, Margie Altice, Richmond, Nancy Hodges (Allen), Rocky Mount, Faye Ray (Tom), Rural Hall, N.C.; eight grandchildren, Anne R. Perdue, Allison H. Nunley, Cathy A. Shiflett, Carol A. Martin, Lori A. O'Boyle, Steven Altice, Will Ray, Wally Ray; 12 great-grandchildren, Sean, Jason, and Erin Perdue, Zachary Nunley, all of Rocky Mount, Denise Blackmon, Holly, Tony and Ben Martin, Devon O'Boyle, all of Richmond, Donovan, Lucas and Darci Ray, all of Honolulu, Hawaii; one great-great-grandchild, Brittany Perdue, Rocky Mount. Other survivors include several nieces and nephews, and special friends, Bertha Furrow and Emma Wood. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, 1995 at Flint Hill United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Luther Ramsey and the Rev. Deroy Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Monday at Lynch Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday evening. Memorials may be made to Flint Hill United Methodist Church, C/O Mrs. Sylvia Holland, Rt. 5, Box 398, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount is in charge of arrangements.

RANGELEY, Helen Hall, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, August 19, 1995, in Meadowbrook Nursing Home. Born May 29, 1909 in Walton, Va., she was the daughter of the late Lucian Hall and Nannie Teany Hall. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Freddie Lee Sr. ; a son and daughter-in-law, Freddie Lee Jr. and Kay Pharis Rangeley; and granddaughter, Briann, all of\ Christiansburg; two sisters, Ruby Hall Burgess, Chesapeake and Ethel Hall Todd, New Castle; and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Rangeley was a long-time member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and was retired from government service, having worked many years for the Farmers Home Administration. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Doug Kanney, with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home and the family will receive friends there Monday from 6 to 8 p.m.

ROBINETTE, Louise May, 71, of Ferrum, died Sunday, August 20,1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

ROBINSON, Thomas Louis, 69, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday evening, August 19, 1995. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and is survived by two sons, Davey Robinson, Tujunga, Calif, Jerry Robinson, Roanoke; three daughters, Linda Orozco, Debbie Robinson, Patricia Madera, all of Tujunga, Calif.; eleven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Nellie Tolley, Roanoke; three brothers, Pete, Harold and Leroy Robinson, all of Roanoke;, half sister, Mary Thomas, Roanoke; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from the graveside in Fair View Cemetery at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday

SIRMON, Windolan, of Fauquier Co., formerly of Roanoke, died Sunday, August 20, 1995. Funeral 12 noon Wednesday at Emanuel Episcopal Church, Alexa dria. Arrangements by Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home, Alexandria.

SPRINKLE, James Reuben, 90, of Roanoke passed away Friday, August 18, 1995. He was born in Donaho, N.C. August 22, 1904, the son of James H. and Mary Jane Bowen Sprinkle. Mr. Sprinkle came to Roanoke at age 17 and loved, life long, the sport of baseball and played for a semi-professional team during his younger years. He met Thyra Fortune Derflinger in Roanoke and they married on April 11, 1925. He retired from Stone Printing as President of the firm in 1969 with 47 years of service; was a board member of Walker Foundry and Friendship Manor; worked for 10 years for the Small Business Administration; and was a member of the Lions Club. Surviving are his wife Thyra D. Sprinkle, Roanok e; son and daughter-in-law, James ``Kent"" and Helen Oglesby Sprinkle, State College, Penn.; 5 grandchildren, James Sprinkle, Los Alamos, N.M., Stuart Sprinkle, Candia, N.H., Helen Sprinkle, New York, N.Y., Mary Sprinkle, Marietta, Ohio, and Thomas Sprinkle, Rocky River, Ohio; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday, August 21, 1995 at Oakey's North Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Harry Y. Gamble officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.

STANLEY, Robb Michael, 23, of 6899 Sunset Terrace Lane, Apartment #2, Radford, Va., died Saturday, August 19, 1995 in the Radford Community Hospital. He was born in Nebraska on January 4, 1972. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army in the 82nd Airborne Division. Surviving are his wife, Michelle D. Stanley, Radford; two daughters, Caila M. Stanley, Radford, Sydney Nicole Stanley, Radford; father, Herman Franklin Stanley Jr., Draper; mother, Sharon Reid Stanley, Draper; one brother, Daniel Lee Stanley, Draper; grandparents, Louise R. Reid, Vinton, Dorothy C. Stanley, Roanoke. A private graveside service will be held Wednesday in the Draper's Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pulaski Co., with the Rev. Preston O., Sartelle Jr. officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday evening at Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that memorials be made to the children of Robb Michael Stanley, Caila and Syndey Stanley, c/o Draper's Valley Presbyterian Church, Route 1, Draper, Va. 24324. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski.

THOMASON, Billy E., 63, of Rocky Mount, passed away Sunday, August 20, 1995. A well respected member of the concrete industry for more than 35 years, he was owner of Turner Ready Mix Inc. in Rocky Mount. Surviving are his wife, Helen C. Thomason, Rocky Mount; one son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Susan Thomason, Rocky Mount; one daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Jim Finnegan, Roanoke; three grandsons, Ryan Thomason, Lucas Thomason, Sean Finnegan; one step granddaughter, Cathy Zine, Boston, Mass.; two brothers, Bobby Thomason, Roanoke, Marvin Thomason, Fla.; one sister, Dorothy Stevens, Virginia Beach. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel 11 a.m. Tuesday, with Rev. T. Ivey Adams officiating. Interment to follow in Franklin Memorial Park. The family suggests memorials be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society or the American Cancer Society. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday with the famil y receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.

TURNER, Dalia E., 52, of Bassett, died Saturday, August 18, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel, Ridgeway.

VAUGHT, Joy Andrews, 61, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, August 18, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

WENDT, Margaret B., 75, of Blacksburg, died August 19, 1995 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Born in Richmond on June 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Jones and Ruth Elisse Bowman Blume. Mrs. Wendt was a member of the Northside Baptist Church at Mechanicsville. Surviving are a brother and sister-in-law, George T. and Edna Earl Blume, Blacksburg. A private family funeral will be held at 9 a.m., Tuesday, August 22, 1995 at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don McKinney officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.