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

DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 18, 1995                   TAG: 9510180089
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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BOWYER, Barbara Greig, 65, of Roanoke, died Sunday, October 15, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Raleigh Court United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

BRUCE, Willie Beverly Jr., 52, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, October 14, 1995. He is survived by one daughter, Bevette Allwyn Bruce; one granddaughter, Nikita Gunn; mother, Mrs. Cleopatra Bruce, all of Roanoke; aunts and uncles, Margaret Fizer, Sterling G. Fizer Sr., Roanoke, Leonard Fizer, Springfield, Ohio, Charles (Bessie Mae) Fizer, Lawrenceville, N.J., Walter (Evelyn) Fizer, Roanoke, Sallie Ann (Lewis) Harris, Charlottesville; devoted cousins, Patricia Cooper, Santa Clara, Calif., Stephanie Simmons, Sterling G. Fizer Jr., Rhonda Fizer, all of Roanoke; very special little cousins, Sterling G. Fizer III and Bryan Butler; and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Charles H. Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The body will be taken to the church Thursday morning at 10 a.m. Arrangements by Fizer Funeral Home.

CLYBURN, Susie W., 79, of Atkins, died Monday, October 16, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Seaver-Brown Chapel.

CRAIG, Nan A. 88, of Martinsville, died Monday, October 16, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday, Stone Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home, Inc.

DAMERON, Robert Samuel 87, of Buena Vista, died Monday, October 16, 1995 at the Stonewall Jackson Hospital Extended Care Facility. He was born May 22, 1908 in Welch, W. Va., son of the late Charles P. Dameron and Lula Corder Dameron. He was an active member of St. John's United Methodist Church and The Durham Sunday School Class. He was retired from the Greyhound Bus Corporation after 45 years as a driver. He was very active in the Democratic Party, where he served as a Co-Chairman for a number of years. He served a member of the Buena Vista City Council, and on a number of Civic Committees. He was Assistant Scout Master and Scout Master of Boy Scout Troop #68 for 24 years, having received the Silver Beaver Award and other awards. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert W. Dameron. Surviving are his wife, Mildred Motley Dameron; three daughters and sons-in-law, Joanne and Mansour Katwan, Palo Alto, Calif., Sammy and Gordon (Tally) Burnett, Buena Vista, Susan (Dilly) and Joseph Hartless, Modesto, Calif.; one brother, Woodrow W. Dameron, Marietta, Ga.; the following grandchildren, Robert Burnett and David Burnett, Buena Vista; Najla Helm, Mill Peters, Calif., Samir Katwan, Palo Alto, Calif., Suzanne Katwan, Mountain View, Calif., Dina Katwan, Palo Alto, Calif., Joseph Hartless, Jr., Jennifer Hartless, both of Modesto, Calif.; three great-grandchildren, Jason and Kevin Burnett, and McKayla Burnett, all of Buena Vista; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the St. John's United Methodist Church in Buena Vista, with the Rev. Edward Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service in Buena Vista. Memorial contributions may be made to the Buena Vista Fire Dept. or the Rescue Squad.

ERVIN, Harry Haskell, 78, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 1995. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

GUM, Louise Hyde, 91, of Clifton Forge, died Tuesday, October 17, 1995. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.

HALL, William Taylor, (``Bill""), 82, of Copper Hill, died Tuesday, October 17, 1995, in a Salem hospital. Surviving are his wife, Ruth H. Hall, Copper Hill; a sister, Gay Craighead, Roanoke; a brother Ira (``Pete"") Hall, Copper Hill, and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Hall family cemetery, with the Rev. Loren Kempa officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Wood Funeral Home in Floyd.

HIX, Thurman Dyer, 75, of Pulaski, passed away Friday, October 13, 1995. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.

JOHNSON, Donald Crawford, 67, of Bassett, died Monday, October 16, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Collins Funeral Services Chapel, Bassett.

LEONARD, Grover, 86, of Marion, died Tuesday, October 17, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Barnett's Funeral Chapel, Marion, Va.

LEWIS, Esther Lousie, 88 of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 1995 in a local hospital. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home

MICHAELS, John Louis, 81, of Collier Street, Dublin, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 1995 in the Roanoke Community Hospital. Born January 15, 1914 in Newark, N.J., he was the son of the late John Louis Michaels Sr. and Madaline Michaels Lysat, stepson of Lester L. Lysat, all deceased residents of Maplewood, N. J. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #196 Maplewood, N. J. and American Legion Post, Maplewood, N. J. He was a retired Police Lt. of Maplewood, N. J. Police Dept. with thirty years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served in WWII. He was preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Robin Cox, Dublin, Va. Surviving are his wife, Jessie Hoover Michaels, Dublin, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn Michaels Berman and Barry Berman, North Hill, California; two sons and daughters-in-law, David Hoover and Jan Hoover, Newbern, Va., Charles E. Hoover and Diane Hoover, Blacksburg, Va.; sister, Katherine Michaels, Maplewood, N.J.; grandchildren, Steve Cox, Newbern, Va., Jennifer Hoover, Radford, Va., David Hoover, Paul Hoover, and Katheryne Hoover, all of Newbern, Va.; great-granddaughter, Kristy Cox, Dublin, Va. Funeral services will be held Friday, 2 p.m., at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, with the Rev. W. David Hoover officiating. Visiting will be anytime Thursday after 12 noon and the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday evening at the Bower Funeral Chapel, 1631 Bob White Blvd., Pulaski, Va. The body will be cremated and remains to be interred at New Dublin Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dublin, Va., with memorial services for interment to be at a later date. The family wishes to thank all their friends and neighbors during this time of illness for their support. A special thank-you to James Redd Jr. Floral remembrances will be appreciated or memorials may be made to the Heritage Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 1565, Dublin, Va. 24064 or the charity of your choice. Henry Clay Lodge #280 Dublin, Va. will conduct Masonic Rites Thursday even ing at 8:30 p.m. at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski and the Pulaski V.F.W. Post # 1184, Pulaski, Va., will conduct full military honors at the graveside at a later date. Bower Funeral Chapel, 1631 Bob White Blvd., Pulaski, Va., is handling arrangements.

MILLNER, Jesse Thomas, 74, of Goode, died Monday, October 16, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m., Thursday, at the graveside in Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery, Perrowville. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.

MOON, George Candee, age 87 of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 1995. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.

PARKS, Sadie Sisson, 99, of Salem, formerly of Brandon Ave., passed away, Tuesday, October 17, 1995. She was the daughter of the late John H. and Cora M. Sisson. She was the widow of Marvin B. Parks Sr. Mrs. Parks was a member of Greene Memorial United Methodist Church and the Electa Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Marvin B. Jr. and Martha Dame Parks, Seaford, Deleware; grandchildren, Melinda Long, Salsbury, Md., Mary Margaret Parks, Seaford, Deleware, Melissa Cullen, Greenville, S.C., Melanie Alvey, Suffolk, Va., Matthew Parks, Bethany Beach, Deleware; one great-grandchild; brothers, J. Carlyle Sisson, Las Vegas, Nev., Raymond T. Sisson, Truman A. Sisson, both of Roanoke. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel.

RIDDLE, Robert Dewayne, 55, of Narrows, died Monday, Octboer 16, 1995. Funeral Thursday 11 a.m., Church of God of Prophecy, Narrows. Arrangements by Riffe's Funeral Home. Narrows.

RIFFEY, Abraham Lincoln, 68, of Marion, died Tuesday, October 17, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday, Barnett's Funeral Chapel.

RIVERA, Andre's Padilla (``Pito''), 29, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, October 16, 1995. Survivors include his parents, Evangelist Edith and Andre's P. Rivera, Sr.; two sons, Andre's P. Rivera, III, Angelo Carter; one daughter, Sharounda Carter, all of Roanoke; his children's mother, Vondra Carter Lewis, S.C.; one brother, Paul Lovings; three sisters, Minister Sophia (Wayne) Moyer, Ramona Rivera, Anna Rosa Rivera, all of Roanoke; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Friday 11 a.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home. Elder Malverse Simpson will officiate with the interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the funeral home

ROYALL, Rumel Collins, 61, of Montvale, died Saturday, October 14, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

RUIZ, Jose Angel, 49, of Madiera Beach, Fla., died Monday, October 16, 1995, in Tampa, Fla. He was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to the Bay Area three years ago from Roanoke. He was Vice President of Distribution for Home Shopping Network in Roanoke for eight years. Survivors include his mother, Virginia Ruiz; his sister, Maria Virginia Ruiz, both of Havana, Cuba; his companion, David L. Witt, Madiera Beach, Fla.

SCOTT, Lewis H., 76, of Route 3, Rocky Mount, died Monday, October 16, 1995 at his residence. Mr. Scott was a veteran of World War II, was a member of First Church of the Brethren, and was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Scott; four brothers, Grady, Nelson, Grover and Paul Scott; a sister, Wilma S. Woods. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Scott, of the home; one son, Roger Scott, Lynchburg, four grandchildren; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Elma Young, Nellie and Clem Rakes, Ferrum; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Fred and Polly Scott, Culpeper, W. B. and Eva Scott, Burkville, Leo and Geral dine Scott, Ferrum; a dear friend, Joe Wooldridge; many nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday from First Church of the Brethren with the Rev. William Pugh and Pastor Bob Andrews officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers the family has suggested memorials to First Church of the Brethren, 307 Tanyard Rd., Rocky Mount, Va. 24151 or Hospice of Franklin County, 124 Floyd Avenue, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.

SCRUGGS, Clifton Alvin ``Al'', 70, of Route 4, Moneta, passed away Monday, October 16, 1995, in the Bedford County Memorial Hospital. He was born November 9, 1924 in Moneta, a son of the late Phillip Bruno Scruggs and Eda Ayers Scruggs. He was a retired truck driver. He is survived by a son, David A. Scruggs, Moneta; grandson, Christopher Scruggs, Moneta; sister, Mrs. Harris (Juanita) McGuire, Wirtz; half sister, Mrs. Brady (Thelma) Poindexter, Roanoke; two half brothers, J. B. Cundiff, Wirtz, W. C. Cundiff, Hardy; many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted Thursday, October 19, 1995 at 2 p.m. from the Mountain View Burial Park, Boones Mill, by the Rev. Tommy Floyd and the Rev. Melvin Harris. The family requests that all visitations occur between the hours of 7 to 9 p.m. at Updike Funeral Home, Bedford, at which time the family will receive friends.

WADE, Posey L., 92, of Ferrum, died Tuesday, October 17, 1995. Arrangements by Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount.

WATERFIELD Ramond Elwood, 74, of Rt 2 Moneta and formerly of Va. Beach passed away Monday in a local hospital. He was a retired Merchant Marine after 27 years and was preceded in death by wife Rudy Bell Waterfield. Surviving step-children include Thomas B. Simmons, Marion S. Jordan both of Bedford John S. Simmons of Chesapeake, Rudy Annette Bailey, Elizabeth City North Carolina, Ray E. Simmons, Linda S. Gregory both of Chesapeake, Pat S. Ballengee of Moneta and James F. Simmons of Chesapeake. Also several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Grave side serves held 3P.M. Wednesday October 18, 1995 from Mountain View Cemetery in Vinton with the Rev. Steve Witt officiating. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.

WHITE, Hubert S., Jr., of 607 West Stuart Drive, Galax, passed away at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Monday, October 16, 1995. ``Whitey'', affectionately known by his friends, was a retired automobile dealer in Galax. He owned and operated White Chevrolet Sale, Inc., a Chevrolet-Olds Cadillac dealership which was founded by his father and was operated by the family for fifty years. He served as a General Motors Community Relations Program Chairman for several years, and was a very active member of Chevrolet's Charleston Zone Dealer Councils as well as Oldsmobile and Cadillac Councils. Mr. White served as President of Blue Ridge Automobile Dealer Association, a fine county organization, and in 1973 was elected president of the Virginia Automobile Dealer Association. He was born January 28, 1929 in Richlands, to the late Hubert S. White, Sr. and Sara Humphrey White. He attended the Galax City Schools, Fort Union Military Academy, Hampden-Sidney Colle ge, and graduated from National Business College, Roanoke. He also attended the Post Graduate School of Modern Merchandising and Mangement sponsored by Chevrolet Motor Division in Detroit, Mich. A veteran, he enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard and served aboard the Coast Guard Cutter, Marion, during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of American Legion Post 0141, Richmond. Mr. White was a member of the First United Methodist Church, having served on the Board of Stewards and Board of Trustees. He was a Mason and member of Oldtown Lodge #68, Galax, and a Shriner and member of the Kazim Temple, Roanoke. When active, he served on several different boards, namely Galax Retail Merchants Association, YMCA, Galax Athletic Association, Salvation Army (Galax Unit). He was a former Vice President of the Galax, Carroll, Grayson Chamber of Commerce and the Galax Development Corporation. He was a past President of the ``Galax Leafs'' Baseball Club and the Galax Country Club. He also served as an Advisary Member of Fork Union Military Academy's Athletic Center Building Project before final construction of the new field house. He was a member of the UCT, Elks, Moose Lodge and a Kentucky Colonel. An avid sports fan, ``Whitey'' was a former pro-baseball player with the Washington Senator's Organization and was elected to the Galax Gazette's Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. In high school, college and service he played football, baseball and basketball. He was a member of the Virginia All Star Baseball Team in 1946 and 1947. Surviving are his wife, Doris Laws White, of the home; a daughter, Sarah Jane White, Johnson City, Tenn.; a son, H. Stuart White, III, Fairfax; two aunts, Pauline Humphrey and Gwendolyn Alder, Cedar Bluff. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, October 19, 1995, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Galax, by the officiating minister, the Rev. Kenneth Perkins. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the funeral. The family will receive friends Wednesday, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Felts Memorial Cemetery. Flowers will be appreciated or donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Box 445, Galax, Va. 24333, or the Fork Union Military Academy, FUMA Athletic Scholarship Fund, Box 278, Fork Union, Va. 23055. Masonic Rites will be performed by the Oldtown Lodge #68. Arrangements by the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax

WILEY, Virginia Davis, 97, of 224 Troy Avenue, Roanoke, formerly of Allisonia, Va. and McDowell County, W. Va., died Tuesday, October 17, 1995 at a Salem, Virginia Retirement Center. Born in Allisonia, Virginia March 4, 1898, she was the daughter of the late W. A. ``Albert"" and Betty Branscome Davis. She was educated in Allisonia, Virginia. She had served with the U. S. Postal Service at Thorpe, W. Va. for many years and was a very active member of the Thorpe United Methodist Church, where she was involved with the Music program as well as the church pianist. Mrs. Wiley had moved to Roanok e, Va. from Thorpe, W. Va. in July of 1959. She was a member of the Huntington Court United Methodist Church in Roanoke, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband Paris Allen Wiley, a son, Eugene Earl Wiley and a brother, John E. Davis. Survivors include one son, Mr. J. Edwin Wiley, Greensboro, N.C.; one daughter, Mrs. Betty W. Powell, Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Dolly Dorton, Bristol, Va.; one brother, Mr. J. L. Davis, Filbert, W. Va.; six grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Thursday from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Bluewell, W. Va.. Friends may call Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until time of services.

ZMITROVIS, Charles William, 73, of Hardy, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 1995. He retired from Pan American Airlines to Smith Mountain Lake, where he lovingly enjoyed gardening, painting, boating, and handmaking toys for his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Lois Tupper Zmitrovis; his four children, Karen LoGrosso, Ellen Hudson, Mark Zmitrovis, and Justin Zmitrovis, all of New York; his three stepchildren, Carolyne Pion and Alan Pion of Maryland, and John Pion of Fairfax; and his 10 grandchildren, Justine, Isabel, Calder, Kara, Daniel, and Sean, all of New York, Nikita and Leif of Maryland, and Michael and Lydia of Fairfax, Va. The family will receive visitors at Oakey's Vinton Chapel from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 1995. Funeral services will be conducted on October 19, 1995 at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Kirk Ballin officiatin g. Interment following at Old Dominion Memorial Gardens.