Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: SUNDAY, October 22, 1995 TAG: 9510230146 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
BASHAM, John A., 68, of Bluefield, W.Va., died Saturday, October 21, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Roselawn Memorial Gardens Chapel Mausoleum, Princeton, W.Va. Arrangements by Mercer Funeral Home, Bluefield, W.Va.
BOOKER, Quenton , (``Tick""), 67, of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Roanoke, passed away Friday, October 20, 1995. Information supplied by Fizer's Funeral Home.
BROMFIELD, Vinie Mildred, 73, of Cloverdale, died Saturday, October 21, 1995. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Brenda Bromfield, Roanoke; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathryn and Bernie Sowers, New Castle, Nancy and John Oyler, Cloverdale; two sisters, Lena Belle Stanley, Radford, Venie Dalton, Troutville; 13 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 23, 1995, at 11 a.m. at the Rader Troutville Chapel, with the Rev. John Oyler and the Rev. Mike Hogan officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home, and other times at the residence of Nancy Oyler.
BROWN, David Spangler, 87, of Radford, passed away Saturday, October 21, 1995, at Heritage Hall Nursing Facility in Blacksburg. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Radford. Mr. Brown was a retired supervisor for the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Wiley Brown; one daughter, Mrs. Pat Harmon of Christiansburg; one sister, Mrs. Mary Ratcliff of Bluefield, W.Va.; four brothers, Luther Brown, Harold Brown and Archie Brown, all of Tazewell, and Mack Brown of Burkes Garden; four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 23, 1995, at Central United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Warren Wattenbarger and Pastor Jerry Gibson officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Seave r-Sanders and Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
BROWN, Johnny Ferrell, 66, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, October 20, 1995. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, and was retired from the Norfolk Southern Railroad. Survivors include his wife, Marlene A. Brown; his mother, James Ella B. Jones; four sons, Johnny R. (Cynthia) Brown, Gus Williams, Ronnie Divers and Kenneth Brown, all of Roanoke; three daughters, Melanie A. Brown, Angela Fountain and Joann Williams, all of Roanoke; one brother, William M. (``Nick"") Brown, Roanoke; six grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jerusalem Baptist Church, with Dr. J. Eugene Young officiating. Interment will be in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home
BURNETT, Bess S., 102, of Roanoke, died Thursday, October 19, 1995. She was a member of Greene Memorial United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Mimi B. and James Prince, Melbourne, Fla.; grandson, Abram Burnett, New Cumberland, Pa.; three great-grandsons; sister, Amy Bitner, Keyport, N.J.; daughter-in-law, Anita Burnett, Roanoke; a number of nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Barbara Wade, Roanoke. A graveside funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, October 23, 1995, at Mountain View Cemetery with the Rev. Walter M. Lockett Jr. officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Greene Memorial United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
DOTSON, Lena Hall, 87, of Salem, died Friday, October 20, 1995, in a Salem hospital. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Pat and Lois Dotson, Salem; daughter, Joanne Dotson Shaver, Newport, N.C.; six grandchildren, Cindy Boyd, Michael Shaver, Julie Dotson, Lisa Jamison, Laura Akers, Jennifer Dotson; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 23, 1995, at 12 noon in the Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. Charles A. Watkins and the Rev. Billy White officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Lotz Salem Chapel. Friends may call after 12 noon Sunday.
EASLEY, Bessie Bradburn, 81, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, October 21, 1995. Arrangements by Fizer Funeral Home.
EVANS, William Allen, 46, of Roanoke, died Thursday, October 19, 1995. Graveside service at Coyner Springs Cemetery 11 a.m. Monday. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel
HAWKS, Arnold H., 78, of Martinsville, died Friday, October 20, 1995. Graveside service 2 p.m. Monday at Patrick Memorial Gardens, Stuart. Arrangements by Howell Funeral Home.
HENSLEY, Eugene Jackson, 83, of Rural Retreat, died Friday, October 20, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel.
IRVINE, Anna Josephine Bond, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, October 21, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
JOHNSON, Alesha Ann, 21, of Roanoke, died Thursday, October 19, 1995. She was a 1992 graduate of William Fleming High School and was preceded in death by a sister, Amanda L. Johnson. Alesha was a certified nursing assistant at Friendship Manor and grew up in the Church of Christ. Surviving are her mother, Sylvia McCollum (Johnson), Roanoke; father, William Johnson Sr., New Jersey; brother, William Johnson Jr., Roanoke; sister, Angela M. Johnson, Roanoke; grandmother, Gladys Johnson, Coretta, W.Va.; great-grandmother, Myrtle E. Jackson, Hartwell, W.Va.; half sister, Cortessa Johnson, Gallipolis, Ohio; a niece, Shanika N. Johnson; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be conducted 4 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel. A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in Hartwell Cemetery, Hartwell, W.Va. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel.
KIDD, Micki Alingh, 78, of Roanoke, died Saturday, October 21, 1995. She was the widow of Rupert Milton Kidd and was a retiree of the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board in Richmond. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chesterfield County. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Jane Alingh Kidd Lawson and Robert C. Lawson Jr.; a granddaughter, Sarah Catherine Lawson; grandson, Robert Andrew Lawson, all of Roanoke; a sister-in-law, LaVerne Harris Kidd, Augusta, Ga.; four nephews, Waverly Harris Kidd, Roswell, Ga., Sanford Maxey Kidd, Anderson, S.C., Rev. Paul Ridolfi, Timothy Ridolfi; extended family, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lawson Sr., Martinsville. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel 1:30 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Donald H. Roberts officiating. Interment will be in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Richmond, 1 p.m. Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, the famiy suggests that memorials be made to South Roanoke United Methodist Church, 24th & S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, VA 24014. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
LAUGHLIN, Edith Winona, 76, of Bedford, passed away Saturday, October 21, 1995, in Bedford Memorial Hospital. Born in Bedford County on April 24, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Roy Mayhew and Janie Fifer Mayhew. She was a housewife and bookkeeper, a member of Main Street United Methodist Church and past noble grand of Peaks of Otter Rebekah Lodge #32. She is survived by her husband, Warren G. Laughlin; two daughters, Sharon Sue Laughlin, Bedford, Faye L. Hurst, Roanoke; a son, Dan E. Laughlin, Bedford; two sisters, Phyllis Witt, Bedford, Earnestine Mayhew, Jacksonville, N.C., and a granddaughter, Allison Hurst, Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, October 23, 1995, from Updike Funeral Chapel, Bedford, by Dr. Carl Douglass and the Rev. Glen Langston, with interment in Nicopolis United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home, and the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
LEE, Louvenia Jane Elvin, 86, of Botetourt County, passed away Friday, October 20,1995 at her residence. Mrs. Lee was a long-time and dedicated member of the Daleville Church of the Brethren and had attended National Business College and was active in the American Cancer Society and many other community activities. She was a beloved member of the community and for years, she provided roses to relatives and frie nds from her garden. She was vice-president and secretary for Commercial Communications Company and was preceded in death by her husband, Philip C. Lee Sr. Surviving are her sons and daughter-in-law, Philip Calvin Lee Jr., David C. Lee, both of Daleville, William George Elvin and Helen A. Lee, Staten Island, N. Y.; a sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth Elvin and Dr. Andrew Jackson Bridgewater; grandsons, William C. Lee and his wife, Jennifer, Manhatten, N.Y., Richard E. Lee, Staten Island, N.Y., Fredrick Lee of Maryland; a great-granddaughter, Sara-Jane Lee; two nephews, William Turner, Tom Elvin and his wife, Aleta. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's North Chapel Monday, October 23, 1995, at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Daniel Barnum-Steggerda officiating. Interment in Lee Family Cemetery, Craig County. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Fincastle Rescue Squad of the Troutville Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's North Chapel.
LOVE, Grace Louise, 91, formerly of Galax, passed away Thursday, October 19, 1995. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Emmie Lou Love, Floyd. Graveside service will be Sunday, October 22, 1995, in Monta-Vista Cemetery, Galax, Va. at 2 p.m. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd, Va.
MACK, Larry William, 26, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, October 19, 1995. Survivors include his children, Kevin Javon Mack and Beja Sad'e Mack; parents, Sam and Doretha Mack; brother, Sam (Gail) Mack Jr.; sisters, Dorothy Mack, Victoria Mack, Mary (Mark) Banks, Ethel Mack and Nancy Mack, all of Roanoke, and a host of devoted relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Central Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joseph Keaton officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery, located in Body Camp. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
MANNING, Vincent Eugene, 70, of Dublin, died Friday, October 20,1995. He was a Merchant Marine in WWII and retired from N & W Railroad with 39 years of service, a member of Lakeland Lodge #190 AF & AM, and a member of Herron Baptist Church for many years. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Kennedy Manning; o ne brother, Maynard O. Manning, Roanoke; two sisters, Ocelia M. Deweese, Bent Mountain, and Janie M. Smith, Roanoke; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 23, 1995, at 2 p.m. at the Lotz Salem Chapel, with Dr. William Ross officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Lotz Salem Chapel after 12 noon on Sunday. Lakeland Lodge #190 will conduct graveside services
MAXWELL, Patricia Slater, 72, of Salem, died Friday, October 20,1995. She was the widow of A. G. ``Gip"" Maxwell Sr. and a member of Salem Presbyterian Church. She leaves behind three children, A. G. Maxwell Jr., Salem, Glenn S. Maxwell and his wife Ellen H. Maxwell, Roanoke and W. Hampton Maxwell and his wife, Donna D. Maxwell, Salem; six grandchildren, Shannon M. Albright, San Antonio, Texas, Mary Maxwell, Colleyville, Texas, Jennifer Maxwell and Sarah Maxwell, both of Roanoke, Christopher H. Maxwell and Lindsay A. Maxwell, both of Salem; and one great-granddaughter, Jourden Albright, San Antonio, Texas. Graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, October 23, 1995, in Sherwood Memorial Park by the Rev. Dean Lindsey. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at John M. Oakey & Son Salem Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to New Castle, Craig Co. or Salem Rescue Squad, or to the Good Neighbors Fund.
McDANIEL, Lydia Thompson, 81, of Lexington, went home to be with the Lord and her son, Roy Thompson Sr. and husbands, Will Thompson and Roy McDaniel, and sister, Mary Lascola. Lydia was a member of Lexington Baptist Church. She will be missed by all she touched and especially her daughters and sons-in-law, Evelyn and Elmer Gill, Staunton, Barbara and Wayne Orange, Troutville; daughter-in-law, Mary Thompson, Natural Bridge; stepdaughter, Edmonia Smith, Buchanan; grandchildren, Roy Jr. and Robin Thompson, Lexington, Karen Sue and Gino Blackburn, Nancy Cash, Lee ``Dickie"" Gill, all of Staunton, David and Lynda Orange, Springfield; great-gran dchildren, Tabitha, Cheryl and Jonthan Cash, Bengi and Nicholas Thompson, Christopher and Cory Blackburn; sister, Daisy Miller, Lexington; very devoted friend, W. L. ``Shorty"" Woodfin; a faithful stepgrandson, Melvin Thompson; nineteen stepgrandchildren and great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, October 23, 1995, at 2 pm.. from the Harrison Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. I. W. Sloan and the Rev. Robert Leonard officiating. Burial will follow at Natural Bridge Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 1 p.m. Sunday at Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington, Va.
MITCHELL, Virginia Dolores, of Salem, died Friday, October 20,1995. She was the wife of Freeman Henry Mitchell and had retired in 1987 from the Veteran's Administration Medical Center after 17 years. Other survivors include her children, David H. Mitchell, Roanoke and Charlotte Ann Ericson, Carlsbad, Calif.; and two brothers, Bill Ray Addison, Corbin, Ken., and Carl Vernon Addison, Nitro, W.Va. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, October 23, 1995 at 2 p.m. in the John M. Oakey & Son Salem Funeral Home Chapel, with interment in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
MULFORD, Brandon T., 4, son of Danielle Mulford and John Davis of Pembroke, died Saturday, October 21, 1995. Arrangements by Kendall Funeral Home, Pembroke.
NICHOLS, Mary Grim Sears, of Vinton, died Saturday, October 21, 1995. Mrs. Nichols was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Thomas Sears, and is survived by her husband, Luther J. Nichols; a son and daughter-in-law, Curtis and Patricia Sears, Fincastle; stepsons, Warren Nichols, Goodview, James Nichols, Pickens, S.C.; stepdaughter, Linda Zook, Hardy; brother George Grim, Roanoke; sisters, Virginia Shelton, Salem, Thelma Dooley, Roanoke; granddaughter, Suzanne Riley; great-granddaughter, Heather Riley, both of Fincastle. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
NORFLEET, Gwendolyn Weeks, 79, of Lynchburg, died suddenly Wednesday, September 27, 1995, at her home. Born November 17, 1915, in Floyd Co., she was the daughter of the late Granville D. Weeks and Maude Dickerson Weeks. She was a member of Main Street Baptist Church in Christiansburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson Norfleet; a grandson, Thomas Norfleet Brickhouse. She is survived by two daughters, Nancy Norfleet Turns and her husband, William L. Turns III, Richmond, Elizabeth Norfleet Brickhouse and her husband, Robert C. Brickhouse, Charlottesville; a sister, Pauline Weeks Shifflette, Christiansburg; four grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held in Lynchburg and interment in Franklin, Va.
NUNN, Annie Belle Shepard, 82, of Bassett , died Friday, October 20, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel, Martinsville.
OSWALT, Stella Margaret Wheeling, 65, of Dublin, passed away Friday, October 20, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Bower Funeral Chapel, Dublin.
POOLEY, Derek Jordan, infant son of Bryan and Shelia Pooley of Buena Vista, died Thursday, October 19, 1995 at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. Surviving, in addition to his parents are, one brother, Nathan Pooley; and one sister, Tabitha Pooley, both of the home; grandparents, Howard and Brenda Pooley and Gladys Pugh, all of Buena Vista. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 23, 1995, at Greenhill Cemetery, with the Reverend Dean Staton officiating. Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
SCOTT, Donald R., 67, formerly of Buena Vista, died Saturday, October 20, 1995, in Camelot Hall Nursing Home in Salem. Born on October 16, 1928, in Rockbridge County, he was the son of the late Hayden and Carrie Staton Scott. Surviving are three daughters, Kay Mundy of Roanoke, Lisa Pugh of Midlothian and Robin Staton of Buena Vista; five grandchildren, and two sisters, Frankie Stinnett and Mildred Wright, both of Lexington. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, October 23, 1995, from the Lomax Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Dean Staton officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
SHRADER, Donald Ray, 38, of Bassett, died Saturday, October 21, 1995. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services.
SNOWE, Marvin L., 75, of Clifton Forge, died Saturday, October 21,1995. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.
SPARKS, Wiley Ethan, (``Sonny""), 51, of Narrows, died Friday, October 20, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at Wayside Baptist Mission, Narrows, Va. Arrangements by Riffe's Funeral Service.
TALBERT, Pearl Finn, 66, of 711 5th St., N.E., Pulaski, died Saturday, October 21, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Stevens Funeral Chapel, Pulaski. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.
TAYLOR, Eric Thad, 20, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, October 21, 1995 from injuries of an automobile accident. He was born in Galax, Virginia on July 22, 1975 to Willard C. and Patricia Funk Taylor. He was a junior at Radford University and was employed as a Customer Support Representative with Tele-Work, Inc., Blacksburg. Surviving are his parents, Willard and Pat Taylor, Blacksburg; grandparents, Roby and Ethel Taylor, Ivanhoe, Va.; grandmother and stepgrandfather, Wanda and Hobert Lane, Fries, Va.; great-grandmother, Maude Funk, Galax, Va.; aunts, Joyce Friend, Terry Davis, Jennie Farmer; and uncles, Buster Taylor, Donald Taylor, Howard Taylor, Leon Taylor, Bernard Taylor, Larry Taylor, Dennis Taylor, Tommy Taylor and Tony Funk; two special friends, Angela Long and Mike Davis. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 23, 1995, at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sund ay from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
TERRY, Herbert Lee Sr., 48, of 6546 Hickman Cemetery Road, Radford, passed away Friday, October 20, 1995 in the Roanoke Community Hospital. Born January 22, 1947 in Lindside, W.Va., he was the son of the late Lee Dexter Terry and Virdie Virginia Christian Terry. He was an employee of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant and Alliantechsytems. He was preceded in death by a brother, Calvin Ray Terry. Surviving are his wife, Edna Marie Tickle Terry, Radford; two daughters, Mrs. Robert ( Michelle) Terry Dunn, Lindside, W. Va., Stephanie Ann Terry, Staffordsville; two sons, Herbert Wayne Terry, Lindside, W. Va., Herbert Lee Terry Jr., at home; two stepsons and daughter-in-law, Ashley and Karen Lamb, Galax, Scott (Scottie) Lamb, Galax; four grandchildren, Christina, Brittney, Amanda Dunn and D. J. Terry; two stepgrandchildren, Jordan Lamb and Joshua Lamb; four sisters, Mrs. Bobby (Geneva) Cole, Dublin, Mrs. Leonard (Pauline) Parrott, Max Meadows, Mrs. Billy (June) Anderson, Dublin, Jean Alice Stowers, Austinsville; five special friends, Kathy Jones, Ed Hollie, Gwen Pierson, Myrna Sutphin and Florence Allen. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, with the Rev. Robert Owens officiating. Interment will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin, Va. Visiting will be anytime Monday after 1 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday evening at the Bower Funeral Chapel, 1631 Bob White Blvd., Pulaski or anytime at the home, Route #2 (Hickman Cemetery Road), Radford, Va. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, is handling arrangements.
VESS, Hallie Murrel Ailstock, 84, of Chesterfield, formerly of Covington, died Friday, October 20, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, McAllister Memorial Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home, Covington.
WALTON, Dora Comer, 92, of Troutdale, passed away Friday, October 20, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Troutdale Baptist Church. Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence.
WHITLOCK, Florence Palmer, 82, of Christiansburg, died Friday, October 20,1995 in Montgomery Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 23, 1995 at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Glenn Arsnoe, with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Friends may call anytime after noon Sunday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
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