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

DATE: FRIDAY, November 17, 1995                   TAG: 9511170091
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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BIRD, Daniel Woodrow, former State Senator, 83, of Bland, died Thursday, November 16, 1995 at his residence. He was born July 6, 1912 to George Thomas and Carrie Burton Bird. He served as Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee and was a great pro-opponent of Agriculture and the family farm. Active in community affairs, he served as a member and officer of the Bland United Methodist Church. Elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1947, Bird served eight years until he was elected to Virginia State Senate, representing several counties in Southwest Virginia (among other duties, Bird served as Chairman of the Commission on Economy in Government Affairs which was the fore-runner of JLARC Commission). Mr. Bird was a Mason and a Director of Dairymen, Inc. and served as Chairman of Executive Committee of the Great Lakes to Florida Highway Association. He served as a Regional Director of the First Virginia Bank Board and more recently was honored as a recipient of the Bland County Outstanding Citizenship Award in 1994. Mr. Bird is survived by his wife of fifty -nine years, Elizabeth Kegley Dunn Bird, of the home; four children, Dr. and Mrs. David S. (Janet) Miller, Bland, Va., Judge Daniel W. Bird Jr., Wytheville, Va., Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas Bird II, Bland, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. (Judith) Wilcott, Forest, Va.; two sisters, Ruth Bird Donaldson, Abingdon, Va., Elizabeth Bird Kinchloe, Johnson City, Tenn.; eleven grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Clark, Richmond, Va., Mr. and Mrs. David S. Miller III, Centerville, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Miller, Midlothian, Va., Mr. and Mrs. David W. Fitts, Newark, Delaware, Mr. Daniel Woodrow Bird III, Charlotte, N.C., J. Benjamin Bird, Wytheville, Va., Mr. George T. Bird III, Richlands, Va., Russell W. Bird, Wytheville, Va., Rebecca L. Bird, Blacksburg, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Britton, Lynchburg, Va., Mr. Thomas G. Wolcott Jr., Blacksburg, Va.; one great-grandson, Matthew David Miller, Midlothian, Va. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 19, 1995 at 2 p.m. at the Bland United Methodist Church, with the Reverend Wiley Neal and the Reverend Joe Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Bird Family Cemetery, Bland, Va. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Newberry Funeral Home, Bland, Va. The family suggests those who prefer may make memorials to the Bland County Volunteer Rescue Squad or the Bland Fire Department. Newberry Funeral Home, Bland, Va., is in charge of arrangements.

BURNETTE, Elizabeth Thompson, 82, of Vinton, passed away Thursday, November 16, 1995. Graveside services 11 a.m. Friday, Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.

COOK, Peggy Ann, (``Pam''), 46, of Wytheville, died Wednesday, November 15, 1995 at the residence of her mother. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Luther an Church and was preceded in death by her father, Robert P. Cook. She is survived by her parents, Chester M. and June Umberger Sasser, Wytheville; special friend, Gordon Alkir, Columbia, Ky.; stepmother, Charlotte D. Cook, Wytheville; two stepsisters; three stepbrothers, including a special stepbrother, Rev. Jim Sasser, Radford. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 18, 1995, at 3 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, with Pastor Steven Ridenhour officiating. Interment will follow in the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Barnett Funeral Home, or at the residence of her parents at any time. The family suggests those who prefer may make memorials to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund or Wythe-Bland Hospice. Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, is in charge of the arrangements.

CRAFT, Martha Combs, 84, of Columbia, Md., passed away Sunday, November 12, 1995. Survivors include nieces, Mary C. Inoussa, Silver Spring, Md., Frances Scott, District Heights, Md., Doris Combs, Suitland, Md., and Regina Combs, Roanoke; a nephew, Charles Combs, Washington, D.C., and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jerusalem Baptist Church. Dr. J. Eugene Young will officiate with the interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home

DEACON, Ann Metz, 65, of Covington, died Thursday, November 16, 1995. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.

DUNFORD, David Matthew, 74 of Ivanhoe, died Wednesday, November 15, 1995. Funeral Saturday, 1 p.m. at the Ivanhoe Church of God of Prophecy. Arrangements by Reese Funeral Home, Austinville.

FRANCE, Lelia Feazell, 81, of Roanoke County, pass ed away Wednesday, November 15, 1995, at the Berkshire Healthcare Center in Vinton. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Henry France, a daughter, Alma Louise Francisco, and an infant grandson. She is the beloved mother, of two daughters, Barbara Looney, Vinton, Brenda St.Clair, Roanoke; three sons and daughters-in-law, Lloyd and Pat France, Dublin, Larry and Jo Ann France, Buchanan, Joseph ``Joe"" H. France Jr., Roanoke; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Dersa J. Bradford, Salem; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Harvey and Dorothy Feazell, Salem, Ira Tom Feazell, Roanoke; three sisters-in-law, Marie Feazell, Hardy, Stella Feazell, Callaway, Helen Feazell, Roanoke; one brother-in-law, Ray France, Roanoke; and a dear friend, Pauline Brower. Funeral services will be conducted 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Oakey's North Chapel by the Rev. Ron Thompson. Interment will follow in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel.

FRIES, Paul William, 87, of Roanoke, died Thursday, November 16, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.

GOAD, Joseph Edward, 37, of Greensboro, N.C., beloved son of Clarence and Magdalene Goad of Floyd, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 15, 1995. Joseph, a native of Virginia was a graduate of Elon College, Elon, N.C., where he obtained degrees in music and mathematics. He was employed as a computer analyst with Jefferson Pilot Life Insurance, Greensboro. He shared his musical talents as pianist, organist, and minister of music at various churches in the Burlington/Greensboro area, most recently at Holly Hill Baptist Church, where he was a member and had served for many years. In addition to his parents, he is survived by: two sisters and brothers-in-law, Wanda and Bobby Combs, Susan and Tony Brown, Floyd; three nieces, Abby Combs, Maggie and Molly Brown, Floyd; one nephew, Alex Combs, Floyd; lifelong friend, Nathan Carroll; a special family, Frances, Lambert, Sandra and Andy Gentry; many other dear friends from Holly Hill and other special ones in the North Carolina area. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Walter and Maude Martin and Eddie and Ada Goad. The body will lie in state at Gardner's Funeral Home, Floyd, until Friday afternoon. A memorial service will be conducted at Holly Hill Baptist Church, Burlington, N.C. at 10 a.m. Friday, November 17, with Pastor Steve Hardy and Rev. Everett Rumley officiating. A graveside service will follow at approximately 3 p. m. at the Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd, Virginia. Flowers are appreciated, or contributions may be made in his memory to the Hospice of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensoboro, N.C. 27405, or Triad Health, 313 South Greene St., Greensoboro, N.C. 27405.

``Those we hold most dear never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness showed, the comfort they shared, and the love they brought into our lives.""

GREGORY, Leslie, 89, of Abingdon, died Thursday, November 16, 1995. Funeral 3 p.m. Saturday, Farris Funeral Chapel.

GREGORY, Leslie, 89, of Abingdon, died Thursday, November 16, 1995. Funeral services 3 p.m. Saturday in the Farris Funeral Chapel.

GRIFFIN, Etta Hutcherson, 96, of Brian Center, Eden, N.C., died Wednesday evening, November 15, 1995. She was born in Stokes County, N.C. She is survived by three sons, Norris Griffin, Mayodan, N.C., T. G. ``Pete"" Griffin and F. W. ``Sam"" Griffin, both of Roanoke; two sisters, Mary Hall, Greensboro, N.C., Ruth D. DeCarlo, Stoneville, N.C.; one brother, Thomas B. Hutcherson, Reidsville, N.C.; six grandchildren; a nd seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in the Fair Funeral Home Chapel, Eden, N.C., with burial in Old Mayodan Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fair Funeral Home and other times at the home of Norris Griffin, 805, W. Jackson Street, Mayodan, N.C

HALEY, Vonnie Dalton 91, of Gretna, died Thursday, November 16, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Colbert-Moran Funeral Chapel, Gretna.

HARRIS, Esker Asa, 86, of Radford, passed away Thursday, November 16, 1995, at Radford Community Hos pital. He was a retired carpenter, having worked for St. Albans Hospital. He was a member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Radford. Survivors include his wife, Ellen Rupe Harris; three sons, Wallace Harris of Dublin, and Kenneth D. and Gary Harris, both of Radford; a special grandson, Dwayne Harris of Radford; one brother, Thurman Harris of Roanoke; five sisters, Ocie H. Marshall, Treva H. Henley, Clydie H. Henley and Louise H. Lyle, all of Radford, and Ila E. Baker of Christiansburg; four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 18, 1995, at 2 p.m. at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Radford, with Pastor Edward Wood, Pastor Glennard Quesenberry and Pastor Cecil Albano officiating. Burial will follow in West View Cemetery in Radford. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.

HOLLAND, Charlie Andrew, 67, of Rt. 6, Rocky Mount, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 1995. Friends may call at Stanfield Mortuary Chapel on Friday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Morningside Baptist Church, by the Rev. James Millner. Interment in the Clements family cemetery.

HOLMES, Sallie Beatrice, 82, of Roanoke, departed this life Wednesday, November 15, 1995 in Lewis Gale Hospital. She was born April 26, 1913 in Bedford, Va. She is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Louise Williams, Mrs. Mattie Wright, both of Bedford, Va., Julia Higginbotham and Jean Holmes, Roanoke, Mrs. Reba Blanchard, East Orange, N.J.; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 18, 1995 11 a.m., at Bedfo rd Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Bedford County, Va. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Bedford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements

KIRK, Ethel M., of Vinton, passed away Thursday, November 16, 1995. Funeral 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

LAFFERTY, Ellis Jr., 77, of Roanoke, died Thursday, November 16, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

McDANIEL, Kathryn Shay Hambrick (``Katie"") , 61, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 15, 1995 at her home. She was a member of Colonial Bapt ist Church. Mrs. McDaniel was predeceased by her first husband, Earl R. Hambrick, and her parents, Bage and Chrissie Shay. Surviving are her husband, Thurman W. ``Mac"" McDaniel Sr.; daughter and son-in-law, Sandy H. and Chris Sloane, Roanoke; stepson and daughter-in-law, Thurman W. Jr. and Pauline McDaniel, Norfolk; stepdaughter, Sue Shelton, Roanoke; stepgrandchildren, Rose and Steven Cawley; sisters and brothers-in-law, Beulah S. and Randolph W. Kessler, Lou S. and Don Flint, all of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday at Oakey's North Chapel by the Rev. Don Eade, the Rev. Garvin Dykes, and the Rev. John Dooley. Interment will follow in Trinity Cemetery, Botetourt County. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel.

MOORE, Estelle Ragsdale, 95, of the Roanoke United Methodist Home, died Wednesday, November 15, 1995, at her home. Formerly of Stuart, she was a native of Pittsylvania County. Born March 17, 1900, she was the daughter of the late Fitzhugh Ragsdale and the late Edna Easley Ragsdale. She was the widow of J. Rucker Moore, who died in 1961. She was a former school teacher and librarian, and retired from The Enterprise newspaper in Stuart. She was a member of the Stuart United Methodist Church since 1911. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Beatrice W. Ragsdale of Roanoke; two nieces, Janet Stargell and her husband Tom Stargell of Scottsville and Virginia Stamy and her husband Don Stamy of Howell, Mich.; one special great-niece, Genna Stargell of Scottsville, and a number of other great-nieces and great-nephews living in Michigan. She was also called ``Aunt Stelle"" by her extended family, the Weaver family of Roanoke, Richmond and Atlanta. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Howell Funeral Home Chapel in Stuart, with the Rev. Robert Chapman, chaplain of the Roanoke United Methodist Home, officiating. Burial will follow in the Stuart Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Howell Funeral Home in Stuart. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Samaritan Fund of the Roanoke United Methodist Home, 1009 Old Country Club Road, Roanoke, Va. 24017. Arrangements are by Howell Funeral Home in Stuart.

NICHOLS, Thelma Mae Grogan, 68, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, November 13,1995. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 18, 1995 at 11:00 a.m. Hamlar Curtis Chapel with Dr. Herman Word officiating with burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Funeral Home.

PARKS, Helen Powers, 69, of Marion, died Wednesday, November 15, 1995 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-laws, Roger and Edna Parks, Marion, Donald and Denise Parks, Colonial Heights; six sisters, Mabel Powers and June Brinkley, both of Marion, Virginia Heath and Grey Grindstead, b oth of Chilhowie, Mae Gibson, Aliceville, Ala., Dorothy Pollard, Baltimore, Md.; one brother, Clarence Powers, Chilhowie, two grandsons, Timothy Parks, Richmond, Jason Parks, Colonial Heights. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 18, at 11 a.m. at the Macedonia Baptist Church, with the Rev. Charles Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in the Macedonia Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements

PILLOW, Avis Laura Updike, 77, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 1995. She was a former employee of Leggett's Department Store and was the widow of Thomas S. (Opie) Pillow. Survivors include one son, Edgar Lee Updike, Smith Mountain Lake; one daughter, Jane Ellen Updike, Roanoke; one brother, Ryland Angle, Roanoke; 6 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday from the Lotz Vinton Chapel, with the Rev. Claude D ykes and the Rev. Carter Sloan officiating. Burial to follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel

POTTER, Estel Franklin, 77, of Covington, died Thursday, November 16, 1995. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.

PRICE, Mary Ellen, 64, of Riner, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 1995 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Freel Price. She was a retired employee of The Don Kenney Corp. She is survived by a half sister, Dorothy Stevenson, Pittsburgh, Pa.; special friend, Deborah Callaway, Radford; niece and nephew, Detra and H. R. Price, both of Copper Hill; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Graveside services will be held Saturday, November 18, 1995 at 12 noon at the Su nrise Burial Park in Radford, with the Rev. Leslie Dean officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford

ROBERTS, Rita Sartini, 77, of Roanoke, died Thursday, November 16, 1995. She was the widow of William Earl Roberts Sr. and was one of the founders of the Radiology Associates of Roanoke. She was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church and secretary to the Roanoke Academy of Medicine. Surviving are a daughter, Mary T. Roberts, Roanoke; a son, William E. Roberts Jr., Newport Beach, Calif.; a sister, Ann S. Jennings, Hampton; two brothers, V. J. Sartini Jr., James W. Sartini, both of Roanoke; a number of nieces and nephews. A Rosary Prayer Service will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. Funeral Mass will be at St. Andrew's Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Fr. Carl Kaltreider officiating. Interment will be in St. Andrew's Diocesan Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials may be made to the American Lung Association at 6318 Peters Creek Rd., Suite A-7, Roanoke, Va. 24019, or Good Samaritan Hospice, 3835 Electric Rd., Suite A, Roanoke, Va. 24018. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

STENMAN, Thelma A. McFadden, 76, of York, Penn., died Tuesday, November 14, 1995 at York Hospital. She was born August 9, 1919 in Roanoke, Va. and she was a daughter of the late William D. and Mary E. Harris McFadden. She was the wife of Oscar E. Stenman. Also surviving is a daughter, Bonnie S. Triplett of York, Penn.; there are two grandchildren and two brothers, Frank McFaddin of Roanoke and Elmore McFa dden of Rockville, Md. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in York, Penn. Service will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Heffner Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., 1551 Kenneth Road, York, Penn. Viewing will be 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery, York. Her pastor, Reverend Owen Walter will officiate

TOLLIVER, Josephine M., 76, of Rt. 4, Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, November 16, 1995. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service, Rocky Mount.

TREMPER, Floyd Spilman, 86, of Roanoke County, died Wednesday, November 15, 1995, at a Salem Hospital. He was born July 22, 1909 in California, Ky. and served in the United States Army Corps. of Engineers. He had a grocery business in Corbin, Ky. and later in Orlando, Fla. Upon retirement in 1976, he moved to Roanoke County, where he settled on a small farm. He loved working in his garden and observing the wildlife around his home. Surviving are his devoted wife of 61 years, Leona Gieszl Tremper, Roanoke; son and daughter-in-law, Col. William F. and Anne Tremper, St. Petersburg, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Loretta and Dr. David C. Walton, Roanoke; one brother, Frank Tremper, Lake Havasue, Ariz.; one sister, Leola Withrow, Silver Grove, Ky.; nine grandchildren, Joel McFadden, Carole Ravenscraft, Katie Tremper, Bill Tremper, Jim Walton, Lee Walton, Lynn Irwin, David Walton II, Bentley Walton; eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at Oakey's South Chapel, Saturday 1 p.m., by Pastor Kevin Ravenscraft (Mr. Tremper's grandson-in-law, Huntsville, Ala.). Burial will be at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, November 17, 1995.

VAN DYKE, James Fred, 66, of Roanoke, died Thursday, November 16, 1995 at home. He was survived by a wife, Stella Van Dyke; three daugthers, Rosa Hearn, Linda Zimmerman, and Elizabeth Siler; two sons, James William Van Dyke, and David Arnold Van Dyke, all of Roanoke; eleven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Singleton Funeral Home, Cedar Bluff,Va.

VENNING, Beverly Heard, 70, of Charlottesville, died Wedenesday, November 15, 1995. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Hill & Wood Funeral Chapel, Charlottesville.

YOST, Lois Jamison, 93, of Rocky Mount, died Thursday, November 16, 1995. Born December 13, 1901, in Boones Mill, she was the daughter of the late Owen B. and Augusta Parker Jamison. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Archie Yost of Winston-Salem, N.C. Educated at Radford University, Radford, she taught in the public school system in Winston-Salem, N.C. until her retirement in 1967. She was active in The First Baptist Church, The Veterans of World War I Auxiliary, The Twin City Chapter #60 Order of the Eastern Star, and did volunteer work in the Baptist Hospital. In 1984 she moved to Rocky Mount and continued her volunteer work in the Franklin Memorial Hospital of Rocky Mount. Surviving are nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 18, 1995 at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Schneider officiating. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. in Forsyth Memorial Park, 3771 Yadkinville Road, Winston-Salem, N.C. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday, November 17, 1995 at Lynch Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fairmont Baptist Church, Route 1, Boones Mill, Va. 24065, Franklin County Rescue Squad or any charity of your choice. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements.