ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, January 2, 1996 TAG: 9601020195
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
BOYDEN, Eva Gladys Moore, 81, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 31, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
BROWN, Anna Margaret Craig, 97, of Clifton Forge, died Saturday, December 30, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.
CANNADAY, Maude Stover, 89, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday evening, December 30, 1995, at Richfield Nursing Center. She was the widow of Gerald W. Cannaday and a charter member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Cannaday was a retired employee of S. H. Heironimus Company, where she worked for 42 years. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Gretchen Cannaday, and a sister, Dorothy Findlay, all of Roanoke; three grandchildren, Steve Cannaday of Augsburg, Germany, Sue Earhart of Richmond and Mike Cannaday of Charlotte, N.C.; two stepgrandchildren, Robert Wingfield Jr. of Ridgeway and Lou Ann Kleiman of Charlotte, N.C., and 12 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday from Covenant Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Dr. Frank C. Preston and the Rev. Dr. George K. Bowers officiating. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Covenant Presbyterian Church (1831 Deyerle Road, Roanoke, Va. 24018) or a favorite charity. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the service. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
CRAWFORD, Robert Lee, 80, of 416 Avenel Avenue, Bedford, died Monday, January 1, 1996 in a Roanoke nursing home. He was born in Charleston, W.Va. on April 10, 1915, a son of the late Oral Noah Crawford and Mammie Booker Crawford. He was retired from Miles Southeastern Corp. and was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Diana Shumate Crawford; one daughter and son-in-law, Karen C. and Edward B. Hopkins of Bedford; a grandson, Michael Shawn L. Cassidy, Richmond; two sisters-in-law, Kathleen Marshall and Mae W. Shumate, McDowell, Va.; one niece and three nephews. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m.. Wednesday, January 3, 1996 at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. D. Glen Langston and the Rev. Dr. Carl H. Douglass, Jr. officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gentle Shepherd Hospice, 4040 Franklin Road, S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24014. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
CROWDER, Wiley, 79, of Ridgeway, died Monday, January 1, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel, Martinsville.
CRUFF, Shirley E., of Roanoke, passed away Monday, January 1, 1996 at her home. She was born April 3, 1933, and was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Cruff. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Port Washington, N.Y. Mrs. Cruff was formerly a part time employee of Heironimus. Surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth L. (``Betty'') Ikner, Roanoke; two grandsons, William M. Ikner and Timothy A. Ikner; sister, Jean Weyant, Windham, N.Y.; nephews, F. W. (``Skip'') Burkart, Roanoke; four nieces, Susan Burkart, Vivian Cambron, Virginia McDonald, Carol Weyant. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel, 11 a.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. James Drinard Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, at Oakey's South Chapel
DISHON, Clayton Duane, 58, of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, December 31, 1995 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pulaski County on December 29, 1937 to the late Thomas E. and Marie S . Dishon. Duane was a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, having earned both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Vocational Agriculture Education. He was a member of Phi Kappa Phi. He was an agriculture teacher for 27 years, teaching 12 years in Franklin County and 15 years in Pulaski County. He was a recipient of the American Farmer Degree and as a Future Farmer of America advisor, he had successfully coached many high school teams to the state and national levels in various competitions. Duane was a member of various professional teachers' organizations, including the Vocational Teacher's Organization. He was a Ruritan and had served the Newbern Ruritan Club as president and treasurer. Also, he was a member of Memorial Baptist Church, Pulaski, where he had served as a deacon and chairperson of the Finance Committee. He is survived by his wife, Maxing Shelburne Dishon of Pulaski; a son, Clayton Duane Dishon Jr. of Pulaski; a brother and sister-in-law, Garnie F. and Fay Dishon of Radford; his mother-in-law, Edna Shelburne of Snowville; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Rodney T. and Nancy M. Shelburne of Snowville; an uncle, Eugene E. Stike of Radford; three nephews, Richard Dishon of Dublin, Brian and Todd Dishon, both of Radford. A service to celebrate Duane's life will be held at Memorial Baptist Church in Pulaski on Wednesday, January 3, 1996, at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Joe Burton and the Rev. Neil Wood officiating. Tributes to Duane will be given by Clay Dishon Ann Armbrister, John Bryant and Carl Lindstrom. Ushers at the church will be Claude Yelton and Bill Dalton. Music will be provided by Mont Quesenberry and Peggy Holden. Organist will be Suzanne Steele. Interment will follow in the Sunset Cemetery in Christiansburg. Active pallbearers will be Rodney Shelburne, Dick Catron, Gene Stike, Richard Dishon, Brian Dishon, and William W. Erwin. Honorary pallbearers will be Ron Shelburne, Ron Landreth, Ted Viers, Larry Bolt, Jerry Covey, Verner Dotson, Bolling Lineberry and Herman Quesenberry. The body rests in Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. Friends may call anytime Tuesday and the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday evening. Mr. Dishon will be taken to the church at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Those who wish may make donations to the Duane Dishon Scholarship Fund for Agricultural Education, Pulaski County High School, 5414 Cougar Trail Road, Dublin, Va. 24084
GARLAND, Lula Frances, 86, of Hardy, died Monday, January 1, 1996 in the local hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, John T. ``Tab"" Garland. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, James E. and Mary D. Garland, Hardy; two sisters, Geneva Simmons and Susie Martin, both of Wirtz; two brothers, Joel Board, Los Angeles, Calif., Clarence Board, Roanoke; several nieces and nephews; two special frie nds, Flemon and Elizabeth Collins. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Flora Funeral Chapel, with Pastor C. Berkley Stevens officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount
GRIFFIN, Martha Ann, 77, of Martinsville, died Monday, January 1, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Clearview Wesleyan Church. Arrangements by Roselawn Funeral Home.
HALE, Addie C., 87, died Sunday, December 31, 1995. Arrangements are being handled by Stanfield Mortuary Service.
HANDY, Christopher Allen (``Chris''), 31, of Collinsville died Sunday, December 31, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, White's Chapel Baptist Church, Ridgeway. Arrangements by Tomlinson Funeral Home, Ridgeway.
HOBACK, Marvin Foxx, 66, of Wytheville, died Sunday, December 31, 1995 at his residence. He was preceded in death by one sister, Nanny Jane Hoback and two brothers, Claudes S. and L. Peyton Hoback. He was a former employee of K incer Miller Hardware and was a U. S. Army veteran. He is survived by one daughter, Sonia Anne Hoback, Wytheville; two sisters and brother-in-law, Edmond H. Tickle, Jettie H. and Douglas Akers, all of Wytheville; one sister-in-law, Mae Hoback, Wytheville; nieces and nephews, Peggy and Sonny Kincer, Wytheville, Lawrence and Patricia Tickle, Graham's Forge; special friends, Wilma Lindamood, Christin Elliott, both of Wytheville. Funeral services will be Wednesday, 2 p.m., in the chapel of the Grubb Funeral Home, with interment to follow in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
HODGES, Carey L., 63, of Boones Mill, passed away January 1, 1996 at his home . He was a retired employee of Valley Rich Dairy, and the owner of Hodges Grocery Store in Boones Mill. Surviving are his wife, Eunice M. Hodges, Boones Mill; three sons and daughters-in-law, Jerome L. and Debbie Hodges, Boones Mill, Ronald Jay and Rhonda Hodges, Roanoke, Randal C. and Carroll Hodges, New Castle; five grandchildren, Erinn Hodges, April Hodges, Allen Hodges, Chasity Scott and Joey Hicks; one great-grandchild, Aaron Scott; one brother, Irvin Hodges, Natural Bridge; seven sisters, Estelle Stanley, Irene Clark, Doris Rhodes, all of Roanoke, Elsie Clark, Margie Moore, Buchanan, Betty Steele, Stuarts Draft, Josephine Perkins, Natural Bridge; also surviving are a number of nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 2 p.m. Thursday, with Pastor John Hamric officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Road, S.W., Suite A, Roanoke, Va. 24018. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel.
HRINKO, Metro (``Mitch""), 64, of Rt. 1, Vinton, formerly of Cedar Grove, N.J., died Monday, January 1, 1996. He was a member of Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church, the American Legion, the Moose Lodge and was a retired pipefitter. Surviving are his wife, Barbara H. Hrinko; two sons, Bruce Hrinko, Daniel Hrinko; daughter, Karen Ann Marsh, all of New Jersey; stepdaughter, Elaine Saccente of North Carolina; stepson, Alan Nejmeh of New Jersey. Funeral services will b e conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 3, 1996, with the Rev. Wm. Anthony Layman officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel
LAWSON, Laura Bell, 75, of Radford, died Monday, January 1, 1996. Arrangements by Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home, Radford.
MATHENY, Myrtle Gertrude Black, 62, of Millboro, died Sunday, December 31, 1995. Funeral 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel, Clifton Forge.
MILLARD, Mary Blankenship, 73, of Vinton, passed away Sunday, December 31,1995. Surviving are her husband, Beecher K. Millard Sr.; a son and daughter-in-law, Joe C. Jr. and Diane Blankenship, Roanoke; daughters and son-in-law, Sandra Blankenship Heck, Cheryl Blankenship and Bob Palmer, all of Bent Mountain; four stepchildren, Shirley Parker and her husband, Ferrell, Hickory, N.C., Beecher K. Millard Jr. and his wife Pat, Roanoke, John R. Millard, Lincolnton, N.C., Janet Graybill, Troutville; a brother, Ed Comer, Charlottesville; two sisters, Edith Lawson, Bedford County, Lois Williamson, Roanoke; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, Wednesday, January 3, 1996, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Charles R. Doyle officiating. Interment in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel
MOORE, William W. (``Bub''), 75, of Route 1, Draper, Va., died Sunday night, December 31, 1995 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born in Delton, Va. on March 17, 1920, and was the son of the late William Harrison Moore and Virginia Windle Moore. He was a retired employee of Hercules, Inc., Radford, having 31 years of service. He was a veteran of WWII, having served in the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Division. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Gill Moore, and by brothers, Malcolm Moore, Jessie Moore, Ernest Moore, and Vernon Moore. Surviving are his wife, Mae Harless Moore, Pulaski; two daughters, Brenda McCoy, Pulaski, Diane McCurry, Dublin; sisters, Thelma Nunn, Beckley, W. Va., Yovonne Jones, Richmond, Almedia Thornhill, Pulaski, Ruth Wooten, Dublin; two brothers, Herman Moore, Miamisburg, Ohio, Roscoe Moore, Ohio; two grandchildren, Tony McCurry, Dublin, Sharon Lytton, Dublin; one great-grandchild, Brandon Lytton, Dublin. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 4, 1996, at 11 a.m. from the Stevens Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Jerry Gibson officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. Visiting will be Wednesday evening at Stevens Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski.
MYERS, Joan B., 63, of Salem, died Monday, January 1, 1996. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem.
NASH, James Garfield, 37, of Rockbridge County, died Sunday, December 31, 1995. Born February 21, 1958, he was the son of Oliver and Elizabeth McCutcheon Nash of Rockbridge County. He was a machine room supervisor at Georgia Bonded Fibers and a member of the Rising Zion Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Blue Ridge Shooters Club. Surviving with his parents is his wife, Nora C. Nash; two sisters, Edith N. Briggs, Roanoke, and Catherine E. Nash, Richmond; two brothers, Oliver L. Nash, Roanoke, Robert A. Nash, Rockbridge County; grandmother, Lillie Nash Dandridge, Lexington; two aunts, Frances D. Fields, Buena Vista, Lillie D. Hance, Lexington; one uncle, Willis McCutcheon, Charleston, S.C.; one niece, Maria Briggs, Roanoke; father and mother-in-law, Paul Winston and Frances Chittum, Sr., Fairfield; brothers and sisters-in-law, Laura C. and Ron Conley of Chesapeake, Paul and Priscilla Chittum, Brownsburg, Mark and Becky Chittum, Fairfield; a host of cousins, relatives and friends; a very special friend, Calvin Higginbotham. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, January 4, 1996 at the Rising Zion Baptist Church, with the Rev. Lee Roy Carter officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 3, 1996 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Lomax Funeral Home.
PAGE, Grover Webb, 79, of Parrott, died Sunday, December 31, 1995 in Radford Community Hospital. He was a retired Lieutenant with the Hercules Fire Department. He was a member of the VA MAY Lodge #38, a veteran of WWII and also a member of the Civil Air Patrol for many years. He is survived by his wife, Thelma McGee Page, Parrott; one stepson and wife, Alfred and Peggy McGee, Radford; three brothers and sisters-in-law, George and Ella Page, Parrott, Warren ``Buddy"" and Barbara Page, Pasco, Washington, Marshall and Carroll Page, Parrott; six sisters, and brothers-in-law, Marie and Bill Elliott, Kingsport, Tenn., Moleta and Alfred Hungate, Blacksburg, Allene Condo, Philadelphia, Penn., Ruth and Kenneth Johnston, McCoy, Shirley and Jim Shanklin, Hiawassi, Linda and Paul Duncan, Indian Valley; two stepsisters, Elizabeth Patterson, of Alabama, Virgie Eaton of Ohio; two grandchildren, Deborah M. Gessner, Dublin, Michael S. McGee, Phoenix, Ariz.; two great-grandchildren, Amanda and Jacob McGee, Phoenix, Ariz. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Parrott Church of God, with the Rev. W. O. Myers officiating. Interment will follow in Sifford Cemetery in Parrott. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home in Radford. Members of the VA MAY LODGE are requested to assemble Wednesday at the Temple at 1 p.m.
PECK, Bernice Sutton, 86, of Roanoke, died Thursday, December 28, 1995. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Alvin (``Jewel'') Kibble, Pottstown, Pa., two grandsons, Santo Ray Kibble, Huntsville, Ala., Jason Marcel Kibble, Pottstown, Pa.; one brother and sister-in-law, Caelle (``Elizabeth'') Sutton, Boones Mill; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, 11 a.m. at the Melrose Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church, Roanoke. The family will rec eive friends at the church on Wednesday, 10 to 11 a.m. Interment in Franklin Memorial Park. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service
PITTS, Diane Dubrau, 63, of Salem, died December 31, 1995 in a Salem hospital. She is survived by one sister, Constance D. Stein, Tacoma, Wash.; a special friend, Marian V. Bullard, Salem. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, January 3, 1996 at 12:15 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, with Father Gregory Kandt officiating. Interment will be private. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Salem Chapel.
PRICE, Ira Elmer (``Ted''), 70, of Newport, died Monday morning, January 1, 1996 in Roa noke Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born in Giles County on May 9, 1925, he was a son of the late Charlton and Mary Ann Lucas Price. Ted was retired from Poly-Scientific in Blacksburg, he was a farmer by choice and loved the land, and was a Jehovah's Witness. He was preceded in death by a son, James Albert Price. Surviving are his wife, Shirley Smith Price; one son and daughter-in-law, Elmer Gerald and Christie Jane Price, Newport; two daughters and sons-in-law, Marcella Faye and Timothy Whittaker, Pearisburg, Sally Lyvonne and Dale Johnson, Pembroke; two sisters, Tilley Lucas, Newport, and Carrie Breen, Blacksburg; two grandsons, Cody Allen Price and Jamie Scott Johnson; one granddaughter, Heather Belle Johnson. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 3, 1996 at 2 p.m. in the Kendall Funeral Home Chapel, Pembroke. Burial will be in Newport Cemetery, Newport. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6 to 9 p.m.
REYNOLDS, Lora Walker, 97, of Route 3, Chatham, died Monday, January 1, 1996. She was the widow of the late Washington Irving Reynolds. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kathryne and Marshall Reynolds of Penhook; a granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Marsha and Charles Robertson; and a great-granddaughter, Samantha Blair Robe rtson, all of Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be conducted at the graveside at Greenpond Baptist Church Cemetery at Climax, Va., Wednesday, January 3, 1995, at 2 p.m. by the Rev. John McCray. The family will receive friends at Scott Funeral Home in Chatham Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. and other times at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Blair in Penhook. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Greenpond Baptist Church. Scott Funeral Home is in charge of arrangement
RICHARDS, Sherman Arthur, 80, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, December 31, 1995 at his home. Born in Floyd on September 2, 1915, he was the son of the late William and Mary Jane Hall Richards. Mr. Richards was a Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy, and a retired employee of VA Tech with 30 years service. He was a member of the Montgomery Moose Lodge #1470 in Christiansburg. Surviving are his wife, Laura Anderson Richards; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Roger Alderman, Roanoke, Cathy and John Slusser, Christiansburg; five grandchildren and spouses, Angela Harman and husband Jeff, Laura Willis and husband Jonathan, Hollie Porter and husband John, Anthony Alderman, Chris Slusser; two great-grandsons, Daniel Harmon, Brian Willis; one brother, Wilmer Richards, Salem; and a special pet, Tom Cat. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 3, 1996 at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Roanoke Salem Chapter, 320 Hershberger Road, Roanoke, Va. 24012 (to be used for Research). The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
ROWLAND, Garland, 77, of Hurt, died Sunday, December 31, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 2, 1996 at Piney Grove Baptist Church. Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna, is in charge of arrangements.
SCOTT, Jan Hamilton, 49, of Bland, died Sunday, December 31, 1995 at her residence. She r eceived her Master's Degree from Radford University and had taught school in Burnt Chimney and in the Bland County School system for the past 17 years. She is survived by a daughter, Wenona S. Melvin, Woodbridge; a son, Lute Scott, Blacksburg; her mother, Nannie Watson Lyon, Newport News; her father, Wiley Hamilton, Fort Mill, S.C.; a sister, Nancy Lawrence, Arlington; a granddaughter, Emily Hope Scott. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 4, 1996, at 2 p.m. in the Bland Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe McAfee officiating. Interment will follow in the Scottland East Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Newberry Funeral Home, Bland, Wednesday, from 6 to 8 p.m. The family suggests that any memorial donations may be made to the Jan Scott Scholarship Fund, c/o Bland High School, P. O. Box 14, Bland, Va. 24315. The body will lie in state at the church one hour before service. Newberry Funeral Home, Bland, Va. is in charge of the arrangements.
SHEPARD, Madalyn Mae (``Madge'') Eskridge, died December 31, 1995 at Alleghany Regional Hospital. Preceding her in death were her husband, Charles Edward (``Eddie''), Shepard, Sr., who she married on November 2, 1929, and her stepson, Charles Edward Shepard, Jr. Surviving are her four sons and two daughters and their spouses and children; Michael and Jean Shepard, Covington, David and Anna Mae Shepard, Elaine and Ray Williams, Steve and Jan Shepard, Joe and Karen Shepard, all of Roanoke, and Marilyn and Bill Thompson, Fredricksburg. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Wednesday, January 3, 1996, 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with interment following in Alleghany Memorial Park. Madge is remembered as a good wife, mother, loving grandmother, teacher and friend with a gentle nature and enduring good humor. Arrangements are being handled by Loving Funeral Home, Covington
TAYLOR, Depholia of Bedford, died Monday, January 1, 1996. Arrangements by Bedford Funeral Home.
TAYLOR, Dorothy Alice, of Cumberland Gap, Tenn., passed away Sunday, December 31,1995 at her home. She was a faithful member of the First Christian Church in Middlesboro, Ky. She was born December 8, 1921 in Angola, Ind. to Levi and Bernice Dygert, who preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, Dr. K. D. Taylor, Cumberland Gap, Tenn.; daughter, Barbara Sears, Harrogate, Tenn.; sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Kelly D. Taylor II and Linda, Pennington Gap, Va., Dr. James L. and Linda Taylor, Middlesboro, Ky., Drs. Larry and Sheryl Taylor, Wytheville, Va.; brothers and sister-in-law, Wendell and Evelyn Dygert, Columbia City, Ind., Rollin Dygert, Angola, Ind.; 20 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren, to mourn her passing. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Reece Funeral Home, with the funeral immediately following. Derek Penwill, minister of the First Christian Church will officiate. Music by Barbara Cadle. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Brian and Tim Julian Thomas, Levi, Seth and Thad Taylor. Honorary pallbearers, Kelly Taylor III, Tyrone Taylor, Jason Taylor, Derek Richerson and Barret Benson. Burial in Greenhills Cemetery the following morning at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please give memorials to the First Christian Church of Middlesboro or CCM Cooperative Christian Ministries. Arrangements by Reece Funeral Home & Valley Chapel, Harrogate, Tn.
TYNAN, Francis Mortimer, 77, of Springwood, died Sunday, December 31, 1995 after a bout with cancer. A native of Portsmouth, Va., Mr. Tynan was the son of the late Francis Christopher and Blanche Thrasher Tynan and was the brother of the late John T. Tynan of Portsmouth. A member of the V.F.W. # 993 of Portsmouth, Mr. Tynan was a veteran of WWII in the U. S. Army and participated in the Normandy Invasion. He was a retired employee of Fulton-White Truck Company in Roanoke after 32 years of service. He was a member of the Church of the Transfiguration in Fincastle. He resided on Rock Hill Farm in Botetourt County for nearly forty years. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Margarette J. Tynan; three daughters, Mary Tynan Kelly and Clara Louise Tynan, both of Springwood, Therese Ann Powell, Vershire, Vermont; one son, William Christopher Tynan and wife Sarah, Springwood; one stepdaughter, Rena B. Smith, Springwood; 11 grandchildren, Bambi L. Tynan, Brandon and Christine Tynan, all of Springwood, Flora, Helen, Sylvia, John, Douglas, Lillian and Rebecca Powell, all of Vershire, Vt.; one stepgranddaughter, Melissa S. Boyer, Exton, Pa. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, January 4, 1996 at the Church of the Transfiguration, Fincastle. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Buchanan. The family suggests that those who wish to send memorials, please consider the Buchanan Rescue Squad and the Building Fund of the Church of Transfiguration, Fincastle.
WINEBARGER, Annie Dean, 89, of Marion, widow of Chauncey Winebarger, formerly of Route 3, Marion, died Sunday, December 31, 1995 in Ocoee Health Care Center in Ocoee, Florida. She is survived by one daughter, Mildred Winebarger of Orlando, Fla.; two sons, Willis Winebarg er of Orlando, Fla. and Ronald J. Winebarger of Temperance, Michigan; one sister, Virginia Crowder of Madison, N.C.; three brothers, Rev. William Dean, Clinton Dean and Claude Dean, all of Marion, Va.; also surviving are grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; stepgrandchildren; and stepgreat-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 4, 1995 at 1 p.m. in the Seaver-Brown Chapel with Dr. J. N. Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Laurel Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery in Marion, Va. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel
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