ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, January 16, 1996 TAG: 9601160083
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ADAMS, June McDonald, 66, of Huntsville, Ala., died Sunday, January 14, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday, All Saints Anglican Church. Arrangements by Laughlin Service Funeral Home, Inc.
ASH, Helen Eastwood, 85, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, January 14, 1996. Helen was a member of Belmont Christian Church, and had sung in the church choir for over 60 years. She was a retired cafeteria worker from the Roanoke City Schools, and was preceded in death by her husband, John David Ash. Surviving are two stepdaughters, Virginia Hall and her husband, Clarence, Bedford, Nancy Anderson, Sacramento, Calif.; two stepgrandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; three stepgreat-great-grandchildren; also several nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Lois G. Bradley, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Vinton Chapel Wednesday, January 17, 1996, 1 p.m., with the Rev. W. Michael Barnes officiating. Interment in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Belmont Christian Church Building Fund in her memory. The family will receive friends Tuesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
ATKINS, Waddy C., 85, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on S unday afternoon, January 14, 1996. He was a member at Belmont United Methodist Church, and the retired owner of Riverside Drive-In Theater (Roanoke), and Lee-Hi Drive-In Theater (Lexington). Surviving are his wife of 66 years, Virginia F. Atkins; a son and daughter-in-law, Earle and Marcelene Atkins; two grandsons and their wives, David and Jayne Atkins, Robert and Nancy Atkins; a great-granddaughter, Haley Elizabeth Atkins; a great-grandson, Robert Brandon Atkins; a sister, Thelma Anderson; a sister-in-law, Ethel Atkins; and a niece, Mary Anne Ashbrook, all of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted from the cryptside, Sherwood Burial Park, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Sam McPhail officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Belmont United Methodist Church, (806 Jamison Avenue, S.E., Roanoke, Va., 24013) or a favorite charity. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel where the family will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
BARTON, Euell (``Slippery""), 79, of Hardy, died Sunday, January 14, 1996. He was a Deacon and Trustee of White Rock Baptist Church for many years. He was retired from Rainbow Forest Water Corporation. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen M. Barton; a son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Gloria Barton; granddaughter, Anita Gail Barton, all of Hardy. Funeral services will be held at White Rock Baptist Church, 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 1996, with the Rev. Steve Witt officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.
BRADLEY, Lovetta Reedy, 44, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, January 15, 1996 at Duke University Hospital. She was a member of Park United Methodist Church. She was an employee of New River Castings. Survivors include her husband, Robert Bradley Jr., Christiansburg; four daughters and sons-in-law, Melinda and David Stilwell, Belspring, Dolly Lynn and Clyde Hughes, Dublin, Rochelle and Mike Thorne, Dublin, and Sonya Murdock, Christiansburg; four sisters, Yevonne Herring, Greensboro, N.C., Beatrice Hamilton, Clintwood, Mildred Louise Hankes, Pahrump, Nev., and Carol Love, Christiansburg; three brothers, David Lee Reedy, Clintwood, Lewis G. Reedy, Bristol, and Elmer V. Reedy, Scurry, Texas; four grandchildren, Frances, Justin, Brandon, and Katie. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 18, 1996 at 11 a.m. at the Park United Methodist Church in Christiansburg, with the Rev. Mark Christian officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Christiansburg. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
BRAMMER, Daniel Lester, 75, of Martinsville, died Monday, January 15,1996. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, from the McKee Funeral Chapel.
BURGER, Roland T. Jr. (``June''), 72, of Clifton Forge, died Sunday, January 14, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel, Clifton Forge.
BURNETT, Vinton Whitfield, 80, of Woodlawn, died Sunday, January 14, 1996. Funeral service Tuesday 2 p.m. Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Chapel.
CREASEY, Robert B., 73, of Roanoke, died Saturday, January 13, 1996, in a Salem Hospital. Mr. Creasey was a native of West Virginia, a retired Marine who served in World War II and the Korean conflict. After retirement, he was a Food Service Director at the VA Hospital in Richmond and a member of The Southview United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Lelia Margar et Creasey; son and daughter-in-law, Gary L. and Pat, Bloomington, Ill; grandsons, Zachary and Alexander; three nephews; one niece; and several cousins. Funeral services will be at Oakey's North Chapel 11:30 a.m. Thursday, January 18, 1996, with the Rev. William R. Barlow officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's North Chapel
CROWDER, Denny Lee, 61, of Charlotte, N.C., died Monday, January 15, 1996. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home, Covington.
DAVIS, Robert Edward, 84, of Clifton Forge, departed this life at 3 a.m. on Saturday, January 13, 1996 at Alleghany Regional Hospital after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Catherine; two children, Eutha Patricia Davis, Chicago, Ill., Paul Edward Davis, Clifton Forge; a daughter-in-law, Wanda Davis, Clifton Forge; a host of stepchildren, grand and great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wed nesday, January 17, 1 p.m., at the First Baptist Church, Clifton Forge. The Rev. John H. Davis will officiate. Visitation will be from 12 to 1 p.m. Wednesday. Interment will follow at the Jackson Baptist Church, Springwood. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Frank Miller Funeral Home, Clifton Forge
EDMISTON, Mary T., 73, of Groseclose, widow of Gray Edmiston, died Sunday, January 14, 1996 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Ro nnie and Elizabeth Edmiston of Groseclose; two grandsons, Ronnie Edmiston Jr. and wife, Angie of Sharps Chapel, Tenn, and Christopher Edmiston of Groseclose; one great-granddaughter, Megan Leigh Edmiston of Sharps Chapel, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 17, 1996, at 11 a.m. in the Seaver-Brown Chapel, with the Rev. Neville Mozingo and Mr. Harold Henderlite officiating. Burial will follow in St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery in Chilhowie, Va. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Church of God at Groseclose Building Fund, C/O Joyce Call, Route 2, Box 198, Rural Retreat, Va. 24368. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Seaver-Brown Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
ELLIOTT, Clemmie Campbell, 91, of Independence, passed away Monday, January 15, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Reins-Sturdivant Chapel.
EMSLIE, George Leith Sr., 78, of Roanoke County, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 14, 1996, in a local hospital. He was retired from Western Electric, was a lifetime member of the Telephone Pioneers, and a member and Elder of Colonial Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Emslie; son and daughter-in-law, George L. Jr . and Marion Emslie, Boston, Mass.; daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn (Lyn) and David Lilley, Carmel, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren; sister-in-law, Velma Emslie, Hartford, Conn. Funeral services will be held at Colonial Presbyterian Church, 1 p.m., Thursday, with the Rev. Mike Nevling and the Rev. H. Fleet Powell officiating. Memorials may be made to the Memorial Fund at Colonial Presbyterian Church. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's South Chapel
GARBER, Ruth Boone, 76, of Lima, Ohio, formerly of Franklin County, died Saturday, January 13, 1996 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents, I. C. and Maggie Bowman Boone, and husbands, Howard Wade and Jesse Rutrough. Surviving are her husband, Raymond H. Garber, Lima, Ohio, one son, Richard A. Wade, Delphi, Ind.; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Doris E.) Rutrough, Wirtz, Mrs. Howard (Vera Ann) Flory, West Alexandria, Ohio; five stepsons, Kenneth R. Garber, Moors, N.Y., Howard L. Garber, Wapakoneta, Ohio, Lloyd H. Garber, Ripon, Calif., Kenneth Rutrough, Wirtz, Darrell Rutrough, Vinton; three stepdaughters, Miriam Rutrough Layman, Wirtz, Marjorie Garber Messer, Columbus Grove, Ohio, Mrs. Juergen (Evelyn) Garber Lenski, Lima, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 17 stepgrandchildren; several stepgreat-grandchildren; seven brothers, Robert Boone, Greenville, Ohio, Arthur Boone, Vinton, Samuel Boone, Brookville, Ohio, Ezra Boone, San Diego, Calif., Joel Boone, Covington, Ohio, Riley Boone, Leesburg, Roy Boone, Wirtz; six sisters, Ena Miller, Lima, Ohio, Dorothy Layman, Wirtz, Ruby Taylor, Wirtz, Susie Bowman, Wirtz, Lydia Rutrough, Rocky Mount, Dora Austin, Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be conducted from Oak Hill Old German Baptist Church 10 a.m. Thursday with The Home Brethren officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family requests flowers be omitted. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.
GREEN, Mary Magdalene Keys, 63, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, January 10, 1996. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday, McCoy Funeral Chapel.
HALL, Lucille Grace Smith, 78, of Buena Vista, died Sunday, January 14, 1996 at the Stonewall Jackson Extended Care Facility. Born April 24, 1917 in Buena Vista, she was a daughter of the late Sandy M. and Grace Blanche Slagle Smith. She was a nurses aide at the McCullough Nursing Facility and attended the Church of God of Prophecy. She w as preceded in death by her husband, James Hall and a son, William ``Billy"" Hall. She is survived by a sister, Lois Coleman, Pasadena, Md.; and three brothers, Lloyd Smith, Greenville, Curtis Smith, Baltimore, Md. and Dennis Smith, Lexington. The funeral service will be 11 am. Wednesday, January 17, 1996 at the Lomax Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Greg Martin officiating. Interment will follow in Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lomax Funeral Home
HALL, Maudell S. 87, of Roanoke died Monday, January 15, 1996. She was the widow of Oakley H. Hall and was a member of Greene Memorial United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert ""Fuzzy"" and Colleen Hall, Richmond, James E. and Diann Hall, Wirtz, Va.; one daughter, Virginia H. Cannaday, Richmond; 5 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Oakey's South Chapel 3 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Paul Braisted. Private bur ial will be Evergreen Burial Park. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be made to a favorite charity. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel from to 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday
HARPER, Carl P., 90, of Vinton, passed away Monday, January 15, 1996. He was a retired crane operator from N & W East End Shops, a longtime member of the East End Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and trustee. Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Lottie Cook Harper; six sons and daughters-in-law, Kersey and Annette Harper, Ronnie and Joyce Harper, all of Roanoke, Thomas and Dawn Harper, Dallas, Texas, Larry and Dale Harper, Leesburg, Fla., Rev. Terry and Cheryl Harper, Chester, Rev. Mark and Kathy Harper, Durham, N.C.; four daughters-in-law, Inez and Charles Flora, Roanoke, Sylvia and Gerald St. Clair, Vinton, Lena and James Farley, Anderson, S.C., Vickie and Lynn Hodges, Hampton; 20 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Jacob Cook, Fincastle, Herman Cook, Blue Ridge; sisters-in-law, Mary Harper, Elizabeth Cook, both of Vinton. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Vinton Chapel 10 a.m. Wednesday with Rev. David Eppling and Rev. Riley Jay Stewart officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Flowers or memorials may be made to the East End Baptist Church, 1030 Mecca St., N.E., Roanoke, VA 24012. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
HERRING, Myrtle, 77, of Buena Vista, died Sunday, January 14, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel.
JONES, Destiny Nickole, infant daughter of Melissa Ayers and Edgar Jones III, of Roanoke, died Thursday, January 11, 1996. Graveside service 12 noon Thursday at Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton. Arrangements by Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
LAPRADE, Bobby Leon, 53, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday morning, January 14, 1996. He was a maintenance superintendent at Sans Souci - Mews Apartments. Surviving are his partner in life, Cynthia Mason, Roanoke; two daughters, Patty Gillespie, Franklin County, Peggy Willie, Roanoke; two sons, Bobby Lynwood Laprade, Franklin County, Leon Dwayne Laprade, Texas; seven grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Cecil Laprade, Curtis Andrew Laprade, both of Roanoke; two sisters, Doris Marie West, Franklin County, Joyce Ann Hale, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held at Oakey' s Roanoke Chapel, 12 noon Wednesday, with the Rev. Ben Peyton officiating. Interment will follow in Fair View Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's Roanoke
LEWIS, Audrey Austin, 92, of Buena Vista, died Monday, January 15, 1996. Arrangements by Lomax Funeral Home.
LOGAN, Willie Nathan, 82, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, January 15, 1996. He was born in Roanoke on December 19, 1913 to the late Epp and Florence Borden Logan. He retired from General Electric. Mr. L ogan was a member of Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where he served as Chairman Emeritus of the deacon board. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Morrison Logan; one daughter and son-in-law, Christine and John Powell; one son and daughter-in-law, W. Nathan and Andrea Logan; one sister, Ernestine Taylor; and one brother and sister-in-law, Leroy and Helen Logan, all of Roanoke; three grandchildren, Dr. Sherry Crump, Atlanta, Ga., Lisa Crump, Virginia Beach, and Holly Logan, Albany, Ga.; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 11 a.m., at the Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
MARTIN, Carolyn Umberger, 40, of Max Meadows, died Saturday, January 13, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Gillman Funeral Chapel, Wytheville.
MARTIN, Louise Delphine Ferguson, of Vinton, formerly of Princeton, W.Va., passed away Saturday, January 13, 1996, in a local hospital. Surviving are her husband, William A. Martin, Vinton. Mrs. Martin was the loving mother of five children and one daughter-in-law, Donald Edwin Martin, Roanoke, Dianna Kay Martin, Vinton, Benjamin Charles and Cindy Martin, Roanoke, William James Martin, Roanoke, Christopher Jo hn Martin, Vinton; one brother, Benjamin Harold Ferguson, Princeton, W.Va.; lots of loving friends. Services will be held at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 11:30 a.m., Wednesday. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday in Monte Vista Cemetery, Princeton, W.Va. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel
McDANIEL, John A., 70, of Buena Vista, died Saturday, January 13, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel.
MOORE, Willie Garfield Jr., 47, of Rocky Mount, died Monday, January 15, 1996. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service.
PECKA, James Thomas, Phd., 63, of Moneta, died Monday, January 15, 1996 at his residence. Born May 19, 1932, he was the son of the late Francis and Lena Fota Pecka. He was a retired technical consultant, information storage, with DuPont Electronics, did his undergraduate studies at St. Bonaventure in New York and his graduate work at The University of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., and was a member of Ressurection Catholic Church, Moneta, Va. Surviving are his wife, Marlene Shirley Pecka, of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Frank Dixon, Charlotte, N.C., Nancy and Ronnie Kennedy, Florence, S.C.; two sons and a daughter-in-law, James and Sharon Pecka, Mount Laurel, N.J., Thomas Pecka, Westmont, N.J.; and two grandchildren, Caitlin and Christopher Kennedy, Florence, S.C. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, January 18, 1996, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Florence, S.C., with Monsignor Thomas Duffy officiating. Burial will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 1996, at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home, Inc. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Ressurection Catholic Church Building Fund, Moneta, Va. of the American Heart Association. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, Va., is in charge of local arrangements.
POFF, Minnie Chafin, 85, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, January 14, 1996. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and a retired cafeteria worker at Friendship Manor. She was the widow of Reecy H. Poff. She is survived by sons and daughter-in-law, Charles M. Poff, Maurice H. and Elizabeth Poff; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 1996, at Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. Emory N. Tarpley officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's North Chapel
REED, Kathryn Delp, 85, of Atlanta Ga., died Thursday, January 11, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Grayson County. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
SETLIFF, Christine R., 70, of Stuart, died Monday, January 15, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 1996, Moody Funeral Home Chapel.
SHARITZ, Willard S., 88, of Wytheville, died Monday, January 15, 1996 at Evansham Manor. He was born in Wythe County, the Fairview Community, the son of the late Henry Lee Sharitz and Cynthia Brown Sharitz. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church for more than 60 years, where he was active in opening Sunday School class, and served as tenor in the choir. Mr. Sharitz was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II and a life member of the Wytheville VFW Post, and a life member of the Wytheville Lions Club. He was a member of the Wytheville Moose Lodge and a charter member of the Wythe County Historical Society. He was a retired salesman for the Merita Bread Company. He is survived by his wife, Leona Allison Sharitz, of the home; numerous nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Harlan Clemons, Mrs. Virgie Bralley, Talmadge Sharitz, Ms. Jean Cook, all of Wytheville; two special friends, Marsha Jones and Tim Cox, both of Wytheville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 17, 1996 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Charles C. Burnett officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. Wytheville VFW Post will conduct military graveside rites. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, or at the residence at any time. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Fairview Cemetery Fund, c/o Jeanne Snow, Rt. 1, Box 238, Wytheville, Va. 24382. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of the arrangements.
SMITH, Laura Louise Bowyer, 75, of Roanoke, died Monday, January 15, 1996. She was the widow of John William Penn Smith, and is survived by sons and daughter-in-law, Larry and Marie Smith, Charlotte, N.C., John Smith, Maryland; daughters and sons -in-law, Brenda and Paul Hester, Sharon and John Bloomer, all of Maryland, Jean and Eddie Bennington, Roanoke; six grandchildren, Melissa Hester, Laura Smith, Kimberly Smith, Rusty Stone, Skip Bennington and wife, Kathy, Stephanie Smith; a great-granddaughter, Karlee Bennington; three brothers and one sister, Earl Bowyer, Marvin Bowyer, Ralph Bowyer, Nettie Ward. Funeral services will be conducted at Lotz Roanoke Chapel, 2 p.m. Thursday, January 18, 1996, with the Rev. Jerry Cloninger officiating. Interment in Montvale Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Lotz Roanoke Chapel 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. both Tuesday and Wednesday.
SPENCER, Donald Cleveland, 59, of Rt. 1, Fincastle, died Sunday, January 14, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Sarah Simpson Spencer; his mother, Mildred Spencer Sheldon, Buchanan; a daughter, Donna Raye Spencer and Allen W. Secrist, Salem; a son, Donald Ste ven Spencer, Charlotte, N.C.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Shirley and Henry Fisher, Fincastle, Pat and Ira Carte, Walpole, N.H.; father and mother-in-law, A. P. and Julia Simpson; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Price and Sissy Simpson. He was preceded in death by his father, John Clark Spencer; and stepfather, Ivan Sheldon. He was owner and operator of Mill Creek Garage for 30 years, a member of Quiet Birdman, and Mill Creek Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at Eagle Rock Funeral Home Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Graveside service will be Wednesday, Mill Creek Cemetery, 1:30 p.m. Arrangements by Eagle Rock Funeral Home
TURNER, James Coleman, ""J.C.,"" 30, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 14, 1996. He was born on Monday, February 23, 1965 in Staunton, Va. where he grew up at 504 College Circle then later moved to Roanoke, where he graduated from William Byrd High School. He held office of an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. J.C. worked as a professional tractor trailer truck driver for Grand Piano and Furniture Company in Roanoke. He is survived by his loving parents, Doris Craig Turner and Lester Coleman Turner, Roanoke; sister and brother-in-law, Cynthia T. and Bruce Josephson, China; grandmothers, Bernice S. Craig, Waynesboro, Alma W. Turner, Midvale, Utah; step-grandmother, Ida S. Turner, Salem; aunts; several uncles; cousins; and many close friends. J.C. was a loving and unselfish person who touched the lives of everyone he came into contact with. He appreciated and loved those people whose lives intertwined with his smiles, hugs, and laughter. J.C. will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Lewis Gale Hospital Cancer Treatment Center, Salem or to the local American Cancer Society, Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 18, 1996 at 1 p.m. at Oakey's Vinton Chapel with Bishop Robert E. Tonkinson and Elder Albert F. Turner officiating. Interment will follow in the Turner-Richardson Cemetary, Roanoke County. Friends may call Tuesday after 2 p.m. at Oakey's Vinton Chapel and the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17 at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
VENABLE, Estelle Lowry, of Bedford, passed away January 14, 1996 at the Bedford Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 18, 1996, 2 p.m. at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Bedford County. Interment will follow in the family cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, January 17, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Bedford Funeral Home. Arrangements by Bedford Funeral Home.
WATKINS, Elsie Anne Rose, ""Mee-Maw,"" 84, of Vinton, died Monday, January 15, 1996. She was a member of the Garden City Baptist Church, and was predeceased by her husband, John W. Watkins, a daughter, Barbara Jean Starkey, a granddaughter, Stephanie Jones, and a great-grandson, Jeremiah Duncan. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert L. and Mary Jo Watkins, Chesterfield, Bruce W. and Linda B. Watkins, Roanoke; two daughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte W. and Lawrence R. Brown, Vinton, Diane W. and Don McCaskill, Roanoke; son-in-law, Posey L. Starkey, Marietta, Ga.; ten grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 18, 1996, with the Rev. Don McCaskill and the Rev. Posey L. Starkey officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Garden City Baptist Church in her memory or the Vinton Rescue Squad. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel after 12 noon Tuesday where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
WELCH, Mildred Irene Moseley, 75, of Buchanan, died Sunday, January 7, 1996. She was preceded in death by her b rother, Roy Moseley. Survivors include her husband, Marion Allen Welch; daughters and sons-in-law, Louise and Henry Thomasson of Buchanan, Faye Boley of Toms Brook, Patsy and Michael Johns of Buchanan, and Mary and Raymond Sparks of Monroe; sons and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Dorothy Welch, and Gayle Welch of Buchanan; brothers, Bernice Moseley, Eugene Moseley, Allen Moseley, Vernon Moseley and Buford Moseley of Buchanan; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, and three stepgreat-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wedneday, January 17, 1996, at 11 a.m. in Bible Believing Baptist Church, with the Rev. Marshall Cochran officiating. Interment will follow in Springwood Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Buchanan Volunteer Fire Department or the Buchanan Volunteer Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Buchanan.
WHEATON, Walter Lewis Jr., of Roanoke, departed this lif e on Monday, January 15, 1996 in a local hospital. He was the son of the late Walter Wheaton Sr. and Madge Joiner Wheaton. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Osborne Wheaton. A graduate of Lucy Addison High School, Class of 1942, he attended North Carolina A & T University. He was a veteran of the active United States Army and Navy and continued to serve his country in the Army Reserves, retiring as Retired Major. A member of First Baptist Church for almost sixty years, he served as a member of the Board of Trustees for forty-five years and was serving as its chairman at the time of his death. He was also former Superintendent and teacher of the Sunday School, Father of the Year of the Church - 1977, former chairman of the Board of Christian Education, and a member of the Helping Hand Club. He owned and operated Wheaton Plumbing and Heating Company for forty-four years. He was past president of the Roanoke Valley Breakfast Lions Club; recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellow, the highest honor in Lionism; member of Aladdin Temple III, Shriners; Dukes and Earls Social Club; Retired Dining Car Employees; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; Board member of the YMCA Family Center; member of the Shelton Hunting and Fishing Club; U. S. Motor Coach Club and Family Motor Coach Association. In 1975 he was named ``Father of the Year"" for the City of Roanoke in ``Family Life"". He was appointed by Governor Gerald Baliles to the State Human Rights Council, where he served two terms. He was also honored by the Roanoke Chapter NAACP as one of the Black Businessmen of the Year - 1987. He also served on the Roanoke City's Board of Zoning Appeals. Survivors include his devoted wife, Audrey M. Wheaton; sons, Walter III (Rachel) Wheaton, Petersburg, Keith (Tracie) Wheaton, Nitro, W. Va.; daughter, Terri Wheaton, Radford; stepdaughter, Donna W. Davis, Roanoke; sister, Barbara W. Patterson, Roanoke; grandchildren, Carla Wheaton, Charlottesville, Lewis Wheaton, Petersburg, and Kianna Davis, Roanoke; sisters-in-law, Hazel W. Brown, Doris M. Mack, Fola C. Dickey, Elaine Stovall; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 2 p.m., at First Baptist Church. N. Jefferson St., with the Rev. K. B. Wright officiating and burial in Williams Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Building Fund of Fir st Baptist Church, 310 N. Jefferson St., the YMCA Family Center, 108 Orange Ave. N. W., or the charity of your choice. Friends may pay their respects after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at First Baptist Church on Thursday. Hamlar-Curtis, Morticians
WILLIAMS, Denny D., Lt. Col. U. S. Army Chaplain (Ret.) 77, of Glade Hill, died Sunday, January 14,1996. Private graveside services will be conducted Thursday at Quantico National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
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