ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, February 13, 1996 TAG: 9602130127
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ALTICE, Joyce Hall, 48, of Rocky Mount, died Saturday, February 10, 1996. Surviving are her husband, Fred B. Altice Jr.; one son, Chris Altice of the home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hall, Rocky Mount; one brother and sister-in-law, Benjamin Donald and Barbara J. Hall, Rocky Mount; two sisters and one b rother-in-law, Diane Hall and Donald Hodges, Rocky Mount, Sonya Hall, Hardy; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Fred and Nancy Altice, Union Hall; a special friend, Mandy Powers; several nieces, nephews and aunts and uncles also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at the graveside at Franklin Memorial Park, 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Bill Doss and Mrs. Eva Leffue officiating. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount
ARNOLD, Clara Edna, 62, Galax, died Monday, January 12, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Wednesday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel, Galax.
CALDWELL, Lola Mae Holland, 77, of Roanoke, and formerly of Rocky Mount, passed away Sunday, February 11, 1996. She was the widow of Lonnie Alfred Caldwell, and a member of St. Gerard's Catholic Church. She will be remembered by her children, Lonnie Lee and Ramona Lynn Caldwell, both of Roanoke; her loving grandchild, Jonathan, of Roanoke; her sister, Doris Johnson, Washington, D.C.; her brothers, Acie Holla nd, West Virginia, and Dalton Holland, Roanoke; a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Thursday, 11 a.m., at St. Gerard's Catholic Church. Father Wayne Ball will officiate, with the interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home, where a wake service will be held
CAMDEN, Mable Josephine, 86, of Covington, died Saturday, February 10, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Loving Funeral Home Chapel.
COLE, Valerie Alexis, 18, of Norfolk, beloved daughter of John and Diane Cole, sister of Shana Cole, of Norfolk; and granddaughter of Joe and Mary Jane DuBois of Sun City Center, Florida, died Saturday, February 10, 1996 at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. Valerie was born in Manassas on September 20, 1977. She is also survived by other family members and loving friends. She graduated from Stonewall High School in 1995 and had been employed at Service Merchandise. Valerie was a member of Manassas St. Thomas United Methodist Church, where she taught younger children, sang in the choir, and was involved in youth activities. Being an avid swimmer, she was a member of the Sudley Club Swim Team and the Radford Swim Team. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 14, 1996, with Celebration of Life following, at Manassas St. Thomas UMC, 8899 Sudley Road, Manassas, Va. Processional begins 10:30 a.m. Thursday from Manassas St. Thomas UMC for interment at Cannon Branch Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, sympathy may be expressed with donations to the Valerie Cole Memorial, Manassas St. Thomas UMC. Arrangements by Lee Funeral Home of Manassas.
DeLONG, Terry Lee, 44, of Moneta, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 1996. He was born in Bedford County on December 31, 1951, a son of the late William DeLong and Margie Johnson Woods, who survives, of Goodview. He was a commercial steel worker and a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Connie Smith DeLo ng; his stepfather, Harry Woods Sr., Goodview; a son, Jason Lee DeLong, Moneta; two sisters, Peggy Palmer and Mary Baird, both of Vinton; and a brother, John W. DeLong, Bedford. A funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, February 14, 1996 at 11 a.m. from Updike Funeral Chapel, Bedford, by the Rev. Mike Winters, with interment in Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m
DENNISON, Elwood Friend, 88, of Troutville passed away Monday, February 12, 1996. He was a member of Peters Creek Church of the Brethren and a retired Salesman with Snap On Tool Company. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ethel Dennison; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 1996 at Oakey 's North Chapel with Dr. Jack Lowe and Rev. Pete Bain officiating. A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday at Oaklawn Cemetery in Bridgewater, Va. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's North Chapel. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825-A Electric Road S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24018.
EDWARDS, Lucille Haynes, 86, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, February 12, 1996. She was predeceased by her husband, Sylvester Edwards and a daughter, Shirley E. Kingery. Mrs. Edwards was a lifetime member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and was retired from Heironimus. Surviving are two sons and a daughter-in-law, David L. and Sue M. Edwards, Roanoke, Donald P. Edwards, K ernersville, N.C.; nine grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; and a sister, Billie King, Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday from Oakey's Roanoke Chapel with Pastor John M. Hawn officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel where the family will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
EMMONS, Martha B., 92, of Roanoke, died Monday, February 12, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
GILLS, Anna Elizabeth McWhirt, 82, of Victoria, died M onday, February 12, 1996. She was the widow of William Upton Gills Jr. Mrs. Gills was a retired elementary school teacher with the Lunenburg County Public Schools and a Sunday School teacher and member of the Victoria Baptist Church for approximately fifty years. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Beth G. and Melvyn Fowler of Victoria, Alice G. and David I. Mauer of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Tim Fowler and Tammie F. King; a sister, Coralee M. Havlick of Irvington; three stepbrothers, Newell Wakeman and Wendell Wakeman both of Fredericksburg, Ralph Wakeman of Tallahassee, Fla. Funeral serivces will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, Victoria Baptist Church with interment at Crewe Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Staples Funeral Home, Victoria, and all other times at 2108 Seventh Street, Victoria. Memorial contributions may be made to the Victoria Baptist Church, Victoria Fire and Rescue Squad or Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation, Inc., Route 2, Box 125, Brookneal, Va. 24528-9303.
GOAD, Larry Leon, 56, of Bassett, passed away Monday, February 12, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd.
HARMON, Frederick Homer, 65, of Floyd, passed away Monday, February 12, 1996 at his home. Surviving include his wife, Dorothy B. Harmon, Floyd; one son, Rufus Mark Harmon, Floyd; one grandson, Daryl Lee Harmon, Floyd; two sisters, Lois Owens, South Mount, N.C., Ethel Williams, Floyd; four brothers, Arthur Lee Harmon, Isaac ``Ike"" Harmon, Earl Harmon, Ivan McCoy ``Coy"" Harmon all of Floyd. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Gardner Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Spradling officiating. Interment will follow in Topeco Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday at Gardner Funeral Home, where the famiy will be from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society
HARVEY, Doris Ann, (``FeeFee""), 45, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, February 9, 1996. Funeral services 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 1996 at Jerusalem Baptist church, with Dr. J. Eugene Young officiating. Burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home. The procession will leave from the home of her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Phanelson, 1809 Liberty Road.
HEAVENER, Irene Allen, 71, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, February 10, 1996, at her home. Born in Montgomery County on April 14, 19 24, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Bessie Slusser Allen. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Sydney B. Heavener. Mrs. Heavener was a retired employee of Electro-Tech Corporation. Surviving are two sons, Nelson Heavener, Martinsville, and James Heavener, Blacksburg; two sisters, Louise Allen and Ella A. Hughes, both of Blacksburg; one brother, Roy Allen and wife, Helen, Roanoke; a sister-in-law, Margarette Allen, Richmond; special nieces, Anne Gordon and husband, George, and Mae Myers and husband, Norman; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, 1996, at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Jeff Godwin officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
HORTON, Geneva Hazel, 80, Galax, died Monday, February 12, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel, Galax.
JONES, Asa William, 75, of Martinsville, died Sunday. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the McKee Funeral Chapel, Martinsville.
JONES, Joseph, 56, of Ridgeway, died Monday, February 12, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday, Howell Funeral Home Chapel, Stuart.
JUSTICE, Ellen Branham, 69, of Patrick Springs, died Monday, February 12, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Howell Funeral Home Chapel, Stuart.
MINNICK, Bertha Woolwine, 81, of Christiansburg, died Sunday, February 11, 1996 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Surviving are her husband, Walter (Bink) Minnick; one son and daughter-in-law, Ezra R. and Mildred Wirt, Hillsville; one daughter and son-in-law, Jean W. and Winston Thompson, Floyd; three stepsons and their wives, Jack and Catherine Minnick, Lynwood and Nanny Minnick, Donald and Eloise Minnick, all of Christiansburg; one brother, Rev. B. M. Woolwine, Oklahoma; six grandchildren, Mike Wirt, Benny Wirt, Dublin, Buddy Wirt, Christiansburg, Steve Thompson, Floyd, Shirley Collins, Christiansburg, Sherry Lanning, Roanoke; twelve stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a special niece, Dorothy Swain, Christiansburg. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Holly Phillips, with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to New River Valley Hospice, 111 West Main Street, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Friends may call any time after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
MOOMAW, Judith B., 92, of Elliston, died Wednesday, February 7, 1996. Arrangements were handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
MURRAY, William Edward, 78, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, February 11, 1996. Graveside service Thursday, 1 p.m., Fairview Cemetery. Oakey's Roanoke Chapel handling funeral arrangements.
OAKLEY, Roy Elbert, 62, Woodlawn, died Saturday, February 10, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel, Galax.
RECKLEY, Rachel Goodwin, 92, of Salem, died Monday, February 12, 1996. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
REED, Bertha Ellen Davis, 88, of Blacksburg, formerly of Botetourt County, died Sunday, February 11, 1996. She is survived by one son and two daughters-in-law, Ronald Wayne and Ellen Reed, New Castle, and Phyllis Crawford Reed, Salem; one sister, Virgie Crawford, Daleville; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, February 14, 1996 at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Union Cemetery with Dr. Carl A. Collins Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Rader Funeral Home Troutville.
RHODES, Joseph Ronnie, 38, of Buena Vista, died Sunday, February 11, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Blue Ridge Baptist Church. Arrangements by Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service.
SHAON, Oneida Smith, 81, of Salem, died Monday, February 12, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.
SHOEMAKER, Frank Elwood, 73, of Rt. 3, Rocky Mount, died Sunday, February 11, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Tuesday at the family cemetery (the old Shoemaker homeplace). Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.
SLENKER, Rita Bolt, 78, of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, February 11, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
STAFFORD, Jessie Combs, 95, of Batesville, Miss., formerly of Pulaski, died Friday, February 9, 1996, in Batesville, Miss. Born in Pulaski September 3, 1900, she was the daughter of the late James Robert (J. R.) Combs and Mary Agnes Underwood Combs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Haynes Stafford. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Annabel Owens, Saulsbury, Tenn., Mrs. Nellie Gentry, Batesville, Miss.; one son, John Stafford, Richmond; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today at 11 a.m. from Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. Visiting was Monday evening from 6 to 8 at the funeral home
TUCK, Allen Jeter, 89, of Moneta, passed away Sunday, February 11, 1996 at his residence. He was born in Bedford County on Novemb er 17, 1906, a son of the late Joseph Tuck and Sally Metz Tuck. He was a retired farmer and a member of Radford Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mary Brown Tuck; two sons and a daughter-in-law, J. D. Tuck, Bedford, Marshall A. and Caroline Tuck, Moneta; two daughters and sons-in-law, Janice T. and Tommy Laughon, and Linda T. and Bill Creasey, all of Bedford; a sister, Ruby Goad, Charlottesville; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday, February 13, 1996 at 11 a.m. from Updike Funeral Chapel, Bedford, by the Rev. Tommy Floyd, the Rev. Jim Carroll and the Rev. Vernon DeLong, with interment in the Tuck Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and suggests that those wishing to make memorials, please consider the Moneta Life Saving Crew.
TURNER, Noel Faith, 20, of Vinton, went into the arms of Jesus on Monday, February 12, 1996. She will be greatly missed by her dad, mom, sister and her family and friends, but they will rejoice that she can now run, jump and dance with the angels. Her smile and loving spirit has touched many lives and we now know that she is lighting up heaven with that smile. She is survived by her parents, Woody and Debbie Turner; sister, Charity Turner; grandparents, Paul and Mary Turner, Irene Call; several cousins, aunts and uncles and very special friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 1996 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Charles G. Fuller and J. Allie McNider officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's North Chapel.
WAINWRIGHT, Estelle E., 87, of Rocky Mount, died Monday, February 12, 1996. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service.
WALDRON, Alex Garland, 76, of Thaxton, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 1996, at his residence. He was born in Bedford County on July 9, 1919, a son of the late Herbert Charles Waldron and Hester Bowyer Waldron. He was retired from Rubatex, a veteran of World War II, and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Rachel Roberts Waldron; two daughters, Frances Wilmoth, Blue Ridge, Phyllis Johnson, Thaxton; a son, Alex Ray Waldron, Thaxton; a brother, Otey Waldron, Thaxton; two sisters, Pearl Foster, Bedford, Dennis Bowyer, Moneta; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 1996, at the Roberts Family Cemetery, by the Rev. Ken Burger and the Rev. Linda Markham. Updike Funeral Home, Bedford, is in charge of arrangements
WELCH, Robert Witten, 70, of 200 Lumar Road, Smithfield, died Monday, February 12, 1996, at Riverside Convalescent Center. He was a native of Bedford County, and retired in 1988 from Phillips & Craghead as a service repair technician with ten years of service. Mr. Welch was a member of Suck Spring Baptist Church, Bedford. He was a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran. He is survived by his wife, Mary W. Welch; daughter, Kathy M. McKercher, Smithfield; son, Phillips Marshall, Columbia, S.C.; three sisters, Mozelle Crenshaw, Victoria, Willie Welch, Bedford, Jane Bales, Bedford; five brothers, Ralph Welch, Chesapeake, James Welch, Bedford, Al Welch, High Point, N.C., Ray Welch, Bedford, Roy Welch, Crossville, Tenn.; six grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted Friday, February 16, at noon in Suck Spring Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jerry Parr and the Rev. Dewey V. Page officiating. Burial will follow in Suck Spring Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 11 a.m. at the church prior to the service, and suggest memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 404 8th Street, N.E., Charlottesville, Va. 22901. Colonial Funeral Home, Smithfield, is handling arrangements.
WILSON, Otis Odell, 85, of Boones Mill, passed away Sunday, Feburary 11, 1996. She was the widow of Charles A. Wilson and is survived by her children and their spouses, Eloise and Leonard Greene, Thomas and Margaret Miller, Virgil and Ruby Wilson, all of Boones Mill, Lewis and Vagie Wilson, North Carolina, Frances Todd, Florida, Hazel Thierry and J ean Brookman, both of Roanoke; her brother and sister, Clarence Murray and Bertha Altice, both of Roanoke; 31 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Lotz Roanoke Chapel 12 noon Wednesday, Feburary 14, 1996 with Rev. James Milner officiating. Interment in Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call at Lotz Roanoke Chapel after 12 noon Tuesday.
WOODS, Susan Lillie Bowman, 91, of Melrose Towers, Roanoke, died Sunday, February 11, 1996 at Camelot Hall in Salem. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Harold A. and Nancye Woods, Shawsville; granddaughter, Janet Woods, Salem; grandson, Alan Woods, Hardy; great-granddaughter, Christina Woods; sister, Nannie Davis, Salem; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, February 14, 1996 at noon, at the Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. David Miller officiating. Interment will be in S unset Cemetery, Christiansburg. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Lotz Salem Chapel
WORLEY, Bruce W., 49, of Bristol, died Sunday, February 11, 1996. Graveside service 3 p.m. Tuesday, Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Arrangements by Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon.
YOUNG, Eugene Woodrow Sr., of Blacksburg, died Sunday, February 4, 1996. He is survived by seven children and spouses, Jeanne and Dick Williams, Christiansburg, Eugene Jr. and Kathy Young, Snowville, Steve and Annie Young, Lexington, Ron and Grace Young, Eggleston, Rosa Hollins, David Young and Debra Young, all of Blacksburg; one brother, Grover Young, Nashville, Tenn.; one sister, Rosia Bell, Roanoke; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A private memorial service will be held with burial in Sunset Cemetery.
ZIRKLE, Brownie Hodges, 81, of Salem, died Monday, February 12, 1996, at her home. She was retired from General Electric in Salem. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John Edward and Donna G. Zirkle, Salem; a daughter, Linda Susan Zirkle, Washington, D.C.; a brother, Reginal M. Hodges, Baltimore, Md.; sisters-in-law, Sally Hodges, Tavie Hodges, both of Roanoke; a very special friend, Betty Pritchard, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held Wednesda y, February 14, at 3 p.m. at the Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. Nelson Harris officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Lotz Salem Chapel
LENGTH: Long : 294 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: (headshot) Turnerby CNB