ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, March 4, 1996 TAG: 9603040068
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
AKERS, Mabel Irene Gibson, 72, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, March 1, 1996. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday, Lotz Vinton Chapel.
BARGER, Lola Medley, 88, of Route 2, Rural Retreat, died Sunday, March 3, 1996 in the Malin Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, George L. ``Jack"" Barger. She is survived by a stepson and daughter-in-law, Donald and Thelma Barger, Huddleston; one sister, Ola M. Umberger, Wytheville; sister-in-law, Margaret Copenhaver, Rural Retreat; stepgrandchildren, Donald R. Barger, Woodbridge, Debra K. Colston, Douglasville, Ga.; five stepgreat-grandchildren; special friend, Kent Copenhaver. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, in the Chapel of the Grubb Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Rance Edwards with the interment to follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Rural Retreat. The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. Arrangements by Grubb Funeral Home
BASHAM, Joseph Carey, 73, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, March 2, 1996. He was a retired auto salesman. Survivors include three sons, Joe C. Basham Jr. and Terry L. Basham of Richmond, and Glenn Basham of Palmyra; two daughters, Cheryl Ann Trexler of Richmond and Tracie Leigh Basham of Roanoke, and six grandchildren. Graveside will be held at 10:30 a.m Tuesday, March 5, 1996, in Mountain View Cemetery, with the Rev. Frank Feather officiating. Friends may call at Lotz Vinton Chapel after 12 noon Monday.
BOONE, Quentin Alva, 67, of Elliston, formerly of Shawsville, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 2, 1996. Born August 8, 1928, he was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Collins Boone, Elliston; five sons and three daughters-in-law, Daniel Boone, Elliston, Bob and Sherry Boone, Plum Creek, Chuck and Betty Boone of Maize, Kansas, Sam and Wanda Boone, Shawsville, Ray Boone, Elliston; one daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Jimmy Collins, Elliston; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Patricia Lovern, Shawsville and Nellie Argabright, Check; two very special former daughters-in-law, Joyce (Joy) Boone, Roanoke and Joan Saunders, Salem. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 1996 at Seneca Baptist Church with the Rev. Virgil McHone and Willie Yates officiating. Burial will be in the Boone Family Cemetery on Boone Rd., Shawsville. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Grant Bryant Funeral Home, Elliston.
CAMDEN, Pearl R., 80, of Buena Vista, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lomax Funeral Home Chapel.
CAPPS, Margaret Bowman, 75, of Martinsville, died Saturday, March 2, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jones Chapel Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by Norris Funeral Services.
CATRON, Marie Smith, of Saltville, passed away Sunday, March 3, 1996 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Va. Long suffering and ever patient, this devoted wife, mother and homemaker is survived by her husband, H.E. ``Jack"" Catron and their son, Jerry W. Catron. Marie is also survived by a sister, Virginia Dare Mitchell, Cleveland, Tenn. and her children, Mrs. Terri Olinger and Larry J. Mitchell; other nieces and nephews also survive. Prior to her debilitating illness, she was an active member of the Main Street Christian Church in Saltville. Funeral services will be conducted at the the Main Street Christian Church 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1996 with the Rev. Perry Haagan, the Rev. Scott Robertson-Gouge, Lay Reader Edward Small and the Rev. Dan Jividen officiating. Burial will follow at the Mount Rose Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the D.R. Henderson Funeral Home, Saltville. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad, The Main Street Christian Church, or the ``Access for the Handicapped"" fund of the Madam Russell Memorial United Methodist Church. Larry Mitchell, Travis Olinger, Bob Eades, Charlie Bill Totten, Mike Catron, Dean Parks will serve as pallbearers. Dot Call, June Totten, Betty Russell, Connie Robbins, Betsy Atkins, Tracy Snavely, Patsy Allison, Barbara Harris, Delores Terry, Louise Shew will serve as honorary pallbearers.
CHILTON, Beatrice Craft, 87, of Montvale, passed away Saturday, March 2, 1996, in Bedford County Memorial Hospital. She was born April 26, 1908, in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Walter Monroe Craft and Susan Niday Craft. Her husband was the late Wesley Talmadge Chilton. She was a member of Montvale Presby terian Church. She is survived by a son, John Wesley Chilton of Salem; five sisters, Bertha Holland and Eva Ward of Montvale, Estelle Hackworth of Roanoke, and Virgie Arrington and Bonnie Forgie of Bedford, and a granddaughter, Karen Michelle Chilton of Salem. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 1996, from Montvale Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Dewey Page and the Rev. J. Harris Stephens. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Updike Funeral Home, Bedford
COLLINS, Helen Frances Barton, (``Frances""), 68, of Vinton, lost her battle to cancer but won her victory in Jesus on Sunday, March 3, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Collins Sr.; a daughter, Priscilla Lee; a son, Nathan Eugene; her parents, Jimmy Lou and Hattie Guthrie Barton; sisters, Geneva (``Tootsie"") Catron and Annie Ferguson; brothers, Russell and Billy Barton. Surviving are three sons, Robert Lee and his wife Dorothy of Bedford, Randolph Lew of Body Camp and Leroy Ace of the home; five daughters, Dorothy and her husband John Crush of Roanoke County, Violet and her husband Alan Hilliker of Stewartsville, Norma Jean and her husband Bobby Shelton of Vinton, Phyllis and her husband Kevin Dellis of Bedford City, Susan Lynn Collins of the home; grandchildren, David and Jennifer Crush, Robbie Collins and Sarah Jean Spradlin, Jason Shelton, Kimberly and Krissy Dellis; great-grandsons, D. J. Crush and J. D. Spradlin, and sisters, Lois Catron of Vinton, Gracie Ashwell of Spars Point, Md., and Clora Doyle of Hagerstown, Md. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 1996, from the Goodview Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joey Phillips and Ron McCulloch officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.
DUDDING, Lester Edward, 78, of Covington, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home.
DUNCAN, Lesslie Ralph, 82, of Christiansburg, died Saturday evening, March 2, 1996, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Harless and Dorothy Duncan of Olympia, Wash.; three brothers, Edsel P. Duncan of Willis, Alvis B. Duncan of Virginia Beach and Kessley V. Duncan of Syracuse, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Connie Jewell, Kimberly Weyrach and Yvonne D uncan, and three great-grandchildren, Matthew Weyrach, Krista Weyrach and John Williams. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the graveside in White Rock Church Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Richard H. Horne. Friends may call Monday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg
FORDHAM, Elizabeth Moore, 68, of 7707 Summerfield Rd., Greensboro, N.C., died Saturday, March 2, 1996 at Wesley Long Community Hospital. She was the widow of the late Woodrow Murray Fordham. Born on November 2, 1927, in Norfolk, Va., Mrs. Fordham was the daughter of the late Matthew P. Moore and Elizabeth Kidd Moore. She was a member of Summerfield United Methodist Church, attended Greensboro Public Schools and the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. At the time of her death, Mrs. Fordham was the President of Fordham's Cleaners Inc. Mrs. Fordham is survived by her brother, John M. Moore and wife, Jacqueline L. Moore of Saluda, Va.; three stepchildren, Rosalind F. Willard of Madison, Anne Baldridge Cox of Roanoke, Va., and Woodrow M. Fordham Jr. and wife, Kathy T. Fordham of Kernersville, N.C.; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a devoted companion, Daphne C. Fitzgerald of Summerfield. Mrs. Fordham's funeral will be held 2 p.m. Monday, in Summerfield United Methodist Church. Interment services will follow in Greenhill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Summerfield United Methodist Church Building Fund, 2334 Scalesville Road, Summerfield, N.C. 27358 or Hospice At Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405 or to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements by Forbis and Dick Funeral Service, Greensboro, N.C.
GRIFFIN, Leslie, 65, of Vinton, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. He was a member of Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church. He served in Germany with the activated Texas National Guard 95th Medical Group during the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of John A. Wilkerson High School, Belhaven, N.C., and attended Wake Forest University. He opened the Roanoke branch of the Ford Motor Credit Corporation in 1962, and retired with 30 years of service. Surviving are his wife, Annie M. Maxey Griffin; two sons and daughters-in-law, Gregory Louis and Evelyn Griffin, and Leslie Glenn and Candy Griffin of Roanoke; a daughter and son-in-law, Trina Dare and Douglas John Graham of Salem; three grandsons, Adam Louis Griffin, Hunter John Graham and Casey Griffin Graham; three sisters, Marie Ingalls of Belhaven, N.C., Elsie Respess of Richmond and Angela Grady of Williamston, N.C., and many beloved nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from Thrasher Chapel of Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1996, with the Rev. Wm. Anthony Layman and the Rev. Dr. George Wesley Jones officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family suggests memorials be made to the American Heart Association or the Vinton Rescue Squad. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
HICKS, Gladys Robertson, 85, of Lynchburg, formerly of Roanoke, died Saturday, March 2, 1996, in a Lynchburg hospital. She was the widow of Ralph S. Hicks. Born in Franklin County on October 6, 1910, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin William Robertson and Annie Cook Robertson. During World War II, she served in the Women's Medical Corps. She retired as Deputy Clerk in the Roanoke City Treasurer's Office with 42 years of service. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn Leigh Hicks Urquhart and Steven Urquhart; a daughter, Martha Lynn Hicks; a granddaughter, Erin Leigh Hicks-Rorrer; a brother-in-law, Lawrence D. Dalton; nieces, Denise St. Claire, Carol Robertson Campbell, Gwen Dalton Millner and Diane Tear, and nephews, Bill Robertson and Judge Ralph B. Robertson. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1996, at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, with the Rev. Jim Rivers officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel after 11 a.m. Monday.
HILL, Zachery Tyler, 3 month old infant son of Blake and Leslie Hill of Saltville, died Saturday, March 2, 1996 at Community Hospital of Roanoke, Va. In addition to his parents, survivors include paternal grandparents, Bill and Anne Hill, Saltville; paternal great-grandmother, Flossie Hill, Saltville; maternal grandmother, Teresa Gallimore, Saltville; maternal grandfather, Doug Gallimore, Bristol, Tenn.; maternal great-grandparents, Landon and Elizabeth Roberts, Saltville; maternal great-grandmother, Edna Gallimore, Bristol, Va.; maternal great-great-grandmother, Nora Roberts, Saltville; one uncle, Brian Hill; three aunts, Ashley Gallimore, Lori Gallimore, and Whitney Roberts. Graveside funeral services for Zachery Hill will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, March 4, 1996 in The Elizabeth Cemetery, Saltville, Va. with the Rev. Claude Oliver officiating. Steven Davidson, Michael Jackson, Kevin Whitehead, and Adam Cassidy are serving as pallbearers with Matthew Hardin and Todd Austin serving as attendants at the home. The family will receive friends at their home anytime. Arrangements by The D.R. Henderson Funeral Home, Inc.
HOPKINS, Byrd Willis, 78, of Daleville, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
HYLER, Carrie Lee Graves, 71, of Martinsville, died Saturday, March 2, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church, Martinsville. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
JESSEE, Arthur Clair, 72, of Radford, died Friday, March 1, 1996 at his home in Inverness, Fla. He was a retired employee of Hercules Inc. Surviving are his wife, Bernice W. Jessee, Inverness, Fla.; a son, Jay Jessee, Radford; daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Randy Wright, Radford; two sisters, Jean Plummer, Richmond, Betty Stevens, Maitland, Fla.; three grandchildren, Luke W right, Jake Wright, and Emily Jessee. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, DeVilbiss Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Clarence Dishman officiating. Interment will follow in Central Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hospice of Citrus Co., 3350 W. Audubon Park Path, Lecanto, Fla. 34461. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home
JONES, Nathaniel Monroe, Sr., 85, of Eggleston, died Friday, March 1, 1996, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born in Eggleston on July 10, 1910, he was a faithful and devoted member of Goodwill Church of God in Christ at Eggleston and served as a Deacon for many years. He retired from the N&W Railway with many years of service. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Surviving are his beloved wife of 63 years, Gladys Wilkerson Jones; one son, Nathaniel Jones Jr. of Fredericksburg; two daughters, Carolyn Harvey of Pembroke and Shirley Farrow of Eggleston; two grandsons, Aaron Jones of Clinton, Md., and McKinley Jones III of Pembroke; two granddaughters, Teresa Jones and Regina Parks of Clinton, Md.; two great-granddaughters, Christina Jones and Jasmine Parks of Clinton, Md., and two sisters, Frances Freeman of Eggleston and Mable Saunders of Cleveland, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1994, at First Baptist Church in Pembroke, with Elder Clinton D. Scott, pastor of Goodwill Church of God in Christ, officiating. The family will receive friends at First Baptist Church from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke is in charge of arrangements.
KANE, Cecil Homer, 83, of Fries, died Saturday, March 2, 1996, in the Waddell Nursing Home in Galax. Surviving are his wife, Rita Bond Kane of Fries; daughters and sons-in-law, Wanda and Dewey Burris of Fries, and Connie and Glenn Gunter of Charlotte, N.C.; grandchildren, Mitchell Funk, Amanda Funk, Brian Funk and Angela Funk of Fries, Jeff Gunter and Kim Gunter of C harlotte and Mark Gunter of Shelby, N.C.; sisters, Carrie Byrd and Anne Sizemore of Fries; a brother, Emmett Kane of Fredericksburg; six great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel, Galax, with the Rev. Ray Petty and the Rev. Glenn O. Gunter officiating. Entombment will follow in the Monta Vista Mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fries Rescue Squad
KITTS, Hubert D., 63, of Spotsylvania, died Saturday, March 2, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Newberry Funeral Home, Bland.
LONG, Mila E., 80, of Radford, died Saturday, March 2, 1996 in a Radford hospital. Born in Giles Co. in 1915, she served in the US Navy as a Lt. Commander and had a long career as a Registered Nurse retiring from St. Albans Hospital in Radford. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Hovey; a son, Richard Long; a granddaughter, Amber Long; four sisters-in-law, Louise Long and Eunice Long both of Radford, Omega Long, Blacksburg, Irene Barton, Dayton, Ohio. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 1996 at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Pastor Jerry Gibson and the Rev. Gina Rhea officiating.
McLAIN, Altha H., 62, of Route 1, Goodview, passed away Friday, March 1, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Parrish Chapel United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.
MOORE, Charlie Leonard, 81, of Route 1, Axton, died Saturday, March 2, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel, Ridgeway.
NEWCOMER, Betty Bell Riley, 82, of Rockbridge Baths, died Friday, March 1, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Williams Funeral Service Chapel, Lexington.
NOWAKOWSKI, Merile Farmer, 74, of Wyandotte, Mich., and formerly of Radford, died Saturday, March 2, 1996. Funeral 12 noon Tuesday, First Christian Church, Wyandotte, Mich. Arrangements by Czopek Funeral Home, Wyandotte, Mich.
RICHARDSON, Lloyd Justice, 87, of Martinsville, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jones Chapel Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services, Bassett.
SARVER, Thelma Gladys, 90, of Bland, died Saturday, March 2, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Shiloh United Methodist Church. Arrangements by A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate.
SHELTON, Laura Edwards, 52, of Gretna, died Saturday, March 2, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Liberty Christian Church. Arrangements by Colbert-Moran Funeral Home.
SWARTZ, William Emmett, (``Billy""), 78, of Covington, died Saturday, March 2, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Loving Funeral Home.
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