ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, March 15, 1996 TAG: 9603150089
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
MASSIE, Ethel A., 102, of Roanoke, died Wednesday evening, March 13, 1996. She was the widow of Dr. U. W. Massie. Surviving are her son, Walter Massie, Marion; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday from South Roanoke United Methodist Church with Dr. Donald H. Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, where the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.
McCOLLUM, Loretta, 41, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, March 11, 1996. Funeral services 2 p.m. Friday at Hamlar-Curtis Chapel.
OVERBEY, Mary R. Coleman, 87, of Roanoke, died Thursday, March 14, 1996, in a local nursing home. She was the widow of Landon Overbey, and a retired C & P telephone operator. Surviving are two sisters, Betty C. Stump, Roanoke, and Catherine C. Frith, Rocky Mount; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be noon Saturday at the graveside, Evergreen Burial Park, with the Rev. Frank W. Feather officiating. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
PERSINGER, James Edward, 66, of Covington, died Thursday, March 14, 1996. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
PRICE, Johnny Berry, 57, of Wytheville, died Wednesday, March 13, 1996. Memorial service 4 p.m. Friday, Grubb Funeral Home Chapel.
REID, E. Malcom, (``Mack''), 80, of Rt. 3, Lexington, died Thursday, Marc h 14, 1996, at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. Born January 13, 1916, in Rockbridge County, he was the son of the late Harry Feltner Reid and Ola Duncan Reid. He was a member and past Elder in Oxford Presbyterian Church. Mr. Reid was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Shirley Sorrell Reid. Surviving are two daughters, Maxine G. Reid, Lexington, Delores Smith Seal, Covington; one sister, Virginia Rawley, Mt. Solon; three brothers, Robert Reid, Roanoke, Elwood Reid, Brookville, Fla., Fred Reid, Culpeper; three grandchildren, Robert Seal, Jason Seal, and Barbara Seal, all of Covington. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 16, 1996, at 2 p.m. from Rapps Mill Church with the Rev. Barton Hellmuth officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family suggests that memorial gifts be made to Rapps Sunday School, Rt. 3, Box 246, Lexington, Va. 24450, or the Lexington Life Saving Crew. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Harrison Funeral Home.
ROBERSON, Joel Frank, 83, died Thursday, March 14, 1996, at his home in the Kesington Apts., Friendship Manor, in Roanoke. Born in Lynchburg, he was the son of the late Joel Branch and Roberta Farrer Roberson. He graduated from E. C. Glass High School in 1930, in Lynchburg, and attended Grinnell College in Iowa, where he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army of the United States. He was honorably discharged from the Army as a Captain. Mr. Roberson was employed by the United States Government in Washington, D.C., and retired after 35 years of meritorious service. His survivors include three nieces, Miss Norma E. Cox of Christiansburg, Mrs. Roberta McDermott Johnson of Lynchburg, Mrs. Peggy Hinz of Fort Worth, Texas; and three additional nieces and three nephews. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, by the Rev. Cecil Hedgepeth. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at Whitten Park Ave. Chapel, 1336 Park Ave., Lynchburg.
ROOP, Rev. Hassel Obediah, 66, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 1996. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 16, 1996, at the West Radford Church of God. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the West Radford Church of God. Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
ROSE, Nancy M., 76, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, March 13, 1996, in Atlanta, Ga. She is survived by her sons, Mr. W. D. Rose, Marietta, Ga., Mr. Kent M. Rose, Raleigh, N.C., Mr. Gary L. Rose, Fremont, N.C.; daughter, Miss Linda K. Rose, Marietta, Ga.; brother, Mr. A. K. McCollum, Salem; eight grandchildren. Mrs. Rose attended schools in Roanoke and graduated from Jefferson High School. She was a graduate of Brenau College. Graveside services will be held at 2 p .m., Saturday, March 16, 1996, at the Sunset Cemetery near Christiansburg. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Auxiliary, 760 Washington St., Atlanta, GA 30315. Roswell Funeral Home, Roswell, Ga., in charge of arrangements
ROTAN, Bertha E., 101, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 1996. Survivors include a nephew, Bernie Mitchell; a cousin, Claudia Whitworth, and devoted friends she loved as her children, Elder Clyde and Minister Edna Hash, all of Roanoke; her St. Matthew's Church family; other relatives, and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthew's Church of God Apostolic, with Bishop George Hash officiating. Burial will be in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home
RUDD, Glen Franklin, 14, of Covington, died Wednesday, March 13, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Parrish Court United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
SIMMONS, William Randle, 69, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, March 14, 1996. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Roanoke.
STAMUS, Anthony Paul, (``Tony""), 40, of Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 1996. He was a 1973 graduate of Northside High School, and attended Virginia Western Community College. Tony worked at The Roanoke Times for 22 years and the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle for 2 years before moving to Atlanta last August to work for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, where he served for many years on the Board of Trustees, as a member of the choir, and as a Chanter. He was also a member of the Order of the A.H.E.P.A. Surviving are his mom and dad, Victoria and Peter Stamus, Roanoke; brother, Mike Stamus, Atlanta; sister and brother-in-law, Maria and Steve Peters, Salem; grandmother, Maria Manolas, Roanoke. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 30 Huntington Blvd., N.E., Roanoke, Va. 24012. A Trisagion Service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church by the Rev. Nicholas Bacalis. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel.
THOMPSON, Kenneth K., 55, of 390 Le Viva Dr. , Reidsville, N.C., died Wednesday evening, March 13, 1996, in Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Botetourt and was employed with Starr Electric as an electrician. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He was predeceased by his parents, Emmet and Annie Shively Thompson; his brothers, Keith and Harvey; and sister, Dorothy. He is survived by his wife, Brenda B. Thompson of the home; son, Kenneth Kyle Thompson Jr. and wife, Debbie, Rocky Mount; daughter, Kenya Ann Thompson and Mike, Reidsville; stepsons, Keith Harrison and wife, Beverly, Mayodan, Kevin Harrison and Angie, Kernersville; stepdaughter, Kimberly Paschal and husband, John, Concord; eleven grandchildren; brother, Earl Thompson, Danville; sisters, Louise Eames, Rocky Mount, Hazel Weddington, Rocky Mount, Corrine Anderson, Danville; nieces and nephews; and many special friends. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Franklin Memorial Park in Rocky Mount. Visitation will be Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Wilkerson Funeral Home, and other times at the home.
TILSON, Nettie D., 94, of Marion, died Wednesday, March 13, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.
WOOD, Earle, (``Jake''), 89, of Bluefield, W.Va., died Saturday, March 9, 1996. Committal services 2:30 p.m. Friday, Fairview Cemetery, Roanoke. Arrangements by Mercer Funeral Home, Bluefield, W.Va.
WOOD, Sara Ellen, (""Sadie""), 90, of Roanoke County, passed away Thursday, March 14, 1996. She was a charter member of the First Evangelical Methodist Church of Salem. She worked for many years as a legal secretary in Salem. She was the daughter of the late John Edward and V irginia Ellen Goodwin Wood. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Mary G. (""Sandy"") and Jerry N. Cooper, Barbara J. and Robert J. (""Jugie"") Goodwin, Louise W. Manning, Frank W. and Geraldine O. Wood; numerous great nieces and nephews, including Len Cooper and wife, Lori, Diane Cooper, and Matt Cooper. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at the Goodwin-Wood Cemetery in Walburn, Roanoke County, located just off Poor Mountain Rd., with the Rev. Floyd B-Hymer officiating. The family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home Salem.
WORRELL, Dell Lawson, 72, of Pulaski, passed away Thursday, March 14, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
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