ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, March 20, 1996 TAG: 9603200089
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
HARRIS, James Preston, 31, of Saltville, died Monday, March 18, 1996. Mr. Harris was a member of Main Street Christian Church in Saltville, and was F.B.O. Manager of Mountain Empire Aviation in Atkins. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Nesting Harris of Saltville; his parents, Robert W. and Rebecca Harris of Saltville; one brother, Major Robert M. (``Bobby"") Harris, M.D., of Dallas, Texas, and his maternal grandfather, Bill Burgess of Saltville. Services for Mr. James Preston Harris will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, March 22, 1996, at Main Street Christian Church in Saltville, with the Rev. Perry Haagen and the Rev. Sam Atkins officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Rose Cemetery. Brian Burkett, Mike Delorenzo, Mike McGhee, Charles
BARTON, Jane Carol, of Durham, N.C., passed away Sunday, March 17, 1996 at Durham Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Marvin J. Barton, Floyd County; sons, Phillip T. Barton, Floyd Co., John Barton and Jimmy Rasmussen, both of Durham, N.C.; daughters, Christy Brogdin of North Carolina, Kathy Thomas of California; grandchildren, Cassie Barton, Floyd Co., Demetrius Brogdin and Buddy Blanchard, both of North Carolina. Graveside funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday, March 21,1996. Arrangements by Hall-Wynne of Durham, N.C.
BENSON, Antha Strickler, 82, of Troutville, died Tuesday, March 19, 1996 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 21,1996, 11 a.m., at the Rader Troutville Chapel, with the Rev. Rick Via officiating. Burial will follow at the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will recei ve friends Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. She was a native of Rockbridge County and was a homemaker. Mrs. Benson is survived by loving sons, Charles K. Benson and wife, Eleanor of Salem, Carl ``Jack"" Benson and wife, Janet, Samuel J. Benson and wife, Nancy, all of Troutville, Benny R. Benson and wife, Cindy of Charlotte, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and very special friends, Flora Atkins and Buford. Memorials may be made to the Gentle Shepherd Hospice, 4040 Franklin Rd., Roanoke, Va. 24014
BOWER, Carolyn Agee, 45, of Radford, passed away Sunday, March 17, 1996. She was born in Radford on November 30, 1950. Surviving are her parents, M. Franklin and Ruth Talbert Agee, Radford; one daughter, Erin Elizabeth Bower, Christiansburg; a brother, Murray Franklin Agee Jr., Dublin; niece and nephew, Chris tina Elaine and Brian Scott Agee, Dublin; and two very special friends, Elizabeth Sandidge, Radford, and Clyde Carter, Daleville. In addition, she will be missed by many close cousins and friends. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 21, at Central United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Warren Wattenbarger. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the charity of one's choice. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg
CALVERT, Doris Doughton Bangle, 78, of Alexandri a, died Friday, March 15, 1996, at her residence. She was born in Rocky Mount to the late John Robert and Nannie L. Lynch Doughton. She was a graduate of Rocky Mount High School, and attended Ferrum College and Bridgewater College. In 1942, she married the Rev. Walter Bangle, who pastored West End United Methodist Church in Roanoke and other churches in Virginia. Walter Bangle died in 1972. She married the Rev. Delford Calvert in 1977, and they lived in Alexandria until their deaths. Mrs. Calvert is survived by a niece, Carole D. Mayberry of Roanoke; a sister-in-law, Mamie Doughton of Rocky Mount; a great-niece, Elizabeth Morris of Durham, N.C., and three stepchildren and their families. Funeral services will be held at Washington Street United Methodist Church in Alexandria at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. Interment will be in Maury Cemetery, Richmond. Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Rocky Mount or Washington Street United Methodist Church in Alexandria. Everley-Wheatley Funeral Home, Alexandria, is in charge of arrangements.
CLARK, Mary Ellen Brown Buzzard, 66, of Clifton Forge, died Tuesday, March 19,1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.
DAVIS, Mary B., 88, of Peterstown, W.Va., died Monday, March 18, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown, W.Va.
FEAZELL, Teddy Vance, (``Ted''), 48, of Nashville, Tenn., died of heart failure Sunday, March 17, 1996, at Vanderbilt Hospital's Cardiac Care Unit in Nashville, Tenn. Born in Lexington on March 15, 1948, he was the son of Lucille Overstreet Feazell of Buena Vista, and the late C. Vance Feazell. Mr. Feazell enjoyed a distinguished career in the country music business as a tour director and management representative for artists, Sylvia, Kathy Mattea and Brooks & Dunn. He retired from the management firm of Titley & Associates in 1994 due to declining health. He was a member of the Country Music Association, The Academy of Country Music and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Prior to moving to Nashville, Mr. Feazell worked as a sports announcer and radio disc jockey in Lexington. He attended Frederick College in Portsmouth, and Virginia Western College in Roanoke. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday, March 22, at the Buena Vista Baptist Church in Buena Vista, with the Rev. Dr. Chip Pendleton officiating. Friends will be received at Lomax Funeral Home in Buena Vista from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 21. Interment will follow in Green Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Heart Association.
FLEMING, Thomas Benton, 88, of Route 1, Patrick Springs, died Monday, March 18, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Saturday, Stella Christian Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Howell Funeral Home, Stuart.
GAMMONS, Claude R., 64, of Martinsville, died Tuesday, March 19, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Moody Funeral Home Chapel, Stuart.
HARPER, Dr. Laura Jane, 81, retired Virginia Tech dean, died Tuesday, February 27, 1996, in Madison, Miss. A memorial service for Dr. Harper will be held at noon Thursday, March 21, in War Memorial Chapel on the Virginia Tech campus. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Clare Fischer-Davies of Christ Episcopal Church.
HARRIMAN, Bernard Ralph, 67, of Zephyrhills, Fla., formerly of Roanoke, died Thursday, March 14, 1996. Funeral March 19. Arrangements by Whitfield Funeral Home.
HARRIS, James Preston, 31, of Saltville, died Monday, March 18, 1996. Mr. Harris was a member of the Main Street Christian Church in Saltville, Va. He was F.B.O. Manager of the Mountain Empire Aviation Airport in Atkins, Va. Survivors include his wife, Cindy (Nesting) Harris, Saltville; his parents, Robert and Rebecca Harris, Saltville; one brother, Major Robert M. ``Bob"" Harris, MD, Dallas, Texas; maternal grandfather, Bill Burgess, Saltville. Services for Mr. James Preston Harris will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, March 22, 1996, at the Main Street Christian Church in Saltville, Va., with the Rev. Perry Haagen and the Rev. Sam Atkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Rose Cemetery. Brian Burkett, Mike Delorenzo, Mike McGhee, Charles ``Roger"" Rhea, Tom Haga and Arlen Taylor will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Leonard Taylor, Dick Riley, O. J. Burkett, member of the Pilots Association, and all pilots associated with Mountain Empire Aviation. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday evening at the D. R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville, Va.
HEIZER, Emma Thorn Borthwick, 89, wife of A. Campbell Heizer, of 532 Torry Lane, Stuarts Draft, died at 9:20 p.m. Monday, March 18, 1996 in the Avante of Waynesboro. She was born on April 19, 1906, in Plant City, Fla., a daughter of the late Rev. Henry Richardson and Carrie Thorn Borthwick. Mr. and Mrs. Heizer were united in marriage on July 17, 1931. She was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. She was also a former member of Augusta Tuesday Club and D.A.R. in Wytheville. In addition to her husband, survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Thomas ``Betty' Alderson of Beech Mountain, N.C., and Mrs. Stahli ``Eugenia'' Redard of Rt. 1, Greenville; six grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 1996, in the Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery by the Rev. Roy W. Howard. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the Henry Funeral Home, Staunton, and at other times at her residence.
HODGES, Nellie Gray Stump, 80, of Salem, died Tuesday, March 19, 1996. Arrangements by John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home, Salem.
HURST, Harless G., 86, of Hillsville, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 1996, at his home. He was born September 17, 1909, in Carroll County, a son of the late Clark and Rose Quesenberry Hurst. Mr. Hurst was a journeyman leadburner for 35 years, then retired to his farm in Carroll County. He is survived by his wife, Arlie Shockley Hurst of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Shirley Hurst of Hillsville; a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Nelson Quesenberry of Pulaski; three sisters, Louise Odell, Alma Holland and Faye Slusher of Dublin; four grandsons, David Nelson Quesenberry of Terre Haute, Ind., Wesley Glenn Hurst of Hillsville, George Michael Quesenberry of Livingston, Mont., and Mark Wayne Quesenberry of Normal, Ill., and three great-grandchildren, Kacie Quesenberry and Daniel Quesenberry of Livingston, Mont., and Holly Lauren Hurst of Hillsville. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 1996, at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, with the Rev. James Carpenter officiating. Interment will be in Shockley Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel in Hillsville. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hillsville Presbyterian Church.
KEMP, Evelyn Childress, was born September 8, 1916 to the late Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Childress Sr. in Patrick County. She died Monday, March 18, 1996 in Waddell Nursing Home, Galax, Va. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Pearl and Gary M. Bowman, Hillsville; a son and daughter-in-law, Marvin and Flora Kemp, Floyd; one sister, Marie C. Lucas, Willis; five brothers, Rev. Bryan Childress, Willis, Conduff Childress, Hillsville, Paul Childress, Hillsville, Rev. William Childress, Tellico Plains, Tenn., Rev. Robert Childress, Meadows of Dan; three grandsons, Gary M. Bowman II, Laurel Fork, Staff Sgt. Clarence Ray Bowman of North Dakota and Jeffrey Kemp, Atlanta, Ga.; one granddaughter, Amy Kemp, Floyd; one great-granddaughter, Jessica Nichole Bowman, Hillsville; two nieces and eight nephews. Mrs. Kemp was a retired, dedicated school teacher, having taught in Carroll County 37 1/2 years. She was an active, faithful member of Buffalo Mtn. Presbyterian Church until she lost her eye sight to glaucoma five years ago. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 21,1996, at 11 a.m. in the Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. James Carpenter and the Rev. Gary Marshall officiating. Her body will lie in state one hour in the church before the service. There will be no viewing at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Buffalo Mountain Cemetery. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville, Va.
KRAUSE, Rev. Charles Willard, 77, of Roanoke, went home to be with his Lord, Tuesday, March 19, 1996. He was a former Baptist minister and educator in Virginia. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn A. Krause. Surviving are his wife, Marceline A. Krause; son and daughter-in-law, Charles Allen and Frances Krause; stepson and daughter-in-law, Mike and Terry Lester; and stepdaughter, Linda Barrett. He has three grandchildren, Will, Robert and Natalie Krause; and two stepgrandchildren, Billy and Sam Barrett. He is also survived by five sisters who live out of town. Funeral services will be Thursday morning, 9 a.m., at Oakey's Downtown Chapel. Interment will follow in Richmond, Va. at Maury Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's Downtown Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Instrumental Music Ministry
LAPRAD, Robert Daniel, 74, of Salem died Monday, March 18, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Ella Estelle Laprad; sons, Bobby Laprad, Salem, Larry Laprad, Moneta, David Laprad, Hardy, Danny Laprad, Vinton; daughters, Sue Toms, Bedford, Carol Ann Cook, Roanoke; step-sons, Junior Heck, New Castle, Steve Heck and Wayne Heck, both of Roanoke; step daughter, Judy Brown, Roanoke; sisters, Venice Beason, Roanoke County, Ellen Tyler, Salem; 21 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Salem with the Rev. Jimmy Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home
LOCKHART, Evelyn Tingler, 81, of Covington, died Tuesday, March 19, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Loving Funeral Home Chapel.
MARSHALL, Richard Allen, 53, of Rocky Mount, passed away Monday, March 18, 1996. Surviving are his parents, Marvin Ray and Dorothy Walker Marshall of Dublin; his wife, Louise A. Marshall of the home; one daughter, Shamerie Leah Marshall of the home; two sons, Stefan Paul Marshall of Roanoke, Shane Dwise Marshall of Rocky Mount; four sisters, Anita Smith of Radford, Vera Matthews of Woodhaven, N.Y., Kathleen Perdue of Dublin, Mary Wright of Pulaski; one brother, Timothy Marshall of Colorado; many nieces and nephews also survive. There will be no local services. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Gideons International, Franklin County Gideon Camp, 662 North Main Street, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount is in charge of arrangements
McCORMICK, Roger Allen, 81, of Lexington, died Tuesday, March 19, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Harrison Funeral Home Chapel.
OSBORNE, Thomas Eugene, 42, of Selma, Ala., died Monday, March 18, 1996, in a Selma hospital. Survivors include his wife, Loretta Osborne of Selma; son, James ``Tony'' Osborne of Selma; daughter, Amy Osborne Anderson of Montgomery; mother, Helen Wilson of Roanoke; brother; Harry ``Don'' Osborne Jr. of Selma; two sisters, Linda LaPrad of Roanoke, Mary Wilson of Roanoke. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 1996 at the Lawrence Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. William Gardner offi ciating. Burial will be in Pineview Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Lawrence Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday
POINDEXTER, Vera Ruth Cornelious, 52, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 1996 in Chicago, Illinois. She was a retired School Teacher from the Roanoke City Public Schools. Funeral services are being held in Chicago and local arrangements will be announced at a later time. Arrangements are being handled by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
PRICE, MaryAnn Bernard, 81, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, March 19, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Jackson Price, and was a member of West End United Methodist Church. She is survived by a sister, Charlotte Bernard Magann of Roanoke, and two nephews, Frank W. Magann and Dr. Douglas P. Magann III. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, with Dr. Bernard S. Via officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel after 10 a.m. Wednesday.
PULLINS, Edward Earl, 65, of Roanoke, died Sunday, March 17, 1996. Funeral Wednesday, 2 p.m. Garden of Prayer #7. Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home in charge of arrangments.
ROGERS, Harold Kermit, 82, of 18 Wesley Lane, Dublin, died Tuesday morning, March 19, 1996, in Radford Community Hospital. Born November 24 , 1913, in Lee County, he was the son of the late Rufus and Sarah Smith Rogers. Mr. Rogers was preceded in death by one sister, Edith Rogers. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Hatmaker Rogers; one son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Willie Rogers of Roanoke; two daughters and son-in law, Patricia and Bob Lanningham of Mt. Airy, N.C. and Miss Barbara Rogers of Lynchburg; three brothers and sister-in-law, Charles and Georgia Rogers of Dublin, Stanford and Inez Rogers of Pulaski, and Chester and Gladys Rogers of Dayton, Ohio; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Linkous officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens. Visiting will be anytime after 2 p.m. Wednesday and the family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 until 9 at the funeral home.
ROWE, James Richard Jr., (``Dick""), 81, of Wytheville, died Monday, March 18, 1996, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born in Wythe County, the son of the late James Richard Rowe Sr. and Laura Ward Rowe. He was a graduate of Hiwassee College and attended Virginia Tech, a retired Clerk of the Wythe County School Board and a U. S. Navy Pilot and veteran of World War II. He was a past Master of the Wytheville Masonic Lodge No. 82 A.F. & A.M., past District Deputy Grand Master, past High Priest of Wythe Royal Arch Chapter No. 51, past Commander of Lynn Commandry No. 9, a member of the Scottish Rite and Roanoke Kazim Shrine Temple and past Patron of Evansham Chapter No. 97, Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. Rowe was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he taught Sunday School and was preceded in death by a brother, Benjamin F. Rowe and a brother-in-law, Francis Oglesby. He is survived by his wife, Marian Ulmer Rowe, of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and Ralph Julian McHone, Kernersville, N.C., Patricia and Thomas Sawyers, Penhook; one son, James Richard Rowe III, Dublin; one sister, Susie Rowe Oglesby, Draper; one brother and two sisters-in-law, John H. and Margaret Owen Rowe, Roanoke, Emily Umberger Rowe, Crockett; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and nine nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 21, 1996, at 2 p.m. at the St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Charles C. Burnett officiating. Interment will follow in the Fleming United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Wytheville Masonic Lodge No. 82 A.F. & A.M. will conduct a memorial service at 8 p.m. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Wytheville Masonic Lodge Building Fund or to St. Paul United Methodist Church. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Va. is in charge of arrangements.
STUCKEY, Shirley June, 60, of Troutville, died Tuesday, March 19, 1996. She was the widow of John E. Stuckey Jr., U.S.M.C. (Ret.) and was the Deputy Treasurer for Botetourt County for over 23 years. She is survived by one son, Michael Steven Stuckey, Troutville; one sister, Lillian Brown, Goodview; two brothers, Ivan Gillman and Dana Gillman, both of Logan, W. Va.; two grandchildren, Sarah Stuckey, John Michael Stuckey; a special niece, Tanni Brown; and several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 21, 1996, at 2 p.m. in the Rader Troutville Chapel, with the Rev. Bob Hutchins officiating. Interment will follow in the Mill Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home
SWITZER, James Donald, (``Jimmy''), 67, of Piedmont, S.C., died Tuesday, March 19, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Thursday, Graceland Cemetery. Arrangements by Mackey Mortuary-Westside
TANNER, Gladys Nicholas, 80, of Natural Bridge, died Monday, March 18, 1 996, at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. Born in West Virginia, August 19, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Otto Nicholas and Emma Jean Ellis Nicholas. Mrs. Tanner was a member of Natural Bridge Christian Fellowship, and had worked as a sales clerk at Natural Bridge Gift Shop. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Tanner. Surviving are three daughters, Carol L. Horn, Natural Bridge, Jan T. Owens, Hampton, Earnestine T. Krzesimowski, Huntington, W.Va.; one son, James Earl Toney, Plymouth, Mass.; two stepsons, Gary Don Tanner, Huntington, W.Va., Waylyn Tanner, Michigan; 19 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 21, 1996, at 2 p.m. from the Natural Bridge Christian Fellowship, with the Rev. Barry Nall, assisted by the Rev. Carl Early officiating. Burial will follow in High Bridge Presbyterian Cemetery, Natural Bridge. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington
THOMAS, Maxey C., 85, formerly of the Springwood community of Botetourt County, died Tuesday, March 18, 1996, in Camelot Hall Nursing Home, Salem. He is survived by four nieces, Nancy Clemons and Annie Mae Roberson of Roanoke, Barbara Ransone of Buchanan and Mary Lynn Lessel of Eagle Rock; three nephews, Jack Peters Thomas of Florida, Sidney A. Thomas of Dumfries and Michael Thomas of Roanoke, and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Restvale Cemetery, Copper Hill. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Wood Funeral Home in Floyd
WHORLEY, Nancy Sue, 62, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, March 19, 1996. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
YOUNG, Eleanor Wells, 60, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, March 19, 1996. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
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