ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, April 8, 1996 TAG: 9604080105
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
BOONE, Raymond Earl, 81, of Dublin, died Sunday, April 7, 1996. Arrangements by DeVilbiss Funeral Home.
BOOTH, Harold Frederick, 72, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, April 7, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
BOWLING, Warren H., 75, of Roanoke, died Saturday, April 6, 1996. Mr. Bowling was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Dennis Warren Bowling and wife Barbara, Roanoke; two daughters and son-in-law, Judy Lynne Grindstaff and husband Paul, Amherst, Peggy Jean Bowling, Tacoma, Wash.; a loving, caring friend, Virginia Bradley, Roanoke; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; eleven brothers and sisters, Osmon Bowling, Pershing Bowling, Bedford, James Bowling, Gretna, Buford Bowling, Madison Heights, Walter (``Sam'') Bowling, Vinton, Lena Boerner, Clifton Forge, Laura Sink, Virginia Anderson, Dester Poage, all of Roanoke, Joyce Cooper, Salem, Mary Katherine Spradlin, Vinton; also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at Lotz Roanoke Chapel, 12 noon Tuesday, April 9, 1996, with the Rev. Mark Washington officiating. Interment with military honors by V.F.W Post 1264 in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Lotz Roanoke Chapel from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
DUKE, Dianna Webster, of 3100 Monticello Drive, Wilmington, N.C., died Saturday, April 6, 1996, at her residence. She was born in Franklin County, Va., on January 22, 1948, the daughter of Daniel and Mildred Hatcher Webster of Callaway, Va. Ms. Duke had been employed in the automobile industry, and was a member of the Church of the Brethren Monte Vista in Franklin County, Va. Surviving in addition to her parents are her da ughter, Sheri Guthrie of Wilmington; a sister, Rachel Hodges and her husband William of Boones Mill, Va.; a brother, Daniel Stover Webster Jr. of Callaway; two nieces, and one nephew. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, April 8, 1996, in Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel by the Rev. David Webster.
DURANT, Lucille, 78, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, April 3, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Grace Chapel, Fieldale. Arrangements by Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home.
ELLIS, Sylvia Byrd, 90, of Pulaski, died Saturday, April 6, 1996, in the Highland Manor Nursing Home, Dublin. She was born on April 21, 1905, in Snowville, and was the daughter of the late Charley Montague Byrd and Emaline Silvers Byrd. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Pulaski, and was preceded in death by her husbands, William Hundley Saunders and Jack Tolbert Ellis, Jr. Surviving are a stepson, William H. Saunders, Rochester, N.Y.; stepgrandchildren, John Cord, Daleville, Anne Saunders Dinnean, Stafford, Conn., Claude William Saunders, Oak Park, Ill.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Stevens Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, with the Rev. Donald Scott and the Rev. Norman Witthuhn officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. Visiting will be Monday evening at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. The family wishes that memorials be made to the First Christian Church, Pulaski. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski.
FISHER, William Jubal, 72, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, April 7, 1996. Mr. Fisher was a Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, and was retired from Hooker Furniture Company. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy C. Fisher, and is survived by a son, Wade Thomas Fisher, Salem; two brothers, Randolph Fisher, Odenton, Md., Robert L. Fisher, Roanoke; two sisters-in-law, Juanita Fisher, Clara Wray Fisher; three stepchildren, Joyce, Dennis, Barbara, all of Roanoke; a nephew, Randy Fisher and his wife Kathy, Roanoke; several other nephews and great-nieces and nephews; a devoted friend, Ralph Reed. A graveside service will be held in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Tuesday, April 9, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Kelly Dampeer officiating. A military service will be conducted by V.F.W. Post 1264. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
HAGY, Bertha L., 90, of Christiansburg, went to be with her Lord Friday, April 5, 1996. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 8, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Buford Linkous and the Rev. Steve Akers, with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
HALL, Louise Ellen, 84, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, April 7, 1996. She was a charter member of First Christian Church, Vinton, having attended 60 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Graham E. Hall; her sisters, Margaret A. Nethken, Mary E. Hurst; a brother, Irvin L. Blount, and her parents, Barbara E. Taylor Blount and Lewis E. Blount. Surviving are her sisters, Mildred E. Crawford and husband Vernon, Mabel V. Trainor, all of Roanoke; many nieces and nephews, including two special nieces, Tennie James and Gwen Wood, both of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted at Lotz Roanoke Chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 1996, with the Rev. Holly O. Phillips officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Good Samaritan Hospice or First Christian Church, Vinton. Friends may call at Lotz Roanoke Chapel from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday
HOSTETTER, Della Mae, 79, of Lexington, died Sunday, April 7, 1996. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home.
HUFFMAN, Georgia Marie Harris, 73, of Salem, died Friday, April 5, 1996. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday, Lotz Salem Chapel.
HUFFMAN, Pauline L., 87, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, April 7, 1996. She was a member of Forest Park Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ezra Paul Huffman. She is survived by a son, Irvin E. Huffman; grandsons, Michael W. Huffman, Mark D. Huffman, Robert L. Huffman; two great-grandchildren, Belinda Huffman, Taylor Lee Huffman; sisters, Emma Brammer, Gladys Hanson. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, 1996, at Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. Fr ank W. Feather officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chapel
HUTCHESON, Phillip Allan, 44, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, April 7, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
JUSTUS, Victoria Noelle, and JUSTUS, Veronica Nicole, infant daughters of Guyer and Wilma Gaye Peters Justus of Pounding Mill, died Saturday, April 6, 1996. Graveside services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Melton Cemetery, Mt. Zion Road, Carroll County. Arrangements by Reese Funeral Home, Austinville.
KIRKLAND, Bernard Edward, 74, of Goshen, died Sunday, April 7, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Goshen United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
LARSON, Virginia Stultz, 77, of Martinsville, died Sunday, April 7, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
MARKHAM, Ronnie Lee, 30, of Vinton, passed away Sunday, April 7, 1996. Ronnie was an engineer technician for ITT. Surviving are his mother, Barbara J. Markham of Roanoke; his daughter, Erin Markham; his son, Cody Markham; his and uncle and aunt, Buddy and Dean Markham of Salem; a great-aunt, Mary M. Thomasson of Washington, D.C., and many friends and loved ones. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's North Chapel at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 10. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chapel.
MATTHEWS, Edna E., 98, of Lexington, died Sunday, April 7, 1996. Arrangements by J. B. Lewis Funeral Service.
PARRISH, Lorraine Sullivan, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, April 6, 1996. She was the widow of Archie F. Parrish. She is survived by a son, Jack T. Heenan of Roanoke; a half brother, George Calvert of Tollesboro, Ky., and a half sister, Elizabeth Hord of Maysville, Ky. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, 1996, at Oakey's North Chapel, with Dr. Dale D. Holloway officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chapel.
QUESENBERRY, Harland Park, 100, of Indian Valley, passed away Sunday, April 7, 1996, in Radford Community Hospital. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Quinton and Anna Quesenberry of Snowville, L. B. Quesenberry of Hillsville, Billy and Joyce Quesenberry of Willis, and Franklin and Brenda Quesenberry of Glade Hill; daughters and sons-in-law, Agnes and Rufus Willis of Oxford, Pa., Juanita and Roy Turpin of Willis, and Edith and Bobby Gillenwalters and Ada and Ronald Belcher of Floyd; 15 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel in Floyd, with the Rev. Harvey Carrico officiating. Burial will follow in Duncans Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Maberry Funeral Home
SCOTT, George Matthew, (``Jack""), 85, of Pearisburg, died Sunday, April 7, 1996, in Giles Memorial Hospital. Mr. Scott was retired from the Hoechst-Celanese Corporation, and attended Michigan State University. He was born in Mt. Hope, W.Va. on February 28, 1911, and was a son of the late Fred M. and Alberta Strader Scott. He is survived by two sisters, Dorothy S. Puckett, St. Augustine, Fla., Caroline S. McKinley, Anaheim, Calif. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, April 9, 1996 , at 2 p.m. in Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, with the Rev. William R. Perkins officiating. Friends may call at the Givens Funeral Home Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m
SHULER, Bradford C., 96, of Sugar Grove, died Saturday, April 6, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sugar Grove Baptist Church. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Home, Marion.
STEVENS, Emma Elizabeth St.Clair, 73, of Vinton, passed away Friday, April 5, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Lotz Vinton Chapel.
TURNER, Helen, 76, of Martinsville, died Saturday, April 6, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home.
VENTURA, Katherine Saracco, 86, of Oakmont, Pa., died Saturday, April 6, 1996. She is survived by her husband, Frank Ventura; two sons, Gene Ventura, Oakmont, Frank and Roberta Ventura, Roanoke; four grandchildren, Katherine Ventura, Winston-Salem, N.C., Mary Beth and Kevin Ventura, Roanoke, Scott Ventura, Oakmont; two sisters, Lola Saeli, Ariz, Eloise Gamble, Pittsburgh; one brother, Ronald A. Saracco, New York; one deceased brother, the late Angelo G. Saracco, Pittsburgh. Friends received at Charles W. Trenz Funeral Home, Inc., 11110 Frankstown Road, Pittsburgh, Pa., Monday and Tuesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral mass of Christian burial in St. Joseph Church, Verona, Pa., Wednesday, 10 a.m. Contributions may be made to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital, Memphis, Tenn
WHEATLEY, Donie, 52, of Washington, D.C., formerly of Martinsville, Va., died Thursday, April 4, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home.
WILKERSON, Margaret Garrett, 97, formerly of Fagg Drive, Eden, N.C., died Sunday morning, April 7, 1996, at Brian Nursing Center in Eden. A native of Bedford County, Va., she was a homemaker. She is survived by a son, Robert I. Wilkerson Jr. of Eden; two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, in Highland Burial Park, Danville, Va. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Fair Funeral Home in Eden, and has requested that those wishing to make memorials consider Leaksville United Methodist Church, 603 North Henry Street, Eden, N.C. 27288
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