ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, April 12, 1996 TAG: 9604120091
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
ALTIZER, Etta Rhea Blevins, 44, of Rural Retreat, died Thursday, April 11, 1996, in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Rural Retreat, the daughter of the late Evelyn Bailey Blevins and James B. Blevins. Mrs. Altizer was a member of the Sharon Baptist Church in Rural Retreat and a former member of the Rural Retreat Emergency Services. She is loved and survived by her husband, Bob Altizer; two daughters, Teresa Pruitt of Blacksburg, Tammie Perkins of Christiansburg; one sister, Jane Bentley of Chilhowie; one brother, David R. Blevins of Rural Retreat; Four grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and nephews; and several cousins also survive. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 1996, at the Sharon Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael Hoyle, the Rev. Gale Baker, the Rev. Ray Haskett, and the Rev. Curry Burgess officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family requests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Rural Retreat Emergency Services. Friends may call after 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Sharon Baptist Church, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, or they may call at the residence at any time. Lindsey Funeral Home, Rural Retreat, is in charge of arrangements.
ANDERS, Charlie James, 81, of Fries, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel, Galax.
BALCHUNAS, Anthony John, 79, of Fincastle, passed away Thursday, April 11, 1996. He was born on December 17, 1916, in Elizabeth, N.J., was a retired tool and die engineer, and a member of the Masonic Lodge. Surviving are a brother, William Balchunas; a niece, Susan Walker; a nephew, William R. Balchunas. Services will be private. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel
BARKER, Elsie Clark, 82, of Elliston, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996, at her home. The daughter of the late Minnie and Jesse Clark, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Elbert H. Barker; and three brothers, Manuel Clark, Marvin Clark, and Claude Clark. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, John W. and Peggie R. Barker; one grandson, Randall K. Barker, all of Rocky Mount; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mildred and Paul Parker Sr., Roanoke, Hazel and George Houseman, Columbus, Ohio; brothers and sisters-in-law, Harry and Mary Clark, Foy and Doris Clark, John and Penny Clark, all of Roanoke, Lawrence and Bessie Clark, Max Meadows, Van Clark, Phoenix, Ariz.; sisters-in-law, Ruby Clark, Baytown, Texas, Ann Clark, Christiansburg; several nieces and nephews; special friends, Helen and June Craighead, Juanita and Buddy Moses, Edith Parker, all of Lafayette. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, Christiansburg, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family suggests those wishing to make donations consider the Lafayette United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
BLACKBURN, William H., of Glasgow, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Arrangements by Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service, Buena Vista.
BOWEN, Shirley Dean, 63, of Roanoke, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.
BOWERS, Walter S., 86, of 90 Pine Street, Fieldale, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Norris Funeral Chapel, Martinsville.
CLARK, Susie Bradburn, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
CLARKE, Gerald Lee, Sr., 57, of Covington, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Loving Funeral Home Chapel.
CRAIG, Samuel Davis, 63, of Dublin, died Tuesday, April 9, 1996. Memorial services Sunday, 2 p.m., Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski.
CRESSWELL, Ruth, 79, of Skegness, England, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra M. Yeargan, of Vinton; and granddaughters, Julia and Sharon Yeargan. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 16, 1996 in England.
DARBY-DuBOIS, Alice I., 91, of 120 0 E. Grant, Macomb, Ill., died at 4:34 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, 1996, at McDonough District Hospital. Born June 3, 1904, in Marionville, Mo. to Vernon Kingsley and Maude Wadlow Darby, she married the Rev. Paul Julian DuBois on January 28, 1924, in Ozark Beach, Mo. He died June 26, 1992. Two sisters also preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Lois Roberts of Canton, Ill., and Ellen Ruth Peterson of Salem; one brother, Clarence Vernon Darby of Independence, Kan.; two sisters, Margaret Geiger of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Ada Maude Smith of Richland, Mich.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Decatur, Ill., and was a charter member of United Methodist Women. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution. Cremation has been accorded. Services will be at Wesley United Methodist Church in Canton, Ill. at a later date. Arrangements are by Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton, Ill. Memorials may be made to the Preachers Aid Society, Box 1687, Decatur, Ill. 62525, or The School of the Ozarks.
DAVIS, Henry Keith, 66, of Salem, died Tuesday, April 9, 1996. Funeral noon Friday, St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home.
DAVIS, William S. Sr., 79, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, McKee Funeral Chapel, Martinsville.
DOVE, Minnie Sue, 96, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Born on March 28, 1900, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank J. Dove, Sr. Surviving are one son, Frank J. Dove, Jr., Blacksburg; one daughter, Mrs. Myron B. (Bessie) Kitts, Bristol; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 13, 1996, at 1 pm. at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Donald Umbarger officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home , Blacksburg
DYCHES, Hampton, 90, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday, Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
EDELL, John Michael, 84, of Lexington, formerly of Baltimore County, Md., died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Williams Funeral Service Chapel.
ELLER, Rev. Paul C., 81, of Nampa, Idaho, formerly of Salem and Rocky Mount, died at his home, Monday, March 18, 1996. Memorial services 11 a.m. on Friday, Germantown Brick Church of the Brethren, Rt 674, Rocky Mount.
EUBANK, Gladys Hambrick, 77, of Vinton, passed away Thursday, April 11, 1996. She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, J. Paul and Frances Hambrick, Roanoke; nieces and nephew, Bessie and Gene Henegar, Vinton, Linda Shutters, Roanoke; and other nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 1996, at Lotz Vinton Chapel. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Vinton.
EVANS, Josie Mae Lawson Smith, 95, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
FISHER, Robert Melvin, 68, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 10, 1996. He was a Staff Sgt. in the U.S. Army and served in Germany during the Korean Conflict. He was a board member at Parkway House of Prayer and was employed by Valley Metro for 37 years. Mr. Fisher was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Lydia Mae Fisher, two brothers, Benjamin and Owen Fisher. Mr. Fisher is survived by his wife of 42 years, Christine Hurt Fisher. He is also survived by one son; three daughters; and their spouses, Sharon Ruth Giles, Stephen Lee Fisher and wife, Joyce, Roberta Fisher Fike and husband Bill, Rachel Renee Ridout and husband, Steve; in addition he is survived by three brothers and three sisters, Frances Young, Warren Fisher, Jimmie Fisher, Ralph Fisher, Evelyn Meador and Agnes McGlothlin; four grandchildren, Brian and Andrea McDaniel, Chad and Nicholas Fike. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 1996 at Parkway House of Prayer, with Pastor Steve Parker officiating. Mr. Fisher may be viewed at the church prior to the service. Interment will follow at Oyler's Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel on Thursday and Friday, from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the building fund of Parkway House of Prayer.
GOINS, Rose, 91, of Marion, died Sunday, April 7, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Sugar Grove Baptist Church. Arrangements by Barnett's Marion Funeral Home.
GRAHAM, Beulah Ilene, 85, of Roanoke, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
HALL, Claude Eugene, 65, of Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996 in a Roanoke hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Lucy Hall, and a brother, Nelson H. Hall. Surviving are two sons and daughter-in-law, Ronnie L. Hall, Gary L. and Bonnie N. Hall, all of Rocky Mount; two granddaughters, Katie Hall and Ashley Hall; a close and devoted friend, Christine C. Hall, Rocky Mount; a brother and sister-in-law, Buford B. and Tena M. Hall, Rocky Mount; sisters and brothers-in-law, Corene H. Young, Marie H. and Herman Altice, Elizabeth H. Hartman, all of Rocky Mount, Naomi H. and Phillip Prillaman, Martinsville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel, 2 p.m. Saturday, with Dr. William R. Shively officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main Street, Rocky Mount.
HAMMOCK, Hampton, 68, of Gretna, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday, Liberty Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna.
HARRISON, Norman William, 90, of Roanoke, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Mr. Harrison was a retired Section man from Norfolk & Western Railway, and was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Mounts Harrison. Surviving are his daughters and sons-in-law, Frances and Perry Poindexter, Roc ky Mount, Virginia H. Miller, Roanoke, Dorothy and Ernest Dalton, Martinsville, Ind., his sons and daughters-in-law, Harold and Lydia Harrison, David and Anna Harrison, all of Roanoke; ten grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; his brother, Nathaniel Harrison, Cookville, Tenn.; his sisters, Vange Coleman, Lebanon, Mary Rumbarger, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; a sister-in-law, JoAnn Harrison, Blacksburg. A graveside service will be held in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park Saturday, April 13, 1996, 1 p.m., with the Rev. Paris E. Bain officiating. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel
HAWES, Colene Murphy, 69, of Rustburg, formerly of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, First Church of the Brethren, Pulaski. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Chapel,
HICKS, Annie L., 91, of Boones Mill, died Thursday, April 11, 1996, in the local hospital. Surviving are six daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Doug Campbell, Gracie and James Wright, Jean and Oliver Jordan, Nina Wallace, Essie and Ray Morris, Joyce and Paul Yopp; five sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Evelyn Hicks, Robert and Ethel Hicks, Wilfred and Ruby Hicks, Rufus and Frances Hicks, Charlie and Florida Hicks; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters, Gracie Clark, Margaret Thomas; one brother, Clarence Sexton. Funeral services will be conducted from Bethlehem Church of the Brethren, 11 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev. Keith Simmons, the Rev. J. Willard Bowman and the Rev. P. J. Hicks officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Flora Funeral Service and other times at the home of Jean Jordan
JOYCE, Edith Bryant, 75, of Fieldale, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, McKee Funeral Chapel, Martinsville.
LEONARD, Blanche Ross, 70, of Atkins, died Thursday, April 11, 1996 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a beloved wife and mother. She is survived by her husband, A.G. Leonard of Atkins; three daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Herschel McDivitt of Oil City, Pa., Joyce and Don Shelton of Cloverdale, and Betty and Skip Mitchell of Roanoke; four sisters, Hazel Sexton of Marion, Helen Hemp of Fredrick, Md., Ruth Sapp of Comers Rock and Carol Jenkins of Culpepper; three brothers, Ralph Ross of Troutdale, Dean Ross of Lenoir, N.C. and Gene Ross of Saltville; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 13, 1996 at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel, with the Rev. Ron Whitener and the Rev. R. C. Leonard officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens in Rural Retreat, Va. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Church of God Building Fund, Route 1, Box 200, Atkins, Va. 24311. The family will receive friends Friday evening form 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
LESLIE, Georgia Porter, 76, of Marion, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.
LYLE, Jason Worth, four year old son of David W. and Amy R. Lyle of 18209 Booneville Lane, Dinwiddie County, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 1996, in M.C.V. Hospital, Richmond. In addition to his parents he is survived by one sister, Amanda Marie Lyle of Dinwiddie; maternal grandmother, Rose Marie Mitchum of Roanoke; maternal grandparents, W. Myers and Coleen Mitchum of Roanoke; paternal grandparents, Joseph W. and Elaine Lyle of Dinwiddie; maternal great-grandfather, William L. Murray of Roanoke; paternal great-grandmother, Eula S. Browning of Tarboro, N.C.; paternal great-grandparents, Dean W. and Josephine Lyle of McKenney; and the following aunts and uncles, Shane and Anne Martin of Roanoke, and Travis and Sandy Lyle of McKenney. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 13, 1996, at 11 a.m. in the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Gordon, pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church, McKenney, and the Rev. Larry House of Fieldale officiating. Interment will be in Asbury Memorial Cemetery, McKenney. The family will receive friends at the funeral home chapel Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The family suggests that flowers or helium balloons are welcomed, but memorials may be made to Dinwiddie Library Foundation, Dinwiddie, Va. 23841, The Childrens Inn at National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Md. 20814, or Massey Cancer Center Brain Tumor Research, Richmond, Va. 23298.
MARLOWE, Russell Terry, 77, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Roselawn Burial Park. Arrangements by Roselawn Funeral Home.
PACETTI, Augusta Craighead, 82, of Floyd, died Thursday, April 11, 1996, in a Roanoke hospital. Surviving are three daughters and husbands, Aileen P. Greenwood, Floyd, Wanda and Dietz Crowe, Jane and Reggie Richardson, and Josephine and James Carico, all of Bent Mountain; three sons and wives, Fred and Alice Pacetti, Oliver L. Pacetti, all of Salem, Willard and Sharon Pacetti, Bent Mountain; 31 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dennis Craighead, David Craighead, both of Roanoke, and five sisters, Gertrude Spencer of North Carolina, Ardella Holt, Callaway, Claire Pruitt and Trixie Poff, both of Salem and Stella Freeman, Roanoke. Funeral services wil be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Wood Funeral Home, with Mr. Fred Thomas and Mr. David B. Attaglia officiating, with interment in the Pete Craighead Cemetery, Copper Hill. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Wood Funeral Home.
SLOOP, Frank Gray, Sr., 82, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Dublin Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Chapel, Dublin.
SPRAKER, Walter Thomas, (``W. T.''), 65, of Little River, S.C., formerly of Salem, Va., died Monday, April 1, 1996. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at Bethel Baptist Church in Salem.
STRICKLAND, Peggy Jane Dehart, 60, of Tampa, Fla., found peace, Friday, March 29, 1996. Born in Radford, Va., she moved to Tampa in 1958. Mrs. Strickland w as an active member of Beta Sigma Phi International and had received their Order of the Rose and Silver Circle Awards. Most recently, she served as advisor to the Florida Omega Omega #13471 Chapter. She is survived by her husband, John Strickland; daughter, Kristy Leigh Strickland, of Tampa; sister, Rachel Phillips and her husband, Ulysses, of Lake City, Tenn.; sister, Ruth Eastridge and her husband Bob, of Tampa; brother, James E. Dehart and his wife Sue, of Radford, Va.; and many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 13, 1996 at 2:00 p.m. in the West View Cemetery, with the Rev. Clarence Dishman officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River Road, Suite 146, Des Plains, Ill. 60018. DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford, is in charge of arrangements.
THOMAS, Shurley S., 76, of Roanoke, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. He was a retired rural carrier for the U. S. Postal Service, and was presently employed by Dunmans Florist. Surviving is his wife, Blondine P. Thomas; a daughter, Judy Thomas Rouse, Roanoke; a son and daughter-in-law, Danny S. and Teresa B. Thomas, Roanoke; four grandchildren, Chad M. Thomas, Caron D. Rouse, Kristi L. Rouse, Tyler W. Thomas; sist ers, Alma Tredinneck, Erma Woodburn, Doris Ingram, Marion Burks, Jessica McCall. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel, 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 1996, with Pastor Rick Elmore officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel after 12 noon Friday, where the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m
THOMPSON, Mildred H., 82, of Ceres, died Thursday, April 11, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Seaver-Brown Chapel, Marion.
VADEN, Kenneth Wayne, 38, of Roanoke County, died Thursday, April 11, 1996, from the result of an automobile accident. He was the owner and operator of Vaden Landscaping. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles William Vaden. He is survived by his wife, Jana McGuire Vaden; a son, Kenneth William Vaden; his mother, Ruby Martin Vaden, Salem; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ricky Lee and Brenda Vaden, Rocky Mount, Richard R. and Amanda Vaden, Cloverdale; a sister and brother-in-law, Andrus and Dan Boothe, Roanoke; his mother and father-in-law, William and Nellyce McGuire, Roanoke; several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 13, 1996, 12 noon, at Sherwood Memorial Park with the Rev. Kenneth Butterworth officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Lotz Salem Chapel
WHITLOCK, David Seldon, 91, of Roanoke passed away Tuesday, April 9, 1996 at a local hospital. He was the son of the late Seldon and Rachael Whitlock. David was born in Campbell County, Va. on June 22, 1904, and educated at Christiansburg, Va. He worked at Hotel Roanoke and later retired from the N&W Railway Co. He was a member of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, a former member of Big Brothers Association, League of Older Americans, the NAACP, the YMCA, and the Masons. He was preceded in death by his wife Audrey Long Whitlock, and a son, David Jr. Surviving are his son, Edgar and daughter-in-law, Margaret; seven grandchildren, Shirley (Roy) Gunn, Roanoke, Linda Whitlock, Alexandria, Wanda Carter, Tampa, Fla., Stanley Whitlock, Brooklyn, N.Y., Marlene (Willie) Peterson, Tampa, Fla., Quay Whitlock, New York., N.Y. and Kendal Whitlock, Atlanta, Ga.; four great-grandchildren, Shanta, Tamika, Trey, Michael; one great-grandchildren, Arnisha; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. The family will receive friends at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home on Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 13, 1996, at 11 a.m. at the Fifth Avenue United Presbyterian Church, with Pastor William Lee of Loudon Avenue Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in Williams Memorial P ark. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
WILSON, Doris Marie, 50, of Radford, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Arrangements by Penn's Funeral Home.
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