ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, April 22, 1996 TAG: 9604230062
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ADKINS, Melva Amos, 75, of Penhook, died Saturday, April 20, 1996 in the local hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Haynes Adki ns and was a daughter of the late Millard and Keva Brown Amos. Surviving are her five children, Wayne and Jeanette Adkins, Rocky Mount, Barry and Becky Adkins, Randy Adkins, Nancy and Tony Plybon, all of Penhook, Dennis Adkins, Pittsville; 12 grandchildren; one sister, Evelyn Turner, Danville; three brothers, J. C. Amos, Rocky Mount, Sam Amos and Nelson Amos, both of Penhook. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Forrest Hill Christian Church, with Minister Ted Clifton officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorial donations to Forrest Hill Christian Church, Rt. 2, Box 79, Penhook, Va. 24137. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Monday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount, and at other times at the home of Barry and Becky Adkins.
ANDERSON, Edith M., 76, of Dublin, died Saturday, April 20, 1996, in a Pulaski hospital. She was born in Grayson County, the daughter of the late William L. and Donna P. Martin. Surviving are her husband, Lewis C. Anderson of Dublin; two sons and daughters-in-law, D. Ted and Sandra H. Anderson of Pulaski, and Carter and Betty Anderson of Radford; a brother, Leslie Martin Jr. of Independence; a sister, Lucille M. Southers of Sparta, N.C.; a brother-in-law, Kenneth E. Anderson of Radford; two sisters-in-law, Hilda Peake of Chilhowie and Frances Rankin of Ocala, Fla.; five grandchildren, Cindy Anderson of Atlanta, Ga., Mark Anderson of Bethlehem, Pa., Jeff Anderson of Atlanta, Ga., Julie A. Williams of Lynchburg and Jonathan Anderson of Radford, and two great-grandchildren, Andrea Rose and Robert Lewis Anderson of Bethlehem, Pa. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fairlawn United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Lewis Weaver and the Rev. Henry Horton officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fairlawn United Methodist Church or to the Gideons International. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford.
BARBOUR, Raymond Roy, 76, of Eagle Rock, formerly of Roanoke, died Saturday, April 20, 1996. Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday, Lotz Salem Chapel.
BELCHER, Ronald Ted, 33, of Peterstown, W.Va., died Saturday, April 20, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sunset View Cemetery, Bozoo, W.Va. Arrangements by Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home.
BOLLING, Muriel Elizabeth Walker, 82, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 1996. Funeral services 12 noon Tuesday from the Lotz Vinton Chapel.
BOOTH, Edna Hash, 83, of Richmond, f ormerly of Route 3, Ridgeway, died Friday, April 19, 1996, at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. She was the wife of the late John Joel Booth. Born in Franklin County on February 4, 1913, she was a daughter of the late William P. Hash and Roxie Ann Edwards. She retired from Ridgeway Elementary School after teaching for 32 years. Mrs. Booth was a member of Fontaine Baptist Church, Henry County Retired Teachers Association and AARP. Mrs. Booth was preceded in death by a sister, Myrtle Pennington. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. June W. Carpenter of Richmond; a sister, Iris Edwards of South Boston; two brothers, Tom Hash of San Diego, Calif., and Charles Hash of Vancouver, Wash.; two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Collins Funeral Chapel in Bassett, with the Rev. Bynum Orr and the Rev. D. C. Craig officiating. Interment will be in Maple Grove Church Cemetery at Ferrum. Memorials may be made to Fontaine Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Collins Chapel, and at other times at the home of Marie Lacke.
BYRD, Stella King, 77, of Christiansburg and Myrtle Beach, S.C., passed away Thursday, April 18, 1996, at her Myrtle Beach home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Father Harry B. Scott III, with interment in Sunset Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
CALHOUN, Lillian Barnett, 79, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of Radford, Va., died Sunday, April 21, 1996. Arrangements by DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford.
CARTER, Clarence Hubert, 76, of Roanoke, died Saturday, April 20, 1996. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, and was retired from the Norfolk and Western Railway. He attended the Clearbrook Grace Brethren Church. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mildred Campbell Carter; a son and daughter-in-law, Roger L. and Pat Carter; sisters, Gracie Mills, Ola Jarvis, and Pauline and husband Jack Gibson; his stepfather, John P. McGeorge; a ha lf brother, Berkley McGeorge; a special sister-in-law, Edith C. King, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel by Pastor Fred Devan, with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel
CRAIGHEAD, Myrtle E., 69, of Signal Mountain, Tenn., passed away Saturday, April 20, 1996. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem.
DALTON, Margaret F., 73, of Pulaski, died Saturday, April 20, 1996. Memorial service 7 p.m. Tuesday, Stevens Funeral Home.
DAME, Ruby Aliff, 73, of Roanoke, died Saturday, April 20, 1996 in Richmond, Va. She was the widow of Richard Woods on Dame, who preceded her in death after 48 years of marriage. Mrs. Dame was born in Salem, Va. and had been a resident of Roanoke for 50 years, where she was a member of Greene Memorial United Methodist Church. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Don Richard and Patricia Wheeler Dame; two grandchildren, Richard Woodson Dame, II, Lesley Ann Dame, all of Richmond; two sisters, Kathleen Page Martin and Irene Elizabeth Ames; one brother, Allen Jennings Aliff, all of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 1996, with the Rev. Robert L. Watts officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or Greene Memorial United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's South Chapel, 4257 Brambleton, Ave.
DOREY, Blanche L., 90, of Buena Vista, died Sunday, April 21, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Tuesday at Lomax Funeral Home Chapel.
HEATH, Mary Hunt, 73, of Glasgow, died Sunday, April 21, 1996. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
HILL, Marion Henry, 64, of Route 5, Stuart, died Sunday morning, April 21, 1996, at his home after a long illness. A native of Patrick County, he was born January 6, 1932, son of the late Willie Hardin Hill and the late Fannie Sue McBride Hill. He was the Purchasing Director of the Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart and former manager of the WHEO Radio Station. A veteran, he was a member of the Stuart Baptist Church and a former member of the Stuart Lions Club. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Billie Jean Beamer Hill, of the home; one son, David Hill of Mt. Airy; a daughter, Mrs. Jeri H. Gardner of Augusta, Ga.; two grandchildren, Brian and Beth Gardner; a brother, Buford Hill of Route 1, Spencer; four sisters, Mrs. Melvy (Eldean) Layman of Stuart, Mrs. Earl (Ruth) Corns of Martinsville, Mrs. Laura Corns of Martinsville and Mrs. Betty Corns of Clover, Va. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. at the Howell Funeral Home Chapel in Stuart, with burial in the Woodlawn Methodist Church Cemetery, Hillsville, Va. The family will receive friends Monday night from 7 to 9 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
HOWARD, Guy R., 82, of Altavista, died Thursday, April 18, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Lomax Funeral Home Chapel.
JENKINS, Bennett G., 84, of Roanoke, died Sunday, April 21, 1996. Arrangements by Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
JENKINS, Milly Virginia, 74, of Christiansburg, died Sunday, April 21, 1996 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She is survived by a sister, Clara M. Anderson, Richmond; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Walter H. and Mary Alice Williams, Charlie C. and Laura Williams, all of Richmond; special nieces, Norma Jean Linkous, Blacksburg, Bobbie Jean Ogle, Christiansburg and Jo Anne Wilson, Richmond; a special friend, Laura Costigan, Christiansburg. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Dr. Timothy Hight and the Rev. Richard Horne. Interment will follow in the Den Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Richardson-Horne.
McGHEE, Bobby J., 54, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, April 20, 1996. He was a veteran truck driver for 35 years. Surviving are his wife, Mary F. McGhee; four daughters, Patty of Florida, Sherry, Cindy and Wendy of North Carolina; two stepsons, Michael and Daniel of Roanoke; two stepdaughters, Tina of Georgia and Donna of Tennessee; 16 grandchildren, and a nephew and wife, Troy (``Bo"") and Susan McGhee of Georgia. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 1 p.m. Tuesda y, with Mr. Gene Kelly officiating. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel
MILGRIM, Ronnie Kemper, 60, of Galax, passed away Saturday, April 20, 1996 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 11, 1935 in Galax and graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1949. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served on the battleship, U.S.S. New Jersey. He then graduated with a Business Management degree from National Business College in Roanoke and moved back to Galax in 1959. He worked several years in the business community, including being Credit and Office Manager for Vaughan Furniture Co. He has been a successful businessman and entrepreneur for over 25 years as owner of the Rex Theatre and Star Drive-In and later the A & Z Store and founder of A & Z Apparel. He was very interested in computers and recently obtained a degree in Computer Technology from Surry Community College in North Carolina. He has been active in many civic organizations. He has served in the past as president of the Galax Country Club, president of the Galax Jaycees and Exalted Ruler of Galax Elks Lodge #2212. He had currently served as treasurer of Grayson-Carroll Shrine Club, secretary of Galax Elks Lodge, a member of Old Town Masonic Lodge $68, a member of Roanoke Scottish Rite Masons, a member of Kazim Shrine Temple and secretary/treasures of Kazim Hillbillies, where he had been very active in helping crippled children going to the Shrine Hospital. He is preceded in death by his father, Par ker, Mother, Susie and brother, Platt. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Evidene; daughter, Renay; grandchildren, Josh, Jenna and Hayley, all of Galax; brother, Douglas Milgrim of Galax; brother and sister-in-law, Delano and Louise Milgrim of Independence; sister-in-law, Alyce Milgrim of Roanoke; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at the Oakland United Methodist Church, Tuesday, April 23, 1996, at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive visitors at the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax, Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu or flowers, contributions may be made to the Kazim Temple for Shrine Crippled Children's Hospital, 628 West Campbell Ave., Roanoke, Va. 24016
MOSES, Tiny Alvin, 70, of Elliston, died Friday, April 19, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Stevens Funeral Home Chapel Pulaski.
NEWCOMER, Leona Plogger, 94, of Lexington, died Friday, April 19, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Monday, Ebenezer United Methodist Cemetery. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home.
RILEY, Mary Teresa, 55, of Route 1, Sugar Grove, died Saturday, April 20, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sugar Grove Baptist Church. Arrangements by Barnett's Funeral Home, Marion.
ROGERS, Evelyn Underwood, of Covington, died Sunday, April 21, 1996. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
ROSE, Elizabeth E., 92, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, April 21, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
ROWSEY, C. Mayo, of Buena Vista, died Friday, April 19, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Monday, Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel.
SIMPKINS, Ethel Smith, 94, of Christiansburg, died Sunday, April 21, 1996, in Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Walter Simpkins, and one son, Ralph Simpkins. Surviving are two daughters, Ruth Martin of Blacksburg and Nannie Mae Marshall of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; a son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Iris Simpkins of Christiansburg; a daughter-in-law, Kathleen Simpkins of Blacksburg; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday from the Richardson-Horne Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Richard H. Horne, with burial in Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Blacksburg or Christiansburg Rescue Squads. Friends may call Monday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m
STROUSE, Leona Grace Burton, 90, of Bland, died Sunday, April 21, 1996, in Kegley Manor. She was a member of the Bland United Methodist Church, and the Bland Chapter #41 Order of the Eastern Star for 48 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Archie Strouse. She was the loving and caring mother of one daughter and son-in-law, Linda S. and Jesse Pulley of Bland; one son and daughter-in-law, James E. and Opal Strouse of Fairfax; four grandchildren and spouses, Kevin and Denise Ellett, and Colleen and Jon Godin of Christiansburg, and Theresa and Stacy Stierle, and Mike Strouse of Fairfax, and one great-grandson, Matt Ellett of Christiansburg. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 1996, at the Bland United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Joe Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Temple Hill Cemetery, Bland. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Newberry Funeral Home. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorial donations to the Bland United Methodist Church or the Bland Chapter #41 Order of the Eastern Star. The Newberry Funeral Home, Bland, is in charge of the arrangements.
SUITER, Loura Finley, 98, of Wytheville, died Thursday, April 18,1996 in Harwood, Maryland. She was a native of Bland, Va. She was a resident of Wytheville for many years, where she was a member of Saint Paul United Methodist Church and the Wilderness Road Chapter of the D.A.R. for over 50 years. She was prec eded in death by her husband, Albert Suiter. She is survived by one daughter, Margaret ``Peggy"" Bush, Crofton, Md.; one son, Wilton F. ``Pete"" Suiter, Naples, Fla. One grandson and two great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 23, 1996, at 1 p.m. from the Barnett Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Joe Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Bland Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Home. Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, is in charge of arrangements
WERTZ, Roy B., 66, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, April 19,1996. Funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. from the Lotz Salem Chapel.
WEST, Charles Edward (``Chuck""), 57, of Salem, passed away Saturday, April 20, 1996. He was a member of Botetourt Country Club, the Kazim Temple, Scottish Rite and Taylor Lodge. He was preceded in death by his father, William M. West and brother, Thomas West. He is survived by his wife, Linda B. West; daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Byron Poelman, Wendell, N.C., Wendy and Michael Coleman, Fincastle; grandchildren, Isaac, Mariah, and Tarah Poelman, all of Wendell, N.C., Dylan Coleman, Fincastle; mother, Reda D. West, Fincastle; sisters and brothers-in-law, Marie and Lindy Johns, Eagle Rock, Dot and Herbert Firestone, Troutville, Joyce and Maynard Garrett, Roanoke; brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Karen West, Gahanna, Ohio. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 23,1996, at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Salem, with the Rev. R. Stuart Carlton officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park with Masonic Rites by the Taylor Lodge.The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
WHITESIDE, S. Adrian, 81, of Buena Vista, died Friday, April 19, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lomax Funeral Home Chapel.
WILKINSON, Jack E., of Winston-Salem, N.C., passed from this life and went to be with his Lord, Sunday, April 21, 1996. He was born July 19, 1932 in Giles Co., Va. to Jake Robert and Inez Runions Wilkinson. Mr. Wilkinson was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Winston-Salem. He retired from the U. S. Air Force with over 20 years of service, was employed with Merita Bakery for 12 years, and most recently retired from Teamsters Union Local 391. He was a former General Manager of Day's Inn in Roanoke, Va. and Ramada Inn North in Columbus, Ohio. He was a member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars Arcadia Post #10485, where he servied as past Chaplain and Senior Vice Commander. Upon his death, he held the office of Coordinator for the 11th District Memorial Honor Guard. He was also a member with the Disabled American Veterans and of the Retired Enlistedman's Association. He was preceded in death by his father and daughter, Sharon Lynn Wilkinson. He is survived by his loving wife, Geneva Hollaway Wilkinson, of the home; one son, Mickey J. Wilkinson and wife, Cathy, Winston-Salem; two daughters, Cheryl W. Gross and Tammy W. Shelton, both of Roanoke, Va.; five grandchildren, Brandie, Brett, and Jacob, all of Roanoke, Va., Candace and Taylor, both of Winston-Salem, N.C. He is also survived by his mother; two brothers, Mariel Lee Wilkinson and Buddy E. Wilkinson; one sister, Joyce Munsey, all of Narrows, Va. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Pentecostal Holiness Church, Narrows, Va., by Chaplain A. G. Parker and the Rev. Kimball Jones. Burial will follow in Birchlawn Cemetery, Pearisburg, Va., with military graveside rites by the 11th District Memorial Honor Guard, Clemmons, N.C. The family will receive frie nds from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Riffe's Funeral Home in Narrows, Va.
WILMER, Lorine Crawford, 82, of Clifton Forge, died Sunday, April 21, 1996. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home, Covington.
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