ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, April 24, 1996 TAG: 9604240073
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C2 EDITION: METRO
ATKINS, Luther M., 82, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 1996. Preceding him in death were his brothers and sisters, Evelyn Atkins Jackson, Edgar Atkins, Nanny Atkins, Adeline Atkins Brown, William T. Atkins, Sr. and Robert Atkins, nephews, William R. Atkins, Esq. and Henry Jackson. Mourning his passing are nieces, Betty J. Wilson, Julia M. Stuart, Ann L. Jones, Mary C. Lott, Lois J. Atkins and Brenda L. Lockley; nephews, Charles Atkins Jones, William T. Atkins, Jr., Robert M. Atkins, George E. Atkins; grandnieces, Saundra L. Capers, Ari Jones, Bana Jones, Asia Atkins, Beth Ann Atkins, Amber Stuart; grandnephews, William Atkins, Robert Atkins, Bradley Atkins, Brett Atkins, Brock Atkins and Hailey Jones; one great-grandnephew and one great-grandniece; many cousins and dear friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 27, 1996 at 11 a.m. in the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Roberts officiating. Burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
BAILEY, Josephine D., 54, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, April 23, 1996. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
BALL, Pearl Kesting, 77, of Blue Ridge died Tuesday, April 23, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
BARRETT, Garie Nicole, of Roanoke, infant daughter of Ruth Y. Barrett, died Monday, April 22, 1996. Also surviving are her grandparents, Garie and James Grogans and Clarence Barrett Sr. of Roanoke; sister, Raven Barrett; and uncle, Clarence Barrett Jr. Funeral services will be at the graveside, 2 p.m. Thursday at Williams Memorial Park. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
BINGER, Robert Junior, 69, of Bedford, died Monday, April 22, 1996. Funeral Thursday, 3 p.m. Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel.
BLEVINS, Annie Mae Marsh, 91, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 1996, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, E. Walter Blevins Sr.; a son, Roy A. Blevins; three grandchildren. She is survived by five sons and daughters-in-law, Marvin and Nora Blevins, Shawsville, Eli Jr. and Clara Blevins, Jerry and Barbara Blevins, Jimmy and Joyce Blevins, Gail and Wanza Blevins, all of Salem; four daughters and sons-in-law, V. Mae (Susie) Blevins, Hazel and Howard Altizer, Helen and Marshall Graves, all of Salem, Ella and J. C. Trail, Roanoke; a daughter-in-law, Wanda Blevins, Salem; one brother, Grover Marsh, Jefferson, N.C.; two sisters, Lula Marsh and Ella Marsh, both of Jefferson, N.C.; 25 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 25, at 10 a.m. at the Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. Chester Likens officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Lotz Salem Chapel after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
BUNN, Opaline Hill, 68, of Fancy Gap, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m Thursday at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
COOPER, Annie Dee, 77, of Martinsville, passed away Monday, April 22, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wiley G. Cooper; and son, Thomas Gene Cooper. Surviving are four sons and one daughter-in-law, Dean and Linda Cooper, Charles Cooper, Mac Cooper, David Cooper, all of Snow Creek; one daughter, Barbara Ann Cooper of Bassett. Also surviving are five grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 1996, at Lyn ch Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Berlin Hanks officiating. Interment will follow in the Cooper Family Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements
COX, Lydia Rorrer, 92, of Virginia Beach, and formerly of Floyd County, passed away Sunday, April 21, 1996, in a Virginia Beach Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joel C. Cox Sr.; and a son, Joel C. Cox Jr. Survivors are one son and daughter-in-law, James T. and Blanche Cox, Virginia Beach; one brother, Ralph Rorrer, Bedford; four grandchildren, William T. Cox, Roanoke, Deborah Cox, Roanoke, Joel C. Cox III, Richmond, M artha Horowitz, Charlotte, N.C.; four great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd, with Rev. Donald E. Stansell and members of Floyd Rebekah Lodge #77 officiating. The family will receive friends from noon until service time at the Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd
CURRIE, Leonard James, 82, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, April 23, 1996 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be held Friday, April 26, 1996, 11 a.m. at Westview Cemetery. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 27, 1996, 10 a.m. at the Virginia Tech War Memorial Chapel. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home.
CURRY, Ella Walker, 91, of Roanke, formerly of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, April 22, 1996. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Buster Curry. Survivors include one daughter, Nina V. Clark; one granddaughter, Constance Clar k (Lawrence) Bonds, all of Roanoke; three grandsons, Vaughan Reginald ( Gaile) Clark, Richmond, Ronald Harris (Nadine) Clark, Sr. and Ralph Grier (Pamela) Clark, all of Roanoke; two great-grandchildren, Vaughan Reginald Clark, Jr., Palm, Calif., Ronald Harris Clark, Jr., Roanoke; god daughter, Mrs. June Beasley, Elcentro, Calif.; and a host of greatly missed relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 27, 1996, at 1 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, Christiansburg, with the Rev. Lorenzo Hill officiating. Burial in Shaffer Cemetery, Christiansburg. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home
DALTON, Norman Troy, 78, of Hillsville, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday, Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
DONAHUE, Glenda Leigh Stanley, 64, of Vinton, passed away Monday, April 22, 1996. She is predeceased by a son, Terry Lynn Cain. Survivors include her husband, Howard Houston Donahue; two sons, John Allen Cain, Vinton, David Nelson Donahue, Stewartsville; one daughter, Peggy Elizabeth Weiss, Roanoke; one brother, Kenneth H. Stanley, Roanoke; one sister, Sheila S. Payne, Roanoke; four grandchildren, Brandi Weiss, Stephanie Cain, Travis Cain and Jason Cain. F uneral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 1996 from Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Rev. Burrell Baker officiating. Burial to follow in Jeters Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, at Lotz Vinton Chapel
FAUCHER, Thomas Frederick Jr., (``Fred''), 34, of Vinton, passed away Sunday, April 21, 1996. He was born December 9, 1961, in Ly nchburg, a son of Thomas Frederick Faucher Sr. and Martha Faucher of Bedford. He was employed by Safety Kleen and was a member of the Bedford Moose Lodge #1897. In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by a sister, Laura Jen Faucher, Walnut Cove, N.C.; two brothers, Jay G. Faucher, Isleton, Calif., Robert F. Faucher, U. S. Army; two daughters, Amanda Marie and Jennifer Lynn, Fairfield, Calif.; his maternal grandparents, Robert and Jennie Johnson, Bedford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Friday, April 26, 1996, at 10 a.m. from the Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church, by Father Jim Begley. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. There is no visitation at the funeral home. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the church, and request that in lieu of flowers, donations be be made to the Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church. Arrangements are being handled by Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.
GARRETT, Effie Mae Carr, of Pleasanton, Calif., and formerly of Roanoke, died Saturday, April 20, 1996. She is survived by her sons, Robert and Raymond Garrett; stepdaughter, Barbara Garrett Southerland; granddaughter, Mary Katherine Bock; great-grandson, Joel Ryan. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at Sherwood Memorial Park. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
GRAY, Evelyn Marie Lewis, 64, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, April 22, 1996. She was a member of Morning Star Baptist Church. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, James W. and Cynthia Gray, Houston, Texas; four sisters, Florence Howard, Rosa (Willie) Brewer, Cora (James) Sullivan, and Lois (Phillip) Bolden; seven brothers, Charles (Octavia) Lewis, Jessie (Elizabeth) Lewis, Roy (Christeen) Lewis, all of Roanoke, Richard (Alverta) Lewis, Christiansburg, Herman (Margaret) Lewis, Roanoke, John (Mary) Lewis, Silver Spring, Md.; Stafford (Minnie) Lewis; two grandsons; three great-granddaughters; sister-in-law, Cora Lee Lewis, Roanoke; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home
GREGORY, James Lyle, Sr., (``Buddy""), 72, of Coleman Falls, passed away Monday, April 22, 1996, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Ida G. Gregory. He was the son of the late Albert Paul Gregory and the late Rosa McCool Gregory. He was an electrician, retired from Owens-Illinois, a U. S. Army veteran of WWII and a member of American Legion Post #217 and Sedalia Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Cecil Floyd Gregory, Earl Clifford Gregory and Richard Kenneth Gregory and two sisters, Phyllis G. Jacobs and Gladys G. Haas. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, James Lyle Gregory, Jr. of Coleman Falls; two sisters, Frances G. Trinkle of New Hampshire and Doris G. Day of Lynchburg; and several nieces, nephews and an abundance of friends. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Big Island Cemetery by the Rev. Mike Jones and the Rev. Jack Miller, with military honors by American Legion Post #16. The family will assemble for viewing at Diuguid Rivermont Chapel at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Friends are invited to attend the visitation at the funeral home Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Those who wish may consider contributions to the Big Island Emergency Crew or the Big Island Fire Department.
HEATH, Mary Virginia Hunt, 73, of Glasgow, died Sunday, April 21, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Falling Spring Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
KAVITZ, Lucille Roop, 82, of Salem, died Tuesday, April 23, 1996. She was formerly of Radford. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Debbie Kavitz of Salem; a brother, Herman Giles of Rockford, Ill.; two sisters, Beulah Adler of Philadelphia, Pa., and Irene Rickey of Suffolk, and a granddaughter, Beth Kavitz of Salem. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Gina Rhea officiating. Interment will follow in Sunrise Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home in Radford.
LAWSON, Lillian Gertrude Wright, 93, of Route 5, Wytheville, died Tuesday, April 23, 1996, in the Malin Health Care Center. She was born in Wythe County, the daughter of the late James William and Sarah Ellen Morris Wright, and was preceded in death by her husband, James Clayton Lawson; two sisters, and three brothers. She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Mamie Mae Wright Hall of Wytheville, Mrs. Helen Nancy Cartwright of Pulaski, Mrs. Hazel L. Lawson of Max Meadows and Mrs. Mary Virginia Corder of Baltimore, Md.; two brothers, Glenn A. Wright of Max Meadows and William Bert Wright of Wytheville, and a special niece, Doris Newman of Wytheville. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 1996, at the Barnett Funeral Home Chapel in Wytheville, with the Rev. Robert Hudler officiating. Interment will follow in the Draper Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Barnett Funeral Home. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Wilderness Road Pentecostal Holiness Church Building Fund. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of the arrangements.
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