ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, May 6, 1996 TAG: 9605060101
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
ASHLEY, David Raymond, 39, of Blacksburg, died Saturday evening, May 4, 1996, at Friendship Manor in Roanoke. He was the son of the late Frank E. and Ruth Smith Ashley. Surviving are two brothers, Lowell E. and Kenneth E. Ashley of Christiansburg and Roanoke, and a sister, Loretta A. Foster of Pensacola, Fla. A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 1996, at Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg. The family requests no flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, Richmond, Va., or a charity or organizati on of the donor's choice. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg
FLINCHUM, Clinton Jackson, 52, of Salem, died Sunday, May 5, 1996. Arrangements by John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home, Salem.
KING, Betty Via, 85, of Oriskany, died Sunday, May 5, 1996, at her home. She is survived by three daughters, Gladys Anderson, Gayle Hanna and Gay Devinney, all of Oriskany; one son, Gary King of Columbus, Ohio; one brother, William Via of Covington; one sister, Mabel King of Oriskany; 14 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oriskany Community Church, with interment in the King family cemetery. The family will receive friends at Boitnott Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
LACKEY, Christopher Columbus, 83, of Roanoke, died Sunday, May 5, 1995. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Troutville.
MAYS, Florence Franklin, 79, of Fairfield, died Sunday, May 5, 1996. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
McGEE, John James, 71, of Independence, Missouri, formerly of Roanoke, died Sunday, May 5, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
MILLER, Franklin D., Sr., 61, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, May 5, 1996. He was a retired miner from the coal mines of West Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Moss and Easter Miller. He is survived by his beloved wife of 45 years, Kathleen B. Miller; three daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Jerry Walters, Caroline and Ronnie England, and Lula and Jerry Sn yder; a son and daughter-in-law, Frank Jr. and Karen Miller; six grandchildren, and brothers and sisters, Mossie, James and Charles Miller, Fannie Moore, Pauline Ward and Elsie Mae Trent. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 1996, at Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. Carl Basham 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.
MUSE, Frank S., 91, of Moneta, formerly of Roanoke, died Sunday, May 5, 1996 in Bedford County Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Susan Pratt Muse. Mr. Muse was a member of Raleigh Court United Methodist Church and was retired from the Norfolk & Western Railway. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Donald F. and Patricia Muse, Moneta; three grandchildren, Michael D. M use, Atlanta, Ga., David R. Muse, Washington, D. C., Linda Muse-Buchanan, Roanoke; also five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. William B. Ramey, Jr. officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Burial Park. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
O'DELL, Macie Ernestine, 68, of Rocky Mount, passed away Friday, May 3, 1996. Born on September 17, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Roberts Spicer. Surviving are her husband, William Paul O'Dell of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Freddie Cundiff of Rocky Mount; two sisters, Victoria Odle of Salem and Rosie Odle of Chicago, Ill.; one grandson, Jimmy Wayne Hubbard of Rocky Mount, and several niec es and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, May 6, 1996, at Rocky Mount Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the Rev. Jackie Spence and the Rev. Kirby Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements
O'TOOLE, Martin F., 62, of Christiansburg, died Thursday, May 2, 1996, at his home. Born in Jackson Heights, N.Y., he graduated from Brooklyn Polytechnical Institute where he received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering. He worked for Hallen Construction in Island Park, N.Y., and was a Registered Professional Engineer in New York and Virginia. He served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant. At the 1964 World's Fair, he built the Transportation Pavilion and International Plaza. At Expo `67 in Montreal, he built pavilions for the governments of India and Barbados. As Vice President of Sky Chefs, the hospitality division of American Airlines, he developed and built hotel resorts in the United States, Mexico, Hawaii, Korea and Fiji. As the director of Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation in Sydney, Australia, he developed and built resorts in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and New Guinea. As Senior Vice President of Beckett International in Los Angeles, he was instrumental in opening up China to Western business; he developed and built the first ever foreign-owned hotel in China, The Great Wall Hotel in Beijing. At Butier Engineering in Huntington Beach, Calif., he managed many major public works projects. Marty also started Worknet, a support group and job network for California's many unemployed. Working with Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Newport Beach, Calif., he helped many people to a fresh start with Worknet, a program that since has been adopted by many other churches. A year ago Marty and Eileen settled in Virginia, and he became the County Engineer for Montgomery County. He created the Frog Pond, the new municipal water park, as well as overseeing such important projects as the Blacksburg Library, and the Health and Human Services Building. Survivors include his wife, Eileen O'Toole; two sons, Matthew and Thomas O'Toole, both of Newport Beach, Calif.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Eric Moe of Buckinghamshire, England, and Kerry Ann and Keith Dame of Roanoke; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Joan and John Piardi of Merritt Island, Fla.; a niece and nephew, Lisa and Michael Piardi of Orlando, Fla., and a brother, John O'Toole of Ansonia, Conn. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, 1996, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Blacksburg, conducted by Father Donald L. LeMay. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Little Angels Preschool, St. Mary's Catholic Church, 706 Harding Avenue, Blacksburg, Va. 24060. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg.
PHILLIPS, Benny Ray, 66, of Willis, died Sunday, May 5, 1996 at his home. He was a retired foreman from Lynchburg Foundry, Radford Plant, a veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of Indian Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church. He is survived by his wife, Kate Cox Phillips, Willis; two sons, Larry Dale Phillips, Willis, Nathan R. Phillips, Indian Valley; one daughter, Dinah Phillips Perdue, Willis; three brothers, Stanley Phillips, Radford, Flemon Phillips, Christiansburg, Cecil Phillips, Cincinnati, Ohio; two sisters, Hattie Wright, Clemons, N.C., Hazel Phillips, Fayetteville, N.C.; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Indian Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Phillip Dunn and the Rev. Nathan R. Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Big Sand Cemetery, with graveside rites by Grover King V.F.W. Post #1115. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd.
RAINES, Millard Woodrow, 78, of Christiansburg, died Sunday, May 5, 1996 in Montgomery Regional Hospital. Surviving are his wife, Iva Jewell Helms Raines; three sons, Bruce Gregory Raines, Sr., Christiansburg, Jeffrey Cyrus Raines, Gary Preston Raines, both of Blacksburg; one brother, Samuel ``Dick"" Raines, Elliston; two sisters, Myrtle R. Cupp, Ch ristiansburg, Virginia R. Reynolds, Newport; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, 1996, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Sam Hancock, the Rev. Raymond Klaiber and the Rev. Richard Gilbert, with burial in North Fork Cemetery. Those wishing to make memorials should consider the charity of one's choice. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday evening at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home
RICHARDSON, B. Jerry, 51, of Martinsville, died Saturday, May 4, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home, Inc.
STUMP, Mary Conner, 89, of Callaway, passed away Saturday, May 4, 1996. Born November 9, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Doshua Conner. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Iris and Jessie Dudley of Hardy; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Willar d E. Stump of Boones Mill, Elbert and Sarah Stump of Boones Mill, Calvin and Margaret Stump of Roanoke Co.; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Trutie and Ralph Craighead of Callaway, Bessie Conner of Callaway. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, 1996, at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Robert Schneider officiating. Interment will follow in the Stump Family Cemetery, Callaway. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday night from 7 to 9 p.m. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements
TAYLOR, William Ernest, 45, of Roanoke, died Sunday, May 5, 1996. Arrangements by John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home, Salem.
TRUMAN, Roswell, of Lexington, died Sunday, December 3, 1995. Memorial service 4 p.m. Monday, Williams Funeral Service Chapel.
VERNON, Bettie L. , 91, of Bassett, died Saturday, May 4, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Bassett. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services.
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