ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, May 30, 1996 TAG: 9605300101
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
BARNETT, Robert O. Sr., (Bee), 79, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, May 29, 1996, at his home. Mr. Barnett served in the Philippines with the U.S. Army during World War II and was sent into Hiroshima with the Engineering Corps after the dropping of the Atomic Bomb to help restore the city. He was a member of First Baptist Church and was retired from the Engineering Department of U.S. Steel as a Cost Estimator. Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Gertrude Martin Barnett; his son, Robert O. Barnett Jr. and Linda Sue Long, both of Roanoke; a brother and sister-in-law, Ralph T. and Frances M. Barnett, Roanoke; his grandchildren, Chance Crockett Barnett, Leigh Esther Barnett, both of Roanoke; a special niece, Suzanne Barnett, Roanoke, and a special friend, Peggy Pearson. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel Friday at 12 noon with the Rev. John D. Cochran officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park with Military Honors by V.F.W. Post 1264. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice of Roanoke Memorial Hospital or First Baptist Church in his memory. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
BEGLEY, Curtis, Lee, 27, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, May 28, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday, Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
BLANKENSHIP, Betty Lou, of Route 3, Box 689, Bluefield, W.Va., died Wednesday, May 29, 1996, at her home. Born in Waitville, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Frank and Coila Wiseman Hall. She was a graduate of Gary High School and had taken her nurses training at St. Lukes Hospital. She had worked at the Bluefield Sanitarium as a licensed practical nurse, and retired from the Childrens Clinic in Bluefield. She was a member of the Bluewell United Methodist Church, as well as the Rock Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was also a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the Bluewell Woman's Club. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Norman Hall and Edward Hall. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Lawrence Blankenship of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Jenny Blankenship of Charlotte, N.C.; brothers, Otis Hall of Princeton, W.Va., Billy Joe Hall of Dublin; sisters, Mrs. Jimmy ``Margaret'' Davis of Bluefield, W.Va., Mrs. Johnny ``Nancy'' Machincia of Dublin. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 31, 1996, at 11 a.m. at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel in Bluewell, W.Va, with Dr. William Wilson officiating. Entombment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Princeton, W.Va., with nephews and friends serving as pallbearers. Friends may call on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Bluewell United Methodist Church. The Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell is in charge of arrangements.
CANFIELD, Alice M., 82, of Roanoke, Va. died Wednesday, May 29, 1996 in a local hospital. She was born in Vineland, N.J. and formerly of Babylon, N.Y. Mrs. Canfield was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Albert H. Canfield and was the daughter of the late Charles and Alice Henry. She was a ten year volunteer of Lewis Gale Hospital. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Virginia Canfield, Roanoke; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jean and Joseph Corbett, Sun Lakes, Arizona, Kathleen and Jerry Peeler, Livermore, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Joan Fitzgerald, Pat Scott, Peggy Bloecher, all of Babylon, N.Y.; two brothers, Ray Ryan, Pearl River, N.Y. and Jack Ryan, Schenectady, N.Y. A funeral mass of the Resurrection will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church with the Rev. Kenneth G. Stofft officiating. Burial will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Oakey's South Chapel. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that memorials be made to Saint Jude's Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. or Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Oakey's South Chapel.
DICKSON, Tula Mae, 87, of Roanoke passed away Tuesday, May 28, 1996. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Virginia Taylor. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Hugh and Virgie Martin, Richard Nelson Martin; two daughters and son-in-law, Alice M. Vencill, Norma Jean and Danny Dickson; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 31, 1996 at 1 p.m. from the chapel of John M. Oakey and Son, Salem with Pastor Terry Hodges officiating. Burial to follow in Sher wood Memorial Park. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
DUNFORD, Tony Ray, 32, of Ivanhoe, died Tuesday, May 28, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Reese Funeral Chapel, Austinville.
ENGLISH, P. Vernon, 92, of Martinsville, died Tuesday, May 28, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Thursday, Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
GREENE, Eirvin O., 74, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, May 29, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
HANSHEW, Ruby Inez, 76, of Atkins, died Tuesday, May 28, 1996, at her home in Atkins. She is survived by her husband, William ``Bill'' Hanshew Sr. of Atkins; two sons, Kent Hanshew and Bill Hanshew Jr., both of Atkins; three grandchildren, Jody, Jeff, and Travis Hanshew; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 31, 1996, at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Rev. Neville Mozingo and Rev. Ron Whitener officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
KING, Charles Gordon Jr., (``C.G., Charlie""), 70, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 1996. He was owner of the Bellview Stock Farm and was retired from the City of Salem as the Captain of the Salem Fire Department after 31 years of service. He was a lifetime member of Salem Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II . He is survived by his wife, Freda Mae King; a son and daughter-in-law, Charlie W. and Kathy King; daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte K. and Fred W. White; granddaughter, Misty Dawn White; sister and brother-in-law, Betty Ann and Ammon Richards; and a devoted friend, Randy Casey. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 31, 1996, at 3 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church with the Rev. Lew Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at John M. Oakey and Son in Salem from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday
LANN, Susie V. Smith, 57, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, May 29, 1996. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Buchanan.
LOWANCE, Mrs. Thelma Beckham Lowance, of Atlanta, died May 26, 1996. She was a native of Roanoke, Va. She is survived by her grandchildren, Karen Eirich, Orange City, Ca., Phillip Lowance, Dana Point, Ca.; nephews, Dr. David Lowance, and Mason Lowance; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Lowance, Williamsburg, Va. She was a sister-in-law of Mr.. Carter O. Lowance, Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Lowance was President of the Womens Club, Santa Barbara Chapter and served on the Board of The University of California. There are no services planned in Atlanta. H.M. Patterson & son, O glethorpe Hill, 4550 Peachtree Road. Atlanta, Ga. 3031
MOORE, Woodrow Wilson, 77, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, May 29, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel.
MORGAN, Edwin B., (``Ned''), 86, of Radford, passed away Monday, May 27, 1996, in a Richmond nursing home. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church, and a retired employee of Lynchburg Foundry. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nina Young Morgan. Survivors include a da ughter and son-in-law, Jayne M. and Bob Foster of Mechanicsville; two grandsons, Robert T. Foster Jr. and Michael T. Foster; two great-grandchildren, Christopher M. Foster and Hannah Foster; one sister, Katie Farmer, Dublin; one brother, Adiel Morgan, Dublin. Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 30, 1996, at 2 p.m. at the West View Cemetery in Radford, with the Rev. Warren Wattenbarger officiating. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or to Central United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Seaver Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home
MOTLEY, Mattie Blanche, of Haywood, Calif. formerly of Roanoke died Saturday May 25, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
POWER, Helen Pearl, 93, of Emory, died Wednesday, May 29, 1996. Memorial service 11 a.m. Friday, Emory and Henry College Memorial Chapel. Arrangements by Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon.
REYNOLDS, John Byrd, (``J.B.''), 50, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, May 29, 1996, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his son, Sean Reynolds, Laurel, Md.; his mother, Gracie Elizabeth Reynolds, Blacksburg; grandson, Sean Reyn olds Jr., Laurel, Md.; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Barbara and Dr. Edward T. Burton, Estelle and James M. Hairston, all of Roanoke, Rebecca Ford, Aldora Green, and Patricia and Henry D. Berger, all of Blacksburg; one brother, Robert Terry Reynolds Jr., Blacksburg; and a host of nieces and nephews; a dear friend, Mary Reynolds Wiggins, Solomon Island, Md.. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 8, 1996, at 2 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Edward T. Burton and Rev. Phil Price officiating. Mr. Reynolds requested that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to the New River Valley Hospice, 111 West Main Street, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
ROBERSON, Eva M. Green, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Roanoke, died Tuesday, May 28, 1996, at home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Moir K. Roberson; two sons, Teddy C. Green and Patrick H. Green; and one sister, Peggy Kegley. Surviving are one son and dau ghter-in-law, James D. and Hatsucko Green of Alabama; daughter and son-in-law, Augustine and Lincoln Hale, Rocky Mount; two brothers, David G. Adams and Howard Adams of Boones Mill; two sisters, Darnell Cowan, Boones Mill, June Harris, Atkins; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel, 11 a.m. Friday, with Dr. William R. Shively and the Rev. Jack Corn officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount
STATON, G. Loving, 86, of Buena Vista, died Wednesday, May 29, 1996. Arrangements by Lomax Funeral Home.
STRICKLAND, Edward, Layman, Sr., 78, of Roanoke passed away Friday, May 24, 1996. He was a retired dispatcher supervisor at the Exxon Terminal of Roanoke. He was a member of Preston Oaks Baptist Church and an Army veteran of WW II. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the V.F.W. of Roanoke and was a member of the American Legion , Post # 8 of South Boston, Virginia. He is survived by wife, Shirley C. Strickland; sons, Edward L. Strickland, Jr., Joey C. Strickland; grandchildren, Brock C. Strickland, Travis L. Strickland, Susan M. Strickland, Laura D. Strickland; one great-grandchild, Angelica M. Strickland. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 1996 at Oakridge Cemetery in South Boston, Virginia, with the Rev. Joe Green officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 31, 1996 at Oakey's North Chapel.
WARREN, Edna Marie, 67, of Rocky Mount, died Monday, May 27, 1996. She is survived by nine daughters, Mrs. Brenda Stovall, Spring, Texas, Mrs. Betty Arena, Abingdon, Mrs. Louwanda Lee, Eastover, S.C., Mrs. Wynette Slaughter, Manassas, Mrs. Jeannette Webb, Rocky Mount, Mrs. Hattie Hamlin, Midlothian, Mrs. Carmilia Childress, Wirtz, Mrs. Paula Tyree, Rocky Mount, Miss Tiffany Warren, Rocky Mount; four sons, Birchie Warren, Raleigh, N.C., Ricky Keith Warren, Houston, Texas, Leon Warren and Chris Warren, both of Rocky Mount; 23 grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, 11 a.m., at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Samuel Anderson and Rev. McKinley J. Hamilton officiating. Friends may call at Stanfield Mortuary Chapel, Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The family will receive friends Thursday at the church 7 to 8 p.m. Interment in Byrdview Cemetery. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service.
WEEKS, Howard Preston, (``H.P.''), 67, of Rockbridge Baths, died Tuesday, May 28, 1996, in the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville. Mr. Weeks was born December 12, 1928, in Rockbridge County, a son of the late John William Weeks and Erdice Aaron Plogger Weeks. He was a member, Elder, and served on the property committee of the New Monmouth Presbyterian Church. Mr. Weeks served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1948-1952, and was a lifetime member of the Loyal Order of Moose #1635. He was retired from Smith's Transfer, where he had worked as shop foreman. Surviving are his wife, Lorene L. Weeks, Rockbridge Baths; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Judith Weeks, Fredericksburg; two daughters and sons-in-law, Loretta and George Persinger Jr.., Rockbridge Baths, Janet and Ellis Irvine, Lexington; one sister, Helen Ryan, Lexington; two brothers, Wade Weeks, Verona, Henry Weeks, Lexington; three grandchildren, Carrah and Aaron Weeks, Waynesboro, Johnathan Irvine, Lexington; two stepgrandchildren, Tracie Wright, Katie Roland, both of Fredericksburg. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, June 1, 1996, 2 p.m. at the New Monmouth Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Wray Sherman officiating. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Hematology Research Fund, UVA Health Science Center, P.O. Box 447, Charlottesville, Va. 22908. The family will receive friends at their residence at any time. Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge of the arrangements.
WILLIAMSON, James R. B. Sr., 84, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, May 29, 1996, at Radford Community Hospital. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, James R. B. Williamson Jr., Christiansburg, Dennis M. and Joy Williamson, Lexington, Ky., Bill and Barbara Jo Williamson, Wytheville; nine grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. The funera l will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday from the Christiansburg Church of Christ, conducted by Mr. Tom Hodge with burial in the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery, Fincastle. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. The family will receive friends at the church from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Arrangements are being handled by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home
YOUNG, Bassell Turner, 64, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, May 29, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel.
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