ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, June 16, 1996 TAG: 9606170031
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-1 EDITION: METRO
BYRD, Eugenia White, 86, of Lynchburg, formerly of Roanoke, died Friday, June 14, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy W. Byrd, Sr., her parents, L. Gordon and Caroline ``Carrie"" White, and three sisters, Lucille White Aylor, Hope White Slate and Kate White Hayton. Survivors include two sons, Guy W. Byrd, Jr., Roanoke and E. Gordon Byrd, Seattle, Wash.; two brothers, L. Gordon White, Waynesboro, Dr. William C. White, Warrington, Fla.; three grandchildren, Guy W. Byrd III, Melissa Ormsby Byrd and Samuel Llewellyn Byrd. Mrs. Byrd was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday at St. John's Episcopal Church, Scottsville, with the Rev. Dr. Edwin Pippin officiating. Interment will follow at Scottsville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Thacker Brothers Funeral Home, Scottsville, Sunday evening from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to a charity of one's choice.
CARTER, Theodore, 85, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, June 15, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
CATRON, Dora Fralin, 93, of the Richfield Nursing Center, Salem, formerly of Bonsack, died Saturday, June 15, 1996. She was the widow of Wiley P. Catron and a member of the Bonsack Baptist Church. Surviving are her son, Ralph L. Dent, Sr. Forest; grandson, Robert L. Dent, Jr., Seal Beach, Calif.; stepson, Jack P. Catron, Roanoke; stepgranddaughter, Mrs. Linda Sue Lewis, Atlanta, Ga.; stepgrandson, James Whitley, Roanoke. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, 1 p.m. Monday, June 17, 1996, with Dr. Robert G. Moore III offici ating. Interment will be in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
CLARK, Valerie Mae, 95, of Covington, died Saturday, June 15, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Monday, Collierstown Presbyterian Cemetery. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
CLEMENT, Elva Hawks, 87, of Bassett, died Friday, June 14, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday at Blackberry Baptist Church. Arrangements by Howell Funeral Home, Stuart.
CRAFT, Marion E., 74, of New Castle, formerly of Clifton Forge, died Thursday, June 13, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charle s E. (``Keaton"") Craft; her parents, Thomas and Annie Jones; her mother-in-law, Artha Craft, and her very dear, longtime friend and father-in-law, Chester (``Pats"") Craft. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law Carol and Grover Persinger of Manvel, Texas, and Cindy and Monty Green of Pottsboro, Texas; a sister, Ruth Wade of Richmond, and three grandchildren, David Wayne Unroe and wife Anita, and AmiJo Hale and husband Brian of Clifton Forge, and Eric P. Bostic of New Castle. In addition, she has six lively and lovely great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was a friend to all and a wonderful mom and ``Gonny."" Her life was a testimony of her love. She will be greatly missed by all. Funeral services will be at Boitnott Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. Monday, June 17, with interment in Huffman Memorial Park. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
CRAIG, Edward Opal, 79, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, June 13, 1996. He was a member of Edgewood Christian Church and a Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Craig was a former employee of Allied Chemical Company and was a member of the Pulaski Rescue Squad. He was preceded in death by his son, Harold M. Craig. He is survived b y his wife, Eleanor Craig; sons and daughters-in-law, Edward F. and Jan Craig, Billy D. and Kathy Craig, Dee W. and Ann Craig; daughters and sons-in-law, Nita and Joe Serdich, Sherry and James Rucker; 16 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; a sister, Trula Aust. Funeral Services will be held at 1p.m. Monday, June 17, 1996 at Oakey's North Chapel with Rev. Marion Harris officiating. Interment will follow in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel
FORD, Helen Dutton, 86, of Marion, widow of Herman Carl Ford, died Saturday, June 15, 1996 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tenn. Mrs. Ford was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Marion. She is survived by her son, Donald Ford, Bluefield, Va.; four grandchildren, Donna Webb, Bluefield, Va., Betsy Porter, Fairfax, Michael Ford, Marion and Phil Ford, Richmond; six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 16, 1996 at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel, with Dr. J. N. Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
FRANKLIN, Charles Lee, (``Charlie""), 91, of Pulaski, passed away Saturday, June 15, 1996. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
FRANKLIN, George Hooker, 77, of Rocky Mount, died Saturday, June 15, 1996. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
HALL, Mattie Lee Branscum, 78, of Rural Retreat, died Friday, June 14, 1996. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Monday at Rural Retreat United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Lindsey Funeral Home.
HEAVENER, Allen L., 83, of Blacksburg, died Friday, June 14, 1996, at Radford Community Hospital. Surviving are his wife, Ruth G. Heavener; two sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Marilyn Heavener of Gaithersburg, Md., and Gary and Leslie Heavener of Evans, Ga.; three grandchildren, Kristen, Aliso n and Morgan, and one sister, Mable Price of Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 16, 1996, at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Gary Schroeder officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, Prices Fork and Toms Creek Road, N.W., Blacksburg, Va. 24060, or to the Blacksburg Rescue Squad, 200 Progress Street, N.E., Blacksburg, Va. 24060. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday prior to the service at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg
HESTER, Thomas Edward, 64, of Marion, died Saturday, June 15, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel.
HIGGINS, Brownlee McDowell, 79, of Lexington, died Friday, June 14, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel, Buena Vista.
HODGES, Beulah Huffman, 81, of Salem, died Friday, June 14, 1996 at Camelot Hall, Salem. She is survived by one brother, Richard Huffman, Waterbury, Conn. and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services Monday, June 17, 1996 at 10 a.m. in the Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. Billy G. White Jr. officiating. Interment in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will be at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Friends may call after 12 p.m.
HOLLAND, Leonard Cecil, 85, of Roanoke, died Friday, June 14, 1996 at his residence. Mr. Holland was a retired foreman in the Welding Shop of Norfolk & Western Railway, with over 40 years service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ora Walters Holland and is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Rodney and Darlene Holland, Roanoke; a grandson, Dwight A. Holland, Roanoke; granddaughter and her husband, Susan H. Hasheminejad and Hameed, Catawba; a special little friend, Evan Motley; also many good neighbors. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel, Monday, June 17, 1996 at 10 a.m. with the Rev. William Doss and the Rev. Philip Motley officiating. Interment in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association or a favorite charity. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's South Chapel.
HUBBARD, Ferald Jasper, 69, of Route 2, New Castle, died Saturday, June 15, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Arritt Funeral Home Chapel, Covington.
HUFFMAN, Trudy Turner, 45, of Narrows, died Saturday morning, June 15, 1996, in the Giles Memorial Hospital at Pearisburg, Va. She was born in Pulaski, Va. on August 8, 1950. She was preceded in death by her mother, Becky Turner and a brother, William J. Turner, Jr. She was a Laboratory Technician at the Hoechst/Celanese Fibers Company Plant at Narrows, Va. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Narrows and was a member of the American Legion Post #68 Auxiliary in Narrows, Va. and a graduate of Narrows High School, Class of 1968. She is survived by her father and stepmother, Bill and Billie Sue Turner, Narrows; her husband, Jerry A. Huffman, Narrows; a son and his wife, Jerry and Amy J. Huffman, Cheyenne, Wyoming; a daughter, Heather D. Huffman, Narrows; a brother and his wife, Joe and Sharon Turner, Bluefield, Va.; special cousins, Patti, Karen, Terry; brothers and sisters-in-law, Roger and Pat Mullins, Pearisburg, John and Judy Huffman, Salem, Ron and Winona Huffman, Wilson, N.C.; and special friends, Carlton and Sylvia Gurley, Chase City; and many other friends too numerous to name. The family will receive friends at Riffe's Funera
l Service in Narrows, Sunday, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. A candlelight service for the family and friends will be held at 8 p.m. following the visitation at the First Christian Church in Narrows, with the Rev. Jack E. Musick officiating. Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Monday morning at the French Cemetery on Wolf Creek, near Narrows. Those who are going to the committal service are asked to be at Riffe's in Narrows Monday morning at 10 p.m.
JONES, Carl Rudolph, (``Rudie""), 61, of Radford, died Friday, June 14, 1996, in a Radford hospital. He was a self-employed carpenter. He was preceded in death by a son, Blair Jones; his father, Carl S. Jones. Surviving are his wife, Peggy Gordon Jones, Radford; a daughter and son-in-law, Felicia and Allen McMillan, Dublin; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Daniel and Tiny Jones, Christiansburg, Gordon B. Jones, Carl Jamie Jones, both of Radford; his mother, Minnie H. Jones, Radford; two brothers, Norman Dean Jones, Radford, Willard G. Jones, Dublin; a sister, Minnie G. Carper, Radford; two grandchildren, Mallory and Patrick McMillan; one stepgranddaughter; one stepgreat-grandchild; a special girl, Staci Dickerson. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Radford Christian Church with the Rev. Dennis Martin, Pastor Lester Kennedy, and the Rev. Russell Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Joy Ranch at Hillsville, Va. or the Pulaski County Life Saving Crew. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home.
LAING, Bernice Osborn, 85, of Narrows, died Friday, June 14, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Monday, Old Stone Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va. Arrangements by Givens Funeral Home, Pearisburg.
LARSON, Hilda F., 81, of Roanoke, died Saturday, June 15, 1996. She was the widow of Fred S. Larson, and also was preceded in death by a brother, Eldridge E. Feagans Jr., and a sister, Evelyn Rector. She was a retired Registered Nurse from the Roanoke City Health Department, a member of Greene Memorial United Methodist Church and the Thursday Mo rning Music Club, and a graduate of Duke University. She is survived by a brother, Col. William C. Feagans (U. S. Army, Ret.) of Hopewell; a sister, Mrs. James (Mildred) Rector of South Charleston, W.Va., and a number of nieces and nephews. Services will be at the graveside at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 1996, in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel from 7 until 9 p.m. Monday, June 17. Memorials may be made to Greene Memorial United Methodist Church
MANN, Opal Snider, of New Castle, died Friday, June 14, 1996, at her home. She is survived by two brothers, Ray Snider of New Castle and Burman Snider of Roanoke. Funeral services will be at Boitnott Funeral Home Chapel at 3 p.m. Monday, June 17, with interment in Huffman family cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
MARTIN, Ruth Crawford, 92, of 2625 Mountain Pass Road, Troutville, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 14, 1996. She was the widow of Cline H. Martin, and was a member of Glade Creek Lutheran Church. She is survived by one son, William L. Ma rtin; three daughters and sons-in-law, Naomi and Boyd Ayers, Vera and Robert Dudding, all of Troutville, and JoAnn and Tom Cook of Montvale; one brother, Clarence E. Crawford of Troutville; one sister, Virginia C. Powell of Roanoke; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 17, 1996, at 11 a.m., at the Glade Creek Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Robert Maier and the Rev. Doug Tate officiating. Interment will follow in the Glade Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday after 1 p.m. at the Rader Funeral Home in Troutville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Blue Ridge Rescue Squad
MINNICK, Robert Eldrid, 77, of Roanoke, died Saturday, June 15, 1996. Funeral services will be private. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
PICKLE, Wade P., 68, of Natural Bridge Station, formerly of Marion, died Friday, June 14, 1996 at Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Lexington, Va. Mr. Pickle was employed by the Kern's Bakery. He is survived by his wife, Mary Mae Cole Pickle, Natural Bridge Station; one daughter, Reba Bales, Knoxville, Tenn.; one son and daughter-in-law, Richard ``Dickie"" and Wanda Pickle, Natural Bridge, Va.; four grandchildren, Eddie Bales, Jason Bales, Jennifer Sturgill, Charles Pickle; two great-grandchildren, Kristen Bales, Sarah Bales; three sisters, June Crouse, Roanoke, Lois Ann Pickle, Port Tobacco, Md. and Gladys Dean, Marion; four brothers, Charles Pickle, Salem, Bill Pickle, La Plata, Md., Darell Pickle, Bristol, Va. and Bob Pickle, Marbury, Md. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 17, 1996 at 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel, with Dr. D. B. Martin and the Rev. Wayne Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
POFF, Edward H., 75 of Tavares, Fla., formerly of Salem, Va., died Friday, June 14, 1996. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday at Harden/Pauli Funeral Home Chapel, Eustis, Fla.
SHEPPARD, Ethel Nancy, 93, of Walnut Cove, N.C., and formerly of Christiansburg, Va., died Friday, June 14, 1996, in North Carolina. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Jerry Shepherd and the Rev. David Shelton Jr., with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home in Christiansburg.
SMITH, Carl Houston, Tech. Sgt. (USAF, Ret.), 71, of Lexington, died Saturday, June 15, 1996. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Service.
WELCH, Geneva, 67, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, June 15, 1996. Survivors include two brothers, Frank E. Welch and Roy Welch of Washington, D.C.; two devoted nieces, Silverine Clay of Stafford and Gertrude Lewis of Roanoke, and a host of other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be at 12 noon Wednesday at the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Calloway officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hamlar-Curtis.
WILSON, Ethel Ferris, 84, of Roanoke, formerly of Floyd County, died Saturday, June 15, 1996. She was loved by all of her family, friends, and neighbors, and was preceded in death by her husband, James L. (Jim) Wilson. Mrs. Wilson wa s a long-time member of Copper Hill Church of the Brethren. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, James Wayne (Mike) and Peggy Ann Wilson, Wirtz, Paul Lane (Pat) and Peggy Ann Wilson, Boones Mill; two daughters, Agnes Church and Phyllis Barkhimer, both of Roanoke; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Betty Jane Brown, Vivian Conner, Rebecca Keenan, Vaughan Ferris, all of Roanoke, Ilene Altice, Norfolk. Services will be at Copper Hill Church of the Brethren 11 a.m. Monday, June 17, 1996. The Rev. Dale Bowman, the Rev. Branan Thompson and the Rev. Laney Mofield will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel.
WITT, Paul Sanford, 66, of Bassett, died Friday, June 14, 1996. Graveside funeral services 11 a.m. Monday at the Witt Family Cemetery. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services.
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