ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, June 23, 1996 TAG: 9606240084
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
BARGER, Bondeen Manning, 67, of Salem, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Barger, an infant son, her mother, Pearl Manning Craighead, and father, Oliver Manning, a sister, Cammie Manning; brothers, Herbert, Cleveland and Benny Manning; and a special nephew, Roger Manning. Surviving family include a stepmother, Nellie Manning of Bent Mountain; sisters, Kathryn and her husband Junior Sowers of Floyd, Linda and husband Tom Iddings of Bent Mountain; brothers and sister-in-law, Melvin and Julie Manning of Salem, Calvin Manning ; and a friend, June Grable, of Roanoke; brothers, Oliver Manning Jr. of Roanoke, Paul, Bobby, Henry, Larry and Michael Manning all of Bent Mtn., Rocky Manning of North Carolina, Terry Manning of Roanoke; sisters-in-law, Glenna Manning of Salem, and Sarah Carter of Roanoke; numerous NIeces and nephews; special nieces and their husbands, Debbie and John Morris, Patsy and R. J. Gibson, all of Salem; special nephews, Donald Manning of Salem, Billy and Lynn Manning of Roanoke. A graveside service will be held on Monday, June 24, 1996 at 4 p .m., at Sherwood Memorial Park, with the Rev. Dr. William Davis officiating. The family will receive friends at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home on Monday from 10 a.m. until time of service.
CARTER, Alex Renfrue Sr., 84, of 1015 West View Drive, Lynchburg, died Saturday, June 22, 1996, in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Mary Amelia Goode Carter. Born, January 1, 1912, in Huddleston, he was the son of the late Admire Leander Carter and Vera Mitchell Carter. A graduate of the Oxford Business Institute, he was a Special Sales Agent of Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, and an Honorary Mason in Marshall Lodge #39 AF&AM and Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons #60. Mr. Carter was also a member of Lynchburg Shrine Club, Kazim Temple A.A.O.N.M.S., Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Fort Hill United Methodist Church and A.G. Jefferson Bible Class. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Sue Carter Lineberry and her husband Larry of Canton, Ohio; two sons, Alex Renfrue Carter, Jr. and his wife, Ann of Anchorage, Alaska and Thomas Goode Carter and his wife Cathy, of Lynchburg; a brother, Richard Admire Carter, of Altavista; a sister, Carlie Carter English, of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Lisa Lineberry Moser and her husband Don, of Raleigh, N.C. and Larry Lineberry, III and his wife, Lee Ann of Winchester and five great-grandchildren: Kara Whitney Moser, Joshua Dylan Moser, Alyssa Wynn Moser, Erik Blake Lineberry and Kelly Ann Lineberry. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday in Fort Hill United Methodist Church, Lynchburg, by the Rev. John Siegle, burial will follow in Fort Hill Memorial Park. Those who wish may consider memorials to Fort Hill United Methodist Church or the charity of your choice. The family is being served by Diuguid Waterlick Chapel, Lynchburg.
COFFEY, Charles Edmond, (``Ed""), 68, of Max Meadows, died Friday, June 21, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Barnett Funeral Chapel, Wytheville.
DUNFORD, Hattie Marie, 86, of Newport, Va., di ed suddenly at her home Friday evening June 21, 1996. Born in Summers Co., W.Va, on Sept. 5, 1909, she was a daughter of the late Julius C. and Lydia M. Weatherford Anderson. She devoted the time and talents of her life to making a home for her family and shared her Christian Faith in the Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Thomas Lilly, and two daughters, Mae Dunford and Frances Lilly. Surviving are her husband Roy H. Dunford; one son and daughter-in-law, James Franklin and Susanna Stowers Lilly of Newport: a stepdaughter and son-in-law, Gale D. and Ralph Willlams of Pembroke; four grandchildren, Autumn H. Lilly, John Dunford, Thomas Dunford, James Williams; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Nannie Anderson of Christiansburg, Va., and Alice Mainhart of Baltimore, Md. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in the Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke, Va.. Burial will be in the Rocky Mount Cemetery at Lerona, W.Va. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday evening from six until nine p.m.
EDWARDS, Lee Ergie, 70, of Pittsburgh, Pa., formerly of Franklin County, died Wednesday, June 19, 1996. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday 1 p.m. at Stanfield Mortuary Chapel with Elder Michael Preston officiating. The family will receive friends at the chapel on Monday 7 to 8 p.m. Interment in the Edwards Family Cemetery.
FOSTER, Louvenia P., 88, of Parrott, died Friday, June 21, 1996 in a Blacksburg nursing home. She was the widow of Garland H. Foster. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Jack Minnick, Radford; a son and daughter-in-law, Houston and Barbara Foster, Parrott; one sister, Nedie Bell Snider, Salem; three brothers, Hobert Shepherd, Roanoke, A. N. Shepherd, Christiansburg, Minor Shepherd, Pilot; granddaughter and her husband, Jackie and Arnold Quesenberry; four great-grandchildren, Holly, Joel, Cameron, Melanie Quesenberry. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Parrott Church of God, with the Rev. W. O. Myers officiating. Interment will follow in Sifford Cemetery, Parrott. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home
FREEMAN Gretchen, 41, of Fieldale, died Friday, June 21, 1996. Funeral Monday 11 a.m. at Collins Funeral Services Chapel in Bassett.
GEARHART, Raymond, 69, of Virginia Beach, Va., died Thursday, June 20, 1996. Mr. Gearhart was a self employed contractor. Surviving are his wife, Judy Gearhart; four daughters, Janet Mickens, of Richmond, Kris Barchick and husband John, Karen Gunther and husband Stephen, Ashley Rogers, all of Virginia Beach; two sons, Raymond Michael Gearhart, of Richmond, Raymond Lee Gearhart of Virginia Beach; two sisters, Dorothy Jones and Lillian Sink; six grandchildren, Chuckie, Tonia, Jo nathan, Carrie, Tyler, and Hailey; one great grandson, Benjamin. Funeral services will be conducted at Lotz Salem Chapel, 12 noon Tuesday June 25, 1996. Interment in Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
GOAD, Coy Princeton, Sr., 72, of Floyd, passed away at his home Friday, June 21, 1996. He was preceded in death by one grandson, David Allen Goad. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy A. Goad of Floyd; son and daughter-in-law, Coy P. Jr. and Barbara Goad, Floyd; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara G. and Roy Sowers, Floyd; five granddaughters, Donna Caldwell, Carolyn Goad, April Marshall, Crystal Marshall, Amanda Sowers, all of Floyd; two brothers, Jessie Goad and Morris Goad, both of Fancy Gap; two sisters, Marie Gwynn, Mr. Airy, N.C., Effie Montgomery, Dublin, Va.; three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Sunday, June 23, 1996 at 2 p.m. at Gardner Funeral Home with Rev. Stanley Hawkins officiating. Interment will follow in Laurel Branch Cemetery.
HELTON, George Denton, 94, of Salem, died Friday June 21, 1996 in Lewis Gale Hospital. Born in Wa shington County and had resided in Salem since 1924. He had worked at American Visco and went on to retire from Catawba Hospital. He was a member of First Christian Church in Salem where he sung in the choir and was a former deacon. Preceded in death by his wife, Grace Duncan Helton and grandson, David. W. Willard. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Carolyn Helton, of Salem; daughters, Lillian H. Lawrence and Opal H. Willard, both of Salem, and Evelyn Mathias, of Virginia Beach; nine grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, June 24, 1996 at the John M. Oakey and Son Chapel in Salem with the Rev. Wayne McCauley officiating. Burial will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church, 712 Front St., Salem Va. 24153 or the Salem Volunteer Rescue Squad.
HESS, Glen N., 88, of Marion, died Saturday, June 22, 1996. Arrangements by Barnett's Funeral Home.
HOWERY, Glenna Mae, 86, of Christiansburg, died Friday afternoon, June 21, 1996 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Margaret Howery, Salem, Myrtle Howery, Christiansburg; several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Monday from the Cambria Pentecostal Holiness Church, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Shepherd with burial in Sunset cemetery. The body will be placed in the church Sunday at 1 p.m. Friends may call after that time at the church and the family will receive friends there from 7 until 9 p.m. Sunday. Arrangements being handed by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
ISAACS, Mary McKnight, 75 of Fries, passed away Friday, June 21, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m. Monday, Providence Cemetery. Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence.
KIEFFER, Margaret Cox Hutcheson, 82, of Lutz, Florida, formerly of CliftonO Forge, died Thursday, June 20, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m Tuesday, Crown Hill Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Va. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
MAXIE, Lizzie Belle, 78, of Martinsville, passed away Saturday, June 22, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Collinsville Baptist Church. Arrangement by Tomlinson Funeral Home, Ridgeway.
McCRAW, Lola McKibbin, 70, of Eagle Rock, died Friday, June 21, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m.Monday, Arritt Funeral Home Chapel, Covnginton.
MILLER, Lester J., 90, of Peterstown, West Va., died Saturday, June 22, 1996. Funeral services 2 p.m. Monday, Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel.
MOORE, Cyrus William, 71, of Boones Mill, died Thursday, June 20, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at Flora Funeral Service Chapel, Rocky Mount.
MOUNTAIN, Ronald Veron John, 68, of Lexington, died Friday, June 21, 1996 at his home. Mr. Mountain was born June 6, 1928 in London, England a son of the late Cyril Wilfred Mountain and Kate Wessell Mountain. He owned the Military Memorabilia Museum on Main Street and attended Jackson Memorial Hall. Surviving are his wife, Patricia May Mountain, Lexington, Va.; son, Lance Mounta in, Alhambra, Ca.; two daughters, Bonnie Jean Kopp, Alhambra, Ca., Ronnamay Walker, South Ogden, Utah; three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Monday June 24, 1996 in the Jackson Memorial Hall with Chaplain James S. Park officiating. Burial will follow in the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington, Va.
PARCELL, Everett Judson, 81, of Martinsville, died Friday, June 21, 1996. Funeral services Monday 2 p.m. at Collins Funeral Chapel Bassett.
PARKER, Francis ""Ace"", 74, of Salem, passed away Saturday, June 22, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
RANSOM, Vickie Meador, 45, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, June 21, 1996. She was employed by Singer Furniture. Surviving are husband, James Kenneth Ransom; one daughter, April Dawn Matherly, of Roanoke; a stepdaughter, Theresa Garcia, Salt Lake City, Utah; two sisters, Judy and husband, Jimmy Meador of Goodview, Linda and husband, Danny, of Buchanan, grandchildren, Ashlee, Samantha, and Taylor Matherly; step-grandchildren, Alicia and Pete Garcia. Funeral ser vices will be conducted 12 noon Monday June 24, 1996 from the Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Rev. Elmo McLaurin officiating. Burial to follow in Nineveh Baptist Church in Hardy. Friends may call at Lotz Vinton Chapel after noon Sunday.
ROWLAND, Janie Manley, 76, of Gretna, died Friday, June 21, 1996. Graveside services, 11 a.m., Monday, Rowland Family Cemetery, Gretna. Arrangements by Colbert-Moran Funeral Home.
SANDERSON, R. Cecil, 76, of Goode, died Friday, June 21, 1996. Funeral service Monday June 24, 1996 at 11 a.m. at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home Chapel, Bedford.
SHELOR, John Kyle, (``Uncle Pete""), 95, of Catawba, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 21, 1996. He was a retired farmer and lifelong resident of Catawba. He was born November 21, 1900, to the late David H. and Louvenia E. Shelor; and is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Doris Martin Shelor; one daughter and son-in-law, Nina and McArthur Davis of New Castle; a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry L. and Debbie Shelor of Catawba; his grandchildren, Lorrie Smith, Cindy Shelor, Raymond Shelor and Kenny Davis; great-grandchildren, Tiffany Smith, Ricky and Erica Davis; and a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 24, 1996 at 10 a.m., in the McDonald's Mill United Methodist Church in Catawba, with Pastor R. C. Wagner officiating. Interment will follow in the Shelor Family Cemetery, Catawba. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2 until 4 and 6 until 9 p.m. at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem. Memorials may be made to the McDonald's Mill United Methodist Church.
STEWART Donna Marie, 38, of Charlottesville died Friday, June 21, 1 996 at a local hospital following an extended and courageous struggle with breast cancer. Born Donna Marie Bailey on February 3,1958 in Alexandria, La., she was reared in Roanoke and Botetourt County, Va. She was an honors student at Lord Botetourt High School and received a B.A. in English and French from the University of Virginia in 1980. She married Herbert L. Stewart on August 16,1980. She worked as a clerk in a law office in West Palm Beach, Fla., and at night taught English as a second language to Vietnamese and Haitian refugees. After moving to Texas in 1981, she worked as a cataloguer at the Humanities Research Center at the Univ. of Texas at Austin. She received an A.A. degree in Land Surveying from Austin Community College and became one of the first female Land-Surveyors-in-Training in Texas, at Cunningham-Graves, Inc. In Austin she was a volunteer with the Zachary Scott Theater Center. After returning to Charlottesville in 1985, Donna worked as a drafter and surveyor-in-training for Kirk Hughes & Assoc. and later for Roudabush & Gale, Inc., until her retirement in 1994. Donna was active in several local organizations. She was Program Chair and then President of the Charlottesville a branch of the American Association of University Women. She was a longtime member and former Secretary of the Thomas Jefferson Civitan Club dedicated to serving children with disabilities. She was also a volunteer tutor with Literacy Volunteers of America and was involved with advocacy for breast cancer research. Donna was a rare individual who will be remembered for her warmth, her easy laugh, and her generous spirit. She leaves behind a host of friends whose love and support she held dear. She is survived by her husband, Herbert L. Stewart; her daughter, Bailey Elizabeth; her parents, Don and Lee Bowyer of Roanoke, Va.; a brother, J.R. Bailey and nephew, D.J., of Roanoke; a half-brother, Ralph Fletcher of Baton Rouge, La.; grandmothers, Ozie Bailey, of Cullman, Ala. and Lizia Holloway, of Alexandria, La.; aunts, Pat Ballard, of Roanoke, Dot Guillott and Joy Hawthorne of New Orleans, La. and Mary Runnells, of Prentiss, Miss.; uncles, Henry and Ernest Masson of Alexandria, La., Norville, Jack and Carroll Bowyer, of Roanoke and Jean Bowyer of Ft. Worth, TX.; and several cousins including Loretta Lewin of Memphis, Tenn. She is also survived by her husband's family inc luding Herbert H. and Dorothy Stewart of Boca Raton, Fla., Thomas Stewart of Delray Beach Fla., and Allison and Paul Brightly and family of Austin, Tex. She was preceded in death by a niece, Tabatha Bailey. The family would like to express its deepest gratitude to all of the professionals and friends who provided help and comfort during Donna's illness. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, June 26 at 3:30 p.m. at the Teague Chapel, 2260 Ivy Road,
Charlottesville with interment at Monticello Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 17884, Richmond, Va. 23226; the AAUW Educational Foundation, 1111 Sixteenth St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20036; the Martha Jefferson Hospital Cancer Care Center, 459 Locust Ave., Charlottesville, Va. 22902; the Thomas Jefferson Civitan Club; or another charity of one's choice.
SUTPHIN, Jerry Dean, 49 of Christiansburg, died Thursday evening, June 20, 1996 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Ray Penn with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Sunday.
TUCKER, Thomas Wayne, II, 16, of Martinsville, died Saturday, June 22, 1996. Arrangements by Norris Funeral Services.
WILLIAMS, Robin Antoinette, 23, of Roanoke, died Saturday, June 22, 1996. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home.
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