ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, July 2, 1996 TAG: 9607020085
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ANDERSON, Queen Viola, 73, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, June 29, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Hamlar-Curtis Chapel.
BARLOW, Marie Catherine, 73, of Chilhowie, died Monday, July 1, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Williams Funeral Home Chapel.
BLANKENSHIP, Minnie Wiley, 73, of Narrows, died Monday morning, July 1, 1996. She was an active member of the Cornerstone Pentecostal Church in Narrows. She was preceded in death by her father, Henderson Wiley; and her husband, Emitte Blankenship; a sister; and a granddaughter. She is survived by her mother, Gladie Wiley, Athens, W.Va.; a daughter and son-in-law, Lois and Charlie Clark of Narrows; and a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Tommie Jane Blankenship of Peterstown, W.Va.; a brother, James Wiley of Columbus, Ohio; a sister, Odell Calfee of Radford; three grandsons, Burman Clark of Roanoke, Eddie Clark and Jerry Blankenship Jr., both of Narrows; one granddaughter, Sherri Billos of Mt. Airy, N.C.; and one great-grandson, Ross Clark of Roanoke. She also leaves behind a host of ``loving'' family and friends. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Cornerstone Pentecostal Holiness Church in Narrows with the Rev. Kimball Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. The family will gather with their friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m.
BYRD, James Benjamin Sr., of Fairfax County, died on Tuesday, June 11, 1996, from a brain tumor, at Woodbine Nursing Home at the age of 69. J. B. (as he was known by many) was born in Miami, Fla. and lived most of his life in Virginia. He served in the Navy during World War II. He retired from Maurice Electric Supply Co., and spent the last few years working in his gard ens and researching the family history. He attended Alexandria Bible Church. He is survived by his five children, James Lenwood of Stafford, Bruce Elliott of Manassas, Jamie Marie Quick of Knoxville, Tenn., James Benjamin Jr. of Oldsmar, Fla., Vivian Byrd Jones of Alexandria; two sisters, Catherine Kiser of Winchester and Nadine Kuper of Raleigh, N.C. He was the loving grandfather of ten grandchildren; and great-grandfather of seven great-grandchildren
CALL, Dorothy Ferguson, 78, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, July 1, 1996. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Edward B. Ferguson and a great-grandson, Brandon Alexander. She is survived by her husband, James L. Call Sr.; daughter, Barbara Bowling; son and daughter-in-law, James L. and Myra Call; brother, Grayson Ferguson; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 1996 at Preston Oaks Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Greene officiating. Interment will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's North Chapel
CAUDLE, Billy DeLeon, 71, of Roanoke, died Monday, July 1, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.
CLINE, Audrey Wrights, 72, of 805 Wrights Farm Rd., Winston-Salem, N.C., died Sunday, June 30, 1996, at her home. She was born February 18, 1924 in Forsyth County to Seymour Norton and Inez Bodenhamer Wrights. Mrs. Cline was a member of Boyer's Chapel Church of Christ. Surviving are two sons, Dallas Harold Cline of Winston-Salem and Donald Gray Cline of Kernersville; three daughters, M. Ellen Cardwell of the home, Josephine E. Schons of Roanoke, and Esther Lee Cardwell of Kansas City, Mo.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Harold Wrights of Walkertown. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Boyer's Chapel Church of Christ by Mr. James Percival. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Cline will lie in state at the church from 10 to 10:30 a.m. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel. Memorials may be made to Boyer's Chapel Church of Christ, 798 S. Peace Haven Rd., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103, or Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, 1100-C S. Stratford Rd., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.
COLLIE, William S. Jr., 74, of Collinsville, died Sunday, June 30, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Trinity Friends Church, Martinsville. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Home, Martinsville.
CRAFT, Jennifer Ellen, U. S. N. Petty Officer 3rd Class, 22, of Vinton, stationed in Naples, Italy, died Saturday, June 29, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
DAVIDS, Lillian M., 81, of Moneta, died Monday, July 1, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.
DOUGLAS, Bessie Anderson, 94, of Norfolk, died Sunday, June 30, 1996, in a Norfolk nursing home. Mrs. Douglas was a retired bookkeeper, and was the widow of Emmett Penn Douglas. Mrs. Douglas is survived by a niece, Nina Colbert of Norfolk; and a nephew and his wife, Bob and Betty Douglas of Big Island. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hunting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Big Island, by Rev. Jack Miller. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Dr. Chapel, Norfolk, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Hunting Creek Baptist Church, Big Island
DOWNS, Irene Kendig Downey, 88, of Clifton Forge, died Sunday, June 30, 1996. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.
EDWARDS, Opalene, 68, of Fancy Gap, died Sunday, June 30, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Rocky Ford United Church of Christ. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
GROVES, Clarence R., 94, of Wilmington, Del., died Friday, June 21, 1996. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Home, Martinsville.
HATHCOX, Clarence B., (``Hassy""), 66, of Roanoke, died Monday, July 1, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
HODGES, Charlie Wayne, 91, of Roanoke, died Sunday, June 30, 1996. He was a retired foreman from Valley Lumber and was a member of Williamson Road Masonic Lodge #163 A.F.&A.M. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen W. Hodges; a son, Vernon Wray Hodges; a daughter, Cleo Kathleen Hodges; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Russell H. Hodges, and sisters, Ellen Hodges and Georgie Orndorf. Masonic graveside service will be conducted by Williamson Rd. Masonic Lodge #163 AF&AM. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel by the Rev. Don McCaskill, with burial in East Hill Cemetery, Salem. The family will receive friends Tuesday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
JONES, Ronnie Allen, 59, of Buchanan, died Saturday, June 29, 1996. Graveside services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Coyner Springs Cemetery. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
KELLEY, Velma M. Thompson, 80, of Blue Ridge, passed away Monday, Ju ly 1, 1996, at her residence. She was a retired school teacher after forty years of dedicated service. Survivors include a son and daughter-in law, Robert M. and Brenda W. Thompson, Mount Airy, N.C.; one daughter and son-in-law, Sibyl & George A. Bundy Jr., Belfast; six grandchildren, Robert M. Thompson Jr., Christopher Britt Thompson, Andrew Ryan Thompson, Benjamin L. Bundy, Robin Ferrell, and J. Phillip Bundy; also seven great-grandchildren; two brothers James Kenneth Musick, Kingsport, Tenn., E. L. Musick Jr., Annondale; two sisters, Evelyn Newman, Daytona Beach, Fla., Daphne Gurney, Ann Arbor, Mich. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, 1996 at the Belfast United Methodist Church. The Reverend Janice Robertson will officiate. Burial to follow in Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, Va. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to The Southwest VA Community College Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box SBCC, Richlands, Va. 24641.
KETTNER, William A. Jr., 52, of Fries, died Saturday, June 29, 1996, at the Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax. He is survived by his wife, Nancy N. Kettner, Fries; son, William A. Kettner III, Roanoke; daughters and sons-in-law, Juanita and Ricky Byrd, Independence, Karen and Ronnie Taylor, Fries, Mary and Larry Keesling, Fries; mother, Pauline Shapiro, Wilmington, Del.; sisters, Dottie Martinez, Wilmington, Del., Virginia Pavone, Salisbury, Md., Loretta Johnson, Salisbury, Md.; brothers, Rod Wilson, Bridgeville, Del., Tommy Willon, Surry, British Columbia, Lewis Shapiro, Wilmington, Del., Jonathan Shapiro, Newark, Del.; special friend, DeWhitt Sizemore, Galax; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Mr. Kettner was a member of the Galax Loyal Order of Moose #733, and a member of the American Motorcyclists Association. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 1996, in the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel, Galax, with the Rev. Willard Richardson and the Rev. Fred Spears officiating. Interment will follow in the Saddle Mountain Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
KING, John Harold, Sr., 79, of Vinton, formerly of Downing Street, died Monday, July 1, 1996. John was a long-time member of Central Baptist Church and was a former member of the Clearbrook Lions Club and Toastmasters Club. He was a retired contractor and is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elsie Slaydon King; son and daughter-in-law, John H., Jr. and Sarah C. King, Roanoke Co.; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara King and C. Richard Smith, Powahatan, Va., Janet King and William (Bill) Trent, Salem, Nancy King and Harold L. Hurt, Vinton; grandchildren, John King III, Shelly Johnson, Richard W. Smith, Chad Trent, Jay Richards, Julie Anne Richards; four great-grandchildren and one to be born; a brother, L. Dale King, Virginia Beach; sister, Mildred Pierce of Texas. Funeral services will be held at Central Baptist Church Wednesday, July 3, 1996 at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Robert S. Baldwin officiating. Interment in Evergreen Burial Park. The family will receive friends at Oakey's South Chapel.
KING, Mabel F., 85, of Lexington, formerly of Covington, died Sunday, June 30, 1996. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, 4 p.m., Mallow Presbyterian Church, Covington. Arritt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
LEAGANS, Isabell Almeda Dobbins, 67, of Pulaski, died Sunday, June 30, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday at House of Worship. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc.
MARTIN, Coy J., 87, of Collinsville, died Monday, July 1, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Stone Memorial Christian Church. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home.
McBRIDE, Mary N., 91, of R oanoke, passed away Monday, July 1, 1996 at her home. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. A beloved wife, mother and grandmother. Surviving are her husband of 68 years, Otis H. McBride; son and daughter-in-law, Herb and Jean McBride, all of Roanoke; son-in-law, Ollie L. Chesher, Richmond; five grandchildren, Ruth Claud, Stephen Chesher, Sharon Chesher, Jenny McBride, Jackie Kepler; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Gertude Dodson, Mamie Draper, and Louise Edge, all of Martinsville; one brother, Edwin Nunn, Basset; also a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. M. Dennis Herman and Dr. Harry Y. Gamble officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Flowers are welcome and memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church Foundation. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's South Chapel
PHILLIPS, Edson F., 75, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday evening, June 30, 1996, in a local hospital. He was the widower of Ruth A. Phillips, and a retiree from both General Motors and Virginia Electric Power Company. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Donna J. and Philip A. Wohlford, Roanoke; three grandchildren, Brittany Gray, Phillip Gray, and Nathan Wohlford. Funeral services will be conducted from the graveside, Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with Rev. George M. Pearson Jr. officiating. Friends may call at Oakey's North Chapel, where the fam ily will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday
REISS, Pearle Louise, 87, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, June 29, 1996. She was formerly of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Bradenton, Fla. She is survived by brothers, Edward Stauffer of Roanoke and Ernest Stauffer of Bushnell, Fla.; a sister, Audrey Stauffer of Pittsburgh, Pa., and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 1996, at Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. Harold Lewis officiating.
ROLAND, Mary Ann Zopp, 42, of Goodview, formerly of Bluefield, W.Va., died Saturday, June 29, 1996 at her home. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Julie Ann and Ronald Lee Bailey; a son, Joseph Robert Roland, all of Roanoke; sister, Vickie Morgan, of Vinton; brother and sister-in-law, Danny and Cynthia Pizzola, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a very special friend and companion, Bryan A. Garrison, Goodview; a niece and two nephews. Funeral services will be conducted f rom Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday July 3, 1996 with the Rev. Roger D. Smith officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
ROOP, H. C., 65, of Rugby, passed away Sunday, June 30, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel, Independence.
SMITH, Sarah Nell Burnett, 70, of Martinsville, died Monday, July 1, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, McKee Funeral Home Chapel.
SOUTHERS, Mary Clark, 83, of Lexington, died Monday, July 1, 1996 at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. She was born in Rockbridge County April 27, 1913, daughter of the late Henry N. Clark and Virginia Terry Clark. She attended the Lexington Pentecostal Holiness Church and is survived by two sisters, Evelyn Floyd and Gracie Slough, both of Buena Vista. Special thanks to Missy Edwards and Dorothy Southers for all their love and caring. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, July 4, 1996 at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel, with the Reverend Claude Floyd officiating. Burial will follow in the Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service.
SWEET, Eugene Kyle, 77, of Buena Vista, died Sunday, June 30, 1996, at Shenandoah Valley Health Care Facility. Born October 23, 1918, in Augusta County, he was the son of the late Andrew Sweet and Emma Rowe Sweet. Mr. Sweet was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church and a retired truck driver for Gulf Oil. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, having fought in the Sicilian Campaign and the Italian Campaign, and was awarded the Silver Star, Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, two Bronze Battle Stars, and the American Defense Service Ribbon. Surviving are his wife, Mae Elizabeth Smith Sweet, Buena Vista; daughter, Betty Jean Nuner, Port St. Lucie, Fla.; son, Stanley Eugene Sweet, Glasgow; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Mary Ellen and Curtis Chappell, Hampton, Hazel and Sherman Baker, Hampton, Winnie Nelson, Newport News; two brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Ruth Sweet, Glade Hill, Charles and Joyce Sweet, Hampton; special sister-in-law, Effie Ruley, Buena Vista; three grandchildren, Sandy Nuner, Drexel Hill, Pa., Brandy Sweet, Midlothian, David Nuner, Port St. Lucie, Fla. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 3, 1996, at 2 p.m. from Harrison Funeral Chapel with Pastor Heather Bumstead officiating. Burial will follow in Alone Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Buena Vista First Aid Crew. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
THOMASSON, Zella Laura, 93, of Goodview, passed away Sunday, June 30, 1996. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hamlar Curtis Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Charles T. Green officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery in Goodview. Family will receive friends one hour before the service on Wednesday. Friends may also call Hamlar Curtis on Tuesday for viewing.
THURMAN, Leonard Robert, (``Mr. T.""), 80, of Buchanan, died Sunday, June 30, 1996, in Lewis Gale Hospital, Salem. He retired from the Signal Department of the Norfolk and Western Railway after 41 years of service. Mr. Thurman was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge #151, Buchanan for 50 years and was a longtime exhibitor and supporter of the American Saddlebred Horse Industry. He was preceded in death by his wife, Herma Mattox Thurman; his parents, Robert and Laura Sumner Thurman; brothers, Fred, Charles, Wilson, and Edward Thurman. Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Thurman Martin, Buchanan; granddaughters, Tricia Marie Tate and her husband, Mark Tate, Fincastle, and Julie Dawn Martin, Buchanan; one great-grandson, Brandon Scott Tate; two sisters; Cuba Murray, Roanoke, Frances Wilson, Brenham, Texas; a brother and sister-in-law, Emory and Pauline Thurman, Roanoke; three sisters-in-law, Irene Thurman, Dell Thurman, and Doris Thurman, all of Roanoke; and his special friends and members of the North Star Round Table in Buchanan. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 1996, at the Buchanan Baptist Church. The Rev. Mike Woody and the Rev. Leonard Southern will officiate. Interment will be at Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with I.O.O.F rites. Flowers will be appreciated and anyone wishing to make memorial contributions may do so to the Buchanan Rescue Squad and Fire Department or the American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's North Chapel, Peters Creek Rd
VONDERHAAR, Mark J., 36, of Salem, passed away Monday, July 1, 1996. Arrangements by John M Oakey & Son, Salem.
WEBB, Virginia McGuire, 76, of Pulaski, died Sunday, June 30, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home.
WHEELER, Cecil Edward, 65, of Alexandria, formerly of Buena Vista, died Monday, July 1, 1996 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. He was born November 21, 1930 in Buena Vista, son of the late James E. Wheeler and Eva Cash Wheeler. He served in the U. S. Navy and was a retired Tile Setter. Mr. Wheeler attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by his mother,Eva Cash Wheeler of Buena Vista; five sisters, Frances Gibbs of Buena Vista, Mary Kistner of California, Shirley Hayden and JoAnne Davis, both of Alexandria, Rhomelda Hunt of Fredricksburg; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, July 3, 1996, at 11 a.m. in the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel, with Elder Glen Goodsell officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service
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