ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, July 5, 1996 TAG: 9607050138
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
BELL, Evelyn Frances, 73, of Roanoke, died Thursday, July 4, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
BOLT, Eva Marshall, 89, of Laurel Fork, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Funeral services 3:00 p.m. Saturday at Stone Mountain Baptist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel.
COX, Katie Mae Horsley, 89, of Route 1, Big Island, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996, at her residence. She was born in Roanoke County on November 25, 1906, a da ughter of the late William H. Horsley and Mary Lou Owen Horsley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Moses James Cox, and a son, James A. Cox. She was a member of Sedalia Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Donald H. Cox, Big Island; a daughter, Cinderella Cox Brown, Big Island; four brothers, Landon Horsley, Abraham Horsley, both of Salem, Bob Horsley, Maybank, Texas, Marion Horsley, Lake Worth, Fla.; two sisters, Lottie H. Crockett and Sylvia H. Davis, both of Salem; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 1996, at Sedalia Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jack Miller and the Rev. J. Michael Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
CRENSHAW, Mabel B. Wade, 70, of Roanoke, was called home Wednesday, July 3, 1996. She is survived by four children, Charles L. Crenshaw, Mary C. (Wayne) Shorter, Donald ``Duck"" Crenshaw and Avis (Earl) Reynolds, all of Roanoke; three sisters, Jacqueline Harper of Roanoke, Bessie (J. B.) Herod of Alexandria and Ruby (Henry) Williams of Seat Pleasant, Md.; one aunt, Leoma Blake of Charleston, W.Va.; two sisters-in-law, Hannah Wade of Washington, D.C., and Elsie Mae Potter of Roanoke; eight grandchildren, Susan (Nimrod) Johnson of Portsmouth, Charles L. ``Chuck"" (Wanda) Crenshaw Jr. of Richmond, Donald E. (Tuesday) Crenshaw Jr., Delania Lee, Danielle Shorter, Alysia Crenshaw and Ashley Reynolds, all of Roanoke, and Wayne K. Shorter III of Johnson City, Tenn.; 10 great-grandchildren; 16 nieces, nine nephews, two special cousins, Virginia West of Roanoke and Walter ``Ben"" Monroe of New York City; a close and dear friend, Mrs. Edith Reid of Roanoke, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 1996, at Sweet Union Baptist Church, with the Rev. E. T. Burton officiating. Burial will follow in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel.
DAVIS, Wannette E., 31, of Hyattsville, Md., formerly of Franklin County, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service.
DODSON, Georgia Kitty, of Martinsville, died Thursday, June 27, 1996. Arrangements were by Bassett Funeral Service.
Douthat, Violet, of Pulaski, died Thursday, July 4, 1996. Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle and Sons Funeral Home.
FARMER, Horace McNeil, 80, of Hillsville, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996 in Raleigh, N.C. He was born June 16, 1916 in Bedford Co., to the late Early Farmer and Pauline Tyee Farmer. He is survived his wife, Ruth Branscomb Farmer, Hillsville; daughter, Pamela Farmer Cohen; son-in-law, Jerry Farmer Cohen, both of Raleigh, N.C.; two grandsons, Aaron Lou is Cohen, and Zachery Edmond Cohen. Funeral services at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 1996 at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel with Rev. Nathan Malone officiating. Interment will be held in Good Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville. The family says that flowers would be appreciated however donations may be made to the Hillsville Rescue Squad. Masonic rites at Graveside by Hillsville Masonic Lodge #193 A.m. & F.m.
FERGUSON, Jesse Darnell, 22, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, July 4, 1996. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home.
GALIANI, Donald John, 78, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Funeral and burial will be in Glenwood, Ill. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
GARDNER, Evalene Edwards, 76, of Hillsville, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 1996 at Radford Community Hospital. Mrs. Gardner was born May 24, 1920, daughter of the late James H. Edwards and Jo Anna Ogle Edwards. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Harry DeHaven of Dublin; son and daughter-in-law, Gary T. and Ruth Ann Gardner, Cle veland, Tenn.; four sisters, Earthel Coulson of Hillsville, Irene Smith, Iva Jennings and Jewel Lineberry, all of Woodlawn; one brother, Orbin Edwards, Woodlawn; and four grandchildren. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday, July 7,1996, at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville, with the Rev. Lane Pennington officiating. Interment in Monta Vista Memory Gardens, Galax. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville
GEORGE, Mary Elizabeth Neal, 81, of Abingdon, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996, in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was a lifelong residen t of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia, having retired to Abingdon in 1991. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. (``Ed"") George, and her sister, Ellen Neal Humphrey. She is survived by her son, Thomas E. (``Tom"") George Jr. of Tazewell. Graveside services for Mary Elizabeth Neal George will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 8, 1996, in Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, with the Rev. Betty Reiff, the Rev. Dr. Rene M. Minshew and the Rev. Dr. James Grant officiating. There will be an opportunity for friends and family to greet each other in Mary Elizabeth's honor at Farris Funeral Service from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, and at the Tazewell Presbyterian Church parlor from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday. In her honor and memory, contributions may be made to Historic Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Village, Route 1, Box 194, Tazewell, Va. 24651-9693. Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon, is in charge of arrangements.
GUILLIAMS, Doris Elizabeth, 66, of Callaway, died Thursday, July 4, 1996. Miss Guilliams was preceded in death by her mother, Helen H. Guilliams; two brothers, Earl C. Guilliams and Donald E. Guilliams, and a brother-in-law, William U. Agee. Surviving are her father, George W. Guilliams, Callaway; a sister, Gol die C. Agee, Callaway; stepmother and stepsisters of Ferrum; two sisters-in-law, Barbara Wright, Callaway, and Juanita Hill, Danville. Also surviving are several aunts, nephews, cousins and special friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 1996, from Pigg River Primitive Baptist Church, with Elder W. Lane Carter officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m Friday at Lynch Funeral Home, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements
HILL, Robert Launcelot, Sr., (``Rip""), 74, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996 at his home Born in Exmore, Va. on April 30, 1922 to the late Frank H. and Mildred Dull Hill, Mr. Hill retired from the Blacksburg Post Office and the Va. Tech Post Office with over 40 years of service. He was an Enthusiastic sportsman, co-founder of the Blacksburg Horseshoe Club, a U. S. Army veteran of WWII, and a member of the Price's Fork United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Norma Lucas Hill; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert L. Jr., D.V.M. and Cynthia Hill, Mount Crawford, Va., and Michael L. and Paula H. Hill, Blacksburg; three grandsons, Stuart L. Hill and Seth A. Hill, both of Mount Crawford, Va. and Wesley M. Hill, Blacksburg; one sister, Mildred H. Nuckols, Spartanburg, S.C.; one brother and sister-in-law, Frank H., Jr. and Sue P. Hill, Bent Mountain, Va.; mother-in-law, Ashley A. Lucas (Mrs. Harry Lucas), Blacksburg; brothers-in-law and wives, Eugene and Betty Lucas, Galveston, Texas, Joe and Wanda Lucas, Blacksburg, and Howard and Nancy Lucas, Lynchburg; sisters-in-law and husbands, Doris Broyles, Blacksburg, Peggy and Henry Nickels, Tazewell, Va. and Harriet and Jerry Albert, Longshop; special nieces and nephews; and special friends, Keith and Betty Estes, Blacksburg. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 1996 at Price's Fork United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Louis Timmons officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Price's Fork United Methodist Church, C/O Mrs. D. L. Kinnear, 4116 Price's Fork Road, Blacksburg, Va. 24060 or the Blacksburg Rescue Squad, 200 Progress Street, N.E., Blacksburg, Va. 24060. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
HOBACK, Ruby Mae Manley, of Wytheville, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Grubb Funeral Home Chapel.
HORNER, Sara T., 54, of Roanoke County, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 1996 in a local hospital. She was a graduate of Gordon College in Massachusetts and taught elementary education in Ph iladelphia, Pa., California and Roanoke County. Mrs. Horner was a member of Garst Mill Presbyterian Church, where she taught Sunday School and was the wife of the Pastor, Richard L. Horner. Also surviving are five children, DaRyan, Matthew, Andrew, Mary and Jennifer Horner; mother, Mrs. Florence M. Timmins of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Nancy Booth of Massachusetts and Mary Alexander; two brothers, George Timmins of Florida and Edward Timmins of Connecticut. Also surviving are a number of nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel, 11 a.m. Saturday, with Elder Everett Franklin of Garst Mill Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Oakey's South Chapel.
KENDRICK, Jeannie Marie, of Bassett, died Sunday, June 30, 1996. Arrangements by Bassett Funeral Service.
McCOY, Robert Bruce, 80, of Patrick County, died Tuesday, July 2, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Bassett Funeral Service Chapel.
MILKO, John A., 85, of Daleville, passed away Thursday, July 4, 1996. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Anne Marguerite Milko; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dave and Marilyn Milko of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Carl and Elaine Milko of Roanoke; seve n grandchildren, Lisa Lucaf and husband Michael, Karin Milko, Erika Milko, David Milko Jr., Nicole Gracely and husband Brian, Susan Milko and John Milko; one sister, Cecelia Bolton, and one brother, Jimmy Milko, both of Alabama, and numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, July 6, at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Transfiguration in Fincastle. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Church of the Transfiguration, Fincastle, Va. 24090. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Daleville
PACK, Elsie Farmer, 79, of Pulaski, died Thursday, July 4, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m Saturday from Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home.
PENDLETON, Hazel Smith, of Blue Ridge, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday, Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
POWERS, Nellie VanHoy, 89, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Saturday, Stevens Funeral Chapel.
RHODENIZER, Mary L., 73, of Lexington, died Tuesday, July 2, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Lomax Funeral Home Chapel.
ROWLAND, Hitaska (``Esther'') B., 85, of Gretna, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Funeral services 11 a.m. Friday at Altavista Baptist Tabernacle. Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna, in charge of arrangements.
SAILOR, Frances Gilbert, (``Sug""), 80, of Hardy, formerly of Statesville, N.C., died Wednesday, July 3, 1996 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Joseph Nowlin Sailor, Sr. She is survived by her son, Joseph N. Sailor, Jr., Hardy, Va., with whom she had made her home since 1989; one half sister; three granddaughters and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, N.C., with the Rev. Thomas W. Corbell officiating. The family will receive friends Friday evening at Nicholson Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to Scruggs Rescue Squad, Moneta, Va., 24121 or the American Diabetes Association, 3109 Poplarwood Court, Suite 125, Raleigh, N.C. 27604-1043
SAUNDERS, Miss Irene Thelma, 75, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters. She was a U. S. Veteran, having served in the Army. She was formerly employed with DuPont Chemical and had retired after many years service from printing companies. She is survived by one sister, Mildred L. Naff of Roanoke, and many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held 12 noon Saturday, July 6, 1996, in Sherwood Memorial Park by the Rev. Robert A. Sadler. The family will receive friends Friday at Lotz Roanoke Ch apel
SURRATT, Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 87, of Max Meadows, widow of William Clarence Surratt, died Thursday, July 4, 1996. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Charity Primitive Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Charity Cemetery. The body will be taken to the residence, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Reese Funeral Home in Austinville is in charge of the arrangements.
TAYLOR, George, 73, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
WOODY, Vernon Day, 71, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Mount Parrish Baptist Church, with Dr. Samuel L. Easley officiating. The family will receive friends at the church on Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. Interment in Truevine Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service.
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