ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, July 26, 1996 TAG: 9607260065
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ADAMS, T. Ivey, Sr., 91, of Phenix City, Ala., passed away Tuesday, July 23, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Vance Memorial Chapel, Phenix City, Ala.
BYRD, Elva Mae Bartlett, 85, of Richfield Retirement Center, Salem, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 1996, at Catawba Hospital, Catawba. She was the widow of Oliver Sydney Byrd of Fries. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Bobbie Aline and Nicky R. Andrews, Roanoke; grandsons, Christopher Ray and wife, Shannon Nowell Andrews, Midlothian, Mark Allen Andrews, Richmond; sisters, Grace B. Pearman, Danville, Nena B. Coleman, Woodlawn; sisters-in-law, Stella P. Bartlett, High Point, N.C., Ruth W. Byrd, Portsmouth; brothers-in-law, Calvert Willie, Fries, Elmer C. Williams, Galax, Don G. Byrd, Fries; a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 1996, at Providence United Methodist Church, Fries, with Rev. Virginia Eminhizer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Byrd will lie in state one hour prior to service time. The family will receive friends at the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax, from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
DINWIDDIE, Bonnie Sue, 53, of Bedford, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 1996, in the Bedford County Memorial Hospital. She was born September 12, 1942 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Harold F. Landrus and Ruby Lee Harman Landrus. She was a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert J. Dinwiddie; two daughter s, Laurie M. Post, Lisa Melton, both of Birmingham, Ala.; a son, Mike Melton, Selma, Ala.; two stepsons, Robert J. Dinwiddie Jr., Benjamin David Dinwiddie, both of Bedford; four grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted Friday, July 26, 1996, at 4 p.m. from the Oakwood Cemetery, by the Rev. Ronnie Obenchain. The family will receive friends at the residence. Arrangements are being handled by Updike Funeral Home, Bedford
DUNFORD, Carl Edward, 71, of Huddleston, died Thursday, July 25, 1996, after an extended illness. He was the beloved husband of 47 years of Violet Smith Dunford. Born on October 9, 1924, in Tyreeanna, he was the son of the late George Leslie Dunford and Rosetta Shanks Dunford. He was the beloved father of Holly D. Munson and her husband, Richard Lee, of Penhook, and of Linda D. Proffitt and her husband, William, of Richmond. He also is survived by two granddaughters, Julie A. Gunn and her husband, Steven, and Jessica L. Bradley, and one great-grandson, Stevie Gunn, all of Richmond. In addition, he is survived by one brother, George Leslie Dunford Jr. of Lynchburg, and he was preceded in death by another brother, William Earl Dunford. He also is survived by two nephews, Wayne Dunford of Huddleston and Michael Dunford of Lynchburg; one niece, Donna Dunford of Lynchburg; one aunt, Thelma Shanks Barker of Fishersville, and a number of cousins. Carl Dunford, Captain of Police, was retired in 1985 from the CSX Corporation Tr ansportation Division after 32 years of service. He was appointed to the Railroad Police Department, C&O Railroad, in 1953, and made Captain of Police in September, 1963. He supervised all railroad police matters from Newport News to Charleston, W.Va. He attended Phillips Business College, Virginia Tech Extension and graduated from 32 police schools throughout the U.S.A. He served six years with the U.S. Navy during World War II, three years on the USS Elden (DE264), and also served with the Naval Police Department and Shore Patrol in Norfolk. He was an active member of Staunton Baptist Church in Huddleston. In addition, he was a current honorary member of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, Richmond; the Fraternal Order of Police, Piedmont Lodge No. 29; The Railroad Police Association, Staunton; the Elks Lodge No. 1065, Clifton Forge, and was an active member of the USS Elden Alumni Association. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Whitten Timberlake Chapel, Lynchburg, with the Rev. Pembroke Hall and Dr. Frank Schmitt officiating. Interment will follow in Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg. The American Legion Post #16 will provide full military honors. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Whitten Timberlake Chapel, Lynchburg. Memorial contributions may be made to The Fraternal Order of Police, Piedmont Lodge No. 29, c/o Larry Mattox, President, 885 Blossom Lane, Troutville, Va. 24175, or the American Heart Association local affiliate.
GUM, Mary Lyle, 85, of Covington, died Thursday, July 25, 1996. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
HODGE, Homer H., 89, formerly of Christiansburg, departed this life early Wednesday, July 24, 1996. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Friday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Mitchell Emswiler with burial in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the Belview United Methodist Church, 3619 Onyx Drive, Radford, Va. 24141. Friends may call at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
HOLLAND, Annie Minter, 92, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, July 24, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, McKee Funeral Home Chapel.
JACKOLA, Elmer A., 58, of Culpeper, died Wednesday, July 24, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
JENKINS, Posey Patterson, 96, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 1996. She was the daughter of the late Alex and Mary Carter Jenkins. Mrs. Jenkins was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Jenkins; four sisters; three brothers; and one son. She was a member of Pilgrim Baptist Church during her younger years, but due to h er health was not able to attend for several years now. Survivors include her sister, Emma Briggs, Wytheville; a nephew that she raised, Raymond W. Patterson, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a niece who was her caretaker before she entered Avante Nursing Home, Frances Smith, Wytheville; a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Graveside services will be Saturday, 1 p.m., at the Murphysville Cemetery, Rural Retreat. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home
JOHNSON, Rex Allen, of Detroit, Michigan suddenly departed this life, Monday, July 22, 1996 of an apparent heart attack. He was born June 21, 1950, in Botetourt County to the late, Dorothy Burrell Johnson and Clarence (Jack) Johnson. He had lived in Detroit for 40 years. He attended Aero Mechanic School and served in the United States Army. Rex was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Burrell Johnson and a baby sister, Gweneva Johnson. He leaves to cherish his memory; his father, Clarence W. (Jack) Johnson, Eagle Rock, Va.; three daughters, Shatara, Kacie and Kori; one son, Rodney Allen, all of Detroit, Mich.; one sister, Beatrice Mitchell (Nibby); three brothers, Ralph (Toy), Sylvester (Little Boy), Orlander (Lanny); one sister-in-law, Doris Johnson, all of Detroit, Mich.; eight aunts, Leona Burrell, Lenora Burrell, both of Zanesville, Ohio, Rebecca Johnson, Corrine Gentry of Detroit, Mich., Lillian (Peachie) Brown, of Gala, Va., Yvonne Toliver, Dianne Johnson, Troutville, Va., Evelyn Earldine Law, of Fincastle, Va.; six uncles, Norwood Beverly, Sacramento, Calif., Ralph Burrell, Bridgeport, Conn., Roy Burrell, Roanoke, Va., George Burrell, Fincastle, Va., Wilford Johnson, Troutville, Va. and Howard Johnson, Norfolk, Va.; a very special and devoted friend, Karen Lane, of Detroit, Mich.; and also a dear friend, Gary Hamilton, of Detroit, Mich.; and many other friends in Detroit; and a host of cousins and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 1996, at the Lapsleys Run Baptist Church with the Reverend Ulas N. Broady officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The Family will receive friends on Saturday at the Church one hour before the Service.
LITTLETON, Lucinda C., 47, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, July 24, 1996 in a Charlottesville hospital. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Chapel with burial in Sunset Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
MAHOOD, Nancye Canter, 84, of Mountain View, Calif., formerly of Winchester, Va., died Sunday, July 21, 1996. She was the widow of the late Francis V. Mahood of Roanoke, Va. She was a member of Questers International and P.E.O., as well as Trinity Methodist Church, Mountain View. Survivors include two daughters, Anne and Jane; son-in-law, Ray; one brother, Garland Canter, Berryville, Va., and two grandsons, Andrew and Matthew. Interment will be at Evergreen Burial Park. Memorial donations may be made to Mid-Pennisula Hospice Foundation, 65 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, Calif. 94025
MANNON, Isabelle Altizer, 96, of Radford, died Wednesday July 24, 1996 at her home in the loving care of her children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Early Lacy Mannon; two sons, Robert Mannon and Lacy Mannon; two daughters, Helen Mannon and Louise Mannon. Surviving are five daughters, Elva Hale of Narrows, Margaret Elkins of Blacksburg, Edith Harless an d her husband Robert of Radford, Claudine Tice of Belspring, and Elizabeth Mannon of Radford; 20 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be on Saturday, July 27, 1996 at 2 p.m. at the De Vilbis Funeral Home with Pastor Will Shewy officiating. Interment will follow in the West View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home.
MARTIN, Mary Alice Hawks, 71, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of Richmond, died Friday, July 19, 1996. A native of Lambsburg, Mrs. Martin lived in Marietta 21 years. She was a graduate of Radford College and a member of Sandy Springs Christian Church, and the Canterbury Golf Club. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Edward L. Martin Sr.; daughter, Beth Ranson of Danville; three sons, Edward L. Martin Jr., Frank Martin and Neale Martin, all of Marietta; sister, Nancy Helton of Galax; three brothers, Tom Hawks of Hillsville, and Frank and John Hawks, both of Lambsburg; nine grandchildren; nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be 7:30 p.m. Friday, August2, 1996 at Lambsburg Christian Church with Rev. Carlton Best officiating. Medford-Peden Funeral Home in Marietta, Ga. is in charge of the arrangements
OVERSTREET, Ollie Thurman, 92, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, July 23, 1996 in a Salem Hospital. Funeral 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oakey's North Chapel
POLLOK, Robert L., 76, of Martinsville, died Thursday, July 25, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
PUGH, Bertha Floyd, 85, of Vinton, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, July 24, 1996. She was retired from Community Hospital and was predeceased by 3 grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, George Russell Pugh; five sons, David R. Pugh, of Vinton, Cecil D. Pugh and Ronald G. Pugh, both of Roanoke, Auburn S. Pugh and Raymond K. Pugh, both of Vinton; three daughters, Joyce A. Peters, Shirley F. Ryder and Gaynelle Glover, all of Vinton; also twenty grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren; one brother, W. Henry Floyd, of Roanoke; three sisters, Alda Wallace, Helen Doehler and Beulah Powers, all of Vinton. Funeral Services will be conducted 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 27, 1996 from the Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Bob Alderman and Rev. David R. Pugh and Rev. Dale Holloway officiating. Burial to follow in Mountain View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial gifts may be made to The Roanoke Valley Christian Schools. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.
QUESENBERRY, Burley Allen, of Willis, passed away Thursday, July 25, 1996 at Radford Community Hospital. He was a Veteran of World War II and retired employee of Lynchburg Foundry. Survivors include his wife, Imogene McPeak Quesenberry, Willis; two sons and daughters-in-law: Steve and Elizabeth Quesenberry, Willis, Joseph and Peggy Quesenberry, Floyd; two sisters, Opal Gordon, Edna Young, both of Radford; three grandchildren, Tammy Goad, Jessica Quesenberry, Emily Quesenberry; one great-granddaughter, Taylor Goad. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd with the Rev. Bob Ferguson and the Rev. Bryan Childress officiating. Burial will be in Captain George Quesenberry Cemetery with graveside rites by Hillsville V.F.W. Post #1115. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Maberry Funeral Home.
REID, Harry, (``Elwood""), 76, of Brooksville, Fla., died Wednesday, July 24, 1996, at his residence. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., on March 7, 1920, he was the son of the late Harry Reid and Ola Duncan Reid. Mr. Reid moved to Florida 32 years ago and was the retired owner/operator of the Chevron gas station in Spring Hill. He was a charter member of Effinger Ruritan Club, and a past officer and member of First Presbyterian Church of Brooksville and Buena Vista, Va. He also was affiliated with the Rapps Mill Church. Surviving are his wife, Violet Reed of Brooksville; a daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Chester Jones of Brooksville; two brothers, Robert Reid of Roanoke, Va., and Fred Reid of Culpeper, Va.; a sister, Virginia Rawley of Mt. Solon, Va.; a granddaughter, Virginia Jones of Brooksville, and a great-granddaughter, Kristen Jones of Brooksville. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, July 29, 1996, at the Harrison Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Barton Hellmuth officiating. Burial will follow in the Rapps Mill Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and one hour prior to the time of funeral, at Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington, Va.
RICKMAN, Robert S., 67, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, July 23, 1996. He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Johnny F. and Deirdre Rickman; two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy L. and Gary Critzer, Alice M. and Michael Worley all of Roanoke; three grandchildren, Chelsie Rickman, Michelle and Amanda Worley; two brothers, Charlie Rickman Jr. and Jessie Rickmon; four sisters, Mary Eubank, Ruby Caldwell, Helen and Rachel. The Rev. Frank Feather will officiate a memorial service 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28,1996 at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Taylor Morgan, 79, of 207 Bee St., Princeton, W.Va., died Wednesday, July 24, 1996, in Community Hospital, Roanoke. Born August 2, 1916 in Danville, she was the daughter of the late William Z. and Anne Katherine Wright Morgan. She was a retired school teacher for the Mercer County schools, retiring in 1966 after 27 years. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of Heavenly Rest. She was a 1939 graduate of Concord College and a member of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority. She had lived in Princeton since 1936. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Garnet Morgan and Stuart Morgan. Survivors are her husband, Lawrence William ``Larry'' Robertson; one daughter, Kathryn Elizabeth Clemons and her husband, Steve, of Salem; one brother, John C. Morgan of Riner; two grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne Clemons and Steven Lloyd Clemons Jr. Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Episcopal Church of Heavenly Rest in Princeton with Rev. Paul Feider officiating. Burial will follow in the Dublin Cemetery in Dublin. There will be no visitation. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the St. Agnes Guild. The George W. Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton is in charge of arrangements.
SOWERS, Annie Belle, 82, of Pilot, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 1996, in Meadowbrook Nursing Home. She was a life-long member of the Pilot United Methodist Church. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. James (Gladys) Jones, Mrs. Frank (Beatrice) Eanes, both of Christiansburg; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at the Pilot United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Ray Penn, with burial in the St. Matthew Cemetery. Friends may call any time Saturday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday
SPRAKER, John Rhudy, 89, of Rural Retreat, died Wednesday, July 24, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel.
STRICKLER, Wallace Teal, 79, of Hernado, Fla., formerly of Roanoke, died Friday, July 19, 1996, at the Veteran Hospital, Gainsvi lle, Fla. He was a member of the Plumber and Steam Fitters Union, Local #491. He is preceded in death by a son, Thomas T. Strickler. He is survived by his wife, Josephine Strickler; two daughters, Betty Jo Naber, Homasassa, Fla., and Richie Williams, Martinez, Ga.; two sons, Sidney Strickler, Mount Holly, N.C., Larry Strickler, Hernado, Fla.; two brothers, Wayne Stickler, Rocky Mount, Roff D. Strickler, Anchorage, Alaska; two sisters, Myrle Metts, Irene Bennett, both of Rocky Mount; eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be in Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, Rocky Mount, Va. August 3, 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pleasant Hill Methodist Building Fund in his memory, Rocky Mount, VA 24151.
TURNER, Frank, 68, of Collinsville died Wednesday, July 24, 1996. Funeral Saturday, 11 a.m., Stone Memorial Christian Church, Collinsville. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home, Martinsville.
WALDRON, Elbert Herman, 77, of Shawsville, died Thursday, July 25, 1996, in a local hospital. He was Chairman of the Board of Fralin & Waldron, and had been a realtor in the Roanoke Valley for over 50 years and served in the Army during World War II. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Jennings Waldron; daughter, Karen Waldron, Shawsville; sons, William Cates, Free Union, Grady Cates, Raleigh, N.C.; sister, Dorothy Deyerle, Roanoke; brothers, Ozwald Waldron and Jene Waldron, both of Roanoke; grandchildren, Ayn Cates, Challen Cates, Trevor Cates, Morgan Hough, Martha Ann Cates and Nora Lynn Cates. Funeral services will be conducted at his home ""Walnut Grove"" in Shawsville at 3 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Maurita Wiggins officiating. Entombment will follow at 5 p.m. at Evergreen Burial Park. The family suggests memorial donations be made to the Humane Society of Mongomery County, PO Box 287, Blacksburg, Va. 24063-0287 or the Roanoke Valley SPCA, 1313 Eastern Ave., N.E., Roanoke, VA. 24016. Visitation will be at the home ""Walnut Grove"" in Shawsville from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
WHETZEL, John F., (``Slim''), 87, of Woodstock, formerly of Dillsburg, Pa., died Tuesday, July 23, 1996. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday, Beaver-Urich Funeral Home, Lewisberry, Pa.
WICKHAM, Irvin B., 80, of Shawsville, died Tuesday, July 23, 1996 at Lewis-Gale Hospital. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday from Sowders Chapel Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. M. C. Sutphin with burial in the Piedmont Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
WILLARD, Orpha Ann, 65, of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday night, July 23, 1996 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Christiansburg Church of Christ, conducted by Mr. Lewis Michaels and Mr. Tom Hodge with burial in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Box 5014, Roanoke, Va. 24012 or the American Cancer Society, 9 East Church Street, Roanoke, Va. 24011. Arrangements are being handled by Richardson-Horne.
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