ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, September 23, 1996 TAG: 9609230162
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ALBERT, Lacy Charlton, 72, of Radford, passed away Saturday, September 21, 1996, at Carilion Radford Community Hospital. He was retired from Lynchburg Foundry in Radford, and was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Belle Brandon Albert. Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Regina Carraway of Dublin; a grandson, Charles C. Russell Jr. of Radford, and a brother, Rudy Albert of California. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, September 24, 1996, at 1 p.m., at Westview Cemetery in Radford, with the Rev. Lester Kennedy officiating. Friends may call any time after 11 a.m. Tuesday at Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford
ALTICE, Ricky Von, 41, of Rocky Mount, departed this life on Sunday, September 22, 1996. He was a member of Rocky Mount First Church of the Brethren and was employed by Rocky Top Wood Preservers. Ricky was preceded in death by his sist er, Sandra Ann Altice. Surviving are his beloved wife, Patty Scott Altice; three children who were always loving and caring, Nicholas Von ``Nick"" Altice, Benjamin Neal ``Ben"" Altice and Lindsay Ann Altice all of the home; his loving parents, Henry and Christine Altice of Rocky Mount; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Kermit and Margaret Scott of Callaway; special aunts and uncles, including Letha H. Holland. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. William Pugh officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, S. Main St., Rocky Mount.
AUSTIN, Marie-Therese Laura Cobbaert Arbogast, 69, of Buchanan, died Friday, September 20, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Trinity Episcopal Church. Arrangements by Botetourt Funeral Home.
AYERS, Nelson Maxie Sr., 72, of 107 New Faison Lane, Knightdale, N.C., died suddenly, Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Knightdale, N.C. Arrangements by L. Harold Poole Funeral Home, Knightdale, N.C.
BARTON, Clara Duncan, 71, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, September 21, 1996 at her home. Surviving are one daughter, Melanie Roberts, Enterprise, Ala.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Harold H. and Faye Duncan, Richmond, E.B. and Margaret Duncan, Christiansburg; two great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; special friends, Marie Duncan, Ardella Duncan and Janet Hodge and her family. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, at the Mt. Top Mission, 2960 Roanoke Street, conducted by the Rev. Claude T. Dove. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176 Christiansburg, Va. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Mt. Top Mission Church. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home
BOLT, Tommy, 80, of Meadows of Dan, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Moody Funeral Home Chapel, Stuart.
BOOZE, Leonard William, of Roanoke, was called by the Lord on Saturday, September 21, 1996, from this Earth after a lengthy illness. He was a member of Glade Baptist Church in Blacksburg. Throughout years of church work, he served as deacon and Sunday school teacher. He was retired from the City of Roanoke, where he had worked 32 years. His service in our country's Marine Corps took him to Japan during 1953. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Nan Young Booze, who died in 1929, and his father, William Lorraine Booze, who died in 1966. He is survived by his wife, Lutie Margaret (``Peggy"") Booze; a daughter, Nicole Diana Booze; a son, Patrick T. Booze; brothers and sisters, Phillip Booze, Betty King, Sharlotte Sink, Donald Booze, John Booze, James Booze, Barry Booze, Billy Booze, Paul Booze and Judy Wilhelm. Survivors also include many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 1996, at Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. Kelly Sisson and the Rev. Bruce Griffith officiating. Interment will follow in Wheatland Lutheran Church Cemetery in Fincastle. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to your favorite charity.
BRIZENDINE, Ronald Lynn, 38, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, September 22, 1996. He was preceded in death by his father, Ira J. Brizendine. He was an employee of K & W Cafeteria. He is survived by his mother, Virginia Brizendine; sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Timothy Nagel; nephew, Eric Nagel; and numerous other relatives. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 24, 1996 at Oakey's North Chapel with the Rev. Carter Sloan officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oake y's North Chapel
BUSIC, James Lonnie, of Galax, passed away Friday, September 20, 1996. He was born in Cloverland, Wash., on May 25, 1909. At an early age, his family moved bask East and settled at Piney Creek, N.C., where he grew up and graduated from Piney Creek High School with honors. He graduated from National Business College in Roanoke in 1931, and was employed as office manager and Secretary-Treasurer of Galax Furniture Company Inc. In 1935, he was employed by Pless Electric and Furniture Company Inc. as office manager, and the following year was selected Secretary-Treasurer. He served in this position throughout the growth and expansion of Pless Furniture Stores for 35 years until the stores were sold to Heilig-Meyers Company in 1971. He is survived by his wife, Jane Bennett Busic; and by a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Anne and Russ ell Meador of Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charles E. Bennett Sr. of Roanoke; stepson and stepdaughter-in-law, Bryce L. and Bobbie Bennett of El Paso, Texas; sisters, Nannie Busic of Asheboro, N.C., and Edna Midduagh and Edith Richardson of Sparta, N.C.; a brother, Rodney Busic of Sparta, N.C.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Willie Reeves Busic; four brothers, Clinton, Carl, Glenn and Willie, and one sister, Imogene Busic. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Galax, and served as deacon and a member of the board of trustees. He taught adult Sunday school class for approximately 35 years. He was a member of Old Town Masonic Lodge #68 of Galax, a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason, a member of Kazim Temple Shrine in Roanoke and a permanent contributor to the Shriners' Crippled Childrens' Hospital. He was a member of Galax Rotary Club for more than 50 years, and served as assistant secretary for several years. He was a Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International, along with his wife, Jane Busic. In 1987, he was honored by National Business College of Roanoke by being named to the Hall of Achievement, their highest honor, ``FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO YOUR PROFESSION AND YOUR COMMUNITY."" He was active in community affairs such as the United Way, the Chamber of Commerce and other community activities. The funeral will be held at First Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 1996. Officiating ministers will be the Rev. John Duvall and the Rev. Bob Jackson. Interment will be in Felts Memorial Cemetery. Masonic rites will be performed at the gravesite by Old Town Lodge #68. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home in Galax. Memorial contributions may be made to World Hunger, c/o First Baptist Church, Galax, Va. 24333.
CLEMONS, Ruth Dale, 79, of Covington, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Enon Cemetery, Vago, W.Va. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
CROY, Betty Wood, 71, of Clifton Forge, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m. Tuesday, Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.
DONITHAN, Opal Gay Jones, 77, of Galax, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oakland United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
GOAD, Daisy Belle McGlothlin, 83, of Pulaski and Eutawville, S.C., passed away Saturday, September 21, 1996. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
GOINS, Willie Lee, 79, of Galax, died Friday, September 20, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, CME Methodist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
HAVENS, Emma Ozella Morehead, 79, of Bland, died Sunday, September 22, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Newberry Funeral Home Chapel, Bland. Visitation 6 to 9 Monday at the funeral home.
HAWLEY, Jerry Cline, 65, of Salem, passed away Sunday, September 22, 1996. He was retired with over 30 years of service from General Electric, and was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen B. Hawley; a son and daughter-in-law, Kevin H. and Rebecca Hawley; daughters and sons-in-law, Jerri L ynn and David Barron, and Greta and Bob Bratton of Richmond; grandchildren, Ian Davenport, Samantha Hawley and Makayla Hawley, and brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Nancy Hawley of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and Don and Ann Hawley. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 24, at the chapel of John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home in Salem, with Dr. Keith Johnston officiating. Burial will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home
HODGES, E. Colleen, 70, of Roanoke, died Sunday, September 22, 1996. She was the widow of Marshall (Clay) Hodges Jr. She was employed by Revco on Grandin Rd. for 38 years. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia Gail and Russell H. Webb of Roanoke; a sister, Josephine Moses, Roanoke; mother-in-law, Ruth S. Hodges, Roanoke. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cedarlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Frank W. Feather officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chapel.
HOPKINS, Edward McAllister, (``Pete""), 66, of Pulaski, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Stevens Funeral Chapel.
LAYNE, Kenneth F., 89, of 320 Sumpter Street, Lynchburg, died Sunday, September 22, 1996. Born in Lynchburg, he was the husband of the late Mary Elizabeth Malone Layne, and the son of the late Charles Faris Layne and Annie Feagans Layne. Mr. Layne was a retired salesman for Callaham Wholesale Grocery and Produce, a member of Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church where he served as Deacon and on the Tellers Committee, and a veteran of World War II. Preceding his death was a sister, Thelma Layne Ligon. Survivors include a sister, Doris L. Rosenberger of Roanoke; three nephews, Howard C. Ligon, Paul White and John Malone, and three nieces, Pat White, Marian Butler and Martha Alexander. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church, with the Rev. James E. Baucom officiating. Interment will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Diuguid Rivermont Chapel from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
LONG, Rodney Minor, 75, of Roanoke, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Monday, Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
LUNSFORD, Frank Bell, of Lexington, died Sunday, September 22, 1996. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Service, Lexington.
MAYS, Dick Porter, 65, of Botetourt County, passed away Saturday, September 21, 1996. Dick served in the United States Air Force as a Staff Sergeant, and was a member of Lakeland Masonic Lodge #190, the Roanoke Scottish Rite Bodies, Kazim Temple and the Telephone Pioneers Club. He was retired from C&P Telephone Company with 30 years of service, and was preceded in death by his father, John S. (``Pappy"") Mays, and his wife, Virginia Terry Mays. Surviving are his sons and daughter-in-law, David K. and Barbara T. Mays, and Kevin B. Mays, all of Bedford County; his daughter, Kelly R. Mays of Roanoke; his grandchildren, Ashley M. Mays and Jonathan B. Mays; his mother, Mary (``Fuzzy"") Mays of Roanoke; his brother and sister-in-law, Roger C. and Dorothy F. Mays of Roanoke; his sister, Betty Mays Kelly of Roanoke, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel on Tuesday, September 24, at 1:30 p.m., with Dr. Robert G. Moore III officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park, with a Masonic graveside service by the Lakeland Lodge. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
McCRAW, Florence Ann Hawkins, 77, of Pulaski, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Stevens Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
MYERS, Margaret Gunter, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, September 21, 1996. She was a devoted member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a retired nurse from RMH and the LPN Nurses Associaton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Seattle Myers; parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Gunter; three brothers; and one sister. She is survived by two nieces, Alona Shelton, Roanoke, Seattle Caldwell and husband, Tommy, Stewartsville; two great-nieces, Pixie Craft and husband, Lee and Hope Seal and husband, Mike; two great-great-nieces, Ashlee Craft and Laken Seal; two great-great-nephews, Andy Craft and Michael Seal; a very special friend and companion, Nina London; a host of cousins and friends and a speical caregiver, Linda Divers. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Herman and Dr. Harry Y. Gamble officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel where the family will receive friends on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church Foundation Fund, 6th St., Roanoke, Va. Arrangements by Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
OWENS, Junior Lee, 74, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, September 21, 1996 at his home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, September 23, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Homer D. Sawyer. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg. Arrangements are being handled by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
PARKER, Mildred Clark, 75, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, September 21, 1996, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was a daughter of the late Jesse and Minnie Clark. Mrs. Parker was a member of Melrose Baptist Church, where she worked in the Sunday School Department for many years. She was a loving mother and a devoted wife who will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Barker, and three brothers, Manuel Clark, Marvin Clark and Claude Clark. She is survived by her husband, Paul Parker; sons and daughters-in-law, Paul E. Jr. and Imogene Parker, and Wayne K. and Phyllis Parker; grandchildren, Ann and husband Brian Andrews, Amy Parker and Christopher Parker; a sister, Hazel Houseman of Columbus, Ohio; five brothers and sisters-in-law, Harry and Mary Clark, Foy and Doris Clark, and John and Penny Clark, all of Roanoke, Lawrence and Bessie Clark of Max Meadows and Dan Clark of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters-in-law, Ruby Clark of Baytown, Texas, and Ann Clark of Christiansburg; nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 1996, at Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. Larry E. Sprouse officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chaepl. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or Carilion Hospice.
PENNIX, Leroy, 93, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, September 22, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
PETERS, David Conrad, 35, of Elysburg, Pa., died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. John's Lutheran Church, Salem, Va. Arrangements by John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home, Salem.
POFF, Mary C., 83, of Riner, died Sunday, September 22, 1996. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
PUGH, Clara, (``Clutch""), 82, of Franklin County and formerly of Vinton, died Sunday, September 22, 1996. She was a member of Midland Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Ken F. Park er of Rocky Mount; two grandsons and wives, Tony E. and Frances Parker, and Greg S. and Diana Parker of Rocky Mount; a great-granddaughter and husband, Tammy Lynn and Troy Kanode of Roanoke; a great-grandson, Gregory Scott II; two stepgreat-grandchildren, Jeremy and Brandon; two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Griffith of Roanoke and Mrs. Frances Richards of Salem; several nieces and nephews, and the special friends of Franklin Manor. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 25, 1996, with the Rev. William R. Harding III officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Vinton Chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday , and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
ROCK, William F., (``Bill""), 61, of Roanoke, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.
RODGERS, Mildred Bush, 83, of Covington, died Sunday, September 22, 1996. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
RUTHERFORD, Curtis Hoover, 67, of Troutdale, passed away Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel, Independence.
SHEPPARD, Gilbert Walter, 78, of Route 1, Box 267-A, Pulaski, died Saturday evening, September 21, 1996, in Pulaski Community Hospital. Born on December 2, 1917, in Pulaski County, he was the son of the late William Par rish Sheppard and Ida Havens Sheppard. Mr. Sheppard was preceded in death by a wife, Katherine Jones Sheppard, and a grandson, William Stephen Sheppard. He is survived by his wife, Mary Bandy Sheppard; one son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. Dennis Sheppard of Max Meadows; one daughter, Mrs. Harold (Jolyn) Linkous of Clayton, N.C.; one sister, Mrs. Henry (Willie) Jeter of Vinton; six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday from Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, with the Rev. J. P. Hale officiating. Burial will follow in Thorn Spring Cemetery. Visiting will be anytime after 2 p.m. Monday, and the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
SPENCER, Troy Edward, 64, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, September 20, 1996. Born August 3, 1932 the son of the late Sam D. and Gillie Ann Stump Spencer. He was employed by PYA Monarch Company in Salem for over 36 years. Preceded in death by sister and brother-in-law, Willie and Ruby Underwood; twin brother, Roy Spencer; brother, Elmer Spencer; half brother, Roy Stump; father-in-law, Robert Chitwood; grandson, Brad Myers; nephew, C.W. Bousman; brother-in-law, Bill Brown. He is survived by his wife, Beulah Mae Spencer, Rocky Mount; one daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Steve Myers of Rocky Mount; three sons and daughter-in-law, David Spencer of Roanoke, Roger and Lisa Spencer of Rocky Mount and Douglas Spencer of Rocky Mount; three granddaughters, Sherry Myers, Rochelle and Rachel Spencer all of Rocky Mount; two brothers and sister-in-law, Junior and Nancy Spencer of Callaway, Henry Spencer of Shootin Creek; half brother, Walter Stump of North Carolina; mother-in-law, Elizabeth Chitwood of Rocky Mount; also several in-laws and friends. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 1996 at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hollis Harris officiating. Interment will follow in the Sandy Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may call after 12 noon Monday where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. The family will be at the home of Betty B rown, 113 Ann Sink Street, Rocky Mount, Va. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount is in charge of the arrangements.
STEIDLEY, Dorothy Jane, 92, of Asbury Center at Birdmont, Wytheville, died Thursday, September 19, 1996 in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of the late Herbert J. and Bertha Lamoreaux Steidley and was retired from the Sun Oil Company. She i s survived by a sister, Louise Sharitz of Birdmont; one niece, Bonnie Cook of Charlotte, N.C.; two nephews and their wives, Thomas C. and Nina Steidley, Maitland, Fla., Richard A. and Hilde Steidley of Winter Park, Fla.; seven great-nieces, Heather and Amy Cook, Sharon Carter, Terri Ross and Thomas C. Steidley III, Kathleen Hasbrouck and Ronald Steidley. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 1996 at the chapel at Asbury Center at Birdmont with Dr. William Rodgers and the Rev. Steve Tilley officiating. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of the arrangements
TURNER, Ira Grayson, 75, of Ridgeway, died Saturday, September 21, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, McKee Funeral Chapel, Martinsville.
WRIGHT, Louis Page, 86, of Roanoke, died Sunday, September 22, 1996. Mr. Wright served in the United States Navy during World War II, and served in the National Guard as a sergeant in Cumberland, Md. He was a graduate of Kirksville University and received his Master's Degree in Education from the University of Delaware. He was a retired professor from the University of Maryland, European Campus (Germany and Turkey), and had been a supervisor for the Cecil County School Board in Maryland and a director of Cecil County Vocational Technical Center. Louis was preceded in death by a sister, Vivian Kline, and is survived by his wife of 64 years, Edriess Bennett Wright; his son and daughter-in-law, Louis B. and Carolyn Wright of Bedford County; his daughters and sons-in-law, Edriess Judith and Bruce F. Spencer of Lake Bluff, Ill., Joyce Marie and William A. Humbert of Bel Air, Md., and Cecil Jo and Dr. David G. Whitten of Rochester, N.Y. and Albuquerque, N.M.; his grandchildren, Corinne, Charles, Jenifer, Guy, Dana and Louis; his great-grandchildren, Hillary, Will and Patrick, and his sisters, Nina Suder of Cumberland, Md., and Kathleen Brown of Wildwood, N.J. A memorial service will be held in the Chapel of the Roanoke United Methodist Home on Wednesday, September 25, at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Robert Chapman and Mr. N. L. Bishop officiating. Oakey's Roanoke Chapel is handling funeral arrangements.
YEAROUT, Celesta E., 81, of Floyd, passed away Saturday, September 21, 1996 in a Roanoke hospital. Surviving include one son and daughter-in-law, Ralph and Dayle Yearout, Floyd; one grandson, Monty Shane Yearout, Floyd; one sister, Elsie Spangler, Floyd; one brother, Clarence Yearout, Floyd. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 1996 at Gardner Funeral Home withthe Rev. Elbert Lee Naff and the Rev. Marvin Wade officiating. Interment will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Monday at Gardner Funeral Home where the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m
YOPP, Freddie Lee, 83, of Salem, died Sunday, September 22, 1996. Arrangements by John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home, Salem.
YOUNG, George Pepper Carroll, 94, of Wytheville, died Friday, September 20, 1996 in the Wythe County Community Hospital. He was a retired prominent Wythe County Attorney. Mr. Young was the son of the late Bascom Wills Young and Adelaide Dodamead Young. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Hoge Young and Bascom B. Young, M.D., and a sister, Hannah Wickline. The Virginia native attended high school in Blackstone, Va. and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Virginia. He began his career after graduation from the University of Virginia Law School. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, The Raven Society and the Virginia State Bar. In the late 1920's he settled in Wytheville where he practiced law for well over half a century. He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and special friends, Preach and Dee Phillips. A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 1996 at the Barnett Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va. at a later date. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorial contributions to the Wythe County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 389, Wytheville, Va. 24382. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Va. is in charge of the arrangements.
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