ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, October 19, 1996 TAG: 9610210071
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
CARTER, Henry Emmett, Sr., 86, of Martinsville, died Thursday, October 17, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m Sunday, First Baptist Church. Arrangments by Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home.
CLARK, Cecil William, 75, of Bassett, died Friday, October 18, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Valley Drive Baptist Church. Arrangements by Roselawn Funeral Chapel.
CLARK, Irvin G., 73, of Salem, died Friday. October 18, 1996, in a Salem hospital. He was retired from Rowe Furniture Co. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Gertrude Clark; two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda C. and John L. (Buddy) Reynolds, Debbie C. and Richard Higgins, all of Salem; two brothers, Sam Clark, Bill Clark, both of Salem; two sisters, Gladys Hayden, Sarasota, Fla., Ethel Hylton, Salem; three grandchildren, Joh n L. Reynolds IV, Martin Higgins, Dreama Higgins, all of Salem. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 21, at noon at the Lotz Salem Chapel with the Rev. James Pentecost officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Lotz Salem Chapel
CONNER, Paul G., 82, of Roanoke, and formerly of Elkins, W.Va., passed away Thursday, October 17, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Alice Conner; children and their spouses, Thomas and Eraina Conner, Roanoke, Paula and Jim Kelly, Petersburg, W.Va., Beth and Ray Mouse, Columbus, Miss., Janet Conner, Annapolis, Md.; seven grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Helen Simmons, Greensboro, N.C. Graveside services will be held Monday, October 21. Arrangements are being made by John W. Lohr Funeral Home, Elkins, W.Va.
COOMES, Harry L., 81, of Abingdon, died Thursday, October 17, 1996. He was born in Grayson County to Dolly Emma Choate Coomes and McGuffey Coomes on November 2, 1914. He was a member of the Town Council of Abingdon, to which he was first elected in 1948, at the age of 32, and where he served continuously for 49 years, making him the longest-tenured elected official in the Sate of Virginia. He was Mayor of Abingdon from 1978-1982. He was honored by the dedication of the Harry L. Coomes Recreation Center in Abingdon in 1995; was a long-time member of the board of directors of People, Inc.; was a former director of the Virginia Highlands Airport Commission; and a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Abingdon. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Frances Neblett Coomes. Surviving are his wife, Peggy Delp Coomes; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Bill Darden of Abingdon, Virginia and Ron Hofmeister of Belleview, Wash.; and Peggy's daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Jim White of Tulsa, Okla; sister-in-law, Virginia Neblett McLaughlin of Victoria; nephews, Mike and Robert Coomes of Galax; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Abingdon, at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 20. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 124 East Main St., Abingdon, Va. 24210, or the Washington County Life Saving Crew, P.O. Box 65, Abingdon, Va. 24212. The family will receive friends at the Coomes residence at any time on Saturday, October 19. Campbell Funeral Home of Abingdon is in charge of arrangements.
CREASY, John Henry, 68, of Marion, died Friday, October 18, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Seaver-Brown Chapel.
FARMER, Ruby Ferguson, 64, of Salem, died Wednesday, October 16, 1996. Graveside services 10 a.m. Saturday, Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
FLINT, William T., (``Bill""), 71, of Fairfield, died Friday, October 18, 1996. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
GRAHAM, Arnold R., 77, of Hardy, died Thursday, October 17, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Monday, Dan River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Rockingham County, N.C. Arrangements by Swicegood Funeral Home, Danville.
GRAVELY, Mary L., 90, of Martinsville, died Tuesday, October 15, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Mount Olive Holiness Church. Arrangements by Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home.
GREGORY, Vina Elizabeth, 89, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, October 13, 1996. Graveside services 1 p.m. Saturday, Slate Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
HOPKINS, Reba Tuck, 82, of Parrott, died Thursday, October 17, 1996, at her home. She was the widow of Eugene Hopkins. Surviving are two sons, Jerry Hopkins, Parrott, and Lewis E. Hopkins, Newark, Del.; two daughters, Dottie Kershner, Virginia Beach, and Joyce Bane, Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Ruth McCoy, Radford; 18 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 20, 1996, at the Parrott Church of God with Rev. W. O. Myers officiating. Interment will follow in Hi ghland Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 1996, at the Parrott Church of God. Arrangements by DeVilbiss Funeral Home
LITTLE, Gladys J. Floyd, 74, of Gahanna, Ohio, died Thursday, October 17, 1996, at Arbors East Nursing Center. A native of Lexington, she was the daughter of the late Robert H. and Julia Hartless Floyd. Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Harold D. Little; daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth and John Sammons, Patti and Greg Mulbarger, Barbara and Dan Goldhardt; son, Mel Little; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Bonnie (L.A.) Landefeld, Meta (James) Loudermilk, Alice (Jack) Myers, Lou Weber, Maggie Traster, Mildred (Allen) Stickley, Eula (Earl) Wade, Peggy (Paul) Blankenship; nieces and nephews. She was a member of McCutcheon Presbyterian Church, (Va.), and University Chapter #462 O.E.S. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Schoedinger Gahanna Chapel, 335 W. Johnstown Road, Gahanna, Ohio, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, October 21, 1996. Rev. Paul E. Powers will officiate. Interment will be in Mifflin Township Cemetery. Friends may, if they wish, contribute to the Diabetes Foundation, 937 N. High Street, Worthington, OH 43085, in her memory.
LOGAN, Margaret DeBusk, 94, of Salem, passed away Friday, October 18, 1996. Arrangements by John M. Oakey and Son in Salem.
MANNING, Lizzie Wells, 82, of Axton, died Thursday, October 17, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, McKee Funeral Service Chapel, Martinsville.
MIDKIFF, Tencie Bowler, 94, of Gretna, died Friday, October 18, 1996. Funeral 4 p.m. Sunday, Greenfield Baptist Church. Arrangements by Colbert-Moran Funeral Home.
PAYNE, Rose Bova, 86, of Salem, passed away Thursday, October 17, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
RATCLIFF, Ted Roosevelt, 39, of Martinsville, died Friday, October 18, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel, Ridgeway.
SHARITZ , Louise Steidley, 90, of Asbury Center at Birdmont, Wytheville, died Friday, October 18, 1996. She was born in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of the late Herbert J. and Bertha Lamoreaux Steidley. She was a retired banking public relations officer, and was preceded in death by her husband, Rupert O. Sharitz; a sister, Dorothy Steidley; two brothers, Tom and Herb Steidley. She is survived by four nephews and wives, Thomas C. and Nina Steidley of Maitland, Fla., Richard A. and Hilde Steidley of Winter Park, Fla., Tom Butt of Columbia, S.C., Hal Butt of Baton Rouge, La.; two nieces, Bonnie Cook of Charlotte, N.C., Dorothy Sharitz Ward of Huntsville, Ala. Numerous great-nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 20, 1996, at 2 p.m. at the Chapel at Asbury Center with Dr. Charles C. Burnett and Dr. William Rodgers officiating. Interment will follow in St. John's Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to St. John's Cemetery Fund, c/o George Johnstone, 2605 N. 4th St., , Va. 24382. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville is in charge of the arrangements.
SMITH, Annie Mae Ross, 80, of Rt. 1, Callaway, died Monday, October 14, 1996. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Rama Ford of Roanoke; four sons, Marshall Ross, Rocky Mount; Wendell and Thomas Smith both of Callaway, Va; Luther Smith of El Paso, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Luvenia Lee and Mrs. Valdosta Carter both of Roanoke; one brother, Henry Calloway of Roanoke; twenty-nine grand children, 26 great-grand children and six great-great grand children. Nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday at Coles Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Interment in the Smith-Claytor Family Cemetery.
SPRATLEY, Shallina Michele, 43, of Suffolk, and formerly of Roanoke, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 1996. Survivors include her parents, Carl T. and Edna J. Ody of Roanoke; husband, Dwight Spratley; her daughter, Sabrina Spratley, both of Suffolk; aunt, Mildred Hodnett of New York; uncles, Albert (Cecilia) Jackson, Roanoke, and Lowell (Claudine) Jackson, New York; a devoted cousin and friend, Earl Penn of Stuart; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Monday, 2 p.m., at the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel. Rev. J. R. Stone will officiate, assisted by Rev. Ottawa Pullen. The interment will be in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
SUTHERLAND, Luther A., 86, of Route 3, Box 446, Staunton, died Friday, October 18, 1996, in Augusta Medical Center. He was born October 20,1909, in Fairmont, W.Va., a son of Otis Tildon and Martha Jane Crawley Sutherland. Prior to retirement, Mr. Sutherland was owner and operator of L. A. Sutherland Floor Sanding and Finishing. He was associated with Jehovah's Witnesses. His wife, Mrs. Evelyn Coyner Harlow Sutherland, preceded him in death on December 26, 1980. Survivors include two sons, Wilson A. Sutherland and Luther T. Sutherland of Staunton; a daughter, Phyllis Sutherland Craig of Vinton; a brother, Walter L. Sutherland of Staunton; a sister, Margaret S. Blackwell of Staunton; five grandchildren, Dana Diamelen Craig Johnson, Sonya Lynn Craig, Romanda Elaine Sutherland and Wanda Annette Sutherland, and a great grandson, Jeremy Craig Johnson. A service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Henry Funeral Home Chapel by Mr. Cecil Neff. Burial will follow in Oak Lawn Mausoleum and Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Lewis Price, Richard Henkel, Earnest Sutherland; Tom Jones, Keith Bosserman, and Frank Brown. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, and other times at the residence. It is suggested that those desiring may make memorial donations to the American Heart Association, Staunton-Augusta County Unit, P.O. Box 2614, Staunton, Va. 24402, or the Memorial Trust Fund, Staunton-Augusta County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 2566, Staunton, Va. 24402.
TAYLOR, Mollie DeFord, of Roanoke, went Home to Heaven on Wednesday, October 16, 1996. She will be sadly missed by her loving family. She is survived by her sisters and brothers-in-law, Nancy T. and Dr. Earl Johnson Jr., Roanoke, Imogen T. and Richard O. Wise, Golden Valley, Minn.; nephews, Christopher A. Johnson, Miramar, Fla., Stephen A. Johnson, Winston-Salem, N.C., Keith A. Johnson, Roanoke, David W. Taylor IV, Roanoke, Michael O. Wise, Des Plains, Il., James A. Wise, Lakeville, Minn.; nieces, Catherine J. Murray, Greensboro, N.C., Victoria Imogen Truesdale, Plymouth, Minn., Donna M. Rothenbiller, Belletrin, N.J.; 17 grand nieces and nephews. Services will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1 p.m., Monday, with Pastor John Hartwig officiating. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's South Chapel.
THOMASSON, Delmer Henry, 36, of Roanoke, died Thursday, October 17, 1996. He was predeased by his wife, Patricia Trout Thomasson. Survivors include a stepson, Travis Trout, Roanoke; his father and stepmother, Henry L. and Margie Thomasson; three brothers, Randall Loyd Thomasson, Rt. 1, Vinton, Jeffrey Lynn Thomasson, Richard R. Thomasson, both of Roanoke; four sisters, Rosa Lee Ogle, Rh onda (``Suzie'') Wheeler, JoAnn Wilson, all of Vinton, Jeanie Wilson, Moneta. One step brother James Caldwell, three step-sisters, Joyce Ann Vert, Shirley Henson and June Damoth. Graveside services will be held Monday, October 21, 1996, 2 p.m., from Jeters Chapel Cemetery in Bedford County. The Rev. Andy Rice will officiate. Friends may call at Lotz Vinton Chapel after 12 noon Sunday
UPDIKE, Christine Ayers, 77, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, October 18, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Monday, Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
WALTERS, Charles Wade, (``Chuck""), 40, of Stewartsville, died Thursday, October 17, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Flora Funeral Chapel, Rocky Mount.
WILLIS, Kate Lena Wolfe, 73, of Roanoke, died Friday, October 18, 1996. She was the widow of Willie Willis. Survivors include two sisters, Mildred Wolfe Palmer, Roanoke, Ruth Wolfe Kirby, Bedford; also numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will held 3 p.m. Monday, October 21, 1996 at the Lotz Vinton Chapel. The Rev. Robert Sadler will officiate. Burial to follow in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.
WILSON, Nell D., 80, of Christiansburg, formerly of Bishop, died Sunday, October 13, 1996, in a Blacksburg hospital. Born on November 10, 1915, at Dante, she was a daughter of the late Charles Frank and Dora Ada Stevens Dawson. Mrs. Wilson looked for the good in everybody. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Bernard Wilson; one son, Clarence Allen Wilson; one sister, and four brothers. Survivors include two daughters, Juanita Steelman of Virginia Beach, and Judy Kiser of Christiasnburg, with whom she had made her home for the past five years; one son, Charles David Wilson of Laurel, Md.; one sister, Beulah Hall of Manassas; one brother, Kenneth Dawson of Spring Hill, Fla.; five grandchildren, Cathy Steelman Woods, Joey Kiser Haire, Paul Davy Kiser, Terri Kiser McGuire and Molly Wilson, and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 1996, at Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell, with the Rev. Kenneth Fields officiating. Burial followed in Hartwell Cemetery at Hartwell, W.Va.
WINDBUSH, Cecil W., 49, of Route 3, Bassett, died Thursday, October 17, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Sunday, Collins Funeral Services Chapel.
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