ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, November 2, 1996 TAG: 9611040072
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
AGEE, John Edward, 67, of Route 1, Thaxton, died Thursday, October 31, 1996, in Bedford County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bedford County on November 27, 1928, a son of the late Jacob Alonza Agee Sr. and Lila McKinney Agee. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Frank A. Agee and Jacob A. Agee Jr., and three sisters, Estelle A. Bowyer, Annie A. Ruff and Shirley A. Goff. He was a retired supervisor with Piedmont Label Corp. John is survived by his wife, Ruth Parker Agee; daughter and son-in-law, Susie A. and Robert Fulton of Bedford; two sons and daughters-in-law, Richie E. and Judy Agee, and Marty W. and Kelly Agee of Bedford; one brother, James W. Agee of Bedford; three sisters, Roxy A. Dooley, Ruth A. Phillips and Ruby A. Noel of Bedford, and three grandchildren, Kimberly D. Fulton of Richmond and Christopher E. Fulton and Corey W. Agee of Bedford. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 1996, at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Earl Ragland and the Rev. Dr. Michael R. DuVal officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Gentle Shepherd Hospice, 4040 Franklin Road, Roanoke, Va. 24014, or the Bedford Life Saving Crew. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 1996, at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
BRANT, Bennie Joe, (``Peanut""), 40, of Roanoke, passed away suddenly Thursday, October 31, 1996. Born on March 25,1956, he was a Navy veteran. He was employed by Lanford Brothers Construction as a foreman with 71/2 years of service. Surviving are his wife, Sara Jo St. Clair Brant, and daughter, Amanda St. Clair, both of the home; his mother, Shirley Brooks of Roanoke; his father, Oather Brant, and grandmother, Julie Brant, both of Lewisburg, W.Va.; two sisters and their spouses, Devra and Gary Fisher, and Anissa and Steve Clark, all of Roanoke; two brothers and a spouse, Mike and Sarah Brant, and Timmy Brant, all of Roanoke; his mother-in-law, Heidi St. Clair; brothers and sisters-in-law, Spencer and Terri St. Clair, Mary and Red Cawley, Evelyn and Wayne Sparks, and Sylvia and Ron Schrader; nephews, Willie South and his wife Laura, Joshua and Timmy Fisher, Andy and Jonathan Brant, Tyler Clark, Ricky Davis and Brad St. Clair; nieces, Shannon South, Andrea and Tonya Fisher, Kacey Brant, Nicole Sparks and Angie Cawley, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral services will at 11:30 a.m. Monday, November 4, 1996, from Oakey's North Chapel. The Rev. Joe Greene will officiate. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel.
CARTER, Bobby McCoy, 67, of Victoria, died Sunday, October 27, 1996. Mr. Carter was a graduate of the University of Richmond, retired territory sales manager with the tire indust ry and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Priscilla M. Carter of Covington; a daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Carter and Michael L. McAlister of Roanoke; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby M. and Caroline H. Carter II of Roanoke and Stephen V. and Natalie P. Carter of South Hill; three grandchildren, Travis L. Carter of Roanoke, Joshua R. Carter of South Hill, Mitchael Carter McAlister of Roanoke. A graveside funeral service was held Wednesday, October 30, 1996 12 noon at Trinity Memorial Gardens, Rice, Va with Rev. Donald L. Collins officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Virginia, 6318 Peters Creek Rd., Roanoke, Va. 24019. Arrangements by Staples Funeral Home, Victoria, Va.
COLWELL, Mabel Thornton, 96, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday morning October 31, 1996. She was the widow of Eugene Edward Colwell and a long time member of Cave Spring Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Frances (Pat) and T.D. (Bo) Shelton, Roanoke; special companion, Brenda Lehrer, Roanoke; sister, Etta Thornt on Harris, Forest; sister-in-law, Miss Annie Colwell, Salem; brother-in-law, Gordon T. Bryant; also a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel 11 a.m. Saturday with Dr. George Bowers and Dr. Woodrow Clark officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be appreciated for the Cave Spring Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 20181, Roanoke, VA 24018. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday at Oakey's South Chapel.
DIXON, Dorothy M., 49, of Troutville, died Wednesday, October 30, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Shenandoah Baptist Church. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
ELLIS, Sidney Elvin, 59, of Salem, died Thursday, October 31, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday, Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem.
FRANK, Ruth Leslie, of Staunton, died Thursday, October 31, 1996. She was employed as a receptionist for Smith Transfer from 1966 to 1987, and retired from Val-Mar. She was a graduate of Lexington High School and a member of Buffalo Gap Presbyterian Chapel. Her husband, Clyde A. Frank, preceded her in death on July 3, 1990. Surviving are her brother and sister-in-law, Emmett G. (``Buck"") Jr. and Jackie Leslie of Lexington; a nephew, Emmett G. Leslie III; a niece, Debbie Humphrey and her husband Frank T. Humphrey Jr.; a great-nephew, Frank T. Humphrey III; a great-niece, Mary Leslie Humphrey, and a special friend, June Hall of Staunton. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Green Hill Cemetery, Churchville. Bear Funeral Home, Churchville, is handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad, 1601 North Coalter Street, Staunton, Va. 24401
GILLESPIE, Edward Lee, Sr., 70, of Roanoke died Thursday, October 31, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
HARMAN, Alexander Marrs, Jr., SENIOR JUSTICE, 75, of Blackberry Lane, Hiwassee (Pulaski County), died Thursday, October 31, 1996, at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was born in War, W.Va., on February 7, 1921, and was the son of the late Alexander M. and Rose Sinclair Harman. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Catherine Smith. Justice Harman received his LL.B. degree in 1944 from Washington & Lee University, and his LL.D. (Honorary) degree in 1974 from Washington & Lee. He was a member of the Phi Delta Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa fraternities. Justice Harman was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1943. He was the Pulaski Town Attorney from 1944 until 1946, Vice-President of the Virginia State Bar from 1949 until 1951, and a partner in the law firm of Gilmer, Harman & Sadler in Pulaski from 1944 until 1964. He was Judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit (Pulaski County) from 1964 until 1969, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia from October 1, 1969, until December 31, 1979, and he was Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia from January 1, 1980, until 1996. He was active in the Democratic Party in Virginia, where he served as the Chairman of the 9th District. He was Chairman of the Virginia State Board of Elections, a member of the Pulaski Board of Zoning Appeals from 1958 until 1964, and Chairman of the Pulaski Development Authority from 1962 until 1964. He was also President of the New River Valley Industrial Foundation from 1963 until 1982, and a member of the Virginia Commission of Constitutional Revision, 1968 until 1971. He was a member and past Exalted Ruler of Pulaski Elks Lodge #1067. He also served as District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler of the Virginia Southwest District. He was an honorary life member of the Pulaski Elks Lodge #1067. He was President of the Virginia State Elks Association and was the eldest living Past State President in the Virginia State Elks Association. The last position he held was as Chairman of the board of Grand Trustees, BPOE. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 4, 1996, at 11 a.m., from the Stevens Funeral Chapel, Pulaski. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. in the Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell. Visiting will be Sunday afternoon and evening at Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski, from 2 until 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc. Pulaski.
HARPER, Breanna Lanae, infant daughter of Gary A. and Cindy H. Harper of Troutville passed away Thursday, October 31, 1996 in a Salem Hospital. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Clinton and Shelby Huffman of Roanoke, Alfred W. Harper, Richard and Nancy Jenkins, all of Troutville. A private family graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 1996 at Old Dominion Memorial Gardens with the Reverend T.G. Ayers officiating. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Daleville.
HOBBS, Willie Wellington, 81, of Pearisburg, died Thursday night, October 31, 1996, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salem. Mr. Hobbs was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was retired from Hoechst-Celanese Corporation. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen Hobbs of Pearisburg; a son, William W. Hobbs of Pearisburg; a brother, Woodrow Hobbs of Charleston, W.Va.; six stepbrothers, Amos Hobbs, Nathan Hobbs and Franklin Hobbs of Pearisburg, Richard Hobbs of Huntington, W.Va., Elbert Hobbs of Salem and Dallas Hobbs of Michigan, and a stepsister, Mrs . Pauline Asbury of Michigan. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 1996, at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg, with the Rev. Gray Smith officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Narrows, with John Dove Masonic Lodge #78 of Peterstown, W.Va., officiating. The family will receive friends at Givens Funeral Home, Pearisburg, from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Please use the Chapel entrance.
JUDY, Bobby Duane, Jr., 23, of Vinton, died Thursday, October 31, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Sunday, Boyer Cemetery, Potts Creek. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
KIM, Phillip Yung, 26, of Augusta, Ga., formerly of Martinsville, Va., died Tuesday, October 29, 1996. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Rich Acres Christian Church. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services, Martinsville.
KUMMER, Karl, 69, of Salem, died Friday, November 1, 1996, in a Salem hospital. He was retired from General Electric Company in Salem. He is in the Roanoke College Athletic Hall of Fame. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ann Brown Kummer. He is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Karl David and Donna Kummer, and Michael Brown Kummer, all of Salem; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen Sue Kummer and William Nicholas Schiffli of Charlotte, N.C.; sister and brother-in-law, Katherine and Jim Wilbourne of Salem, and one granddaughter, Alison Brown Schiffli. Graveside services will be held Monday, November 4, 1996, at 10 a.m., in Sherwood Memorial Park, with the Rev. Thomas L. Joyce officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to your favorite charity. The family will receive friends from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Lotz Salem Chapel
MARLAR, Harry Newton, 77, of Smith Mountain Lake, died Thursday, October 31, 1996. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection Catholic Church. He was the husband of Patricia G. Marlar and a 24- year veteran of the U.S. Air Force. A reception in the Church Commons will follow the services. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford
McCROSKEY, Beverly Ellen Hardin, 29, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
McCROSKEY, Thomas Edward, Sr., 74, of Pearisburg, died Friday morning, November 1, 1996, at Friendship Manor Nursing Home following a long illness. Mr. McCroskey was born in Giles County on July 27, 1922, and was a son of the late William McKinley McCroskey and Mary Elizabeth Woods McCroskey. He was a member of Pearisburg Baptist Church, a retired employee of Hoechst-Celanese Corporation and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, James and Terri Becker, and Thomas E. McCroskey Jr. of Pearisburg; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patty and Larry Day of Roanoke, and Edye and Ronald White of Dublin; eight brothers, Morrell McCroskey of Pearisburg, Russell McCroskey of Covington, Kenneth M. McCroskey of Tennessee, Clinton McCroskey of Pearisburg, Eugene McCroskey and Donald McCroskey of Pembroke, Douglas McCroskey of Peterstown, W.Va., and Jimmy McCroskey of Narrows; three sisters, Dorothy Finger of Woodbridge, Martha Smith of Bethesda, Md., and Connie Wheeler of Narrows, and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 1996, at Pearisburg Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gray Smith and the Rev. Shahn Wilburn officiating. Interment will follow in Birchlawn Burial Park, with military honors by the American Legion VFW Post. The family will receive friends at Givens Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
MORAN, Milton V., 84, of Danville, died Friday, November 1, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Westover Church of God. Arrangements by Swicegood Funeral Home.
MUSTAIN, Viola Campbell, 77, of Clifton Forge, died Thursday, October 31, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday, Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
RADER, Katherine F., 96, of Roanoke, formerly of Botetourt County, died Wednesday, October 30, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday, Mill Creek Cemetery. Arrangements by Botetourt Funeral Home.
SAUNDERS, Jesse C., Jr., (Lt. Cmdr., USN, ret.) of New York, N.Y., formerly of Bedford, Va., passed away Wednesday, October 30, 1996. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
STANLEY, Rachel Naomi, 76, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, October 31, 1996. She was a member of Belmont Methodist Church. She is survived by her sister, Zelda Stanley, of Roanoke; nephews, Warren Wellford, of Eugene Oregon, Stanley Wellford, of Mechanicsville; niece, Mary Boitnott of Boones Mill; special friend, Teresa Debusk of Roanoke; special cousin, Clayton Sink of Blue Ridge. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, November 2, 1996 at Lotz Roanoke Chapel with The Rev. Sam McPhail officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Funeral home. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home,
VanBUREN, Denny Wilson, Sr., 83, of 1204 Donovan Street, Selma, died Friday, November 1, 1996, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Martha N. VanBuren; one daughter, Lula B. Simpson, and two sons, Richard W. VanBuren, all of Selma, and Denny W. VanBuren Jr. of Troutville; four grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. in Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, with the Rev. Ray Mann and the Rev. Ray Tucker officiating. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Friends may call any time at the residence. Memorial gifts may be made in his name to the American Cancer Society, Alleghany/Highland Division, P.O. Box 11, Clifton Forge, Va. 24422. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge
VAUGHN, Philip Early, 74, of Richmond, formerly of Eagle Rock and Fincastle, Va., died Thursday, October 31, 1996 at his home. He was a son of the late Alonzo Edgar and Hattie B. Vaughn of Eagle Rock, a six year World War II Naval Reservist and Pearl Harbor survivor. He owned and operated a grocery store in Fincastle for 25 years. He was retired from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Meat and Poultry Services. He was a member of Boulevard United Methodist Church, formerly a member of Fincastle United Methodist Church, where he was active in the choir. He was also a member of Catawba Masonic Lodge #342. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Ellalee Dodd ``Noonie"" Vaughn; son, Philip Dale Vaughn, Albany, N.Y.; daughter, Teresa Leigh ``Terry"" Vaughn, Staunton, grandson, Alexander Dunning Vaughn, Albany, N.Y.; seven siblings, Clara V. Rice, Columbus, Ohio, James Vaughn, Eagle Rock, Kitty V. Madison, Pinkerington, Ohio, Elizabeth V. Stanley, Harrisonburg, Charles Vaughn, Penn Laird, Marguerite ``Jackie"" Vaughn, Eagle Rock and ``Petie"" V. Harry, Richmond; 21 nieces and nephews and many great-nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, Richmond, where a funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The family will receive friends Saturday at Rader's Funeral Home, Daleville. A funeral service will be conducted at Fincastle United Methodist Church, Fincastle, at 3 p.m. Sunday. Interment to follow at Godwin Cemetery, Fincastle. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice Program, 5801 Bremo Rd., Richmond, Va. 23226 or to the American Cancer Society.
WHITE, Norvil Sanford, (``Bud""), 76 of Salem, died Friday, October 25, 1996. Graveside services noon Monday, Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
WILMER, Edward Conway, 71, of Clifton Forge, died Thursday, October 31, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Sunday, Central Advent Christian Cemetery. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.
WILSON, Ada M., 82, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, November 1, 1996. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service.
WILSON, John Watson, 68, of Lynch Station, passed away Thursday, October 31, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.
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