ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 1996 TAG: 9611050098
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ALL, Clara Marie Crowder, 78, of New Castle, passed away Monday, November 4,1996. She was the daughter of the late Richard R. and Etta Herron Crowder. She was born in Botetourt County, she was preceded in death by her husband John Robert All Sr., and eld est son John Robert All Jr., she is survived by four sons, Curtis Richard, Loyd Alonza both of Perry, Fla., William Stanley and Michael Allen of New Castle; one daughter, Ethel Arlene Rhodes of New Castle. 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grand children, brother, Wallace Adolph Crowder of New Castle and niece Nancy Crowder Drummond of New Castle. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 6,1996 at 2 p.m. at Paxton Chapel with Kenneth Davis Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Crawford Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday, November 5, 1996 at Paitsel Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Craig County Rescue Squad
ALTMAN, Dewitt J., 77, of Buena Vista, died Monday, November 4, 1996. Arrangements by Lomax Funeral Home.
BASHAM, Virginia Coffey, 76, of Fairfax, died Monday, Nov. 4, 1996 at her residence. She was born in Bedford County on January 11, 1920, a daughter of the late Hugh Davis Coffey, and Lillian Cocke C offey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Oglesby Basham, a brother, Troy F. Coffey and four sisters, Ola C. Wilson, Annie Ruth Coffey, Gladys C. Wells, and Obera C. Derby. She was a retired credit manager of Sears Roebuck Company with many years of service. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Forest. She is survived by three sisters, Vernie Coffey, Ralphine C. Overstreet, both of Forest, and Morcelle C. Marshall, Bedford. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 6, 1996 at 2:00 p.m. at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with the Rev.. Robert W. Gochenour officiating. Burial will follow in Virginia Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
DAUGHTRY, Lynn Alvis, 55, of Chatham Heights Rd., Martinsville, died at home on Thursday, October 31, 1996. Memorial services will be Wednesday, November 6, 1996 at 8 p.m. at Collins Funeral Chapel.
GILMORE, Frank Junior, of Christiansburg, died Sunday, November 3, 1996 in a Roanoke hospital. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, achieving the rank of Sargeant and was a life long resident of Christiansburg. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Gilmore; four sisters, Bessie Cox, Christiansburg, Margaret Spangler, Winter Haven, Fla., Betty Britt, Salem and Alice Compton, Alexandria; brother, Robert Costigan, Marion. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday f rom the Richardson-Horne Chapel conducted by the Rev. Albin Crutchfield. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after noon Tuesday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home and the family will receive friends there Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m
GRAVLEY, Norma Kay Woodyard, 36, of Dublin, died Sunday, November 3, 1996. Funeral Wednesday at 11 a.m. at A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, White Gate.
GROSS, Frank James, 68, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, November 4, 1996. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.
HICKS, Janie Marie Blakeney, 49, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, November 2, 1996. She was employed at the Kroger 460 Store w here she worked in the deli as an assistant clerk. She was preceded in death by one brother, Sterling E. Miller. Survivors include her children, Frontis Leon Blakeney, Wendy (Marshall A.) Jackson and Yvette Smith all of Roanoke; her mother, Ellen Martin, Hampton; three brothers, Kenneth Lee Martin, Hampton, Phillip Martin, Philadelphia, Penn., and Sherman Rosevilt Martin, Hampton; five sisters, Linda Parker, Mary Ellen Ward both of Hampton, Phyllis Powell, Elaine Anderson, Shelia Moriniere' all of Philadelphia, Penn.; three grandchildren, Andrae Jackson, Alicia Jackson and Alexandra Smith all of Roanoke; devoted friends, Winfred Brown, Richmond, and Jersey Boone, Hampton; a host of othre relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home with the Rev. Marvin Fields officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
HODGES, Leroy Junior, (""Bulldog""), 62 of East Court St., Rocky Mount, Va. died Monday, November 4, 1996 at the local hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy & Mary Hodges and two sisters, Gracie Hall and Audrey Hodges. Surviving are his wife, Mary Rose Hodges, of the home; one sister, Mary Ella Davis, Rocky Mount; his children, Billy Wayne Hodges, Michigan, William Junior Hodges, Newport-News; and several grandchildren . Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in Flora Funeral Chapel. Pastor Bob Andrews will officiate. Interment will follow in High Street Cemetery. Friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Tuesday with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, S. Main St., Rocky Mount
JOHNSON, Robert Claude, 87, of Newport died Monday, November 4, 1996 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Illinois on July 11, 1909. He is survived by two daughters and a son-in--law, Fay and Neil Hagreen, Newport Va., Lana Hathaway, Portsmouth, Va.; one son, Ray Johnson, Pilot, Va.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; one sister, Indiana; a special friend, Millie Amos, Blacksburg, Va. There will be no service at this time and the family reque st no flowers. The family would like memorial donations to be made to the Blacksburg Rescue Squad, 200 Progress Street, N.E., Blacksburg, Va. 24060 or to the Newport-Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, Newport, Va. 24128. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home
LEONARD, Callie Bourne, 94, of Galax, died Sunday, November 3, 1996. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Leonard Memorial United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Vaughn-Guynn Funeral Home.
LEONARD, Nora Lee, 82, of Galax, died Sunday, November 3, 1996. Funeral service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel.
MacFARLAND, Evy Jane, 82, of Salem, passed away Monday, November 4, 1996. She was a long time member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem where she always sang in the choir. She was also an active member with the League of Women Voters. Evy was preceded in death by her husban d, Rowland ``Mac"" MacFarland. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bruce A. and Gail R. MacFarland; daughter and son-in-law, Lee N. and James C. Bristor; grandchildren, Jeff MacFarland and Becky Hartless; three great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 1996 at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. A memorial service will follow at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Robert T. Copenhaver officiating. Friends may call Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at John M. Oakey & Son, Salem. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Salem Rescue Squad.
MYERS, Oma Gladys Greenway, 87, of Clifton Forge, died Monday, November 4, 1996. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday in Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor, Va. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.
PARKER, Gladie Ann Dooley, 87, of Thaxton, died Sunday, November 3, 1996. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home.
PETERS, James Edison, (``Jack""), 69, of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Floyd, Va., passed away Sunday, November 3, 1996 at his home. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his wife, Aretta Quesenberry Peters, Baltimore, Md.; two sons, Alan Peters, B altimore, Md., David Peters, Johnson City, TN; one daughter, Jackie Jones, Baltimore, Md.; three grandchildren, Rickie Jones, Matthew Jones, Keith Jones, all of Baltimore, Md.; three brothers, Ellett Peters, Harrington, WA, Herman Peters, Stockton, CA., Ray Peters, Floyd; four sisters, Eva Sweeney, Ocie Rakes, Peggy Harris, all of Floyd, Alice Page, Roanoke. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd, with the Rev. Donald E. Stansell officiating. Burial will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd. Friends may call at the Maberry Funeral Home after 10 a.m. Tuesday, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
POINDEXTER, Dazelle Leeroy, 47 of Roanoke passed away Sunday, November , 1996. Leeroy was preceded in death by his father, Dazelle Poindexter, brothers, Eugene Poindexter and Lewis Tyrone Poindexter, and a sister Sandra Poindexter. Survivors include finance, Geneva West, of Roanoke; two daughters, Geneva ""Lulu"" Poindexter, Roanoke, Evelyn (Lloyd) Francis, both of Roanoke; brothers, Ronald (Geneva) Poindexter, of Gary, Indiana, Frank (Marguerite) Poindexter, Charles (Mary) Poindexter, Stanley Poindexter and Russell Poindexter, all of Roanoke; sisters, Juanita (Eugene) Leftwich, Gwendolyn (William) Hayden, Jacqueline Robinson, Marva (Lewis) Adams, Katy (Frank) English and Victoria Poindexter, all of Roanoke; a sister-in-law, Shirley Poindexter, of Roanoke; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 7, 1996, 2:00 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel. The interment will be in the Delaney Court Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hamlar Curtis Funeral Home.
RIFFEY, Grace Elkins, 94 of 211 Stuart Street, Dublin, Va. died early Monday morning, November 4, 1996 at her home. She was born in Mate-wan, West Va. on July 5, 1902, and was the daughter of the late John Nelson Elkins and Rennie Stiltner Elkins. She was a member of the Dublin United Methodist Church and was also preceded in death by her husband, William E. Riffey, Sr. Surviving are two daughters, Jean Bailey, Christiansburg, Va. and Vivian Riggs, Pulaski, Va.; two sons, John Riffey, Dublin, Va. and William E. Riffey, Jr., Pulaski, Va.; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. from the Stevens Funeral Chapel, Pulaski with the Rev. Frank Bauman and Rev. Glenn Arsnoe officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. Visiting will be Tuesday evening at Stevens Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family wishes that memorials be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Stevens funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski, Va.
ROHRBAUGH, Edwin Nathan, 34, of Winston-Salem, N.C. died at the Forsyth Memorial Hospital, Sunday, November 3, 1996. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 6, 1996 at Voglers Main Street Chapel, by the Rev. Richard A. Giessler with interment to follow in the Forsyth Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Rohrbaugh was born April 2, 1962 in High Point, N.C. to Allan L. and Grace Elizabeth Greer Rohrbaugh. Mr. Rohrbaugh has been a resident of Winston-Salem for 18 years. He was a graduate of Catawba College, Class of '84. While at Catawba College he received a number of awards including the award of ""Mr. Catawba"". He was an employee of Inland Mortgage Company of Greensboro, N.C. Surviving are a sister Elizabeth E. Rohrbaugh, of Winston-Salem; a brother, Nevin A. Rohrbaugh, of Lexington, N.C.; his father, Allan L. Rohrbaugh; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude H. Rohrbaugh; and two nephews, Allan C. and David N. Rohrbaugh. There are seven aunts that survive, Mrs. Doris Frye, Lexington, N.C., Jane Hill, Roanoke, Va., Martha Copeland, Winston-Salem, Cornelia Warner, Mildred Smith, and Martha Martin, all of Glen Rock, Penn., and Margaret Gobrecht, Hanover, Penn. Mr. Rohrbaugh was preceded in death by his mother, Mrs. Grace Elizabeth Greer Rohrbaugh 1971, and by his maternal grandparents, Mrs. Grace Green and Mr. Clifford Greer, of Lexington, N.C. The family requests that memorials be made to the Edwin Nathan Rohrbaugh Memorial Fund Catawba College, Salisbury, N.C. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home Tuesday, November 5, 1996 from 7 to 9 p.m.
SMITH, Wanda Lee Buchanan, 69, of Lexington, died Saturday, November 2, 1996 at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville. She was born on November 15, 1926 in Rockbridge County a daughter of Anna Mary (Arehart) Buchanan, Lexington and the late Walker Webb Buchanan. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Houston Smith who died this past June 15, 1996. They would have celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on December 24, 1996. She was a member of Lauderdale ARP Church, Lexington. Mrs. Smith was an active member for many years with the VFW Ladies Auxilliary Post #1499 and had served as treasurer. Also, she was a member of the Women of the Moose, Lexington. Survivors include two sons and daughter-in-law, Carl H. ``Ricky"" Smith Jr. and Rae Marie Smith, Greensboro, N.C., Howard Tracy Smith, Lexington; one daughter, and son-in-law, Mrs. Tana Sue Smith and Roy L. Smith Sr., Fairfield; four sisters and a brother-in-law, Anna B. Claytor, Lexington, Helen B. Leighton, Bartlett, Tenn., Vivian B. Watson, Sanford, Fla., Betty B. Ferguson and Ray Ferguson, Buena Vista; two grandchildren, Adriene Vashon ``Shon"" Vance and her husband, Denny Vance, Fairfield and Roy Lee Smith Jr., currently stationed with the U.S. Army, Korea; two great-grandchildren, Jonathan R. Vance and Daniel L. Vance; brothers-in-law and wives, with whom she had a close relationship and loved dearly, Charles Earl Smith and Dorothy S. Smith, Lexington, Porter H. Smith and Mary Ellen Smith, Highland Springs and Howard D. Smith and Nettie D. Smith, Richmond; one sister-in-law, Ruby S. Goodbar, Lexington; a very dear friend, Ruth Hartbarger, Lexington and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 6, 1996 at the Williams Funeral Service Chapel, with the Rev. Paul Burns officiating. Interment will follow in the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Lexington Life Saving and First Aid Crew. The family will receive friends Tuesday, November 5, 1996 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Williams Funeral Service, Lexington.
SMITH, William Brown, 70, of Rocky Mount, died Saturday, November 2, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Holy Trinity Baptist Church. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service.
STAPLES, Hilda Iseman, 84, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, October 30, 1996. Graveside 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1996 Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
STARKEY, James Clarence, 73, of Wirtz, died Sunday, November 3, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday, Chestnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Charlie Gravely officiating. The family will receive friends at the church Wednesday 7 to 8 p.m. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Spiritual Seven Gospel Singers. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service.
SUMNER, William Howard, 75, of Fries, passed away Monday, November 4, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Grace Baptist Church. Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence.
TENNANT, Ginger Sue, 36, of Fountain Inn, S.C. died Monday, November 4, 1996. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
VICKERS, Anthony Lynn, (""Tony"") 63, of Hiwassee, Va. passed away Sunday, November 3, 1996. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
WHITE, Mary Ruth Cliburn, 87, of Fincastle, went to be with her Lord on Monday, November 4, 1996. She was a member of t he Eastern Star and a Past member of the Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren. Survivors include three sons, A. Glenn White (Delma) of Linthicum, Md., Donald C. White of Kent Island, Md. and Joseph M. White (Patti) of Greensboro, N.C.; daughters, E. Faith (Jim) Bryan of Chester and Mary Lynn (Edward) Kozlowski, Fincastle; fifteen grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Odessa Stark and Esther Brown, both of Dallas, Texas . Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Thursday, November 7, 1996 at the Pleasant Church of the Brethren, with the Rev. David Wickline and the Rev. Gordon C. Langlie officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Dale Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, November 5 & 6, 1996, at the Rader Funeral Home, Daleville. Memorial donations may be made to the Fincastle Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 273, Fincastle, Va. 24090.
WILLIAMS, Annie Woodson, 82, of Covington, died Friday, November 1, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Loving Funeral Home Chapel.
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