ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, December 11, 1996 TAG: 9612110063
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ALLNOCH, Harriet Farley, 83, of Salem, passed away Monday, December 9, 1996. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home Salem.
ALLNOCH, Harriett Farley Riggs, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December 9, 1996. She was born in Narrows, Va., the daughter of the late Walter B. and Mary Louise Farley. She was preceded in death by her brother, Homer C. Farley; and husbands, Adna A. Riggs and Gerald L. Allnoch. She was a member of First Christian Church, Salem. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Doris and Thomas P. Day, Salem; sons and daughters-in-law, A. Wayne and Vickie Riggs, San Diego, Calif., Ralph L. and Margaret Riggs, Salem, Robert B. Riggs, Lynchburg; a sister, Beulah T. Potts, Richland Center, Wisc.; also surviving are six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorial services will be conducted 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 11, 1996 at Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. Wayne W. McCauley officiating. Arrangements are being handled at Lotz Funeral Home, Salem
ARRINGTON, Jessie Mae, 88, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
BARABASH, Nikolaus Nick Dr., 85, of Botetourt County, passed away Monday, December 9,1996. He was a retired veterinarian from Animal Medical Association and is survived by his wife, Marie Alexy Barabash; his sister, Irena Onishenko and her husband, Gregory, Trenton, N.J.; his grand-niece, Marina Collins and her husband, Thomas and their son, Max, Troutville; several nieces and nephews, including Vladim ir Olefirenko, Ukraine. A funeral service will be held at Holly Trinity Greek Orthodex Church Thursday, December 12, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. George Chioros officiating. Interment in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, where a Trisagon prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
BREWER, Ethel Martin, 78, of Speedwell, died Monday, December 9, 1996, in the Wythe County Community Hos pital. She was the daughter of the late George T. and Verlie Roberts Martin, and was a member of the Speedwell United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward O. ``Tobe'' Brewer. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ralph and Wanda Brewer of Wytheville; two sisters, Ona Parks of Rural Retreat, Ruth McAllister of Huntingtown, Md.; one brother, R. C. Martin of Mount Jackson; three grandchildren, Melissa and husband, Cliff Arnold, Rhonda Brewer, Ryan Brewer, all of Wytheville; great-grandson, Dakota Arnold. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be Thursday, 2 p.m., in the Speedwell United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Patricia Edwards and the Rev. Joe Carrico, with the entombment in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens, Rural Retreat. The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m., or at the residence at any time. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
BROOKS, Gladys A., 86, of Sugar Grove, died Sunday, December 8, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Seaver-Brown Chapel, Marion.
BYRD, Lucy Lou Lackey, 85, of Horse Shoe, N.C., died Monday, December 9, 1996 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Va. She was a native of McDowell Co., N. C. and had lived in Henderson Co., N.C. for 39 years, until moving to Roanoke in 1992. She is a daughter of the late Zebulon and Mammie Morris Lackey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arvil Raymond Byrd, who died in 1989. Mrs. Byrd was a member of the Horse Shoe Baptist Church. Survivors include five sons and their wives, William Z. Byrd and wife, Jean of Camden, S.C., Donald E. Byrd and wife, Delia Ann of Saluda, N.C., John E. Byrd of Scottsdale, Ariz., Harry L. Byrd and wife, Geneva of Horse Shoe, N.C., David R. Byrd and wife, Brenda of Horse Shoe, N.C.; four daughters and their husbands, Mary K. Mardna and husband, John, of Etowah, N.C., Betty Jo Jones, Margaret M. Byrd, Ruby E. Byrd, all of Roanoke; one sister, Annie Byrd of Brevard, N.C.; fourteen grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 12, 1996 at 11 a.m. in Horse Shoe Baptist Church, where the body will be placed 30 minutes before service time. The Rev. Mikell Bennett will officiate. Entombment will follow at Shepherd Memorial Park Mausoleum. Visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday evening at Thomas Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors in Hendersonville, N.C. Memorials may be sent to Horse Shoe Baptist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 126, Horse Shoe, N.C. 28742.
CALILUNG, Catherine Carlos, 29, of 102 Orchard Drive, Narrows, died Monday, December 9,1996 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital in Salem, Va. She was born on September 4, 1967 in Pampanga, Philippines and was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Cesar S. Calilung of Narrows. She attended and graduated from Narrows High School, Class of 1985, and attended William & Mary College in Williamsburg, Va. She transferred to Virginia Tech and graduated Cum Laude in 1989. While at Virginia Tech, she was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa. She then completed her studies in Physical Therapy at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Va., graduating in 1992. She was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Pearisburg, Va. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Noel M. Calilung of Vinton, Va. and Danilo D. Calilung of Marietta, Ga.; a sister, Christina M. Calilung of Stone Mountain, Ga.; her maternal grandmother, Teodora Carlos of Pampanga, Philippines. A mass of Christian burial will be held Friday morning at 11 a.m. at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Pearisburg, with Fr. Louis Benoit officiating. Concluding services will be held in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will gather with their friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday evening. A Christian wake service will be held in the Chapel of Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows at 7 p.m. Thursday evening.
DUNCAN, Bonnie Crane, 54, of Winston-Salem, N.C., passed away Tuesday, December 10, 1996. Arrangements by Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home, Radford, Va.
FESSLER, Donald Roy, 89, of Blacksburg, died Monday, November 18, 1996. A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 12, 1996, at 2:30 p.m. at the VA Tech War Memorial Chapel. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
GOURLEY, Willard Guy, 88, was Heaven's gain as he went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 9, 1996. Willard was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Mildred Skeen Gourley. He was a resident of King's Grant in Martinsville at the time of his death. Born in Danville on November 6, 1908, to Fitz Lee Gourley and Ella Young Gourley, he graduated from Leaksville High School in Leaksville, N.C., and attended Shenandoah College in Dayton, Va. A 43-year employee of Appalachian Power Company, Willard retired as District Superintendent for the Fieldale District. A loving and loved father, grandfather and brother, Willard is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Jack Kamishlian of Endwell, N.Y ., and Lynne and Paul Farrell of Virginia Beach; three grandchildren and spouses, David and Cynthia Kamishlian of Cambridge, Mass., Ella and John Riordan of North Haven, Conn., and Willard Guy Kamishlian of Framingham, Mass., and a great-grandson, Conor FitzLee Riordan. Also surviving Willard are three brothers and wives, Malcolm and Frances Gourley, Wallace and Carolyn Gourley, and Franklin and Betty Gourley. Numerous cousins, nieces and nephews, in addition to an aunt, Bea Gourley, survive him. Willard leaves behind the love and admiration not only of his family, but also the respect and love of all who knew him. He was an active member of Fieldale Baptist Church, serving in leadership capacity. He was a Deacon for many years. He was a member of the Fieldale Sanitary District, the Henry County Chamber of Commerce and the Oakwood Cemetery Committee. Willard was a longtime member of the Fieldale Rotary Club, and was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Fieldale-Collinsville Rotary. He was a member of Piedmont Masonic Lodge #154 A.F.&A.M. for more than 50 years. In 1988, Willard was named Senior Citizen of the Year by the Collinsville Jaycees and Rangeley Ruritan Club. In retirement, Willard pursued his hobbies of travel, reading, community service, and membership and participation in Habitat for Humanity. He was part of a crew that went to Charleston, S.C., to render assistance following Hurricane Hugo, and also participated in several church building work teams. In retirement, Willard was able to combine his new hobby of gardening with community involvement, enjoying nothing more than distributing his produce to his friends and neighbors in Fieldale. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 12, 1996, at Fieldale Baptist Church. The Rev. Richard Harrison will officiate. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 Wednesday evening at Norris Funeral Services in Martinsville. It was Willard's request that any memorial gifts be made to World Hunger. These can be given through Fieldale Baptist Church, P.O. Box 98, Fieldale, Va. 24089. A wonderful man. Our loss, Heaven's gain.
GRAHAM, Ruby Knowles, 93, of Floyd, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 1996, at Skyline Manor Nursing Home. Surviving are two daughters, Frances G. Shelor, Floyd, Jean G. Peters, Riner; two granddaughters and husbands, Alva and Ken Phillips, Riner, Bonnie and Robert Dillard, Roanoke; two great-grandchildren, Valerie Phillips, Nicole K. Phillips, both of Riner; one sister-in-law, Renva Knowles, Christiansburg. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Maberry Funeral Home with Rev. Lawrence Nucko lls and Rev. Raymond Kelley officiating. Burial will be in Greasy Creek Cemetery, Willis. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Maberry Funeral Home.
GREENWOOD, Hazel Holt, 80, of Boones Mill, died Tuesday, December 10, 1996 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Greenwood on May 31, 1996. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Wendell and Wanda Greenwood, Boones Mill; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Ernestine G. and David Angle, Wirtz, Edith G. and James McLaughlin, Aberdeen, Wash., Frieda Greenwood, Granite Falls, N. C., Carolyn G. and Donald Haynes, Wirtz; nine grandchildren; one stepgrandson; 11 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Gladys H. Mills, Roanoke, Lila H. Thomas, Brewton, Ala., Vivian H. Young, Boones Mill, Fern H. Hodges, Stewartsville; a number of nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel, 10 a.m. Friday, with the Rev. Lee and Robin Naff officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. The family suggests memorials be made to the Cedar Bluff Church of the Brethren, Wade's Gap Road, Boones Mill, Va. 24065. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, and other times at the home of Ernestine and David Angle.
HALL, Dorothy Ann Goad, 54, of Hillsville, passed away Monday, December 9, 1996, at her home. She was born February 23, 1942 in Carroll County. Surviving are her husband, Clifford H. Hall; daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Matthew Largen; son and daughter-in-law, Steven C. and Judy Hall; parents, Berlie and Geneva Goad; sister and brother-in-law, Arlene and Joe Plumm er; brothers and sisters-in-law, Melvin and Bonnie Goad, Del Ray and Lucille Goad, Roger Goad; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 12,1996, at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel with Rev. Norman Goad, Rev. Rick Cassell and Rev. Frank Jones officiating. Interment will be in the Goad Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
HAMBRICK, Hezekiah Clifton, Jr., 74, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December 9, 1996 at his home. During World War II, he served in the Third Armored Division of the U. S. Army in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. He was retired from the Exxon Corporation. Mr. Hambrick was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Roanoke Third Ward. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Faye Boggs Hambrick. Surviving are two sons and their wives, Clifton Lee and Teresa Hambrick, Danny Lynn and Kay Hambrick, all of Roanoke; five grandchildren, Jacob Hambrick, serving a mission in the Dominican Republic, Amy Hambrick, Aaron Hambrick, Maria Hambrick and Hunter Hambrick, all of Roanoke; a brother, John William Hambrick, Cassville, Ga. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, December 12, 1996 from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Roanoke Third Ward, Wayburn Drive, Salem. Bishop William S. Cook, Jr. will officiate. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's North Chapel.
HARRELL, James Curtis, 55, of Moneta, died Tuesday, December 9, 1996. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
HOLLAND, Evie Ann, 78, of Rocky Mount, died Saturday, December 7, 1996. She is survived by two daughters, Ms. Mary Jane Holland of Binghamton, N.Y., and Mrs. Melva H. (James) Belcher of Roanoke; one son, William Otha Holland of Rocky Mount; one brother, Elder Samuel Smith of Boones Mill; one sister, Mrs. Lucy Claytor of Roanoke; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Mildred Larry of D etroit, Mich., and Mrs. Louise Holland of Rocky Mount; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Stanfield Mortuary Chapel, with the Rev. Russell Prunty and the Rev. Cedric Malone officiating. The family will receive friends at Stanfield Mortuary Chapel on Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. Interment will be in Franklin Memorial Park
HUFFMAN, Josephine Crowder, 81, of Columbia, S.C., died Thursday, December 5, 1996. Born in Fincastle, she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Addie Caldwell Crowder. She was a member of Shandon Uni ted Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Charles Everette Huffman; a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carey Huffman of Columbia, S.C.; daughters and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Patterson and Maj. Gen. and Mrs. James B. Allen Jr., both of Columbia, S.C.; eight grandchildren, Janice Huffman Timms, Andrew Everette Huffman, John Coleman Huffman, John Francis Patterson, Charles Leslie Patterson, James B. Allen III, Joseph Thomas Allen, and Jeffrey Lynn Allen; and three great-grandchildren. A graveside service was held Sunday, December 8, 1996, at 3 p.m. in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or to Shandon United Methodist Church. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.
HUNDLEY, Hartwell Elbert, 88, of Hillsville, died Tuesday, December 10,1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel.
IDDINGS, Ethel Miles, 91, of Radford and formerly of Floyd, died Tuesday morning, December 10, 1996, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. She was a long-time member of Campbethel Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis, Sr. and son, Curtis, Jr. Iddings; also several brothers and sisters. Surviving is a brother, Claude J. Miles, Sr., Christiansburg; two sisters, Ann Wiley of Christiansburg and Ruth Wilkerson, Lynchburg. Also several nieces and nephews, including a special nephew and wife, Gilbert and Judy Miles, of Radford and their children, Lee and Rebecca Miles, Jason Miles, Cindy and Dwyane Dickerson. She had resided with Gilbert and Judy since 1988. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Campbethel Methodist Church, with the Rev. Lawrence Nuckols officiating. Interment in the Iddings Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Wood Funeral Home, Floyd.
INGRAM, Frederick Oakmont, (``Fred''), 88, of Ferrum, passed away at his home Monday, December 9, 1996. He was born February 28, 1908 in Franklin County, a son of the late Thomas Green and Frances Jamison Ingram. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Berta Cooper Ingram; and one brother, Archie Ingram. He retired from Exxon in 1970 after 42 years of service; was a life-long member of St. James Methodist Church of Ferrum, and a member of the Rocky Mount Masonic Lodge No. 201 A.F. & A.M. for 49 years. Surviving are his wife, Larmie Bowling Ingram of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Frederick W. ``Butch'' and Doris Ingram, Charlotte, N.C.; six stepdaughters and four sons-in-law, Barbara and Lee Arrington, Rocky Mount, Carol and Billy Woods, Maxine and P. M. Drewry, all of Ferrum, Linda and George Frye, Redwood, Donna Quinn, Salem, Mitzi Bowling, Vinton; four grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; one half brother, J. R. Buckner, Ferrum; two half sisters, Mildred Buckner, Stuart, Helen Estes, Huntsville, Ala. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, December 12, 1996, at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. M. G. Goodpasture officiating with Masonic Rites conducted by the Rocky Mount Lodge No. 201. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that memorial gifts be made to the Ferrum Rescue Squad, Ferrum, Va. 24088. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements.
JOHNSON, Virginia Board, 73, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 8, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Johnson Sr. Survivors include two sons, John T. (Sharon) Johnson Jr. and James E. Johnson, both of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Christopher P. Thomas and Brian M. Johnson; one brother-in-law, Hubert Johnson, Moneta; other relatives and friends. Memorial services will be Thursday, 11 a.m., at Hurts Gate Cemetery, Moneta. Rev. Charles Green will officiate. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
JONES, James Edward, 57, of Freeport, N.Y., and formerly of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 8, 1996. Survivors include his mother, Elder Lucy Jones; four sons, Paul Jones, Vincent Smith, Wayne Smith, and Chris Wright; three daughters, Diane Wiley, Denise Smith, and Donna Jones, all of Roanoke; five brothers, Curly Jones Jr., Freeport, N.Y., Carl Jones, Roanoke, Pastor Joseph M. Jones, Herbert Jones, both of Hempstead, N.Y., and Darryl Jones, Roanoke; three sisters, Mary Shade, Freeport, N.Y., Catherine Haley and Lucy Jones, both of Chesapeake; a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Friday, 1 p.m., at the Emmanuel Tabernacle Baptist Church, Apostolic Faith. Elder Samuel English will officiate, assisted by Pastor Joseph M. Jones, brother of the deceased. The interment will be in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
LAWSON, Robert Irvine, 58, of Covington, died Tuesday, December 10, 1996. Funeral Thursday, 2 p.m., Arritt Funeral Home Chapel.
LEFTWICH, Whitney S., 20, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December 9, 1996. She was a graduate of Cave Spring High School and a nursing student at the College of Health Sciences at Community Hospital in Roanoke. Whitney was a member of the National Honor Society and was the editor of the cystic fibrosis news letter, ``Common Friends"". She was a counselor at Camp Holiday Trails, a volunteer at Community Hospital in the Roanoke Valley, and a member of Windsor Hills Baptist Church. The family would like to say a special thank you to Dr. Andre Muelenaer and Whitney's many friends at Community Hospital. Surviving are her parents, Richard Sale Leftwich Jr. of Roanoke, Candace Leftwich and special friend, J. David Moore of Bent Mountain; maternal grandparents, James and Joyce Lyle of Goodview; aunts and uncles, Adelaide and Frank Angle of Roanoke, Joe and Susan Thomas of Salem, Ricky and Joyce Lyle, Edward and Linda Lyle, all of Roanoke; cousins, Jamie, Leigh Ann, Kaitlyn, and Matthew Lyle, Julia Arthur, Joe Thomas Jr., Will Angle, and Susan Foster. Funeral services will be held at Windsor Hills Baptist Church, 11 a.m. Thursday with the Rev. C. Lawrence Dodso n and the Rev. Joey Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Camp Holiday Trails, Charlottesville, VA 22901 or the scholarship fund at The College of Health Sciences in Roanoke in Whitney's name. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's South Chapel.
MARSHALL, Silas H., 81, of Laurel Fork, died Monday, December 9, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
MATTOX, Gladys Carter, 87, of Roanoke, died Monday, December 9, 1996. She was born May 20, 1909, and was preceded in death by two husbands, William Robert (Bob) Carter and Pompi G. Mattox; thee sons, William R. Carter, George E. Carter, Elmer R. Carter; one daughter, Mary Carter Weeks. Survivors include two sons, John O. Carter Sr. and wife, Terry, Dean T. Carter; two daughters, Mildred C. D ickerson and husband, Don, Virginia M. Scott and husband, Tootie; 38 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 1996, from the Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Rev. Bob C. Chittum officiating. Burial to follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel
MONTGOMERY, John William, Jr., 44, of Christiansburg, died Friday, December 6, 1996. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Randolph Ave. United Methodist Church, Pulaski. Arrangements by Penn's Funeral Home.
MORELAND, Harry T., 83, of Roanoke, died Monday, December 9, 1996. A native of Huntington, W.Va., he graduated from Washington and Lee University's Law School in 1937, and was admitted to the Virginia Bar the same year. Mr. Moreland worked for the Maryland Casualty Company of Baltimore, Md., for 41 years, retiring as the Resident Vice President of its Baltimore branch office in 1978. After his retirement, he served for 14 years as the Maryland Casualty's ``Loaned Executive"" to the United Way of Central Maryland Campaign. During World War II, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, and served as a Communications Officer in the Pacific Theater. His duties included service as a Lieutenant on Admiral Halsey's staff. Mr. Moreland was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Mary Riley Moreland of Roanoke; a daughter, Carolyn Lee of Bay Village, Ohio; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Missy Moreland, and his grandson, Edward Christian Moreland, all of Arlington. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 12, at 11 a.m., at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, with Dr. Robert Copenhaver and the Rev. Charles Easley officiating. There will be a gathering at the church, for family and friends, following the service. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son, Sale
POLLARD, Jimmy Ray, 53, of Galax, died Monday, December 9, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
POWELL, John Robert Bernadine, 79, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
PRESTON, Maggie Johnson, 87, of Rocky Mount, died Tuesday, December 10, 1996. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service.
QUINTRELL, Minnie Susan, 89, of Boonesmill, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 1996. Arrangements being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Roanoke.
RHUDY, Ellis H., 103, of Tazewell, died Sunday, December 8, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home Chapel.
RIGGS, Virginia Hatcher, 80, of Martinsville, died Tuesday, December 10, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Norris Funeral Chapel.
ST. CLAIR, John T. (J.T.), 59 of Roanoke, passed away on Monday, December 9, 1996. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Tommy and Loretta St. Clair of Moneta; Tony and Kathy St. Clair of Stewartsville; four grandchildren, Brandon, Christina, Brittany and Kaylyn, a step-son, Ricky Hall of Thaxton; two brothers, Doug St. Clair of Roanoke and Andy St. Clair of Catawba. Graveside services will be at the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 2 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 1996 with The Rev. Frank Feather officiating. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
THOMAS, Roger Dale, 40, of Marion, died Sunday, December 8, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel.
THOMPSON, Grace Emma, 99, of Roanoke, died Sunday, December 8, 1996. Mrs. Thompson was a charter member of Central Church of the Brethren and the widow of Roy E. Thompson and was preceded in death by her daughter, Alma Pauline Hopkins. Surviving are her son, Benjamin H. (""Benny"") Thompson, Leesburg; granddaughter, Linda (""Sue"") Stanley, Roanoke; great-grandchildren, James E. Hughes II., U.S.A.F., Myrtle Beach, S.C., Jennifer Lynn Stanley, Lori Beth Stanley, both of Roanoke; nephews, A. B. Hurt, Crumpler, N.C., Roger Semones, Christiansburg. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, Thursday, December 12, 1996, 3 p.m. with the Rev. Cindy Barnum-Speggerda officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel
WHITEHEAD, Mary Hurt, 94, of Ferrum, died Tuesday, December 10,1996. Arrangements by Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount.
WHITENER, Robert L., 60, of Martinsville, died Monday, December 9,1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church of Martinsville. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
WILLIS, Lillie Webb, 103, of Salem, died Tuesday, December 10, 1996, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband and sons, John Willis, Herbert and Eugene Webb. Survivors include daughters, Lorene Lewis, Goodview, Harvie Markham, Fincastle, Luverne Graves, Roanoke; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great grandchildren; and two grea t-great-great grandchildren; and a foster sister, Effie Brannock; and foster son, Walter Gordan. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 14, at 11 a.m. in the John M. Oakey & Son Chapel in Salem with the Rev. Harry Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the Westend Cemetery in Wytheville at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
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