ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, December 13, 1996 TAG: 9612130095
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
ARRINGTON, Jessie Mae, 88, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 1996. Funeral services will be Saturday, 2 p.m., at the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel. Dr. Alfred Prunty will officiate with the interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Friends may also call Hamlar-Curtis on Friday for viewing.
BAKER, Nathaniel Vincent, of Blacksburg, 2 year old son of Franklin Michael and Marilyn Valdez Baker, died Thursday, December 12, 1996. Funeral Mass 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Mary's Catholic Church. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.
BARKER, Lona Galyean, 84, of Galax, died Wednesday, December 11, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel.
BOOTHE, Leonard T., 94, of Floyd, passed away Thursday, December 12, 1996. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd.
BRYANT, Edna Alexander, 81, of Eagle Rock, died Wednesday, December 11, 1996. She was the widow of Albert L. Bryant. She is survived by a daughter, Adelia Long of Florida; a son, A. L. Bryant Jr. of Blue Ridge; grandsons, Mark Padgett of North Carolina, Kevin Padgett of Texas; sister, Mary Jane Petty of Newport News; and a brother, Lou Alexander of Hampton. Graveside services will be Friday, December 13, 1996, 1:30 p.m., in the Eagle Rock Cemetery conducted by Rev. Mark Hughes. Arrangements by Eagle Rock Funeral Home.
CHAMBERLAIN, Doris L., 95, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, November 30, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winthrop W. Chamberlain and a son, Norman G. Chamberlain. Mrs. Chamberlain was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Richard and Carol Chamberlain of Moneta, Winthrop W., II and Patricia Chamberlain of Lake Almanor, Calif., Mrs. Norman (Elaine) Chamberlain of Gray, Maine; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Roanoke United Methodist Home (1009 Old Country Club Road, Roanoke, Va. 24017) or a favorite charity. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 1996 from St. John's Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Thomas O'dell officiating. Interment will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery (Cambridge, Mass.). The family will greet friends in the chapel of St. John's Episcopal Church immediately following the memorial service. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
GARDNER, Elsie May, 94, of 320 Hershberger Rd., Roanoke, died Thursday, December 12, 1996. She is survived by a son, George V. Gardner of Naples, Fla. and Washington, D.C.; four granddaughters, Mrs. R. F. Dunlap Jr., Charlotte, N.C., Mrs. Sallie Gardner Turcott, Bartlesville, Okla., Mrs. Robert Ryther, Minneapolis, Minn., Ms. Anne Gardner, Roanoke; and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Victor M. Gardner; a son, John N. Gardner; and a grandson, John N. Gardner II. Mrs. Gardner was born in New Castle, Pa. on October 9, 1904, the daughter of James D. Cann and Mayme Churchfield Cann. She was a lifelong member and worker in the Outreach Program of the Methodist Church in Pennsylvania and Florida. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Jupiter-Tequesta and Kings Chapel of New Castle, Pa. Services will be private and burial will be in the family plot in New Castle, Pa. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
GIFFIN, Gordon Gene, 65, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, December 11, 1996. Graveside service 1 p.m. Saturday, Logans Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Maryville, Tenn. Arrangements by Tomlinson Funeral Home, Ridgeway.
HARDIMAN, Helen Harris, 84, of Moneta, died Tuesday, December 10, 1996, in Oakwood Manor. She was born in Cohoes, N.Y. on August 12, 1912, a daughter of the late William Henry Harris and Anna Theresa Therriault Harris. She worked as a librarian with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company until her marriage in 1938. She retired with her husband from the New York area to Moneta in 1973. She was a communicant of Resurrection Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, James S. Hardiman Jr; two sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen Thomas and Cindy Hardiman, Hackettstown, N.J., John William and Deborah Hardiman, Rogers, Ark.; a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara Ann and Steve Dorrler, Flemington, N.J.; eleven grandchildren, Terrie and her husband, Charles, Mark, Jennifer, Billy, Scott, Sharon and her husband, Bryan, Tom, Deborah, Nicole, Julie, and Mark. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Sunday, December 15, 1996, at 2 p.m. at Resurrection Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. James J. Begley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family requests no flowers. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford, with a Christian Wake being conducted at 7:30 p.m.
HARRIS, George E., 72, of Roanoke, formerly of Lexington, died Thursday, December 12, 1996. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Service, Lexington.
HOLDREN, Betty Loving, 52, of Vinton, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 1996. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 13, 1996 with the Rev. C. Berkley Stevens officiating.
JOHNSON, Daisy Naomi, 66, of Lexington, died Thursday, December 12,1996 in Lewis-Gale Hospital, Salem, Va. She was born October 6, 1930 in Goshen, the daughter of the late James Y. and Nettie Plogger Hall. She was a member of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints. Surviving are her husband, Andrew M. ``Sonny"" Johnson, Jr.; three daughters, Brenda Rhodenizer, Midlothian, Robi n G. Mock and Vickie E. Stanley, both of Winston-Salem, N.C.; three sons, Donald Edward Stubblefield, Lexington, Wayne Lee Chittum, Buena Vista, Allen Jay Chittum, Rockbridge County; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lomax Funeral Chapel by Dr. Douglas Larson. Burial will follow in the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Lomax Funeral Home.
JONES, Stella Mae Nester, 40, of Kearneysville, W. Va., formerly of Dublin, Va., passed away Saturday, December 7, 1996. Private memorial services Saturday, at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Dublin.
KENNEDY, Louise Reynolds, 79, of Route 5, Bedford, died Thursday, December 12, 1996, in Carilion Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born in Bedford County on January 26, 1917, a daughter of the late Bernard Cecil Reynolds and Hettie Irene DeWitt Reynolds. She was a member of Peaks Presbyterian Church, and was an election officer for the Kelso district for over 50 years. She is survived by her husband, H. Carl Kennedy; one son, Vernie C. Kennedy, Bedford; one brother, John M. Reynolds, Bedford; one sister, Clara Eubank, Bedford; one granddaughter, Denise Alaine Kennedy, Bedford; numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 1996, at Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Francis B. Avery Jr., Rev. Joseph S. Gaston, and Rev. Garry J. Shelton officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Peaks Presbyterian Church or the Bedford Life Saving Crew. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
LaBRIE, Kathleen Clara, 84, of Arlington, formerly of Clifton Forge, died Wednesday, December 11, 1996. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Crown Hill Cemetery, Clifton Forge. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
LAYCOCK, Elizabeth Jane Fewell, 45, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, December 11, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Stevens Funeral Chapel.
LETSINGER, Robert Burton, (``Bob''), 74, of Rich Creek, died Wednesday, December 11, 1996, in Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke. He was born in Lundale, W.Va. on November 12, 1922, and was the son of the late Roy Love Letsinger and Mary Sweet Letsinger. He was a graduate of Man High School and attended Bowling Green Business University until entering the U.S. Navy. He was a First Class (1C) officer of the USS Anchor during World War II. He was a member of the Bruce McDonald United Methodist Church of Man, former owner of the Man theater, and co-owner of the Junction Drive In Theater and the W & L Party Store in Man, W.Va. He retired from Joe Crum Ford in Pearisburg in 1987. He was a member of the Aracoma Masonic Lodge #99 of Logan, W.Va., a member of the Giles Shrine Club, a 32nd Degree Mason, and member of the Beni-Kedem Shrine Temple of Charleston, W.Va. He was a member of the American Legion Post #68 of Narrows, V.F.W. Post #6000 of Narrows, and secretary of the Rich Creek Lions Club. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Betty Lucille Perry Letsinger of Rich Creek; daughters, Mrs. John (Mary Ruth) Hale of Man, W.Va., Ms. Virginia Lee Moran of Valrico, Fla., Mrs. Dave (Betty Lou) Anderson of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Russell (Beatrice Perry) Miller of Chapmanville, W.Va.; brother, Roy Donald Letsinger of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sister, Mrs. Ruth Love Kukshtel of Warner Robbins, Ga.; grandchildren, John Robert, Christopher Donald and Jennifer Louanne Hale of Man, W.Va., Robert Dean and Lindsey Ra e Cook of Chapmanville, W.Va. A memorial service will be held Sunday, December 15, 1996, at 1 p.m. in the Rich Creek United Methodist Church with the Rev. Aubrey Whitlow officiating. A Masonic funeral service will follow. The family will receive friends and family at the home, 108 Summit Drive, Rich Creek, following the services. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, Shriner's Burn Center, or the Giles Historical Society. Givens Funeral Home, Pearisburg, is in charge of arrangements.
LOWE, Terrence Anthony, Sr., of 1005 Bowling Dr., Bedford, died Wednesday, December 11, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Jerrine Lowe; three sons, Terrence A. Lowe, Jr., Terrell Lowe, Tyson Lowe; three daughters, Takeisha Lowe, Tanya Lowe, Lasundra Moore; his mother, Victoria Sandel, Pensacola, Fla.; two sisters, Donna Whiting, Pensacola, Fla., Lorraine Baez, Bronx, N.Y. Memorial services will be held Saturday, December 14, 1996, at 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1235 Walnut Ave., Bedford, Va. Bedford Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MARTIN, Mary Spencer, 82, of Bassett, passed away Thursday, December 12, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Norris Funeral Services Chapel, Martinsville.
MITCHELL, Veronica Lynn, 37, of Roanoke, died Thursday, December 12, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
PATEL, Thakorbhai G., 66, of Gretna, died Thursday, December 12, 1996. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Colbert-Moran Chapel, Gretna.
QUINTRELL, Minnie Susan, 89, of Boonesmill, passed away Tuesday, December 10,1996. She is survived by her children and spouses, Mary Marie Radford of Calloway; Howard and Janet Quintrell of Roanoke; Dorothy and Lawrence Foley of Boones Mill; Everett and Sarah Quintrell of Verona, Miss; brother, Earl Scott of Franklin Count y; also surviving are sixteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren, two-step grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 12 noon Saturday, December 14,1996 at Lotz Roanoke Chapel with the Rev. Woodrow Minnix and the Rev. James Wingfield officiating. Interment will follow in Mountainview Memorial Park, Franklin Co. The family will receive friends after 10 a.m. Friday, December 13, 1996 at the Funeral Home. Arrangements being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Roanoke.
REYNOLDS, Mary Ellen, 83, of Rocky Mount, died Tuesday, December 10, 1996. She is survived by three daughters, Mr s. Arlene Dunnings of Rocky Mount, Va; Ms Shirley Ann Reynolds and Ms Emma Reynolds both of the home. Seven sons, William Aaron Reynolds of Rocky Mount, Va; Robert Anthony Reynolds of Wirtz, Va; Charles Delton Reynolds of Detroit, Mich; Glenn R. Reynolds Mt. Ranier, Md; Gerald Leroy Reynolds, Fieldale, Va; Donald R. Reynolds and Marvin C. Reynolds, both of Rocky Mount, Va. Two sisters, Mrs. Christine Taylor of Hardy, Va; Mrs. Louise Martin Columbia, Md; one brother James (Bus) Nemo of the home. Twenty grandchildren, twenty-three great- grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, December 14, 1996 at 1 p.m. at the Lovely Valley Baptist Church with the Rev. James D. Holland officiating. The family will receive friends at the Church on Friday, December 13, 1996 from 7 to 8 p.m. Interment at the Church Cemetery. Arrangements intrusted to Stanfield Mortuary Service.
RICHARDS, Annie Prillaman, 96, of Floyd, widow of Walter B. Richards, passed away Thursday, December 12, 1996, at Skyline Manor Nursing Home. She was also preceded in death by a son, Walter Wayne Richards. Survivors are three sons and daughters-in-law, Ammon and Betty Richards, Salem , Irvin and Elizabeth Richards, Roanoke, Robert and Shirley Richards, Floyd; one sister, Dori s Kanode, Vinton; one sister-in-law, Hazel Prillaman, Roanoke; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Elbert Lee Naff officiating. Burial will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Maberry Funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to Stonewall Church.
SCHOENBERGER, Lorraine Smith, 62, of Greensboro, N.C., died on Wednesday, December 11, 1996, at Moses H. Cone Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at noon Saturday at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Inurnment will be private at a later date. A native of Roanoke, Mrs. Schoenberger was a former member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church and was a present member of St. Pius X Catholic Church. She was a member of the Greensboro City Club. She was a past president of both the Wildwood Garden Club and the Guilford College Art Appreciation Club, and was also a member of the Round Table Discussion Group, and former treasurer of the St. Andrew's Chapman Chapter. She is survived by her husband, William E. Schoenberger of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen and Barbara Murray of Roanoke, and Michael A. Sr. and Jill Murray of Greensboro; and four grandchildren, Elizabeth Lorraine Murray and Madeline Louise Murray of Roanoke, and Magan Elisabeth Murray and Michael A. Murray Jr. of Greensboro. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hanes-Lineberry, North Elm Chapel, and other times at the home of son, Michael Murray, 3 Bryan Ct., Greensboro, N.C. 27408. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405, The Franciscan Center, 233 N. Greene St., Greensboro, N.C. 27401, or St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2105 W. Market St., Greensboro, N.C. 27403.
SHEPPARD, Garland Henderson, 76, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 1996. Born in Montgomery County, he was a Salem resident for 51 years. Retired from Roanoke Electric Steel after 28 years of service, he was a member of Southside Baptist Church and VFW Po st 4522 in Vinton. Survivors include his wife, Susie Wills Sheppard; daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Tommy Fowler, Vinton; one sister, Ruby Mae Wynn, Sommersville, W. Va.; sister-in-law, Elcena Sheppard, Salem; two grandchildren, Scott Fowler and Lisa Fowler; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, December 14, 1996 at 1 p.m. from the chapel of John M. Oakey & Son, Salem, with the Rev. Bill Atkins and the Rev. Tommy Hurt officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, December 13 from 7 to 10 p.m. at John M. Oakey & Son, Salem.
SUTPHIN, Mark Allen, 60, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, December 11, 1996, in Carilion Radford Community Hospital. He was preceded in death by his mother, Virginia Gladys Bradbury; and his father, William H. Sutphin. He was employed by Radford University, and was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mary Kirk Sutphin; two sons, Tony A. Sutphin of Blacksburg, Steven D. Sutphin; and daughter-in-law, Secora Sutphin of Culpeper; one daughter, Nora S. Ward; and son-in-law, Donn R. Ward of Fuquay-Varina, N.C.; granddaughters, Shannon Ward and Victoria Sutphin; grandson, Brandon Ward; sister and brothers, Virginia S. Baugher, Danville, John E. Sutphin, Richmond, Charles L. Sutphin, Yucaipa, Calif., Michael L. Sutphin, Newport News; his father and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde F. Kirk, Christiansburg; and numerous family and friends. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 14, at the Gethsemane Baptist Church, 2006 Preston Street, Radford, conducted by Pastor Jerry Gibson and Mr. Elwood Cox, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad. Friends may call any time after noon on Friday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
TAYLOR, Johnie E., 94, of Dugspur, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
WEBB, James Theodore, 80, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, December 11, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Belview United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
WHITEHEAD, Mary Hurt, 94, of Ferrum, died Tuesday, December 10, 1996. She was the daughter of the late John Kemper and Lelia Angle Hurt. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Estelle Whitehead Olson; sister and brother, Ruth H. Ingram and Frank B. Hurt. Mrs. Whitehead was the proprietor of Ferrum Drug Company for many years, and a resident counselor at Bassett Hall, Ferrum College, from 1965-1980. After retiring from Ferrum College she was an active volunteer in the Franklin Memorial Hospital auxiliary. Mrs. Whitehead was a long-time member of St. James Methodist Church. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Gloria W. and Cletis Burnett of Rocky Mount; one son and daughter-in-law, Royal (Buck) and Evelyn Whitehead of Ferrum; six grandchildren, Ken Burnett, Eden, N.C., Lynn Hughes, Chester, Gail Shirley, Richmond, David Bray Whitehead, Oceanside, Calif., Michael Whitehead, Newport Beach, Calif., Mark Whitehead, Las Vegas, Nev.; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 1996, at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. M. G. Goodpasture, Rev. James Angle, and Rev. Dr. John Wesley Inge officiating. Interment will follow in High Street Cemetery, Rocky Mount. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ferrum Rescue Squad, Ferrum, Va. 24088. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements.
WOOD, Norman Lewis, 72 of Roanoke passed way Thu rsday, December 12, 1996. Mr. Wood retired from Salem Frame and was an Army and Navy Veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Betty H. Wood; daughters and sons-in-law, Jane Crosby, Helen and Bernard McGuire, Shelby and Paul Tribbett, Connie and Robert Richard Powers; sons and daughters-in-law, Norman Kenneth Wood, Mark Lewis and Susie Wood, Robert Lynn Wood and fiancee Barbara Price; stepchildren, Linda Goode and Mark Kinsley; grandchildren, Stuart McGuire, William McGuire, Olivia McCormick, Rana McCormick, Richard Powers, Brandin Powers, Amanda Powers; stepgrandchildren, Eric Goode, Michelle McKee; one great-grandchild, Carrie Lyn McGuire; sisters, Mae Herman, Shirley Sheets, Ardna Trivette, Sylvia Hardin; brothers, Cecil Wood, Walter Raleigh Wood. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 1996 at Oakey's North Chapel with Pastor Allan Malina officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel.
WRIGHT, Luther, Jr., 67, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, December 10,1996 at the veterans Hospital in Salem. He is survived by one daughter, Ms. Rosemary Williams, Roanoke; two sons, Bobby L. Williams, Baltimore, Md. and James R. Williams, Roanoke; two stepchildren, JoAnne Williams and Gus Williams, both of Roanoke; one brother, William Wright, Roanoke; one sister, Mrs. Juanita Becton, Washington, D.C.; seven grandchildren; one great-grandson. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Fizer Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Delmar Jackson and the Rev. Eugene Johnson officiating. Burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Fizer Home. The family will assemble at the home of Mrs. Betty Williams, 1704 Salem Ave. S.W. Arrangements by Fizer Funeral Home.
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