ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, December 16, 1996 TAG: 9612160102
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-3 EDITION: METRO
AKERS, Thomas Delbert, 85, of Draper, passed away Saturday, December 14, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
ALLS, Christine A., 75, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, December 13, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, First Wesleyan Church. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
AYERSMAN, Robert Allen, (``Boomer""), 58, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 14, 1996. He was a Hall of Fame graduate of Virginia Tech, a long-time teacher and coach at Roanoke Catholic and currently employed with the City of Salem Parks & Recreation Department. Surviving are three sons, Jay Ayersman of Salem, Jeff Ayersma n of Raleigh, N.C., Chad Ayersman of Roanoke; one grandchild, Nicole Ayersman of Roanoke. A funeral Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at St. Andrews Catholic Church, 12 noon Tuesday, with the Rev. Randy Rule and the Rev. Joe Metzger officiating. Interment will follow in St. Andrews Diocesan Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the St. Andrews Catholic Building Fund or the Salem Sports Foundation. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, at Oakey's North Chapel.
BEASLEY, Hester Edith Edmonds, 92, of Austinville, passed away Sunday, December 15, 1996 at her home. She was born March 1, 1904. She is survived by one son, Marvin Beasley of Hillsville; one daughter and son-in-law, Alene and Harold Myers of Austinville; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 1995, at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville, Va. Interment in Beasley Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, December 16, 1996, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
BLAIR, Elsie Jacobs, 98, of Sandy Level, died Sunday, December 15, 1996. Born on November 7, 1898, in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Tilton Jacobs and Nannie Bell Huffmond Jacobs. She was married to the late Paul Blair. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Pauline B. Kepley; granddaughter, Cheryl B. Arthur; two brothers, Gorman W. Jacobs and Lowry O. Jacobs, and two sisters, Claudia J. Almond and Reba J. Flick. She was the oldest member of Liberty Christian Church. She was a good and faithful wife for 67 years, and a wonderful, loving mother. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Odell and Gladys Blair of Sandy Level and Gordon Ray and Barbara Blair of Troutville; four daughters and sons-in-law, Mozelle and William Obenshain, Nannie Bell Aliff, Gertrude and William Trussler and Jean David of Roanoke; a son-in-law, Alvin Kepley of Stevensville, Md.; one brother, Emmett L. Jacobs of Roanoke; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 12 noon Wednesday at Liberty Christian Church by Wayne Grinnell, minister. Interment will follow in Liberty Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the funeral service at Liberty Christian Church. Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna, is in charge of arrangements.
BOND, Lillian Josephine, 69, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 14, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
BURGART, Jorgia Ann, 3, daughter of George Ray Burgart and Christina Burgart of Patrick Springs, died Saturday, December 14, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Collins Funeral Services Chapel, Bassett.
CARICO, Ruth Harrison, 85, of Galax, died Saturday, December 14, 1996. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
CARPER, Leonard L., 47, of Ann Arbor, Mich., died Saturday, December 14, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home, Roanoke, Va.
CARTER, Ada, 79, of Locust Grove, Ga., formerly of Galax, Va., died Friday, December 13, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel, Galax.
CARTER, Glen Delaney, 63, of Henry, died Saturday, December 14, 1996. Mr. Carter was preceded in death by his parents, Grover W. and Ida Martin Carter, and two brothers, Paul and Wayne Carter. Surviving are his wife, Patricia (``Pat"") Carter of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Mike McCaul of Siler City, N.C.; one brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and Ruth Carter of Henry, and four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Bernice Johnson of Ferrum, Betty and Leonard Hylton of Vinton, and Irene and Milton Bowles, and Jewel and Wayne Bussey, all of Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 1996, from the Lynch Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. M. G. Goodpasture officiating. Burial will follow in Republican Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where the family will be from 7 until 9 p.m. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements.
CARTER, Jessie Mae Garner, 96, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 14, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Lester Carter; son, Lawrence R. Carter; six brothers, and one sister. She is survived by a grandson and spouse, John Lawrence and Barbara Carter of Philadelphia, Pa., and a great-granddaughter, Crystal Carter of Philadelphia. Also surviving are 28 nieces and nephew s, including Shirley Garner Fulp and C. Larry Fulp of Roanoke. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 17, 1996, in Evergreen Burial Park, with the Rev. Jim Foringer officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a favorite charity. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Roanoke.
CLARK, Clara T., 81, of Garden City, S.C., died Saturday, December 14, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lomax Funeral Home Chapel, Buena Vista, Va.
CONTOS, Virginia Vitsa, 98, of Fayetteville, N.C., formerly of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 15, 1996. She was the widow of Gus A. Contos. Mrs. Contas was preceded in death by a son, Athanasios Contos, two daughters, Bessie C. Salvatore and Ethel C. Parrous. Mrs. Contos came to Roanoke in 1919 from Voulpi, Evrytania Greece, with her husband, residing in Roanoke until 1954. She was a member of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Fayetteville, N.C. and a former member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. She was a member of Philoptochos Society and the Daughters of Evrytania. In her many years, she was a loving mother, grandmother and faithful worker of her church. Mrs. Contos is survived by daughters and son-in-law, Katherine C. Roupas, Charlotte, N.C., Helen C. and James P. Poulos, Roanoke, Mary K. Rucker, Roanoke, Bertha C. Contos, Fayetteville, N.C.; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 17,1996, with the Rev. Father George Chioros and the Rev. Father Chrysostom Manuel officiating, with burial to follow in Fair View Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., where a Trisagion Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
CUNDIFF, Sally Wagner, 75, of Route 4, Bassett, went to be with the Lord on Saturday evening, December 14, 1996. She was a loving mother and grandmother, who will be greatly missed. Surviving are her husband, Cur tis Giles Cundiff; three sons and daughters-in-law, Andrew Curtis and Margaret Cundiff, Newton, N.C., Terry Robert and Donna Cundiff, Ridgeway, Paul McKinley and Karen Cundiff, Richmond; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia Gail and Donald Smith, Sylvia Louise and John Bussey, all of Rocky Mount; nine grandchildren; one sister, Annie McAlexander, Ferrum. Funeral services will be conducted from Republican Primitive Baptist Church, 11 a.m. Tuesday, with Elder Junior Conner, Elder W. Lane Carter and Elder W. T. Conner officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service and other times at the home of Sylvia and John Bussey.
DALTON, Victoria Lynn, 32, of Route 3, Hillsville, passed away Sunday, December 15, 1996, at Eldercare of Hillsville. Bor n on May 13, 1964, she was a daughter of Nadean Turman of Dugspur and the late Jerry Clontz. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Don Terry Dalton; a son, Terry Wayne Dalton of Hillsville; a daughter, Victoria Danielle Dalton of Hillsville; her stepfather, Odell Turman of Dugspur; four sisters, Paula Jones of Hillsville, Sandra Kay Quesenberry of Roanoke, Brenda Sutphin of Pulaski and Michelle Brown of Dugspur; two brothers, David Clontz of Dugspur and Michael Clontz of Hillsville; her grandmother, Hattie Farris of Hillsville, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 1996, at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel in Hillsville, with the Rev. Harvey Carico officiating. Interment will follow in Branscome Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, at the funeral home. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
DeHART, Harvey, 88, of Radford, passed away Sunday, December 15, 1996. Arrangements by Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home.
DRAPER, Inez Frances Koger, 61, of Fieldale, died Saturday, December 14,1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKee Funeral Service Chapel, Martinsville.
EPPERLY, Edith C., 89, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 14, 1996. She was a member of Grandin Court Baptist Church. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Pauline Epperly, Roanoke; daughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte and James Posie Edwards, Suffolk, Shelby and Fred Holden, Boca Raton, Fla.; sister, Elsie Nelson, Bedford; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 17, 1996, at 11 a.m. from the Chapel of John M. Oakey & Son, Salem, with the Rev. Ira Tolliver officiating. Burial to follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at John M. Oakey & Son, Salem
ETHERIDGE, Almina Ferrell, 80, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 15, 1996. She was a member of the Congregational Christian Church in Chesapeake. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Benjamin A. Etheridge. She is survived by two daughters, Julie E. Cooke of Roanoke and Amanda S. Baum of Virginia Beach; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and other loving relatives and friends. In accordance with her wishes, her body was donated to medical science. A memorial service will be held in January in Chesapeake. In lieu of flowers, memorial co ntributions may be made to one's choice of charities
FERGUSON, Patsy Herndon, 57, of Collinsville, died Sunday, December 15, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Collins Funeral Services Chapel, Bassett.
HOBSON, Raymond Albert, 82, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 14, 1996. Mr. Hobson was a member of Belmont Baptist Church. He retired from Union Carbide with 45 years of service, and was Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Josephine Worley Hobson; son, Timothy R. Hobson; brothers and sister-in-law, Melvin and Berkley Hobson, and Clyde Hobson, and sister-in-law, Christine Manspile. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 17, 1996, in Evergreen Burial Park, with the Rev. Wayne C. Har rison officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chapel.
HOLDAWAY, Howard Rex, 63, of Marion, died Sunday, December 15, 1996. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.
HYDE, Emily Redmond, of 143 5th St., N.W., Pulaski, died Saturday, December 14, 1996 in Pulaski Community Hospital. Born in Mayodan, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Philip Yandie Redmond and Virginia Wimbush Redmond. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Zimmerman Hyde and her son, Dr. Perry Hyde. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She is survived by four granddaughters, Mrs. Joe ``Christi"" Williams, Pulaski, Mrs. Todd ``Autumn"" Murner, Panama City, Fla., Mrs. Robert ``Sherry"" Beauchamp, Sewanee, Tenn., Lena Emily ``L. E."" Hyde, Pulaski; one great-granddaughter. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Oakwood Cemetery, with the Rev. Norman C. Wilhoit officiating. Visiting will be Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home
LAMANCA, John, Sr., 91, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 14, 1996. Mr. Lamanca was a native of Bluefield, W.Va., where he attended and graduated from Bluefield College. In addition, he attended the Medical College of Virginia and later the School of Pharmacy at West Virginia University. Upon graduation, he returned to Bluefield, W.Va., where he was owner in a number of drug stores. In 1956, John and family moved to Roanoke, Va., where he accepted the position of Manager at Garland's Drug Store. He retired from Garland's Drug Stores in the early 1970s. One of his proudest moments was induction into the Sports Hall of Fame at Bluefield College in 1992. He actively participated in football, track and boxing as a team member. John was also a member of several civic and professional organizations, including the Masons, Kiwanas, the Moose and 300 Club. John attended First Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Bible Book Sunday School Class. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Thelma Barksdale Lamanca, and his grandson, John David Lamanca. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Biggs Lamanca; daughter and son-in-law, Sandy and Sandra Scott; sons and daughters-in-law, John Jr. and Shirley Lamanca, Jim and Sherry Lamanca, Sam and Shirl Lamanca, and L arry Lamanca; grandchildren, Debbie and Allen Wilkerson, Todd Lamanca, Jennifer and Whitney Lamanca, and Tracy Scott; great-grandchildren, Jayson Lamanca, Lindsey Wilkerson and Preston Lamanca; sisters-in-law, Eva Mitchell, and Isabel and husband, Jim Beamer; brother-in-law, Sidney Shires and wife, Opal; nieces, Betty Davis and Kathy Prillaman, and nephews, Danny Thomas, Larry Mitchell, Ronald and Timothy Mitchell, Leon and Jackie White, and Steven and Scott Shires. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 1996, at Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. John D. Cochran officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Lottie Moon Christmas Fund, C/O First Baptist Church, 515 Third Street, Roanoke, Va. 24016, or the the Dave Lamanca Scholarship Fund, C/O the Salem Education Foundation, 400 Spartan Square, Salem, Va. 24153.
LOVE, Margaret Hunt, 78, of Rocky Mount, died Saturday, December 14, 1996 at her home. Surviving are her husband, Otis W. Love; six sisters and three brothers-in-law, Ruby B. Hunt, Irene Hunt Tudor, Ethel and Harry Love, Paige Hunt Robertson, Lucille and Wilfred Willis, Dorothy and Donnie Webb, all of Rock y Mount; one brother and six sisters-in-law, Walter and Avis Hunt, Salem, Cova Nichols Hunt, Ruby Brooks Hunt, both of Rocky Mount, Elsie Mason, Rocky Mount, Edna Love, Radford, Virginia Taylor, Plant City, Fla.; and eight nephews and six nieces. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel, 2 p.m. Tuesday, with Dr. Joe R. Bryant officiating. Interment will follow in the Brown Family Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, S. Main St., Rocky Mount.
MASON, Lucy Earle, 73, of Evington, passed away Saturday, December 14, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Salem United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.
McMINNIS, Ernest, (``Mack""), 80, of Gretna, died Saturday, December 14, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Colbert-Moral Funeral Chapel.
PAXTON, Victor Carl, Jr., (``Pac Man""), 49, of Moneta, passed away Saturday, December 14, 1996. He coached for many years girls basketball and softball for the Moneta Recreation Department. He is survived by his wife, Frances Marie Paxton; daughters, Helen Rena Paxton of Salem, Tonya Marie Paxton of Moneta; his mother, Nellie Schoonover Paxton; sisters, Carol Ann Gray and Shirley Ruth Correll, both of Moneta; very special friends, Larry Bradley, Michael Clingingpeel, Terry Wimmer, Jimmy Meadows. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 1996, at Lotz Vinton Chapel, with the Rev. Terry L. Nester officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Vinton.
PETERS, Terry Amos, 37, of Check, died Sunday, December 15,1996. Arrangements by Wood Funeral Home, Floyd.
QUESENBERRY, Rev. Roy Pierce, 89, of Dublin, passed away Sunday morning, December 15, 1996, in Carilion Radford Community Hospital. He was a retired Pentecostal Holiness Church minister, and was a faithful member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Radford. He was the son of the late Pierce Quesenberry and Lillie Cox Quesenberry Roop. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Eula Elizabeth Rupe Quesenberry; three daughters and a son-in-law, Lelia Q. and Larry Cugini of Atlanta, Ga., Dorothy Q. Thompson of Knoxville, Tenn., and Ruth Q. Akers of Dublin; two sons and daughters-in-law, the Rev. Glennard and Dorothy M. Quesenberry of Blacksburg, and Clarence W. and Annabelle S. Quesenberry of Dublin; three sisters, Ilene R. Crigler and Dean R. Morris of Radford, and Evelyn R. Lasher of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; four brothers, Barney Quesenberry of Glendale, Ariz., Vinson Quesenberry of Shawsville, Wiley Quesenberry of Radford and Walter Quesenberry of Vallejo, Calif.; two stepsisters, Virginia Dowell of Abingdon and Frances Bowyer of Christiansburg; one stepbrother, Hobert Roop of Dugspur; 10 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 1996, at First Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the Rev. Quentin Hughett, the Rev. Don Sizemore and the Rev. Glennard Quesenberry officiating. Burial will follow in the Appalachian Conference Cemetery in Dublin. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions may be made to the church or charity of your choice. The family will receive friends at First Pentecostal Holiness Church from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford is in charge of arrangements.
RADFORD, Tokie Thompson, 89, of Buena Vista, died Sunday, December 15, 1996. Arrangements by Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service.
RUCKER, Isabelle Pettit, widow of Albon McDaniel Rucker, Jr., died Saturday, December 14, 1996. Mrs. Rucker was born on June 5, 1918, the fifth child and only daughter of William Albert Claude and Gerdena Sherman Pettit. She was educated at home by her mother at Frederi ck's Hall Elementary School and Mineral High School in Louisa County. From there, she went to Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, where in 1939, she earned a BA Degree in Latin. She went to Arlington, Va. to teach, where she met, and in 1941, married Mack Rucker. In 1948 the Ruckers sold their interest in Furniture, Inc. and moved back to Louisa County, where they bought Bear's Den Farm. They raised cattle and she taught mathematics at Louisa County High School. In 1958 she applied for and was granted participantship in the National Science Foundation's first Academic Year Institute in Mathematics at the University of Virginia, where earned a MED. Degree in mathematics and was offered the position of State Supervisor of Mathematics by the Virginia Department of Education -- the first of its kind in Virginia. She remained in this position until 1973, when the General Assembly of Virginia created the first Governor's School for the Gifted in the Commonwealth. She was appointed the school's first State Director, a position she held for seven years, retiring in 1979. Mrs. Rucker co-authored a set of mathematics textbooks and was active in numerous organizations relative to her work. She held committee chairmanships of several national committees. She received many academic accolades, including the first recipient of the Distinguished Service Award in Mathematics Education given by the Greater Richmond Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She was honored by Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1984 with membership in Phi Beta Kappa and named one of three alumnae to be recipient of the Alumnae Achievement Award in 1986. Her non-academic interests included membership in the Tuckahoe Woman's Club, the Riverside Garden Club, and Ikebana of Richmond. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, golf, entertaining, and needlework. Mrs. Rucker was preceded in death by four of her five brothers, W. A. C. Pettit, Jr., C. Pembroke Pettit, Milton C. Pettit and Sherman W. Pettit. Survivors include a brother, Overton Baker Pettit of Alabama; three nephews, William Albert Claude Pettit, III, Pembroke Robert Pettit, both of Louisa County, Overton Baker Pettit, Jr. of Florida; three nieces, Anita Pettit Huxley of Alabama, Martha Bailey Pettit Wilson of Danville, Margaret Gerdena Pettit of Florida; and several great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec ember 18, 1996, at Seventh Street Christian Church, 4101 Grove Avenue, Richmond, with interment at 3 p.m. in the Bethpage Christian Church Cemetery at Frederick's Hall, Louisa County -- the church in which the Ruckers were married, she taught Sunday School in her youth and where Mr. Rucker is buried. Donations may be made to the Gerdena Pettit Scholarship Fund, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 2500 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Va. 24503 or to the Seventh Street Christian Church Organ Fund. The family will greet friends at Seventh Street Christian Church at 10 a.m., prior to the service at 11 a.m. Arrangements by Woodward Funeral Home, Louisa
SILCOX, Cecile Ginn, 80, of Cloverdale, died Saturday, December 14, 1996. She was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church, and the American Legion Auxiliary, Post #240 in Troutville. She is survived by her husband, Frank West Silcox; two sisters, Merle G. Tucker of Athens, Ga., an d Parane Lord of Royal Oaks, Mich.; one brother-in-law, Louis C. Silcox of Daleville; two sisters-in-law, Elizabeth S. Adams Savannah, Ga., and Ann S. Holloman of Staunton, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 1996, at the Rader Daleville Chapel, with Dr. Gene M. Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Troutville Rescue Squad or the St. Mark's United Methodist Church Building Fund
SMITH, Samuel William, Sr., 65, of Lexington, died Saturday, December 14, 1996. He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Samuel W. Smith Jr. and Rhonda Smith of Buchanan; three daughters and sons-in-law, Delores S. and Doug Seal of Covington, Donna S. and Dennis Painter of Buchanan, and Kathy S. and Roger Bryant of Roanoke; six brothers and five sisters-in-law, Oscar P. and Patricia Smith of Lexington, Ollie A. and Mary Smith of Roanoke, Albert L. and Joyce Smith, Stewart B. and Phyllis Smith, and Henry W. and Bessie Smith, all of Glasgow, and Calvin (``Johnny"") Smith of Lexington; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Pauline S. Kelly of Lexington, Norma S. and Garland Austin of Glasgow, and Barbara (``Judy"") and Ralph Stevenson of Natural Bridge; 10 grandchildren, and a good friend, Mr. Harlow of Buchanan. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 17, 1996, at the Rader Buchanan Chapel, with the Rev. Barton L. Hellmuth officiating. Interment will follow in the Rapps Mill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Those wishing to make donations please consider the Rapps Mill Church, Rapps Mill, Va.
STARR, Julian C., Sr., 89, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 14, 1996. He was preceded in death by Lois K. Starr and Ruth A. Starr, also nine brothers and two sisters. Mr. Starr was a member and Deacon at Enon Baptist Church, a retired Department Manager for the Noland Company, a member of the Williamson Road Masonic Lodge #163 AF&AM and the Shrine Temple. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Julian C. Starr, Jr. and Mary, of North Wilkesboro, N.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn S. and Dr. Frank M. Johnson of Roanoke; grandchildren, Susan and Shelton Parsons, Traci Starr, Chad Starr, Toni Bowler and Scott Updike; great-grandchildren, Seth Parsons, Lindsay Parsons, Megan Parsons, and Hunter Bowler; and his extended and loving family at the Brian Center. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's North Chapel 3 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. Ray E. Frazier officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, with Masonic Rites by the Williamson Road Lodge #163 AF&AM. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to your local church or your favorite charity. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
TURMAN, Bettie Mae, 71, of Mount Airy, N.C., passed away Friday, December 13, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville, Va.
WARRICK, Carl Eugene, 72, of Salem, formerly of Fieldale, died Saturday, December 14, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Roselawn Burial Park. Arrangements by Roselawn Funeral Home, Martinsville.
WEBSTER, Ina Gladys, 85, of Christiansburg, died Sunday, December 15, 1996 in Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley. The widow of the late Rodney Milton Webster, she is s urvived by one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald D. and Anna Webster, Christiansburg; two brothers, Joe Reed, Orlando, Fla., Harry Reed, Strausburg, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Winnie Kenny of California; four grandchildren and their spouses, Michael and Patricia Webster of South Carolina, Ronald David, Jr. and Sharon Webster, Peter A. and DeLisa Webster, all of Christiansburg, Angela L. and Patrick Ault of Georgia; great-granddaughters, Nicole Webster, Amanda Webster. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 1996, at the North Fork Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Fred Brugger, with burial in the North Fork Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church one hour before the services. Friends may call anytime after 12 noon on Monday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday evening.
WILLIAMS, George Edward, 64, of Roanoke, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, December 14, 1996. He was born in Roanoke to the late George Franklin Williams and Mary Morgan Williams. He is survived by his wife, Hannah Grogan Williams; daughter, Vanessa Williams (Harry) Yancey; one beloved grandson, Shane Edward Michael Yancey; one brother and sister-in-law, Harry L. (Gwen) Morgan Jr.; four sisters, Dorothy Morgan, Gladys W. Padgett, Helen Williams and Mary (Clarence) Ismay; two aunts, Lottie Morgan and Lilly Morgan; one great-aunt, Alfreda Wright; one uncle, Herman Williams; a host of loving and devoted nieces and nephews, cousins, as well as a large body of friends and loved ones. He was a longtime devoted of First Baptist Church (North Jefferson Street), where he served as a trustee. He retired from General Electric Company on May 1, 1980, and was an active and respected member of the community. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church, North Jefferson Street, at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 19, with the Rev. Kenneth B. Wright officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the services. Interment will be in Williams Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
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