ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, December 17, 1996 TAG: 9612170069
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
COLUMN: Good Neighbors Fund
Ned and Karen Wisnefske and their children, 6-year-old Gwen and 9-year-old Jack, made a donation to the Good Neighbors Fund in honor of their Raleigh Court neighbors, Stretch and Phyllis Stephens.
The Wisnefskes moved to Roanoke about eight years ago from Wisconsin, where their families still live, so the Stephenses became "surrogate grandparents, even going to Grandparents Day at school with the children," Karen said.
Phyllis Stephens, a widow who had lived in the neighborhood about 20 years, met Stretch, a retired Navy chaplain, about three years ago. The neighbors noticed his car parked in front of her house and began keeping a sharp eye on "their precious Phyllis." When Stretch eventually popped the question and married Phyllis, "it was a package deal; he got the whole neighborhood," Karen said.
"Everyone on the entire street was invited to the wedding, from toddlers to 80-year-olds."
"We are truly blessed to have such wonderful, caring people live across the street from us," Karen wrote in a note accompanying their check to the Good Neighbors Fund.
Monday's contributors included:
Ned, Karen, Gwen and Jack Wisnefske, in honor of their neighbors, Stretch and Phyllis Stephens
Robert and Karen Willis, in honor of Jeff Willis
Robert and Priscilla Hopper, in memory of Clyde and Fae Brown
Central Methodist Celebration/Seekers Class, in honor of its teacher, Dick Caldwell
Jim Dickenson, in honor of Lynn W. Dickenson
Michael Stowe and Linda Jilk, in memory of Michael's grandmother, Viola Clark
Harry and Millie Porterfield
Ray and Jean Bird
Bonsack Garden Club, in memory of all deceased club members
Bethel Sunday School Class, Melrose Baptist Church, in honor of Georgianna Griffith
Jerry and Charlotte Barnett, in honor of their sons, Jerry and Robert
Bill and Ruth Yagle, in memory of Bill Robertson, Barbara and Karl Kummer, and Jo Crowder
Sidney and Joanne Snead, in memory of all their loved ones
Hazel and Edgar Yates, in memory of Betsy Yates Harrison
Christian Home Builders Sunday School Class, First Church of the Brethren, in honor of its teachers, James R. Webster and I. Jones Keller
Talmage and Virginia Graybill, in memory of their son, T.A. Graybill Jr.
Michie and Bill Kagey
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beahm
Louise Wimmer, in memory of B. Paul Thurman
Mary S. Hailey, in honor of her children and grandchildren, the Fischers and the Moellers
Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Scruggs
Daniel E. Scott
Jody and Hugh Brown, in memory of Yolanda Harman
Shirley F. Taylor, in memory of Mama Lib
Sadie M. Freeman, in memory of her mother, Effie Grimes; and in honor of her sister, Reedy Hawkins
Catherine J. Cannaday, in honor of her family; and in memory of deceased loved ones
Mary Bland Armistead
Frances Wakat
Byron and Nancy Crow, in honor of Les Crow
Frank and Lucy Ellett
Nita and Bill Overstreet, in memory of Betty V. Adams and Col. Ron Britton
William K. Burton, in honor of Judy B. Healy and Susanne B. Sawyer
Sally and Merritt Nichols, in honor of their teachers, coaches and Scout leaders
Thursday Bridge and Luncheon Club
Martha and Henry Faery, in memory of their son, Lamar Faery
Becker Clinic of Chiropractic
Hooker Furniture Corp.
Elizabeth B. Mackie, in memory of her brother, Frank Bayse
Howard Jr. and boys, in loving memory of their parents, Howard and Vivian Roberts and sister Claire
Calvary Baptist Foundation
Mindy, Graci and Josh Burgin, in memory of Lori Burgin; and in honor of the village at PCU
Nanette T. Carter, in memory of her grandson, Bryan William Thomas
Al and Gaynelle Jones, in honor of Lew Bennett, pastor of Salem Baptist Church, and his staff
Shirley Lee, in memory of her husband, Ray F. Lee
Jack W. and Merle D. Slusher, in loving memory of Ray V. and Mabel W. Danner, Clyde L. Slusher Sr. and Clyde L. Slusher Jr.; and in honor of their beloved mother, Thelma J. Slusher
Patrick Shank
Kathleen, Jeremy and Nicole, in memory of Patrick Michael Blasiole
Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Mason
Phyllis W. Smith, in memory of her husband, Beverly A. Smith
Cora L. Lewis, in memory of her husband, James E. Lewis Sr., and her grandson, Kevin D. Lewis
Janet Shelton, in memory of Clint Shelton
Julie, Amy and Eddie, in honor of their parents, Dr. and Mrs. E.L. Williams, on their 40th wedding anniversary
In honor of Dr. J.M. Miller and Dr. S. Couture and co-workers Billi, Terri, Diana, Connie, Felicia and Lisa
In memory of Doug May; and in honor of Betty and Sherrill Cronk and Booty and Ray Mills
In honor of Helen Robertson and Janice Humphreys of Calvary Baptist Church
ANONYMOUS DONATIONS$315.00
SUBTOTAL$3,603.00
TOTAL AS OF 12/16/96$43,354.10
Checks should be made payable to Good Neighbors Fund and mailed to The Roanoke Times, P.0. Box 1951, Roanoke 24008.
Names - but not amounts of donations - of contributing businesses, individuals or organizations, as well as memorial and honorific designations, will be listed in the newspaper. Those requesting that their names not be used will remain anonymous. If no preference is stated, the donor's name will be listed.
Gifts cannot be earmarked for any particular individual or family. Gifts are tax-deductible.
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