ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, December 26, 1996 TAG: 9612260073
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ARNOLD, Mary Bush, 85, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, December 24,1996 in a Roanoke hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Arnold and a daughter, Harriett Palmer Parker. Mrs. Arnold was a member of Ghent Grace Brethren Church. Surviving are her daughter and her husband, Patty and Robbie Lane, Roanoke; six grandchildren, Chris McDonald, Eric Plott, Cameron Lane, Melodee Moser, Rick Parker, and Gary Parker; eight great-gr andchildren; and a son-in-law, Dick Parker, Brazil. A cryptside service will be 1 p.m. Friday, December 27, 1996, at the Mausoleum of Alleghany Memorial Gardens, near Covington, Va. Mr. G. Wayne McDonald will officiate. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel.
BAKER, Helen J., 93, of Ridgeway, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, McKee Funeral Chapel.
CARBAUGH, Margaret Ellen Neel, 97, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, December 24, 1996 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Carbaugh, daughter, Rachel Delphine Miller, granddaughters, Joyce Ellen Carbaugh and Pamela Annette Bashaw. Mrs. Carbaugh was born April 4, 18 99, a daughter of John Edward Neel and Mary Jane Yost Neel. She was a member of the South Roanoke United Methodist Church. Survivors include six sons, Carl, George, Robert, and Lewis, all of Roanoke, William E. of Prince George, and James E. of Connecticut; five daughters, Dorothy C. Brown, Margaret C. Bashaw and Jean C. Whitehurst, all of Roanoke, Sibyl C. Matson, Betty C. Atkins, both of North Carolina; fourteen grandchildren; and twenty great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, conducted by the Rev. Donald H. Roberts
CLARK, Geraldine Wilhelm, 75, of Lexington, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
DAWE, Harry Burton, 75, of Clifton Forge, died Monday, December 23, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Nicely Funeral Home Chapel, Clifton Forge.
DILLON, Sherman Wayne, (``Sonny""), 61, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 22, 1996. He was retired from Norfolk & Southern Railway. Surviving are three sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy D. and Michael B. Tanner, Roanoke, Ruby D. and Joseph A. Smith, Roanoke, and Geri D. Owen, Salem; also numerous nieces, nephews, and many friends. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, December 27, 1996, from the Lotz Vinton Chapel, with the Rev. Carl V. Woodie officiating. Interment to follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Thursday at the L otz Vinton Chapel.
DIVERS, Pauline Burnette, 81, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
DUFFY, Bessie Y., 84, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, December 25,1996. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son, Salem.
HEARD, Minnie Lee, 104, of Salem, died Tuesday, December 24, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
HILL, John Wesley, (``John Billy""), 76, of Glasgow, died Tuesday, December 24, 1996 at his home. Mr. Hill was born July 16, 1920 in Naola, Va. a son of the lat e Joseph Paxton Hill and Emma Trevey Hill. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving during World War II, and retired from Burlington Ind. after 43 years. Mr. Hill was a member of the Glasgow Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, Claudine Roberts Hill, Glasgow; two sons, John Wesley Hill Jr., Charlotte, N.C., Stephen Wayne Hill, Glasgow; one brother,H. Ward Hill, Lincoln, Neb.; seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, December 27, 1996 at the Harrison Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Donald E. McLean Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Glasgow First Aid Crew or the Rockbridge Area Hospice, PO Box 948, Lexington, Va. 24450. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington, Va.
HOWARD, Frank Bigelow, 77, longtime resident of 127 7th St., N. W., Pulaski, died in Pulaski Community Hospital on Wednesday, December 25, 1996. He was the son of the late William Welch Howard and Bertha Currier Howard. He was a former vestry member of Christ Episcopal Church, a retired employee of the C & P Telephone Company of Virginia and a U. S. Army veteran of WWII. He is survived by his wife, May Elkins Howard; two daughters and a son-in-law, James and Jill Howard Sandidge, Pulaski, Alyson Darst Vordermark, Roanoke; four grandchildren, Sally Anne Sandidge and michael Howard Sandidge, both of Pulaski, Jonathan Darst Vordermark, Hampden-Sydney and Matthew T. Vordermark, VMI, Lexington; two brothers, William Franklin Howard, Fairfax, Va., and Charles Currier Howard, Columbus, Ga.; a sister, Elizabeth Darst Adkinson, St. Petersburg, Fla. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, from Christ Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Vickie Houk and the Rev. John R. Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Parrish Hall of the church before the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Christ Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, P. O. Box 975, Pulaski, Va. or to the charity of one's choice. Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
JENKINS, Bryan Cox, 78, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
JOHNSON, Raymond Berkley, (""Buck""), 72, of Rocky Mount, died Tuesday, December 24, 1996. Graveside service Franklin Memorial Park, 2 p.m. Thursday. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
JOHNSON, Raymond Berkley, (""Buck""), 72, of Rocky Mount, died Tuesday, December 24, 1996, at Eldercare of Franklin County. He was born August 6, 1924, a son of the late Roy and Annie Oakes Johnson. Mr. Johnson was the retired manager of Mountain View Market, Roanoke. Surviving are two brothers and sisters-in-law, Billy and Bernice Johnson, Rocky Mount, Doug and Ernestine Johnson, Glade Hill; two nieces, Michelle Johnson, Sue Secrest; one nephew, Gary Johnson; specia l friends, Jessie Rickmond and Vernon Bradford. Graveside services will be conducted from Franklin Memorial Park, 2 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Joe Dillon officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount
JONES, Gladys Elizabeth Cooper, 77, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 1996. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home.
KING, Lillian, 86, of Martinsville, died Monday, December 23, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, Martinsville. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Service.
KINZIE, Mary Ethel Abshire, 91, of Roanoke, died Monday, December 23, 1996. She was a member of Troutville Church of the Brethren, and was the widow of Roscoe C. Kinzie. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Roberta and Paul Bigler of Roanoke, and Carol and James White of Thaxton; one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Alma Kinzie of Big Cove Tannery, Pa.; six sisters, Clara Rockwood of Franklin, Mass., Christine Ballew of Roanoke, Lois Young of Roanoke, Lottie Turner of Crystal Lake, Ill., Gerri Mills of Roanoke and Maxine Abshire of Normal, Ill.; a friend, Eula Kinzie of Hampton; 10 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 27, 1996, at the Rader Daleville Chapel, with the Rev. J. Weldon Myers and the Rev. Thomas C. Clay officiating. Interment will follow in Daleville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Those wishing to make donations please consider Troutville Church of the Brethren.
LUCAS, Dorris K., 89, of Roanoke, died Sunday, December 22, 1996 at Friendship Manor Nursing Home. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, William M. and Juanita Pugh of Roanoke; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Allen Board of Roanoke; daughter, Kathy Naff of Norwalk, Ohio; grandchildren, Debra Layman, Pam Pugh, Dana Clabbers, Karyn Farrell, Dale Board, Doug Lucas, Linda Lucas, Tina Hamlin; nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Havens Chapel United Methodist Church, Check with the Rev. Fred Austin officiating. Interment will be in the Wilson Cemetery. Arrangements by Wood Funeral Home, Floyd
LUCAS, Frederick N., (``Nick""), 83, of Radford, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996 in a Dublin nursing home. He was a retired employee of Hercules Inc. and a veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Alice C. Lucas, Radford; two sons, Steve Lucas and his wife, Susan of Pasadena, Calif. and Frederick D. Lucas, Cincinnati, Ohio; two grandchildren, Sonja Lucas, Pasadena, Calif., and Sean Lucas and his wife, Sara of Philadelphia, Penn. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, December 27, 1996 at DeVilbiss Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Joe Burton officiating. Interment will follow in Sunrise Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
MILLER, Frank Russell, 86, of Bassett, died Tuesday, December 24, 1996. Graveside 11 a.m. Friday, Roselawn Burial Park. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Service, Bassett.
PAITSEL, Catherine Furry, 83, of Selma, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, First Assemby of God Church, Clifton Forge. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
PARKS, Gloria Ann Kipp, 70, of Route 2, Wirtz, formerly of Route 1, Moneta, died Sunday, December 22, 1996, in Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Jersey City, N.J., on August 25, 1926, a daughter of the late Frederick Kipp and Dorothy Ann Lyman-Wheaton. She was preceded in death by her husband, John William Parks. She is survived by two sons, William F. Parks and his wife, Peggy of Roanoke and Richard J. Parks of Lolo, Mont.; one daughter, Gail Ann Heslin and her husband, Thomas of Lilburn, Ga., and three grandchildren, Cassie Heslin and Marissa Heslin of Lilburn, Ga., and Travis Parks of Roanoke. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 27, 1996, at Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel, with Sister Elizabeth Bagen officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Carder-Tharp Funeral Home in Bedford
ROSEBERRY, Zula Smith, 94, of Rt. 2, Dublin, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996, at her home. Born February 6, 1902 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late William A. Smith and Gracie Mae Fortune Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew (Wadd) Moore Roseberry. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Jim (Doris) Hilton, Pulaski, Mrs. Douglas R. (Emogene) Cull ip, Dublin; three sisters, Christine Hedge and Rita Shumate, both of Richmond, Louise Morris, Indianapolis, Ind.; one brother, Ellis Smith, Norfolk, Va.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. from Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, with the Rev. Barry Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Newbern Cemetery. Visiting will be Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home.
RUFATTO, Virginia Gladys, 87, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, December 25,1996. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.
SAVILLE, Sidney H., (``Mike""), 86, of Eagle Rock, died Wednesday morning, December 25, 1996. He was preceded in death by his wife, Estelle Saville and is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Sidney, Jr. and Nona Saville, Louis and Betty Saville, Lanny and Cheryl Saville, all of Eagle Rock; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters-in-law, Bernice Saville of Clifton Forge and Dorothy Saville of Covington. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 28, 1996, at 2 p.m. in the Longdale Baptist Church, with burial in the Saville Family Cemetery. The Rev. Phil Day is officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, December 27,1996 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Arrangements by Eagle Rock Funeral Home
SCHLAMB, Maggie Smith, 101, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
SELDEN, Robert Colgate, (``Bob""), 77, of Penhook, died Tuesday, December 24,1996. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
SHEAFFER, Rev. William Morgan, 77, of 1103 Randolph Ave., Pulaski, died Monday, December 23, 1996 at his home. He was born in Clifton Forge, Va. on February 1, 1919 and was the son of the late Robert S. Sheaffer and Mae Morgan Sheaffer Nelson. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Aubrey E. Sheaffer and by a sister, Anita Sheaffer Cornett. Rev. Sheaffer completed his undergraduate work at the University of Richmond Virginia in 1948. He completed his graduate work at Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, Rochester, N.Y., where he was awarded the Master of Divinity degree in 1951. He served as Combat Platoon Leader with the 82nd, 13th and 17th Airborne Divisions during WWII in Europe. Upon his graduation from the seminary in 1951, he returned to the 82nd Airborne Division as Chaplain of the 504th Infantry Regiment. In 1952 he became the first Chaplain in history to participate in a parachute jump with the 504th in an area where an atomic device had just been exploded at Camp Desert Rock, Nevada, and became known as the unofficial Atomic Chaplain of the U. S. Army. Rev. Sheaffer served the 145th AAA Battalion 45th Infantry Division as Chaplain in Korea Far East Command from 1952 to 1954, where he was a warded the Bronze Star for Valor and Meritorious Service. He retired in 1974 upon completion of 14 years of service, with Monroe County Department of Social Services, Rochester, N. Y. He was a member of the Genesee Valley Association, New York Conference, The United Church of Christ. Surviving are his sister, Armita S. Amburn, Pulaski; stepmother, Ruth Sheaffer, Bristol, Va.; half sisters, Ilene Hill, Dondra Wright and Diane Sharret, all of Bristol, Va.; half brother, Billy Keith, Bristol, Va. Also surviving are beloved nieces and nephews. Rev. Sheaffer, in September 1993, signed the ``Instrument of Anatomical Gift - Declaration of Intent"", requesting that upon his death, his remains be donated to the Anatomical Division, Virginia Department of Health for Medical Research and Scientific Study. His abiding faith and prayerful hope was that some contribution be made to the alleviation of human suffering. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 27, 1996 at 11 a.m. from the Stevens Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, Va. The family will receive friends after the service at the funeral home. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski, Va.
SMITH, Lelia Helm, (``Lee""), 56, of Martinsville, formerly of Rocky Mount, died Tuesday, December 24, 1996. Arrangements by Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home, Martinsville.
SWEENEY, Thomas S., (``Strick""), 81, of Floyd, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 1996 in a Shawsville nursing home. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jeanette Sweeney. Surviving includes his wife, Minnie Y. Sweeney, Floyd; four sisters, Zellwood Ferguson, Fairfax, Loma Dell Lowe, Floyd, Margaret Hargrove, Floyd, Lois Poff, Floyd; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, December 27, 1996 at Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd. Interment will follow in Jacksonville Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday afternoon at Gardner Funeral Home wher e the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m
SWIFT, Dorothy B., 74, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
WEEKS, Ollie Eanes, 88, of Radford, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 1996 at Friendship Manor Nursing Home in Roanoke. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Margarette Elizabeth and Rev. William P. Shiflett, Christiansburg; one granddaughter and husband, Sandra S. and John Lowman, Radford; three great-grandchildren, Christi and James Blair, Dublin, David Altizer, Radford, John and Beth Lowman, Durham, N.C.; one brother, John W. Eanes, Sr., Chri stiansburg; one sister, Eva May Kelly, Knoxville, Tenn. Graveside services will be held Friday, December 27, 1996, at 11 a.m. at Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home, Radford.
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