ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, January 2, 1997 TAG: 9701020096
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ALL, Edith Paradine, 94, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, December 31, 1996. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Byron Clayton and Charlotte All, Dennis H. and Loreda All all of Mechanicsville; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Lotz Salem Chapel with the Rev. Bill Mitchell officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your favorite charity. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.
AMOS, Annie Hill, 90, of Roanoke Co., passed away Wednesday, January 1, 1997. Arrangements by Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
BELL, W. Robert, 60, of Martinsville, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997. Arrangements by Norris Funeral Services.
BOLDEN, Bettie , 91, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December 30, 1996 at Community Hospital, Roanoke, Va. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 4, 1997. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
BRANCHE, Emma M., of 408 Caroline Street, Clarksville, departed this life Sunday, December 29, 1996 in Duke Hospital, Durham, N.C. She was born in Glasgow, Va. to the late Robert, Sr. and Mary Thompson Branche. She was a retired school teacher. She is survived by two sisters, R Roberta B. Lyle of Glasgow and Mary B. Baker of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.; two brothers, Robert Branche of Nokesville, Va. and Charlie Branche of Glasgow; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Union Baptist Church, Glasgow, Va., with Pastor Artis Appling officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the church. Services by Franklin Funeral Home, Lynchburg, Va.
BUNN, Ronald Shannon, 28, of Atlanta, Ga., passed away Tuesday, December 31,1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday at Forest United Methodist Church, Elk Creek, Va. Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence.
CARTER, Florence D. (``Granny""), 93 of Roanoke passed away Monday, December 30, 1996. Graveside services Thursday, January 2, 1997 10 a.m. Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
CLARK, Margaret Frances, 78, of Fieldale, died Tuesday, December 31,1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Pleasant Grove Christian Church. Arrangements by Norris Funeral Services, Martinsville.
CLARK, Mildred Padgett, 78, of Virginia Beach, formerly of Bedford, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 1997. She was born April 30, 1918 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Marvin A. Padgett and Parl Creasy Padgett. She was a retired registered nurse and was a member of the Women of the Moose, the Virginia Government Employees Association and the Timber Ridge Baptist Church. She is survived by two brothers, Basil A. Padgett, James A. Padgett both of Bedford; a sister, Audrey Padgett Wright of Virginia Beach. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, January 4, 1997 from the Updike Funeral Home Chapel, Bedford,by the Rev. Wayne Murphy. Interment will follow in the Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 11 a.m. Thursday and the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Updike Funeral Home, Bedford
COLLINS, Edna Eunice, 87, of Pembroke, died Tuesday morning, December 31, 1996 in Radford Commu nity Hospital. Born in Giles Co., Va. on October 1, 1909 she was a daughter of the late James William and Lula Mae McPherson Kelley and was also preceded in death by her husband, James Frank Collins; a sister, Robie Hilton; and two brothers, Peck W. Kelley and Hobert Kelley. She was a member of the Pembroke Christian Church. Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Dale and Roma Snidow Collins of Pembroke, Lawrence and Bertie Sadler Collins of Christiasnburg, and Conrad Collins of Christiansburg; two daughters and sons-in-law, Talma and Roscoe Furrow of Christiansburg and Edna and Allen Lawson of Christiansburg; one sister, Gaye Kelley Williams of Pembroke; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, January 3, 1997 in the Snidow Cemetery-Lilly Land Subdivision in Pembroke with the Rev. Terry Willis officiating. The family will receive friends at the Kendall Funeral Home at 605 Snidow St., Pembroke Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
CREASY, Merle Smith, 96, of Bedford, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 1997. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.
CROMER, Junior Ervin, 73, of Salem, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son, Salem.
DICKSON, Mattie Blanche, 89, of Route 1, Galax, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 1996 at Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Dickson was born in Smyth County, Va. on December 18, 1907 to Mr. Charles Widner and Dorcus Ward Widner. She is survived by her husband, Larry C. Dickson of Galax; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Faye and Sidney Weinbach of Boone, N.C., Nancy and Donald Rector of Galax, Phyllis and Terry Snow of Hillsville, and Donnie Alderman of Roanoke; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ola Dickson of Galax; 16 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Jack Dickson. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Vaughan-Guynn Chapel with the Rev. Jerome Flippin officiating. Interment will follow in Monta Vista Memory Gardens. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home
DORITY, Douglas Hope, 83, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997. Mr. Dority was a retired Section Foreman for Norfolk & Western and was an Elder Emeritus of Westminster Presbyterian Church in America. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille J. Dority. He is survived by a son, Douglas H. Dority, Jr., McLean, Va.; daughter, Barbara J. Dority, Roanoke; grandchildren, Lynn and Bobby Colbert of Richmond, Sheri and Joe Drawdy, Columbia, S.C., Traci Dority, Los Angeles, Calif., Brooke Dority, McLean, Va., Matthew Dority, McLean, Va.; four great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Fred and Doris Dority, Roanoke; sister, Elizabeth Knight, Tallahassee, Fla. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, January 4, 1997, at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, with the Rev. John Furman and the Rev. James Edwards officiating. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, January 4, 1997, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. John Furman and the Rev. James Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2216 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, Va. 24017 or to the Alzheimers Association.
DUNFORD, Raymond, 45, of Marion, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel.
EARLY, Ray Garfield, Jr., of New York, N.Y., died Sunday, December 29, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Evergreen Cemetery, Glasgow, Va. Arrangements by Franklin Funeral Home, Lynchburg, Va.
ETHERIDGE, Queen Adelaide, 71, of Fincastle, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997. Local arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Daleville.
EUBANK, Latane Dean, 67, of Big Island, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Nellie Elizabeth Montgomery Eubank. Born in Botetourt Co., he was the son of the late Charles Ray Eubank and Bertha Hensley Eubank Ashber. In addition to his wife and his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Ruth Jean Eubank. Mr. Eubank was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and a retired employee of C. & O. Railroad, after 31 years of service. Survivors include one son, Daniel D. Eubank and his wife, Sandra of Lynchburg; five daughters, Linda Eubank, Debra Eubank and Pam Karnes, all of Lynchburg, Shelia Goff and Billie Ayers and her husband, Tommy, all of Big Island; one brother, Earl Ray Eubank of Salem; three sisters, Margaret King of Buchanan, Ellen Frances Deeds of Vinton and Janice Lodge of Hopewell; a devoted friend, Dot Garrett of Lynchburg; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. from Whitten Monelison Chapel by the Rev. Woody L. Hudson and the Rev. Paul Nicks. Interment will follow in Big Island Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and other times at the residence.
GILLESPIE, Harold E., 56, of Christiansburg, died Monday, December 30, 1996 in Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Funeral services 11 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 1997 at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Jerry Shepherd with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
GIVENS, Irvin C., 86, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
HAIRSTON, Odell Jr. 44, of Roanoke, Va passed away Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 2, 1997 at 1 p.m. at the Montvale Baptist Church. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home, 126 Gilmer Ave.
HEDGE, Sherd, 91, of 1501 Dublin Road, Pulaski, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 1, 1997 at the Pulaski Health Care Center, Pulaski, Va. He was born July 28, 1905 in Radford, Va. He was the son of the late Jessie Wade Hedge and Fairy Belle Myers Hedge. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Sadie Richardson and four brothers, Clyde Hedge, Homer Hedge, Jessie Hedge and Mack Hedge. He was a life member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Pulaski, where he served as Treasurer, Deacon, Church Board, Usher and he was Head Usher at the Appalachian Pentecostal Holiness Conference Church camp meetings for many years at Dublin, Va. He worked for a Wytheville Lumber Company for fourteen years and later moved to Pulaski, where he worked for the former Virginia Oak Flooring Company and former Pulaski Building Supply Company, with approximately thirty-two years of service with the two companies as an office worker. He started out helping Barnett's Funeral Home, Wytheville, Va., the former Strickler's Funeral Home, with twenty years of service and now the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, with twenty-six years of service, where he was a very caring and dedicated employee in helping families in time of need. Surviving are his wife of sixty-seven years, Georgia Helen Kirby Hedge, Pulaski; two daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Sandy Petruso, Charlotte, N.C., Shirley and Ron Mulford, Salisbury, Md.; one son and daughter-in-law, Carl H. and Aline Hedge, Madison Heights; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. John (Dorothy) Kirby, Dublin, Stella Wagoner, Radford, Edna Keffer, Richmond. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, with the Rev. C. R. Conner officiating, assisted by the Rev. A. C. Ashford. Interment will follow in the Appalachian Pentecostal Holiness Conference Cemetery, Dublin, Va. Visiting will be anytime Thursday after 2 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening at the Bower Funeral Chapel, 1631 Bob White Blvd., Pulaski, Va. or anytime at the home, 1501 Dublin Road, Pulaski, Va. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, is handling arrangements.
HUNTER, Richard Thomas, 62, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, December 31, 1996, after a brief illness. A native of West Virginia, he resided in Roanoke since 1959, after serving four years in the U. S. Air Force, leaving the military as a Staff Sargeant. A retired mechanic from Piedmont Air Lines and U. S. Air, he had 34 years of employment. Dick or R. T. was a member of the Williamson Road Masonic Lodge #163 A.F. & A.M., the Roanoke Scottish Rite Bodies, Kazim Shrine Temple and the Kazim Tramp Unit. He was a member of Witcher Baptist Church, Belle, W. Va. Dick was predeceased by his parents, Thomas Herbert and Bessie Stevens Hunter and his grandson, Seth Hunter Newman. Surviving are his wife, Mabel ``Johnnie"" Hunter, of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and David Newman; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Jennifer Hunter; much beloved grandchildren, Kyle Thomas Beach, Kristopher Newman, Emily Hunter, and Jessica Hunter; and special stepgrandchildren, Michele Brown and Melanie Brown, all of Salem; a brother and sister-in-law, Billy and Helen Hunter of Ohio; sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and Ronnie Elswick of West Virginia; and several nieces a nd nephews; and many relatives and many, many friends. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, January 3, 1997 from Oakey's North Chapel. The Rev. James Jett and the Rev. Billy White will officiate. Masonic Rites from Oakey's North Chapel, will be conducted by Williamson Road Lodge #163 A.F. & A.M. Interment will be in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the Shriner's Hospital, C/O Kazim Shrine Temple, 628 Campbell Ave., S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24016. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel.
JOHNSON, Nobie Robertson, 88, of Rocky Mount, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 1996. Born January 26, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Zachary Taylr and Susan Frances Young Robertson. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Houston Johnson and son, James MacArthur Johnson. Surviving include six daughters and five sons-in-law, Carolyn and Larry Forbes, Sue Johnson, Helen and Sam Knott, Barbara and William Buckner, Virginia and Thomas McCormick all of Rocky Mount, Emily and Norman Forbes of Bassett; one son and two daughters-in-law, George (Slim) and Polly Johnson, Hazel Johnson all of Rocky Mount; two sisters, Ruby Oliver of Ridgeway, helen Arrington of Penhook; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, January 3, 1997 at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. T. Ivey Adams and Elder Lane Carter officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Arrangements by Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount.
JONES, Leberta, 76, of Radford, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
LUCAS, Mary Henderson, 76, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997 in Montgomery Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Robert Roy Lucas Jr.; two daughters and a son-in-law, Cynthia L. and Melvin Douglas Edmonson, Christiansburg, Caroline Elizabeth Lucas, Baston; two grandchildren, Kelly Miche lle Edmonson, Jason Lucas Edmonson; a brother, Woodrow Wilson Henderson, Christiansburg; one sister, Lucy Lee Henderson, Dublin. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, January 3, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Louis Timmons with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society. Friends may call anytime after 12 noon on Thursday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday
LUCAS, Mary Henderson, 76, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997, in Montgomery Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Robert Roy Lucas, Jr.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia L. and Melvin Douglas Edmonson, Christiansburg, Caroline Elizabeth Lucas, Baston, Va.; two grandchildren, Kel ly Michelle Edmonson, Jason Lucas Edmonson; a brother, Woodrow Wilson Henderson, Christiansburg; one sister, Lucy Lee Henderson, Dublin. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, January 3, 1997, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Louis Timmons, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society. Friends may call anytime after 12 noon on Thursday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening
MARTIN, Pattie Lee, 81, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December 30, 1996. Survivors include two foster children, Betty Garnes and Edward Penn, Jr., both of Ridgeway; a very special niece, Dorothy Christian; nephews, Sam Christian, Frank Christian and Russell Christian; niece, Sallie (Marvin) Burris, all of Roanoke; and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Elvira Wade. She gave many years of devoted service to her employers, who loved her dearly: Mrs. Marge Claytor, Joseph and Evelyn Raphael, Billy and Carol Roberts, George and Jenny Lito's, Lydia Ostwald and Jane Havnaer Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel. The Rev. Solomon Pettiford will officiate, with interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the funeral home. Friends may also call Hamlar-Curtis on Friday for viewing.
McNEEL, Margaret Beard, 90, of Salem, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
MEADOR, Margaret Rogers, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 1996. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Daniel L. Rogers and an infant son, Nicholas. She is survived by her present husband, Melvin L. Meador; her sons and daughters-in-law, Larry N. and Rebecca Rogers of Augustus, Ga., Randall L. and Pinky Rogers of Roanoke; her d aughter, Donna Young of Roanoke; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Chris St. Cyr of Roanoke; ten grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one stepgrandchild and two stepgreat-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, January 3, 1997 from the Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Rev. Irvin W. Sloan and the Rev. Gene Arnold officiating. Burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel
MEADOWS, Charles Richard, 93, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 1997 just a few minutes after the New Year began at his home. He was the son of the late Mack Henry Meadows and Bertha Saunders Meadows. He received his early education in the Roanoke Schools and has been a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church (now Greater Mt. Zion) since childhood. As a member of the Trustee Board, he used great leadership in an advisory capacity as the new church was built in Northeast, and in just a few years had to be razed and relocated to its present site on Grayson Ave., N.W. He has worked zealously with his church in many capacities throughout the years, and is highly esteem and respected for his work in the Valley Baptist Association. He has made great contributions to the religious life in the Roanoke Valley. He was preceded in death by his wife of more than 50 years, Mrs. Carrie Meadows. He retired from Norfolk Southern Railway - East End Shop, after many years of faithful service. Those left to survive his death and rejoice in his memory are four sons, Dr. Richard H. Meadows of Richmond and Roanoke, Ralph (Margaret) Meadows, Silver Springs, Md., Frank (Juanita) Meadows, Lake Charles, La., and Donald (Shirley) Meadows, Upper Marlboro, Md.; one daughter, Dorothy Meadows Yancey of Massachusetts and Roanoke; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one brother, John Meadows, Warrensville, Ohio; one sister, Mary Meadows; and one nephew, Rev. James Meadow, both of Philadelphia; devoted cousins, Marilyn L. Curtis and Bobby Clarke and extended members of the Claude L. Clarke Family and other relatives. Even during his illness his mind was keen and alert and he was known for his philosophies of life and he held his companions spellbound, especially regarding the early life in the Northeast Neighborhood and its history. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
O'KON, Harvey J., 66, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, December 31, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
OGDEN, Bernard R., , 91, of Covington, died Tuesday, December 31, 1996 in the Shenandoah Valley Health Care Center, Buena Vista. Born May 14, 1905 in Coffeytown section of Amherst County, the son of the late Champ Lee and Nora Coffey Ogden. He was a member of the First Nazarene Church in Covington. He had made his home with his sister, Mrs. Smiley Clements and her daughter, Nora Hipes in Covington since 1961. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, January 3, 1997 from the graveside in Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista with Pastor Stanley Ogden officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Lomax Funeral Home, Buena Vista.
OWENS, John Henry, 87, of Prince George, formerly of Christiansburg, died Monday, December 30, 1996 in a Hopewell hospital. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Richardson-Horne Chapel, Christiansburg, with burial in the Pharis Cemetery, Riner. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Richardson-Horne.
RAYNAL, Margaret Elizabeth, 31, of Gainesville, Florida and formerly of Lexington, Va., died Thursday, December 26,1996. She was born on January 31, 1965 in Sanford, N.C., a daughter of the Rev. H. Middleton Raynal and Florence C. Raynal, Lexington. She graduated from Natural Bridge High School and obtained her degree from James Madison University and then earned a Master's Degree in Health Science from the University of Florida. At the time of her death, she was a Training Specialist in the Bicycle and Florida Traffic Safety Education Program of the University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning. She was a certified cycling instructor with the League of American Bicyclists. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Gainesville, Fla. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are three brothers, Wayne S. Raynal, Lexington, John M. Raynal, Natural Bridge and Clark S. Raynal, Richmond; maternal grandmother, India S. Clark, Harrisonburg. A memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, January 3, 1997, in the Falling Spring Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Dr. William M. Klein and the Rev. William K. Leach officiating. The family will receive friends at the residence of Rev. and Mrs. H. Middleton Raynal, Lexington. The family suggests memorial donations be made to Habitat for Humanity. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Service, Lexington.
REED, Frank E., 73, of Christiansburg, died Friday, December 27, 1996. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 1997 at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Dr. DOn Makin with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
ROANE, Martha Ann Kotila, 75, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, December 31, 1996 in Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley. She was born on November 1, 1921 to the late John Ernest and Martha Olsen Kotila in Munising, Michigan and was also preceded in death by her brother, John Richard Kotila. Survivors include her husband, Curtis Woodard Roane, Blacksburg; a daughter and son-in-law, Martha Aurora Roane and Larry Clyde VanBuskirk, Bath, Michigan; a son and daughter-in-law, Ernest Lee and Bonnie Campbell Roane, Burlington, N.C.; five grandchildren, Christopher Justin and wife Terri VanBuskirk, Martha Ellen VanBuskirk, all of Bath, Michigan, Derek Adams Roane, James Olin Painter, both of Burlington, N.C. and Christopher Bryan Painter, Clarksville, Tenn.; a great-granddaughter, Devin Nichole VanBuskirk, Bath, Michigan; a half brother and sister-in-law, Mauri and Kim Kotila, their daughters, Lily and Sylvana Kotila; and a stepmother, Clara Kotila, all of Redding, Conn. Educated at Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, University of Michigan and VPI & SU, she was a retired Adjunct Professor of Plant Pathology. She had taught at Radford University and VPI & SU and also conducted research involving fungi, chestnut blight and rhododendron. A Fellow of the Virginia Academy of Science, Dr. Roane chaired the Flora Committee and Edited ``Jeffersonia"". Honored by Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta and Omicron Delta Kappa, she was a life member and past faculty advisor of Zeta Tau Alpha and Alpha Phi Omega. She was a Red Cross Blood Mobile volunteer and a dedicated Scouter. A former Girl Scout Troop Leader, she was a committee member of Boy Scout Troop 44, Advancement Chairman for Moneton District and Blue Ridge Mountains Council, Wood Badge Instructor, and a member of the Order of the Arrow. Dr. Roane was a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award and a member of the Council Endowment Committee. She was a member of the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, where she received the God and Service Award given by the church and the Boy Scouts of America. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, January 3, 1997, at the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Cathy Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Red Cross, 16 E. Main St., Christiansburg, Va. 24073, the Blue Ridge Mountains Council Endowment Fund, 2131 Valley View Blvd., Roanoke, Va. 24012, or to Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, corner of Church and Eakin St., Blacksburg, Va. 24060. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 1997, at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
SHUPE, Lawrence Lester, 82, of Meadowview, died Tuesday, December 31, 1996 in the Johnson Memorial Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Va. He was a member of the Mountain View Baptist Church and a farmer. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Tomlinson, Marion; one sister, Mrs. Ruby Tolliver, Abingdon. Graveside services will be conducted 4 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 1997 in the Knollkreg Memorial Park with the Rev. Wayne Parsons officiating. Arrangements by Farris Funeral Service, Abingdon.
SIGMON, Ruby Sloan, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Roanoke, died Tuesday, December 31, 1996, at her residence. Mrs. Sigmon was a hairdresser at S. H. Heironimus Department Store for many years. She was the widow of Raymond Wallace Sigmon. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Tonia and Jose Camina, Southern Pines, N.C.; one son and daughter-in-law, Autrey and Polly Sigmon, Cullman, Ala; six grandchildren, Teran, Savin and Lily Camina, and Stephanie, Melanie and Todd Sigmon; her mother, Maude C. Sloan, Ferrum; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Nell and Jack Russell, Danville, Sylbia and Jesse Wray, Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. James S. Angle officiating. Interment will follow in Cooper Family Cemetery. Arrangement by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
SMITH, Maxine Edna Austin, 86, of Lynchburg, died Tuesday, December 31,1996 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born September 25, 1910 in Ironto, Va., she was a daughter of the late Willie Richard Austin and Cordelia Frances Miller Austin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, James Edmond Smith. She is survived by her children, Odessa Merchant and her husband, John of Lynchburg, Lois Graham of Roanoke, Richard Smith and his wife Nancy of Lumberton, N.C.; a daughter-in-law, Phyllis Smith of Good; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Also surviving is one sister, Alma Austin Perdue of Ironto; two sisters-in-law, Lelia O. Austin of Salem and Nora B. Austin of Roanoke; and eight nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Whitten Timberlake Chapel, 7404 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg. Services will be held Friday at 12 noon, January 3, 1997, at Hall's United Methodist Church, Ironto, Va., with Jesse Jay officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends and family will be received at the church from 11 a.m. until service time. Whitten Timberlake Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
TAYLOR, Donald McWayne, 73, of Independence, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 1996. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Friday, Brush Creek Baptist Church. Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.
TAYLOR, Helen W., of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, December 31, 1996. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
VAUGHAN, Hallie Mae Brannock, 77, of Amory Road in Galax, passed away Friday morning, December 27, 1996, at her home. Mrs. Vaughan was born in Grayson County, Va. on September 9, 1919 to O. A. Brannock and Phoebe Richardson Brannock. She is survived by her husband, Freeman M. Vaughan, of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and John Moraski of Galax; one son and daughter-in-law, Maurice and Janice Vaughan of Galax; two sisters, Grace Maines of Virginia Beach and Alma McKenzie of Galax; six brothers, Earl Brannock of Charlottesville, Fletcher Brannock and Elbert Brannock, both of Waynesboro, Virgil Brannock of Staunton, Dorsey Brannock of Richmond and Mack Brannock of Galax; four grandchildren, Janique Vaughan-Oldham of Galax, Felicia Vaughan-Shields of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., John M. Moraski, III of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Jay M. Moraski of Galax. Several nieces and nephews also survive. A graveside service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in Felts Memorial Cemetery and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church, with fellowship to follow in the Fellowship Hall of the church. Dr. Thomas J. Whartenby and the Rev. R. Claxton Hall will officiate. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday evening and from 12 to 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Flowers would be appreciated, however, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church or to the Galax Foundation for Excellence in Education Hallie and Freeman Vaughan Scholarship. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
WELLS, Constance Elaine, of Roanoke, Va., died Tuesday, December 31, 1996 in a local hospital. Mrs. Wells was born in the Adirondack Mountain community of Warrensburg, N.Y. After graduating from Warrensburg High School, she married Kenneth Wells and moved to Glens Falls, N.Y. There as a wife and young mother, she led Cub Scout and Girl Scout troops and became active in politics and civil rights activities as well as becoming a licensed real estate broker. In the late 1940s she served as assistant secretary and then vice-president of the New York State Association of Young Republicans. In 1948 she played an active role in the Republican National Covention that nominated then Governor Thomas E. Dewey as its candidate for President. In 1952 as Mr. Wells's home manufacturing business (Northern Homes, Inc.) expanded, the family moved to Penn., living first in Waynesboro, then Allentown, then Chambersburg, Harrisburg, Carlisle and again in Chambersburg. During these years, Mrs. Wells pursued her interests in interior decorating, ballroom dancing, and world travel, while continuing her involvement in civic and church activities and working part time as a medical secretary. During the family's second residency in Chambersburg, Mrs. Wells was active in the NAACP and served as treasurer of Christ Episcopal Church. After Mr. Wells retired in 1978 as president of Northern Homes and with their four children all married, the couple moved to Roanoke, where Mrs. Wells continued her interests in church and civic activities. A communicant of St. John's Episcopal Church, she had recently became a volunteer at Roanoke Area Ministries (RAM House), of which her daughter, Mrs. Wilson Moore is executive director. Besides traveling extensively in the Caribbean, Europe and parts of Africa, the Wellses spent several winters in Flordia and lived in Naples, Fla. from 1987-1991. Mrs. Wells is survived by her husband of 65 years, Kenneth Wells; her sister, Florence Hayes Cowan, Albany, N.Y.; sons and daughter-in-law, H. Clarke Wells, Daly City, Calif.; Barry Alden and Helen Schreiber Wells, Blacksburg; daughters and sons-in-law, Karen Wells Frishkoff and Bruce Frishkoff, Harlemville, N.Y., Wendy Wells Moore and Wilson P. ``Bill"" Moore, Roanoke; grandchildren, Adria Wells Murphy, Daly City, Calif., Stacia Wells Fayson, Sunnyvale, Calif., Cindy Wells Febbraro, Bath, Penn., Jocelyn Wells Ash, Blacksburg, Andrew Louis Frishkoff, Philadelphia, Penn., Simon David Frishkoff, Seattle, Wash., Ryland Bennett Moore and Wilson Parker Moore, Roanoke; and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Wells was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Lemuel and Emma Fuller Hayes and an older sister, Marion Hayes Hoag. A memorial service will be conducted at St. John's Episcopal Church at 2 p.m. Friday, January 3, 1997. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. John's Episcopal Chruch Building Fund or the Roanoke Area Ministries, (RAM House). Arrangements by Oakey's Roanke Chapel.
WHEELER, Mary Martha Stoner, 73, of Natural Bridge Station, died Wednesday, January 1, 1997 at the home of her daughter, Debra Goodbar. Mrs. Wheeler was born July 17, 1923 in Rockbridge County and was the daughter of the late William Albert Stoner and Mary Mitcheal Stoner. Mrs. Wheeler had worked as housekeeper for the Westmoreland Motel and was preceded in death by her husband, Brownie Odel Wheeler. Also preceding her in death was a son ,Kenneth Wayne Wheeler, brother, William A. Stoner, Jr. and a grandson, Mark E. Wells. Surviving are three daughters, Charlotte Wells, Waynesboro, Phyllis Bare, Natural Bridge Station, Debra Goodbar, Lexington; two brothers, Calvin R. Stoner, John Lee Stoner, both of Natural Bridge Station; two sisters, France M. Chittum, Alexandria, Nancy I. Montgomery, Richmond; six grandchildren, Amanda B. Wheeler, Shawn T. Wheeler, Brittney N. Bare, Kevin O. Wells, Jeffrey A. Goodbar, Chad C. Goodbar; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 4, 1997, at 2 p.m. at the Harrison Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Ralph Vanness officiating. Burial will follow in the Glasgow Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
WILLIE, Mildred Powers, 69 of Vinton died Sunday, December 29, 1996. Graveside funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 1997 in Oakwood Cemetery, Bedford. Oakey's Vinton chapel in charge of arrangements.
WILSON, Vivian Hughes, 67 of Roanoke passed away Tuesday, December 31, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband. Surviving are her children Maurice Ferguson of Buchanan; and Jeffory Ferguson, Mitze Wolfe both of Roanoke; Kathy Ferguson of Moneta, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild and sisters, Geneva Fisher, Audrey Hancock, Betty Hubbard, Carol Hughes. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 11:30 a.m. Friday, January 3, 1997 with the Rev. Robert W. Phaup officiating. Burial will be at Mt. View Cemetery. The family suggest memorials be made to a charity of your choice. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel
YOUNG, Carroll Washburn, 79, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 1997. He was a retired brick mason and was predeceased by his wife, Ruth May Young; his parents, Andrew Patrick Young and Della McGhee Young Lavender; two brothers, Chester Irvin Young and Marshall Ray Young; two sisters, Olia Irene Dodson and Vida Mearl Cooper. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, James R. and Ruby Welch, Roanoke; one daughter and son-in-law, Shirley M. and Robert H. Quinn, Roanoke; four grandchildren, R. Wayne Quinn, Ginger F. Quinn, Becky W. Bonhotel, David A. Welch; four great-grandchildren, Brandon M. Quinn, Cody A. Quinn, D. J. Welch, Darick A. Welch; five sisters and brothers-in-law, Audrey Belcher, Roanoke, Erma Lyles, Marie Cooper and husband, Kenneth all of Roanoke, Addie Clower and husband, Oliver of Salem, Edith Young and husband, Everett of Rocky Mount; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held noon Friday, January 3, 1997 at the Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Rev. Donald R. Dyer Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.
YOUNG, Lessie Plaster, 80, of Radford, died Tuesday, December 31, 1996 in a Blacksburg nursing home. She was the widow of Loss G. Young. Surviving are a daughter, Virginia Goad of Radford; a daughter and son-in-law, Geraldine and Tom Hanley, Carryville, Tenn.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Lewis Gordon and Judy Young, True, W. Va., Herbert Kelly and Bessie Epperly of Summerville, N.C.; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 3,1997, at DeVilbiss Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Delores Shelton and the Rev. Dale Akers officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 1997 at the funeral home.
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