ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, January 16, 1997 TAG: 9701160070
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
AGEE, Abbie Thompson, 94, of Salem, died Tuesday, January 14, 1997 at Lewis-Gale Hospital. Surviving are seven daughters and six sons-in-law, Beulah and Enzo Wilson, Lucille and Buck Sink, all of Roanoke, Doris and Alvin Conner, Mary and John DeWeese, all of Salem, Vannie Sue and Edgar Hale, Copper Hill, Glovia and Jess Bolen, Vinton, Verna Hartman, Catawba; one son and daughter-in-law, Kainey and Ann Agee, South Dayton, Fla.; 25 grandchildren; 41 g reat-grandchildren; 12 great great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren. Funeral Friday at 12 noon at Wood Funeral Home, Floyd, with Elder W. T. Conner officiating. Interment in Salem Church Cemetery, Copper Hill. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Wood Funeral Home.
ALTIZER, Marion (Sue) 51, of Roanoke passed away on January 14, 1997. She is survived by son Mahlon and Dawn of Roanoke; brother, Pat of Washington State; and many friends. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 17, 1997 at Evangel Foursquare Church, 612 Bullitt Ave.. S.E.
BOUSMAN, Clinton D., 91, of Wirtz, died Wednesday, January 15, 1997. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
BREWSTER, America Marcum Browning, 87, of Ballard, W.Va., died Tuesday, January 14, 1997. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday, Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown, W.Va.
BROWN, Imogene, 76, of Woodlawn, died Wednesday, January 15, 1997. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Vaughan Guynn Chapel.
COX, Sherman Wakco, 19, of Star Route, Radford, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 1997 at his home. He was a 1996 graduate of Floyd County High School. Survivors include his parents, Waitman and Patricia Cox, Radford; sister and brother-in-law, Angela and Stephen Duncan, Radford; grandparents, Gracie and John Duncan, Radford. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Indian Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the Rev. Joe Cox and the Rev. Lee Sarver officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Maberry F uneral Home, Floyd.
EDWARDS, Charles H. 64 of Salem passed away Sunday, January 11, 1997 formerly of Belhaven, N.C. Funeral services Thursday, January 16, 1997 7 p.m. John M Oakey and Son in Salem.
EDWARDS, Mary Sandidge, 92, of Roanoke, formerly of Sandy Level, died Wednesday, January 15, 1997, at Friendship Manor. Born September 19, 1904 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Sandidge and Margaret Odgen Sandidge. She was married to the late Tommie C. Edwards. Mrs. Edwards was a member of Penhook United Methodist Church. She is survived by two sisters, Evelyn Holeman of Roxboro, N.C., and Ethel Blair of Roanoke; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, January 18, 1997, at Penhook United Methodist Church by Rev. Betty D. Marshall, Rev. Olander English and Rev. Eugene Burress. Interment will follow in the Liberty Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Colbert-Moran Funeral Home. Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna, is in charge of arrangements.
FLOYD, Charles W., 72, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, January 15,1997. Arrangements by Lomax Funeral Home, Buena Vista.
HOLLANDSWORTH, Dorothy Smith, 74 of Collinsville, VA died Monday, January 13, 1997. Funeral services 11 a.m. Thursday, Pocahontas Bassett Baptist Church, Bassett, VA. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services.
HUFFMAN, Ronnie Lee, 34, of Troutville, died Tuesday, January 14, 1997. He is survived by his wife, Monica L. Huffman; his mother, Marjorie Huffman, Troutville; mother and father-in-law, Jean Evelyn and S. W. Keene Jr., Raven, Va.; one sister, Doris Moran, Troutville; four brothers, Charles Edward Huffman Jr., Troutville, Robert Wayne Huffman, Eagle Rock, Ricky Allen Huffman, Lynchburg , Tony Douglas Huffman, Troutville; two nieces, Amanda Dawn Moran, LeAnna Kay Maynard. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 17, 1997, at the Rader Daleville Chapel with the Rev. Robert Harness and the Rev. James Mays officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
JACKSON, Irene, 88 of Roanoke passed away Tuesday, January 14, 1997. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home.
JOHNSON, Sybil Baldwin, 81, of Christiansburg, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 1997 in Radford Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Basil P. Johnson ``Spike"", and one granddaughter, Cindy Johnson Rice. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Vernon McDowell, Christiansburg; two sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Gayle Johnson, Acton, Mass., Jere and Jo Johnson, Christiansburg; one brother and sister-in-law, H. Triever and Annie Baldwin, Fishersville, Va.; one sister-in-law, Helen M. Johnson, Huntington, W. Va.; four grandchildren, Kevin McDowell, Brian Johnson, Sheri Johnson, Ronda Roderick and husband, Mark; four great-grandchildren, Jason, Nicole and Ryan, Roderick, Amber Johnson; special friends, Louise Kirby, Huntington, W.Va., Beck Gutshall, Christiansburg; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 18, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Dr. Donald Makin, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg. Friends may call anytime Friday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday evening.
KATZ, Harry, 99, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, January 15, 1997. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertie F. Katz and was retired former owner of Katz Food Company. Mr. Katz was a member of Beth Israel Synagogue. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Gloria K. Schwartz, Orlando, Fla.; two granddaughters, Ms. Deanne VanKrevelen, Mrs. Marlene (Barry) Deutsch, all of Bolder, Colorado; a niece, Mrs. Cyrile (Joe) Brumberg, Roanoke; also several other nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday, January 17, 1997 in the Beth Israel Cemetery. Rabbi Jerome Fox will officiate. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
LAWSON, Sara Dowdy, 63, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 1997. Born in Christiansburg, she is survived by a daughter, Donna Blevins of Vinton; and a son, Tony L. Smith of Roanoke; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; three nieces; and two nephews. Also surviving are two sisters and brothers-in-law, Frankie and Robert St. Clair of Ironto, and Shelby and Herman Hill of Salem; a brother and sister-in-law, William S. and Doris Dowdy, Salem. Graveside services will be held Friday, January 17, at 2 p.m. at Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
LIPSCOMB, Henry Edward, 94, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 1997. He was born in Bedford County to the late Henry and Eliza Williams Lipscomb. During the days when Norfolk & Western had passenger service in Roanoke, Henry served as a waiter on the dining car until he retired. He was preceded in death by his wife, Addie May Lipscomb. Survivors include one sister and brother-in-law, Lottie and George L. Murphy of Vinton; two brothers, Septelious Lipscomb of Roanoke, and Lenwood Lipscomb of Dallas, Texas; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Saturday, 1 p.m., at the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel. Dr. Edward T. Burton will officiate with the interment in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the services at the funeral home. Friends may also call Hamlar-Curtis on Friday for viewing.
OLLIE, Jimmie C., 74, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 1997. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
OWENS, Margie Copeland, 68, of Henry, died Tuesday, January 14, 1997, at her home. She was born April 24, 1928, in Eckman, W.Va., a daughter of the late Dodge and Eva Copeland. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Betty Hudson. Mrs. Owens was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Pat Owens; sister and brother-in-law, Lorraine and Woodrow Turner, Keystone, W.Va.; three nieces and their husbands, Rita and Michael Hunt, Rocky Mount, Sharon and Danny Murphy, Bassett, Mitzi and David Belcher, Bluefield, W.Va.; several great-nephews; her uncles and aunt, Bill and Pearlie Coleman, Martinsville, Melvin Coleman, Rocky Mount; special friends, Alice Martin, Henry, Ruby Hunt, Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel at 11 a.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Steve Tilley and the Rev. Lloyd Ferguson officiating. Interment will follow in Henry Memorial Park. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., at Flora Funeral Service, South Main Street, Rocky Mount.
PEARMAN, Pauline Barnes, 79, of Ridgeway, died Tuesday evening, January 14, 1997, at Morehead Memorial Hospital, Eden, N.C. She was born in Rockingham County, N.C., and was a member of El Bethel Presbyterian Church. She was the retired owner/operator of Polly's Beauty Shop, Ridgeway. Survivors are her husband, William Walter Pearman Sr. of the home; sons, William W. ``Bill'' Pearman Jr., Hillsboro, Samuel Allen ``Pete'' Pearman Sr., Stanleytown; brother, Murray A. Barnes Sr., Roanoke; sister, Virginia B. Wood, Martinsville; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at El Bethel Presbyterian Church with burial in Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Fair Funeral Home, and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Pearman, 51 Longwood Ct., Stanleytown. Fair Funeral Home in Eden, N.C. is in charge of arrangements.
RADER, Hallie Clark, 80, of Buena Vista, died Monday, January 13, 1997. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday, Buena Vista Baptist Church. Arrangements by Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service.
ROBINSON, Shirley Myers, 48, of Roanoke, died Monday, January 13, 1997. Graveside service Thursday, 2 p.m., Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery, Botetourt Co. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Daleville.
SCOTT, Ruth Willie, 80, of Radford, died Tuesday, January 14, 1997. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, DeVilbiss Funeral Chapel.
SMALLWOOD, Frances W., 63, of Boones Mill, died Wednesday, January 15, 1997. Surviving are her husband, Clarence J. Smallwood; her children, Curtis J. Smallwood, Joseph J. Smallwood, Robert L. Smallwood, Thomas N. Smallwood, Shelby Carter; her brothers, Billy Wynn and Johnny Wynn; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be in Sherwood Memorial Park, 3 p.m. Friday, January 17, 1997. The Rev. Keith Simmons will officiate. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel after 1 p.m. Thursday.
TAYLOR, Eugene Thomas, (``Gene''), 86, of 115 Oak Lane, Pulaski, and formerly of the Hiwassee Community, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 1997, at his home. He was born July 26, 1910 in Hiwassee, son of the late Graham Taylor and Inez Willis Taylor Bowles. He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Mary Ellen Kemp Taylor; one sister, Nellie Nunn; and two brothers, Obal Taylor and Otha Lee Taylor; and a son-in-law, Robert James. He was a lifetime member of the Primitive Baptist Church. He was a retired superintendent with the former American Pigment Plant and Hercules Paint Company of Hiwassee. He is survived by one daughter, Hattie James, Dublin; one son and daughter-in-law, Stanley E. Taylor and Bonnie T. Taylor, Hiwassee; four grandchildren, William E. Taylor, Rockwell, N.C., Gail T. Moliver, Rumson, N.J., Thomas Marshall, Pulaski, and Sherry Marshall Hurst, Winston-Salem, N.C.; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Ola Mae Marshall, Hiwassee; one brother, E. P. Taylor, Indian Wells, Calif.; one half sister, Marie Marshall, Stow, Ohio; caretaker, Barbara Shively, Pulaski. Funeral services will be held Friday, 1 p.m., at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, with Elder Jay Harris and Elder Oscar Harris officiating. Entombment will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum, Dublin. Visiting will be any time Thursday after 2 p.m., and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski. Floral remembrances will be appreciated or memorials may be made to the Pulaski Primitive Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Robert Webb, Rt. #1, Box 53, 5118 Thornspring Rd., Pulaski, Va. 24301. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, is handling the arrangements.
VIARS, Rosieleen Phillips, (``Roy''), went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, January 14, 1997. She was born in Floyd on October 12, 1920 to Truman and Cassie Phillips. Her early years were spent in Montgomery County, and later in the state of Washington. She returned to Dublin in 1988. She was preceded in death by two sisters. She is survived by her husband, Roy (Bud) Viars of Dublin; two sons, Ray Reed of Tacoma, Wash., and Gary Styron of Seattle, Wash.; three sisters, Willa Dean Kirtner of Pilot, Peggy Duncan of Wytheville, and Barbara Ann Phillips; three brothers, Joe and Tommy Phillips, and Steve Walters; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 17, 1997, at 11 a.m. at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. The Rev. Homer D. Sawyer will conduct the services. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Bible Holiness Church, 609 S. Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Va. 24073, or the American Cancer Society. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
WILKERSON, Preston C., 76, of Martinsville, died Tuesday, January 14, 1997. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Bassett Funeral Service Chapel, Bassett.
WRAY, Nelia Louise, 79, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, January 14, 1997. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Edward Wray. She is survived by her son, Rodney E. Wray; daughters, Nona Wray Hatcher, Oleen Wray Hatcher; brothers, Howard McGhee, Earl Bush Jr. and Billy Bush; sisters, Frances Victorene, Edith Hodges, Gladys St.Clair; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great children. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Saturday by the Rev. Sam Crews with burial in the Bandy Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
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