ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, March 11, 1997 TAG: 9703110122
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
BURCHAM, Mary Elizabeth Quesenberry, 79, of Wytheville, died Monday, March 10, 1997. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Fellowship Baptist Church. Visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville.
CLINE, Fred Thomas, 88, of Covington, died Sunday, March 9, 1997. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Johnson Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
CONNER, Arlie Belcher, 89, of Willis, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997 in a Martinsville hospital. Survivors include two daughters, Lovelene (Mrs. Coy) Hall, Ridgeway, Beatrice Dillon, Stuart; son and daughter-in-law, Lloyd and Peggy Belcher, Martinsville; two sisters, Aldine Craig, Wilis, Sybil Mize, Bassett; two brothers, Murken Harris, Willis, Richard Harris, Meadows of Dan; three stepdaughters, Irene Smith, Floyd, Loveda Belcher, Meadows of Dan, Shelby Harris, Stuart; special friend, Carl Asbury, Tazewell; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Conners View Primitive Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Conner Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd.
DUNKLE, Cedola Smallwood, 82, of Bedford, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997 in the Bedford County Memorial Hospital. She was born Mary 18, 1914 in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Glen Jefferson Smallwood and Deborah Wright Smallwood. She was a member of t he Bedford Baptist Church. She is survived by seven sisters, Helen S. Radford, Marie S. Ewing, Frances S. Rumpf, Edith S. Witt, all of Bedford, Mildred S. Daniel, Hurt, Arlene S. Carter, Virginia Beach, Margaret S. Burnette, Waldorf, Md.; two brothers, V. E. Smallwood, Bedford, Berry C. Smallwood, Wheaton, Md. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 12, 1997, at 11 a.m. from Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church, by the Rev. Dr. Carl H. Douglass. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Updike Funeral Home, Bedford, and other times at the residence of Helen Radford, 1721 Oakwood St., Bedford.
ELLIS, Minnie Elizabeth Amos, 87, of Bedford County, passed away Sunday, March 9, 1997, in a Bedford nursing home. She was retired from Kenrose Manufacturing after 26 years o f service and was a member of The Nineveh Church, in Hardy. Minnie was preceded in death by parents, Lewis P. Amos Sr., and Bertha H. Amos; five brothers; four sisters; four sons; and two daughters. Surviving are her children, Ray Ellis and Calvin (``Bunk"") Ellis, both of Roanoke, Louise Robertson and husband Olen of Hardy, Marie Bobbitt and husband Aubrey of Moneta, Bill Ellis and wife Marie of Roanoke, Robert (``Buck"") Ellis and wife Gay of Montvale; one sister, Mary McGuire of Hardy; one brother, Junior Amos of Vinton; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday from Nineveh Church in Hardy, with the Rev. Clayton Leonard officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Lotz Vinton Chapel in charge of arrangements.
GALLAGHER, Mary Jane Equi, 71, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997. She is survived by her husband, John A. Gallagher; three daughters, Tracy A. Morey and her husband, Craig L.Mo rey of Oakland Park, Kansas, Joan Austin Campbell and her husband, R. Pratt Campbell of Belmont, N.C., M. J. Finley Austin of Philadelphia, PA.; one son, Coley Austin and his wife, Jodi C. Austin of Roanoke; four grandchildren, Tiffany L. Huber and her husband, Oliver Huber of Charlotte, N.C., Katherine Campbell, Cole and Will Austin; brothers, Robert Equi and his wife, Mary Frances, Reading, PA, Francis Equi and his wife Clara of Roanoke; sister, Sissy McDaniel and her husband, Henry McDaniel, Jr. of Orlando, Fla.; and sister-in-law, Jean Equi, Roanoke. A funeral Mass will be held 12 noon Wednesday at St. Andrew's Catholic Church. The family will receive Mary Jane's many friends at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church Hall, 2505 Electric Road, S.W., Roanoke, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m
HARLESS, Edmond Richard, 82, of Parrott, died Sunday, March 9, 1997, at his home. He was a retired emp loyee of the N & W Railroad, and a veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Hazel M. Harless, Parrott; three daughters, Betty H. Cox, Frances Hodge, and Lois Blevins, all of Radford; a son, Richard W. Harless, Radford; five stepdaughters, Mary Rosso, Newport News, Shirley Giles and her husband, Harry, of Parrott, Janet Yarbrough, Bonifay, Fla., Vesta Fortune and her husband, Jim, Valley, Calif., Norma Stoots and her husband, Billy, Pulaski; a brother, Robert I. Harless, Radford; three sisters, Ruth McPeak, Greenville, S.C., Christine Hoback, Radford, Melita Simpkins, Radford. Seven grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Parrott Church of God with Rev. W. O. Myers officiating. Interment with military rites will follow in Sifford Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Parrott Church of God. DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford, is in charge of arrangements.
HELMS, Sue Lee, 59, of Floyd, passed away Saturday, March 8, 1997. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Gardner Funeral Home.
HOLLANDSWORTH, Loring Ralph, 55, of Floyd, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997. Arrangements by Maberry Funeral Home.
HUNTER, William Thomson, 82, of Eagle Rock, died Monday, March 10, 1997. He was a retired agent-operator for the C & O Railway Company. He is survived by his wife, Sidney Yonce Hunter; two sons, W. Thomson Hunter Jr., Eagle Rock, Robert S. Hunter, Roanoke; and one sister, Pauline H. Garrett, Clifton Forge. A memorial service will be conducted by the Rev. Robert McRae at the Eagle Rock Funeral Home Tuesday at 5 p.m., followed by visitation. Memorials may be made to the Eagle Rock Rescue Squad.
HUTCHENS, Nellie Roark, 97, of Stuart, died Sunday, March 9, 1997. Funeral service Wednesday, March 12, 1997 at 1 p.m. Howell Funeral Home Chapel.
JARVIS, Donald Judson, 60, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, March 6, 1997. Funeral services will be Tuesday, 11 a.m., at the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel. Rev. Lee Lewis will officiate. The interment will be in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service at Hamlar-Curtis.
JONES, Doris Lee, 78, of Vinton, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997. She was the widow of Aubrey F. Jones, and was retired from the Vinton Weaving Mill. She was a member of Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church. Surviving are stepdaughters, Brenda J. Ward and husband, Barry L. Ward Sr., Roanoke, Faye J. Hughes, Johnson City, Tenn.; stepgrandchildren, Barry L. Ward Jr. and wife, Susan, Vinton, Amy T. Ward, Greeneville, Tenn.; brothers, Marshall Lee, Danville, Gordon Lee, Bassett; sister, Mrs. Agnes Jarrett, Bassett; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, with the Rev. Dr. George Wesley Jones officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 12 noon Tuesday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
LINEBERRY, Emma Hodges, 78, of Salem, formerly of Hopewell passed away Monday, March 10, 1997. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a charter member of West Hampton Christian Church. She is survived by her husband, Dallas Hugh Lineberry; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Pastor Todd Maurer, State College, Penn.; grandson, Jeremy Maurer; also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 1997 at Lotz Salem Chapel with Rev. Paul D. Matheny officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to West Hampton Christian Church Memorial Fund, in memory of Mrs. Lineberry, 2515 Grandin Rd. S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24015. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Salem
MASON, David French, 83, of 1351 Robinwood Road, Gastonia, N.C., died Monday, March 10, 1997, at Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia. He was born February 26, 1914, in Glade Spring. He was the son of the late James Porter Mason and Lillian Martin Mason. He graduated from Emory & Henry College in Emory with a chemistry degree. He worked as a research chemist, first for Calco Chemical Company, a division of American Cyanamid, in Damascus. Then, beginning in 1942, he worked for Southern Dyestuff (Sandoz) in Mount Holly, N.C., for over 40 years until he retired. Mr. Mason lived in Mount Holly from 1942 until 1994. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Mount Holly, where he served as a Trustee, an Elder, and a Deacon. He was active in the Mount Holly R otary Club for 35 years. He was a charter member of the Carolina Piedmont Section of the American Chemical Society and served as Chairman for one year. He served as a trustee of Gaston College, and for many years he was active in the affairs of the Red Cross. Mr. Mason is survived by his wife of 58 years, Virginia Wright (``Doll'') Mason, of Gastonia. He also is survived by four children and three sons-in-law, Susan Wright Mason and Richard Roth of Anchorage, Alaska, Janet Mason and G. Edward Lee of Durham, N.C., David French Mason Jr. of Asheville, N.C., and Lucinda Mason and William Deese of Manassas, the parents of Mr. Mason's two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Will Mason-Deese. Mr. Mason's survivors also include four nephews, Bernard Mason, Douglas Mason, James Mason, and Charles Keister; and a niece, Lillian Keister Rexford. Mr. Mason was preceded in death by four sisters, Mary Louisa Mason Keister Oglesby, Susan Mason Wildasin, Carolyn Mason, and Elinor Mason; two brothers, Douglas French Mason and William Bernard Mason; a half brother, James Bernard Mason; a half sister, Josephine Bowen Mason; two nephews, David Mason Wildasin and James Jones Wildasin. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Mount Holly on Wednesday, March 12, 1997, at 11 a.m., with the Reverend Randall Boggs and the Reverend Wilson P. Rhoton officiating. A service will be held at Glade Spring Presbyterian Church at Old Glade, in Glade Spring, on Thursday, March 13, 1997, at 3 p.m., followed by burial in Old Glade Cemetery, with the Reverend Timothy E. Bird officiating. Memorial gifts may be made to the Glade Spring Presbyterian Church at Old Glade, P.O. Box 336, Glade Spring, Va. 24340; to the First Presbyterian Church in Mount Holly, P.O. Box 687 Mt. Holly, N.C. 28120; or to a charity of the donor's choice. The family will receive friends at Covenant Village in Gastonia on Wednesday, March 12, from 2 to 3 p.m. Caruthers Funeral Home in Gastonia and Williams Funeral Home in Chilhowie are in charge of arrangements.
MOTTLEY, Everett Terrell, 87, of Salem, died Sunday, March 9, 1997. He was a native of Roanoke County for many years and was retired from construction business. He attended Oak Grove Assembly of God and was predeceased by his wife, Rowena Edith Mottley. He is survived by h is sons, Marvin Mottley and John Mottley, Roanoke; daughters, Edith Poole, Roanoke, Helen Mottley, Phoenix, Ariz.; brother, Vernon Mottley, Roanoke; sister, Marie Mottley, Roanoke; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 12, 1997 at 3 p.m. from the chapel of John M. Oakey & Son, Salem, with the Rev. Joe Burnside officiating. Interment will follow in Church Hill Cemetery, Salem. The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 11, 1997 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Clearbrook Rescue Squad. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son, Salem.
NELMS, Elizabeth Henry Davis, of Roanoke, died Sunday, March 9, 1997. She was the widow of Olin Walker Nelms, and was also preceded in death by her parents, William Henry and Mabel B. Davis, and her brothers, George Andrew Davis, Sr., William Spottswood Davis, Sr. She was retired from Lewis-Gale Hospital where she was a Supervisor and Associate Director of Nursing. Mrs. Nelms was a member of Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, and was also a member of ROKEVA. Surviving are her sisters and brothers-in-law, Veta B. and Curtis D. Woody, Roanoke, Rebecca M. and Clyde A. Jackson, Jr., Mebane, N. C., Florence A. and William M. Torrence, Rocky Mount, Mary Lucy and David L. Berry, Atlanta, Ga., Mildred E. and Brace Lee, Cumberland, Md., Mabel P. and Charles Douglas McCaughey, Port Charlotte, Fla., Gilly E. Cogswell, also of Port Charlotte, Fla.; many nieces and nephews. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 1997. The Rev. Walter Lockett and Dr. Douglas Newman will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Lewis-Gale Medical Foundation.
PALMER, Paul Louis Sr., 65, of Lexington, died Sunday, March 9, 1997. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home.
PARKS, Gray L., 60, of Grant, passed away Sunday, March 9, 1997. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Burtons Chapel Baptist Church, Flatridge. Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence.
POTTER, Hattie Swats, 92, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, March 9, 1997. Graveside 2 p.m. Wednesday, Augusta Memorial Park, Waynesboro. Arrangements by Hambrick Funeral Home, Staunton.
SHOWALTER, Donald Pryor, 75, of Salem, passed away Sunday, March 9, 1997, at the Salem Health & Rehab. Center. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and was a retired employee of General Electric. He was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Showalter. Survivors include one brother and wife, Bob and Barbara Showalter of Woodlawn; three sisters and husbands, Judith and Raleigh Sandy of Leesburg, Fla., Malinda and Dan Lareau of Warren, Pa., and June Showalter of Roanoke; one sister-in-law, Lina Showalter of Century, Fla.; niece, Beth Umberger of Christiansburg; several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 12, 1997, at 11 a.m. at the West View Cemetery in Radford with Matthew Showalter, a nephew, officiating. Members of the Hillsville VFW Post #1115 will conduct military graveside rites. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 1997, at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
SMELSER, Etta Pauline, (``Pondy''), 78, of Wytheville, died Monday, March 10, 1997, in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She is survived by her husband, C. E. ``Dick'' Smelser, Wytheville; a daughter, Odessa Quesenberry, Wytheville; three sons, Claudie Smelser, Cincinnati, Ohio, Riley Smelser, Boones Mill, Terry Smelser, Wytheville. Six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Wedne sday at 2 p.m. at the Gillman Funeral Chapel, conducted by Rev. Bob Peterson and Rev. Gerald Etter. The interment will follow in the Galilee Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Gillman Funeral Chapel. Gillman Funeral Chapel, Wytheville, is in charge of the arrangements.
SMITH, Frances Lee, 69, of Roanoke, passed away on Monday, March 10, 1997, in a Roanoke hospital. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse, and the widow of Willie A. Smith Sr. Survivors include three sons, Willie A. (Mary) Smith Jr., Eric Thomas Smith of Roanoke, and Michael (Patricia) Smith, Toledo, Ohio; one daughter, Yvonne (Lylburn) Hairston, Hampton; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildre n; one sister, Clara Taylor, Roanoke; one aunt, Viola Martin Davis, Roanoke; two sisters-in-law, Virginia Rooks, Brunswick, Ga. and Dollie Ferguson, New York, N.Y.; brothers-in-law, Milton Smith, Carroll Smith, Chester Ferguson, all of New York; special friends, Lorraine Walker and Marie Davis; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis.
SMITH, Mary Turner, 63, of Roanoke, died Monday, March 10, 1997. She was retired from the Bell Atlantic Corporation. She was a volunteer in Readers For The Blind and she was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. She was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Surviving are her husband, Billy J. Smith; one daughter, Deborah F. Gilmo re, Bell Buckle, Tenn.; one son, William T. Smith, Roanoke; one sister, Violet Coulson, Lynchburg; two brothers, Buford Turner, Hillsville, Quinten Turner, Woodlawn; three grandchildren, Beth Gilmore, Anne Gilmore, both of Bell Buckle, Tenn., Tiffany Smith, Roanoke. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 1997. Interment will follow in Felts Cemetery, Galax. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
SMYTHERS, Edna G. Stephenson, 85, of Wytheville, died Thursday, March 6, 1997, in Largo, Fla. She was a member of the Wytheville Pentecostal Holiness Church, and was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Smythers; and son, William D. Smythers. She is survived by two daughters, Martha C. Hoback of Riverside, Calif., Lyndel Finch of Pinellas Park, Fla.; one son, Michael L. Smythers of Rocklin, Calif. Six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral service will be Wednesday, 2 p.m., in the Grubb Funeral Home Chapel with the interment in the East End Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
TRIPLETT, Frankie Lee, 47, of Roanoke, died Saturday, March 8, 1997. Surviving are his mother, Zola Brown, Roanoke; his brothers, James H. Triplett, Raymond M. Novia and Manuel K. Novia, all of the Roanoke area; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Teresa A. and Dave Neuhns, Franklin County, Mary F. and Jeffrey Perdue, Roanoke, Louise Novia, Franklin County; his grandmother, Louise B. Stamm, Salem; his aunt, Frances Weeks, Salem; his uncles, Lawrence Triplett, Ray Triplett, both of Lynchburg; also s urviving are several other nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles who live outside of the Roanoke area. Friends may call at Lotz Roanoke Chapel after 10 a.m. Wednesday
TURMAN, Opal Goad, 79, of Meadows of Dan, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Reed Island Springs Baptist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
TURNER, Catherine A., 89, of Valrico, Fla., died Saturday, March 8, 1997. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon, Fla.
WALTON, Eula Cook, 77, of Covington, died Sunday, March 8, 1997. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
WILLIAMS, Eudora M., 84, of Roanoke, passed away Friday March 7, 1997. Funeral Tuesday, 1 p.m., Central Baptist Church. Serenity Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
WILSON, Hubert Allen, 76, of Galax, passed away Monday, March 10, 1997. Graveside service 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery, Bedford, Va. Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence.
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