ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 1997 TAG: 9704210068
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ADAMS, Ruby Harris, 85, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 1997. Funeral 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oakey's North Chapel.
BISHOP, Harold, 66, of Christiansburg, died Friday, April 18, 1997. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
BOHON, Boyd Tayloe, 94, of Roanoke, died Thursday, April 17, 1997. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Herbert Tayloe, Claude (``C. B.'') Bohon; and a son, Herbert Tayloe Jr. Mrs. Bohon was a retired Registered Nurse at Turner Clinic, Poages Mill, and a member of Penn Forest Christian Church. There are several nieces and nephews, including Jackie Jones, Pat Price and Bill Garner, all of Roanoke, Trina Murray, Salem. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's South Chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday with Derry Gray officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Bur ial Park. Arrangements are by Oakey's South Chapel.
BOOZE, Patrick T., 45, of Roanoke, died Friday, April 18, 1997. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
BOYD, Wanda Kirby, 69, of Salem, passed away Thursday, April 17, 1997. She is survived by her husband, Oscar Herman Boyd; sons, Gary W. Boyd, Larry K. Boyd; special sisters in Christ, Mary Lou Adams, Elaine Asbury, Helen German. Also surviving are her family at Penn Forest Wesleyan Church, also Karen, Kathy, Leza, and Linda, who were like daughters. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, April 21, 1997 at Lotz Salem Chapel with Pastor Stephen C. Martin and Pastor David Vanderpool officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Lawn Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Penn Forest Wesleyan Church Building Fund. Arrangements are being handled by Lotz Funeral Home, Salem.
CLARKSON, Lena Dressler, 91, of Covington, died Friday, April 18, 1997. Graveside service 6 p.m. Saturday, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
COOK, Arlene Dodd Bragg, 83, of Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, April 17, 1997. A native of Rocky Mount and an area resident for many years, she was retired from Camelot Nursing Home after 22 years of service. Mrs. Cook was a member of Salem Wesleyan Church, and was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Wilson Cook; and sons, Richard, Jimmy, Raymond, Donnie, Nick Bragg. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Linda Bragg, Boones Mill, Delmar Ray Cook, Roanoke, Florence Bragg of New Jersey; daughters and sons-in-law, Vthalee and Fred Lilly of McArthur, W.Va., Ruth and Howell Day of Piscataway, N.J., Carol and Donnie Quarles of Roanoke, Sue and Johnny Arrington of Rocky Mount; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Knapp, Florida, Evelyn Coppala, New Jersey, Verona Heaster, Ohio, Geraldine Odell of West Virginia; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 21, 1997, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of John M. Oakey & Son, Salem, with the Rev. Paul W. Braisted, Rev. Orlando Gonzalez, and Rev. Bruce Huffman officiating. Burial will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Please consider donations to Germant own Brick Church of the Brethren, Salem Wesleyan Church, or the Diabetes Foundation.
COX, Gladys Mitchell, 79, of Hillsville, passed away Thursday, April 17, 1997, in Twin C ounty Regional Hospital. She was born November 3, 1917 in Virginia. She is survived by a daughter, Sandra Marshall, Hillsville; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Junior Arrington, Stuart, Georgia and Marvin Jennings, Hillsville, Eva and Eldon Wadsworth, Kannapolis, N.C.; one brother and sister-in-law, Eddie and Alice Mitchell, Mechanicsville; one sister-in-law, Vergie Wright, Hillsville; two granddaughters and spouses, Cindy and Grey Worrell, Hillsville, Cherie and Tony Horton, Hillsville; one grandson and spouse, Jeffrey and Angie Marshall, Hillsville; four great-grandchildren, Evan Worrell, Koy Worrell, Lucinda Worrell and Michaela Horton. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 1997, in Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church with Rev. Levi Humphreys officiating. Interment will be in Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
DEAN, Mary Bradley Hicks, 84, of Chilhowie, died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at the Francis Marion Manor. She was a daughter of the late Charles and Jane Hicks. She was a member of Cleghorn Valley Baptist Church. She is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Betty D. and Billy Haga of Chilhowie, Katherine D. (``Sis"") Lamie of Chilhowie, Frances D. Hayden of Saltville, and Mary D. and J. W. Carrico of Marion; three sons and daughters-in-law, James Ralph (``Dizzy"") and Sue Dean of Sessor, Ill., William and Cosby Dean of Newport News and Paul (``Buddy"") Dean of Clinchburg; a sister, Eula George of Rock Fall, Ill.; two sisters-in-law, Louise D. Johnson of Rural Hall, N.C., and Louisa D. Blevins of Sterling, Ill.; a brother-in-law, Robert Billings of Sterling, Ill.; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 1997, at Cleghorn Valley Baptist Church, with the Rev. Charles Blevins and the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. Burial will follow in Sulphur Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 Saturday evening at the funeral home. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. Newberry Funeral Home in Chilhowie is in charge of the arrangements.
DIVERS, Arthur Gilbert, 63, of Vinton, died Friday, April 18, 1997. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
DUDLEY, Harriet Estelle, 83, of Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997. Born on March 4, 1914, she was a daughter of the late John Peter Dudley and Lelia Belle Holland Dudley. Surviving are one son, Steve Dudley of Norfolk; two sisters, Irene Dudley Ramsey of Rocky Mount and Mary Frances Horn of Roanoke; three grandchildren, Steve Dudley Jr. of Jarvisburg, N.C., and Troy Dudley and Scott Dudley, both of Norfolk; one great-grandson, Steve H. Dudley III of Jarvisburg, N.C., and two nephews, John L. Ramsey Jr. of Charlotte, N.C., and Ralph Dudley Horn of Georgia. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 1997, at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Murphy Miller officiating. Burial will follow in High Street Cemetery, Rocky Mount. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements.
FLETCHER, Vernon Alexander, 77, of Rich Creek, formerly of Pearisburg, died Friday, April 18, 1997. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, White Gate.
FREEMAN, Nina Owens, 85, of Martinsville, died Thursday, April 17, 1997. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, McKee Funeral Chapel.
GRAHAM, Annie Collins, 100, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997, at her home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at St. Paul United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Doug Kanney, with burial in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad or the St. Paul United Methodist Church. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
HAASE, John Frederick, 86, of Roanoke, died Friday, April 18, 1997. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel.
HALL, Myrtle Saunders, 76, of Rocky Mount, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 1997. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Flora Funeral Chapel.
HAMLETT, Lena Carter, 80, of Roanoke, died Friday, April 18, 1997. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
HARRINGTON, Meta Layne, 86, of Hurricane, W.Va., formerly of Bluefield, W.Va., died Wednesday, April 9, 1997. Funeral was Saturday, April 12, Catholic Church of the Ascension. Arrangements were by Chapman Funeral Home.
JAMISON, Nannie Kate Cobler, 95, of Route 2, Box 402, Martinsville, died Friday, April 18, 1997, in Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. Born on August 28, 1901, in Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late John Edward Cobler and Mollie Merriman Cobler. She was a longtime member and the oldest member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, where she also was a member of the Ella Craig Bible Class and a charter member of the Methodist Womens Group. She was presented a Life Membership pin of the Womens Group in 1968. Mrs. Jamison was a charter member of Pleasant Grove Homemakers Club and the Community Improvement Club. She also was a longtime member of the Snow Creek Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Lewis Jamison, on January 16, 1958; by a son, James Lewis Jamison, on August 28, 1944; by a brother, Willie S. Cobler, and by three grandsons, John Jamison, on October 21, 1994, Robert Jamison, on January 6, 1995, and Baby Jamison. Mrs. Jamison is survived by four sons, John Pete Jamison, Robert Edgar Jamison, Ray Cobler Jamison and David Randolph Jamison, all of Martinsville; a brother, Abraham L. Cobler of Martinsville; a sister, Mrs. Clara C. Gryzt of Martinsville; nine grandchildren, Sandra Pulliam, Sheila Jamison, Jimmy Jamison, Vanessa Riddle, David Jamison, Lisa Holcomb, Pamela Jamison, Jeannie Carpenter and Lynn Grindstaff, and nine great-grandchildren, Blake Holcomb, Beth Holcomb, Rebecca Carpenter, Jamie Jamison, Julie Jamison, Josey Jamison, Kati Grindstaff, Katelyn Riddle and Kyle Grindstaff. Funeral services for Mrs. Jamison will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 1997, at Norris Funeral Services Chapel by the Rev. Steve Propst. Burial will be in the Jamison Family Cemetery at Figsboro. The family will receive friends at Norris Funeral Services from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and other times at the home of a son, John Pete Jamison, Figsboro Road, Martinsville. Those wishing to make memorial donations may consider Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, 3755 Figsboro Road, Martinsville, Va. 24112.
KESLER, Myrtle H., 94, of Salem, passed away Friday, April 18, 1997. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son, Salem.
KESLER, Ruth Grisso, 87, of Moneta, formerly of Canterberry Park, Roanoke County, died Wednesday, April 16, 1997. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday, Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
MEADOWS, Anthony Eugene, (``Tool''), 34, of Glen Lyn, died Thursday, April 17, 1997. He was born in Princeton, W.Va. on June 11, 1962, and was the son of Dewey Eugene and Shirley Ann Akers Meadows of Narrows. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Onnie and Nancy Meadows; and his stepgrandmother, Marie Meadows; his paternal grandfather, Earl Akers. In addition to his parents he is survived by a son, Steven Anthony Meadows of Glen Lyn; a brother, Danny Joe Meadows, Glen Lyn; four sisters and their husbands, Karen and Jeff Blankenship, Glen Lyn, Nancy and James Simpkins, Teresa and Mike Perdue, both of Narrows, Chasity and Warren Wilson of Rich Creek; his maternal grandmother, Pearl Akers of Princeton, W.Va. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in the chapel of Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows with Mike Lynn and Rev. Eddie Kendall officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Narrows. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m.
MURRAY, Robert Lee Sr., 83, of Roanoke, died Friday, April 18, 1997. He was preceded in death by his sons, Wiley J. Wright and Robert Lee Murray Jr. He is survived by his wife, Marie B. Murray; daughters, Etheline Campbell, Roanoke, Carolyn Anderson, Roanoke; son, Charles Richard Wright, Salem; brother, Carl Murray, California; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel by The Rev. Charles Hoffler with burial in Franklin Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
PERDUE, Eric Wade, and PERDUE, Jamie Lee II, infant twin sons of Jamie Lee Perdue and Diamond Heart Rigney of Ridgeway, died Thursday, April 17, 1997. Graveside services 2 p.m. Sunday, Sprinkle Family Cemetery. Arrangements by Tomlinson Funeral Home.
QUISENBERRY, Patricia Pritchard, 58, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, April 18, 1997. She was a former employee of MW Manufacturers as Plant Personnel Manager. She was a member of Hodgesville Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a missionary in the Philippines. Surviving are her husband, Charles M. Quisenberry (Hon. Kentucky Col.), Louisville, Ky.; a daughter, Angela Hodges; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Terry Shelton, all of Roanoke; four grandchildren, Stephanie, Melissa, Travis, Justin; a great-grandchild, Ryan; one great-grandchild yet to be born; her mother, Esther Paxton, Roanoke; stepchildren, Theresa St.John, Kansas, Ann Mosblech, Norge, Va., Chuck Pritchard, Gloucester, Va.; four stepgrandchildren, Matthew, Sheree, Austin, Houston; one sister, Louise Stutts Rudisill, Carrboro, N.C.; three brothers and sisters-in-law, William and Mildred Paxton, Arthur and Donna Paxton, all of Salem, Gilbert and Gerry Paxton, Bedford; a god child, Danielle. Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel 1 p.m. Monday, April 21, 1997. The Rev. Hollis Harris and Evangelist Randy Rigney will officiate. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel after 9 a.m. Sunday, where the family will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
ROBERTS, Dorothy F., 62, of Salem, passed away Friday, April 18, 1997. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Salem.
SANFORD, Patty Dyer, 93, of Farmville, died Friday, April 18, 1997. She was born October 9, 1903 in Wythe County. She was the daughter of the late Burton Sanders Dyer and Arminta Allison Dyer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leland Brooker Sanford. She was a member of the Farmville United Methodist Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Longwood Garden Club. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Jane and Fred Hall of Wolfeboro, N.H. and Patsy and Noble Moore of Blacksburg; six grandchildren, Fred S. Hall of Hurst, Texas, Allison Hart of Irvine, Calif., Joanne Moe of Springfield, Kimberly Brawn of Newtown, Pa., Leland Moore of Blacksburg, and Mary Mason of Maurertown; and ten great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be at the Westview Cemetery in Farmville at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 1997, with the Reverend Mark Ogren officiating. Remembrances may be made to the Farmville United Methodist Church, Farmville, Va. 23901, or a charity of your choice. Doyne-Burger-Davis Funeral Home of Farmville is in charge of arrangements.
SAUNDERS, Clinton Thomas, (``Pop''), 81, of Moneta, passed away Thursday, April 17, 1997, in the Bedford County Memorial Hospital. He was born Januar y 6, 1916 in Bedford County, a son of the late Escar T. Saunders and Julie Frances Miller Saunders. He was a retired employee of Rubatex, and was also a retired farmer. He was a World War II veteran, and a member of the Staunton Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Angie Pearl Martin Saunders. He is survived by a son, Kenneth Saunders, Lynchburg; two daughters, Betty S. Ashwell, Huddleston, Patsy S. Robertson, Moneta, and formerly of Lynchburg; a stepson, James Monroe Brown, Bedford; a sister, Bertie Trent, Lynchburg; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, April 20, 1997, at 2 p.m. from the Updike Funeral Chapel, Huddleston, by the Rev. Dr. Frank J. Schmitt. Interment will follow in the Staunton Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Updike Funeral Home, Huddleston.
SOUTHERS, James Lloyd Sr., 63, of Lexington, died Friday, April 18, 1997, at the home of his daughter, Doris Jane (Sissy) Stevenson, Lexington. Mr. Southers was born on November 28, 1933 in Rockbridge County, and was a son of Sadie Mae Chittum Southers, Lexington, and the late Lloyd Love Southers. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, Lexington, and the owner and operator of the Southers Salvage Yard. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jane Tyree Southers, Lexington; two sons and two daughters, James (Jimmy) Lloyd Southers Jr., Doris Jane (Sissy) Stevenson, both of Lexington, Fredrick William Southers, Richmond, Norma Jean Southers, Buena Vista; four sisters, Mattie Mae Lionberger, Glasgow, Marie Hostetter, Lexington, Shirley Clark, Vesuvius, Carolyn Austin, Buena Vista; four brothers, G. H. Fonzy Southers, David Andrew Southers, Paul Joseph Southers, John Timothy Southers, all of Richmond; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 1997, from the Harrison Funeral Chapel with Rev. Wyatt W. Mayes officiating, with burial to follow in the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens, Lexington. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
SPENCER, Noel Elton Sr., 72, of Hardy, died Friday, April 18, 1997, at his home. He was a World War II veteran, having served with the Merchant Marines, was retired as manager of the ABC Stores, working with the state for 32 years, was a member of Masonic Lodge #163, and was the owner of Heart of Oak Antiques, Daleville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Green and Cora Beulah Ingram Spencer; sisters, Beatrice Hutchinson, Elsie Davis; brothers, Frank Spencer, Elmer Spencer. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Wilbourne Spencer, of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, Noel E. Jr. and Sharon Spencer, Amherst, Gary L. and Lorraine Spencer, Hardy; one grandson, Noel Eugene Spencer and wife, Sherry; one stepgranddaughter, April Cain and husband, Ronny; one brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Tommie Spencer, Camden, S.C.; sisters, Myrtle Camper, Buchanan, Beulah Felts, Virginia Beach; sister-in-law, Helen Mitchell Spencer, Roanoke; a dear friend, Rachel Maupin, Hardy. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society, 9 East Church Ave., Roanoke, VA 24011 or to one's favorite charity. Funeral services will be conducted from Sherwood Abbey Chapel, 11 a.m. Saturday, with Rev. Jim Opetaia-Williamson officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
TOMS, Eleanor Holdren, 71, of Bedford, died Friday, April 18, 1997 in Carilion Bedford County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Bedford County on February 24, 1926, a daughter of the late Emmett Smith Holdren and Flora Adella Scott Holdren. She was the widow of Roy Buford Toms and was a member of Suck Spring Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Gary Buford Toms, Bedford; a daughter, Martha Ann Toms, Bedford; a brother, Robert W. Holdren, Richmond; three sisters, Gertie T. Michael, and Lucille T. Wilkerson, both of Bedford; Mabel T. Rhodenhizer, Lynchburg. Funeral services will be conducted at the graveside in Greenwood Cemetery, Sunday, April 20, 1997 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jerry M. Parr officiating. The family suggest those wishing to make memorials consider Suck Spring Baptist Church Mission Fund, or the Bedford Life Saving Crew. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
WADDELL, Sally Elizabeth Holmes, 93, of Fincastle, passed away Thursday, April 17, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 1997 at Rader Daleville Chapel.
WEAVER, Lera Pace, 91, of Martinsville, died Thursday, April 17, 1997. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, McKee Funeral Chapel.
WHITE, Evelyn Anderson, 72, of Spotsylvania, died Friday, April 18, 1997. Funeral 10 a.m. Sunday, Seaver-Brown Chapel, Marion.
WILLIAMS, James M. Sr., (``Pete''), 62, of Salem, passed away Friday, April 18, 1997. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Marie Williams; sons and daughters-in-law, James M. Jr. and Barbara Jo Williams, Mark A. and Rebecca Williams, Sherman Douglas Williams; daughters and son-in-law, Kathy and Greg Miller, Barbara Ann Williams, Nancy Ellen Williams; eight grandchildren; brothers, Jerry and Berkley Williams; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 21, 1997, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of John M. Oakey & Son, Salem. Burial will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers please consider donations to the Salem Rescue Squad.
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