Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, August 20, 1993 TAG: 9308200274
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: GROSECLOSE LENGTH: Short
OBIT FUNK, CLAUDE WESLEY
FUNK, Claude Wesley, 80, of Groseclose, died Thursday, August 19, 1993, in
Smyth County Community Hospital. Mr. Funk was a retired farmer in the
Groseclose Community. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert W. Funk. He is
survived by his wife, Gladys Campbell Funk, Groseclose; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Louise F. and Clarence C. Catron, Groseclose, Anne F. and Robert
N. Whisman, Marion; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Marvin E. Funk, James C.
and Nancy L. Funk, all of Groseclose; two sisters, Georgia Fay Meek and Anna
Mae Blevins, both of Marion; four brothers, Ernest C. Wayne S. and Jack Funk,
all of Marion, and Roy L. Funk, Fort Myers, Fla.; five grandchildren, Micheal
C. Catron, Christopher S. Catron, Kevin Funk, Mark Funk, and Michelle Whisman;
one great-grandchild, Camille Catron. Funeral services will be held Saturday,
August 21, 2 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel, with the Rev. Mike Sage and the Rev.
Ronnie Tucker officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens in
Rural Retreat. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at
Seaver-Brown Chapel. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of the
arrangements.
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