Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, November 3, 1994                   TAG: 9508010018
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BOYD, George Fay, 77, of Floyd, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 1994, in the Virginia Veterans Care Center. He is survived by one brother, Jabe Boyd, Floyd; two sisters, Clarice Harter, Floyd, Opal Phillips, Stuart; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, November 4, 1994, at Gardner Funeral home with the Rev. Ralph Duncan officiating. Interment will follow in the Boyd Family Cemetery, Meadows of Dan. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Thursday at Gardner Funeral Home where the family will be from 7 until 9 p.m.

BROWN, Benny Eston, 75, of Ridgeway, died Tuesday, November 1, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Christian View Pentecostal Holiness Church. Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home.

CARTER, Eunice Phillips, 85, of Bedford, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 1994. Graveside services 11 a.m. Friday, Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.

COOPER, Howard Earl, 70, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 1994. Graveside services 1 p.m. Thursday, Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.

CUNDIFF, Bernard Russell Sr., 80, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 1994, in the Bedford County Memorial Hospital. He was born November 9, 1913, in Bedford County, a son of the late William Henry Clay Cundiff and Roberta Bell Johnson Cundiff. He was a member of the Bedford Christian Church, a former employee of Piedmont Label, retiring after 49 years service, the longest in the company's history, a member of the Bedford Volunteer Fire D epartment for 45 years, being a life member, was past Fire Chief and City Fire Inspector, and was a member of the Bedford Moose Lodge #1897. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Jack Calvin Reid Jr. He is survived by his wife, Gaynelle Fulton Cundiff; four daughters and sons-in-law, Marilyn C. and Bill Patterson, Norma Jean and Jack Reid, all of Bedford, Judy Cundiff and Steve Philo, Roanoke, Janice Marie and Carl Wagner, Cheraw, S.C.; a son, Bernard R. Cundiff Jr., Rising Sun, Md.; a brother, George W. Cundiff, Lynchburg; a sister, Fleta Wood, St. Petersburg, Fla.; ten grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 4, 1994, at 2 p.m. from the Updike Funeral Chapel, Bedford, by the Rev. Wessley Patterson and Rev. Ken Burger. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Updike Funeral Home, Bedford, and requests that those wishing to make memorials consider the Bedford Fire Department.

DEWS, Mary Ollie Walker, 94, of Fork Farm, Iron Gate died Tuesday, November 1, 1994 at her residence. She was born in Floyd County on April 7, 1900, daughter of the late George W. Walker and Rena Josephine Simmons Walker. She was the widow of Everitt Dew and member of the Iron Gate Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Zaynel Dew, Fork Farm, Iron Gate and Ralph Dew of Rt. 1, Eagle Rock; one sister, Mrs. Roy (Virginia) Sullender of Waynesboro; one grandson, Dennis Wayne Dew and granddaughter-in-law, Ellen Tonda Dew of Rt. 1, Eagle Rock; one great-granddaughter, Leigh Ann Dew of CLifton Forge; two stepgreat-grandsons, Tai and Taylor Sanders of Rt. 1, Eagle Rock. Funeral services will be held Friday 2 p.m. Nicely Funeral Home Chapel, Clifton Forge with the Rev. Jeff Etheridge officiating, interment to follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Covington. Active pallbearers will be Garland Conner, Ted Schaffer Jr., Lawrence Chiles, Clifford Bryant, Charles Aldridge, Irvine Streets and Bobby Tolley. The family will receive friends this evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.

DOVE, Howard MacArthur, 52, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, November 1, 1994, at his home. He was born in Montgomery County on August 9, 1942, and was preceded in death by his father, John Howard Dove. Veteran of the Vietnam era serving as a Green beret. Howard was a world reknowned master of firearms engraver, he was one of only two men in the modern era to be employed in that capacity by the Custom Shops of both Colt and Winchester at the same time. Especially appreciated for the quality of his inlay work, Mr. Dove's clientele has included such luminaries as Gene Autry, Sammy Davis Jr., Hank Williams Jr., John Wayne, Michael Wayne, Tom Sellick, former Louisiana Governor Edmond W. Edwards and Prince Kalad, of India. Known as the ``Official Engraver'' to the Colt Collectors Association, the Single Action Army revolver he embellished for their 1992 meeting and gun show fetched the highest price ever paid for a new non-commemorative firearm sold at auction. The proceeds were to benefit the association. Howard's talents have contributed immeasurably to the art and craft of engraving, the shooting sports and the gun collecting fraternity. Howard is survived by his wife, Linda F. Dove; a son, Anthony Scott Dove, Jupiter, Fla; two daughters and sons-in-law, Wendy and Doug Roop, Christiansburg, Gidget Dove-Price and Joe Price, Blacksburg; five grandchildren, Heather, Justin, Cheyanne, Matthew, Addison; his mother, Claudine Dove, Blacksburg; two brothers and sister-in-law, Carl and Ellen Dove, Blacksburg, Ronnie and Julie Dove, Pilot; a sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Danny Meadows, Christiansburg; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Friday, November 4, 1994, at 2 p.m. at the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, Blacksburg, conducted by the Rev. Jimmy Kittinger and the Rev. Harold Taylor. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 176, Christiansburg, Virginia 24073. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.

FERGUSON, Jennie Mae Blankenship, 85, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 1994. She was the widow of Jesse Franklin Ferguson. Survivors include one daughter, Jane Elizabeth Stevens, Chamblissburg; four sons, James L. Ferguson, Newport News, Jackie B. Ferguson, Jerry F. Ferguson and Joey L. Ferguson, all of Roanoke; devoted daughters-in-law, Chun Ja (``Skipper'') Ferguson, Mamie Rose Delp Ferguson, Teeinna Ferguson; a devoted son-in-law, Kenneth L. Stevens; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 1994, from the Lotz Vinton Chapel. The Rev. Robert L. Painter and Elder W. T. Conner will officiate. Burial to follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call after noon Friday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.

FERGUSON, Paul C., 59, of 22231 Adamo, Laguna Hills, Calif., 92653, died Wednesday, November 2, 1994. He was the son of the late Ernest and Maggie Ferguson of Roanoke. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo; one daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Michael Schuda of Foot Hill Ranch, Calif.; one granddaughter, Elise Schuda; one grandson, Eric Schuda; both of Foot Hill Ranch, Calif.; four brothers, Eugene and Ralph, both of Roanoke, David of Moneta, Grover of Montgomery, Texas; three sisters, Lucy Johnson and Nancy Jordan, both of Blue Ridge, Betty Wandell of Oxford, N.C. A memorial service will be held in Laguna Hills, Calif.

FORKOIS, Elizabeth Catherine, 81, of Catawba, died Monday, October 31, 1994. She is survived by a brother, Harold M. Forkois Sr.; nephews and niece, Harold M. Forkois Jr., Jerald L. Forkois and Nancy L. Forkois. Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday, November 4, 1994, at St. Andrews Diocesan Cemetery with Rev. James M. Fosnot officiating. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 1994, Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

GREEN, Virgie Gordon, 44, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, November 1, 1994. She was preceded in death by her husband, Teddy C. Green, Sr. Surviving are her children, Teddy C. Green, Jr., Petula L. Green, and Virgie LeMay Green, all of Roanoke; two grandsons, Gabriel and Joseph; also surviving is her mother, Evelyn J. Gordon, Salem; brother and sister-in-law, Donald L. and Norma King, Roanoke; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Augustine and Lincoln Hale, Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Friday at Flora Funeral Chapel with Rev. Rick Poland officiating. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Thursday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.

HORNICK, Dean Philip, 48, of Hardy, died Tuesday, November 1, 1994 in a local hospital. Surviving are his wife, Martha D. Hornick; three sons, Ari Keith Hornick, Matthew Ray Hornick, Daniel Brian Hornick, all of Hardy; a brother, Dr. David Neal Hornick, Schenectady, N.Y. Memorial services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel 3 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 1994 with Rabbi Frank W. Muller officiating. In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorials be made to Temple Emanuel.

JACOBS, Beulah Hylton, 84, of Roanoke, died Monday, October 31, 1994. Funeral services 11 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 1994, Ninth Street Church of The Brethren. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

JEFFERIES, Christine Estes, 81, of Martinsville, died Monday, October 31, 1994. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday, St. Paul Pentecostal Holiness Church, Bassett. Arrangements by Stanfield-Miller.

JOHNSON, Bernice Knight, 73, of Clifton Forge died Wednesday, November 2, 1994. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.

LAWSON, JOHN MERRY, 87, of Covington, died Monday, October 31, 1994. Funeral service, 11a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church. Arrangement Arrit Funeral Home, Covington.

LISK, Maynard C., 88, of Friendship Manor, Roanoke, died Tuesday, November 1, 1994. He was born November 5, 1904 in Rochester, N.Y. He was preceded in death by wives, Elizabeth H. Lisk and Rose B. Lisk. Surviving are a son, David K. Lisk and wife, Jean H. Lisk, Roanoke; grandsons, Timothy D. Lisk and wife, Lesa F. Lisk; great-grandchildren, Tyler D. Lisk and Logan P. Lisk, Roanoke; grandson, Thomas A. Lisk and wife, Anita S. Lisk; great-grandchildren, Sarah E. Lisk and Matthew A. Lisk, Richmond; grandson, Robert K. Lisk and wife, Nancy C. Lisk, Herndon. A memorial service will be at St. Elizabeths Episcopal Church 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 5, 1994, 3229 Grandin Rd., S.W., with Rev. James Drinard Smith officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church Memorial Fund. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.

LYONS, Annie Belle Shelton, 79, of Christiansburg, formerly of Pulaski County, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 1994. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.

MEISS, Paul H., 73, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 1994, in a local hospital. He was a member of the BFW Post #1264. Surviving are his wife, Bessie M. Meiss; a stepdaughter, Darlene Ryan, Roanoke. Graveside services with military honors by the BFW Post #1264 will be at Blue Ridge Memorial Grardens, 3 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Roger Graves officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel.

MILES, James Russell, 86, of Merritt Island, Fla., died Saturday, October 15, 1994. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Belcher; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Miles, Kimball, W.Va.; one brother, Robert Miles; his grandparents, Captain Robert E. Miles and wife, a Civil War Veteran from Montgomery Co. Survivors are three sons, James H. Miles Jr. and family, Alexandria, Va., W. Joseph Miles and family, Clayton, Missouri, Dr. Thomas P. Miles and family, Santa Rosa, Calif.; one brother, Ward P. Miles, Brandon, Fla.; also surviving a host of cousins from the Roanoke/Salem Valley, including families of: Molly Miles Sisson, Lena Miles Jewell, Cora Miles Sisson, Johnny Miles, Leona Miles Sisson and George and Maggie S. Poff. He was a Physicist with the NASA Space Center, and was active in the 55 + Club; played the violin in the Symphony Orchestra. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturda y, October 22, 1994, Coca United Methodist Church.

PENN, William G., 77, of Rt. 2, Martinsville, died Tuesday, November 1, 1994. Funeral 8 p.m. Thursday, Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel, Ridgeway.

REED, Walter Kermit Sr., 64, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, November 2, 1994 in a Roanoke Hospital. He was retired from Schwerman Trucking Company. He was preceded in death by his father, Percy K. Reed and grandson, Scott C. Reed. Surviving are his wife, Helen Wampler Reed; son, Walter K. Reed, Jr., Roanoke; daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Donna M. and Elliott Foutz, Vinton; his mother, Dorothy Beard Reed, Roanoke; grandchildren, Bryan and Laura Reed, Roanoke, Ryan and Jaime Reed, Portsmouth, N.H., Leah Denise Ripley, Thaxton, Deanna McKay, Roanoke; great-grandchildren, Cassy Dee Foutz, Vinton, Tyler Ripley, Thaxton, Alexandria Reed, Cody and Linda McKay, all of Roanoke. Graveside services will be held Friday, November 4, at 10 a.m. at Sherwood Memorial Park with the Rev. Frank W. Feather officiating. In lieu of flowers, the contribution may be made to the Heart association o r to the Kidney Foundation of Richmond. Friends may call at Lotz Salem Chapel after 2 p.m. Thursday.

SAUNDERS, Sarah Josephine Basham, 65, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 1994. Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth Thompson Williams and husband, John, Jefferson City, Mo., Grace Fitzgerald-Pullen and husband, James, Roanoke; one son, Samuel T. Thompson Jr. and wife, Gail, Roanoke; two brothers, Charles Sherman Basham and wife, Lou Jane, Roanoke, Clyde O. Basham and wife, Peggy, Philadelphia, Pa.; one sisters, Geraldine Basham Muse and husband, Frederick, Roanoke; one aunt, Mrs. Elsie Calloway, Roanoke; five grandchildren, Darryl Fitzgerald, Roanoke, Joy and Omar Williams, Jefferson City, Mo., Ayanna and Kaila Thompson, Roanoke; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

SCOTT, Maggie Buckner, 80, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 1994. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

SISSON, John Carroll, 25, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, November 1, 1994, in a Roanoke hospital. He was born December 15, 1968, in Philadelphia, Pa., son of Charles Clinton Sisson, Staunton and Jeanne Kerr Cross, Charlottesville. He was graduate of Albemarle High School and attended Roanoke College. He was employed by Virginia Building Services and served with the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf Operation, Desert Storm. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Richard Kerr Sisson, Charlottesville; stepfather, Robert L. Cross, Charlottesville; stepmother, Lynn Sisson, Staunton; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Sisson, Silver Spring, Md.; maternal grandparents, Mr. Richard Kerr and the late Anna Crozier Kerr; and a number of uncles, aunts and cousins. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 1994, at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Charlottesville conducted by Pastor Robert Holley. Interment will be in Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton. the family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. on Saturday at the church prior to the service. Memorial donations are requested to the Literacy Volunteers of America, P.O. Box 1156, Charlottesville, VA 22902 or your local rescue squad. Arrangements by Hill and Wood Funeral Home.

STAFFORD, Walter F., 88, of Friendship Manor, died Tuesday, November 1, 1994. No local funeral services. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

WASHINGTON, Ishan Rachais Brooks, 17, of Rt. 6, Rocky Mount, died Monday, October 31, 1994. He was the son of George F. and Pamela Brooks Washington, Rocky Mount. He is also survived by one sister, Ashely A. Washington, of the home; one brother, George A. Washington III, of the home; grandmother, Mrs. Rachel A. Brooks, East Orange, N.J.; several nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, 1 p.m. at Franklin County High School Auditorium by the Rev. Kirby Whitfield. Interment will be Saturday at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Mount Holly, Va. Friends may call Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Stanfield Mortuary Chapel, Rocky Mount, and from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Morningside Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, there will be a scholarship fund established at Franklin County High School in Ishan's honor for those who wish to make contributions.

WILLIAMS, Montgomery Laurence Jr., (``Monty""), 29, of Huddleston, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 1994. Funeral Friday, 11 a.m., Ephesus United Methodist Church. Updike Funeral Home, Huddleston, is handling arrangements.

WORMACK, Ira Jesse Sr., 83, of Hollins, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 1994. He was veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired physical therapist. Survivors include two sons, Ira J. (Anne) Wormack, Roanoke and Ronald S. (Ann) Wormack, Suffolk, England; one daughter, Sherdena M. Wormack, Baltimore, Md.; one god-daughter, Frances Watson, Baltimore, Md.; three sisters, Bertha Neal and Gertrude Brown, both of Ph iladelphia, Penn., Clara May, Chicago, Ill.; six grandchildren, Mark, Ruth, David, Tracy, Kelly, and Michael; six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be Saturday, 11:00 a.m., at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home