Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, April 22, 1995 TAG: 9510040024
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C2 EDITION: METRO
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BASHAM, Randolph Carl, 77, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, April 20, 1995. Mr. Basham retired from the United States Navy with 20 years military service, was retired from the V.A. Medical Center, Salem, and was a member of the VFW Post #1264. Surviving are his wife, Lucy B. Basham; a sister, Mabel Hartman, Chesapeake; a brother-in-law, James M. Stump, Vinton; a special friend, Sue. Graveside services will be held in Evergreen Burial Park Saturday, April 22, 1995, 3 p.m. with Chaplain Cecil Irwin officiating. Military graverites will be conducted by VFW Post #1264. Oakey's Roanoke Chapel handling funeral arrangements.
BELL, Charles Foster, 74, of Moneta, Va. died Friday, April 21, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
BOYLES, Ethel Stata, 90, of Fries, died Thursday, April 20, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Grace Baptist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
CARROLL, Nelson O., 82, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 1995. Surviving are his wife, Mildred H. Carroll; daughter and son-in-law, Margaret C. (``Maggie"") and Gary L. Drewry, Roanoke; brother, William R. Carroll, Richmond. Funeral services were private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Cave Spring Rescue Squad (P.O. Box 20181, Roanoke, VA 24018) or the Roanoke Valley SPCA (P.O. Box 11863, Roanoke, VA 24022).
CARTER, Alfred Stewart, 71, of Route 2, Rocky Mount, passed away on Friday, April 21, 1995 following a short illness. Mr. Carter recently retired from Moore's Building and Supply Company of Collinsville, Va. Mr. Carter was born in Bluefield, W. Va., the son of Alfred S. and Elsa Peck Carter. He graduated from Beaver High School and attended college in Colorado. He served in the European Theatre of the U. S. Army in 1943 to 1945. He was awarded the bronze star and other awards. Surviving are his wife, Aileen Anderson Carter; two children, Steven Craig Carter, Chapmansville, W. Va. and Lisa A. Abbatello, Roanoke; two grandchildren, Amanda Carter, Joseph Abbatello IV. He was preceded in death by his sister, Phyllis Goad; and is survived by three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel at 11 a.m. Monday. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. a t Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main Street, Rocky Mount.
CARTER, Nellie Gearhart 91, of Vinton died Wednesday, April 19, 1995. Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday, Mountainview Cemetery. Lotz Vinton Chapel.
CASSADY, Ruth, 65, of Stuart, died Thursday, April 20, 1995. Funeral Saturday, 4 p.m., Moody Chapel. Arrangments by Moody Funeral Home.
CLARK, Robert Larry, 43, of Covington, died Thursday, April 20, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, April 24, 1995 from the Arritt Funeral Home Chapel, Covington.
DEATON, David Allen, 40, of Clifton Forge, died Thursday, April 20, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m., Sunday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel, Clifton Forge.
HARRIS, Mary Katherine Ross, 70, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, April 20, 1995. She was retired from the V. A. Regional Office. She was preceded in death by her parents, William M. Ross Sr., and Flossie Saunders Ross; one brother, William M. Ross, Jr. Survivors include her son, Harvey Harris, Seattle, Wash.; one nephew, William M. (Diane) Ross III, Roanoke; two nieces, Joyce T. Ross, Roanoke, Brenda Baxter, Chesapeake; six great nephews; one great great nephew; one great great niece. A host of other relatives and many special and devoted friends. Funeral services will be Monday 11 a.m. at Hill Street Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Williams Memorial Park. The family will recieve friends Sunday, 7 to 8 p.m. at the Church. Arrangements by Hamlar Curtis Funeral Home.
HART, Nowlin Vester, 67, of Vinton, died Friday, April 21, 1995. Funeral services 1 p.m. Monday, at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
HARVEY, Grace Wright, 85, of Bedford, died Friday, April 21, 1995. Graveside service 11 a.m. Monday in Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.
HENRY, Gladys Thelma, 85, of Portsmouth, formerly of Roanoke, died Wednesday, April 19, 1995. She is survived by her husband, Nathan Thomas Henry; one brother, William Hancock, New Jersey; one sister, Beatrice Dunn, Maryland. Graveside services will be held Monday, April 24, 1995 at 2 p.m. at Fair View Cemetery with Jim Herron officiating. Friends may call at Lotz Salem Chapel after 12 noon Sunday.
KEMPER, Eliza Persinger Angle Bowen, 81, of LowMoor, died Thursday, April 20, 1995. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday from the Arritt Funeral Home Chapel, Covington.
MARSHALL, Cordle Lewis, 54, of Hillsville, passed away Thursday, April 20, 1995, at Radford Community Hospital. Born February 25, 1941, in Pulaski County. He was preceded in death by his father, Cordle Monroe Marshall. Mr. Marshall is survived by his wife, Sandra C. Marshall; daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Grey Worrell and Cherie and Tony Horton, Hillsville; son and fiancee, Jeff Marshall and Angie Buckner, Fancy Gap; mother, Maggie S. Marshall, Hillsville; sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Weldon White, Waynesboro; grandchildren, Evan, Koy and Lucinda Worrell and Michaela Horton, all of Hillsville; nephews, Darrel White and Marshall White. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 1995, at the Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Levi Humphreys officiating. Interment will follow in the Dinwiddie Cemetery. Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Inc., Hillsville, in charge of arrangements.
McCULLOCH, David Scott, 38, of Blue Ridge, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 1995. A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 23, 2 p.m. at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
MOORE, Gladys R., 90, of Christiansburg died Friday, April 21, 1995, in Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was the widow of T. G. Moore. She is survived by one niece and two nephews. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 1995, at the Graveside in Sunset Cemetery conducted by Rev. Richard H. Horne. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Firends may call anytime after 12 noon on Saturday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Saturday evening.
MORAN, Winona Hale, 85, of Salem, died Friday, April 21, 1995 at Lewis-Gale Hospital. She was a homemaker and a life-long member of Fort Lewis Baptist Church and member of the Golden Rule Sunday School Class, where she was a former secretary. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, William Clyde Moran; a sister, Hazel M. Basham, Salem; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services 3 p.m. Sunday at the John M. Oakey & Son Chapel, Salem, with the Rev. Leonard L. Southern officiating. Burial will follow in the Butt's Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
PLASTERS, John C., 92, of Meadows of Dan, went to be with our Lord, Wednesday, April 19, 1995. He was born April 16, 1903 to the late John B. Plasters and Mintoria Cockram Plasters. He is preceded in death by two daughters, Bessie Mae Plasters and Artie P. Milton; one son, James Plasters; and two brothers, George W. Plasters and Oakley H. Plasters. Surviving is his wife of 68 years, Rosa Hundley Pasters, of the home; four daughters, Mrs. James (Nadean) Gilbert, of Patrick Springs, Mrs. Lucille Bowman and Mrs. Jane Clifton, both of Floyd and Mrs. Steve (Shirley) Meade, San Angela, Texas; one son, Billy Wayne Plasters and daughter-in-law, Sherry, of Vesta; 16 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren also survives. Mr. Plasters was a retired demolition expert and a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge Blue Ridge Chapter #54 IOOF. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m . at Moody's Chapel conducted by Elder Carlene Vass and Elder J.M. Vipperman. Burial will be in the Plasters Memorial Cemetery at Vesta. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart and other times at the home in Meadows of Dan. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Thomas Milton, Jimmy Gilbert, Galen Gilbert, Darrell Moran, Richard Thomas, Bradley Thomas, Johnny Plasters, Dale Plasters, and Dwayne Clifton.
SHUTTS, Noel Archer, 80, of Salem, passed away Friday, April 21, 1995. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Salem.
STONE, Louise Murray, 65, of Henry Va., died Friday, April 21, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Collins Funeral Chapel, Bassett.
UTT, Haven Jeffery, (``Jeff''), 66, of Galax, died Friday, April 21, 1995. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel.
WHISNANT, Raymond, Rev., 78, of Bassett, died Friday, April 21, 1995. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel, Ridgeway.
WOOD, Otis Darrell, (``O.D.''), 78, of 6216 Yorkshire Dr., of Columbia S.C., a former resident of Roanoke for 40 years, died Thursday, April 20, 1995. He was born in Caswell, N.C. and was a son of the late Robert Otis and Anna Elizabeth Johnson Wood. He retired from Greyhound after 37 years of service and was a volunteer fireman at Cave Spring Fire Department. He was a member of Palmetto Baptist Temple. Surviving are his wife, Amanda Payne Wood, Columbia, S.C.; two sons, Rev. Darrell P. Wood, Columbia, S.C., and Michael Wood, Chattanooga, Tenn.; a daughter, Beth Carter, Roanoke; a brother, Garland Wood, Danville; three sisters, Berkly Taylor, Danville, Mary Spoonhower, San Diego, Calif., and Rachel Friedman, Washington, D.C.; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, 11 a.m. in Palmetto Baptist Temple with burial in Greenlawn Me morial Park ANNEX. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, Columbia, S.C. is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Palmetto Baptist Temple or the Alzheimer's Foundation.
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