Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, July 19, 1995 TAG: 9507190072
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE:
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
ACKERLY, Nadyne Elizabeth, 84, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, July 17, 1995. She was a retired employee of Puritan Mills. Surviving are a number of nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday, in Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton, by the Rev. Frank W. Feather. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke.
BARROW, Wayne L., 44, of Martinsville, died Monday, July 17, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday, Collins Funeral Chapel, Bassett.
BOURASSA, Hester Ruth Epply, 81 of Carrollton, died Monday, July 17, 1995, in Suffolk. Mrs. Bourassa was born in Manchester, N.H.. She and her husband were the former owners of Cedar Key Resort, Huddleston. Survivors include her husband, Col. J.L. Bourassa, USAF RET.; four daughters, Judi Rogers of Sarasota, Fla., Sandra Hemsel, Norfolk, Penny Lewis of Rota, Spain, Pamela Bourassa, Alexandria; one sister, Susan Epply of Hanover, N..H.; two brothers, William Epply of Hanover, N.H., and Roger Epply of Old Saybrook, Conn.; four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Bennetts Creek Chapel, Suffolk. Burial will be private. Contributions may be made to the Carrollton Rescue Squad.
BOURASSA, Hester Ruth Epply, 81 of Carrollton, died Monday, July 17, 1995, in Suffolk. Mrs. Bourassa was born in Manchester, N.H.. She and her husband were the former owners of Cedar Key Resort, Huddleston. Survivors include her husband, Col. J.L. Bourassa, USAF RET.; four daughters, Judi Rogers of Sarasota, Fla., Sandra Hemsel, Norfolk, Penny Lewis of Rota, Spain, Pamela Bourassa, Alexandria; one sister, Susan Epply of Hanover, N..H.; two brothers, William Epply of Hanover, N.H., and Roger Epply of Old Saybrook, Conn.; four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Bennetts Creek Chapel, Suffolk. Burial will be private. Contributions may be made to the Carrollton Rescue Squad.
BURNETT, Roberta Waddell, 68, of Powhatan, formerly of Pulaski, died Tuesday, July 18, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home.
BURTON, Mrs. Betty Christine Hall, (``Abb""), 59, of 3923 Brook St., Bluefield, W.Va., formerly of Montgomery Co., Va., died Saturday, July 15, 1995, in a Bluefield Hospital. Born in Montgomery Co., Va., she was the daughter of Leonard James Hall of Bluefield and the late Nellie Jane Hamlin Hall. She formerly attended Edgemont Baptist Church of Bluefield and was a resident of Bluefield most of her life. She was preceded in death by a son, James ``Eddie"" Burton. She is survived by her husband, John P. Burton of the home; stepmother, Mrs. Doris Irene Hall, Bluefield; two sons, Phyllip W. Burton, Michael R. Burton, both of Bluefi eld, W.Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Scott (Rhonda) Patton, Glenwood Park, W.Va., Mrs. Rodney (Drema) Farley, Christiansburg, Va.; three brothers, Leonard J. Hall, Bluefield, W.Va., Bobby G. Hall, Christiansburg, Va., Melvin D. Hall, Bluefield, W.Va.; sister, Mrs. Katherine ``Kathy"" Shrader, Rocky Gap, Va.; six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, 1995, from the Mercer Funeral Home Chapel in Bluefield with Rev. Larry Dyer officiating. Burial will follow at Shumate Cemetery, Bluefield. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m.
CATRON, Robert Franklin, (``Bob""), 68, of Rural retreat, died Monday, July 17, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel.
COBURN, George Allen, 43, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, July 15, 1995. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Lotz Salem Chapel.
COOK, Sue Wynn, 94, of Roanoke, died Monday night, July 17, 1995 at her home. She was the widow of Russell Henry Cook Sr. She was devoted to her family and had a special love for music and flowers. She was a longtime member of Virginia Heights Baptist Church. Surviving are four children, Mildred C. Jofko, Roanoke, William Robert Cook Sr., Blacksburg, Sally Lee Cook, Cary, N.C., Samuel Lewis Cook Sr., Roswell, Ga.; 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel 10:30 a.m. Thursday with Dr. Daniel E. Scott officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Burial Park. The family suggests memorials be made to Virginia Heights Baptist Church. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
CRAFT, Rudolph Marion, 62, of Eagle Rock, died Monday, July 17, 1995. He is survived by his wife, Helen Harlow Craft; one sister, Coleen Craft, Oregon; one brother, Gene C. Craft, Roanoke; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Eagle Rock Chapel with burial in Forest Grove Cemetery. The Rev. Robert McRae will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Eagle Rock Funeral Home.
CRAWFORD, Jesse Eugene, 33, of Salem, died Sunday, July 16, 1995. Graveside services Wednesday, 12 noon, Sherwood Memorial Park. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
DILLON, Faye D. Niday, 53, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, July 18, 1995. She was preceded in death by a son, Victor G. Dillon, two grandchildren, Tina Marie and Michael Edward Reedy, parents, John and Nannie Niday, brothers, Steve and Gilbert Niday. Surviving are a daughter, Tina F. Wheeler, Roanoke; sons, Terry D. Dillon Sr., Goodview, Tony Eugene Dillon Sr., Roanoke; nine grandchildren; sisters, Elsie Dunbar, Fincastle, Ruby Dunbar, Goldie Dunbar, both of Roanoke, Marrietta Niday, Vinton, Dolly Trent, Daleville, Juanita Handy, Botetourt County; brothers, Albert Niday, Fincastle, Latney Niday, Charlotte, N.C., Gordon Niday, Troutville, Tommy Niday, Roanoke, Michael Niday, Buchanan; a favorite sister-in-law and friend, Betty Niday, Buchanan. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Roanoke Chapel at 12 noon Thursday, June 20, 1995, with the Rev. Tim Coalter officiating. Burial will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
DUNGEE, Virginia Virgie Jones, 70, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 1995. Survivors include her children, Charles (Dorothy) Lawrence Jr., Los Angeles, Calif., Virginia (Darryl) Perkins, Milford, Mass., William (Debra) Dungee, Woohsocket, R.I., Edward (Selma) Dungee, Roanoke, Gregory (Gayle) Dungee, Franklin, Mass., Clifton (Deborah) Dungee, Carson, Calif., Taras Dungee, Roanoke, Joequelette (Ernest) Baytops, Roanoke; 32 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; two devoted cousins, Alfonso Page and Lois B. Hooks, both of Roanoke; and a host of niece s, nephews, and friends. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home
EUBANK, Ruth Hayth, 75, of Buchanan, died Monday, July 17, 1995. She was a member of the Buchanan Chapter Order of the Eastern Star #148. Survivors include her husband, James L. Eubank Jr.; a son and daughter-in-law, James Edward and Rita Eubank, Farmingdale, N.Y.; sisters, Mrs. Edna Todd, Glasgow, Mrs. Mable Fainter, Winston-Salem, N.C.; two grandchildren, Bobby and Dylan Eubank. Graveside services will be held 3 p.m. Thursday, July 20, 1995, in Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan with the Rev. Mike Woody officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Buchanan.
FELTY, Anna Lyons, 98, of Pulaski, formerly of Princeton, W.Va. died Tuesday, July 18, 1995. Arrangements by George W.Seaver Funeral Home, Princeton, W.Va.
GEORGE, William H., 82, of Stuart, died Monday, July 17, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, New Prospect Baptist Church, Hurt, Va. Arrangements by Moody Funeral Services, Inc.,
GLASS, Richard Lee, 42, of Salem, died Sunday, July 16, 1995. He was preceded in death by a sister, Katherine Baublitz. He is survived his father and mother, Charles K. and Gladys Mae Glass; sisters and brothers-in-law, Connie and Danny Webb, Diane and Johnny Catron; brother and sister-in-law, Tommy and Joan Glass; also several uncles, aunts, nieces, and nephews. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Salem, with Rev. Ernest R. Wood officiating. Interment will follow in Church Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
HECK, E. Rodney, 65, of Eagle Rock, died Tuesday, July 18, 1995. He is survived by his wife, Doris T. Heck; his mother, Bessie Heck; three daughters, Diane Stairs, Sara Lythgoe, Susan Heck; two sons, John Heck and Danny Heck; five sisters, Nancy Cash, Betty Looney, Dorothy Crews, Janice Gore, Jo Ann Jayne; one brother, Howard Heck; six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in the Woodland Church with burial in Forest Grove Cemetery. The Rev. Wayne Brooks will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Eagle Rock Funeral Home.
JOHNS, Dr. Vernon Orville, of Blacksburg, went to be with our Lord, Tuesday, July 18, 1995 in Radford, Va. He was the son of the late David Elmer and Olive Heikes Johns. He was preced ed in death by his wife, Beatrice Draper Johns, a brother, Irvin H. Johns, and a grandson, Leonard L. Jennelle Jr. Dr. Johns was born September 14, 1900 in Longford, Kansas. He received his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D from Kansas University. He came to Blacksburg in 1926 and taught in the Business Department at Va. Tech until his retirement in 1969, touching many lives during his 43 year tenure. Dr. Johns was listed in the 1967-68 issues of Who's Who in the South and Southeast. He was a charter member of the University Club and also held membership in the American Association of University Professors, American Economics Association, National Tax Association, Blacksburg Country Club and Hunter's Masonic Lodge of the Free Masons for 73 years. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl Johns and Leonard Jennelle of Blacksburg; granddaughters and husband, Lisa J. and Mike Tilley, Roanoke, Karen Jennelle, Fairfax; great-granddaughter, Alexa Tilley, Roanoke; one nephew, James Johns; two nieces, Betty Bertrand and Nancy Peterson, all of Syracuse, N.Y. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 21, 1995 at 11 a.m. in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Donald McKinney officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, with graveside rites conducted by Hunter's Masonic Lodge #156 A.F. and A.M. Memorial contributions may be made to Blacksburg Rescue Squad, 200 Progress St., Blacksburg, Va. 24060. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
LOWE, Alma Dent, 68, of Narrows, died Monday, July 17, 1995, in the Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg, Va. A lifelong resident of Giles County, She was born at Pearisburg, Va., on November 25, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Dewey Coburn and Lillie Davis Dent. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Narrows. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Lowe Jr. She is survived by three sons, Donald E. Lowe, Rich Creek, James R. Lowe III, Newport News, Russell R. Lowe, Rich Creek; two daughters, Patricia L. Ray, Richmond, Sharon L. Heslep, Princeton, W.Va.; a brother, Robert E. Dent Sr., Hampton; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, July 20, 1995, at the First Baptist Church in Narrows with the Rev. Rick Painter officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in N arrows. The family will receive friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m.
MAXEY, Benjamin Mathew, 71, of Rocky Mount, died Monday, July 17, 1995. Born September 7, 1923, he was the son of the late Monty and Bea Ferguson Maxey and a veteran of the United States Marines. Surviving are his wife, Thelma Maxey, of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Betty M. and Sammy Jones, Rocky Mount, Bonnie W. and Hurbert Arrington, Pellam, N.C.; one son and daughter-in-law, Buddy and Jacqueline Wade, Rocky Mount; six grandchildren, Danny Arrington and Donna Clay, both of North Carolina, Tracy Wade, Anita Bowman, Connie Jones, and Sammy Jones, all of Rocky Mount; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a special friend, Bobbie Joe Hodges, Rocky Mount. Graveside funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, July 20, 1995, at Mountain View Memorial Park, Boones Mill, with the Rev. Rick Polland officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, 1995, at Lynch Funeral Home, Rock y Mount. Lynch Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MOREFIELD, Lewis Jackson, 77, of Pulaski, died Tuesday, July 18, 1995 in the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Salem. He was born in Draper, and was the son of the late Henry B. and Mary Elizabeth Morefield. He was also preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters. Mr. Morefield was a retired employee of the State of Delaware. He was a decorated veteran of WWII, USMC, where he saw action in Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Pacific Theater. He was a member of the Pulaski American Legion Post #7, the Pulaski Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1184 and the Bob White Blvd. Ch urch of God. Surviving are three children, Fred H. Morefield, Burke, Nancy M. Boone, New Castle, Ron Morefield, Eustis, Fla.; one sister, Ruth M. Hubble, Pulaski; one brother, Rev. William T. (""Bill"") Morefield, Cleveland, Tenn.; three grandsons; three granddaughters. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 21, 1995 at 2 p.m. from the Bob White Blvd. Church of God, Pulaski, with the Rev. Robert Owens officiating. Burial will follow in the Draper Cemetery with the Pulaski VFW Post #1184 conducting the military graveside rites. Visitation will be Thursday evening at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. The family will be meeting at the residence of Donald Hubble, 13th St., NW, Pulaski. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski.
NOLEN, Effie Zona, 89, of Floyd, died Monday, July 17, 1995 at the home of her sister, Minnie Nolan Board, Floyd. Also surviving a niece, Betty Lou Willis, Roanoke; two nephews, Lawson Nolen, Warren Nolan both of Rocky Mount. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home with the Rev. Leon Wood officiating. Interment in the Nolan Family Cemetery, Rt. 860 Shooting Creek Rd. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Floyd Rescue Squad will be appreciated. Arrangements by Wood Funeral Home.
SMITH, Walter Benson Sr., 63, of Radford, died Monday night, July 17, 1995, in a Roanoke hospital. He retired from Hercules in 1987 with 35 years service and was a member of Craighill Masonic Lodge #160 in Elliston. Surviving are his sons and daughters-in-law, Gary W. and Lynette Smith of Elliston, Walter B. ``Jimmy"" Smith Jr., of Blacksburg, Charles Lee and Dana lSmith of Christiansburg; one daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Dennis Dingus, of Childress; six grandchildren, Nikki, Courtney and Ashley Smith, all of Elliston, Tammy Sumner, Radford, Micheal Dingus, Childress, and Kelly Smith of Christiansburg; five sisters, Thelma Epperly, Mildred Quick, both of Roanoke, Darlene Graham, Salem, Evelyn Graham, Christiansburg, Belva Hall of Shawsville; two brothers, William D. Smith, Roanoke, Charles E. Smith Jr., Christiansburg. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday, July 20, 1995, from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel in Christiansburg, conducted by the Rev. Weldon Meyers, with burial in the Den Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to the Shawsville Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 14, Shawsville, Va. 24162. Friends may call anytime Wednesday and also on Thursday morning at Richardson-Horne in Christiansburg. The family will receive friends at the fun eral home Wednesday from 6-8 p.m.
ST. CLAIR, David Lee, 19, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 1995. He is survived by a wife, Renee St. Clair; daughter, Sierra St. Clair; mother, Elizabeth St. Clair; brothers, Michael Cross, Louie Cross, William Cross, Peter Cross, Patrick Cross, and John Cross; several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, July 20, 1995 at Mountain View Cemetery, with Rev. Robert W. Lanier officiating. Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
THOMAS, Annie Ratliff, 91, of Salem, died Tuesday, July 18, 1995. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, Wilton Thomas. Surviving are her son, Calvin W. Thomas; stepson, Willard D. Thomas; sister, Essie R. Parker. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, July 20,1995, in Sherwood Memorial Park with the Rev. Brenda Rowe officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at John M. Oakey & Son Salem Funeral Home.
VIA, William Troy, (``Sam""), of 65, of Walkertown, N.C., died Monday, July 17, 1995. Funeral services 11 a.m. Thursday, July 20, 1995, Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel, Ridgeway, Va.
WALL, Guy Weston, 76, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, July 18, 1995. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.
by CNB