Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, August 19, 1995                   TAG: 9508210066
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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AMES, Paul Shelton, of Salem, died Thursday, August 17, 1995. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Frances Ferguson Ames; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Carol Ayers of Salem; daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Jack Proctor of Smith Mountain Lake; daughter, Barbara Brown of Salem; a brother, William Ames of Roanoke; a sister, Edith Mann of Salem; eight grandchildren, Alex Brown, Gibson Brown, Elizabeth Brown Repass, and Paul Ames, all of Salem, Matthew Ames of Roanoke, Shelton Brown Du ffy of Fredricksburg, David Proctor of Birmingham, Ala., and Patrick Proctor of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and eleven great-grandchildren. Mrs. Ames retired as a plasterer at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in his eightieth year. His ornate plaster work in the Cherry Hill Mansion Dining Room was replicated in the Art Museum of Western Virginia. Mr. Ames was always proud of his craftsmanship in the Lee Chapel and many columns at Washington and Lee University, the Masonic Temple in Atlanta, Ga., the Don CeSar Hotel in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the downtown John M. Oakey Chapel in Roanoke. Mr. Ames was a charter member and a deacon of the Bethel Baptist Church in Salem. Mr. Ames donated his body to the Medical College of virginia for medical research. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 Sunday afternoon at 721 Red Lane, Salem. Memorial services will be held at Bethel Baptist Church on Monday at 11 a.m.

ASCUE, Audra Taylor, 92, of Cedar Bluff, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon. Arrangements by Singleton Funeral Service, Cedar Bluff.

BAILEY, Cardella Neighbors, 85, of Salem, passed away Thursday, August 17, 1995 in her home. She was born July 14, 1910. She was retired from Richfield Nursing Center, and a member of the Evangelical Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Hoggie Bailey; and a son, Albert Ray Bailey. She is survived by one son and his wife, Jerry W. and Janie B. Bailey Sr., Salem; three daughters, and their husbands, Elsie B. and Hampton Hudson Jr., San Manuel, Ariz., Charie B. and Joe D. Terry, Salem, and Shelvie C. and Arthur D. Hale Sr., Roanoke; three grandsons, Robert L. Hudson Sr., Jerry W. Bailey Jr., Arthur D. Hale Jr.; six granddaughters including, Leigh Anne Miller, Sherry H. Spradlin, Angela B. Harris, Donna H. Woolcott; three great-grandsons; and eight great-granddaughters; nieces, nephews, and other family members. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 21, 1995 at 10 a.m. at the Lotz Salem Chapel with the Rev. Howard Torrence and Rev. James Burke officiating. Interment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.

BAILEY, Margaret Strum, of Roanoke, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

BARKER, Jim Carl, 74, of Axton, died Thursday, August 17, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at McKee Funeral Chapel, Martinsville.

BOOTHE, Alma L., 85, of Floyd, passed away Friday, August 18. 1995 in Roanoke at Friendship Manor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andy J. Boothe and a daughter, Jessleen Hylton. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby and Venda Boothe, Roanoke, Andy J. Jr. and Peggy Boothe, Roanoke; son-in-law, Kavilla Hylton, Floyd, six grandchildren and spouses, Dayrel and Wilma Hylton, Christiansburg, Sharon Kay and Russel Stump, Floyd, Amy Hylton, Floyd, Cheryl and Jeff Lunsford, Fincastle, Lisa and David Bess, Boones Mill, Vickey and Rick Smith, Puerto Rico; ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Sunday, 2 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Roy Turpin officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Saturday at Gardner Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

BURNETT, Harvey Pickett, (``James""), 67, of Hillsville, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel.

CALLAHAN, Lydia Copenhaver, 95, of Crockett, died Friday, August 18, 1995 in the Birdmont Health Care Center, Wytheville. She was born in Wythe County, the daughter of the late Sanders Frazier Copenhaver and Sarah Elizabeth Umberger Copenhaver. She was a member of Mt. Ephriam United Methodist Church and a lifetime member of the UMW. She was a Pink Lady at Malin Hospital for 25 years and past president of the Crockett Home Demonstration Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Boyer Callahan; a son, J. W. Callahan; and a son-in-law, David E. Kincer. She is survived by one son and two daughters-in-law, Ted F. and Maude Callahan, Bristol, Clara L. Callahan, Wytheville; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Irene C. and Bill Holliday, Marion, Katheryn C. Kincer, Crockett, Helen C. and Woody Akers, Wytheville; one sister, Estelle C. Willard, Rural Retreat; ten grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 20, 1995, 2 p.m. at the Mt. Ephriam United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roy LaDuke officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, or at the residence of Helen and Woody Akers, 145 Cove Hills Drive, at any time.

CHANEY, Gladys Clark, 72, of Collinsville, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Roselawn Funeral Home, Martinsville.

CHESHIRE, Lucy Ann, 92, of Martinsville, died Thursday, August 17, 1995. Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday, Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.

COTTON, Edith Lena, 82, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, August 17, 1995. She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Cotton Sr., and two sons, Alvin L. Cotton and Carl L. Cotton. Survivors include two sons, Theodore R. (Virginia) Cotton Jr., California, Walter B. Cotton, Philadelphia, Pa.; two daughters, Gladys L. (Stafford) Rosser, and Mary Jane Holmes, both of Roanoke; nieces, Ollie M. Pittman, Lexington, Ky., Claude Fralin and Gloria T. Williams, Roanoke; nephew, Bobby Smith, Roanoke; twenty-one grandchildren; forty-four great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends and all the children she cared for in the northeast neighborhood where she lived for many years. Funeral services will be Monday, 2 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Ronald Holmes, a grandson of the deceased, will officiate. The interment will be in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

DUNN, Christopher James, 20, of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, August 12, 1995. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 23, at St. Andrews Catholic Church at 7 p.m. The family requests that any persons wishing to make donations, please send them to The Chris Dunn Memorial Fund, Bank of Fincastle, Route 460 East Branch, Blue Ridge, Va. 24090. A special thank you to all who kept Chris in their thoughts and prayers over the last four years.

GOODWIN, Arlene McDowell, of Pearisburg, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Arrangements by Givens Funeral Home.

HENSON, Brian Keith, 22, of Fort Payne, Ala., died Wednesday, August 16, 1995. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Alma Austin Henson. He is survived by his wife, Maria Lynn Henson; daughter, Jessica Marie Henson both of Fort Payne, Ala.; parents, Jerry and Gloria Henson, Gurnee, Ill.; brother, Jason Scott Henson, Gurnee, Ill.; grandparents, Vaden R. Henson, Buena Vista, Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Smith, Natural Bridge. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, August 20, in Rader Buchanan Chapel with the Rev. Harold E. Cook Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Buchanan.

HORN, Bessie McDaniel, 88, of Fairfield, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Funeral Sunday 3 p.m., Harrison Funeral Chapel, Lexington.

HOWARD, Ella Mae, 97, of Huddleston, passed away Friday, August 18, 1995. Arrangements by Updike Funeral Home, Huddleston.

LANTZ, Randel Scott, 30, of Montvale, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.

LaROCCA, Rosalie L., (``Billie""), 77, of Martinsville, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Memorial service Monday, 11 a.m., St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Martinsville. McKee Funeral Services handling arrangements.

MATHIS, Talmage DWain Sr., (``Matt'' or ``Tammy''), 68, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, August 16, 1995, at Community Hospital. He was born in Fullerton/ Crowley, La. He was a retired First Sergeant (Specia l Forces US Army), serving in World War II, The Korean Conflict, and three tours in Vietnam. He was the receiptant of five Purple Hearts, was a police officer for Virginia Western Community College, member of the VFW, I.O.O.F., Fraternal Order of Police, the NRA, Izaak Walton Conservation League and North Shore Animal League. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey Henderson Mathis and Helen Maddox; also a half brother, Pug Brister. Survived is his loving and devoted wife, Karen Onaitis Mathis; sons, Gerd Fischer, Germany, Talmage DWain Mathis Jr. and wife, Jannie, Ironto, Harvey Walter Mathis and wife, Anna, Germany, Tommy (Thomas) David Mathis and wife, Myra; daughter, Jeanne Schmidt, Germany, Pam Bishop and husband Bob, Roanoke; his stepchildren, Mary Anne Klee and husband, James, Julia Morton and husband, John, William T. Carr and wife, Debroah; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren in Germany, Susane Diehl and Nichole Zink; half brother, Edward Scroggs and wife, Norma; sisters, Jeannie Morrison, Texas, Earline Gray, Omaha, Neb.; mother-in-law, Lee P. Onaitis; special brother-in-law, Kerry Onaitis; and other sisters and brothers-in-law; niece, Deidre Steinmetz; many friends in Louisiana, Maryland and Roanoke. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel by the Rev. William Holland with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday or Sunday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel. There will be no home vistation by friends or family due to his broken hearted dogs.

OVERSTREET, Marvin Kenneth, 65, of Hopewell, died Thursday, August 17, 1995, in John Randolph Hospital. He was born in Vinton, and was the son of the late Harvey R. and Evvie Gray Overstreet. He is survived by his wife, Joann Overstreet; two sons, Kenneth Overstreet Jr. of Chester and Roger Lee Overstreet of Hopewell; daughter and son-in-law, Cathy Lynn and Larry Mason of Hopewell; granddaughter, Brittany Lynn Mason; two sisters, Lois O. Gray of Virginia Beach, and Aileen O. Miller of Roanoke; two brothers, Warren H. Overstreet of Richmond, Siebert R. Overstreet of Vinton. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Laurel Branch Church of the Brethren, Floyd County. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. The family is being served by J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Hopewell.

PARSON, Robert R. Jr., 50, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, August 17, 1995. Born in Waynesboro, Pa. on August 25, 1944, he was a son of the late Robert R. Parson Sr., and is survived by his mother, Ada Kline Parson, Reading, Pa. He was a salesman for Hokie Honda. He is also survived by his wife, Sandra L. Parson; daughter, Michele Parson; son, Clint Parson, all of Blacksburg; son, Shane Parson, State College, Pa.; grandchildren, Kodi Parson and Dylan Parson, both of Blacksburg; sister, Doris Krick; brothers, Randy Parson and Robert Sparks, all of Reading, Pa.; brother, Dale Parson, Oley, Pa.; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, August 20, 1995, at Good Shepherd Church of the Brethren with the Rev. John Long and the Rev. Mary Anne Pittman officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home.

RAKES, Alvin L., 78, of Wooline, died Thursday, August 17, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Moody Funeral Home Chapel, Stuart.

RULEY, Nannie Bare, 77, of Lexington, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Service.

SHANNON, Howard Payne, 72, of Plano, Texas, died Wednesday, August 16, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Ted Dickey Funeral Home Chapel, Plano, Texas.

SLATE, Terri Lea, (``Teah''), 40, of Salem, died Friday, August 11, 1995. Funeral services were Tuesday, Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, W. Va.

STOOTS, Charles Henry Sr., 75, of 1541 Westwood Drive, Pulaski, died Friday, August 18, 1995, in Pulaski Community Hospital. Born July 31, 1920, in Pulaski, he was the son of the late William Graham Stoots and Jennie Kesling Stoots. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle Kiser Stoots; one daughter, Deloris Byrd, Pulaski; one son, Charles Henry Stoots Jr., Pulaski; two brothers, Arthur Stoots and Richard Stoots, both of Pulaski; two sisters, Alice Conner, Orlando, Fla., Agnes Albert, Radford; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, from Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Lawrence Mooney officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call any time Sunday after 1 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

TYREE, George A., 32, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 1995. Memorial service 2 p.m.Saturday, Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

VAUGHT, Joy Andrews, 61, of Roanoke, died Friday, August 18, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

WARE, John E. Jr.,61, of Buchanan, died Friday, August 18, 1995, at Friendship Manor. He was preceded in death by his father, John E. Ware and mother, Oakey Ware Fringer, one brother, Thomas Lee Ware. He is survived by three brothers and sisters-in-law, Jack Edward and Ruby Ware, Salisbury, Md., Richard Lee and Paige Ware, Fincastle, Charles McRae and Virginia Ware, Buchanan; five sisters and brothers-in-law, Evelyn and Ralph Eubank, Shirley and Bernard Rickman, Helen and Bob Riddle, Jean and William McClure, all of Buchanan, Patricia and Roger Caron, St. Louis, Mo.; also many nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held Sunday, August 20, at 2 p.m. at the Springwood Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Chester L. Carter officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Buchanan. In lieu of flowers the family wishes donations be made to the Buchanan Rescue Squad.

WHITTINGTON, William, Jr., (``Chucky"" ``Billy"") 55, of R oanoke, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 1995. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Whittington Sr. and Frances White Whittington. Billy, as he was affectionately called, served his country in the U. S. Air Force. Survivors include three daughters, Katherine Whittington, Pier Williams, and Charmine Whittington, all of Roanoke; two brothers, John (Carolyn) Whittington and Marvin (Delmar) Whittington; three sisters, Loretta W. Jones, Juanita W. Taylor, and Danise J. Whittington, all of Roanoke; three grandchildren, Danielle Whittington, Antonio Whittington, both of Roanoke, and Ami'Chia Williams, Vinton.; a close friend, Mearl Hairston, Roanoke; four aunts, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Monday 11 a.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Chapel. Dr. K. B. Wright will officiate with the interment in Williams Memorial Park. The procession will assemble at 1429 Lafayette Blvd., NW. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis.

WILBURN, Danny Kay, 45, of Rocky Mount, died Thursday afternoon, August 17, 1995, in the local hospital. He was preceded in death by his mother, Daisy Etta Chitwood Wilburn. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Wilburn; one stepdaughter and her husband, Susie and Thomas Deal, Roanoke; two stepsons, Michael Lee Hodges and Edward Lynn Hodges, both of the home; three grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Marie and Herman Hunt, Rocky Mount; one brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Della Wilburn, Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, with the Rev. Hollis Harris and Mrs. Eva Leffue officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions will be accepted to assist the family with medical expenses and may be sent to Susan H. Young, First Virginia Ban k, Tanyard Branch, 224 Tanyard Road, Rocky Mount, Va. 24151. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, and other times at the home of Marie and Herman Hunt in Franklin Heights.

WILSON, Pearl Worley, 84, of Bristol, died Thursday, August 17, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday in Fleenor Memorial Baptist Church. Arrangements by Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon.

WORRELL, Irene Dunn Boling, 84, of Narrows, died Thursday, August 17, 1995, in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va. She was born in Keystone, W. Va. on November 20, 1910 and was the daughter of the late Charles William and Lelia Gearheart Dunn. She was a former resident of Burkes Garden, Va. and Peterstown, W. Va. She was a retired employee of the Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg, Va. and was a member and assistant director of the W. M. U. of the Glen Lyn Baptist Church in Glen Lyn, Va. She is survived by a son, Marcus M. (Buddy) Worrell, Peterstown, W. Va.; two stepsons, Ronald D. Worrell, Peterstown, W. Va., William B. Worrell, Rich Creek; a daughter, Betty Lynn Boling, Arlington, Texas; and a stepdaughter , Ruth Prosser, Loves Park, Ill; a sister, Edna Morgan, Ridgeland, S. C.; two granddaughters, Sherri W. Collins, Rich Creek and Misti Leigh Worrell, Peterstown, W. Va.; and a great-grandson, Tyler McKinley Collins, Rich Creek. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows, with the Rev. Jerry Mann officiating. Burial will follow in the Peterstown Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Riffe's In Narrows, Saturday evening from 6 to 9 p.m.