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

DATE: FRIDAY, August 25, 1995                   TAG: 9508250138
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
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ADAMS, Winston B., 54, of Roanoke County, passed away Thursday, August 24, 1995, at his residence. Winston was a life member of the Mount Pleasant Fire Department with 30 years service and the Mount Pleasant Rescue Squad with 17 years service. He was a photo engraver for the Roanoke Times with 36 years service and was preceded in death by his parents J. Kelly and Mary Meador Adams and a brother, Ray M. Adams. Surv iving are his wife, Jane Garman Adams; two sons, James W. (Jimmy) Adams, David W. Adams, both of Roanoke County; a sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Richard A. Kidd, Vinton; a brother and sister-in-law, James L. and Sue Adams, Roanoke County; his father and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Garman, Fincastle; his brothers-in-law, Roger W. Garman and his wife, Nancy, Princeton, W.Va., Richard W. Garman and his wife, Joanie, Roanoke; his sisters-in-law, Marie Aird and her husband, Jesse, Roanoke, Myrtle Simmons and her husband, Billy, Fincastle, Linda Bailey and her husband, Jim, Westchester, Ohio; several nieces and nephews including Susan, Michael and special niece, Ginny; his beloved pet, Freckles. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Vinton Chapel Saturday, August 26, 1995, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Mark Washington officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Burial Park. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials to the Mount Pleasant Fire Department or Rescue Squad in his memory. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel after 11 a.m. Friday.

ALTICE, Earnest M., 73, of Roanoke County, died Thursday, August 24, 1995. He was retired from Kroger Bakery, and was a member of Penn Forest Church of God. Surviving are his wife, Juanita H. Altice; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda A. and Butch Wright, Brenda A. and Johnny Hurley, all of Roanoke, Glenda A. and Allen Martin of Minnesota, Gina A. Allen of Roanoke; five grandchildren, Vicky Hurley, Stephen Hurley, Jennifer Fisher, Stephanie Kelley, Toria Allen; one great-grandchild, Andrew Hurley; three sisters, Irene Callis of Roanoke, Clara Barber of Graham, N.C., Mary Hall of Roanoke; two brothers, Robert W. Altis of Roanoke, Clarence Altis of Stafford, Va. Services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel 11 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 1995. The Rev. Sam Belisle and the Rev. Bain Underwood will officiate. Interment will follow in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel after 11 a.m. Friday.

BALL, Eliza G., 105, of Fries, died Wednesday, August 23, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home Chapel.

BLEVINS, Rev. Frank G., 77, of Salem, formerly of Crumpler, West Virginia, died suddenly at home, August 25, 1995. He was employed at Roanoke College. He was previously employed by United Pocahontas Coal Company and served the churches of Crumpler and Brushfork. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Watson Blevins; sons and daughters-in-law, Frank O. and Ann Blevins, Ronald G. and Linda Blevins; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda B. and Robert B. Bower; grandchildren, Christopher Bower, Andrew Blevins, Kim Blevins, Ryan Blevins and Kelly Blevins, all of Salem; sisters, Mrs. Jack (Myrtle) Miller, Mrs. Vance (Naomi) Petty and Mrs. Basil (June) Taylor, Las Vegas, Nevada; brother, Mr. Ralph Blevins, Reseda, CA. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Saturday, August 26, 1995, at First Church of God, 5008 Hildebrand Rd. NW, Roanoke, with the Rev. Jim Milner officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. the family wil l receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem.

BRIDGES, Maude Dodson, 84, of Bassett, died Wednesday, August 23, 1995, at Stanleytown Health Care Center. Mrs. Bridges was born November 11, 1910, in Pittsylvania County. Surviving are her husband, Robert William Bridges of Bassett; one daughter, Doris Bridges Draper of Bassett; one son, Dean Franklin Bridges of Roanoke; one sister, Selma Dodon Craft of Danville; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Collins Funeral Services Chapel, Bassett, with the Dr. Calvin Rains officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Burial Park in Martinsville.

BROOKS, Mary Montgomery, 88, of Gretna, died Wednesday, August 23, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Colbert-Moran Funeral Chapel.

BUTT, Mildred Pugh, 84, of Salem, passed away, Thursday, August 24, 1995. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home Salem.

COOK, William James Jr., 69, of Leesburg, Fla., died Wednesday, August 23, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Quantico National Cemetery, Fredericksburg. Arrangements by Twiford's Memorial Chapel, Elizabeth City, N.C.

COX, Owen L. Sr., 73, of Saltville passed away at his home Thursday, August 24, 1995, to be with his Lord. He is survived by his wife, Catherine M. (Kitty) Cox; two sons, Owen L. Cox Jr., Chicago, Ill., and his friend, Barbara Woodward, and James F. Cox and his wife, Deborah N. Cox, Dublin; and three grandchildren, Allison, Emily and Mary Beth. He is also survived by two brothers, Dr. D. B. Cox and his wife, Frankie, Wytheville and W. Frank Cox and his wife, Nannie Lou, Sugar Grove; one sister, Betty C. Shipp, Fairfax; and four sisters-in-law, Frances Cox, Marion, Elsie Puckett, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Stella Davidson, La Grange, Ga., and Barbara Chapman, Roanoke; and two special family friends, Tom Carter, Saltville and Roger Poston, Sterling. He was a life-long member of the Democratic Party and was currently serving on the Smyth County Board of Supervisors and a member of the Detention Board Commission. He was a veteran of World War II, current member of the VFW, a former businessman of Saltville for twenty-three years, and developer of Pleasant Heights Sub-Division. He also was a former member of the Saltville/Rich Valley Lions Club, the Saltville Town Council, the Smyth County Public Service Authority and the Smyth County Social Service Department Board. He was currently a member of the Smyth County Chamber of Commerce and attended Madam Russell United Methodist Church. The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, August 26, 1995, at Madam Russell United Methodist Church, with burial to follow in the Mount Rose Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. on August 25, at Madam Russell United Methodist Church or anytime at the home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Saltville Rescue Squad or Madam Russell United Methodist Church, P. O. Box J J, Saltville, Va. 24370. Honorary pallbearers will be the Smyth County Board of Supervisors and staff, men of Madam Russell Church congregation, John Terry, Jack Pugh, Bill Pugh, Roy Cullop, G. C. Jennings, Fred Frye, Richard Brewer, William S. Meek. Active pallbearers are Char lie Norris, Tom Carter, Sherrel Sauls, Bob Maule, John Morgan, Bill Haynes, Stuart Olinger and B. B. Huff. D. R. Henderson Funeral Home, Saltville, is in charge of arrangements.

ELLIOTT, Johnny Lee Sr. 61, of Stuarts Draft, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 23, 1995, from his home. He was born in Radford, August 29, 1933 a son of Frank and Grace Shelton Elliott. He attended the Baptist Church. He was a member of the 82nd Airborne Unit, serving from March 1954 until February 28, 1962. He received the National Defense Award and Good Conduct Medal. He is survived by his wife, Wanda L. Elliott, Stuarts Draft; two sons and daughters-in-law, Johnny L. Elliott Jr. and wife, Debbie of Manassas, Robert L. Elliott and wife, Dawn of Stuarts Draft; one sister and brother-i n-law, Madelene Baker and husband, Burke of Radford; one brother and sister-in-law, James Elliott and wife Agnes of Dublin; two granddaughters, Jennifer Rose and Amanda Rene Elliott; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at McDow Funeral Home in Waynesboro Saturday at 11 a.m. conducted by the Rev. Ray Deese and the Rev. Gene Little. Burial will be in the Stuarts Draft Minnonite Church Cemetery. Members of the Stuarts Draft V.F.W. Post #939 will serve as pall bearers at the graveside. The family request memorials contributions be sent to the American Heart Association. The family will receive friends at McDow Funeral Home Friday from 7 to 8 p.m.

HENDRICKS, Georgie Lee Surratt, 66, of Pulaski, died Thursday, August 24, 1995. Memorial services 7 p.m. Friday, Thomas M. Seagle and Sons Funeral Home.

HENSON, Anita Ann, 35, of Penhook, died Thursday, August 24, 1995. Born April 26, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Lee Hammock. She operated a cleaning business, Anita's Cleaning Services. Surviving are her mother, Betty Saunders Hammock, Penhook; two daughters, Nina Michelle and Paul Danielle Henson, of the home; one son, Paul Randal Henson, of the home; one brother, Michael E. Hammock, Penhook; her grandmothers, Edith N. Hammock, Chatham; several aunts, uncles, cousins and a niece, Crystal R. Hammock, Penhook. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 26, 1995, at Lynch Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Betty Daniels Marshall officiating. Burial will follow in Franklin Memorial Park, Rocky Mount. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday, August 25, 1995, at Lynch Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements.

JAMES, Matthew Hubbard, 70, of Riner, died Wednesday, August 23, 1995. he was born October 3, 1924 in Montgomery County, a son of the late William James and Annie Hubbard James. He was retired from the Lynchburg Foundry with 30 years service, and was also a member of Mount Ary's United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Katie Grogans James, a brother, Henry James, and a sister, Myrtle James Long . Surviving are one daughter, Deborah J. Calloway of Radford; four sons, Matthew H. James Jr., Maryland, Allen A. James, Warrenton, Bruce E. and wife, Charity James of Portsmouth Ohio, Robert S. James of Roanoke, Va.; two brothers, Grover James (Vernice) of Fort Washington, Maryland, Harold James (Vira), North Carolina; one sister, Naomi James Teal of Upper Marlboro, Maryland; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. A host of friends, lots of nieces and nephews and cousins. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, August 26, with the Rev. Angela Hardy officiating. Burial will be in Mount Ary's Cemetery Riner. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Friday at Claytor-Dean Funeral Home in Radford.

LAMBERT, Lee, 78, of Willis, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 1995 in a Roanoke hospital. He is survived by his special friends, Carl and Cora Sue Shepherd of Willis, with whom he lived for fifteen years. Their sons are Edward Shepherd, Fancy Gap and Neal Shepherd, Mount Airy, N.C.; grandchildren Stoney, Vickie and Kristie Shepherd; Tammy Runion, daughter of Carl and Cora Sue Shepherd of Canton, Ohio. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, August 26, 1995 at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd, with the Rev. Bryan Childress officiating. Burial will be in the Hylton-Vaughn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Maberry Funeral home.

MAYHEW, Louise Giles, 63, of Gretna, died Thursday, August 24, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Colbert-Moran Funeral Chapel.

MOHLER, Doris Irene Rogers, 83, of Buena Vista, died Wednesday, August 23, 1995 at Stonewall Jackson Hospital. Born in Virginia on April 14, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. Rogers and Bessie Giles Rogers. Mrs. Mohler was the widow of Roy Erskine Mohler. Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Joyce Mohler and Joe Wheeler, Buena Vista; son and daughter-in-law, Erskine W. (``Buddy'') and Laura Mohler, Buena Vista; grandsons, Kelly, Kendall and Eric Wheeler, Roy Erskine Mohler, all of Buena Vista; granddaughter, Regenia Beth Mohler, Buena Vista; great-grandchildren, Josh Smith, Mooresville, N.C., Jessica Wheeler, Buena Vista. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 26, 1995 at 11 a.m. from the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Bain and the Rev. Claude Floyd officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Home.

NAIR, Billy Taft, 86, of Clifton Forge, died Thursday, August 24, 1995. Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday, Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.

PARKER, Hattie H., 81, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, August 24, 1995 at the Valley Home for the Aged. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Hobson, Thaxton, Mrs. Ellen Hall, Montvale; one brother, Mr. Charlie Hall, Roanoke; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

PITZER, Ella Hurt, 89,of Roanoke, died Wednesday, August 23, 1995. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Lewis Pitzer and a daughter, Susan Lewis Pitzer. Survivors include a daughter, Betsy Pillow; granddaughters, Susan Lyne and Sharon Violett; great-grandchildren, Alicia Lyne, Daniel Violett and Christina Violett; sisters, Mary Sue Spickard, Emma Carter. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, August 25, 1995, at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Harold C. Lewis officiating. Interment will follow in East Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Villa Heights Baptist Church of the charity of your choice. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem.

RIELEY, Pearl Alice Baker, 94, of Troutville, died Thursday, August 24, 1995. She born August 25, 1900 in Botetourt County and was a lifetime member of the Trinity Church of the Brethren. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Carlene Rieley and Samuel C. Bowman, Troutville, Juanita Rieley Wertz, Temple Hills, Md.; one son and daughter-in-law, Lylburn and Jean Ferguson Rieley, Troutville; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 26, 1995, 11 a.m. at the Rader Troutville Chapel, with the Rev. Paul White officiating. Interment will follow in the Trinity Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

SANDERS, Edmond L., 72, of Roanoke, died Thursday, August 24, 1995. He was a member of Maranatha Fellowship and was an accomplished musician playing with the Praise and Worship Team. He also played Friday nights at the Faith Baptist Church in Salem. He was a former member of Victory Baptist Church. Mr. Sanders was a veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific with the U.S. Army Air Corp. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emmett R. and Myrtle Sanders; two brothers, Emmett R. Sanders Jr. and Donald C. Sanders; a sister, Frances S. Vaughan. Mr. Sanders is survived by his wife, Mary R. Sanders, Roanoke; sons, Phillip W. Sanders, Vinton, Jimmie L. Sanders, Roanoke, Eddy A. Sanders, Roanoke; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Ernest E. Sanders, Roanoke; a special uncle, Samu el G. Vandergrift, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 26, 1995, at Oakey's North Chapel with the Rev. Roger L. Graves officiating. Interment to follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Friday after 2 p.m. at Oakey's North Chapel.

SHIFFLETT, Richard C. 58, of Vinton, died Wednesday, August 23, 1995, in a local hospital. Surviving are his wife, Wanda Dooley Shifflett; son, Jeffrey L. Shifflett; granddaughter, Chelsey C. Shifflett; grandson, Cory M. Shifflett, all of Vinton; sister, Doris S. Dickenson, Burns, Ore.; brother, James C. Shifflett, Winchester. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 1995, with the Rev. Irvin W. Sloan and the Rev. Jay D. Owens Jr., officiating. Burial will be Hillcrest Cemetery, Blue Ridge. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.

STEELE, Geneva Gentry, 80, of Marion, died Thursday, August 24, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Barnett's Marion Funeral Chapel.

THOMAS, Charles Benton, 45, of Rt. 3, Box 450-1, Staunton, died at 8:51 p.m. Wednesday, August 23, 1995 in the Augusta Medical Center, Fishersville. He was born on February 16, 1950, in Roanoke, a son of Floyd Benton Thomas of Fincastle and the late Mrs. Doris (Crowder) Thomas. Mr. Thomas was self-employed. He was a member of Fincastle Presbyterian Church, an Eagle Scout, and coached the Cardinals Baseball Team. In addition to his father, survivors include his wife, Mrs. Wilma (Armstrong) Thomas, who he married on April 3, 1971; two sons, Christopher Brian Thomas and Collin Blair Thomas, both of the home; a daughter, Miss Heather Virginia Thomas, of the home; a brother, Michael Lynn Thomas of Halifax; and a sister, Miss Anne Page Thomas of Roanoke. A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Henry Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Donald L. Long. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Goodwin Cemetery, Fincastle, with graveside rites by the Rev. Neil Dunnavant. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home and at other times at the residence. It is suggested that those desiring may make memorial donations to the Memorial Trust Fund of Staunton-Augusta County Rescue Squad, 1601 N. Coalter St., Staunton, Va. 24401.

UNDERWOOD, Rachel Conner, 68, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 1995. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday, Oakey's North Chapel.

WADE, Anna Mae, 89, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 1995. She was the widow of Sol R. Wade and a member of Preston Oaks Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Eva and Louis DeWitt, Roanoke; son and daughter-in-law, Estle Riley and JoAnn Wade, Roanoke; 7 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandson; brother, Martin L. Baucom, Edmond, Okla. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Oakey's North Chapel by the Rev. James R. Millsaps and Pastor Joe Greene. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel.

WEBB, Edith Lillian Farris, 80, of Dublin, formerly of Allisonia, passed away Thursday, August 24, 1995. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.

WHIPPLE, Claudia F., of Harrisonburg, died Wednesday, August 23, 1995 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg. A daughter of the late Claude Cicero and Lucy Bidgood Fleming, she was born in Farmville, and was educated at Longwood College, Farmville, and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Whipple was Librarian in the high schools of Crewe, Brownsburg, and Rockbridge. In 1985 she and her late husband moved from Fairfield to Sunnyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg. Mrs. Whipple was a member of the New Providence Presbyterian Church, Raphine. She is survived by her daughter, Virginia Whipple Winfree, Lexington; a granddaughter, Ann Winfree Scott, Richmond; two grandsons, Peyton Brown Winfree IV,Vienna, and Carroll Be nnett Robinson, III, Wilmington, N.C. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in the New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Raphine, with the Rev. John Lewis officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to either New Providence Presbyterian Church, Raphine, Va. 24472, or to Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, 100 Sunnyside Drive, Suite A, Harrisonburg, Va. 22801, in memory of Mrs. Whipple. The Lindsey Harrisonburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

WRIGHT, Helen Wynnette Booth, 72, of Vinton, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 1995, in a local hospital. She was retired from Capitol Nissan of Washington, D.C., and was the widow of Earl Thomas Wright Sr. Surviving are two sons, Stephen Michael Wright Sr., Hyattsville, Md., Earl Thomas Wright Jr., Kendall Park, N.J.; one brother, Donald Booth, Richmond; two sisters, Hope L. Graham, Goodview, Tamara Booth, Fredericksburg; one grandson, Stephen Michael Wright Jr. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Saturday from the Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Rev. Robert. W. Phaup officiating. Burial to follow in Franklin Memorial Park, Rocky Mount. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.

YATES, Pearl Frances, 89, of Hurt, died Wednesday, August 23, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Colbert-Moran Funeral Chapel.