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

DATE: FRIDAY, November 24, 1995                   TAG: 9511240069
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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ATKINS, Katie Campbell, 92, of Vinton, died Thursday, November 23, 1995. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.

BENNETT, Vivian Morris, 70, of Ridgeway, died Wednesday, November 22, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday, Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel, Martinsville.

BOARD, Mrs. Grace Cunningham, 93, of Roanoke, formerly of Wirtz, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Paul Johnson officiating. Burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service Saturday. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

BOONE, Mrs. Minor Nichols, 93, of Salem, died Thursday, November 23, 1995 in Ridgefield Nursing Center. She was a retired sales lady, and was preceded in death by her husband's, Charles A. Shaner, and Kenneth O wen Boone, Sr. She is survived by K. Owen and Jenny Boone, Thomasville, N.C.; Mrs. Emily Jean Boone, Roanoke; stepgrandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel Saturday, November 25, 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Dean Lindsey officiating. Interment in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday 7 - 9 p.m. at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel

BRADNER, Erma Adkins, of Penhook, died Tuesday, November 21, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Cool Springs Christian Church. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.

CLARK, Sallie Whitaker, 89, of Burlington, N.C., formerly of Pulaski, died Thursday, November 23, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski.

CRAWFORD, Opal S., 63, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday morning, November 22, 1995 in the Montgomery Regional Hospital. The funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Friday from the Cambria Pentecostal Holiness Church, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Shepherd and the Rev. Ronnie Burke, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.

CREELMAN, Daisy Jean Horton, 78, of Brentwood, Md., formerly of Radford, died Wednesday, November 22, 1995. She was a former resident of Wheatland Hills Retirement Center in both Hillsville and Radford. Survivors include one son; two daughters, and three grandsons. Local survivors include four sisters and one brother, Johnsie Poole, Beulah Jennelle, Talma Horvatter, all of Radford, Thelma Davis, Hillsville; H. B. Horton, Inwood, W. Va. Funeral and burial will be in Brentwood, Md.. Fort Lincoln Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CROWE, Lila R., 66, of Ferrum, died Thursday, November 23, 1995. Born February 18,1929, she was a daughter of the late John A. and Martha Trail Richards. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Bernice R. Richards and a sister, Florence R. Hunt. Surviving are her husband, Ozrie E. Crowe, of the home; two sons and daughter-in-law, Billy E. and Linda Crowe, Rocky Mount, Wallace R. and Susan Crowe, Ferrum; one granddaughter, Sheila Walker, Rocky Mount; one grandson, Todd Crowe, Ferrum; two brothers, J. Edward Richards and W. Curtis Richards, both of Martinsville; three sisters, Elva R. Adkins, Irene R. Crowe, Louise R. Whorley, all of Ferrum; several nieces and nephews; and special neighbors Randolph and Marie Shelton, Ferrum. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 1995 at the Lynch Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Eugene Lawson officiating. Burial will follow in Henry Memorial Park, Oak Level, Va. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. The family will receive friends other times at the home of Wallace R. Crowe, Rt. 2, Ferrum. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements.

EARLEY, James Floyd, 75, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, November 23, 1995 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Born in Montgomery County on Aug ust 24, 1920, he was the son of the late James Crockett and Rachel Brammer Earley. Mr. Earley was a veteran of World War II and was a retired employee of Norfolk and Southern Railroad. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen V. Earley. Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and Bobby Dove and Hilda and Bill Walls, all of Christiansburg, Jo and Clayton Linkous, Blacksburg and Gail and William Bain, Pilot; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dale and Nancy Earley, Christiansburg, and Sherman and Lisa Earley, Blacksburg; 13 grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 1995, at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Kevin English officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

HOLDEN, Harry Ray, of Goodview, died Wednesday, November 22, 1995. Arrangements by Lotz Roanoke Chapel.

HORSLEY, Charles Thomas, (``Doc""), 84, of Salem, died Wednesday, November 22, 1995. He retired from Norfolk and Western Railroad as a carpenter and was a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include his wife, Verna W. Horsley; two daughters, Rebecca Richardson, Blacksburg, and Sandra Clower, Pilot; two stepdaughters, Nancy Smith, Hurricane, W.Va. and Ramona Shank, Salem; four brothers, Landon Horsley, Roanoke, Robert L. Horsley, Gunbarrel, Texas, Marion Horsley, Lakeworth, Fla., and Abe Horsley, Roanoke; four sisters, Oakey Massey, Roanoke, Katie Cox, Big Island, Lottie Crockett, Salem, and Sylvia Davis, Roanoke; four grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, November 24, 1995, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stake Center, by Bishop Tim Layton with burial in Horsley Family Cemetery. John M. Oakey and Son, Salem, is in charge of arrangements.

JONES, Cornelia McGeorge, 80, of Detroit, Mich., formerly of Roanoke, passed away Monday, November 20, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.

KELLARIS, William K. Sr., 70, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 1995 at his home. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U. S. Coast Guard. He was a member of Grandin Court Baptist Church and the Big Lick Philatelist Club. Mr. Kellaris retired from Norfolk Southern as General Coal Traffic Manager South. Surviving are his wife, Carlest Kellaris, Roanoke; sons and daughters-in-law, William K. Jr. and Juanita Kellaris, Lynchburg, Dr. James J. and Janice Kellaris, Cincinnati, Ohio; grandchildren, James and Julie Kellaris, Lynchburg, and Lydia Kellaris, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Mary Jane Kellaris, and brother, James Kellaris. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel 11 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev. Robert M. Hamner and the Rev. Philip E. Motley officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made, by those who wish, to Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Road, Roanoke, Va. 24018. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel after noon Friday, where the family will be receiving friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday.

KIMBROUGH, Joseph (``Koonie""), 61, of Pulaski, died Sunday, November 19,1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at the Randolph Avenue United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Penn's Funeral Home.

LANCASTER, Dorothy Virginia Dean, 78, of Salem, died Tuesday, November 21, 1995. She was the widow of Ralph E. Lancaster Sr. Survivors include a son, Ralph E. Lancaster Jr., Huntsville, Ala.; two brothers, Ralph Dean, Roanoke and Albert Dean, Front Royal: and two granddaughters, Paige Lancaster, Melbourne, Fla. and Kathy Brant, Los Angeles, Calif. Graveside services will be conducted 10 a.m. Friday, November 24, 1995 in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Ira Tolliver. John M. Oakey & Son, Salem Funeral Home is in charge.

LAYNE, Mary Sallie, 95, of Forest, died Wednesday, November 22, 1995. Graveside services 2 p.m. Saturday, Fort Hill Memorial Park. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.

LESTER, Annie Laura, 79, of Blacksburg, died Thursday, November 23, 1995, in Heritage Hall Nursing Home. She was the widow of Ras Lester, and is survived by two sisters-in-law, Goldie Walters, Christiansburg, Lottie Walters, Blacksburg, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 25, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.

LITTLEPAGE, Margaret H., 81, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, November 23, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.

LOTTS, McDowell David, 81, of Raphine, died Tuesday, November 21, 1995, in the Augusta Medical Center, Fishersville. He was born in Rockbridge County on April 19, 1914, a son of the late Joseph Franklin Lotts and Carrie Reese Lotts. Mr. Lotts was formerly employed in road construction work and retired from M. M. Sterrett and Son Dairy Farm, Brownsburg. He was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert F. Lotts and Robert Reese, two sisters, Betty B. Fitzgerald and Margaret Downey. Survivors include his wife, Clara (Withers) Lotts; one son, John David Lotts, Greenbrier, Tenn.; five daughters, Judith A. Camden, Churchville, Brenda S. Lotts, Fishersville, Juanita L. Landes, Greenville, Betty Jo Allman, Raphine, and Mary L. Shaffer, Beech Grove, Ind.; thirteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Lotts was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, November 24, 1995, at the Williams Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Dr. John H. H. Lewis officiating. Interment will follow in the New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Fairfield First Aid Crew or Raphine First Responders. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Service, Lexington.

REED, Louise Eva, 81, of Catawba, formerly of Floyd, passed away Thursday, November 23, 1995. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd.

SHELOR, Lloyd Thomas, 63, of Salem, died Thurs day, November 23, 1995, in a Roanoke hospital. He was retired from Eaton Corp. He was a U. S. Navy veteran, serving on the USS Coral Sea. He was a member of the West Salem Baptist Church and the Lighthouse Sunday School Class. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Spradlin Shelor; two devoted stepsons and a wife, Wayne and Joyce Ferris and Kenneth Ferris of Salem; two grandchildren that he loved very much, Michael Ferris of Richmond and Michelle Ferris of Radford; two brothers and sisters-in-law, David Coleman and Delores Shelor, Jack Lewis and Connie Shelor; a sister and brother-in-law, Louise S. and Frankie Garman. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 25, at 12 noon at the Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. Michael Slaughter officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the West Salem Baptist Church Building Fund or to Hospice of Roanoke Memorial Hospital, P. O. Box 13367, Roanoke, Va. 24033. Friends may call at Lotz Salem Chapel after 12 noon Friday.

TABOR, Elizabeth Virginia Smith, 79, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 1995. Graveside services, 11 a.m. Saturday, Oglesby Family Cemetery, Draper. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.

WHITECOTTON, Roy I., 65, of Roanoke, formerly of Baltimore, died Wednesday, November 22, 1995. Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Allen and Karen Whitecotton, Roanoke, Frank and Cindy Whitecotton, Salem, John and Mary Whitecotton, Elmira, N .Y.; three grandchildren, Thomas Neyer, Allen Whitecotton Jr., Kayla Whitecotton; great-granddaughter, Nikki Neyer; brother and sister-in-law, William and Doris Whitecotton of Maryland; sisters and brother-in-law, Bettie Lou and LeRoy Hillary, Georgia Brooks, all of Maryland; loving sister-in-law, Leona Throckmorton, Roanoke. Graveside funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, November 25, 1995 at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

WINEBARGER, Hattie L., 58, of Marion, died Wednesday, November 23, 1995 in Smyth County Community Hospital. She was a member of Falling Water Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, was a member of the Marion Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxillary and was an employee of Southwestern State Hospital, with 19 years of service. Survivors include her husband, William ``Bill"" Winebarger, Marion; one son and daughter-in-law, David D. and Cindy Winebarger, Sugar Grove; seven sisters, Mrs. Mary Blevins, Chilhowie, Mrs. Ethel Sheets, Chilhowie, Mrs. Shirley Blevins, Chilhowie, Mrs. Marie Pennington, Bel Air, Md., Mrs. Edith Doss, Elkridge, Md., Mrs. Delcie Pennington, Atkins, Mrs. Juanita Williams, Glade Spring; two brothers, Lewis Combs, Chilhowie, Dean Combs, Baltimore, Md.; two grandchildren, Julius Winebarger and Mahalie Winebarger; 15 nieces; 12 nephews, 24 great-nieces; 26 great-nephews; six great-great-nieces; five great-great-nephews; and a host of friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm.. in Barnett's Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Tim Boyette officiating. Burial will follow in Round Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Barnett's Funeral Chapel.

WINTERS, Ernest Bernard, 46, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.