ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, December 6, 1995 TAG: 9512060091
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C2 EDITION: METRO
ANDERSON, Harvey S., 84, of Chilhowie, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995. Funeral 3 p.m. Thursday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel.
BROWN, Calbert Donald, 66, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December 4, 1995. Survivors include his wife, Mary Glover Brown; three sons and daughter-in-law, Jerome Brown, Calbert Brown, Wayne and Nancy Brown; two daughters, Barbara Lynn Brown, all of Roanoke , Jean Brown, Charlotte, N.C.; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Willard and Evanegline Brown, Robert and Frances Brown, all of Roanoke, Walter Brown, Cleveland, Ohio; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Bernice and Elder James Perdue, Dorothy Jean Brown, all of Roanoke; six grandchildren; devoted nephew, Eddie Dalton Jr.; devoted friend, George Robinson; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, December 7, 1995, in the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel with burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home
BUTT, Lewin Norwood, 62, of Shawsville died Monday, December 4, 1995, at the Salem VA Medical Center. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Karen B. and Ron Hull of Shawsville; two sons and daughter-in-law, Steven L. and Judy Butt of Albany, Ga., Randall D. Butt of Christiansburg. He is also survived by two brothers and sisters -in-law, Lloyd and Garnette Butt of Roanoke, Bernard and Shirley Butt of Lafayette; one sister, Agnes Butt of Salem, and four grandchildren, Sara Beth Robertson, Lindsay Butt, John Butt and Mallory Butt. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 7, 1995, at 10 a.m. at the Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. Billy Wells officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Lotz Salem Chapel
CAREY, Earnest Staley, 70, of Fries, died Monday, December 4, 1995. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Chapel, Galax.
DIAL, Elijah Allen, 69, of Topeka, Kan., died Tuesday, December 5, 1995. Born on April 5, 1926, in Huntington, W.Va., he was a son of the late Allen E. and Myrtle Mamie Gue Dial. A U. S. Army veteran, he served in Germany during World War II. He was an ordained United Baptist minister in West Virginia, and was a member of Rock of Ages United Baptist Church in Huntington, W.Va. A printer by trade, he retired from the Roanoke Times & World-News in 1975. He moved back to Huntington in the late 1970s, and moved to Topeka in September of 1995. He is survived by his wife, Thena Mae Williamson Dial of the home; a son, Royce Dial of Topeka; three daughters, Joan Etta Mulford of Knoxville, Tenn., Sheila Kae Statts of Keller, Texas, and Debbie Lynn Agee of Roanoke, Va.; 12 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Penwell-Gabell Funeral Chapel, 1321 S.W. 10th Avenue, Topeka, with burial in Topeka Cemetery. Mr. Dial will lie in state after noon Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The family has requested that those wishing to make memorials consider Midland Hospice Care, 202 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, Kan. 66606.
GIBSON, Virginia Hilton, 79, of Radford, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995 at her home. She was the widow of Paul P. Gibson. She is survived by one sister, Barbara Harkrader, Dublin; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Clarence Dishman officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home in Radford.
GREGORY, Cleve E., (``Gene""), 68, of Christiansburg, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church for over 50 years and was retired from Southland Life Insurance Company. Surviving are his wife, Lacy S. Gregory; son, Lee Gregory and Susan E. Holder of Kensington, Md.; daughter, Eva Marie and Lee Denton, Russellville, Tenn.; daughter, Ginger Graham, Riner; two brothers, Preston Gregory and wife, Eva, Beltsville, Md., Marvin Gregory and wife Avis Lee of Fredericksburg; one sister, Nadine Allen, Blacksburg. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, December 7, 1995 at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Doug Kanney, with interment to follow in Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va., 24073. Friends may call anytime Wednesday after 12 noon at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evening.
HICKS, Ruby Glass, 85, of Marion, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Seaver-Brown Funeral Service Chapel.
HODGES, Mattie Jones, 96, of Pulaski, and formerly a resident of Cripple Creek for 50 years, died Sunday, December 3, 1995 in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Carroll County, the daughter of the late Clark and Polly Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Haney Monroe Hodges Sr.; and a son, Harold P. (Buddy) Hodges. She is survived by two daughters and and a son-in-law, Betty and Dow Neece, South Boston, Doris Sage, Waldorf, Md.; three sons, Wayne Hodges, Sebring, Fla., H. M. Hodges Jr., Pulaski; James Hodges, Hanover, Md.; one daughter-in-law, Dorothy Hodges Crawford, Rural Retreat; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 6, 1995 at 2 p.m. in the Mt. Hope United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Bill Hinton and the Rev. Tazz Reid, with the interment in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church one hour before service time. The family will receive friends at the residence at any time. Those wishing to do so may give in memory to the Mt. Hope Cemetery Fund or to the Crockett's Chapel Building Fund. Grubb Funeral Home, Wytheville, is in charge of the arrangements.
HUTCHINS, William Pannell, 67, of Radford, went to be with Jesus on Monday, December 4, 1995 at Radford Community Hospital. He was a Deacon and member of Gethsemane Baptist Church, a member of VFW Post #776 of Radford, and was a retired employee of Hercules with over 41 years of service, and was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette T. Hutchins; three daughters, Brenda Claytor, Judith Turpin, and Eva Gallimore, all of Radford; three stepsons, Barry Duncan, Smith Mountain Lake, James and Billy Duncan, both of Christiansburg; two stepdaughters, Deborah Jennings and Shelby Eanes, both of Radford; two brothers, Argell L. Hutchins, Christiansburg, and John G. Hutchins, Pilot; one sister, Ida Mae Shupe, Clayton, N.C.; five grandchildren; ten stepgrandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will beheld Thursday, December 7, 1995 at 2 p.m. at the Gethsemane Baptist Church in Radford with Pastor Jerry Gibson officiating. Interment will follow in West View Cemetery in Radford, where members of VFW Post #776 will conduct military graveside rites. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Gethsemane Baptist Church in Radford. Arrangements by Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
JAMISON, William F., 76, of Callaway, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 4, 1995. He was a son of the late Willie C. and Mary Price Jamison and was preceded in death by his daughter, Genevieve Jamison Marshall; and three sisters, Christine Jamison Poff, Lucille Jamison Prillaman, and Elizabeth Jamison Renick. Mr. Jamison was a lifelong member of Fairmont Baptist Church, serving as Deacon, Sunday School Teacher and Trustee. He was also a member of Isaac's Lodge No. 29, A.F. and A.M. Mr. Jamison was retired as DHIA supervisor in Franklin County for 40 years. Surviving are his wife, Myrtle Thomas Jamison, of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Janet Jamison and Harold Entsminger Jr., Buchanan; two sons and daughters-in-law, Roger W. and Diane Walters Jamison, Callaway, Marshall F. and Mary Kay Walters Jamison, Callaway; ten granddaughters, Katherine Entsminger Meadows, Angellena Jamison Hodges, Lara Lee Marshall Strickler, Karen Entsminger Bowman, Valarie Jamison Cokendolpher, Melissa Jamison Bernard, Kristen Anne Entsminger, Charity Jamison, Erika Jamison, Victoria Jamison; three grandsons, Nathan Jamison, Jason Jamison, Seth Jamison; three great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn Meadows, Jacob Bowman, Olivia Cokendolpher; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary Virginia and John Shepherd, Callaway; one brother and sister-in-law, C. T. and Lottie Jamison, Callaway; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from Fairmont Baptist Church 11 a.m. Thursday, with t he Rev. Leonard Castleman and the Rev. Robert Schneider officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family suggests memorials be made to Fairmont Baptist Church, Route 1, Boones Mill, Va. 24065, or Callaway Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 44, Callaway, Va. 24067. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount. ``The children of a righteous man are blessed even after he is gone.'' Proverbs 20:7 In gratitude to God for the life of our husband, father and grandfather.
JEFFERSON, Ruby Cooper, 86, of Columbia, S.C., formerly of Martinsville, Va., died Tuesday, December 5, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday, McKee Funeral Services Chapel, Martinsville.
JENNINGS, Pearl Ettra, 82, of Galax, died Monday, December 4, 1995. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Gladeville Church of God. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home.
LOVELL, Douglas Spencer, 70, of Elliston, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995. He was a Retired Contractor and Plasterer. He was also a member of several Antique Car Clubs of Virginia. He is survived by his wife Sandra Jan Lovell; children, Bonnie L. Taylor, Atlanta, GA, Sh irley R. Turlington, Riva, Md., Terry Renee Newman, Bent Mountain, Harvey L. Lovell, Salem; step-children, Richard Sarver, Bradshaw, Sandra Sarver Vaught, Catawba; seven grandchildren, Andrew Turlington, Erich Taylor, Renne Newman, Spencer, Christopher, Conner, and Tyler Lovell; two step-grandchildren, Sean and Kenna Sarver; one sister, Estelle Meerill, Bushnell, FL.; Uncle Ellis Gordon, Christiansburg. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday December 7, 1995 at Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem
MARTIN, Betty Bratton, 55, of Max Meadows, died Monday, December 4, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday, Barnett Funeral Chapel, Wytheville.
McALLISTER, Kathleen DeMoss, (``Kathy''), 43, of Roanoke, died Monday, December 4, 1995. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday, Coyner Springs Cemetery. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
MOSES, Lydia Lucille, (``Cil''), 67, of Salem, died Monday, December 4, 1995. Funeral noon Wednesday, Lotz Salem Chapel.
OSTERNDORF, Logan C., 78, of Silver Spring, Md., passed away, Saturday, December 2, 1995. He was the beloved husband of Mary V. Osterndorf; father of Dana S. Osterndorf and Dale M. Osterndorf; brother of Verne A. Osterndorf, of Milwaukee, Wisc., also survived by many nieces and neph ews. Friends may call at the Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home, 11800 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, Md., Thursday, December 7, 1995, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the St. Luke Lutheran Church, 9100 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, Md., on Friday, December 8, 1995 at 11 a.m. Interment will be Monday, December 11, 1995 at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made to Holy Cross Hospice, 9805 Dameron Dr., Silver Spring, Md. 20902 or Council on America's Military Past, P.O. Box 1151, Ft. Meyer, Va. 22211.
PIGG, Mary C., (``Polly''), 77, of Collinsville, died Monday, December 4, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Stone Funeral Home Chapel.
PRICE, Carl Milton, 70, of Blacksburg, died Monday afternoon, December 4, 1995, at his home. He was born May 24, 1925, at Prices Fork, to the late Carl Miller and Juanita Bell Price. Mr. Price was a guard during the Yalta conference of World War II, protecting President Roosevelt, also serving in t he Pacific Ocean in the Navy. He is survived by his wife, Margaret S. Price; a daughter and son-in-law, Carletta and Randy Ryan, Christiansburg; a son and daughter-in-law, Timothy and Sandy Price, Pembroke; two sisters, Thelma Hylton, Prices Fork, and Betty Northrop, Woodstock; and a grandson, Landon Carl Ryan. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 7, 1995, at 11 a.m. at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Frederick Clemens officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home
RHOADS, Edna LaRue, 69, of Roanoke, formerly of Massillon, Ohio, died Monday, December 4, 1995. She is survived by her husband, Clyde L. Rhoads, Roanoke; stepsons, Donald E. Rhoads, Champion, Ohio, Kenneth E. Rhoads, Massillon, Ohio; 9 stepgrandchildren, 13 stepgreat-grandchildren; 2 stepgreat-great-grandchild ren; sisters, Grace M. Giles, Roanoke, Mildred M. May, Canton, Ohio; brothers, Clarence Oyster, Louisville, Ohio, Nelson Oyster, Massillon, Ohio, Frank Oyster, Colorado. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, December 7, 1995, at Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. Emory N. Tarpley Sr. officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Bradley Free Clinic, 1240 Third St., S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24016; or the Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Rd., S.W., Suite A, Roanoke, Va. 24018
SANDERSON, John Henry, Sr., 82, of Buena Vista, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995. Arrangements by Lomax Funeral Home.
SELLERS, Dewey Wallace, 76, of Friendship Manor Apartments in Roanoke, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995, in Lewis-Gale Hospital in Salem following a sudden illness. He was born November 4, 1919, in Covington, the son of the late Everett Franklin and Mary Gertrude Plott Sellers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Smith Sellers in 1984, and by a grandson, Thomas W. Sellers in 1993. Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. E. Wayne Sellers and the Rev. Joyce D. Sellers of Roanoke; a grandson, Troy W. Sellers of Roanoke; three brothers, Connie L. Sellers of Roanoke, Garland Sellers of Lexington and Melvin F. Sellers of Covington; four sisters, Mrs. Tommy (Ruby) Arrington of Calabash, N.C., Mrs. J. W. (Janice) Pence of Covington and Mrs. Don (Ruth) Bledsoe of Adams, Tenn., and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Arritt Funeral Home in Covington, with the Rev. Darryl G. Crim officiating, assisted by the Rev. James Millsaps. Interment will be made in Cedar Hill Cemetery, with graveside rites conducted by Curtis A. Smith Post #1033, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The family will receive their friends Thursday evening from 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. at Arritt Funeral Home.
TAYLOR, Ray Fred, 70, of Elk Creek, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 1995 at his home. He was born May 20, 1925 to the late Bayard C. and Geneva Hackler Taylor. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Phil Taylor and a sister, Fairy T. Jones. He was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. He was a retired rural letter carrier and a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, and a member of Grayson County V.F.W. Post #7726. Survivors include his wife, Esther L. Taylor, of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Tilda T. and Tony Mullins, Hillsville; two grandsons, Benjamin and Nathaniel Mullins, Hillsville; two brothers, Hugh Taylor, Salem, W. Hassell Taylor, Culpepper; two sisters, Lois T. Hall, Conover, N.C., and Wanda T. Cornett, Elk Creek. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the Reins-Sturdivant Chapel, with interment in Comers Rock Cemetery. The Rev. Rick Eminhizer and the Rev. Nathan Malone are officiating. the Rev. Duane Steele is in charge of music. Military rites will be conducted at the graveside by Grayson County V.F.W. Post #7726. There will be no visitation at the funeral home on Wednesday night, however, friends may call at the home at anytime. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of donor's choice. Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, Va., is in charge of arrangements.
TODD, Jordan, infant son of Aisha Todd, of Fairlawn, died Monday, December 4, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Shower of Blessings Church of God in Christ, Dublin, Va. Arrangements by Penn's Funeral Home.
UPSON, Eunice E., of Roanoke, formerly of Vinton, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995, at Our Lady of the Valley. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Upson. She was a life long member of Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church and is survived by her relatives, Christine Elliott of Roanoke, Ralph S. Hargis of Raleigh, N.C., Barbara S. Hargis of Vinton. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 7, 1995, with the Rev. Wm. Anthony Layman and the Rev. Dr. George Wesley Jones officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel after 1 p.m. Wednesday
von CLAPAREDE-CROLA, Thea, of Floyd, passed away Thursday, November 30, 1995 in Scottsdale, Ariz. She is survived by her children, Dr. Melanie Luck von Claparede, Clemons von Claparede-Crola, and Wolfgang von Claparaede-Niemann, with their families. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 9, 1995 at Zion Lutheran Church, Floyd, with the Rev. Paul Pingel officiating. Arrangements by Maberry Funeral Home.
WADE, Anderson C., 78, of Callaway, died Friday, December 1, 1995. He is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Tommie (Dorothy) Wade of Worth, W.Va.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral service will be conducted on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Castleview Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Clay Dawson officiating. The family will receive friends at the Church on Thursday, from 12 noon until 1 p.m. Interment in the Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Stanfield Mortuary Service.
WAGNER, Mary C., 88, of Pulaski, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Stevens Funeral Home Chapel.
WALKER, Ruth Collins, 82, of Wytheville, died Monday morning, December 4, 1995 in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Ruth Ann Turner Townley and her grandson, Gary Baumgardner. She was the owner/operator of Ruth's Beauty Salon for 44 years. She is survived by her husband, Lloyd Walker, Crockett; two daughters and one son-in-law, Sue and Bill Turner, Bland, Frances Felty, Atlanta, Ga.; one son, Rickey Walker, Crockett; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Mae Kiser, Pound, Ralph and Elizabeth Jones, Kingston, Tenn., Johnny and Betty Stafford, Richmond, Lorene Collins, Atlanta, Ga.; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Darrell and Eleanor Collins, Cherokee Village, Arkansas, Leonard and Mary Ann Collins, Bessemer, Mich., Avis and Mavis Collins, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Wint and Mildred Collins, Pound; a sister-in-law, Marie Branham, Pound; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Wilderness Road Pentecostal Holiness Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert Hudler, with interment following in the Hidden Valley Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Gillman Funeral Chapel on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Gillman Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
WELCHER, Nash Randolph, 55, of Elliston, died Monday, December 4, 1995. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth A. Welcher; three sons, Jeffrey Randolph Welcher, Jerry Randall Welcher, James Robert Welcher; three brothers, David E. Welcher, Joe P. Welcher, Tommy D. Welcher, all of Elliston; three sisters, Jeanette Rorrer, Elliston, Brenda Faye Dickerson, Richmond, Debbie Kanode, Salem; seven grandchildren, Jessica, James Paul (J. P .), Sarah Michelle, James Ryan Welcher, Timothy and Amanda Donathan, Jeffrey Mulligan. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 7, 1995 at 2 p.m. at the Rader Troutville Chapel. Interment will follow in the Troutville Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home
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