ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, December 17, 1995 TAG: 9512180095
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
ARNOLD, Minnie Virginia Givens, 87, of Roanoke, died Saturday, December 16, 1995. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
ARRINGTON, Breana Renee, infant daughter of Michelle Neal, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 16, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
BOWER, Walter Bernard, 74, of Roanoke Co., passed away Friday, December 15, 1995. Mr. Bower was a member of First Baptist Church and was retired Vice President for Fuel Oil & Equipment Company. Surviving are his wife, Jane W. Bower; his sons and daughter-in-law, R. F. Bower, Chesapeake, D. Michael and Annette Bower, Macon, Ga.; his daughters and son-in-law, Joyce Dillard, Lynn R. Bower, both of Salem, Sheila and Kenny Cooper, Roanoke; two stepchildren, Gayle W. Daniel and her husband, William, Roanoke, Dr. Paul A. Wood III of Texas; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Nettie and Dow Wheeler, Cedartown, Ga., Margaret and Norman Adams, Roanoke; a brother and sister-in-law, Lewis P. and Carmen Bower, Durham, Conn.; mother-in-law, Sarah F. Wilhelm, Roanoke; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one stepgranddaughter; special friends, Marie Joelle and Maelle Voil, both of the French Embassy in Beijing, China, and Christy Allman, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel Monday, December 18, 1995 at 2:30 p.m., with the Rev. John D. Cochran officiating. Interment in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family suggests memorials to the Salvation Army, First Baptist Church or the Good Samaritan Hospice, in his memory. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel.
BRANNOCK, Alma Gardner, 83, of Brancrest, East Lee Highway, Wytheville, passed away Friday, December 15, 1995. She was a native of Carroll County, Va. and the daughter of the late Alexander Lafayette Gardner and Fannie Emaline Vass Gardner. She was a graduate of Radford State Teacher's College and spent a term at Transylvania University. She taught school in Carroll County for many years and also taught in Elizabeth City County, Hampton, Va. Mrs. Brannock was a member of the Wytheville Baptist Church and the Bethany Sunday School Class. She was a member of the Wilderness Road Chapter of the DAR and served many years as a Pink Lady with Wythe County Community Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband, Earl D. Brannock; one daughter and son-in-law, Emaline Brannock Winter and Dan Winter, Charlottesville; one grandson, Daniel Winter, Charlottesville; two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Pearle) Canada, Mrs. Paul D. Wylie, both of Waynesboro; a brother, R. Gerald Gardner, Hillsville. A funeral service will be held Monday, December 18, 1995, at 2 p.m. at the Wytheville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Barry Losey and the Rev. James Defoe officiating. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Wytheville Baptist Church or the Wythe County Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 389, Wytheville, Va. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Va. is in charge of arrangements.
BUCKELEW, Evelyn O., 82, of Roanoke, died Saturday, December 16, 1995, in a local hospital. She was the widow of Lawrence R. Buckelew, and was a retired Registered Nurse from Gill Memorial Hospital with 30 years of service. Surviving are four nieces, Nancy Brown of Vinton, Evelyn Ward of Salem, Eleanor Bailey of Roanoke and Julia M. Andrews and husband Michael of Vinton; two nephews, Michael C. Mitchell Jr. and wife Judy of Roanoke and Charles Bailey o f Montvale, and a special friend, Mary Ann Callahan of Roanoke. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, December 18, 1995, at Evergreen Burial Park, with the Rev. Henry D. Scoggins officiating. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel
CARROLL, Clifford William, of Marion, passed away Saturday, December 16, 1995, at Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion. He was the beloved husband of Mary Lockhart Carroll, loving father and father-in-law of Shirley Janette Carroll Pruett and John Allen Pruett, and a most special grandfather to Michele Denise Pruett and Teresa Carroll Pruett. He was born on September 28, 1920, in Lee County, where he grew up under the loving care of his grandmother, Alice Johnson Carroll. On the third day of January, 1941, he enlisted in the Army. His battles and campaigns in World War II were Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, northern France, Rhineland, Algeria and French Morocco. For wounds received in battles at Sicily and Normandy, he received the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart. After leaving the Army, he returned to Lee County, where he married Mary L. Lockhart. On July 21, 1995, they celebrated fifty years of marriage. While on this earth, he gave freely of all that he possessed - his love, his worldly possessions, his time - to his family, and his leaving has left an emptiness in their hearts. The family will receive friends at Seaver-Brown Funeral Chapel on Sunday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held by the Reverend David Neitch at Seaver-Brown Chapel on Sunday night at 8 p.m. A private entombment will be held at Rose Lawn Chapel of Memories Mausoleum on Monday.
CLATTERBUCK, Nelson E., 80, of Pembroke, died Saturday, December 16, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Kendall Funeral Home.
CRAWFORD, Lance Scott, 31, of Salem, died Friday, December 15, 1995. He was preceded in death by his mother, Janice Gunter Crawford. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Gary Eugene and Betty Crawford; brothers, Chance Crawford and Christian Heath Crawford; grandmother, Courean H. Crawfo rd; great-uncle, William E. Harrah; uncles, Art Lee Crawford, Pete Crawford and Tom Crawford; an aunt, Candy Brodgen; and numerous cousins. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 19, 1995, at 11 a.m. at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home Chapel in Salem, with the Rev. Stephen L. Dye and Dr. Harry Y. Gamble officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salem Rescue Squad.
CREASY, Curtis Carlton, 72, of Temple Hills, Md., formerly of Roanoke, Va., passed away Thursday, December 14, 1995. He was the son of Oakey and Mabel Creasy and an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Terry Creasy; two daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and John Gaver, Haggerstown, Md., Deborah and Danny Jones, White Plains, Md.; his mother, Mabel Creasy; a sister and brother-in-law, Madaline and Archie Brown; three brothers, Lewis, Billy and Bobby Creasy; a sister-in-law, Christine Creasy, all of Roanoke; a sister-in-law, Mary Jane Creasy, Lebanon, Mo.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Monday, December 18, 1995, at Kalas Funeral Home Chapel, Oxen Hills, Md. Interment with military honors will follow at Cedar Hills Cemetery, Suitland, Md
DENNING, Elizabeth Brickey, 86, of Chattanooga, Tenn., formerly of Roanoke, died Saturday, December 16, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
DIEHL, Kevin Robert, 34, of Christiansburg, died Friday, December 15, 1995. He was born September 15, 1961 in Marietta, Ohio. He was the owner of Di ehl Systems. He was preceded in death by his father, Conrad Abel Diehl. He is survived by his wife, Deborah K. Diehl; two children, Carrie L. and Christopher R. Diehl, both of the home; his mother, Lois M. Diehl, Lafayette, La.; a brother, Brian Gregory Diehl; and a sister, Lorene E. Diehl, both of Denver, Colo.; and his maternal grandparents, Ira and Robert Meals, Boiling Springs, Penn. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 18, 1995, at 2 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, Blacksburg, with the Rev. Kevin English officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Newport Rescue Squad, Newport, Va., 24128, or to the Ronald McDonald House, 2224 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, Va. 24016. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home.
DILLON, Vicie Willard, 98, of Roanoke, formerly of Franklin County, died Friday, December 15, 1995 at Friendship Manor. She was a member of New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Helen Dillon, Wirtz, Padgett and Lucille Dillon, Moneta; two daughters and sons-in-law, Audrey and Tony Glass, Evelyn and Harold Richards, all of Vinton. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday, December 18, 1995, from the Lynch Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Walter Wood officiating. Interment will follow in the Dillon Family Cemetery, Cross Roads. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements
DRAKE, Katie Chitwood, 86, of Lantana, Fla., formerly of Rocky Mount, Va., died Wednesday, December 13, 1995. Graveside services 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Mountain View Memorial Park, Boones Mill, Va. Arrangements by Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount.
FICHTENGER, Charles R., 93, of Lynchburg, formerly of Roanoke, beloved husband, father and grandfather, died Saturday, December 16, 1995 in Virginia Baptist Hospital, Lynchburg. He retired as Treasurer, after 50 years, with Norfolk & Western Railway. Before his retirement, he was an active member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Rotary Club, United Way and a former President of Roanoke Country Club. After his retirement, he was fund raising chairman for the Glover C. Robbins Cancer Detection Unit while living at Hound Ears, N.C. and later was active in affairs at Westminister Canterbury, Lynchburg. He is survived by his wife, Roberta Moore Fichtenger; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Betty and Connie L. Sellers, Susan F. and John W. Stanley; daughter, Ann Fichtenger Stephenson, all of Roanoke; grandchildren, Page Stephenson Carter, Millwood, Va., Charles Franklin Sellers, Roanoke, Laura Elizabeth McKaskel, Alexandria, Mary Constance Sellers, William Cowell Stephenson IV, both of Roanoke, Jerry Dale McKaskel Jr., Rutherfordton, N.C., Suzanne Moore Sellers, Roanoke, Mary Stephenson Rogers, Richmond, Ronald Glenn McKaskel, Raleigh, N.C., John Everett Sellers, Greenville, S.C.; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Myrtle F. Duckworth, Jacksonville, Fla., Kathryn F. Garst, Salem. Graveside services will be at the Evergreen Burial Park, 11 a.m. Monday, with the Rev. Taylor Todd officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Westminister Canterbury, 501 V. E. S. Road, Lynchburg, Va. 24503. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
FIZER, Margaret Elizabeth, 76, of Roanoke, died Saturday, December 16, 1995. Arrangements by Fizer Funeral Home.
HAIRSTON, Gladys Lucille, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 16, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
JONES, James Arthur, (``Jimmy""), 49, of Radford, died Saturday, December 16, 1995, at his home. He was the owner and operator of Cedar Valley General Store. He was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia McLinn. Surviving are his wife, Delores Adkins Jones, Radford; son and daughter-in-law, Anthony M. (Andy) and Melinda R. Jones, Radford; one grandchild. Funeral services 11 a.m. Monday at the Grove United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Clarence Dishman officiating. The family will receive friends fro m 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Grove United Methodist Church. Arrangements by DeVilbiss Funeral Home
JONES, Lily Pennington, (``Penny""), 63, of 909 -D Shelby Drive, Greensboro, N.C., died Saturday, December 16, 1995, at Moses Cone Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton, W.Va. Mrs. Jones, a native of Hiawatha, W.Va., was a registered nurse for 43 years, 15 years of which she was with The Women's Hospital in Greensboro as the night administrative coordinator. She was a graduate of Northfork High School in Northfork, W.Va., and Knoxville General Hospital School of Nursing. She is survived by her daughter, Karyn L. Barry of Newport News, Va.; her son and daughter-in-law, Samuel David and Beth Jones of Anthony, Fla., three sisters, Sadie M. McDaniel of Catawba, Va., Brenda Robinson of Greensboro and Helen Gauntt of Vineland, N.J.; grandchildren, Thomas and Kimberly Barry, and Samuel David Jones Jr., and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Rufus and Ethel Pennington. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hanes-Lineberry North Elm Chapel, and other times at her sister's residence, 1504 Clarendon Drive, Greensboro.
KITTS, Bonnie Agee, 45, of Salem, died Thursday night, December 14, 1995 at a Roanoke hospital. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday from the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Christiansburg, conducted by the Rev. Doug Kanney. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers that memorials in Bonnie's name be made to the Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition. (RAYSAC), P. O. Box 13543, Roanoke, Va. 24035. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home in Christiansburg.
LITTREAL, William Randolph, (``Bill""), 65, of Austinville, died Friday, December 15,1995 in the Pulaski Community Hospital. He was born in Wythe County, the son of the late William S. and Lorna Poole Littreal. He was a retired Washington, D. C. police officer and a member of the BPOE of Galax and the Moose Lodge in Suitland, Md., also, a life member of the Grover King Post #1115, V.F.W. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by a brother, Howard Littreal, and two sisters, Juanita Arnold and Pearl Williams. He is survived by his wife, Betty Grubb Littreal, of the home; three daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Joe Kimball, Alexandria, Jane and Tony Grimsley, Virginia Beach, Pamela and Robert Frazier, Austinville; seven grandchildren, Maeghan and Kari Kimball, Sierra and Jarrett Cowan, Victoria Grimsley, Jeremy and Cory Frazier; three sisters and spouses, Frances Huffman, Dayton, Ohio, Doris and Charles Bralley, Rural Retreat, Donna and Paul Ogle, Wytheville; several nieces and nephews also survive, including a special niece, Judy Price. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 18, 1995, at 1 p.m. at the Reese Funeral Chapel, Austinville, with the Rev. Joe Harrison officiating. Interment will follow in the Bethany Cemetery. Graveside rites will be conducted by the Grover King Post #1115 V.F.W. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Reese Funeral Home or at the residence at any time. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Lead Mines Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 502, Austinville, Va. Reese Funeral Home, Austinville, Va., is in charge of arrangements.
LYLE, Otey Clark Moorman, 92, of Waynesboro, died Friday, December 15, 1995, in Roanoke. She was born April 3, 1903, in Lynchburg. She was a longtime resident of Waynesboro and a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Jones Lyle Jr. Surviving are a daughter, Betty Lacy Lyle LeGard, Roanoke; son, William Jones Lyle III, Casonovia, N.Y.; four granddaughters, Lacy Michelle, Elizabeth Renee, and Kathryn Nicole LeGard, Kathleen M. Lyle; great-grandson, William Hunter LaGard; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Sarah M. and Roger Roberts, Culpeper, Ruby M. Stewart, Kilmarnock, Lucie E. Moorman, Franklin. Also surviving are a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Briery Presbyterian Church, Keysville, 1 p.m., Monday, with interment to follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to your favorite charity. Oakey's South Chapel in charge of arrangements in Roanoke.
MARTIN, Marvin Orsitti, 81, of Clifton Forge, died Friday, December 15, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday, Main Street Baptist Church. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.
PERDUE, Aubrey B., 43, of Rocky Mount, died Saturday, December 16, 1995 at his residence. Surviving are his father and mother, R. Howard and Mildred B. Perdue, Rocky Mount; several aunts and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday in the Flora Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. David Long officiating. Interment will follow in the Perdue Family Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.
PERDUE, Rheda Mae, 62, of Roanoke, died Friday, December 15, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday, Davis Funeral Chapel, Princeton, W.Va.
RICHARDSON, Jean Horton, 64, of Roanoke, died Friday, December 15, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
RUSH, Ethel Huston, 66, of Salem, died Saturday, December 16, 1995. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
SMITH, Dorothy Mae, 51, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, December 14, 1995. Survivors include her children, Virgie Smith, Roger and Linda Smith, Sharon and Michael Wyche, Latasha Smith, all of R oanoke, Lisa and Glenn Gacques of Korea; ten grandchilden, Nakesha, Latoria, Ashley, Marque, Tameka, Timothy, Aneshia, Bianca, Michael Jr., Shaniqua; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, George and Rosa Ferrell, Roy and Ophelia Ferrell, James Ferrell, all of Randolph, Va., Robert and Linda Ferrell, Roanoke; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Frances Elizabeth Scott, Roanoke, Martha and Lloyd Lee, Randolph, Va.; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 2 p.m., at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Chapel, with Bishop Steven Spencer officiating. Burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home
SOWERS, Albert Lee, 87, of Radford, died Friday, December 15, 1995, in a Dublin nursing home. He was a retired employee of the Lynchburg Foundry Company. Surviving are his wife, Virgie May Sowers, Radford; daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Marty Howard, Radford; son and daughter-in-law, Willie Lee and Katie Sowers, Radford; two sisters, Elizabeth Nance, Clinton, Tenn., and Mildred Chandler, Shawsville; one brother, Frank Sowers, Radford; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Chapel, with Mr. A. Lowell Altizer officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home
SOWERS, Ruth P., 85, of Salem, died Friday, December 1 5, 1995 in a Salem hospital. She was a member of the Locust Grove United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Sowers and two grandchildren, Michael Sowers and Media Roop. Surviving is one son and daughter-in-law, James F. (Red) and Ann Sowers, Roanoke; daughters and sons-in-law, Mona and Paul Seacrist, Oak Hill, W. Va., Connie M. Worrel, Oakridge, Tenn., Carol S. and Ray Roop, Roanoke, Patsy S. and Glynn Greer, Salem; brother and sister-in-law, Homer and Rosie Powers, Hobart, Ind.; sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Bob Spencer, Scarbro, W. Va.; 13 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 18, 1995, at 2 p.m. in the Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. Mike Derflinger officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Ft. Lewis Rescue Squad or the Locust Grove United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.
SPENDER, William Lewis, 84, of 834 John Humphrey Road, Burgaw, N.C., died Friday, December 15, 1995. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 18, 1995, at Harrell's Funeral Home Chap el, with the Rev. Bob Gendreau officiating. Interment will follow in Riverview Memorial Park. Surviving are two sons, William E. Spender of Surf City, N.C., and James L. Spender of Burgaw; one daughter, Barbara S. Jones of Richmond, Va.; two sisters, Marianne Dunigan of Fayetteville, N.C., and Frances Pollard of Lake Alfred, Fla.; nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Ada Mitchell Spender in 1966, and his parents, James William and Nancy Dillon Spender. Mr. Spender served in the U. S. Army during World War II in the Pacific and Europe, and 26 years in the Army Reserve. He worked at the U. S. Marine Air Station at Camp Lejeune, N.C., for 25 years. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Harrell's Funeral Home.
TILGHMAN, William Tench, 82, of Roanoke, died Friday, December 15, 1995, in a local hospital. He was a retired salesman for Roanoke Fruit and Produce, a member of Raleigh Court United Methodist Church and a lifetime member of the B.P.O.E. Elks Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyne Barker Tilghman. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Anne T. and Dr. David W. Scott III of Fredericksburg; a son and daughter-in-law, William B. and Ann B. Tilghman of Hewitt, Texas; four grandchildren, Jennifer Elizabeth Scott of Dryden, N.Y., David William Scott IV of Lakewood, Colo., and Stephanie Paige Tilghman and William Matthew Tilghman of Hewitt, Texas; a sister, Cornelia T. Edmonds of Roanoke. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel at 12 noon Monday, with the Rev. James A. Hain Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Raleigh Court United Methodist Church or your favorite charity. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's South Chapel.
TURNER, Ethel Lynn Mann, 85, of Richmond, died Thursday, December 14, 1995, at Elizabeth Adam Crump Manor in Richmond. Mrs. Turner was born in Massachu setts, the daughter of the late Richard Forrest and Rose Martineau Mann. She was a registered nurse and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Rocky Mount. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 60 years, Lloyd Shattuck Turner; and son, David Harvey Turner. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy Rose Turner Vacca and Dr. Richard Vacca, Richmond; grandchildren and spouses, Richard S. and Diane Vacca, Dean and Lynn Vacca Dillingham, John and Monica Vacca; and four other grandchildren; also several great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m., Monday, December 18, 1995, at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery with Rev. Van T. Renick officiating. Flowers or memorials may be made to the Trinity Episcopal Church, 101 Church Street, Rocky Mount, VA 24151. Lynch Funeral Home of Rocky Mount is in charge of arrangements.
WERTZ, Larry W., 50, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Roanoke, died Thursday, December 14, 1995 following a prolonged illness. Mr. Wertz was a native of Roanoke, Va. and moved to Tampa in 1970, where he served in the rank of Captain as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate in the U. S. Air Force at MacDill Air Force Base. He was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and Washington & Lee University School of Law. Following his tour of duty at MacDill AFB, he entered into the private practice of law in the Tampa Bay area. He practiced with the firm of Williams, Brasfield, Wertz, Fuller, Goldman, Freeman and Lovell, P.A., in St. Petersburg, until he became ill. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and admitted to practice law in Virginia and Florida. He was a member of the Hillsborough and Pinellas County Bar Association and active in trial lawyers and real estate, probate and trust sections of the Florida bar. Surviving is his wife, Marie Wertz; two children, Brent of Miami, Fla. and Heather of Tampa, Fla.; mother, Novella Henderson of Roanoke, Va.; a sister, Jean; brother-in-law, John; and nephew, Bruce Schultz, all of Atlanta, Ga. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 19, 1995, at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Stake Center, Salem. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. Memorials may be sent to the University of Arkansas Medical Science, 4301 West Markham, Slot 623, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, or to a charity of your choice for medical research in any disease. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.
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