ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, December 19, 1995 TAG: 9512190083
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
ARRINGTON, Breana Renee, 20 mo. old, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 16, 1995. Funeral service 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel.
ARRINGTON, Maud French, 75, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December 18, 1995. She was retired from Burlington Industries and was the widow of Earl Dooley Arrington. Survivors include three sisters-in-law, Goldie French, Clintwood, and her three children; Saluda Baldwin, Vinton; Gladys Arrington, Lynchburg; one brother-in-law, Ralph Arrington, Dugspur; nieces, Betty Loranger, Boyne City, Mich., Doris A. Morga n, Moneta, nephews, Jack Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind., Oville Ratliff, Kentucky; also several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted noon December 20, 1995 from the Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Reverend Mike Barnes officiating. Burial to follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at Lotz Vinton Chapel.
BOURNE, James Otha, 932, of Martinsville, formerly of Fieldale, died sunday, December 17, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Norris Funeral Chapel.
BRUCE, James L., 73, of Ft. Worth, Texas, died Saturday, December l6, 1995. He was formerly of Belspring. Surviving are his wife, Norene Bruce, Ft. Worth, Texas; two sons, Pat Bruce, Dallas, Texas, Dr. Michael Bruce, Van Nuys, Calif.; two brothers, Clyde C. Bruce, Radford, Robert W. (Bobby) Bruce, Radford; seven grandchildren. Funeral and burial was Monday, December 18, in Ft. Worth, Texas.
BRYAN, Marie W., 70, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December 18, 1995. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Alma R. Winton; children, R. Timothy Bryan, Nancy B. Johnston, Robert M. Bryan, Thomas S. Bryan; brothers, A. J. Winton, Kenneth F. Winton; sister, Dorothy Minick; seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, December 21, 1995 at Huntington Court United Methodist Church, with Dr. Alton M. Washington officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's North Chapel. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Huntington Court United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund.
CARR, Alice Johansen, 83, died in Ripley, W. Va., December 17, 1995. She is survived by a son and his wife, Boyd and Gloria Carr, Bedford; a daughter and her husband, Martha Jo and Otis Goff, Ravenswood, W Va.; a sister, Louise Johansen Eddy, Roanoke; a brother-in-law, Karl Bearscove, Tacoma, Wash; a nephew, Eric Bearscove, Graham, Wash; also four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements in Ravenswood, W Va. Memorials can be made to St. John's Episcopal Church, Ripley, W. Va.
CRAIG, Callie Rose Bennett, 68, of Bassett, died Monday, December 18, 1995. Funeral Wednesday, 2 p.m., Community Baptist Church, Bassett. Collins Funeral Services, Bassett, handling arrangements.
CREGGER, Jennie Lou, 99, of Salem, died Sunday, December 17, 1995. Her love for her family and others was expressed in her many acts of kindness and caring. Her life made her worthy of the words of praise from Proverbs, ``Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.'' She is preceded in death by her husband, Clark M. Cregger. She is survived by her son, Clark M. Cregger Jr.; daughters, Genevieve Witt, Dorothy Ayers; sister, Lois Kent; numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, 1995, at the John M. Oakey and Son Funeral Home Chapel, Salem, with Jim Bayne, Clark Cregger III and Kent Bayne officiating. Interment will follow at Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home
DENNING, Elizabeth Brickey, of Chattanooga, Tenn. died Saturday, December 16, 1995 in a Chattanooga hospital. A native of the Cave Spring area, in Roanoke, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Daisy Coon Brickey, and a sister of the late Junius Coon Brickey. She and her husband, the late John Walter Denning, Jr., went to Chattanooga in 1937 and were the founders of Denning Brothers Mimeograph, Inc. Mrs. Denning was a member of The First Baptist Church of Chattanooga. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Denning Holley, Chattanooga, Mrs. Bettye Denning Traylor, Lincolnshire, Ill.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Brickey Riley, Phoenix, Ariz. Cryptside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Sherwood Burial Park, with the Rev. Harold C. Lewis officiating. At the family's request, memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
DILLION, William W., (``Bill''), 65, of Greenville, W.Va., died Sunday, December l7, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown, W.Va.
DILLON, Robert Carter, (``Bob''),76, of Pearisburg, died Sunday, December 17, 1995 in Giles Memorial Hospital. Mr. Dillon was retired from the Bland Correctional Farm and was a former Giles County Deputy Sheriff, and a farmer. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. Mr. Dillon was born in Giles County on November 6, 1919, and was a son of the late Henry Lee Dillon and Ida Farmer Dillon. He is survived by his wife, Mary Thomas Dillon, Pearisburg; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby and LaVerne Dillon, Roanoke, Larry and Judy Dillon, Lancaster, Pa.; one brother, Ernest H.. Dillon, Pearisburg; three sisters, Louise Dillon, Roanoke, Mamie Echols, Blacksburg, Naomi Gordon, Carrollton, Ky.; two granddaughters, Amanda and Rachel Dillon, Lancaster, Pa.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 20, 1995 at 11 a.m. in the Givens Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Freddrick Long officiating, with interment in Birchlawn Burial Park. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Heart Fund.
DUNCAN, Owen Tracy, 82, of Blue Ridge, formerly of Lashmeet, W.Va., died Sunday, December 17, 1995, in a Roanoke hospital. He wa s born November 27, 1913, at Spanishburg, W.Va., son of the late William C. Duncan and Luvena (Vene) O'Neal Duncan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mamie Crystal Hubbard Duncan; one stepson, Glen Basham; two brothers; and one sister. He was retired from the Eastern Associated Coal Co. at Herndon, W.Va. He was a member of the U.M.W.A. Local 9781 at Herndon. He is survived by one brother, the Rev. L. P. Duncan, Lake Shawnee, W.Va.; two sisters, Hulda Shrewsbury, Lashmeet, W.Va., Edna Bryant, Chattanooga, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, at the Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel, Princeton, W.Va., with the Rev. Larry Dyer and the Rev. L. P. Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, W.Va. Friends may call Tuesday, December 19, 1995 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home 1612 Honaker Avenue, Princeton, W.Va.
ELLER, La Vern, 78, of Chilhowie, died Sunday, December 17, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Newberry Funeral Home Chapel, Chilhowie.
FAGG, William Richard, 88, of Salem, died Sunday, December 17, 1995 at his home. He was retired from the Radford Arsenal. He is survived by his wife, Luretta Grace Fagg; three sons and daughters-in-law, Maso n H. and Reva Fagg, Sr., Salem, Frank E. Fagg, Richmond, Lloyd H. and Barbara Fagg, Crofton, Md.; two half brothers, two half sisters; 18 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 21, at 10 a.m. at the Lotz Salem Chapel, with the Rev. Eddie Booth officiating. Interment will be in the Hall's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ironto. The family will receive friendsfrom 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Lotz Salem Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Moores Chapel Building Fund or the West Salem Baptist Church
FUNK, Bobby Joe, age 60, of Fries, died Sunday, December 17, 1995. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Liberty Hill United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax
GREER, Bernice Glynmore, 91, of Roanoke, died Sunday, December 17, 1995, at his home. He was retired from Norfolk Western. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Dwight Greer. He is survived by h is wife, Ivy Myrtle Nolen Greer; two sons and daughters-in-laws, Robert H. and Betsy Greer, of Lynchburg, Glynn R. and Patsy Greer, of Salem; five grandchildren, Suzanne and husband, Randy Byars of San Antonio, Texas, Andy Greer of Lynchburg, Brad Greer and wife, Cindy of Forest, Sherwood Greer and wife, Madonna of Greensboro, N.C., Pam Greer of Norcross, Ga., seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 20, at 3 p.m., at the Lotz Salem Chapel with the Elder Noel F. Connor and the Elder W. T. Connor officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your favorite rescue squad. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.
GRISWOLD, Terry Patrick Sr., 46, of Roanoke, died Monday, December 18, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m., Thursday, Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
HAIRSTON, Gladys Lucille, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, December 16, 1995. Survivors include sister-in-law, Elizabeth Casey, Portsmouth; devoted nieces and nephews, Mary Miller, Hardy, Bruce and Lena Basham, Goodview; a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 20, 1995, at 11 a.m. at Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, with the Ray Arrington officiating, with burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday, one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements by Haml ar-Curtis Funeral Home
HELMS, Cora Brammer, 94, of Henry Co., died Monday, December 18, 1995. Graveside service 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shady Rest Cemetery, Bassett. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services, Martinsville.
HOWELL, Buford Ray, 61, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 17, 1995, in a local hospital. Survivors include his wife, Doris Jean Nimmo Howell; one daughter, Debra Faye Carpenter, Piney Creek, N.C.; one brother, James Edward Howell, Salem; one sister, Peggy Overacre, Roanoke; granddaughter, Brandy Michelle Beckner. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, 1995, from the Lotz Vinton Chapel. The Rev. Anthony C. Busic will officiate. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at Lotz Vinton Chapel.
LIPES, Ruth Hannah, 85, of Roanoke, died Monday, December 18, 1995. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
MUNSEY, Miss Maude S. , 88, of Radford, formerly of Floyd, died Monday, December 18, 1995 at Wheatland Hills Retirement Center, Radford. She was the daughter of the late Rev. I . N. and Susan Munsey. She was a Home Economics teacher for 35 years, having taught in Giles County and Charleston, W.Va. She was a graduate of Radford State Teacher's College and had a Masters Degree from Columbia University. She was a longtime member of Grove United Methodist Church. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Surviving are her sister-in-law, Margie Munsey, Radford; nephew and wife, Randolph and Eleanor Munsey, Meadowview; niece and husband, Evelyn and Jack Hetherington, Richmond. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at DeVilbiss Funeral Home, with the Rev. Clarence Dishman officiating. Interment in Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd. The body will be moved from Wood Funeral Home, Floyd, to DeVilbiss Funeral Home at 4 p.m. Tuesday, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
PARCELL, Luther Garnett, 63, of Route 2, Narrows, died Sunday, December 17, 1995 in Giles Memorial Hospital, Pearisbur g. A lifelong resident of Giles County, he was born on July 17, 1932, and was the son of the late Samuel Hubert and Bertha Lee Perdue Parcell. He was a veteran of the Korean War, and was a member of the Waste Water Operators of Virginia, and the Church of Christ at Glen Lyn. He is survived by his wife, Lois Candler Parcell; two daughters, Vanessa (Nicki) Stephens, and Lynn Akers, both of Narrows; two sisters, Libby Masters, Narrows, and Edna Hughes, Rich Creek; three grandchildren, Terri Lee Thompson, Lacy Akers III, and Sammy Akers, all of Narrows; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Church of Christ at Glen Lyn, with Minister Mike Lynn officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Narrows, with graveside rights conducted by the American Legion Post #68 of Narrows. The family will gather with their friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
PENDLETON, Margaret Tinder, of Wytheville, died Sunday, December 17, 1995 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She grew up in Fredricksburg, Va., the daughter of the late William Judson Tinder and Theodosia Harris Tinder. She was a graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Class of 1928, with a major in English. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and a past member of the Vestry, a member of the Wythe County Historical Society and a Pink Lady at Wythe County Community Hospital Ladies Auxiliary for 23 years. Mrs. Pendleton particularly loved growing flowers and sharing them. Indeed, her whole life was spent caring and doing for others. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathaniel Willis Pendleton, a granddaughter, Jennifer Pendleton Cook, a sister, Katherine Tinder Massey and a niece, Theo Harris Massey. She is survived by four daughters, Margaret Pendleton Bowers, Morehead City, N.C., Patty Pendleton DuPuis, Wytheville, Jane Pendleton Cook, Skokie, Ill., Elizabeth Tinder Pendleton Geffert, Bethesda, Md.; three sons, Nathaniel W. Pendleton Jr., Hilton Head, S.C., William N. Pendleton, Wytheville, Mann R. P. Pendleton, Old Hickory, Tenn.; one niece, Beth Massey Pendleton, Belton, S.C.; twenty-four grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 20, 1995, at 11 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Laurie McAlpine officiating, assisted by the Rev. Thomas D. Bowers, her son-in-law. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the residence at 225 E. Fran klin Street, Wytheville, Va. The family suggests that memorials be made to the Boy's Home, Covington, Va., the Youth Fund at St. John's Episcopal Church, Wytheville, Va., or the Wythe County Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 389, Wytheville, Va. 24382. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Va. is in charge of arrangements.
QUARLES, Rev. John Merlin, Sr., 87, went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 16, 1995. He was born February 29, 1908. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Henry and Isabelle Quarles, Bedford Co., Va.; two brothers, Eddie Quarles, Willis Quarles; two sisters, Louise Quarles Gates, Pearl Quarles Davis; his stepmother, Zula Quarles Smith. He was a long and faithful member and pastor of Staunton Avenue Church of God until his health failed him. Left to cherish his memory are his loving and devoted wife, Edna Leigh Dent Quarles; 3 sons, John (``Rosalyn'') Quarles, Jr., Stockton, Calif., Joe E. Quarles, Rev. Rawleigh (``Barbara'') Quarles, all of Roanoke; five daughters, Lucille M. Terry, Rhonda D. Malone, both of Roanoke, Maggie (``Rev. Robert'') Culp, Nancy (``Eric'') Guilford, Baroness (``Oliver'') Johnson, Toledo, Oh.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jerome (``Vera'') Quarles, Goodview, Booker (``Bernadine'') Quarles, Williamsburg; sisters and brothers-in-law, Elizabeth (``Robert'') Norrel, Salem, Frances Quarles Waldron, Lois (``Elbert'') Bonds, Lena (``Bruce'') Bonds, Shirley Q. Barnes, all of Goodview, Mary Belle (``Nelson'') Evans, Roanoke, Phyllis Watson, Arlington; 25 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Staunton Avenue Church of God. Rev. Rawleigh W. Quarles will officiate, with burial in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
QUESENBERRY, Thomas Rush, 76, of Dugspur, died Sunday, December 17, 1995. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday, Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
RICE, Margaret C., 92, of Roanoke, died Monday, December 1995 in a Salem Nursing Home. She was the widow of John T. Rice, a member of Belmont United Methodist Church and a former employee of American Viscose Corp. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at the Graveside, 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 20, 1995 at Evergreen Burial park, with the Rev. Sam McPhail officiating. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
RUSH, Ethel Lucille Houston, 66, of Salem, died Saturday, December 16, 1995 at a Salem hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, Christiansburg, conducted by the Rev. Richard H. Horne, with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
SCOTT, Alma P. Maners, 60, of Winston-Salem, N.C., formerly of Pulaski, died Saturday, December l6, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Stevens Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
SCOTT, Lornia James Sr., 61, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, December 17, 1995. He was born to the late Mary and William Scott. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillie D. Scott, three children, Donald, Joyce and Lornia James Jr. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Sherrell and Keith Kelley, Rosemary and James Cooper, all of Roanoke; four sons, Ricky Scott, Detroit, Mich., Ernest Scott, Harvey Thompson, Darryl Thompson, all of Roanoke; two sisters, Ann Dansby, Pell City, Ala., Rosa Street, Berkeley, Calif.; two brothers, Nathaniel Scott, Pell City, Ala., William Scott Jr., Cleveland, Ohio; devoted friend, Linda Thompson, Roanoke; 25 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home
SHUTT, Eva Smith, 89, of Alexandria, formerly of Buchanan, died Sunday, December 17, 1995. Funeral Thursday, 1:00 pm, Buchanan Baptist Church. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Buchanan.|
SIMMONS, Nellie E., died Saturday, December 16, 1995. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday, Kellum Funeral Home, Virginia Beach.
SMILEY, Pauline Glenn, 84, of Staunton, died Saturday, December 16, 1995 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Joseph W. Smiley. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Janet S. Furry, Roanoke; two grandchildren, Pamela F. Obenschain and Joseph Mark Furry; two great-grandsons, Jacob Mark and Nathan Andrew Furry. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Central United Methodist Church, Staunton, with burial in Thornrose Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist C hurch, Box 153, Staunton, Va. 24401, or to Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad, 1601 N. Coalter St., Staunton, Va. 24401. Hamrick Funeral Home, Staunton, is in charge of arrangements
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 Roanoke, Lisa and Glenn Jacques 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
SMITH, Sammy Ray, 55, of Newport, died Monday morning, December 18, 1995 in Montgomery Regional Hospital. Born in Craig Co., Va. on May 24, 1940, he was a son of Mamie Lucille Jones Smith of Newport and the late Leonard Smith. He was a retired officer and police school instructor with the Salem Police Department, with 26 years experience, a member of Taylor Lodge AF & AM in Salem, and was a member of the Harley Owners Group. Surviving are his wife, Rebecca Akers Smith; his mother; three sons, J. Matthew Smith, Centerville, Jeremiah Lance Smith, at home, and Donald R. Smith and wife, Tracy, of Bedford Co.; one daughter, Anita S. Foster and husband, Lonny, of Salem; two brothers, Danny C. Smith and Romney Smith, both of Newport; one sister, Judith K. Andreas of Baton Rouge, La.; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 20, 1995, at 11 a.m. in Level Green Christian Church in Craig Co. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke, Va. from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday evening. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the Newport Rescue Squad or the American Cancer Society.
ST.CLAIR, Doris Williams, (``Ekey''), 67, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December 18, 1995. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
STOVER, William Vernon, 87, of Marion, died Monday, December 18, 1995. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.
UNRUE, Bob Arlington, 64, of Nashville, N.C., died Sunday, December 17, 1995. He was born January 11, 1931, in Roanoke, son of Nannie Lawrence and the late William L. Unrue. He was a member of Elm Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Fannie Sue Unrue; two sons, Bob Unrue, Nashville, N.C., Jeffrey Unrue, Opelika, Ala.; two daughters, Jennifer Lanier, Rocky Mount, N.C., Melissa Unrue, Nashville, N.C.; six grandchildren; mother, Nannie L. Unrue; sister, Sadie Besa ncon, Charleston, S.C. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home, Sunset Ave. Chapel, with the Rev. William V. Grisham and the Rev. Robin Fisher officiating. Burial will follow at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.
VEST, Wavie Burch, 91, of Buena Vista, died Sunday, December 17, 1995. Funeral 2 p.m., Wednesday, Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel, Buena Vista.
WALDRON, Sidney Frank, 78, of Salem, died Monday, December 18, 1995. He was retired from Valleydale, and is survived by his wife, Rachel M. Waldron; l daughter, Linda W. Givens, Roanoke; one son, Sidney Wayne Waldron, Salem; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; three sisters. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, at the Lotz Salem Chapel, by the Rev. Bill St. Clair, with burial in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday or Wednesday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.
WHEELER, Joyce Bradley, 60, of Narrows, died Sunday morning, December 17 1995, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of Giles County, she was born in Rich Creek on September 26, 1935, and was the daughter o f the late Samuel Lee and Amy Gore Bradley. She was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond Lee Bradley; and a sister, Sandra Bradley Borgula. She is survived by her husband, Perry A. Wheeler, Narrows; three brothers, Henry D. Bradley, Gray, Tenn., Thomas W. Bradley, Pearisburg, Samuel M. Bradley, Narrows; two sisters, Eunice B. Clayborn, Bristow, Carol B. Thompson, Narrows; and a special friend and brother-in-law, Frank and Marie Conley, Narrows. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows, with the Rev. Rick Painter officiating. Burial will follow in the Conley Cemetery, Route #2, Narrows. The family will gather with their friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
WHITESEL, Jackson Davis, (``Jack""), 89, of 215 Diamond Ave., Rocky Mount, died Sunday, December 17, 1995. He was born a son of the late William and Hester Whitesel on June 15, 1906, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Glossbrenner and Robert Whitesel. Jack graduated from Perry McClure High School in Buena Vista, where he was captain of their first football team. He attended V.P.I. and was half-back on their football team. Jack moved to Rocky Mount in 1930 and married Hester Williams in 1932. He retired from the Supervisory Department of J.P. Stevens Textile Co. in 1971 after 41 years of service. He was then employed by the Franklin County School system and retired from there in 1987 after 15 years of service. He was an Elder of the Rocky Mount Presbyterian Church in the 1950's and 60's and served as Secretary of their Sunday School Department. He is survived by his devoted wife of 63 years, Hester Williams Whitesel; his daughter and son-in-law, Jacquelyn Whitesel and Richard Murtagh; three grandchildren, Sidney E. Hassel, Deborah L. Hensley and Timothy P. Murtagh; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Elizabeth Whitesel; two brothers, Ferth and Russell Whitesel. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday in Flora Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. M. G. Goodpasture officiating. Interment will follow in High Street Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 S. Main St., Rocky Mount.
WILSON, Mary E., 97, of Newport News, died Sunday, December 17, 1995 in Newport News. She was a native of Vinton, and a peninsula resident for 59 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. Mrs. Wilson was the widow of the late Samuel R. W ilson Sr. She is survived by two sons, Charles H. Wilson, Newport News, and Samuel R. Wilson Jr., Englewood, Fla.; five grandsons; four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in Peninsula Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roy Miller officiating. A graveside service will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, Roanoke. Visitation will be at Peninsula Funeral Home Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, Main Street & Warwick Blvd., Newport News, Va. 23601. Peninsula Funeral Home, Newport News, is in charge of arrangements
YOUNG, Adean Ziegler, 67, of Roanoke, died Monday, December 18, 1995. She was preceded in death by her parents, L. W. and Nettie P. Ziegler and her brothers, Eldridge Ziegler and Wayne Ziegler. Adean loved people and was friends and friendly with everyone. She was a charter member of Bethany Christian Church and served in many capacities over the years. She was also a member of the Hollins Chapter of the American Business Women's Association. Surviving are her husband, Dewey Arthur Young; brother and sister-in-law, Leonard C. and Virginia Ziegler, Roanoke; sister, Jean Z. Wimmer, Roanoke; sisters-in-law, Betty A. Ziegler, Richmond, Rosemary O. Aiegler, Stone Mtn., Ga.; dear friend, Laura Sink, Roanoke; nieces and nephews, Carla Jean Marks, Alan Ziegler, Brian Wimmer, all of Roanoke, Stephanie Mears, Charleston, S.C., Tracy Prescott, Fayetteville, Ga., Susan Etheridge, New Castle. Memorials may be made to Bethany Christian Church, P.O. Box 5192, Roanoke, Va. 24012 or Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Road, Roanoke, Va. 24018. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's North Chapel by Dr. John P. Dunstan and the Rev. Clifton C. McCoy. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's North Chapel.
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