ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, February 23, 1996 TAG: 9602230084
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
AKERS, Ruby Love, 93, of Salem, formerly of Albemarle Ave., S.E., Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 1996. She was the widow of Latha C. Akers. She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothy and George Cox of Dublin, Audrey and Warren Hale of Collinsville, Trenda and Ron Hylton of Waynesboro; one brother, Hollis Love of Buchanan. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildre n. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 24, 1996, noon, at Lotz Funeral Home, Roanoke, with interment to follow in Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Lotz Funeral Home, Roanoke
ANGELL, Marcelle S., 83, of Boones Mill, died Wednesday, February 21, 1996 at Franklin Health Care Center. She was born April 8, 1912, in Toule, France. She was the widow of Caleb T. Angell and had been a resident of Boones Mill since 1964. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Gilbert and Jacquelyn Moulin, Metz, France; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, all of Metz, France; one special sister-in-law, Goldie A. Caldwell and her family, Boones Mill; sister-in-law, Annie Mae Boitnott, Boones Mill; three brothers-in-law, Russell Angell, Boones Mill, Harry Angell and Joe D. Angell, both of Rocky Mount; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel, 2 p.m. Friday, with the Rev. James Steele officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. A special thanks to all the staff of Franklin Health Care Center. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
AUSTIN, Raymond Edwin, 84, of Route 1, Boones Mill, died Tuesday, February 20, 1996. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday, Mountain View Old German Baptist Church. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.
BRADBURY, Susan Allie, 95, of Roanoke, died Thursday, February 22, 1996. She was a long-time member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and sang in the choir for 50 years. She is survived by one sister, Gertrude E. Pinkard, Roanoke; nephew and his wife, Don and Janice Pinkard, Roanoke; great-nephew and niece, Deann McElroy, Georgia, Bob Pinkard, Roanoke. Graveside services will be held Friday, February 23, 1996, at 2 p.m. at Fair View Cemetery, with the Rev. Charles A. Watkins officiating. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
CAMPBELL, Curtis Wayne, 52, of Covington, died Thursday, February 22, 1996. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Loving Funeral Home Chapel.
DUDLEY, Verlie W., 82, of Route 7, Rocky Mount, died Saturday, February 17, 1996. He is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Mrs. Essie Mae and Joe Bell, Roanoke, Ms. Melissa Cuff, Fort Cam pbell, Ky.; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Samuel and Marguerite Spencer, Baltimore, Md., Michael Cuff, Roanoke, Va.; four sisters, Mrs. Doris Hancock, Mrs. Reva Hancock, both of Rocky Mount, Va., Mrs. Pauline Hackett, Washington, D.C., Mrs. Helen Burton, Detroit, Mich.; one brother, Curtis Dudley, Washington, D.C.; two devoted friends, Mrs. Edna Finney, Benny Mattox, both of Rocky Mount, Va.; 11 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Hancock officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Stanfield Mortuary Chapel. Interment will follow in Byrdview Cemetery.
EASTER, Ocie Fowler, 88, of Martinsville, died Thursday, February 22, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Martinsville Church of God, and 3 p.m. Saturday, Shorts Creek Church of God, Carroll County. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Service, Martinsville.
EBBETT, Mavis F., 80, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, February 21, 1996. Memorial services 1:30 p.m. Monday, Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke.
FALLIS, Louise, of Nashville, Tenn., died Wednesday, February 21, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Immanuel Baptist Church. Arrangements by Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home.
FERGUSON, R. Henry Sr. 84, of Gretna, died Thursday, February 22, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Saturday at Gretna Burial Park. Arrangements by Colbert-Moran Funeral Home.
HARRIS, Archie Leslie, 78, of Floyd, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 1996 at the V.A. Medical Center, Salem. He was born June 6, 1917 to the late Elder and Mrs. Jethro S. Harris. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving are two brothers and sisters-in-law, Elder Oscar A. and Linda Bell Harris, Stuart, Oden and Lorene Harris, Floyd; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Alma Baker, Leta and James High, both of Floyd, Pauline and Kenneth Hodges, Willis; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Paul Williams officiating. Burial will be in Indian Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Maberry Funeral Home. Flowers would be appreciated or donations may be made to the Floyd County Rescue Squad or the Smith River Rescue Squad in Woolwine.
HESS, Maggie Wampler Griffith, 92, of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, February 22, 1996 at her residence. She was the widow of Frazier M. Hess. Survivors include two sons, Edward Earl Weeks, Roanoke, Perry Elwood Weeks, Boones Mill; three daughters, Shirley Louise Dillon, Roanoke, Elizabeth Josephine Breasheres, Burlington, N.C., Georgia Beulah Rickman, Thaxton; one brother, Robert Griffith, Lebanon; 36 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandson. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 1996 from the Lotz Vinton Chapel, with the Rev. Teddy Phillips officiating. Burial to follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the Lotz Vinton Chapel after 12 noon Friday
HOLLINGSWORTH, The Rev. Dr. Aaron Hayden Jr., Pastor Emeritus of the Second Presbyterian Church of Roanoke, died Thursday, February 22, 1996, at the age of 92. Born in Atlanta on August 18, 1903, he was a distinguished scholar throughout his academic training, which culminated in a Doctor of Theology Degree from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. During his ministry he served pastorates in Georgetown, Ky., and Farmville, before accepting the call to the Second Presbyterian Church in Roanoke in 1942, where he served with distinction for 26 years. During those years, he served on the boards of numerous Presbyterian agencies and colleges, but he will best be remembered by his congregation as powerful preacher and a man of unusal compassion. Dr. Hollingsworth was preceded in death by his loving wife, Merris E. Hollingsworth; and his granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Cusac. He is survived by his daughter, Marian H. Cusac and her husband, William, of Marion, S.C.; his son, J. Hayden Hollingsworth and his wife, Patricia, of Salem; a grandson, Michael L. Cusac of New Orleans, La.; and granddaughters, Merris A. Hollingsworth of Silver Spring, Md., Betsy H. Lee of Nashville, Tenn., and Jennifer L. Hollingsworth-Austin of Roanoke. Also surviving are a sis ter, Agnes Odom of Chicago, Ill; and a niece, Mrs. Doris Tippens of Efland, N.C. The Rev. Julianne Lunsford Hollingsworth of Roanoke, mother of his grandchildren, also survives. The family asks that memorials, in place of flowers, be made to the A. H. Hollingsworth Scholarship Fund of the Union Theological Seminary or The Help Fund of the Second Presbyterian Church. All designated gifts should be sent care of the Second Presbyterian Church, 214 Mountain Ave., Roanoke, Va. 24016. The family will receive friends at Oakey's Downtown Chapel Sunday, February 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. The service for the Witness to the Resurrection will be held at the Second Presbyterian Church Monday, February 26, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dr. William R. Klein, Dr. Hollingsworth's successor, will conduct the service. The interment will be at Evergreen Burial Park. During life many honors were bestowed upon Dr. Hollingsworth, and now he has heard the words spoken of a life successfully complete: ""Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter now into the joy of thy Lord.""
HOLT, Mable C., 50, of Bassett, Va., died Wednesday, February 21, 1996. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Collins Funeral Chapel, Bassett.
HORSLEY, John Carroll, 25, of Vinton, has passed away. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
IKENBERRY, W. Ernest Sr., 81, of Sandston, Va., a native of Franklin County, Va., died Thursday, February 22, 1996, after a long illness. He retired from the Richmond Public Schools in 1981 after 30 years of service as a Plumber. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Margaret Hopkins Ikenberry; a son and daughter-in-law, Walter and Betty Ikenberry; daughter, Marie Ikenberry Parker; four grandchildren, Samuel and Jacob Ikenberry, Amy Parker and Julie Parker Burnett and her husband, Ernest; and a great-granddaughter, Catherine Burnett; one brother, Luther C. Ikenberry, Middletown, Ohio; three sisters, Lucille Barnhart, Roanoke, Hattie Divers, Rocky Mount and Florence Covey, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held from the Nelsen Funeral Home, Richmond, Va., 7 p.m. Friday. Interment at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Evergreen Burial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Henrico Volunteer Rescue Squad or your favorite charity.
JONES, Gladys Anderson, 81, of Mouth of Wilson, passed away Thursday, February 22, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Satueday in the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel, Independence.
KESLER, Raymond William, Jr., 48, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, February 21, 1996. Graveside services 12 noon Friday, Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Lotz Salem Chapel.
LAMBERT, Oliver Eugene 67, of Rigby, Idaho, died Tuesday, February 20, 1996. He is survived by his wife of Rigby Idaho; nine brothers and sisters, of West Virginia; two sons, Audie Ray Lambert, Richmond, David Eugene Lambert, Roanoke. The funeral services will be held at Friday, 2 p.m. at the Eckersell Memorial Chapel, Rigby, Idaho.
LEE, David Cyril, 51, of Daleville, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 199 6, in the Neuro Trama Unit of Roanoke Memorial Hospital. David was retired from the Roanoke City Electronic Communications Department and was owner and president of Commercial Communications Inc. He was preceded in death by his parents, Philip Calvin Sr. and Louvenia Jane Elvin Lee. Surviving are a son, Frederick, of Maryland; his brothers, Philip Calvin Lee Jr., Daleville, William George Elvin Lee and his wife, Helen, Staten Island, N.Y.; his nephews, William C. Lee and his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Sara-Jane, Richard E. Lee, all of New York City, N.Y.; his aunt, Elizabeth Elvin Jackson and her husband, Dr. Andrew Jackson, Bridgewater. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's North Chapel Saturday, February 24, 1 p.m. with the Rev. Daniel Barnum-Steggerda officiating. Interment in the Lee Family Cemetery, Craig Co. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Troutville Rescue Squad in his memory. The family will receive friends Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's North Chapel.
LUTHER, Arbutus R., 86, of Ashland, Ky., formerly of Patrick County, died Thursday, February 15, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Moody Funeral Home Chapel, Stuart.
MILLS, Laura Agatha, 84, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, February 22, 1996. Mrs. Mills was a housemother for the Baptist Children's Home and the Lutheran C hildren's Home. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas W. ``Bill"" and Marian M. Watkins, Roanoke; grandchildren, Jeffrey M. Watkins, Justin M. Watkins, both of Roanoke; brother, William W. Wright, Floyd Co.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mildred and Denton Whitlock, Floyd Co., Glynette and Ernest Abbott, Roanoke; several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Baptist Children's Home. Funeral services will be conducted 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Oakey's North Chapel by the Rev. John D. Cochran. Interment will follow in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel
MUTISPAUGH, Norma Jean Broughman, of Summerville, S.C., died Wednesday, February 21, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Saturday at Parks Funeral Home Chapel, Summerville, S.C.
PAULEY, Sydnor Franklin, 69, of Bastian, died Thursday, February 22, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Newberry Funeral Home, Bland.
REYNOLDS, Macy Marie Chapman, formerly of Salem, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 1996 in New Haven, Conn. Funeral Glorified Deliverance Center Church, Inc. Wade's Funeral Home in charge of arrangemements.
RICHARDSON, Pansy Dalton, (``Mama Pansy''), 90, of Wytheville, died Wednesday, February 21, 1996 in the Wythe County Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Gordon and Lucy Hurst Dalton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Lilburn Ray Richardson Sr.; and a daughter-in-law, Maria Walters Richardson. She is survived by one son, Lilburn Ray Richardson Jr. of Rural Retreat; two sisters, Mrs. Claudia Gray of Carroll County, Ms. Averil Dalton of Radford. Several nieces and nephews also survive. A graveside service will be Saturday, February 24, 1996 at 11 a.m. in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Rural Retreat, conducted by Dr. Barry W. Losey. The family will receive friends at the residence in Wytheville Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wythe County Rescue Squad, Wytheville Baptist Church, or to the charity of your choice. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
STINSON, Bertha Jane, 78, of Marion, died Wednesday, February 21, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Seaver-Brown Chapel.
TINSLEY, Isabelle Cassell, 84, of Cordova, Tenn., formerly of Roanoke, Va., died Thursday, February 22, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
TOBEY, Marion G., 98, of Richmond, formerly of Salem, widow of Manley W. Tobey Sr., died Wednesday, February 21, 1996. She is survived by two daughters, Margaret T. Williams, Sulfolk, Virginia T. Smith, Richmond; two sons, Manley Tobey, Richmond, Dr. Thomas Tobey, Birmingham, Al a.; one sister, Elizabeth G. Ware, Boca Raton, Fla.; predeceased by one son, James Tobey; also surviving is 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 24, 1996 at 12:00 noon at the Lotz Salem Chapel with the Rev. Larry Sprouse officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Women's Missionary Union, S. B. C., Post Office Box 830711, Birmingham, Alabama 35283-0711. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Lotz Salem Chapel
WOLFE, Jesse Arnold, 78, of Covington, died Wednesday, February 21, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Arritt Funeral Home Chapel.
WOMACK, Darrell Anthony, 24, died Tuesday, February 20, 1996. Funeral Friday, 2 p.m., Bethel United Way of the Cross Church, Axton. Arrangements by Stanfield-Miller Funeral Home, Martinsville
ALVIN NASH, an executive with Total Action Against Poverty, announced Wednesday his candidacy for Roanoke City Council.
Alvin Nash showed Wednesday that he can think fast on his feet.
When he stepped up to the microphone to declare his candidacy for Roanoke City Council, there was no sound.
"If I'm elected, I'll make sure this thing works," he quipped, drawing a burst of laughter from 25 of his supporters gathered inside City Council chambers.
Nash, deputy director of housing programs for Total Action Against Poverty, a community action agency, is the second Republican - and the second black Republican - to announce a bid for council in the May elections.
Jeff Artis, a substitute schoolteacher in Roanoke schools, announced his intentions last month.
Nash, 44, is a Roanoke native and said he's been considering a run for council for the past six years.
"There's some things that need to be done, and City Council is the way to do it," he said.
Nash said he will push to create a community-development commission to ensure that projects - such as the revitalization of the Henry Street area - pass a "litmus test," to include mandatory focus groups and public hearings before a plan is developed.
"Now, by the time project proposals get to the Planning Commission, they're 90 percent complete," he said. "If I can get on City Council, this pattern will be broken, and all neighborhoods will be treated the same."
Nash, anticipating the interest over his political affiliation, handed out an explanation - titled "Why the Republican Party" - stapled to a copy of his announcement speech.
"I chose the party that was more in line with my conservative and common-sense approach, and, most important, I chose the party that would allow me to be more of a statesman than simply a politician," he said.
Asked to elaborate, Nash said he's been turned off by hard-line stances pushed by both parties.
"On the federal level, I've got a problem with [Republican presidential candidate] Pat Buchanan," he said. "But I've got a problem with Bill Clinton, too."
Locally, Nash said the Republican Party would allow him more flexibility and would enable him to make decisions without criticism.
Artis agrees. He said he believes the GOP offers the best platform to emphasize the candidate over party politics.
"I used to be a Democrat," he said, "but when it comes time to put up or shut up, you find out that the friends that said they were going to support you end up kicking you in the teeth."
The candidacies of Artis and Nash "are healthy for the city," longtime Republican activist Mamie Vest said.
For Republicans, the two men are "an inspiration and a reawakening," she said.
Artis is running in a special election in May for the remaining two years of former Vice Mayor John Edwards' term. Edwards, a Democrat, is now a state senator.
Councilman Wendell Butler, who was chosen to replace Edwards until the May election, is not interested in running to keep the seat.
Artis said he expects his Democratic opponent to be the Rev. Nelson Harris, chairman of the city School Board.
Nash is running for one of three at-large seats also up for election in May.
The seats are now occupied by Elizabeth Bowles, Mac McCadden and Linda Wyatt.
Bowles and McCadden, who haven't decided if they'll run for re-election, are Republicans. Wyatt is a Democrat.
The mayor's seat, held by Democrat David Bowers, also is up for election.
Political newcomer James "Pat" Green, a Republican, hasn't formally announced his candidacy for mayor, but he has sent out fund-raising letters to Roanoke-area party leaders. Green, 55, owns an insurance agency.
The Republican Party will nominate council candidates during a mass meeting March 5 at City Hall.
Democrats will pick candidates at a convention Feb. 29 in the Patrick Henry High School auditorium.
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