ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, March 5, 1996 TAG: 9603050074
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C2 EDITION: METRO
BASHAM, Joseph Carey, 73, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, March 2, 1996. Graveside 10:30 a.m Tuesday, Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.
BURKHOLDER, Bennie Horace, 82, of Covington, died Monday, March 4, 1996. Funeral Thursday, 2 p.m., Arritt Funeral Home Chapel, Covington.
BURNETTE, Lorine Hooker, 75, of Hillsville, passed away Monday, March 4, 1996 in Blue Ridge Highlands Nursing home, Galax. She was born July 10, 1920 in Grayson County, daughter of the late James William and Ola Willi ams Hooker. Mrs. Burnette was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Burnette. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, James D. and Linda Burnette, Fancy Gap; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Monty Leonard, Thomasville, N.C.; sister, Vera Mabel Cantler, Austinville; brother, Leon Hooker, Fairfax; grandchildren, Tammy Beck, Timothy Leonard, James D. Burnette Jr.; great-granddaughter, Jennifer Beck; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1996, at Fellowship Wesleyan Church conducted by the Rev. Joe Shockley. Interment will be in Shiloh Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Fellowship Wesleyan Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville.
CARROLL, Frank Edward, 83, of Bedford, died Monday, March 4, 1996. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
CARY, Thelbert (``Pete""), 74, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Saturday, March 2, 1996 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla.. He was a native of Roanoke and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a pipefitter for the Newpo rt News/ Holchase Cellnese Co. in Pearisburg, Va. He and his late wife helped found the Faith Temple in Pearisburg as well as many other countries. He was also served as Deacon at Faith Temple. He is survived by his sister, Hazel Rushton, Fernandian Beach; sister-in-law, Ailene Cary, Benton; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 1996 at Bosque-Bello Cemetery with The Rev. David Lawson officiating. Oxley-Heard Funeral Home, Fernandina Beach, Fla. is in charge of arrangements.
CAULEY, Lola C. Lackes, 87, of Magnolia, N. J., wife of the late Harry G. Cauley, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Nessell Gordon, Whittier, Calif. She is survived by two daughters, Dorothy Kaighn, Oldsmar, Fla., Shirley Webster, Nathrop, Colo; one son, Basil G. Cauley, Stratford, N.J.; one brother, Cecil Lackes, Roanoke; 13 grandchildren a nd 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services 1 p.m. Thursday at Zale Funeral Home Chapel, Stratford, N.J., with interment in Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, N.J. The family will receive friend Thursday from 11:30 until 1 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 201 N. Nawick Rd., Magnolia, N. J. 08049. Arrangements by Zale Funeral Home.
COLLINS, Helen Frances Barton, 68, of Vinton, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Goodview Baptist Church. Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel.
CREGER, Mary Magdeline, 90, of Roanoke, entered into Gods arms Sunday, March 3, 1996. She was a long time member of Rainbow Forest Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert R. Creger. She was the beloved mother of Peggy C. Orton, Mary C. and husband, Edsel Gish, E. Allen and wife, Lucie Creger, Marie C. Davis, Nancy C. and husband, John Sturgill, Ramona C. Haynes, Norma J. Tabor; her br other, Sam Heath; her sister Mildred Lindley; special niece, Lillian Wilson; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel by the Rev. Ken Butterworth with burial at Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton. The family will receive friends Tuesday at the Lotz Roanoke Chapel
DUNCAN, Lesslie Ralph, 82, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, March 2, 1996 in the Montgomery Regional Hospital. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the White Rock Church Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Richard H. Horne. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
FOLEY, Harry Nelson, 43, of Bent Mountain, died Wednesday, February 21, 1996. Graveside service 9 a.m. Tuesday, Suck Spring Baptist Church Cemetery, Bedford. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp, Bedford.
FREEMAN, William Thomas Sr., 64, of Gibsonville , N.C., died Saturday, March 2, 1996. He was a truck driver for Harris Teeter Transportation. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Freeman Jr. Surviving are his wife, Alfreda Rose Rhoton Freeman; three sons and daughters-in-law, William Thomas Jr. (Billy) and Pam Freeman, Virginia Beach, Ricky M. (Mike) and Ann Freeman, Roanoke, Jeffrey Thomas and Alisa Rhoton, Eli Whitney, N.C.; a daughter, Barbara Ann Freeman, Gibsonville, N.C.; stepchildren, Jimmy Patton and Kathy Fitzgerald, both of Salem; Reba and Frankie Warner, Dayton, Va.; two brothers, Bert Freeman, Nashau, N.H., Roger Freeman, Leominster, Mass.; four sisters, Alice Freeman, Marion Marion, both of Fitchburg, Mass., Nancy Huckins, East Hampton, Mass., Evelyn (Blue Eyes) Partridge, Winslow, Vermont; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Lotz Roanoke Chapel at noon Thursday, March 7, 1996, with the Rev. Irvin W. Sloan officiating. Interment in Evergreen Burial Park. The family will receive friends at Lotz Roanoke Chapel from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
GRIFFIN, Leslie, 65, of Vinton, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. He was a member of Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church and a member and former president of Crossroads Lions Club. He was also an Eye Bank donor. He served in Germany with the activated Texas National Guard 95th Medical Group during the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of John A. Wilkerson High School, Belhaven N.C., and attended Wake Forest University. He opened the Roanoke branch of the Ford Motor Credit Corporation in 1962, and retired with 30 years of service. Surviving are his wife, Annie M. Maxey Griffin; two sons and daughters-in-law, Gregory Louis and Evelyn Griffin, and Leslie Glenn and Candy Griffin of Roanoke; a daughter and son-in-law, Trina Dare and Douglas John Graham of Salem; three grandsons, Adam Louis Griffin, Hunter John Graham and Casey Griffin Graham; three sisters, Marie Ingalls of Belhaven, N.C., Elsie Respess of Richmond and Angela Grady of Williamston, N.C., and many beloved nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from Thrasher Chapel of Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1996, with the Rev. Wm. Anthony Layman and the Rev. Dr. George Wesley Jones officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family suggests memorials be made to the American Heart Association or the Vinton Rescue Squad. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
HARLESS, Paul Epperson, 82, of Pilot, died Monday, March 4, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon.
HAWLEY, Barbara Sutphin, 60, of Christiansburg, died Sunday, March 3, 1996 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Carolyn and James Troutt, Karen and Steve Reed; two sons, Gary Dean Thompson, Keith Alan Hawley; one granddaughter, Stephanie Nicole Reed; one brother, Daniel Sutphin; and her stepmother, Eva Sutphin, all of Christiansburg. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the graveside in Sunset Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Dewey Weaver. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Friends may call any time after noon on Tuesday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday
HOPKINS, Byrd Willis, 78, of Botetourt County, died Sunday, March 3, 1996 in the Virginia Veterans Care Center, Salem. He was born in Salem on December 18, 1917, the son of Garland James and Maude Logan Hopkins. He was a graduate of the Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va. and Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., majoring in Pomology. During World War II he was a captain and pilot in the Army Artillery receiving the Purple Heart. Before his retirement, he was an apple grower at Garland Orchards, and was the developer of Williamsburg Court, both at Daleville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Harriot Rutherfoord Hopkins, and his younger brother, Garland James Hopkins, Jr. Surviving are two daughters, Helen Carter Hopkins Greffard, Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada, Harriot DuVal Hopkins, Arlington; two sons, Lewis Willis Hopkins, Alexandria, William Rosborough Hopkins, Daleville; two granddaughters, Melanie Catherine Greffard, Marie-Helene Greffard; one sister, Nancy Washington Hopkins, Roanoke; one brother, Fortescue Whittle Hopkins, New Castle. Funeral services will be held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Fincastle, Wednesday, March 6, 1996 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jim Workman officiating. Interment will follow in East Hill Cemetery, Salem. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Fincastle, Va. 24090. There will be no public visitation. The family will receive friends at 102 Cassell Lane, S.W., Roanoke, after the funeral service. Oakey's Roanoke Chapel handling funeral arrangements.
JONES, Rufus Arthur, 72, of Roanoke, died Monday, March 4, 1996, at the Burrell Nursing Center. He was preceded in death by tw o sons, Rufus A. Jones Jr. and Thomas E. Jones. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Mae Jones of Roanoke; six daughters and sons-in-law, Rose M. and John T. Kamara, Ruby L. and Edward A. Dargan, Denise C. Jones, all of Roanoke, Gloria J. and James E. Blake, Evelyn B. Jones and Joseph Banks, Alice M. Jones, all of Bedford; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother-in-law, Alex I. Brown of Roanoke; one sister-in-law, Josephine Jones of Bedford; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 7, 1996, at 2 p.m. at the Bedford Funeral Home Chapel, Bedford with the Rev. J.D. Holland officiating. Interment will follow in the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Bedford County, Va. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at the Bedford Funeral Home Chapel. Bedford Funeral Home, Bedford is in charge of arrangements.
LAWSON, Ralph Eugene, 66, of Roanoke passed away Monday, March 4, 1996. He was a Deacon at Hollins Road Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Juanita Lawson; sons and daughter-in-law, Richard and Lynn Lawson, Russell ""Buzzy"" Stiff and finance', Tonya Walters; daughter and son-in-law, Sharon Stiff Guacheta and husband, Ramiro Guacheta; grandchildren, Cory and Katryn Lawson, Juan Nicholas Guacheta; father, Clarence Macklin Lawson; sister, Helen Joyce Turner; brother, Melvin ""Bud"" Lawson. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1996 at Oakey's North Chapel with Rev. Mark G. Washington officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's North Chapel
LEAMNSON, Jack, 69, of 5643 Locust Drive, Dublin, died Monday, March 4, 1996 in University Hospital, Charlottesville. Born June 30, 1926, in Tell City, Ind., he was the son of the late Jack Leamnson and Louise Ress. Mr. Leamnson had retired as minister for the christian church after 30 years. He was a graduate of the Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, Tenn. and attended Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind. for 2 years. He had also retired from AT&T Corporation in Fairlawn. He is survived by his wife, Esther Robinson Leamnson, Dublin; one daughter, Mrs. Walter (``Dian'') Phipps, Dublin; one son, Michael Leamnson, Roanoke; one brother, George Leamnson, Rockville, Ind.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, at 11 a.m. from the Community Christian Church, Newbern, with Dr. David Eubank, Matthew Showalter and Mike Whitaker officiating. Entombment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum, Dublin. Visiting will be Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jack & Esther Leamnson Scholarship Fund, at the Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, Tenn.
LEE, Raymond B. Jr., 61, of Troutville, passed away Monday, March 4, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
LONG, Mila E., 80, of Radford, died Saturday, March 2, 1996 in a Radford hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard H. Long. Born in Giles Co. in 1915, she served in the US Navy as a Lt. Commander and had a long career as a Registered Nurse retiring from St. Albans Hospital in Radford. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Long Hovey; a son, Richard Long; a granddaughter, Amber Long; four sisters-in-law, Louise Long and Eunice Long both of Radford, Omega Long, Blacksburg, Irma Barton, Dayton, Ohio. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 1996 at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Pastor Jerry Gibson and the Rev. Gina Rhea officiating.
MAXEY, Richard Cook, 68, of Rt. #2, Rural Retreat, died Sunday, March 3, 1996 in the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Richmond. He was born in Pageton, W.Va., the son of the late John Homer and Carrie Lee Pickle Maxey. Mr. Maxey was a retired carpenter, a member of the Rural Retreat Presbyterian Church, a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the Rural Retreat American Legion Post #229, and a member of the Mt. Airy Masonic Lodge #226 A.F. & A.M. He is survived by his wife, Joan Catron Maxey; one daughter and son-in-law, Peggy Maxey and Dennis Houseman of Rt. #4, Wytheville; two sons and daughters-in-law, David R. and Diana Maxey, Rodney J. and Brenda Maxey, all of Rural Retreat; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Ethel and Neal Burkett of Groseclose, Lola and Jim Smith of Glade Spring, Joanne and Edward Wright of Rural Retreat; two brothers, Frank Maxey of Rural Retreat, John Maxey of Groseclose; four grandchildren, Maranda Maxey, Brian Houseman, Craig Alan Maxey, and Brittany Maxey. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1996, at the Lindsey Funeral Home with the Rev. Hallett G. Hullinger officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rural Retreat, with graveside military rites being conducted by American Legion Post #229. The family requests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Rural Retreat Volunteer Fire Dept. or the Rural Retreat Emergency Services. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with a Masonic memorial service to be held at 8 p.m., or friends may call at the residence at any time. Lindsey Funeral Home, Rural Retreat, is in charge of arrangements.
MAYS, Blanche Stone, 85, of Martinsville, died Monday, March 4, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Stone Funeral Home Chapel.
MOSES, Maude E., 96, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, March 1, 1996. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 2 p.m. at the Hamlar Curtis Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Noel C. Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The procession will form at Hamlar-Curtis Chapel.
PALMER, Earl, 90, of Christiansburg, died Monday, March 4, 1996. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
ROANE, Elinor Dunlap, (``Boots''), 58, of Hickory, N.C., formerly of Lexington, died Monday, March 4, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m. Thursday, Stonewall Jackson Cemetery. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
SMELSER, Kenneth Michael, 42, of Wytheville, died Sunday, March 3,1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gillman Funeral Chapel, Wytheville.
SOWERS, Joseph Richard, 41, of Pilot, died early Monday, March 4, 1996 at his parents home, 3464 Old Sourwood Road. He is survived by his parents, Joe and Ruby Sowers; two sisters, Brenda Loy and Marie Davie, both of Northern Virginia; three nephews; two nieces; five aunts; four uncles; and several cousins. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday from the Richardson-Horne Chapel in Christiansburg, conducted by The Rev. Homer Sawyer and The Rev. TIm Clark with burial in the Huffville Cemetery, Floyd County. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home
THOMPSON, Josie Layne, 86, of Gretna, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Wednesday, Mulberry Baptist Church. Arrangements by Colbert-Moran Funeral Home.
TROBAUGH, Elizabeth Leone Bayless, 90, of Waynesboro, died Sunday afternoon, March 3, 1996 in Avante of Waynesboro. Mrs. Trobaugh was born July 21, 1905 in Johnson City, Tenn., the youngest daughter of James McBurney Bayless and Elizabeth Loretta Treadway Bayless. She was the last surviving member of her family of three brothers and four sisters. She married Thomas H.. Trobaugh of Waynesboro in 1960. Mr. Trobaugh died in 1977. She was also preceded in death by a special niece on March 1, 1996, Dorothy Boukenight of Johnson City, Tenn. Mrs. Trobaugh had lived at 1917 Oxford Ave., S.W. in Roanoke for many years and had many friends in the Roanoke area. She was a charter member of Grace Church in Roanoke. She was a retired Federal Government employee and worked as a secretary in the Fiscal Service Dept. at the Salem Veterans Hospital in Salem. She was a member of NARFE and AARP. She had made her home with her niece and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Bosserman of Route 1, Box 372, Waynesboro, since August of 1992. In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Bosserman, she is also survived by their daughters, Vrla B. Leach and Loretta Elizabeth Knott of Staunton; a stepson, Donald Trobaugh and his family of Greensboro, N.C.; great nieces, Frances Mawyer of Fishersville, and Marilyn Harner and Connie Kestner of Waynesboro; nephew, the Rev. H. Abe Moyer and his wife, Winifred, of Charlotte, N.C., and their children, Pamela M. Flynn, Michael Moyer, both of Charlotte, N.C., and his son, David L. Moyer of Newport News; nephew, William Warren Moyer of Ormond Beach, Fla., and his son, George D. Moyer of Margate, Fla., and daughter, Ina Jane Wade of Fieldale. Also surviving are nephews, Richard and David Boukenight of Johnson City, Tenn.; and other relatives. A service will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Waynesboro Chapel of Etter-Reynolds Funeral Service by the Rev. H. Abe Moyer. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery in Waynesboro. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home, and at other times at the home of Elizabeth and Harold Bosserman.
TRUMAN, Stephen Vernon, 88, of Hardy, died Monday, March 4, 1996. Surviving are his wife, Delsie Helen Truman; a sister and brother-in-law, Alberta T. and Charlie Paxton, Roanoke; a special friend, W.W. (Sunny) Obenchain, Roanoke; also many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at Franklin Memorial Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1996, with the Rev. John Riggs and the Rev. Jeff Richards officiating. Interment with military honors by V.F.W. Post 1264 will be in Franklin Memorial Park. Friends may call at Lotz Roanoke Chapel after 11 a.m. Tuesday.
VASSER, Nettie Dalton, 92, of Gretna, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Weatherford Primitive Baptist Church. Arrangements by Colbert-Moran Funeral Home.
VELEZ, Gerarda, 86, of Moneta, died Monday, March 4, 1996. Graveside 2 p.m. Tuesday, Resurrection Catholic Church Cemetery, Moneta. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
WILLIAMS, Brantley P., 96, of Rocky Mount, and formerly of Fort Blackmore, died Monday, March 4, 1996 in Franklin Health Care Center, Rocky Mount. Mr. Williams was born September 4, 1899 in Powcan, King and Queen County. In 1922 he moved to Fort Blackmore, where he permanently made his home for 43 years. The last 13 years he had resided with his daughter and son-in-law in Rocky Mount. A son of the late Eugene and Sue Powers Williams, his wife, Nannie C. Williams preceded him in death in April 1983. He was also preceded in death by his son, Charles E. Williams of Kingsport, Tenn. He was a teacher and principal in the public school system in Lee, Wise and Scott counties for 43 years. He taught and was principal at Fort Blackmore Elementary School until he retired. Mr. Williams was educated in the public schools of King and Queen County and graduated from Lynchburg College in 1922. He was of the Methodist faith, was a veteran of World War I, and a member of American Legion Post 6, Rocky Mount. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Peggy W. and Charles D. Santrock, Rocky Mount; a daughter-in-law, Clara B. Williams, Kingsport, Tenn; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Ruby Williams, Glen Allen. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, M arch 7, 1996, from the Gate City Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Holston View Cemetery, Weber City. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service at Gate City Funeral Home. Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount, is in charge of local arrangements.
WILSON, George J., 80, of Martinsville, died Sunday, March 3, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Roselawn Burial Park. Arrangements by McKee Funeral Services.
WRIGHT, Lillian Spears, 75, of Collinsville, died Monday, March 4, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Tomlinson Funeral Home, Ridgeway.
LENGTH: Long : 314 linesby CNB