ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, May 29, 1996 TAG: 9605290093
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
ABSHER, Snora Susan, 80, of ""Burk Mtn."", North Fork, West Virginia died Monday May 27, 1996 in Princeton Hospital. Born May 30, 1915 in Patrick County Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Charles Elam and Melissa Boyd Vaughn. She was a member of the Eckman Church of God and was a homemaker, a maker and lover of quilts and a resident of Burk Mountain for the past 41 years. She is preceded in death by, other than her parents, her husband, A. B. Absher; one grandson, Donnie Sizemore; four brothers; one sister. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Ruth) Spinella, Va. Beach, Va., Mrs. Donald (Susie) Sizemore, of the home; two sons, John L. Absher, Hampton, Va. and Albert Absher Jr., Bedford, Va.; two sisters, Bertha Jones, Eckman, W. Va., Mae Trent, McDowell, W.Va.; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Bennett-Widner Funeral Home Chapel, North Fork, W.Va. with the Rev. Patrick Browning officiating. Burial will follow in the Boyd Cemetery at Meadows of Dan, Va. with the committal services at 3 p.m. Paulbearers will consist of grandsons. Friends may call Wednesday night from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bennett-Widner Funeral Home, North Fork. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Boyd Cemetery Fund in c/o Bennett-Widner Funeral Home, P.O.Box 788, North Fork, W. Va. 24868.
CADD, VIRGIE P., 84, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 27, 1996. She was the daughter of James A. and Carnie M. Price. She was the wido w of James T. Cadd. She was also a member of Emmanuel Wesleyan Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, John Price; a sister, Caroline Rutledge. She is survived by a sister, Martha P. Terrill, Charlottesville; nieces, Anna R. Judd, Waynesboro, Myrtle R. Amos, Roanoke, Shelby T. Clements, Charlottesville; nephews, George W. Rutledge, Roanoke, Edward B. Rutledge, Fisherville; several great-nieces and great-nephews, including Richard B. Amos, Roanoke. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 1996, at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, with the Rev. Aaron Rummage officiating. Interment will follow in Fair View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's North Chapel
CLINGENPEEL, William Watts, 90, of 501 V.E.S. Road, Westminster Canterbury, died Tuesday, May 28, 1996. Born in Graysville, Va., he was the son of the late Irving Montgomery and Lura Tice Clingenpeel. He was the husband of the late margaret Hoskins Clingenpeel. After graduating from Randolph-Macon College in 1928, Mr. Clingenpeel was employed as a surveyor for A.T.& T., walking cross country cable routes in Pennsylvania and from New Jersey to North Carolina. He later served as a teacher and coach at Axton High School and as a principal in the King and Queen County and the Alleghany County School Systems. In 1941, when DuPont opened in Martinsville, Va., Mr. Clingenpeel returned to that area and was employed by DuPont until his retirement in 1971 as a Senior Cost Analyst. He was a member of Rivermont Presbyterian Church, Piedmont Masonic Lodge #152, AF & AM in Martinsville, the Huguenot Society and the Sons of the American Revolution. He is survived by his son, William H. Clingenpeel and his wife, Julia of Lynchburg; two grandchildren, Susan C. Hargis and her husband, Shawn of Goode and William H. Clingenpeel, Jr. and his wife, Samantha of Bedford; one great-grandson, William Jordan Clingenpeel and one great-granddaughter, Emily Ann Hargis. A graveside service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 1996 at Oakwood Cemetery in Martinsville, by Dr. L. Wayne Meredith. A memorial service will be conducted at Rivermont Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 1996 by Dr. Lowell B. Sykes. The family will receive friends at the Whitten Timberlake Chapel from 7:30 to 9 p.m. today. Those wishing to make memorial contributions, please consider Rivermont Presbyterian Church.
COBB, Ezekial, 83, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, May 23, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Williams Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
COLLINS, Marion Myers, (``Micky''), 65, of Eagle Rock, died in the Low Moor Hospital Tuesday, May 28, 1996. She was an active member of the Eagle Rock Garden Club. She is survived by a daughter, Brenda Dare Collins; and two brothers, Frank Myers Jr. and Thomas Myers, all of Eagle Rock. Funeral Thursday, May 30, 1996, 2 p.m., in the Eagle Rock United Methodist Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge. Rev. Harold Fuss will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Eagle Rock Funeral Home.
COX, Ruby Austin, 92, of Independence, the widow of J. Summit Cox, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 1996. Funeral services 11 a.m. Thursday, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Arrangements by Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence.
CULLIFER, Willis Neal, Jr., 71, of Virginia Beach, died in a nursing home after a long illness on Monday, May 27, 1996. R. Cullifer was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the son of Willis Neal Cullifer, Sr. of Rocky Mount and Bessie Bragg Cullifer of Ocracoke, North Carolina, who both preceded him in death. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1943 through 1945, after which he attended and graduated from the College of William and Mary. He was retired from Crockin-Levy Furniture Company after a 29 year tenure. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Peggy Wilcox Cullifer of Virginia Beach; a daughter, Deborah Cullifer Garcia of Merritt Island, Florida; two sons and daughters-in-law, William Neal Cullifer and his wife, Janet Goodrich Cullifer and Eric Gregory Cullifer and his wife, Georgia Mildenberg Cullifer, all of Virginia Beach; plus four grandchildren, Brandon Garcia, Chris Cullifer, Michael Cullifer and Shannon Marie Cullifer. Additionally, he is survived by three sisters and brothers-in-law, Laura and Thomas J. East, Diane and Bill Kemp and Dolores and Thomas Snead, all of Virginia Beach. He also had four sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law, Nellie Wilcox Sprouse, Mary Wilcox Yates, Margaret Wilcox Yates, Herbert and Mary Ann Wilcox, all of Roanoke and Rocky Mount, Virginia; plus many nieces and nephews. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Lynnhaven Chapel is in charge of services. The family will be at 453 Dauphin Lane, Virginia Beach, and will also receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Lynnhaven Chapel on Wednesday, May 29, 1996 from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 1996 with the Rev. Ronald W. Lee officiating. Interment will be at Willow Wood Cemetery, Virginia Beach.
DICKSON, Tula Mae, 87, of Roanoke passed away Tuesday, May 28, 1996. Funeral Friday 1 p.m. from the chapel of John M. Oakey and Son, Salem.
DONATHAN, Floyd Lee, 67, of Blacksburg, died Monday, May 27, 1996. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, Christiansburg.
ELLIOTT, Robert Myles, (``Smiley""), 52, of Blacksburg, and Bonita Springs, Fla., died Saturday, May 25, 1996, at Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers, Fla. Smiley as he was affectionately called was the son of the late Hubert U. and Mattie C. Elliott. Smiley was loved and will be deeply missed by his wife, Clara Anne Graham-Elliott of Bonita Springs, Fla., formerly of Blacksburg; stepchildren, Jocy Graham, Blacksburg, Rick and Jodi Graham, Dublin, Ohio; mother-in-law, Anne Jones, Bonita Springs, Fla.; brother, Wayne Elliott and his family; sister, Linda Akers and her family, all of Christiansburg; uncle, Marshall Smith, Blacksburg; and by his extended family members and friends in Florida and Virginia. Memorials services were held earlier in Florida by the Bonita Springs Elks and Moose Lodges. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 31, 1996, 2 p.m. at Slussers Chapel Church of God with the Rev. Richard Gilbert officiating, soloist Catherine Breske and family members sharing fond memories of Smiley. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg with the following active pallbearers, Woody Blevins, Mark Blevins, Dennis Perdue, Aubrey Conner, all of Christiansburg, William Munford, Blacksburg, and Benny Dudding, Pembroke; honorary pallbearers are, Albert Long, Christiansburg and John Thompson , Sebaftian, Fla. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Robert (Smiley) Elliott's name, to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 176, Christiansburg, Virginia 24073. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers!
GLADU, Charles H. Jr., 68, of Roanoke, devoted husband, father and family man, died Saturday, May 25, 1996. Memorial service 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Williamson Road Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
GOLDEN, Robert Wayne, 49, of Clifton Forge, died Sunday, May 26, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.
HANSHEW, Ruby Inez, 76, of Atkins, died Tuesday, May 28, 1996. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service, Marion.
HARRIS, James Arthur, (``Ice Man""), 34, of Roanoke, died Monday, May 27, 1996. He is survived by his mother, Kate Moore of Roanoke; his stepfather, Clarence Williams of Roanoke; one brother, Melvin (Brenda) Moore of Harrisonburg; one stepbrother, Steven Williams of Roanoke; two sisters, Chaniece Moore and Geraldine Moore of Roanoke; his maternal grandmother, Katie M. Harris of Roanoke; his paternal grandmother, Aileen Moore of Jonesville, S.C.; four children, Te'Cara Atkins and Erika Cooper of Roanoke, Domonique Harris of Bedford and Anthony Harris of Rocky Mount; one granddaughter, Da'Cara Atkins of Roanoke; 11 aunts; seven uncles; three nieces; three nephews; two devoted friends, Mrs. Sharon Atkins Hale and Charlette Cooper of Roanoke, and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Keyanie Catron. Funeral services will be conducted at 12 noon Friday, May 31, at Pilgrim Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dwight Steele officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Viewing will be at Serenity Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home.
HUNTER, G. David, 62, of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Roanoke, passed away at his home on Friday, May 17, 1996. He was a graduate of Jefferson High School and Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William and Mary. For the past thirty years, he has been an interior designer in Nashville. Survivors include his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Mingledorff, Roanoke; his wife; three children; two grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Nashville on Monday, May 20.
METCALF, Bruce Thomas, 48, of Martinsville, died Sunday, May 26, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, Tomlinson Funeral Home, Ridgeway.
MOORE, Robert Wayne Sr., 52, of Greenbelt, Maryland, formerly of Roanoke, died Sunday, May 26, 1996 from Cancer in Washington D.C. After serving in the Navy, he returned to Roan oke where he worked as an electrician with Norfolk and Western. Prior to establishing his own business, he relocated to the Washington Area in 1982 where he worked as a master electrician and chief maintenance supervisor for Hoffman Corporation until the on-set of his illness in 1994. He is survived by his parents, Ralph Moore of Roanoke and Dorothy Grasso of Washington D.C.; sons, Robert Moore Jr and Michael Moore of Florida; sisters, Barbara Rubin of Washington D.C., Gloria Harrison of Raleigh, N.C., Donna McDonald and Joyce Cusick both of California; brother Rusty Baker of Washington D.C.. Grave side services will be held Thursday, May 30, 1996 at 12 O'Clock at Sherwood Memorial park with the Reverend Steven Harris officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.
MORGAN, Edwin B., (``Ned''), 86, of Radford, passed away Monday, May 27, 1996, in a Richmond nursing home. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church, and a retired employee of Lynchburg Foundry. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nina Young Morgan. Survivors include a daughter an d son-in-law, Jayne M. and Bob Foster of Mechanicsville; two grandsons, Robert T. Foster Jr. and Michael T. Foster; one great-grandson, Christopher M. Foster; two sisters, Adele Morgan and Katie Farmer, both of Dublin. Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 30, 1996, at 2 p.m. at the West View Cemetery in Radford, with the Rev. Warren Wattenbarger officiating. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or to Central United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home in Radford
MORRIS, Gracie Maxie, 83, of Rocky Mount, died Monday, May 27, 1996, at Franklin Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Otie R. (``Boss"") Morris. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, James Ray and Essie Hicks Morris of Newport News, and David Leonard and Vesta Harrison Morris of Rocky Mount; one grandson, Patrick Dean Morris of Rocky Mount; one sister, Lena Maxie Morris of Rocky Mount; a sister-in-law, Angie D. Maxie of Rocky Mount; a half brother-in-law, Willie C. Morris of Monroe Falls, Ohio, and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Mountain View Memorial Park, with the Rev. J. Earl Harrelson officiating. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 342 South Main Street, Rocky Mount
PERDUE, Clara ``Betty"", 92, of Roanoke, formerly of Ironto, died Sunday, May 26, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn T. Perdue; and son, Virgil H. Perdue. She is survived by one daughter, Evelyn Crowder of Roanoke; one son, Douglas T. Perdue of Salem; two sisters, Maxine Smith of Lynchburg, and Alma Perdue of Elliston; three grandsons, Donald Perdue, Michael Perdue, and George Thomas Per due; two great-granddaughters, Constance Perdue, and Kelsey Perdue; a very special friend, Linda Camden of Roanoke. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 1996 at Hall's United Methodist Church with Pastor E.G. ``Dusty"" Etter and Rev. Jack Perdue officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements by Grant E. Bryant Funeral Home, Elliston
POOLE, Gladys H., 87, of Ridgeway, died Sunday, May 26, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Tomlinson Funeral Home.
PRILLAMAN, Lucy Mae, (Mrs. George A.) of Christiansburg, died Friday, May 24, 1996. Private funeral services were held on Tuesday. Arrangements by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.
RAKES, Cynthia Riggins, 41, of Lewisburg, Ken., died Tuesday, May 28, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn. Arrangements by McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home, Clarksville, TN.
RAKES, Jessie Bell, 89, of Charleston, W.Va., and formerly of Roanoke, died Saturday, May 25, 1996. She was a retired beautician and attended First Baptist Church, Roanoke. Surviving are her daughter, Juanita S. Cook, Charleston, W.Va.; seven grandchildren. Graveside services were conducted Sunday, May 26, at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va., with Rev. David Mitchell officiating. Arrangements were by Good Shepherd Funeral Home, Charleston, W.Va.
WARREN, Edna Marie 67, of Rocky Mount, died Monday, May 27, 1996. Arrangements will be handled by Stanfield Mortuary Service.
WEBB, Blanche Williams, 93, of Allisonia, died Tuesday morning, May 28, 1996, in Pulaski Community Hospital. She was born in Carroll County on October 3, 1902, and was the daughter of the late Sarah and James Williams. She was a member of Valley Harvest Ministries in Dublin. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. C. Webb. Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law, Edith Sutherland of Roanoke, Violet Webb of Allisonia, Imogene and Jim Sisil of Indianapolis, Ind., and Ivery and Bill Lindsey of Allisonia; son and daughter-in-law, Billy and Ann Webb of Kettering, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from the Stevens Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Steve Willis officiating. Burial will follow in the Webb family cemetery in Allisonia. Visitation will be Wednesday evening at Stevens Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Valley Harvest Ministries, Route 11, Dublin, Va. 24084, or to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski.
WEBB, Walter Scott, (``Scotty''), 37, of Max Meadows, and formerly of Pulaski, died Monday morning May 27, 1996, at his home. He was born May 2, 1959 in Radford, the son of the late John Walter and Juanita Doss Webb. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Sparrell ``Robin'' Webb of Pulaski; his maternal grandparents, Frankie Earl Doss and Zettia L. Doss of Belspring; and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Larson (Virginia Guynn) Webb of Pulaski. He was employed by Hercules/Alliant Tech for the past 15 years, and was a member of Thornspring United Methodist Church, Pulaski County. He is survived by his paternal grandfather, Larson Sparrell Webb of Pulaski; several aunts, uncles and cousins; special friends, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Martin of Max Meadows. He was the godfather of their children, Leila, Kelly and Micah. Funeral service will be held Thursday, May 30, 1996, at 11 a.m. at the Reese Funeral Chapel in Austinville, with the Rev. Cecil Albano officiating. Interment will follow in the Thornspring Cemetery, Pulaski County. Visitation will be anytime after 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Reese Funeral Home, Austinville, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Reese Funeral home in Austinville is in charge of the arrangements.
WILSON, Wesley Council Sr., 58, of Big Island, died Monday, May 27, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sedalia Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford.
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