ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, July 21, 1996 TAG: 9607220104
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
ADKINS, Leeta Ginn, 77, of 229 Broad Street, Martinsville, died Saturday, July 20, 1996. Funeral 8 p.m. Sunday at the residence. Arrangements by Tomlinson Funeral Home, Ridgeway.
ATKINS, Donald Edward, (K4CZA), 60, of Roanoke, died Saturday, June 20, 1996, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, H. Edward Atkins and Dorothy Nichols Atkins. He was a member of Grandin Cour t Baptist Church, president of Mountain View Cemetery and active in the Amateur Radio Club, the Orchid Society and the study of genealogy. He was a graduate of Jefferson High School and attended VPI and State University. Survivors include an uncle, Horace Jr. and wife Angie Nichols of Connecticut; two aunts, Ellen Pickles of Richmond and Audrey Ernst of New Jersey, and very special friends, Hilda P. Basham, Tracie Leigh Basham and Virginia Allison, all of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel at 12 noon Monday by the Rev. Philip E. Motley. Burial will be in Evergreen Burial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
ATWELL, Bertha K., 91, of Rural Retreat, the Groseclose Community, died Saturday, July 20, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel.
BOATWRIGHT, James Scott, 25, of Gainesville, Fla., died Saturday, July 20, 1996. Arrangements by Campbell Funeral Home, Abingdon, Va.
BOWLING, Carol Alton, 71, of Pearisburg, died Saturday, July 20, 1996. Mr. Bowling was born on August 12, 1924, in Hinton, W.Va., and was a son of the late William Harvey and Dulcie Vest Bowling. Mr. Bowling was a deacon of Pearisburg Baptist Church, a member of Giles Lodge #106 A.F.&A.M., a Past Patron of Paris Lodge #124 Order of the Eastern Star, and a former employee of Kroger and Blueridge Wholesale. Mr. Bowling also was preceded in death by his wife, Dora Lee Boyer Bowling, and a brother, Bernard Lee Bowling. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Carroll Alton and Judy Bowling of Dublin; a daughter and son-in-law, Connie B. and Steve Strasser of Enoree, S.C., and six grandchildren, Richard Anderson, Tina Pressley, Curry Bowling, Midi Turgerson, Natalie Quesenberry and Cheril Bowling. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 1996, at Pearisburg Baptist Church, with the Rev. Elmon Thompson officiating. Interment with military honors by the American Legion and VFW will follow in Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at Givens Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, with a Masonic service at 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dublin Baptist Church Sound System Fund.
BRUMFIELD, Irvin Ellis, 68, of Salem, died Saturday, July 20, 1996, at his home. Born in Christiansburg, he was a son of the late Marley E. and Myrtle R. Brumfield. He was a member of Crystal Springs Baptist Church and the VFW. He served in the U. S. Army in Korea, and retired from the V. A. Medical Center. Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Wilma T. Brumfield; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael R. and Sharon Brumfield; a granddaughter, Amanda Rae; a great-granddaughter, Jordan Rae; a brother, Arnold Brumfield of Christiansburg, and sisters, Hazel Linkenhoker and Irene Phillips of Christiansburg, Mary Logan of Roanoke and Betty Burk of Suffolk. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Monday at the Lotz Salem Chapel by the Rev. Jeff Etheridge and the Rev. Harry LeLand, with burial in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Lotz Salem Chapel
COLLINS, Alice Warner, 89, of Friendship Manor, died Saturday, July 20, 1996. She was the widow of Victor Claude Collins. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Gary (Grace) Black of Roanoke; five grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be private. Interment will be in Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
DALTON, Thelma A., of Martinsville, died Friday, July 19, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Monday, Branscome Cemetery, Hillsville.
DAVIS, Lillie Mae Holbrook, 58, of Hiwassee, passed away Friday, July 19, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday, Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski.
EDWARDS, Bernice Welch, 79, of Thaxton, went to be with the Lord Friday, July 19, 1996. She was born on April 10, 1917 in Amherst Co., a daughter of the late Albert Welch and Fannie Dooley Welch. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Allen Edwards and a son, Wayne Lee Edwards. She was a member of the Christian Life Ministries. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Nellie and Billy Dooley, Thaxton; three sons and daughters-in-law, Marvin and Martha Edwards, Bedford, Clayton and Mary Edwards, Thaxton, William (Coole) and Terry Edwards, Cloverdale; granddaughters and their husbands, Cynthia and Kenny Kanode, Thaxton, Tina and Butch , Bedford, Sharon and Shane Taylor, N.C., Rhonda Edwards, Hampton, Melissa Edwards, Cloverdale; a grandson, Matt Edwards, Cloverdale; six great-grandchildren, April and Kody Kanode, Thaxton, Jason and Jacqueline Bowyer, Bedford, Brittany and Matthew taylor, N.C.; six brothers, Lindsey, Claude, Leo, Alton, Woody and Carlton Welch, all of Roanoke; one sister, Connie Staton, Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, July 22, 1996 at 11 a.m. from the Christian Life Ministries, by the Rev. Ed Richardson. Interment will follow in the Old Dominion Memorial Gardens, Cloverdale. The family will receive friends from Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.
EGAN, Gail Anne Ryan, 55, of Staffordsville, died Saturday, July 20, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m. Monday Birchlawn Burial Park. Arrangements by Givens Funeral Home.
FITZGERALD, Thomas E., (``Bumps""), of Spout Spring, died Friday evening, July 19, 1996, at the V. A. Medical Center in Salem. He is survived by his wife, Katherine M. Fitzgerald; a son and daughter-in-law, David C. and Cathy Fitzgerald, and a daughter and son-in-law, Darlene and Bill Clark, all of Concord; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Hill Bryant of Petersburg, and Jessie Baird and Virginia Spencer of Dillwyn, and a brother, Francis B. Fitzgerald of Concord. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Pamp lin Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Robinson Funeral Home in Appomattox from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday
GAMBILL, Charles, 80, of Wytheville, died Friday, July 19, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Monday, Grubb Funeral Chapel.
GAYLOR, Lauraign Cook, 89, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, July 19, 1996, in Friendship Health Care Center. She was the widow of Jesse O. Gaylor, and was preceded in death by a son, Jesse E. (``Pete"") Gaylor, and three daughters, Brenda Gaylor, Mrs. Marie Ridenhour and Mrs. Norma Scott. Mrs. Gaylor was a former member of the Rachel Rebekah Lodge #4, the VFW and a member of Oakland Baptist Church. She was retired from Mill End Fabric Center. Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Bea Gaylor of Vinton, James W. Gaylor of Louisville, Ky., and Rochelle and Trula Gaylor of Roanoke; a son-in-law, William Ridenhour of Roanoke; 17 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 22, 1996, in Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton, with the Rev. H. Kelly Dampeer Sr. officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Sunday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
GEARHEART, Alice Josephine, 88, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, July 20, 1996. She was the widow of Emory C. Gearheart. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Christine S. and James M. Tabor of Roanoke; a grandson and wife, Tommy and Cheryl Snead of Callaway; a granddaughter and husband, Tondra and Douglas Blevins of Matthews, N.C.; great-grandchildren, Stacy and Alex Snead, Emily Perez, and Nikki and Kory Blevins; a sister, Charlie Kesler, and a brother, Jack Heath, both of Roanoke. Funeral services will be at Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 3 p.m. Monday, July 22, 1996, with the Rev. Don McCaskill officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
GUILL, Mary P., 77, of Roanoke, died Saturday, July 20, 1996. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was the widow of Robe rt Henry Guill Sr. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Judith G. and Robert M. Stewart Sr. of Poquoson; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert H. Jr. and Wanda Jean Guill of Boones Mill; three grandchildren, Sherry Guill of Boones Mill, Robert M. Stewart Jr. of Williamsburg and Mary Lynn Reagan of Easley, S.C.; two great-grandsons, Robert Bradley Stewart and Joshua Campbell; two brothers, Ralph W. Parsons of Roanoke and Eugene Parsons of Huntsville, Ala., and a sister, Mrs. Ruth Moody of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 22, 1996, at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, with the Rev. Jim Steele and Dr. Harry Y. Gamble officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. Flowers are appreciated, however, those desiring may make memorial donations to the Boones Mill Baptist Church Choir Fund. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
HUMPHREYS, Roy Lee, 71, of Buena Vista, died Friday, July 19, 1996 at his residence. Born September 8, 1924 in Rockbridge County, the son of the late Robert L. and Pauline Campbell Humphreys. He was U. S. Army veteran having served World War II. He retired after 34 years at Burlington Industries as a weaver, a member of the Stone Church Brethren, American Legion Post 126 and former member of the Buena Vista Rescue Squad. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Carolyn Humphreys. Surviving is his wife, Dorothy Staton Humphreys; two sons and daughters-in-law, Larry C. and Brenda Humphreys and Patrick Arnold and Lynne Humphreys, all of Roanoke; grandchildren, Seth, Ian, Garth, Sarah and Ryan; two brothers, Bobby Humphries, of Tampa, Fla., Lester Humphries, of Clinton, Iowa and one sister, Gladys Smith, of Tampa, Fla. and a number of nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted Monday, July 22, 1996 at p.m. at the Lomax Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ron Thompson and Rev. Joseph Grow officiating. Interment will be in Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lomax Funeral Home.
LEE, Lucian Virgil, 66, of Roanoke, died Friday, July 19, 1996. Was preceded in death by his parents, Ramey P. and Floetha Lee; brother, William (Bill) Lee ; sister, Kay Lee Webber; stepsons, W.C. Hickam and Thom Hickam. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. Mr. Lee retired from G.E. with over thirty years service and was well known in the Roanoke Valley and New Castle area as a vocalist. He was Past Master of Mountain Lodge 140 A.F. and F.M., Past Patron of Mountain Chapter 163 O.E.S., both of New Castle, D.C. Shanks Number 31 R.A.M., Bayrad Number 15 K.T., Kazim Temple Shrine, was an member o f VFDA Post 4491, of New Castle. He is survived by his wife, Juanita M. Lee; stepdaughter, Vicki and husband, Jim Leonard; step daughter-in -law, Carolyn Hickam Raines; grandchildren, Nichole and husband, Scott Witt, Jamie, Sarah and Matthew Leonard; great-grandson, Tyler Leonard; sisters, Geraldine Johnson, Pat and husband, Mike Childers; brothers, Bruce Lee, Jim Lee and wife, Penny, John Lee and wife, Linda and Bill Lee Jr. and wife, Susan; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday at the Lotz Salem Chapel by Rev. David R. Miller with Masonic Graveside services to be held by Mountain Lodge Number 140 A.F. and A.M. at Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 Sunday or anytime Monday before the service at the Lotz Salem Chapel.
MANLEY, Robert Ward, (``Rob""), 82, of Max Meadows, died Friday, July 19, 1996. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Rosewood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel in Rural Retreat. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville.
McGHEE, Inez Susan, 99, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, July 19, 1996. Mrs. McGhee was preceded in death by her husband, Major A. McGhee; a son, Earl McGhee, and a daughter, Selma M. Johnson. Surviving are a son, Marvin (Preacher) McGhee of Rocky Mount; son-in-law, William Johnson, Martinsville; grandchildren, James E. and Sandra Johnson, Martinsville, Seward M. and Ann McGhee, Hanover, James K. Parker, of Sontag, and Burrell A. McGh ee, of Rocky Mount. Also surviving are many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday July 22, 1996 in High Street Cemetery, with Dr. Joe Bryant officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at Lynch Funeral Home where the family will be from 7 til 9 p.m
MEADOR, Tammy Jean, 32, of Roanoke, died at her home on Thursday, July 18, 1996. Surviving are her mother and father, Dorothy and Carlton Crews; two sons, Carlton and Michael; a daughter, Amanda; two sisters, Cynthia Trembath and Brenda Midkiff, and two brothers, Richard McGavisk and Michael Crews, all of Roanoke. Graveside services will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton, at 2 p.m. Monday, July 22, 1996, with the Rev. Frank W. Feather officiating. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel after 11 a.m. Sunday.
MEREDITH, Robyn Kimberly, 41, passed away on July 19, 1996 in the Franklin Health Care Center, Rocky Mount, from complications associated with multiple scelerosis. She is survived by her father and stepmother, General Tom and Patricia Meredith, of Penhook; her mother and stepfather, Marjorie and Tom Mitts, of Great Falls; her sister, Marjorie Poyck, of Fredericksburg; three stepsisters, Frances Timberlake and Mary Reed, of Warrenton and Trisha Carson, of Tyndall AFB, Fla.; a stepbrother, Paul Carson; a niece, Elizabeth Poyck, of Washington, D.C. and a nephew, Kevin Poyck of Lexington, South Carolina. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, 1996 at the chapel of Etter-Reynolds Funeral Home in Waynesboro followed by interment in the Augusta Memorial Gardens in Waynesboro. Pall bearers will be Paul Carson, John B. Meredith, Jr., Arthur Poyck, Ray Queen, Richard Queen, Chris Reed, Matt Ryan and Terry D. Sumey. The family requests that flowers or contributions be sent to the Robyn Kimberly Meredith Scholarship Fund for Children of Multiple Sclerosis Victims at the First National Bank of Ferrum, 315 North Main Street, Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151.
PRICE, Mary Elizabeth, (``Mama Liz""), 84, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, July 20, 1996. Survivors include her daughters, Mrs. Ruth Ouderkirk, Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Joliet Crosson-Holland, Roanoke; four granddaughters, Mrs. Bettye Sellman, Mrs. Helen McBride, Mrs. Deborah Williams, all of Baltimore, Md. and Ms. Althea Crosson, Roanoke; five great-grandchildren, Kevin Sellman, Jr., Crystal Sellman, Dax McBride, Devery Crosson and Desmon McBride; two brothers-in-law, Mr. Sam Price and Mr. Robert Price, Sandy Ridge, N.C.; three nephews, Elder Robert (Willie Mae) Ingram, Mr. James (Janice) Burks, Mr. Beverly (Vanessa) Burks, all of Roanoke, Mrs. Elanora Sye, New Jersey, Mrs. Hazel Shelton, New York and many other relatives, friends and a host of young men and women she called ``her children."" Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
ROBERTSON, Catherine W., 98, of Richmond, died Friday evening, July 19, 1996, at Westminister Canterbury in Richmond. She was born Nov ember 5, 1897, in Roanoke, and was the daughter of the late Silas Walthall and the late Cora Alice Bryan. Mrs. Robertson was very active in the Presbyterian Church in Norfolk and Richmond and was a Red Cross volunteer at the McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond. She had resided at Westminister Canterbury since 1976. Mrs. Robertson was married to Douglas Pitzler Robertson, who died in 1961. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Catherine W. Carson; and a half brother, William Walthall. Surviving are a daughter, Ann R. Heard, Berryville; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a brother, John Walthall, Sheffield, Ala. Funeral services will be conducted from the graveside, Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, at 12 noon Monday. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to a favorite charity. Friends may call after 12 noon Sunday at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
ROSE, Virginia Gaither, 89, of Pulaski, died Friday, July 19, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday First Baptist Church, Magazine Street, Pulaski. Arrangements by Penn's Funeral Home.
RYMER, Robert, (``Bob""), 53, of Marion, died Friday, July 19, 1996, in a boating accident in Sullivan County, Tenn. Mr. Rymer was a member of Falling Water Baptist Church, and Washington County Bass Club in Abingdon. He was employed at Saltville Long Airdox Company in Saltville. He is survived by his wife, Venida (``Rat"") Rymer of Marion; one brother, Samuel Rymer of Hampton; two sisters, Rachel Honaker of Charlottesvill e and Rosenell Williams of Tampa, Fla.; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Harvey and Mae Holmes of Glade Spring; two stepdaughters, Jane Moore of Abingdon and Debra Ferguson of Halifax; two stepgrandchildren, Brittany and Thomas Ferguson of Halifax, and several nieces and nephews. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements
SMITH, Paula Terry, 50, of Clifton Forge, died Friday, July 19, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Nicely Funeral Home Chapel.
SPIERS, Beverly Kennon Jr., (``B.K. or Ken""), 87, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, July 18, 1996 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his daughter, Beverly Ann Spiers; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary H. and Joyce Spiers, Staunton, James K. and Julie Spiers, Delta Junction, Alaska; grandchildren, Sarah, Elizabeth, Gary H. Jr. and Kaaren Luca Spiers; brothers, Robert J. and Helen Spiers, Roanoke, Daniel Spiers, Richmond. Services will be held graveside Monday, July 22, 1996 at 11 a.m. at Sherwood Memorial Park with the Rev. J. Michael Palmer officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at John M. Oakey and Son, Salem.
TOLLEY, Betty Louise, 62, of Buena Vista, died Thursday, July 18, 1996. Memorial service 2 p.m. Sunday, Lomax Funeral Home Chapel.
TUGGLE, Frank Lee, Sr., 49, of Ridgeway, died Friday July 19, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday McKee Funeral Chapel.
UNDERWOOD, Lawrence B., 82, of Callaway, died Saturday, July 20, 1996. Arrangements by Lynch Funeral Home.
WEESE, Gaynell Elizabeth, 62, of Covington, died Saturday, July 20, 1996. Arrangements by Arritt Funeral Home.
WHITLOCK, Donald Thomas, 90, of Radford, passed away Saturday, July 20, 1996. Arrangements by Seavers-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home.
WILKINS, Frances Elizabeth, 75, of Roanoke, died Saturday, July 20, 1996. She was retired from Tultex Corp. with 46 years service. She is preceded in death by her father, Reuben Grey Wilkins; mother, Stella M. Wilkins; sister, Ruby Wilkins. She is survived by her half uncle, Robey S. Myers, Roanoke; cousins, Margie Tyson, Eden, N.C. and Mary Campbell, Roanoke. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, July 22, 1996 at Sherwood Memorial Park with the Rev. M. Dennis Herman officiating. Friends may call at the Funeral Home Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Arrangemen ts by Lotz Roanoke Chapel.
WOOLWINE, Roger Dale, 48, of Alum Ridge, died suddenly Friday afternoon, July 19, 1996, at Radford Community Hospital. He was a self-employed contractor and is survived by his wife, Brenda Bishop Woolwine; a son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Kathy Whitlock Oliver; two grandchildren, Ashley Olivia and Kayla Danielle; three sisters, Carolyn Ric hards, Blondene Gerald and Lorene Cole of Christiansburg, and four brothers, John Woolwine Jr. of Blacksburg, Charles Woolwine of Christiansburg, Frank Woolwine of Rocky Mount and Glenn Woolwine of Alabama. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Chapel in Christiansburg, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Sloss, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m
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