ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, August 15, 1996 TAG: 9608150083
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
BAILEY, William E., 69, of Philadelphia, Pa., formerly of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 1996 in Misericordia Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. Funeral services will be Saturday August 17, 1996 at 2 p.m. Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church, 56th St. & Cedar Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. James A. Callahan, Pastor. The family and friends may visit between 1:30 and 2 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow Eden Cemetery, Upper Darby, Pa.
BHASKARAN, Praveen, (``Talex""), 28, of Vinton, died Tuesday, August 13, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Valley Word Ministries Church. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
BOWLES, Michael E., Sr., 52, of 1808 Oyster Bay Lane, Suffolk, died Tuesday, August 13, 1996, in a Norfolk hospital. Mr. Bowles, a native of Roanoke, was a production supervisor for Planters Peanut Company in Suffolk. Survivors include his wife, Linda Willis Bowles; a daughter, Kristy Williamson; a son, Michael E. Bowles II, all of Suffolk; his mother, Mary Worley Bowles of Ports mouth; a sister, Barbara B. Smith of Fairhope, Ala.; and four grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Baker-Foster Funeral Home, Bennett's Creek Chapel, Suffolk, with burial in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, Suffolk. Friends may join the family today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Bennett's Creek Football Assoc., P.O. Box 5014, Suffolk, Va. 23435
BROWN-FIZER, Eric Emanuel, 33, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, August 12, 1996. He was born January 24, 1963, in Columbus, Ohio. He was a member of Williams Memorial Baptist Church, and attended Roanoke City Public Schools and the American School of Beauty Culture. He leaves to rejoice in his memory his natural parents, Carol C. Brown and Lawrence E. Brown Sr. of Roanoke; one sister, Sophia (Perry) Medley of Elizabethton, Tenn.; five brothers, Lawrence Edward (Karen) Brown Jr. of Savannah, Ga., Lawrence Anthony Brown of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jeffrey Lee Brown of Savannah, Ga., Gregory Lee Brown and Shannon P. Brown of Roanoke; his grandmother, Bessie Brown of Roanoke; eight aunts; two uncles; a devoted uncle and aunt, Deacon Lawrence and Hattie Brown of Roanoke; his parents and family of the heart, Walter M. Fizer Sr. and wife Evelyn of Roanoke; sisters, Sandra M. Fizer Jones of Richmond, Jo Ann F. (Jerome) Hayden, Anita F. (Rudolph) Ford, Towanda (Rev. Thomas) Penn, all of Roanoke, and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and many friends. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday, August 16, 1996, at Williams Memorial Baptist Church, with the Rev. Paul E. Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may greet the family at the church one hour prior to the time of service. The funeral procession to the church will leave the home of Mrs. Bessie Brown, 1115 Staunton Avenue, N.W. Arrangements by Fizer Funeral Home.
BUCHANAN, Grace (Coulthard), 83, of Saltville/Rich Valley, Va., widow of James T. Buchanan, died Wednesday, August, 14, 1996 in the Smyth County Community Hospital in Marion, Va. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, James ""Gene"" and Maxine Buchanan, Rich Valley, a brother, Harvey Coulthard, Emory; four grandchildren, Pam, Rita, Jim, and Allen Buchanan, Rich Valley, four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 18, 1996 in the Locust Cove Methodist Church with Rev. Jack Kincheloe officiating. Burial will follow in the Ridgedale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday evening at Henderson's Funeral Home in Saltville, Va. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Black Hill Rescue Squad Sub-Station or the Locust Cove Methodist Church.
BUNCH, Garnett Hollice, (``Dick""), 86, of Chester, formerly of Covington, died Tuesday, August 13, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Arritt Funeral Home Chapel, Covington.
CANDLER, Betty Nichols, 71, of Roanoke, gently passed into the bosom of the Lord on Tuesday, August 13, 1996, at the home of her son, Dr. Robert A. Candler of Virginia Beach. Mrs. Candler was born in Pike County, Ky., in 1925 and was married in 1948 to Maj. George Orville Candler Jr., USMC retired, of Roanoke, who recently passed away. Betty Jo was a graduate of Jefferson Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1948, and had retired from nursing after caring for patients at Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley and Catawba State Geriatric Hospital, among others. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, G. Michael Candler and his wife Cynthia Hughes Candler of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Dr. Robert A. Candler and his wife Shannon Russell Candler of Virginia Beach; five grandchildren, Brian Candler and Tracy Candler of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Zachary Candler, John Candler and Abigail Candler of Virginia Beach, and several nieces and nephews. A Christian Funeral Liturgy will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 16, 1996, at the Church of the Ascension, with Fr. James E. Parke officiating. Arrangements by Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel. Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity. All will sorely miss her selflessness, her love for her family and friends, and her faithful presence as mother and friend.
GRIFFITH, William Samuel, Professor of the University of British Columbia, a resident of Point Roberts, Wash., and dual citizen of Canada and the U.S.A., passed with grace at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, Wash., at 1:20 a.m. Monday, August 12, 1996. He had been battling cancer for almost a year. Born in Johnstown, Pa., on November 25, 1931, to Myrtle Hess and Samuel Nelson Griffith, he is survived by his wife, Beverly Breland Griffith of Point Roberts; their three children, Thomas Nelson Griffith of Seattle, Wash., Kathryn Griffith Moore of Cobb, Calif., and Rebecca Leigh Hayashi of Maui, Hawaii; five grandchildren; his sister, Evelyn Mulford, of San Bernardino, Calif., and five nieces and nephews. He earned his B.S. degree from Penn State University, his M.S. from Louisiana State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He was president of the Point Roberts Registered Voters Association from 1992 to the present, and a director of the Pioneer Project for the Development of Housing for Seniors in Point Roberts. His memberships, awards, contracts and publications were extensive, as was his doctoral student supervision. He was a loving, devoted husband and father. He enjoyed pla ying the piano and organ, walking on the beach, traveling, camping, gardening, nibbling the ears of his granddaughters, reading with his grandson, and playing a wide variety of board games with numerous friends and all the grandchildren. Professor Griffith was a man of morals, principle and integrity. He was recognized by his colleagues for his intelligence, wit and tenacity. His views were influential in helping to shape the direction the field of adult education has taken over the past 30 years. He was a tireless contributing member of all the communities in which he lived. He gave of his time and energies without any consideration of personal gain or fame; his passion was to serve the common good. His mission was education with the personal conviction that, as a result of education, the world would be a better place. He leaves us with that challenge. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Community Lutheran Church of Point Roberts at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 1996. Donations may be sent to National Institute for Literacy, 900 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20202-7560. Arrangements by Moles Funeral Home, Ferndale, Wash.
HAYSLETT, James William, 78, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 1996, at his Salem home. He had 26 years o f service with Stuart McGuire in Salem. He played minor league baseball for the Chicago Cubs in 1939. He served with the 2nd Armored Division in World War II under General Patton. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Phyllis Hayslett Niedfeldt. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Lucille Hayslett; two sons and daughter-in-law, Samuel William and Brenda Hayslett, Salem, Carl James Hayslett and partner, David M. Frink, Richmond; two brothers, Robert Hayslett, John Hayslett, both of Lexington; one sister, Josephine Hayslett, Lexington; a grandson and wife, William Sean and Mary Lynne Hayslett, Salem; a granddaughter and husband, Cheri and John Lankford, Roanoke; two great-grandchildren, Amanda Megan Hayslett, Heather Katherine Hayslett, both of Salem. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Lotz Salem Chapel with interment in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.
HUNDLEY, Clara Coffey, 82, of Rocky Mount, died Tuesday, August 13, 1996. Mrs. Hundley was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph U. Hundley; two brothers, Willard and James Coffey; and two sisters, Beatrice Prevette and Inez Carson. Surviving are one brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Barbara Coffey of Salem; a special nephew and niece, James V. and Elizabeth (Dianne) Carson, Rocky Mount. Also surviving are several other nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, August 16, 1996, at Danville Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jackie Spence officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at Lynch Funeral Home, where the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m
HUNTER, Clyde Monroe, 68, of 907 Holly Springs Rd., Mt. Airy, N.C., husband of Mrs. Nellie Gilley Hunter, died Tuesday evening, August 13, 1996, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Hunter was born in Surry County, N.C., April 4, 1928, son of the late Monroe and Roxie Joyce Hunter, and was a farmer and paint contractor. He was a charter member of Holly Springs Ruritan Club and a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Gilley Hunter of the home; three daughters and sons-in-law, Carole Hunter and Don Walker of Winston-Salem, N.C., Pat Hunter and Charles Holcomb, and Cindy Hunter and Dennis Hicks, all of Roanoke; one son and daughter-in-law, Tim C. and Teri Fulk Hunter of Raleigh, N.C.; one grandson, Brian Wolfe of Charlotte, N.C.; two granddaughters, Tara Walker of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Jennifer Wolfe of Richmond; two great-grandchildren, Catherine Wolfe and Michael Wolfe, both of Charlotte, N.C.; two brothers, Lester Hunter and Elbert Hunter, both of Mt. Airy, N.C. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by a brother, Wes Hunter. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 15, 1996, at 2 p.m. at the Moody Funeral Chapel conducted by Mr. Don Walker, with interment to follow in the Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Moody Funeral Home of Mt. Airy, N.C. on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
JOBE, Ronald Kenneth, 50, of Salem, died Monday, August 12, 1996. He is survived by his wife, Sherry Mullins Jobe; one son, Jason Kenneth Jobe, of Salem; one daughter, Angela Dannett Jobe Riley, of Hilton Head Island, S.C.; his mother, Marie Jobe, of Salem; one brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Donna Jobe, of Salem; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Peggy and Roger Cox, Sharon and David West, all of Salem, Brenda Johnson, of Roanoke; his father and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don G. Mullins, of Salem and a number of nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held Friday at 10 a.m. August 16, 1996 at the Lotz Salem Chapel with the Rev. Collier Harvey officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.
JONES, Frances C., 79, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 14, 1996. Mrs. Jones was a member and secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood Railroad Trainman Lodge #377. She was a member and former pianist of Air-Lee Court Baptist Church. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Don and Dayle Jones; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Wayne Saunders; dedicated granddaughter, Katrenna; two gre at-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, August 16, 1996 at Sherwood Memorial Park with Rev. Walter L. Wood and Rev. Andy Byrd officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Oakey's North Chapel. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Gentle Shepherd Hospice, 989-6265.
LOREE, Andy, of Prescott, Ariz., died Thursday, August 8, 1996, in Tucson. He was the son of Evelyn G. ``Marnie'' Loree and the late C. Wayne Loree of Route 1, Henry. Also surviving are a sister, Mechelle Loree, New Orleans, La.; a niece, Christaina Loree, New Orleans, La.; a brother, Jeff Loree, Mira Loma, Calif. Expressions of sympathy may be made as donations to Franklin Health Care Center for the establishment of a family garden. Memorial services will be held later in Prescott, Ariz.
LUCAS, Mary Lillian Akers, 78, of Riner, died Tuesday, August 13, 1996, at Radford Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Mike Eanes; and a great-granddaughter, Kathryn Lucas. Born November 4, 1917, she was a lifelong resident of the Riner area. She was a homemaker and enjoyed assisting her husband of 61 years in the operation of the family dairy farm. She was a member of the Valley View Primitive Baptist Church and was active in several farm and homemaking organizations throughout her life. Surviving are her husband, Raymond J. Lucas; one sister, Fannie Sue Lucas, Riner; a son and daughter-in-law, Sam and Thelma Lucas, Riner; a daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Harold Eanes, Christiansburg; a granddaughter, Myran and Doug Moore, Ellensburg, Wash.; grandson, Captain Nathan and Karen Lucas, West Point, N.Y.; great-grandson, Dustin Moore, Ellensburg, Wash.; great-granddaughters, Kacie Altizer, Ellensburg, Wash., Elizabeth and Carolyn Lucas, West Point, N.Y. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, Christiansburg, conducted by Elder Raymond Goad and Elder Willard Cox. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Valley View Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Linda Quesenberry, 2915 Riner Road, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. Friends may call any time Thursday at the funeral home and the family will receive friends there Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
McMICKLE, Linda Brown, 56, of Fries, died Monday, August 12, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday, Fries United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax.
MORRIS, Lula Annie, 90, of Manassas, and formerly of Roanoke, died Tuesday, August 13, 1996. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Minnie Morris, of Manassas; a half brother, Frank Wimmer, of Vinton; two half sisters, Maybell Nester, of Roanoke, Beulah Collins, of Bastrop, La.; six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Friday 12 noon at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park with Rev. Ken Nienke officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel.
SHIPLETT, Cathy Turner, 47, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, August 13, 1996. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
SNEAD, Bacil W., 77, of Stuarts Draft, died Tuesday, August 13, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Etter-Reynolds Funeral Service, Waynesboro.
SPRINKLE, Draxie Parsons, 78, of Marion, died Tuesday, August 13, 1996, in Smyth County Community Hospital. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Willard Hall, June and Gary Slemp, all of Marion, Georgia and Harvey Hudgins of Rural Retreat; two sons and and a daughter-in-law, Marc and Susie Sprinkle of Rural Retreat, Craig Sprinkle of Attoway; two sisters, June Robinson of Marion and Charlot Berry of Wytheville; two brothers, Ed Parsons and Bob Parsons, both of Marion; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 16, 1996, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Burial will follow in Round Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel
SURFACE, Margaret Myers, 86, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, August 14, 1996. Mrs. Myers was a member of First Baptist Church and was a retired Librarian from the Roanoke City Schools. She was the widow of Robert R. Surface, and is survived by two cousins, Harriet P. Hill, Oldsmar, Fla., Norma P. Boyd, Bristol, Tenn.; her special friends, Kenneth and Velma Kinzie, Roanoke, Miriam Gay, Richmond. A graveside service will be held in Fairview Cemetery, Friday, August 16, 1996 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jeff Doremus officiating. Friends may call Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at O akey's Roanoke Chapel.
WILLIAMS, Samuel Walker, 73, of Max Meadows, died Tuesday, August 13, 1996, in the Wythe County Community Hospital. He was the son of the late Samuel W. and Cynthia McGavock Williams, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by three first cousins, Nancy McGavock Davis of Max Meadows, Hugh McGavock of Troutville, and Margaret Vanderlinde of Hanover, N.H. Funeral services will be Friday, 11 a.m., in the chapel of the Grubb Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Va ughn Earl Hartsell with the interment to follow in the McGavock Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
WILSON, Kathleen E., 38, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
WORRELL, Gracie Mae, 70, of Blue Ridge, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 1996. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
WRIGHT, Glovenia Dossie, (``Missy''), 90, of Roanoke, formerl y of Stewartsville, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 1996, in a Roanoke nursing home. She was the daughter of the late Johnnie and Dossie Dent Wright. She was the last surviving member of the immediate family. Those left to cherish her memories are two devoted nieces, Mrs. Mamie F. (Clarence ``Pete'') Lee, and Mrs. Geneva F. (Russell) Colston, all of Roanoke; a host of other nieces and nephews, Basil W. Jones, Ezra M. Jones, Leatha J. Jones, Alberta J. Neal, Lottie J. Mitchell, Jeanette W. Andrews, Doris W. Wright, Mary W. Mumford, Ophelia Wright, Irene W. Chestnut, Barbara Wright, DoElla W. Fayton, Bruce Wright Jr.; a host of great-nieces and great-nephews, a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 16, at 11 a.m. at Hamlar-Curtis Chapel. The Rev. U. N. Broady officiating. Burial in Stewartsville Community Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday 30 minutes prior to the service. Friends may also view on Thursday evening at the funeral home. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
YOUNG, Elva McGhee, 81, of Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, August 14, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Oak Level Baptist Church. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Services, Bassett.
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