ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, November 18, 1996 TAG: 9611180099
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
BOHRER, John Sylvister, 86, of Rocky Mount, and formerly of Paw Paw, W.Va., died Friday, November 15, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Flora Funeral Chapel.
BRYANT, Woodrow Jackson, Sr., (``Woody""), 76, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 17, 1996. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen T. Bryant, and two great-grandchildren, Thomas Allen Lambert and Woodrow J. Bryant IV. He was retired from W. J. Bryant and Sons Contractors. Surviving are his children, Rosemary Stafford and Wesley of Roanoke, Woodrow J. (``Jackie"") Bryant Jr. and wife Rita of Roanoke, Janet Patrick and husband Jerry of Saltville, William E. (``Eugene"") Bryant Sr. and wife Joyce of Roanoke, Charles H. Bryant and wife Shelby of Roanoke, James T. Bryant and wife Lynn of Roanoke, and Jennifer B. (``Dolly"") Ellert and husband Bruce of Roanoke; special loved one, Kathleen of Blacksburg; 22 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; nephew, Charlie of Blacksburg, and niece, Reba of North Carolina. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 1 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Jeff Copper officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
CABINESS, Evelyn Mildred, 80, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, November 15, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell E. Cabiness. Mrs. Cabiness was an active member of Oakland Baptist Church. She is survived by sons, Roger Cabiness and Dave Cabiness; several nephews, Alfred Flinchum, Ronnie Flinchum, Wayne Flinchum and Sheridan Flinchum, and a stepgrandchild, Barbie Hiner. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 1996, in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, with the Rev. Kelly H. Dampeer officiating. The family will receive fri ends from 1 to 5 and 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chapel.
COMER, Jean Frances, 63, of 33 Fifth Street, N.E., Pulaski, died Sunday morning, November 17, 1996, at her home. She was born in Buena Vista on August 3, 1933, and was preceded in death by her parents, father, former Pulaski Chief of Police Charles E. Comer, and mother, Martha St. John Comer. Ms. Comer worked for the Commissioner of Revenue's Office in Pulaski from February 1951 until December 1995. She graduated from Pulaski High School in 1950 and attended New River Community College. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Pulaski. Surviving are her brother, Lyle Comer of Pulaski; a nephew, Charles Eddie Comer of Culpeper; a niece, Martha Katherine Hawk of Spring, Texas, and close devoted relatives including Helen Harruson and Jeanne O'Brien of Roanoke, Ruth and Arlie Kingery of Pulaski, and Muriel H. Comer and Lena Emily Hyde of Pulaski. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday from First Baptist Church in Pulaski, with the Rev. Steven Emory officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visiting will be Monday evening at Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski, where the family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski.
CREGGER, Charles William, Jr., infant son of Charles and Darcy Cregger, of Ceres, died Sunday, November 17, 1996. Arrangements by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service.
FELTS, Vera Bessie, 85, of Galax, died Saturday, November 16, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Chapel.
FLORA, Essie Anderson, 90, of Boones Mill, died Saturday, November 16, 1996. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday, Germantown Brick Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, South Main St., Rocky Mount.
HALL, Walter A., 89, of Ivanhoe, died Saturday, November 16, 1996 in Kegley Manor in Bastian, Va. He was born in Elliston, Va., the son of the late Walter B. and Lucy Helm Hall. He was a retired Foreman of the National Carbide Company and served with the Wythe County Sheriff's Department for more than ten years. After his retirement, he served as a security guard at the New Jersey Zinc Company. He was a member of the Ivanhoe Masonic Lodge #235, A.F. & A.M., former member of the Ivanhoe Band and former catcher with the Ivanhoe Baseball Team. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Kathleen Sangster Hall and a sister, Minnie H. Heslep. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Roger Repass of Rt. 3, Max Meadows, Va.; two grandchildren, Eric Sean Repass, John Stewart ``Bo"" Repass; one sister, Elizabeth O. Roberson of Salem, Va.; one brother, Roy N. Hall of Suffolk, Va. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 18, 1996, at 1 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Chapel, with Jack King officiating. Interment will follow in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Va. is in charge of arrangements.
HIBBARD, Carl Wesley Jr., 53, of Vinton, went home to be with the Lord Friday, November 15, 1996. Funeral services 9:30 a.m., Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
HIGHTOWER, Benella Hyde, 87, of Martinsville, died Sunday, November 17, 1996. Arrangements by Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Services.
HUFFMAN, Charles Edward, 61, of Iron Gate, died Sunday, November 17, 1996. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
HUTTON, Mary E., 77, of Marion, died Saturday, November 16, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Barnett's Funeral Home Chapel.
JONES, Milton Ray Jr., 51, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, November 10, 1996. Graveside services 11 a.m. Monday, Williams Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home.
KINCER, Ollie Eversole, 91, of Wytheville, died Sunday, November 17, 1996, at Birdmont Health Care Center. She was a retired nurses aid from Virginia's Rest Home and was the widow of Brown R. Kincer. She is survived by a brother, Taylor Eversole of Wytheville; a special friend, Lawrence Umberger of Wytheville, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Grubb Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Joe Carrico, with the interment in Rosewood Memorial Gardens at Rural Retreat. Th e family will receive friends at Grubb Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
LACKS, Sarah Katherine, 80, of 514 Mountain Ave. S.W., Roanoke, died this morning, Sunday, November 17, 1996, at her residence. She was born September 6, 1916 in Halifax, daughter of the late William H. and Lou Liza Lacks. Miss Lacks worked at the former Industrian Rayon Plant in Covington and the Community Hospital in Roanoke, retiring in 1992. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Neil (Nellie) Keller of Covington and Mrs. Vernon (Josephine) Howard of Roanoke; one brother, James H. Lacks of Covington; a special niece, Mrs. Buck (Nancy) Phillips of Covington. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. Miss Lacks was preceded in death by seven brothers and one sister. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Arritt Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Howard Merrell officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Arritt Funeral Home, and other times at the residence of Nancy Phillips, 1304 Cherokee Trail, Covington.
LUNSFORD, Fred Stuart, Jr., 78, of Glasgow, died Sunday, November 17, 1996. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home.
MARSHALL, A. Merle, 96, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 1996. Graveside services 2 p.m., Monday, Evergreen Burial Park. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
MAXWELL, Elizabeth Hash, 85, of Galax, died Saturday, November 16, 1996. Funeral 12 noon Tuesday, Bethany Baptist Church, Galax. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home, Galax.
McNEILL, David Michael, 34, of Fincastle, died Friday, November 15, 1996. Funeral 8 p.m. Monday at Rader Daleville Chapel.
MOODY, Virginia Lucille Scott, 72, of Dublin, died Sunday, November 17, 1996. Funeral 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Barnett Funeral Home Chapel, Wytheville. Visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
NAFF, Mary Elizabeth, 87, of Salem, passed away Sunday, November 17, 1996. Mrs. Naff was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin H. Naff. She retired from WSLS Television and was a member of North Roanoke Baptist Church for many, many years. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Lucille Henderson of Roanoke, Dorothy Harris, Oceanside, Cali f., Jean Maier, Wilksboro, N.C., Florence Spence, Thelma Spence, Eleanor Lykins, Robert Adams, all of Huntington, W. Va., Lewis Adams, Lake Elisnore, Calif., David Adams, Peoria, Ariz., Marion Barnaba, Newark, Ohio. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 1996 at Oakey's North Chapel, with the Rev. Thomas C. Clay officiating. Interment will follow in Fair View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Oakey's North Chapel.
PATTERSON, Katie Marie, 65, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday, November 16, 1996. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home.
RADFORD, Charles B., 79, of Roanoke, died Sunday, November 17, 1996. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel.
REED, Ruth Vest, 76, of Bent Mountain, died Sunday, November 17, 1996. Surviving are her husband, Malvin S. Reed Sr.; children and spouses, Rebecca R. and John W. Sisson of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Malvin S. (``Sonny"") Jr. and Betty June Reed of Fincastle, and Donna R. and Ralph S. Manning Jr. of Roanoke; grandchildren, Sandra Sisson Smith and husband Kevin and Michael T. Sisson of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Melanie J. Manning and fiance Richard DeLong of Roanoke; sisters, Glenna Austin of Christiansburg, Grathel Shepherd of Hampton and Mary Lou Harman of Check, and an aunt and uncle, Woodrow and Miriam Vest of Roanoke. Graveside services will be in Rest Vale Cemetery, Floyd County, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 19, 1996. The Rev. Gary Edwards will officiate. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel after 1 p.m. Monday, where the family will be from 7 until 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers or food, memorials may be made to Bent Mountain Lifesaving Crew, Mount Union Church of the Brethren or a favorite charity.
SARVER, Benjamin Joseph, 20, of Elliston, passed away Sunday, November 17, 1996. Arrangements by John M. Oakey & Son, Salem.
SAYERS, Emily Chrisley, 77, of Wytheville, died Saturday, November 16, 1996 in the Montgomery Regional Hospital, Blacksburg, Va. She was the daughter of the late William Henry and Margaret B. Chrisley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edd J. Sayers and is survived by her daughter, Betty J. Sayers of Blacksburg; three sisters, Frances Wright of Ravenna, Ohio, Bessie Earhart of Wytheville, Dollie Gravley of Max Meadows; two grandchildren and their spouses, Dane and Samantha Cochran of Max Meadows, Tammy and Greg Turner of Ivanhoe; and three great-grandchildren, Dexter, Roger and Devin. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Draper Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church, conducted by the Rev. Kenneth Fogus, with interment in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. or at the residence of her grandson, Dane and Samantha Cochran, the old home place of Edd and Emily Sayers, the Grahams Forge Community, at anytime. The body will be placed in the church one hour before service time. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
SCHOENEMAN, Eleanore Smart, 85, of Ceres, died Sunday, November 17, 1996, at George B. Kegley Manor in Bastian. Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Seaver-Brown Funeral Service of Marion.
SEXTON, Willie, (``Popsi""), 87, of Ballard, W. Va., died Saturday, November 16, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown, W.Va.
STEWART, Reba Sisson, 90, of Shawsville, died Sunday, November 17, 1996 at Richfield Nursing Center. She was a graduate of National Business College and a member of Crockett Springs United Methodist Church. The widow of the late Bennie T. Stewart, she is survived by one sister-in-law, Mrs. Dewey Sisson, Richmond, Va.; four nieces, Iris S. Hunt, Blacksburg, Va., Leo S. Simpson, Roanoke, Va., Cleo S. DeWeese, Bent Mountain, Va., Jean S. Ringwood, Richmond, Va.; six nephews, Dayton H. Sisson, Cayce, S.C., Julius L. Sisson, Shawsville, Va., John S. Sisson, Vass, N.C., Richard H. Sisson, Fort Worth, Texas, George M. Sisson, Hopewell, Va. and Melba Dean Sisson, Richmond, Va. Funeral services will be 1 p.m Tuesday, November 19, 1996, at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel, Christiansburg, conducted by the Rev. Marianne Bird, with interment in Piedmont Cemetery, Shawsville. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Crockett Springs United Methodist Church or Shawsville Volunteer Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday evening at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
THOMAS, Dr. Robert H., 76, of Vinton, formerly of Lakeland, Fla., died Saturday, November 16, 1996. He was predeceased by his wife, Anna Schultz Thomas, and is survived by his children and their spouses, Matthew and Toni Thomas of Vinton, Sandra and Steve Tanis of White Cloud, Mich., Robin Thomas of Terry, Miss., Mark and Sandra Thomas of Winchester, Luke and Marsha Thomas of Holiday, Fla., John and Cl audia Thomas of Bradenton, Fla., and Chalah and Joe DiCesare of Lakeland, Fla.; 13 grandchildren, and two brothers, Earl Bud Thomas of Winter Haven, Fla., and Frank Thomas of Buchanan, N.Y. Memorial services will be conducted from Oakey's Vinton Chapel at 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 20, 1996, with the Rev. Wm. Anthony Layman officiating. Arrangements by Oakey's Vinton Chapel
TOLBERT, Daisy Lillian Horton, 87, of Radford, passed away Saturday, November 16, 1996. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Seaver-Sanders & Mullins Funeral Home.
WEAVER, Rose Elizabeth Morgan, 81, of Hardy, died Thursday, November 14, 1996. Funeral services Oakey's Vinton Chapel 11:30 a.m. Monday, November 18, 1996.
WHITESELL, Nellie Mae, 93, of Newport News, wife of the late Samuel M. Whitesell, Sr., died Sunday, November 17, 1996 in Newport News, Va. Daughter of William Eli Whitesell and Martha Anne Mitchell Whitesell, she was born in York County, S.C. on November 1, 1903. Survivors include sons and dau ghters-in-law, Sam, Jr. and Kay Whitesell, Newport News, David and Diane Whitesell, Port Charlotte, Fla., William and Phyllis Whitesell, Lancaster, Penn.; and daughter, Mary Lou Agee, Roanoke; ten grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Whitesell formerly lived in Fries, Galas and Clifton Forge, Va. While living in Fries, she taught school for several years during World War II. The family suggests no flowers. Memorials may be given to the Joy Ranch, Home for Children, P. O. Box 727, Hillsville, Va. 24343 or your favorite charity. Arrangements by Peninsula Funeral Home, Newport News
WRIGHT, Alice Adelaide, 67, of Salem, passed away Sunday, November 17, 1996. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Roadrunners Camping Club. Adelaide is survived by her husband of 45 years, Bobby B. Wright; sons and daughters-in-law, Daryl and Marian W right, Eddie E. and Karen Wright; daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and George Talton, Fran and Jonnie Williams; grandchildren, Ellen, David and Samantha Wright and Chandler Williams; brothers, Irvin and Pat McGarrell; sisters, Jane Wright and Susan Arnold. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 19, 1996, at 11 a.m. from the Chapel of John M. Oakey & Son, Salem, with the Rev. R. C. Wagner officiating. Burial to follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Cancer Society or the Salem Rescue Squad.
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