The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia (2024)

May 7, 1985

Publication:

The Roanoke Timesi

Location:

Roanoke, Virginia

Issue Date:

Tuesday, May 7, 1985

Page:

26

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Ml' D4 Roanoke Times World News Tuesday May 7 1985 OBITUARIES Roanoke Valley Associated Press Trompeter awarded medal New River Valley Associated Press State Associated Press Out of state In memoriam 345 1369 (MottorConi) had embarked on a new career in thoroughbred horse breeding died DEATHS UNERALS LAZENBY DONALD Donald Wayne Lazenby age 46 of 3304 Birchlawn Ave NW passed away Monday in a local hos pital Surviving are his wife Wanda Lazenby his mother Virginia Campbell Lazenby Roanoke two brothers Perry Lazenby Rocky Mount Glenn Lazenby New Or eans La one sister Mrs BE (Lois) Van Bibber Dallas Texas uneral services will be conducted Wednes day May 8 1985 at 3:00 pm from Lotz Roanoke Chapel with the Rev WA Massie and Rev Orlanda Gon zales officiating Interment at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park riends may call at Lotz Roanoke Chapel ORLANDO la Howard Lemon 73 formerly of Catawba Va died May 1 uneral was in Or lando McGlothlin rassiel RICHLANDS Mrs Glenn (Rassie) McGlothlin age 77 of Ce dar Bluff died Sunday in a Rich lands Hospital Surviving are her husband Mr Glenn McGlothlin five daughters Mrs Bob (Euva) Lyons North Tazewell Mrs Avery (Shir ley) Patrick Roanoke Mrs Jane Lucille Dawson Tazewell Mrs John (Glenna) Couch Mountain City Tenn Mrs Drew (Sandra) Puckett Richlands three sons Mr Branche McGlothlin Cedar Bluff Mr Bobby McGlothlin Vinton Mr Dallas McGlothlin Mechan icsville 16 grandchildren 9 great grandchildren uneral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 pm at the Hurst Scott uneral Chapel Richlands Interment will follow in Greenhill Memory Gar dens at Claypool Hill The body is at the Hurst Scott uneral Home Richlands where friends may call after 5:00 pm Tuesday KIDD MYRTIE Myrtie Kidd 79 a former resi dent died in Miami May 5 1985 Survived by sons Robert and Col Charles Kidd 12 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren sister Alma Snidow Repose Saturday 12:00 to 1:00 Roanoke Chapel Services 3:00 pm graveside in Ev ergreen Cemetery REA GWENDOLYN Mrs Gwendolyn Denney Rea age 68 died May 4 1985 She donat ed her remains to medical science She is survived by a son Robert Collins two grandsons in Peters burg Va mother lora Denney Salem sister Ruble Dute Berlin Heights Ohio one brother Cloyd Denney Salem She was a member of the Eastern Star and the Salem Baptist Church Memorial sevices will be held Saturday May 11 at 10:00 am in the Salem Baptist Church with Rev Conrad John ston officiating COLEMAN RALPH Ralph Conrad Coleman of 607 Harrison Avenue died Sun day in the Veterans Hospital Salem He was a retired teacher in Roa noke City Public Schools He is sur vived by two sisters Mrs Mabel Owens Quincy Mass Mrs Char lotte Holt Baltimore Md one brother Walter Coleman Rock ville Md several nieces and neph ews uneral services will be held Wednesday at 1:00 pm at the ifth Avenue United Presbyterian Church The Rev James Ephraim officiating Burial will be in the Williams Memorial Park The family will receive friends Tuesday night at izer neral Home from 7:00 to 9:00 pm Arrangements by izer uneral Home 344 9330 Expires: 63085 a film about the deinstitu tionalization of the mentally ill Blue Cross of Southwestern Vir ginia was named Employer of the Year Community Service Awards were presented to: Parents Anony mous Roanoke Memorial Hospital System 4 Advertising TRUST Girl Scout Troops 848 and 98 of Mont vale and St Community Liv ing Project Distinguished Service Awards were given to: Henry Sullivan Jo seph Duetsch Barbara Higgins Beverly Boehling and Dr Theresa Burgess MIAMI la Myrtie Kidd 79 formerly of Roanoke Va died Sunday Graveside service Saturday at 3 pm Evergreen Cemetery Roanoke Local arrangements by Roanoke Chapel Arrange ments by Lowe Hanks uneral Home Bluegrass singer Uncle Leroy dies RICHMOND Officials say they probably will make a decision early this week about lifting a modi fied lock down that has been in ef fect at the state Penitentiary since an inmate rebellion last month Prison work details and recrea tion have been suspended though visiting privileges have continued said authorities at the walled insti tution here where nine guards and one inmate were injured in an upris ing April 18 According to Rufus leming assistant warden for operations of ficials are seeking more information about the bloody confrontation and also are soliciting opinions about prison operating procedures and policies Officials at the peniten tiary hope to replace some of the frustration and violence there with communication During the past week orison staff members have interviewed about two thirds of the 900 inmates about conditions in the maximum security facility corrections offi cials said Hall Roanoke a friend Ms Darlene Calandra redericksburg two grandchildren uneral services Wednesday at 11:00 am at the Vaughan Guynn McGrady uneral Home with burial in Monta Vista Memory Gardens Galax The fami ly will receive friends Tuesday eve ning from 7:00 to 9:00 at the funeral home room of Humana Hospital Lexing ton He had homes in Maine and Kentucky Survivors besides his wife in clude a son John Payson of Kobe Sound la and three daughters Sandra Payson of Millwood Va Mrs Henry Middleton of New York and Linda deRoulet of Manhasset NY On all frames including designers such as Dior Givenchy Bill Blass YSL Valentino Pierre Cardin and more 'with lens purchase only JEWELL REVAB CHAMBLISSBURG Miss Reva Jewell age 80 of Char lottesville formerly of Chambliss burg died Monday May 6 1985 She was a daughter of the late Ballard and Pearlie Perdue Jewell and was a member of the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Surviving are a number of nieces and nephews Graveside services will be conduct ed at 1:00 pm Wednesday May 8 1985 at the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery Chamblissburg with the Rev Dennis Moore offi ciating In lieu of flowers the fami ly suggests memorials be made to the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Building und co Route 1 Box 433 Vinton Va 24179 Arrange ments by Teague and Hawkins neral Home Charlottesville McSWEENEY GEORGE NOKOMIS LA George Charles McSweeney age 76 of 600 Bristol Lane Nokomis la died Tuesday April 30 1985 at his resi dence He was born in New Jersy and moved to Roanoke in 1971 He was manager of Quality Control for General Electric in Roanoke for 43 years He was a member of the Ven iceNokomis Presbyterian Church and a graduate of Newark College of Engineering Class of He is survived by his wife Dorothea Mc Sweeney Nokomis la one son Edward McSweeney Endwell one daughter Gail Vincent No komis la one brother Charles McSweeney Pompton Lakes two sisters Loretta Casey West Orange Violet McGrath At lantic City four grandchil dren Services were held riday May 3 at 1:00 pm at the arley neral Home Venice Chapel Venice la Burial was in Palms Memorial Park arley uneral Home Venice Chapel was in charge of arrange ments While the interviews continue leming said authorities are using the lock down one of the longest in the recent history to search for weapons similar to those used to attack guards in the April 18 disturbance finding stuff every leming said 1 Inmates have been confined largely to their cellblocks since the riot in which armed convicts bent on taking hostages and blocking the execution of James Briley jumped officers in a prison building execution went off without further violence that evening Edward Murray deputy direc tor of the prison 42 adult institutions said mass interviewing is not new at the penitentiary though high tension at the prison makes it imperative that officials attempt to address any festering grievances He noted that the slang term for lower ranking offi cers who walk the tiers and have the most contact with inmates also will be questioned about the outbreak of violence at the prison McNEIL NORA PILOT Mrs Nora Elizabeth linchum McNeil age 82 of Route 1 died Sunday May 5 1985 in the Radford Community Hospital She was the widow of Everette Mc Neil and is survived by six daugh ters Mrs Arlo (Ailene) Sowers Mrs Robert (Clover) Ratcliffe both of Pilot Mrs Barney (Pauline) Pit singer of Rural Retreat Mrs Ken neth (Margie) Allman Radford Mrs William (Ada) Morgan Roa noke Mrs Ron (Lois) Sedlacek Ri ner five sons Aaron McNeil Alvin McNeil Carl McNeil all of Chris tiansburg Raymond McNeil Pilot and Everette McNeil Jr Con cord NC two sisters Mrs Lee (Irma) Bond Pilot Mrs Kermit (Helen) Hall Goodview two broth ers Ezra linchum Roanoke Archie linchum Cloverdale 24 grandchildren 15 great grandchil dren uneral services will be 11:00 am Wednesday from the Pilot Pen tecostal Holiness Church conducted by the Rev Kenneth Kingrea and the Dr Harold Loman Interment will follow in the Huffville Ceme tery loyd County The family re quest that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to the Chris tiansburg Rescue Squad Box 176 Christiansburg The body will be taken from the Richardson Horne uneral Home to the Pilot Pente costal Holiness Church at 11:00 am Tuesday where the family will re ceive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 Tues day evening Arrangements are being handled by Richardson Horne uneral Home Christiansburg CU LOUISE Mrs Louise Willis Cuff former ly of Pittsburgh Pa died Sunday at her home 605 8th St NW She is survived by her daughter Mrs Bea trice Danielson and son in law Al ton Danielson of New York City two adopted daughters Mrs Queen Esther Olds and Mrs Madlyn Jones Pittsburgh Pa four sisters Mrs Nannie Dowe Salem Miss Na omi Willis Mrs Ruth Brown and Mrs Viola Clark all of Roanoke seven grandchildren six great grandchildren two daughters in law Mrs Delois Cuff Los Angeles Calif and Mrs Emma Cuff Pitts burgh Pa nieces nephews and other relatives and friends Memori al services will be held Wednesday at 7:00 pm at Hamlar Curtis neral Home Dr Burton will officiate uneral and burial will be Saturday at 11:00 am at Ebenezer Church Pittsburgh Pa Arrange ments by Hamlar Curtis HALL DOUGLAS HILLSVILLE Mr Douglas Hall age 54 passed away in a Rich mond hospital Monday He is sur vived by his father Mr: Raymond Hall Hillsville two daughters Mrs Rebecca Davis Danville Mrs Rhonda Davis Roanoke a son Mr David Hall Danville three sisters Mrs Louise Huff Hillsville Mrs Bernice Iroler Hillsville Mrs Hel en Webb Blacksburg three broth ers Mr Wallace Hall Hillsville: Mr DOOLEY JAMES James Bryan Dooley age 88 formerly of Rt 1 Vinton passed away Monday at the home of his sis ter and niece Lula Dooley Hurst and Alma Sorrell at Rt 2 Waynesboro Survivors include a sister Lula Hurst Waynesboro three stepsons Thomas Sublett Rt 1 Goodview John Sublett and Jack Sublett both of Vinton one niece and five neph ews uneral services will be held 11:00 am Wednesday May 8 1985 from the Lotz Vinton Chapel with the Rev Aubrey Dooley officiat ing Graveside service by Cham blissburg Masonic Lodge 179 A AM at the Mountain View Ceme tery riends may call at Lotz Vin ton Chapel NOKOMIS la George Charles McSweeney 76 formerly of Roanoke Va died April'30 uneral was in lorida Elizabeth Paxton 75 141 Lewis Ave Salem died Monday Arrangements by John Oakey Son uneral Home Salem six great grandchildren uneral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 pm from Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chapel with Dr Manson Tate and the Rev Lee Young officiating Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum Visiting will be Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Stevens uneral Home Pulaski KARNES JAMES BEDORD James Miller Karnes age 95 of Route 5 died Sunday May 5 1985 in Bedford County Memorial Hospital He was born April 15 1890 in Bedford County a son of the late William Randall Karnes and Anna Marshall Karnes He was a retired farmer and a member of Suck Springs Bap tist Church He was preceded in death by a son Noland Wayne Karnes He is survived by his wife Merton James Kames three sons James Carl Kames Vinton William Ray Kames Elwood Luck Kames both of Bedford seven daughters Dorothy Settles Vinton Hazel Gray Vinton Grace Johnson Ir ene Holdren Winnie Ashwell Anne Duncan all of Bedford Opal erguson Huddleston 16 grandchildren 11 great grandchil dren uneral services will be con ducted Wednesday at 2:00 pm at the Carder Tharp uneral Chapel with the Rev Samuel Huntley of ficiating Burial in Suck Springs Baptist Cemetery The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 pm Tuesday at the funeral home and at other times at the residence of his daughter Grace Johnson of 1715 Oakwood Street PORTLAND Maine Charles Shipman Payson an industrialist whose philanthropy led to the con struction of a new art museum wing in his native Portland has died in Lexington Ky at the age of 86 In memory of our mother Cleo McCarty who left us two yrs ago today our thoughts do wander and while she lies in sleep her memo ry we will keep Sadly missed by Children and Grandchildren District Juvenile Court Judge Philip Trompeter was awarded the Mental Health Association of Roa noke Medal of Honor Mon day Trompeter the 1984 president was praised for his local and state contributions to civic improvement and as an advocate of the mentally ill The Volunteer of the Year award was given to Martin Hall of System 4 Advertising Agen cy for his ideas and skill in advertis ing and public relations Rep James Olin Roanoke chologist were the guest speakers at the awards banquet and salute to the volunteers Susan Shortridge and John Shear were awarded Co Chairs of the Year WBRA TV was given the media award for production of an hour long follow up to Maine industrialist Charles Payson dies MEADOR ASHBY SR DUBLIN Ashby Hartwell Meador Sr age 94 of air Acres died Monday afternoon in the Rad ford Community Hospital He was born in Cumberland County Va January 23 1891 and was the son of the late Lemuel Meador and an nie Jenkins Meador He was a re tired antique furniture refinisher having worked for over 50 years in the Pulaski County area He was a veteran of World War I having served in the US Army He was also a member of the American Legion Post No 7 Pulaski and was preceded in death by his wife Veltie Altizer Meador Surviving are a son A (Dick) Meador Jr Dublin one sister Blanche Moore Richmond four granddaughters Vickie Hall Roanoke Debra Wilson Lynchburg Tammy armer Dublin Ashby Meador Dublin i WEBSTER PAUL ROCKY MOUNT Mr Paul ranklin Webster 67 passed away Monday May 6 1985 Mr Webster was a member of the Rocky Mount Christian Church where he served as an elder treasurer of the Rocky Mount Lions Club a veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion He was employed with the US Postal Service for 17 years Surviving are his wife Mrs Elizabeth Bussey Webster three sis ters Miss Helen Webster Red wood Mrs Christine Wagner and Mrs Geraldine Hylton both of i Glade Hill one brother Mr Howard i 1 Webster Redwood also surviving are two nieces ano tnree nephews uneral services will be conducted Wednesday at 4:00 pm at the Rocky Mount Christian Church by the Rev Roland Jones and Dr Joe Lindsoe Interment will fol low in the Mountain View Memorial Park The family suggests memori als be made to the American Insti tute for Cancer Research or to the Rocky Mount Christian Church riends may call Tuesday from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Arrington Bussey uneral Home HENRY Kenneth Phillip Adams 76 died Monday Arrange ments by Arrington Bussy uneral Home Rocky Mount HILLSVILLE Douglas Hall 54 died Monday uneral Wednes day at 11 am Vaughan Guynn McGrady uneral Home Chapel RICHLANDS Rassie Mc Glothlin (Mrs Glenn) 77 died Sun day uneral Wednesday at 1 pm Hurst Scott uneral Home Chapel ROCKY MOUNT Paul ranklin Webster 67 died Monday uneral Wednesday at 4 pm Rocky Mount Christian Church Ar rangements by Arrington Bussey uneral Home WYTHEVILLE annie Mae Hale Brown 67 died Sunday uner al Wednesday at 2 pm Bethel AME Church Arrangements by Barnett uneral Home GRAND OPENING Ridgewood arm Village Braeburn and Electric Rds (across from Lewis Gale Hospital) 375 3200 Ralph Coleman 607 Harri son Ave NW died Sunday uneral Wednesday at 1 pm ifth Avenue United Presbyterian Church Ar rangements by izer uneral Home Louise Willis Cuff 605 Eighth St NW died Sunday Memorial ser vice Wednesday at 7 pm Hamlar Curtis uneral Home uneral Sat urday at 11 am Ebenezer Church Pittsburgh Pa James Bryan Dooley 88 for merly of Route 1 Vinton died Mon day uneral Wednesday at 11 am Lotz Vinton ChapeL Donald Wayne Lazenby 46 3304 Birchlawn Ave NW died Mon day uneral Wednesday at 3 pm Lotz Roanoke Chapel Gwendolyn Denney Rea 68 died May 4 Memorial service Satur day at 10 am Salem Baptist Church BEDORD uneral for James Miller Karnes who died Sun day will be Wednesday at 2 pm Carder Tharp uneral Home Chap el CHARLOTTESVILLE Reva Jewell 80 formerly of Cham blissburg died Monday Graveside service Wednesday at 1 pm Bea ver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery Chamblissburg Arrangements by Teague and Hawkins uneral Home GRETNA Christine Brooks Charles Hall Blacksburg Mr Larry Roach 62 died Monday uneral Wednesday at 1 pm Colbert Moran uneral Home Chapel HARDY Matilda Ashwell McGuire 67 died Monday Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chap el REED PAUL SR PEMBROKE Paul Preston Reed Sr 70 died Monday morning in a Pearisburg hospital He was a member of the Olean Church of the Brethren He is survived by his wife Angela Wimmer Reed two sons Paul Reed Jr Gary Reed both of Pembroke: one daughter Teressa Reed Pembroke one brother Hoo ver Reed Pembroke three sisters Virginia Hilton Irene Moser and Reefa Morgan all of Gold Bond four grandsons two granddaugh ters one great granddaughter neral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 pm in the Wil liams Jamison uneral Home Pem broke with the Rev Karl Reese and the Rev Thomas Mcarland offi ciating Entombment will follow in Birchlawn Abbey at Pearisburg riends may call at the funeral home after 2:00 pm Tuesday where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 9:00 pm In lieu of flowers the family suggests that contributions be made either to the Olaan nt 41a Da4L vi uic Dicuiern oom Bond or the Pembroke Volunteer hl? Phyllls a schocl ire Dept 344 4966 VISA DUBLIN Ashby Hartwell Meador Sr 94 died Monday uner al Wednesday at 2 pm Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chap el Arrangements by Stevens uner al Home Pulaski PEMBROKE Paul Preston Reed Sr 70 died Monday uneral Wednesday at 2 pm Williams Jam ison uneral Home Chapel PILOT uneral for Nora McNeil who died Sunday will be Wednesday at 11 am Pilot Pente costal Holiness Church PULASKI uneral for Jo seph Smith Jr who died Sunday will be Thursday at 2 pm Chapel United Methodist Church AWHuaiBKBHaaBHQBara 1HR If flfw This same offer also available on a KMlaRI9 second pair of eyeglasses laf Does not apply with other discounts or purchoses prior to 5 185 I CITYSTATE Decision is due soon on prison lock down ROANOKE 1327 Grandin Road Dale Ave Vernon St SE (Next to Searstown) (Opposite Grandin Theatre) AMELIA A funeral for Jo? seph Wood known to Virginia blue grass music fans as Uncle Leroy will be held Tuesday in Saluda Wood 57 died Saturday appar ently of a heart attack doing what he loved best singing a favorite i tune always said that when he died he wanted to be on the stage said longtime friend i and fellow musician George Winn God really granted him that Payson who in recent years had embarked on a new career in At the time of his death Wood thoroughbred horse breeding died who performed for 15 years with a Sunday night in the emergency group known as Uncle Leroy and the riKe county partners was singing the second verse of and at a bluegrass festival here Efforts by the Amelia County Emergency Squad to revive him were unsuccessful "He just collapsed died out right just like Winn said like snap your fingers he fell right on the DISCOUNT OPTICAL Parkside Plaza 110 Wayne St NE VK XX 1 1 I wl Ini lo Wi i.

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