Date-Jan.8,1997 HINDMAN -- Owen Collins, 89, Red Fox, retired coal miner, died Thursday. Services 11 a.m. Monday, Hindman Funeral Services. Visitation 5 p.m. today and 8 a.m. Sunday. Source-Lexington Herald Leader,Lexington,Ky DAY, Willard Eugene, 71, of Goldbond died Friday morning, January 9,1998 in Giles Memorial Hospital at Pearisburg. Born in Giles County on November 14,1926 he is a son of Mrs. Roba COLLINS Day of Rich Creek and the late Thomas Jackson Day, Sr. "Gene" was a veteran of the U.S. Army in WWII and a member of VFW Post 6000 at Narrows. He earned his living as a professional welder and was the former owner of Days Grocery at Goldbond. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert Day, Thomas J. Day Jr. and Paul Mason Day. Surviving are his mother, his wife, Mary Louise (Weasy) Day; one son, Michael Jeffery Day, Blacksburg; two daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Garland Ratcliffe, Salem and Cathy and Greg Boyer, Christiansburg; four grandchildren, Crystal Ratcliffe, Kim Ratcliffe, Leslie Boyer and Lindsey Boyer; four brothers, Billy B. Day, Michigan, James Edward Day, Pembroke, Dewey E. Day, Goldbond and Walter L. Day, Lynchburg; four sisters, Lillie D. Hodge, Christiansburg, Martha Baisden, Christiansburg, Dorothy Skroblus, Utah and Gerlean Mabe, Ridgeway; and many loving and caring friends and neighbors. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, Jan. 11,1998 at 2 p.m. in the Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke with the Rev. Shahn Wilburn and the Rev. Eddie Kendall officiating. Burial will be in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg with graveside rites by Giles Co. American Legion and VFW Posts. The family will receive friends at the Kendall Funeral Home at 605 Snidow St. in Pembroke Saturday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Source-Roanoke Times,Roanoke,Va Sherry Crawford Dansher@tkdyer.com http:www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/r/a/Sherry-L-Crawford/index.html COLLINS-DARBY-FOLEY-MCORMICK-WYATT-YEATTS