The Roanoke Times New River Obituaries Published on Thursday, January 04, 2001 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ACORD, Dana Louise Bursey, 57, of Christiansburg, Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 1, 2001 at Montgomery Regional Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, January 4, at the Horne Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Mann officiating. Interment will follow in the Family Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ALBERT, Shirley Gleason, 87, of 744 Peppers Ferry Road, Pulaski, died Wednesday, January 3, 2001 in the Sunbridge Nursing Home in Dublin. Born May 12, 1913 in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Dora Lee Smith Gleason and Robert Emmett Gleason. She was a member of the Pulaski Presbyterian Church in America. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph Milton Albert, Sr. She is survived by one son, Rudolph Milton "Mickey" Albert, Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; one daughter, Kaye F. Albert of Pulaski; three sisters, Jane Hall of Roanoke, Elizabeth Delorenzo of New Hyde Park, New York, and Margaret Schmitt of Stewartstown, Pa. Also survived by nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday January 6, 2001 at 2 p.m. at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visiting will be anytime Friday after 2 p.m. at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of donations to the Pulaski County United Way, 246 N. Washington Ave. Pulaski, Va. 24301. Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- DEAN, Walter C. Jr., 74, of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, January 1, 2001, at New River Valley Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, January 4, 2001, at the Horne Funeral Chapel conducted by the Rev. Mickie White, the Rev. Raymond Kelley, and the Rev. Jube Burke. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. 24068. Arrangements are being handled by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- DOBBINS, Martha Burton, 69, of Dublin, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at the New River Valley Medical Center in Christiansburg. She was a retired nurse from St. Albans and attended the Dublin Church of God. Survivors include her husband, Curtis Dobbins of Dublin; three sons, Paul Dobbins of Wheeling, W.Va., Michael "Peanut" Dobbins of Richmond, Va., William Hampton Dobbins of Blacksburg, Va.; three daughters, Mallie Boothe of Pulaski, Va., Rose Dobbins of Hanover, Pa., and Barbara Bishop of Dublin, Va.; eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 5, 2001 at the Dublin Church of God with the Rev. Elbert Cox and Rev. Jim Walker officiating. Interment will follow in the West View Cemetery in Radford. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. Arrangements by Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- EATON, T. Scott, 38, of Radford, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2001 after a nine year fight with AIDS. He was born December 21, 1962 in Urbana, Ill. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, George and Hazel Eaton. He is survived by his parents, John and Peggy Eaton of Montgomery County; his brother and sister-in-law, Marc and Diann Eaton; and his niece and nephew, Eliza and Neal, all of Christiansburg; his brother and sister-in-law, Kent and Becky Eaton of Huntsville, Ala. He is also survived by his maternal grandfather, John Sturdy and Grandma Olive Sturdy of Texas; his maternal grandmother, Gertrude Meyer and Grandpa Ed Meyer of Florida; and uncles and aunts, Ed and Donna Meyer of Louisiana, Jim Meyer of Illinois, Steve and Charlotte Eaton of California; great-uncles, Bill Meyer, Ernie Meyer; and great-aunt, Katherine Bodine, all of Missouri. A graduate of Christiansburg High School and five star Thespian of Troupe 3070. Scott attended the North Carolina School of Arts and VCU. Scot was a creative human being who helped with the restoration of the Byrd Theater in Richmond. After helping open Thalhimers in Valley View Mall in 1985 as visual coordinator, he moved to Charleston, S.C. as a Senior Executive for Thalhimers. He then moved to Atlanta where he designed one of a kind furniture and cabinets for Casa Garcia. Besides being a collector and expert of 50's style furniture and housewares, Scott was well known for his opinions and strong will. When he moved back to Christiansburg in 1999, he had decided to give up on therapies that made him feel bad and concentrate on his quality of life. Even though his hometown had shown its fair share of prejudices in his past, he knew that there were also people here who loved and supported him. So he came home. In his last days, he remained fiercely independent and strong minded, in his last moments he was still able to communicate his will. He made his new millennium, now he may rest in peace. Our family would like to thank all our friends and family for their support, especially Favorite Aunt Claudia and Warren Stutzman, Ruby Morris, Jeff Simpkins, Dari Cupp and Cornelia King. Thank you to the dedicated people from Carilion Hospice, you have been a great comfort. The family will receive friends anytime at 567 Wisteria Drive in the Walton area of Montgomery County. A memorial service will be held on January 6, 2001 at 2 p.m. at the same address. Because flowers will grow in the spring, the family asks that donations be made to the T. Scott Eaton Scholarship Fund through the Community Foundation of the New River Valley, P.O. Box 6009, Christiansburg, Va. 24068. Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford is in charge of the arrangements. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- HENDRICKS, Albert Wayne, (Butch), 54, of Pilot, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elliott Hendricks and Marie Hendricks Rakes. Surviving are his wife of 26 years, Sandra Meadows Hendricks; a daughter and son-in-law, Doreatha and Eric Wade; two grandchildren, Jamal and Janessa Skipper. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 5, 2001 at the graveside in Huffville Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Leon Alley. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- PEARMAN, Joan Leeson, 62, of Pulaski, died Tuesday morning, January 2, 2001. Graveside funeral services, Friday at 11 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery in Pulaski. Arrangements by Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home, Pulaski. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- RUSSELL, William H., III, (Bill), of Blacksburg, departed from this imperfect world on Tuesday, January 2, 2001 to begin his new life of peace and harmony. He was an office manager for Blacksburg Limousine Service, a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his parents, William H., II and Phyllis Russell of Jonesville, Virginia; one brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Kathleen Russell of Radford, Virginia; grandmother, Marguritte Lowe of Mountain City, Tennessee; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the Arney-Mullins Funeral Home in Jonesville, Virginia. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Wayne Rader officiating. Arney-Mullins Funeral Home of Jonesville, Virginia is in charge of arrangements. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Tami P. Ramsey [email protected] President, Pulaski County Genealogy Club Pulaski County VA GenWeb Coordinator & Listowner http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/ Montgomery County VA GenWeb Coordinator & Listowner http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/montgomy.htm Washington County VA GenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawashin/ Overton Co. TN GenWeb Coordinator & Listowner http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/overton.htm Fentress & Pickett Co. 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