New River Obituaries ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- AKERS, Ruby Louise, 88, of Willis, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, June 6, 2001 at Skyline Manor Nursing Home. Survivors include her husband, Talford Akers, Willis; sons and daughters-in-law, Byron and Cledith Akers, Shawsville, Dean and Verna Akers, Willis; brother, J. C. Akers, Newport News; sisters, Zora Dulaney, Riner, Velta Maxey, Roanoke; grandchildren and spouses, Joyce and Norman Fitzwater, Reggie and Heather Akers, Mark and Tammy Akers, Matthew Akers; great-grandchildren, Nicole Fitzwater, Sarah Fitzwater and Jacob Akers. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2001 at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Harvey Carico, the Rev. Eli Yoder and the Rev. Richard Kingrea officiating. Interment will be in White Rock Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ALLEY, Lummie Bowman, (Peggy), 78, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2001. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2001, at the Dublin United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church. Bower Funeral Chapel, Dublin, will be handling the arrangements. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- JONES, Rosa Lena, 88, of Dublin, died Tuesday, June 5, 2001 at Skyline Manor Nursing Home, Floyd. She was born April 6, 1913 in Grayson County, Va. the daughter of the late Roy and Belle Brewer. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, John Ralph Jones; a son-in-law, Sherley O. Manning; brothers, James, Fenley, Willie and John Brewer. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, William Rex and Kaye Jones, Daniel Ralph and Claudine Jones, Roger Dale and Barbara Jones, all of Dublin; three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary L. and Douglas Collins, Pulaski, Virginia A. Manning, Dublin, Nancy and Larry Quesenberry of Floyd; one sister, Bessie Pyle of Arlington, Texas; 21 grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at French's Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Billy Akers and the Rev. John Hash officiating. Burial in the Memorial Christian Church Cemetery, Draper. Visitation will be Thursday after 1 p.m. at A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- TOWN, Arthur Earl, (Retired Lt. Colonel US Army), 83, of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, June 5, 2001 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 7, 2001 at 1 p.m. in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Rice officiating. Graveside service will be held in the Panorama Memorial Gardens, Strasburg, Va. at 11 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2001. The family will receive friends from 12 to 1 p.m. Thursday at the McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the New River Valley Hospice, 111 W. Main Street, Christiansburg, Va. 24073, or the Chester Gap Fire Department, Chester Gap, Va. 24076. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg. Local content copyright © 2001 The Roanoke Times Researching JEWELL,William HATCHER, AndrewHOWARD, AsaHALL, Sarah FARLEY, James GRAHAM, George BOOTHE, any HICKLIN, William GREEN,Thurman BAXTER,John "the settler" BISHOP, Ezra COLLINS, William CUNNINGHAM, Clarence SMITH, Pierce BOYER, Christopher TYNAN, Georg (Dresher)THRASHER , Sarah COX, anyOBENCHAIN,any AKERS, Emra ALTIZER,Henry VANOVER [email protected] [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/3798 http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric http://www.rootsweb.com/~varockbr/rock.htm http://www.geocities.com/craig_county_va/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaboteto/botetot.htm http://www.pipeline.com/~bobnroa/floyd.html