The Roanoke Times New River Obituaries Published on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ALLISON, Ruby Mae Trail, 75, of Hiwassee, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2000. Funeral services 2 p.m. Tuesday, at the Hiwassee Pentecostal Holiness Church. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Home. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CARTER, Mamie E., 98, of Pearisburg, departed this life on Saturday, December 16, 2000, at the New River Valley Medical Center after a long illness. She was born December 19, 1902, in Columbia, South Carolina, the daughter of the late Rev. Isom Goodwyn and Selena Benson Goodwyn. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Russell Carter, Sr., and one son, Bernard Carter, six brothers, and two sisters. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church, Pearisburg, where she served as the former President of the Missionary Society and former member of the Senior Choir. She was also a member of the Heroines of Jericho York Masons, (Order of the Eastern Star). Mrs. Carter was also a former employee of the Appalachian Power Company. She leaves to cherish her memory one son, Russell (Carmen) Carter, Jr., of San Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Thelma Harris of Columbus, Ohio, and Catherine (Robert) Alexander of Pearisburg; 15 grandchildren, and a host of great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 21, 2000, at the First Baptist Church Pearisburg with the Rev. Michael Braton officiating. Burial will be at the Birchlawn Cemetery, Pearisburg. The family will receive friends Thursday from 12 noon until 1 p.m., time of service at the church. Penn's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CECIL, Jason David, (JD), 71, of 3318 Lead Mine Road, Snowville, died Monday morning, December 18, 2000, at his home. He was born November 4, 1929, in Snowville, the son of the late James R. and Bertha Thornton Cecil. He served in the U.S. Army during the occupation of Japan and later in the U.S. Air Force in Texas. After his military service, Mr. Cecil worked for many years for Greyhound of Roanoke while living in Salem. Later he farmed in the Snowville area fulfilling his dream of living and working near his childhood home. He was an avid ourdoorsman and gardener. Mr. Cecil attended the Valley Christian Ministries of Snowville. Surviving are his wife of fifty years, Louise Dunagan Cecil of Snowville; daughter, Debra Cecil Cobb and her husband, Judge W. Allen Cobb, Jr., of Wilmington, N.C.; son, Michael David Cecil of Roanoke; daughter, Linda Cecil Ward and her husband, Dr. John T. Ward of Laurence Harbor, N.J.; three sisters and one brother, Anna Cecil Justice and her husband, Rush of Pulaski, Robert B. Cecil and his wife, Arlene of Christiansburg, Betty Cecil Blankenship of Pulaski, and Brenda Cecil Edmonds and her husband, Roy of Snowville; and he had many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. The family will receive visitors at Stevens Funeral Home, 815 Randolph Avenue, Pulaski, on Wednesday, December 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel by Chaplain Joseph McAfee and the Rev. Curtis Ratcliffe. Burial will follow at the Cecil's Chapel Cemetery, Cecil's Chapel Road, Snowville. Memorials can be made to Carilion Hospice Services New River Valley, 111 West Main Street, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. The family expresses many thanks to the Carilion Hospice nurses and the private duty nurses who assisted in Mr. Cecil's care and comfort at his home. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home of Pulaski. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- COMBS, Billy E., 58, of Christiansburg, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, December 16, 2000. He was a retired brick mason. Surviving are his wife, Shirley A. Combs; children, Patricia G. Brickey, Danny E. Combs, both of Elliston, Billy Ray Combs, Tammy Lynn Combs, both of Salem; eleven grandchildren; a number of brothers and sisters including Betty Brawley of Maryland. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2000, at Simpson-Tharp Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Simpson-Tharp Funeral Home, 366-0707. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- DOWDY, Alma Louise, 79, of Pearisburg and formerly of Pembroke, died Sunday evening, December 17, 2000 in Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born in Giles County on July 15, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Emory R. and Maggie Sue Saunders Songer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe W. Dowdy; a son, W. A. Williams, Jr., a sister, Alberta Cumbee, and a brother, Junior Songer. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Betty Williams of Pearisburg; a daughter and son-in-law, Betty Jo and Robert Reynolds of Pearisburg; a brother, Emmitt Songer of Pearisburg; a sister, Kathleen McCroskey of Pearisburg; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke with Pastor Shahn Wilburn and Pastor Eddie Kendall officiating. Burial will follow in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- HAYDEN, Shirley Louise, 61, of Hiwassee, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2000. She was an 18 year employee of Force, Inc. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Ken Woods of Hiwassee; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael "Butch" and Judy Thornton of Hiwassee; one son and fiancZe, Douglas Thornton and Shelby of Hiwassee; one brother and sister-in-law, Archie and Emma Thornton of Dublin; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Connie and Donald Linkous of Hiwassee, Ellen Garren of Thomasville, N.C., Betty and Jim Whitaker of Dobson, N.C., Belva and Raymond Dusek of Shawsville; two grandsons, Michael and Mitchell Davis; one stepgrandson, Jeremy Woods; special sister-in-law and husband, Eldean and Ron Burke of Christiansburg. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 20, 2000, at 11 a.m. at the Cornersview Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Frankie Graham officiating. Interment will follow in Shiloh Cemetery in Pulaski County. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to the Cornersview Pentecostal Holiness Church. The family would like to extend special appreciation to Force, Inc. for all their support. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2000, at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- HOOVER, William E. Sr., (Pete), 72, of Radford, passed away Monday, December 18, 2000, at his home. He was retired from the Lynchburg Foundry, Jerry Hurt Construction, and Sowers Paving Co. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen P. Hoover; three sons, Barry Ousley of Roanoke, William E. Hoover, Jr. of Oxnard, Calif., and Maynard Hoover of Blacksburg; one sister, Pansy Whitlock of Radford; four grandchildren, Doug Ousley, Grant Hoover, Christopher Hoover, and Michelle Trainer; special friends, Danny and Marie Sowers. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 21, 2000, at 11 a.m. at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford with Pastor Glennard Quesenberry officiating. Interment will follow in West View Cemetery in Radford. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or New River Valley Hospice. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2000, at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- MILES, Clemie Essie Woods, 93, of Christiansburg, died Sunday, December 17, 2000, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Smith Miles, Sr. (Pat); and two sons, Robert E. (Bob) Miles and Raymond Smith Miles, Jr. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, John B. and Beulah A. Miles, Lewis I. and Pat A. Miles; two daughters and son-in-law, Pauline M. Young and the late Quentin T. Young, Lois M. and Douglas S. Smock; 18 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. She will be loved and missed by all. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2000, at the Horne Funeral Chapel conducted by the Rev. Otuce P. Huffman, Sr. with burial to follow in Sunset Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at the Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- MOORE, Annie Gertrude, (Polly), 85, of Radford, died Sunday, December 17, 2000. She was a retired seamstress. Surviving are a sister and brother-in-law, Thelma and Carroll Cox of Radford; a nephew, Howard Moore; a niece, Debbie Moore Linkous; four special nieces and husbands, Bob and Barbara Bove, Keith and Judy Crowder, Chuck and Becky Morris, and Greg and Sandy Howard; five special great nephews, Andrew Crowder, Chuck Crowder, Grayson Howard, Charlie Morris, and William "Chance" Morris. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2000, at the DeVilbiss Funeral Chapel with Mr. Larry Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in Capt. George Quesenberry Cemetery, Floyd County. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2000, at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- PHILLIPS, Edna Elizabeth C., 91, of 6592 Wilderness Road, Dublin, passed away Sunday evening, December 17, 2000, at the Pulaski Health Care Center. Born July 16, 1909, in Pulaski, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late David Stuart Covey and Bessie Farmer Covey. Her husband, Kenneth Clark Phillips, and one brother, Garland Covey, preceded her in death. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Crongie (Phil) and Sandra Counts Phillips of Dublin; two grandchildren, Keith Allen and Linda Phillips of Taylors, S.C., and Karen Sue Phillips of Virginia Beach; two great-grandchildren, Tommy Phillips, and Michelle Phillips, both of Taylors, S.C.; sisters, Kathleen Rutherford of Radford, and Virginia Atkins of Dublin; a special niece, Leona Andrews of Pulaski; a special cousin, Jerry Covey of Dublin; and several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, with the Rev. Richard Patterson officiating. Interment will follow at the Mt. View United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be anytime after 2 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evening at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski, is handling the arrangements. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- SMITH, Martha Ann Hornbarger, 74, of Dublin, died Sunday, December 17, 2000. Funeral services 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Heritage Assembly of God. Visiting hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2000. Arrangements by DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WALDRON, Brenda June, 58, of Pearisburg, died Monday, December 18, 2000. Funeral services are pending with the Kendall Funeral Home in Pembroke. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WHITE, Sarah Katherine S. Allen, of 1324 Grove Drive, Pulaski, died Saturday night, December 16, 2000, in the Pulaski Community Hospital. She was born on September 3, 1922 in Ivanhoe, Va. and was the daughter of the late Frank Blair Sayers and Emma Manuel Sayers. She was a retired beautician, having owned and operated Glamour Beauty Shoppe for 40 years until her retirement for health reasons. Mrs. White was the widow of George Carter Allen who was owner of Allen Real Estate until his death. She was also preceded in death by a son, James Pierce (J.P.) Allen, her second husband, James Kenneth White, three sisters, Ruth Delp, Cecile Davis and Ovella Jones, and by four brothers, Sidney Sayers, Bill Sayers, Ben Sayers and Harvey Sayers. Mr. White was a past member of Pulaski Business and Professional Womens Club, a member of American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Pulaski, Va., and a member of the Memorial Baptist Church having moved her membership from First Baptist Church when Memorial Baptist Church was organized in 1953. She served in many capacities over the years and was a dedicated, faithful member. Surviving are a sister, Anne Akers, Greenwood, Indiana; brother, Lorenzo (Buster) Sayers, Ivanhoe, Va.; sister-in-law, Virginia (Dude) Sayers, Ivanhoe, Va.; three stepchildren and spouses, Marc and Jean White, Pulaski, Dwain and Cindy White and their daughter, April of Pulaski, Donna and David Williams, Allisonia, Va.; special nephews and spouses, Jerry and Kaye Jones, Greensboro, N.C., Leon and Linda Jones, Hopewell, Va.; special nieces, Bonnie Sayers, Ivanhoe, Va., Sue Dalton, Patterson, Va.; special friends, Fannie and Jay Collins, Pulaski; and many more loving and caring nephews and nieces, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Patrick Coffey and Rev. Tom Mabe officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. Visiting will be Tuesday evening at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to the Memorial Baptist Church New Building Kitchen Fund. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski, Va. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WILLIAMS, Frances Jenkins, 88, of Pulaski, and formerly of Barren Springs, died Monday morning, December 18, 2000. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home. Visiting will be Wednesday from 6 until 8 p.m. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- GOODRICH, William Alfred III, 49, of Marion, died Sunday, December 17, 2000, at his home in Marion. Mr. Goodrich was a member of the Ebenezer Lutheran Church, the Marion Rotary Club, the American Library Association, and the Virginia Library Association. He was the Director of the Smyth-Bland Regional Library in Marion. Mr. Goodrich was a graduate of the Presbyterian College and received his Master's Degree in Librarianship from Emory University. He is survived by his wife, Antoinette Roberts Goodrich; his daughters, Eleanor Rhiannon Goodrich; and his son, Alfred Forrest Goodrich, all of Marion; his mother, Sara Goodrich of Wytheville; one sister and brother-in-law, Pat and Jerry Baggett of Oxnard, Calif.; several nieces and nephews, Pat Baggett Parkhill and husband, Charlie, Cindy Baggett, Sara Scott, Jay Baggett, Oscar Roberts, IV, Heather Roberts, Helen Roberts. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 21, 2000, at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Lutheran with Pastor James H. Bangle officiating. Burial will follow in Old Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Smyth-Bland Regional Library, 118 South Sheffey St., Marion, Va. 24354. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is serving the Goodrich family. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- MOORE, Fitzhugh C., of Woodport, Hartfield, Va., passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2000, on his 89th birthday. Hugh was one of nine children of Sydney and Blanche Moore and grew up on Oakmoore Farm in Poquoson. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1933, and served in World War II in the 5th Armored Division under Gen. George Patton. He retired as a reserve Army Colonel in the 1980s. He worked as an Agricultural Extension Agent in Suffolk, then became a principal in York Oil Company in Hampton. Throughout his long years, Hugh was a leader in every community in which he lived. Among his business and community service credentials, he was President of York Oil Company, and served on the Board of Directors of Rappahannock General Hospital, Old Point National Bank, and the old Hampton General Hospital. He was President of the Virginia Petroleum Jobbers Association and also served on committees of the National Oil Jobbers Council. Hugh expressed his faith as a deacon for Harmony Grove Baptist Church. A devoted Shriner for many years, he was a member of the Khedive Shrine Temple and local Tidewater Shrine Club. He was a 45-year member and past Director of the Jesters Norfolk Court 75. Hugh was a die-hard Golden Hokie and avid football fan who rarely missed a game and attended their final game of the 2000 season on November 25th (Tech beat UVA, of course). He was also a charter member of Ut Prosim, served in the Virginia Tech Student Aid Association, Hokie Club, and received the Virginia Tech Distinguished Alumni Award. Hugh married Elsie Marie White of Hampton in 1947. Together they raised two daughters, Nancy Jefferson and Beverly Kay. Losing Nancy when she was a child, he is survived by Beverly Moore Barnhardt and her husband, Jamie; and beloved grandchildren, Jacqueline, Christopher, and Nancy. He is also survived by nieces and nephews for whom he was a pillar of support. As the last surviving male he became the natural patriarch of the Moore family. He was a stern taskmaster who set high expectations, but with a gentle sense of humor. Hugh and Elsie enjoyed travel far and wide, both in the United States and around the globe. He had friends all over the world, maintaining close relationships with families in England and Belgium he met during the war. High never met a stranger. Generous of heart and wonderfully sentimental, he had deep commitment to family and love of country. There is much to be said of Hugh Moore-he will be sorely missed by so many. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 20, 2000, at Harmony Grove Baptist Church, Topping, at 11 a.m. followed by a graveside service in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, at 1:30 p.m. The family will receive friends at Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home, Saluda, on Tuesday, December 19, 2000, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Middlesex Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 98, Deltaville, Va. 23043, or to the Harmony Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 138, Topping, Va. 23169. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- SHELTON, Richard J. Sr., 74, of Simi Valley, Calif., and originally from Roanoke, Va., died on Saturday, December 16, 2000, in a Simi Valley, Calif., hospital after a lengthy illness. He is preceded in death by his parents, Eva and D. J. Shelton. He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Theresa and Richard J. Shelton, Jr., of Baltimore, Md., Shannon and James Shelton of Fairfax, Va.; sons, Mark H. Shelton of Roanoke, Va., Stephen Shelton of Fairfax, Va.; daughter, Eva Shelton of Concord, N.C.; stepchildren, Maria and William Riviera of Simi Valley, Calif.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dot and George Jackman of Falls Church, Va., Helen Jean and Douglas Child of Brodnax, Va.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. Shelton was born in Roanoke, Va., and later moved to Bedford, Va. A World War II veteran, he graduated from Virginia Tech in 1951 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was employed by numerous companies and was a member of several professional organizations throughout the United States and in several foreign countries in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that you make a contribution to the American Heart Association or to a charity of your choice. Tami P. 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