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MISCELLANEOUS OBITUARIES OF
MONTOMERY COUNTY, VIRGINIA

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WINSTON DUNCAN
Blacksburg, May 16 (Special) - Winston DUNCAN, 74, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at his home near the headwaters of Tom's Creek in Montgomery county. Surviving are his wife, eight sons, four daughters and two brothers. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the home with interment in West View cemetery.

ANDY M. HALE
Blacksburg - Andy M. HALE, 61, of Blacksburg died Tuesday in a Radford hospital. Surviving are his wife, Mamie CALDWELL HALE; a daughter, Mrs. John WHITLEY, West Memphis, Ark.; two sons, Ward C. HALE, Danville, Gene A. HALE, Blacksburg; a step-daughter, Mrs. Lawrence HOYT, Hoboken, N.J.; a step-son, Jame F. HODGE, Roanoke; five sisters, Mrs. Lewis S. KANODE Sr., Mrs. Edwin PRICE, Mrs. Pearl Moore EAST, Mrs. Pauline ALLS, Blacksburg, Mrs. Leona FAW, Walkertown, N.c.; seven brothers, Warren HALE, William HALE, Garland HALE, Howard HALE, Carlile SITES, Blacksburg, Claude HALE, Hampton, Clifford HALE, Kernersville, N.C. The funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Church with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, near Christiansburg. (Written on this: 1972)

MRS. BLANCHE BLANKENSHIP HALE
Mrs. Blanche Virginia BLANKENSHIP HALE, 49, 2218 Russell Ave., SW, died Friday in a Roanoke hospital. She was an employe (typo in the paper) of Peoples Drug Stores. Surviving are a son, Milton R. HALE, Roanoke; two sisters, Mrs. Luna EAST, Daleville, Mrs. Minnie SWEENEY, Roanoke; two brothers, Dewey BLANKENSHIP, Montvale, Olie BLANKENSHIP, Bluefield; a half brother, Bill BLANKENSHIP, Bluefield. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Lotz Chapel, Roanoke, with burial in Sherwood. (Written on this: Feb 12th 1968)

JAMES A. HALE
Blacksburg, Dec. 23 - James Arch HALE, 63, died tonight at his home near here. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Evie SITES HALE; eight sons, Carlisle, Andrew, Howard, Warren, Garland and William HALE, all of Blacksburg; Claude HALE, Hampton; Clifford HALE, Kernersville, N.C., five daughters, Mrs. Clara KANODE, Mrs. Leona SPRADLIN, Mrs. Pearl MOORE, Mrs. Pauline ALLS, all of Blacksburg; Mrs. Rugh FRYE, Norfolk; four sisters, Mrs. Viola GALLOHORN, Seven Mile Ford; Mrs. Ocie WARD, Wytheville; Mrs. Leona ERBACKER, Newtonsville, Ohio; Mrs. Laura WARD, Rural Retreat; 48 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services will be at Slusser's Chapel Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Whitlock Cemetery.

GEORGE W. HILL
George W. HILL, 62, died at his home in Blacksburg, Monday. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ora MELSER HILL; two sons, Wesley E. HILL and G. Robert HILL; two daughters, Mrs. Harold SMITH and Mrs. Harley HELMS, all of Blacksburg; two brothers, Howard H. HILL, Christiansburg; Theodore B. HILL, Akron, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Jake T. AKERS, Muncy, Pa.; Mrs. Clarence SAIN and Mrs. Benie MILLER, Akron; and six grandchildren. Funeral was at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Blacksburg Methodist church. Burial was in Westview Cemetery.

WESLEY E. HILL
Wesley Edward HILL, 41, died Saturday at his home in Blacksburg. Mr. HILL was a member of the Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department for 14 years, and for many years was associated with his father, the late G. W. Hill, in the mercantile business in Blacksburg. He was a lieutenant in the reserve squad. His wife is president of the Ladies Auxiliary of Blacksburg Fire Department. Surviving are his wife: Mrs. Elizabeth COE HILL; two children, Joyce Elaine HILL and Wesley E. HILL, Jr., his mother, Mrs. George W. HILL; two sisters, Mrs. Margie HELMS and Mrs. Gladys SMITH, one brother, George Robert HILL, all of Blacksburg. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Arthur Shelton, Monday, at 2 p.m. in the Blacksburg Methodist church. Burial was in Westview cemetery. Members of the Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Crew served as honorary pallbearers. Active pallbearers were: H. M. HODGE, C. P. LIGON, R. L. WILLARD, J. G. HAMPTON, Tommy HURD, and K. L. AKERS. (On the back of this was printed at the top of the page: Thursday, May 3, 1962)

WILLIAM T. HILTON
Blacksburg, Jan. 21 - William Thomas HILTON, 88, died this morning at the home of his nephew in Christiansburg. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. E. V. LUCAS of Blacksburg and Mrs. Ollie STRUPS of Columbus, Ohio. Services are scheduled at 3 p.m. Sunday at the P. D. Oakey Funeral home in Blacksburg. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery.

MRS. J. S. B. HINKLE
Blacksburg, Jan. 6 - Mrs. J. S. B. HINKLE, 89, died today at her home here. Surviving are her husband; two sons, Lloyd J. HICKERSON, Salem; Robert CALDWELL, Richmond; a daughter, Mrs. Silas HOLLANDS, Baltimore; a stepson, Leonard HINKLE, Houston, Tex.; two brothers, Charles CALDWELL, Dublin; Cletie CALDWELL, Newport; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at P. D. Oakey Funeral Home, with burial in Cedar Lawn Cemetery at Salem. (Written on this: 1958.)

WILLIAM E. HUBBERT
Blacksburg, May 18 - William E. HUBBERT, 71, died this morning at his home near here. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillian BROCE HUBBERT; a son, William E. HUBBERT III; a sister, Mrs. R. E. RIBBLE, Mt. Hope, W. Va. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church here. Burial will be in the family cemetery. The body will be taken from P. D. Oakey funeral Home to the family cemetery.

MRS. J. S. B. HINKLE
Blacksburg, Jan. 6 - Mrs. J. S. B. HINKLE, 89, died today at her home here. Surviving are her husband; two sons, Lloyd J. HICKERSON, Salem; Robert CALDWELL, Richmond; a daughter, Mrs. Silas HOLLANDS, Baltimore; a stepson, Leonard HINKLE, Houston, Tex.; two brothers, Charles CALDWELL, Dublin; Cletie CALDWELL, Newport; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at P. D. Oakey Funeral Home, with burial in Cedar Lawn Cemetery at Salem. (Written on this: 1958.)

MRS. FANNIE W. KEISTER
Blacksburg, Sept. 26 - Mrs. Fannie WALL KEISTER, widow of the late A. T. KEISTER, died at her home Sunday after a lingering illness. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Carl L. WILSON, of Roanoke, three sons, three sisters and three brothers. Funeral services will be held at the home at 10:30 a.m. with burial in Westview cemetery.

MRS. HARMON F. KEISTER
Blacksburg - Mrs. Harmon F. KEISTER, 73, of Blacksburg, died Sunday in a Radford hospital. Surviving are her husband, Harmon F. KEISTER; a brother, Charles T. GOFF, Staffordsville; four sisters, Mrs. Ralph EPPERLY, Mrs. H. M. FRIDINGER and Mrs. Viola GIBBS, all of Radford, and Mrs. Jennings RICH, Newport News; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Blacksburg Baptist Church. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. The body will be taken from P. D. Oakey Funeral Home to the residence at 10 a.m. Tuesday and to the church at 2 p.m.

JACOB H. KEISTER
Blacksburg, March 30 (Special) - Jacob H. KEISTER, 72, died at the New Altamont hospital at Christiansburg today. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of a son, A. F. KEISTER, in Blacksburg. Interment will be in Spruce Run cemetery in Giles county.

JOE DANIEL KEISTER
Joe Daniel KEISTER, 31, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. T. KEISTER, died late Friday. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Carl WILSON, of Roanoke, and two brothers, Murphy and Charles, both of Blacksburg. The funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. at Oakey's in Blacksburg, by the Rev. Charles A. LOGAN, assisted by the Rev. John W. COBB. Interment will be in Westview, at Blacksburg.

MRS. BESSIE MAE KENDRICK
Blacksburg, Nov. 9 (Special) - Mrs. Bessie Mae KENDRICK, 55, wife of Cary M. KENDRICK, died Monday in a Roanoke hospital. The funeral will be held at the home at 3 p.m. Wednesday, with burial in Westview. Surviving are a daughter, a brother, and a sister, Mrs. Rosa SHEPHERD, Roanoke.

MRS. LUCY E. KINZIE
Blacksburg, May 9 - Mrs. Lucy I. KINZIE, 77, died Wednesday in a Marion hospital. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. S. J. KINZIE and Mrs. John CROMER, both of Blacksburg; six half brothers, Mark PRICE, Newport News; Claude, Ribble, and Hassell PRICE, all of Blacksburg; Carl PRICE, Roanoke; O. V. PRICE, New Castle; tow (typo in the paper) half sisters, Mrs. Hatcher LUCAS, Blacksburg; Mrs. W. D. McDANIEL, Newport News. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Newport Methodist Church with burial in Clover Hollow Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 1 p.m.

KITTS
Blacksburg - Mr. William Foster KITTS, age 72, died Sunday at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Letty L. KITTS; two sons, Myron B. KITTS, Concorde Va.; and Ronnie W. KITTS, Blacksburg, Va.; a brother, Blanton W. KITTS, Cheverly Md.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Jane RYAN, Tacoma, Wash.; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The family will receive from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday June 7, 1978 at the Prices Fork United Methodist Church by the Rev. Michael K. BOGGS. Interment in the Lytton Family Cemetery. Arrangement by Lipscomb's Funeral Chapel, Blacksurg.

IRA A. KYTCHENS
Blacksburg, Feb. 3 - Ira A. KYTCHENS, 63, died at his home here Tuesday morning. Surviving are his wife, one son, Robert KYTCHENS, Roanoke; two daughters, Mrs. Johnny LIPPOOL, Maryland; Mrs. Bozo DICKERSON, three sisters, Mrs. Irene BAILERY, Mrs. Lucille DOVE and Mrs. Helen LOWERY, all of blacksburg; two brothers, Charles H. KYTCHENS and Boyd M. KYTCHENS, both of Blacksburg. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the P. D. Oakey Funeral Home. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery.

SAMUEL C. LAFON
Blacksburg, June 1 - Samuel C. LAFON, 65, died at his home in Mt. Tabor community Friday. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nettie SMITH LAFON; three daughters, Mrs. Robert COX, Mrs. Theodore OLIVER, Blacksburg, and Mrs. Lewis WOOLWINE, Norfolk; six sons, Claude, Arnold, Mason, Lamah and Leonard, Blacksburg, and Samuel C Jr., Lorraine, Ohio; five brothers, Tom, Pembroke; Frank, Blacksburg; Will, Watson, Newport; and Clyde, Bedford; two sisters, Mrs. Walter HUTCHINSON, Newport and Mrs. Brady HUTCHINSON, Craig Healing Springs; and 29 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Fletcher's Chapel in Mt. Tabor. Burial will be in the Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg. The body will be taken from the Oakey Funeral Home to the Church at 1 p.m.

MRS. ELIZABETH F. LANE
Mrs. Elizabeth F. LANE, 88, died Saturday evening at her home on Levelton avenue, Tenth Street extension. Surviving are three sons; J. H. LANE, Hampton; M. C. LANE, Radford, and J. W. LANE, Roanoke; three brothers and two sisters: J. Z. KING, Cambria; J. F. KING, S. G. KING and Mrs. Mary M. PARRISH, Montgomery county; and Mrs. A. B. PARRISH, Shawsville.

JAMES E. LEE
Blacksburg, Jan. 1 - James Emory LEE, 79, died here today. Surviving are a niece and several nephews. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at P. D. Oakey Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Dowdy Cemetery. (Believe this might be 1959 - on the back can be read The worst loss of life in the United States in 1958 was the Chicago school fire Dec. 1 in )

L. W. McCLANAHAN
New Castle - Linwood William McCLANAHAN, 46, died here Friday. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Mae McCLANAHAN; one daughter, Miss Wanda Lee McCLANAHAN, New Castle; one brother, Bennett McCLANAHAN, Lorain, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Carl WRIGHT, Newport News, Miss Helen McCLANAHAN, Roanoke, and Mrs. Lillian DOSS, New Castle. The body will remain at Boitnott Funeral Home pending arrangements.

MRS. ISABEL O. McMAHAN
Blacksburg, April 19 (Special) - Mrs. Isabel OLIVER McMAHAN, 73, died at her home near Blacksburg this morning. Funeral will be conducted at the home Thursday morning at 10 o'clock by the Rev. Ed RICHARDSON. Burial will be in the family cemetery. (Part of an article on the back: " leaders anticipate it would strengthen the president's hadn and pave the way for a strong message to Congress. Such a message might be a demand that Congress carry out promptly a policy "short of war" but stronger than words to curb "aggressor" nations - a policy such as Mr. Roosevelt talked about last January. The White House has taken no direct part .")

PEARLIE E. McMAHAN
Blacksburg, Aug. 12 - Pearlie E. McMAHAN, 67, died Sunday at his home near here. Surviving are two sons, Claude McMAHAN, Greensboro, N.C.; Otey McMAHAN, Gainesville, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. C. S. ARNOLD, Mrs. Lloyd YOUNG, both of Portsmouth; three brothers Jake, Whitey and Marshall McMAHAN, all of Blacksburg; and four grandchildren. Funeral will be Tuesday at 4 p.m. at P. D. Oakey Funeral Home. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery.

WILLIAM C. (JAKE) McMAHAN
William C. (Jake) McMAHAN, 53, died Saturday in a Radford hospital. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gretta DAVIS McMAHAN; a son, Irvin C. McMAHAN, and a daughter, Mrs. Denny M. JONES, both of Blacksburg; two brothers, M. E. and C. W. McMAHAN, both of Blacksburg; and a grandchild. Funeral was Monday at 2 p.m. at Davis Memorial Chapel. Burial was in Westview Cemetery.

STANLEY GORDON MEREDITH
Blacksburg - Stanley Gordon MEREDITH, 27, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1972, in a Radford hospital. Surviving are his wife, Joyce DUNCAN MEREDITH; a daughter, Lorrie Ann MEREDITH, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. MEREDITH, Pembroke; four brothers, Charles R. MEREDITH, Elmhurst, Ill., Eli Arthur MEREDITH, Norfolk, Donald Martin MEREDITH, Baltimore, Md., Tommy Lee MEREDITH, Radford; four sisters, Mrs. Sadie WILLIAMS, Pembroke, Mrs. Clara M. DUNCAN, Blacksburg, Mrs. Min Rose ROOP, Bristol, Tenn., Mrs. Aleta Jo LEWIS, Arlington Heights, Ill. The funeral was held Friday, Dec. 29, at Mount Lebanon United Methodist Church, Hoges Chapel, with burial in the church cemetery. Williams-Jamison Funeral Home, Pembroke, handled arrangements.

MRS. OLLIE J. MILLER
Christiansburg, Aug. 3 - Mrs. Ollie Jane MILLER, 80, died this morning in a Radford hospital. Surviving are a son, Charlie MILLER, Christiansburg; a sister, Mrs. Lillie HOCKODAY, Tucson, Ariz.; two brothers, Willie DUNCAN, Troutville; and Leander DUNCAN, Christiansburg. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg.

JAMES A. MOORE
James Amos MORRE, 70, died Monday afternoon at his home at Bradshaw, Roanoke county, Funeral services were held yesterday at Moore's chapel at 3:00 p.m. by E. P. HADLEY. Interment was in the church cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Pernie B. MOORE; a son, Neal, both of Bradshaw; a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle LUCAS of Blacksburg; five brothers, C. F. MOORE of Roanoke, J. A. MOORE of Ironto, Jacob MOORE of Bradshaw, Harvey MOORE of Ashton W. Va., and Tom MOORE of Urbanna, Ill.; two half-brothers and a half-sister, George MOORE of Winston-Salem and Bryan MOORE of Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Jack ALLEN of Fincastle.

BOSE L. MOREHEAD
Blacksburg, Feb. 3 - Bose L. MOREHEAD, 70, died in a Christiansburg hospital this morning. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ella Mae DAVIS MOREHEAD; two sons, Lloyd T. MOREHEAD, McCoy, and J. O.. MOREHEAD, Blacksburg; three daughters, Mrs. Burton HANEY, Blacksburg; Mrs. Houston PERDUE, Cambria, and Mrs. Lyman JEFFREYS, Evanston, Ill.; two brothers, Ed MOREHEAD, Blacksburg, and A. P. MOREHEAD, Salem; four sisters, Mrs. S. C. WEDDLE, Mrs. C. P. PRICE and Mrs. Charles LOVERN, all of Blacksburg, and Mrs. Cline WHITLOCK, Roanoke; 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at P. D. Oakey Funeral Home. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery.

MRS. J. WILEY OLIVER
Blacksburg, Oct. 31 - Mrs. Wiley OLIVER, 67, died today at her home here. She is survived by her husband; four sons: J. Duval OLIVER, McKees Rock, Pa.; Sgt. Wesley E. OLIVER, Killeen, Tex.; Sgt. Thomas R. OLIVER, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Sgt. J. J. OLIVER, Ft. Lee; five daughters: Mrs. Violet OSTROSKY, Boston, Mass.; Mrs. Rebecca RICKETTS, Anchorage, Alaska; Mrs. Sally GORDON, Christiansburg; Mrs. Doris WEDDLE, Miss Irene OLIVER, Blacksburg; two sisters: Mrs. J. W. BLAND Sr., Mrs. W. A. BANDY, Blacksburg; three brothers: Clyde E. CAMPER, Robert. A. CAMPER, Blacksburg; Leroy CAMPER, Tampa, Fla.; 21 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the P. D. Oakey Funeral Home with burial in Westview Cemetery.

JAMES (CHECK) OLIVER.
Blacksburg - James (Check) OLIVER, 81, died in a Christiansburg nursing home Friday night. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Victoria CLARK, Salem; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Percy ALLS, Mrs. Kirk PERDUE and Mrs. Bernard BROWN, all of Blacksburg; four stepsons, Willie DOVE, Leslie DOVE, John DOVE, all of Blacksburg, and Walter DOVE, Princeton, W. Va.; two half brothers, Marshall McMAHAN and Whitey McMAHAN, both of Blacksburg. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Jones Funeral Home with burial in Westview Cemetery. .

MRS. LULA V. OLIVER.
Blacksburg, Oct. 29 - Mrs. Lula Virginia OLIVER, 56, died Thursday afternoon at her home here after a brief illness. Surviving are her husband, one son, and two brothers, F. D. and W. M. EPPERLY, both of Roanoke. The funeral will be held at the home at 3 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Westview. .

MRS. DELLA DOVE.
Mrs. Della DOVE, 46, died at her home near Dry Run Wednesday morning. Funeral services were conducted at the Blacksburg Methodist church Thursday at 2 o'clock by Rev. J. A. JOHNSON. Interment was in West View cemetery. She is survived by her husband, John DOVE, and two sons, Marshall and Fred, five daughters, Caudine, Hazel, Blanche, Ruby and Jaunita Doss, all of Montgomery county; her mother, Mrs. J. B. DOSS, five brothers, Mason DOSS, Roanoke; Ward DOSS, Bristol; Park, Clyde and Wade DOSS of Blacksburg; four sisters, Mrs. A. M. PERDUE, Mrs. Mary BANDY, Mrs. M. K. WHITICAR, Mrs. G. W. REGAN, all of Blacksburg. (I know this is out of alphabetical order - it was on the same page as Miss Rosa L. Oliver, below.) .

MISS ROSA L. OLIVER.
Miss Rosa Lee OLIVER, 58, died Tuesday, April 11, in a Roanoke hospital. Funeral services were conducted from the Blacksburg Methodist church at 4 p.m. by Rev. J. A. JOHNSON. Interment was in West View cemetery. She is survived by three brothers, W. H. OLIVER, Wheeling, W. Va., C. E. OLIVER, Bluefield, W. Va., F. C. OLIVER, Blacksburg; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy GUMM, Blacksburg, and Mrs. Betty ALLEN, Akron, O. .

MRS. GORDON C. OTEY.
Blacksburg - Laura Ann HAMLIN OTEY, 101, widow of Gordon Cloyd OTEY, died Wednesday at the home of a son, G. C. OTEY, Blacksburg. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Molly HEMP, Covington, Mrs. Etta V. HENDERSON, Mrs Florence SNIDER, Christiansburg, Mrs. Bess McMAHAN, Portsmouth, Mrs. Minnie HURT, Blacksburg; another son, Lester E. SHAVER, Blacksburg; a brother, J. T. HAMLIN, Christiansburg. Hoy Funeral Home is handling arrangements. .

MRS. GORDON C. OTEY.
Blacksburg - The funeral for Laura Ann HAMLIN OTEY, 101, widow of Gordon Cloyd OTEY, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hoy Funeral Chapel with burial in Jennelle Cemetery, near Christansburg. (Written on this: Mar 8 1972) .

CHARLES PERDUE
Blacksburg, June 24 (Special) - Charles PERDUE, 69, died Wednesday night at his home here. Surviving are his wife, before their marriage Miss Maggie LUCAS, of Montgomery county; one daughter, Mrs. James Bell WALL; and three sons, Alfred, Kirk and Edward PERDUE, all of Blacksburg. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church Friday at 2:30 p.m., conducted by the Rev. J. A. JOHNSON, assisted by the Rev. Lee C. SHEPPARD, and burial will be in West View.

MRS. MAGGIE L. PERDUE
Blacksburg, Sept. 18 (Special) - Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie LUCAS PERDUE, 73, who died yesterday in a Roanoke hospital, will be held at the Blacksburg Methodist church at 2:30 p.m. Friday with interment in Westview cemetery. Surviving are three sons, one daughter and a sister, Mrs. J. E. ROBERTS of Roanoke.

MRS. EDWIN M. PRICE
Christiansburg - Ruth Hale PRICE, 58, of Rt. 4, Christiansburg, died Monday morning, Aug. 21, in a Montgomery County hospital. She was the wife of Edwin M. PRICE. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Virgil T. HANCOCK Jr., Mrs. Evelyn TROGDON, Richmond; two sons, James R. HAWLEY, Richmond, Bill M. HAWLEY, Annandale; a step-daughter, Mrs. Alene BISHOP, Salem; two step-sons, Lewis PRICE, Blacksburg, Haven PRICE, U. S. Air Force; four sisters, Mrs. Clara KANODE, Mrs. Pearl EAST, Mrs. Pauline ALLS, all of Blacksburg, Mrs. Leona FAW, Winston-Salem, N.C.; seven brothers, Claude HALE, Hampton, Howard HALE, Warren HALE, William HALE, Garland HALE, Carlye SITES, all of Blacksburg, Clifford HALE, Winston-Salem, N.C.; and nine grandchildren. The funeral was 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Slusser's Chapel Church of God, Blacksburg, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Forrest SHAFFER conducted the services. Richardson Funeral Home, Inc., handled the funeral arrangements.

SARAH COX REECE
Blacksburg - Sarah Cox REECE, 88, of Blacksburg, died Monday, Jan. 8, 1973, in a Montgomery County hospital. She was the wife of Arthur L. REECE Sr. Also surviving are a son, Arthur L. REECE Jr., Reston; three daughters, Mrs. Nannie EAST, Mrs. Ellen REED, Blacksburg, Mrs. Milfred McPHERSON, Greenville, N.C.; a brother, James COX, Oxford, Pa.; twenty-nine grandchildren; 65 great- grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. The funeral was held Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. at Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial in Westview Cemetery. Rev. Jerry G. SLOSS conducted the services. Pallbearers were Jack REED, Ricky LINKOUS, Jerry REECE, Gary EAST, Jerry EAST, Michael ADKINS. Hoy Funeral Home handled arrangements.

MRS. MAGGIE ROBINSON
Blacksburg, Feb. 2 - Mrs. Maggie ROBINSON, 68, died tonight in a Radford hospital. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. A. E. VENTURINO, Blacksburg; three sons, Frank and Kyle ROBINSON, both of Blacksburg; Thomas ROBINSON, Pearisburg; three brothers, Taylor SOWERS, Blacksburg; John SOWERS, Radford; Roe SOWERS, Kingston, W. Va.; seven grandchildren. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Blacksburg Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the family cemetery. The body will be taken from the P. D. Oakey Funeral Home to the residence Saturday morning.

SAM M. ROBINSON
Blacksburg, Nov. 6 - Sam Matthew ROBINSON, 61, died Sunday evening at is home here. Surviving are his wife, three sons, six daughters, two brothers and one sister. Funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Lutheran church with burial in the family cemetery.

CHARLES E. SARVER
Blacksburg - Charles E. SARVER, 79, died Tuesday at his home near here. Surviving is a son, Harry B. SARVER, Christiansburg. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Jones Funeral Chapel, with burial in Alls Cemetery.

CHARLIE W. SARVER
Elliston, Sept. 11 - Funeral for Charlie Washington SARVER, 71, who died Wednesday at his home in the Bradshaw road section will be conducted at the Grant E. Bryant Funeral Home in Elliston at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Burial will be in Maple Grove, Ferrum.

CHARLIE W. SARVER
Elliston, Sept. 10 - Charlie Washington SARVER, 71, died today at his home in the Bradshaw road section. Surviving are a son, E. Clifford SARVER, Ironto; a sister, Mrs. Emma ALLS, Clifton Forge; and a brother, John SARVER, Blacksburg. The body is at Grant E. Bryant Funeral Home in Elliston.

MRS. CORA A. SARVER
Rocky Mount, April 8 - Mrs. Cora A. SARVER, 66, died today at her home near Ferrum. Surviving are her husband, C. W. SARVER, Elliston; a son, Elmer SARVER, Elliston; her stepmother, Mrs. J. P. ALLS, Blacksburg; and two grandchildren. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Lynch Funeral Home here. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery.

JAMES SARVER
Blacksburg, Dec. 15 (Special) - Funeral services for James SARVER, who died in the New Altamont hospital at Christiansburg yesterday, will be held at the home here tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Westview cemetery here. SARVER, a World War veteran, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gertrude BLAND SARVER, of Blacksburg; a daughter, Marie; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth SARVER; three brothers, Walter, Charles and John; all of Montgomery county; two sisters, Mrs. William ALLS, of Montgomery county; and Mrs. Joe Myers of North Carolina.

MRS. NANCY J. SARVER
Mrs. Nancy Joanna SARVER, 86, widow of John SARVER, died yesterday at her home, 364 Walnut avenue, S.W. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Joseph STARLING, Mrs. John TIBBS, Mrs. W. S. HONAKER, and Mrs. J. R. WORLEY, all of West Virginia; Mrs. Geraldine BRIGHTWELL, Roanoke; Mrs. Mattie R. HILL and G. B. SARVER, of West Virginia. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon by Dr. Nolan B. HARMON. Interment will be in Evergreen.

MISS SUSAN F. SARVER
Blacksburg - Miss Susan F. SARVER, 87, died Sunday in a Radford hospital. She is survived by a brother, Charlie SARVER, Blacksburg. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Jones Funeral Chapel with burial in Alls Cemetery.

W. EARL SARVER
Blacksburg, Dec. 30 - Funeral services for W. Earl SARVER, 46, who died Sunday at a Richmond hospital, will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Methodist church, with interment in Westview.

BLACKSBURG MAN DIES IN HOSPITAL AFTER MISHAP
A Blacksburg man died Sunday of injuries received in an automobile accident near Blacksburg Saturday morning. Walter P. SARVER, 65, a former VPI employee, died in a Christiansburg hospital of a brain injury. He was walking across U. S. 460 when he was struck by a car driven by Donald G. DIXON, 24, of Richmond. Montgomery County Deputy Sheriff William J. ARRINGTON said Dixon was charged with reckless driving and released on $1,000 bond Saturday. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Geralina SARVER; two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Ruth COOPER, Blacksburg, and Mrs. Norma Jean MORGAN, Petersburg; a son, William SARVER, Blacksburg; two brothers, Charlie SARVER, Franklin County, and John SARVER, Blacksburg; a sister, Mrs. Emma ALLS, Clifton Forge, and three grandchildren. Funeral will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the P. D. Oakey Funeral Home. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery.


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