Roanoke Times & World News back issues from January 2002:
OBIT - RING, GEORGE W. III
Jan 01, 2002 ... RING, George W. III, 73, of Rocky Mount, passed away Saturday,December 29, 2001. He was a retired Civil Engineer with theDepartment of Transportation, a graduate of Virginia Tech and a longstanding member of Calvary Baptist Church, where he was an activechoir member. He was the Past ...
OBIT - SLAWSON, HELENE T.
Jan 01, 2002 ... SLAWSON, Helene T., 77, was received into God's glorious Kingdomon Saturday, December 29, 2001. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey andimmigrated to the United States at age 6 with her family to Newpot,R.I. Helene will be remembered as a devoted wife and mother andfriend of many. The song ...
OBIT - ECHOLS, CHARLES E. SR., (CHARLIE)
Jan 01, 2002 ... ECHOLS, Charles E. Sr., (Charlie), 75, of Salem, passed awaySunday, December 30, 2001. Mr. Echols proudly served in the U.S. Navyduring World War II. He retired at 63 from Boxley Construction havingworked for over 40 years in the construction business. He is precededin death by his wife, ...
OBIT - IHRIG, EDWIN MERL
Jan 01, 2002 ... IHRIG, Edwin Merl, 90, of Roanoke, died Saturday, December 29,2001 at his home. Edwin was born in Champaigne, Ill. on January 9,1911, a son of the late Perry and Estella Ihrig and was a graduate ofthe Mt. Vernon School of Nursing in Mt. Vernon, Ohio and did hisphysical therapy training ...
OBIT - LUNDY, TROY LEE JR., (T.L.)
Jan 01, 2002 ... LUNDY, Troy Lee Jr., (T.L.), 71, of Dublin, died Sunday morningDecember 30, 2001. Funeral Wednesday at ...
OBIT - SPENCER, CHARLES SR.
Jan 01, 2002 ... SPENCER, Charles Sr., 81, of Lexington, died Thursday, December27, 2001. Funeral service, 2 p.m ....
OBIT - CARNELL, EDYTHE F.
Jan 01, 2002 ... CARNELL, EDYTHE F., of Christiansburg, departed this lifepeacefully on Saturday, December 29, 2001, at U.Va. Medical Center. Amemorial service will be held on Thursday, January 3, ...
OBIT - RICHARDSON, FREDA LESTER
Jan 01, 2002 ... RICHARDSON, FREDA LESTER, 70, of Christiansburg, died Sunday,December 30, 2001, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. Friends may callanytime after 9 a.m. Tuesday, January 1, 2002, at Horne Funeral Home,where the family will receive friends ...
OBIT - SUTPHIN, EUGENE ENSLEY
Jan 01, 2002 ... SUTPHIN, EUGENE ENSLEY, 74, of Christiansburg, died Sunday,December 30, 2001, at his home. Friends may call anytime after 9 a.m.Tuesday, January 1, 2002, at Horne Funeral Home, where the familywill receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday ...
OBIT - KANODE, MELVIN JESSIE
Jan 01, 2002 ... KANODE, Melvin Jessie, 82, of Eggleston, died Sunday morning,December 30, 2001, in Salem Health and Rehab. Center in Salem after along illness. Born in Giles County on November 14, 1919, he was a sonof the late Jessie and Louie Lang Kanode. A veteran of the U.S. Armyin WW II, he had ...
OBIT - WOOD, PHYLLIS BUSSARD
Jan 01, 2002 ... WOOD, Phyllis Bussard, 80, of Wytheville, died Sunday, December30, 2001, in the Francis Marion Manor Nursing Facility. She was thedaughter of the late Roscoe and Jenny Brown Bussard. She was precededin death by her husband, Charles M. Wood, and a daughter, Jean WoodDavis. She is survived ...
OBIT - BUCHANAN, AGNES G. WILSON
Jan 01, 2002 ... BUCHANAN, Agnes G. Wilson, 84, of Chilhowie, passed away at ValleyHealth Care Center on Sunday, December 30, 2001. She was a member ofthe New Cove Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her firsthusband, Chester Wilson, her second husband, Samuel "Bud" Buchanan,and a son, Jeff ...
OBIT - TRETICK, PAULINE RYDER
Jan 01, 2002 ... TRETICK, Pauline Ryder, 78, of Roanoke, died Monday, ...
OBIT - NORTON, OSWALD AILSWORTH
Jan 01, 2002 ... NORTON, Oswald Ailsworth, 89, of Roanoke, passed away ...
OBIT - LYNCH, ROBERT LEE
Jan 01, 2002 ... LYNCH, Robert Lee, 79, of Salem, Va., went to be with his HeavenlyFather on Monday, December 31, 2001, at his home. He was retired fromNorfolk and Southern Railroad and a veteran of the U.S. Navy servingin World War II. He was preceded in death by his father, Jesse Lynchand his mother, ...
OBIT - DALTON, REV. H.M., (MACK)
Jan 01, 2002 ... DALTON, Rev. H.M., (Mack), 90, of Bassett, died Sunday, December30, 2001. Funeral 11 a.m ....
OBIT - OTEY, ROBERT LOWELL, (BOB)
Jan 01, 2002 ... OTEY, Robert Lowell, (Bob), 68, of Salem, passed away Sunday,December 30, 2001. He was the son of John Edward and Nannie ThomasOtey and the last survivor of 12 children. He served four years inthe U.S. Air Force. He served two years in England where he met andmarried his wife, Gwendoline ...
OBIT - BOWLES, PAMELA B.
Jan 01, 2002 ... BOWLES, Pamela B., 49, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December31, 2001, at her home. She was a graduate of Cave Spring High School,a realtor with Owens & Co., and a member of Cave Spring BaptistChurch. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Ron Bowles; twosons, Matthew Bowles and ...
OBIT - POWLAK, FRANK L.
Jan 01, 2002 ... POWLAK, Frank L., 94, of Salem, passed away Monday, ...
OBIT - THORNTON, MAMIE GERTRUDE HOBSON
Jan 01, 2002 ... THORNTON, Mamie Gertrude Hobson, 76, of Roanoke, passed awaySaturday, December 29, 2001. She was born in Roanoke, to the lateCarl and Catherine Jennings Hobson. Mrs. Thornton was preceded indeath by her husband, Isaac Thornton. Survivors include her son, Gary(Consuella) Thornton; her ...
OBIT - MCDANIEL, REV. WILLIAM HARRISON
Jan 01, 2002 ... MCDANIEL, Rev. William Harrison, 90, of Montvale, passed awayMonday, December 31, 2001 at his residence. He was born May 22, 1911in Bedford County, a son of the late John McDaniel and Bertha TylerMcDaniel. He was a retired employee of Singer Furniture and was amember of the Big Island ...
OBIT - SEARS, MERRIMAN
Jan 01, 2002 ... SEARS, Merriman, 85, of Salem, died Monday, December 31, ...
OBIT - BOSWELL, ESTHER FLOSSIE
Jan 01, 2002 ... BOSWELL, Esther Flossie, 80, of Richfield Retirement Community inSalem, Va., formerly of Bozoo, W.Va. and Musick, W.Va., died Monday,December 31, 2001. Born July 29, 1921 in Logan County she was adaughter of the late Millard J. and Virginia Browning Justice. Shewas a Christian and a ...
OBIT - ROBERTSON, ALMA BETS
Jan 01, 2002 ... ROBERTSON, Alma Bets, 95, of Pearisburg (Thessalia Community),died Monday, December 31, 2001 in Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital.Mrs. Robertson was born in Thessalia and was a daughter of the lateReuben and Clara Stafford Robertson. Besides her parents, she waspreceded in death by her ...
OBIT - LUGAR, NORINE ROSS
Jan 01, 2002 ... LUGAR, Norine Ross, 94, of New Castle, passed away Monday,December 31, 2001. She was a retired school teacher and taught inCraig County Schools her entire career. Miss Norine was a lifelongmember of the New Castle United Methodist Church. She was a member ofthe Retired Craig County ...
OBIT - THOMPSON, ALFRED W.
Jan 01, 2002 ... THOMPSON, ALFRED W., 72, of Christiansburg, went home to be withthe Lord on Sunday, December 30, 2001 at Montgomery RegionalHospital. He was retired from Sealtest Ice Cream Company. He waspreceded in death by his father and mother, Montie and Ada Thompson,also a brother, William Randolph ...
OBIT - FISHER, ROY MCKINLEY SR.
Jan 01, 2002 ... FISHER, Roy McKinley Sr., 86, of New Castle, went to be with theLord Sunday, December 30, 2001 ....
OBIT - ROSE, ALICE MARY
Jan 01, 2002 ... ROSE, Alice Mary, 91, of Blacksburg, died Monday, December 31,2001 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in MontgomeryCounty, Va. on August 7, 1910 to the late Steve Randell and EtterEstelle Hinkle Rose. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law,Linda R. and Clarence Hale of ...
OBIT - SMITH, DOUGLAS W.
Jan 01, 2002 ... SMITH, Douglas W., 68, of Dublin, died Monday, December 31, 2001.He was a retired Senior Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force and a retired employee of Advance Auto Parts. He was precededin death by his parents, John H. and Agnes F. Smith. Surviving arehis wife, Jean M. Smith, ...
OBIT - WADELTON, ADELE KENNEY
Jan 01, 2002 ... WADELTON, Adele Kenney, 82, of Moneta, died Monday, December ...
OBIT - ANGELIDIS, XRYSANTHOS A., (CHRIS)
Jan 01, 2002 ... ANGELIDIS, Xrysanthos A., (Chris), 86, of Roanoke, passed awayMonday, December 31, 2001 at his home. Born in Salonika, Greece in1915, he came to this country in 1972. Surviving are his wife,Sotiria Angelidis; son and daughter-in-law, Anastasios "Mike" andSmaragde Angelidis of Roanoke; a ...
OBIT - THOMPSON, OLIVER JR.
Jan 01, 2002 ... THOMPSON, Oliver Jr., 72, of Rocky Mount, died Monday, December31, 2001, in a Roanoke hospital. He was born September 2, 1929, a sonof the late Oliver and Ada Thompson. He was a dairy farmer from 1940to 1995, was a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served in theUnited States Army, ...
OBIT - ANDREWS, ALFRED H. JR.
Jan 01, 2002 ... ANDREWS, Alfred H. Jr., 73, of Daleville, passed away Sunday,December 30, 2001. Brother of Bertha A. Curtin of Alexandria, Va.Graveside services will be held at Fairveiw Cemetery on Wednesday,January 2, 2002 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Victor Reed officiating. Inlieu of ...
OBIT - CALDWELL, ARNOLD W.
Jan 01, 2002 ... CALDWELL, Arnold W., 81, of Newport, died Sunday, December ...
OBIT - WEAVER, DOROTHY JOHNSON
Jan 01, 2002 ... WEAVER, Dorothy Johnson, 78, of Marion, died Monday, ...
OBIT - HARMAN, JAMES KIAH, (JIMMY)
Jan 01, 2002 ... HARMAN, James Kiah, (Jimmy), 52, of Roanoke, died Sunday, ...
OBIT - KIDD, NORA J. POWELL
Jan 01, 2002 ... KIDD, Nora J. Powell, 98, of Moneta, passed away Sunday, December30, 2001. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church,Thaxton. She was a retired employee of Johnson-Carper FurnitureCompany and with her husband, son, George and daughter, Mattie,maintained the family farm. She was ...
OBIT -KLINE, VIRGINIA ANN, (JENNY)
Jan 01, 2002 ... KLINE, Virginia Ann, (Jenny), 57, of Vinton, Jesus called her homeMonday, December 31, 2001. Mrs. Kline was born of March 18, 1944, inSharon, Pa. She has been a Vinton resident since the Spring of 1944.She shared the love she had for Jesus by devoting her life to theloving care of her ...
OBIT - SHARPE, HENRY, (MONK)
Jan 01, 2002 ... SHARPE, Henry, (Monk), 56, of Bedford, departed this life onMonday, December 31, 2001 ...
OBIT - KNODE, WALTER BASCOM JR.
Jan 01, 2002 ... KNODE, Walter Bascom Jr., 55, of Pulaski, died Monday December31, 2001. Funeral ...
OBIT - HAWKINS, SHAUN
Jan 01, 2002 ... HAWKINS, Shaun, of Roanoke, departed this life at the tender ageof 16. God has taken you into His fold and I must accept Hisdecision. My heart has been broken, Son. I miss you so much.Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Dena and Bobby Carter;two sisters, Kimberly and Kayla; and ...
OBIT - SLATE, GEORGE E.
Jan 01, 2002 ... SLATE, George E., 85, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, December 31,2001. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Fields Slate andhis son, Harry Gene Slate. Surviving are his grandchildren, Carl E.Slate and wife Carol, Randy E. Slate and wife Debbie, W. DarrellSlate and wife ...
OBIT - BUTLER, ERNEST
Jan 01, 2002 ... BUTLER, Ernest, 88, of Bozoo, W.Va., died Friday, December 28,2001 at his home. Born October 3, 1913 in Mercer County, he was a sonof the late Charles Clarion and Lizzie Edna Wills Butler. Mr. Butlerwas a retired employee of Celanese Corporation, a WWII Army veteran,a former member of ...
OBIT - SHEPPARD, LARUE B.
Jan 01, 2002 ... SHEPPARD, LaRue B., 75, of Christiansburg, passed away ...
OBIT - MOTTESHEARD, CHARLES WATSON, (BUSTER)
Jan 01, 2002 ... MOTTESHEARD, Charles Watson, (Buster), 65, of Fries, died Sunday,December 30, 2001. Funeral 2 p.m ....
OBIT - SMITH, JOHN PAUL
Jan 01, 2002 ... SMITH, John Paul, 48, of Max Meadows, died Saturday, December 29,2001 from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born inRadford, Va., son of the late Gordon and Ruth Luckado Smith and waspreceded in death by three brothers, Arthur, Lonnie and James Smith. He is survived by ...
OBIT - CARTMELL, RUTH DAVIES
Jan 01, 2002 ... CARTMELL, Ruth Davies, 78, of Lexington, died Sunday, December 30,2001 at her residence at Kendal in Lexington. Mrs. Cartmell was bornon November 30, 1923 in Washington, D.C. and was a daughter of thelate Joshua W. Davies, Sr., MD and Lockie Kincer Davies. She was amember of the R.E. Lee ...
OBIT - NEWELL, BETTY LOU MCCORMICK
Jan 01, 2002 ... NEWELL, Betty Lou McCormick, 63, of Stone Mountain, Ga., formerlyof Lexington, Va., died Saturday, December 29, 2001 in the EmoryEastside Hospital in Snellville, Ga. She was born July 6, 1938 inRockbridge County and was a daughter of the late Roger Allen andDaisy Shafer McCormick. Betty ...
OBIT - MANN, DOROTHY FERGUSON
Jan 01, 2002 ... MANN, Dorothy Ferguson, 85, of Pearisburg, died Sunday, December30, 2001 at the home of her daughter, Shirley M. Walsh in Westland,Mich. She was born in West Virginia on April 15, 1916 and was thedaughter of the late Zack and Dana Wickline Ferguson. In addition toher daughter, she is ...
OBIT - BENICKE, JOHN F.
Jan 01, 2002 ... BENICKE, John F., 76, of Roanoke, formerly of Chicago, Ill.,passed ...
OBIT - WEST, ARLES RAY
Jan 01, 2002 ... WEST, Arles Ray, 94, of Natural Bridge, died Monday, ...
OBIT - WAYLAND, RACHEL
Jan 01, 2002 ... WAYLAND, Rachel, 19, of Martinsville, died Sunday, December ...
OBIT - MAST, HELEN MARTIN
Jan 01, 2002 ... MAST, Helen Martin, 74, of Rockbridge Baths, died Monday, ...
SON OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIER COULDN'T BEAR TO PART WITH FAMILY HOMEPLACE MERRIMAN SEARS DIED MONDAY AT AGE 85
Jan 01, 2002; ... Merriman Sears, a Salem man whose father fought in the Civil War,died Monday morning. He was 85. It's unlikely that Sears heard many of his father's war stories.John Henry Sears died when his 20th child was only 4, and relativessay few details survive of his time with the ...
PATENT NEWS
Jan 01, 2002 ... This is a list of patents issued in December to Southwest Virginiainventors and companies by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Moreinformation about these patents can be found online at www.uspto.gov.The Web site allows users to search the patent database by keyword,date and patent ...
LUNCH GROUP REMEMBERS A GOOD FRIEND
Jan 01, 2002 ... Every Thursday afternoon at 12:30, a group of women - sometimes15, sometimes only three - meet at DJ's Brasserie Restaurant inRoanoke. The women are all in their 60s, all live in Roanoke and Salem, andare all best friends. They call themselves the Lunch Bunch, and they've ...
A LAST LOOK BACK - PART II Series: Whatever happened to?
Jan 01, 2002 ... DUELING FILM OFFICES Two rival film offices launched a tense competition to become theofficial film office for the region. THEN: In February, Camille Lownds resigned from the Blue Ridge-Southwest Virginia Film Office, claiming philosophical differenceswith the group's other ...
POLICE NOTEBOOK
Jan 01, 2002; ... Man tells police where to find him A Southeast Roanoke man was arrested Saturday after he threateneda police officer over the telephone and then told the officer whereto find him. Police spokeswoman Shelly Alley said the officer arrived at ahouse on Hollins Road Northeast ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jan 01, 2002 ... Helping children should be the priority ONE HAS to wonder where the citizens of the Roanoke Valley rankservices for children. On Dec. 15, Prevent Child Abuse Roanoke Valley assisted a localbookstore with holiday gift-wrapping. This free customer serviceprovides local ...
2 YEARS LATER ... TECH'S SENIORS REMEMBER THE SUGAR BOWL LOSS AND WANT TO FINISH 1-1 AGAINST FSU
Jan 01, 2002; ... Every now and then, the haunting flashback strikes from literallyout of nowhere and zaps Virginia Tech linebacker Ben Taylor. Tech fullback Jarrett Ferguson claims he's periodically hit withsimilar symptoms. Add Hokies cornerback Ronyell Whitaker to thelist, too. Yes, the ...
JUDGE DENIES MURDER CONVICTION APPEAL FOR BRAMBLETT EARL BRAMBLETT WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH ROW FOR THE MURDERS OF THE HODGES FAMILY
Jan 01, 2002; ... A federal judge has denied Earl Bramblett's petition to overturnhis conviction for the 1994 murders of the Hodges family in Vinton. U.S. District Judge James Turk's decision is the latest setbackfor Bramblett, who is on death row. He was convicted in 1997 for thecapital murder of ...
7 PRINCIPLES OF KWANZAA A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION 35-YEAR-OLD TRADITION FINDS A HOME IN LEXINGTON
Jan 01, 2002; ... The living room was crowded with ancestral photographs, antiquefurniture and two dozen people. Roma Willis-Turner's voice filled thespace that remained and spilled into the hall. "Umoja," she sang, drawing the word out as the eldest member ofthe gathering lit a ...
D-DAY MEMORIAL DONORS DESERVE FULL DISCLOSURE
Jan 01, 2002 ... A TRIUMPHANT moment for Western Virginia in 2001 was the Junededication of the National D-Day Memorial, raised in the Bedfordcountryside by the vision and determination of World War II veterans.The veterans, the community, donors from across the nation and eventhe state and federal ...
PUBLIC HEARING TOUR ON VA. BUDGET STOPS BY VIRGINIA WESTERN SPEAKERS MAY SIGN UP FOR SESSION
Jan 01, 2002; ... Members of the General Assembly's key budget-writing committeeswill hold a public hearing on the state budget Thursday at VirginiaWestern Community College. The hearing will begin at 11 a.m. in the Whitman Auditorium.Anyone wanting to speak during the session can sign up as early ...
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AS 2002 DAWNS
Jan 01, 2002 ... AS ONE of the more tormenting years in recent American historyfades into the dawn of 2002, this nation has much to anticipate inthe new year, some quite hopeful and some quite challenging. As was the case through the last four months of 2001, the peoplewill recognize the enormous ...