Roanoke Times & World News back issues from October 2002:
OBIT - BRYANT, NANCY BROWNING
Oct 01, 2002 ... BRYANT, Nancy Browning, 86, of Roanoke, died Friday, September 27,2002. Memorial service at St ....
OBIT - MCFADDEN, VIRGINIA D.
Oct 01, 2002 ... MCFADDEN, Virginia D. 80, of Roanoke, died Saturday, September 28,2002. Funeral ...
OBIT - GILBERT, WARREN WILLIAMS
Oct 01, 2002 ... GILBERT, Warren Williams, 82, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday,September 28, 2002. Funeral services 10 a.m. Tuesday, ...
OBIT - CRAGHEAD, ROBERT LEE
Oct 01, 2002 ... CRAGHEAD, Robert Lee, 83, of Mount Pleasant area, died ...
OBIT - HIMES, WALLY SHOLZ
Oct 01, 2002 ... HIMES, Wally Sholz, 92, of Roanoke, joined Pokey on Saturday,September 28, 2002. Wally was a lifelong member of St. Mark'sLutheran Church where she participated in numerous youth activitiesincluding Luther League, Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, GirlScout Leader, Christian ...
OBIT - IRBY, OLIVIA WOOLWINE
Oct 01, 2002 ... IRBY, OLIVIA WOOLWINE, 83, of Christiansburg, died Sunday,September 29, 2002 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Blacksburg. Sheis survived by her sister, Myrtle Bryant, of Monroe, La.; brother,Gilbert Woolwine, of Christiansburg; special grand-niece, HannahNell. Several nieces and nephews ...
OBIT - WINGFIELD, DAVID WAYNE
Oct 01, 2002 ... WINGFIELD, David Wayne, 35, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday,September 28, 2002. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, ClaraWingfield and his cousin, Gary Overstreet. David loved listening tomusic, fishing, and hangin' with his buddies. Surviving are his son,Jonathan David ...
OBIT - WESELOH, SAVANNAH DAWN
Oct 01, 2002 ... WESELOH, SAVANNAH DAWN, 3, of Christiansburg, passed away, Friday,September 27, 2002. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.Tuesday, October 1, 2002, at Gethsemane Baptist Church ...
OBIT - GARRETT, DARNELLE RUTH HALL
Oct 01, 2002 ... GARRETT, Darnelle Ruth Hall, 58, of 2212 Garrett Road, Stoneville,N.C., died Sunday morning, September 29, 2002, after a courageousbattle with cancer. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 2,2002, at Spray United Methodist Church. Burial will be at GarrettFamily Cemetery. Mrs ....
OBIT - COLLIER, EDGAR LEE, (ED)
Oct 01, 2002 ... COLLIER, Edgar Lee, (Ed), 87, of Vinton, went to his heavenly homeWednesday, September 25, 2002. A memorial service will be conducted ...
OBIT - PARCELL, BEATRICE J.
Oct 01, 2002 ... PARCELL, Beatrice J., 78, of Salem, passed away on Monday,September 30, 2002. She was the daughter of the late Dinwiddie O. andEra S. Parker. She is survived by a sister, Edna G. Perdue ofRoanoke; brother, Dennis Oakey Parker and his wife, Charlotte ...
OBIT - CUNDIFF, VELMA B.
Oct 01, 2002 ... CUNDIFF, Velma B., 82, of 3750 Lake City Highway #19, Warsaw,Indiana, died Saturday, September 28, 2002, at 6:15 p.m. at Miller'sMerry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. She was born on June 5, 1920, inMorwood, Missouri to Ralph and Maggie Hylton Miller. Mrs. Cundiff hadlived in Warsaw / Winona ...
OBIT - FULK, MAXINE W.
Oct 01, 2002 ... FULK, Maxine W., 73, of Roanoke, went home to be with the LordMonday, September 30, 2002. She was a member of Hollins Road Churchof the Brethren and retired from Halmode Apparel. Surviving are herhusband of 55 years, George E. Fulk; sons, Edward Lee Fulk and wife,Lorie, Tampa, Fla., ...
OBIT - GREEN, HARRY DAVID
Oct 01, 2002 ... GREEN, Harry David, 68, of Roanoke, went to be with the LordSunday, September 29, 2002. He was born May 13, 1934, to the lateGeorge and Josie Wingo Green. He was also preceded in death by abrother, Luther Green and a sister, Deliah McGuire. He served in theU.S. Army and was a retired ...
OBIT - LOOPE, KATHERINE WILLIAMSON
Oct 01, 2002 ... LOOPE, Katherine Williamson, 83, of Buchanan, passed awaySaturday, September 28, 2002. Funeral services, ...
OBIT - PHILLIPS, THE REV. BRUNELLE F. JR., (BUD)
Oct 01, 2002 ... PHILLIPS, The Rev. Brunelle F. Jr., (Bud), 73, passed away Sunday,September 22, 2002, at Virginia Beach General Hospital. He was bornin Roanoke, Va., the son of the late Brunelle and Josephine ColleyPhillips. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, ...
OBIT - FIREBAUGH, ELLA MAE ETZLER
Oct 01, 2002 ... FIREBAUGH, Ella Mae Etzler, 92, of Troutville, passed away at homeon Monday, September 30, 2002. Preceded in death by her husband,James A. Firebaugh, Sr. (1911-1983). For years she was involved withthe Fincastle Baptist Church as well as the Fincastle Garden Club.She is survived by her ...
OBIT - BURKS, SINCLAIR RICHARD
Oct 01, 2002 ... BURKS, Sinclair Richard, 79, of Roanoke County, passed peacefullyin the presence of his family Saturday, September 28, 2002. He waspreceded in death by his parents, Shelton and Odell Burks andbrother, Jack Burks. He is survived by a daughter, Karen Burks,Christiansburg, Va.; stepson, ...
OBIT - RANSONE, ANNIE WYATT
Oct 01, 2002 ... RANSONE, Annie Wyatt, 88, of Buchanan, died Sunday, September 29,2002. Annie was a lifelong member of the Buchanan Baptist Church andthe Hazel Moon Circle, a member of the Buchanan Town ImprovementSociety, and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the BuchananVolunteer Fire Department and ...
OBIT - ROOKSTOOL, CODY HUGHESTON
Oct 01, 2002 ... ROOKSTOOL, Cody Hugheston, 84, of Buchanan, died Sunday, September29, 2002. He was preceded in death by his wife, Phoebe ObenshainRookstool. Mr. Rookstool served in the Army Air Corps from 1942 to1946 and served as a 4-H leader for many years. He was a member ofthe Buchanan Baptist ...
OBIT - BROOKS, ESTELLA
Oct 01, 2002 ... BROOKS, Estella, 82, of Long Island, Va., died Monday, September30, 2002, in the ...
OBIT - CALLAWAY, DAVID L.
Oct 01, 2002 ... CALLAWAY, David L., a resident of Lehigh Acres and Ft. Myers,Florida for 29 years, died Saturday, September 21, 2002. He was bornMarch 30, 1917, in Peterstown, W.Va. of Opie Ballard Callaway andDavid Kester Callaway. He is survived by his sister, Alice CallawayLucas of Radford, Va.; two ...
OBIT - ST. CLAIR, CLIFFORD, (DEAN)
Oct 01, 2002 ... ST. CLAIR, Clifford "Dean," 64, of Vinton, passed away ...
OBIT - MARLOWE, MYRTLE JO LAWHORN
Oct 01, 2002 ... MARLOWE, Myrtle Jo Lawhorn, 80, of Gainesville, Fla. and formerlyof Vinton, ...
OBIT - HUGHSON, MARY OPAL HARRIS
Oct 01, 2002 ... HUGHSON, Mary Opal Harris, 92, of Vinton, went home to be with theLord on Sunday, September 29, 2002. She was a retired secretary fromthe Frigidaire Division of General Motors, and was a lifelong memberof Melrose Baptist Church where she served the Lord for over seventyyears in many ...
OBIT - EDWARDS, DELLA IRENE
Oct 01, 2002 ... EDWARDS, DELLA IRENE, 88, of Christiansburg, was taken home byangels early Monday, September 30, 2002. She was preceded in deathher husband, Wilbur Edwards. Survivors include six daughters and sons-in-law, Gladys Lyons of Florida, Dorothy Weller of Pulaski, Cozeneand Robert Martin of ...
OBIT - REDD, JOHN A., (TOOTIE)
Oct 01, 2002 ... REDD, John A., (Tootie), 93, a lifelong resident of Roanoke,peacefully passed away Friday, September 27, 2002, at RoanokeMemorial Hospital. Tootie, as he was affectionately known, was bornto the late John Sr. and Cora Redd on March 29, 1909. He attendedRoanoke Public Schools and was ...
OBIT - KEESLING, EVELYN JUANITA
Oct 01, 2002 ... KEESLING, Evelyn Juanita, 88, of Roanoke, passed away quietly onFriday, September 27, 2002. A native of Bluefield, Va., she had beena longtime Roanoke resident, worked for many years as a hairdresser,and had a great love for her family, her flowers and her gardening.She is preceded in ...
OBIT - THOMAS, ROSETTA CALLOWAY
Oct 01, 2002 ... THOMAS, Rosetta Calloway, 56, of Bedford, passed away September30, 2002, in ...
OBIT - TUCK, WILLIAM JOSEPH, (BILL) (GOV)
Oct 01, 2002 ... TUCK, William Joseph, (Bill) (Gov), 69, of Blacksburg, diedMonday, September 30, 2002, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He wasborn in Montgomery County, Va. on September 7, 1933, to the lateWilliam Thomas and Hava Knowles Tuck. He was also preceded in deathby a son, William Wayne "Billy" ...
OBIT - MUTISPAUGH, FRED CECIL
Oct 01, 2002 ... MUTISPAUGH, Fred Cecil, 80, of Buena Vista, went to be with hisHeavenly Father on Sunday, September 29, 2002 in the Augusta MedicalCenter, Fisherville. Mr. Mutispaugh was born on August 18, 1922 inRockbridge Co. and was a son of the late Roscoe T. Mutispaugh andViola Bane Mutispaugh. He ...
OBIT - TOMLIN, RUDOLPH SANDIDGE
Oct 01, 2002 ... TOMLIN, Rudolph Sandidge, 85, of Buena Vista, died Saturday,September 28, 2002. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at the ...
OBIT - COX, LELIA ROWLAND
Oct 01, 2002 ... COX, Lelia Rowland, 94, of Marion, passed away Sunday, September29, 2002. Funeral service will be ...
OBIT - MCCRAY, FRANCIS JOE SR., (SQUARE)
Oct 01, 2002 ... McCRAY, Francis Joe Sr., (Square), 76, of Covington, died Sunday,September 29, 2002 ....
OBIT - IVERSEN, KURT WILLIAM
Oct 01, 2002 ... IVERSEN, Kurt William, 39, of Lexington, died Thursday, September26, 2002. Funeral service 1 ...
OBIT - RAY, DOROTHY MAE PIERCE
Oct 01, 2002 ... RAY, Dorothy Mae Pierce, 69, of Iron Gate, died Sunday, ...
OBIT - DURHAM, ARLENE COZART
Oct 01, 2002 ... DURHAM, Arlene Cozart, 59, of Martinsville, died Saturday,September 28, 2002. Graveside service 2 p.m., ...
OBIT - BRANHAM, HAZEL MUTISPAUGH
Oct 01, 2002 ... BRANHAM, Hazel Mutispaugh, 89, of Lexington, died Saturday,September 28, ...
OBIT - SMYTH, KATHLEEN FLORA RICHARDS
Oct 01, 2002 ... SMYTH, Kathleen Flora Richards, of Radford, passed away Sunday,September 29, 2002, at Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville, Va.after a short illness. Mrs. Smyth was preceded in death by herparents, Wade H. and Bessie Hurst Richards, and her beloved husband,Frank James Smyth, a former ...
OBIT - MARSHALL, DANIEL WEBSTER JR.
Oct 01, 2002 ... MARSHALL, Daniel Webster Jr., 71, of 177 Brockton Place, Danville,Va., died Sunday, September 29, 2002, in the University of VirginiaMedical Center in Charlottesville, Va. He was born on March 8, 1931,in Pittsylvania County, Va., a son of the late Daniel WebsterMarshall and Cora Hamlett ...
OBIT - BROUGHMAN, FLORA S. O'CONNOR
Oct 01, 2002 ... BROUGHMAN, Flora S. O'Connor, 100, of Clifton Forge, Va., diedSunday, September 29, 2002 ....
OBIT - HODGES, JOHN MILTON JR.
Oct 01, 2002 ... HODGES, John Milton Jr., 58, of Bassett, died Sunday, September29, 2002. Funeral ...
OBIT - MADREN, MARY EMMA LOTTS
Oct 01, 2002 ... MADREN, Mary Emma Lotts, 52, of Lexington, died Saturday,September 28, 2002. Memorial service 11 ...
OBIT - VIA, WILLIAM CREIG, (BILL)
Oct 01, 2002 ... VIA, William Creig, (Bill), 90, formerly of Covington, diedSaturday, September 28, 2002 in ...
OBIT - HUNGATE, JAMES MCNEIL, (JIM)
Oct 01, 2002 ... HUNGATE, James McNeil, (Jim), 65, of Durham, formerly of Roanoke,died Sunday, ...
OBIT - NEWTON, JUANITA CUNDIFF
Oct 01, 2002 ... NEWTON, Juanita Cundiff, 79, of Palo Alto, California, diedSaturday, September 28, 2002. Graveside ...
OBIT - ECKEL, DR. JOHN F.
Oct 01, 2002 ... ECKEL, Dr. John F., died early Friday morning, September 27, 2002,at his home in Blacksburg, at the age of 99 years. Funeral serviceswill be held Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 11 a.m. in the McCoyFuneral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gordon ...
OBIT - SMITH, ELSIE BURNS
Oct 01, 2002 ... SMITH, Elsie Burns, 94, of Clifton Forge, died Monday, ...
OBIT - BEDWELL, JAMES VIVIAN
Oct 01, 2002 ... BEDWELL, James Vivian, 53, of Galax, passed away Sunday, September29, 2002. Graveside service 11 a.m., Wednesday, Hines BranchCemetery, Elk Creek, Va ....
OBIT - CASH, WILLIAM MACK, (DICK)
Oct 01, 2002 ... CASH, William Mack, (Dick), 76, of Glasgow, died Sunday, September29, 2002, at his home. Mr. Cash was born on January 4, 1926, inRockbridge County, and was a son of the late William Vernon Cash andEvie Thacker Cash. He was a veteran of WW II having served in theNavy for four years on the ...
OBIT - EDWARDS, ELLEN GAY B.
Oct 01, 2002 ... EDWARDS, Ellen Gay B., 90, of Meadows of Dan, died Monday,September 30, 2002. Funeral service, 11 a.m ....
FIRE BURNS ROANOKE COUNTY HOME
Oct 01, 2002; ... A Roanoke County family returned home to find their street full offire engines and their home significantly damaged by fire Mondaynight. Firefighters were called to the house in the 2800 block of CarvinsCove Road about 9:18 p.m., said Deputy Chief Barry Yates with theMason Cove ...
MARINES' RACE RAISES $16,000 FOR CHILDREN
Oct 01, 2002; ... It makes you wet, muddy and a good Samaritan all at once - whichis probably why the annual Marine Mud Run Challenge attractsthousands of runners, some from as far away as Florida. "We really wanted to focus on fitness and making it a family eventto bring people together to have a ...
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHASE ENDS IN EMERGENCY ROOM FOR DRIVER
Oct 01, 2002; ... A Danville man was hospitalized Sunday after a high-speed chasethat ended when he crashed his vehicle in Franklin County. About 1 p.m., the Henry County Sheriff's Office received a callabout a 2002 Cadillac Escalade swerving dangerously on northboundU.S. 220. Sheriff's ...
ALTERCATION AT ROANOKE APARTMENTS LEADS TO SHOOTING
Oct 01, 2002; ... A Roanoke man was shot in the leg Monday after an argument brokeout between two groups at an apartment complex. The shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. in a parking lot besideFrontier Apartments on Plantation Road. Frontier Apartments resident Greg Dooley, 20, said the ...
DENTAL RECORDS MAY IDENTIFY BODY FOUND IN BURNING CAR
Oct 01, 2002; ... Dental records will be used to identify the body of a woman foundinside a burning station wagon Saturday night in Franklin County. Dispatchers received a 911 call about 11:30 p.m. reporting that avehicle was on fire in a field in Glade Hill. Firefighters found thestation wagon near ...
PORN STAR SUES OVER '94 WRECK NEAR HILLSVILLE SHE SEEKS $3 MILLION FOR LOST WAGES, MEDICAL BILLS, PAIN AND SUFFERING
Oct 01, 2002; ... You may remember her as a Playboy cover girl and centerfold backin 1985. Or you may remember her as Al Bundy's shoe store fantasy girl onthe belated sitcom "Married With Children." Maybe you've seen her roles in some movies - "Marked for Death,""Innocent Blood," "Return of ...
DRUG RING MEMBER PLEADS GUILTY IN HEROIN CASE, FACES BENCH TRIAL
Oct 01, 2002; ... The last member of a drug ring pleaded guilty in federal courtMonday to distribution of more than 100 grams of heroin. Joshua Caleb Kelley, 26, faces a mandatory minimum sentence offive years in prison and a $2 million fine. Like his co-defendants, Kelley also faces trial by ...
FLOOD PROJECT TO INCLUDE GREENWAY ROANOKE RIVER PROJECT'S GREENWAY WILL LINK SALEM, ROANOKE AND ROANOKE COUNTY
Oct 01, 2002; ... When Roanoke's long-discussed flood reduction project finallystarts, a greenway will run all the way through it. On the Roanoke River in Wasena Park on Monday, Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Roanoke, announced that a congressional committee recentlyauthorized $64.3 million for the project - ...
OBITS - LATE NOTICES
Oct 01, 2002 ... FOLDEN, Hazel L., 90, of Roanoke died Monday, Sept. 30, 2002.Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke ...
EPA HAS PLAN TO CLEAN UP KIM-STAN LANDFILL A JUDGE CLOSED THE ALLEGHANY COUNTY DUMP IN 1990
Oct 01, 2002; ... Twelve years after tireless protesters won the closure of Kim-Stan Landfill, there is finally a plan to clean up the stinking,toxic, leaky dump. The Environmental Protection Agency announced its decision Mondayto contain the leachate, pump it to a sewage treatment plant and ...
POLICE NOTEBOOK
Oct 01, 2002; ... 2 boys charged in bomb threat Two Roanoke boys were charged with felonies Monday after a bombthreat was called in to Patrick Henry High School, police said. About 12:45 p.m., police received a call that there was a bomb inthe school, said Roanoke police spokeswoman Shelly ...
BLUE RIDGE MAN SENTENCED FOR THEFT OF LAWN EQUIPMENT
Oct 01, 2002; ... A man who authorities said stole lawn equipment throughout theRoanoke Valley was sentenced Monday to five years in prison. Bruce Calvin Brock, 38, of Blue Ridge received the sentence fromRoanoke Circuit Judge Jonathan Apgar. Brock was convicted of stealing a $4,000 riding lawn ...
STUDENTS HEAR MESSAGE FROM LEGENDARY FOOTBALL COACH THE REAL 'REMEMBER THE TITANS' COACH VISITS ROANOKE SCHOOL
Oct 01, 2002; ... When Coach Herman Boone flew into Roanoke on a chartered jet withhis football team in 1971, no one asked for his autograph and therewere no welcoming banners. Boone and his Titans from T.C. Williams High School in Alexandriawere the enemy warriors. They came to town to play the ...
HENRY COUNTY INVESTIGATION REFOCUSES ON SKULL FOUND IN N.C. BONE SAMPLE WILL UNDERGO DNA ANALYSIS AT MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE IN ROANOKE
Oct 01, 2002; ... Virginia medical examiners will use bone fragments in an attemptto find out whether skeletal remains found in North Carolina arethose of a missing Henry County girl. In a statement released Monday, the Office of the Chief MedicalExaminer in North Carolina said the remains are those ...