Roanoke Times & World News back issues from March 2003:
OBIT - WEEKLY, CLAUDE WILLIAM, (PETE)
Mar 01, 2003 ... WEEKLY, Claude William, (Pete), of Roanoke, went home to be withhis Lord Monday, February 24, 2003. He is survived by his wife, NancyWeekly; eldest daughter, Dawn Wells and Paul H. Graham; middledaughter and son-in-law, Heather Fast-Tolley and Steve Tolley;youngest daughter and ...
OBIT - PATTERSON, HAZEL SWINNEY KIRBY
Mar 01, 2003 ... PATTERSON, Hazel Swinney Kirby, 75, went to be with the LordMonday, February 24, 2003. She was a resident of Lakeview Manor inRoanoke. Mrs. Patterson was born in Grayson County April 12, 1927.She was preceded in death by her parents, Otis and Sallie Swinney andher husbands, Marvin Kirby ...
OBIT - SOLONEVICH, GEORGE
Mar 01, 2003 ... SOLONEVICH, George, 87, of Roanoke County, died Friday, Feb. 21,2003. Celebration of his life, Planetarium ...
OBIT - POFF, ELVA G.
Mar 01, 2003 ... POFF, Elva G., 81, of Salem, went to be with her Lord onWednesday, February 26, 2003 ....
OBIT - CLINGENPEEL, ROBERT R., (BOBBY)
Mar 01, 2003 ... CLINGENPEEL, Robert R., (Bobby), 50, of Eagle Rock, passed awaysuddenly on Tuesday, February 25, 2003. He was a longtime employee ofRoanoke Electric Steel. He was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman. Hewas preceded in death by his father, Harold M. Clingenpeel. He issurvived by daughters, ...
OBIT - PERRY, THURMAN L.
Mar 01, 2003 ... PERRY, Thurman L., 71, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, February26, 2003. Funeral ...
OBIT - CRANE, MARGARET WALLACE
Mar 01, 2003 ... CRANE, Margaret Wallace, 89, of Roanoke, died Tuesday, February25, 2003. Funeral ...
OBIT - POORE, PAYTON FRED
Mar 01, 2003 ... POORE, Payton Fred, 66, of Vinton, passed away Wednesday, February26, 2003. Services ...
OBIT - BREEN, CARRIE PRICE
Mar 01, 2003 ... BREEN, Carrie Price, 94, formerly of Newport, went to be with herLord, Thursday afternoon, February 27, 2003, at Heritage Health Carein Blacksburg. Born in Giles County on April 26, 1908, she was adaughter of the late Charlton and Mollie Lucas Price. She was adevoted homemaker who loved ...
OBIT - EWING, EDNA LUCILLE
Mar 01, 2003 ... EWING, Edna Lucille, 85, of Roanoke, died Thursday, February 27,2003. A memorial ...
OBIT - SMITH, HARVEY LEON, (BOOMER)
Mar 01, 2003 ... SMITH, Harvey Leon, (Boomer), 50, of 143 Brickyard Road inPembroke, died Monday evening, February 24, 2003, at MontgomeryRegional Hospital in Blacksburg. Born in Giles County on March 12,1952, he was a son of the late Clarence Harvey Smith and Lois RadfordPorterfield, and stepson of the ...
OBIT - WHITE, PAMELA JEAN
Mar 01, 2003 ... WHITE, Pamela Jean, 40, of Christiansburg, died Wednesday,February 26, 2003, at New River Valley Medical Center. Funeralservices will be conducted Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 2 p.m. in ...
OBIT - LEGARD, MARY CAROLYN
Mar 01, 2003 ... LEGARD, Mary Carolyn, 68, of Marion, passed away Thursday,February 27, 2003. Graveside services, 2 ...
OBIT - FEULNER, REBECCA MANNING
Mar 01, 2003 ... FEULNER, Rebecca Manning, 67, of Phoenixville, Pa., passed awaySunday, February 23, 2003, in the Phoenixville Hospital. She was bornin Roanoke, Va. and was the daughter of the late Grover and RethaManning. She was a member of the Red Hill Church of the Brethren inRoanoke and attended ...
OBIT - RYCROFT, VICTOR LLOYD JR., (BUTCH)
Mar 01, 2003 ... RYCROFT, Victor Lloyd Jr., (Butch), 56, of Eagle Rock, passed awayFriday, February 28, 2003. He was preceded in death by his father,"Dick" Rycroft. Surviving are his mother, Denise Rycroft Spangler;one brother, Eddie M. Rycroft; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Patand Bill Fralin and ...
OBIT - SARVER, REBA WEBB
Mar 01, 2003 ... SARVER, Reba Webb, 81, of Roanoke, died Friday, February 28, 2003.She was retired from Tultex, and preceded in death by her parents,Albert and Nora Webb and brothers, Dewey, Roland, and Raymond Webb;her husband, Charlie (Bob) Sarver; and son, Roger Dale Sarver. She issurvived by her ...
OBIT - GRIMES, CECIL YEATTS
Mar 01, 2003 ... GRIMES, Cecil Yeatts, 79, of Rocky Mount, died Thursday, February27, 2003. She retired from Cooper Wood Products with 30 years ofservice. She was a daughter of the late Lee and Sabra Doss Yeatts andwas also preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters, JackYeatts, Dana Yeatts, Grace ...
OBIT - RINGEL, JEAN BRADY
Mar 01, 2003 ... RINGEL, Jean Brady, (nee), 79, of Moneta, died Tuesday, February25, 2003. The Father Rolo Castillo will recite a mass of Resurrectionon Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 11 a.m. at Resurrection CatholicChurch. Interment will follow in the church ...
OBIT - SHELOR, ELMER B., (JACK)
Mar 01, 2003 ... SHELOR, ELMER B., (Jack), 81, of Blacksburg, died Friday, February28, 2003 in Montgomery Regional Hospital. The family will receivefriends from 6 until 8 Sunday evening at the Horne Funeral Home,Christiansburg. Funeral ...
OBIT - NANCE, HELEN D.
Mar 01, 2003 ... NANCE, Helen D., 80, of Bedford, passed away Friday, February 28,2003, in Oakwood Manor. She was born in Bedford County on March 28,1922, a daughter of the late Booker W. Dinwiddie and Margaret JohnsonDinwiddie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death byher husband, Rev ....
OBIT - OBENCHAIN, LILLIAN ROBERTS
Mar 01, 2003 ... OBENCHAIN, Lillian Roberts, 81, of Bedford, passed away Wednesday,February 26, 2003. Funeral ...
OBIT - ADAMS, VIOLA GRACE
Mar 01, 2003 ... ADAMS, Viola Grace, 92, of Marion, passed away Thursday, February27, 2003 ....
OBIT - WELCH, NANNIE CLARA
Mar 01, 2003 ... WELCH, Nannie Clara, 93, of Wytheville, Va., passed away Thursday,February 27, 2003. She was born in Smyth County, the daughter of thelate Newton and Margaret Vaught Blankenbeckler. She was a member ofthe Cedar Bluff Baptist Church in Atkins, Va. for 51 years. She waspreceded in death by ...
OBIT - DOBBINS, JOHN EDWARD
Mar 01, 2003 ... DOBBINS, John Edward, of 1400 Staple Street, Radford, passed awayThursday, February 27, 2003, at Pulaski Community Hospital. He wasborn on April 24, 1950, in Radford, Va. to the late Eugene Dobbins,Sr. and Melinda V. Barrett. He was an employee of Volvo of NorthAmerica with 30 years of ...
OBIT - FOLEY, EVELYN G., (GENEVA)
Mar 01, 2003 ... FOLEY, Evelyn G., (Geneva), 82, of Stuart, died Friday, February28, 2003. Funeral service, 2 p.m. Sunday, ...
OBIT - TETTER, VIRGINIA WEST MEREDITH DELP, (JENNY)
Mar 01, 2003 ... TETTER, Virginia West Meredith Delp, (Jenny), 70, of Lebanon, Va.,went to her final reward on Friday, February 28, 2003 at her home.She was born in Wythe County at Foster Falls to the late Annie andTom West. She lived life to its fullest, had much strength and wisdomand taught her ...
OBIT - BINGHAM, JACK CARL
Mar 01, 2003 ... BINGHAM, Jack Carl, 71, of Vinton, died Thursday evening, February27, 2003. Jack served his country in the United States Air Force, wasa member of Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church, and worked forDunman Floral Supply. He was a member of Vinton V.F.W. Post #4522 andVinton Moose Lodge ...
OBIT - THOMPSON, MELVIN EUGENE
Mar 01, 2003 ... THOMPSON, Melvin Eugene, 70, of Rich Creek, Va., formerly ofPrinceton, W.Va., died Thursday, February 27, 2003 at RoanokeMemorial Hospital following a short illness. Born May 17, 1932 inGlen Lyn, Va., he was a son of the late Fred and Audessa Thompson.Mr. Thompson was a decorated Korean ...
OBIT - HEIL, ROBERT M.
Mar 01, 2003 ... HEIL, Robert M., 50, of Roanoke and formerly of Abingdon, Va.,Huntington, W.Va. and Wheeling, W.Va., died Friday, February 28,2003. He was born August 5, 1952, in Wheeling, W.Va., the son of thelate Joseph T. and Lois Jean Heil. He was also preceded in death by anephew, Brent J ....
OBIT - BURNETT, FRANCIS OLOF, JR.
Mar 01, 2003 ... BURNETT, Francis Olof, Jr., (Lt. Col. USAF, Ret.), 82, of Roanoke,died Thursday, February ...
OBIT - SNOW, PEARLIE MAE
Mar 01, 2003 ... SNOW, Pearlie Mae, 98, of Kernersville, N.C, formerly of CarrollCounty, Va., passed away Wednesday, ...
OBIT - CARTER, UTAH HUBERT
Mar 01, 2003 ... CARTER, Utah Hubert, 63, of Dublin, passed away Thursday, February27, 2003, at Pulaski Community Hospital. He was preceded in death byhis parents, Frankie J. and Bertha Montgomery Carter. Survivorsinclude his wife, Lula B. Carter of Dublin; a son and daughter-in-law, Darrell Hubert and ...
OBIT - TYREE, ESTELLE STONE
Mar 01, 2003 ... TYREE, Estelle Stone, 92, of Durham, N.C., and formerly ofMartinsville, Va., died Friday, February 28, 2003 ....
OBIT - LUCAS, MARY ALICE
Mar 01, 2003 ... LUCAS, Mary Alice, 31, of Covington, died Thursday, February 27,2003 ....
OBIT - HAIRSTON, ELDER BOOKER T., SR.
Mar 01, 2003 ... HAIRSTON, Elder Booker T., Sr., 97, of Bassett, Va., diedWednesday, February 26, 2003. Funeral ...
OBIT - HAMM, PHYLLIS HUMPHRIES
Mar 01, 2003 ... HAMM, Phyllis Humphries, of Wirtz, and formerly of Covington, diedFriday, February ...
OBIT - WROTEN, MARY PEARL GRAY
Mar 01, 2003 ... WROTEN, Mary Pearl Gray, 60, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday,February 26, 2003. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday from ...
OBIT - YOUNG, WILLIAM DAVID, JR.
Mar 01, 2003 ... YOUNG, William David, Jr., 88, of Glade Spring, Va., died Friday,February 28, 2003. Funeral Services 1 p.m ....
OBIT - HUSKEY, GENEVA
Mar 01, 2003 ... HUSKEY, Geneva, 66, of Buena Vista, died Wednesday, February 26,2003 ....
OBIT - HALE, ROSE MARIE HACKLEY
Mar 01, 2003 ... HALE, Rose Marie Hackley, 59, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday,February 27, 2003. She was born in Roanoke, the daughter of the lateDavid Walton Hackley and Earnestine Parker Hackley. She graduatedfrom Lucy Addison High School in 1962; Bachelor's Degree fromTalladega College, Talladega, ...
OBIT - LAWSON, BRENDA KAYE HUFF
Mar 01, 2003 ... LAWSON, Brenda Kaye Huff, 45, of Pulaski, went to be with theLord, Thursday, February 27, 2003. Funeral services will be conductedMonday, 11 a.m. at ...
OBIT - ALIFF, LOIS GERTRUDE CUNDIFF
Mar 01, 2003 ... ALIFF, Lois Gertrude Cundiff, 93, of Goodview, went to be with theLord on Wednesday, February 26, 2003. She was born November 19, 1909,in Moneta, Va., the oldest daughter of Minnie and Clark Cundiff. Shewas preceded in death by her sister, Missouri Thomasson and brother,Mack Cundiff. She ...
OBIT - MYERS, FRANCES CLAYTOR
Mar 01, 2003 ... MYERS, Frances Claytor, 91, of Clifton Forge, Va., passed awayFriday, February 28, ...
OBIT - WHITESEL, ELIZABETH, (BILLIE)
Mar 01, 2003 ... WHITESEL, Elizabeth, (Billie) 92, of Buena Vista, died Thursday,February ...
OBIT - BEAMER, BETTY ANN SHOEMAKER
Mar 01, 2003 ... BEAMER, Betty Ann Shoemaker, 83, of Buchanan, passed awayThursday, February 27, 2003. Betty Ann was a Librarian / Historianfor the Medical Records department of Johns Hopkins Hospital and alicensed Funeral Director, helping her husband, Clyde, in Tazewelland Buchanan. She was preceded in ...
OBIT - REYNOLDS, JUANITA BUCHANAN
Mar 01, 2003 ... REYNOLDS, Juanita Buchanan, 78, of Thaxton, passed away Friday,February 28, 2003 in the Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born June23, 1924 in Mullens, West Virginia, a daughter of the late CliffordBuchanan and Maggie Jane Short Buchanan. She was preceded in death byher husband James ...
OBIT - DONLEY, LARRY LAWSON
Mar 01, 2003 ... DONLEY, Larry Lawson, 91, of Bassett, Va., died Friday, February28, 2003. Funeral service 11 a.m ....
OBIT - TURNER, MARVIN DEWITT
Mar 01, 2003 ... TURNER, Marvin DeWitt, 78, of Roanoke, went to be with his Lordand Savior on Friday, February 28, 2003, with his family by his side.He was born on November 17, 1924, in Roanoke, Va. to the late RiceDeWitt Turner and Elsie Maybell Perdue. His devoted wife of 49 years,Mildred Lorine ...
OBIT - BURCH, MR. WILLIAM J.
Mar 01, 2003 ... BURCH, Mr. William J., 75, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, February25, 2003. Survivors include his daughter, Beth Hille, of Glasgow;great ...
OBIT - ORANGE, EARNEST H.
Mar 01, 2003 ... ORANGE, Earnest H., 73, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, ...
OBIT - CHAFFIN, FRANCI ZENDER
Mar 01, 2003 ... CHAFFIN, Franci Zender, 42, of Lawrence, Kan., passed awayThursday, February 13, 2003 at Kansas University Medical Center inKansas City, Kan., following a long illness. Memorial services willbe held at 4 p.m. Saturday, February 15, 2003 at Trinity LutheranChurch in Lawrence. Private ...
OBIT - BRADLEY, GEORGE L.
Mar 01, 2003 ... BRADLEY, George L., 80, of Rich Creek, died Friday, February 28,2003, at Carilion Giles Memorial ...
OBIT - GOFF, BETTY JO
Mar 01, 2003 ... GOFF, Betty Jo, 69, of Lexington, died Thursday, February 27, 2003in her home. She was the daughter of Needham Jeremiah and EthelStrickland Causey, of Loris, South Carolina. Jo is survived by herdevoted husband of 50 years, Wilson E. Goff; one daughter, Jeri G.Moore and her husband, Jim, ...
OBIT - MORGAN, PAUL "DENNIS"
Mar 01, 2003 ... MORGAN, Paul "Dennis", 55, of Thaxton, died Friday, February 28,2003, in Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born November 30,1947, in Bedford, a son of Rachel Miller Cheek of Huddleston and thelate Hershel Alfred Morgan. Dennis was a school bus driver withBedford County Public ...
OBIT - MARTIN, LONNIE DALE
Mar 01, 2003 ... MARTIN, Lonnie Dale, 82, of Collinsville, Va., died Thursday,February 27, 2003 at Memorial Hospital of ...
OBIT - CARTER, DWIGHT, (VERN)
Mar 01, 2003 ... CARTER, Dwight, (Vern), 44, of Martinsville, Va., died February24, 2003. Funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday, ...
INSURERS TANGLED IN WEB OF FINANCIAL STRIFE COLLAPSE OF RICHMOND-BASED REINSURER AFFECTS 3 TENN.-BASED INSURERS
Mar 01, 2003; ... The outlook grew more dire Friday for an insurance company thatsold malpractice coverage to at least 2,000 Virginia doctors and thenfound itself short on money. In an official filing, regulators who recently seized thefinancially struggling Doctors Insurance Reciprocal to try to ...
NEW TRIAL DATE SET FOR KNOX, 4 OTHERS
Mar 01, 2003; ... The trial of a Roanoke pain specialist and four of his colleagueshas been scheduled to begin Sept. 8, according to the court docketand lawyers on the case. Cecil Byron Knox, 53, who practiced at Southwest Physical Medicineand Rehabilitation on Second Street in Southwest Roanoke, ...
GEORGIA SUSPENDS ASSISTANT COACH
Mar 01, 2003; ... Georgia assistant coach Jim Harrick Jr. was suspended Friday, aday after a former player accused him of paying his expenses andcommitting academic fraud. Harrick, son of head coach Jim Harrick, is barred fromparticipating in practices and games, athletic director Vince Dooleysaid ...
COUPLE FACE NEW CHARGES IN CASE OF MISSING BOY 5-YEAR-OLD VANISHED JAN. 8, WAS REPORTED MISSING JAN. 26
Mar 01, 2003; ... As the search for Logan Bowman continues, Grayson Countyauthorities have filed new charges against the boy's mother and herboyfriend, who have told conflicting stories about the 5-year-old'sdisappearance. Logan has been unaccounted for since Jan. 8, although he was notreported ...
MAROONS TO MEET JACKETS FOR TITLE ODAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Mar 01, 2003; ... With Katrina Williams' supporting cast shining in her absence, theRoanoke College women's basketball team moved one step closer to anunlikely NCAA tournament bid. The sixth-seeded Maroons dispatched seventh-seeded Bridgewater 70-55 in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference semifinal ...
HIGHLANDERS LOOK MARVELOUS ON CAMERA RADFORD 81, LIBERTY 56
Mar 01, 2003; ... Television coverage just seems to move and inspire certain people. The Radford University men's basketball players have proven to becamera ready. With a regional television audience looking on, the Highlandersclobbered archrival Liberty 81-56 in the Big South Conference ...
TRIO LEADS ROANOKE TO VICTORY EXPRESS 7, ROYALS 4
Mar 01, 2003; ... Rick Kowalsky, Dan Carlson and Josh Barker each scored a pair ofgoals to pace Roanoke to a 7-4 ECHL victory over the Reading Royalson Friday for the Express' fourth straight victory. Duncan Dalmao added a goal, and Kowalsky had two assists forRoanoke (34-19-4), which is 6-0-1 in ...
BEES LEAVES RADFORD
Mar 01, 2003; ... Jason Bees, one of two 7-footers in Radford University basketballhistory, has decided to transfer. "It's not the right fit for me," Bees, a redshirt freshman fromRussell, Pa., said Friday. The timing of Bees' departure from the program was awkward.Radford played host to ...
OBIT - LATE NOTICE
Mar 01, 2003 ... MABRY, Jessie L., 90, of Radford died Friday, Feb ....