Roanoke Times & World News back issues from May 2003:
OBIT - KEELING, MRS. BARBARA OTEY
May 01, 2003 ... KEELING, Mrs. Barbara Otey, 67, of Roanoke, ended her journey onSunday, April 27, 2003. Funeral service, ...
OBIT - WRIGHT, BERTHA ANN HARBOUR
May 01, 2003 ... WRIGHT, Bertha Ann Harbour, 70, of Buchanan, passed away suddenlyon Monday, April 28, 2003. "Mickey" was a Home Health Nurse for manyyears. She was preceded in death by her son, Eugene William Wright,Sr. and brother, Herbert Kurtz. Her special loves of her life wereher grandson, "Buck" ...
OBIT - NOWLAN, SNOW MILDRED FLORA
May 01, 2003 ... NOWLAN, Snow Mildred Flora, 86, of Roanoke, passed away Monday,April 28, 2003. Widow of Buren Flora and Homer J. Nowlan, Jr., shewas a former employee of American Viscose, retired payroll clerk fromS.H. Heironimus, Inc., retired payroll clerk from GeorgetownUniversity Hospital, and a ...
OBIT - SHRADER, RUBY KATE WYRICK
May 01, 2003 ... SHRADER, Ruby Kate Wyrick, 85, of Roanoke, passed away Monday,April 28, 2003. She was a member of Preston Oaks Baptist Church. Shewas preceded in death by her husband, Ray McNeir Shrader, Sr., asister and a brother. Surviving are her children, Betty Jo "Jody"Shrader Dunagan and husband, ...
OBIT - WARREN, HOWARD EDGAR
May 01, 2003 ... WARREN, Howard Edgar, (USMC-CW04), 94, of Roanoke, laid down hisarms and surrendered his soul into the arms of his Heavenly Father onMonday, April 28, 2003. Born January 21, 1909, in Sterling, Kansas,he lived his life as a die-hard Marine and a kind and loving person.He joined the Corps ...
OBIT - TAVENNER, JAMES ALLEN
May 01, 2003 ... TAVENNER, James Allen, 70, of Chester, died on Monday, April 28,2003, at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg. He was bornin Roanoke and was the son of the late Robert and Ethel Tavenner. Hewas a U.S. Air Force Korean War veteran and a retired engineer forV.D.O.T. He is survived ...
OBIT - SMITH, MABEL ATKINS
May 01, 2003 ... SMITH, Mabel Atkins, 85, of Pembroke, Va., died Tuesday morning,April 29, 2003, in the loving care of her daughter and family inWinston-Salem, N.C. after a long illness. Born in Giles County, Va.on February 19, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Arthur A., Sr.and Grace Williams Atkins ....
OBIT - FITZHUGH, HELEN MOORE
May 01, 2003 ... FITZHUGH, Helen Moore, 89, of Pulaski, Va., passed away Monday,April 28, 2003. Funeral service, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1, ...
OBIT - HALL, LELIA SPENCE
May 01, 2003 ... HALL, Lelia Spence, 84, of Laurel Fork, passed away Tuesday, April29, 2003. Graveside service, 1 p.m. Thursday, ...
OBIT - KERN, HARRISON JACOB
May 01, 2003 ... KERN, Harrison Jacob, 87, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, April29, 2003, in the Oakwood Manor Nursing Home. He was born June 9,1915, in Bedford County, a son of the late Joseph Harrison Kern andFlorence Ivy Martin Kern. He was preceded in death by three brothers,Raymond R. Kern, Berkley ...
OBIT - WILLIS, CHRISTINE E.
May 01, 2003 ... WILLIS, Christine E., 94, of Charlotte, N.C. and formerly ofRoanoke, Va., died Wednesday, April 30, 2003. She was preceded indeath by two brothers, Glenn Willis and Herman Willis and a sister,Margaret Willis. Surviving are two sisters, Hazel Farris of Roanokeand Helen Edwards of ...
OBIT - BALDWIN, LUCILLE R.
May 01, 2003 ... BALDWIN, Lucille R., 84, of Winchester, formerly of Roanoke andStaunton, passed away Wednesday, April ...
OBIT - PETERS, MARY DEFELICE
May 01, 2003 ... PETERS, MARY DeFELICE, 77, of Childress, Virginia, died peacefullyin her sleep on Wednesday, April 30, 2003. Funeral services will beheld at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Horne Funeral Chapel withRev. Joe Taylor and Pastor O.D ....
OBIT - DOUGHERTY, JEAN HARTSOCK
May 01, 2003 ... DOUGHERTY, Jean Hartsock, 79, a longtime resident of Radford,Virginia, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003. Born in Russell County,Virginia, daughter of Joseph Patton and Anna Castle Hartsock, shegraduated as co-valedictorian of Lebanon High School in 1940,received a B.A. Magna Cum Laude from ...
OBIT - NELSON, JULIA BOOHER, (TENY)
May 01, 2003 ... NELSON, Julia Booher, (Teny), passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2003,at Waddell Nursing Home in Galax, Va. She was preceded in death byher devoted husband and best friend of 55 years, Robert Owens Nelson,and a sister, Barbara Booher Ault. She was born November 13, 1926, inAbingdon, Va. to ...
OBIT - CAMPBELL, RAYMOND LEONARD
May 01, 2003 ... CAMPBELL, Raymond Leonard, 71, of Narrows, passed away peacefullysurrounded by his family on Tuesday, April 29, 2003, in CarilionGiles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Born January 6, 1932, atBallard, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Elbert Leonard andSusan Blanch Miller ...
OBIT - BAUBLITZ, GLENN W., SR.
May 01, 2003 ... BAUBLITZ, Glenn W., Sr., 81, of White Gate Community, Pearisburg,died Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at Giles Memorial Hospital. He issurvived by his wife, Anna Berry Baublitz; two sons, George Baublitz,McCoy, Glenn Baublitz, Jr., Pulaski; four daughters and sons-in-law,Janice and Bob Thomas, ...
OBIT - WALKER, MRS. LOUISE P.
May 01, 2003 ... WALKER, Mrs. Louise P., 81, of Burke, Va., formerly of Roanoke,passed away in ...
OBIT - HARVEY, BEULAH MAE MANN
May 01, 2003 ... HARVEY, Beulah Mae Mann, 91, of Bedford, died Sunday, April 27,2003. Funeral services 10:30 a.m. today at Carder-Tharp FuneralChapel. A graveside service will follow in the ...
OBIT - SANDERS, OAKLEY JUNIOR, (BUDDY)
May 01, 2003 ... SANDERS, Oakley Junior, (Buddy), 57, of Pembroke, died Wednesdaymorning, April 30, 2003, at Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg.Born in Kimballton on November 20, 1945, he was a son of the lateWalter Dexter and Rozena Collins Sanders. Buddy loved the Lord andenjoyed Gospel singing and ...
OBIT - FISHER, BETTY EADES
May 01, 2003 ... FISHER, Betty Eades, 76, of Bedford, died Saturday, April 26,2003. Graveside services, 2 p.m. today at Evergreen Cemetery ...
OBIT - CORBETT, EVELYN WOOD
May 01, 2003 ... CORBETT, Evelyn Wood, 71, of Roanoke, went to be with the Lord onTuesday, April 29, 2003. She was a graduate of Andrew Lewis HighSchool and the Roanoke Memorial School of Nursing. She was a lifetimemember of Belmont Presbyterian Church and retired as a supervisor atThe Home Shopping ...
OBIT - STULL, ADAM CHRISTOPHER
May 01, 2003 ... STULL, Adam Christopher, 20, of Riner, went to the Lord on Monday,April 28, 2003, as a result of an automobile accident. He is now inthe loving arms of his "second Mom", Becky. Adam was a member ofBeaver Creek Church of the Brethren and was preceded in death by hisgrandmother, Madeline ...
OBIT - FRAZIER, JOHNNIE MACK, JR.
May 01, 2003 ... FRAZIER, Johnnie Mack, Jr., 26, of Axton, Va., died Tuesday, April29, 2003 ....
OBIT - BAIN, KENNETH LEON
May 01, 2003 ... BAIN, Kenneth Leon, 65, of Martinsville, Va., died Monday, April28, 2003 ....
OBIT - KNICK, THOMAS SANFORD
May 01, 2003 ... KNICK, Thomas Sanford, Please rejoice with Thomas Sanford Knick ashe was welcomed into the arms of God on Tuesday, April 29, 2003. Mr.Knick was born on February 10, 1924, in Rockbridge County, and was ason of the late William Sanford Knick and Eva McKemy Knick. He was amember and Sunday ...
OBIT - KIDD, ELSIE HARLESS
May 01, 2003 ... KIDD, Elsie Harless, 92, of Benson Street, Cliftondale Park,Clifton Forge, Va., died Wednesday, April 30, 2003, in the AlleghanyRegional Hospital, Low Moor. She was born November 10, 1910, inClifton Forge, Va., a daughter of the late Oliver Burns and VernaEthel Wilson Harless. Mrs. Kidd ...
OBIT - COOPER, EVELYN LENORA DAVIS
May 01, 2003 ... COOPER, Evelyn Lenora Davis, 87, of Bedford, died Saturday, April26, 2003. Funeral services 11 a.m. Saturday, Main Street UnitedMethodist Church. The family will ...
OBIT - SIMMONS, DAVID L.
May 01, 2003 ... SIMMONS, David L., 55, of Vinton, passed away Wednesday, ...
OBIT - METZGER, ELMER CHARLES
May 01, 2003 ... METZGER, Elmer Charles, 49, of Moneta, died Sunday, April 27,2003. Memorial services, 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2003, at Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel. To ...
OBIT - SCHOOLER, PATTY O'CONNER
May 01, 2003 ... SCHOOLER, Patty O'Conner, 72, of Covington, died Tuesday, April29, 2003. The ...
OBIT - WALTON, ROBERT ALLEN ASHBY, (BOB)
May 01, 2003 ... WALTON, Robert Allen Ashby, (Bob), 56, of Covington, died Tuesday,April 29, 2003 ....
OBIT - FAIRFAX, LOTTYE CORNELIA
May 01, 2003 ... FAIRFAX, Lottye Cornelia, 97, of Clinton, Md., died Saturday,April 26, 2003. Graveside service 2 ...
OBIT - RICHARDS, JOHN WILLIAM, (BILL)
May 01, 2003 ... RICHARDS, John William, (Bill), 85, of Radford, passed awayWednesday, April 30, 2003, at his home. He was a member of GroveUnited Methodist Church and was a retired employee of LynchburgFoundry where he was Machine Shop Supervisor for over 40 years. He issurvived by his wife, Elizabeth ...
OBIT - OTEY, RUTH MAYTHORN
May 01, 2003 ... OTEY, Ruth Maythorn, 90, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, April30, 2003. She was born in Speedwell , Va. and had been a longtimeSalem resident. She was a member of Mountain Pass Baptist Church andwas preceded in death by her husband, Otho Ward Otey, in 1991. Hersurviving family include ...
OBIT - MORRIS, STEVEN JOSEPH
May 01, 2003 ... MORRIS, Steven Joseph, 36, of Covington, died ...
OBIT - LOVERN, LEWIS P.
May 01, 2003 ... LOVERN, Lewis P., 80, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, April 30,2003, at his home. Lewis proudly served his country during World WarII while stationed in Europe and the Pacific. He is preceded in deathby his wife, Annie Rene Lovern, a marriage that would have spanned 55years this year ....
OBIT - SAUNDERS, MRS. VIRGINIA WHEATON, (SIS)
May 01, 2003 ... SAUNDERS, Mrs. Virginia Wheaton, (Sis), 77, departed this life onTuesday, April 29, 2003, at Lewis-Gale Medical Center. She was bornin Roanoke to the late George D. and Alice James Wheaton. Virginiawas preceded in death by her husband, Earl W. Saunders, Sr.; onebrother, Haywood Wheaton; ...
OBIT - CARTER, BARBARA JEAN DOOLEY
May 01, 2003 ... CARTER, Barbara Jean Dooley, 63, of Blue Ridge, went to be withthe Lord on Wednesday, April 30, 2003. She was a member of GladeCreek Baptist Church and was employed as a Nursing Assistant withCare Unlimited. She is survived by her devoted husband of 32 years,Barry R. Carter; one daughter ...
OBIT - LANE, JOHN P. JR., (J. P.)
May 01, 2003 ... LANE, John P. Jr., (J. P.), 77, of Roanoke, passed away ...
HE'S LEAPING LARGE WILLIAM FLEMING'S RYAN MCCOY IS LATEST IN LONG LINE OF FAMILY JUMPERS
May 01, 2003; ... At a point in the long evolutionary history of the McCoy family ofRoanoke, somebody had to fast get out of the way of something. The threat may have been from human or animal enemies with athirst for blood. Or the danger may have been borne of a naturalphenomenon: a landslide of ...
UVA WOMEN EARN NCAA BID IN TENNIS
May 01, 2003; ... The Virginia women's tennis team was selected for play in the NCAAtournament as the 64-team field was announced Wednesday. The Cavaliers (15-9, 4-4 ACC), ranked No. 34 in the nation, travelto Knoxville, Tenn., where they will play No. 49 Ohio State (12-11, 6-4 Big Ten) in the first ...
OBSTACLE COURSE NORTHSIDE'S MEJIA OVERCOMES PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL SCARS
May 01, 2003; ... Maybe Vanessa Mejia should have run track instead of playingsoftball at Northside High School. She's pretty good at overcoming hurdles. Mejia is a junior in her third year as Northside's starting thirdbaseman and has led the Vikings to a 12-0 record, complete withphysical and ...
IMPROVISED SOUND OF MEDESKI MARTIN AND WOOD DELIGHTS FANS
May 01, 2003; ... There's an old saying - often attributed to Abraham Lincoln, whowas critiquing a musical he had just witnessed - that neatlysummarizes the improvisational music of Medeski Martin and Wood: People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort ofthing they like. The 688 ...
EXTRA WEEKEND
May 01, 2003; ... Soooo much to do If ever there was a weekend to fuhghettabout the laundry, postponesealing the deck or blow off homework, this is the one. MUSIC Friday-Sunday Southwest Virginia Festival with Franklin Graham This evangelistic rally will feature the music ...
ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL PUTS CAP ON SPENDING CHANGES UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
May 01, 2003; ... Roanoke taxpayers will no longer foot the bill for city councilmembers' local mileage or use of their personal cellphones to conductmunicipal business. As part of their budget discussions, council members have honed-in on their own spending. In addition to the elimination of the ...
FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS
May 01, 2003 ... The Blue Ridge Southwest Virginia Vision Film Festival awardwinners: FEATURE FILMS Best picture: "The Snowflake Crusade." Directed by Megan Holley ofRichmond. Best screenplay: Megan Holley for "The Snowflake Crusade." Best director: Megan Holley for "The ...
TO OUR READERS
May 01, 2003 ... The delivery of Wednesday's Roanoke Times was delayed when a majordowntown power outage shut down our operations for nearly ...
GREENBERG CLOSER TO HIRING AIDE
May 01, 2003; ... As he nears the one-month anniversary of his introduction asVirginia Tech men's basketball coach, Seth Greenberg soon might beable to have a staff meeting. So far, it's only been Greenberg and his older brother Brad, butGreenberg thinks he could extend an offer by the end of this ...
FISHING REPORT
May 01, 2003; ... OVERVIEW The best input for this week's fishing report came from JoeWebber. Webber, who lives in Montvale and frequently fishes the JamesRiver, had this to say about a float-trip from Buchanan to Arcadiaearly in the week: "I tried everything in my box but I got my ...
A SPRINGTIME VIEW OF SHARP TOP MOUNTAIN
May 01, 2003; ... Caption ...
HOMELESS DOGS, CATS GET 2ND CHANCE AT SUPER ADOPTION EVENT SATURDAY
May 01, 2003; ... If any homeless animals are adopted Saturday at Valley View Mall,they can thank a mother cat and her four kittens. Last October, Ann-Marie Hamblin came upon the abandoned felinefamily while driving down a road near her Botetourt County home. Shepicked them up and expected to find a ...
HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER AT D-DAY MEMORIAL
May 01, 2003; ... When Marty Frazier was a teacher at Staunton River High School inBedford County, he had 72 students serve as volunteers at thededication of the D-Day Memorial in Bedford on June 6, 2001. The students helped as guides and assisted thousands of veteransand visitors who attended the ...
POLICE NOTEBOOK
May 01, 2003; ... Air pistol causes scare at schools William Byrd High School and the adjacent middle school werelocked down Wednesday afternoon after two men with a gun were seenwalking near the schools. The gun turned out to be an air pistol, and the men apparentlynever set foot on school ...
NEW LAW ALLOWS VIRGINIA TO KEEP PREDATORS CONFINED AFTER SENTENCE
May 01, 2003; ... Virginia now has the authority and the money to keep some sexoffenders confined even after their prison sentences expire, thanksto legislation passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. MarkWarner. Warner on Wednesday conducted a ceremonial signing for legislation(HB 2445 ...
EXTRA CHANCES PAY OFF FOR TRIBE INDIANS 4, AVALANCHE 1
May 01, 2003; ... Leaving runners on base often leaves a baseball team frustrated,but not the Kinston Indians. At least not this week. The Indians (13-9) stranded 39 runners in their three-game seriesagainst the Salem Avalanche this week and, with Wednesday's 4-1victory at Salem Memorial Baseball ...
HOUFF'S HAT TRICK PACES SALEM
May 01, 2003; ... Cassie Houff scored three goals Wednesday to lead the Salem girls'soccer team to a 9-0 rout of Pulaski County in a Blue Ridge Districtmatch in Dublin. Amanda Adams tallied two goals for the Spartans (9-1-2, 8-1). In other girls' soccer: Martinsville 3, Magna Vista 1: ...
AEP PLAN RILES BUSINESS AND MARINA OWNERS ZONING PLAN WOULD REGULATE SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE SHORELINE
May 01, 2003; ... Marina owners, business leaders and government officials aroundSmith Mountain Lake are gearing up for a confrontation over a planthat would give far stricter zoning control of the lake's 500-mileshoreline to American Electric Power Co. The utility company, they complain, is moving ...
WARNER VETOES IMMIGRANT TUITION BILL
May 01, 2003; ... Gov. Mark Warner vetoed legislation Wednesday that would prohibitpublic colleges from offering in-state tuition rates to undocumentedaliens, saying the legislation would inflame anti-immigrantsentiments and have "no substantive effect." Warner's veto came four weeks after the House ...
CREWS PREPARE STADIUM FOR A POUNDING NOT ATHLETES, BUT THE FAITHFUL TO TEST ENDURANCE OF SALEM FOOTBALL STADIUM
May 01, 2003; ... From the Spartans' cleats to the walking shoes of the 10,000faithful, the prized blended bluegrass of Salem Football Stadiumtakes a beating. The lovingly cared-for grass is just recovering from what stadiummanager Scott Sampson says was the most turf-brutal football seasonhe has ...
CHILD PLAYING WITH MATCHES BLAMED IN FIRE
May 01, 2003; ... Salem police have determined that a 9-year-old child playing withmatches set the fire that damaged Calvary United Methodist Church onSaturday. An unidentified child admitted to playing with matches while atthe church on Hemlock Road, according to a police statement ...
SCHOOL BOARD TO PAY $125,000 SETTLEMENT FOR FATAL BUS ACCIDENT [Corrected 05/07/03] LAWRENCE T. SAXTON DIED IN DECEMBER
May 01, 2003; ... The Roanoke School Board is paying $125,000 to family members of aman killed in December 2001 when a school bus struck him. Lawrence T. Saxton, 75, was crossing Maiden Lane on Dec. 5 when aschool bus turning left onto Maiden Lane from Grandin Road struckhim. Saxton died later that ...
FAITH AND REASON ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS ARE NOT IRRATIONAL
May 01, 2003; ... IN ITS editorial of April 21 ("Science vs. articles of faith"),The Roanoke Times expresses fears that President Bush may actually beappointing religious conservatives to crucial governmental panels.These religious conservatives are called "ideologues of the religiousright" or ...
BRIEFLY PUT . . .
May 01, 2003 ... TO COMPLY with the federal No Child Left Behind Act, say federalofficials, learning-disabled students in Virginia must take Standardsof Learning tests at the grade level in which they're enrolled. But to comply other federal law, ...
CARILION IN TALKS TO KEEP FITNESS CENTER OPEN
May 01, 2003; ... Carilion officials are negotiating with a potential operator forits Radford Wellness and Fitness Center, which closed Wednesday. Carilion has also found a way to continue the water aerobics andarthritis programs that the center had offered in pools at theCarilion New River Valley ...