Roanoke Times & World News back issues from September 2003:
OBIT - DODSON, ANNA BURNETT PFOST
Sep 01, 2003 ... DODSON, Anna Burnett Pfost, 73, of Fairfield, died Saturday,August 30, 2003 in the Stonewall Jackson Hospital. Born July 21, 1930in Kentucky, She was the daughter of the late Jay Guy Pfost and CosbyVictoria Alley Pfost. Mrs. Dodson was a retired clerk with the VotersRegistration office ...
OBIT - NEWTON, AVIS P.
Sep 01, 2003 ... NEWTON, Avis P., 91, of Martinsville, died Saturday, August ...
OBIT - PRICE, MARY LUSTER
Sep 01, 2003 ... PRICE, Mary Luster, 88, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, August ...
OBIT - WILLIAMS, MARGARET A.
Sep 01, 2003 ... WILLIAMS, Margaret A., 73, of Buena Vista, died Sunday, August 31,2003 ....
OBIT - MUNDY, GARDNER ADAMS
Sep 01, 2003 ... MUNDY, Gardner Adams, 94, of Roanoke, died on Thursday, August 28,2003. Memorial service will be held ...
OBIT - SHORTER, DORIS LORINE HUFFMAN
Sep 01, 2003 ... SHORTER, Doris Lorine Huffman, 62, of Salem, went to be with theLord on Sunday, August 31, 2003. She was predeceased by her parents,Frank and Zella Huffman. Surviving family include her loving husbandof 45 years, James O. Shorter; a son, James A. Shorter; three auntsand one uncle ....
OBIT - HAWKINS, EDGAR LEE, JR.
Sep 01, 2003 ... HAWKINS, Edgar Lee, Jr., 83, of Blacksburg, passed away Saturday,August 30, 2003 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born inMontgomery County on November 16, 1919 to the late Edgar Lee, Sr. and Hallie Katharine Price Hawkins. He was also preceded in death byhis wife, Estelle Price ...
HALL COMES THROUGH AT RECEIVER
Sep 01, 2003; ... DeAngelo Hall's move to wide receiver reaped some immediatedividends for Virginia Tech's offense in Sunday's season opener. Making a statement in his first game as a three-way performer onoffense, defense and special teams, Hall caught 29-yard touchdownpass from Bryan Randall in ...
SALEM RALLY SENDS CHASE TO FINAL DAY AVALANCHE 7, HILLCATS 6
Sep 01, 2003; ... By the end of the second inning Sunday night, the SalemAvalanche's universe looked bleak. A thick fog and cool mist wassettling over the field and the Avalanche had fallen well behind in agame it couldn't afford to lose. The weather worsened as the night went on, but the ...
GROH LEAVING HIS QB OPTIONS OPEN SCHAUB TO HAVE SHOULDER TESTED TODAY
Sep 01, 2003; ... An injury to 2002 ACC Player of the Year Matt Schaub has causedVirginia football coach Al Groh to revisit his plans for ex-quarterback Marques Hagans. Groh said Sunday that nothing definitive will be known aboutSchaub's injured right shoulder until he undergoes diagnostic ...
TECH RECEIVERS GARNER QUITE A RECEPTION KICKER
Sep 01, 2003; ... Virginia Tech wide receiver David Clowney was talking about hisfirst career touchdown catch Sunday when he was suddenly interrupted. "Oh, Lord!" Clowney said as a fly zipped in and began buzzingaround his face. Clowney took a swipe at the insect and missed. It flew away, ...
WATER BOTTLE HINDERS NEWMAN
Sep 01, 2003; ... The final Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend left fans with manymemories but several drivers with scarred cars and dashed hopes. Several drivers had problems while leading and other notablesnever got the chance to lead the NASCAR Winston Cup race atDarlington Raceway. Ryan ...
HOKIES PUT ON AIR SHOW VIRGINIA TECH 49, UCF 28
Sep 01, 2003; ... Perhaps Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespringshould be relegated to three hours sleep before every football game. Certainly, Tech quarterbacks Bryan Randall and Marcus Vick won'tpass on such a suggestion. Pass? Did somebody say the word? Stinespring did. He said ...
FIRE DESTROYS GARAGE
Sep 01, 2003; ... Caption ...
GAME DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND VICK
Sep 01, 2003; ... Now that Marcus Vick has played his first college game, maybe thenational media can focus on some of the pertinent issues surroundingVirginia Tech's football team. What's that name they have for the last player selected in the NFLDraft? Mr. Irrelevant? Vick, whose older ...
LABONTE ENDS 4-YEAR DROUGHT DRIVER GETS 1ST WIN IN PAST 157 RACES
Sep 01, 2003; ... There were no tears, only thank-yous. No boos, only cheers. Noresentment, only respect. Terry Labonte's Southern 500 victory was more than a coronation ofone man's struggle to regain his winning ways. His victory celebratedtradition, pleasing a sellout crowd on a sultry Sunday at ...
CHILD MOLESTER CAPTURED IN HAITI MARIO 'TONY' LEYVA DISCOVERED BY RESIDENTS
Sep 01, 2003; ... Federal authorities in Roanoke needed just one word to describethe whereabouts of federal fugitive Mario "Tony" Leyva on Sundaynight. "CAPTURED." The 57-year-old convicted child molester who fled Roanoke on July14 was arrested by Haitian police in the Caribbean nation ...
TEENAGER CHARGED WITH RAPE, ASSAULT IN BEDFORD
Sep 01, 2003; ... A 15-year-old boy has been charged with rape and assault and isbeing held in a juvenile detention center after an alleged sexualassault Friday night in Bedford. City of Bedford police received a report of a sexual assault on a14-year-old girl at 8:29 p.m. Friday. The girl reported ...
KNIGHTS HOPING FOR SMOOTHER ROAD
Sep 01, 2003; ... Cave Spring's volleyball team is hoping for a familiar forecast. The Knights survived a postponement-filled postseason last winterto conclude an undefeated year by capturing the Group AA championshipin February. Because of snow, Cave Spring had to play a quarterfinal ...
TAILGATERS RING IN HOKIE FOOTBALL SEASON TECH FANS WITH RVS TAKE THE PARTY TO THE PARKING LOTS
Sep 01, 2003; ... Larry Ramsey's "Silver Twinkie" stood out among the assorted carsand pickup trucks in the Virginia Tech commuter lot off of PricesFork Road on Sunday. Hundreds of fans were tailgating in the lot before Tech's gamewith Central Florida, but Ramsey's camper was the only ...
OLD NO. 36 CONCEDES DEFEAT TO THE BOOT
Sep 01, 2003; ... This morning, dear readers, I'm introducing you to a torturedevice that is used in sports medicine and in the cases of certainold persons who tear lower leg muscles just standing there. It's this boot with a great many Velcro straps that tend to sticktogether in places they aren't ...
FOR ROANOKE, BIOMED RISKS . . . AND PAYOFFS THE CARILION INSTITUTE, AFTER FOUR YEARS
Sep 01, 2003; ... THE ROANOKE Times is to be applauded for its recent articles andeditorial on the Riverside Centre for Research and Technology. The Aug. 26 editorial "Roanoke's biomed gamble" - with thesummary, "The chance that Carilion Health System's research park willflourish is a chance worth ...
'THE JOKE OF HUDDLESTON' STILL THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Sep 01, 2003; ... A good way to get to know the customers at the Trading Post Dineris to ask them about Dora. Everybody has an opinion. They think she's ostentatious. They don't like her style. They'renot sure what's going on with her. And they give her no respect. Dora is not a person, ...
1 PERSON HOSPITALIZED AFTER FIRE DESTROYS SOUTHEAST ROANOKE HOUSE
Sep 01, 2003; ... The shocked homeowner caught himself leaning heavily on the hoodof the Red Cross volunteer's car and apologized. "I'm sorry," said Raymond Dillon, 50. "I'm kind of in a daze rightnow, if you know what I mean." Dillon wasn't home when the smoke and flames began the ...
NONBOAT RACE AT LAKE PROVIDES PLENTY OF COMIC RELIEF FOR ONLOOKERS
Sep 01, 2003; ... A cook named Harley Bidlack tried and failed to straddle a rig ofplastic drums and jugs lashed by twine to scraps of lumber. When Bidlack, 22, attempted to board the handmade watercraft, itpitched him head first like a bucking bronc into the murky mix ofRoanoke River and Smith ...
LAWLESS GENEROUS AT FCS; OTHERS UPSET
Sep 01, 2003 ... Jeff Montgomery got a gift Saturday night at Franklin CountySpeedway, winning for the first time after Teddy Lawless slowed onthe last lap to let him take the checkered flag in the 25-lap MiniStock event. "I told Jeff if I was leading on the last lap and he was runningsecond I ...
DECKER WINS 5TH VSGA MID-AMATEUR
Sep 01, 2003; ... Keith Decker of Martinsville won the Virginia State GolfAssociation Mid-Amateur Championship for a record fifth time Sundayat the Golden Horseshoe's par-71 Gold Course in Williamsburg. Decker, 43, the state's top-ranked amateur over the past two-plusseasons, shot a final-round ...
REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR WITH A NATIONAL HOLIDAY DEC. 7, THE DATE OF INFAMY
Sep 01, 2003; ... I DON'T think one day is too much to ask, considering that Dec. 7,1941 - the "date which will live in infamy" - is slowly but surelybeing forgotten. The only reason some people have heard the namePearl Harbor is because of the hit action movie by the same title. The following sad ...
'TOONING IN
Sep 01, 2003; ... Fern spores as weapons of mass destruction. A presidential lie-checker named Stewart Fibwell. A disease that keeps politicianscutting taxes even when programs are underfunded. Are you outraged yet? Or just laughing? Fern spores, Fibwell and "Taxorexia Nervosa" all appeared ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sep 01, 2003 ... Read fine print on cellphone contracts MY CELLPHONE company and many others discount cellphone purchases,waive registration fees and provide other incentives to get you as acustomer. In return, you sign a contract committing to use theirservice for a year or two at a specified ...
EASING THE PAIN OF FREE TRADE
Sep 01, 2003 ... LIKE CAPITALISM, free trade is a thing of overall beauty marked byintermittent ugliness. Capitalist competition historically results in economicinnovation, efficiency and rising incomes. With free trade, in whichgoods cross borders unencumbered by tariffs or quotas, comes ...
SAVING CHESAPEAKE BAY - AN UNFULFILLED PLEDGE
Sep 01, 2003 ... FOR ALL the pronouncements and promises over the last 20 years torestore the Chesapeake Bay, it remains in peril. Tributaries throughout the watershed continue to empty nitrogenfrom sewage treatment plants and other pollutants from urban sprawland rural expanses into the bay, ...
SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT: A CARD BY SNAIL MAIL
Sep 01, 2003; ... THIRTY years after graduation from college, I still havenightmares in which I'm standing in the college post office panickedbecause I can remember neither my box number nor the combination toit. Sometimes this nightmare finds me standing in what was once thecollege post office, ...
NEW FEDERAL OFFICE AFFECTS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
Sep 01, 2003; ... It used to be that when a state trooper stopped a vehicle onInterstate 81 for a traffic violation and it had four or fiveoccupants the trooper suspected might be illegal immigrants, thetrooper would just let them go. The nearest office of the Immigration and Naturalization ...
BRIEFLY PUT . . .
Sep 01, 2003 ... RENO, a police dog in Longview, Wash., apparently has a nose forWilliam A. Repp Jr. The canine has sniffed out Repp four times. In the latest incident, Repp was arrested and accused of leadingpolice on a high-speed chase before crashing the car and ...
BOTH SIDES EXPECT GOP SUCCESS IN VA. RACES [Corrected 09/04/03] JOB CONCERNS BIG ISSUE IN HOUSE, SENATE RACES
Sep 01, 2003; ... When the candidates in Virginia's 22nd Senate District knock ondoors, the voters they encounter talk little about tax reform, socialissues or other hot-button matters that fuel debates in the statecapitol these days. To hear the candidates tell it, folks from Eagle Rock to ...
MOUNTAINEERS WIN ON LATE TD PASS
Sep 01, 2003; ... Gavin Haynes hit Randall Allen on a 42-yard touchdown pass andMarco Cucci added the extra-point kick with 13.6 seconds left to giveAlleghany a 34-33 victory Friday night at R.E. Lee-Staunton, givingnew Mountaineers coach Jack Baker his first win. Alleghany rallied from a 27-14 ...
OBIT - GORE, TERESA ANNETTE
Sep 01, 2003 ... GORE, Teresa Annette, 45, of Rocky Mount, died Friday, August 29,2003. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Rev. Richard A.Gore of the home; one daughter, Ms. Sherese Gore of Rocky Mount;mother, Mrs. Mary Belcher Blecher, Rocky Mount; four sisters, Mrs.Gennella Altice, Rocky ...
OBIT - VANDYKE, JACK DANIEL
Sep 01, 2003 ... VANDYKE, Jack Daniel, 55, of New Castle, Va., passed awaySaturday, August 30, 2003 at the VA Medical Center in Salem, Va. Heserved as a Sergeant in the US Army from May 1966 until June 1972. Heis a Vietnam Veteran. He was preceded in death by parents Charlie andEdna VanDyke; brother ...
OBIT - DOOLEY, DONALD G. (BUCK)
Sep 01, 2003 ... DOOLEY, Donald G., (Buck), 53, of Vinton, passed away Saturday,August 30, 2003. He was preceded in death by his parents, John L. andJuanita Dooley, one brother and one sister. He is survived by a lifelong companion, Larry Sipple of Vinton; twin brother, Ronald LeeDooley (Ben) and wife ...
OBIT - SPICKARD, OLA P.
Sep 01, 2003 ... SPICKARD, Ola P., 87, passed away in Winston Salem, N.C. onFriday, August 29, 2003. She was born in Ray, Va., moved to theRoanoke Valley at age ten where she lived until November 2001. Shewas retired from the Veteran's Administration and was a memberCalvary Tabernacle. Surviving are her ...
OBIT - SINK, MARVIN GEORGE
Sep 01, 2003 ... SINK, Marvin George, of southwest Roanoke County, went to be withthe Lord on Friday, August 29, 2003, at the age of 77. After servingin the Navy during W.W.II, he worked as a carpenter and residentialcontractor until retiring in 1993. He was an active member andtrustee at the First ...
OBIT - ST. CLAIR, LENA BOOTH
Sep 01, 2003 ... ST. CLAIR, Lena Booth, 65, of Troutville, passed away Thursday,August 28, 2003. A service celebrating Lena's life ...
OBIT - HOLLOWAY, BETTY JUNE
Sep 01, 2003 ... HOLLOWAY, Betty June, 64, of Roanoke, passed away August 29, 2003.A ...
OBIT - WATTS, THOMAS BARRY
Sep 01, 2003 ... WATTS, Thomas Barry, 47, of Eagle Rock, formerly of Charleston,W.Va., died Saturday, August 30, 2003. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday ...
OBIT - TIBBS, BILLY JOE
Sep 01, 2003 ... TIBBS, Billy Joe, 59, of 142 South Main Street, Bassett andformerly of ...
OBIT - WOOTEN, WILLIAM ARLIS
Sep 01, 2003 ... WOOTEN, William Arlis, 67, of Galax, died Saturday, August 30,2003 ....
OBIT - QUARLES, HELEN LORENE GROSS
Sep 01, 2003 ... QUARLES, Helen Lorene Gross, 78, of Montvale, passed away ...
OBIT - LATE NOTICE
Sep 01, 2003 ... SCHETZ, Teresa Lucille, 92, of Blacksburg died Sunday, ...
OBIT - HALL, JIMMY EDWARD
Sep 01, 2003 ... HALL, Jimmy Edward, 53, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, August 29,2003. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Lillie Hall,four brothers and three sisters. Surviving are a brother, WilbourneL. Hall, Salem; three sisters, Dorothy Wood, Bedford, Betty Bowling,Newport News, ...
OBIT - JOHNSON, RONALD H.
Sep 01, 2003 ... JOHNSON, Ronald H., 55, of Roanoke, passed away suddenly Saturday,August 30, 2003 at his residence. Ronald was born April 24, 1948 inLee County, Va., a son of the Caleb and Susie Burke Johnson. Heserved in the U.S. Army and worked as a fabric cutter for KenroseFabric. He was also ...
OBIT - SMITH, MARY ALICE KLUNK
Sep 01, 2003 ... SMITH, Mary Alice Klunk, 93, of Thaxton, died Friday, August 29,2003. A mass of Christian Burial will be said 10 a.m. today at HolyName of Mary ...
OBIT - DIVERS, EDGAR MILTON SR.
Sep 01, 2003 ... DIVERS, Edgar Milton Sr., 80, of Montvale, went home to be withthe Lord Saturday, August 30, 2003. He was born on April 7, 1923 inFranklin County, a son of the late Moss Divers and Elizabeth MinnixDivers. He was preceded in death by one son, Edgar Milton Divers; ason-in-law, Fred ...
OBIT - HARPER, BARBARA HICKS
Sep 01, 2003 ... HARPER, Barbara Hicks, 74, of Vinton, went to be with the LordSaturday, August 30, 2003. She was a life time area resident and wasemployed by American Electric Power Company for many years. She was amember of Lynn Haven Baptist Church where she was active with thenursery and children's ...
OBIT - GIBSON, NOEL W.
Sep 01, 2003 ... GIBSON, Noel W., 90, of Hurt, died Saturday, August 30, 2003.Funeral service will be conducted ...
OBIT - ADAMS, WYATT GORDON
Sep 01, 2003 ... ADAMS, Wyatt Gordon, 89, of Bedford, passed away Saturday, August30, 2003 in Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bedford Countyon June 8, 1914, a son of the late Wyatt C. Adams, and EffieOverstreet Adams. He was preceded in death by his first wife, LuraSumner Adams, and a son, ...
OBIT - COALSON, DESTINY JADE
Sep 01, 2003 ... COALSON, Destiny Jade, infant daughter of Rebecca Taylor andCurtis Coalson, of Marion, passed away Friday, ...
OBIT - DEAN, VIRGINIA ESTES
Sep 01, 2003 ... DEAN, Virginia Estes, 78, of Marion, passed away Saturday, ...
OBIT - BEAZLEY, DR. LUTHUR ABNER JR.
Sep 01, 2003 ... BEAZLEY, Dr. Luthur Abner Jr., of Nashville, Tenn., retiredpediatrician, died on Monday, August 25, 2003 after a brief illness.Dr. Beazley is survived by his wife of thirty-six years, NelleBallentine Beazley; his two sisters, Christine B. Williams and BettyB. Roberts. Surviving children ...
OBIT - ERICKSON, NATHAN MAX (FIX IT)
Sep 01, 2003 ... ERICKSON, Nathan Max, (Fix It) age 42, of Vinton, passed awaySaturday, August 30, 2003 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Hewas born September 30,1960 and was a graduate of William Byrd HighSchool. Surviving are his parents, Richard Lee (R.L.) Erickson andImogene Cranford Erickson; ...
OBIT - WALDRON, ALTON M. (RED) (BABE)
Sep 01, 2003 ... WALDRON, Alton M., (Red) (Babe), left his earthly home to enterhis heavenly home August 29, 2003. Red was a loving husband, bestfriend and soul mate to his wife, Barbara; a beloved Dad, PapPaw,Paps, Paw Paw and Babe to his children and grandchildren; a devotedfriend and a Great and Avid ...
FOR THE RECORD
Sep 01, 2003 ... Corrections In a 28-7 loss at Fieldale-Collinsville on Friday night, JamesRiver had a 27-yard touchdown reception by Josh Harris. The incorrectplayer was named in Saturday's editions. Bill Shrader is 71 years old. His age was incorrect in ...
OBIT - MABEN, MELLIE FILSON
Sep 01, 2003 ... MABEN, Mellie Filson, 89, of Roanoke, died Friday, August 29,2003. Mellie retired from Norfolk & Western Railway. She was precededin death by her parents, George R. and Laura Pendleton Filson; hersister and brother-in-law, Virginia Mae and Raymond G. Tyler; and herhusband, Benjamin H ....
OBIT - WAGGONER, ROBERT B. (BOB)
Sep 01, 2003 ... WAGGONER, Robert B., (Bob), 84, of Roanoke, died Friday, August29, 2003. Services will be conducted at ...
OBIT - RATCLIFFE, RAYMOND FRAZIER
Sep 01, 2003 ... RATCLIFFE, Raymond Frazier, 61, of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday,August 29, 2003. He was born June 24, 1942 in Pulaski County and waspreceded in death by his parents, Charles Raymond and Julia BoydWhite Ratcliffe. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Mary T.Ratcliffe; his children, ...