Roanoke Times & World News back issues from October 2004:
OBIT - BOWES, WILLIAM LEE, SR.
Oct 01, 2004 ... William Lee Bowes, Sr. 47, of Roanoke, died September 27, 2004.Graveside services 10:30 ...
OBIT - GREEN, RALPH W.
Oct 01, 2004 ... Ralph W. Green, 73, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, September ...
OBIT - AYERS, HELEN MCDANIEL
Oct 01, 2004 ... Helen McDaniel Ayers, of Roanoke, went to be with Jesus Thursday,September 30, 2004. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscarand Minnie McDaniel; two brothers, Paul and Calvin McDaniel; twosisters, Donna Boitnott and Lila McDaniel. Surviving are her lovinghusband of 30 years, Ira ...
OBIT - HACKNEY, SIDNEY A. (SID)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Sidney (Sid) A. Hackney, 79, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday,September 28, 2004 ....
OBIT - SHOWALTER, PEARL GRAY
Oct 01, 2004 ... Pearl Gray Showalter, 77, of Vinton, was reunited with herdeparted husband, Frank L. Showalter, on Monday, September 27, 2004.She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and retired fromLewis Gale Hospital. She was a devoted wife and mother. Surviving areher son, R. G. Showalter, ...
OBIT - DICKASON, RUBY MARIE YOUNG
Oct 01, 2004 ... Dickason, Ruby Marie Young, 74, of Roanoke, went home to rest withthe Lord, her life on earth was completed on Sunday, September 26,2004. Ruby was born in Bluefield, W.Va. Ruby was educated in thePublic Schools in Bluefield, a graduate of Bluefield College. She wasemployed as a teacher ...
OBIT - HOLBROOK, ALMEDA HAYTER
Oct 01, 2004 ... Almeda Hayter Holbrook, of Vinton, went home to be with the Lordon Tuesday, ...
OBIT - OAKES, MYRTLE BENNETT
Oct 01, 2004 ... Myrtle Bennett Oakes, 88, of Rocky Mount, died September 28, ...
OBIT - PRUETT, FLOSSIE GERTRUDE CRAIGHEAD
Oct 01, 2004 ... Flossie Gertrude Craighead Pruett, 95, of Wirtz, died TuesdaySeptember 28, 2004. She was a devoted homemaker and a member of theChurch of the Brethren. She was preceded in death by her husband of70 years, Promise Percy Pruett. Surviving are her four children,Virginia and Pete Meador of ...
OBIT - SAMUEL, LOUISE PRICE
Oct 01, 2004 ... Louise Price Samuel, 75, of Roanoke, passed away Monday, September27, 2004. She is the daughter of Mary Price Davis and the late PeteCaldwell. Louise was preceded in death by her husband, BernardSamuel; and father, Pete Caldwell. Survivors include daughter,Garnette B. Wade of ...
OBIT - ROBINETTE, LOIS CHARLOTTE
Oct 01, 2004 ... Lois Charlotte Robinette, 76, of Coeburn, Va., died Wednesday,September 29, 2004 at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City,Tennessee. Graveside services and burial for Lois Charlotte Robinettewill be held Saturday, ...
OBIT - JACKSON, WILLIE MABE
Oct 01, 2004 ... Willie Mabe Jackson, 103, died Sunday, September 19, 2004 in SanDiego, California. She was born August 31, 1901 in Max Meadows, Va.,daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mittie Collins Mabe. She was ofthe Presbyterian faith. Mrs. Jackson was preceded in death by herhusband, Lauren Jackson ....
OBIT - COLEMAN, LEE ROY
Oct 01, 2004 ... Lee Roy Coleman, 63, of Galax, passed away Wednesday, September29, 2004. Graveside ...
OBIT - BLAIR, HUGHY JAMES
Oct 01, 2004 ... Hughy James Blair, 51, of Wytheville, died Tuesday, September 28,2004. Funeral, 7 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2004 at Lindsey FuneralHome, ...
OBIT - SNEAD, RICKY EUGENE
Oct 01, 2004 ... Ricky Eugene Snead, 42, of Bedford, died Tuesday, September 28,2994 ....
OBIT - LAMBERT, LAWRENCE J. (DUCKY)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Lawrence J. (Ducky) Lambert, of Covington, died Thursday,September 30, ...
OBIT - ROBERTSON, ANDREW A.
Oct 01, 2004 ... Mr. Andrew A. Robertson, 72, Stuart, died Thursday, September 30,2004. Funeral ...
OBIT - BRANSON, ETHEL VANCE
Oct 01, 2004 ... Ethel Vance Branson, 93, of Abingdon, formerly of Castlewood, diedThursday, September 30, 2004 ....
OBIT - LEE, DAVIS EDWARD
Oct 01, 2004 ... Davis Edward Lee, 83, of Martinsville, Va., died September 29,2004. Funeral services ...
OBIT - SOWERS, KATHLEEN HALL
Oct 01, 2004 ... Kathleen Hall Sowers, age 93, of Christiansburg, passed awayTuesday, September 28, 2004. Funeral services will be conducted at 11a.m. Friday, October 1, 2004 at the Horne Funeral Home Chapel withMr. Buddy ...
OBIT - CHRISTIAN, SAMUEL A.
Oct 01, 2004 ... Christian, Samuel A., 62, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday,September 29, 2004. He was born in Porthsmouth, Va. Samuel was aveteran of the United States Navy. He was a faithful and devotedmember of Sweet Union Baptist Church where he served on the TrusteeBoard. Samuel was a member of the ...
OBIT - MAYBERRY, ALBERT L.
Oct 01, 2004 ... Albert L. Mayberry, 90, of the Brandon Oaks Community in Roanoke,Va., passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2004, with his family byhis side. He was raised in Slingerlands, N.Y. and enjoyed a long andsuccessful career with General Electric in upstate New York. Al andhis wife, Nell, ...
OBIT - POE, JAMES GORDON
Oct 01, 2004 ... James Gordon Poe, 89, of Galax, died Thursday, September 30, 2004.Funeral service, 2 ...
OBIT - ADKINS, JAMES WILLIAM (SHORTY)
Oct 01, 2004 ... James William (Shorty) Adkins, 70, of Sago, went to be with theLord on Wednesday, September 29, 2004. Mr. Adkins was a member ofCool Springs Christian Church and was a lifelong tobacco and cattlefarmer and loved to hunt. He was preceded in death by his parents,Clyde, Sr. and Macy Bradner ...
OBIT - HOWELL, WALTER
Oct 01, 2004 ... Walter Howell, 73, of Roanoke, died August 1, 2004. Gravesidefuneral service Friday, October ...
OBIT - WELCH, RICHARD MURRAY
Oct 01, 2004 ... Richard Murray Welch, 77, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, September28, 2004. Graveside services 1 ...
OBIT - RITENOUR, DELANEY ANNE
Oct 01, 2004 ... Delaney Anne Ritenour came into the world on Wednesday, September29, 2004, but the Lord had already decided that she should be withhim. We love and miss our little angel deeply. Delaney was precededin death by a grandfather, Daniel Ritenour. She is survived by herparents, Peter ...
OBIT - QUARLES, LOUANNIS P.
Oct 01, 2004 ... Louannis P. Quarles, 82, of Roanoke, passed away ...
OBIT - CALLAHAM, DORIS (PEACHES)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Mrs. Doris (Peaches) Callaham, 51, of Forest, Va., departed thislife on Thursday, ...
OBIT - WILSON, RAY AYERS
Oct 01, 2004 ... Ray Ayers Wilson, 70, of Clifton Forge, died Wednesday, ...
OBIT - CLARK, MACK ROBERT
Oct 01, 2004 ... Mack Robert Clark, 82, of Glade Spring, died Thursday, September30, 2004. Funeral services 2 p.m ....
OBIT - WILSON, R. J.
Oct 01, 2004 ... R. J. Wilson, 66, of Bassett, died Wednesday, September 29, ...
OBIT - KEATTS, ULYES
Oct 01, 2004 ... Ulyes Keatts, 80, of Gretna, died Thursday, September 30, 2004.Graveside service ...
OBIT - HAGA, ED L.
Oct 01, 2004 ... Ed L. Haga, 58, of Marion, died Thursday, September 30, ...
OBIT - BARBER, MARY HELEN CARDWELL
Oct 01, 2004 ... Mary Helen Cardwell Barber, 96, of Covington, died ...
OBIT - BROTHERS, THOMAS RUSSELL, SR.
Oct 01, 2004 ... Thomas Russell Brothers, Sr., 60, of Glasgow, died Monday,September 27, ...
OBIT - GLASS, JAMES HICKMAN "JIM"
Oct 01, 2004 ... James "Jim" Hickman Glass, 66,of Buena Vista, died Wednesday,September 29, 2004. Memorial service 11 ...
OBIT - MCDANIEL, PAMELA JOY DAVIDSON
Oct 01, 2004 ... Pamela Joy Davidson McDaniel, 41, of Pearisburg, passed away atthe Lompoc District Hospital (Lompoc, CA) on Monday, September 27,2004 after a long illness. Joy was born on December 5, 1962 and wasraised in Pearisburg, VA, and was a daughter of the late Mr. GeorgeE. Davidson, and Mrs ....
OBIT - PAGAN, LISA LOREE
Oct 01, 2004 ... Lisa Loree Pagan, 32, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, September 29,2004 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born Mary 14, 1972 inPulaski. She was the Deputy Clerk with the Juvenile and DomesticRelations Court in Pulaski. She was a member of the Wesley MemorialUnited Methodist Church. She ...
OBIT - DALTON, CHARMIE WARREN
Oct 01, 2004 ... Charmie Warren Dalton, 77, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, September29, 2004. Graveside service 3 p.m. Saturday ...
FAMIS: SEGURO MDICO PARA HIJOS
Oct 01, 2004; ... En tiempos recientes las familias de bajos recursos podansolicitar el seguro mdico conocido como Medicaid, el cual todava estvigente. El problema que se presentaba con este programa era que muchasfamilias quedaban excluidas debido a que sus salarios sobrepasaban ellmite ...
DOG-FIGHTING CONVICTION LEAVES MAN PETLESS
Oct 01, 2004; ... A Salem man who entered his pit bull terrier in a dog fight wassentenced Thursday to 60 days in jail, ordered to give up his dog andtold he could never own another animal. Bryan Lamont Simmons received the sentence after pleading guiltyin Roanoke Circuit Court to aiding and ...
RECOVERING FROM JEANNE
Oct 01, 2004; ... On Thursday, aggravation filled the dining hall at RidgewoodBaptist Church in Roanoke where residents displaced after Tuesday'sflood sought help from the American Red Cross. Surrounded by fliers and empty cans of water, Suzanne Gregory satalone, clenching her purse and thinking ...
MAN GETS 9 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MOUNT MORIAH VANDALISM
Oct 01, 2004; ... Zachary Lee Bryant was sentenced to nine months in jail Thursdayfor vandalizing a historic black church in Roanoke, a crime he saidhe could not comprehend during a night of drinking wine, snortingcocaine and popping pills. "I was not able at that point to make any judgment at all," ...
JEANNE BUILT ON WHAT FRANCES STARTED
Oct 01, 2004; ... Steep mountains, stationary fronts and storms with names don'tmix. They didn't mix in November 1985, when the remnants of HurricaneJuan rode a stationary front into our mountains and sent the RoanokeRiver into the City Market. They didn't mix Tuesday morning, when thetropical ...
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE DIES IN IRAQ, WILL RECEIVE MEDALS
Oct 01, 2004; ... A Salem High School graduate died Saturday in Iraq when his U.S.Army combat engineer unit was attacked near Baghdad. Spc. Robert Oliver Unruh, 25, will receive the Purple Heart andthe Bronze Star posthumously, his family said. He had been in Iraqless than a month when he was ...
OBIT LATE NOTICE
Oct 01, 2004 ... BERRY, Wanda W., 44, of Roanoke died Thursday, Sept. 30, ...
PHYSICISTS' TOOL IS FELT WORLD WIDE
Oct 01, 2004; ... Q: Who named the World Wide Web? Has "www" always meant that? Ordid it mean something else and World Wide Web got stuck to it? - Jason Adkins, Roanoke A: In 1990, British programmer Tim Berners-Lee created a programcalled "WorlDwidEweb" and a Web server to go with it. Why he ...
OUTTAKES PHOTO
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KENYAN DOCTOR HOPES TO GIVE 'WAKE-UP CALL' ABOUT AIDS
Oct 01, 2004; ... A tenth of the city of Roanoke's population, or 9,500 people,would have AIDS or HIV if the disease were as bad as in the homecountry of Dr. Ruby Sokwala. The city's number is closer to 1,500. Still, the African doctor warns, AIDS patients here and there,too, have no hope ...
BOB SLAUGHTER DESCRIBES RUSH TO DEDICATION
Oct 01, 2004; ... A juror wrapped in a jacket bearing the likeness of an Americanflag teared up and dabbed her eyes in federal court Thursday morningas Mr. D-Day, Bob Slaughter, told the story of the dream that led tothe construction of the National D-Day Memorial and of why the dreamremains so important ...
HIGH LAKE LEVELS BLOCK BOATS FROM CHARITY TOUR
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour will not accept visitorsby boat today during the first day of the tour because of the highwater level of the lake caused by Tuesday's storm. Larry Loschert, chairman of the home tour, said many docks on thelake are still under water and ...
GRANT BRINGS HIGH-SPEED INTERNET TO PULASKI AREA
Oct 01, 2004; ... A federal grant will help extend high-speed Internet access to thecommunities of Hiwassee, Snowville and Allisonia in Pulaski County,U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Abingdon, announced Thursday. Pulaski County will use an $18,000 grant from the AppalachianRegional Commission and $12,000 ...
FROM 40 YEARS AGO, VOICES FOR THE WILDERNESS
Oct 01, 2004; ... "We want some of the original America left in its primitivecondition so that one hundred years from now a lad can walk the hillsin the manner of Daniel Boone and see what God has wrought." - William O. Douglas, Supreme Court justice, 1964 The elves left an old Pete Seeger ...
THE ROANOKER CHANGES HANDS, BUT IT'S STILL IN THE FAMILY
Oct 01, 2004; ... A Roanoke institution is changing hands, but customers don't needto weep in their biscuits and gravy or get their napkins in a knot. E.C. Warren, 58, is selling The Roanoker, an eatery that's been inthe family since his father, Crafton Warren, opened a restaurantdowntown in July ...
2ND TEEN CHARGED WITH VANDALIZING 2 CHURCHES IN BEDFORD COUNTY
Oct 01, 2004; ... A second juvenile has been arrested on charges of vandalizing twoBedford County black churches and spray painting racial and religiousslurs at one of the sites. A 15-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after he confessed to thecrimes during an interview at the sheriff's office, ...
AT&T LOWERS PRICE OF CALLVANTAGE, ITS INTERNET-BASED TELEPHONE SERVICE
Oct 01, 2004; ... AT&T has lowered the price of its CallVantage telephone service to$29.99 a month. It includes unlimited local and long-distance callingwithin the United States and Canada. CallVantage is one of the new crop of phone services that usevoice over Internet protocol technology, which ...
GIVING TROUBLED YOUNGSTERS EDUCATIONAL DIRECTION
Oct 01, 2004 ... Youngsters leaving Virginia's juvenile correctional centers standat a crossroads: They can re-enter their communities floundering with littleguidance and fall prey to the lives that landed them in trouble, orthey can make a fresh start by changing direction. Education is the ...
MARION GRANT TO GO TOWARD SEWER UPGRADE
Oct 01, 2004; ... A $186,080 Appalachian Regional Commission grant has been approvedto upgrade the sewer system in Marion. "The federal funding which I am announcing today will enable thetown of Marion to significantly upgrade a portion of the town'swastewater system, which will facilitate and ...
PRESIDENTIAL ILLUSIONS VS. THE REALITY IN IRAQ
Oct 01, 2004 ... In the daily flow of news about Iraq, reports of insurgent attacksappear reason for only moderate worry. An ambush here, a bombingthere, a few more kidnappings. On any given day, perhaps 30 Iraqisand maybe a few Americans die. All distressing, yes. But, as President Bush and Prime ...
OUTGOING MUSEUM DIRECTOR LEAVES BEDFORD COMMUNITY REMEMBERED
Oct 01, 2004; ... Ellen Wandrei had a knack for drawing people to volunteer at theBedford City-County Museum, especially for fund-raisers. When Wandrei retired Thursday as the museum's executive director,she left behind a museum with a collection of artifacts any smalltown would be glad to have on ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Oct 01, 2004 ... No flood plan? Don't bother with the stadium Did you see the pictures of flooding at Victory Stadium on thenews? Why is city council and a special panel even consideringremodeling it until the oft-delayed Roanoke River flood controlproject is funded and implemented? Until that ...
FOR THE RECORD
Oct 01, 2004 ... Clarification A report that all $100 VIP tickets to Affair in the Square arespoken for has led to the erroneous impression that the popularannual fund-raiser for Center in the Square is entirely sold out,according to executive director Jim Sears. In fact, he said, plentyof ...
BUSH IS RUNNING ON FEAR ITSELF
Oct 01, 2004; ... Because the president has failed to deliver on his promises on theeconomy, jobs, health care, Social Security, the environment and thebudget, his only hope of re-election is to frighten voters aboutterrorism. It is not enough for him to make terrorism the main issue.He must scare people ...
ACCIDENT AND BREAKDOWN CLOG U.S. 220
Oct 01, 2004; ... An overturned tractor-trailer and another that broke down on U.S.220 in Roanoke County on Thursday caused headaches for travelers, butno injuries, officials said. About 6:45 a.m., a tractor-trailer heading south on U.S. 220 ranoff the right side of the road in a curve and ...