THE ROANOKE TIMES 5Wednesday, June 25, 2014

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RAINES

Robert Lee Sr.Robert Lee Raines Sr., 78, passed away at his residence in

Princeton, Monday evening, June 23, 2014 with his devotedwife by his side.

He was the son of the late Mabel White Raines and ArthurRaines. Born October 21, 1935 in Montcalm, but grew up inWyoming County. Bob graduated from Herndon High School,made All-County in both baseball and basketball and All StateHonorable Mention in both. An alumnus of West VirginiaUniversity, School of Mines 1956 and while at WVU he was amember of the baseball team.

Bob's entire career was devoted to the coal industry. Hebegan as an engineer at the Deefield Mine, and then went withSemet-Solvey Division, Allied Chemical Corporation. He left tojoin Pocahontas Land Corporation in 1966 as a mine inspectorand retired in 1995 as President.

He was inducted into the Wyoming East High School Hall ofFame and Herndon High School Hall of Fame, both in 2003. Hewas also inducted into the WV Coal Hall of Fame in 2011.

Bob was a member of the Princeton Presbyterian Church,EPC.

He is survived by his wife, Brenda B. Raines of Princeton; hisdaughter, Debora Kay and husband Mike of Mason, Ohio; theirchildren Mike, and Brooke Maze and her husband Mike. RobertLee Raines, Jr. and his wife Pam of Lyman, S.C.; Michael Davidand wife Jackie and children, Casey and Jason Mitchell all ofKnoxville, Tenn. Granddaughter Kaylee Raines and greatg r a n d s o n B r o d y C h a n d l e r . B o b i s a l s o s u r v i v e d b ygranddaughter Morgan Kelsey Deverin, her parents Michelleand Keith and sisters Myra and Macy. Daughter Janet LynnDecker and Brenda's son Aaron Jason Dalton preceded him indeath.

He is also survived by brother Buddy Eugene Raines and wifeJudy of Princeton, Jerry Nelson Raines of Princeton; Larry BruceRaines and wife Sandy of Beckley; and sister RoseAnn Goddardof Bluefield, Va. His sister in law and her husband, Betty Jarvis &Tom of Johnson City, TN and a host of nieces and nephews.

His extended family of Dr. Todd Smith and his office staff ofBlue Ridge Internal Medicine; his caregivers, Idena Mitchell,Chasity Worth and the staff of Hospice Compassus.

On Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 2 p.m., a homecoming serviceto celebrate the life of Robert L. Raines Sr. will be held in theBurns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on theAthens Road in Princeton with Pastor Ed Pettus officiating withWilliam S. Winfrey II doing the Eulogy.

Entombment will follow in the Chapel of the Wildwood of theRoselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton.

Friends may visit with the family on Thursday from 11 a.m.until the service hour at the funeral home. Online condolencesmay be shared with the family via www.memorialfd.com.

Serving as pallbearers will be Chris Jarvis, Keith Deverin,Phillip Murphy, J.D. Fairchild, Jerry Tennant, Connell Ware,Burton Perry and Greg Morgan.

Bob's wishes were, and the family hopes that you will, in lieuof flowers, make any memorial contribution to PrincetonPresbyterian Church, 1809 Main Street, Princeton WV 24740 orBluefield Union Mission, 2203 Bluefield Avenue, Bluefield WV24701.

Bedford-Franklin New River Valley COX

Rosie BarnardRos ie Barnard Cox, 97 , o f

F a n c y G a p , p a s s e d a w a yT u e s d a y , J u n e 2 4 , 2 0 1 4 .G r a v e s i d e s e r v i c e 1 1 a . m .Thursday , June 26 , 2014 inMeadows of Dan Baptist ChurchCemetery. Arrangements byVaughan- Guynn-McGrady.

UNRUHAnne Conrad Temple

Anne Conrad Temple Unruhdied on June 13, 2014 at herhome in Blackstone, Virginiaafter a long illness. She was aUnited Methodist pastor'swife for over 40 years as wellas a loving and dedicatedmother to her two children.

Anne Conrad Temple Unruhw a s b o r n i n S o u t h H i l l ,Virginia on April 15, 1931. Herparents were Conrad LittletonTemple and Annie ElizabethReames Temple.

She is survived by her twochildren James Walker UnruhJr. from Chapel Hill , NorthCarolina and LuAnne Unruhfrom Louisa, Virginia and hersister Mrs. Louise Worshamfrom McKenney, Virginia. Shewas predeceased in death byher husband , Rev . JamesWalker Unruh and her threesisters; Mrs. Doris T. Ogden,Mrs. Inez T. Lee, and Mrs.Virginia T. Houchens.

T h e f a m i l y w i l l h a v e aprivate burial and memorialservice at a later date. In lieuof flowers donations can besent to: Centra Hospice ofFarmvil le, 800 Oak StreetFarmville, Virginia 23901.Also donations can be madeto Bott Memorial PresbyterianChurch at 17113 McKenneyA v e n u e D e w i t t , V i r g i n i a23840. Condolences may ber e g i s t e r e d a twww.jtmorriss.com.

CROCKERLarry Jon

Larry Jon Crocker, 76, ofHardy, died Monday, June 23,2 0 1 4 . A r r a n g e m e n t s b yC o n n e r - B o w m a n F u n e r a lHome and Crematory, RockyMount, 540-334-5151.

ALLEN

Iler L.Iler L. Allen, 101, of Pulaski,

died Monday, June 23, 2014.Arrangements are pending atPenn's Funeral Home, Pulaski,Va. 540-230-0730.

ARMENTROUT

William AthaWilliam (Bill) Atha Armentrout,

80, of Radford, passed awaySunday, June 22, 2014. Funeralservices Wednesday, June 25,2014 at 3 p.m. at Central UnitedMethodist Church in Radford.Arrangements by Mullins FuneralHome.

POINDEXTERThomas Drewery

T h o m a s D r e w e r yPoindexter, 73, of Wirtz, wentto be with the Lord on Friday,June 20, 2014 fol lowing abattle with cancer.

He was preceded in deathby his mother, Virgie DavisM a x e y ; f a t h e r , K i r b yPoindexter; sister, BrendaCunningham; and stepbrother,Joseph Everhart.

He is survived by his wife,Janet Poindexter; stepfather,Herbert Maxey; father-in-law,Vernon Crawford; brother/sister-in-law, VT and JaneCrawford. He is also survivedby his special cousins, M.C.and Jackie Davis, Buddy andAngela Davis, Andrew Davis,a n d J a c o b D a v i s ; a u n t ,Josephine Williams, and niece,nephews and cousins.

Thomas (Thomy) servedeight years in the UnitedStates Army from 1958 to1966. He was retired fromR o a n o k e F i r e a n d E M S(Lieutenant) after working 25years . He a lso served h iscommunity with the volunteerFire and EMS departments ofBurnt Chimney, Glade Hill, RedValley and Scruggs.

The fami ly wi l l rece ivefriends from 5 to 8 p.m. onThursday at Oakey's NorthChapel, 6732 Peters CreekRoad Roanoke. A gravesideservice will be held at CedarLawn Memorial Park, 5070Cove Road NW Roanoke at 11a.m. on Friday.

Donations can be made toBurnt Chimney Volunteer FireDepartment 7300 Booker T.Washington Highway Wirtz,VA 24184. Flowers will alsobe graciously accepted.

North Chapel • 540-362-12376732 Peters Creek Rd., Roanoke, Va.

DAVISHerbert James

Herbert James Davis, 65, ofWytheville, died Monday, June2 3 , 2 0 1 4 . F u n e r a l 1 p . m .Saturday, June 28, 2014 atF r a n k l i n S t r e e t U n i t e dMethodist Church. Visitationone hour before service time.Arrangements by BarnettFuneral Home, Wytheville, Va.

BELLTammy Sue

Tammy Sue Be l l , 50, ofRadford, passed away April 15,2 0 1 4 . M e m o r i a l s e r v i c eThursday, June 26, 2014 at4:30 p.m. at New HorizonsC h u r c h , R a d f o r d .Arrangements by Mul l insFuneral Home.

GORDON

Braxton ScottBraxton Scott Gordon, 57, of

Martinsville, died June 20,2014. Funeral service 2 p.m.Thursday, June 26, 2014 in thechapel of Roselawn FuneralHome, Martinsville.

STEFFEYRodney Blake

Rodney Blake Steffey, 78, ofPulaski, died Sunday, June 22,2014. Funeral services 2 p.m.Wednesday, June 25, 2014 atS e a g l e F u n e r a l H o m e .A r r a n g e m e n t s b y S e a g l eF u n e r a l H o m e , P u l a s k i ,(540)980-1700.

HILLAgnes Cole

A g n e s C o l e H i l l , 8 8 , o fGalax, passed away Sunday,June 22, 2014. Gravesideservice 11 a.m. Wednesday,June 25, 2014 in PleasantG r o v e C e m e t e r y .A r r a n g e m e n t s b yVaughan-Guynn.

WHITAKER

Lon G. Lon G. Whitaker , 61 , of

Floyd, passed away Saturday,June 21, 2014. A memorialservice will be held at a laterdate. Gardner Funeral Home,Floyd, is assisting the family.

State

JACKSONBritt

Br itt Jackson, of Hurley,passed away June 5, 2014.Funeral services were held onJune 7, 2014. Arrangementsby Grundy Funeral Home.

BARBOURJohn Clarence Jr.

John Clarence Barbour Jr.,62, of Callands, died Sunday,June 22, 2014. Gravesideservices 2 p.m. Thursday, June26, 2014 at Gretna BurialPark. Colbert-Moran FuneralHome, Gretna is assisting thefamily.

SEELEYJames Edmund Jr.

James Edmund Seeley Jr., ofRocky Mount, died June 20, 2014.Memorial services at the RockyMount Seventh-Day AdventistChurch on Saturday, June 28,2014 at 3 p.m. Arrangements byLynch Conner Bowman FuneralHome, (540) 483-5533.

BARRMichael Todd

Michael Todd Barr, 53, ofHillsville, passed away Monday,June 23, 2014. Memorial service2 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2014at Green Mountain Bapt istC h u r c h , L a u r e l F o r k , V a .Arrangements by Twin CountyFunerals.

Out-of-State

WADE

William C.William C. (Bill) Wade, 79,

resident of Columbus since1955, passed away Saturday,June 21, 2014 at Mt. CarmelEast. He was born August 24,1934 in Rocky Mount, Va., sonof the late Taft and Del laTyree Wade.

Bill served in the Army. Hegraduated from the Universityof Dayton with a Master'sDegree and also the GraduateSchool of Credit and FinancialManagement at DartmouthCol lege. Bi l l received theSilver Beaver Award from theBoy Scouts of America. Hewas a fellow member of TheNational Institute of Credita n d a N o t a r y P u b l i c . B i l lretired from Abbott (RossLabs Division) with 26 yearsof service. He donated over 18gallons of blood to the RedCross. Bill traveled in all 50s t a t e s a n d a l s o e n j o y e dg a r d e n i n g , g o l f i n g a n dbaseball.

He is survived by his wife,Mary "Frances" Prunty Wade;daughter, Pamela (Pierre)Harlin; sons, Marcus and CarlWade; sisters, Sadie Tuninga n d L u c y Y o u n g ;g r a n d d a u g h t e r , C a r m e nWade; step grandchildren,Rico and Pierra Harlin and ahost of n ieces , nephews,cousins and friends.

Visitation will be Friday,June 27, 2014 from 5 to 8 p.m.at Newcomer Funeral HomeN E C h a p e l , 3 0 4 7 E .D u b l i n - G r a n v i l l e R d .Columbus. Funeral service willbe Saturday, June 28, 2014 at9:30 a.m. at the funeral home.Interment will be in BlendonCentral Cemetery. In lieu offlowers, contributions may bem a d e t o t h e A l z h e i m e r ' sAssociat ion Centra l OhioChapter , 1379 Dubl in Rd .Columbus, OH 43215. To leavea special message for thef a m i l y p l e a s e v i s i twww.NewcomerColumbus.com.

WITT

John EddJ o h n E d d W i t t , 7 1 , o f

Bedford, passed away Sunday,June 22, 2014. Born July 13,1942 in Bedford; he was a sonof the late Dillard WebsterWitt and Iver Annabell BowyerWitt.

John worked as a machineoperator for Frank Chervanand also drove an 18-wheelerfor many years with WebbsOi l Corporat ion. He lovedbeing outdoors, watchingplanes, woodworking, buildingbirdhouses, and spendingtime with his pets - especiallyhis cats.

In addition to his parents,John was preceded in deathby his wife, Cynthia "Cindi"Anne Witt; a daughter, BethAtkins; a stepson, Jamie DaleW i t t ; b r o t h e r s , C h a r l e sWilliam Witt and Frank J. Witt;and sisters, Lelia Witt Hodgesand Eunice Witt LaPradd.S u r v i v i n g a r e h i sstepdaughter, Karen Sipes;daughter, Teresa Roberts;stepson, Joseph K. Johnson;twelve step-grandchildren,Kasey, Cheryl, DJ, Brittanie,JD, Ashley, Cierra, Anthony,Amanda, Kait lyn, Jay, andB r y a n ; n u m e r o u sgreat-grandchi ldren; andbrother, George M. Witt.

In lieu of flowers, pleasec o n s i d e r m e m o r i a lcontributions to Alzheimer'sAssociation, 1160 Pepsi Place,Charlottesville, VA 22901.

The fami ly wi l l rece ivefriends Friday, June 27, 2014from 6 to 8 p.m. at TharpF u n e r a l H o m e , B e d f o r d .C o n d o l e n c e m a y b e s e n to n l i n e a ttharpfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements by TharpFuneral Home & Crematory,Bedford, 540-586-3443.

CONNERBernice Hagy

Bern ice Hagy Conner ofCharlottesvil le went to bewith the Lord June 19, 2014, atthe Martha Jefferson House.Bernice was born April 20,1930, in Buchanan County,Grundy, to the late Stewarta n d P e a r l N i c h o l s H a g y .B er n i c e was p r ec ed ed i ndeath by her husband of 47years, Jerry Dallas Conner.She was also preceded indeath by three brothers ,James, Jerry and Ralph Hagy;and two sisters, Lena Keenand Rosa Smith.

She leaves behind her son,Mark Conner and his wife,J a c q u e l i n e ; t w ogranddaughters, Hannah andJessica, who brought great joyto her life. Also surviving isone sister, Bess Koehn; andseveral nieces and nephews;and numerous sisters-in-law,including Geneva and MarjorieConner and Juanita Hagy, withwhom she shared a specialbond. And last but not least, aspecial friend Jenny Ryalls her"Green Thumb Cousin".

A memorial service will beheld 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 27,2014, at the F irst BaptistChurch with the Rev. LeonCastle officiating. The familywil l receive friends in theFellowship Hall following theservice. A graveside servicewill be held 11 a.m. Saturday,June 28, 2014, at the Mt.Union Cemetery, Troutville,with the Rev. Leon Castleofficiating.

Special thanks to the staffa t t h e H o s p i c e o f t h ePiedmont and the staff of theMartha Jefferson House.

I n l i e u o f f l o w e r s ,contributions may be made tothe First Baptist Church, 735Park Street, Charlottesville,VA 22901; the Hospice of thePiedmont, 675 Peter JeffersonP a r k w a y , S u i t e 3 0 0 ,Charlottesville, VA, 22911; andthe Martha Jefferson House,1 6 0 0 G o r d o n A v e n u e ,Charlottesville, VA 22903.

Hill & Wood Funeral Home isi n c h a r g e o f t h earrangements.

F r i e n d s m a y s e n dcondolences to the family atwww.hillandwood.com.

JARVISHazel Adele Saunders

Hazel Adele Saunders Jarvis,92, of Lexington, died Sunday,June 22, 2014. Gravesideservice 2 p.m. Saturday, June28, 2014 at Timber RidgeA . R . P . C e m e t e r y .Arrangements by HarrisonFuneral Home & Crematory.

PENDLETON

Iva H.Iva H. Pendleton, 100, of

Stuart, died Monday, June 23,2014. Funeral service 2 p.m.F r i d a y , J u n e 2 7 , 2 0 1 4 a tMoody Funeral Home, Stuart.A r r a n g e m e n t s b y M o o d yFuneral Services, Inc., Stuart.

SORRELLJoseph Moses III

Joseph Moses Sorrell III, 58,of Iron Gate, died Saturday,June 21, 2014. Arrangementsby Nicely Funeral Home.

TUCKERJames Bowling

James Bowling Tucker, 91,of Lynchburg, passed awayTuesday, June 24, 2014. TharpFuneral Home & Crematory,Lynchburg, is assisting thefamily, 434-237-9424.

TUTTLEGerald Keith Jr.

Gerald Keith Tuttle Jr., 56,o f G r e t n a , p a s s e d a w a yMonday, June 23, 2014. TharpFuneral Home & Crematory,Lynchburg, is assisting thefamily, 434-237-9424.

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