Virginia Saturday, THE January ROANOKE 24, TIMES 2004 OBITUARIES ULRICH, Anna Anna Ulrich, 85, of Roanoke, formerly of Delmar, Maryland, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2004. She was the widow of Paul H. Ulrich. She is survived by a son and daughter-inlaw, Paul and Pam Ulrich of Cloverdale, two grandsons, Doug Ulrich and wife, Carissa, of Roanoke, and Brad Ulrich and friend, Nikki Conner, of Bent Mountain, greatgrandchildren, Brandon and Gwendolynn Ulrich; her stepgrandchildren, Michelle Carter of Staunton, Va. and Chris O'Baugh of Waynesboro, a sister, Mary Helen Neumann of Baltimore, Maryland.
Also, several nieces and nephews survive her. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at St. Stephens Cemetery, Delmar, Delaware, with the Rev. Norman Hanco*ck officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to the Kidney Foundation, 3015B Peters Creek Road, N.W., Roanoke, Va. 24019. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Oakey's South Chapel (989-3131). Bedford-Franklin ARNOLD, Rev.
Lewis C. Rev. Lewis C. Arnold, 83, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Saltville, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2004. Graveside services, from Elizabeth Cemetery, Saltville, 1 p.m.
Saturday. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount. BROWN, John Lazenby John Lazenby Brown, 90, of Goode, died Friday, January 23, 2004. Arrangements by CarderTharp Funeral Home and Crematory, 586-3443. CARTER, Harry Woodson Harry Woodson Carter, 74, of Bedford, died Friday, January 23, 2004, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salem.
He was born on July 6, 1929, in Bedford County, a son of the late Eugene Butler Carter and Ester Rowena Overstreet Carter. He was a disabled Korean War veteran and a member of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Eugene, Jerry, Otha and Jake Carter and two sisters, Lula C. Groover and Phoebe C. Starr.
Harry is survived by his son, Michael Lee Carter of Moneta; a brother, John W. Carter of Bedford; two sisters, Virginia Louise Overstreet Carter of Bedford and Ella Mae Carter of Rustburg; two grandchildren, Eric Carter and Stephanie Carter, both of Bedford. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2004, at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wayne E.
Lawhorn officiating. Burial will follow in the Cool Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2004, at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory. There will be no visitation at the funeral home on Sunday.
To send condolences online please visit www.carder-tharp.com WEST, Doris Marie Laprade Doris Marie Laprade West, 68, of Wirtz, died Friday January 23, 2004, in a Roanoke hospital. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, South Main Street, Rocky Mount. New River Valley AKERS, Dorothy Stevens Dorothy Stevens Akers, 73, of Pulaski (Shiloh Community), passed away Thursday, January 22, 2004, at the New River Valley Medical Center, Christiansburg. Born October 3, 1930, in Salem, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Clyde H. Stevens and Myrtle Morris Stevens.
She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Carolyn Diane Akers and one brother, Melvin Douglas Stevens. Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Robert D. Akers of Pulaski; son and daughter-in-law, Robert Michael Akers and wife, Cathy Akers, Blacksburg; daughter and son-in-law, Janet Akers McNew and husband, Malcolm McNew, Dublin; two grandchildren, Jason McNew, Dublin, Ashley McNew, Dublin. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday morning at the Shiloh Cemetery with the Rev.
Earnest Chinault officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday evening at the Bower Funeral Chapel, 1631 Bobwhite in Pulaski. Bower Funeral Chapel, Pulaski is handling the arrangements. Cecil Paul Carr, 63, of Poplar Hill, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2004 with family by his side in Pulaski Community Hospital after a brief illness with cancer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Nina Carr and granddaughter, Audrey Grace Carr. Surviving are his wife, Rebecca Carr; daughter, Susan Carr of Charlotte, N.C.; son and daughter-inlaw, Marty and Jennifer Carr and granddaughter, Gretchen Carr, of Poplar Hill; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and David Wilson of Lutherville, Jean and George Robertson and Kathy and Johnny Meredith of Poplar Hill; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Debbie Carr of Pulaski; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 1 p.m. at the Shady Grove United Methodist Church with the Rev. Brad Lewis, Rev.
John Hash and Dr. Charles Taylor officiating. Interment in the Sadler Family Cemetery. Visitation will be at A. Vest Sons Funeral Home, White Gate, Friday after 1 p.m.
and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Route 1, Box 36, Peterstown, W. Va. 24963 (304-753-5044). DUNCAN, Randolph H.
CARR, Cecil Paul Randolph H. Duncan, 70, of Craig Creek in Montgomery County, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2004, at the VA Medical Center Salem. He was born February 1, 1933, in the Craig Creek area of Montgomery County where he grew up. He was the son of the late Verlie and Mertha McPherson Duncan. He was also preceded in death by a brother, V.
Stanley Duncan and two sisters, Nelva Francisco and Margurite Harris. He is survived by sisters, Sylvia Webb, Christiansburg and Helen Radford, Blacksburg; and brother, Nelson Duncan, Ashland, Kentucky. He is also survived by a daughter and son-inlaw, Jennifer and Keith Peterson, Sacramento, California; and daughter-inlaw, Rodney, and Jennifer Duncan, Nashville, Tennessee; his children's mother, Delores J. Duncan; and special friend, Cassie Day. He was a U.S.
Army veteran of the Korean War having served on the front line for several months. He deeply loved and was loved by his family and his many friends. He cherished his farmland on Craig Creek. He will be fondly remembered for his charisma, his love of a simple life, and his ability to lift others spirit with his warm unique laughter and his ability to make others feel so at ease. Memorial services will be held Sunday, January 25, 2004, at 2 p.m.
in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Jay Law officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Drive, Blacksburg. fa*gAN, Essie Morehead Essie Morehead fa*gan, of Dublin, died Friday, January 23, 2004. Arrangements are pending with Horne Funeral Service in Christiansburg.
(382-2612) FOX, Paul Junior Paul Junior (J.P.) Fox, 72, of Raphine, died Friday, January 23, 2004. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday at the Harrison Funeral Chapel, Lexington. WEST, Edward Vaughn Edward Vaughn West, 89, of Riner, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2004, at his home. He was a retired employee of the Lynchburg Foundry and attended the Sidney United Methodist Church.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in WW Il. include his wife, Ella Elswick West; one daughter, Edna Jean Williams of Riner; two sons, Danny George West of Riner and Sammy Charles West of Christiansburg; six grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Memorial services will be held Sunday, January 25, 2004, at 2 p.m. at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford with Rev.
Steve Aker officiating. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the charity of your choice. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until the time of the service on Sunday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford.
Dr. Wybe Kroontje was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 1922. During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War I1, he served with the Dutch Resistance and had a number of life threatening encounters with the Nazi occupying forces. Upon the liberation of Europe by Allied Forces, Dr. Kroontje established what was to become a life-long personal goal--to repay the American people and armed forces for helping Europe regain its freedom.
In 1948, Dr. Kroontje and his wife, Marietje, immigrated to the United States as a first step toward achieving his goal. He entered Cornell University on a Presidential Scholarship and received a B.S. Degree in Agronomy in 1951. He received a Ph.D.
from the University of Nebraska in 1956. He went on to become a Professor Emeritus of Soils at Virginia Tech where he was involved in research and teaching from 1956 to 1987. Dr. Kroontje taught over 6000 students during his 31 year career at Virginia Tech. At Virginia Tech, Dr.
Kroontje was an early proponent of the study and protection of the natural environment. He lead the way to the establishment of an environmental minor, a departmental name change from Agronomy to the Department of Crops, Soil and Environmental Science, and an explosion in enrollment in these programs. He also served as the founding President of the Faculty Senate whose goal is the enhancement of the role of the faculty in university governance. He was elected as a national councilman of the American Association of University Professors and was often called upon to solve conflicts in the university community. However it was not his distinguished academic career that Dr.
Kroontje viewed as his greatest achievement during his life. It was the founding and development of the Warm Hearth Retirement Community in Blacksburg, Virginia. From 1974 until his death, Dr. Kroontje dedicated himself to the establishment and growth of this non-profit community for the elderly. It was a realization of his goal to make a meaningful contribution to American society in gratitude for America's sacrifices in liberating Europe during World War Il.
Today, the community is home to some 500 elderly residents of all economic strata. Warm Hearth provides a range of living environments including independent living, assisted living, intensive nursing care and Alzheimers care. The community sits on 200 acres of rolling wooded hills near the Virginia Tech campus. Dr. Kroontje conceived of the community, raised funds to acquire the land and chaired the Board of Directors of Warm Hearth for 30 years.
He never accepted any compensation for his work on behalf of Warm Hearth and contributed generously to the community from his own personal retirement savings. Dr. Kroontje received numerous awards during his career including the Virginia Tech Award for Teaching Excellence, the Distinguished Citizen of Blacksburg Award by the Greater Chamber of Commerce of Blacksburg, the Citizen Recognition Award from the Rotary Club of Christiansburg- Blacksburg, and the Burke Johnson Award for Leadership. Dr. Kroontje is survived by his wife, Marietje Kroontje; his daughter, Roeli Kroontje; his son-in-law, Scott Fuller, and granddaughter, Lindsay Fuller.
A memorial service for Dr. Kroontje will be held at the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church in Blacksburg, Virginia at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2004. The family will receive friends at 3:30 p.m. Saturday following the service in the Carr Activity Center at Warm Hearth.
Those wishing to make memorials are encouraged to make a donation to the Warm Hearth War Memorial Fund, Warm Hearth Village, 2607 Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home Blacksburg. HANEY, Elizabeth Meredith Elizabeth Meredith Haney, 88, of Dublin, passed away, Friday, January 23, 2004, at the New River Valley Medical Center. She was a member of the Dublin Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph W.
Haney, Sr. and a son, Richard M. Haney. Survivors include a son, Ralph W. Haney, Jr.
of Dublin; and several brothers-in-law and sisters-inlaw. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Dublin Baptist Church with Dr. David Hoagland officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin.
The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. KROONTJE, Dr. Wybe "Not here, present elsewhere" R.J.
"Rudy" Radick, died on January 22, 2004. The son of Croatian immigrants, he was born July 14, 1923, in a West Virginia coal camp. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served his commission in the Marine Corps. After working briefly as an electrical engineer, Rudy decided on the profession which would become his life's calling.
In 1958, he received his dental degree from Temple University. Rudy and his wife, Nell Wagner Radick (who preceded him in death) moved to Buena Vista where he provided meticulous dental care to anyone in need. Convinced that dentistry was not a business but a health service to be employed for the benefit of humanity, Rudy treated all his patients with respect and compassion. Nights, weekends, holidays, if you had a dental emergency you could call "Dr. Radick." This included the occasional visitor traveling down his beloved Blue Ridge Parkway as well as his regular patients.
Rudy was dedicated to his practice and was rewarded with the steadfast loyalty of his patients. He reluctantly retired after 40 years chairside. Rudy loved the Buena Vista area and although he visited other places, he often declared it to be one of the most beautiful in the world. He cared deeply about his community, serving on various boards and joining civic organizations as time allowed. One of his favorite projects was the Lions Club Adopt-A-Highway clean-up along Route 60.
One sister, Helen Schmerler is deceased. Surviving siblings include his devoted sister, Josephine Viele and brothers, Joe Radick and Paul Radick, all of the greater Chicago, Illinois area. Rudy leaves six children, John, James, Sarah, Jane, Ellen and Philip; his only granddaughter, Bridges Spiva and a great-grandson, Wagner Spiva. In addition, Rudy was fortunate to be surrounded by a large circle of loving friends and guardian angels, including his best friend, Konda Morrison and her family, his wonderful neighbors on Chestnut Avenue, his dental staff and professional associates, memof St. Patrick's Catholic Church and so many others.
There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 26, 2004, at Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista with Father Alan Lipscomb officiating. A Memorial Mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2004, at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Lexington.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2004, at the Lomax Funeral Home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Rockbridge Area Hospice, P.O. Box 948, Lexington, Va. 24450 or to the Rockbridge Free Clinic, 25 Northridge Lane, Lexington, Va.
24450. Arrangements by the Lomax Funeral Home, Buena Vista. MASON, Mary Moore RADICK, R.J. Mary Moore Mason, 97, of Rockbridge Baths, died Saturday, January 17, 2004. Funeral service 2 p.m.
Monday at New Providence Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington. MCCULLEY Mary Maxine Dunbar Mary Maxine Dunbar McCulley, 72, of Glen Wilton, Virginia, died Thursday, January 22, 2004. Funeral service 2 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2004 in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home in Clifton Forge.
VALENTINE, Mary Ellen Mary Ellen (Boots) Valentine, 90, of Marion, died Thursday, January 22, 2004. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday from the Bradley's Funeral Home Chapel in Marion. Interment will follow in Round Hill Cemetery. Out-of-State WOOD, Robert Bently Robert Bently Wood (Benny), 64, of Christiansburg, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2004.
He was a MechanicSpecialist Fifth Class, One Hundred and First Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky having served in the U.S. Army. He was an employee of Hubbell Lighting in Christiansburg, Va. for more than 20 years. In honor of my husband, our father, and our papaw.
We will miss you and not a day will go by that you won't be in our thoughts. Thank you for being the best husband, father and papaw that any family could ever have. No family could ever be as lucky as we have been. We love you so much and are very thankful you are a part of our lives. You will always be "still kickin!" Godspeed! He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Maggie Wood; brothers, Luther Wood, William "Clyde" Wood, Alfred Wood, Stanley "Babe" Wood; and sister, Juanita Howery.
Survivors include his wife, Madeline Carol Wood; son and daughter-in-law, Robert Bently and Tammy Diane Wood, Il; daughters, Karen Frances -Witcher and Michelle Lynn Wood; grandchildren, Joseph Todd Walker, Andreanna Nichole Walker, Joshua Taylor Hocker, Danielle Kasey Witcher, Chelsea Roberta Wood, Bailey Grace Wood; brothers and sisters-in-law, Walter and Christine Wood, Henry and Ritha Wood, Roy Wood, Irving and Christine Wood; sisters and brother-in-law, Loraine and Athens Owens, Shelby Connor; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Saturday evening at Horne Funeral Home and funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. in the Chapel with Rev. Eugene Flinchum and Rev.
Thomas Rice officiating, with military rites by VFW Post Graveside interment service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg. Family and friends wishing to attend the graveside service, please meet at Horne Funeral Home by 1:45 p.m. Sunday. The family will receive friends at all other times at the home.
The Wood Family is being served by Horne Funeral Service, Christiansburg. (382-2612) State GOEBEL, Frances Howery Frances Howery Goebel, 65, of Haymarket, Va. formerly of Wythe County, died Sunday, January 18, 2004. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at the Barnett Funeral Chapel, Wytheville, Va.
Visitation 1 p.m. Sunday until service time. GROSS, William Billips William Billips "Bill" Gross, 60, of Courtland, died on Thursday, January 22, 2004, at Obici Hospital after a long battle with throat cancer. He was born in Bland County, a son of the late James Harvey and Alma Billips Gross and worked in the Electric Shop of Union Camp Corporation for thirty years. Bill was an Army veteran, a member of the Bronco Rod and Gun Club and a member of Franklin Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Toby Ann Gross; two daughters, Katrina Carr and her husband, Mark of Franklin and Debbie Parker and her husband, Kenny of Chesapeake; three sons, William Hare and his wife, Sylvia of Franklin, Randy Hare and his wife, Janice of Bealeton, Va. and David Hare of Culpeper, four brothers, Robert Gross and his wife, Susie and Donald Gross, all of Bastian, Eugene Gross and his wife, Vicki of Princeton, W.Va. and Jimmie Gross and his wife, Sarah of Colfax, N.C.; and ten grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today, Saturday, January 24th, at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin and on Monday, January 26th from 6 to 8 p.m.
at Riffe's Funeral Service, Narrows, Va. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 27th at Riffe's Funeral Service with the Rev. Mike Collins officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Narrows, Va.
PARKER, Jordan Joshua Jordan Joshua Parker, 9, of Puyallup, died Thursday, January 22, 2004. He was born in Tacoma, Wash. on May 8, 1994, a son of Chad Royal Blankenship Parker and Heidi Lynne Mangus Parker of Puyallup, Wash. Jordan loved life and lived it to its fullest in his nine years. He will be missed dearly by his loving family.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Ashleigh Rene Parker of Puyallup, grandparents, Donnie and Brenda Parker, Bedford; grandparents, Jeanne and Jim Glaspey of Oregon, Billy and Janet Blankenship of Goode; great-grandparents, Gradie Massie and the late Harry Royal Massie of Bedford; great Graham and Rose Parker, Bedford; great-grandparents, Richard and Betty Wade, Bedford; great-grandparents, Betty and William Scott of Oregon; his uncle, Roger Shane Parker; and his aunt, Heather Leaigh Mangus; and other numerous aunts and uncles. A memorial service celebrating Jordan's life will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2004, at Carder-Tharp Funeral Chapel with Rev. Michael S. Jones officiating.
The family will receive friends following the service. Memorials contributions may be made to the Jordan Joshua Parker Memorial Fund, Brenda Parker, 1265 West Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, Bedford, Va. 24523. Arrangements by Carder-Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory, Bedford, 540-586-3443. To send condolences please visit www.carder-tharp.com PAVEL FINOGENOV Ex-Soviet minister had broad influence MOSCOW Pavel Finogenov, who served as Soviet minister for defense industries throughout the 1980s, has died, the Russian Cabinet said Friday.
He was 84. Finogenov died on Thursday, according to a statement from the Cabinet's press section, carried by the ITAR-Tass news agency. Finogenov was appointed minister in 1979, the year the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, and held the job for the next 10 years, the agency said. As the man in charge of the powerful Soviet military industrial complex, Finogenov had broad influence. According to ITAR -Tass, Finogenov oversaw design and production of the Topol and Pioneer ballistic missiles, as well as anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles, tanks and other military hardware.
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