The Roanoke Times, Friday, September 11, 1998 B3 River Valley HALL, Alma Broyles, 72, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, September 9, 1998 in Pulaski Community Hospital. Born in Oakville, W.Va. on July 9, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Millard Edward Broyles and Sallie Jane Pendleton Broyles. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Earl Hall and by a son, Kenneth E. Hall.
She was a member of the First Church of the Brethren, where she was a member of the church choir and Women's Fellowship. Surviving are her children spouses, Randall W. Hall, Pulaski, Joyce H. and Michael L. Cooley, Galax, Sheila H.
and Walter L. "Buddy" Felts, Pulaski, Carol H. and Wally Brockmeyer, Pulaski; adopted son, Billy Byrd, Bassett; grandchildren, Ashley D. O'Dell, Ryan E. Brockmeyer, Adam W.
Brockmeyer, M. Chase Cooley, Lee J. Felts, Tyler H. Felts; sister and brother-in-law, Beatrice B. and James R.
Lester, Princeton, W.Va.; brother: and sister-in-law, Dave and Lydia Broyles, Grundy. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Church of the Brethren with Pastor John Collins officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Memorial Gardens, Dublin. Visiting will be Friday at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that memorials be made to the First Church of the Brethren Building Fund, 1749 Old Newbern Road, Pulaski, Va. 24301. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home. CARVER, Zela Johnson Wirt, 89, a longtime resident of the Christiansburg area, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 1998, at Raleigh Court Health Care Center, Roanoke. The daughter of the late Blair D.
E. and Emma L. Johnson, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Alex Wirt; and her second husband, John Carver; also 13 brothers and sisters. She i is survived by one daughter and sonin-law, Naomi W. and W.
N. Smith of Roanoke; one son and daughterin-law, Ford S. and Martha A. Wirt of Floyd; stepdaughter, Mary Ruth Carver of Salem; stepson, J. T.
Carver, Knoxville, four grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. She was a longtime active member of the Alleghany Church of Christ, where the funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 1998, conducted by Mr. Porter Riner. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg.
Friends may call any time Friday after 9 a.m. at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. The family requests in lieu of flowers that contributions be made to the Floyd County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 257, Floyd, Va. 24091, American Heart Association, 200 Betty Christiansburg, or Alleghany Church of Christ, 2095 North Franklin Christiansburg, Va.
The family is being served by Richardson-Horne Funeral Home. State DOWELL, Fred Wilson, 45, of Independence, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 1998. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Gold Hill Baptist Church. The body will be placed in the home Saturday, where the family will receive friends from 7.
to 9 p.m Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. FITZGERALD, Nellie Mae McManama, 88, of Buena Vista, died Thursday, September 10, 1998. Arrangements by Bolling, Grose Lotts Funeral Service. HILL, Bobby Lee, of Fries, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 1998. Graveside service 11 a.m.
Friday, Fries Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home. KEMP, Glen Pierce, 80, of Allisonia, passed away Thursday, September 10, 1998, in Eldercare of Hillsville. He was born June 27, 1918 in Carroll County. Surviving are his wife, Mae Kemp, Allisonia; sons and daughter-in-law, Shirley and Martha Kemp, Allisonia, Lonnie Kemp, Pulaski; special friend, Shirley Stowers, Pulaski; sister, Sylvia Rorrer, Fries; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 1998, at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel, Hillsville, with Rev. Howard Bruce officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday, September 11, 1998, at VaughanChapel. LAMB, William, 64, of Woodlawn, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 1998. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Vaughan-Guynn Chapel, Galax. MCDANIEL, Duane 30, of Buena Vista, died Tuesday, September 8, 1998.
Funeral Saturday, September 12, 2 p.m. at Lomax Funeral Home, Buena Vista. OBITUARIES ROWLAND, Roy 79, of Danville, died Wednesday, September 9, 1998. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday at Altavista Memorial Park.
Arrangements by ColbertMoran Funeral Home, Gretna. SMITH, William Lawrence, 57, of Clifton Forge, died Wednesday, September 9, 1998. Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home.
STROUPE, Sidney Crockett, 85, of Wytheville, died Wednesday, September 9, 1998. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Grubb Funeral Home Chapel. THOMPSON, Howard 51, of Route 1, Max Meadows, the Piney Community, died Tuesday, September 8, 1998. from injuries of a work accident.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Rose Monahan. He is survived by his wife, Winifred Thompson of the home; daughter, Donna Chapel of Danville; stepdaughter, Debra Chaffins of Roderfield, W.Va.; stepsons, Donald J. Collins of Coalwood, W.Va., Leonard Collins of Wytheville; sister, Linda Martin of Hillsville; brother, William Beverly of Baltimore, uncles and aunts, Joe and Judy Monahan, Jack and Elizabeth Monahan, Glen and Joyce Lacy, all of Speedwell, Tom and Betty Monahan of Clintwood, Frances Hardy of Mt. Airy, N.C. Three grandsons, four stepgrandsons, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Grubb Funeral Home Chapel with the interment in the St. Paul Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home Friday from 7 to 9 p.m., or at the residence at any time. The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
VAUGHT, Fred Brown, 93, of Rural Retreat, died Wednesday, September 9, 1998, in the Francis Marion Manor. He was born in Wythe County, the son of the late George and Mazie Horne Vaught. Mr. Vaught was a member of the Fairview United Methodist Church in Rural Retreat, and was preceded in death by three brothers, Willis Vaught, Walker Vaught, and Lee Vaught; one sister, Marietta Keesling. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Emma Bowers Vaught; two sisters-in-law, Canna Litz of Rural Retreat, and Thelma Ratcliffe of New Market.
Several nieces, nephews, great -nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 1998, at the Lindsey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Rance Edwards officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rural Retreat.
The family requests that those who prefer may make memorials to the charity of one's choice. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home, or at the residence of his niece, Nancy Umberger of Rural Retreat at any time. Lindsey Funeral Home, Rural Retreat, is in charge of arrangements. WISNEVSKY, Alvin Richard, 53, of Bassett, died Wednesday, September 9, 1998.
Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Roselawn Chapel Funeral Out-of-State HARMAN, Nancy Helen, of Dallas, Texas, died Wednesday, September 9, 1998, at her residence. She was born February 18, 1907, in Graham, the daughter of Henry Abner Harman and Arsona D. Sowers Harman, formerly of Floyd County, Va. Her father came to Texas in the early teens during the early oil exploration days of Texas.
Nancy was formerly with ByrdFrost Oil Company, Inc. and Three States Natural Gas Company in Dallas, Texas. Nancy enjoyed traveling with her friends all around the world and was a longtime member of Preston Hollow United Methodist Church. She is survived by many cousins in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and New York. A memorial service will be 1 held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, September 12, 1998, at Preston Hollow United Methodist Church, 6315 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, Texas 75231, with the Rev. Tom Brown officiating. Private interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to Preston Hollow United Methodist Church, if desired. 1998.
Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Lynch Funeral Home Chapel, Rocky Mount. SADOWSKI, Chris Stephan, 29, died Monday, September 7, Bill "Tank" Stephens Owner General Imports My Valley My Bank. Late notice McKINNEY, Amos "Blackjack," 87, of Salem died Thursday, Sept. 10, 1998.
Arrangements by Lotz Vinton Chapel. 'Casablanca' barkeep Leonid Kinskey dies Leonid Kinskey, the man who dared kiss legendary actor Humphrey Bogart in ablanca," has died. He was 95. Kinskey, a veteran character actor in about 100 films, died Tuesday in Fountain Hills, of complications of a stroke. As Sascha the bartender in the 1942 film, Kinskey actually kissed Bogie both cheeks and said, "Boss, you did a wonderful thing!" after Bogart's "Rick" arranged a passport for a desperate couple.
away from me," responded Bogart. Kinskey was the last surviving member of the "Casablanca" cast. LOS ANGELES TIMES 'Hey, it could happen to anybody' Car crashes into store, misses girl The driver said he nodded off as he turned into the parking lot; he was charged with reckless driving. By JON CAWLEY THE ROANOKE TIMES Clerks at a Roanoke Getty Mart said it was like a bomb went off when a car plowed through the front door Thursday night. "It was fast.
Glass just splattered everywhere. Groceries, books just flying everywhere," said Jean Fitzgerald, a clerk at the store near Jefferson Street and Walnut Avenue. The car barely missed 5- year-old Jessica Farris, the stepdaughter of clerk Junior Hartless. "It just missed her by a couple of inches," Fitzgerald said. "It seemed like we and Hartless' wife both screamed at the same time." The driver, Mark Gill, 31, of Roanoke said he nodded off as he turned into the parking lot.
Gill had been playing basketball for more than two hours prior to the accident, he said. "I was worn out; stretched it a bit," Gill said. "By the time I did have time to react, I was there. Most of the time you nod off, blink, you won't feel anything until the bump. There was the bump," he said, pointing to a curb about a foot from the store's glass doors.
Gill's car mangled the store's steel door frames. Shelves and merchandise were scattered; before the car came to rest, its back bumper was about a foot inside the store. The clerks still had three hours until closing time when the wreck occurred at 9 p.m. "We -CITYPAGE PAGE were getting bored, but not this bored," Hartless said. The store owner's wife, Harsha Patel, said her family owns five convenience stores.
In June, someone caused minor damage by: ramming the front door of their Williamson Road One Stop Market, in an attempt to burglarize it. Gill said his main concern was making sure no one had been injured. "Emotionally I'm not, but physically, I'm fine," he said, sitting dazed next to a pay phone. Roanoke police Officer R.D. Clark said Gill was charged with reckless driving.
Clark said about two years ago a car drove through the front door of the 7-Eleven on Crystal Spring Avenue in South Roanoke. "Hey, it could happen to anybody," Gill said. Jon Cawley can be reached at 981-3115 or Workshop planned for feedback on downtown area improvements The city's Engineering Department, in conjunction with Hill Studio, P.C., will host a public ROANOKE CITY Master workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to obtain feedback on proposed improvements to the Williamson Road and Church Avenue areas of downtown. All citizens are welcome to attend the meeting, which will be held from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the outdoor Crestar Plaza. This plaza is located behind the Williamson Road Crestar Bank Building located at Jefferson St. and Franklin Rd. One of the first "bricks and mortar projects" of the 1997 Outlook Downtown Plan in the area beginning at the bridge over the Norfolk Southern tracks and extending to Elm Street will be discussed.
Hill Studio, a downtown planning and design firm, is currently working with the city to develop schematic design ideas. These Church Avenue ideas will be displayed, including proposed traffic flow, parking and site furnishing details, such as lighting, paving, crosswalks, signage and plantings. Final plans are scheduled for completion by the spring of 1999, with construction commencing shortly afterward. Both this project and the bridge construction currently taking place over the Norfolk Southern tracks should be finished in the winter of 1999. For more information, call 853-2731.
Downtown motorists can avoid viaduct construction Gainsboro Rd. is the best alternative for avoiding traffic congestion caused by construcDETOUR tion Viaduct. on the This road Williamson can Rd. be reached by using either Orange Ave. or Wells Ave.
It is an excellent way to get to all downtown streets, such as Campbell for access to the market area and points beyond. The busiest times on the viaduct are 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 12 Noon to 6 p.m. weekdays.
Citizens can avoid heavy traffic by using alternate routes during these times. The closest alternative for access to southeast is to use Orange Ave. to Hollins Rd. (going by the trash-transfer station), but motorists do run a risk of being stopped by a train. Traffic in the construction area can be minimized by the public's use of Valley Metro and car pooling when traveling to downtown.
Call Valley Metro at 982-2222 for a schedule of bus routes and times. CITY Opening ceremony to be held The city of Roanoke and VDOT invite you to join us for the opening of the Peters Creek Road Extension of the new Veterans Bridge, on Monday, Sept. 14. Festivities will begin at 11 a.m. Attendees should enter from Shenandoah Ave.
to park because access from Brandon Ave. will not be available. Persons with disabilities should call 853-2686 to arrange parking. Watch for Schedule of Events in The Roanoke Times, The Roanoke Tribune, on City Web at www.ci. roanoke.va.us and on RVTV, Channel 3.
Roanoke City Public Libraries Gainsboro Branch has new hours Starting Sept. 10, the Gainsboro Branch of the Roanoke City Public Library will be open Thursdays from 12 noon until 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The branch will continue to be open from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on Mondays; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Free Parking The Roanoke City Public Library main building has free parking available for all library patrons on the roof of the "Alright Parking" lot across the street from the library. Enter from Day Ave. and park in spaces marked "Library Patrons Only." CityPage is produced and paid for ERE Plan PARKS RECREATION Update The Citizens' Advisory Committee met on Tuesday, Aug.
25, for a slide presentation featuring recent park improvements and equipment purchases. The committee concluded its Roanoke city tours by visiting Wasena Park, Mountain View, Villa Heights, Buena Vista and Garden City Recreation Centers on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Focus groups are scheduled to solicit input from randomly selected Roanoke citizens on Sept. 10 and 11.
Also on Sept. 10, 11, 16 and 17, additional focus groups will give Roanoke City Parks and Recreation employees the opportunity to comment on the future of Roanoke city parks and facilities. The committee will continue in the phase at its Sept. 21. meeting.
In October, this group will move into a data-analysis stage, in which the results of various studies related to the Comprehensive Master Plan will be presented. City streets scheduled for paving Paving is planned for the following city streets between now and the end of September: Bluefield S.W. (Persinger to Dead End) Thorndale S.W. (Bluefield to Dead End) Oak Park S.W. (Hamilton to Howbert) Valley S.W.
(Oak Park to 10th) Gatewood S.W. (Mc Vitty to Norwood) Greenfield S.W. (Norwood to Dead End) Oakleigh S.W. (Greenfield to Greenfield) Cravens Creek S. W.
(Deyerle to Crestmoor) Edinburgh S. W. (at Franklin) Campbell S.E. (Williamson to 12th) Norfolk S.W. (3rd to 5th) 3rd S.W.
(Norfolk to Elm) 1st S.W. (Salem to Church) Church S.W. (2nd to 3rd) Kennedy N.E. (Liberty to Fugate) Please Note: RVTV, Channel 3 could not televise City Council's Tuesday, Sept. 8, meeting, due to a conflict.
City Council meetings are usually aired live on the first and third Mondays (2 p.m.) and replayed on the following Thursdays (7 p.m.) month. Photo gallery to be unveiled at noon The History Museum and Historical Society of Western Virginia will sponsor the unveiling of a gallery displaying photo-portraits of state governmental leaders from Roanoke today, Sept. 11, at 12 noon, in the Commonwealth Building on Church Ave. To learn more, call 342-5770. City takes action on litter control The following are some of the ways in which the city has worked this year to keep Roanoke streets and neighborhoods free of litter: Adopt-A-Street-There are currently 32 organizations or individuals who have adopted street segments.
Their responsibility is pick up litter four times a year. Roanoke City Sheriff and Court Community Services- The city receives help from these organizations on an ongoing basis. Illegal Dumps- Between Jan. 1, 1998, and Aug. 10, 1998, the city picked up 152,600 pounds of trash and delivered it to the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority.
Total cost, exclusive of labor, was $4,186.50. Ongoing- -During mowing season (approximately April-October), the city picks up litter along roadsides and medians prior to cutting grass. From January to March, several crews are devoted to litter pickup, when not involved with snow removal. Between Jan. 1, 1998, and Aug.
10, 1998, city crews picked up 37,020 pounds of litter, using 2,498 man-hours. Costs were $22,524.87 for labor; $1,018.05 for tipping fees; and $180 for trash bags. Total direct costs were $23,722.92. by the city of Roanoke to better Roanoke River Interceptor Update The Roanoke River Interceptor Project is currently under construction and scheduled to be completed by December 1999. The existing interceptor is being replaced in its entirety from the Salem City limit to the Water Pollution Control Plant, a total length of approximately 10 miles.
This interceptor will increase capacity for Salem to 34.5 million galIons per day (MGD), and will help to increase plant capacity to 77.6 MGD. City real estate tax notices mailed The first installment of fiscal year 1998-99 real estate tax notices has been mailed. Taxes are due on or before Oct. 5 to avoid the 10 percent late payment penalty charge. If you have not received your notice or have questions regarding payment, please notify the city of Roanoke Treasurer's Office at 853-2561.
Questions regarding the assessment should be referred to the Commissioner of the Revenue's Office at 853-2523. Payment can be made (by cash, check or credit card) by mail, at the DMV Crossroads Mall Satellite Office, at the Treasurer's Office in the Municipal Building or at payment drop boxes. Workshop on drug-free workplace policy to be held this month The Roanoke Valley Drug and Alcohol to Abuse Council and Safety and Compliance Services, are sponsoring a workshop, "Developing and Implementing an Effective Drug-Free Workplace Policy," on Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Roanoke Airport Marriott.
Topics will include confidentiality, testing, policy development and employee substance abuse. Thomas M. Winn III, an associate with Woods, Rogers Hazelgrove, P.L.C., will be the keynote speaker. For more information, contact Gia E. Koehler at 776-6221.
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