Obituary Notices Appearing in the FloydPress August 1999 thru ...

WILLIS-Alan Tillman McCallister, Sr. age 53 passed away Thursday, October 21,
1999 at his home. Survivors include two sons, Alan T. McCallister, Jr. Floyd,
Dougley Daniel McCallister, Willis; four daughters, Roxanne May, Lori
McCallister, Rhonda Paffrath, Jacksonville, Florida, Jessica Carol McCallister,
Willis; mother, Fonda Opal Hankey, Treasure Island, Florida; financee, Linda Sue
Snider, Willis; two brothers, Robert Dwayne McCallister, Washington State, Larry
Orville McCallister, Floyd. Funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the
Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd, with Reverend Mike Price officiating.
Obituaries
Nov 18 1999 12:00AM By
MARTHA SPENCE SHELOR
RADFORD-Martha Spence Shelor, age 95, formerly of Willis passed away
Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at Meadowbrook Nursing Home, Shawsville. She
was the daughter of the late George and Peora Belcher Spence and was
preceded in death by her husband, Luther Seaton Shelor. She is survived by
several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was member of the Willis United
Methodist Church. Funeral service was at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 12, 1999
at the Willis United Methodist Church with Reverend Lawrence Nuckolls
officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd,
handled arrangements.
PAULINE CONNER SHORTER RAKES
FLOYD- Pauline Conner Shorter Rakes, 94, passed away Tuesday ,November 9,
1999 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She had been a resident of Meadowbrook
Nursing Home for several years. She was born October 24, 1905. Surviving is a
son, Harry Shorter and wife, Claudie of Whitehall, MD; a grandson, Harry Shorter,
Jr., Seven Valley, PA; two granddaughters, Cynthia Blevins, Glen Rock, PA ,
Kimberly Shorter, Woodbridge;great-granddaughter, Kaithlin Shorter, Seven
Valleys, PA; two stepsons, Marvin Rakes, Raliegh, NC and Allen Rakes of
Pofftown, NC; sisters, Hazel Ferris, Floyd, Georgianna Link and husband Leon,
Bristol, Tennessee, Bonnie Conner and husband Arthur, Copper Hill, Velva Davis,
Virginia Conner and Iva Morgan, all of Roanoke; Dexter Sowers, Copper Hill;
brother, Woodrow Conner and wife, Reba, Sarasota, Fla. A special niece Frances
Gardner and husband, Olen of Riner. Numerous other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Salem Church (Head of the
River) with Rev. Olen Gardner and Elder Lane Carter officiating. Interment was in
the church cemetery. Wood Funeral Home, Floyd, handled arrangements.
ELMOND O.(SQUIRRLEY) WEEKS
FLOYD- Elmond O. (Squirrely) Weeks age 76 of Floyd passed away Thursday,
November 11, 1999 at the Salem, VA Medical Center. He was a navy veteran of
World War II and a lifetime member of the Floyd County Volunteer Fire
Department. Survivors include his wife Vivian B. Weeks, Floyd; three sons and
daughter-in-law, Robert and Karen Weeks, Bainbridge, GA, Allen Weeks, Parker,
AZ, James Weeks, Alexandria, step-son, Derwood Agee Floyd; step-daughter,
Vaughnia Harmon, Floyd, 11 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral
services was 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 14, 1999 at the Maberry Funeral Home
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