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Howard Lawrence “Bud” Wickham Sr.

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Howard Lawrence “Bud” Wickham Sr.

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5 Apr 1998 (aged 83)
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Low Moor, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Howard Lawrence Wickham Sr., (Bud), 83, of 105 N. Wills Avenue, Covington, died Sunday morning, April 5, 1998, at Alleghany Regional hospital. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Perry Wickham. Mr. Wickham was born August 19, 1914 in Floyd County. He was the son of Frank Radford Wickham and Clara Addie Lawrence Wickham. He retired as Vice President of Huger Davidson Inc., Lexington. He was a member of McAllister Memorial Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon, elder, choir member, and a teacher of the Mens Bible Class. He was a 54-year Mason, having served the Grand Lodge of Virginia, A.F. & A.M. on the Committee on Works for 38 years. He was a Past Worshipful Master of Covington Lodge No. 171, Clifton Lodge No. 166, and Mountain City Lodge, No. 67 at Lexington. He also had served as District Deputy Grand Master of several masonic districts. Other than his wife, Mr. Wickham is survived by one son, Howard Lawrence Wickham Jr., Covington; one daughter, Carolyn Vaughan Young, Roanoke; five sisters, Louise Papayanis, New York, N.Y., Frances Williams, Christiansburg, Ruth Shelor, Christiansburg, Jean Lois Clifton Marietta, Ga., Sandra Zender, Lawrence, Kan.; five grandchildren, Stephen Vaughan, Scott Vaughan, Andrew Vaughan, Treasa Herman, and Vickie Callaghan; three great-grand children, Johnathan Sterner, Jay Vaughan, and Jessica Herman. A funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, April 8, 1998, at 11 a.m. at McAllister Memorial Presbyterian Church with Dr. Earl A. Bland officiating. Interment will follow in Alleghany Memorial Park. Masonic Rites will be conducted at the grave by Covington Lodge No. 171. Pallbearers will be Past Masters of Covington Lodge No. 171, William C. Bennett, Johnnie Charles Sr., Clyde H.. Landis Sr., Lewis D. Kemper, Robert E. Loving, and John C. Scott. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Loving Funeral Home.

Roanoke Times, Tuesday, April 7, 1998
Howard Lawrence Wickham Sr., (Bud), 83, of 105 N. Wills Avenue, Covington, died Sunday morning, April 5, 1998, at Alleghany Regional hospital. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Perry Wickham. Mr. Wickham was born August 19, 1914 in Floyd County. He was the son of Frank Radford Wickham and Clara Addie Lawrence Wickham. He retired as Vice President of Huger Davidson Inc., Lexington. He was a member of McAllister Memorial Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon, elder, choir member, and a teacher of the Mens Bible Class. He was a 54-year Mason, having served the Grand Lodge of Virginia, A.F. & A.M. on the Committee on Works for 38 years. He was a Past Worshipful Master of Covington Lodge No. 171, Clifton Lodge No. 166, and Mountain City Lodge, No. 67 at Lexington. He also had served as District Deputy Grand Master of several masonic districts. Other than his wife, Mr. Wickham is survived by one son, Howard Lawrence Wickham Jr., Covington; one daughter, Carolyn Vaughan Young, Roanoke; five sisters, Louise Papayanis, New York, N.Y., Frances Williams, Christiansburg, Ruth Shelor, Christiansburg, Jean Lois Clifton Marietta, Ga., Sandra Zender, Lawrence, Kan.; five grandchildren, Stephen Vaughan, Scott Vaughan, Andrew Vaughan, Treasa Herman, and Vickie Callaghan; three great-grand children, Johnathan Sterner, Jay Vaughan, and Jessica Herman. A funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, April 8, 1998, at 11 a.m. at McAllister Memorial Presbyterian Church with Dr. Earl A. Bland officiating. Interment will follow in Alleghany Memorial Park. Masonic Rites will be conducted at the grave by Covington Lodge No. 171. Pallbearers will be Past Masters of Covington Lodge No. 171, William C. Bennett, Johnnie Charles Sr., Clyde H.. Landis Sr., Lewis D. Kemper, Robert E. Loving, and John C. Scott. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Loving Funeral Home.

Roanoke Times, Tuesday, April 7, 1998


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