William Byrd High School Alumni
Vinton, Virginia (VA)
In Memory of
Raymond Lawrence Wickham
1925-1996
Born Nov 27, 1925, Raymond Lawrence Wickham attended William Byrd High School in Vinton, VA.
Class of 1943
Nov 27, 1925 - Dec 27, 1996
Nov 27, 1925 - Dec 27, 1996
Raymond L. Wickham, 71, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, December 27, 1996.
He was a member of Rockingham Court United Methodist Church, and a lifetime member of William Byrd P.T.A. Mr. Wickham was a U.S. Air Corps and U.S. Air Force veteran for 27 years. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
He was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Ray Wickham; a grandson, David A. Wickham, and a great-grandson, Zachary D. Short.
Surviving are his wife, Christeen Hunley Wickham; children and their spouses, Reginald D. and Teresa Wickham, Regina W. and Randy Short, Royce D. and Kathy Wickham, Roger D. and Ronda Wickham, Roy D. and Michele Wickham, Rebecca W. and Bob Milliner, and Ronald D. and Theresa Wickham, all of Roanoke; 11 grandchildren; two brothers, James Wickham of Mary Ester, Fla., and Frank Wickham of Collinsville, and two sisters, Dorothy Sowers of Radford and Pauline Rhoades of Ft. Pierce, Fla.
Funeral services will be at Rockingham Court United Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Monday, December 30, 1996, with the Rev. Jo Ellen Hetherington, the Rev. Ben Chidester and the Rev. Leslie Trail officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, with military honors by VFW Post #1264. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rockingham Court United Methodist Church or a rescue squad of your choice. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
He was a member of Rockingham Court United Methodist Church, and a lifetime member of William Byrd P.T.A. Mr. Wickham was a U.S. Air Corps and U.S. Air Force veteran for 27 years. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
He was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Ray Wickham; a grandson, David A. Wickham, and a great-grandson, Zachary D. Short.
Surviving are his wife, Christeen Hunley Wickham; children and their spouses, Reginald D. and Teresa Wickham, Regina W. and Randy Short, Royce D. and Kathy Wickham, Roger D. and Ronda Wickham, Roy D. and Michele Wickham, Rebecca W. and Bob Milliner, and Ronald D. and Theresa Wickham, all of Roanoke; 11 grandchildren; two brothers, James Wickham of Mary Ester, Fla., and Frank Wickham of Collinsville, and two sisters, Dorothy Sowers of Radford and Pauline Rhoades of Ft. Pierce, Fla.
Funeral services will be at Rockingham Court United Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Monday, December 30, 1996, with the Rev. Jo Ellen Hetherington, the Rev. Ben Chidester and the Rev. Leslie Trail officiating. Interment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, with military honors by VFW Post #1264. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rockingham Court United Methodist Church or a rescue squad of your choice. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.