Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Fund offers way to say a deep 'thank you'
Good Neighbors Fund
Donation form
About the Good Neighbors Fund
Previous Good Neighbors Fund stories
- Good Neighbors Fund passes 2010 collection total
- Good Neighbors total ahead of last year's
- Still time to get a cookbook
- Mom wishes for a steady job
- Woman, 93, loves to care for younger people
Total amount raised
As of today...
Last year, Norma Quarles and her husband, Carson Quarles, spent Christmas at Duke University.
Norma Quarles was being treated for multiple myeloma, a form of cancer that, while not curable, is treatable. Carson Quarles cared for his wife in the months that followed the July 2008 diagnosis.
"He was there with me. He did everything, never missed an appointment, made daily trips to the bone marrow clinic. He's a great protector," Norma Quarles said.
This December was the one-year anniversary of Quarles receiving stem cells. She is now in remission and returned to golfing over the summer.
"We are at a completely different place," Quarles said. "I mean last year, I was bald. Now I have hair."
Quarles donated to The Roanoke Times Good Neighbors Fund in honor of her husband, whom she calls "the best cancer caregiver ever." She feels that giving to the fund goes hand in hand with her husband's caregiving.
"He is wonderful. In my eyes, he's the greatest."
Donors to the Good Neighbors Fund through Wednesday include:
Downtown Rotary Club
Pat Vaughan in memory of George Vaughan
Dr. Bob and Alice Paine in honor of St. Paul's Church Staff, St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Christy and Michael Arthur
Kyle and Nancy Jones in memory of Kyle I. Jones, Merritt Jones, Jeanette Hamill, Dr. Frank England
Bill and Nancy Wimmer in honor of their neighbors and friends Eric, Patrick and Scott, who cleared the snow from their driveway. Without them, we would still be snowed in.
Roanoke City Public Schools in honor of the staff and students of Roanoke City Public Schools
Hall Community Services in honor of its employees
Mike and Kathy
Mrs. June McCarty in memory of Billy McCarty
Susie V. Jamison
Michael and Gail Quinn
Stephen and Deborah Cates
Marie Fulcher
Dallas Jarrell
Poo Wyche in honor of Beth Ann and Steve Rossi
Jimmie and Betty Cooper
Roy and Dorothy Breeden in honor of Ben and Liz Breeden
Roy and Dorothy Breeden in honor of Melody and Ted Purser
Roy and Dorothy Breeden in honor of Alice E. Breeden
Roy and Dorothy Breeden in honor of Donna and Jerry Gill
Roy and Dorothy Breeden in honor of Gerald W. Breeden
Janice B. Boitnott
Nancy and Leo McMahon in honor of family and friends
Betty A. Wohlford in memory of her husband, Charles D. Wohlford
Marcell A. McMurray in honor of all loved one present and passed
Gene and Barbara Cowan in memory of their grandson, Joshua Crowder
Nancy S. Atkinson in memory of parents: Dave and Maude Shelton, brothers: Bo Shelton and Frankie Shelton
Shirley Tirico in honor of her sister and her sister's husband, Pearl and Arthur St. Clair and in memory of her husband, Frank Tirico
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Murray
Sue Epperly in honor of Ricky Parker, bell ringer for Salvation Army
Cynthia Taylor Vaught in honor of my mother and father in law; Betty and David Vaught and in memory of her mother; Jane Taylor Bohon
Mary Jo Atkinson in memory of Eugene W. Atkinson, Mary Lois Atkins and Elizabeth DeCosta
Jim and Donna Brogan in honor of Bobby and Dianne Ellis
Gary and Kyma Holdren in memory of their son Todd Lynn Thomas
Wayne and Pamela Reilly in honor of Juergen and Lorraine Fleck
Marsena Hartless in memory of Gene Hylton
Mrs. Imogene Faucette in memory of her dear husband, James S. Faucette
Jim and Parke Loesel in honor of newlyweds: William "Ted" and Brandy Loesel and Laurence and Jennifer Loesel
Gari Stephenson in memory of WiIlliam "Stevi" Stephenson III, Virginia Shackelford and Jim Neuhoff
Edsel G. Musser in honor of sisters; Peggy Woods and Judy Martin and in memory of his wife, Martha Vernon Musser
Gene and Carolee Berry in memory of Bonnie Weber
Loretta N. Hodges in honor of Mark Hodges and Carol Wilson and in memory of John W. Hodges and Barry A. Hodges
Bill and Lynn Meador in honor of their family
Faye D. Gravett in honor of family and friends
Mrs. L. Franklin Moore Jr. in honor of family and friends and in memory of her husband
George and Betsy Barker in memory of Mary Alice and Roth Rose
Kay Kostura in honor of my coworkers at Lewis Gale Behavioral Health
Monti Lyon Weaver in honor of her five children who help me so much
Read and Bruce Lunsford in memory of Abie Frye
Ladies Serendipity Bowling League in honor of men and women in service
Friendship Class- First Church of the Brethren in honor of Sunday school teacher, Sue Ransan and in memory of deceased members
An anonymous donor in honor of Darryl Lowry
Rose Marie and Ralph Blalock in memory of grandsons Jason and Jessee
Kathy and Bruce Stockburger in honor of their Cornwallis neighbors and Lois and Arnold Masinter
Friendship Class, First Church of the Brethren in honor of teachers Bob Cassell, Paul Alwine and Sue Ranson
Harvey and Louise Lutins in honor of their children
Spencer Frantz
Dallas and Dianne Jarrell
George and Gretchen Morris in memory of their parents, Peggy and Arthur Van Heuckeroth and Dr. John S. Morris Jr.
Edna D. Rumburg in honor of her son Mark and in memory of her family
Joseph C. Sleeper Jr. in honor of his four daughters
Louise Tice in memory of John and Betsy Tice; Roy and Margaret Bramlett
Dan and Ellen Scott
Ogden Social Service Club in honor of all of the members of the Odgen Social Club
Rex and Georgia Compton
Tom and Betty Lamons in memory of their parents, Marion and W.J. Nuckolls and Dot and E.W. Lamons
Mary L. Eison and family in memory of John Eison and Ernie White
Mary and Bob Groth in memory of Robert B. Mountcastle
Pat B. Turner in memory of Cathleen B. Saunders
James and Yvonne Metz
Chuck and Lorrie Hite
Julius Shapiro in memory of his wife, Bernice
Cindy Webster in honor of Diane Rose, Debbie Carroll, Lynne Price, Denise Sims, Kristine Migliarese, Karen Hagele and Tami Jennings of East Salem Elementary School
Dr. and Mrs. R.L. of Inez Painter, Lew and Jim Moore
