Robert T. Ashmore, 85, a South Carolina Democrat who served in the House of Representatives from 1953 until he retired in 1968, died Oct. 4 at a hospital in Greenville. He had pneumonia and heart ailments. Mr. Ashmore was chairman of the House elections subcommittee, which had jurisdiction over issues such as election reform and disputed elections. A native of Greenville, he received a law degree from Furman University. He served in the Army during World War II. He was solicitor of Greenville County, then solicitor of South Carolina's 13th Judicial Circuit before his election to the House of Representatives in 1953 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Rep. Joseph R. Bryson (D). Mr. Ashmore was a former president of the Greenville and the South Carolina junior chambers of commerce and a former chairman of the Appalachian Regional Planning and Development Commission. Survivors include his wife, Willie Vance Linthicum Ashmore of Greenville; a daughter, Nancy Vance Ashmore of Columbia, S.C.; and a sister, Lucille A. Eskew of Greenville. THE REV. STEPHEN F. REID Catholic Priest The Rev. Stephen F. Reid, 77, a Catholic priest and retired head master of St. Anselm's Abbey School in Washington, died Oct. 5 at Providence Hospital after a heart attack. He lived in Washington. Father Reid was a member of the original faculty of what was then the St. Anselm's Priory School in 1942. He taught history, French, theater and English literature. He left the school as head master in 1968 and served as a parish priest in the Baltimore area. He retired in 1985 and returned to live at the abbey. A native of Staunton, Va., Father Reid was reared in Roanoke. He graduated from the University of Virginia, and in 1937 entered what was then St. Anselm's Monastery. He was ordained in 1945. From 1960 to 1968, he taught part time on the art faculties at Trinity College and Catholic University. Survivors include a sister, Marie Mitchell of Roanoke, and a brother, George Reid of Los Angeles. NICHOLAS EBERLE BOSTA Nevada State Society Founder Nicholas Eberle Bosta, 80, a retired contract lawyer with the D.C. government and the founding president of the Nevada State Society here, died Oct. 4 at his home in Alexandria. Mr. Bosta was born in Leadville, Colo., and raised in Ely, Nev. He graduated from the University of Nevada. He came to Washington in 1935 to work for Sen. Key Pittman (D-Nev.). While a member of Pittman's staff, he received a law degree from George Washington University by going to school at night. He also worked for Sen. James G. Scrugham (D-Nev.), who succeeded Pittman in 1941. In the early 1940s, Mr. Bosta worked for a Washington consulting firm. He later worked for the Johnson Wax company in Wisconsin and Brazil. Around 1953, he returned here and went to work for the D.C. government as a procurement contract specialist. He retired in the early 1970s and then worked for Sen. Alan Bible (D-Nev.) until Bible retired at the beginning of 1975. Mr. Bosta was a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner and a founder of the Sunset Manor Civic Association in Alexandria. He also had been an elder of Fairlington and Faith Presbyterian churches. Survivors include his wife, Ileen Mooney Bosta of Alexandria; two daughters, Linda B. Hulick of Fairfax and Susan K. Stedman of Leesburg; a sister, Mildred B. Welsh of Chesterfield, S.C.; and four grandsons. JAMES PAUL HILL University of Maryland Registrar James Paul Hill, 71, retired registrar in the University of Maryland admissions office, died Oct. 4 at Howard County General Hospital. He had Hodgkin's disease and a lung infection. Dr. Hill, who lived in Columbia, was born in Glenside, Pa. He graduated from Temple University, where he also received a master's degree in counseling and guidance. He received a doctorate in education at the University of Michigan. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Forces, and he was recalled to active duty in the Air Force during the Korean War. He joined the staff at the University of Maryland in 1960 after having served as supervisor of pupil personnel for the Caroline County, Md., public school system. In addition to his duties as registrar in the admissions office, Dr. Hill was executive secretary to the faculty senate at Maryland. He retired around 1980. In retirement, Dr. Hill made wood carvings of birds and had won several prizes. Survivors include his wife, Betty S. Hill of Columbia; three children, Donna Linksz of Catonsville, Md., Patricia Calderone of Wheaton and James A. Hill of Gainesville, Fla.; and six grandchildren. DONALD MORE BRASTED CIA Intelligence Analyst Donald More Brasted, 68, a retired intelligence analyst with the CIA who had been a teaching assistant at the Woodley Hills Elementary School in Alexandria since 1987, died of cardiac arrest Oct. 3 at Fairfax Hospital. He lived in Springfield. Mr. Brasted joined the Central Intelligence Group, a forerunner of the CIA, in 1945. He retired in 1985. In 1986, he began working as a real estate agent for Shannon & Luchs Co. in Springfield. A native of Lisbon, N.D., Mr. Brasted grew up in Alexandria. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Washington and George Washington University. During World War II, he served in the Army. Mr. Brasted had been a tenor with the Alexandria Harmonizers, a barbershop chorus, and the Springfield Chorale. He was a deacon and choir member at Westwood Baptist Church in Springfield and a member of the John More Association, an organization of his family. Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Ann Smith Brasted of Springfield; two daughters, Bobbie Brasted Cummings of Reston and Martha Brasted Gall of Springfield; a son, William Brasted of New Orleans; and two grandchildren. PETER ALAN JENKS NSA Mathematician Peter Alan Jenks, 64, a retired National Security Agency mathematician and analyst, died Oct. 3 at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore of myelofibrosis, a bone marrow disorder. Mr. Jenks, who lived in Cockeysville, Md., was born in Paris. He grew up in Cambridge, Mass., and Michigan. He was a graduate of Harvard University, and served in the Navy in the Atlantic and the Pacific during World War II. He worked at NSA for 30 years before retiring in 1979, and he lived in Washington during the 1950s. In 1975, he received the agency's Exceptional Civilian Service Award. Survivors include his wife, Priscilla Wilson Jenks of Cockeysville, Md.; three children, Nicholas A. Jenks of Lima, Peru, Peter A. Jenks Jr. of Jakarta, Indonesia, and Gabrielle J. Gasparello of Glen Rock, Pa.; a stepdaughter, Leslie J. Angel of Jenkintown, Pa.; his mother, Andree F. Jenks of Lanham; a brother, Barton Pickering Jenks III of Charlestown, R.I.; and three grandchildren. ROBERT C. JONES JR. Securities Analyst Robert C. Jones Jr., 66, a retired securities analyst, died Oct. 3 at Suburban Hospital of complications after a heart attack. Mr. Jones, who lived in Rockville, was born in Washington and attended the University of North Carolina. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Forces in Europe. After the war, he returned to Washington and began working in a family securities business, Robert C. Jones & Co. The firm later became known as Jones Kreeger. After the sale of that business around 1970, Mr. Jones worked for Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Inc. until he retired in 1980. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, the University Club and the Congressional Country Club. Survivors include his wife, Miriam G. Jones of Rockville; two children, Robert C. Jones III of Gaithersburg and M. Caline Jones of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a brother, Kenneth P. Jones of North Miami, Fla.; and a sister, Virginia Romney of Vero Beach, Fla. CHARLINE McCANSE SHELTON Former D.C. Resident Charline McCanse Shelton, 96, a former Washington resident, died of pneumonia Oct. 2 at a hospital in Marionville, Mo. Mrs. Shelton was born in Mount Vernon, Mo., and graduated from Drury College. She moved to the Washington area in 1930 after working in the YWCAs in New York and Philadelphia. She was a member of St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Washington. In 1981, Mrs. Shelton moved from Washington to Marionville. Her husband, Frederick D. Shelton, died in 1956. Survivors include a son, Napier Shelton of Bethesda, and three grandchildren.