Edmond Gregory

Edmond Collins Gregory, 69, died of cancer Monday afternoon, December 8, 2014, at his home. He was born September 28, 1945 in Charlotte, NC, the son of the late Gaynelle Collins Gregory Haynes and the late Joseph Bivens Gregory. He grew up in Pageland, SC, Washington, DC and Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. Gregory attended Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, VA, graduated from RJ Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, NC, and Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He moved to Danville in 1970 as a pharmaceutical representative for The Upjohn Company. He later was President and CEO of Stop & Go Food Stores in Danville. He was formerly a member of Tuscarora Country Club and the Danville Golf Club. He was an avid golfer and cyclist. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sarah Lynne Cobb Gregory, two daughters, Allison Gregory Stone of Birmingham, AL, and Caroline Collins Gregory of Nashville, TN, and two grandsons, Samuel Wilson Stone and Charles Gregory Stone, both of Birmingham, AL. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Joseph Randolph Gregory, of Charlotte, NC. Funeral services for Mr. Gregory will be held on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 3:30pm at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, with the Rev. Becky Crites and the Rev. Charles Wickham officiating. A reception will immediately follow the funeral in the Parish Hall. The family will receive friends at the home at 509 Dogwood Drive. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Epiphany Episcopal School, 115 Jefferson Avenue, Danville, VA 24541.