Henry Gravely

Henry Linwood Gravely, 83, of 106 Virginia Avenue, Danville, Virginia passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, November 25,, 2015.  He was born October 14, 1932 in Danville, the son of Archer Rene Gravely and Dorothy Howard Holland Gravely.   In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers, Arch, Holland, Bill and sister Julia.  He was educated in Danville Public Schools and graduated from Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA in 1956.  He also graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University in 1966.  He served in the U.S. Army for two years and was stationed in Seoul, Korea at the 8th Army Headquarters for 18 months.  He joined Security Bank and Trust Company in 1958 and held the position of Vice President.  He retired in 1991 from its successor, Signet Bank.  He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, served on the Vestry and was Treasurer for ten years.  He was a member of the Danville Golf Club having served on its Board of Directors.  He was a former member of the Kiwanis Club and the Young Mens Club.  He was also a member of the German Club and served as a past president.  He also served as Treasurer of the Danville Cancer Association and the Danville Concert Association.  He served on the Danville Board of Equalization for Real Estate Assessments for two years. He is survived by his wife Meredith Wilson Gravely who founded and operated The Meredith Gravely School of Dance.  They were married on June 16, 1962.  Henry is also survived by his daughters, Winnifred Meredith Gravely Lindquist and her husband Kurt and Anne Howard Gravely Moore and her husband Peter and their two sons, John Henry Moore and Wilson Winborne Moore, all of Danville.  Henry loved his family and enjoyed being with them.  He also loved walking daily, reading fiction and listening to music from the Baroque, Classical and early Romantic periods. The family will receive friends in the Sanctuary of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany at the corner of Jefferson and Main Street in Danville on Friday, November 27th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm and other times at the home, 106 Virginia Avenue.  A graveside service will be held at 2 pm Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Green Hill Cemetery on Lee Street in Danville with the Rev. Rebecca T. Crites officiating.  In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 115 Jefferson Avenue, Danville, VA or the Danville Life Saving Crew, 202 Christopher Lane, Danville, VA 24541. Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main Street is serving the Gravely family.