Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
June Terry
May 13, 2023
June Lewis Terry, 87, passed away on Saturday morning, May 13, 2023 at her residence. She was born in Danville on August 6, 1935, a daughter of the late James Oakley Lewis and Hattie Rush Lewis. June was a graduate of Schoolfield High School and was employed with Dan River, Inc. for over 47 years until her retirement. She was...
Myra Hereford
May 12, 2023
Her beloved aunt Tip called her “Mida” and, as the treasured only child of Ada Stegner and Myron Conner, she ruled the roost in Grandpa Stegner’s grocery store and the family’s home up the stairs. The Great Depression had the world in its grip, but that home over the store was abundant with grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and love....
Courtney Jeffery
May 12, 2023
Courtney "Jean" Scot Jeffery passed away on May 12, 2023 from an unknown illness. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born on March 9, 1988 to the late Scott E Jeffery, Sr. and Charlene Tina Miller of Pelham NC. Her family remembers her as always being the life of the party, a bold and beautiful...
Pauline Humphrey
May 10, 2023
Henrietta Pauline Byrd Humphrey formerly of 280 West Main Street, Danville, VA passed away on Wednesday May 10, 2023, at Sovah Health Danville. “Polly Byrd” as she was affectionately called had been in declining health for several months. Polly was born in Danville on January 25, 1950, to the late Dr. Allen Byrd and Henrietta Pauline Barnes Byrd. She grew...
Irene Baggerly
May 10, 2023
Florence Irene Snead Baggerly, 84, passed away Wednesday evening, May 10, 2023, at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born on April 18, 1939, in Pittsylvania County, Va., a daughter of the late Arthur William Snead and Rosa Beth Taylor Snead. Irene and her husband lived a number of years in Wytheville, Va. before returning to Danville...
Joyce Doss
May 10, 2023
Joyce Haynes Doss, 80, of Danville, Virginia, passed away on May 10, 2023, in Danville, Virginia. Joyce was born on January 24, 1943, a daughter of the late Joseph Willard Haynes and Grace Burke Haynes. She attended George Washington High School and Delaware State University. She attended South Hall Baptist Church in her early life. Joyce loved spending time with...
Dovie Ferrell
May 9, 2023
Dovie (Bootsie) Abbott Ferrell went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 9, 2023. Bootsie was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years, Aubrey Ferrell; parents Elijah Abbott and Tiller Abbott; brothers, Curtis, Tom, Raymond, Bobby and Billy Abbott; sisters, Doris Tilghman and Mary Frances Fleming. She is survived by one son Ken (Deborah);...
Mary Dean
May 5, 2023
Mary Ellen Donahoe Dean passed away peacefully at Piney Forest Health and Rehab on May 5. She was born on April 9, 1932, in Accomac, Virginia, to the late Paul Riley Kidd and Fannye Rogers Donahoe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert Allen Dean; three brothers, Joseph Stephen, Paul Riley, Jr., and William Rollyson Donahoe; and one...
Olga Floyd
May 3, 2023
Olga Jane Carson Floyd passed away peacefully on May 3, 2023, while residing at Assisted Living at CSL - Stratford, Danville, Va. Born on September 18, 1927, in Ayden, NC, she was the daughter of J. Edwin Carson and Elinor Edwards Carson. Growing up in Danville, Olga graduated from G.W. High School (1945), and Averett Junior College (1947), after which...
Susan Compson
May 1, 2023
Susan Minter Compson passed away on May 1, 2023 in her own home surrounded by her loved ones. Susan was born in Altavista on July 3, 1946, to the late Troy Burton Minter and Virginia Everhart Minter. She was a graduate of Altavista High School where she was the captain of her basketball team. After graduating high school, she attended...
Elizabeth Wilson
Apr 28, 2023
Elizabeth Temple Wilson died on April 28, 2023. Mrs. Wilson was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brooke Temple, and the wife of the late Mr. Lawrence Girard Wilson, Jr. Mr. Wilson died October 25, 2014. Mrs. Wilson was a graduate of Stratford Hall, in Danville, Virginia, and St. Mary’s College, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was...
Roy Gignac
Apr 24, 2023
Roy G. Gignac, 94, of 215 Wyndover Drive, died Monday, April 24, 2023, at his home, surrounded by family. Born September 30, 1928, in Chicago, IL, he was the son of Alfred and Alice Gignac. Roy married Joan Frances Weber in 1952. They were happily married for 55 years before Joan’s passing in 2008. In 2009, Roy married Sophia Ruocco....
Diane Mayberry
Apr 23, 2023
Diane Jackson Mayberry, 73, of Danville, VA, passed away on April 23, 2023. She was the daughter of Lawrence J. Jackson, Jr. and Runa Wildon Jackson. She was born August 24, 1950, in Birmingham, Alabama. On August 2, 1969, she married the love of her life, her husband, Kermit Lee Mayberry. She is also survived by her beloved brother, Lawrence...
Thelma Gleber
Apr 22, 2023
Thelma Clark Gleber, 94, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on December 26, 1928 in Concord, NC to the late John Henry Clark and Iva Chandler Clark. She grew up in Danville and worked at the telephone company and Woolworth’s before marrying her husband. After they married in 1951,...
Edward Cassada
Apr 20, 2023
Edward Boisseau Cassada (E.B.) of the Mt. Hermon community unexpectedly went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 20, at his residence. He was 92 years old. He is survived by his bride of 73 years, Ramona Scarce Cassada of the residence; daughter, Patti Cassada Merricks and husband Donald; and son, Edward B. (Eddie) Cassada, Jr....
Ronald Lollis
Apr 20, 2023
Ronald Carlton Lollis, 86, of Danville, VA, entered into his rest, on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at his residence. He was born on May 8, 1936, in Danville, VA, a son of the late Alonzo Lollis and Elizabeth Pritchett Lollis. He spent most of his life in the Danville area where worked in the building material business until his retirement....
John Mead
Apr 19, 2023
John Edward Mead, of Penhook, VA passed away in his home on Smith Mountain Lake on April 19, 2023, with his family by his side. He was a son, husband, father, grandfather, business owner, community leader, and endearing friend to all he encountered and knew. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Rosalie Sciangula Mead; their two children,...
Crystal Hanks
Apr 18, 2023
Crystal Ann Madden Hanks, 45, of Danville, Virginia, passed away on April 18, 2023. Crystal was born in Danville, Virginia, a daughter of the late Joseph David Madden and Emma Mae Gunnell Madden. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Danville, Virginia. She enjoyed coloring, drawing, laying in the sun, camping, and writing poems. She is survived by...
Bobby Jones
Apr 10, 2023
Bobby Lawrence Jones, 77, was promoted to heaven on April 10, 2023. He was born on July 25, 1945 to Bessie H. Jones and David A. Jones. His remaining family who he loved dearly includes his wife of 37 years, Pamela B. Jones and sons, Joseph D. Jones (Wendy), Justin D. Jones (Melissa), and Jaime E. Gibson (Ross). Bobby has...
Koda Haley
Apr 9, 2023
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