Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Robert Denning
Nov 4, 2022
Robert “Robbie” Nathan Denning, 58, of 252 Forestroad Dr., Danville, VA, went Home to be with the Lord, on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mr. Denning was born on April 24, 1963, in Miami, FL, a son of the late Nathan Junious Denning and the late Harriett Jean Abbott Denning. He lived most of his life in the Danville area where...
Richard Nemec
Oct 31, 2022
Richard Lawrence Nemec, 88, of Martinsville, Virginia, was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 31, 2022. Mr. Nemec was born on September 8, 1934, in Manhattan, New York, as the son of the late Lawrence Joseph Nemec and the late Dagne Genevieve Hendricksen Nemec. He graduated in 1956 from Lafayette College in Easton, PA., with a...
Anne Scott
Oct 28, 2022
Anne Brandon Scott, 74, of Milton, NC, unexpectedly went Home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 28, 2022. Mrs. Scott was born on December 4, 1947, in Danville, VA, a daughter of the late James Hunter Brandon, Jr. and the late Annie Carter Brandon. She lived all of her life in the Caswell County area. She was retired...
Richard Mcfarling
Oct 13, 2022
Richard Eugene McFarling, 93, passed away at his residence on Thursday morning October 13, 2022. He was born in Danville on September 2, 1929, a son of the late James Malloy McFarling and Beatrice Sams McFarling. Richard attended Schoolfield High School and George Washington High School and graduated in 1947. He served in the United States Army during the Korean...
Brian Waldman
Oct 7, 2022
Brian Mitchell Waldman, born March 11, 1990 in Charlotte, North Carolina, died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, October 7, 2022. Brian was the son of Debra Bird Waldman and the late Gary Waldman. He is survived by his twin brother, Craig Waldman and sister, Stephanie Waldman, both of New York City. Brian was the grandson of Nancy and the...
Garrett Easley
Oct 7, 2022
Garrett A. Easley, 89, of Sutherlin, VA, passed away on Sunday, July 10th, 2022. He was known as “Pee Wee” by many of his friends. Mr. Easley was born on October 8th, 1932, in Danville, VA, the son of the late Percy Easley and the late Bernice Adams Easley. He spent 27 years in the United States Army where he...
Edward Kodejs
Oct 6, 2022
Edward “Tip” Tipton Kodejs, 75, of Danville, VA, died on Friday, June 10, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Kodejs was born on September 30, 1946, in Danville, VA, a son of the late Edward Kodejs and Helene Moore Kodejs. He was a graduate of George Washington High School, DTI, and Virginia Tech. He lived all of his life in the...
Frank Van Valkenburg
Oct 5, 2022
Frank Van Valkenburg III, 79, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 after a long illness. Born in Oklahoma City, December 3, 1942, he was the son of the late Frank Van Valkenburg II and Winnie Mae Ware Van Valkenburg. Frank played football for the University of Colorado where he was a Tri-Captain his Senior year. He married his wife...
Melanie Buchanan
Sep 22, 2022
Melanie Ziglar Buchanan, 45, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Melanie was born October 4, 1976 to Wanda (Mabe) and Roger Ziglar in Winston-Salem, NC. On June 29, 2002, she married Preston Buchanan in Patrick Springs, VA. As a devout Christian, her love of her family was second only to her love...
Sandra Wilson
Sep 18, 2022
Sandra Jean Sater Wilson, 61, of 450 Brightwell Dr., Danville, VA, died on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, after a sudden decline in health. Ms. Wilson was born in Danville, VA, on April 10, 1961, a daughter of the late Jack Simon Sater and the late Velma Hamlett Sater. She was a graduate of Danville...
Ronald Seamster
Sep 17, 2022
Ronald Elliott Seamster, 89, of Providence, NC, died on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Yanceyville Rahab Center (former Brian Center), after a decline in health since July of 2021. Mr. Seamster was born on June 1, 1933, in Danville, VA, a son of the late Charlie Malloy Seamster and the late Victoria Eubanks Seamster. He lived all of his life...
Isabel Bonner
Sep 11, 2022
Isabel "Mickey" Pruitt Collins Bonner, 88, of Brown Summit, NC, went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, NC. She was born on August 25, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Joe Pruitt and the late Lorena Groff Pruitt. She worked as an LPN at Danville Memorial Hospital and...
Franklin Gammon
Sep 10, 2022
Franklin Oakes Gammon Jr., 62 of 257 Manor Place, Danville, Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 9th, 2022 at SOVAH Health in Danville. He was born on April 5th, 1960 to the late Franklin Oakes Gammon, Sr. and Lavonne Million Gammon. He was married to Betty Ann Gammon on March 19th, 1992. He was predeceased by his brother, Kevin Eckle...
Coy Harville
Sep 8, 2022
Coy Emmett Harville died, at the age of 79, on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Roman Eagle Nursing Home in Danville, Virginia where he had resided for the past few months. He was the son of the late James Washington Harville and Essie Eanes Harville. He attended Whitmell Farm Life High School and later proudly served in the U.S. Navy...
Paula Collie
Sep 7, 2022
Paula Cochran Collie, 82 of Danville, Virginia, passed away July 9, 2022, at home surrounded by family and friends after a short period of declining health. She was born December 17, 1939, in Danville, the daughter of the late Loraine Blades Cochran and Paul Devon Cochran. She was the middle child of three girls. She married Bobby Carroll Collie on...
George Pickeral
Sep 3, 2022
George Emerson Pickeral, of Providence, NC, died on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. He was born in Pittsylvania County on March 29, 1935. He was the son of the late Reynard P. Pickeral and the late Hettie Mae Atkinson Pickeral. George was the youngest of twelve children. He is predeceased by six sisters and five brothers. He is survived by one...
Elizabeth Brandon
Sep 1, 2022
Elizabeth Gilliland Brandon went to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the age of 100. She was predeceased by her father, James Edward Gilliland and mother, Ethel Brandon Gilliland; brothers, James Edward Gilliland, Jr., John W. Gilliland, C. Norman Gilliland; sisters, Mamie Jefferson, Virgie V. Gilliland, Evelyn G. Jefferson, Connie G. Lewis and Lillian Gilliland. She...
Vera Knight
Aug 31, 2022
Vera Brumfield Knight passed away on Wednesday, August 31. Vera (Sweet, as some called her) was born on December 13th, 1928 to the late Timmer and Cassie Brumfield. She graduated from Schoolfield High School, attended the former Schoolfield United Methodist Church, retired as a supervisor of the Sample Department of Dan River Mills and was a volunteer “puppet lady” at...
Betty Skinnell
Aug 27, 2022
Betty Jane Davis Skinnell, 90 of 240-B Lady Astor Place, Danville, Virginia passed away on Saturday, August 27th, 2022 at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 27th, 1931 to the late Mr. and Mrs. William L. Davis. She was married to Roy H. Skinnell, Jr., who passed away on January 18th, 1996. She is survived by...
William Cheyney
Aug 27, 2022
William James Cheyney II passed away peacefully on August 27, 2022. He was born October 19, 1936 in Trenton, NJ to Ruth Hall (of Milton, NC) and William James Cheyney (of Philadelphia, PA). He attended Washington, DC public schools before attending Westtown, a Quaker boarding school in West Chester, PA. He is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina....
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