Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Jean Scott
Feb 14, 2022
On Monday, February 14th, Emily Jean Bradsher Scott died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. Jean was born July 18,1925 in Denver, Colorado, the fourth of seven children of Mary Emily Jones and Jacob Thompson Bradsher. When she was five years old her family returned to Milton, the place she loved and called home for more than 90...
Elmer Alderson
Feb 7, 2022
Elmer Jefferson (Bob) Alderson was born September 8, 1924 in Danville to Alice Wingfield Alderson and Grover C. Alderson. He had two brothers James Edward Alderson 1917-2017, Harry C. Alderson 1919-2005 and one sister Eleanor A. Herndon 1921-2005. Bob was married in 1946 to Evelyn L. Mangrum 1927-1991. He is survived by one son, David A. Alderson of Danville, VA....
Ray Jennings
Feb 6, 2022
Junior Ray Jennings, May 14, 1933-June 2, 2022, passed away after a lengthy period of declining health. He was predeceased by his wife of 44 years (Shirley Dewberry Jennings), his mother and father (Stanley and Gertrude Jennings), brother (Bobby Jennings), sister (Betty Jean Jennings) and daughter and son-in-law (Teresa and Glen Garner). He is survived by his five sisters (Dorothy...
Eleanor Cuthrell
Feb 2, 2022
Eleanor Johnson Cuthrell (28 May 1937- 2 February 2022) Born in Melrose, Mass., the daughter of Maynard Stickney Johnson and Arlene Howland Pike Johnson, Eleanor spent her early years growing up in the wilds of Lake Mattamuskeet Wildlife Refuge, NC, where her father, a college professor of zoology and entomology, had taken a job as Refuge Manager during the Great...
Danny Knight
Feb 1, 2022
Danny Herman Knight, age 71, passed away Sunday morning, January 2nd just in time to make his Tee Time. Born in Danville, VA on October 4, 1950 he was the son of the late Herman Knight and Vera Knight who survives. Danny is survived by his devoted wife Anne, whom he married in 1971. Over their 50 years together they...
Curtis Murphy
Jan 29, 2022
Curtis Fields Murphy went to be with the Lord on January 29, 2022 at the age of 89. He was born in Providence, N.C. on April 1, 1932, to the late King Solomon Murphy, Sr. and Sadie Hudgins Murphy. Curtis was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Curtis was a Veteran of The United States Army. He was...
Johnathan Breedlove
Jan 25, 2022
Johnathan Breedlove, 50, entered his heavenly home unexpectedly early Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Sovah in Danville, VA. He is survived by his parents, George H. Breedlove, Jr. & Janice H. Breedlove, grandmother, Helen M. Haskins, sisters Melodi B. Irving (Daniel), April B. Ball (Jonathan), brother, Jeremy S. Breedlove (Jennifer), and 5 nieces and 3 nephews that he loved dearly....
Nathan Denning
Jan 16, 2022
Nathan Junious Denning died peacefully in his sleep at home on January 16, 2022. He was 84. Born on October 30, 1937 in Sampson County, North Carolina to the late George Calhoun Denning and the late Flora Fields Denning. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 58 years, Harriett Abbott Denning. Also predeceased by his sisters Edna Denning, Hilda...
Mary Stoddart
Jan 15, 2022
Mary Haley Stoddart, 79, of Ringgold, VA passed away suddenly at Sovah Health Hospital on January 15, 2022. Mary was born on June 3, 1942 to the late Forrest and Nellie Haley in Newark, AR. After graduating from Batesville High School in 1959, she went on to study at Harding University, Arkansas College, and in 1990 earned a B.S. in...
James Burgess
Jan 12, 2022
James Thomas Burgess, 71, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the Wilton Manor Health and Rehabilitation in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He was born in Danville, Va. on October 22, 1950 to the late J. T. Burgess and Mildred Burton Burgess. James was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Private entombment will be held in Danville Memorial...
Geraldine Adams
Jan 10, 2022
Geraldine “Gerri” Shelton Adams, 90, passed from this life peacefully on October 1, 2022 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born on March 4, 1932, in Gretna, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Jack Shelton Sr. and Myrtle Compton Shelton. Gerri was married to the late Rev. Lynwood H. “Bill” Adams. In addition to...
Donald Dodson
Jan 5, 2022
Donald Eugene Dodson, 62, of 854 Mountain Hill Rd., Ringgold, VA, went Home to be with the Lord, on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Duke Hospice, Hock Family Pavilion, after a decline in health for the past few years. Mr. Dodson was born on August 5, 1959, in Danville, VA, a son of Jack Dalton Dodson and Elizabeth Annette Compton...
Harry Burton
Jan 2, 2022
Harry Sidney Burton, Jr., 93, of Danville, widower of Vennie Liner Burton, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. He was born on September 9, 1928 in Pittsylvania County, a son of the late Harry Sidney Burton, Sr. and Elizabeth Allen Burton. Harry served his country during WWII and Korea by joining the U.S. Navy. He was a supervisor at...
Meredith Gravely
Dec 29, 2021
Meredith Wilson Gravely, 82, passed away peacefully at her home on December 29, 2021. Born in Richmond, Virginia on April 20, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Winnifred Myers Wilson and Linwood Lanier Wilson. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry Linwood Gravely, whom she married on June 16, 1962. Meredith is survived by her children: Winnifred Meredith...
Frank Williams
Dec 26, 2021
Frank Eugene Williams, 90, passed away Sunday evening, December 26, 2021 at Heritage Hall, Blackstone, Virginia where he had been a resident since October 2019. He was born on March 26, 1931 in Thorsby, Alabama to the late Cantie Columbus Williams and Nora Buzella Broadhead Williams. Frank served in the United States Navy for 20 years and was honorably discharged...
Landon Wyatt
Dec 22, 2021
Landon Russell Wyatt, Jr. died on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the age of 96. Born in Danville, Virginia on October 8, 1925, he was the son of the late Landon Russell Wyatt and Beulah Hundley Wyatt. On August 30, 1952, he married Kathryn Benton Wyatt, who passed away on July 14, 2021. He received his diploma from George Washington...
Ann Daniel
Dec 22, 2021
Ann Scearce Daniel went to meet her Lord on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, while a resident of Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born on March 17, 1923 to Mattie Lou Billings and German Oliver Scearce. Ann was the youngest of 6 children and was the last of her generation. Ann left the Brosville area after her...
James Motley
Dec 19, 2021
Jim was born in 1928 in Ringgold, VA, to parents, Augustine Jones Motley and Gladys Haraway Motley. He grew up on a farm there with his parents and brother, Bill. He graduated from Randolph Macon, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. A veteran of the United States Army, Jim also played semi-professional baseball. After teaching English at Dan...
William Smith
Dec 14, 2021
William Henry Smith passed away December 14, 2021 at the age of 91. Bill grew up in Caswell County, NC where he attended Cobb School. When the war in Korea started, he joined the U.S. Navy, just as his older brother had done during World War II. He received the Honorman Award in boot camp. He served in Naval Aviation...
Kaye Aikins
Dec 13, 2021
Kaye Anne Davis Aikins, 90, of 215 Cedar Club Circle, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517 went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 13th, 2021. She passed away peacefully from natural causes at her home with her daughter Pam at her side. She is survived by 3 children, and 5 grandchildren: Pamela Aikins Pierce of Danville, VA, and children...
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