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Mr. Joseph E Hile formerly of 406 Maple Lane, Danville, Virginia passed away on March 25, 2020 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Danville. Mr. Hile was the son of the late Glenn E. and Elizabeth (Crawley) Hile. Joe was born in Newport News, Virginia on January 9, 1940. He was married to Laura (McLaughlin) Hile, who predeceased him. Mr. Hile...
On Monday, March 23, 2020, Robin Denise Cannon, age 56, passed away at her residence. She was the daughter of Thomas B. Cannon and Jean Nunn Dawson who survive. She is also survived by a brother Stephen Bryant Cannon (Susan) plus a nephew Joshua Cannon of Durham, North Carolina, and a special Uncle John W Nunn (Dolly) and cousins Carley...
Brian Louis Still, 34, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Duke University Hospital after a battle with cancer. He was born in Charlottesville, VA on September 7, 1985 a son of William “Billy” Still and Nancy Wood Still. Brian was a graduate of Chatham High School and DCC with a major in Information Systems and PC Technology. Before...
Kathryn (Kay) Giles Gillespie of Pendleton Road Danville, VA died on March 20, 2020 in home hospice care at the age of 69. Kay is survived by her beloved husband of 48 years, Thomas Edmunds Gillespie. She was a loving mother, survived by daughters Rebecca Gillespie Messman and her husband David Stewart Messman of Arlington, Virginia, and Kathryn Gillespie Patterson...
Jean Nunn Dawson, age 78, passed away on April 3, 2020 in Durham, NC. She was born in Danville, Va. on March 17, 1942, the daughter of the late Buford William Nunn and Myrtle Davis Nunn. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her daughter, Robin Denise Cannon. Jean was a graduate of George Washington High School and...
Judy Kay McDowell, 72, of Alton, wife of 52 years to Dillard H. “Mac” McDowell, Jr., passed away peacefully on Friday, April 3, 2020 surrounded by her family. Born on March 25, 1948, she was a daughter of the late James Norman and Gladys McGregor Lewis. Judy was proud to be a “Schoolfield Girl’. She married Dillard H. “Mac” McDowell,...
Bobby Gene Hutson of Danville, VA and lately of West Chester, PA, passed away after 82 years of happiness on February 3, 2020. Born, July 13, 1937 in Providence, NC, he was the youngest of three boys of Raymond and Mabel Hutson. Bobby and his brothers, Louis and Eddie remained close spending almost every Sunday afternoon together. He was predeceased...
Mr. Curry James Smith, 95, of Danville, VA, passed away peacefully Monday, February 3, 2020. He was born in Matoaca, Virginia on January 30, 1925, son of the late Ruth Gertrude James Smith and Curry Ellison Smith. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Robert Ellison Smith and wife, Dorothy Mae Horak Smith, whom he provided never ceasing,...
John Howard Fesperman, age 75, passed away on January 3, 2020. He was born to the late Howard Forbes Fesperman and Dorothy Cathcart Fesperman on December 14, 1944 in Charlotte, NC. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Janet Fesperman. John also is survived by three children and five grandchildren. His oldest is daughter Debbie Fesperman Wilson and...
Mrs. Vernie Mills Dawson, age 91 died on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at SOVAH Danville after a decline in health. Mrs. Dawson was born in Pittsylvania County on March 24, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Lloyd Mills and Lottie Moss Mills. Mrs. Dawson was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church. She retired on September 19,...
Betty M. Dove, 84, of Danville, Va., passed away on Thursday, February 27. Born October 28, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Pauline Meeks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Garrett Dove, Sr. and granddaughter, Hannah Marie Dove. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church of Danville....
On the morning February 26, 2020, after 98 years on this earth, the time finally came for Charles Robert Cuttle to partir. Mr. Cuttle often concluded meals with family, friends, or his fellow rotarians by asking “shall we partir,” and then explaining that it translated to “leave” in French. It was a phrase that Mr. Cuttle may have picked up...
Brian Keith Hamlett of Danville, VA passed away, peacefully, Tuesday, February 25th, 2020. Born January 12th, 1958, to the late Sam and Irene Vaden Hamlett. Brian was employed at The Ginger Bread House for over 30 years, devoting his life and passion to the store and its customers, many of whom he knew by name, along with their families, and...
Opal Walker Foster, age 82 of 2015 Park Springs Road, Providence, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior February, 24th, 2020 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, NC. She was born on July 16, 1937 in Danville, a daughter of Virginia Ingram Rudder and Howard Walker and the step-daughter of Marshall Rudder, all of whom are predeceased. She is...
Herbert O. (Bert) Davis died Friday, February 21, 2020. There will be a burial service for family members at Connally United Methodist Church in Caswell County. A celebration of life will be held at the Greensboro Country Club on Friday, February 28, 2020 from 5-7pm. Bert was the son of Claudie Lea Pointer Davis, and was preceded in death by...
Nannie Mae Clark Gosney, 306 Arnett Blvd., died at Piney Forest Health & Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Nannie Mae Clark Gosney was born on December 10, 1934 in Danville, Virginia. She was the only child of Aubrey James Clark and Mary Ella Wehry Clark. She often described her father as the best auto mechanic and her mother...
Dr. William Howard Brown, Sr. of 115 Westwood Court died on Monday, February 17, 2020 at Commonwealth Senior Living and Memory Care in South Boston, VA. Dr. Brown was born in Halifax County, VA on July 28, 1946, a son of the late Cabel Howard Brown and Lillie Epps Brown. He was retired from the City of Danville Public Schools...
Evelyn Cowan Hardy died peacefully on February 16, 2020 in her sleep at the West Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center in Knoxville, TN where she briefly had been in hospice care. Evelyn was the daughter of the late Clarence R Cowan and Lillie Delong Cowan. She lived in Danville most of her life and was an active member of Trinity...
Margaret Reagan Lunsford, 91, of South Woodberry Avenue, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 2, 2020 after a short stay at Riverside Health Care Center in Danville. Born March 1, 1929, in Yanceyville, N.C., she was the daughter of Robert Glenn Reagan and Sally Pyron Reagan. She was a devoted daughter to her parents and loving sister...
Mrs. Margaret Cragan Amati, age 92 died Sunday, August 2, 2020 after a decline in health. She was born in Corning, NY on September 15, 1927, a daughter of the late Joseph Cragan and Anna Ryan Cragan. Mrs. Amati was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church for many years. She was a graduate of Saint Patrick’s Parochial School and...
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