Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Martha Key
Jul 21, 2020
Martha Amanda Key, 64, of 432 Hermitage Drive, passed away July 18, 2020 after a brief illness. A longtime resident of Danville, Amanda was the daughter of Wade E. Key and the late Rachel Ward Key. She was born in Winston-Salem, NC on August 1, 1955. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in journalism in...
Barbara Coleman
Jul 20, 2020
Barbara Harris Coleman, 73, of Danville, wife of Donald H. Coleman, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 20, 2020. Born on November 28, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cecil and Mary Wingfield Harris. Barbara was a teacher for Pittsylvania County Schools for over 39 years. She loved to serve others. She was...
Katherine Draper
Jul 17, 2020
Katherine (Kitty) Greiner Kueng Draper, 91, of Danville, Virginia passed away July 17 at Sovah Health. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania on July 17, 1929 to the late George and Hilma Greiner. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, James Draper, and a son, Wayne Kueng. She never met a stranger throughout her life and made many...
Walter Wyatt
Jul 13, 2020
Walter E. Wyatt, Jr., 92, of 225 Ripley Dr., Danville VA went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 13, 2020. W.E. was born in Danville VA on February 26, 1928, the son of the late W.E. Wyatt, Sr., and Eliza Abigail Austin Wyatt. He lived his entire life in Danville and retired from John W....
Dewey Poteat
Jul 9, 2020
Dewey Steve Poteat, Sr., 88, of Providence, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, September 7, 2020 at his residence. Born in Caswell County on July 28, 1932, he was a son of the late D. Steve Poteat and Nettie Carroll Poteat. Dewey served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He worked as an electrician...
Ella Hill
Jul 8, 2020
Ella D. Hill, 76, wife of Donald Glenn Hill, Sr. went home to be with her Lord on Friday, August 7, 2020. Born September 6, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Robert Ellis Denny, Sr. and Edna Clayton Denny. Ella was an amazing wife, who married her high school sweetheart, Don. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and...
Larry Feldman
Jul 4, 2020
Mr. Lawrence Louis (Larry) Feldman, age 61 died on April 7, 2020 at SOVAH Danville after a brief illness. Before being admitted to the hospital Larry was a resident at Chatham Health and Rehabilitation. Larry was born in Danville on August 11, 1958, he was the son of the late Lawrence Louis Feldman and Juanita Lee Wrenn Feldman. He was...
Harvey Garrett
Jul 3, 2020
Harvey Lee Garrett passed away Saturday, March 07, 2020 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. He was predeceased by his wife of 69 years, Iris Hill Garrett, who passed away on January 31, 2019. He was born on May 19, 1929 in Danville, Va., a son of the late William Silas Garrett and Nina Eanes Garrett. He was...
Barbara Wilson
Jul 3, 2020
Barbara Norris Wilson, 83, of Danville, Virginia passed away in the early morning hours of March 7th, 2020. She was surrounded by family in the days before her passing which provided her great comfort. Mrs. Wilson was born in Easley, South Carolina on April 19, 1936 to Ira Langston and Ollie Willene McCall Norris. She was one of ten children...
Nancy Martin
Jun 29, 2020
Nancy Worley Martin, 72, of Blairs died Monday, June 29, 2020 at her residence. Born in 1947 in Pittsylvania County, she was the daughter of Charlie C. Worley and Winifred W. Worley She was predeceased by her husband, John William Martin, Jr., and two brothers, Raymond C. Worley and Kenneth H. Worley. She is survived by 5 nephews. She graduated...
James Lewis
Jun 27, 2020
James Anderson Lewis passed away on June 27, 2020 at the age of 95 in Danville, VA. He was born in Pittsylvania County, VA on March 29, 1925 and is survived by his children, Patsy Barr (John), Nancy Lindsey, Charles Lewis, and Keith Lewis (Kim). Also surviving are 7 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his loving wife...
Jack Turner
Jun 22, 2020
Dr. Jack C. Turner passed away Monday morning June 22, 2020 at his residence in Raleigh, NC. He was born on April 5, 1943 in Danville, a son of the late Steven Lloyd Turner and Alice Cocke Turner. Jack was a 1961 graduate of George Washington High School and a 1965 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West...
Elizabeth Wilson
Jun 18, 2020
Elizabeth Vernon Wilson, 96, of Danville, widow of Robert Bruce Wilson, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Born on June 3, 1924, she was a daughter of the late John Arthur and Elizabeth Keeling Vernon. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Danville. She and her husband were the first tenants at Heritage...
Nathan Hutcherson
Jun 17, 2020
Nathan Gale Hutcherson, of Dry Fork Road, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020. He was born in Danville, VA to the late Louis and Norma Hutcherson. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Louis Hutcherson, Jr. and a sister, Brenda Jeffress. He was a dedicated member of Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was a veteran of...
Robert Anderson
Jun 15, 2020
Robert E. Anderson, Bob, born July 8, 1941 to James O. and Hazel E. Anderson. Died June 15, 2020. Educated in Danville City Schools, he worked for Holsum bakery and went on to own the “Luncheonette”. After spending over 30 years in the City of Danville Fire Department he retired as a Deputy Chief. He is also a lifetime member...
John Bowman
Jun 10, 2020
John LeRoy “Lee” Bowman, 85, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday October 6, 2020. He was born in Portsmouth, VA on December 5, 1934, the only child of the late John L. and Lois P. Bowman. He was happily married to Marie Brewster Bowman for 62 years. Together they raised three daughters, Annette, Kathy and Alice. A dedicated Hokie alumnus,...
Joan Newman
Jun 10, 2020
Joan Lebof Newman passed away on October 6, 2020 at age 90. She was born on the actual day that the stock market crashed, October 29,1929, always saying that she came in with a bang. Joan was preceded in death by the love of her life, Alvin Newman, after 64 years of marriage. Also preceding her in death were her...
Dot Sowers
Jun 8, 2020
Dorothy “Dot” Hedrick Sowers, 91, of Danville passed away on August 6, 2020. Until a decline in health and even during her stay in the nursing home, she greatly enjoyed any time spent with family, friends, and pets. She was preceded in death by husband George L. Sowers, father Jessie L. Hedrick, mother Alice Hedrick Stevens, step-father Charles W. Stevens,...
Harriet Brandon
Jun 5, 2020
Harriet D. Brandon, age 85, of Milton, North Carolina, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 6, 2020. She was born on February 27, 1935 in Winchester, Virginia and moved to Milton in 1946. She was predeceased by her parents, Harold and Mabel Duff as well as her husband Dudley. She is survived by her sister Barbara...
Betty Gentry
Jun 4, 2020
Betty Compton Gentry, 88, passed away at her home on Monday morning, April 6, 2020. She was born in Ringgold, Va., a daughter of the late Willie Lynwood Compton and Sarah Bertha Henderson Compton. She was married to Ivey Franklin “Mickey” Gentry for 47 years, until his death on June 23, 2000. Betty was a graduate of Dan River High...
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