Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Huntley Friend
Feb 6, 2020
Huntley Bass Friend, age 78, of 125 Hedrick Dr. Chatham, VA died Tuesday, June 2, 2020. She was born on July 12, 1941 in Courtland, VA, the daughter of the late George Quinton Bass and Jenny Laine Bass. Friend was a wonderful name for Huntley as she knew the meaning of true friendship. She will be remembered for the impression...
Michael Alderson
Jan 27, 2020
Michael “Mike” Lynn Alderson, 61, of Danville, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020. He was born on March 12, 1958 in Danville, the son of Wade S. Alderson, Jr. and Barbara Wright Alderson. Mike was predeceased by his father, mother and one brother, Wade S. Alderson III. He is survived by one sister, Carol Gibbs (Chris) and one brother, Randy...
Elaine Parker
Jan 24, 2020
Elaine Raye Handy Parker, aged 84 years, passed away at her home on January 24, 2020. Elaine was born on October 21, 1935 in Danville, Virginia to David Ray Handy and Ada Cecile Harris Handy. She attended Schoolfield High School until its closure in 1953, and graduated as Salutatorian from George Washington High School in Danville in 1954. She attended...
Basil Haraway
Jan 23, 2020
Basil C. "Bud" Haraway, Jr., 93 of Oak Island, North Carolina, passed away on January 23, 2020. Mr. Haraway was born December 19, 1926 in Danville, Virginia, to the late Basil C. Haraway, Sr. and Esther B. Haraway. He was a veteran of the US Army Air Corp having served during WWII. He graduated from George Washington High School in...
Elizabeth Walker
Jan 22, 2020
Elizabeth “Liza” Newton Walker, of 210 James Rd , Danville, VA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 22, 2020. She was born on February 22, 1948 in Hartford, CT to the late Richard B. Newton and Ruth Christie Newton. Liza was raised in Bloomfield CT, and graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1966. She received her Bachelors Degree from Averett...
Lucille Perkins
Jan 20, 2020
Lucille Bennett Neal Perkins of Danville Virginia departed this life on Monday January 20, 2020. She was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on March 30, 1931, daughter of Lester E. Bennett and Elizabeth Young Bennett. Mrs. Perkins lived her entire life in Pittsylvania County; graduated from Whitmell High School and was retired from Sears Roebuck Co. and Danville Regional Medical...
James Britton
Jan 18, 2020
James (Jimmy) Godwin Britton age 90, passed away on January 18, 2020 at Carilion Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born March 25, 1929 to the late Gertie and Rufus Britton. He is predeceased by one brother Winfield Thomas Britton of Roanoke Rapids, NC. He grew up in Roanoke Rapids, was a veteran of The Korean War as...
Joel Gregory
Jan 15, 2020
Joel Patrick Gregory, 63, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at his residence after a brief illness. He was born in Danville on August 19, 1956 to the late Andrew Harrison Gregory and Christine Burton Gregory. Joel was a graduate of Tunstall High School, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology at the College of William and Mary...
Ava Davis
Jan 12, 2020
Ava Davis, 102, of Danville VA, went home to heaven after a sudden illness on the 1st of December 2020, while at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 6, 1918 in Pittsylvania County and was the daughter of James Thomas Powell and Cora Mitchell Powell. She lived her entire life in Pittsylvania County, and Danville, VA. Ava...
Lillian Pappas
Jan 9, 2020
Lillian Demetrios Kalezis was born on October 27, 1928 on the Dodecanese Island of Halki, off the coast of Rhodes, in Greece. At 18 months of age, she boarded the Mauretania with her mother, Talina, to meet her father, Demetrios, in America to begin a new life. Lillian was the oldest of five children- brothers, Kal, Mike (Efrosene), Stat (Judy)...
Brenda Clark
Jan 1, 2020
Brenda Deaton Clark, age 77 of Keeling, VA went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 1, 2020. She was born to the late James Odus Deaton and Louise Childress Deaton on January 15, 1942 in Danville. She is survived by two brothers, James Deaton of Maryland and Vincent Deaton of Danville and one sister,...
Cynthia Ward
Dec 25, 2019
Cynthia Talley Ward passed away at her home on December, 25, 2019. She was born on February 27, 1925, in Danville, the daughter of the late John Holland Talley and Beulah Fitzgerald Talley. She was predeceased by her husband and forever love, Charles William Ward; and her sisters, Doris Talley Landrum and June Talley Gilbert Kiser. She is survived by...
Dorothy Smith
Dec 21, 2019
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Horak Smith of Danville died Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Sovah of Danville after a decline in health for the past two and one-half years. She was born in Colonial Heights, VA on July 30, 1928, a daughter of the late William Joseph Horak and Liddie Marie Kvasnicka Horak. Mrs. Smith was former District Manager of Field...
Dorothy Everett
Dec 18, 2019
Dorothy Jacks Everett, age 90, formerly of 15321 Franklin Turnpike, Dry Fork, VA, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was the daughter of the late Clara Hinton Jacks and Robert Davie Jacks. She was also predeceased by her husband, John “J. C.” Everett, Jr. and two brothers Robert “Bob” Jacks and...
Annie Willis
Dec 17, 2019
Annie Laurie Willis, 86 of Danville, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 She was born Annie Laurie Motley on February 17, 1933, she was the daughter of Bertha Wilkinson and Lindsey B. Motley. She grew up in the Glenwood Community. She was predeceased by her parents and her brother, Hughes. Annie Laurie is survived by her loving husband of...
Goldie Keesee
Dec 13, 2019
Goldie Arnn Keesee passed away quietly on December 13, 2019, at the age of 103. Born in Eden, North Carolina on September 23, 1916, she was the second child and first daughter of the late George Shady Barnes and Ella Gunter Barnes. Goldie graduated from Averett University with an Associate’s Degree and from Longwood University with a B.S. in elementary...
Ruth Lawton
Dec 11, 2019
Ruth Myers Lawton, 98, resident of Bright Leaf Place in Danville, VA entered into eternal rest on November 12, 2019. She was born on February 24, 1921, the daughter of the late Charles Hayden Myers and Louise Sebring Myers. On June 15, 1945, she married Frank Bostick Lawton, Jr. who preceded her in death on February 17, 1986. She was...
Harold Henry
Dec 9, 2019
Harold Dean Henry, Ed.D, passed away on September 12, 2019, at Roman Eagle Rehab and Health Care Center. He was born December 22, 1933, in Danville, Virginia, a son of Noel David Henry and Willie Williams Henry. After graduating from George Washington High School, he served in the Navy as a medical corpsman. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration...
Charles Dorton
Dec 6, 2019
Charles Elmer Dorton, 80, of 115 Shannon Drive , Danville, died June 12, 2019 at SOVAH Health in Danville. He was born in October 24, 1938, at Jewel Ridge, VA to the late Carl L. Dorton and Leona Shell Dorton. Charlie grew up in Buchanan County, VA. He graduated from Garden High School and Bluefield Business College. After selling insurance...
Barbara Taylor
Dec 5, 2019
Barbara Haynes Taylor, 77, of Danville, Va., passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at her home, following a long illness and under the care of her son and Inez Grant. Born on July 4, 1941, in Danville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Willard Haynes and Gracie Mae Burke Haynes. She was married to the late Joseph...
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