Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Mary Carter
Dec 24, 2018
Mrs. Mary (Ellen) Wells Carter, age 92 died Monday, December 24, 2018 at SOVAH Danville after a decline in health. She was born in Martinsville on April 21, 1926, a daughter of the late John T. Wells and Ruby Wells. Mrs. Carter was a graduate of Martinsville High School. She was a member of Mount Vernon United Methodist Church, Danville...
Jane Carter
Dec 21, 2018
Alice Jane Terry Carter, age 92, formerly of Marshall Terrace died Friday, December 21, 2018 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center after a decline in health. She was born in Danville on September 22, 1926, a daughter of the late Adrian Lafayette Terry and Bernice Alley Terry. Mrs. Carter was married to the late Eugene Vivian “Buddy” Carter, Jr. ...
Stephen Wyatt
Dec 12, 2018
Stephen Anthony Wyatt, 48, of Danville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Danville, he was born on September 1, 1970 to Hugh Carlyle Wyatt and the late Patricia Anne Porter Wyatt. Stephen graduated with honors in 1989 from George Washington High School and is an alumnus of Radford...
Russell Gregory
Dec 12, 2018
Russell Austin Gregory entered into rest on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at SOVAH Health Center Danville. He was born on July 22, 1943 in Hampton, VA to the late Clinton Lewis Gregory and Dorothy Austin Gregory; he proudly served his country in the U. S. Navy. He owned and operated Gregory Electric Company. He is survived by one brother Kenneth...
Mamie Martin
Nov 20, 2018
Mamie Love Martin, 93, of Danville, passed away November 20, 2018 at Riverside Health and Rehab Center after a brief illness. She was born July 6, 1925 in Person County, NC to the late Joseph Hugh and Mary Owen Allen. Love was also predeceased by her husband John Green Martin, Jr., her daughter Peggy Love M. Farrar, her grandson Jonas...
Violet Thigpen
Nov 15, 2018
Violet Hobgood Thigpen, 92, widow of Alwood Hayes Thigpen, Sr., of Danville, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 15, 2018. Born on April 9, 1926 in Oxford, NC, she was a daughter of the late Thomas N. Hobgood and Josephine Daniel Hobgood. Violet graduated from Berea High School in Oxford, NC and attended East Carolina University,...
Patricia Schindler
Nov 14, 2018
Patricia Frances Schindler passed away on Wednesday, November 14th, 2018, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. Patricia was born on March 19, 1952 in Queens, NY, to John and Frances Schindler. She is predeceased by a sister Jacqueline Schindler Price. Patricia graduated from Uniondale High School in Uniondale, NY, in 1970. After she received a Bachelor degree in science...
Katherine Jeffress
Nov 11, 2018
Katherine Palmer Jeffress passed into eternal life on November 11, 2018 at Roman Eagle Nursing Home. She was born on August 19, 1920. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert O. Jeffress in 1985 and by her son, James H. Jeffress. She was a member of Keen Street Baptist Church for most of her life and was a hair dresser...
Michael Scott
Nov 9, 2018
Michael Lynn Scott, 48, of Dry Fork, VA, passed away on September 11, 2018. He was the owner of a successful business- Scott Auto Transport. He loved the open road and enjoyed riding his Harley. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family. He was a loving son, husband, father and friend. He was very hardworking and was a one...
Diane Bernstein
Nov 5, 2018
Diane Bernstein passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 at the age of 90, after a life filled with joy and adventures. She traveled extensively with her husband of 67 years, the late Leonard Bernstein, including a two-year sailing voyage. Born and raised in the Bronx, she also loved live performances, modern art, and New York Times crossword puzzles, which...
Linda Fetzer
Nov 3, 2018
Linda Gayle Jones Fetzer, born January 12, 1944 in Clewiston, FL, passed away peacefully to be with God and her beloved family at the age of 74 at her residence in Greensboro, NC on March 11, 2018. Prior to residing in Greensboro, Linda brightened the cities of Hendersonville and Raleigh, NC. Linda grew up in Danville, VA and graduated from...
Willa Carter
Nov 2, 2018
Willa Neal Yeaman Carter, 89, of 3345 Mt. Cross Rd., passed away on February 11, 2018, at Duke University Hospital following a stroke. Willa loved life, and she dedicated much of her time to her family, her church, and numerous other civic and social groups. She was born in Danville, VA on September 23, 1928 to James Fletcher and Ethel...
Mae Collins
Nov 1, 2018
Mae Brown Collins Memorial Video Beulah Mae Brown Collins, 86, passed away on Thursday afternoon, January 11, 2018 in the Roman Eagle Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Pittsylvania County, VA on January 11, 1932 a daughter of the late Eugene Brown and Beulah Mary Moss Brown. Mae was employed with Dan River, Inc. for 32 years...
Patricia Harris
Nov 1, 2018
Patty Harris, 60, of 329 Lindhurst Dr. Danville VA, passed away on Thursday afternoon, January 11, 2018. She was born in Washington D.C. on May 24, 1957 to the late Florence LaClair Samordic and Michael Samordic. Patty graduated from Saint Mary’s Academy High School in Alexandria, VA and in 1980, graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. ...
Richard Ramey
Nov 1, 2018
Richard Lee Ramey, Sr. died January 11, 2018 in Highlands, NC. He was born August 6, 1935 in Danville, VA, the son of the late Robert Homer and Helen Tesh Ramey. After graduating from NC State College in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Ramey was employed by Duke Power Company in Charlotte, NC for 35 years until his retirement in 1992. He...
June Burnett
Oct 30, 2018
June Clark Burnett, 81, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Riverside Health and Rehab Center. She was born on June 13, 1937, in Danville, VA, a daughter of the late John Henry Clark and Iva Chandler Clark. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, William Kermit Burnett. After high school she was a full-time homemaker, wife and...
Laurens Waymouth
Oct 27, 2018
Mr. Laurens Samuel Waymouth, age 83, of 149 Brook Circle died at his residence on Saturday, October 27, 2018 after a decline in health. Mr. Waymouth was born on January 20, 1935 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a son of the late John Francis Waymouth and Margaret Postell Waymouth. A veteran of the Vietnam War having served in the United...
Carolyn Perkinson
Oct 22, 2018
PERKINSON, Carolyn Turner, 99, of Commonwealth Senior Living at Stratford House 1111 Main Street Danville, VA, passed away quietly on October 22, 2018 after a brief illness. She was born on September 25, 1919 in Danville. She is predeceased by her parents Albert James Perkinson and Carolyn Turner Perkinson, and her brother James Waddill Perkinson. Carolyn was born, raised, and...
Helen Maddux
Oct 19, 2018
Helen Ross Maddux, 86, of Danville, Virginia died peacefully at home on October 19, 2019. Born in Frederick, Maryland as the daughter of Thelma Bowling Todd and George Johnson Ross, she attended Brenau College joining the Tri Delta sorority in Gainesville, Georgia before meeting Virginia Military Institute cadet F. Webb Maddux in Lexington, Virginia. Helen and Webb married in Frederick,...
Edward Polhamus
Oct 13, 2018
POLHAMUS, Dr. Edward Charles, Jr, died peacefully at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA, on October 13, 2018. Born March 22, 1948, in Hampton, VA, he was raised in Newport News, VA, where he graduated in 1966 as valedictorian from Ferguson High School. After earning his Bachelor of Science at Michigan State University and Master of Science at University of...
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