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Frank Mobley

Frank Mobley

Oct 29, 2017

Frank W. Mobley, Jr. age 92 of 792 Robertson Lane, Danville, VA. passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017. He began his life journey on September 29, 1925 to the late Frank W. Mobley, Sr. and Ruby D. Mobley. He had two sisters, Bettie Church who currently lives in Richmond and Carrie Berger from Gretna who passed away last year....

Ernestine Adkins

Ernestine Adkins

Oct 29, 2017

Ernestine Carter Adkins, 91, died Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Roman Eagle Health and Rehabilitation Center.    Born on September 12, 1926 in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Claude Lee Carter and Jessie Gibbs Carter. On June 18, 1943 she married Thomas Edward Adkins, Sr., who predeceased her on April 18, 1992.    She spent all of her...

Helen Hinton

Helen Hinton

Oct 28, 2017

Mrs. Helen Wright Hinton, age 90, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh, NC.                She was born in Pittsylvania County, VA on January 7, 1927, a daughter of the late Alonza Clay Wright and Minnie Gibson Wright.  Mrs. Hinton was married to the late Harvey Edgar Hinton who died June 25, 2000.  Besides her...

Jackie Hardy

Jackie Hardy

Oct 28, 2017

Jackie Norman Hardy, 71, of 2721 Golf Club Road, Danville, Va., went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 18, 1946, in Danville, the son of the late Norman Linwood Hardy and the late Estelle Davis Hardy.  He was...

Juanita Fowlkes

Juanita Fowlkes

Oct 28, 2017

Mrs. Juanita Owen Fowlkes, 92, of 224 Courtland Street died on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Sovah Health-Danville after a decline in heath.                Mrs. Fowlkes was born in Danville on March 27, 1925, a daughter of the late Francis E. Owen and Elizabeth Fingen Owen.                Mrs. Fowlkes was of the Methodist faith.  She was retired from Dan River, Inc. working...

Eugene Moorefield

Eugene Moorefield

Oct 12, 2017

Eugene Field Moorefield, Jr., 87 of Danville went to be with his Savior on Sunday, December 10, 2017.  He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Mary Elizabeth Younger Moorefield.    Born March 9, 1930 in Danville, Va. to Mary Jane Martin Moorefield & Eugene F. Moorefield, Sr., Gene was a retired Vice President from John W....

Donald Pratt

Donald Pratt

Oct 9, 2017

Donald Irvin Pratt, 97, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017 at his residence in Martinsville, VA. He was born in Horsepasture, VA on February 14, 1920, a son of the late George Cabell Pratt and Alice Coleman Pratt.      He attended Virginia Tech for two years before entering the United States Army and was a veteran of World War II.  He...

Evelyn Williams

Evelyn Williams

Oct 8, 2017

Evelyn Kerns Williams, 85, of Ringgold, VA, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 in Riverside Health Care Center.      She was born on November 30, 1931, in Sutherlin, VA a daughter of the late Stanley Martin Kerns and Margaret Slayton Kerns.      Evelyn was predeceased by her husband, Herbert Lee Williams on October 21, 2002.  She was also predeceased by two...

James Buck

James Buck

Oct 2, 2017

James Giles Buck, age 76, passed away Friday evening, February 10, 2017 in Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.      He was born in Danville, Va. on November 6, 1940 a son of the late William Thomas Buck and Gladys Mae Hastings Buck.      He was a graduate of George Washington High School and was retired from Dan River, Inc. where...

Virginia Robertson

Virginia Robertson

Sep 27, 2017

Virginia Elizabeth (Betsy) Robertson died at home on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. She was a lifelong resident of Danville, born on August 22, 1926, the younger of two daughters of the late Joel Landon and Maude Williams Robertson. Miss Robertson attended the Danville Public Schools, and was graduated from George Washington High School in 1944. She then earned her Bachelor...

Carolyn Garrett

Carolyn Garrett

Sep 27, 2017

Carolyn Grinstead Garrett, 76, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, surrounded by her family.  She had been in declining health for the past few months.  She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on December 14, 1940, the only child to the late Carl Parker (Jack) and Charlene Davis Grinstead.  Her parents moved to Danville shortly after her birth.  She...

Eleanor Douglas

Eleanor Douglas

Sep 26, 2017

Eleanor Harris Douglas, 92, passed away September 26, 2017, at her home, 900 Green Street, Danville. Virginia. She was the daughter of O.B. and Pattie Glidewell Harris. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She also loved her many pets. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 69 years, Hilton Thomas Douglas, and...

Glenn Pruitt

Glenn Pruitt

Sep 22, 2017

Glenn Arthur Pruitt, 60, of Pelham, NC passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born on January 14, 1957 in Danville, a son of the late George Washington Pruitt, Jr. and Hazel Mae Cook Pruitt. Glenn was a retired mechanic who was regarded as one of the best around. He had a...

Dianna Dix

Dianna Dix

Sep 14, 2017

Dianna Rae Dix, age 71 died Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care after a decline in heath.                 She was born in Biloxi, MS on May 23, 1946, a daughter of the late Roy Arthur Dix and Rachael Haga Dix.                Before her retirement Miss Dix was a French and English teacher in the Richmond area.                She...

Sondra Gay

Sondra Gay

Sep 14, 2017

Sondra Sue Gay (Susie), age 77, passed away peacefully at home on September 14, 2017.  She is survived by her husband of 54 years, G. Thomas Gay.  She is also survived by her two sons, Paul T. Gay, his wife Laura Hanen and their son Landen of Washington, D.C., Stephen M. Gay, his wife Jenny Radford Gay and their daughters...

Miriam Carreras

Miriam Carreras

Sep 11, 2017

Miriam Carreras passed away on Thursday, November 9th 2017 at home with family. She was born on June 20th 1919 to the late Ulysses Robinson and Ella Forbes. Miriam lived most of her life in New York and Norfolk, VA. She retired from DePaul Hospital in Norfolk before moving to Danville. She was an avid reader, loved music, dancing, and...

Jean Gauldin

Jean Gauldin

Sep 10, 2017

Jean Sides Gauldin, 88, of 134 Hawthorne Drive, died Monday, October 9, 2017, following a three-year decline in health.  Mrs. Gauldin was born in Danville on February 7, 1929 to the late Gracie Barber Sides and Boyd Charlie Sides. She lived her entire life in Danville where she graduated from George Washington High School and attended Averett College. Prior to...

Millard Crumley

Millard Crumley

Sep 3, 2017

Mr. Millard Morton “Mort” Crumley, age 86, passed away peacefully at his home on March 9, 2017, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in in Bristol, Tennessee on June 6, 1930 to parents Morton Lewis Crumley and Genevieve Haynes Crumley. He had one sister, Genevieve Crumley Settle, who predeceased him.    Mort graduated from Virginia High School in Bristol,...

Kathleen Huggins

Kathleen Huggins

Aug 30, 2017

Kathleen Dale Adkins Huggins, of 1111 Main Street, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at SOVAH Health Danville.      Born in Pittsylvania County on January 14, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Claude Birman Adkins and Virgie Mae Adkins Adkins. On December 19, 1955 she married Theodore “Ted” Pollard Huggins who predeceased her on July 25, 1992.    In...

Michael Smith

Michael Smith

Aug 28, 2017

Michael Wayne Smith, age 60, passed away on Monday, August 28 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was the last child and only son born to Roger and Bertha Smith in Martinsville, Virginia on February 15, 1957.    After graduating from Martinsville High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served our country honorably for four years. Ever...

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