Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Bette Blackwell
Oct 19, 2016
Bette Ricketts Blackwell, 81, lovingly known to all as "BeBe" of Danville, VA, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2016 at her home, after months of declining health. She was the daughter of John and Minnie Ricketts. As a native of Danville, she graduated George Washington High School in 1952. Soon after, she married the love of her life, Thomas...
Betty Lind
Oct 19, 2016
Betty Bruce Lind, age 74 passed away October 19, 2016 at her home after a short battle with cancer surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her parents Mick and Virginia Bruce Bradley, her husband Ed Lind and her son-in-law Pat Dougherty. She graduated from George Washington High School in 1960 and married Ed Lind in June of...
Mary Lambert
Oct 19, 2016
Mary Sue Hall Lambert was called home by her Heavenly Father early Wednesday morning, October 19, 2016 in Danville, VA. She was born on April 8, 1928 in Mt. Airy, NC to Pearl and Joe Hall, who predeceased her. Sue married the love of her life, Harry Lambert, on September 14, 1946 and they were married for 56 years until...
Patsy Boggs
Oct 19, 2016
Patsy Ann Cook Boggs passed away “at the ripe age of 39” on October 19, 2016, at Danville Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 23, 1928, in Danville, VA, to Vesper Lee Cook and Georgia Mae Porter Cook. She is survived by her loving husband, James Boggs, who she married on December 25, 1946; brother Don Cook; daughter,...
E. Tanksley
Oct 18, 2016
E. G. Tanksley, age 96, died Thursday morning, October 18, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. “T”, as he was known by his friends and co-workers, was born August 3, 1920. He was son of Ernest G. and Lucy Lewis Tanksley. He was a resident of the Keeling community until he married Melba Gosney and they...
Florence Gery
Oct 8, 2016
Florence Farmer Gery of 122 North Woodberry Avenue, Danville, VA died Wednesday August 10, 2016 at Danville Regional Medical Center after a three year decline in health. She was born June 13, 1940 in Halifax County Virginia to the late Maynard Ewell Farmer and the late Evelyn Hall Farmer. Miss Flo, as she was affectionately known by her coworkers and...
Elizabeth Lunsford
Oct 6, 2016
Elizabeth Carter Lunsford, 58, of 175 Hawthorne Drive, Danville, Virginia passed away on June 10, 2016. Liz was born on February 12, 1958 and was the cherished daughter of the late Everett E. Carter, Jr. and the late Bettie C. Carter. She was born and raised in Danville, Va. where she spent most of her life. She is survived by ...
Nancy Anderson
Oct 5, 2016
Nancy “Juanita” Anderson, age 68 of 1608 Glenn Street died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Danville Regional Medical Center. She was born in Danville on September 23, 1947, a daughter of the late Everett Hampton Hall and Sallie Lloud Hall. If ever there was an angel on earth it would be Juanita. She loved all animals and people and was...
Bernice Elliott
Oct 4, 2016
Bernice Patterson Elliott, age 86 of 156 Forestdale Place, Danville, died April 10, 2016 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Born, September 23, 1929 in Pittsylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Ira Stanford Patterson and Kate Norton Patterson. She was a member of Mount Olivet United Methodist Church. She graduated from Whitmell Farm Life School and attended Averett...
James Brown
Oct 1, 2016
James L. “Pete” Brown, age 85, of 109 Canterbury Road, Danville, died Sunday, January 10, 2016, at his residence. Born on August 28, 1930, in Danville, Virginia, he was the son of Mary Virginia and Witcher Norman Brown of the city. He was married to the former Doris Jean Orrell of Danville. Pete attended Schoolfield High School, and was a...
Robert Walker
Sep 30, 2016
Alan Walker (1956-2016) Robert Alan Walker of Richmond Virginia passed away September 30, 2016. He was born on July 18, 1956 in Danville Virginia to Daniel T. Walker, Sr. of Reidsville and Lois C. Walker, deceased. Alan graduated George Washington High School in 1974 and attended VCU in Richmond, Va. He received his Associate in Applied Science in Business Computer...
Virginia Bates
Sep 27, 2016
Frances Bates, age 99, a longtime resident of Pittsylvania County and the Danville area, died on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Center where she had lived since 2010. Frances was born on January 23, 1917 in Bedford County, VA to the late John D. and F. Lillian (Saunders) Cassidy. She leaves behind to mourn her...
Pleasant Shields
Sep 25, 2016
SHIELDS, Pleasant C. “P.C.,” of Richmond, died September 25, 2016. P.C. was born July 12, 1917, at Dry Fork, Va. He was the son of the late W. Haile and Lucy C. Shields. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 74 years, Hazel Parrott Shields; sisters, Minnie Shields Harris and Elizabeth Shields Davis;...
Joan Crews
Sep 18, 2016
Joan (Billie) Dameron Crews passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Danville Regional Medical Center. She was born December 13, 1933 and was married for 57 years to John Thomas Crews until his passing in 2011. The daughter of William Reid Dameron and Dottie Marie Dameron Short, she is survived by her three children: Amy Crews Baxter (husband Dave) of...
William Burnett
Sep 17, 2016
William Kermit Burnett, 78, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Riverside Health and Rehab Center. He was born on June 22, 1938 in Cedar Bluff, VA a son of the late Richard Albert Burnett and Mary Leanna Hurt Burnett. Bill is survived by his wife, Iris June Clark, whom he married on January 31, 1958. After graduation from high...
Michael Brizendine
Sep 16, 2016
Mr. Michael William Brizendine, age 45 died Friday, September 16, 2016 at his residence after a decline in health. He was born in Lynchburg, VA on November 19, 1970, a son of Larry Chester Brizendine and Linda Catlett Brizendine. He was a computer technician. Besides his parents Michael is survived by his wife of the home, Angela Dawn Dobyns Brizendine,...
Margaret Chandler
Sep 15, 2016
Margaret Anne “Tootie” Chandler was called home to meet her Heavenly Father on the morning of September 15, 2016. She was in declining health for three years. Mrs. Chandler was predeceased by her mother Frances Nichols and her father Walter Nichols Sr. She was also predeceased by her brother Walter Nichols Jr. She is survived by her husband Raymond Chandler...
Jack Neal
Sep 10, 2016
Jack L. Neal, Jr. born March 24, 1943 passed away peacefully October 9, 2016 at the age of 73. Jack was born in Danville, Va to Etta Mae Holbrooke Neal and Jack L. Neal, Sr. Jack grew up in Danville, VA. He graduated from George Washington High School in Danville, VA and his most beloved Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem,...
James Carr
Sep 10, 2016
James D. “Jim” Carr passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 9, 2016. He was born in Danville, VA on February 19, 1925 to the late John Wesley Carr and Lilly Bennett Carr. In addition to his parents, Jim was predeceased by his first wife, Genevieve Hawkins Carr, his second wife, Helen Traynham Carr, whom he enjoyed several years of retirement...
Marion Comer
Sep 6, 2016
Marion (Bud) Comer, went to Heaven on June 9, 2016, at Danville Regional Medical Center, after being in declining health for the past couple of years. He was born January 8, 1927, in Charleston, Illinois, the son of Glen and Eva Comer. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by his wife, Ruth Comer. After his enlistment in...
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