Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Virginia Montgomery
Mar 23, 2016
Virginia Allen Montgomery, 87, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born in Danville, VA on February 3, 1929, a daughter of the late Grover Allen and Mary Shumate Allen. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Rudolph Montgomery of Danville; a son, Bobby Lee Montgomery and his wife...
Frank Campbell
Mar 22, 2016
Dr. Frank Ross Campbell of 461 Maple Lane, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016. He was born on January 4, 1936 in Roanoke, VA, a son of the late Clarence and Frances Slayton Campbell. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Janet Hale Campbell; two daughters, Catherine Campbell Burgess and her husband Mike of Danville and Donna...
George Shields
Mar 15, 2016
George Hume Shields, Jr. of 150 Westmoreland Court, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016.He was born on August 24, 1923 in Danville, VA, a son of the late Lillian Bowman Shields and George Hume Shields, Sr. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 66 years, Leah Hagar Shields; two daughters, Karen Shields Luper of Richmond, VA and...
Richard Barkhouser
Mar 14, 2016
Richard Glenn Barkhouser, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 14, 2016 after several years of declining health. Born January 10, 1931 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Loren Everett Barkhouser and Helen Livingston Barkhouser. He was also predeceased by brother, Robert Loren, and sister, Nancy Jean, who both passed away...
Ruby Scott
Mar 14, 2016
Ruby Emma Simms Scott, 87, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016 in the Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born June 14, 1928 in Blairs, Va., a daughter of the late Charlie Estes Simms and Nettie Belle Martin Simms. Mrs. Scott lived in Danville and was employed most of her life with Dan River Mills, Inc. She...
George Lavinder
Mar 13, 2016
George Ballard Lavinder, Jr 83, of Martinsville and Danville, VA died March 13, 2016, after a short illness. He was born on November 7, 1932 in Danville, VA to the late George Ballard Lavinder, Sr. and Annie L. Travis Lavinder. He grew up in Danville, VA and graduated from George Washington High School in 1953. He proudly served in the...
Doris Pritchett
Mar 12, 2016
“The” Doris Lee Davis Pritchett, 90, of Stratford House, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Danville Regional Medical Center. “An inconvenience rightly looked upon becomes an adventure”. Born February 15, 1926 in Durham, NC, the daughter of the late Roger B. Davis and Eunice Hutchins Davis. She was predeceased by her husband of 54 years,...
Gretha Blake
Mar 6, 2016
Gretha “Mike” Blake passed away on June 3, 2106 at Stratford House in Danville, VA., where she had resided for 12 years. She was born in Asheville, NC on June 17, 1927 to Jesse Ivey Cuthriell and Gretha Lorane Feagen. She was married for 55 years to Ronald “RW” Blake of Fairfax, who preceded her in death in Leesburg, VA. ...
Inez Ball
Mar 3, 2016
Inez H. Ball, age 90, of Danville, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on September 15, 1925 in Mountain Valley to the late Lawrence Campbell and Lizzie Eanes Hankins. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband Calvin C. Ball, her son Michael Ray Ball, two brothers...
Michael Becher
Mar 1, 2016
Michael Becher died Tuesday as a result of complications from a recent illness, in Danville, VA Michael is survived by his loving wife, Mira; his adoring children, Jonathan, Emily, and David; four doting grandchildren; and the enduring smile which touched everyone he met. Dr. Becher was a quiet, unassuming man but should not be underestimated. Few knew he had two...
Paul Mcdaniel
Mar 1, 2016
Paul T. McDaniel Sr., age 75, died a peaceful death on Sunday Jan. 3, 2016 at Roman Eagle Nursing home after battling Parkinson and Alzheimer Disease for several years. Born February 19, 1940 to the late Grover P. McDaniel and Nancy B. McDaniel, he lived his entire life in Danville VA. Mr. McDaniel worked for over 35 years at Dan...
Mary Fulton
Feb 28, 2016
Mary Magnolia Jenkins Fulton resigned of her earthly life into the arms of her Lord on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the age of 83 at the Blue Ridge Hospice Care Center in Winchester, VA. She was born January 3, 1933 to late Nellie S. Jenkins and Clyde H. Jenkins, Sr. She was preceded in death of her husband Frank...
Marillyn Halstead
Feb 26, 2016
Marillyn V. Halstead, Danville, Va., passed from us on February 26, 2016. She was born on September 29, 1925 in Dovary, MN. She was predeceased by her husband, Claude Halstead Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Claudia Buccos (John), Fonda, NY; her son, Mark Halstead (Cynthia), Oldsmar, Fla; her sister, Lois Harvey, La Crosse, WI; her sister-in-law, Jan Lowe,...
Polly Scott
Feb 24, 2016
Polly Haymes Scott, 95, of Danville, passed from this life Wednesday, February 24, 2016, after a decline in health since August 2015. She was born October 30, 1920, in Ringgold, Virginia. Mrs. Scott was employed by Thalhimers Dept. Store and later First Citizen’s Bank, where she retired. She was a member of College Park Baptist Church where she served as...
Sharon Denny
Feb 23, 2016
Sharon Elizabeth Denny, age 56, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Danville Regional Medical Center after a decline in health. She was born in Danville on February 11, 1960, she was the daughter of Jack Thomas Denny and Betty Jean McClanahan Denny who survive of Danville. Sharon was an active member of Grace-Design United Methodist Church where she had...
Imojean Hopkins
Feb 22, 2016
Imojean Pizzino Hopkins, age 78 of Danville, died on Monday, February 22, 2016. She had been a resident at Holiday Village, in Danville and had been in declining health for several years. She was born on November 7, 1937 in Danville to the late Frank Pizzino Sr. and Addie Bowman Pizzino. She was predeceased by 2 brothers Wesley and Frank...
John Meyer
Feb 21, 2016
Dr. John Theodore Meyer, Danville, VA, died Sunday, February 21, 2016. He was born July 31, 1931, in Lisbon, Iowa to the late William F. Meyer and Anna Hagan Meyer. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Frances Jean Lovell Meyer. He is survived by his daughters Judith M. Greenwald and husband Lee of Columbia, MD,...
William Mccraw
Feb 21, 2016
Mr. William (Bill) Franklin McCraw, age 65, of 231 Oakmont Trail went to be with his Lord on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Veterans Medical Center in Durham, NC after a decline in health. He was born in Danville on December 8, 1950, a son of the late Willard Earl McCraw and Bernice Hayes McCraw. Mr. McCraw was a...
Thomas Bailey
Feb 15, 2016
Thomas Levagar Bailey, age 98, of Feridean Commons Assisted Living in Westerville, Ohio died, at home on February 15, 2016. He was born in Burlington, North Carolina on October 17. 1917 and lived most of his life in Danville, Virginia except for time spent in California for military duty. He spent his retirement time in Flager Beach, Florida and Smith...
John Mcgee
Feb 15, 2016
John Herndon McGee, age 82, of 128 Dyerwood Pl., Danville, Va., went to be home with our Lord on February 15, 2016, after being in declining health for several months. Mr. McGee was born on August 31, 1933, in Pelham, N.C., son of the late Edgar Fisher McGee and the late Gladys May Yeatts McGee. He was raised in the...
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