Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
William Funk
Nov 16, 2015
William H. Funk III went to meet God on November 16th. He is survived by his loving wife Judy of 62 years and son William H. Funk IV of Richmond. Bill was transferred from Petersburg to Danville in 1967 as District Manager for Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co. He was very active in St. Joseph's Church in Petersburg and Sacred...
Gayle Wilmoth
Nov 15, 2015
Gayle Maitland "Bubba" Wilmoth Jr. passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the Duke University Hospital, Durham, N. C. after a decline in health. He was predeceased by his parents Ann Wilmoth and Gayle Wilmoth Sr. of Danville. He is survived by his son, Barry Lane Wilmoth of Danville; a sister, Pamela Wilmoth Fritz (Gary) of South Carolina; and two...
Mack Stewart
Nov 10, 2015
Mack Carson Stewart, 82, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 in the Carilion Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia, on October 26, 1932, a son of the late James W. Stewart and Harriett S. Stewart. Mack was a veteran of the Korean War and served in the United States Navy. He was an active member...
Jeanette Woods
Nov 9, 2015
PURLEY, NORTH CAROLINA - Jeanette Stinson Woods, surrounded by family in the comfort of her home, passed away peacefully at the age of 79 on September 11, 2015. Over the years, Jeanette battled Hodgkin's lymphoma, meningitis, stroke, heart failure, and most recently, kidney cancer. She faced each illness with courage and always greeted others with her sweet spirit and beautiful...
William Evans
Nov 8, 2015
William Crawford Evans, Jr., 83, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 in Danville, VA. He was born on April 27, 1932 in Danville, the son of the late William Crawford Evans, Sr. and Ocie Harrison Evans. He was retired from Danville Regional Medical Center, where he worked in the maintenance department. He is survived by a granddaughter, Racheal Elizabeth...
Eliza Phillips
Nov 2, 2015
Eliza Bernice Wright Phillips, age 93 died, Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the Chatham Health and Rehabilitation Center after a decline in health. She had been a resident there for the past two and one-half years. Mrs. Phillips was born February 18, 1921 in Franklin County, a daughter of the late Waddie James Wright and Eliza Jane Mullins Wright. She...
Ruth Callahan
Nov 2, 2015
Ruth Dodson Fowlkes Callahan passed away peacefully on February 11, 2015. She was 88 years old and lived a wonderful life being loved by two husbands, Jackson Lewis Fowlkes, the father of her children who passed away November 26, 1966 and Edwin (Bay) Callahan who passed away April 26, 2004. Ruth was a co-owner of the Continental Food Shoppe with...
Lucile Green
Nov 1, 2015
Lucile Gibson Green passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Danville, VA. She was born in Sampson County, NC on March 22, 1927. Cile was the daughter of Dr. Arthur Vann Gibson and Kate Wootten Gibson. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard Peyton Green, Jr., and her grandson, Austin Middleton Green. She...
Linda Cox
Oct 31, 2015
Linda Harper Cox, 73, of 233 Mowbray Arch, Danville, Virginia, died on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at her home. Born October 30, 1942, in Danville, she was the daughter of Robert Edward Lee Harper and Elsie Pollok Harper. On July 31, 1965, Linda married Carlton H. Cox, her high school sweetheart. They enjoyed celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary with family...
Stuart Craig
Oct 24, 2015
Stuart Laurens Craig, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died Saturday, October 24, 2015. He was born on August 3, 1926, the son of the late Mary de Saussure Craig and Dr. Stuart Lessley Craig in New York, New York. Stuart was a graduate of Woodberry Forest School, Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia Law School. On August 19,...
Earl Moore
Oct 19, 2015
Earl Garrett Moore, 78, of Ringgold, VA passed Monday, October 19, 2015 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born on January 12, 1937 in Halifax County. He was a son of the late George Moore and Mary Belcher Moore. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife Mary S. Moore of the home, a son Tony Moore, a daughter Tammy...
Vincent Beyer
Oct 17, 2015
Vincent Charles Beyer passed away Saturday October 17, 2015 at the Brookdale Stokesland of Danville at the age of 95. Mr. Beyer was born February 13, 1920 in Newark, New Jersey. He was the son of the late Charles Beyer, Jr. and Mary Ann Rittweger Beyer. Before moving to Danville in 1973 he was a general contractor in Belmar, New...
Richard Moss
Oct 13, 2015
Richard Donald Moss, 83, of 369 Rocky Knoll Lane, passed away Tuesday evening, October 13, 2015 at his residence. He was born on December 2, 1931, in Pittsylvania County, Va. a son of the late Oscar Robert Moss and Mary Olive Young Moss. Richard was married on February 6, 1953 to the former Carolyn Meadors who passed away on January...
Peggy Newby
Oct 5, 2015
Peggy Slaughter Newby, age 82, of Chatham passed on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Danville Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Pittsylvania Co, VA on February 5, 1933 to the late Willie Bobbitt and Virginia Bobbitt Milaum. She was predeceased by her sister Betty Bobbitt Phillips and survived by her brother Jimmy Wade Bobbitt. She...
James Gauldin
Oct 3, 2015
James Thomas Gauldin Sr., 89, of 134 Hawthorne Drive, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Danville Regional Medical Center following a recent decline in health. Mr. Gauldin was born in Danville on March 19, 1925 to the late Hilda Minter Gauldin and William Everett Gauldin. He lived his entire life in Danville where he graduated from George Washington High School...
Cathy Dillard
Oct 3, 2015
Cathy Lollis Murray Dillard, age 50 of 1030 Powell Lane, Alton, Virginia, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015. She was born on March 12, 1964 to Shirley Munford Lollis who survives, and the late Charles Neal Lollis. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Wayne Dillard of Alton, Va. She is also survived by her sons, James "Allen" Smith, and wife...
Benjamin Toler
Sep 30, 2015
Benjamin Louis Toler, 31, passed away at Danville Regional Medical Center on September 30, 2015. He was born in Danville, Va. to parents Laura Gosney Toler and William Lee Toler. Ben spent his entire life in Danville. He was an avid sports fan, full of love and compassion and loved to make people smile. He loved his family and children...
Alma Greenberg
Sep 29, 2015
Born March 22, 1930, Alma Jo Greenberg, 85, of Danville, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on September 29, 2015. Preceded in death by her husband Dr. Milton Greenberg, and parents Dale R. and Mary Lou Price, she is survived by her brother, Raymond Dale (Solfrid) Price, her children Dr. Lisa (Bob) Plazzo, Dale (Rich) Nicholas, Susan (Frankie) Jones,...
Jacqueline Motley
Sep 27, 2015
Jacqueline (Jackie) Inman Motley, age 84 died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Piney Forest Health and Rehabilitation Center after being in declining health for the past several years. Mrs. Motley was born in Pittsylvania County on November 1, 1930, a daughter of the late Henry Washington Inman and Lillian Giles Inman Klein. Mrs. Motley was a member of Stokesland United...
Ruth Newton
Sep 25, 2015
Ruth Christie Newton, of Danville VA, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Ruth was born September 19, 1925 in Hartford CT., to the late Ruth and Stewart Christie. Ruth was a founding member of the Bloomfield CT, Federation of Women's Club as well as the East Lyme Federation of Women's Club. She was...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries when they are posted.
About Townes Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries and Tributes
Townes Funeral Home & Crematory offers a collection of obituaries for Danville, VA. With services throughout Virginia that are updated regularly. Find local Danville, Virginia obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies.
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss