Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Frank Grogan
Feb 10, 2015
Frank Thomas "Tommy" Grogan IV, 32, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 2, 2015 in Greensboro, NC. He was born on May 12, 1983 in Danville, VA to his parents Dr. Frank T. Grogan, III and Cathy White Grogan. Tommy was a 2001 graduate of George Washington High School and a 2005 graduate of Virginia Tech, where he earned a...
Barbara Martin
Feb 1, 2015
Barbara Smith Martin, 65, of 175 Howeland Circle, died Jan. 2, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC, after several years of declining health. Born June 18, 1949 in Omaha, Neb, she was the daughter of the late Donald Cochran Smith and Marianna Palmer Smith. She attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Lincoln. In 1969 she...
Robert Fields
Jan 30, 2015
Robert "Bob" Travis Fields of Danville, Va., died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born March 24, 1932, in Danville, VA to the late Frances Travis Fields and Robert Keith Fields. He was preceded in death by an older brother Robert Keith Fields, Jr. who died in infancy. Bob graduated from George Washington High School...
George Ware
Jan 26, 2015
George "Wray" Ware, 71, of 937 Robertson Lane, Danville, VA was welcomed into God's presence on Monday, January 26th, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC after a sudden illness. He was born on December 28th, 1943 to the late Herbert D. and Helen Golden Ware. He was also predeceased by his father-in-law, Rayford W. Daniels and his sister-in-law,...
Nelson Tate
Jan 20, 2015
Nelson Oliver Tate of 229 Belaire Drive passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in the Select Specialty Hospital, Greensboro, NC after a decline in health for the past several months. Born June 8, 1927, in Pittsylvania County, VA he was the son of the late Oliver M. Tate and Dora W. Tate. Nelson had been a resident of the Danville...
Priscilla Beyer
Jan 18, 2015
Surrounded by her family, Priscilla Ashby Beyer, age 72, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 18th, 2015. Born on February 25th, 1942 to Fred James and Pernie Sizer Ashby, she was a lifelong resident of Danville, Virginia. A 1960 graduate of George Washington High School, Priscilla was called to the noble profession of nursing, receiving...
Sylvia White
Jan 18, 2015
Townes Funeral Home and Crematory assisting with local arrangements. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, VA. Telephone: 1.888.2893 is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Boyter
Jan 17, 2015
Margaret Ann Evans Boyter died Saturday at Danville Regional Medical Center after a decline in health. Before being admitted to the hospital she was a resident at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Mrs. Boyter was born in Rockingham Co., NC on September 15, 1927, a daughter of the late George Franklin (Tony) Evans and Elizabeth Alice Hughes Evans. She...
Mark Monge
Jan 17, 2015
Mark Henry Monge, 64, of Danville, VA, died on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Danville Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 14, 1950 in Queens, New York, to the late Florence and Henry Monge. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Rev. Kathleen Monge; his sister Jayne Monge Campbell of Danville, VA and brother George Monge...
Robert Yancey
Jan 14, 2015
On January 14, 2015, Robert Lee Yancey, 62, passed away at Danville Regional Medical Center after a seven year struggle with chronic illness. He was born on August 10, 1952 and preceded in death by parents Melvin Jackson Yancey and Eva Madeline Yancey of Danville, VA. He is survived by wife of 39 years, Deborah H. Yancey of Danville, VA,...
James Denny
Jan 14, 2015
James R. "Bob" Denny, Jr. died on January, 14, 2015 after a period of declining health. He was born in Danville, VA on February 3, 1925 to James R. and Sarah J. Denny, who predeceased him. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lois Lazenby Denny and his three sons, Jay (Judi), David (Karen) and John (Dianne). He...
Odie Elliott
Jan 13, 2015
Odie Irene Hamlett Elliott, 95, of Danville, died peacefully on January 13, 2015 in Chester, VA. Visitation will be held at Townes Funeral Home in Danville on Saturday, January 17, 2015 from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm. The funeral services will follow at 2:00 pm with Reverend Lamarr Mooneyham of The Tabernacle. There will be a private graveside service to...
Joyce Warren
Jan 11, 2015
Joyce Wooldridge Warren of 219 Salisbury Circle, Danville, VA died November 1, 2015 at Roman Eagle Memorial Home after a long illness. She was married for 58 years to the late Robert Franklin Warren, Sr. Born on April 6, 1935 in Appomattox County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Earl Wooldridge and Sydney Ferguson Wooldridge. She was...
Bruce Glass
Jan 10, 2015
Bruce Wallace Glass, 88, of 220 Lady Astor Place, Danville, VA passed peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Center after being in declining health for several years. Bruce was born on October 10, 1926 in Simco, Ontario Canada, a son of the late George Washington Glass and Marie Davis Glass. He was raised in...
Qingzhen Cong
Jan 5, 2015
Qingzhen Cong, age 64 died Friday, May 1, 2015 at her residence in Danville. She was born in Tianjin City, China on May 13, 1950, a daughter of Shuzhen Bao and Keqing Cong. She is survived by her husband; Guoan Cui and her daughter, Xin Cui both of Danville. Her cremains will be taken back to China at a later...
Robert Everett
Jan 1, 2015
Robert "Bob" Ray Everett, age 67 of Providence, NC, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, January 1, 2015, after a decline in health and a tough, strong battle. Bob was born on November 13, 1947, raised in Providence and a prominent figure of the community. He is the son of the late O.L. Everett & Gladys Shelton Everett....
Esther Ferrell
Dec 31, 2014
Esther "Sweet" P. Ferrell, age 96, of Danville, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014. She is survived by a brother, John Berkley Ferrell, of Chesapeake, Virginia, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. She had an extensive career at Dan River Mills and was a devoted member of West End Christian Church. The family...
Judy Oakes
Dec 28, 2014
Judy Adkins Oakes, age 72 died December 28, 2014 at the Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital in Hendersonville, NC after a decline in health. Before being admitted to the hospital she was a resident at the GoldenLiving Centers in Hendersonville, NC She was born in Danville, VA on May 28, 1942, a daughter of the late Luther Troy Adkins and...
Katherine Fitzgerald
Dec 23, 2014
Katherine Harris Fitzgerald, "Cappy", 96, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2014 after battling dementia for several years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Leonard Kennedy Fitzgerald, known as "Dinks." Cappy was born in Danville, Virginia on September 17, 1918, the second of four daughters born to Katherine and Malcolm Harris. She attended Stratford College....
Linwood Wyatt
Dec 20, 2014
Linwood O. Wyatt of 214 Gatewood Rd. Providence, NC passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Mr. Wyatt was born in Pittsylvania County on October 22, 1933 a son of the late George Ira Wyatt and Ora Brown Wyatt. He was married for 60 years to Barbara Smith Wyatt who survives. Mr. Wyatt worked as...
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