Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
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...
Mary Robertson
Dec 18, 2014
Mary Page Robertson, 88, residing in Sandusky, Ohio, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 18, 2014 in Providence Care Center of Sandusky, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mrs. Robertson was born on November 20, 1926 in Danville and was the daughter of the late Jesse C. Ray and Elva Cummings Ray. She was a homemaker...
Lucia Waters
Dec 17, 2014
Lucia Marie Ready Waters, age 78, of Danville, VA, passed away on December 17, 2014, at Carolinas Specialty Hospital in Charlotte, NC, after a long battle with cancer. Born December 17, 1936, she was the daughter of Dr. I. E. and Marguerite Ready. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Epps and Jud Ready....
Frank Turner
Dec 15, 2014
Dr. Frank Graber Turner died Monday, December 15, 2014 at Danville Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 13, 1930 in Lynchburg, VA, a son of Anderson Banks Turner and Dorothy Graber Turner of Danville. Dr. Turner was a graduate of George Washington High School, received his BA Degree from the University of Virginia and, while there, he was...
Sylvia South
Dec 13, 2014
Mrs. Sylvia Johnson South, age 76 of 222 Oak Creek Drive died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at her residence after a battle of five years with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born in Danville on October 8, 1938, a daughter of the late Thelbert Johnson and Helen Freeman Williams. Sylvia was retired as an aerobics instructor with the City of Danville...
O. Barbour
Dec 7, 2014
O.B. Barbour, Jr., 78 of 140 Brush Arbor Court was called to his heavenly home on July 12, 2014 at Danville Regional Medical Center after a decline in health. He was born in Danville VA on November 27, 1935, the son of the late Buford Barbour and Evelyn Warren Barbour. He retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 1997...
John Fox
Dec 7, 2014
John Joseph Fox, Jr., 66, of 496 Hawthorne Drive, died suddenly in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Beloved husband of Jane Leonard Fox and father of John Daniel of Winston-Salem, NC and Jessica Lynn of Raleigh, NC. John is survived by his mother Evalyn Marie Berlenbach and stepfather Francis Berlenbach of Toms River, NJ and siblings: Kathleen Harper...
Ernie Brumfield
Dec 6, 2014
Ernie Dean Brumfield, 61, passed away at his residence on June 12, 2014. He was born on March 14, 1953 in Danville to the late Albert and Hortense Brumfield. He is survived by his wife, Katherine Brumfield and a daughter, Shaleigh Brumfield.
William E. Haymes
Dec 6, 2014
William "Bill" Edmund Haymes, 92, of Richmond passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Westminster Canterbury Richmond. Bill was born on October 13, 1921, in Danville, Virginia, to the late William A. Haymes and Maude Hicks Haymes and was preceded in death by a brother, Richard L Haymes. He grew up and attended school in the Danville area...
Martha Gibson
Dec 5, 2014
Martha Leigh Gibson, a life-long resident of Danville, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 12, 2014, while a patient in Danville Regional Medical Center. Born December 21, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie George and Susie Ball Gibson. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her only brother, Louis. Miss Gibson...
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