Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Gladys Moorefield
Jun 2, 2022
Gladys Hall Moorefield, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022. She was born on March 16, 1925 in the Kentuck community of Pittsylvania County, a daughter of the late John Anderson Hall and Eva Lovelace Hall. She departed this life to join her husband of 65 years, Harold N. Moorefield, who passed away on February 16, 2012. In addition to...
Clarice Price
May 27, 2022
Clarice Brumfield Hundley Price passed away at Brookedale Danville Piedmont on May 27, 2022, at the age of 99. She was born in Chatham, Virginia on February 6, 1923, to Beverly C. and Pocahontas Grant Brumfield. She was predeceased by two husbands, Malcolm J. Hundley, whom she married on June 26, 1941; and Clifford L. Price, whom she married on...
Zuben Postvala
May 25, 2022
Zuben “Zuby” Adi Postvala, 63, of Danville, VA, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. He was born on March 14, 1959, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, to the late Adi Jimmy Postvala and the late Perin Limithwala Postvala. He worked in sales and jewelry design at Diamond District Jewelry in Greensboro, NC. He loved his job and his clients loved...
Edward Smith
May 25, 2022
Edward Dwight Smith died on May 25, 2022 at the age of 99. He was born May 1, 1923, in Wake County NC, on a tobacco farm, where he grew up with 6 brothers and 2 sisters - all have preceded him in death. Ed served in the Navy during WWII in both the European and Pacific theaters. As a...
John Torrence
May 23, 2022
John Robert Torrence Jr. died on May 23, 2022. He is survived by his sister Barbara Torrence Kent of Savannah, GA formerly of Danville, VA. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday June 1, 2022 2:00PM at Mountain View Cemetery. Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main Street, is serving the Torrence family. Online condolences can be made...
Shirley Duncan
May 17, 2022
Shirley Anne Grogan Duncan of Lebanon, OH passed away on May 17, 2022 at the age of 92. Born in Danville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Frank Thomas Grogan, Sr. and Eva Mae Travis Grogan. A graduate of George Washington High School, Shirley received an Associate Degree from Averett College, a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from...
Marion Wardle
May 14, 2022
Marion Ann Wardle was born in Philadelphia, PA, on 10 August 1943 to William Dodson Wardle and Laura Evelyn (Watson). Her parents were British and her father served as a marine surveyor for Lloyds of London Insurance. Due to company policy her family relocated every 4 years or so. Marion therefore lived in Long Island, NY, Newport News, VA, Aruba...
Theresa Meyers
May 8, 2022
Theresa H. Meyers, 61, passed away on August 5th, 2022, due to an ongoing illness. She was born on September 6th, 1960, in Norfolk, VA, to Russell and Lynda Beach. She graduated college with an Associates degree in Accounting. She was a free spirit with a gentle heart. She was usually the smallest person in the room but held a...
Marion Cooper
Apr 30, 2022
Marion Gladys Fleming Cooper, 91, of 188 Walters Mill Rd., Providence, NC, went Home to be with the Lord, on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at her residence, after a brief decline in health. Mrs. Cooper was born on June 2, 1930, in Amelia, VA, a daughter of the late Cleo Vaughn Fleming and the late Bertha Porter Fleming. She was...
Anne Williams
Apr 23, 2022
Anne Willard Dodson Williams, 91, passed on to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, April 23, 2022. She had been residing at the Roman Eagle Nursing Home in Danville, Virginia. Born on November 21, 1930, in Danville, Anne was the daughter of the late Cephas Willard Dodson and Anice Clarke Adams Dodson. She attended Mary Washington University before she...
Neal Gilliam
Apr 13, 2022
Neal Glenn Gilliam, 69, walked into the light and the arms of our Savior Wednesday, April 13, 2022 after a short battle with cancer. Neal was born on March 6, 1953, in Providence, North Carolina, a son of the late James Woodrow Gilliam and the late Una Garrison Gilliam. He grew up in Shady Grove United Methodist Church. He was...
Robert Wooding
Apr 9, 2022
Robert Wooding, 71, passed away peacefully on September 4. He is predeceased by his parents, Robert and Mary Wooding of Danville Va., and two brothers, Sydney Wooding and William Wooding. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Wooding, two step-sons, Daniel Sanders and Charles Sanders, and his sister, Nan Wooding Turner. Robert was reared in Danville Va. and attended George...
Roy Younger
Apr 9, 2022
Roy Preston Younger, age 88, of 233 Wyndover Drive passed away at his residence on September 4, 2022. He was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church for 57 years and is presently a member at Faith Memorial Baptist Church. Roy was born on May 30, 1934, to the late Raleigh Jackson Younger and Mattie Johnson Younger in Chartlotte County,...
Henry Langston
Apr 3, 2022
Henry Jerome “Pete” Langston, Jr. passed away Friday afternoon, March 4, 2022 in Roman Eagle Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Danville on June 8, 1925 a son of the late Dr. Henry J. Langston and Edna Tyner Langston. Pete was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He loved music...
Sherrill Pickeral
Mar 28, 2022
Sherrill Ray Pickeral, 77, went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 28, 2022, at Duke University Medical Center. Sherrill Pickeral was born on March 22, 1945, in Danville, VA, to the late Rodney and Juanita Pickeral. He lived his entire life in Danville except for the years he served in the US Army. He proudly served in...
Roger Bayes
Mar 26, 2022
Roger Lee Bayes, 65 of Danville, VA went to be with the Lord on Saturday March 26, 2022 peacefully at his home with his daughter by his side. Roger was born on January 21, 1957 to Janie Bayes Hopkins (Bill Hopkins) and the late Henry J. Bayes of Danville, VA. He is survived by his daughter Crystal Guill and husband...
Una Howe
Mar 23, 2022
Una Soyars Howe passed away on March 23, 2022. Born in Rockingham County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Willie Hay Soyars and Nellie Katherine Chilton Soyars. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, George LaVern Howe. Una and George moved to Danville in 1970, where Una was active in The Wednesday Club,...
Louise Ogden
Mar 23, 2022
Louise Rawley Ogden, residing at The Addison of Knightdale, NC, formerly of Danville, VA and Pelham, NC died, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. She was preceded in her death by her husband Victor Price Ogden USMC Retired, brothers: Frank Rawley Sr., Ernest Rawley, Albert Rawley, and John Rawley. Born 7/24/1927 in Pelham, NC, she was the daughter of Charles Ernest Rawley...
Margaret Calos
Mar 21, 2022
Margaret Alice Dobbins Calos, age 95, departed this earthly life on March 21, 2022. Born on March 18, 1927 in High Point, NC, she was the ninth child of James Hanon and Lula Adeline Burton Dobbins. After graduating from Allen Jay High School in 1944 she trained as a Western Union operator. She was assigned to work in their Danville,...
Mark Light
Mar 20, 2022
Mark Anthony Light, 57, of Danville, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Born on December 18, 1964, he was a son of Albert Andrew Light and the late Birdie Mae Owens Light. Mark loved working with his hands and he was proud to call himself a precision machinist. He loved finding out information about cars by dissecting them and...
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