Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Michael Travis Cockman
Jan 7, 2025
Michael Travis Cockman, 49 years old, passed away Tuesday January 7, 2025, at UVA University Hospital in Charlottesville, VA.
Michael was born October 3, 1975, in Greensboro, North Carolina, a son to the late Hurley and Theresa Cockman. He was of Christian Faith, and he worked in construction, finishing drywall since he was a teenager. He loved Nascar, fishing, and skateboarding...
William Frederick Haley, Jr.
Jan 5, 2025
William (Bill) Frederick Haley Jr., 77, went to his heavenly home on January 5, 2025. He started his worldly life on September 27, 1947, in Danville, Virginia, when he was born to William Frederick Haley Sr. and Rosemary Helman Haley, who predeceased him. Bill is survived by a loving and devoted wife, Carolyn Hill Haley; daughter, Cynthia Haley, Roanoke, VA;...
Sean Michael Gildea
Dec 28, 2024
Sean Michael Gildea, 61, passed away at home on December 28, 2024. He was born to the late Dennis and Sandra Gildea on September 16, 1963.
Sean was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps 1981 - 1991. He served in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War and Desert Storm. He retired with the rank of Sergeant. Sean attended several...
William Robert Wolford
Dec 25, 2024
William Robert Wolford, age 82, of Danville, Virginia, passed away suddenly and peacefully on Dec. 25, 2024.
Son of the late Freedith and Carles Wolford, Bill was born in Huntington, West Virginia, on July 12, 1942. He graduated from Marshall University and was recruited to teach in Danville Public Schools (DPS) in 1964. He earned graduate degrees from Lynchburg University and...
Betty Jean Baker
Dec 25, 2024
Betty Jean Baker, 91, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2024 at Roman Eagle Health and Rehab. She was born to the late Robert and Martha Kimpleton on May 21, 1933.
She loved her family and church. She was raised in Schoolfield with great friends and memories of growing up in that mill community. Schoolfield Baptist Church was a large part...
Mary Elizabeth Biddlestone
Dec 23, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Biddlestone passed away on December 23, 2024, at Chatham Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Chatham, Virginia.
Mary was born November 29, 1943, in Huntsville, Alabama. She was a graduate of George Washington High School in Danville, Virginia, the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and received her Master’s Degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ms. Biddlestone...
Dutches Morillo
Dec 22, 2024
Dutches was more than a dog, she was the best dog, my best friend.
“I love you because you are the bestest girl in the whole world. You are the prettiest girl in the whole world. You are the best guard doggy, you never let anything get to me, or grandma, or your sister. You are the sweetest girl, you don’t...
William Ronald Walker
Dec 22, 2024
William Ronald Walker, 87, of Providence, NC, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family after 3 years of declining health on December 22, 2024.
Ronald was born on July 29, 1937, in Roxboro, NC, a son of the late Woodrow Walker and Elsie Walker. He graduated from Cobb High School in Pelham, NC. He retired at 62 from McLean Trucking...
Charles "Chuck" Kaake
Dec 21, 2024
Charles “Chuck” Kaake, Jr., 68, of 2427 Mountain Hill Rd., Ringgold, VA, went Home to be with the Lord, on Saturday, December 21, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Chuck was born on March 22, 1956, in New Castle, WY, a son of the late Charles Leslie Kaake, Sr. and the late Wanda Thompson Kaake. His love of horses and...
Robert Whitney
Dec 18, 2024
On December 18th, 2024, Robert Carwile Whitney, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 69. Born on May 18th, 1955, to the late Lawrence Luther Whitney, Jr. and Virginia Colleen Moore, Robert lived a life filled with love, faith, and dedication. He built a remarkable 35-year career with UPS and was a faithful member of...
Brenda Parrish
Dec 17, 2024
Brenda Faye Johnson Parrish, 78 of Danville, VA died Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation after a decline in health over the past six months. Mrs. Parrish was born in South Boston, VA on June 21, 1946, a daughter of the late Aloys Newton Johnson and Roger Champion Johnson. Mrs. Parrish previously worked for Belk and as a...
Sally Fuller
Dec 11, 2024
Sally S. Fuller, 85, died on December 11, 2024, at her home. She was born to the late Ray Davis and the late Marion Ruffin Stephenson, on February 25, 1939, in Bishopville, South Carolina. Sally played basketball in high school and made many lifelong friends in Bishopville. In 1961, Sally graduated from Limestone college in Gaffney, South Carolina and later...
Judith Moore
Dec 11, 2024
Judith Kay McKinney Moore, 80, of Danville, Virginia, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday December 11, 2024. Kay was born on June 28, 1944 to two wonderful parents --- Lafayette Wadsworth McKinney Sr. & Katie Jones McKinney --- and was a loving sister to Lafayette W. McKinney Jr. aka “Sonny Boy”, Sherry Ann McKinney DiBagno, and...
Ruckus Swift
Dec 9, 2024
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