Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Geneva Carden
Apr 28, 2019
Geneva Mason Carden, age 92 died Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Sovah Health-Danville. Before being admitted to the hospital she was a resident at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center for the past five years. Mrs. Carden was born in Bassett, VA on October 17, 1926, a daughter of the late Willie Lipscomb Mason and Maude Jarrett Mason. A resident...
Ernest Payne
Apr 26, 2019
Ernest K. Payne, 89, of 262 Arnett Blvd., Danville, VA, died on April 26, 2019 after a brief decline in health. Ernest was the son of James H. Payne and Lessie Prather Payne. Ernest married Ruth Slaughter on July 16, 1947, who predeceased him on January 18, 2009. He retired from Goodyear Tire. He was of Baptist faith. Ernest served...
Anna Hayden
Apr 20, 2019
Mrs. Anna Owen Hayden of Danville, Va. passed away on April 20, 2019. She was born in Pittsylvania County, Va. on February 26, 1921 a daughter of the late James T. Owen and Georgianna Crane Owen. She was married to Johnson “Jack” Hayden who predeceased her on September 15, 1998. Mrs. Hayden is survived by her daughter, Alice Tucker. She...
Hilda Blair
Apr 20, 2019
Hilda Hylton Blair January 15, 1927 – April 20, 2019 Hilda Hylton Blair, 92, of 2537 Hinesville Road, Danville VA passed away on April 20, 2019. Hilda was born January 15, 1927 in Cocoa Beach FL, daughter of Charles D Hylton Sr. and Elsie Owen Hylton. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Wade Thomas Blair Jr. Hilda was a lifetime...
Marjorie Whitmore
Apr 20, 2019
Marjorie Foltz Whitmore, 96, formerly of Stratford House, passed away at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, on Saturday, April 20, 2019. She was born on September 12, 1922 in Broadway, Va. to the late Rena and Emmett Foltz. On January 2, 1942, she married Alden W. Whitmore, who predeceased her on October 10, 1980. They moved to Danville...
Patricia Vipperman
Apr 19, 2019
On April 19, 2019, Patricia “Tranny” Mansfield Royster Vipperman, 75, of 137 Clifton Street, went to her Heavenly Home. She was born October 16, 1943 to the late John F. and Martha W. Mansfield. She lived most of her life in Danville. In 1996 she married the late Douglas W. Vipperman and spent several years in the Sutherlin area taking...
Erica Mann
Apr 16, 2019
Erica Nicole Mann, 38, of 304 Dogwood Drive, Danville, passed peacefully from this world to her heavenly home on April 16, 2019, at Hospice of the Piedmont in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was born in Danville, Virginia, on June 20, 1980, the daughter of Gary and Debbie Mann and was the joy of their lives. She attended Danville Public Schools and...
Linwood Phelps
Apr 14, 2019
Our hearts are broken to announce, that Linwood Charles Phelps died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 14, 2019 in Salisbury, NC. Linwood was born July 23, 1941, in Pittsylvania County, the eldest of 5 children born to the late Charlie Phelps and Annie Ruth Turner Phelps. On May 15, 1993, he married his wife, Valerie Davis Phelps, who survives. He is...
William Crawford
Apr 12, 2019
On Wednesday, December 4, 2019, William "Billy" Wayne Crawford passed away peacefully at his home. Billy was born on May 16, 1943 in Danville, VA to Raymond B Crawford and Irene Neely. He graduated from George Washington High School. After graduating, Billy served his country in the Army National Guard. Billy was a successful business owner in the trucking and...
Mabel Lewis
Apr 9, 2019
Mabel Dalton Lewis passed away on September 4, 2019 at the age of 95 at her home in Danville, VA. She was born in Pittsylvania County, VA on May 18, 1924 and is survived by her husband James A. Lewis to whom she was married for 76 years. She is also survived by her children, Patsy Barr (John), Nancy Lindsey,...
Lee Norman
Apr 1, 2019
Lee Myers Norman died peacefully in Danville, Virginia, on January 4, 2019. She was born August 7, 1939 in Danville, Virginia and lovingly raised by her grandparents E.W. and Lucy Myers. She attended Stratford College and Queens College and graduated in 1961 with a degree in Sociology. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church and Director of the...
Alan Sands
Mar 29, 2019
Alan Forster Sands, 75 of Danville, Virginia passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Facility after a battle with brain cancer. Alan was born on September 8, 1943 in Miami, Florida to the late Elmer Samuel Sands and Sylvia Bailey Forster Sands. Alan is survived by his wife Nancy Marie Polick Sands, who...
Mozelle Robinson
Mar 29, 2019
Mozelle Drumwright Robinson passed away at Roman Eagle Memorial Home, where she had been a resident for the past two years, on Friday, March 29, 2019. She was born on May 29, 1924, in Danville, the daughter of William P. Drumwright and Gertrude Gilleland Drumwright. She attended Danville Public Schools. On February 2, 1946, she married Raymond S. Robinson. Mozelle...
Marjory Wiggs
Mar 27, 2019
Marjory Hardy Wiggs, 95, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Our Lady of Hope in Richmond, VA. Marjory was born in Danville, VA on October 9, 1923 to Rose Roberts and Joseph Edmunds Hardy. She retired from General District Court as Deputy Clerk after 26 years of service. She was a proud member of Trinity United Methodist Church,...
Darlene Mort
Mar 26, 2019
Darlene Marie Adams Mort, 68, of Danville passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, after a long-term illness. Darlene was born April 7, 1950, in Akron, Ohio. She is survived by her children, Desiree Kuhn and E. T. Eberts, both of Onancock, VA; and grandchildren, John Hall of Centreville, VA, Alyssah Kuhn of Onancock, VA, Wesley and Aidan Eberts...
Judy Owen
Mar 25, 2019
After a brief illness, Judy Brandon Owen, of Danville, VA, passed away at home on March 25, 2019 surrounded by her two sons and sister. While Judy's almost 68 years on earth were much too short, the impact she had on those who were fortunate enough to know her was immense. She was born in South Boston, VA, on March...
Lorraine Collie
Mar 25, 2019
view Lorraine Collie Memorial Tribute On Monday, March 25, 2019, Lorraine Collie, devoted wife and loving mother of two sons, passed away at 92. Lorraine was born on April 7, 1926 in Danville, VA to Mattie and Harry Taylor. Like many of her generation, Lorraine was proud to say she spent her entire life in the Danville community. She graduated...
Acie Brooks
Mar 24, 2019
Who plants a seed beneath the sod, and waits to see, believes in God. Surrounded by his loving family, Acie Billings Brooks, Jr. passed away March 24, 2019 at SOVAH Health in Danville, Va. He was born April 15, 1948 in Danville, to the late Patty Mae Saunders and Acie B Brooks, Sr. He was also predeceased by his Labrador...
John Waggoner
Mar 24, 2019
John (Andy) Andrew Waggoner Sr., 98, of Commonwealth Stratford House died on March 24, 2019. He was born in Richwood, West Virginia on May 11, 1920, the son of Carrie Lou Waggoner and Alvin Waggoner. Andy was raised on a farm in West Milford, West Virginia. His college years were interrupted by World War II. He served in the United...
Edgar Booth
Mar 24, 2019
Edgar Arnold Booth, age 81, passed away peacefully after battling Dementia/Alzheimers on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at SOVAH Health Danville Hospital in Virginia. He was born on August 7th, 1937, in Danville, VA to Dorothy Giles Booth and Albert Edgar Booth. He married Chantal Bette on February 23, 1977, and was a very loving and devoted husband. He was a...
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