Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Patricia Schindler
Nov 14, 2018
Patricia Frances Schindler passed away on Wednesday, November 14th, 2018, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. Patricia was born on March 19, 1952 in Queens, NY, to John and Frances Schindler. She is predeceased by a sister Jacqueline Schindler Price. Patricia graduated from Uniondale High School in Uniondale, NY, in 1970. After she received a Bachelor degree in science...
Katherine Jeffress
Nov 11, 2018
Katherine Palmer Jeffress passed into eternal life on November 11, 2018 at Roman Eagle Nursing Home. She was born on August 19, 1920. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert O. Jeffress in 1985 and by her son, James H. Jeffress. She was a member of Keen Street Baptist Church for most of her life and was a hair dresser...
Michael Scott
Nov 9, 2018
Michael Lynn Scott, 48, of Dry Fork, VA, passed away on September 11, 2018. He was the owner of a successful business- Scott Auto Transport. He loved the open road and enjoyed riding his Harley. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family. He was a loving son, husband, father and friend. He was very hardworking and was a one...
Diane Bernstein
Nov 5, 2018
Diane Bernstein passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 at the age of 90, after a life filled with joy and adventures. She traveled extensively with her husband of 67 years, the late Leonard Bernstein, including a two-year sailing voyage. Born and raised in the Bronx, she also loved live performances, modern art, and New York Times crossword puzzles, which...
Linda Fetzer
Nov 3, 2018
Linda Gayle Jones Fetzer, born January 12, 1944 in Clewiston, FL, passed away peacefully to be with God and her beloved family at the age of 74 at her residence in Greensboro, NC on March 11, 2018. Prior to residing in Greensboro, Linda brightened the cities of Hendersonville and Raleigh, NC. Linda grew up in Danville, VA and graduated from...
Willa Carter
Nov 2, 2018
Willa Neal Yeaman Carter, 89, of 3345 Mt. Cross Rd., passed away on February 11, 2018, at Duke University Hospital following a stroke. Willa loved life, and she dedicated much of her time to her family, her church, and numerous other civic and social groups. She was born in Danville, VA on September 23, 1928 to James Fletcher and Ethel...
Mae Collins
Nov 1, 2018
Mae Brown Collins Memorial Video Beulah Mae Brown Collins, 86, passed away on Thursday afternoon, January 11, 2018 in the Roman Eagle Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Pittsylvania County, VA on January 11, 1932 a daughter of the late Eugene Brown and Beulah Mary Moss Brown. Mae was employed with Dan River, Inc. for 32 years...
Patricia Harris
Nov 1, 2018
Patty Harris, 60, of 329 Lindhurst Dr. Danville VA, passed away on Thursday afternoon, January 11, 2018. She was born in Washington D.C. on May 24, 1957 to the late Florence LaClair Samordic and Michael Samordic. Patty graduated from Saint Mary’s Academy High School in Alexandria, VA and in 1980, graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. ...
Richard Ramey
Nov 1, 2018
Richard Lee Ramey, Sr. died January 11, 2018 in Highlands, NC. He was born August 6, 1935 in Danville, VA, the son of the late Robert Homer and Helen Tesh Ramey. After graduating from NC State College in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Ramey was employed by Duke Power Company in Charlotte, NC for 35 years until his retirement in 1992. He...
June Burnett
Oct 30, 2018
June Clark Burnett, 81, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Riverside Health and Rehab Center. She was born on June 13, 1937, in Danville, VA, a daughter of the late John Henry Clark and Iva Chandler Clark. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, William Kermit Burnett. After high school she was a full-time homemaker, wife and...
Laurens Waymouth
Oct 27, 2018
Mr. Laurens Samuel Waymouth, age 83, of 149 Brook Circle died at his residence on Saturday, October 27, 2018 after a decline in health. Mr. Waymouth was born on January 20, 1935 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a son of the late John Francis Waymouth and Margaret Postell Waymouth. A veteran of the Vietnam War having served in the United...
Carolyn Perkinson
Oct 22, 2018
PERKINSON, Carolyn Turner, 99, of Commonwealth Senior Living at Stratford House 1111 Main Street Danville, VA, passed away quietly on October 22, 2018 after a brief illness. She was born on September 25, 1919 in Danville. She is predeceased by her parents Albert James Perkinson and Carolyn Turner Perkinson, and her brother James Waddill Perkinson. Carolyn was born, raised, and...
Helen Maddux
Oct 19, 2018
Helen Ross Maddux, 86, of Danville, Virginia died peacefully at home on October 19, 2019. Born in Frederick, Maryland as the daughter of Thelma Bowling Todd and George Johnson Ross, she attended Brenau College joining the Tri Delta sorority in Gainesville, Georgia before meeting Virginia Military Institute cadet F. Webb Maddux in Lexington, Virginia. Helen and Webb married in Frederick,...
Edward Polhamus
Oct 13, 2018
POLHAMUS, Dr. Edward Charles, Jr, died peacefully at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA, on October 13, 2018. Born March 22, 1948, in Hampton, VA, he was raised in Newport News, VA, where he graduated in 1966 as valedictorian from Ferguson High School. After earning his Bachelor of Science at Michigan State University and Master of Science at University of...
Stuart Adams
Oct 10, 2018
Mr. Stuart Seldon Adams, Jr., age 58, of South Chesterfield, VA died on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at Bon Secours Community Hospice House in Richmond after a decline in health for the past six months. He was born in Danville on March 15, 1960, a son of the late Stuart Seldon Adams, Sr. and Nancy Ellen Foster Adams. Stuart worked...
Barbara Hendrickson
Oct 8, 2018
Barbara Joyce Johnson Hendrickson passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018 at her home. She was born in Geneva County, Alabama, on August 25, 1938, and was predeceased by her parents Robbie Harris and Othar Leon Johnson; sisters Hazel Howell and Mary Veazy; and brother Harry Johnson. She is survived by her husband Mike Kelsey Hendrickson of the home; children...
George Pruitt
Oct 3, 2018
George Albert Pruitt, 68, of Pelham, NC went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Born on April 11, 1949, he was a son of the late George “Doc” and Hazel Mae Cook Pruitt. Albert was a member of Sheldon Baptist Church. He enjoyed being outdoors and especially mowing grass. He loved to be able to...
Robert Barber
Oct 2, 2018
Rev. Robert J. Barber, Jr. passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at his home in the loving company of his wife and two daughters. He was born December 21, 1927, in Reidsville, NC, a son of Robert and Maggie Barber. He completed studies at the Bible Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and began his ministry in Everman, Texas. ...
John Zechman
Sep 29, 2018
Mr. John H. Zechman, Jr. of 205 Salisbury Circle passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at home at the age of 90. He was born in Lebanon, PA on April 11, 1928 to the late J. Howard Zechman and Stella Hoke Zechman. At the age of seven his parents moved to McMinnville, TN. John was a graduate of Central...
Valeria Weadon
Sep 22, 2018
Elizabeth Valeria Hammock Weadon, age 79, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 in the Duke University Medical Center. She was born in Franklin County, Va. a daughter of the late Warrior C. Hammock and Cordie Huff Hammock. She had lived most of her life in Danville and was a member of Sandy Shores Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her...
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