Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Willie Barker
Mar 26, 2018
Willie Greenwood “Bill” Barker, Jr., 81, took his final tee time on Monday, March 26, 2018 in Danville, Virginia following a brief illness. He was born to Willie Greenwood and Janie Talley Barker on February 21, 1937. In addition to his parents, Bill was predeceased by his son, Willie Greenwood Barker, affectionately referred to by Bill as “Little Billy”, and...
Harold Baggerly
Mar 25, 2018
Harold Langston Baggerly, 82, of 131 Charles Towne Drive, passed away on Sunday morning, March 25, 2018. He was born in Danville, Va. on June 6, 1935, a son of the late John T. Baggerly and Cora Soyars Baggerly. Harold had a 44 year career as a long distance driver for several freight companies and retired from the ABF Freight...
Gloria Tanksley
Mar 23, 2018
Gloria Tanksley, 79, of Danville, wife of William E. Tanksley passed away on March 23, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Floyd and Lucille Brown Shumate. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her two children, William L. Tanksley and Vanessa Dodson (Wayne); and four grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 26, 2018...
Chantal Booth
Mar 19, 2018
Chantal Bette Booth, age 63, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 19th, 2018 at SOVAH Health Danville Hospital in Virginia. She was born October 14th, 1954 in Belgium to Madeleine Marie (Bréda) and Richard Bette. She married Edgar A. Booth on February 23rd, 1977 and was a very loving and devoted wife. She farmed, enjoyed canning foods, playing cards and...
Ailene Stone
Mar 17, 2018
Ailene Jones Stone, 90, of 2100 Brandermill Parkway, Midlothian, Virginia, passed away after being in declining health for the past three months on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Ailene was born on December 6, 1927, in Danville, Virginia. She was the daughter of Harley Roscoe Jones and Elsie Brown Jones. Ailene was a faithful member of Moffett Memorial Baptist Church all...
Jin Hines
Mar 14, 2018
Jin Cho Hines of 255 Vicar Place, Danville, VA, passed away at Duke Hospital on March 14, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Jin was born on September 1, 1945 to her late father Byung-Jae Cho and her mother Kwang-Soon Kim in Seoul, South Korea. Jin was the youngest of seven children. In addition to her parents, she was...
Mabel Everett
Mar 11, 2018
Mabel Payne Everett, 100, passed away at SOVAH Danville Regional Hospital on Saturday, November 3, 2018. She was last survivor of her immediate family. She was born on April 2, 1918 in the Whitmell community of Pittsylvania County, to the late Otis Meade Payne and Ora Wells Payne. She was married to Earl Warren Everett who predeceased her on June...
Jean Brown
Mar 10, 2018
Jean Orrell Brown, age 89, formally of Danville, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at Brookdale, Roanoke. Born on July 6, 1929, in Danville, Virginia, she was the daughter of Kent and Grace Orrell. She was married to James L. “Pete” Brown, who preceded her in death. She was a graduate of George Washington High School. Jean worked with...
Darrell Oakes
Mar 1, 2018
Darrell “Wayne” Oakes, 81, husband of Mary Ann Oakes, of Morehead City, NC, passed away on January 3, 2018. Born in Pittsylvania County, VA, he was a son of the late Oscar Douglas and Ruby Owen Oakes. Wayne served in the United States Army and had a great love of music and enjoyed singing in his church choir. He also...
Delma Smith
Feb 28, 2018
Delma Murphy Smith of 2557 Wilkerson Road in Ringgold, VA passed away at the age of 91 on February 28, 2018. She was born August 20, 1926 in Pittsylvania County to the late K.S. Murphy Sr. and Sadie Murphy. Prior to becoming a homemaker, she was briefly employed by Dan River Mills and the U.S. Post Office. She is survived...
Otha Taylor
Feb 27, 2018
Otha G. Taylor age 98 passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, after a brief illness. Mr. Taylor, a lifelong resident of Danville is survived by his wife, Bonnie P. Taylor, a daughter Arline T. Dawson and her husband Phil of Stephens City , Virginia ,a stepson Ken Pritchard and his wife Katrina of Portsmouth, Virginia ,grandson, Ward Dawson and...
Mary Rudder
Feb 22, 2018
Mary Ellen Owen Rudder, 88, of Danville, passed away at home on February 22, 2018. She was born on March 6, 1929, in Danville, a daughter of the late Thomas Hester Owen and Willie Bray Owen. On April 8, 1950, she married Lew Jefferson “Jeff” Rudder, Sr., who passed away on July 16, 1985. In addition to her parents and...
Melchor Mallare
Feb 22, 2018
Dr. Melchor “Mel” Pulido Mallare, Sr. passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018, at the age of 92 in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, surrounded by family. Mel was born in the Philippines on December 26, 1925, to the late Don Saturnino Mallare and Zoila Pulido. His parents died when Mel was a young child and so he was raised by his siblings, spending...
Lois Lewis
Feb 20, 2018
Mrs. Lois Cox Lewis of 224 Courtland Street died at her residence on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 after a decline in health. She was born in the Pelham community of Caswell County, NC on May 14, 1939. She was the daughter of the late Calvin Simpson Cox and Sadie Moran Cox. On March 28, 1959 she married the late Jerry...
Demetrio Lopez
Feb 16, 2018
Mr. Demetrio Lopez of 306 Church Street died suddenly on Friday, February 16, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Lopez was born on December 22, 1953 in Mayaguez Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Rogelio Lopez and Hilda Oramas Lopez. He worked for the City of Danville in the Public Works Division. Mr. Lopez is survived by his...
Sue Wickers
Feb 11, 2018
Sue Hylton Wickers, 82, of Danville, VA, passed away unexpectedly at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital on November 2, 2018. Born in Danville, on January 12, 1936, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Howard Hylton. She was a graduate of Averett University and Virginia Commonwealth University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy. Her forty-year career...
Elizabeth Scearce
Feb 8, 2018
DANVILLE, VA- Elizabeth Bowyer Scearce, 92, joined her Heavenly family on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center after a decline in health over the past week. She had been a resident for the past six years. She was born in Fries, VA on August 28, 1925, one of five daughters and four sons born to...
Henry Pinekenstein
Feb 7, 2018
Henry A. “Hank” Pinekenstein departed this life on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Sovah Health of Danville. Hank was a hardworking man, retiring from Ball Corporation after 35 years of loyal service. He is remembered and loved by family and friends for his gentle and honest nature; his quiet, supportive presence and his private charitable activities unknown to most. He...
Ruth Sager
Feb 7, 2018
Ruth Roberts Sager passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1925 to parents Mary Mitchell Roberts and Joseph William Roberts. She grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1950 she married Dr. William Laird Sager of Danville, VA. He passed in 1996. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Jane Harkins and Virginia Walker. ...
Sydnor Dickenson
Feb 1, 2018
Sydnor Landis Dickenson, age 80, of 150 Westmoreland Ct., passed away on January 2, 2018, at her home in Danville, VA. Born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1937, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Sydnor Landis of Lynchburg, VA, and Arthur Clair Landis of Newport, PA. Syd graduated from high school in Painesville, Ohio, earned a BS from Lynchburg...
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