Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Donald Pratt
Oct 9, 2017
Donald Irvin Pratt, 97, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017 at his residence in Martinsville, VA. He was born in Horsepasture, VA on February 14, 1920, a son of the late George Cabell Pratt and Alice Coleman Pratt. He attended Virginia Tech for two years before entering the United States Army and was a veteran of World War II. He...
Evelyn Williams
Oct 8, 2017
Evelyn Kerns Williams, 85, of Ringgold, VA, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 in Riverside Health Care Center. She was born on November 30, 1931, in Sutherlin, VA a daughter of the late Stanley Martin Kerns and Margaret Slayton Kerns. Evelyn was predeceased by her husband, Herbert Lee Williams on October 21, 2002. She was also predeceased by two...
James Buck
Oct 2, 2017
James Giles Buck, age 76, passed away Friday evening, February 10, 2017 in Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. He was born in Danville, Va. on November 6, 1940 a son of the late William Thomas Buck and Gladys Mae Hastings Buck. He was a graduate of George Washington High School and was retired from Dan River, Inc. where...
Carolyn Garrett
Sep 27, 2017
Carolyn Grinstead Garrett, 76, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, surrounded by her family. She had been in declining health for the past few months. She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on December 14, 1940, the only child to the late Carl Parker (Jack) and Charlene Davis Grinstead. Her parents moved to Danville shortly after her birth. She...
Virginia Robertson
Sep 27, 2017
Virginia Elizabeth (Betsy) Robertson died at home on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. She was a lifelong resident of Danville, born on August 22, 1926, the younger of two daughters of the late Joel Landon and Maude Williams Robertson. Miss Robertson attended the Danville Public Schools, and was graduated from George Washington High School in 1944. She then earned her Bachelor...
Eleanor Douglas
Sep 26, 2017
Eleanor Harris Douglas, 92, passed away September 26, 2017, at her home, 900 Green Street, Danville. Virginia. She was the daughter of O.B. and Pattie Glidewell Harris. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She also loved her many pets. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 69 years, Hilton Thomas Douglas, and...
Glenn Pruitt
Sep 22, 2017
Glenn Arthur Pruitt, 60, of Pelham, NC passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was born on January 14, 1957 in Danville, a son of the late George Washington Pruitt, Jr. and Hazel Mae Cook Pruitt. Glenn was a retired mechanic who was regarded as one of the best around. He had a...
Sondra Gay
Sep 14, 2017
Sondra Sue Gay (Susie), age 77, passed away peacefully at home on September 14, 2017. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, G. Thomas Gay. She is also survived by her two sons, Paul T. Gay, his wife Laura Hanen and their son Landen of Washington, D.C., Stephen M. Gay, his wife Jenny Radford Gay and their daughters...
Dianna Dix
Sep 14, 2017
Dianna Rae Dix, age 71 died Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care after a decline in heath. She was born in Biloxi, MS on May 23, 1946, a daughter of the late Roy Arthur Dix and Rachael Haga Dix. Before her retirement Miss Dix was a French and English teacher in the Richmond area. She...
Miriam Carreras
Sep 11, 2017
Miriam Carreras passed away on Thursday, November 9th 2017 at home with family. She was born on June 20th 1919 to the late Ulysses Robinson and Ella Forbes. Miriam lived most of her life in New York and Norfolk, VA. She retired from DePaul Hospital in Norfolk before moving to Danville. She was an avid reader, loved music, dancing, and...
Jean Gauldin
Sep 10, 2017
Jean Sides Gauldin, 88, of 134 Hawthorne Drive, died Monday, October 9, 2017, following a three-year decline in health. Mrs. Gauldin was born in Danville on February 7, 1929 to the late Gracie Barber Sides and Boyd Charlie Sides. She lived her entire life in Danville where she graduated from George Washington High School and attended Averett College. Prior to...
Millard Crumley
Sep 3, 2017
Mr. Millard Morton “Mort” Crumley, age 86, passed away peacefully at his home on March 9, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in in Bristol, Tennessee on June 6, 1930 to parents Morton Lewis Crumley and Genevieve Haynes Crumley. He had one sister, Genevieve Crumley Settle, who predeceased him. Mort graduated from Virginia High School in Bristol,...
Kathleen Huggins
Aug 30, 2017
Kathleen Dale Adkins Huggins, of 1111 Main Street, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at SOVAH Health Danville. Born in Pittsylvania County on January 14, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Claude Birman Adkins and Virgie Mae Adkins Adkins. On December 19, 1955 she married Theodore “Ted” Pollard Huggins who predeceased her on July 25, 1992. In...
Michael Smith
Aug 28, 2017
Michael Wayne Smith, age 60, passed away on Monday, August 28 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He was the last child and only son born to Roger and Bertha Smith in Martinsville, Virginia on February 15, 1957. After graduating from Martinsville High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served our country honorably for four years. Ever...
Trudy Henderson
Aug 28, 2017
View Video Tribute A devoted wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend left her earthly home on Monday, August 28, 2017, for her mansion in Glory for eternity. After serving others during her lifetime she is now walking the golden streets and praising and worshiping Jesus her Savior. Hallelujah! Trudy was born April 27, 1948 in Richmond, Virginia to the late...
Rebecca Mcgovern
Aug 19, 2017
Rebecca Cash Lee McGovern of Danville and Albemarle County, Virginia, died peacefully in her sleep on August 19, 2017, at 107 years of age. Her passing represents the end of an era. She was born on May 29, 1910, at Windie Knowe in Albemarle County, the daughter of Warren Stone Lee and Elizabeth Isabel Minor Lee. Her youth was spent...
Doris Hyman
Aug 18, 2017
Doris Gray Hyman, 100, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ruben Osborne and her second husband, Willard Walker. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family and is survived by two nephews, William Hertford Hyman, of Danville and Joseph Henry Hyman, of Midlothian,...
Cathy Giles
Aug 14, 2017
Cathy Lynette Giles of Greenwood Lane, Danville passed away August 14, 2017 after a year of failing health. She was predeceased by her mother, Catherine East Giles, father Haynesworth Giles, and brother Phillip Giles. She is survived by brother Steve Giles of Danville, sister Elizabeth Irwin and brother-in-law Richard Irwin of Glendora, CA, niece Shay Irwin Ray and great niece...
David Hyler
Aug 13, 2017
David Hyler, of 2105 Pecan Court, Danville, VA and Sarasota, FL, died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at his residence, after a brief illness. Born December 25, 1932, in Danville, he was the son of the late Oscar Hyler and Elsie McCain Hyler. He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary Jane Haar Hyler and later married Marion Thomas Hyler, who...
Henry Johnson
Aug 12, 2017
Henry Belt Johnson, 102, died peacefully in his home Friday, December 8, 2017 after a brave effort to recover from a broken hip. He was born on August 9, 1915 in South Boston, Virginia to Leon Eidson and Bessie Trent Shepherd Johnson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Isabelle Marie Pyle Johnson, his parents and four siblings. He...
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