Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Steven Miller
Aug 28, 2018
Steven Paul Miller, 64, passed from this life to the next on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, following a brief but brave battle with brain cancer at his home in Providence, NC. Steve was born in Arlington, VA, on May 7, 1954. He was married in 1975 to Edna Ann Smith and they had two daughters. He was a long-time member...
Walter Ragsdale
Aug 28, 2018
Walter Neal Ragsdale, Sr. (“Cookie”) passed away on August 28th, 2018 at his residence. He was born on June 28th, 1935 to Walter Emerson Ragsdale and Hazel Farlow Ragsdale. On January 24, 1992 Cookie married Gail Scearce Ragsdale. On June 29th, 1994 he suffered a massive stroke which left him totally disabled. Gail was a faithful caregiver to him until...
Ida Towler
Aug 25, 2018
Ida Shelton Towler, 95, widow of Raymond E. Towler, of Danville, passed away peacefully in her sleep after a brief illness on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Sovah Health – Danville. Born on January 28, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Henry C. and Eulalia Terry Shelton. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Ida...
Leo Santerre
Aug 12, 2018
Leo Normand Santerre, age 85, of 417 Sandy River Drive, Danville, Virginia passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on October 11, 1933, he was the son of the late Hormidas G. and Wildred L. Santerre. He graduated from Nashua High School and Danville Technical Institute. Leo was a veteran...
Dorothy Bryant
Aug 10, 2018
Dorothy Ruth Heath Bryant, age 95, of Blairs, Va. passed away Monday, October 08, 2018 in Carillon Hospital in Roanoke, Va. Dorothy was one of twelve children born to James M. Heath and Maggie Wright Heath on June 5, 1923. She was preceded in death by her parents; her six brothers, James, Claude, Bill, Harry, Carson and Carroll; her five...
Pauline Fitts
Aug 5, 2018
Pauline Parris Fitts, 97, from New Castle, Pa and Danville, VA passed away in the early morning, May 8, 2018, at the Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born September 4, 1920, in Kannapolis, North Carolina. She was the oldest daughter of the late William Belton Parris and Ada Lemmons Parris. She was preceded in death by her beloved...
Janie Wilson
Aug 2, 2018
Janie McFarling Wilson, 92, of 510 Rosemary Lane, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 in SOVAH Health Danville. She was born on August 17, 1925 in Danville, a daughter of the late Harry M. McFarling, Sr. and Shirley Whitler McFarling. Janie was married to James Swanson “Pete” Wilson, Sr., who passed away on January 28, 2001. In addition to...
Allen Moore
Jul 30, 2018
Allen Earl Moore, age 86, passed away Monday, July 30, 2018 in SOVAH Health Danville VA. He was born August 11, 1931 in Danville, a son of Edward Harrison Moore and Dora Maddox Moore. He served in an artillery battalion of the U.S Army during the Korean War, and was a Linotype operator with Ennis printers. He is survived by...
Christy Laing
Jul 28, 2018
Christy Curry Laing, 50, of Roswell, Ga., passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018. She was born in Danville, Va. on July 15, 1968 daughter of Jessel “Jess” Curry and the late Betsy Otis Curry. In addition to her dad, she is survived by her brother, Buddy Curry and wife, Dawn; sister, Lynn Curry Hanson; brother-in-law, Aaron Hanson; nephews, Justin Curry,...
Robert Jones
Jul 25, 2018
Robert James “Bob” Jones, Sr., 88 of Danville, passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 after several years of declining health. Bob was born on May 19, 1930 in Greensboro, NC to the late William Fletcher Jones, Sr. and Ruth Gordon Jones. On December 16, 1950 he married Jean Rush Jones who survives of the home....
Bobby Johnson
Jul 22, 2018
Bobby Lee Johnson, age 85 of 1111 Main Street Apartment 305 (Stratford House) died Sunday, July 22, 2018 at SOVAH Danville after a decline in health. He was born April 7, 1933 in Danville and he was the son of late Irvin Thomas Johnson, Sr. and Irene Shelton Johnson. He was married to Hattie Mae Pruitt Johnson on May 23,...
Ronald Williams
Jul 14, 2018
Ronald Wayne Williams, Sr., 81, husband of Hazel Kennedy Williams, of Danville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 14, 2018. Born on August 27, 1936 he was a son of the late E. H. Williams, Jr. and Lillian Shuping Williams. Ronald was a 1962 graduate of the T. C. Williams School of Law at...
Elizabeth Goodman
Jul 14, 2018
Elizabeth Moore Shumaker Goodman passed away peacefully on July 14, 2018, at the age of 82. Known to friends as Liz, she was an educator in Danville and Richmond public schools for 37 years. Liz was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, on February 27, 1936, the daughter of Milton William Shumaker and Matilda Simon Shumaker. When she was a child,...
Linda Terriberry
Jul 12, 2018
Linda Terriberry died peacefully on 12-7-18 at Roman Eagle after a four year struggle with progressive dementia. In accordance with her wishes and family tradition the cadaver was donated to science through the Virginia Anatomical Program. Born Linda Childs Thomsen of New Canaan, Connecticut in 1928, Mrs. Terriberry was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver and her son, Keith. ...
Melinda Scott
Jul 11, 2018
Melinda Parrott Scott, 58, of Danville, passed away on November 7, 2018. Born in Danville, she was a daughter of Marjorie Boggs Parrott and the late Paul Wesley Parrott. Melinda had a heart of gold who loved to make everyone laugh. She enjoyed cooking and being able to help others. Some of her most enjoyable times were those spent with...
Jan Mcclure
Jul 8, 2018
Jan H. McClure passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Born March 10, 1953 in Louisiana, Jan was the first child of the late Alease Brumfield Holland and Emmett L. Holland. She was an honor graduate of Gretna High School, Class of 1971, Danville Community College, Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia. She taught elementary school in the counties...
May Bergman
Jul 7, 2018
With family at her side May “Basie” Crumpler Carter Bergman died peacefully at her beloved family home, 104 Lady Astor Street, Danville on July 7, 2018 in Danville at the age of 93. Basie is survived by her children, May Talbott Carter (Lynchburg), Katharine Carter Templeton and husband Bruce (Marathon, Florida), Lawrence Crumpler Carter of the home in Danville, and...
Ray Ferguson
Jul 6, 2018
Mr. Ray Maynard Ferguson, 86, died June 7, 2018 following a decline in health for several years. He was predeceased by his parents, Acie and Eva Ferguson of Sutherlin, his sister Thelma Cassada, and her husband, Vernell. He is survived by his sister, Ruth Scearce and husband Bobby. Also surviving are two nieces and a nephew, Sharon Cassada, Kathy Adkins...
Lois Love
Jul 4, 2018
Lois Sydnor Angle Love, 92, passed away Saturday morning, April 7, 2018 in Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care. She was born in Edmonds Hospital, Danville, Virginia on October 6, 1925 a daughter of the late Montrose Staton Angle and Lois Bass Angle of Milton, NC. On February 5, 1949 she was married to James Stephens Love who died on...
Luciana Urbina
Jun 28, 2018
Luciana Hope Urbina, 2 ½ months old, died on Thursday, June 28, 2018, in her mother’s arms at her residence. She was born April 9, 2018 to Rebecca Lynn Urbina and Luis Alfredo Urbina. In addition to her parents, she is survived by one sister, Layla Abigail Parrish, and one brother, Noah Urbina, both of Danville. A private service for...
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