Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Thomas Wentz
Jun 14, 2017
Thomas Winston Wentz, 67, of Danville, Va., passed away on June 14, 2017. Mr. Wentz was born April 8, 1950, in Danville, Va. to Jerry E. and Lelia B. Wentz. He is survived by his father, Jerry E. Wentz, Sr.; one sister, Jayne Wentz Blair (Les) of Danville, and two brothers, Jerry E. Wentz, Jr. (Phyllis) of Danville and William...
Max Lassiter
Jun 11, 2017
Dr. Max Errington Lassiter died Monday, November 6, at 7:45 PM He was born on August 7, 1931, in Johnston County, North Carolina, the son of Blake Lassiter and Alma Sydney Creech Lassiter. He was the oldest and only son, and brother to five younger sisters: Shirley, Ruth, Sylvia, Sue, and Linda. Dr. Lassiter was a graduate of Four Oaks...
Joseph Davis
Jun 9, 2017
Joseph “Joey” Wayne Davis, 68, of 209 Wheatley Rd., Danville, VA, left for his heavenly home on September 6, 2017. He had been in declining health for the past three years. He was born in Danville, Virginia on December 28, 1948 to the late Joseph Scott Davis and Flossie Cassada Davis. He was predeceased by a brother, David Thomas Davis,...
Noah Gibson
Jun 4, 2017
Noah Francis Gibson, IV, MD, of Danville, Virginia—a loving husband, father, uncle, and friend—died on April 6, 2017, at Duke University Hospital after a brief illness. Born in 1946, the son of Noah Francis Gibson Jr. and Lydia Carroll Gibson, he grew up in Tatum, South Carolina, and graduated from Wofford College and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine (now...
Beverley Talbott
Jun 3, 2017
Beverley Chewning Talbott, formerly of Danville, died peacefully at Westminster Canterbury in Richmond at age 87 on March 6th, 2017 after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis Garland Chewning and Mary Chenery Chewning. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Frank Talbott III; their children, Mary Beverley Talbott and Frank Talbott IV...
John Roberts
May 28, 2017
John Goode Roberts, Jr., age 98, passed away Sunday May 28, 2017, at home in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was born June 9, 1918 in Windsor, Virginia to the late John. G. Roberts, Sr. and the late Marnie Chambers Wills Roberts. He was predeceased by his wife, Kathleen Rountree Roberts, and granddaughter, Melissa Lanier. After graduating in 1939 with a B.S....
Mary Jefferson
May 12, 2017
Mary Evelyn Jefferson, of 1111 Main Street #502, Danville, VA, died at her home on December 5th, 2017. She was born in Danville and was the daughter of the late William Hundley Jefferson, Sr., and Alice Gunn Jefferson. She was a graduate of George Washington High School (Chatterbox editor and Salutatorian), Stratford College (Secretarial Science), University of North Carolina, Chapel...
Torlonia Crouch
May 8, 2017
Mrs. Torlonia (Toni) Apple Crouch, age 85 of 2340 West Sunrise Drive, Dry Fork, died on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at her residence after a short decline in health. Toni was born in Danville on April 12, 1932, a daughter of the late Robert Saunders Apple and Mary Ann Morris Apple. She retired from Maola Milk and Ice Cream in...
William Carter
Apr 30, 2017
William Fredrick “Freddy” Carter, Jr., 70, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 in Lynchburg General Hospital, after a decline in health for the past several years. He was born on March 9, 1947 in Danville, a son of the late William Fredrick “Billy” Carter and Irma East Carter. On August 24, 1968, he married the former Jean Nester, who survives...
Ruby Crowell
Apr 25, 2017
Ruby C. Crowell passed peacefully into God’s presence at her home on Tuesday, April, 25, 2017. She was a child of Grover Cleveland Colville and Sallie Payton Britt Colville, born on December 13, 1918 in Pitt County, North Carolina, She spent her early childhood at Hughes Memorial School where she always maintained warm and loving memories. She graduated from Whitmell...
George Evans
Apr 25, 2017
Mr. George Perry Evans, Sr., age 71 of Danville passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. George was born in Danville on December 23, 1945 a son of William Easley Evans and Lillian Tate Evans. He was a graduate of George Washington High School, worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. He attended Blessed...
Augustus Dowdy
Apr 22, 2017
Mr. Augustus Swain Dowdy, Jr. of 572 Jenny Lane died Saturday, April 22, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Danville on October 30, 1927, a son of the late Augustus S. Dowdy, Sr. and Grace Sigmon Dowdy. Mr. Dowdy was retired from Dibrell Bros. Tobacco and was a member of Shady Oak Baptist Church in Providence, NC. He...
Guy Fowlkes
Apr 16, 2017
Guy Pearson Fowlkes, 86, of 110 Lady Astor Street, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born on July 10, 1929 in Caswell County, NC, a son of the late Charles Jennings Fowlkes and Grace Pearson Fowlkes. He married the former Donna Jean Kirk on December 26, 1951. Guy and Donna Jean lived most of...
James Gupton
Apr 13, 2017
Mr. James Dwight Gupton, age 59 died Thursday, April 13, 2017 at the Martinsville Health and Rehab in Martinsville, VA. James also known as "Gup" and "Spudnik" was born in Henderson, NC on November 8, 1957, he was the son of the late William Joseph Gupton and Shirley Hope Gupton Gardner. Besides his parents he was predeceased by two brothers,...
Timothy Hooker
Apr 12, 2017
Dr. Timothy Huntington Hooker met his Savior face to face at 5:45 pm on Monday, December 4, 2017. He was born on July 13, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Dr. John Williams Hooker and Mary Lillian Norris Hooker. Tim was a 1961 graduate of George Washington High School where he was on the football and wrestling teams. He received his...
Thomas Leggett
Apr 9, 2017
Thomas William “Tom” Leggett, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 4, 2017. He was born on December 8, 1944 in Richmond, VA, a son of the late Thomas William Leggett, Sr. and Margaret Seay Leggett. On December 17, 1967, he married his high school sweetheart, the former Elizabeth “Betty” Wright. Tom was a graduate of Park View High School,...
Robert Floyd
Apr 4, 2017
Robert (Bob) Keen Floyd, Sr., of Danville, Va., passed away peacefully on April 4, 2017, at Hock Family Pavillion Hospice, in Durham, NC. Bob was born September 21, 1922, in Danville, the son of Richard Montgomery Floyd and Lucille Malone Edwards Floyd. A graduate of GWHS, he finished at Va. Tech with a BS in Business Administration. Following active duty...
Margaret Wood
Apr 4, 2017
Margaret H. Wood passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, April 4, 2017 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born on July 27, 1921. Her parents were the late Harry Bates Hodnett and Lottie Burke Hodnett of Danville. In September of 1946, she married Harold Louis Wood. During their marriage they became Charter Members of Trinity United Methodist...
Mary Vardavas
Apr 2, 2017
Mary Vardavas Dorsett, 97, passed away at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Saturday, February 4, 2017. Mary was born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada on September 19, 1919. Her parents Michael and Stamatia Marcus were from the island of Halki, Greece. Mary graduated from St. John High School and Modern Business College. She married Alex S. Vardavas on...
Rose Banks
Apr 2, 2017
Rose Marie Brickey Scott Banks, 89, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 in Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was born January 1, 1928 in Wise County, VA, a daughter of Daniel Brickey and Roxie Collier Brickey. Rose Marie was a nurse’s aide for over 30 years and was of the Baptist faith. She was first married to Howard...
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