Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Elsie Slayton
Dec 1, 2016
Elsie Carr Slayton, a vibrant member of Danville's business and social networks, died on January 12, 2016, in her home. She owned and operated several building supply and plumbing businesses, including Saunder's Building Supply, CJS, Westover Plumbing, and was a partner in Plumbing and Mill Supply. She was born in Keeling, Va. on August 23, 1921 to the late Rosa...
Anne Branham
Nov 29, 2016
Anne Covington Oakley Branham, 95, died peacefully at Roman Eagle Nursing Home on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. She had been in declining health for the last two years. Ms. Branham was born in Danville, VA, on April 28, 1921, to the late Clarence Earl Oakley and Elsie Covington Oakley. She was also the niece of William Clay McCubbins and Helen...
Elizabeth Bowling
Nov 28, 2016
“Lib” Elizabeth Kimpleton Bowling passed away peacefully at 7:30 p.m., November 28, 2016, at Roman Eagle Health and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a resident for the past two and a half years. She was 93. She is survived by her son Jay Watkins, her beloved sister Betty Baker of Stratford House, niece Robyn Wells and nephew Chris Baker,...
Dawn Frazier
Nov 20, 2016
Dawn Elizabeth Evans Frazier, age 69, of 108 Maplewood Court, Dry Fork, VA died on Sunday, November 20, 2016 after being in declining health for the past six months. Dawn was born in Marion, VA on January 31, 1947, a daughter of the late Willie Robert Evans and Sibyl Estelle Earnest Evans. She was retired from Dan River, Inc. after...
Tillie Phelps
Nov 15, 2016
Tillie Herndon Phelps, 87 of Danville, died Tuesday, Nov.15, 2016 after a two year decline in health. Tillie was born in Danville, VA March 24, 1929 to the late Claude and Malloy Herndon. Mrs. Phelps lived her entire life in Danville, VA and was married to Richard Phelps Sr. who predeceased her in 2000. She retired from the City of...
Margaret Barksdale
Nov 5, 2016
Margaret Lee Foley Barksdale, 92, of League City, Texas, formerly of Danville, VA, passed away on May 11, 2016. She was born on April 17, 1924, and was the youngest child of Willie Green Foley and Zella Gosney Foley. She was predeceased by her parents, as well as by her siblings, Harry Foley, Cora Richardson and Viola Cocoros. Margaret was...
Adele Nakdimen
Nov 4, 2016
Mrs. Adele Kabat Nakdimen, age 92 died Monday, April 11, 2016 at The Cypress of Raleigh. She was born in Logan, W. VA on January 20, 1924, a daughter of the late Samuel Kabat and Bess Ruth Kabat. Mrs. Nakdimen was married to the late Dr. Henry Nakdimen who died January 6, 1993. She was a member of Temple Beth...
Evelyn Gibson
Nov 3, 2016
Evelyn Webb Gibson, 93, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at Roman Eagle Health and Rehabilitation center. She was born on May 2, 1922 in Rocky Mount, Virginia to the late James Percy Webb and Maggie Mae Farmer Webb. She was married to Lewis Edward Gibson, Sr., who passed away on February 19, 1977. Mrs. Gibson worked at Dan River...
June Pierce
Nov 1, 2016
June Smith Pierce, 92, of Stratford House, Apartment 303, Danville, went to her rest on January 11, 2016. June was born in Hopkinsville Kentucky in 1923. Her husband Walter Edward Pierce predeceased her in 1997. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Gray and husband Jonathan Peter Gray and her grandson Christopher Patrick Gray all of Providence, NC. She is...
Kodell Loftis
Oct 31, 2016
Kodell J. Loftis, Sr. went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, October 31, 2016 after a brief period of declining health. He was born November 23, 1924 to parents, Robert Percy Loftis and Corrie Rumley Loftis. His childhood and young adulthood were spent on a farm in Providence, NC where the family was members of...
Lucius Read
Oct 30, 2016
Lucius Gregory Read died October 30th, 2016, after a brief illness at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center. Greg was born in Richmond, VA on April 25, 1951 to Jean B. Read and Lewis Wright Read. He attended elementary school in South Hill, VA and graduated from George Washington High School in Danville, VA. He then worked at the Danville Family...
Kenneth Meadors
Oct 30, 2016
Ken Meadors, 65, of 523 Mowbray Arch, Danville, died Sunday October 30, 2016. Ken Meadors, beloved husband, father, papa, coach and friend, passed away suddenly on Sunday evening from a massive heart attack. Ken grew up in the Tunstall community, playing football and baseball at Tunstall High School and baseball at UNC Wilmington. He graduated from Averett College with a...
Julian Buckner
Oct 28, 2016
Mr. Julian Randolph Buckner, age 91, of 3510 Highway 29 North died Friday, October 28, 2016 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Mr. Buckner was born in Halifax County, VA on January 24, 1925, a son of the late Alfred Fleming Buckner and Mildred Long Buckner. He was a member of Grace Design United Methodist Church and American Legion Memorial Post...
James Easley
Oct 25, 2016
James Newton Easley, age 94, formerly of 309 Astor Court, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. He was born in Pittsylvania County on April 29, 1922 the son of the late Alonza H. Easley and the late Kate Ragsdale Easley. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by three brothers; Lanier, Calvin (Jack), and...
Dorothy Mcdaniel
Oct 22, 2016
Dorothy Anne Fowler Daniels McDaniel, 87, of Ferry Road passed away on Saturday October 22, 2016 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Born November 20, 1928 in Danville VA. She was the daughter of Marion Heisem Osborne Fowler and Frank Montgomery Fowler Sr. She was first married to the late Doug Daniels Sr. and later married the late Posey "Mac" McDaniel. ...
Bette Blackwell
Oct 19, 2016
Bette Ricketts Blackwell, 81, lovingly known to all as "BeBe" of Danville, VA, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2016 at her home, after months of declining health. She was the daughter of John and Minnie Ricketts. As a native of Danville, she graduated George Washington High School in 1952. Soon after, she married the love of her life, Thomas...
Mary Lambert
Oct 19, 2016
Mary Sue Hall Lambert was called home by her Heavenly Father early Wednesday morning, October 19, 2016 in Danville, VA. She was born on April 8, 1928 in Mt. Airy, NC to Pearl and Joe Hall, who predeceased her. Sue married the love of her life, Harry Lambert, on September 14, 1946 and they were married for 56 years until...
Betty Lind
Oct 19, 2016
Betty Bruce Lind, age 74 passed away October 19, 2016 at her home after a short battle with cancer surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her parents Mick and Virginia Bruce Bradley, her husband Ed Lind and her son-in-law Pat Dougherty. She graduated from George Washington High School in 1960 and married Ed Lind in June of...
Patsy Boggs
Oct 19, 2016
Patsy Ann Cook Boggs passed away “at the ripe age of 39” on October 19, 2016, at Danville Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 23, 1928, in Danville, VA, to Vesper Lee Cook and Georgia Mae Porter Cook. She is survived by her loving husband, James Boggs, who she married on December 25, 1946; brother Don Cook; daughter,...
E. Tanksley
Oct 18, 2016
E. G. Tanksley, age 96, died Thursday morning, October 18, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. “T”, as he was known by his friends and co-workers, was born August 3, 1920. He was son of Ernest G. and Lucy Lewis Tanksley. He was a resident of the Keeling community until he married Melba Gosney and they...
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