Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
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...
Patsy Barr
Apr 1, 2017
Patsy Hundley Barr, age 72, of Midlothian, VA went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 4, 2017, after a prolonged illness. Patsy was born to the late Robert and Lillian Hundley on April 1, 1944 in Danville, VA. She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years, David Martin Barr, who took care of...
Ruby Tate
Mar 31, 2017
Ruby Buckner Tate passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017, at Riverside Health Care. She was born on June 24, 1921, in Caswell County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Harold Lewis Buckner and Eva Gentry Buckner. She was married to the late Elwood Tate who died on April 27, 1992. She was in sales for many years at...
Zula Callahan
Mar 26, 2017
Zula Kalezis Callahan passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center after a decline in health. She was born in Danville, VA on July 27, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Demetrious K. Kalezis and Talina D. Kalezis. She was predeceased by her late husband, Flinton Callahan. Mrs. Callahan was a...
Rosa Knight
Mar 19, 2017
Rosa Gray Simpson Knight passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center. For the last few years, she had been a resident at Brookdale Danville Piedmont. Mrs. Knight was born in Danville, VA on March 19, 1926. She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John C. Simpson, Sr. Mrs. Knight was a graduate of...
William Cousins
Mar 17, 2017
William Royal “Bill” Cousins, 97, passed away Friday morning, March 17, 2017 in Riverside Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in the Whitmell Community of Pittsylvania County, VA on February 15, 1920, a son of the late Francis Royal Cousins and Martha Ellen “Nell” Woodall Cousins. On September 24, 1949 he married the former Helen Poteat who survives. ...
Grace Beaver
Mar 11, 2017
Grace Holshouser Beaver, 92, a longtime resident of Danville, died Friday, November 3, 2017, at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born on February 4, 1925, in Salisbury, NC to the late John Calvin and Laura Eleanora Brown Holshouser. In 1945 she married Ben Huston Beaver, who preceded her in death in 1982. Mrs. Beaver was a...
Carol Pribble
Mar 8, 2017
Carol Bier Pribble went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday morning, August 3, 2017, at her residence, with her son and daughter holding her hands, and her husband by her side, after a fierce battle with colon cancer for 2 years. She was born on February 17, 1947 in New York and was raised by her grandparents,...
John Hyler
Mar 2, 2017
John Robert Hyler III, 77, of 239 Mowbray Arch, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 in the Danville Regional Medical Center. He was born in Danville, VA on November 3, 1939, a son of the late John Robert Hyler Jr. and Ada Sheffield Hyler. John grew up in the Bachelors Hall Community and graduated from George Washington High School in...
Michael Becher
Mar 1, 2017
Michael Becher died Tuesday as a result of complications from a recent illness, in Danville, VA Michael is survived by his loving wife, Mira; his adoring children, Jonathan, Emily, and David; four doting grandchildren; and the enduring smile which touched everyone he met. Dr. Becher was a quiet, unassuming man but should not be underestimated. Few knew he had two...
Ricky Elliott
Feb 23, 2017
Ricky Lee Elliott of 166 American Legion Blvd. passed away peacefully at his home Thursday morning, February 23, 2017 surrounded by his family and friends. Ricky was born on March 22, 1958 in Danville to parents, Jane Crowder Mitchell and George R. Elliott. He leaves behind his wife of 33 years Jayne Napier Elliott, two children; Lauren Kathleen Elliott and...
Jack Denny
Feb 20, 2017
Jack Thomas Denny of 611 Greenwich Circle left this earth for his heavenly reward on Monday, February 20, 2017 at Riverside Health and Rehab Center. He was born on May 16, 1933 to the late James Robert Denny Sr. and Sarah Jackson Denny in Danville, Va. He was also predeceased by his three siblings: James R. Denny Jr., Dorothy Denny...
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