Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Doris Pritchett
Mar 12, 2016
“The” Doris Lee Davis Pritchett, 90, of Stratford House, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Danville Regional Medical Center. “An inconvenience rightly looked upon becomes an adventure”. Born February 15, 1926 in Durham, NC, the daughter of the late Roger B. Davis and Eunice Hutchins Davis. She was predeceased by her husband of 54 years,...
Gretha Blake
Mar 6, 2016
Gretha “Mike” Blake passed away on June 3, 2106 at Stratford House in Danville, VA., where she had resided for 12 years. She was born in Asheville, NC on June 17, 1927 to Jesse Ivey Cuthriell and Gretha Lorane Feagen. She was married for 55 years to Ronald “RW” Blake of Fairfax, who preceded her in death in Leesburg, VA. ...
Inez Ball
Mar 3, 2016
Inez H. Ball, age 90, of Danville, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on September 15, 1925 in Mountain Valley to the late Lawrence Campbell and Lizzie Eanes Hankins. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband Calvin C. Ball, her son Michael Ray Ball, two brothers...
Michael Becher
Mar 1, 2016
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...
Paul Mcdaniel
Mar 1, 2016
Paul T. McDaniel Sr., age 75, died a peaceful death on Sunday Jan. 3, 2016 at Roman Eagle Nursing home after battling Parkinson and Alzheimer Disease for several years. Born February 19, 1940 to the late Grover P. McDaniel and Nancy B. McDaniel, he lived his entire life in Danville VA. Mr. McDaniel worked for over 35 years at Dan...
Mary Fulton
Feb 28, 2016
Mary Magnolia Jenkins Fulton resigned of her earthly life into the arms of her Lord on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the age of 83 at the Blue Ridge Hospice Care Center in Winchester, VA. She was born January 3, 1933 to late Nellie S. Jenkins and Clyde H. Jenkins, Sr. She was preceded in death of her husband Frank...
Marillyn Halstead
Feb 26, 2016
Marillyn V. Halstead, Danville, Va., passed from us on February 26, 2016. She was born on September 29, 1925 in Dovary, MN. She was predeceased by her husband, Claude Halstead Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Claudia Buccos (John), Fonda, NY; her son, Mark Halstead (Cynthia), Oldsmar, Fla; her sister, Lois Harvey, La Crosse, WI; her sister-in-law, Jan Lowe,...
Polly Scott
Feb 24, 2016
Polly Haymes Scott, 95, of Danville, passed from this life Wednesday, February 24, 2016, after a decline in health since August 2015. She was born October 30, 1920, in Ringgold, Virginia. Mrs. Scott was employed by Thalhimers Dept. Store and later First Citizen’s Bank, where she retired. She was a member of College Park Baptist Church where she served as...
Sharon Denny
Feb 23, 2016
Sharon Elizabeth Denny, age 56, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Danville Regional Medical Center after a decline in health. She was born in Danville on February 11, 1960, she was the daughter of Jack Thomas Denny and Betty Jean McClanahan Denny who survive of Danville. Sharon was an active member of Grace-Design United Methodist Church where she had...
Imojean Hopkins
Feb 22, 2016
Imojean Pizzino Hopkins, age 78 of Danville, died on Monday, February 22, 2016. She had been a resident at Holiday Village, in Danville and had been in declining health for several years. She was born on November 7, 1937 in Danville to the late Frank Pizzino Sr. and Addie Bowman Pizzino. She was predeceased by 2 brothers Wesley and Frank...
William Mccraw
Feb 21, 2016
Mr. William (Bill) Franklin McCraw, age 65, of 231 Oakmont Trail went to be with his Lord on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Veterans Medical Center in Durham, NC after a decline in health. He was born in Danville on December 8, 1950, a son of the late Willard Earl McCraw and Bernice Hayes McCraw. Mr. McCraw was a...
John Meyer
Feb 21, 2016
Dr. John Theodore Meyer, Danville, VA, died Sunday, February 21, 2016. He was born July 31, 1931, in Lisbon, Iowa to the late William F. Meyer and Anna Hagan Meyer. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Frances Jean Lovell Meyer. He is survived by his daughters Judith M. Greenwald and husband Lee of Columbia, MD,...
Thomas Bailey
Feb 15, 2016
Thomas Levagar Bailey, age 98, of Feridean Commons Assisted Living in Westerville, Ohio died, at home on February 15, 2016. He was born in Burlington, North Carolina on October 17. 1917 and lived most of his life in Danville, Virginia except for time spent in California for military duty. He spent his retirement time in Flager Beach, Florida and Smith...
John Mcgee
Feb 15, 2016
John Herndon McGee, age 82, of 128 Dyerwood Pl., Danville, Va., went to be home with our Lord on February 15, 2016, after being in declining health for several months. Mr. McGee was born on August 31, 1933, in Pelham, N.C., son of the late Edgar Fisher McGee and the late Gladys May Yeatts McGee. He was raised in the...
Brett Daniels
Feb 11, 2016
Brett Wade Daniels, 61, of 119 Oak Ridge Lane, Danville, VA, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at The Hospice Home in Burlington, NC. He was born on August 13, 1955, in Petersburg, VA, to the late Luther Charles Daniels, Sr. and Colleen Mitchell Daniels. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joan...
Steven Pinekenstein
Feb 10, 2016
Steven Philip Pinekenstein passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Duke University Medical Center. Steve was born on July 3, 1957 in Danville, VA to the late William (Bill) Pinekenstein and Doris Millner Pinekenstein. He was of the Methodist faith and a member of Mosley Memorial United Methodist Church. Steve worked in design with Cablevision in Danville and Richmond,...
Richard Doss
Feb 5, 2016
Richard Howard "Dickie" Doss was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on May 2, 2016 in Greer, SC at the age of 77 after a four - year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He retired from Fluor Daniels in Greenville, South Carolina, after traveling the world as a piping engineer. Richard was born in Danville, VA on May 7th,...
Robert Phillips
Feb 4, 2016
Mr. (Pops) Robert Alfred Phillips, age 89 of Danville (formerly of Newport, TN) passed away on April 2, 2016 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, NC. Mr. Phillips was born in Dandridge, TN on April 12, 1926, a son of the late Jacob Cline Phillips and Nanny Martin Phillips. He served in the U. S. Navy and was assigned to the...
Sally Scarce
Feb 3, 2016
Sally LaDage Scarce, age 64, of Danville, VA, died on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Born June 13, 1951, in Bethesda, MD, she was the daughter of Zenobia Anderson LaDage and the late Beverly Walter LaDage. She spent most of her childhood in Wilmington, DE. She was a graduate of Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) and was an elementary school teacher...
Evelyn Hair
Feb 3, 2016
Evelyn Hair of Brookdale Senior Living,149 Executive Court, Danville, Virginia passed away peacefully March 2, 2016 . She was born on September 19, 1926 in the Schoolfield community of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the elder daughter of Theodore Harold Hair and Vergie May Allen Hair. Evelyn was predeceased by her only sibling Marie Ernestine Hair Rust and also her uncle, Otis...
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