OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.

Allen King

Allen King

Aug 5, 2024

Allen Wayne King Sr., age 51, passed away peacefully at his home in Eden, NC, on August 5th, 2024. Born on October 17th, 1972, Allen was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, uncle and friend whose legacy of love, hard work, and dedication will forever be cherished by those who knew him. Allen was the son of Morgan Wayne...

Jane  Hawker

Jane Hawker

Aug 4, 2024

Jane Brumfield Hawker, 82, passed away August 4, 2024. She was born in Pittsylvania County on December 30, 1941, to the late Perrow Brumfield and late Ellen Walker Brumfield. Jane was a paralegal for Virginia commonwealth attorney William H. Fuller III for 46 years. She was a member of Shermont Baptist Church where she was active in the choir, Sunday...

Lynda Rogers

Lynda Rogers

Aug 3, 2024

On Saturday, August 3, 2024, Lynda Hardy Rogers departed this world to reunite with her mother, Emma Evans Hardy, her father, Howard Stanley Hardy, her sister, Brenda Hardy Hauser and all the dogs she loved over the course of her life. Born in Danville, Virginia on February 17, 1949, Lynda graduated from George Washington High School in 1967 and attended...

Carol Ayers

Carol Ayers

Jul 29, 2024

On Monday, July 29, 2024, Carol W. Ayers, beloved wife of Eddie Ayers, passed away in Palm Coast, FL. Carol, born on April 2, 1942, was the daughter of W. E. and Abby Wyatt. She is survived by her husband Eddie, son Steven, nieces Ellen Joyce and Abby Davis, nephew David Alden, granddaughters Ashley, Meagan, Alexis, Kendall, and Emily, as...

Ruby Stratton

Ruby Stratton

Jul 25, 2024

Ruby Seay Stratton, 101, of Danville went home to be with her Lord on Thursday July 25, 2024, surrounded by family. Born in Bassett VA on September 9, 1922, to the late John Seay and late Etta Austin Seay. She was a faithful member of Shermont Baptist Church and active member of the Royal Gems. She was kind and gracious...

Lexie Fulcher

Lexie Fulcher

Jul 19, 2024

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Lavonne Sours

Lavonne Sours

Jul 18, 2024

LaVonne Jones Sours, 81, of Danville, Virginia, passed away on July 18, 2024. LaVonne was born on May 7, 1943, a daughter of the late Brown Jones and Elizabeth Folgeman Jones. She worked at Womack Electric for 50 years. She was a member of Holland Road Baptist Church. She loved animals, her church, traveling, and her friends. LaVonne is survived...

Michael Regan

Michael Regan

Jul 15, 2024

Michael Patrick Regan passed away July 15, 2024, at the age of 83. He was the son of Cornelius Francis Regan, Jr. and Marguerite Greene Cann Regan. He was born on February 22, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Susan Ann Light Regan, their son Michael Patrick Regan, Jr. and daughter-in-law Stephanie,...

George Wiles

George Wiles

Jul 15, 2024

George T. Wiles passed away July 15, 2024, at Roman Eagle Health and Rehab. George was born in Pittsylvania County on June 15, 1940, to the late Sarah and Lonnie Wiles. He was a past member of the Danville Life Saving Crew and Ringgold Jaycees. George started his career at the Danville airport with Piedmont Airlines then moved to Tennessee...

Mildred Barkhouser

Mildred Barkhouser

Jul 13, 2024

Mildred “Kit” Hoge Whitehurst Barkhouser, age 88, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 13, 2024, after a period of declining health. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Born April 16, 1936 in Danville, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas Whitehurst and Anne French Conway Whitehurst. Kit was predeceased by her beloved...

Carolyn Scruggs

Carolyn Scruggs

Jul 9, 2024

Carolyn Elizabeth Ferguson Osborne Scruggs was born to Dorothy Dixon Ferguson (later, Foley) and Carson Ferguson, on February 8, 1947, in Danville, Virginia. She died on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Danville, from the progressive effects of Alzheimer's disease. Reared in Danville by her mother and grandparents, Thelma and Bruce Dixon ("MaMa" and "Dee"), she graduated from George Washington High...

Toby Sanchez

Toby Sanchez

Jul 5, 2024

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Robert "Bob" Moore

Robert "Bob" Moore

Jul 2, 2024

Robert “Bob” Lee Moore went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Bob was born December 9, 1941, to the late Joel S. Moore and Pansy B. Moore. Bob worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber for many years before retiring. He was a member of Faith Memorial Baptist Church, where he served as a...

Sammy Hardy

Sammy Hardy

Jun 25, 2024

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Jason Snyder

Jason Snyder

Jun 23, 2024

Jason Edward Snyder, 47, of Martinsville, VA, born April 2, 1977, passed away on June 23rd, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of creativity, intelligence, and unwavering support for those around him. Born to Jeffrey Snyder (Betsy) and Edheliza Davenport (David), Jason was a beacon of inventiveness and passion throughout his life. He is survived by his loving wife, Heather Snyder,...

Athanasius Pruitt

Athanasius Pruitt

Jun 22, 2024

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Rhonda Eskridge

Rhonda Eskridge

Jun 18, 2024

Rhonda May Coward Eskridge, 58, of Danville, Virginia, passed away on June 18, 2024, in Danville, Virginia. Rhonda was born on October 29, 1965, a daughter of the Milton Wright Coward, Sr. and the late Betty Ann Matthews Coward. She was of the Christian faith. She had a passion for the tv show supernatural, the music artist Pink, and old...

Barbara Shields

Barbara Shields

Jun 7, 2024

Barbara Lynn Turpin Shields, 79, of Danville, VA, went Home to be with the Lord, on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Roanoke, VA, after a brief decline in health. She was born on February 19, 1945, in Danville, VA, a daughter of the late James Lynwood Turpin and Lucy Cornelia Wright Turpin. She lived most of her life in the...

Josh Laughlin

Josh Laughlin

Jun 4, 2024

John Joshua Laughlin, beloved son of Janet Trogdon Laughlin and John Charles Hugh Laughlin, lost his life to cancer on June 4, 2024. While he desperately wanted to live, he was not afraid of dying for he believed it would not be the end of his existence. Words fail to capture the complexity of Josh’s voracious appetite to learn and...

Thomas Harrison

Thomas Harrison

Jun 2, 2024

Thomas Glenn Harrison passed away on June 2, 2024, in Danville, Va. He was born in Payson City, Utah on September 22, 1943, and was predeceased by his parents, Bert Glen Harrison and Mary Elaine Wilkinson Harrison, and by his wife, Mary Ellen Hickey Harrison. He is survived by his children, Thomas and Amy Harrison of Louisville, Ky., Kathleen Harrison...

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