Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
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...
Nora Solomon
Feb 2, 2016
Nora Moore Solomon passed away February 2, 2016 at Brookdale Retirement Home. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia on December 10, 1926. She was the daughter of Charles C. Moore and Ruby Moore of Sutherlin, Virginia. She grew up on the family tobacco farm and was the last surviving of nine children. She lived most of her life in...
Joyce Herndon
Jan 24, 2016
Joyce Herndon, of 1032 Lockett Drive, passed away peacefully in her home on January 24, 2016.She was born in Danville, Virginia on September 22, 1945, the daughter of the late Truslow and Alvie Hundley Haley. Along with her husband, Franklin D. Herndon, she was predeceased by three brothers. Mrs. Herndon is survived by three daughters: Tamara Stewart, Fia Rae Tanksley,...
Ronnie Waters
Jan 22, 2016
Ronnie Mason Waters, age 83, of Danville, Va., passed away on January 22, 2016 at Royal Park Nursing Home in Matthews, N. C. after several years of declining health. Born on November 18, 1932, in Roanoke Rapids, N. C., he was the youngest son of the late Clyde and Olive Waters. He was also predeceased by a brother, Earl Waters....
Jackson Fowlkes
Jan 19, 2016
Jackson Lewis Fowlkes Jr passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, with his loving family by his side. Lewis “Louie” was owner and operator of Coachman Cleaners for many years until his son Jackson Fowlkes took over. Lewis was the son of Jackson L. Fowlkes (deceased November 26, 1966) and Ruth D Callahan (deceased February 11, 2015). Survived by...
James Crumpton
Jan 10, 2016
James Hugh Crumpton (Jim), 80, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 25, 1936 in Rockingham County, NC, the son of the late James Fitch Crumpton and Hazel Apple Crumpton. Jim is survived by his wife, Sarah Pierce Crumpton; daughters Joan Crumpton Dier (Jeff), Julie Crumpton Goyette and...
Charles Gourley
Jan 10, 2016
Charles Henry “Charlie” Gourley, Jr, age 90, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 in the Danville Regional Medical Center. He was born in Durham, NC on October 29, 1925 a son of the late Charles H. Gourley and Bea Shorter Gourley. Charlie was predeceased by his wife Frances Haymes Gourley in 2006. He was a member of Melville Avenue Baptist...
Marjorie Hood
Jan 8, 2016
On August 1st, 2016 Marjorie Daubenspeck Hood was blessed to receive her many years long desire to start her journey where she will be reunited with her beloved husband Mel. Even though Marj was born in Akron Ohio in 1920, she relished being the “true” southern lady enjoying the perks and enduring the tribulations of a woman of her generation....
Jeanne Casper
Dec 31, 2015
Jeanne Long Casper, age 85 died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at her son's residence in Long Island, VA after a decline in health. She was born in Danville, VA on August 20, 1930, a daughter of the late McGruder Paul Long and Virginia Toler Long. Mrs. Casper was married to the late Claude Calvin Casper who died in 1994. She...
Jane Drake
Dec 28, 2015
Jane Cousins Drake, 98, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015, at Danville Regional Medical Center. She had resided at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center since November 1, 2015. She was born in Callands, Virginia, on September 27, 1917 to Francis Royal Cousins and Martha Nell Woodall Cousins. She owned and operated L. B. Clark Music Company for...
Louis Hudgins
Dec 26, 2015
Mr. Louis "Jody" Dexter Hudgins of 757 Sixth Street died suddenly on Saturday, December 26, 2015 in North Myrtle Beach, SC. He was born in Danville on March 11, 1945, a son of the late Malcolm Hudgins and Clara McCann Hudgins Adkins. Jody was an admirer of automobiles and especially classic cars. He had retired from Hargrave Military Academy as...
Fay Abbott
Dec 23, 2015
Mrs. Fay Abbott of 3439 Tom Fork Road, Ringgold died on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Danville Regional Medical Center after a decline in health. Mrs. Abbott was born on June 30, 1943 in Danville, a daughter of the late Clyde Bonton and Lula Payne. Besides her parents she was predeceased by her husband Harvey Wayne Abbott who died in...
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