Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Ruth Callahan
Nov 2, 2015
Ruth Dodson Fowlkes Callahan passed away peacefully on February 11, 2015. She was 88 years old and lived a wonderful life being loved by two husbands, Jackson Lewis Fowlkes, the father of her children who passed away November 26, 1966 and Edwin (Bay) Callahan who passed away April 26, 2004. Ruth was a co-owner of the Continental Food Shoppe with...
Lucile Green
Nov 1, 2015
Lucile Gibson Green passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Danville, VA. She was born in Sampson County, NC on March 22, 1927. Cile was the daughter of Dr. Arthur Vann Gibson and Kate Wootten Gibson. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard Peyton Green, Jr., and her grandson, Austin Middleton Green. She...
Linda Cox
Oct 31, 2015
Linda Harper Cox, 73, of 233 Mowbray Arch, Danville, Virginia, died on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at her home. Born October 30, 1942, in Danville, she was the daughter of Robert Edward Lee Harper and Elsie Pollok Harper. On July 31, 1965, Linda married Carlton H. Cox, her high school sweetheart. They enjoyed celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary with family...
Stuart Craig
Oct 24, 2015
Stuart Laurens Craig, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died Saturday, October 24, 2015. He was born on August 3, 1926, the son of the late Mary de Saussure Craig and Dr. Stuart Lessley Craig in New York, New York. Stuart was a graduate of Woodberry Forest School, Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia Law School. On August 19,...
Earl Moore
Oct 19, 2015
Earl Garrett Moore, 78, of Ringgold, VA passed Monday, October 19, 2015 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born on January 12, 1937 in Halifax County. He was a son of the late George Moore and Mary Belcher Moore. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife Mary S. Moore of the home, a son Tony Moore, a daughter Tammy...
Vincent Beyer
Oct 17, 2015
Vincent Charles Beyer passed away Saturday October 17, 2015 at the Brookdale Stokesland of Danville at the age of 95. Mr. Beyer was born February 13, 1920 in Newark, New Jersey. He was the son of the late Charles Beyer, Jr. and Mary Ann Rittweger Beyer. Before moving to Danville in 1973 he was a general contractor in Belmar, New...
Richard Moss
Oct 13, 2015
Richard Donald Moss, 83, of 369 Rocky Knoll Lane, passed away Tuesday evening, October 13, 2015 at his residence. He was born on December 2, 1931, in Pittsylvania County, Va. a son of the late Oscar Robert Moss and Mary Olive Young Moss. Richard was married on February 6, 1953 to the former Carolyn Meadors who passed away on January...
Peggy Newby
Oct 5, 2015
Peggy Slaughter Newby, age 82, of Chatham passed on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Danville Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Pittsylvania Co, VA on February 5, 1933 to the late Willie Bobbitt and Virginia Bobbitt Milaum. She was predeceased by her sister Betty Bobbitt Phillips and survived by her brother Jimmy Wade Bobbitt. She...
James Gauldin
Oct 3, 2015
James Thomas Gauldin Sr., 89, of 134 Hawthorne Drive, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Danville Regional Medical Center following a recent decline in health. Mr. Gauldin was born in Danville on March 19, 1925 to the late Hilda Minter Gauldin and William Everett Gauldin. He lived his entire life in Danville where he graduated from George Washington High School...
Cathy Dillard
Oct 3, 2015
Cathy Lollis Murray Dillard, age 50 of 1030 Powell Lane, Alton, Virginia, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015. She was born on March 12, 1964 to Shirley Munford Lollis who survives, and the late Charles Neal Lollis. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Wayne Dillard of Alton, Va. She is also survived by her sons, James "Allen" Smith, and wife...
Benjamin Toler
Sep 30, 2015
Benjamin Louis Toler, 31, passed away at Danville Regional Medical Center on September 30, 2015. He was born in Danville, Va. to parents Laura Gosney Toler and William Lee Toler. Ben spent his entire life in Danville. He was an avid sports fan, full of love and compassion and loved to make people smile. He loved his family and children...
Alma Greenberg
Sep 29, 2015
Born March 22, 1930, Alma Jo Greenberg, 85, of Danville, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on September 29, 2015. Preceded in death by her husband Dr. Milton Greenberg, and parents Dale R. and Mary Lou Price, she is survived by her brother, Raymond Dale (Solfrid) Price, her children Dr. Lisa (Bob) Plazzo, Dale (Rich) Nicholas, Susan (Frankie) Jones,...
Jacqueline Motley
Sep 27, 2015
Jacqueline (Jackie) Inman Motley, age 84 died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Piney Forest Health and Rehabilitation Center after being in declining health for the past several years. Mrs. Motley was born in Pittsylvania County on November 1, 1930, a daughter of the late Henry Washington Inman and Lillian Giles Inman Klein. Mrs. Motley was a member of Stokesland United...
Ruth Newton
Sep 25, 2015
Ruth Christie Newton, of Danville VA, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Ruth was born September 19, 1925 in Hartford CT., to the late Ruth and Stewart Christie. Ruth was a founding member of the Bloomfield CT, Federation of Women's Club as well as the East Lyme Federation of Women's Club. She was...
Robert Warren
Sep 21, 2015
Robert Franklin (Bob) Warren, Sr. of 219 Salisbury Circle, Danville, VA died Monday, September 21, 2015 at Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Lynchburg, VA on October 24, 1935, the son of the late Frank Edgar Warren and Myrtle Holt Umstead Warren. He was also predeceased by his brother, Charles L. Warren. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic...
Christine Tyburski
Sep 16, 2015
Christine Theresa Korcz Tyburski, 68, of Candlewood Drive in Blairs, was called to her Heavenly home on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, after an extended battle with cancer. She was born on July 22, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of the late Walter Korcz and the late Jean Gondek Korcz. She was a devoted and loving daughter, mother, grandmother, and...
Arthur Strader
Sep 15, 2015
Arthur Lee Strader, Sr. age 97, died Tuesday morning September 15, 2015 at Brookdale Danville Piedmont. He was born in Danville, Va. on March 27, 1918 a son of Arthur Randolph Strader and Rosa Mitchum Strader. Arthur live in Danville all his life and was employed for 35 years by the City of Danville Fire Department. He retired as Captain...
Hilton Douglas
Sep 14, 2015
Mr. Hilton Thomas Douglas passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Mr. Douglas was born on May 7, 1923 in Sutherlin, a son of the late Julian White Douglas and Esther Kirby Douglas. Mr. Douglas was retired from The United States Army as Command Sergeant Major having served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam....
Raleigh Warren
Sep 10, 2015
Tom Warren, 78, of Danville, Va., passed away October 9, 2015 at Duke Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer for the past 4 years. Born on September 3, 1937, he was the son of the late Raleigh T. Warren Sr. and Ruby M. Warren. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by a son, Andy Warren. Tom...
John Jones
Sep 6, 2015
Mr. John "Lenwood" Jones, age 75 of 135 Sutherlin Avenue died Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at his residence. He had been in declining health for the past year. He was born in Pittsylvania County, VA on April 8, 1940, a son of the late John Robertson Jones and Annie Elder Jones. Mr. Jones was of the Methodist faith and was...
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