Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
William Griffith
Apr 7, 2014
William Lanier "Bill" Griffith, age 71, passed away unexpectedly Friday evening, July 4, 2014 in the Danville Regional Medical Center. He was born in Danville, VA on January 6, 1943, a son of the late Charles L. Griffith and Nell Cobb Griffith. Bill was a graduate of George Washington High School and Virginia Tech. During his high school years Bill...
Roxie Snead
Apr 5, 2014
Roxie Haley Snead, 85, passed away, Sunday, May 4, 2014 in Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born on March 29, 1929 in Ringgold, VA a daughter of the late Roy Sterling Haley and Gracie May Singleton Haley. Roxie graduated from Dan River High School, received an Associate Degree from Stratford College, a Bachelor's Degree and Master's...
Charlie Pruitt
Apr 5, 2014
Charlie Leon Pruitt, Jr., age 42 went home to be with his Lord, Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 2:30 AM at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born on January 16, 1972 in Martinsville, VA, the son of the late Charlie Leon Pruitt Sr. and Nancy Lee Pruitt Pruitt of Danville. In addition to his father, he was...
John Cirillo
Apr 5, 2014
John Cirillo was born August 25, 1920 on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx N.Y., son of Italian immigrants Raffaelle and Florenza Cirillo. He was a director of engineering at Walter Kidde INC in charge of research and development at the Belleville and Bloomfield facilities of Kidde He was also chief designer and engineer at the STRATOS Division of Fairchild-Hiller where...
James Motley
Apr 4, 2014
Mr. Jimmy Motley's struggle on this earth has ended. He died on Friday, April 4, 2014 at his residence. Jimmy was born in Danville on March 29, 1960, a son of the late Nancy McAlister Motley Haden and Hughes Wilkinson Motley. He was a member of Rivermont Baptist Church and had worked at Wise-Hundley Electric Company for thirty-two years. Jimmy...
Darrell Griffith
Apr 4, 2014
Darrell Jerome Griffith passed away on April 4, 2014 at Danville Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 24, 1963 to Gene and Lorraine Griffith. He was married to Maria Griffith. Funeral services are not scheduled at this time.
Charles Derrick
Apr 4, 2014
Charles L. "Chuck" Derrick , 74, of 5202 Shannamara Drive, Matthews, NC 28104 and 919 Mayfield Road, Ruffin, N.C. 27326 died on April 4, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born on July 30, 1939 to the late Edna and Walter Derrick of Paw Creek, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Judith Derrick and step grandchildren Megan and...
Raymond Poteat
Mar 27, 2014
Raymond Kennon Poteat, Sr. passed away unexpectedly Thursday evening, March 27, 2014 in the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. He was born on March 20, 1923 in Semora, NC a son of the late George Albert Poteat and Cora Bryant Poteat. On September 20, 1941 he married Eunice Parrott "Polly" Poteat who passed away on September 24, 2002. In...
John Wickre
Mar 23, 2014
John Lee (Jack) Wickre, 87, died March 23, 2014 in a Durham hospital. Born in Norfolk, VA he was the son of Eric and Katherine Wickre. He graduated from RPI (VCU) in 1951 after serving in the US Navy during World War II aboard the Hospital Ship Sanctuary. Jack worked for the Norfolk Juvenile Court as Court Administrator before building...
Jack Waddell
Mar 21, 2014
The Reverend Jack Newton Waddell, 73, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 in the UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was born on June 3, 1940 in Pemberton, WVA a son of the late Jeder Pritchard Waddell and Lina Cook Waddell. On June 3, 1961 he married Maribelle Jolly Waddell who predeceased him on November 18, 2005. On August...
Jennie Rogers
Mar 12, 2014
Mrs. Jennie Gettys Rogers of 324 Virginia Avenue died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Danville Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Knoxville, TN on November 10, 1942, a daughter of the late James Evans Gettys and Jane Ashe Gettys. . Mrs. Rogers was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a Master...
Thelma Cassada
Mar 4, 2014
Thelma Louise Ferguson Cassada, 81 of 110 Vine Circle, Danvile, VA died on April 3, 2014 at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA. She was born on December 9, 1932 in Pittsylvania County to the late Acie T. Ferguson and Lizzie Eva Brown Ferguson. Mrs. Cassada retired from Pittsylvania County Service Authority after 26 years service. She was a member of...
Alyce Roach
Mar 4, 2014
Alyce Amory Roach, age 92, departed this life on April 3, 2014 in Richmond, VA. She was born November 28, 1921 to George Washington & Alma Lockard Amory. Raised in Hampton VA, Alyce as a young bride moved to Danville, VA where she resided for over 60 years. Her husband, O. Lewis Roach, Jr., and her parents, preceded her in...
Robert Fowlkes
Mar 1, 2014
Robert D. "Bob" Fowlkes died Friday, January 3, 2014 in the Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center after a decline in health. He was born on January 3, 1932 in Danville, VA to the late Albert Rosser Fowlkes, Sr. and Mary Kathryn Smith Fowlkes. Bob graduated from George Washington High School in 1952 and from Virginia Tech in 1956...
Joseph Yeatts
Feb 25, 2014
Mr. Joseph (Joe) C. Yeatts of 811 Kristen Lane, Danville, VA died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Durham, NC surrounded by his family and friends. Mr. Yeatts was born in Pittsylvania County, VA, March 22, 1923. He was the son of the late Charles Samuel Yeatts and Addie Stowe Yeatts. He was married to Irene...
Katherine Adkins
Feb 22, 2014
Katherine "Katie" Moore Adkins, 92, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 in the Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born on February 20, 1922 in Halifax County, VA, a daughter of the late Walter Henry Moore and Minnie Whitlow Moore. Katie was married for 37 years to James Lanier Adkins who predeceased her in February 1982. They...
Odessa Clifton
Feb 20, 2014
Odessa Jackson Clifton (97) loving sister, aunt, sister-in-law and dear friend to many passed away peacefully at Danville Regional Medical Center on February 20, 2014. She formally resided at Abingdon Place and been a resident of Riverside Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center since August 2013. Odessa was born on December 2. 1916 in Greer, South Carolina and later moved at an...
Bertha Brown
Feb 19, 2014
Bertha Adkins Brown, age 92, of 4348 Franklin Turnpike, Danville, VA , died Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at Roman Eagle Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Mrs. Brown was born October 23, 1921, in Pittsylvania County to the late Elisha and Mary Lou Adkins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Henry Brown, her sister...
Rayford Daniels
Feb 18, 2014
Rayford Wiseman Daniels, 92, of 2849 Westover Drive, Danville, VA, died Tuesday, February 18th, 2014 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Born May 1, 1921 in Pittsylvania County, he was the son of the late Harry Rayford Daniels and Tera Bartee Daniels. He was also predeceased by his daughter, Beth Jane Daniels Fuquay, two brothers, Herbert Langston Daniels and Douglas Harry...
Hazel Gibson
Feb 14, 2014
Hazel Milam Gibson, 88, formerly of Ringgold, Virginia, died Friday, February 14, 2014, at Roman Eagle Memorial Home. Born on April 12, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Lee Milam and Virginia Booth Milam. After graduation from Dan River High School, she was employed by Dan River Mills, until her retirement, as Stitcher Operator No. 4 in...
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