Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Lucy Burgess
Oct 2, 2013
Mrs. Lucy Elizabeth Burgess, age 93 died on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Roman Eagle Memorial Home. She had been at resident at Roman Eagle for the past three and one half years. Mrs. Burgess was born in Alton, VA on February 6, 1920, a daughter of the late John Ellis Smith and Mable Holt Smith. She was a life...
Frank Shackelford
Oct 1, 2013
Mr. Frank Herman Shackelford, Jr., age 94 and formerly of 217 Floral Avenue died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Roman Eagle Memorial Home after a decline in heath for the past two years. He had been a resident at Roman Eagle Memorial Home since August of 2012. Mr. Shackelford was born in Danville on March 13, 1918, a son of...
Elbert Williamson
Sep 30, 2013
Reverend Elbert M. Williamson, 91, passed away on September 30, 2013, in West Palm Beach, Florida. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy T. Williamson, and his two children, Mary Anna Williamson of Memphis, Tennessee, and John M. Williamson and his wife, Joan, of Richmond, Virginia, and two grandchildren, David M. Williamson of Columbia, Maryland, and Emily D. Tedrow, of...
Mildred Ferrell
Sep 29, 2013
Mildred Gatewood Ferrell passed away Sunday, September, 29, 2013, at the age of ninety-nine. She was born on July 1, 1914 in Pelham, NC, the daughter of Louis Stokes Gatewood and Mary Sue Coleman Gatewood. Mrs. Ferrell had been a resident of Stratford House and later Stratford Rehabilitation Center since November of 1998. The family appreciates the care and concern...
James Solomon
Sep 29, 2013
James "Weldon" Solomon passed awaySunday, September 29, 2013 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia Born in Turbeville, Va. on August 27, 1925, he was the son of the late James "Otey" and Elsie Burton Solomon. He grew up on the family tobacco farm in Turbeville and lived most of his adult life in Danville, VA. He returned to the...
Thelma Grogan
Sep 28, 2013
Thelma K. Grogan, 92, formerly of Oakton, VA, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2013. She had suffered from Alzheimer's Disease for a number of years. Born in Danville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joel and Ruby Grogan. She was predeceased by her sisters Leora Brown and Elise Grogan Robertson, and her brother Landon Grogan, as well...
Dorothy Roop
Sep 27, 2013
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Dorothy C. Dumont Hogg Roop. Mrs. Roop, age 97, died peacefully on Friday, September 27, 2013 at Roman Eagle Memorial Home where she had been a patient for several years. The family is grateful to the professional and caring staff for their patience, care, compassion and...
Thomas Blackwell
Sep 21, 2013
Thomas J. Blackwell, 84, of Danville, VA, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2013 at Duke Home Care and Hospice in Durham, NC after a 18 month battle with skin cancer. He was the son of Tony and Emily Shumate Blackwell. He was a veteran of the Korean war as a First Sergeant in the army. Tom started his career...
Bessie Dunn
Sep 21, 2013
Mrs. Bessie Lee Owen Dunn, of 154 Fairmont Circle, Danville, departed her life on September 21, 2013. She was born in Boydton, Virginia, Mecklenburg County on December 13, 1920, a daughter of the late James Thomas(Tom) Owen and Maude Harrison (Polly) Cooper Owen. She was educated in Mecklenburg County and attended Boyd's Business School in Washington, D. C. On March...
Robert Johnson
Sep 18, 2013
Mr. Robert Williams Johnson, age 96 of Providence, NC went to be with his Lord on September 18, 2013 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was born in Chatham County, NC on November 26, 1916, a son of the late Ed H. Johnson and Rose Pickard Johnson. Mr. Johnson was married to the late Iona Woodall Johnson who died...
Mary Dowdy
Sep 14, 2013
Mary "Deannie" Deane Dowdy of 600 Jenny Lane, Danville, died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Danville regional Medical Center. She was born on March 12, 1940 in Danville, a daughter of the late Augustus Dowdy and Grace Sigmon Dowdy. She was a graduate of Averett College, receiving an Associates in Arts in 1962, a graduate of Radfod College, receiving a...
Nancy Scott
Sep 9, 2013
Nancy Hankins Scott of Milton, NC, beloved mother and grandmother, died at her home on Monday, September 9, 2013. Nancy was born October 23, 1932, in Danville, VA, daughter of Dr. William Oldham and Annette Wilson Hankins. Her brother was William Oldham "Billy" Hankins, Jr. She attended George Washington High School and went on to graduate from Randolph Macon Women's...
Ann Richardson
Sep 6, 2013
Mrs. Ann Stoll Richardson, age 81 of 148 Reuben Court died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Richardson was born in Huntington, W. VA on November 9, 1931 a daughter of the late Harold Edward Stoll and Area Adeline Stoll. Mrs. Richardson retired as a Registered Nurse in the Labor and Delivery at Danville Regional Medical Center after...
Brenda Lindsey
Sep 2, 2013
Miss Brenda Lane Lindsey, age 65 of 15 Oak Ridge Avenue died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Roman Eagle Memorial Home. She had been a resident of Roman Eagle for the past two weeks. Brenda was born in Danville on October 9, 1947, a daughter of the late Ernest Lindsey and Gracie Gunnell Lindsey. She was a member of Timberlake...
Jesse Custer
Aug 31, 2013
Jesse R. Custer died Saturday, August 31, 2013 in the Danville Regional Medical Center. Born in Halifax County on June 23, 1935, he was a son of John Henry Custer and Ida Custer. He was married to Mary Lou Custer who predeceased him in November 2012. He was a member of County Line Baptist Church in Halifax County. He is...
Joan Vanosten
Aug 31, 2013
Priscilla Joan Battermann VanOsten, age 67, of 114 Vine Circle, died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Danville Regional Medical Center after a swift yet courageous battle with cancer. Joan was born in Danville, VA on July 3, 1946. She was the only child of the late Clinton "Dick" Battermann and Alise Davis Battermann. She was married to Dale VanOsten, Jr....
Virginia Wiseman
Aug 30, 2013
Virginia Downing Wiseman, 93, died at her home, Grenadier Farm, Bachelors Hall, Virginia on August 30, 2013. Ginny was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, December 19, 1919, the younger daughter of Burton C. Downing and May Alice (Vought) Downing. Her early childhood was spent in Red Bank and at the family's farm in Monmouth County, New Jersey where she...
Barbara Hamlett
Aug 30, 2013
Barbara Jean "B.J." Hamlett, 76, of 363 Cedarbrook Drive died Friday August 30, 2013 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Born in Danville, on January 13, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Howard Doss and Frances Smith Doss. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Patricia Saunders and a half-sister, Liz Taylor. She had...
Scott Banuelos
Aug 29, 2013
Dr. Scott Joseph Banuelos of 411 Mowbray Arch died Thursday, August 29, 2013 from injuries sustained in a plane crash at Danville Regional Airport. He was born in Denver, CO on June 13, 1971, a son of Marguerite Brown Banuelos of Danville and Ruben Banuelos of Thornton, CO. He was a member of Sacered Heart Catholic Church. At the time...
Ruth Webb
Aug 24, 2013
Ruth Louise Wilson Webb passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 24, 2013. Born January 4, 1931, she was a daughter of James Carl and Ruth Allison Wilson. She grew up on a farm near Salisbury, NC, where she loved playing with her siblings and also learned to love sewing, animals and gardening. Ruth, or "Lou" as she was...
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