Local obituaries for Danville, Virginia.
Patsy Daniel
May 1, 2013
Patsy M. Daniel, formerly of 4371 Westover Drive, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Roman Eagle Memorial Home. The daughter of the late Samuel McDowell McNutt and Mary Linda Walton, she was born July 21, 1920 in Prince Edward County, VA. After graduating from Rice High School in Prince Edward County, she completed a secretarial course at M....
James Beale
Apr 28, 2013
James Randolph "Randy" Beale, Sr., age 74, of 255 Ranch Drive, died Sunday, April 28, 2013 in Danville Regional Medical Center. Born in Pittsylvania County, VA, on October 16, 1938, he was a son of Raymond Lacy Beale and Mary McDowell Beale. In addition to his parents he was also predeceased by a brother, Edward Beale. He was a self-employed...
Avis Willis
Apr 26, 2013
Avis Collie Willis passed away on Friday, April 26, 2013 at Roman Eagle Memorial Home. She was born on October 12, 1913 in Danville, a daughter of the late John William Collie and Viola Franklin Collie. Mrs. Willis was a graduate of George Washington High School and she was a graduate of Averett College and Radford University. She taught school...
Ralph Dorr
Apr 22, 2013
Ralph Dorr, 93, of 316 Southland Drive, died on April 22, 2013, at Emeritus of Danville. He was born August 27, 1919, in Greenville, South Carolina, the fifth child of John Henry and Martha Aurelia Elrod Dorr. On December 7, 1941 he married Ethel M. Folsom, who died August 11, 2011. Ralph is survived by four children, Harriette Dorr Saunders,...
Randy Sinclair
Apr 22, 2013
Randy W. Sinclair of 407 Wyndover Drive, Danville, Virginia died on April 22, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Sinclair was born September 15, 1945, to the late Ashton and Mabel Sinclair. Randy is survived by his wife, June "Cookie" Sinclair, of the residence, one daughter, Ashton Asher, and her husband Jeremy, one stepdaughter, Tammy E. Shelton, and...
Harry Scearce
Apr 16, 2013
Harry Washington Scearce, Jr., 84, formerly of Danville, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the residence of his son, 9304 Pennywhistle Drive, McDaniel, MD. Born in Danville, Virginia on April 29, 1928, he was a son of the late Harry Washington Scearce, Sr. and Lelia Scearce. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served in the Korean...
Isabella Pretty
Apr 14, 2013
Isabella Ward Pretty of Danville, Va. went home to be with the Lord on April 14, 2013. She was born Aug. 7, 1913, in Philadelphia Pa., to Samuel Marshall Ward and Mary Constable Ward. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Harry Manley Pretty, whom she married Sept. 18, 1937 and took care of him the latter years...
Malcom Huckabee
Apr 12, 2013
Dr. Malcom Wayne Huckabee, 79, of 121 Ginger Drive, Danville, VA, died on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Emeritus Assisted Living after being in declining health for several months. Dr. Huckabee was born in Olton, Texas on November 22, 1934 to the late Robert W. Huckabee and Alice Thommarson Huckabee. Dr. Huckabee earned a bachelor's degree from Mississippi College, a...
Edna Matherly
Apr 11, 2013
Edna Irene Adkins Matherly died Monday, November 4, 2013. She was born April 2, 1923 in Pittsylvania County to the late James Neal Adkins and Hettie Dodd Adkins. She was married to Cyril (Cy) Matherly who predeceased her in 2000. She retired from Durham Hosiery after 38 years. She was a member of College Park Baptist Church. She was the...
Rosemary Robinson
Apr 6, 2013
Rosemary Young Robinson, 77, of Danville, Virginia, died peacefully at the VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, on June 4, 2013, of complications following surgery in her brave fight against pancreatic cancer. Rosemary was an active and dedicated member of West End Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and volunteered over the years with organizations related to her and her family's...
James Howard
Apr 6, 2013
James Newton Howard, of 2412 Pleasant Gap Drive, Dry Fork, slipped away into Heaven on June 4, 2013 after a five year period of declining health. He was surrounded by his loving family at his bedside during the time of his passing. His family and friends will miss his caring and giving spirit and his eagerness to help whenever there...
James Lunsford
Apr 5, 2013
James Leon Lunsford, Sr. went to be with God on Saturday, May 4, 2013. He was employed by Hardy Petroleum. He is survived by his wife Jan, two sons, George and James, one daughter, Dreamer, two step sons, Mark and Kevin Price, eighteen grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a very special granddaughter, Holly S. P. Price who was the light of his...
Richard Carman
Mar 26, 2013
Richard W. Carman of Dry Fork, VA died on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Danville Regional Medical Center He was born on February 24, 1949 in Sayre, PA to Helen Driscoll Carman and the Late Donald Carman. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He with over employed by Corning Incorporated in New York and Danville before retiring...
Eunice Scearce
Mar 25, 2013
Mrs. Eunice Calvert Scearce (Cisie), age 83 died on Monday, March 25, 2013 at Roman Eagle Memorial Home after a decline in heath. She was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on December 19, 1929, a daughter of the late Henry L. Calvert and Carrie Scearce Calvert. Mrs. Scearce was married to the late Paul Bennett Scearce, Jr. She was associated...
Lucy Scarce
Mar 25, 2013
Lucy Francis Scarce, age 87 died on Monday, March 25, 2013 at Roman Eagle Memorial Home after a nine-year decline in health. Mrs. Scarce was born in Danville on June 3, 1925, a daughter of the late James Madison Francis and Worta Belle Thomas Francis. Mrs. Scarce was a graduate of Averett College and managed the office of Dr. Joseph...
Carl Goad
Mar 23, 2013
Carl Ellis Goad of 209 Parrish Road, Danville, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at his residence. He was born on July 22, 1954 in Danville, a son of the late James Berry Goad and Reba Scarce Goad. Carl worked at Olde Dominion Motor Sports and was a member of Mosley Memorial United Methodist Church. He is survived by...
Barbara Dyer
Mar 23, 2013
It is profound sadness that her family announces the passing of Barbara Ann Bynum Dyer on March 23, 2013. Barbara was born June 2, 1934 in Centerville, Mississippi to the late William Byrd and Irlene Bond Bynum. She spent her early childhood in Norwood, and then Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is survived by her two sons, Gus Walker Dyer III...
Edwin Parrish
Mar 21, 2013
Mr. Edwin Boyd Parrish, age 70, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden, NC after a brief illness. Ed was born in Danville on November 20, 1942, a son of the late Ruth Ann Boyd Parrish and James Howard Parrish, Sr. He was of the Baptist faith and an avid...
Charles Smith
Mar 18, 2013
Charles Carlyle (Smitty) Smith, 87, of Danville, was released of his earthly body to join our Lord and Savior on Monday, March 18, 2013. Charles was born on May 10th, 1925 in Bluefield, WV to parents the late Charles Ross Smith and the late Helen Norvell Smith. Charles is survived by his wife of 67 years, Netta Fae Smith. He...
Mamie Gould
Mar 18, 2013
Mamie Jackson Gould, 91, of 468 Avondale Drive, died Monday, March 18, 2013 at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Danville, VA, on February 21, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Henry Grady Jackson and Dora Mamie Benazzi Jackson. She was married to Grady L. Gould who predeceased her in February 1978. She was also predeceased by...
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