Deaths and Funerals in North Carolina World War Veterans
Walter Raleigh Jones 2 of Yanceyville Rt 1 died Thursday in Alamance Memorial Hospital after three months of declining health. Survived by two daughters Helen J. Daniel Burlington Laura J. Drake Statesville one son James Walter Jones Newport News VA one sister Mrs George Hatchet Yanceyville State 2 six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 3 p.m. from Locust Hill United Methodist Church burial in church cemetery. Family receipts Friday 7:30 to 9 p.m. Hooper Funeral Home. Frank Edward Power 53 of 17 Shepherd Ave died Wednesday in Veterans Hospital Salem after six months illness. He married Macy Wilson on April 7 1960. Survived by wife five stepchildren four sisters four brothers and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 4 p.m. Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home Chapel with burial Mountain View Cemetery. Friends Friday 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Yanceyville
N.C
Walter Raleigh Jones
Rt 1
Alamance Memorial Hospital
Burlington
Caswell County
Thaddeus Cornelius Jones
Mary Waynick Jones
Locust Hill
Locust Hill United
Laura J. Drake
Statesville
James Walter Jones
Newport News
George Hatchet
Yanceyville Statet
Locust Hill United Methodist Church
Charles Eakin
Hooper Funeral Home
Ann D. Jones
Yanceyville Rt
Frank Edward Power
Shepherd Ave
Veterans Hospital
Salem
Pittsylvania County
Henry Power
Nannie Skinner Power
Macy Wilson
Power
Temple Baptist Church
Dorothy James
Edward Wilson
Paul Wilson
Melvin Wilson
Jerry Wilson
Danville
Elizabeth Vaughan
Edna Lane
Margaret Mise
Richmond
Francis Ayers
Baltimore
Benjamin K. Power
Paul Power
William Power
Perry Power
Alton
James David Seamster
Powell Funeral Home
Oak Ridge
Mr. Seamster
Alton Rt.1
Halifax County
Jim Seamster
Rena Lloyd
Pamplin
Lizzie Seamster
Henderson
Mary Moore
Halifax
Rosa Seamster
Payne Dies At 57 In Halifax Area
Charles Welford Payne 57 of Halifax died in a Durham hospital. Survived by wife Doris Yarborough Payne son Charles W. Payne Jr sister Elmo and Sturgis Payne and WH Payne brothers and two grandchildren. Graveside services Friday 4 p.m. Halifax Memorial Gardens by Rev. James R. Rowles. Body at Powell Funeral Home.
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Halifax
Charles Welford Payne
Durham
N.C
Doris
Yarborough Payne
Charles W. Payne Jr
Carl E. Payne
Martin Chester
Roxboro
Harry McNei
Greensboro
Elmo Payne
Sturgis Payne
WH. Payne
Virgilina
Halifax Memorial Gardens
James R. Rowles
Powell Funeral Home
J D Seamster Dies At Age 50
Funeral services set for James David Seamster in Alton with burial at Oak Ridge. The 50 year old farmer, a native of Halifax County, died at home after living on Alton Rt.1. He leaves siblings Lizzie Seamster and Mary Moore and others.
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J. D. Seamster
Sterling Diggs Dies At Age 34 In Whitetown NC
Sterling Diggs 34 of Whitetown North Carolina died Wednesday at his home. He was born in Caswell County to Thomas and Ada Diggs and served in World War II. Survived by a son in Washington DC, a daughter, three sisters, and two grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at noon at Smith Chapel Baptist Church Whitetown with Rev. George Pass. Friends may call Saturday evening at Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home.
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Sterling Diggs
Whitetown
N.C
Caswell County
Thomas Diggs
Ada McCadden Diggs
Washington, D.C
Lucille Sully
Arena Halland
Danville
Eliza Diggs
Smith Chapel Baptist Church
George Pass
Church
Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home
Ada Diggs Dies At 83 In Whitetown North Carolina
Ada Diggs 83 of Whitetown North Carolina died Tuesday at her home Born in Caswell County she was a daughter of the late John Henry McCadden and Lacey H McCadden She was a member of Smith Chapel Baptist Church widow of Thomas Diggs Survived by three daughters Lucille Suly Arena Holland and Ediza Diggs and three sisters Vianna Walker Estelle Nash Ruby Coles Burial will be in Smith Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Friends may call Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home Saturday evening.
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Chatham
Mary Pruitt Campbell
Chatham Rt. 2
Pittsylvania County
Jim and
Christine Shelton Pruitt
Sandy Hill
Mabel Brooks
Rocky Mount
Lucille Parnell
Sandy Level
Ada Jones
Peahook
Emma Powell
Gretna
Miller's Funeral Home
Ada Diggs
Whitetown
N.C
Caswell County
John Henry McCadden
Lacey H. McCadden
Smith Chapel Baptist Church
Vianna Walker
Estelle Nash
Brooklyn
N.Y
Ruby Coles
George Pass
Church
Cunningham and Hughes Funeral
Bill McVeigh Rites Complete
A graveside funeral for Bill McVeigh of the West Fork community Cascade Rt. 1 will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Stone Road Baptist Church cemetery near Leesville. In Bedford County Mr. McVeigh, 55, was found dead Wednesday at 205 West Main St where he had been visiting for a few days.
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Bill McVeigh
West Fork
Cascade Rt. 1
Stone Road Baptist Church
Leesville
Bedford County
McVeigh
Weat Main St
Churches Share In Sunrise Easter Service
Seven Schoolfield churches join the annual public Sunrise Service at 6 30 am Sunday at the Schoolfield Recreation Center. Rev Fred Cox of State Line Baptist will moderate and Rev Paul Ray of Gethsemane Wesleyan will speak. The West Main Church of God choir will sing as doughnuts and coffee are provided by Burton Memorial and the Recreation Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoolfield
Schoolfield Recreation Center
Fred Cox
State Line Baptist Church
Paul Ray
Gethsemane Wesleyan Church
West Main Church of God
Burton Memorial Presbyterian Church
Area Chorus Wins Regional MacDonald Competition
The Sutherlin Academy chorus was named a regional winner in the MacDonald choral contest and will receive a $200 cash prize. The regional grand prize went to E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, which earns $300 plus their $200 local award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherlin Academy
MacDonald
E.C. Glass High School of
Lynchburg
Boswell Receives Production Award in 1976
David Tipton Boswell, manager of Life of Virginia's Danville office, was honored for outstanding production in 1976 at a conference in Miami Beach Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Tipton Boswell
Life of Virginia
Danville
Boswell
Miami Beach
Fla
Tunstall FFA Team Wins Blue Ridge Area Contest
The Tunstall High School FFA Parliamentary Procedure team placed first at Patrick County High School in the Blue Ridge Area Degree Team Contest. Blairs Junior High won the junior division and fourth overall with 25 plus schools. State contest set for Brookville High School in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunstall High School
Blue Ridge
Miss Black Teen Pageant Slated For Saturday
The seventh annual Danville Pittsylvania County Miss Black Teenager Pageant, An Afro-American Odyssey, features nine contestants aged 15 to 17 from George Washington, Tunstall, and Dan River high schools. A noon motorcade attracts spectators, followed by a 4 p.m. show at Danville City Auditorium with awards for runners up and special honors. tickets available from contestants or at the door.
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Danville- Pittsylvania County
Pagent
Danville City Auditorium
George Washington, Tunstall
Dan River
Brantle Williamson
LaFrances Wilson
Beverly Brown
Wanda Lanier
Theresa Martin
Debbie Hampton
Marie Frazier
Teresa Ferguson
Helen Clements
Grant Street
Sheriff Joins In Search For 95 Year Old Man
GRETNA The Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Department joined by the Virginia State Police area rescue squads and dozens of volunteers continue searching for 95 year old Samuel Jacobs missing from his Gretna area home since Wednesday afternoon. He lives on a farm three miles from Motley, described as 5 foot 8, 160 pounds, last seen in a red jacket grey sweater blue pants and a black hat. Call 324 7658 with any information.
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Gretna
Theittsylvania County
Virginia State Police
Gretna Rt.4
Samuel Jacobs
Henry Fugatts
Jacobs
City Delegation Looms Largest Road Hearing
Danville’s city delegation led by Victor W White attended Lynchburg District highway hearing on primary and urban networks. Andrew Farley and Chamber leaders urged fast Route 86 and Route 29 by pass work, Piney Forest Road widening, and Berry Hill Road redesign. White noted increased city participation boosts funding prospects and expected about $400000 for pre contract Piney Forest work.
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Tanville
Lynchburg
Victor W. White
White
Danville
Andrew Farley
William Anderson
Coleman Yeatts
Det
Calvin Fowler
Gus Dyer Jr
Robert Tamson
Earle Garrett II
Howard P. Green A Jr
George Mowbray
Farley
Transportation Committee
Danville Area
Comynereé
Highway Department
Transportation Commission
Anderson
Edan
N.C
Yeatts
Fowler
Water line loan approved for Pittsylvania County project
The Farmers Home Administration approves a 687,500 loan to the Pittsylvania County Service Authority for water facilities in South Denville and Mt Hermon. PCSA director Clarence Edmonds says surveys will determine demand and repayment viability. If insufficient signups occur, residents may bear the full cost via a later loan. Greenwood Drive six inch line nearing use after taps begin, with master metering and safety tests pending.
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Pittsylvania
Monds
Service Authority
Danville
Mt. Hermon
PCSA
Westover Hills
Glenwood
Edmonds
Greenwood Drive
Bobby Marshall
Marshall Construction Company
Greenwood
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
February figures show employment improvement in Danville area
The Virginia Employment Commission reports February gains in Danville and Pittsylvania County with Danville employed 23 315 up 102. county total 25 987 up 1 135. Unemployment rates dropped to 5 percent for the county and city combined from 9 percent. Pittsylvania fell to 7.6 percent. city jobs figures show slight improvements. Active claims down to 3 865 for week ending April 2.
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Danville
Pittsylvania County
The
Virginia Employment Commission
VEC
Pittsylvania
WEC
Lillian Phillips
Danville Board Approves Suspensions and Donations
The board endorsed Truitt's discipline plan, suspending two students indefinitely and expelling seven for the year, noting high disciplinary action but lower than last year. Discussion spurred possible parenting program. Yeatts reported full replacement cost settlement for March 1 fire damage at the vocational education building and approved a built in fire extinguisher at 2100 from cafeteria reserve. Additionally, three tuition requests were approved for students transferring to the county, and two anonymous donations of 500 to Gibson Elementary and 1000 to Grove Park were accepted.
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Truitt
Danville
National
Parent- Teacher Association
Guy K. Yeatts
Vocasional
Yeatts
Gibson Elementary
Grove Park
Virginia Supreme Court Denies Wilson Appeal
Thomas Wayne Wilson was denied a writ of error by the Virginia Supreme Court after a Danville jury found him guilty last summer of abduction and rape. He received two life terms in the state penitentiary for abducting a woman from Memorial Hospital of Danville and raping her on Lexington Street in Pittsylvania County.
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Thomas Wayne Wilson
Supreme Court of Virginia
William H. Fuller II
Lexington Street
Pittsylvania County
Fuller
Ronnie Newsome
Northside Market
Newsome
James Ingram
Goodyear Names Garber Leader of New Lawton Plant
James C. Garber, longtime Goodyear safety and industrial hygiene head at Danville, promoted to manage the firm’s new Lawton Oklahoma plant and oversee Equal Opportunity and personnel relations. He will assume duties April 16 and brings decades of Goodyear service to the role. He and his wife Joy Yeatts reside at 151 Graymont Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear
James Garber
New
Oklahoma
James C. Garber
Goodyear- Danville
Lawton
Okla
Garber
Cleveland
Ohio
Miami University
Oxford
Akron
Danville
Tuscarora
Joy Yeatts
Graymont Place
Miss Winstead Fund Organized for Medical Expenses
A fund is set up to aid Carolyn Winstead with medical costs after a cerebral hemorrhage caused paralysis. She is a YWCA staffer and has been in Memorial Hospital of Danville ICU, flown to Canada for possible brain surgery. Donations welcome at First National Bank of Danville, YWCA, or Girl Scout Service Center.
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Carolyn Winstead
Wiliam PF. Jones Jr
George B. Anderson
Miss Winstead
YWCA
Memorial Hospital of
Danville
Canada
Anderson
Jones
Westhampton Ave
First National Bank of
Girl Scout Service Center
Madison College
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Walter R. Jones
Frank E. Power
C. W. Payne
Carter
Irma Ferguson Carter
Ringgold
Memorial Hospital
William Henry Ferguson
Sallie Kate Blankenship Ferguson
Longwood College
Tunstall
Barry Herndon
Bob Collie
Tim Shelton
Mark Dishman
John Rigney
Jerry McDaniel
Ray Emerson
Sentinel
Joey Knight
Merit Penington
Blairs
McGregor
Fugatts
Fifth District
W.C
Dan
Daniel
FHA
Virginia Supreme Court
Wilson
Harry Ray Grubbs
Grubbs
North Carolina
John Carter
Harvey Lincoln Waller
Trinity Baptist Church
South Main
Stokes Street
Mary Webb Powell
Powell
Asa W. Viccellio
Grace
Vicellio
Miss Winstead Fund Organized
Eagle Triplex
Danville Vault Corporation
Chatham Road
Christ the King Lutheran Kindergarten
Franklin Turnpike
Araly
Eibe School
Virginia Chaplin
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