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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1976

Page

8

Deaths and Funerals in North Carolina Community

Blondie Abbott McGhee 4 of Hall River Rt. 1 dies after five days illness at North Carolina Memorial Hospital Chapel Hill. Funeral 2 p.m. at Mineral Springs Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery. Also listed are Ernest Linwood Terry Jr. Pittsylvania County tobacco farmer. Annie McQuarry Dalton Hurt. Cabell Roach Gretna. and related obituaries with church affiliations, family survivors, and funeral details.

Yanceyville N.C Blondie Abbott McGhee Hall River Noth Carolina Memorial Hospital Chapel Hill Caswell County Richard Cora Foster Abbott Mehee Cone Mills Greensboro Holy Tabernacle of Jesus Christ Church Elise Richmond Blanche Corneli Ghee Cora Denice McGhee Clarence Sylvester van Felix Barbara Johnson Truly Abbott Whitsett Mattie J. Winstead Sweataer Farmer Fulton Richard Abbott Durham Louis Abott Mt. Vernon Ald Abbott Earl Brnray Abbott U.S John Abbott Providence Mineral Springs Baptist Church Luther Latta Rome Ernest Linwood Terry Jr Pittsylvania County Spring Garden

Miss Ruth Mattox Dies at 77 in Chatham

Ruth Mattox 77 of Chatham Rt 3 died yesterday at South Boston General Hospital. Born in Franklin County she was daughter of the late Samuel D Mattox and Eliza Ron Mitchell. Survived by two brothers J A Mattox H M Mattox and sister Mrs J H Oakes all of Chatham. Friends may call at Scott Funeral Home tonight. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Scott Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mattox family cemetery.

Ruth Mattox Chatham Scott Funeral Home Miss Blattox Harold Cook Chatham Rt. 3

Mrs. Ludwick Dies in Tampa at 21

Juanita B. Ludwick of Pittsylvania County born in Danville died in Tampa Florida after a monthlong decline. She was 21 and survived by daughter Cerita Purmort Tampa mother Iris Blackwell and sister Juanita Lindsey of Richmond and two grandchildren. The service will be tomorrow at 1 30 p.m. at Blout Funeral Home in Tampa.

Juanita B. Ludwick Pittsylvania County Tampa Fla Ludwick Danville David Ludwick Cerita Purmort Iris Blackwell Juanita Lindsey Richmond Blout Funeral Home

Seism Infant Dies In Hospital

Julie Wayne Seism two day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Seism of 342 Summit Road died yesterday in Danville Memorial Hospital. She is survived by a sister, Kristina Seism, paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. LA Seism, maternal Albert Brown of Danville, and Mr. and Mrs. Alton Attaway of Sulphur Springs. A maternal great grandmother Mrs. Minnie Brown of Danville also survives. The body is at Swicegood Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.

Julie Wayne Seism Ben W. Seism Summit Road Danville Memorial Hospital Kristina Seism LA. Seism Danville Albert Brown Alton Attaway Sulphur Springs Tex Minnie Brown Swicegood Funeral Home

Mrs. Adams Dies At 78 In Harrisonburg

Mrs. Hays Ody Adams 78 of Harrisonburg died in a local nursing home. Born in Winifrede West Virginia she was daughter of William and Nancy Rader. She was member of First Presbyterian Danville. Survived by sons Hays Jr and William R Adams both of Richmond, brother Rome Rader Rock Creek West Virginia and four grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Dluguid Memorial Chapel. Burial Spring Hill Cemetery.

Lynchburg Hays Ody Adams Harrisonburg Winifrede W. Va William Nancy Childress Rader First Presbyterian Church of Danville Wellington McMann Overland Park Kan Hays 0. Adams Jr William R. Adams Richmond Rome Rader Rock Creek Dluguid Memorial Chapel William Long Spring Hill Cemetery

Talent show highlights and pageant prospects in Danville

Special entertainment featured GWHS student Pam Halley who sang If and Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Cynthia Hairston, 1875 Miss Black Teenage Danville, performed That's Ever Happened To Me. Contestants Regenna Strange, Teresa Merritt, Della Mimms, and Cynthia Jones placed with judges Anthony Todd Amy Edmunds Tannese Payne and Janice Moore. Winners advance to state pageant with bonds scholarships and gifts. Miss Black Teenage World Pageant of Virginia set for June 1926 at Danville City Auditorium.

Pam Halley GWHS Danville Cynthia Hairston Tunstall Regenna Olatta Strange George Strange Teresa Ann Merritt James Merritt Della Reese Mimms David Majett Cynthia Marie Jones Melvin Jones Anthony Todd Amy Edmunds Tannese Payne Janice Moore Pittsylvania County Virginia Danville City Auditorium

Zahrn To Address Area Accountants

Fred J. Zahrn senior vice president at Dan River Inc will address the Piedmont Association of Accountants meeting at 5 30 p m Thursday at the Rodeway Inn in Greensboro North Carolina He will discuss accountants are the greatest and is a past president of the organization with ties to Danville

Fred J. Zahrn Dan River Inc Greeny Greensboro National Assist of Finance Adlle Rodeway Inn N.C Zahra Danville

Macrame Hangers Class Set at Ballou Park Center

Special instruction on macrame plant hangers offered at Ballou Park Nature Center starting this week. Artist Gordon Neal teaches Wednesdays 2 to 4 pm for four weeks. pre registration via Ballou Park Center. Participants need macrame board cotton cord and scissors.

Ballou Park Nature Center Gordon Neal Kathleen Barrineau Ballou Park Center

CIC Meeting Sets Cedar Place Neighborhood Talk

Cedar Place residents are invited to a Community Improvement Council meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Union Street Baptist Church. Agenda includes Cariila Williams Park completion and how CIC can remain in the community per executive director Mrs Maxine L Muse.

Cedar Place Community Improvement Council Union Street Bai Plist Cariila Williams Park CIC Maxine L. Muse

Goodyear Names John V Linn To Factory Council

John V Linn a Goodyear veteran of 21 years becomes the Goodyear Danville plant's newest member of the Factory Council He is named Superintendent of Division A covering preparatory departments Linn fills the post left by Lou Prete who moved to Manager of Production at a Tyler Texas plant The Atlanta native holds a Georgia Tech textile engineering degree and is a Navy veteran His career includes stints at Akron Cumberland Md Cartersville Ga Union City Tenn and other Goodyear sites before this Danville promotion He and his wife Lea have three children Valerie Jay and Mark

John WV. Linn, Jr Goodyear Tyler Texas Atlanta Linn Danville Fire Manufacturing Georgia Tech U.S. Navy Lina Akron Cumberland Lion Central Union City Tenn Goodyear-Danville

Malcolm Cross Named Dan River Foundation President

Malcolm A. Cross, longtime Dan River Inc. executive, was elected president of the Dan River Foundation succeeding C. Eugene Rowe. Cross also becomes a foundation director, replacing William J. Erwin, who retired. The foundation has distributed about $1.7 million in grants and scholarships across East plant communities.

Malcolm A. Cross Dan River Inc Dan River Foundation Cross C. Eugene Rowe Dan River William J. Erwin Erwin Grange, N.J

Gun Control Survey Shows North Carolina Split

CHAPEL HILL (AP) A UNC poll of 676 adults shows sharp division on gun control. Forty four percent favor some form of control, forty percent oppose, and sixteen percent have no opinion or are equivocal.

Chapel Hill University of North Carolina School of Journalism

Funeral for Willacy A. Lord Held in Duluth Minnesota

A. Lard funeral set for Willacy A. Lord father of Danville City Manager James W. Lard. He died Friday in a Phoenix nursing home at age 76. The service will be in Duluth Minnesota this week.

Willacy A. Lord Danville James W. Lard Duluth Minn Lord Phoenix, Ariz

Also Mentioned on This Page

E.L. Terry Jr Mr. Terry Ernest Linwood Eva Simmons Terry Pittsylvania U8. Navy Terry Oak Grove Chestnut Level Baptist Church Spring Garden Road Julian Griffin Highland Burial Park Barker Funeral Home Pam Ryland Terry Hurt Annie McQuarry Dalton Hurt Rt. 3 Lynchburg Hospital Nelson County Lonnia 4. Dalton Motley Baptist Church Harvey L. Height Rustburg N. Height Henderson Washington, D.C Marvin Farmer Lewis Barbour Evington Warren West Mary Hesson Alexandria Panomotrox Fort Wil Memorial Park Finch and Finch Cabell Roach Gretna Gretna Rt. 4 George W. Head Mattie Richardson Roach Sycamore Baptist Church The Lane Company Vader Roach Lee Cabell Roach Kenneth Wayne Roach Danny Clay Roach Thomas Edward Roach David Roach Junior Roach Huddleston Charlie Roach Roxboro Irene Staptey Berta Reach Disney Blanks Laura Arthur Fuera Larry Hollaway Penny Smith Tunstall High School Danville- Pittsylvania County Zahrn Judy Farrington Birmingham Alan Judy Farrington J.C. Farrington Jr Sardford University Farrington United States John V. Linn Company Joan Y. Linn JR Malcolm Cross Amy Barrett Anthony Barrett Deerwood Springs Henry James Clark Golden Gate God Sister & Brothers Elizabeth Herman Tols Norman Harvey H. Brincefield SR Harvie Gaddy Memorial Hospital Danville Life Saving Crew Townes Funeral Home Leed’s Py Nordan Collinsville Tanglewood Martingville Roanoke A. Lard Irwin Chris Bethel Bernadette & Dawon Bethel Dennis Strader Esther Joel R. DeBoe First Pentecostal Holiness Church Sun Ora B. Laprade Gaddy and Harvey Roman Eagle Nursing Home Swicegood Family of Mars Minnie Fowlkes Tharpe Strickland Milam, McNeely Barber Curtis Hall Calvary Baptist Church Edgewood Drive Bobby Bennett Cook Irvin Hall James McGhee Maon Tors Pastor Falmadge Wilcox Wrenn Aratts North Main Street
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