Obituary for Luther Burgess Dies in Charlotte Hospital
Luther Junlest Burgess, 62, died Thursday morning at Memorial Hospital in Charlotte North Carolina. He was born in Pittsylvania County son of Maggie Jordan Burgess and the late Raleigh Scott Burgess. He lived in Norfolk before moving to Ringgold two years ago. He was Baptist and a member of American Legion Post 325. Survived by three sisters Mrs Lesslé Ferguson Ringgold Mrs Annie Hipes Waynesboro and Mrs Wir finth Carter Charlotte and three brothers Vana Danel Burgess Ringgold Herman M Burgess and Raleigh Scott Burgess Danville. Funeral 11 am Saturday at Wrenn Yeatis Chapel Rev John J Groff. Interment Highland Burial Park. Body at funeral home with visitation Friday 730 830 pm and at home with Mrs Ferguson. Donald Smith of Danville attends FFA conference at Mogarts Beach near Smithfield as state FFA vice president Eyne Ridge Area. He is a former Tunstall FFA officer and works as a meat cutter apprentice at Bestway Supermarket in Danville. Parents Edward H Smith and Mrs Hermon live in the MMs Hermon community.
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Luther Junlest Burgess
Charlotte
N.C., Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Maggie Jordan Burgess
Raleigh Scott Burgess
Norfolk
Ringgold
American Legion
Lesslé Ferguson
Annie Hipes
Waynesboro
Wirfinth Carter
N.C
Vana Danel Burgess
Herman M. Burgess
Danville
Wrenn- Yeatis
John J. Groff
Highland Burial Park
Ferguson
Donald Smith
Future Farmers of America
Mogarts Beach
Smithfield
Fie
Eyne Ridge
FFA
Tunstall
Tunstall Ffa
Bestway
Edward H. Smith
Mms. Hermon
Elmer J Sparks Dies In Reidsville Farm Truck
Elmer Jack Sparks 67 of Reidsville Rt 2 was found dead in his truck on his farm about 1 p.m. Thursday. The Oregon Hill native and Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church member is survived by his wife Nellie French Sparks two sons Ray and Robert Jackie Sparks two daughters Mrs Danny Oakley and Mrs Charles Tiston two sisters Mrs Edna Freewell Mrs Annie Mae Mitchell three brothers J T Sparks GK Sparks Zeb Sparks and four grandchildren A funeral will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The body is at Wilkerson Funeral Home with visitation 7-9 p.m. Friday.
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Reidsville
N.C
Elmer Jack Sparks
Reidsville Rt. 2
Oregon Hill
Rockingham County
Mary Ella Martin Sparks
Midway
Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church
Test Scheduled For Adult H S
An advanced placement test will be given by the Adult Evening High School of Danville public schools on Wednesday August 17 at 4 p.m. in the O T Bonner Junior High cafeteria. Prospective and former students may seek placement in variouscurriculum areas. Call the Adult Learning Center at 799 6471 for information. No charge to take the test.
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Danville
O.T. Bonner
Annyone
Adult Learning Center
George Wagner Dies At Age 84 In Keysville
George Bea Wagner Jr. of Keysville formerly of Danville died Thursday age 84. He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of Roman Eagle Masonic Lodge and past patron of the Kaufman Dryden Chapter OES. A World War I Battery E veteran and Ash Camp Baptist Church member. Survived by Mayala Ellington Wagner his wife, two daughters Doris Burgess and Alma Hardy, two step-daughters Mayda Higgins and Jane Vassar, ten grandchildren seven great grandchildren five step grandchildren. Funeral at Browning Funeral Home Keysville Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment Highland Burial Park Danville at 3:30 p.m.
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Keysville
George Bea Wagner Jr
Danville
George Bea
Margarette Alma Yarborough Wagner
Ash Camp
Mayala § Ellington Wagner
Home
Doris Burgess
Virginia Beach
Alma Hardy
Mayda Higgons
Clarksville
Jane Vassar
Richmond
New Fingernail Dryer Aims To Change Hand Gestures
Newport News AP profiles Julie Tibbs a former ballet instructor who invented a nail dryer blowing cool air to dry nails in 1 to 3 minutes. The device combines a wand like design with patents granted and she seeks manufacturers to back her product amid testing and tweaks to airflow hole design.
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Julie Tidd
Newport News
Julie’ Tidd
Julie ‘Tidd
Julie
Jule
Thomas Nelson Community College
Migs Tibbs
Public Transportation Not Enough in West Piedmont District
C Lawrence Burnette says no public transport can solve commuter problems in the West Piedmont Planning District. A study shows average one-way commute distances around 20 miles with most cars carrying one rider. If car pooling grows to two per car, up to 4 million dollars could be saved yearly in gasoline costs. Copies of the study are available from the WPPDC in Martinsville.
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Martinsville
West Piedmont
C. Lawrence Burnette
Burnette
Rocky Mount
Franklin County
Patrick County
WPPDC
Newport News Shipyard hires new permanent designers
Newport News Shipyard announced it will hire permanent replacements for 1,200 marine designers on strike since April 1. In a letter to strikers of the United Steelworkers Union, the yard said it would welcome back any workers who wish to return if no reprisals occur. Designers who withdraw from the union would not be penalized by the Steelworkers for returning to work.
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Newport News
United Steelworkers Union
City Council Adopts Budget Additions and Fence Talk
City council adds 750000 for emergency gas revenues and purchases, plus 8401 for constitutional officer revenues and 16766 for increases. Funeral director James W Folers Jr. asks for a fence around Oak Hill Cemetery amid disfigured paths. council may approve gravel on paths crossing gravestones with variances. Municipal Building windows draw critique as bids planned, with rejection possible if lowest bid fails to meet standards.
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Council
James W. Folers Jr
Oak Hill Cemetery
Peters
AK. Anderson
Gravely Found Guilty Thursday Of Statutory Burglary Of Home
Robert W. Gravely was found guilty of statutory burglary by Judge James F. Ingram in Danville Circuit Court. Sentence was suspended on probation for one year with conditions including no contact with his ex-wife and four years of good behavior, plus a fine and court costs. The March 20 entry involved breaking into his estranged wife Mary Louise Gravely’s residence. The defense called Dr. David W. Robinson who testified Gravely is schizo phrenic but not violent, while the judge stressed domestic factors and warned of maximum punishment for violations.
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Robert W. Gravely
James F. Ingram
Danville
Ingram
Gravely
Mary Louise Gravely
T. Ryland Dodson
David W. Robinson
Veterans Administration Hospital
Salem
Robinson
Owl And Pussycat at Conley Jones Barn Dinner Theatre
In Greensboro the Conley Jones Barn Dinner Theatre opens Owl And The Pussycat a two person satire about a prostitute and an intellectual falling for each other. Doris and Felix volley between attraction and resistance in a series of scene vignettes. Despite strong relief from Barry Bell, the comedy drags with weak laughs and uneven pacing.
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Greensboro
Doris
Felix
Intellectual
Jong
Daris
CIC Seeks Aid Applicants for Energy Help in 1976
Danville residents may apply for Virginia Energy Payment Program aid through Piedmont Seniors of Virginia and the Community Improvement Council. Qualified households could receive up to 25 dollars toward utility bills, paid to providers. Applications are due August 31. forms are available at CIC 68 Upper Street or at the Community Food and Nutrition Office 709 Betts Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call CIC for more information.
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Piedmont Seniors of Virginia
Community Improvement Council Inc
Virginia Energy
Danville
CIC
Upper St
Community Food and Nutrition Office
Betts St
Danville Wins FAA Grant for Airport Lighting Upgrades
Danville officials secured a 145 804 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to install high‑intensity lights and fire equipment at Danville Municipal Airport. The funds target instrument runway 20 200 for blind landing, with completion perhaps a year away and asbestos proximity suits for crash truck personnel also funded. City and state share five percent each. bids for runway 24 repaving set for August 8.
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Danville
Federal Aviation Administration
Victor W. White
White
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Luther Burgess
Smith
Elmer J. Sparks
George Wagner
Browning Funeral Home
Jamie Ritchie
Barry Bell
Roanoke
Ritchie
Ala Barbra Streisand
Barry Belt
Ms. Ritchie
Bell
Tie
Giles Flower & Gift Shop
Memorial Hospital
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Bernard
MR. Sylvester Covington
Dr. Kaplan
L. H. Brooks Funeral Home
Mrs. Sylvester Covington
EAGLE
Danville Vault Corporation
Chatham Road
Eagle Beaters
Riverside
Regal Studios
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