Deaths and Funerals in Danville Area
Funeral notices report the 63 year old John Turner of Chatham Rt 4 dying en route to a Danville hospital. Funeral today at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church with burial in the church cemetery. Surviving wife Elsie Huff and 7 daughters and 5 sons, plus a brother and grandchildren. Also listed is a funeral for Katherine Crowder Yeatts of Danville, age 45, at St Mark's Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial place to be announced. Yeatts survived by mother Althea Crowder, husband Noble Yeatts, a son Barry Yeatts and three daughters, and multiple sisters and a granddaughter. Services at Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home and family at residence 140 Benefield Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
John Turner
Chatham Rt. 4
Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church
Kenneth Wilmersher
J. D. Hunt
Turner
Danville
Katherine Crowder Yeatts
St. Mark’s
Althea Shelton Crowder
James Crowder
Noble W. Yeatts
Barry Lee Yeatts
Glenwood
Joy Yeatts
Kathy Richardson
Patsy Turner
Pamela Campbell
Greensboro
N.C
Edith Hines
Mary Moore
Louise Moore
Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home
Benefield Ave
Mrs Essie Hubbard Clements 76 dies at Danville Memorial
Mrs Essie Hubbard Clements of Chatham Rt 4 dies after brief illness. Daughter of John and Mattie Hubbard, she was 76. Survived by two stepdaughters Griffie Mae Tarpley and Gladys Roher and a stepson Paul H. Clements. Funeral Thursday at 1 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery. Body from Miller's Funeral Home, Gretna, to church Wednesday evening for viewing 8 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Essie Hubbard Clements
Chatham Rt. 4
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
John and
Mattie Carter Hubbard
Griffie Mae Tarpley
Columbus
Ohio
Gladys Roher
Philadelphia
Paul H. Clements
Washington, D.C
Macedonia Baptist Church
James Venable
Mrs. Annie Gaston Oliver Dies at 94
Mrs. Annie Gaston Oliver, 94, died Saturday at her 913 Oak Street home. A funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Bethlehem Temple Holiness Church, Rev. Matthew Scott officiating. Burial in Miller Family Cemetery, Newtown. Survived by brother Thommie Gaston of New York, an adopted daughter Genevia Montague, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Friends may call today 7 to 8 p.m. at L. H. Brooks and Bro. Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Gaston Oliver
Bethlehem Temple Holiness Church
Matthew Scott
Miller Family
Newtown
Pittsylvania County
Henry and
Mary Dave Gaston
Thommie Gaston
New York
N.Y
Genevia Montague
L. H. Brooks and Bro. Funeral Home
Elmer Crabb Dies at 41 in Danville Memorial Hospital
Elmer Crabb 41 of 318 Edgewood Drive died yesterday at Danville Memorial Hospital after five years of declining health and five weeks of serious illness. He was born in Pittsylvania County to Mabel Crabb and the late Ernest Crabb, and he retired from Calvary Baptist Church in 1971. He is survived by his wife Mary Belle Thornton Crabb, a son Clyde Ray Crabb, a daughter Sandra Kaye Crabb, and a sister Shirley Pruitt, all of Danville. Funeral Thursday at 4 pm at Swicegood Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Danville Memorial Gardens. viewing hours 7-8:30 pm tomorrow at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Crabb
Edgewood Drive
Danville Memorial Hospital
Mr. Crabb
Pittsylvania County
Mabel Eliza Matherly Crabb
Ernest Joseph Crabb
Calvary Baptist Church
Mary Belle Thornton Crabb
Danville
Clyde Ray Crabb
Sandra Kaye Crabb
Shirley Pruitt
Swicegood Funeral Home
Talmadge Wilcox
Herman W. Thornton
Danville Memorial Gardens
Rites Tomorrow For Lonze Cook
Funeral services for Lonze O. Cook of Hurt Rt. 1 are set for 2 p.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. W M Trivers officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Cook, 35, was fatally shot Sunday night near Gretna Rt. 2. Survived by six sisters Geneva Cook, Bristol Pennsylvania. Betty Whitfield. Mary Lee Cook. Hattie Hunt. Barbara Ann Hunt. Brenda Cook all of Hurt. and brother Tom Cook of Hurt. Body at Miller's Funeral Home in Gretna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Betty Whitfield
Mary Lee Cook
Hattie Hunt
Barbara Ann Hunt
Brenda Cook
Hurt
Tom Cook
Miller's Funeral Home
Gretna
Powhatan County Charged With Hiring Discrimination
Federal officials accuse Powhatan County of discrimination in sheriff department hiring and require an affirmative action plan or loss of revenue sharing funds. The county, with 321 percent minority population, reportedly has no minority employees in the eight member sheriff squad. State personnel officials will assist drafting the plan. Local officials say charges concern minority percentage and do not accuse individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Powhatan County
Robert Clark
U. S. Treasury Department
Office of Revenue Sharing
Powhatan
Virginia
State
Robert Cosby
County Board of Supervisors
Sheriff's Department
J. Ronald George
Council Silent On Dismissal of Police Chief
Newport News council ended a three hour and 20 minute executive session with a 7 to 0 vote to not disclose City Manager Lawson’s reasons for removing Police Chief Howard B. Blackmon at month end. Blackmon supporters and Blackmon spoke, while Councilman Haskins said no motion to dismiss Lawson was discussed and only attributes were considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News AP
Newport News City Council
W. E. Lawson
Howard B. Blackmon
Blackmon
William S. Haskins
Lawson
Hve Lawson
Godwin Cuts Back State Spending
Virginia moves to add a two percent budget cut across agencies to avert a $60 million shortfall. A hiring freeze is ordered while the Budget Division details fixed appropriation deductions and inflation cover from special funds. Agencies must absorb half of added costs from their budgets, with exemptions for preAug. 8 commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mills Godwin
Virginia
Maurice B. Rowe
Rowe
Anti-Communists Re educated In Vietnam Says Ky
Former South Vietnamese premier Nguyen Cao Ky says hard core anti Communists who stayed post seizure face re education camps. He cited letters from South Vietnam about captures and described uncertainty over prisoners fate while noting the regime seeks world legitimacy and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Nguyen Ky
Harrisonburg
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Rockingham County
Kepone poisoning hits Hopewell workers in ant poison production
Hopewell Virginia Life Science Products Co employees were hospitalized with toxic kepone blood levels after production halted. CDC alerted health officials on July 18. about 20 percent of kepone is distributed in the U S with rest shipped to Europe. Several workers reported tremors and eye twitching. state epidemiologist notes all workers exposed had elevated blood levels. Police report ongoing legal actions by three hospitalized workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
Life Science Products Co
Europe
Center For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
Virginia Health Department
State Health Department
Robert S. Jackson
Life Science
Jackson
Thhe Plant
Fred Hughes Jr
Public Works
Hughes
Joel Whitley
Whitley
Nickey F. Shown
Dale F. Gilbert
Delbert R. White
Cedar Bluffs
Medcal College of Virginia Hospital
MCV
Pr. Philip J. Landrigan
Camp Timme Camp Scandal Draws Inquiry Push
Woodbridge resident Richard Solomon describes alleged maltreatment at a Maryland Boys Club camp near Point Lookout. He says counselors humiliated youths ages 10 to 14, with punishments including hitting with boards, tying hands, paddling, pushups, and a boy struck in the mouth. Solomon plans to meet parents to push for an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbridge AP
Woodbridge
Maryland
Richard Solomon
Odd Fellows Lodge
Camp
Timmie
Solomon
Point Lookout
Arlington Tapped For State Meet Of Young Demos
Arlington has been selected by the Virginia Young Democrats for the 1976 state convention over Virginia Beach. The event will be held between March 15 and April 1, with possible appearances by presidential hopefuls. A separate report notes alleged misconduct at Camp Timmie involving junior counselors and campers, with no comment from camp officials.
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Martinsville
Virginia Young Democrats
Arlington
Virginia Beach
Washington, D. C
Virginia to detail tuition aid rules for handicapped students
In 1975-76 Virginia will apply detailed guidelines to tuition assistance requests for handicapped children. The process is a parent right, though they may accept the school board decision. If approved locally and state-wide, aid totals 2000 from locality and 3000 from state yearly. Pittsylvania had no pending appeals, but two requests were rejected in 1974-75. Parents chose private or county special classes accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Shelton
State Department of Education
Pittsylvania
Sailor and Norfolk Girl Arrested in Cook Death
Arlin Elden Wade 19 and Donna Faye Thompson 18, both sought nationwide, were arrested in El Paso on fugitive warrants for the robbery slaying of Michael R. Cook 34, University of Maryland publications director, whose body was found on a Virginia Beach beach August 2. Police say robbery was the motive and Wade faces absence without leave from the aircraft carrier Independence. Both await extradition and are held on 25000 dollars bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia. Beach
Norfolk
University of Maryland
el Paso
Tex
Arlin Elden Wade
Independence
Donna Faye Thompson
Wade
Miss Thompson
Michael R. Cook
Cook
Virginia Beach
Haden
Little Creek Channel
Coal Contractors Fight Health And Safety Rules
In Roanoke Virginia the Bituminous Coal Operators Association seeks a court injunction to block enforcement of June MESA memoranda that would hold mining contractors to OSHA rules or to the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. Operators say they cannot control contractors and cite potential loss of work relations. Interior Department and UMW oppose. A hearing is set for October with a ruling after September 1 on the injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Interior Department
U. S Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
MESA
Virginia
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Association of Bituminous Operators
ABC
James Turk
Interior
Washington, D.C
Turk
Guy Farmer
Wythe County
Farmer
Caswell County History Meet Preview by William Powell
Caswell County Historical Association hosts William Powell at First Baptist Church Yanceyville for a dinner at 6 30 p m and a 7 30 p m talk previewing his forthcoming Caswell County history book. Powell outlines themes and local sources for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Powell
Caswell County
Caswell County Historical Association
First Baptist Church
Yanceyville
N.C
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John Daniel
Mary Emma Jefferson Turner
Elsie Huff
Peggy Smithers
Ferrum
Lottie Adams
Crewe
Olivia Adams
Lynchburg
Elizabeth Gregory
Peahook
Carolyn Parsons
Debbie
Betsy Turner
Douglas
Sammy Turner
John Edward Turner
Carlton Turner
Callands
Danny Turner
Edgar Turner
Scott Funeral Home
Mrs. Yeatts
Miller
Lonze
Stratford College
Tim Kerns
Steven Bird
Jeffrey Bird
Terry Kerns
Godwin
United Nations
America
Camp Timmie
Edward Hudson
Lula Campp Abbott
Garden Terrace
Lula C. Abbott
William Haden
Caswell County History Meet
Gregory General Store
Motley’s
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