Obituary notices for Henderson and Harris in Danville
Funeral services are set for James Jesse Henderson at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel with interment in Highland Burial Park. Henderson, 75, died Monday at The Memorial Hospital of Danville after a year of declining health, leaving two daughters, a son, siblings, and grandchildren. A second notice details Henry Garfield Harris, 60, who died unexpectedly Tuesday at his home on Jeanette Drive. he was a security guard, a baptist church member, and survived by his wife, two sons, a sister, and two grandchildren, with a 4:40 p.m. funeral at Townes Funeral Home Chapel and burial in Danville Memorial Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jesse Henderson
Wrenn-Yeatts
Thomas E. Wright
Highland Burial Park
Mr. Henderson
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Wilkes County
N.C
William Franklin Henderson
Julia Jordan Henderson
Dan River Inc
Henderson
Jessie H. Hammock
Lena R. Rowland
James L. Henderson
Luther P. Henderson
Winston-Salem
Tommie Henderson
David F. Henderson
Tuscola
Fannie B
Henry Garfield Harris
Jeanette Drive
Tate Joseph B. Harrig
Alice Perrot Harris
Harris
State Line Baptist Church
Belk-Leggett Department Store
Eva Rakes. Harris
Wesley Harris
Greensboro
Charles Harris
Lynchburg
James Harris
Pelham
Adolphus Harris
Edward J. Harris
Opal Cook
Townes Funeral Home Chapel
Fred Cox
Danville Memorial Gardens
Richard Clay Hundley
Hundley
Piney Forest
Violet
Brown
Mountain View
Douglas Girardeau
Townes Funeral Home
Thomas Shadrick
Stratford Place
Roman Eagle Memorial
Loyal Street
Randolph-Macon Institute
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
South Carolina
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
Margaret Brown Pritchett
Lois Brown Howerton
Mary Brown Channel
Wiliam A. Brown, Jr
Portsmouth
Mary Alberta Peters Kennedy
Bedford County Memorial Hospital
Floyd County
Robert F. Peters
Liza Peters Peters
Kennedy
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Rufus Jackson Kennedy
Iva P. Corn
Lera Gouldin
Flora Young
Roanoke
Jackson
Obituaries note Hundley Brown Kennedy lives remembered
Multiple obituaries from Danville area list Mrs Laura Woodall Hundley 88, Violet Brown 91, and Mrs Mary Alberta Peters Kennedy 79. Hundley survived by husband Richard C Hundley and children Malcolm and Hazel. Brown by nieces and nephews. Kennedy by son Rufus Jackson Kennedy and siblings. Funeral plans mention Wrenn Yeatis chapel, Highland Burial Park, and Townes Funeral Home details.
Miss Nora Jean Harris Dies After Brief Illness
Nora Jean Harris 52 of Chatham Rt 5 died Tuesday morning at home after a brief illness. Born in Pittsylvania County she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Osie Terry Harris. Surviving are sisters Bertha Carter Chatham and Frank Blackwell Danville. Mabel Harris Chatham Rt 5. Body at Miller Pubera Home Gretna. funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Woodall Hundley
Dalton Circle
Mrs. Hundley
Henry County
William J. Woodall
Martha Motley Woodall
Pittsylvania County
Nora Jean Harrie
Chatham Rt. 5
Edgar and
Osie Terry Harris
Bertha Carter
Chatham
Frank Blackwell
Danville
Mabel Harris
Miller Pubera
Gretna
Title I Fund Release Eases School Officials
Danville and Pittsylvania County school leaders welcomed the release of Title I funds after a federal delay. The state received $50 million from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, enabling remedial programs for kindergarten through fourth grade to proceed as planned. County and city officials noted relief that 50 and 95 positions respectively would be funded, with retroactive pay to the project start and makeup sessions for those who paused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Pittsylvania County
Thomas E. Truitt
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Truitt
Earle Johnson
Richmond
Livestock Market Sees Price Gains and Strong Sale Totals
Virginia Carolina Livestock Market reports steady cow prices with overall gains across categories. Jimmy Hodges Jr. notes 386 animals sold for 48000 dollars, vs 44 head last week for 61000, with hogs, veal, slaughter cattle, stock-feeder cattle, baby calves and cow-calf units traded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia-Carolina
Jimmy Hodges Jr
Averett College to host two issues forums in September
Averett College will hold two public issues forums in September at Pritchett Auditorium. On Sept. 12 the topic is The Relative Importance of the Liberal Arts Education and on Sept. 13 The Presidency and Congress: Conflict or Cooperation? Both events begin at 7:30 p.m. and are sponsored with the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Averett College
Congress
Pritchett Auditorium
J.J. Hayes
Averett
Hayes
America
Virginia Foundation For the Humanities and Public Policy
John P. Dever
Watson B. Mills
Luke B. Smith
Dan H. Pollock
Richard C. McMillan
Marilyn Russell
Carey Brewer
Lynchburg College
Luther I. Dickens
Radoa Plastics Co
Radford
Brewer
Harvard Univrsity
U.S. Library
Dickens
Western Virginia
University of Richmond
Radford City
Averett Board of Trustees
David B. Price
Roy Talbert
Price
Duke University
Yale University
Duke
Yale
B.L. Bartlett
Alaska
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Talbert
Ferrum College
Vanderbilt University
Pentagon
Court allows doctors to challenge Fairfax hospital ownership
In Richmond, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the city of Fairfax and seven doctors may challenge the sole ownership of two local hospitals by the same operator. The decision remands the suit against Fairfax Hospital Association, Commonwealth Doctors Hospital, and Fairfax County Industrial Development Association for trial, citing unresolved issues and potential adverse effects on patients and doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Court of Appeals
Fairfax Hospital Association
Commonwealth Doctors Hospital
Fairfax County Industrial Development Association
County Board of Supervisors
Industrial Development Association
Commonwealth Dartors Hospital
FHA
City of Fairfax
Seven Doctors
Fairfax
Hobson's Choice
Harte Hanks to Buy Southern Broadcasting for 57 Million
Harte Hanks Newspapers Inc announces agreement in principle to acquire Southern Broadcasting Co for 57 million dollars. Southern owns AM FM radio outlets in Phoenix Raleigh Durham Houston Richmond and other markets and will divest WGHP TV and KFWD FM to satisfy FCC requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harte-Hanks Inc
Broadcasting Co
San Antonio, Tex
Harte- Hanks Newspapers, Inc
Southern Broadcasting Co
Southern
Winston Salem
N.C
Phoenix
Raleigh-Durham
Houston
Richmond
Birmingham
Ala
Memphis
Tenn
Tampa
Fla
WRVA
Wrvq-Fm
Harte-Hanks
Wghp-Tv
High Point
Kfwd-Fm
Dallas
Federal Communications Commission
City Gas Pilots Must Be Lit By Sept 15
Danville residents must request pilot lighting from the city gas department by September 15 in preparation for cold weather. A $5 charge applies after that date. exceptions cover new services or cases where service difficulty caused loss of pilot. James K. Turpin, gas distribution superintendent, notes the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Danville Gas Department
James K. Turpin
Owen Found Not Guilty Of Larceny In Virginia Trial
Herman Wesley Owen was acquitted by a Pittsylvania County Circuit Court jury of grand larceny charges. The case involved an alleged theft of 1200 dollars in currency and coins from Charles Godfrey Barnes of 616 Dover Place in Danville. Defense attorney was Martin Donelson III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen
Chatham
Herman Wesley Owen
Pittsylvania County
Marth Will
Charles Godfrey Barnes
Dover Place
Danville
Martin Donelson
Wareham Wins Westinghouse Order of Merit Award
Richard J. Wareham, customer service manager at Westinghouse Small Power Transfer Division in South Boston, receives the Order of Merit from Gordon C. Hurlbert, president of Power Systems Co. He is the first South Boston employee to win this top Westinghouse honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Wareham
Westinghouse
Small Power Transfer Division
South
Boston
Gordon C. Hurlbert
Power
DEA Sponsors Child Abuse Seminar in Danville
The Danville Education Association sponsors an 8 30 am seminar on child abuse and neglect at 0 Z Bonner Jr High Meeting Room D. It follows the Virginia Education Association conference from March and is coordinated by Freddie Willis Correll Launderman and Brenda Thomas with five expert participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville Education Association
Z. Bonner
Association
Freddie Willis
Correll Launderman
Brenda Thomas
Yates Tavern Dedication Planned for Friday in Gretna
The Pittsylvania Bicentennial Commission will sponsor a dedication ceremony for Yates Tavern. The event is set for Friday at 7 30 p m in Gretna and is expected to mark the historic site’s anniversary.
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Yates Tavern
Pittsylvania Bicentennial
Com- Gretna. Mission
Dodd Elected to VACCE Board in Virginia
Dustin Dodd executive vice president of the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce was elected to a two year term on the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives board at Bryce Mountain during the association annual meeting. кур
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin Dodd
Danville Area
Dodd
Association
Bryce Mountain
Judge Light Continues County Trials In Pittsylvania Court
Judge Nelson Light continued several misdemeanor and felony cases in Pittsylvania County District Court. Trials were rescheduled to September for defendants including Bryan Karl McKenzie charged with felonious assault Clifton Wayne Marlowe charged with malicious shooting Lucy Rose Price charged with felonious shooting and Thomas Eugene Williams charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny. Jimmy Lewis Stone’s grand larceny case was moved to August 30. A contempt of court charge was dismissed and a hit and run charge against Charles Hampton Cross was not pressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Pittsylvania
Nelson Light
Bryan Karl McKenzie
Clifton Wayne Marlowe
Lucy Rose Price
Thomas Eugene Williams
Jimmy Lewis Stone
Charles Hampton Cross
Elliott Named Metropolitan Sales Manager
Elliott a Danville native now living in Colonial Heights has been appointed sales manager in the Metropolitan office of the Life Insurance Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don EB. Elliott
Danville
Life Insurance Company
Petersburg
Colonial Heights
Metropolitan
Jaycees Approve Budget For Empty Stocking Fund
The Danville Jaycees adopt a 15000 budget at a Monday meeting to fund the Empty Stocking Fund with about 12000 for toys and repairs, 1000 for a Faith and Hughes homes shopping tour, and 1500 for gifts for shut ins and the elderly, to be raised at December’s Simulcast event. They also pledge up to 500 to the Danville Association for Special Olympics with a 200 minimum, to support training for handicapped children. Upcoming events include NuJay orientation, a back to school picnic at Ballou Park, and an underprivileged tennis program starting Sept 10 at Ballou Park.
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Danville Jaycees
King of the Sea
Dave Torborg
Children of the Faith
Hughes
Jaycees
Danville Association For
Uranium Hunt Underway In Pittsylvania Pastures
Pittsylvania County residents and uranium hunters are watching an ERDA led NURE survey for uranium in Danville area fields. Airborne radiometric tests and surface sampling run through November, with results guiding potential mining plans by spring. James Rush, ERDA regional geologist, confirms the program aims to evaluate profitable mining prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvania County
Danville
Energy Research Development Administration
UERDA
ERDA
Pittsylvania
James Rush
Atlanta
Danville Leaf Sale Tops Virginia Market Totals
Tuesday's Danville Tobacco Market sold 612,245 pounds of leaf for 618,621 dollars at an average 101.04 per hundredweight, below Virginia's state average of 108.99 and near North Carolina's 101.78. South Hill posted the highest Virginia average at 1.13 per pound on 326,098 pounds. North Carolina’s Winston-Salem sale totaled 708,427 pounds for 702,915 dollars, with Mr. Airy at 106.03 per hundredweight. Auctions were recorded Tuesday by the Tobacco Marketing Service in Raleigh, N.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Virginia
North Carolina
South Hill
Winston-Salem
Airy
Brookneal
Sigall
Solo
Martinsville
Petersburg
South Boston
Greensboro
Madison
ML Airy
Teidsville
Roxboro
VMRC Defends Agency Against JLARC Report Criticism
Newport News Virginia Marine Resources Commission rebuked a JLARC report labeling management practices outdated and inefficient. VMRC officers said the findings repeat issues the agency itself raised, urging general authority and legal flexibility to fix system-wide constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Commission
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
JLARC
VMRC
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
James E. Douglas Jr
General Assembly
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James Henderson
Henry G. Harris
Wrenn-Yeatis Chapel
Bobby E. Green
WD. Sheets
Mrs. Kennedy
Nora Jean Harris
Wareham
Westinghouse Prize
DEA
Vacce Board
Judge Light
Elliott
Tobacco Marketing Service
Raleigh, N.C
Marine Resources Commission
Milton 7. Hickman
Painter
Sewell Headley
Loitsburg
Stants Thunsday
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