Deaths and Funerals: Charles Barksdale 76 in Danville
Charles Greenwood Barksdale 76 died Tuesday in Danville Memorial Hospital after a January 20 admission. He worked as a Southern Railroad engineer and held Masonic and Scottish Rite memberships. Survived by wife Mattie Posey, one son and several daughters. Funeral Thursday at 4 pm at Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel with graveside rites by Morotock Lodge. Burial Danville Memorial Gardens.
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Charles Greenwood Barksdale
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Wiley Williamson Rites Thursday
Wiley Cotes Williamson 65 of Hurt died Tuesday in Virginia Baptist Hospital He was born in Caswell County NC a son of Lazarus Williamson and Mary Walker Williamson A retired farmer he was a member of New Bethel United Methodist Church He is survived by his wife Pride Lanier Williamson and a brother Alfred Williamson Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p m at New Bethel United Methodist Church conducted by Revs Earl Phlegar and Clyde Worley Burial will be in the church cemetery Friends may call Fitch and Finch Funeral Home Altavista Wednesday 7 to 9 p m and at the home of Alfred Williamson at other times
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Leonard Grogan
Swieegood Chapel
Roselawn
Martinsville
Grogan
Edmunds Street
Memorial Hospital
Stanley Furniture Co
Stanleytown
Danville
Rockingham County
Charlie Crogan
Fannie Darkis Richmond
Mary Elizabeth Fulcher
Durham
N.C
Alma Dalton
Frances Grogan
Ralph Grogan
Eden
Leonard Grogan
Fredericksburg
Arpie L. Grogan Jr
Axtor
Charles H. Grogan
Lenoir
Ruth Proctor
Alexandria
Buford Grogan
Louie Grogan
Greensboro
Robert Grogan
Russell Grogan
Edmunds St
Hurt
Wiley Cotes Williamson
Burt Ri
Virginia Baptist Hospital
Caswell County
Lazarus
Mary Walker Williamson
New Bethel United Methodist Church
Pride Lanier Williamson
Alfred Williamson
Earl Phlegar
Clyde Worley
Buriss
Church
Fitch and Finch
Altavista Wedneday
Alfred Willamson
Clarence Lawter Funeral Today
A funeral for Clarence D. Lawter, a retired U S Air Force Master Sergeant, is at 2 p m today at Powell Funeral Home in South Boston. Burial will be in Halifax Memorial Gardens. He was born September 26, 1928 in Hillsborough, N C, son of Oscar Ray Banter and Mary Newby Lawter. He is survived by wife Paula Stuart Lawter, two daughters Catheryn Talley and Pamela Pleasants, a sister Elizabeth L. Harris, brothers Oscar Lawter and George A. Lawler, and one grandchild. The body lies at the funeral home and the family at 206 Sycamore Road.
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Boston
Clarence D. Lawter
Powell Funeral Home
Halifax Memorial Gardens
Lawter
Air Force
Bor
Hillsborough
N.C
Oscar Ray Banter
Mary Newby Lawter
Paula Stuart Lawter
Catheryn Talley
Pamela Pleasants
South Boston
Elizabeth L. Harris
Oscar Lawter
George A. Lawler
Mrs Patterson Rites Thursday Funeral for Nettie Samuels Patterson set at Swicegood
Mrs Nettie Samuels Patterson 83 of 1308 Westover Drive dies in Danville Memorial Hospital after three weeks as a Dan River Inc employee. Funeral Thursday at 4 p.m. in Swicegood Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Ralph McCormick, burial Highland Burial Park. Survived by daughter Gaynell Carter brother Frank Samuels two grandchildren seven great grandchildren and one great great friend. Viewing Wednesday 7:80 to 9 p.m.
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Nettie Samuels Patterson
Swicegood Funeral Home
Ralph McCormick
Highland Burial Park
Patterson
Westover Drive
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Thomas H
Julia Edwards Samuels
Westover Hills
Mrs Payck 83 Dies In South Boston Hospital
Mrs. Albertine Mangold Payck, 83, died Tuesday at South Boston General Hospital. A former Danville resident, she is survived by two daughters Mrs. Oscar Love of Chase City and Mrs. Harold Kagan of Chester New Jersey, and a son Nels C. Nelson of Brownsville Texas. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Newcomb Funeral Home with burial at Concord Baptist Church cemetery in Chase City.
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Chase City
Albertine Mangold Payck
South Boston General Hospital
Danville
Oscar Love
Harold Kagan
Chester
N.J
Nels C. Nelson
Brownsville
Tex
Newcomb Funeral Home
Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
Lampkin Funeral Plans Complete
Mrs. Fannie Toler Lampkin will have a funeral Friday at 4 p.m. at Callands Baptist Church officiated by Rev. James Venable. Burial follows in the church cemetery. The body departs Millers Funeral Home in Gretna to the church Thursday for viewing from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Martinsville
Fannie Toler Lampkin
Callands Baptist Church
James Venable
Millers Funeral Home
Gretna
Woman Charged With Shooting At Capri Cafe
Susie Munter McLaughlin 30, of 679 Colquehoun St Apt 3, jailed after felonious shooting of Melvin McLaughlin at Capri Cafe on Craghead Street. Robert Lee Williams 19, of 618 Hughes St, charged with robbery at knifepoint. Anthony Price 22, of Fayetteville NC, charged with breaking and entering Deborah McCuller’s home and stealing goods valued at 29 dollars. Detectives Dalton and Cheek led the investigation.
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Susie Munter McLaughlin
Capri
Craghead Street
McLaughlin
Colquehoun St. Apt
Melvin McLaughlin
Robert Lee Williams
Hughes St
Williams
Anthony Price
Fayetteville
N.C
Deborah McCuller
Price
Audubon Drive
D. L. Dalton
W. R. Cheek
Faulty Chimney Triggers House Fire in Ringgold
Ringgold fire department battled a blaze at the Percy Womack residence on Keeling Road, originating from a faulty chimney. Four residents escaped unharmed as three fire trucks and 20 firefighters worked from 4 pm, with spokesman Sol Heintz blaming faulty chimneys for the energy crisis. The YMCA bridge benefit for underprivileged children, set for Wednesday in Danville, was postponed to a later date.
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Ringgold Vatuntece
Percy Womack
Keeling Rt
Sol Heintz
Heintz
YMCA
Danville
Howell urges rebates and tax cuts for Virginians
Norfolk AP Henry Howell charges Virginia electric utilities print windfall profits amid energy crisis and calls for mandatory consumer rebates, selective temporary local utility tax cuts, and governor power to cut gasoline taxes. He outlines a 16 point program including automatic bill spacing, unemployment for energy related lay offs, consumer representation on the PSC, hearings on energy conservation, and closing eight million dollars in tax loopholes.
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Norfolk
Henry Howell
Virginia
Howell
Stave Corporation Commission
Virginialectric & Power Co
State Corporation Commission
SCG
City Council action on gas storage and park, airport funds
The council continued actions on a Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co storage contract for 1 million cubic feet of gas and authorized a quit-claim deed to Beverly Park Association. It approved landscaping changes, planting a Bradford ornamental pear, and authorized federal grant applications for Danville Municipal Airport improvements at about 150,000. An electronic cash register for the district court was approved with 2,850 state and 150 local funds. A 30 day deferral on self service gas stations and indefinite table of Danville as a high unemployment area.
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co
Beverly Park Recreation
Beveral Park Association
Court Street
Bradford
Danville
General District Court
Division of Justice and Crime Prevention
Students Win Numerous Scholastic Art Awards at Greensboro
George Washington High School students earned a dozen regional Scholastic Art Awards in Greensboro North Carolina with gold keys awarded to Jayne Hosking Gus Dyer I Susan Lewis and Akle Barbour. Certificates were given to Freddie Cooper Patricia Martin Lars Ricketts Gus Dyer Jil Teresa Pritchett and Jayne Hosking. Awards will be exhibited at Elliott Hall and Weather Spoon Gallery UNC Greensboro February 13 through March 3 with a Sunday awards program and reception at Elliott Hall.
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George Washington High School
Greensboro
N.C
Jayne Hosking
Gus Dyer I
Susan Lewis
Akle Barbour
Miss Lewis
Freddie Cooper
Patricia Martin
Lars Ricketts
Gus Dyer Jil
Teresa Pritchett
Miss Hosking
Elliott Hall
Weather- Spoon
University
North Carolina
Eliott Hall
UNCG
County board hears staff salary and policy requests
The county board discussed budget proposals for next month and heard requests from bus garage and maintenance shop employees for higher pay, more vacation based on seniority, and earlier job notifications. They advised submitting written proposals and planned to meet later, while considering extending school hours and a return to normal operations after a one hour late start.
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Thomas Lanier
Lanier
Johnson
William T. Tate Hearing Reset in Danville Court
A hearing for William T. Tate was postponed in Danville General District Court by substitute judge J. William Clement. Tate faces charges of discharging a firearm disorderly conduct and failure to pay transportation fare from November 4 with a new date set for February 28. In other actions Joseph J. Lea pled guilty to indecent exposure. a 212 dollar fine was suspended on supervision. Junius E. Anderson's hit and run case from December 19 was postponed to March 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Tate
Danville
General District Court
J. William Clement
Tate
Joseph J. Lea
Junius E. Anderson
Pittsylvania County Tobacco Output Tops Thirty Million Pounds
Pittsylvania County farmers produced about 31.9 million pounds of flue-cured tobacco last year, per Warren Price ASCS director. The season saw 2,438 farms, 313 possible violations, and a 12 percent marketing quota cut by USDA reducing this year to 25.8 million pounds. Acres planted fell from 16,875 to 14,837.
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Chatham
Pittsylvania County
Warren Price
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Pittsylvania
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Livestock Market Prices Show Slight Improvement
Prices on the Virginia Carolina Livestock Market edged up from last week's sale. Feeder cattle led the gains with 2M animals selling for $35,700. The run totaled 118 hogs 18 veal 71 slaughter cattle 87 stock feeder cattle and 12 baby calves with Virginia Dept of Agriculture grades yielding varied per hundredweight figures for hogs veal slaughter cattle stocker calves and calves.
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Virginia- Carolina
Jimmy Hodges Jr
Virginia Department of Agriculture
City Fan Wagon Announces New Hours For Energy Crisis
Danville Parks and Recreation sponsors a daily fan wagon from 3 80 to 5 p.m. stops include Hylton Avenue Greenwich Avenue Gibson middle school Car dinal Village Cedar Place Whitmnell Avenue Green Street Johnson Elementary School Druid Hills Beverly Park Westmoreland school Dan Hill plus a Saturday Ballou Park Nature Center scavenger hunt and soccer demonstration at 1 p.m.
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Danville Parks and Recreation Department
Hylton Avenue
Greenwich Avenue
Gibson Middle School
Cardinal Village
Cedar Place
Whitmnell Avenue
Industrial Avenue
Green Street
Johnson Elementary School
Druid Hills
Beverly Park
Westmoreland School
Dan Hill
Ballou Park
Conference on Farm Policy in Charlottesville Sets Dates
A farm policy conference to help farmers understand pending legislation before Congress will take place in Charlottesville on February 21 and 22. Sponsored by the VPI extension service and the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, topics include the Agricultural Bill of 1977 trade issues energy policy productivity and price support impacts. A $30 fee covers materials meals and breaks. contact the VPI extension office in Chatham for details.
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Charlottesville
VPI Extension Service
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Bobby Stump
Pittsylvania County
VPI
VPI Extension Office
Chatham
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Clarence Lawter
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Sycamore Road
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Lampkin
Richmond
Rosnoke
Vepco
Washington
Virginia Electric & Power Co
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
North Anna
Louis County
Vepeo
NRC
Office of Inspection and Enforcement
North Anta
Vepcoo
Saul
Dom Page
Eugene M. Gallaher Jr
Community Action Agency
Thompson
Larry Eugene Cook
William Acosta
Bobby Green
D. L. Arey
South Wing
VY Price
Barbee
Adult & Continuing Education
Denville Public Schools
PaNey
Alverside
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