Deaths And Funerals In Danville And Nearby Areas
Several deaths are reported including Mrs Annie Robertson Goodrich Dixon Oakes of Mebane Rt 5 My and Lydia C Andrews of Eden aged 81, with survivors listed. Other obituaries cover Fredrick Ray Carter of Westover Hills and Mrs Shug J Davis of Boston formerly Chatham, plus Mrs Laura Meadows Murdock and Mrs Male Moore Stophel, noting churches, spouses, and family details. Services and burial plans are outlined for multiple individuals across Danville, Eden, and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredrick Ray Carter
James Road
Westover Hills
Danville Memorial Hospital
Mr. Carter
Greensboro
N.C
Felix Joseph Carter
Jessie Foster Carter
Danville
Diamond Paper Co
Carter
Burton Memorial Presbyterian Church
Moratock Lodge of Masons
U.S
Pegsy Towler
Beth Carter Hindes
Columbus
Ohio
Fredrick Ray Carter Jr
Lorraine Abbott
Zora Anderson
Claude H. Carter
Islamorada, Fla
Kenneth G. Carter
Frank
Chatham
Shug J. Davis
Boston
Mass
Boston, Mass
Pittsylvania County
Ace
Menrietta Hodnett Davis
Isla Sam Davis
Jast
Antved Baptist Church
Garther Davis
Edwart Davis
Phiadelphia
Morris Davis
Eleanor Young
Detroit
Mich
Rosetta Ham
Rebecca Whittles
Brady
Miller
Gretna
Eden
Male Moore Stophel
Overby St
Edgar C. Stophel
Morehead Memorial Hospital
Rockingham County
William and
Nannie Deering Moore
Cascade Baptist Church
Golden Age Club
Edna Stevens
Hopewell
Margie Frazier
Ruby West
Linda Fargis
John Stophel
Ernest
Charles Stophel
Cascade
Paul
Wayne
Garry Stophil
Fannia Wright
Gracie Shropshire
Virginia Sewell
Mebane
James Manuel
Lakewood
N.J
Albert
Jesse
Berlang
Emerson Manuel
All of Eden
First United Methodist Church
Averette Witcher
Curtis Hall
Dalview Cemetery
Sugg-Harris Funeral Home
Mrs Hamer recalls civil rights struggles and life in Mississippi
The interview recounts Mrs. Hamer born in Montgomery County Mississippi the youngest of twenty children who worked in cotton fields from age six. She describes literacy tests in 1962 jail and a 1983 bus sit in front of the curtain leading to a beating. She condemns ongoing Mississippi issues and reflects on faith and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansons
Hamer
Mississippi
Montgomery County
Miss
Ruleville
Charleston
D.C
Ube
Mrs. Hamer
Cleveland
Sunflower River
South
Doyle Thomas
Sycamore St
Loyal Baptist Church
Ruth Porter
Thomas
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Western Thelogical Seminary
Virginia Seminary
Lychburg
Bluegrass Competition and Concert at Squire Armory
Danville hosts a first bluegrass competition and concert on January 29 at J.W. Squire Armory. Amateur categories run from 3 p.m. with judging on originality. cash prizes awarded to top two. The Train Robbers perform 9 p.m. to midnight. admission is one dollar. registration due by January 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
J.W. Squire Armory
Train Robbers
Armory
Chris Salmon
Commission of Revenue Office
Inmatestabbed at Blanch Prison Roxboro N C Brief
Larry Braswell 25 inmate at Blanch Prison was stabbed at about 530 PM Sunday in the dormitory area and underwent surgery at Memorial Hospital in Roxboro. Superintendent B F Turner did not provide details and said as of late Sunday no one had been charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxboro
N.C
Larry Braswell
Blanch Prison
Person County
Memorial Hospital
Braswell
B.F. Turner
Turner
Congress Divides Its Attention As Inauguration Nears
Washington reports Senate committees question nine Carter appointees this week ahead of the January 20 inauguration, signaling quick Senate action once the names are formally submitted. The House moves to fast track Carter proposals to jumpstart the economy as Democrats stage caucuses on committee nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Elect Carter
Ford
Senate
Carter
House
Byrd to Introduce Vietnam Aid Bill this Week
Senator Harry F P Byrd Jr plans a Monday bill to bar U S assistance to Vietnam without congressional approval. He says foreign aid should shrink and Congress must have a voice, noting no direct aid now but about 75 million will pass through international agencies in 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry FP
Byrd Jr
India
U. S
Vietnam
Byrd
Congress
Senate
Hog Butchering Scheduled At Booker Washington Site
An old fashioned hog butchering will be held Saturday at the Booker T. Washington National Monument in Franklin County starting 10 a.m. Demonstrations will cover meat processing, sausage making, and salting meat in the smokehouse with staff on hand. The 230 pound hog will be killed Friday out of public view. Monument location is 16 miles northeast of Rocky Mount and 22 miles from Roanoke via local routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Washington National Monument
Franklin County
John T. Hutzky
Monument Park
Amoke House
Monument
Rocky Mount
Roanoke
Scholars Study Diligently At Alderman Library
Visiting scholar Hisao Tanaka from Japan spends days at the University of Virginia Alderman Library, studying William Faulkner manuscripts and other American literature collections. The Barrett Library of American Literature, donated in 1980 by Waller Barrett, is a centerpiece attracting numerous international researchers. Tanaka aims to write about Faulkner after deep study, with plans to visit Faulkner’s birthplace in Mississippi before returning to Japan in about 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Hisao Tanaka
Japan
Universiy of Virginia
Algerman Library
William Faulkner
Tanaka
U.S
Michael F. Plunkett
Public Services
University
Spain
Australia
Morocco
Great
Britain
France
Canada
Plunkett
Barrett Library of
John Dos Passos
Barrett
Waller Barrett
Julius P. Barclay
Faulkner
Linton R. Massey
Keswick
Varius
University of Tokyo
Barclay
National ‘Union
University of Virginia
Alderman Library
Mississipph
Shrine Club to Install Officers at Danville Ladies Night
Danville Shrine Club will install officers at its annual ladies night dinner and dance starting 6 40 p m at the King of the Sea restaurant. Honorable guests include Russell and Craig potentate elect of Acca Temple, along with the widows of deceased shriners. Brantley E K Battermee will be president with Page D MecCauley Harvey L Chaney Jr and Floyd Bane as vice presidents Frank W Huppert ALP Francis Jr treasurer and G Wesley Moshenek as ambassador Reservations are due by Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville Shrine Club
King of the Sea
Russell
Brantley EK
Battermee
Page D. MecCauley
Harvey L. Chaney Jr
Floyd Bane
Frank W. Huppert
ALP
Francis Jr
G. Wesley Moshenek
Potentate
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Register
Danville, Va
Annie Robertson Goodrich Dixon Oakes
Rt. 5
George and
Virginia Scott Robertson
Hiram J. Goodrich
J. E. Dixon
Norman ©. Oakes
Dorothy Rosser
Mechanicsville
Marie Murphy
Blairs
Hilda Lewis
Amy
Mrs. Andrews
Lydia C
Callie) Andrews
Meadowrosd
Andrews
Spray United Diethodist Church
Fieldcrest Mills
Lenora Trent
Ethel Edwards
Mildred Eggleston
Rt. 1
Ridgeway
Annelie Simmons
Madison
David Franklin
Frank) Andrews
Denville
Margaret Dixon
Siler City
Bill Andrews
Flora Moody
Denver
Cole
Fair Funeral Home
Joe Law
Purial
Woodlawn
F. R. Carter
Laura Murdock
Laura B. Meadows Murdock
Aulifax County Community Hospital
Twin Lakes
Reginald and
Agnes Ferguson Meadows
Dan River Inc
William D. Murdock
Murdock
Marion Murdock
Orlando
Fla
Agnes Harrington
Tacoma
Wash
Odell Dewberry
Sir Meadows
Larnville
Irene Hall
Danvil
Reginald Meadows
Dry Fork
Ham
Ralph McCormack
In Schoalfield Cemetery
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Porter
Danville Public Library
Ale
Ministerial
Allance
Baptist Children’s Home
Petersburg
Danville-Pittsylvania County
Dayle J. Thomas
Della
Sigma ‘Theta Sorority
Squire Armory
Ballou Park
Forest Hills
Langston Junior High
Charles Oliver
Wat
Special Populations Center
Olivia Conley
Raymond Ruocco
United States
The
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Agencies
United Nations
Suc International
Booker Washington
Alderman
Shrine Club
Highway 105
Banner Elk, N.C
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