Deaths and Funerals In North Carolina Notes
Multiple obituaries from Prospect Hill Reidsville and Danville reflect the deaths of Lella Helms Windham 76 of Prospect Hill. Charlotte Beatrice Owens of Danville. Lillie Mae Foster Pollard 87 of Halifax County. Surviving relatives include sons J W Windham B B Windham and grandchildren. a sister and multiple half and step relatives. Funeral services set at Rooper Funeral Home Chapel Zion Baptist Church and Halifax Baptist Church with burial in Durham Greenview Halifax.
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Prospect Hill
N.C
Lella Helms Windham
Prospect Hill Rt
Bor
Clio
Ala
William and
Mattie Sconnins Helms
J. W. Windham
Lake City
8.C
B. B. Windham
Prospect. Hill Rt. 1
Blair
W.C. Puelfay
Jimmy Wililford
Concord
Rooper Funeral Home
Clarence Davis
City
Durham
Noel C Burton Dies at 76 in Memorial Hospital
Noel Clifton Burton 74 died Wednesday afternoon after a two year health decline. A Dan River Inc. retiree, he lived in Danville and was a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survived by wife Eva Towler and four sons, two brothers also in Danville. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at First Pentecostal Holiness Church. burial Highland Burial Park. Body at Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home with family at 1709 Glenn St. residence.
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Noel Clifton Burton
Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
William Franklin Burton
Addie Davis Burton
Dan River Inc
First Pentecostal Holiness Church
Eva Towler
Neat Clifton Burton Jr
Danville
David C. Burton
Douglas Wayne Burton
Forrest Daie Burton
Wo Heatherrs
Julian Burton
Leonard B. Burton
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Billy Hutcherson
Highland Burial Park
Wrenn-Yealls
Howie
Glenn St
Shorts White Found Guilty Of Manslaughter
A Pittsylvania County Circuit Court jury finds Herman Hane White, 31, of Dry Fork, guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the August fatal shooting of Leroy Stanfield. Judge W Carrington Thompson imposes eight years in the State Penitentiary. White testified in his defense with four Commonwealth witnesses. The Elliott case, charged with possession of marijuana, was taken under advisement after a non jury trial.
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Pittsylvania County
Averett College Receives Sears Grant in Virginia
Averett College received an $1800 grant from the Sears Roebuck Foundation as part of over $22,000 in grants to Virginia private colleges and universities. The Sears funds total $1,250,000 nationwide for eligible institutions this year, with unrestricted designation per a foundation spokesman. Firefighters responded to Anita Riggins’ residence at 25 Juless Street Wednesday afternoon to extinguish a bathroom blaze starting in the wall. investigation into the cause continues as fire units spent 49 minutes on scene.
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Averett College
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Virginia
U.S
Sears Foundation
Danville
Anita Riggins
Juless St
Two Charged With Bad Checks In Danville Area
Danville police charged two people with passing worthless checks at area stores. Sandra Dickerson 23 of Dry Fork Rt. 1 faced a Feb. 1 hearing for a 435 check at Winn-Dixie Riverside Center on Sept. 7 1976. Charlie Manning of Axton RL. 2 was charged for a 936 check at Kings Department Store Kings Plaza on Nov. 27 1976 and has a District Court hearing scheduled.
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Danville
Sandra Phyllis Dickerson
Dry Fork Rt. 1
Winn-Dixie
Riverside
L. T. Jones
Danville General District Court
Charlie L. Manning
Axton R
Association Delays Meeting In Cold Weather
The Danville Pittsylvania Mental Health Association rescheduled its annual meeting due to extreme cold. The gathering will now take place at 7 p.m. Thursday Feb. 10 in the auditorium of the Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute, per president Mary Carter Ladd.
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Danville Pittsylvania Mental Health Association
P.m
Southern Virginia Menatl Health Institute
Mary Carter Ladd
OYM Banquet Tonight At King of the Sea Restaurant
The Outstanding Young Man of the Year banquet hosted by the Jaycees occurs Thursday at 6 20 p m at the King of the Sea Restaurant. Public invited tickets available at the door. Boss's night offers free admission. Awards include outstanding police officer life saving crew member and educator.
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The
Jaycees
King of the Sea
Boss
Tom Dee
Dale Carnegie
Four felony charges certified for grand jury in Griffith case
In Danville, Judge Land certified four of seven felony counts against Jack W. Griffith for the next grand jury term. The charges include three counts of grand larceny and one driving while intoxicated conviction from December 1976, with fines and jail terms imposed.
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Jack W. Griffith
Danville General District Court
William E. Land
Griffith
Suit over NCR layoffs heads to trial in 1974 context
Coates and Smith, seasoned NCR field engineers aged 51 and 40 with 23 and 20 years at NCH, were terminated May 2, 1974. NCR cites severe local economic downturn as sole reason. Jury still deliberating as both sides prepare for trial with local and out-of-state counsel. Reynolds earns straight A in fall at Gardner-Webb College.
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Coates
Smith
NCR
NCH
Forecast Promises More Cold Snow Flurries Today
Danville officials brace for continued cold with a late snow as Public Works Director Gus W Dyer Jr notes uncertain timing for snow removal. High near 30 today, teens to near zero in mountains, with ongoing pipe freezes and ice issues across city buildings and roads.
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Gus W. Dyer Jr
Dyer
Danville
Public Works Department
Danvillians
Sutherlin Mansion
Public
The
Dan
City and County Schools Schedule Make-Up Days
Danville city schools plan makeup days after weather disruptions with two student days lost. The first semester extends to January 27, with a teacher workday moved to January 28 and March 31 added as makeup. Pittsylvania County schools add makeup days through spring break and June dates, aiming for 180 student days if approved, with further changes possible for future weather losses.
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Danville
Pittsylvania County
John R. Reece
Pittsylvania School Board
Earl W. Johnson
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Reidsville
Charlotte Beatrice Owens
Dee St
Danvilla
Rockingham County
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Joe Barry Harris
American Tobacco Co
Redisville
William Thomas
Ed Thomas
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Zion Baptisl
BL. Kirby
Greenview Cemetery
McLaurin Funeral Home
Mra Lillie Mae Foster Pollard
Roman Eagle Memorial Home
Halifax County
J. A. Poster
Isaat Overton Pollard
Blairs Baptist Church
Wrenn-Yeatis Chapel
Eugene Wilson
Halifax Baptist Church
Halifax
Me Funeral
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Franklin Turnpike
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Sears
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Riverside Drive
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H. L. Hyler
James E. Farris
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Horrace D. Penn
Harris St. Eden
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Ridgecrest Drive
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A. B. Osborne
Danville City Auditorium
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