C M Farmer Dies At Age 34
Funeral services for Chire Marin Farmer Jr. will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Greenfield Baptist Church with interment in Gretna Burial Park. The 34 year old Lyn chburg native died Wednesday in University Hospital Charlottesville after months of illness. He was Vietnam veteran and former assistant manager in Leggett's Pittman Plaza shoe department. He is survived by his mother Mrs Dorothy Price Dalton Gretna wife Mrs Nancy Howell Farmar and stepfather Howard Dalton.
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Gretna
Chire Marin Farmer Jr
Greenfield Baptist Church
Colbert-Moran Funeral Home
J. W. Howell
Farmer
Lynchburg
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Pittsylvania County
Dorothy Price Dalton
Jeremiah Barlow Dies At Age 49
Jeremiah Barlow 49 of 135 Stuart St died Tuesday at his residence. A Danville native, he worked at Fuquay Pontiac and was of Baptist faith. Survived by wife Willie J. Barlow and four sons Jeremiah Jr Mark Beverly Decatur all of Danville, a brother James Barlow of Danville, and sister Magetta Hinton of Philadelphia. Funeral held Saturday at 8 pm at Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Jeremiah Barlow
Stuart St
Horn
Danville
Anna Barlow
Fuquay Pontiac
Barlow
Willie J. Barlow
Jeremiah Barlow Jr
Mark Barlow
Beverly Barlow
Decatur Barlow
James Barlow
Magetta Hinton
Philadelphia
Cunningham and Hughes Uneral Chapel
Arthur White
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mrs. Martha Scott 81 Dies in Petersburg State Hospital
Martha Lee Scott, 81, former Danville resident, died Wednesday in Central State Hospital Petersburg. Native of Washington DC, daughter of Matthew and Elvira Grasty, widow of Harry Scott. Survived by three sons Tarry Phillip Matthew Scott all of Danville. two daughters Thelma Weden Danville and Flora Womack Blairs. 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at Bethlehem Temple Church with burial at Quir Hill Cemetery. Body at Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home. family visitation Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Martha Lee Scott
Danville
Central State Hospital
Petersburg
Washington, D. C
Matthew Grasty
Elvira Grasty
Harry Scott
Tarry
Phillip
Matthew Scott
Thelma Weden
Flora Womack
Blairs
Bethlehem Temple Church
Sandy Scofield
Quir Hill Cemetery
Tne
Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home
Funeral for Stella A Tsoukatos Held at St Peters Greek Orthodox
Funeral services for Mrs Stella A Tsoukatos are set for Saturday at 2 pm at St Peters Greek Orthodox Church with Father Robert Athas officiating. Interment follows in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may pay respects Friday from 7 to 9 pm at Townes Funeral Home where a prayer service will also be held. Mrs Tsoukatos, 86, of 156 Alpine Drive, died Thursday at her residence after years of declining health. Born in Leonidion Arkadies Greece, she came to America in 1915 and moved to Danville in 1921. Her husband Gus Teoukatos died October 7, 1954. Surviving are two sons George Teoukatos of Danville and Lambros Tsoukatos of Charlotte NC, two daughters Stacy Sokos and Mary Dollanitis of Danville, and four grandchildren.
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James H. Jake" Marshall
Hughes St
Memorial Hospital
Danville
George Washington
Martha Jones Marshall
Postal Servic
NARFE
Dan River Retired Workers Club
First Pentecostal Holiness Church
Annie Jones
Ante Louis
Mary EB
Weaver
Dire
Viola Len
Gatewood
Lottie Gunn
Yanceyville
N.C
Chartie Marshall
Otis Marshall
Townes Memorial Chapel
Billy Hutcherson
Sir Mountain View Cemetery
Townes Funeral
Hughes Street
Stella A. Tsoukatos
St. Peters Greek Orthodox Church
Robert Athas
Mountain View Cemetery
Townes Funeral Home
Tsoukalos
Alpine Drive
Leonidion
Arkadies
Greece
James
Mary Arkoudaris
America
Gus Sb. Teoukatos
George ‘Teoukatos
Lambros Tsoukatos
Charlotte
Mrs Myer Dies At Age 39 in South Boston
Christine Frances Madison Myer 39 of South Boston died Wednesday. Born in Orange County she was daughter of Bonnie Madison and the late William Madison. Survived by husband Charles Wayne Myer three sons a sister and two half brothers. Services at Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses Saturday at 2 pm burial in Halifax Memorial Gardens. Burial home Powell Funeral Home. Robert K Waltz Winchester. Also notes on General Assembly judges appointments and elections for district juvenile and domestic relations courts.
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South Boston
Christine Frances Madison Myer
Orange County
Bonnie Finchan Madison
William Russell Madison
Myers
Clarksville
Carter Uses Family Bible in Sworn In at Capitol
President Carter took the oath of office on a four generation family Bible and cited Micah Chapter 6 Verse 8 as his scripture. The passage emphasizes doing justly loving mercy and walking humbly with God.
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Washington
Carter
Micah
Heat Wave Thaws Danville Pipes as Temps Edge Above Freezing
Danville grapples with burst water pipes as a brief thaw lifts temperature to 33 degrees Thursday after four days near freezing. A city plumber reported over 200 names awaiting service as gutters run with thawed water before temperatures drop again and a cold weekend forecast follows.
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Danville
Mercury
Register
Denville
National Weather Service
Theater Trip to Roanoke Barn Dinner Theater
The Senior Citizens Center sponsors a trip to Roanoke for the Barn Dinner Theater show Butterflies Are Free on January 27. The bus departs the center at p.m. Reservations are available and must be made by January 24.
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Senior Citizens Center
Barn
Roanoke
Amateur Photo Competition Deadline Extended By City
The city recreation department extends Photography 1977 entry deadline to January 2 at 1 p.m. The annual show for local amateurs charges 73 cents per print and accepts black and white or color photos in categories including portraits, animals, children, scenes, still life and open. Registration is at Haynsworth's Inc Memorial Drive. A critique follows judging on Friday, with public viewing Saturday 1 to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Weekend activities include a children’s athletics intro and a city-wide gymnastics clinic registration extended to January 26. The clinic is January 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. A new class “draped dolls” starts Tuesday January 4, 7 to 9 p.m., teaching doll making with bottles and plastics.
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City Recreation Department
Haynsworth's Inc
Memorial Drive
Propane supply limits strain Danville deliveries
Amoco district representative told Danville officials that new propane orders cannot be taken though existing commitments will be fulfilled. delivery within the month is possible if forced, but transport bottlenecks persist. Local dealers warned pipeline and rail transport are overwhelmed, with imported propane a costly alternative.
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Amoco
Jale
Danville
FEA
Hinchman
U.S
Canada
Portsmouth
Algeria
Venezuela
Torpio
Douglas Parsons
Powerlax Gas Corp
Powerfax
Milos
Abercrombie
Abercrombie Oil Co
Abercromble
Gastonia
N.C
Frank T. Grogan
Grogan Oil Co
HSA Sets Renewal Hearings For Southwest Virginia
The Southwest Virginia Health System Agency will hold public hearings to comment on renewing its designation as the health systems agency for southwest Virginia. A hearing for the Danville district in Virginia Health Service Area NL is among seven scheduled in Marion Roanoke Richlands Blacksburg and Lynchburg. The HSA aims to improve health planning resources accessibility and costs and to prevent resource duplication.
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Southwest Virginia Health System Agency Inc
HSA
Health Systems Agency
Southwest Virginia
Danville
Pittsylvania County
Virginia Health Service Area NL
Marion
Roanoke
Richlands
Blacksburg
Lynchburg
Virginia
Inauguration Week Memories From Susan Jones Intern
Susan Jones, a 21 year old intern at Rep. Ban Daniel's office, shares a vivid account of her first presidential inauguration week in Washington. She recalls long crowds, limited elevators, and daily hearings while balancing internship duties with free inauguration activities and a late night National Symphony concert.
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Washington, D.C
Susan Jones
Colt
Carter
Ms. Jones
Wiliam ¥. Jones Jr
Westhampton Ave
Capitol
Rep
W. C
Ban” Daniel
House
Senate Olnie
Washington
Mary Baldwin College
National Symphony
Sign Up Slated For Pittsylvania ASC Programs
CHATHAM The week of San 26 through Feb 1 has been set as the signup date for the 177 Agricultural Conservation Program announced by ASCS director Warren Price. Programs include establishing permanent vegetation cover planting forestry trees improving stands underground drainage sediment control and animal waste storage and diversion facilities. Cost sharing will be 50 percent with about $20 000 expected depending on cancellations for 1976 77 tactics. $8 000 of $80 000 allocated for this year has already been approved.
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Chatham
San
Warren Price
ASCS
Price
Recreation Activities Halted By City Gas Conservation
Danville parks and recreation programs will be postponed to conserve natural gas. Most centers close until further notice while some programs continue at other venues. The city auditorium and armory displays proceed with limited activities and questions go to the downtown recreation office.
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Danville Parks and Recreation Department
Lelila McCune
Sity
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Halifax Community Hospital
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Aarons Creek
Rachel
Locke
Drakes Branch
W. Garland Smith
Buffalo Junction
Jimmy M. Smith
George Indy Smith
Richmond
Walker
Midlothian
Harry B. Smith
Ida Canada
Clover
Myrtle
Quarles
Altaviata
C. Roy Snead
Senttsburg
Powell Funeral Home Chapel
Jimmy Duncan
Raymond Quick
Aarons Creek Baptist Church
C. M. Farmer
Mrs. Myer
Ingram
Robert K. Waltz
Winchester
General Assembly
Everett Bagwell
Franklin and Vicinity
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Hampton
Roy B. Willett
Susan Bundy
Giles and Vicinity
Family Bible
Virgina Tech
Virginia Military Institute
Pennsylvania Avenue
Jimmy Carter
Pittsylvania Asc
Sellers Parker Jr
Squire Armory
Green Street Center
Main Street Methodist Church
Ballou Park Nature Center
Third Avenue Playground
Jesse R. Wall
Robert L. Kushner
Jefferson Ave
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University of California
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Berkeley
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Danville City Auditorium
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Atte
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