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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1966

Page

10

Death notices L A Goodson Sr aged 72

Louie Aubrey Goodson Sr retired dairyman and farmer of Providence Caswell County N C died at home Monday at 1 20 PM after three years ill health He was born April 19 1893 in Pittsylvania County He married Lenna Sue Neal in 1921 Survivors include wife a daughter Nancy Parrott Greensboro two sons W Neal Goodson Kingston Jamaica and Aubrey Goodson Danville nine grandchildren a sister and three brothers Funeral service Wednesday 11 AM Providence Baptist Church Providence N C with burial in church cemetery Resting at Barker Funeral Home used for viewing until Wednesday morning The family will be at the Providence residence

Louie Aubrey Goodson Providence N. C Mr. Goodson Caswell County Lorenzo P Annie ‘Fallon Goodson Pittsylvania County Goodson Lenna Sue Neal Providence Baptist Church Band of Nancy Parrott Greensboro W. Neal Goodson Kingston Jamaica L. Aubrey. Goodson, Jr Dan Ville J. Henry Cameron Fallon Bo. Goodson Rt. 3 Mebane N.C G. Roy Goodson Newport News R. W. Prevost Church Barker Funeral

Mrs Slayton's Funeral Rites Set Tomorrow

Funeral rites for Nell Waddill Slayton 84 will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Kerns Memorial Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery. She died yesterday in Memorial Hospital after two years of declining health. A Halifax County native she lived much of her life in Sutherlin and belonged to Kerns Memorial Church. Her husband William G Slayton died July 13 1958. She had lived with daughter Rosa S Dodson at 1164 Halifax Rd for the past two years. Survived by children J W Reagan Tampa Marshall Slayton Winnsboro Regimer Wilkerson Reidsville Mrs A M Thayers and Billy Anderson South Boston. Body at Townes Funeral Home. family at 1164 Halifax Rd.

Nell Waddill Slayton Kerns Memorial Methodist Slayton Memorial Hospital Halifax County Sutherlin Kerns ‘Memorial ‘Church William G.slayton Rosa S. Dodson Halifax Rd Dodson Tampa Fla Marshall .Slayton South Boston Regim Ér Wilkerson Winnsboro Thayers Reidsville Billy Anderson South Boston Townes Funeral Home

Funeral Rites Set for Mrs Betty Morris

Last rites for Mrs. Betty Taylor Morris age 29 will be held at 11 am at Oakland Methodist Church Dry Fork with interment in the church cemetery She died Saturday in Portsmouth Naval Hospital after a brief illness A native of Danville she was a daughter of Ben and Gladys Taylor She married Capt Edward D Morris of the U S Army on August 5 1961 She leaves her husband two sons David T Morris and Jefferson Edward Morris of Fort Eustis two sisters Mrs Bennie G Matherly and Mrs William B Gatewood of Danville The body is at Wrenn Yeatts Funeral Home and the family will be at the parents home in Dry Fork

Betty Taylor Morris Oakland Methodist Church Dry Fork Edward D. Morris U.S. Army Oakland Methodist Church Morris David T. Morris Jefferson Edward Morris Fort Eustis Bennie G. Matherly William B. Gatewood Danville Wrenn- Yeatts Funeral Home

W S Jackson Dies At 85 In Martinsville Hospital

William Suffonia Jackson 85 of Martinsville died Sunday night at Martinsville General Hospital. Survived by his wife Lelia Genty Jackson, three sons Charlie Richard Paul and Bill, six daughters Lula Turner Mildred Prather Florence Campbell Minnie Thomason Margaret Fannle Edith Hatcher, three brothers L L Clyde Curtis, one sister Clyde Tyler, 23 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 4 pm with interment in Roselawn Burial Park.

Martinsville William Suffonia Jackson General Hospital Lelia Genty Jackson Charlie Jackson Richmond Paul Bill Jackson Lula Turner Mildred Prather Florence Campbell Minnie Thomason Margaret Fannle Altoona Edith Hatcher Stoneville

Samuel Henry Harger Graveside Rites Held

Graveside services for Samuel Henry Harger were conducted at Schoolfield Cemetery yesterday afternoon by the Rev. J. B. Davenport.

Samuel Henry Harger Schoolfield Cemetery J. 8. Davenport

Claud A. Davis Dies After Year's Illness

Claud A. Davis 51 of Lake Hunt Reidsville Rt 2 died 9 45 p m Sunday at Annie Penn Memorial Hospital after a year long illness He a World War II Navy veteran employed by Chase Bag Company and member of Speedwell Presbyterian Church Surviving wife Elizabeth Wetmore two sons Claude A Davis Jr and Steve Davis mother Mrs J M Davis six siblings and seven brothers Burial at Speedwell Presbyterian Church Cemetery with services Tuesday at 3 p m at the church.

Reidsville N. C Claude A. Davis Lake Hunt Annie Penn Memorial Hospital Fannin County Davis Chase Bag Company Speedwell Presbyterian Church Elizabeth Wetmore Claude A. Davis, Jr Raleigh Steve Davis J. M. Davis Winston-Salem N.C Ola Blanks Martinsville Ruby Buchannon Mocksville Frank Davis Earl Davis Wayne Davis Gay Davis Coy Lloyd John M. Davis Charles W. Coates Ivan Stafford Montreat Church City Funeral Home

Mrs. Millner Dies At Age 70 In Danville

Bessie Barber Millner 70 died at her Buford Street home in Danville yesterday noon after six months poor health. Born March 1 1895 in Henry County she moved to Danville early and married Henry R. Millner in 1953. Survived by two brothers Floyd Barber Roanoke Bruce Barber Ringgold and two sisters Mrs Frank Copeland Dearborn Mich and Mrs Walter Powell Danville. Services 3 p m tomorrow at Barker Funeral Home with Rev R J Barber Jr. Interment Pelham Methodist Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home and the family will be at Buford Street residence.

Bessie Barber Millner Buford ‘St Thomas Barber Henry County Danville Henry R. Millner Providence Pelham N.C.) Methodist Church Buford St

Four Penalized For Disorder

Four people punished in Municipal Court after a Sunday police raid on an upstairs room at 213 Main St. Robert Hackett received a $50 disorderly house fine. Rosser Price paid $10 for abusive language. Glenary White Martin and Barbara Ann Smith faced fines for vulgar language and related charges. William Gardner Jr. drew ten days at City Farm plus $10 fines on two bad check charges. Henry Davis Jr. paid $9.50 costs for assault.

Main St Robert Lee Hackett Rosser ‘Lee Price Juless St Glenary White’ Martin North Ridge St Riverside Dr Gardner Murphy Ballou Rose's Riverside Shopping Center Henry Lee Davis, Jr Thorpe St Leeland Rd Helen Brandon

Funeral Rites Slated Today For Mrs. Jones

Gretna Virginia widow Mary Omegar Haskins Jones 79 will have funeral services at 2 30 p m Tuesday at Sheva Christian Church with interment in the church cemetery She died Sunday in an Altavista nursing home She was born in Pittsylvania County daughter of the late W C and Emily Shelton Haskins Surviving are her stepson Maurice Jones of Gretna two brothers Willie Haskins and Dock Haskins a sister Exie Pruitt all of Chatham and two grandchildren The body is at Colbert Funeral Home and the family is at Maurice Jones Chatham Rt 4

Dock Haskins Exie Pruitt Chatham Colbert Funeral Home Maurice Jones Chatham Rt. 4

Common Market Tobacco Proposals Alarm U S Exports

Raleigh AP Palmer warns EU Common Market studying alarming plans to curb U S leaf exports by creating a governing tobacco authority and licensing system. Proposals push high subsidized leaf production, restrict imports, and dump surplus leaf on world markets, threatening Benelux Germany and cigarette quality.

Raleigh Tobacco Associates John D. Palmer U. S Palmer Dean Rusk Greece Turkey Common Market Tobacco Authority France Italy Benelux Germany

Ex Klansman admits plot to beat up Greenville mayor

George Leonard Williams 45 of Greenville says ex Ku Klux Klan members ordered him and others to assault Mayor Royce Jordan of nearby Vanceboro. Williams drove to Vanceboro to carry out the order but talked them out of it. He reports threats against him and says he left the Klan in disgust last October. The statement has been given to state and federal investigators.

Greenville N. C Vanceboro Henry F. Lawson George Leonard Williams Williams Royce Jordan North Carolina Coastal Plain Jordan Lawson State Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation Greenville Klan Plymouth

Funeral Rites Held For George Buck Wilson

Funeral rites for George Buck Wilson were conducted yesterday afternoon from East Thomas Street Baptist Tabernacle by the Rev R J Barber Jr Interment was in Schoolfield Cemetery Pallbearers were Charles Scearce Edward Keatts Sam Pruitt John Norris Bernard Elliott Lewis Moore Curtis Wells and Cleo Hundley

George Buck Wilson East Thomas Street Baptist Tabernacle R. J. Barber, Jr Schoolfield Cemetery Charles Scearce Edward Keatts Sam Pruitt John Norris Bernard Elliott Lewis Moore Curtis, Wells Cleo Hundley

Norfolk Police Chief Orders Drunken Driver Law Enforced

Norfolk Police Chief Harold Anderson urged enforcement of the state's drunken driver law saying it must be applied. He noted low Norfolk charges last year and said the law is time consuming but necessary, citing drinking drivers as the city's most serious traffic problem and the need for blood tests under the law.

Norfolk Harold Anderson Virginian General Assembly Anderson

Funeral Rites Held for James W. Hardy

Final services for James W. Hardy were conducted yesterday afternoon from the Wrenn Yeatts chapel by Elder R. F. Kidd Jr. Elder Walter Lewis and the Rev. Charlie Shelton. Interment followed in Highland Burial Park. Pallbearers were Roy Hogan, Kelsoy Morris, Marvin Collie, John McCormick, C. Roger Bennett, G. D. Bennett, Lynwood Thompson, O. K. Evans, Thomas Dawson and Earlie Taylor.

James W. Hardy Wrenn- Yeatts R. F Kidd, Jr Walter Lewis Charlie Shelton Highland Burial Park Roy Hogan Kelsoy Morris Marvin Collie John McCormick C. Roger Bennett G. D. Bennett Lynwood Thompson O. K. Evans Thomas Dawson Earlie Taylor

False Teeth Promote Comfort with Fasteeth Powder

An improved powder called Fasteeth is advertised to be sprinkled on upper and lower dentures to tighten the fit and reduce discomfort. It claims no gummy taste, remains alkaline, does not sour, and helps control plate odor. Available at drug counters nationwide.

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L. A. Goodson, Sr Moen Walter Taylor Martin- Ave Mrs. Morris W.s.jackson Norfol GO Greyhound HFC Household Finance S. Union St Register-Bee Knights of Pythias Swift Claud A. Davis Mrs. Jones George Wilson Universalist Fellowship Office Unitarian Universalist Association Beacon Street Mass White House
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