Deaths and Funerals In Danville and Gretna
Funeral for John Bruce Hall will be at Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel at 2 p.m. with burial in Highland Burial Park. Hall, 37, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital after 11 months decline. He grew up in Danville, managed Merit Shoe Store, and married Elva Betty Moore in 1946. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, stepchildren, and five grandchildren. A separate funeral for Frank V. Simpson, 53, will be at Kentuck Baptist Church at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Gardens. Simpson, a Gretna native and WWII veteran, owned an electrical repair shop and was married to Marie Willard Simpson. He is survived by his wife, mother, stepchildren, siblings, and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bruce Hall
Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel
Thomas EB. Wright
Highland Burial Park
Mr. Hall
Memorial Hospital
Danville
John Nathaniel Hall
Viola Butts Hall
Merit Shoe Store
Elva Betty Moore
Hall
Keen Street Baptist Church
Nannie Dora Hall
John Bruce Hall Jr
Nancy Hall Williams
Joseph T. Warner
Allie Acree
Richmond
Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home
Plum St
Frank V. Simpson
South
Boston Road
Kentuck Baptist Church
Charlie Shelton
Floral Hills Memory Gardens
Simpson
Gretna
Carrie Stuck Simpson
Columbus Washington Simpson
U.S. Army
Marie Willard Simpson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Martha Louise Scearce
Charles Wesley Willard
Reginald A. Simpson
Taylor Simpson
Hurt
Evelyn M. Simpson
Dora Gibson
Agnes Elison
Eunice Hedrick
Chatham
Woodrow Wall Rites Tomorrow in Danville Area
A funeral for Woodrow T. Wall 50 of Westover Hills will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Swicegood Chapel with burial in Danville Memorial Gardens. Wall died unexpectedly yesterday at Memorial Hospital after a monthlong illness. He was born July 4, 1995 in Pittsylvania County, a WWII veteran and longtime construction superintendent for John W. Daniel & Co. He was a Vandola Baptist Church member and Westover Hills Sertoma Club. Survived by his wife Dorothy Snead Wall and nine siblings, the family will receive friends at Swicegood Funeral Home 7-9 p.m. tonight and at residence times thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow T. Wall
Westover Hills
Swicegood Chapel
Danville Memorial Gardens
Wall
Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Vessie Taylor
Nettie Thornton Wall
John W. Daniel & Co
Danville
Vandola Baptist Church
Westover Hills Sertoma Club
Dorothy Elizabeth Snead
Janice Wall
Linda Vaughan
Steve Wall
Gretna
Lee
Ricky Wall
Woodrow Taylor
Meadow View
Malton Soyars
Cascade
Wilmer Sowell
Penn
Swicegood Funeral Home
School Board Reaffirms Unity as New Roles Are Adopted
The Danville area school board re elected chairman Pollard praised the unity on the board after 24 years of service. Dr. Thompson continues as vice chairman with two decades on the board. New principal at Brosville is Miss Wagner, with prior experience in Halifax and Pittsylvania counties. Galloway named home school coordinator to combat rising dropouts, a 27 year veteran at Central School and pastor of Fayette Street Christian Church. Fillerwinder seeks transfer to Dan River Elementary from Gretna Elementary. he has 12 years in county schools and a 1970 University of Virginia masters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Audubon Dr
Danville
Brosville School
Halifax County
Pittsylvania County
Maryville College
Tennesee
Appalachian State University
Boone
N.C
Galloway
Supt
Johnson
Galoway
Chatham
Central School
Fayette Street
Danville Council Ends Session With Key Votes Amid Debates
The Danville City Council approved a 9 to 0 extension of the bus subsidy contract with Danville Traction and Power Co. and 7 to 2 on continuing a feasibility study for a Danville Urban Area Public Transportation System by Sherridan Engineering. Controversy persisted over ex officio salaries and zoning for parking at Pepsi-Cola plant. The council also authorized runway repaving plans, joined the Area Agency on Aging, and honored long-time city employees while appointing a new Housing Board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Lindsey
Danville
Sherridan Engineering Inc
Louisville
Wilson
Barker
Danville Traction and Power Co
Sherridan
Arthur R. Daniel Jr
James E. Dodd
Spencer Sr
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
N. Main SL
William R. Atkins
City Planning Commission
Hamlin Street
Pepsi-Cola
Dodd
Atkins
Planning Commission
Council
Harris
James W. Lord
Lord
Danville Municipal Airport
Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern
West Piedmont Planning District
Area Agency On
William Co. McCubbins
Oakwood Circle
Danville Health Dept
Anderson
Garland Roane
Ernest Jones
Cadjah Meadows
Electric Dept
Doyle J. Thomas
Sycamore St
Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Harvey Waller
Chatelaine Ave
Thomas
Johnny Miller Dies In Salem
ALTAVISTA Johnny Miller 60 of 1606 School St Altavista died yesterday morning in the Veterans Administration Hospital Salem. He was born in Halifax County son of the late Ruben and Tashie Pennell Miller. Survived by his wife Mary Alice Miller a daughter Mrs Dorothy Mae Adkins two brothers Joe Miller Joshe Miller both of Gladys and two grandchildren Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church burial in church cemetery. The body is at Millers Funeral Home Gretna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altavista
Johnny Miller
School St
Veterans Administration Hospital
Salem
Halifax County
Ruben and
Tashie Pennell Miller
Mary Alice Miller
Dorothy Mae Adkins
Allavista
Joe Miller
Joshe Miller
Gladys
Grace Baptist Church
Jack Wilson
Miller's Funeral Home
Gretna
Last Rites Set For Rev. Gwynn
Funeral services for the Rev. Harvey Gwynn will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Cedar Grove Memorial Building by the Rev. G. H. Badgett and the Rev. E. L. Kirby. Burial will be in the Blackwell Baptist Church cemetery. The Rev. Gwynn, 77, of Pelham Rt. 1, died unexpectedly at his home Sunday. The family will receive friends at the Fulton Funeral Home, Yanceyville, today from 5 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yandeyville
N.C
Harvey Gwynn
Cedar Grove Memorial Building
G. H. Badgett
E. L. Kirby
Blackwell Baptist Church
Gwynn
Pelham Rt. 1
Fulton Funeral Home
Yanceyville
Mrs Brumfield Rites Incomplete
Essie Owen Brumfield 81 died yesterday at her daughter's Danville residence. Widow of Charlie A. Brumfield she was born May 11 1894 in Pittsylvania County and was a Greenfield Baptist Church member. Survived by seven daughters a son a brother 20 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Body at Colbert Moran Funeral Home pending arrangements for Gretna residence of Mrs Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Dameron Hall
Betts St
Caswell County
N.C
Phillip Co. Dameron
Mary E. Lee Cameron
Halll
Dibrell Brothers Tobacco Company
James Hall
White Hock
Gretna
Mdirs
Essie Owen Brumfield
Danville
Charlie A. Brumfield
Brumfield
Pittsylvania County
Coleman Owen
Lisa Shelton Owen
Greenfield Baptist Church
Clara Crider
Louise Faris
Elsie Eanes
Alese Holland
Francis Terry
Natherly
Gladys Turner
Charles Brumfield
Jacksonville
Fla
Ollie Owen
Boby
Colbert-Moran Funeral Home
Holland
Memorial Drive paving wraps up with detours this week
Gas Works Dept warns motorists to avoid Memorial Drive this morning through next Monday as seal coating is done from Aiken to Robertson bridges in preparation for final paving. Worsham Street Bridge repairs and River Street flood Preventions will continue over the next two weeks with a manhole installation near Laramore Construction Co. on River Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Drive
Gas Works Dept
W. Dyer Jr
Worsham Street
Danville
Aiken Bridge
Robertson Bridge
Dyer
River Street
Laramore Construction Co
Census Bureau to interview Danville households mid July
U S Census Bureau interviewers will visit a sample of Danville area households in mid July to collect employment data and languages spoken besides English. The effort, part of the Department of Commerce statistics administration, supplements the regular monthly survey to measure employment and unemployment nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Census Bureau
Danville
U.S. Department of Commerce
Social and Economic Statistics Administration
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Bruce Hall
Frank Simpson
Woodrow Wall
Claire R. Hall
Judith Shelton
Pollard
Dr. Thompson
Janie Hall
Rev
Mrs. Brumfield
Virginia Pearl Adkins
Jim Brackett
Barker Funeral Home
Census Bureau
Sears
Quick Stuarts
Dis
Rolora
Quantith
Agaima Leat
Prairie Gale
RADOS
Ixterior Flat
Galion
Paine
Terior
Ted
Seuss Fe
Durham
High Point
Goldshy
Foagh NC
Burlington
Rocky Mount
Fiat
San
Cai
Ridge ST
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