Deaths and Funerals in Scottsburg and South Boston
William Frank Moorefield 82 retired farmer of Scottsburg Rt 2 died Monday in a South Boston hospital. Born in Halifax County he was son of the late Charles and Nannie White Moorefield. Survived by wife Stella Wilmouth Moorefield two daughters Helen Snead and Ada Sadler two sons Charles H Moorefield and Willian F Moorefield Jr a sister Erma Moorefield a brother Carl Moorefield one grandchild and eight great grandchildren. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. from Powell Funeral Home Chapel South Boston. Burial Scottsburg Cemetery.
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Scottsburg
William Frank Moorefield
Scottsburg Rt. 2
South Boston
Halifax County
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Son
The
Charles and
Nannie White Moorefield
Stella Wilmouth Moorefield
Helen .M. Snead
Ada M. Sadler
Clover
Charles’ H. Moorefield
Willian F. Moorefield Jr
Halifax
Erma Moorefield
Carl Moorefield Chover
Powell Funeral Home
South
Boston
Scottsburg Cemetery
A. H. Gilbert Dies At Age 61
SUTHERLIN Avery Henderson Bill Gilbert 61 of Sutherlin Rt 2 died Monday in The Memorial Hospital of Danville. Born in Avery County NC he was a son of the late John Gilbert and Fannie Allen Gilbert. He worked as an edger with Cloverdale Lumber Co and belonged to Faith Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife Ruth Hallevburton Gilbert two stepdaughters Mary Kiser Helen Daniels two stepsons Raymond Tallent Homer Bottler two sisters Lena Campbell Rosa Freeman and two brothers John and Flint Gilbert. Services Wednesday at 2 pm at Brooks Funeral Chapel with Rev Benny Poovey. Burial in Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery. The body is at Brooks Funeral Home with the family to receive friends Tuesday evening.
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Sutherlin
Avery Henderson
Bill) Gilbert
Sutherlin Rt. 2
Memorial Hospital of
Danville
Avery County, N.C
John Gilbert
Fannie Allen Gilbert
Cloverdale Lumber Company
Ruth Hallevburton Gilbert
Mary Kiser
Newton
N.C
Helen Daniels
Raymond Tallent
Antioch
Okla
Homer Bottler
South Boston
Lena Campbell
Rosa Freeman
Maiden
John
Flint Gilbert
Brooks Funeral Chapel
Benny Poovey
Calvary United Methodist Church
Brooks Funeral Home
Theamily
Harold Cooper Dies At Age 53
Harold B Cooper of Riceville dies at 53 after a WWII veteran and construction firm operator. Funeral at Scott Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Highland Burial Park Danville. Survived by wife Virginia, two sons, two sisters, three brothers. John William Hundley Dies in Danville Hospital at 46. Funeral arrangements set for Wednesday. burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Harold Cooper
Chatham
Harald B. Cooper
Scott Funeral Home
R.L. Poston
Highland Burial Park
Danville
Virginia Irby Cooper
Gerald M
Wendell T. Cooper
Julia Whitt
Virgilina
Jean Ridgeway
South
Boston
William, Thomas
Chryster Cooper
Close Ties Despite Rift Between Holshouser and Hunt
Former North Carolina governor Jim Holshouser says he and Gov. Jim Hunt cooperated better than Hunt did with lieutenant governor Jimmy Green though they had disagreements. He notes Hunt’s 1977 session saw the governor push programs with limited debate and praises several initiatives while criticizing a personnel bill Hunts supported.
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Boone
N.C
Jim Holshouser
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Jimmy Green
Holfhouser
Halshouser
Southern Pines
Green
State Board of Education
Heat
Handed Suspended Term On Forgery Uttering Charges
Thomas Wallace Craft, 16, of Chatham, was sentenced to a 10 year suspended term for uttering and forgery by Pittsylvania County Circuit Court Judge W. Carrington Thompson. He must serve one year of probation and make restitution after a February indictment for a September 25 check to Planters Bank. Other defendants faced varied charges and delays in sentencing pending pre sentence reports.
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Craft
Chatham
Thomas Wallace Craft
Pittsylvania County
W. Carrington Thompson
Chatham Rt. 3
Planters Bank
Thompson
Turner
Inquiry and Review Commission
Transco Applies For Offshore Pipe Permit Near Louisiana
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation seeks Federal Power Commission approval to build a 48 mile gas gathering line off southeast Louisiana. The $52 million project targets South Marsh Island blocks 140 and 132 and Vermilion block 8310 inches to 24 inches diameter, with a daily capacity up to 240 million feet.
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Houston
Tex
Transcontinential Gas Pipe Line Corporation
Transco Companies Inc
Federal Power Commission
Louisiana
Transco
South Marsh Island
Danville
Attorney General Candidate Weds In UVa Chapel
State Secretary J. Marshall Coleman and Nicols Williams were married in the University of Virginia Chapel in Charlottesville. The Staunton couple, both from Staunton, include Mrs. Coleman who assisted at Mary Baldwin College bookstore and Coleman a UVa law graduate. She plans to join him on the campaign trail in two weeks as he continues campaigning.
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J. Marshall Coleman
John Dalton
Virginia Republican Party
King of the Sea
Coleman
Uva
Charlottesville
R-Staunton
Nicols “Noki’' Williams
Staunton
University of Virginia
William Smith
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mary Baldwin College
University of Virginia Law School
Richmond
Virgin Islands Cite Unfair Trade Practices
Virginia attorney general Troy said Virgin Islands firms on St. Thomas and St. Croix sold dinnerware but did not ship. Danis House, also known as Maison Danoise, allegedly violated consumer protection law. Tourists bought items averaging $10.
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Richmond
St. Thomas
Maison Danoise
Virgin Islands
Girl Scout Overnight Camping Curtailed by Assaults
Recent assaults on girl scouts in Oklahoma and Florida lead the Virginia Skyline Girl Scout Council to review overnight camping on a case by case basis. If sites meet security standards, approval may be granted and Camp Shawnee plans altered for greater safety.
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Oklahoma
Florida
Virginia
Virginia Skyline Girl Scout Council
Danville
Shawnee
Ringgold
Arlene M. Tobias
Council
Skyline Council
YWCA
Craig County
Tobias
Man Arrested On Malicious Shooting Count
Clifton Wayne Marlowe, 39, of Callands Route 1, was arrested Monday by Pittsylvania County Sheriff Sgt. G E Cooper on malicious shooting charges for allegedly shooting Dennis William Moore on July 8. Moore, of Martinsville, was shot twice in the left shoulder Friday night around 11 p.m. and treated at a Martinsville facility. A separate arrest found David Lynn Drumwright, 22, of Danville charged with felonious assault and robbery after allegedly assaulting Kenneth Goble on June 26 and stealing about $20 near Pall Creek Produce on Route 360. In weekend arrests, Danny Carl Adkins, 35, of Chatham Route 4, faces charges for a June 2 break-in at Bill Cooper's store and $280 in merchandise theft. Melvin Rigney and Bruce Hudson are also charged in the same break-in and larceny. Preliminary hearing for Drumwright and associates set for Aug. 9 in Pittsylvania County General District Court.
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Chatham
Clifton Wayne Marlowe
Callands Rt. 1
G.E. Cooper
Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Department
Dennis William Moore
Moore
Martinsville
Cooper
David Lynn Drumwright
Richmond Blvd
Danville
Sgt
B.H. Moss
Drumwright
Kenneth Goble
Wrenn Drive
Pall Creek
Rt. 360
Goble
Danny Carl Adkins
Chatham Rt. 4
Bill Cooper
Maseville
Melvin Rigney
Bruce Hudson
Pittsylvania County General District Court
Henrico Judge Denies Misconduct Allegations
RICHMOND AP Henrico County General District Court Judge H Ratcliffe Turner denied misconduct charges filed by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. A Virginia Supreme Court hearing is set for Aug 31 to consider the allegations, including improper bond requirements, discourtesy, and improper bench comments.
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Richmond
Henrico County
Turner
River Road
State Highway Division In Dispute Over Wages
Virginia highway officials prepare to challenge new federal wage rates for bridge construction over navigable waters. The Labor Department’s order, tied to navigability criteria, could affect most streams in the state and impact Metrorail and I 66 projects. The department seeks more specifics before appealing further.
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State Highway Division
Richmond
State Department of Highways and Transportation
U. S. Department of Labor
Virginia
Labor Department
John E. Harwood
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Flatwood
Highway Department
Harwood
Dalton Campaigns At AARP Meeting
Richmond AP Lt Gov Jot Dalton Republican nominee for governor urged older Virginians to stay in the workforce if able and urged standards to evaluate older worker performance to curb age discrimination. He addressed the Richmond chapter of the American Association for Retired Persons saying retirement is often tied to aging itself.
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Richmond
Jot Dalton
Dalton
The
American Association For Retired Persons
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Faith Baptist Church
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Parker Road
Memorial Hospital
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Ar.a
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Loretta Sue Ware
Charles William Hundley
Bernard T. Hundley
Clarence Scearce
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Ira L. Troll
Harold W. Nance
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Ardeshir Zahedi
Washington
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Ringgold Rt. 1
Dan River High School
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Blairs Rt. 1
Robert Glen Stephens
Danville Rt
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Larry Wayne Prancis
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Calvin Blackstock
Cascade Rt 1
Guy Medford
Richard Dave Brooks
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