Porter Cook 85 Danville native died in nursing home
Georgia Porter Cook 85 of 139 Kenmore Drive Danville died Friday at Roman Eagle Memorial Home after years of declining health. She worked at Dan River Inc until retirement and was a Spr ing Valley United Methodist Church member. Survived by six daughters, two sons, three sisters, 16 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at Swicegood Chapel with burial in Danville Memorial Gardens. viewing 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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Georgia Porter Cook
Kenmore Drive
Roman Eagle Memorial Home
Gracen County
Andrew Jackson
Ellen Brown Porter
Danville
Dan River Inc
Vester Lee Cook
Spring Valley United Methodist Church
N.C
Grace Goard
Burlington
Vera Wilson
Elkcreek
Lilly Watson
Norfolk
Swicegood Chapel
WD. Sheets
Danville Memorial Gardens
Arthur Waller Funeral Sunday in Gretna
Funeral arrangements for Arthur Lee Waller 87 Gretna businessman announced for Sunday at 2 p.m. Gretna Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Richard Leviner and Rev. Charlie Ealts. Interment Gretna Burial Park. Survivors include wife Pansy, daughter Luke Hubbard, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. services and viewing details provided.
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Gretna Dry Cleaners
Gretna Motel
Gretna Construction Co
Gretna Chamber of Commerce
Pansy Shelton Wailer
Luke Hubbard
Gretna
C.H. Waller Jr
Altavista
Carrie Beck
Catherine Hepler
Lexington
Irene Sigman
Spencer
N.C
Cora Styers
Kannapolis
Colbert-Moran
Gretna Rt. S
Mrs Dalton Rites Sunday in Danville Church
Funeral services for Mrs Janie Mortis Overcash Dalton age 69 will be Sunday at 2 p m at Schoolfield United Methodist Church with Rev Roy Creech officiating Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery She died Friday at The Memorial Hospital of Danville after her husband Tony Stovall Dalton died earlier Survivors include four sons Garland in Seattle Wille Tony 8 Jr in Miami Jerry in Waynesboro four sisters and seven grandchildren The body is at Swicegood Funeral Home and the family home is on 4 Hylton Avenue
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Janie Mortis Overcash Dalton
Schoolfield United Methodist Church
Roy Creech
Mountain View Cemetery
Dalton
Huston Avenue
Memorial Hospital of
Danville
Ruth Gordon
Kannapolis
N.C
Lynn Bragg
Stafford
Swicegood Funeral Home
Hylton Avenue
Funeral for Mrs. Virginia Kirk Tawney Phelps Sunday
Mrs. Virginia Kirk Tawney Phelps, 60, of Cascade, dies Thursday at Memorial Hospital of Danville after illness. Funeral at Swicegood Chapel Sunday at 4 p.m. with Rev. L B Tucker. interment Schoolfield Cemetery. Survivors: husband Riley Phelps. daughters Mary Lou Owens Cascade and Bertha Mae Maxey Martinsville. sons Walter H Towney Cascade Howard S Thompson Grundy William J Thompson Danville. sister Joy Dean Williamson W Va. brothers Bud Hubert Kirk Huntington W Va George Kirk Chatterey W Va Jack Kirk Charleston W Va Junior Kirk Paducah Ky. nine grandchildren and three great. Friends may call Saturday 7:30 to 9 p.m. at funeral home. also at William J J Thompson residence 1 Milton Avenue.
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Virginia Kirk Tawney Phelps
Swicegood Chapel
L.B. Tucker
Schoolfield Cemetery
Phelps
Cascade
Memorial Hospital
Danville
McDowell County
N.C
Lyle
Ivory Hair Kirk
American Furniture Co
Martinsville
Riley Phelps
Mary Lou Owens
Bertha Mae Maxey
Joy Dean
Williamson
Walter H. Towney
Howard
Bud
Hubert Kirk
Huntington
W.va
George Kirk
Chatterey
Jack Kirk
Charleston
Junior Kirk
Paducah
William JJ. Thompson
Milton Avenue
Funeral for Tony Stovall Dalton Sunday at church
Tony Stovall Dalton 74 of 34 Hylton Avenue died Friday at 2 30 am after a 14 day hospital stay. A native of Sandy Level he worked for Dan River Inc as a loom fixer and in the No 1 B Weave supply room. He was a member of Church and the Dan River Retired Workers Club. Surviving are four sons Garland Dalton Willie Dalton Tony Dalton Jr and Jerry Dalton a sister Mollie Motley seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial will be in the Memorial Hospital area. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 pm at Schoolfield United Methodist Church led by Rev Roy Creech.
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Mr. Dalton
Hylton Avenue
Memorial Hospital of
Danville
Sandy Level
John Henry
Henritta Gwen Dalton
Dan River Inc
Schoolfield United Methodist Church
Dan River Retired Workers Club
Claude Thompson Rites Saturday
Graveside rites for Claude Gatland Thompson will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. at Highland Burial Park. He died Thursday at 10 30 p.m. at The Memorial Hospital of Danville after two weeks as a patient. He was 8 years old and lived at 185% Cooper St. Survived by widow Mable Pritchett, a brother Howard H. Thompson, and a nephew. Body at Wrenn Yeatts Funeral Home.
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Claude Gatland Thompson
Highland Burial Park
Paul Hodge
Thompson
Cooper St
Memorial Hospital of
Danville
Keeling
Samuel H
Mary Richardson Thompson
Danvillé
Tampa
Fla
Mable Pritchett
Howard H. Thompson
Wrenn Yeatts Funeral
Willard Oakes Funeral Monday
Willard F. Oakes aged 56 of 2001 Ingram Ave Richmond died Friday morning at home. Survived by two daughters Dawn Lemberg and Karen Tuck both of Richmond, a brother G Witcher Oakes of Danville, two sisters Mary and Estelle Oakes, and several grandchildren. Services Monday at 2 pm from Townes Memorial Chapel with burial at Highland Burial Park. Family receives friends Sunday and Saturday night at 7 to 9. Cemetery details follow at residence of Witcher Oakes.
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Willard F. Oakes
Ingram Ave
Richmond
Pittsylvania County
George H
Maggie Hardy Oakes
Oakes
Edna Booker Oakes
Mr. Oakes
Dawn Lemberg
Karen Tuck
G. Witcher Oakes
Danville
Mary Oakes
Estelle Oakes
Brosville
Townes Memorial Chapel
Highland Burial Park
Witcher Oakes
Hayes Court
William Morris Dies At Age 48 In South Boston
William Edward Morris 48 retired machinist died Friday in a South Boston hospital. Born Wade County North Carolina he was son of the late Lewis Edward Morris and Mrs Alice Tucker Morris of Scottsburg. Survived by wife Marjorie Matthews Morris two daughters Angela and Charlotte Morris two sons Set Mark E Morris Lille Creek Naval Base Norfolk and Delbert W Morris at home two brothers Tommy Morris Scottsburg and Carl Morris Halifax six sisters Colleen Regans Elma Millner Nannie Presson all of Seaford Shirley Landrum Elva Wallace both of Halifax Kitty Gause Newport News funeral Sunday at 3 p.m. Powell Funeral Home Chapel burial Halifax Memorial Gardens military rites.
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South Boston
William Edward Morris
Wade County
N.C
Lewis Edward Morris
Alice Tucker Morris
Scottsburg
Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle
Marjorie Matthews Morris
Angela Morris
Charlotte Morris
Set
Mark E. Morris
Lille Creek Naval Base
Norfolk
Delbert W. Morris
Tommy Morris
Carl Morris
Halifax
Coleen Regans
Elma Millner
Nannie Presson
Seaford
Shirley Landrum
Elva Wallace
Kitty Gause
Newport News
Holbrook Center Grants Day Care Graduation Honors
Everett Dickerson, Tonya L. Fullerwinder, Kenyatta L. Gunn, Keith Inge, Marcel Jones and Marcy Lyons graduated from Holbrook Street United Presbyterian Day Care Center. Billie Jean Jones, Reniqua Davis, Waltina White and Tia Pinckney also participated in the exercise.
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Everett Dickerson
Tonya L. Fullerwinder
Kenyatta L. Gunn
Keith Inge
Marcel Jones
Marcy Lyons
Holbrook Street United Presbyterian Day Care Center
Billie Jean Jones
Reniqua Davis
Waltina White
Tia Pinckney
Danville Area Job Listings From Virginia Employment Commission
Weekly register of all Danville area jobs filed with the Virginia Employment Commission through Friday. For details on opportunities visit or contact the VEC office at 734 Main St. Abbreviations used include HS grad R&W W/T and notes that some employers will train.
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Danville
Virginia Employment Commission
VEC
Main St
Howell Seeks Aid via Election Says Carter Ties Helpful
Wayneboro AP Henry Howell told reporters on Friday that if elected governor Virginia would gain a leader who can cross the Potomac River and act beyond admiring the Washington Monument. He argued his ties to President Carter would speed federal action in time of need and pledged an excellent working relationship with the Virginia General Assembly.
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Waynesboro
Henry
Howell
Virginia
Potomac River
Washington Monument
Carter
John Dalton
Virginia General Assembly
Wilder backs Lane in AG race despite civil rights clash
Virginia's only black state senator Douglas Wilder said he supports Edward Lane, the Democratic attorney general nominee, despite regent criticism of Lane's civil rights record. Wilder reaffirmed his endorsement during a Harrisonburg radio interview as Republican J Marshall Coleman charged Lane with adherence to massive resistance during his 24 years in the House of Delegates.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
Edward Lane
Lane
Douglas Wilder
Richmond
WRMA
J. Marshall Coleman
House of Delegates
Sheriff Refutes Sex Charge in Virginia Beach Trial
Chesapeake Sheriff John Newhart testified in his circuit court trial denying abduction and attempted sodomy charges. He called the accusation an absolute lie as witnesses offered mixed reputations on truthfulness while a motel confrontation and a gun threat were also described.
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Virginia Beach
Chesapeake
John Newhart
Melvin Worlds
Newhart
Ong
Four Convicted On Drug Charges In Danville Court
Four people were convicted on drug charges in Danville General District Court with reductions from felonious sale to possession for distribution. Harry William Oakes, arrested April 26, earned 12 months probation and $75 court costs. Brenda Lee Witt, arrested April 0, received 12 months probation and $75 costs. Dennis Ray Wade, arrested June 5 on two counts, saw both counts reduced to possession for distribution with $75 costs per count.
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Danville General District Court
Harry William Oakes
Brenda Lee Witt
Dennis Ray Wade
Southern Processors Plans Expansion At Danville Plant
Southern Processors Inc. will triple storage with a $265,000 warehouse at its tobacco plant on Rt. 729. Footings are poured for a 150 by 320 foot metal building due Sept. 1, capable of holding about 9,000 hogsheads of tobacco, said Thomas Eggleston, VP and plant manager. The current warehouse stores roughly 4,000 hogsheads and dates to the 1970 plant construction.
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Southern Processors Inc
Thomas Eggleston
Danville
Hayes Named To VFW Post
Douglas resident Hayes has been named to the convention committee on veterans service by VFW Commander-in-Chief R D Smith of Atlanta. Hayes, member of VFW Post 647 in Danville, will study resolutions affecting veterans benefits and rights and the Veterans Administration.
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Douglas
Hayes
Chadwyck Drive
Convention Committee On Veterans Service
VFW
R.D. Smith
Atlanta
Danville
Veterans Administration
Blast Levels Synagogue in Chattanooga
An explosion leveled the Beth Sholom Synagogue on Pisgah Avenue in the Brainerd area of Chattanooga, Tenn. No immediate injuries were reported by authorities. The blast occurred Friday night in the southern section of the city.
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Chattanooga
Rippe Appears In Recital In Oakland Me
Allen Rippe son of Mr and Mrs Murray Rippe of 242 Parkview Place recently performed in a New England Music Camp recital in Oakland He played the Concerta in F for Descant Recorder and Strings by Giuseppe Sammartini He directs the NEMC Woolwind Choir and plays with several jazz groups He is artist in residence at Mitchell Community College in North Carolina during winter.
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Oakland
Allen Rippe
Murray Rippe
Parkview Place
New England Music Camp
Giuseppe Sammartini
NEMC
Woolwind Choir
Rippe
Mitchell Community College
North Carolina
Yates Tavern Dedication Set
GRETNA The 200 year old restored Yates Tavern will be christened Friday August 26 at 7 30 p m with Congressman W C Dan Daniel as speaker The tavern gift to Pittsylvania County by Mrs Nannie Bennett Cocke is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register Restoration financed by the County Board of Supervisors the National Park Service and DeWitt Wallace of Readers Digest It is the only Virginia house with a Second story overhang after dedication the tavern will be open Sundays 2 5 p m
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Gretna
Yates Tavern
W.C. “Dan” Daniel
Nannie Bennett Cocke
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
National Park Service
DeWitt Wallace
Reader's Digest
Virginia
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission
Area Teachers Attend Leadership Development Academy
Two Danville area teachers join dozens of educators from across Virginia at the Leadership Development Academy to be hosted by Longwood College next week. The Virginia Education Association sponsors the program to train local district and state leaders in organization management and Virginia educational issues.
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Danville Area
Longwood College
Virginia Education Association
Virginia
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Richard Muster
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Arthur Waller
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Garland Dalton
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Tony Dalton Jr
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Jerry Dalton
Mollie Motley
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Willard Oakes
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