Area Deaths And Funerals In Danville Area June 14 1976
The Register notes several obituaries and funeral arrangements. Mrs Pearl H Knick 66 of Winston Circle Danville died at home after years of declining health. She worked at Dan River Inc 27 years retiring 1961, survived by husband Herman, two daughters, three sisters, a brother, 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Greir's Presbyterian Church with burial there. viewing at Swicegood Funeral Home. Other notices mention Mrs Judith Stephens Robertson at New Mine Creek Baptist Church, followed by burial at Florat ory Gardens. Kertson 69 of 124 Beavers Mill Road died in Danville Memorial Hospital. survivors listed, funeral details provided. William Boyd Weaver 76 of 503 Gay Street died Saturday in Danville Memorial Hospital. former Universal Life Insurance manager. funeral at Holbrook Street United Presbyterian Church, burial Oak Hill Cemetery. viewing at the church. Clyde B Abbott 62 of 216 Edmunds Street Danville died. survivors listed. funeral set from Swicegood Chapel. Mrs Rebecca Fulcher Oakes 51 died at Roman Eagle Memorial Home. survived by three sons, two brothers and two grandchildren. funeral at Fairview Church with burial in Danville Memorial Gardens. body at FE W Townes and Son Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl H. Knick
Winston Circle
Batm
Person County
N.C
Robert Albert
Lucy Jane Hamlett
Danville
Dan River Inc
Herman L. Knick
Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn Baptist Church
Herman Walker
Randall
Greir’s Presbyterian Church
Fred Baker
Swicegood Funeral Home
Randall Setters
Route 56
Ringgold
Judith Stephens Robertson
New Mine Creek Baptist Church
Winchester
Floratory Gardens
Kertson
Beavers Mill Road
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Patrick
Martha Thomas Stephens
Harrison Robertson
Leanester Walter
Chatham
Minnie
William Stephens
William Boyd Weaver
Holbrook Street United Presbyterian Church
Hov
George M. Wilson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home
Mr. Weaver
Gay St
Gloucester County
Jane Weaver
Weaver
Universal Life Insurance Company
Clyde B. Abbott
Edmunds St. Bar
James W. Abbott
Lucy Ann Moseley Abbott
Grace United Methodist Church
Juanita Abbott
Kenneth
Gerald E. Abbott
Richmond
Jeanne
Tto
Williamsburg
Thelma Abbott Thompson
Virginia Lena Montague
St. Cloud
Fla
Paulette Webber
Donna Slaughter
Sue Wilkerson
Larry Webber
Swicegood Chapel
Rebecca Fulcher Oakes
Roman Eagle Memorial Home
Bor
P. C. Fulcher
Belya Terry Fulcher
George Washington High School
Fairview United Methodist Church
Andrew Lee Oakes
Phillie W. Va
Ricky Wayne
Robert Martin Oakes
L.T. Fulcher
William F. Fulcher
Raleigh
Fairview Church
Bob Logan
Fletcher Hardy
Danville Memorial Gardens
FE. W. Townes and Son Funeral Home
Dora Oakes
Danville Rt
Brosville
Richardson Services Today for John A. Richardson Jr.
A Martinsville funeral for John Armstrong Richardson Jr., 45, will be held at 1 p.m. in Stone Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Grady Lackey officiating. Burial follows at Oakwood Cemetery. He survived by his widow Pansey Norris Richardson, two sons John A. Richardson Jr. and Michael Ray Richardson, both of Danville, his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong Richardson Sr., Martinsville, and sister Mrs. Mary Evelyn Basinger, Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
John Armstrong Richardson Jr
Stone Funeral Home
Grady Lackey
Oakwood Cemetery
Richardson
John — Armstrong Richardson Sr
Mary Evelyn Basinger
Freida Philips Dies Yesterday in South Boston
Freida Simmons Philips 1415 Berry Hill Rd South Boston died yesterday in a local hospital. Born September 15, 1921 in Kings Mountain NC she was the daughter of the late Medford S Simmons and Maude Simmons. She is survived by her husband Charlie Lee Philips Sr daughter Frances Snead Danville son Charles Lee Philips Jr South Boston sister Mable Fuller Clarksville stepsister Eileen Renfield Miami two grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 3 pm from Brooks Funeral Chapel with Rev John M Wesley. Burial Halifax Memorial Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Freida Simmons Philips
Berry Hill Rd
Kings Mountain
N.C
Medford S. Simmons
Maude Morris Simmons
Charlie Lee Philips
M. F. Simmons
Frances P. Snead
Danville
Charles Lee Philips ,Jr
South
Boston
Mable Fuller
Clarksville
Eileen Renfield
Miami
Fla
Brooks Funeral Chapel
John M. Wesley
Halifax Memorial Gardens
Mrs Lois Wall Dies At 69 In Danville
Mrs Lois Hammack Wall 68 of 682 Berryman Ave died unexpectedly yesterday afternoon at home. A Danville native, she was a retired x ray technician at Danville Memorial Hospital and a member of Moseley Memorial Methodist Church. Survived by husband T Frank Wall and brother Willard Hammack. Funeral tomorrow at 11 at Townes Memorial Chapel. Interment Highland Burial Park. Body at funeral home. viewing today 8 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Hammack Wall
Berryman Ave
Danville
Jessie R. Hammack
Bessie Lois Hammack
Danville Memorial Hospital
Moseley Memorial Methodist Church
T. Frank Wall
Willard Hammack
Townes Memorial Chapel
Wootraw Giles
Highland Buna] Park
Ernest Yall
Arlington Road
Mrs T L Hunt Rites Incomplete
Gretna town in Virginia area reports the death of Tampa Leftwich Hunt 73 at her Pittsville residence. Widow of Dewey W Hunt she leaves three sons J D Hunt TH, Buford Hunt Raleigh NC, Dewey Hunt Jr Pittsville. two daughters Tallise Martin Fredericksburg and Ruby Venable Abingdon. three sisters Olive Howell Norfolk Clyde Bennett Pittsville and Sam Toney?. seven grandchildren and two great. Body at Colbert Moran Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna
Tampa Leftwich Hunt
Pittsville
Pittsylvania County
Cashe Leftwich
Siloam United Methodist Church
Dewey W. Hunt
the Hey
J. D. Hunt
Peahook
Buford H. Hunt
Raleigh
N.C
Dewey W. Hunt Jr
Tallise Martin
Fredericksburg
Ruby R. Venable
Abingdon
Olive Howell
Norfolk
Clyde Bennett
Sam Toney
Colbert-Moran Funeral Home
Mrs Ragland Rites Tomorrow in Danville Memorial
Eleanor Barnsley Ragland died yesterday morning after a brief illness in Danville Memorial Hospital. She was a retired nurse and Mount Vernon United Methodist Church member, survived by two daughters Eleanor Newnam and Mary Lukhard, a son Edwin Ragland Jr., a sister in Maryland, and eight grandchildren. Graveside rites are set for tomorrow at 1 am at Mountain View Cemetery, conducted by Dr. Theodore Landis. The body lies at F W Townes and Son Funeral Home. family at 125 Mt Vernon Ave Apt 1B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Barnsley Ragland
Danville Memorial Hospital
Lewis R. Barnsley
Eva Bell Barnsley
Edwin H. Ragland
Mount Vernon United
W. A. Wolf
Owingsmifl
Mountain View Cemetery
Theodore Landis
F. W Townes and Son Funeral Home
Mt. Vernon Ave
Apt
Degree Awarded to Coppin State Student in Counseling
George Willard Davis of 248 Washington St. earned a Master of Education in vocational rehabilitation counseling from Coppin State College. He now serves as a counselor with the Maryland State Department of Education Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willard Davis
Clarence Davis
Washington St
Coppin State College
Maryland State Department of Education
Democratic Candidate Defendant In Housing Construction Suits
Abingdon Virginia AP three civil suits seek about 18500 against Charles J. Horne Democratic candidate for Congress 9th District and Pioneer General Corp codefendant in two cases filed in two Washington County courts. Two suits on behalf of John Lind claim 14500 for travel vacation pay commissions tied to Asia Pacific Pione
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Charles J. Horne
Congress
Washington
Pioneer General Corp
Horne
William C. Wampler
John Lind
Pioneer General
Asia-Pacific Management and Development Corp
Lind
Sible
Asia-Pacific
General Minerals
Wise County
R.N. Dickinson
Washington County
Allerton to Leave Virginia for Georgia Mental Health Post
Dr William S Allerton Virginia state mental health chief expected to take Georgia Division of Mental Health and Retardation director role. Departure Aug 31 follows eight year tenure. Ammunition for the move includes steady salary parity and long service in military medicine prior to state work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispatch
William S. Allerton
State Department of Mental Health and Retardation
Georgia
Allerton
Division of
Mental Health and Retardation
Virginia
The
Times-Dispatch
Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute
Douglas Skelton
Emory University
Navy
Army
Surgeon General
U. S
Frankfurt
Germany
Blood Center Loses 495 Pints In Roanoke Accident
A refrigerator shut off by a custodian spoiled 495 pints of blood at the Appalachian Red Cross Blood Center in Roanoke. Most damaged blood was saved or replaced. officials urged emergency donations, especially for negative types, as some units were still pending processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Appalachian Red Cross Blood Center
Roanoke Valley
Virginia
Thomas Schroot
Blood Center
Leslie Campbell
Schroat
Temple frames change and promise in education shift
WARSAW AP President of Virginia Commonwealth University T Edward Temple told graduates at Rappahannock Community College that education shows a shift in protest against authority over the last decade. He cited calmer anger through democratic responses and noted improvements in housing, healthcare, and equal justice while urging continued progress. He praised renewed seriousness in education, parental demand for basics, and ethics, stressing optimism for graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Virginia Commonwealth University
T. Edward Temple
Rappahannock Community College
Temple
Republic
Professor Lapehick Says Huey Newton in Cuba Writing Book
Virginia Wesleyan College professor Dr Richard Lapchick says Huey Newton the Black Panther leader who disappeared after a pistol whipping charge is living in a Havana hotel and writing a history of the Black Panthers. Newton reportedly told Lapchick he was under house arrest for three weeks in Cuba and would return to the United States only if Cleaver stops making allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Beach
Virginia Wesleyan College
Huey Newton
Cuba
Richard E. Lapehick
Norfolk Virginia Pilot
Newton
Havana
Ther
United Sates
Lapchick
Eldridge Cleaver
Lapehick
California
Oakland
Calif
United Nations
Cleaver
Black Panthers
Police Watch Everyday Shoplifters From Hidden Catwalk
Two Charlotte police officers spent hours off duty guarding a downtown Eckerd’s from a catwalk above the cosmetics counter. They say shoplifting spans all ages and walks of life, with one high‑ranking bank official among those arrested for tiny thefts. The arrests, including a 19‑year‑old secretary and a seven‑cent candy case, reflect a broader citywide effort and the crime’s common misdemeanor status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Jeff D. Ensminger
Eckerd's
Ensminger
Chuck E. Pennington
William McCutcheon
Pennington Watch
Perons
Pennington
Dedmon Dies Of Leukemia In Portsmouth
Ricky Lymn Dedmon, pardoned in February 1975 by Gov. Mills Godwin after a burglary conviction, died Saturday of leukemia. He had served part of a five-year term for statutory burglary before the pardon, which doctors said would save his life. Less than a year after the pardon, he faced new burglary charges later dropped as he transferred between hospitals. his father said he had repented and was saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ricky Lymn
Dedmon
Mills Godwin
Godwin
Richmond
Pogsmouth
Four Danville natives named to Meredith College Dean's List
Four Danville natives earned places on Meredith College's dean's list for the 1976 spring semester in Raleigh NC. Recipients Frances D Cuttle Frances P Dabney Sarah S Richardson and Nancy M Simpson must post a 2.0 or higher average to qualify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Meredith College
Raleigh
Allen Burts
Frances D. Cuttle
Charles R. Cuttle
Southland Drive
Frances P. Dabney
Frank Dabney
Woodberry Ave
Sarah S. Richardson
Irvin R. Richardson
Towing Policy Aims to End Confusion and Save Costs
Morris plans a clarified towing policy to reduce unnecessary fees and delays after complaints about daily towing, including a mayoral pledge to allow owners with violations to drive their cars home if their residence is nearby and police follow in a separate vehicle. The move follows a report of a father and son disputing a tow incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Morris
ECU Graduates Area Residents
Two area residents were among East Carolina University's 2,482 graduates. Michael Pleasant of Yanceyville earned a B.S. in environmental health and William Frederick Payne of Danville earned a B.S. in correctional service and law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Carolina University
Michael Pleasant
Yanceyville
N.C
William Frederick Payne
Danville
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Harald Wilson
Buckingham Palace
Order of the Garter
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Countess of Salsbury
Prine Minster
Richard J. Daley
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T. L. Hunt
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ECU
Wilson Haskins
Roanoke City
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Eva Copeland
Teresa Copeland
Roan
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Mars
Mollie
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