Deaths And Funerals In Moneta And Ferrum
Ila English Burdette 58 of Moneta Rt.1 died Monday at Bedford Memorial Hospital. Survived by husband Reggie, eight sons and daughters, three sisters, eight brothers, 33 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 1 p.m. Oak Grove Baptist Church Bedford Rt.3. Burial Thomas Chapel Baptist Cemetery. Millar's Funeral Home Gretna to church for viewing Wednesday 5 to 9 p.m. Rev. Acey Ferrum death of Archi E Acey former Methodist leader dies in Rocky Mount hospital. Survivor details: son Dr Alfred B. Acey Ashland, two daughters Miss Ann Acey Ferrum, Miss Ann 0. Acey, Ferrum, two brothers Randolph I. Acey Virginia Beach, Thomas Earl Acey Norfolk, granddaughter. Funeral Thursday 4 p.m. Harold Vaughn Chapel Ferrum College. Burial in St James Cemetery.
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Junie
Kenneth Burdette
Huddleston
Eugene Burdette
Chester
Dennis
John Burdette
Moneta
Ruth Jolson
Bedford
Maydla
Martin
Louise Kasey
Odell
Grady English
Alfred
Orie
Edward
Clyde
George
Robert Q
Oak Grove
Baptist Church
Bedford Rt 3
Edward Crews
Thomas Chapel Baptist Church
Millar
Gretna
Ferrum
Archie E. Acey
Danville
United Methodist Church
Rocky Mount
Matthews County
Wiliam and Mary College
United States Army
Randolph-Macon College
Duke University
Randolph- Macon
Acey
Virginia Conference of the
Mount Vernon
Main Street
Chatham
Watson Memorial United
Virginia Annual Conference
The
Methodist Church
Virginia Annual Conference Historical Society
Fertum College
Blue Ridge Institute
Fertum Colege Board of Trustees
Ferrum Lioks Club
Ferrum College Historical Society
Alfred B. Acey
Ashland
Ann
Thornton man charged with felonious assault in neighbor dispute
Thornton Daniel Davis alleged he was struck in the head with a stick at his home. William Preston Thornton 57 of 6 Elizabeth Sr was arrested at 12 30 pm by Detectives Goss and Martin and faces a Tuesday hearing in Danville General District Court.
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Danville
William Preston Thornton
Elizabeth Sr
Thornton
Daniel Davis
Elizabeth
Davis
D.L. Goss
J.W. Martin
Danyilte General District Court
Michael Lewis Hill
Pelham Rt. 1
Elliott
N. Main SL
Hill
Willard Rickman,Jr
Audubon Drive
Apt
Jerome Victor Thomas
Park St
Thomas
Joe Martin
B. Green St
James Ingram Rites Wednesday
James Mack Ingram aged 67 of 43 Monroe St died Sunday at home. Born in Caswell County he lived in Danville 25 years and worked at Dibrell Brothers Inc. Survived by wife Lynwood and eight children in DC Durham and Danville plus eight grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Sassafras Grove Baptist Church with burial at the church cemetery. Body at Cunningham and Hughes Funeral Home. visitation Tuesday 3 to 9 p.m.
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James Mack Ingram
Monroe St
Caswell County
N.C
Isom
Elsie Ingram
Danville
Dibrell Brothers Inc
Lynwood Ingram
Dorothy J. Cunningham
Bernice Ingram
Barbara McAlister
Washington, DC
Dan River honors students with DAR award and corps selection
The Dan River High School ceremony featured a pomp filled program with Rev. Clarence B. Jackson and the school chorus. Cheryl Lane Williams received the 1977 DAR award for road citizenship based on dependability service readership and patriotism. Garry Lewis Pritchett Judy Ann Maxey earned I Dare You recognition for character and leadership. Phillip Ray Welch was selected for the 1977 Virginia Youth Conservation Corps summer program to study environmental science.
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Clarence B. Jackson
Glenwood Memorial Baptist Church
Dan River High School
Cheryl Lane Williams
Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Dodson
Garry Lewis Pritchett
Judy Ann Maxey
Virginia Youth Conservation Corps
Phillip Ray Welch
Welch
Dan River
Thomas Judson’ Brown
Maryin Dobbs
Glenn Carl Jackson
Ronald Osborne
Charles Edward Wilson
Jutta Ann Adkins
Debra Diané Clifford
Janice Harris
Patricia King
Judy Maxey
Allison Morris
Denise Rodgers
Debra Diane Clifford
Alpha Gamma Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
Averett College
Patricia Ann King
St. Paul's College
Mary Elizabeth Moshenek
Cumpanville
Scottish Rite
Janice Denise Harris
Allison Renee Morris
Clarence Anthony Dickerson
Elon College
David Joseph Finney
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Timothy Jee Logan
Johnson C. Smith University
John Alan Motley
Bion College
Virginia Union University
Doma Renea Farmer
King's Department Store
Sarah Jane Bennett
Angie Marie Byrum
Judith Elaine Clart
Wanda Gail Collio
Beverly Ann Edmonds
Donta Renae Farmer
Phyllis Doyle Ferguson
Virginia Charlene Guill
Susan Gale Keen
Katrina Sue Moore
Douglas Lee Motley
Katharyn JoAnn Powell
Paula Elaine Price
Lee Ann Squires
Brenda Kay Whitt
Judy Denise Willhite
Cheryl Lane Willans
Susan Frances Williams
Virginia Charlene Guilt
Ralph Alderson
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Timothy Thornton Collie
William Cooper Guerrant Jr
David William Jackson
American Legion
American Legion Girls
State of Virginia
Langwoni College
Randal Dale Owen
Civitan
Clylitan Club of
Danville
Two felony charges certified for grand jury in Danville
Danville General District Court Judge William F. Land certified two felony cases to the next term of the grand jury. Regina M. Pyles faces involuntary manslaughter, and Charlie L. Hoyd faces driving after having been declared an habitual offender. Pyles was charged April 14 regarding a bus fatality involving Clarence Homer Lee Moricle. Hoyd was arrested April 15 on the habitual offender charge.
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Danville General
Graduation speeches highlight courage and future goals
Ms Waller urged commitment and right decisions for the future, while Steve Willis spoke of magic over realism. Scholarships were announced for seniors with perfect attendance and college-bound awards, as two oak benches and other gifts were left by the class.
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Ms. Waller
Steve Willis
Bennie L. Dix
Johnny L. Willis
Richard Adams
Joann Carter
Sharon Walton
Linda Dodd
Carnell Hubbard
Cecil Calvert Jr
Janice Elaine Eggleston
Elaine LaVyn Knight
Cheryl Murphy
Annie Clark
Dinah Wsoh
Ruby Riddle
Robin Anne Soyars
U.S
Kathy Ann Minter
Ms. Wilson
Jeanette Marie Herndon
Ronald Mots
Willis
Ms. Soyars
William Trent Hicks
Wanda Faye Lewis
David Edwards
Frances Hairston
Janice Eggleston
Leslie Walker
Richard T. Adams
Bobby Evans
Nalls Resigns As Gretna Mayor Over Bureaucracy
Gretna West Virginia mayor Nalls resigns effective June 30 citing failed grant efforts for a sewer plant and water supply, odor complaints from the lagoon, thwarted annexation attempts, and inability to raise funds. He says an acting mayor will be named while the council petitions for a special election within 15 days.
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Gretna
W.V. Nalls
Nalls
U.S. Navy Department
Coleman B. Yeatts Jr
D L Aaron Rites Tuesday at Scott Funeral Chapel
Funeral for Douglas L. Aaron set for Tuesday at 3 p m at Scott Funeral Chapel with Rev Roy Parker and Rev Zeke Crawford officiating. Interment in Highland Burial Park Danville. Body at the funeral home and family at Leonard C Aaron Callands Rt 1 residence. Aaron, 87, died Sunday at his son’s home.
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Callands
Douglas L. Aaron
Scott Funeral
Roy Parker
Zeke Crawford
Danville
Highland Burial Park
Leonard C. Aaron
Callands Rt
Aaron
Up With People Set City Show June 22
Up With People will bring its international cast to Danville for a two hour musical at 8 p.m. June 22 in the George Washington High School auditorium. The production blends contemporary and traditional material with guitar percussion piano and brass. Tickets are 2 for students and 3.50 for adults available from Danville Parks and Recreation Health-Tex and WBTM radio.
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Up With People
Danville
George Washington High School
United States
Indianapolis BC
University of Arizona
Tucson
Ariz
Brussels
Belgium
Caracas
Venezuela
Danville Parks “and Recreation Department
Health-Tex, Inc
WBTM
Candidates Endorsed In 11th District
Democrats and Republicans endorsed candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates 11th District. Swanson of Gretna, Philpott of Bassett, and Miss Mary Sue Terry of Patrick County were nominated by the Democrats, with Fred M. Ingram named by the GOP to oppose Swanson and Fred D. Smith running as an independent. Swanson seeks a second term amid committee roles. Philpott near 10th term. Terry seeks the seat vacated by Garry DeBruhl. Ingram, an engineer, disputed Swanson’s ties. Smith previously challenged the party but left the race to pursue an independent bid.
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Virginia House of Delegates
Uth
Claude V. Swanson
Gretna
A.L. Philpoll
Bassett
Mary Sue Terry
Crutz
Patrick County
Martinsville
GOP
Fred M. Ingram
Swanson
Ingram
Fred D.smith
Pittsylvania County
General Laws
Commerce
Philpott
Henry’ County
Home Courts of Justice
Bishop Urges Virginia United Methodists to Embrace Denomination Priorities
Roanoke AP report notes Bishop W Kenneth Goodson addressing about 2,000 clergy and lay members. He urged adoption of evangelism world hunger and ethnic minority church development as core concerns, while adding his own priorities including transitional communities Christian higher education and stewardship. The Virginia conference saw zero new members in the last year across 1,288 churches.
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Roanoke
Virginia United
W. Kenneth Goodson
Tol
Goutson
Virginia
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Stephen Mark Amos
Kittyhawk Drive
James Giles Clark
MacLaighlin Drive
Amos
Riverside Sunoco Station
Frederick Arlen Amos
Kittyhawk
Clark
James Ingram
Tunstall
Bi Red
Otis Stultz
Shultz
Charlotte Cook
Aida
Altemyns
Notts
Ernest Bolton
Frances Stamps
Ruby Adams
Judy Brown
Linda Walker
Sarah Clifton
Martha Kirby
Jo Ann Bell
Montie Seearce
D.L. Aaron
Shirley van de Vineet
Vickie Crowder
Memorial Hospital of Danville Blood Bank
Doners
Hallmark
Ballou Park
Virginia National Bank
Memorial Drive
Terry
Commonwelth
Del
Garry DeBruh
Lynchburg
Babcock and Wilcox
Elique
Pittsylvania
Smith
Bishop
United Methodists
Waddell
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