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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1965
Page
5
A Danville Virginia Special Forces A detachment tour discusses its role in South Vietnam. They work with villagers by building schools providing food clothing and medical care, teaching sanitation, and helping villagers form local units while training in guerilla counter insurgency.
Martinsville notes Mrs. Rosie Southard Draper age 79 of Rt. 2 died Sunday at 7 pm at Danville Memorial Hospital. Survived by three daughters Mrs Madison Draper Mrs Howard Richardson of Yanceyville NC and Mrs Dave Carr of Springfield MO three sons Connie Cecil and William Penn Draper one brother Hugh Southard 11 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 pm from McKee Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
Final rites for William Wallace Pointer were held yesterday afternoon at Semora Methodist Church in Semora North Carolina. The service was conducted by Rev. W F McMalan and graveside rites were performed at Oak Ridge Cemetery in South Boston Virginia by the Caswell Brotherhood Lodge No. 11 Masons. Pallbearers included W Townes Lea Louie W Love George R Carter Arthur Swann Dr T L Gwynn Clyde Barker Luther Hudson James White and R L Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C Cunningham of Danville received bachelor degrees at the University of Rhode Island in Sunday commencement. Cunningham earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration. Mrs. Cunningham earned a Bachelor of Arts in arts and sciences. He chaired student groups, edited the campus paper, and earned Who's Who. she belonged to Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Alpha Theta. They plan to return to Virginia where Cunningham will enter the Army on July 1.
Mrs Adele Lewis wife of Otha Lewis longtime Danville electrician died on arrival at Memorial Hospital at 4 40 p m She 49 born March 27 1916 Callands She lived on Ferry Road 13 years pre marriage worked at Danville Knitting Mills member Ferry Road Friends Church survived by husband son Larry David Lewis mother Mrs Mary Love Stigall Blair and Posey Stigall father list of siblings and step siblings funeral set for Swicegood Funeral Home at 2 p m tomorrow with two ministers burial announced later remains at the funeral home family at Ferry Road residence
The funeral for Brad B. Wells 72 of 45 Selma Ave was held yesterday at Swicegood Funeral Home with Dr Victor Manti ply presiding. Interment was at Highland Burial Park. Wells died Sunday morning in Memorial Hospital after years of illness. He lived in Danville ten years, previously on Martinsville Road. He worked at Dan River Mills 15 years and retired seven years ago from the carpenter shop. He was a member of Schoolfield Baptist Church and the Dan River Retired Workers Club. He and his wife Mrs Gertie Shields Wells would have celebrated their 50th anniversary next February. He leaves a daughter Mrs Walter G. Collie of High Point NC, two sons David S. Wells of Danville and Harold D. Wells of Oakland CA, three sisters, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers were Orphus A. Hutcherson, Thomas G. Harris, John C. Wiley, R S Kimpleton, John W. Cassell, Harold L. Beale, A Frank Edwards, J Norman Lewis, William H. Purgason, Floyd E. Castle and Thomas C. Biggs.
Martinsville appoints Herbert Hughes of Leaksville North Carolina as recreation director. Hughes is 32 and previously taught seven years at Leaksville Township High School.
Funeral for English Monroe Haynes 75 was held at Midway Baptist Church Pittsylvania County with Rev. Harold L Kistler and Rev. Charles Shelton officiating Burial followed in the Haynes family cemetery Haynes died after a four year health decline at Virginia Baptist Hospital Lynchburg He was born January 1 1890 in Pittsylvania County a retired farmer He leaves two sons Maurice R Haynes and Harold V Haynes seven daughters and many relatives including Odie Haynes Grover Moorefield and Edgar Myers plus 26 grandchildren and eight pallbearers named.
Alvin Drake was named Mr Sertoman by the Dan River club for the past year honoring his role in expanding Sertoma International to Piedmont club in Danville area. Adolph P. Chiappa of Richmond was honored for guiding the South Atlantic Region as international director. James A. Rich Jr. installed officers for both clubs at a joint banquet with wives in attendance at King of the Sea Restaurant.
Carrie Hodges Mattox age 81 died at her Washington Street Gretna home Sunday afternoon. Native of Pittsylvania County daughter of Adolphus and Mary Hodges. Husband Donard Blunt Mattox died 1958. Survived by son Conard Jr of Richmond two daughters Elizabeth Alford Lynchburg Jacqueline Metcalf Laymore Penna. Eight grandchildren and one brother Bennie Hodges. Funeral at Anderson Memorial Methodist Church Wednesday 2:30 p.m. Interment Gretna Burial Park.
Two Bassett area men Wilford McClanahan and Sam Hairston swore out cross warrants Monday morning from their hospital beds where both are treated for knife wounds. They are Negroes. The warrants allege felonious assault. Bassett police say the men fought near midnight at the home of Alice Finney. McClanahan reportedly took exception to a remark about his aunt, who had just left the house.
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