Funeral for C. C. Yeatts in Danville at Main Street United Methodist
Charles Coleman Yeatts, longtime local funeral director and co founder of Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home, dies at 67. Services set for Thursday at 11 a.m. at Main Street United Methodist Church with burial in Highland Burial Park. He organized Wrenn-Yeatts in 1935, served WWII, and remained active in the firm. He was a Rotary member and survived by his wife Margie Ann and his mother Nora Brownell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Coleman
C. C
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Loury
Nora P. Brownell
Charles C. Yeatts
Margie Ann Sheppe
Danville Miliary Academy
North Carolina State University
Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home
Gloster Leake Dies at 87 in Reidsville NC
Gloster Richards Leake aged 87 of Reidsville Rt 7 died Tuesday at 12 45 p m after seven months of declining health. Born in Stokes County he lived much of his life in Rockingham County. Survived by his wife Alma Smith Leake six daughters two sons a brother two sisters 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 3 p m Wilkerson Funeral Chapel with interment in Reidlawn Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home. viewing Wednesday 7 09 p m and at the residence of son G B Leake Jr in Shannan Park.
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Reidsville
N.C
Gloster Richards Leake
Rt. 7
Roval
Stokes County
Peter and
Lurinda Bingham Leake
Rockingham County
Saddler
Alma Smith Leake
Paul Cox
Reidsville Rt. 7
Jack Gammoans
Eden
Richard McMillan
Danville
Ralph Baynes
Harold Gentry
Herbert Griffin
Eugene Leake
G. R. Leake Jr
Roy Leake
Greensboro
Roy Rumbley
Angie Leake
Wilkerson
Woodrow Smith
Reidlawn
G. B. Leake Jr
Reidsville Rt
Shannan Park
Mrs Hancock Rites Thursday at Greenfield Baptist Church
Gretna funeral for Mollie Halliss Hancock 91, dies in Pittsylvania County. Burial at Greenfield Baptist Church. Survived by two sons A M Hancock Ben J Hancock. three daughters Clara Jahnson Maude Jennings Janie Midkiff. 21 grandchildren 33 great grandchildren seven great great grandchildren. Body at Colbert Moran Funeral Home. Family at Raymond Jahnson residence in Gretna.
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Gretna
Mollie Halliss Hancock
Greenfield Baptist Church
John Williams
Don LaRue
Hancock
A.M. Hancock
Ben J. Hancock
Clara Jahnson
Maude Jennings
Suffolk
Janie Midkiff
Martinsville
Colbert-Moran
Raymond Jahnson
Gunn lauds Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute visit
Lexington lawyer and 9th District delegate Charles W. Gunn Jr. praised the Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute in Danville as magnificent during a Rotary Club talk. He recalled past conditions, noting 63 cent daily meals and overcrowded, unconditioned facilities with patient deaths, and highlighted progress, increased state funding, and high regard for state agencies, including the Department of Highways.
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Charles W. Gunn Jr
Lexington
Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute
Gunn
House
Virginia
Fine Arts Festival Showcases GWHS Student Talent
George Washington High School hosted a fine arts festival highlighting GW students work in art drama and music. Gus Dyer won a national scholastic art award gold medal for a geometric painting not on display. Susan Lewis earned a certificate of merit for a watercolor. About 150 students contributed ceramics sculpture graphics paintings and photography while a pottery demo, choir, stage band and drama pieces provided evening entertainment.
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George Washington High School
Gus Dyer
Dyer
New York
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Susan Lewis
Greensboro
N.C
Ace Barbour
Lars Ricketts
Eleanor Hosking
Teresa Pritchett
Patricia Machin
Freddie Cooper
GW Future Homemakers of America
Xelia Hickson
Captain Noati
Miss Lewis
Ivey Rogers
Danville Chamber Elects Kenneth B Calvert to Board
Kenneth B Calvert, partner with Calvert Lewis and Smith architects, has been elected to the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors to fill the unexpired term of James F Ingram. Chamber president Robert Thompson cites Calvert as adding talent and leadership for community projects. Calvert, active since 1960, has led civic efforts as former Danville Exchange Club president and serves on church and organizational boards.
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Kenneth B. Calvert
Calvert, Lewis and Smith
Danville Area
Calvert
Danville Exchange Club
West Main Baptist Church
German Club
Goodwill Industries
Grand Larceny Count Certified Against Roanoke Man
A grand larceny count against Michael Wayne Pannell, 22, of Roanoke, was certified Tuesday by Pittsylvania County General District Court Judge Nelson Light. He is charged with stealing Spain clothing from Thompson Haberdashery in Chatham on February 11. The cases of Jesse Thomas and Jim Boehmer were not pressed by Light.
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Chatham
Michael Wayne Pannell
Pittsylvania County General
Nelson Light
Pannell
Roanoke
Thompson Haberdashery
Jesse Thomas
Jim Boehmer
Remodeling permits issued in Danville for two projects
The City of Danville granted a remodeling permit to Magnolia Serenity House at 2008 W. Main St. for general remodeling costing about 3000 dollars and issued another permit to K C Arey at 312 W. Main St. to build a block partition between bays at an estimated 250 dollars.
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Danville
Magnolia Serenity House
W. Main St
K.C. Arey
Caswell Bicentennial Book Signing In Caswell County
Yanceyville North Carolina author William 8 Powell signs copies of When the Past Refused to Die at the old county courthouse on the square Thursday. The 619 page history, by a UNC historian, marks Caswell County’s bicentennial celebrations Friday with floats bands craft displays a large birthday cake and a fireworks finale. Schools close for the 12 hour celebration beginning at 3 30 a m with the Historical Society receiving keys to the restored courtroom.
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Yanceyville
N.C
William 8. Powell
Caswell County
North Carolina
Old County
Chapel Hill
Historical Society
Kennel Club Sponsors AKC Match at Festival In the Park
Danville Kennel Club will sponsor an AKC All Breed and Obedience Match at Festival In the Park on Sunday May 15. Entry is for purebred dogs at least three months old with registration not required. Registration 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Judging begins 1 p.m. with junior showmanship and conformation and obedience categories. Judges include Leslie Dove Mildred Gallion Peggy Kessler Mike Michelson Helen Rockwell Clyde Wilkinson Kim Wilkinson and Judy Morton of Winston-Salem N C for obedience groups.
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Danville Kennel Club
Leslie Dove
Mildred Gallion
Peggy Kessler
Mike Michelson
Helen Rockwell Clyde Wilkinson
Kim Wilkinson
Judy Morton
Winston-Salem
N.C
Train Excursions Planned by Roanoke Museum
The Roanoke Transportation Museum announces Memorial Day weekend train runs on May 28 and 29. A diesel round trip to Altavista departs at 8:00 AM Saturday, followed by a 1:30 PM trip on the Shandoah Division to Glasgow. Sunday offers a scenic New River Valley trip to Narrows on NW and former Virginian trackage. Contact the Roanoke Chapter NRHS for tickets.
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Roanoke Transportation Museum
Roanoke
Altavista
Norfolk and Western
Shandoah
Glasgow
New River Valley
Narrows
Virginian Railway
DCC to Serve as Testing Center for CP S Exam
Danville Community College will host the six part certified professional secretary examination on Friday and Saturday. Instructor Betty W. Foster says DCC is one of more than twenty testing sites for secretaries meeting the education and experience requirements.
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Danville Community College
Betty W. Foster
DCC
McGregor Attends Driver Examiner Training in Richmond
Danville area DMV official McGregor joins a two week training program for driver's license examiners at State Police Headquarters in Richmond to update testing procedures and standards.
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LB. McGregor
Danville
Division of Motor Vehicles Office
Richmond
Gracie A Younger Goes Before Jury
Gracie A Younger faces grand larceny charges certified by Danville General District Court Judge William E. Land for the March 26 indictment. Michael Lee Gunter’s felonious assault case, filed April 23, was postponed to June.
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Gracie A. Younger
Danville General District Court
William E. Land
Michael Lee Gunter
Hurt Requests Water System Plans From PCSA
The Hurt Town Council adopted a resolution urging the Pittsylvania County Service Authority to pursue a central water system for the town. PCSA director Clarence Edmonds met with the council to review plans, seek an engineer, and aim for a rough cost estimate while pursuing a federal grant to fund public works. The system would replace private wells for about 400 residents, with a feasible plan to buy water from the Altavista facility.
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Edmonds
Ted Brenig
Bruning
Federal Economic Development Administration
Altavista
Collie and Atkins Awarded Ruritan Club Checks
Collie of Blairs representing the Future Farmers of America receives a $15 check and Luther Atkins of Dan River FPA earns $10 from the Dan River Ruritan Club. The annual awards honor top winning speakers in the FFA public speaking contest at the club event.
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Bill. Collie
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Blairs
Luther Atking
Dan River Fpa
Dan River Ruritan Club
Paving Bid Seen Low At $137,066 For Danville Streets
Thompson-Arthur Paving Co of Glenwood quoted the apparent low bid of 137,066 for paving 40 city streets in Danville's summer program. Other bids ranged to 155,482 from Marvin V. Templeton and Sons. City Engineer White said the bids would be reviewed by the City Council Committee of the Whole, with Hoy N. Ford Co submitting a low offer of 72,767 for initial development work at Hedrick Johnson's Cabin Creek condos in Seminole Hills.
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Thompson-Arthur Paving Co
Glenwood
Danville
Ray N. Fort Co Inc
Blairs
Marvin V. Templeton and Sons Inc
Lynchburg
Victor W. White
Hoy N. Ford Co, Inc
Hedrick Johnson
Cabin Creek
Seminole Hills
Livestock Market Records Sale of $46,700 On Steady Prices
At Virginia Carolina Livestock Market a fully steady sale moved 262 animals for 46700 dollars. Market manager Jimmy Hodges Jr notes a slight dip in veal and stock feeder quality but overall prices in grades remained steady. Hogs 87 head. veal 42. slaughter cattle T. stock feeder cattle 146. baby calves 8. cow calf 10. Prices per hundredweight listed for hogs veal slaughter cattle and stockers with ranges across grades. Cow calf combinations sold at 165 dollars per head.
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Jimmy Hodges Jr
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C. C. Yeatts
Gloster Leake
Mrs. Hancock
Fowler
Rotary Club
del. Calvin Fowler
House Appropriations Committee
Guna
Ageneiss
Commonwealth
Department of Highways
Virginia Department of Highways
Gus Dyer II
Cathy Terry
GWHS
Caswell
Kennel Club
The
National Railway Historical Society
P.O. Box
McGregor
Hurt
PCSA
Collie
Atkins
Waddell's
Katrina Jackson
Miss Geraldine Jackson
Auty and Commercial
Mollie Bailiss Hancock
Leu of Flowers
Mary H. Long
City Hall
Motley’s Pharmacy
West Main ST
Chgeaccts
A.B. Motley, JR
P. Bendall
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