Deaths And Funerals In Gretna And Danville Area
Deaths are reported for Thomas George Edwards 68 a retired farmer of Gretna Rt 2 and Irma Motley Adams 68 former Danville resident plus a Danville area service for Hakie Shelton Robertson. Edwards dies at home with funeral set tomorrow at St Andrews United Methodist Church and burial in church cemetery. Adams died Friday in a Coffee County Ga hospital with services in Douglas today and graveside rites Tuesday at Highland Burial Park. Robertson’s graveside service is today at Danville Memorial Gardens. Survivors listed for each include spouses children siblings and grandchildren. Graveside and viewing details provided.
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Gretna
Thomas George Edwards
St. Andrews United Methodist Church
Robert E. Billingsley
L. A. Trent
Edwards
Gretna Rt. 2
Fitzsylvania County
Henry Augusta
Rebecca Hayden Edwards
St. Andrews
Irma Motley Adams
Danville
Coffee County
Douglas
Pittsylvania County
Maurice E
Lavenia Sublett Motley
Calvary United Methodist Church
Danville Loan and Savings
Virginia National Bank
Highland Burial Park
Edward H. Kyle
Townes Funeral Home
Hakie Shelton Robertson
Rt. 1
Danville Memorial Gardens
Fred L. Gardner
Ray Brame
Erma Atkinson
Daniel
South Boston
Harold Scolpini
Danville Rt. 2
D. Preas dies at 42 in Richmond hospital
Jesse David Preas 42 of Altavista Rt 1 died Friday night in a Richmond hospital. Born Sept 1 1930 in Campbell County he was the son of John Thomas Preas and the late Lila Mayberry Preas. He is survived by his wife Joan Talbott Preas three daughters two brothers and two sisters. Funeral 2 p.m. tomorrow at Penuel Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The body at Finch Finch Funeral Home.
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Altavista
Jesse David Preas
Altavista Rt. 1
Richmond
Campbell County
John Thomas Preas
Lila Mayberry Preas
Penuel Baptist Church
Joan Talbott Preas
Gwen
Vanessa
Sandra Preas
John. T
Group Forms To Draft Workman For South Carolina Governor
A Draft Workman Committee meeting in Columbia outlined plans for a grassroots operation to persuade newspaperman William D. Workman Jr. to run in 1974. The group cited a 95 percent GOP survey showing broad support among rank and file Republicans, and will circulate petitions across districts to secure pledges if Workman is convinced to run.
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Columbia
William D. Workman Jr
Charles Rush
Greer
Workman
South Carolina
Rush
Reconstruction
Olin Johnston
Bush
GOP
Danville Students Earn B A Degrees at Duke Graduation
Duke University grants bachelor degrees to three Danville students during the 121st commencement. Nathaniel James Bethel receives B S in Engineering, Marc Douglas Newman earns B A, and Stuart Andrew Todd earns B A. Vernon E. Jordan Jr. delivers the address and receives an honorary Doctor of Laws. Rev. Hugh Anderson of Edinburgh gives the baccalaureate address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke University
Danville
Nathaniel James Bethel
Nathaniel H. Bethel, Jr
Marc Douglas Newman
Alvin H. Newman
Stuart Andrew Todd
A. W. Todd
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr
National Urban League
Political bid looms as Workman eyed for governor
Rush endorsed Workman as a strong candidate for South Carolina governor, praising him as a news paperman. He added that with shown support, Workman might be persuaded to run and would welcome a Republican primary.
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Ernor
South Carolina
Workman
Rush
Violent weather eases to bring cool, clear U S skies
Violent weather across the nation abated on Saturday as cool, clear conditions settled in. Thunderstorms persisted in spots from the southern Rockies to the lower Mississippi Valley, with tornado sighting near New Iberia Louisiana and funnel clouds near Kent Ohio and Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
New Iberia
Texas
Freeport
Kent
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Upper Michigan
Marquette
California
Pacific
Atlantic Coast
Hancock
Mich
Yuma
Ariz
Anchorage
Atlanta
Boston
Buffalo
Chi
Buff Dies in New Jersey Veteran WW II veteran W E Buff dies
W E Buff from Paterson New Jersey dies in a Paterson hospital after months of ill health. A World War II veteran born April 22 1914 in Burlington North Carolina he was 59. Survived by daughter Priscilla Anderson of Little Silver five sisters four brothers and six grandchildren with services held Tuesday at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Davie Allen
Yvonne Chandler
Edith Chandler
Burlington
Mildred Hicks
Charleston
D.C
Vance Buff
Baltimore
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T. G. Edwards
Irma Adams
Mrs. Robertson
D. Preas
Mrs. Whitlow
Saluda Lowery Whitlow
Main Street United Methodist Church
Sidney Willis
Franklin Cale
Halifax Memorial Gardens
Truitt Wilburn
George Puryear
Denniston
B.S
H.H. Lowery
Halifax
J.B. Lowery
Newport News
G. L. Baggett
Memphis
Clara Spivey
Holbrook Ave
Memphis, Tenn
Tupelo
Miss
U. S
Cago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Miami
Mé& M Furn
Monrose St
Ashworth
OS Acres
Stoney Mill Road
Martinsville Rd
Rutledge C
Clement
Wheatley, Winston & Ingram
aShi Uetion & Realty CO
Dhane
W. Swanson
W. E. Buff
New Jersey
Mary Walton Moore
Rev
David B. Lewis
Swicegood Funeral Home
Union Street
Purdum Paint CO. Inc
North Union St
Piney Forest
Reed
America
Cera
General Electric
Wilson ST
DIAL
Oey Meteors
King’s Plaza
OUR
King's Plaza
The
Bank of Personal Service
Virginia Bank
Eral Deposit Insuance Corporation
FEC
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