Deaths And Funerals In Clover And Nearby
Obituaries from Clover and nearby communities note the deaths of Richard C. High 74 a retired Potomac Electric and Power Co employee in South Boston and William Patton Coles Jr 57 of Java Rt 3 in Chatham. Also Jeannie Vaden Myers of Keeling died recently and services are planned. A separate item reports five city retirees honored by the City Council for long service across multiple departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clover
Richard C. High
Potomac Electric and Power Co
South Boston
Halifax County
Charlie H. High
Mary White High
Clover United Methodist Church
Fannie Conner
Maude Conner
Lizzie Kate Barden
North Garden
Charlie H. High Jr
Powell Funeral Home Chapel
South
Boston
Scottsburg Cemetery
Electric Department
Police Department
Public Works Department
Water and Gas Department
James Moore Funeral Set
James Moore funeral planned for tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Vance Street Baptist Church in Charlottesville. Burial in Floral Hills Memory Gardens. Moore, 60, a plumbing and heating contractor, died Sunday afternoon. He is survived by two daughters and several relatives. Visitation tonight from 9 to 9 at Beavers Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Vinnie Moore
Ozzie Reid
Virginia McCain
Hassie Chaney
Beavers Funeral Home
Mrs Hodnett Dies In Roanoke
Mrs. Mary Louise Giles Hodnett of 1022 Staunton Ave NW Roanoke died yesterday in a Roanoke nursing home. She formerly lived in Chatham and is survived by a Philadelphia daughter Mrs Karl Clark a Roanoke brother Ulysses Giles a Chatham stepdaughter Mrs Zenobdia Price and two great grandchildren. The body rests at Fizer Funeral Home Roanoke awaiting funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Mary Louise Giles Hodnett
Staunton Ave
Hodnett
Chatham
Karl Clark
Philadelphia
Ulysses Giles
Zenobdia Price
Fizer Funeral Home
Adjustment For Fuel Down Now
City officials report the fuel adjustment on May and June electric bills will drop about 75 percent due to lower coal costs. The reduction, effective on all bills since May 1, may not last as Appalachian Power Co. predicts future increases and July bills could rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Lord
Lord
Appalachain Power Co
Circuit Court Convicts 11 Defendants in Burglary Case
Danville Circuit Court found 11 defendants guilty in a statutory burglary case led by Jimmy Lee Walker. Walker was sentenced to five years in the State Penitentiary on one count and received a 20 year suspended term with 100 years good behavior on the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Lee Walker
Danville
William Calvin Phelps
Claude “Samuel Davis
Annie Crews Anderson
George Edward Hamlett
Harrison Lee Robinson
Ralph Amos Scearce
Michael Norris Tunstall
Clifton Ray Williams
Anthony Dale Wilmouth
Willie BE. Fitzgerald
Danville Hospital Plans Detailed For Southside Virginia
The Danville hospital aims to become Virginia’s second regional psychiatric center, following the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute opened in 1967. Construction funded $3.1 million, with John W. Daniel & Co. as general contractor and Calvert Lewis and Smith as architects. Completion targeted this November, opening early next year. outpatient wing to follow. A summer hire will plan programs, and a director will be named. The facility serves Amelia to Prince Edward counties and Lynchburg, Danville, Martinsville, and South Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
Amherst
Appomattox
Bedford
Brunswick
Buckingham
Campbell
Charlotte
Cumberland
Franklin
Halifax
Henry
Lunenburg
Mecklenburg
Nottoway
Patrick
Pittsylvania
Prince Edward
Danville
Lynchburg
Martinsville
Boston
Danville Hospital
Virginia
Northern
Commission On
Sen. Hirst
Northern Virginia Institute
Virginia General Assembly
John W. Daniel & Co. Inc
Calvert, Lewis and Smith
Livestock Market Reports Strong Virginia Carolina Sale
The Virginia Carolina Livestock Market sold 425 animals for 44000 with Jimmy Hodges Jr stating sales were good and prices steady. Hog, cattle, and calf lots were listed with graded prices per hundredweight including hogs up to 49.95, veal up to 44.90, steers 33-35, cows 22-26.75, and cow-calf combos at 129-233 per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia-Carolina
Jimmy Hodges Jr
U.S. Department of Agriculture
First Male President Heads Averett SGA In 1969 Shadow
Smith of Ridgeway was installed as Averett College SGA president for 1975 76 becoming the first male leader since coeducation began in 1969. Alongside him five Danville residents took offices including Pam Reynolds Laura Gosney Cynthia Vaughan Beverly Parker and George Eubank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
With Smith
Ridgeway
Averett College Student Government Association
SGA
Averett
Smith
Patrick Henry Community College
Danville
Pam Reynolds
Judicial Board
Laura Gosney
Cynthia Vaughan
Beverly Parker
Senate
George Eubank
Patricia Taylor
Chatham
Honor Celle
Don Ness
Wilmington
Del
Robbie Terry
Farmville
Terri Hodges
Stanley Gunter
Sharpsburg
N.C
Wayne Harrison
Franklin
Lynn Woody
Basset
School Board approves 1975 81 textbooks and new programs
The board set 8 to 10 rental for K through seventh graders while grades eight to twelve buy their own textbooks. Approved 1975 81 adoptions include Silver Burdette for K–7 Math Rand McNally for K–7 Science McMillan for Dictionaries 12 and Scott Foresman for K–7 Health. A new tennis court project and a pilot elective English course at Tunstall and Gretna SHS were approved. Also authorized Title VII reading and math aid, UVA M Ed for elementary teachers, and student accident and dental insurance policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand McNally
McMillan
Scott Foresman
Lois Thompson
Robert Reece
Chatham
Page Ie
Ray Harris
Tunstall
Gretna
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
University of Virginia
City Decals Deadline Near
Danville automobile owners must buy 15 dollar decals by Thursday with ticketing starting Friday for vehicles without decals. Purchases at City Hall second floor collections or the State Division of Motor Vehicles mobile office at Poplar and N Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Collections
City Hall
State Division of Motor Vehicals
Poplar
N. Union Streets
Garland Roane
Roane
Annex Annexation Petition Figures Clarified In Report
The petition totals 452 valid signatures with 48 authorized and 11 ratified while 4 signatures were claimed as misinformation. A February inquiry questioned about 200 names to verify genuineness and authority with possible minor errors not affecting conclusions. Three circuit judges will hear the Glenwood annexation case: Thompson Davis and Stephenson. Pittsylvania supervisors, Danville City Council and nearby industries oppose the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Circuit Court
Glenwood
W. Carrington Thompson
Chatham
Robert B. Davis
Bristol
Roscoe B. Stephenson
Covington
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Danville
City Council Approves Paving Contract and New Permits
Council approved a Thompson-Arthur paving contract and set permit terms: new permits cost 10 dollars with a one year limit, renewals 3 dollars. An ordinance to relax subdivision length to staff discretion was approved, with plats still needing council approval. Monthly prorated motor vehicle licenses will replace quarterly. District realignment was deemed impractical, tied to state code and insurer determinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson-Arthur Paving Company
Victor White
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard High
William Coles
William Patton Coles Jr
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
James W. Mathieson
Chatham Burial Park
Mr. Coles
Java
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania Commune
Lila Jordan Coles
Mary Vaden Coles
Donald Swanson
Elizabeth J. Coles
DB. E. Ridenour
Tucson
Ariz
John Hurt Whitehead
Richmond
Jomian Coles
James F. Coles
Scott Funeral Home
Mrs. Myers
Jeannie Vaden Myers
Barker
William Lb. Underwood
Watson Mills
Highland Burial Park
Myers
Memorial Hospital
Keeling
Charles Robert Vaden
Eliza Murray Vaden
High Point
Dan River, Inc
Oak Grove
Ira B. Dodd
Lonnie W. Riddle
Curtis Mills
Levi Jenkins
Jesse Bennett
James Moore
Pace
Frank Swicegood
Evan
Siice Good
T. E. Yeaman
Council
Nell Hawker Ligon
William Patton Coles, JR
COX General Store & Service
RT. 1
Highway 640
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