Deaths and Funerals in Danville Area
A sequence of funeral notices lists Mrs. Nannie Davis Rook 89 of Burlington deceased Thursday night, with services Saturday at Wrenn Yeatts Chapel and interment Mountain View Cemetery. It also notes Ella Nester Worsham of Long Island and Charlie Dalton of Lynchburg, plus James Newcomb of Ringgold and Mary Blackwell Garrett of Richmond with details of services and burial. Other obituaries mention Lacy Vann Davis of Avalon Drive. Lucius Law of Chatham. and families of Danville, Pittsylvania, and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Davis Rook
Wrenn
Yeatts
Frank Halih
Mountain View Cemetery
Rook
James W. Montgomery
Burlington
Rt. Qnc
Pitt
Islvania County
William Thomas Davis
Julius A. Rook
Montgomery
William Massey
Reidsville
N.C
M. H. Oakley
Durham
J. A. Rook Jr
Casper Ronk
Danville
Ruth Hatchett
Hessie Gunn
Long Island
Ella Nester Worsham
Rt. 3
Lynchburg General Hospital
Patrick County
James Nester
Dora King Nester
Edge Hill
Alexandria
Edge Hill Baptist Church
Bert Johnson
James W. Warsham
Long Island Rd
Cooper Charlie Dalton
Loraine St
Pittsylvania County
Ethel Jennings Dalton
Charlie Edward Dalton
B.E.K. Construction Company
Oak Grove
Cooper C. Dalton Jr
Gary J. Dalton
Lynchburg
Rebecca D. Craig
Bedford
Annie D. Kersey
Debra E. Dalton
David N. Dalton
Korea
Willie E. Dalton
James E. Dalton
Eden
Blanche Taylor
Whitten Park Avene Chapel
Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church
Amherst County
James &. Newcomb
Ringgold
Barker Funeral Home
Danny Parker
Highland Burial Park
Mr. Newcomb
Memorial Hospital
George W
Mary Burton Newcomb
Halifax’ County
Mary Blackwell Garrett
Camp Grove Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Garrett
Richmond
Richmond Hospital
Pelham
Thomas and
Josephine Mims Blackwell
Willie Garrett
Camilla Fallon
Beavers Funeral Home Chapel
Purdum Road
Lacy Vann Davis
Avalon Drive
Mr. Davis
Lacy Oliver Davis
Viola Ricketts Davis
Levina Benson
Pitisylvania County
Dan River Inc
Martha Fowkles dancers star in Applause77 at GW High
Martha Fowkles Academy of Dance presented Applause 77 at George Washington High School. The show fused ballet tap jazz and pointe with nine dancers in black and gold fringe delivering upbeat numbers and humor from young performers to seasoned seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Fowkles Academy of Dance
George Washington High School
Cole Porter
Martha Fowkles
Vikki Rimmer
Baptist Center Dedication Set Sunday At 3 P M
The Pittsylvania Baptist Association will dedicate the Pine Cross Retreat Center Sunday at 2 p m on Malmaison Road Rt 726. Rev George A Harris Jr of Charlotte Court House, former property manager of Virginia Woman's Missionary Union camps, will speak. Dr R Lee Wayland Jr will preside. The 20 acre tract was bought in 1976 from the Pigdmont Sertoma Club. 48 affiliated churches will gain access as development proceeds. A highway marker dedication for Samuel Harris will occur May 22 on Ri 29 north of Danville, with Dr Ernest Overbey as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvania Baptist Association
New Pine Cross
Malmaison Road
George A. Harris Jr
Charlotte Court House
Virginia Woman's Missionary Union
R. Lee Wayland Jr
Pigdmont Sertoma Club
Richard H. Craigue
Southern Baptist
Association
Danville
Samuel Harris
Pittsylvania Association
Ernest Overbey
Chatham
Pancake Supper to Benefit Ringgold Fire Department
The Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department hosts an 8 pancake supper at Dan River High School cafeteria on Saturday from 5:30 p.m. Proceeds support testing of new fire apparatus. Admission 1.75 for adults, 1 for children under six. A drawing for a freezer and kettle grill will follow. Tickets available at the event or from volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department
Dan River High School
Fire Department
Ringgold teen charged after bomb threat at Dan River High
Gary Lee Wilson, 18, of Ringgold, was arrested on a felony charge of making a bomb threat at Dan River High School. The threat reached the school about 9:30 a.m. causing a 45 minute evacuation. No bomb was found during the search. Investigators included Sat. B. H. Moss of Pittsylvania County Sheriff and Trooper F. R. Knick and Sat. G. H. Gregory of the Virginia State Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Lee Wilson
Ringgold
Dan River High School
B. H. Moss
Pittsylvania County
Gregory
Sheriff pads Rt. 58 truck stop in Chatham
The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Department padlocked the A H Truck Stop on Friday due to a court injunction banning lewdness assignation or prostitution on the premises. The padlock remains 12 months with $10,000 bond set for owner Harold Wayne Dowdy until May 25 posting to stay the injunction pending appeal in the Virginia Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Pittsylvania County
High School Dropout Arrested On Assault
A 19 year old high school dropout was arrested Friday afternoon for malicious assault in Alexandria. He was questioned Friday night in connection with the deaths of two women and the disappearance of a third in Holmes Run. He lives in Holmes Run Apartments and was held after transfer to Alexandria detectives amid a police news blackout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Holmes Run
Fairfax Police
Alexandria Police Department
Fowler and Anderson to Speak at Danville Taxpayers Meeting
Calvin Fowler and George Anderson, both attorneys and political veterans, will address taxpayers at the Danville YMCA gathering Thursday at 7 30 p m. After brief campaign speeches the public may ask questions. Fowler is serving his ninth year in the House of Delegates. Anderson is a former delegate and former Virginia Senate hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Fowler
George Anderson
House of Delegates
Danville Taxpayers’ Association
Danville
YMCA
Fowler
Anderson
Virginia Senate
Saccharin Train Slated For Stop Here Wednesday
A special train carrying opponents of the FDA ban on saccharin will halt in Danville at 3 a.m. on its Atlanta to Washington run. The tour stops next in Lynchburg Charlottesville and Alexandria as diabetic and dental groups back the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food and Drug Administration
Danville
Atlanta
FDA
Washington
Virginia
Lynchburg
Charlottesville
Alexandria
H. Norton Mason Jr
Virginia Diabetes Association
Jerry Duke
Georgia
The
American Diabetes Association
Mount Hermon Church Seeks Action Against Immorality
Mount Hermon Baptist Church in Pittsylvania County urges members and Christian citizens to inform themselves and take action against prostitution and pornography. Danville Tourism Committee plans a Tuesday lunch meeting to discuss organizing the committee and possible expansion, led by Christine Brubaker. The effort may involve partnerships with Blairs Baptist Church and Southside Elementary PTA to counter moral decline. Rev Jim Brackett says members are urged to contact their district supervisors with opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hermon
Danville
Council
Christine C. Brubaker
Blairs Baptist Church
Southside Elementary Parent-Teacher Association
Pittsylvania
Contac
Jim Brackett
Brackett
Eanes and Wyatt Get Permit to Move Office Building
The City of Danville issued a building permit to Eanes and Wyatt Auto Sales at 2357 Riverside Drive to relocate a 12 by 24 foot office building to another lot for about 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Eanes and Wyatt Auto Sales
Riverside Drive
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Rook
Cooper Dalton
J.S. Newcomb
A. B. Newcomb
David Newcomb
Robert Newcomb
Paces
Luther Newcomb
Sutherlin
Highway 58 West
Mrs. Garrett
Martha A. Osborne
Paton Drive
Jacksonville
Fla
Orange Park Hospital
Pitlsylvania County
Park City
Sandy Level
Singleton
Crews
Rocky Mount
Carrie C. Myers
Madle C. Swain
Pittsville
Finch & Finch Funeral Home
Altavista
Lacy Davis
Lucius Law
Chatham Rt
Greenpond Baptist Church
Hanlin R. Calley
Law
Jesse Benjamin
Beulah Cooper Law
Piedmont Warehouse
Greenpond
Climax Ruritan Club
Modern Woodmen
Jessie Yeats Law
Barbara Lomax
Cawder City
Kans
Tommy R. Law
Chatham Rt. 3
Edward L. Law
Roanoke
Verne Gregory
Irvin Bennett
Benjamin Hodges
Lawson Law
Dean Carthy
Tacoma Park
Ruth Schaffer
Portsmouth
Brown Law
Boone, Mill
J. R. Law
New Bedford
Mase
Scott Funeral Home
Mary Smith
Fred Astaire
Charlie Chaplin
Rossini
Jim Phillips
Snow White
the Prince
Younsters
Martha Fowlkes
Baptist Center
Harvis Jr
RVFD
Gary Wilson
Danville Life Saying Crew
Waddell
Mal
Joanne Hall
Corrine Moore
Geneva Waddell
M & M Furn
Monroe
Tossie Wilson
Tarpley
Fred Revill
Fred
Living
Religious Book Center
Shales
Dholes
Bydles
Gidles
Bidler
Bhalis
Eanes & Wyatt
Averett Players
Motor Inn
Averett College Drama Dept
Pearce DIX Burnett
Oakland Avenue
Bendall
Auttioneers—Realtors
Masonic Temple
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