Deaths and Funerals in Danville and Martinsville
Miss Elizabeth Gertrude Love age 53 dies after years of ill health. Survived by brother E Bruce Love of Danville. Graveside service tomorrow at 3 PM in Highland Burial Park led by Rev Daniel Kapornyai. Home at Townes Funeral. Mrs Claudie Lea Lancaster 82 dies in Martinsville Memorial Hospital. Born Pine Hall NC she lived in Danville. ex Dan River Inc worker. Survived by daughter Harald Carmichael Danville brother Ole Micks Lynchburg four sisters and one grandchild. Funeral tomorrow 2 PM at Wrenn Yeatts Chapel burial Leemont Cemetery. Body at Wrenn Yeatts prior. residence at Mt Cross Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Gertrude Love
Kenbridge
Norman N. Love
Lillian Bell Love
Townes Funeral Home
Lave
Westhampton Ave
Claudie Lea Lancaster
Martinsville Memorial Hospital
Pine Hall
N.C
Phillie D. Hicks
Flora Harriston Hicks
Lancaster
Danville
Dan River Inc
Caleman Haltzelaw
William Lancaster
Shermont Baptist Church
Harold Carmichael
Ole Micks
Lynchburg
Bessie Barnes
Greensboro
Wrenn-Yeatts
Leemont Cemetery
Wrenn- Yeatts Funeral Home
Harald Carmichael
Mt. Cross Road
Mrs. Susanna Jones Boyd Broom Dies at 37
Funeral arrangements set for Mrs. Susanna Jones Boyd Broom 37 with rites tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at L. A. Brooks and Bros. Funeral Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Saturday in Danville Memorial Hospital after a two day illness. She was born in Danville, daughter of John W. Jones and Nannie McClellan Jones. She worked for Disston Inc. Baptist. Husband Charlie Broom died in May 1975. Body at L H Brooks & Bros Funeral Home with viewing 7 to 8 p.m. tonight. Residence of Spencer McClellan 932 Monument St. listed as the family home later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susanna Jones Boyd Broom
L. A. Brooks and Bros
H. L. Long
Oak Hill Cemetery
Broom
Danville Memorial Hospital
Danville
John W. Jones
Nannie McClellan Jones
Disston Inc
Samuel Hairston Graveside Rites
Graveside service for Samuel Hairston Jr. 74 will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Berry Hill Cemetery by Rev. Thames Garner. He died Monday in Halifax Community Hospital South Boston. Survived by daughter Sallie J Johnson Bullock Atlanta and two sons Samuel P Hairston III Burlington and Waller Hairston Easton plus one brother Rufus Thomas Hairston Bristol and seven grandchildren. Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hairston Jr
Berry Hill Cemetery
Thames Garner
Hairston
Halifax Community Hospital
Boston
Quak Hill Farms
Samuel Hairston
May Joplin Hairston
Sallie Staples Hairston
Sallie J. Johnson Bullock
Atlanta
Samuel P. Hairston III
Burlington
N.C
Waller
Easton
Rufus Thomas Hairston
Bristol
Townes Funeral Home
Mrs Nelson Funeral Today
A funeral for Mrs. Clara Frances Nelson 99 will be held today at 4 p.m. in Swicegood Chapel by Carlton Rich Burial follows in the Nelson family cemetery on Luna Lake Road She died Monday at Roman Eagle Memorial Home where she had been a patient since August 1972 She lived in Danville most of her life and was of the Brethren faith Survived by a daughter Mrs Mattie Nelson Holt of Danville four sons Lee Nelson Pelham NC Harry Nelson Howard Nelson and Oscar Nelson all of Danville 13 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren The body is at Swicegood and the residence of Mrs Holt 41 Ashlawn Drive Also a funeral for James Kelso Morris 71 of Ringgold will be held today at 2 p.m. at Wrenn Yeats Chapel Burial in Highland Burial Park Morris died yesterday after a three week illness He was born in Pittsylvania County son of the late Alfred J and Lorena Bryant Morris He was a farmer and a Kentuck Baptist Church member Survived by wife Connie Barker Morris a son Paul W Morris of Danville two sisters Mrs Fred Bevill of Danville and Mrs John eetenka of Stafford Springs Conn five brothers M L Tink Morris and Doug Morris both of Danville Harry Morris Danville Rt. 3 and Wizard Morris and Clay Morris both of Ringgold
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Frances Nelson
Swicegood Chapel
Carlton Rich
Nelson
Luna Lake Road
Roman Eagle Memorial
Danville
Robert Frances
Martha Watson Frances
Walter William Nelson
Mattie Nelson Holt
Lee Nelson
Pelham
N.C
Harry Nelson
Howard Nelson
Oscar Nelson
Swicegood Funeral Home
Holt
Ashlawn Drive
James Kelso Morris
Ringgold
Wrenn-Yeats
Charlie Shelton
Carl Burger
Clarence Jackson
Highland Burial Park
Ir. Morris
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Alfred J
Lorena Bryant Morris
Morris
Kentuck Baptist Church
Connie Barker Morris
Paul W. Morris
Fred Bevill
John Éetenka
Stafford Springs
Conn
M. L “Tink” Morris
Doug Morris
Harry Morris
Rt. 3
Wizard Morris
Clay Morris
Rockathon Nets $250 For BSU
Members of the Baptist Student Union at Danville colleges held a 24 hour rockathon on Averett College lawn from 8 p.m. Monday to 8 p.m. yesterday netting $250 toward a statewide goal of 318000 for a summer missions program sending students to Virginia, the United States, and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Student Union
Danville
Averett College Fine Arts
BSU
Virginia
U.S
Europe
Dickens Claims Vote On Punishment In Described Attack
RALEIGH AP James Robert Dickens told a Wake Superior Court jury that Raleigh businessman Earl B Puryear and four masked men voted on whether to castrate kill or mutilate him while they flogged him in a Johnston County shed April 2 The defense challenged Dickens testimony saying he is regularly under the influence of alcohol and marijuana and hallucinating Dickens said he was lured into a rap after dating Puryears 17 year old daughter Tommie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
James Robert Dickens
Wake Superior Court
Earl B. Puryear
Johnston County
Dickens
Puryear
Tommie
Rice Virginia-Carolina Livestock Market yields $42,500
Rice Virginia-Carolina Livestock Market auctioned 393 head for 42,500 dollars. Market prices held steady to improved from last week with 63 hogs 53 veal 95 slaughter cattle 18 stock feeder and eight baby calves selling. USDA graded animals brought various per hundredweight prices across hogs cattle and calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice
Virginia-Carolina
Jimmy Jodges Jr
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hilaritas Plans Christmas Show Dec 14 at GW High
Danville prepares for Hilaritas Christmas concert at George Washington High School on Sunday December 14 at 3 p.m. The event, sponsored by city groups and the Bicentennial Commission, features GW music ensembles and special dances, with old fashioned carols and a tree lighting on the hillside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilaritas
Danville
George Washington High School
Lunday Freiden
Hallelujah Chorus
Senior Citizens Chorus
Ervin Warns Peril to American Freedoms
New York AP report notes former Sen Sam J Ervin Jr says freedoms in America are at risk citing dangers to economic personal political intellectual and religious freedoms He as Watergate Committee chair criticizes conformity driven quotas in college faculties and student bodies as harmful to excellence and learning The NC Republican traces the evolution of freedoms and appeals to preserve individual rights
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Sam J. Ervin, Jr
Senate Watergate Committee
Rams
Ervin
Danville Chamber Names Seven Directors After Election Tabulation
Danville Chamber of Commerce President F W Townes III announced seven persons elected for three year terms on the chamber board. James F Ingram headed the tabulation committee. New directors include Thomas M Collie Jr W Lawson Grant Jr Herbert W Sater and Robert Tamson. Re elected to the board were William E Anderson Charles H Harris and Robert W Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville Chamber of Commerce
F. W. Townes III
Chamber
James F. Ingram
Thomas M. Collie Jr
Schoolfield Bank and Trust Co
W. Lawson Grant Jr
William E. Anderson
Anderson & Anderson
Charles H. Harris
First State Bank
Robert W. Thompson
Thompson-Arthur Paving Co
Overton to Lead MHA Delegates At State and National Conventions
W C Overton will head delegations to the state and national mental health association conferences next week. He is past president of the state group and will serve as delegate director from Danville at the state convention in Fredericksburg. Mrs Mary Carter Ladd and Mrs Vivian Giles will join as Danville representatives. The state event runs Thursday through Saturday with workshops on commitment treatment housing and more. From Fredericksburg Overton will attend the National Association for Mental Health meeting in San Diego as Virginia’s delegate leader with Mrs John B Earle Jr. The program includes awards presentations by 197% Mental Health chairman Percy Knauth. The local MHA director praised the strong Danville delegation noting funds do not cover trips to conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Overton
National
Mental Health Association
Overton
State Association
Danville
Mary Carter Ladd
Fredericksburg
Ed. Wright
John W. Crews
Isabel Brenner
Thomas F. Hancock Jr
al Dofflemyer
Del
Mary Marshall
James C. Windsor
J. M. H. Willis Jr
National Association For Mental Health
San Diego
Virginia
John B. Earle Jr
MHA
Percy Knauth
W.S. Norman Jr
Norman
Tne
Virginia Schools Face Budget Crisis and Travel Cuts
Johnson reported October substitute pay dropped from 8589.50 in 1974 to 2697.30 under CETA. Travel allowances for school personnel were cut 10 percent, aiming to save 6408, bringing total below the previous year. Board members debated cutting all travel funds, while the state considers winter closures or shortening the school week amid a statewide crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
D. Duane Burnett
Anthony Pollard
Virginia
Byrd Receives Praise At Virginia Dinner Honors
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. is lauded by Gov. Mills Godwin and others at a testimonial dinner in Virginia for fiscal restraint and independence. Letters from officials including President Ford praise Byrd as a principled leader who urges reducing federal spending and keeping government within means. Earlier, Byrd accepted a distinguished service award from Virginia Military Institute, his alma mater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Harry Jr
Goldwater
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
Washington
America
Mills Godwin
James J. Kilpatrick
Gerald
New York City
GOP
U.S. Senate
Albertis 5. Harrison
Harry Flood Byrd
Godwin
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
VMI
VMI Foundation, Inc
N C Man Arrested in Abduction and Rape Case
Authorities in Halifax County Virginia arrested 33 year old John David Simpson of Lexington North Carolina on charges of abducting a 12 year old boy and his 1 year old sister from a Big Star food store in South Boston and raping the girl. He was arraigned and held on $60000 bond as state police and deputies continued investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax, Va
North Carolina
John David Simpson
Lexington
N. C
Halifax County
Big Star
Council Defers Zoning Issue Amid 4 4 Tie Vote
Council debates a housing project as opponents and supporters split 4 to 4 on deferment. Carter seeks postponement until Clarke and the mayor attend, citing financing and an option to buy property expiring Saturday. Discussions reveal planning commission concerns and political philosophy entwined with zoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Clarke
Cornell
Barker
Wilson
Anderson
Hill
Lindsey
Harris
Williams
Winstead
Planning Commission
Bernstein
Pittsylvania County
Jordan
W. Lee Shelton
Pine St
Warshant Street
Worsham
Shelton
Regional Advised Weights and Averages by City
Leaf adived data from Page 1-B lists pounds and totals for Lawrenceville South Boston Burlington Madison Mt. Airy Reidsville Roxboro and Winston-Salem with reported averages per city. Entries show varied pounds and monetary totals, with some missing data such as Roxboro and Missed formatting for Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceville
Boston
Burlington
Madison
Mt. Airy
Reidsville
Roxboro
Winston-Salem
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. G. Love
Mrs. Broom
Mrs. Nelson
James Morris
Rockathon Nets
Veterans of For Veterans Day
Wars of the United States, Young and Old
Winchester Veteran's Council
Chester
GWHS
the Register Publishing , Co
Herbert W
Sater
Sater’s Men's Shop Inc
Robert Tamson
Tamson Chevrolet
Rudi Shuster
MHMR
Donald F. Harris
Danville Restaurant Association
Henry Hogan
Danville Industrial Development Authority
Commission On Architectural Review
James W. Lord
United States Gypsum
Corning Glass Works
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation
Corning Glass
Chestnut
Pine Streets
Green Street
Chestnut and Sutherlin
W. Main Street
W. Thomas
Baugh Streets
Blairs Baptist Church
Charles M. Shelton
Franklin Woolard
Att Grace Baptist Church
Lynchburg, Va
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