Deaths And Funerals In Virginia Communities
Obituaries from Chatham Martinsville and surrounding areas report funeral services for Annie Hutson Barbour 63 of Callands, Ryland Sydnor 2 of Chatham, and Leta Belle Gentry Jackson 87 of Martinsville. Barbour dies in Danville Hospital, service at Maseville Christian Church with burial in church cemetery. Sydnor service at Triumph Baptist Church with burial at church cemetery. Jackson service at McKee Funeral Chapel with burial at Roselawn Cemetery. Surviving family members listed include multiple children, grandchildren, and siblings. Funeral homes include Scott Funeral Home Cunningham & Hughes and local locations in Eden and Martinsville with wake times noted.
Mrs. Leona Anderson Rites Tomorrow in Danville
Funeral services for Mrs. Leona Anderson will be held tomorrow at 11 am at Harvey's Funeral Chapel with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Saturday night at Danville Memorial Hospital. Survived by two sons Wilkins and Emanuel Anderson of Hyattsville Maryland and a brother William uly Anderson of Brinklow Maryland. The body is at the funeral home with visiting hours until 8 pm and then at the family residence 523 5 Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryland Sydnor
Chatham
Leona Anderson
Harvey's
Oak Hill Cemetery
Anderson
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Galvin
Roberta Christian Anderson
Dibrell Brothers, Inc
Wilkins
Emanuel Anderson
Hyattsville, Md
William Uly Anderson
Brinklow, Md
Mark J Travis Graveside Rites
A graveside service for infant Mark James Travis, son of Edward A and Juanita Vance Travis, will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Highland Burial Park with Rev. Walter C. Mauldin presiding. He died Saturday. Survived by maternal grandparents Jack N. Travis and Nancy Travis, maternal great grandparents Roy Vance and wife, Joe Reynolds, of Danville, and paternal great grandparents Mr. and Mrs WM Cook of High Point, NC. The service is at Swicegood Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark James Travis
Edward Arnold Travis
Juanita Vance Travis
Highland Burial Park
Walter C. Mauldin
Danville Memorial Hospital
Jack N. Travis
Nancy Travis
Danville
Soe Roy Vance
Joe Reynolds
High Point
N.C
WM. Cook
Miss Thompson Funeral Today in Chatham
Miss Thalia Maude Thompson, 87, of Gretna dies at Ryan's Nursing Home. Funeral today at 4 p.m. at Scott Funeral Chapel in Chatham with Rev. James H. Grant. Burial in family cemetery in Pullens community on Chatham Rt. 2. Survived by sister Miss Berta Annis Thompson. She was a Chatham Presbyterian Church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna
Thalia Maude Thompson
Scott Funeral Chapel
Chatham
James H. Grant
Pullens
Chatham Rt. 2
Miss Thompson
Ryan's Nursing Home
Amhierst
Pittsylvania County
William Thompson
Frances Rorer Thompson
Chatham Presbyterian Church
Berta Annis Thompson
Coaxial Cable Set For Area By Next Year
By early 1976 the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia will connect South Boston to the world with a coaxial cable. It will add direct dialing long distance via Danville facilities, serving as a switching center for the region. The $100,000 system will handle 1,200 simultaneous conversations and aims to be the first of its kind locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Virginia
Boston
C&p
Danville
Doris Dixon
Annual Meeting of Farm Bureau Stated Thursday
The Pittsylvania County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting Thursday at 6 30 p m at the King of the Sea Restaurant. It marks the 25th anniversary of Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance and features Robert B Delano as guest speaker. Wayne Ashworth notes officer elections resolutions activity reports and Miss Pittsylvania County Farm Bureau will be crowned with the winner representing the county at Miss Virginia Farm Bureau in Norfolk on December 24. Local resolutions become county policy and state and national issues proceed to the state convention with national issues forwarded to the American Farm Bureau convention in St Louis in January 1976. Delegates to the convention will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvania County Farm Bureau
King of the Sea
Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Robert B.delano
State Farm
Wayne Ashworth
Terminally Ill Parolee Entering N C Nursing Home for Care
Robert Ransom, a terminally ill parolee, will enter Star Mount Rest Home in Greensboro after corrections and social services arranged care when his health deteriorated. He previously returned to prison for lack of support and has about six months to live, with Social Security benefits now arranged.
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Raleigh
N.C
Robert Ransom
Ransom
State Corrections Department
State Human Resources Department
Star Mount Rest Home
Greensboro
David Jones
State Secretary of Corrections
Jones
Charles Mann
Sanford
Mann
North Carolina Lt Gov candidate targets econ health
Waverly Akins a 43 year old lawyer tobacco farmer and businessman announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in North Carolina with an emphasis on economic health. He cited crime transportation and education as key issues and urged high standards for new industry to ensure stable wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralkhigh
North Carolina
Kovermor
Waverly Akins
North Caro
Traffic Deaths Down In N C Injuries Up
North Carolina traffic deaths fell in September to 101, down 26 percent from 140 the year before, while injuries rose 2 percent. For eight months to Sept 20 fatalities totaled 1,084, down seven percent from 1,163 in 1974. Pedestrian injuries also declined, with 14 last month versus 3 in 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Transportation Department
Division of
Edward L. Powell
Yorktown Dedicated as New Museum at Patriots Point
The World War II carrier Yorktown was dedicated as a museum at Patriots Point in Charleston South Carolina. About 3,000 attendees packed the hangar deck for the Navy birthday ceremony with officials including Secretary J William Middendorf Governor James B Edwards and Gen Mark W Clark in attendance.
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Charleston
8.C
Yorktown
United States Naval
Mariime
Charleston Harbor
New Jersey
Patriots Point
South Carolina
Navy
J. William Middendorf II
James B. Edwards
Mark W. Clark
Clare Booth Luce
Mayor Misses Loyal Baptist Ceremony Clash
The mayor, who had been committed to Loyal Baptist services, explained he would have attended both events if he had known they shared the same day. He spoke to Rev. Thomas about the scheduling conflict.
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High Street
Thomas
Mooresboro Man Perishes In Fire
Joe Griffin Sr. 38, of Mooresboro, died when his mobile home burned early Monday. His wife Barbara 36 and son Gregory 11 were hospitalized in serious condition with burns. daughter Biance 16 escaped unhurt. Cause undetermined. autopsy pending. A .22 caliber rifle was found in the ruins. no foul play suspected.
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Mooresboro
N.C
Joe Griffin Sr
Rt. 2
Barbara
Gregory
Shelby Hospital
Biance
Cleveland County
M. D. Walker
Delane Davis
Edmisten Calls For Utilities Law Overhaul To Ease Shortages
Raleigh AP State Atty Gen Rufus Edmisten urged a full rewrite of North Carolina utilities laws to address long standing shortages and outdated rules. He advocated voluntary energy conservation, better utility management, and a stronger State Utilities Commission, while seeking more funding and personnel for the Utilities Division to counter utility company legal teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Rufus Edmisten
North Carolina
Edmisten
Justice Department
Utilities
Beverly Lake Jr
Lake
Edmiston
Harmful Rules Scored By Head Of Textile Unit
John M. Hamrick, president of Hamrick Mills and head of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, warned at the Charlotte Textile Club that unregulated government rules threaten industry. He criticized proposed plant noise limits and EPA 1983 water guidelines as costly with limited benefit.
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Charlotte, N.C
John M. Hamrick
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
ATMI
Hamrick
Hamrick Mills
Gaffney
D.C
Environmental Protection Agency
Ham- Tick
Charlotte Textile Club
VEW Post 647 Ceremonies Thursday Honors 30-Year Members
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Ballard Pruitt Post 647 will hold an obligations ceremony for new members Thursday at 7 30 p m at the post home. Herman G Koplen will conduct the initiation and 30 year members John F Bass Ruel R Bullington Aubrey D Dalton Russell T Denny James H Fowler Edgar J Guill Hubert A Hamilton Herman G Koplen and John N Smith will be honored. Otis M Kirks will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ballard-Pruitt Post 647
Herman G. Koplen
John F. Bass
Ruel R. Bullington
Aubrey D. Dalton
Russell T. Denny
James H. Fowler
Edgar J. Guill
Hubert
Red Cross Supports Salem Hospital and Voice From Home Program
The Red Cross continued its Veterans Administration Hospital work in Salem in December and ran the Voice From Home program that requires volunteers to greet families of overseas servicemen and help them make recordings. Mrs. Neal noted that young volunteers can join a year round program with chapter activities.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Salem
Voice
Neal
Tough Choice Break The Law Or Let Man Die
North Carolina prison officials faced a dilemma when a man in Greene County on a drunk and disorderly sentence suffered diabetic shock. Parole rules required release after a third of a short sentence, but doctors deemed release unsafe without family consent. Unable to locate kin, officials initially defied the law to keep him hospitalized until his sister could consent, and he stabilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ranson
Central Prison Hospital
Ransom
Seism
Department of Human Resources
Cancer Institute
Lumberton
Fayetteville
Holder
Durham
Jean Wilson
Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Jack Seism
Parole Commission
Greene County
Unier
Attorney General
New Bern
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Annie Hutson Barbour
Maseville Christian Church
Bob Moulden
J. D. Hunt
Barbour
Callands Rt. 1
Booker
Alice Rigney Hutson
Ollie C. Barbour
Gloria Haskins
Faye Malberly
Callands
Zelma George
Bassett
Louise Doss
Helen Rigney
Bobby Barbour
Leon
Julian Barbour
Martinsville
Cecil Barbour
Lillie McDaniel
Martha Geers
Eden
Taylor Hutson
Oscar Hutson
Scott Funeral Home
Sydnor
Arthur Sydnor
Roy Lee Sydnor
Thelma §. Moorman
Blairs
Ruth N. Peterson
Brooklyn
Annie M. Wilson
Washington, D.C
Cunningham & Hughes Funeral Home
Leta Belle Gentry Jackson
McKee Funeral
Roselawn
Jackson
Mineral St
Wilkes County
Charlie M
Nancy Lee Gentry
W. F. Jackson
Woodlawn Heights Baptist Church
Lula Turner
Florence Campbell
Mildred Prater
Minnie Thomason
Edith Hatcher
Stoneville
Margaret Fanale
Altoona
Charlie
Bill
Paul Jackson
Emma Haynes
Mt. Airy
Mrs. Anderson
Mark J. Travis
Swicegood Funeral Home
Farm Bureau
N.C. Nursing Home
Borer
Lee County
Lt. Gov
Akins
Lina
Wake County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert F. Kennedy
Carrier
S.C
New Museum
Allright Auto Park
Hearing Aid Center
Main Street
Victor Loss
Mgr
Priciple
EPA
VEW
Red Cross
Motley
Ours
Ong
MGM
F. W. Townes & Son
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