Deaths And Funerals In Danville and area
Mrs English Snowie Patterson Tew 64 died at home after an apparent heart attack. Born December 10 1908 in Danville she lived there all her life and once worked for Dan River Mills. She married Lonnie Franklin Tew on December 24 1927 and lived at 221 Dean Street. Survived by husband two daughters a brother and a sister and five grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. Barker Funeral Home with interment Floral Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday 7:30–9 p.m. at the funeral home. Also funeral services for Mrs Ida Cayton Lakey 79 will be Saturday 4 p.m. Swicegood Chapel interment Mountain View Cemetery. Lakey of 628 Edgewood Drive died in Memorial Hospital Thursday at 4:05 a.m. Suffered a stroke in September 1972. Born March 31 1894 in Rockingham County she spent most life in Danville and worked 35 years for Dan River Inc. in spinning. Survived by two sons Bernice D Lakey and Robert P Lakey both of Danville a sister Mrs Ella Snead of Danville a brother Lester Cayton of Durham four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight 7:30–9 and at other times at the residence on Edgewood Dr.
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English Snowie Patterson Tew
Noel Patterson
Pattie Samuels Patterson
Danville
Dan River Mills
Lonnie Franklin Tew
Dean Street
Irven Craft
Barker Funeral Home
R. Eugene Tally
R. G. Williams
Floral Hills Memory Gardens
Ida Cayton Lakey
Swicegood Chapel
Talmadge Wilcox
Mountain View Cemetery
S J Reeves Dies At 64 In Halifax Hospital
Sam Jefferson Reeves of Halifax Rt 1 died Wednesday in a local hospital at age 64. Born June 8, 1909 in Halifax County, he was a son of Lafayette J. and Rosa Belle Trickey Reeves and a member of Alton Baptist Church. Survived by wife Mattie Dance Reeves, daughter Janet Blakely of Yakima Washington, three sons Walter E. Reeves, Hal W. Reeves, Russell R. Reeves, siblings Rosa Mise and Louise Brame, brothers Jesse, Howard, Andrew and John Reeves, five grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 2 30 p m in Alton Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Family to receive friends tonight 7 30 9 p m at Powell Funeral Home South Boston.
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Halifax
Sam Jefferson Reeves
Rt. 1
Halifax County
Lafayette J
Rosa Belle Trickey Reeves
Alton Baptist Church
Mattie Dance Reeves
Janet Blakely
Yakima
Wash
Walter E. Reeves
Ft. Lewis
Hal W. Reeves
U.S. Army
Germany
Russell R. Reeves
Santa Anna
Calif
Rosa R. Mise
Milton
N.C
Louise Brame
South Boston
Jesse. Reeves
Alton
Howard
Reeves
Roderfield
W.° Va
Andrew Reeves
Harrow
Ont
Canada
John Reeves
Anaheim
Averett College Parents Weekend Kicks Off Today
Averett College hosts its annual Parents Weekend with about 150 parents from Virginia and beyond. Officers of the Parents Association attend a dinner after a reception at Dr. Conwell Anderson’s home. Activities include dorm open houses, a faculty parent social, a general meeting, entertainment by Averett students, a matinee of George Washington Slept Here, and a hospitality hour followed by a special dinner and chapel service.
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Averett College
Averett
Virginia
Parents Association
S. Raymond White
Newport News
Burness Frith
Martinsville
Dr. Anderson
Stratford College
George Washington
Averett Players
Graveside service for Albert Norton set for Saturday
Albert Norton 63 of Pittsylvania County died in a Petersburg hospital at 2 35 am after years of declining health. Born January 28 1910 in Pittsylvania County he was a farmer. Survived by three sisters Beatrice Lynch Ruth Norton and Georgia Owen. Graveside service Saturday 11 am in Highland Burial Park conducted by Rev Luther Marks. Body at Swicegood Funeral Home and family will receive friends tonight 7 30 to 9.
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Albert Norton
Highland Burial Park
Luther Marks
Norton
Mount Cross
Petersburg
Mr. Norton
Pittsylvania County
Albert Neal Norton
Mattie Florence Scearce Norton
Thurmond predicts temporary fiber embargo response
Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina told textile machinery representatives that any embargoes on natural and synthetic fibers would be only a temporary fix for a global shortage. He cited poor U.S. cotton crops due to bad weather and an energy crisis limiting synthetic fiber production.
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Greenville
S.C
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
U.S
Amherst Officials Warn Annexation Affects County Services
Amherst County administrator Roy C. Mavoll testified before a three judge annexation court that residents in the area proposed for annexation by Lynchburg would lose some county services if annexed. The remarks came as the court heard arguments on the boundary change.
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Amherst
Lynchburg
Amherst County
Roy C. Mavoll
Madison Heights
William R. Cogar
Mayo
Cogar
Bedford County
Funeral Rites for Edward H. Grosse Slated Today
Funeral rites for Edward H. Grosse, 51, of Decatur, formerly Danville, will be held today at 1 p.m. at Dawson and Wikoff Funeral Home. Surviving are wife Mildred Jeannette Grosse, his parents, four children, and two brothers. Grosse died Wednesday in Decatur after a career at Dan River Inc. and A. E. Bailey Manufacturing Co.
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Edward H. Grosse
Dawson and Wikoff
Decatur
Ill
Grosse
Danville
Dan River Inc
A. E. Bailey Manufacturing Co
Mildred Jeannette Grosse
Wiliam and
Sadie Plunkett Grosse
Wildwood
N.J
Sue Grosse
Seattle
Wash
Edward Thomas, Grosse
Elgin
Gail Grosse
Springfield
Edward H. Grosse Jr
Fred Grosse
Bill Grosse
Greensboro
N.C
Academy Teachers Attend Virginia Independent Schools Conference
Sutherlin Academy's lower school teachers will attend the annual Virginia Association of Independent Schools conference at North Cross School in Roanoke. Headmaster John Kepehar announced the plan yesterday.
Auction Sets Mowbray Property At Four Thousand
A three room structure on Smith Street near Mowbray was offered after auction pending confirmation. The top bid of 4000 dollars was posted by Richard Roberson, according to auction officials.
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Mowbray
Smith St
Richard Robertson
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Mrs. Ida Lakey
S. J. Reeves
E. H. Grosse
Poreland
Posts & Poles Gregory General
Java
Dial
Edi
Danvile 5
McCulloch
Treas
Danville Vault Corporation
Chatham Road
Third Avenue Christian Church
Garland Bennett
Wake Chapel Christian Church
Fuquay-Varina
Rev
Calvin Fowler
Fowler
House OF Delegates
Hosea E. Wilson, JR
Calvin W. Fowler
Thea Jones
Christ
the Met
Philadelphia
Special
SEA JC
City Auditorium
Brunswick
Hugh T. Williams
NO. Main ST
District of Columbia
Maryland
Henry Howell
Wtop-Tv
Howell
Richmond Times Dispatch
Henry
Virginian Pilot
Richmond
State Senate
United States
Richmond News Leader
Roanoke
Godwin
Matt G. Anderson
Mrs. Nettie Covington
Mother
Bertha Dodson
Cassie Hill
Hattie Barley
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