Dr Williams Dies Former Danville Minister in Lynchburg
LYNCHBURG Dr William Douglas Williams former minister of Main Street United Methodist Church in Danville died yesterday at Lynchburg General Hospital after a long illness. He served as minister at Fort Hill United Methodist Church and was a 32nd degree Mason Shriner and member of the Virginia United Methodist Conference. A WWII Army Air Corps veteran and retired lieutenant colonel, he is survived by his wife Dorothy Kelly Williams two children two sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. from Fort Hill United Methodist Church with burial at Arlington National Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight 7 to 9 at Whitten Park Avenue Chapel. Further arrangements at the residence 3812 Craighill St.
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Lynchburg
William Douglas Williams
Main Street
U.S. Army Air Corps
Dorothy Kelly Williams
William D. Williams Jr
Hampton
Elizabeth Kelly Williams
Martha Lee Williams
Robert Williams
Roanoke
Eugenia Roberts
Richmond
Myrtle Williams
Lawrenceville
Fort Hill United Methodist Church
Arlington National Cemetery
Whitten Park Avenue Chapel
Craighill St
Funeral for John W. Roberts Held in Danville
Funeral services for John W. Roberts, 68, of 618 Cardinal Place Apt. 2, are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Swicegood Chapel with Rev. William Bates officiating. Burial follows at Danville Memorial Gardens. Roberts, a retired farmer and longtime Danville resident, died yesterday morning at his home. He leaves his wife Annie McGehee, two daughters, three sons, two sisters, two brothers, 12 grandchildren, and one great grandchild. The body lies in state at the funeral home with visiting hours 7:30-9 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Roberts
Swicegood Chapel
William Bates
Danville Memorial Gardens
Roberts
Cardinal Place
Apt. 2
Ruffin
Rockingham County
N.C
Willie Price Roberts
Lula Vaughn Roberts
Trinity Church of God
Hooper Sr. John Walter dies at 68 in Yanceyville
John Walter Hooper Sr. 68 of Yanceyville died yesterday of a heart attack. He was born September 10, 1905 in Caswell County and retired after 40 years with the North Carolina Highway Department. Survived by wife Mary Miles Hooper, daughter Mrs. Walter Thompson of College Park, Ga., son John Walter Hooper Jr. of Woodland, Calif., three sisters, four brothers, two granddaughters. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church. viewing tonight 7 to 9 at Hooper Funeral Home.
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Yanceyville
N.C
John Walter Hooper Sr
Caswell County
Agar L. Hooper
Rosa Rainey Hooper
Tie
First Baptist Church
North Carolina Highway Department
Mary Miles Hooper
Walter Thompson
College Park
John Walter Hooper Jr
Woodland
Calif
Dan McMullent
Lloyd Sartin
Graham
Kenneth Dellinger
Gastonia
Rufus A. Hooper
C. Woodrow Hooper
Burlington Rt
C. V
Pete) Hooper
Lillington
Robert A. Hooper
Burlington
Carroll Spivey
Hooper
Rites Not Set For J. L. Bagby
James Lovelace Bagby 62 a Danville native died in Trinidad W I and funeral plans were not set. Born Oct 4 1911 he worked with Walton Coal later Bagby Equipment and lived in Danville wife Jeanne Owen and two sons survive along with two stepchildren and a brother. Body to return to Danville and rest at Townes Funeral Home with family at Pine Tag residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lovelace Bagby
Danville
Trinidad
J. Lovelace Bagby
Ga Ballou Bagby
Virginia Military Institute
University of Virginia
Guy F. Walton
Walton Coal Company
Walton
Dodson-Bagby Equipment Company
Bagby Equipment Company
Loyal Street
Bagby
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
Kiwanis Club
Danville Golf Club
Jeanne Owen
Cmdr
James L. Bagby Jr
U.S. Navy
Virginia Beach
Godwin criticizes Howell on taxes in Virginia race
GRUNDY AP Mills Godwin the Republican nominee for governor accused independent Lt. Gov. Henry Howell of insulting Virginians by proposing to end the sales tax on food and nonprescription drugs. Godwin, preparing for a campaign stop in southwestern Virginia, argued Howell would force cuts in services and trigger new taxes, harming industry and jobs.
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Godwin
Virginia
Mather staff salary session hints at fiscal pause
Mather member locality discussions closed door for general staff salaries talk. Thorit Winstead recalls Mather outlining new programs for next fiscal year that could increase revenue if approved. Earlier, push to raise per capita from 20 to 24 cents sparked the Martinsville Resolution proposing cuts to 13 cents, but three jurisdictions approved while four kept 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorit Winstead
Danville
Mather
Winstead
Martinsville
State NAACP Calls for Nixon Impeachment in Virginia
The Virginia conference of the NAACP urged Congress to vigorously pursue impeachment of President Nixon and, if warranted by investigations, remove him. It also opposed confirming Rep Gerald Ford as vice president. The resolution was released by state executive secretary W Lester Banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Virginia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Nixon
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
W. Lester Banks
Congress
Goad Dies in Dry Fork Land-Clearing Accident
David Allen Goad, 19, dies when a front-end loader overturns while he clears land in Dry Fork. Born Sept 1, 1954, son of Earl Junior and Dorothy Goad, he worked for Newby Construction and belonged to Oakland United Methodist. Survived by parents, two sisters, and grandparents. Body at Scott Funeral Home. family at residence in Dry Fork.
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David Allen Goad
Dry Fork
Goad
Earl Junior Goad
Dorothy Newby Goad
Oakland United Methodist Church
Newby Construction Co
Joe A. Moore
Chatham Rt. 3
Connie Goad
Perry QC. Goad
Scott Funeral Home
Graveside Rites For Mrs Cavney At Mountain View Cemetery
Graveside rites for Mrs Maggie Lou Thomas Cavney will be held at Mountain View Cemetery at 4 p.m. today conducted by Rev. Billy Hutcherson. She died yesterday in a Petersburg hospital born in Charlotte North Carolina daughter of the late James and Mrs. Thomas. She worked for Dan River Inc and Danville Memorial Hospital and belonged to Arlington Baptist Church. She is survived by two cousins Mrs R Stone of Danville and Mrs tea Farmer of Eden. The body is at Townes Funeral Home.
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Maggie Lou Thomas Cavney
Mountain View
Billy Hutcherson
Cavney
Petersburg
Charlotte
N.C
James Thomas
Dan River ,Inc
Danville Memorial Hospital
Arlington Baptist Church
R. Stone
Danville
Tea Farmer
Eden, N.C
Townes Funeral Home
Thurman Infant Dies. Rites Held at Bethel Church
Gladys Washington Thurman six died Sunday at Lynchburg General Hospital. Campbell County native son of John Will Thurman and Angeline Dawson Thurman. Survived by wife Eliza Johnson Thurman six sons and three daughters including George E. Thurman Rustburg Johnson B. Thurman Willard L. Thurman Oran B. Thurman John B. Thurman Carlton B. Thurman Kent Wash. Daughters James Hall Richmond Gladys King Gladys Hurt T. H. Arthur. One brother Andrew L Thurman. 23 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren one great great grandchild. Funeral 2 p.m. from Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church officiated by Rev. J. W. Williams Rev. W. S. Wallace. Burial Thurman family cemetery.
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Gladys
George Washington Thurman
Rt. 2
Lynchburg General Hospital
Campbell County
John Will Thurman
Angeline Dawson Thurman
Eliza Johnson Thurman
George E. Thurman
Rustburg
Johnson B. Thurman
Willard L. Thurman
Altavista
Oran B. Thurman
John B. Thurman
Carlton B. Thurman
Kent
Wash
James Hall
Richmond
Gladys King
T. H. Arthur
Hurt
Andrew L Thurman
Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church
J. W. Williams
W. 8. Wallace
Thurman Family Cemetery
Allen J Wright Dies in Hyattsville Md at 69
Allen J Wright formerly of Danville died at his Hyattsville Maryland home at 7 p.m. Monday after a two year illness. He was 69. He worked about 20 years as a pressman for Waddell Printing and Lithographing Company. Surviving are his widow Agnes Vaughan Wright two sons Randolph A Wright of Danville and Richard Wright of Bedford three sisters Margaret Martin Mildred Boitnott Thelma Wright and a brother Frank Wright Burial will be in Ft Lincoln Cemetery Washington D C at a time yet to be announced.
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Allen J. Wright
Danville
Hyattsville
Maryland
Wright
Waddell Printing and Lithographing Company
Agnes Vaughan Wright
Randolph A. Wright
Richard Wright
Bedford
Margaret Martin
Mildred Boitnott
Thelma Wright
Frank Wright
Roanoke
Ft. Lincoln Cemetery
Washington, D.C
Funeral today for Mrs. Helen Bentley Owens
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. at Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel for Mrs. Helen Bentley Owens also known as Helen Owens. She died Sunday night in Memorial Hospital and is survived by her husband Trinkle Calvin Owens, son Rickey Lee Owens, daughter Brenda Lou Owens, father James Bentley, four brothers and many relatives. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memory Gardens and the family residence is 315 Winstead Drive.
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Helen Bentley Owens
Wrenn-Yeatts
Earl Dalton
Floral Hills Memory Gardens
Owens
Memorial Hospital
Ashcamp
James Bentley
Myrtle Offers Bentley
Danville
Dan River Inc
O P McClanahan Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Oscar P. McClanahan Jr. will be at Colbert-Moran Chapel at 2 p.m. tomorrow with burial in the Stephens family cemetery. The Pittsylvania County native died Sunday in Trenton, New Jersey. He is survived by his mother, three brothers, a son and a daughter, with viewing at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
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Altavista
Oscar P. McClanahan, Jr
Colbert-Moran
Stephens
McClanahan
Trenton
N.J
Pittsylvania County
Oscar P. McClanahan
Ellas Stephens McClanahan Pickeral
Garnett McClanahan
Conley McClanahan
Robert Pickeral
Port Richey
Fla
Kutztown
Janet McClanahan
Stone Funeral Set For Today
Funeral for Lyman George Stone, 75, of 808 Green St., will be at 4 p.m. in Swicegood Chapel with burial at Danville Memorial Gardens. He died yesterday morning after a longtime Danville resident, former loom fixer at Dan River Inc. He was a World War I veteran. He was born January 31, 1898 in Winesap, Tennessee. Survived by wife June Gwaltney Stone, daughter Mrs. Virginia Parker of Hollywood Florida, son Lyman George Stone Jr. of Danville, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Lyman George Stone
Swicegood Chapel
Buffalo
Danville Memorial Gardens
Stone
Green St
Winesap
Tenn
Danville
Dan River Inc
June Gwaltney Stone
Virginia Parker
Hollywood
Fla
Lyman George Stone Jr
Funeral for Mrs. Bessie Hunt Plymale at Gretna
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Hunt Plymale 76 will be held at 2 p.m. today in Colbert Moran Chapel with J D Hunt and the Rev John Delderes officiating Burial will follow in the Plymale family cemetery She died Sunday in a Lynchburg hospital She was born December 13 1896 daughter of the late John David Hunt and Mary Barber Hunt widow of Owen Plymale who died in 1971 Surviving are one daughter Mrs Gladys T Myers of Pittsville four brothers Felix and Henry Hunt both of Gretna Terry Hunt of Lynchburg Ora Hunt of Radford four sisters Mrs Bert Graves of Sandy Level Mrs Elizabeth Good of Gretna Mrs Flora Edwards and Mrs Iva Fisher both of Roanoke
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Gretna
Bessie Hunt Plymale
Colbert- Moran Chapel
J.D. Hunt
John Delderes
Plymale
Lynchburg
John David Hunt
Mary Barber Hunt
Owen Plymale
Gladys T. Myers
Pittsville
Felix
Henry Hunt
Terry Hunt
Ora.Hunt
Radford
Bert.Graves
Sandy Level
Elizabeth Good
Flora Edwards
Iva Fisher
Roanoke
Motley Funeral Set Tomorrow in Chatham
Edward Lee Motley 80, of Chatham Rt 5, died yesterday at Danville Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Scott Chapel by Rev. James H. Grant. Burial in Johnson family cemetery. Survived by son J Gilmer Motley, Danville. two step-daughters, foster son Carl J. Daniel. brother Joseph M. Motley. eight step grandchildren and other relatives. Visitation 5-9 p.m. today at Scott Funeral Home and at J Gilmer Motley’s home.
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Chatham
Edward Lee Motley
Scott Chapel
James H. Grant
Johnson
Motley
Chatham Rt. 5
Danville Memorial Hospital
J. Gilmer Motley
Danville
Leon Brown
Hunt H. Allen
Chatham Rt. 6
Carl J. Daniel
Joseph M. Motley
Scott Funeral Home
Hamlin Ave
Mrs Morris Rites Today
Funeral services for Mrs Pearlie Loftis Morris age 59 take place at 2 p m in Virgilina Union United Church of Christ with burial in Virgilina Cemetery. She died Sunday at Danville Memorial Hospital and is survived by her husband daughter sister and brother and four grandchildren. The body lies at the home of Mrs Whitlow on Virgilina Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgilina
Pearlie Loftis Morris
Virgilina Union
Roach Funeral Set For Today
Funeral for Guy William Roach, 43, will be held at Colbert Morán Chapel at 4 p.m. Rev. Carl Burger officiating. Burial at Gretna Burial Park. Roach, of Altavista, died Saturday in a Jacksonville Beach hospital. Born December 1 1927, he was son of Tiney and Myrtle Roach. Survived by wife Ora and brothers Ira and Clyde Roach of Greensboro North Carolina.
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Gretna
Guy William Roach
Colbert-Moran Chapel
Carl Burger
Roach
Jacksonville Beach
Tiney Roach
Myrtle Short
Altavista
Ora Roach
Ira
Clyde Roach
Greensboro
N.C
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J. L. Bagby
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NAACP
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O. P. McClanahan
Bern
Nordan
Ballou Park
M Watson
Link Watson Service
Whirlpool
Mrs. Plymale
Edward Wilson Motley
Rosa Pruitt Motley Crowder
Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church
Ethel Johnson Motley
Lena Johnson Morrison Motley
Roger Miles Pendleton
Pendleton
Plain Talk
WU Ti Ha
America
Alan
Warp Bros
Chicago
Ill
Mobley-Bowen Hardware CO
Carroll A
Butch) Grant
Calvin Fowler
Fowler
House OF Delegates
Hosea E. Wilson, JR
Calvin W. Fowler
Will
McCulloch
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