Deaths And Funerals In Danville Area
Obituaries for William Posey Spence 44 of Danville and Evelyn Dixon 1125 South Ave South Boston detail funeral plans at Shockoe Baptist Church and First Baptist Church plus burial at local cemeteries. Other notices include Hussell Aron Callands burial at Aron family cemetery, Hattie Gilleland Danville age 72, Andrew J Williams Halifax 42 with four daughters and two wives, and a Halifax FISH board meeting at Trinity United Methodist Church.
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William Posey Spence
Robert L. Spence
North Ave
Carroll County
Ben Spence
Liza Webb Spence
Cora Hankley Spence
Spence
Pitlsylvania County
Ot Saunders, Lumber Company
Shockoe Baptist Church
Eart R. Pierce
Boston
Evleyn Cumbie Dixon
South Ave
Halifax County
George C
Alice Downey Cumbie
Charlie F. Dixon
First Baptist Church
Franklin Cale
Grace Baptist Church
Brooks Funeral Home
Lloyd Dixon
Hussell Witt Aron
Ruskin St
Wrenn-Yeats Funeral Home
Victor Mantiply
Robert Russell
Aron
Callands
Hattie Taylor Gilleland
Richmond Ave
Mecklenburg County
John Taylor
Nannie Powers Taylor
Danville
Dan River Inc
Alina Shelton
Providence
N.C
Ruby G. Raines
Doris G. Burks
Beatrice Jernigan
Santa Monica
Calif
LG. Gilleland Jr
Mechanicsburg
Thomas Sullivan Gilleland
Greenbelt
Leatha Jordan
Alice Touchstone
Clarence Taylor
West Point
Townes Memorial Chapel
L.W. Cooper
Highland Burial Park
Townes Funeral Home
Halifax
Andrew Jackson Williams
Loca
Annie Crews Williams
Nathalie
Benjamin Harrison Williams
Bernice A. Williams
Brenda Baughan
South Boston
Betty Saunders
Richmond
Patricia Williams
Robin Williams
Lacy Dixon
Water Wright
Kermit Wright
Nellie Parker
Lynchburg
Florence Dickerson
Elizabeth Cross
Chester
Dot Cundiff
Berry Williams
Arthur Williams
California
Powell Funeral Home Chapel
Blaine Brim
Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Funeral
Friends In Service To Humanity
FISH
Trinity United Methodist Church
Whitehurst Seeks Year Round Daylight Saving Time
Representative William Whitehurst of Virginia co sponsors a bill to establish daylight saving time from the last Sunday in February to the first Sunday in November and extend DST to eight months with four months standard time. The plan aligns with a Transportation Department energy study and aims to conserve energy while considering winter safety and children. Some groups favor delaying the change until after Halloween to avoid extra night time for kids.
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Washington
Hep
William Whitehurst
H-Va
Richard L.ttinger
D-N. Y
Commerce Committee
Ment of ‘Transportation
Whitehurst
Dalton Urges HEW To Deny Welfare Benefits To Strikers
Lieutenant Governor John N. Dalton urged HEW to adopt a regulation denying welfare benefits to workers on strike. He argued benefits should be paid by unions, not the public, and cited a Baltimore court ruling guiding states to set eligibility rules.
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Dalton
HEW
Jimena
Doh AL Svahn
VEW
Baltimore
Piedmont Airlines Reports August Traffic Increase
Piedmont Airlines shows a 4 per cent rise in August passenger boardings to 40,432 with a load factor of 48.16 percent in Winston-Salem. Revenue passenger miles fell 6.2 percent year over year to 101.88 million. For January–August, total passenger miles dropped 7.4 percent to 1.16 billion and boardings declined 9.7 percent to 2.30 million.
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Winston-Salem
Mnd
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
SIA
Exchange student Dan River junior explores Brazilian life in Rio
Dan River High School junior Cheryl Williams spent nine weeks in Rio de Janeiro through the Open Door Exchange Program. She stayed with Maria Inez Fontoura and noted Brazil’s military government limits public government information, longer meals, home cooking, samba culture, and lower living costs. Cheryl compared schooling, noting uniforms at San Inacio and open fashion at AUU, with classes from 7:20 to noon and brief travel costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Dan River High School
Cheryl Wiliams
Rio de Janeiro
Chery
John W. Williams
Sutherlin Rt
Maria Inez Fontoura
Williams
Pittsylvania
Jude Ree
Cheryl
Dat River
Ztre
Cheryl Save
Rain Ends Drought In Danville With 2.96 Inches
Rainfall of 2.96 inches from Saturday evening to yesterday afternoon ends Danville drought, lifting late season hopes for gardeners and averting further crop loss in Pittsylvania County. National Weather Service notes clouds but no rain today. In Chase City, the Virginia State Bluegrass Championship, postponed due to rain, is rescheduled for Sunday, September 21.
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Danville
Pittsylvania County
National Weather Service
Chase City
Wirfiiti Folk Music Association
Carnival Man Knife-Point Incident Reports Arrests
Danville Police arrested 21 year old Daeckie Simpson of 17 Moore Street Central South Carolina after a 16 year old girl was allegedly threatened at knife point behind Mason's Plaza parking lot on Riverside Drive around 1 40 AM Saturday night. He was taken into custody around 1 08 AM Sunday according to the report. The carnival event was held in Mason's parking area. The girl sustained injuries from the incident.
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Danville
Daeckie Simpson
Moore St
Central
S.C
Mason's Plaza
Riverside Dr
Simpson.ca
Mason’s
Two Car Accidents injure driver and damage vehicles
Two Danville accidents caused injury and about 1700 in damages. Zula Cook of 23 Martin Ave left onto Mont Cross Road and collided with Curtis Gammon of 273 Hagen Kennye M. Conk. a passenger in Cooks Plymouth suffered head injuries. Gambrell lost control on Main Street, hit a telephone pole with $450 car damage. no injuries reported.
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Danville
Zula
Cook
Martin Ave
Mont Cross Road
Kwil-Prk
Curtis Sgammon
Hagen Kennye M. Conk
Ms. Cook
Plymouth
Danville Memorial Hospital
Sage Garpnmens
Bard
John Gambrell
Hambler Pr
Wtain Street
SVK
Gambrell
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W. P. Spence
Charlie F. Dixon Jr
Lloyd C. Dixon
R. W. Aron
Ruth Reynolds Aron
Patricia Lee Aron
Mass
Parker C. Aron
Columbia
D.C
May A. Parrish
Vivian A. Hall
Beulah A. Oakes
Blairs
Louise A Reynolds. Callands
Andrew Williams
Fish Board Meeting
Cheryl Williams
DRI
Greenville
Virginia
Caswell County
Mother Nature
Dan River Junior
Chervt
Braval
San Inacio
AUU
Danvillian
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