Axton Woman Martha Catherine Parrish Dies at 72
Martha Catherine Parrish 72 of Axton Rt. 1 died Friday in Danville Memorial Hospital after a three week stay. A Pittsylvania native and former textile worker she is survived by daughter Nannie Bet Pyttle two sons Charlie W Parrish and Clifton W Tip Parrish three sisters and one brother. Funeral Sunday at 4 p.m. at Axton Baptist Church with burial in Parrish family cemetery. Body at Fair Funeral Home Eden North Carolina.
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Axton
Martha Catherine Parrish
Axton Rt. 1
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
Nannie Bet Pyttle
Charlie W. Parrish
Clifton W. Tip Parrish
Bachelors Hall
Lula Sistare
Danville
Eva Phelps
Providence
N.C
Kate Powell
Yarceyville
Roy Ferrell
Axton Baptist Church
Larry Lea
Parrish Family
Fair Funeral Home
Eden, N.C
Posey H. Jones Dies At Age 82
Posey Herbert Jones 82 of 215 Campbell St. died Saturday at Comprehensive Care Nursing Home Chapel Hill NC after a long illness. A Danville postal worker and World War I veteran, he married Maude Lee Townsend in 1920 who survives. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. Barker Funeral Home Chapel with Masonic rites. burial Mountain View Cemetery. He is survived by a daughter Jacqueline J. Moyer and three sons Posey H. Jones Jr Robert L. Jones. two brothers Lewis and Jones. ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Posey Herbert Jones
Campbell St
Chapel Hill
Franklin County
Milton Darius Jones
Harriett Peters Jones
Jones
Danville
U.S. Postal Service
Maude Lee Townsend
Calvary United Methodist Church
Morotock Lodge of Masons
Mr. Jones
Jacqueline J. Moyer
Roanoke
Posey Herbert Jones Jr
Ginemnatti
Ohio
Robert L. Jones
Lewis
Winona
W.va
Barker Funeral Home
Edward H. Kyle
James Att
Mountain View
Lonnie L. Gentry Rites Set in Gatewood Area
Lonnie L. Gentry of Danville Route 4 died Saturday at Danville Memorial Hospital at age 84 after years of declining health. Born September 27, 1835 in Person County, he served in World War I and belonged to Moon Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Survived by wife Pearl Timer Gentry, a daughter and a son both residing on Danville Route 4, eight sisters, five brothers, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Hooper Funeral Home Chapel with Elders and burial in Shady Grove United Methodist Cemetery. Family at residence in Gatewood community.
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Yanceyville
N.C
Lonnie L. Gentry
Danville
Danville Memorial Hospital
Gentry
Joseph 0. Gentry
Betty Brann Gentry
Person County
Caswell County
Tie
Mooncreek Primitive
Eva Buckner
Bertha Crumpton
Providence
Mary Mimms
Richmond
Joe Gentry
Pelham
L. Q. Gentry
Greensboro
Ira Gentry
Columbia
S.C
Gitte Gentry
Charlie Gentry
Butner
Kenneth Key
Lawrence Gentry
Hooper Funeral Home
Shady Grove United Methodist Church
Gatewood
James R. Jones Dies At Age 75 In Axton
James Robert Jones 75 died Saturday afternoon at Memorial Hospital in Danville. Born in Henry County, he was a farmer who lived much of his life in Axton. He is survived by six brothers Oscar Calvin Everett Edward Jones Forest Jones and Doc W. Jones and three sisters Mrs George Wilson Mrs Maggie Jones and Mrs John Jones. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the McKee Finers Home Chapel with burial in the family cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 10 to 9 am.
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Axton
James Robert Jones
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Bor
Henry County
William M
Sally Chambers Jones
Mr. Jones
Oscar
Calvin
Everett
Edward Jones
Forest Jones
Newport News
Doc W. Jones
Martirsville
George Wilson
Martinsville
Maggie Jones
John Jones
Cascade
McKee Finers
Miss Harralson Funeral Sunday
Miss Cora M Barralton 35 of Ruffin Route 1 died in a Reidsville hospital after a heart attack. She lived in Ruffin most of her life, was born in Atlanta, and was survived by a brother Charlie and sister Florence Harralson. Funeral at Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday at 3 p.m. with burial at Greenview Cemetery. Body at Wilkerson Funeral Home in Reidsville.
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Reidsville
N.C
Cora M. Barralton
Ruffin
Reidsville Nursing Home
Atlanta
Logan L
Adele White Harralson
Thomas Tarr Rites Monday at Loyal Baptist Church
Funeral for Thomas Tarr held at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Loyal Baptist Church with Rev. Doyle J. Thomas officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery follows. Tarr died Tuesday in Danville Memorial Hospital after a severe illness. Born in Pennsylvania, he moved to Danville in 1989 from New York and was a member of Loyal Baptist Church. Survived by his wife Airs. Branch Garland Johnson Tarr.
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Thomas Tarr
Loyal Baptist Church
Doyle J. Thomas
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Tarr
Danville Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania
John
Mary Tarr
Danville
New York
Tarr
Janie P. Galvin
Local School Bands Shine At Buena Vista Band Day
George Washington High School Marching Band won four first place trophies including Best in the Show and Best Band Class A plus $75. Tunstall High School Matching Band earned first for Dram Major Class B and third for Band Class B with $25 and a trophy. The event, held since 1972, hosts Virginia and select out-of-state high schools with five to eight minute field shows judged on marching music and general effect.
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George Washington High School
Thomas Huhn
Robert Paquette
Buena Vista
Tunstall High School
Lawrence Davidson
Tunstall
Buena Vista Band Day
Virginia
Artmobile Sculpture Exhibit at Danville Museum
The Virginia Museum artmobile will display over 30 sculptures from Egyptian to contemporary works at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History. It runs Monday to Thursday 9 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm on the terrace next to the Danville museum.
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Danville Museum
Danville
Virginia Museum
Delivery Day Change for Social Security Checks
Social security checks usually issued on the third will be delivered Friday November 1 due to the third falling on a Sunday. Thomas A. Smith, social security district manager in Danville, announced the adjustment yesterday.
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Thomas A. Smith
Danville
Smith
Three Car Crash Injures One In Martinsville
A three car collision on River Side Drive near Commerce Street caused over one thousand dollars in damage and injured Tris Campbell 23 of Park Street Martinsville. Linea D Soyars of Danville started the chain reaction when her 1976 Ford hit Lary Campbell’s rear causing his 1970 Ford to hit Tommy Widener’s car. Contusions to both knees were sustained by Tris Campbell. Soyars was charged with reckless driving.
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Riverside Drive
Commerce Street
J. S. Shelton
Shelton
Linea D. Soyars
Danville
Tommy H. Widener
Vepco Says Work Stoppage Won’t Cost Jobs
AP report from Louisa says Virginia Electric and Power Co. found no workers were fired as a result of a stoppage tied to a Monday industrial accident. Union official Henry Washburn claimed seven Johnson Control Pipefitting Co. employees were being fired, but company and supervisor statements differed with no confirmed rehiring.
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Ber
United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters
Vepco
Stone & Webster
Washburn
Johnson Control Pipefitting Co
Ed Resel
North Anna
Johnson
Anther
James Countryman
Five Danville Teens Injured in Head-On Crash
Five area teenagers were hurt in a two car collision on State Route 844 in Pittsylvania County. Drivers were Jeffrey Dunaway of Dry Fork and Samuel Gillespie of Danville. Dunaway and Gillespie were in guarded conditions, Jones and Stanfield treated and released, with Stanfield and Vincent suffering lacerations and back pains. Estimated vehicle losses were 1500 and 1000 dollars. No charges filed as investigation continues.
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Danville
Pittsylvania
Virginia
K. H. Johnson
Jeffrey Lynn Dunaway
Dry Fork Rt
Samuel Gillespie
Stevie Keith Jones
Roger Lee Stanfield
Kenny Ray Vincent
Danville Rt. 2
Danville Memorial Hospital
Dunaway
Gillespie
Jones
Stanfield
Vincent
Johnson
Regbat
Dermage
Plymouth
Mrs Wilson Dies Friday at 84 in Danville Hospital
Mrs Nancye Morgan Wilson, 84, died Friday afternoon at Danville Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. Born in Clarksville, she lived with daughter Mrs Charlie Wells Jr. for five years. Survived by three daughters, 10 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren. Funeral at Barker Funeral Home chapel Sunday at 5 p.m. conducted by Rev Fred Gardner and Rev James McGhee.
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Nancye Morgan Wilson
Danville Memorial Hospital
Wilson
George Thomas Morgan
Willie Ferguson Morgan
Clarksville
Newport News
Stratford College
Randolph Macon
George Patton Wilson
Charlie P. Wells Jr
Atxtubon Drive
Frances Link
Petersburg
Mildred Wells
Margaret Shelton
Danville
Barker Funeral Home Chapel
Fred Gardner
James McGhee
Six More Arrested In ABC Alcohol Crackdown
Six more persons were arrested yesterday on charges of illegal sale of alcohol in a continuing ABC raids operation. The arrests bring the total to fifteen as authorities expand the crackdown.
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ABC
College Night at GW High draws students and parents
Representatives from 93 schools and the military will discuss admission, costs, programs, and financial aid at George Washington High School Monday evening from 7 30 to 9. College Night aims to help seniors compare two or three schools and lets juniors and sophomores contract with colleges. Sessions run three 10 minute intervals so attendees can speak with at least three reps. guides and room numbers will be posted at GW entrances.
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George Washington High School
Dave Causey
College Night
Causey
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St. Martin
Social Security
United Parcel Service
Mt. Cross Road
National Teamsters
Countryman
M. V. Cassada
K. W. Daniels
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Clay St
Robert Lee Jones
Valley St
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William Edward Burkes
Love St
W.S. Snow Jr
North Carolina
Marvin Wesley Brown
Rhodenizer St
Bernard Nash
Nancye M. Wilson
Herman Burnell Keen, JR
Beavers. Funeral Home
Herman B. Keen
M. Stowe
W. Dd. Rowe
Louisburg College
Louisburg
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