J E Clifton Dies Ill For Past Fifteen Years
John Eldriff Clifton Sr. died on arrival at a Lynchburg hospital at 11 45 this Saturday. He had been in ill health for 15 years and was born in Floyd County on April 5 1888. Surviving are his wife Mamie May Adkins four sons and three daughters all of Danville and Martinsville plus 14 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday at 430 PM from Wrenn Yeatts Chapel with interment in Danville Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors at the home of his daughter Lucy Powell 120 Greenwich Avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eldriff Clifton Sr
Lynchburg
Mr. Clifton
Floyd County
Allen Clifton
Ellen Wood Clifton
Danville
Ernest Hughes
Rawson Road
Martinsville
Nettie Mae Hughes
Charlie Clifton
Wrenn- Yeatts Chapel
Frank E. Washburn
Percy Ricketts
Danville Memorial Gardens
Noel Wilson Dies at Memorial Hospital Ringgold
Noel Bud Wilson auto mechanic of Route 2 Ringgold died Saturday night at 6 30 at Memorial Hospital after one day as patient, age 31. Born October 4 1914 in Pittsylvania County he was husband of Mattie Dodson Wilson and father of one daughter Cynthia Wilson Guill of Danville. Survived by three brothers and three sisters, the service was 2 00 at Wrenn Yeatts Chapel with Elder Danny Parker and Rev John Groff. interment Highland Burial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel “Bud” Wilson
Rt. 2
Ringgold
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Wilson
Pittsylvania County
James Anderson Wilson
Gracie Dyer Wilson
Mattie Dodson
Cynthia Wilson Guill
Danville
James E. Wilson
Arlington
Perry W. Wilson
Hampton
Herman. A. Wilson
Cornelia Critz
Martinsville
Mabel Lee Moss
Grace Marie Brumfield
Wrenn Yeatts Chapel
Danny Parker
John Groff
Highland Burial Park
Edwin Mayhew Dies At 77 In Hospital
Edwin Mayhew 77 of Virginia Avenue died at Memorial Hospital Saturday after a long illness. Born October 21 1895 in Renan Pittsylvania County he lived as a farmer before moving to Danville in 1971. Survived by wife Golden Boby two daughters one son three brothers two sisters four grandsons three granddaughters. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Body at Finch and Finch Funeral Home Altavista. Family at 300 Virginia Ave Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Mayhew
Virginia Avenue
Memorial Hospital
Mr Mayhew
Renan
Pittsylvania County
George W. Mayhew
Betty Hodnett Mayhew
Danville
Piney Forest Grove Baptist Church
Brotherhood
Golden Boby
William H. Shelhorse
Eugene M. Regen Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Edwin Earl Mayhew
U.S.A
Martinsville oilman H C Lester dies at 75
H C Lester aged 75 of Leatherwood Drive Chetmoss formerly 1012 Mulberry Road Martinsville died at his home Saturday. Retired oil distributor founder of H C Lester Inc a VPI 1919 WWI veteran and lifelong church and civic leader. Survived by wife Natalie Penn Lester daughter Mrs. Charles T Fleenor Jr three grandchildren and brother A J Lester Jr. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery Monday at 3 p.m. with memorial at First Baptist Church at 3:30 p.m. McKee Funeral Home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
H. —Claybrook
Lester
Leatherwood Drive
Chetmoss
Mulberry Road
Mr. Lester
H. C. Lester, Inc
VPI
First Baptist Church
Pythian
S.A.R
First National Bank
Natalie Penn Lester
Charles T. Fleenor, Jr
A. J. Lester, Jr
Oakwood Cemetery
McKee Funeral Home
W T Dent Dies At 84 At His Home
Walter Thomas Dent 84 of 634 Irving Ave Eden N C died Friday night at home. Native of Giles County W Va son of Harvey and Ida Dent a Mason Shriner and retired auto salesman. Survived by five daughters four sisters four brothers. funeral 2 p m tomorrow in Fairs Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Ridge View Cemetery. Family to receive friends 7 9 p m today at Fair Funeral Home.
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Colonial Heights
Margaret Dent
Hillsborough
Lula Thacker
Roanoke
Nellie Foster
Beckley
W.va
E. G. Smith
Palma Dent
Eden
Lonnie Dent
Delta
Colo
Charlie Dent
Sams
Posie Dent
Ferrum
Clarence Dent
Monroe
Mrs. Cole Dies At Home In Norfolk
Audrey Allen Nathan Cole died at his Norfolk Virginia home after years of illness with unexpected death. He leaves husband Nathan J. Cole and son Nathan A. Cole of Kentucky and several grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 30 Monday at Smith and Williams Funeral Home in Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Allen Nathan Cole
Norfolk
Virginia
Nathan J. Cole
Nathan A. Cole
Kentucky
Smith and Williams Funeral
G L Holley Final Rites Set Tuesday
Funeral rites for Grant Lee Holley will be held Tuesday at Advent Lutheran Church in Arlington with interment to follow. Holley, 31, of Raleigh died at Rex Hospital after a heart attack. He was born September 2, 1942 in Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife Peggie, two sons Kevin and Jeffrey, his parents, two brothers and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Lee Holley
Houm
Advent Lutheran
Manassas
Computer Sciences Corp
Raleigh
Peggie Lee McClintock
Kevin
Jeffrey Holley
Dumphries
Herbert L. Holly Jr
Edenbridge
England
Robert F. Holley
Danville
Elsie Freeman
Granada Hills
Calif
Final Rites Set for Morris S Price
Funeral services for Morris S Price will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from Cun ningham Hughes chapel with Rev J P Griffith Jr officiating. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. Price, 72, died Thursday in Memorial Hospital. Survived by Jewel Price his wife Danville brothers Lloyd and John Price and sister Mrs Blanche Farley of Hopewell. Friends may call tonight 7:30 to 8 at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris S. Price
Cunningham & Hughes
J.P. Griffith, Jr
Oak Hill Cemetery
Price
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Price
Isom Price
Mary Jane Thomas Price
Danville
Jewel Price
Leeland Road
Lloyd
John Price
Blanche Farley
Hopewell
Final Rites for Claude Godsey Set at Powell Chapel
Claude Garland Godsey, 69, of South Boston dies in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Powell Chapel with burial in Oakhurst Cemetery in Clarksville. He was born in Mecklenburg County and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. Surviving are his wife Janie Terry Godsey, daughter Gladys Brankley, son Bobby G. Godsey, stepchildren Janie C. Gregory, Theron Chappell, Bernard Chappell, three sisters, five grandchildren, and seven step-grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Claude Garland Godsey
Powell Chapel
Oakhurst
Clarksville
Godsey
Mecklenburg County
Ernest S
Minnie Spain Godsey
Trinity Episcopal Church
Janie Terry Godsey
Gladys Brankley
Chase City
Bobby G. Godsey
Virgilina
Janie C. Gregory
Richmond
Theron Chappell
Bernard Chappell
Timonium
Sadie G. Vaughn
Mae G. Lawson
Delma Sizemore
Oakhurst Cemetery
Funeral set for Robert Millner at Harvey's Chapel
Robert Millner of 872 Valley St. dies Wednesday in Memorial Hospital. Funeral service is this afternoon at 4 at Harvey's Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. H L Long officiating. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born in Danville to Matt and Sarah Millner and survived by a wife, daughter, step children, six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, plus an aunt and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millner
Robert Millner
Valley St
Harvey’s Funeral Home
H. L. Long
Oak Hill Cemetery
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Matt Millner
Sarah Bassett Millner
Alease Millner
Sarah Hairston
Marlene Johnson
Howard Carter
Norfolk
Annie
Thomas
Foster Dies At 77 In Gretna Hospital
T W Foster 77 of Rt 2 Gretna died unexpectedly Saturday at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born July 5 1896 in Amherst County he was a son of the late George L Foster and Alice Switsher Foster. He belonged to St Andrews Methodist Church. Survived by wife Sadie Jennings Foster one son Taylor William Foster Jr of Franklin Pa one daughter Mrs James Q Miles of Rt 1 Hart two brothers Mayo Foster of Lynchburg and Mrs Mary F Breece of Lynchburg three grandchildren. Body at Colbert Funeral Home Gretna pending funeral arrangements. Family at home Rt 2 Gretna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna
Taylor
William Foster
Rt. 2
Lynchburg General Hospital
Mr. Foster
Amherst County
George L. Foster
Alice Switsher Foster
St. Andrews Methodist Church
Sadie Jennings Foster
Taylor William Foster
Franklin, Pa
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Air crash injures none after Taylorsville takeoff fall
In Taylorsville North Carolina a four passenger American Traveler plane crashed on takeoff from Taylorsville Airport. Pilot Kenneth Miracle 52 of Columbia South Carolina and his son Randy 23 survived unhurt though the craft burned. The aircraft lost power and hit a fence as they prepared to return to Columbia after dropping off a passenger. In Charlotte judge Sam Ervin III set Monday for sentencing of three people convicted in Superior Court of Insurance fraud tied to a staged auto accident in April 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylorsville
N.C
Kenneth Miracle
Columbia
S. C
Randy
Danville Memorial Gardens Offers Pre-Need Mausoleum Option
Danville Memorial Gardens promotes a pre-need mausoleum to eliminate the burden of future costs for lots vaults and memorials. The program emphasizes planning ahead to lock in prices and secure permanent memorial space for families.
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J. E. Clifton
Noel Wilson
H. C. Lester
W. T. Dent
Mrs. Cole
G. L. Holley
M. S. Price
CG. G. Godsey
First Pentecostal
Holiness Church
Danville, W
Billy Hutcherson
Junior Church
Hollum Bakery
Orson Avenue
Jefferson Avenue
Pine Street
Holsum Bread Box
Jefferson
Shields
Ies Real Estate, Inc
T. W. Foster
Brooks-Anderson Insurance Agency
Sherwood Shopping Center
Dave Brooks
Bobby Riddle
North Main Street
SOS
Social Security Civil Service
Life Insurance
Credit Life Insurance
Cpas
FDIC
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