Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Clarice McDaniel
DANVILLE, Va. - Clarice Gilbert McDaniel, 93, of 183 Beech Ave., died Thursday, May 16, 2002 at Roman Eagle Memorial Home.
Born December 4, 1908 in Stuart, she was the daughter of Clee Ophus Gilbert and Mary Ida Handy Gilbert.
She was married first to Harold Lee Shumate, who predeceased her in 1958, and then married to George W. McDaniel, who predeceased her in 1972. She worked at Dan River Mills in the No. 5 Inspection Room for 45 years.
She was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church, Westover Senior Fellowship, Dan River Retired Workers Club and Senior Citizen Club.
Survivors include three sons, Glynn Odell Shumate and Melvin Gilbert Shumate, both of Danville, and Garland Lee Shumate of Blairs; one brother, William M. "Bill" Gilbert of Martinsville; three sisters, Ruth Gilbert Gilbert of Stuart, Mildred Gilbert DeHart of Danville and Helen Gilbert Spencer of Lawsonville, N.C.; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased, in addition to her parents, by three sisters, Grace Gilbert Boyd, Virginia Gilbert Barton and Irene Gilbert Shumate.
The funeral will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Swicegood Chapel with the Revs. Tom Bernard and Michael Wiles officiating.
Interment will follow at Danville Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday at Swicegood Funeral Home and at other times at the residence of Glynn Shumate, 192 Beech Avenue, Danville.
Swicegood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Marie McGuire
BASSETT, Va. - Marie Craig McGuire, 67, of 1960 Trent Hill Drive, died Thursday, May 16, 2002 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Born July 21, 1934 in Henry County, she was the daughter of Albert J. Craig and Lelia Mize Craig.
She was married to C.D. McGuire Jr., who survives. She was employed by Henry County Schools as a Special Education Assistant.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of Collinsville and was a volunteer with Hospice of Martinsville.
Survivors, in addition to her husband of the residence, include one daughter, Lisa M. Holiday of Axton; one son, Daniel Craig McGuire of Bassett; and three grandchildren.
She was predeceased by one brother, Wilfred J. Craig.
The funeral will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Collinsville with Dr. Rob Edwards officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Burial Park.
The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Collinsville and at other times at the residence.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Axton Baptist Church Building Fund, 173 Mountain Valley Road, Axton, Va. 24054.
Norris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lucinda Berger
DANVILLE,Va. - Lucinda Berger, 90, of 807 Hughes St., died Monday, Nov. 18, 2002, in Danville Regional Medical Center.
Born May 2, 1912, in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of Dennis Watson and Roberta Stalling Watson.
She was a retired nurse from Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Conn. and a member of Greater Triumph Missionary Baptist Church, where she was the church mother, a member of the usher board and nurses' unit.
She is survived by two daughters, Rhoda Berger and Renee Berger, both of Danville; four sons, Henry Berger, Michael Berger, both of Danville, Chester Earl Watson and Dave Watson, both of Waterbury, Conn; 17 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by two daughters, Pauline Watson and Coreen Watson.
The funeral will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Triumph Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Anthony Ferebee officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Miller Funeral Home, Gretna, is in charge of the arrangements.
Ruthie Mae Gammon Dillard
DANVILLE, Va. - Ruthie Mae Gammon Dillard, 62, formerly of 1152 Franklin Turnpike, Apt. D, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston.
Born Sept. 16, 1940, in Caswell County, N.C., she was the daughter of Levi D. Gammon, who predeceased her and Ruthie Dean Hamlett Gammon Adkins, who survives.
She was of the Baptist faith. She had been disabled for some time.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by a son, Drewery Gauldin of Danville; a daughter, Ellen Diane Talalak of Spencer; a brother, Michael Adkins Jr. of Danville; a sister, Carol Combs of Ringgold; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
In addition to her father, she was predeceased by a brother, James P. Adkins.
The funeral will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Barker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Vermillion officiating. Interment will be in Union Methodist Church Cemetery in Yanceyville, N.C.
The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Friday at Barker Funeral Home Chapel and at other times at the residence of her mother, 1152 Franklin Turnpike, Apt. D.
Barker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Peggie Miller Elliott
DANVILLE, Va. - Peggie Miller Elliott, 64, of 203 Haraway Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002, at Danville Regional Medical Center after a battle with cancer for the past year and one week in the hospital.
Born April 6, 1938, in Washington County, she was the daughter of Harry Lee Miller and Cletus Nester Miller Dalton.
She had resided in Danville most of her life. She was employed by the Virginia Health Department in the Danville and Pittsylvania County office for many years prior to her retirement. She was an active member of North Main Baptist Church, serving on numerous committees, taught the Sonshine Sunday School class, was a worker with the church annual retreat program and a member of the choir.
She married B.C. Elliott Jr. on Feb. 28, 1976.
In addition to her husband of Danville, she is survived by six daughters, Cynthia Melton and husband Sherwood of Hurdle Mills, N.C., Cathy Cieslak and husband Joseph of Louisville, Ky., Kelly Peterson and husband Roy of Keeling, Christy Cain of Chilhowie, Carla Perkins and husband Jeff of Gretna and Carter Rae Tarwater and husband Scott of Houston, Texas; and nine grandchildren, Justin and Tyler Melton; Daniel, Elizabeth and Emily Cieslak; Isaac Peterson; Tucker Roark Cain; and Jesika and Casey Perkins.
The memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at North Main Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Deryl Holliday and the Rev. Dr. J. Leroy Clack officiating. The graveside service will be private.
The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Friday at North Main Baptist Church and at other times at the residence.
The family suggests memorials may be sent to the Danville Cancer Association, 2323 Riverside Drive, Suite J, Danville, VA 24540.
Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home, North Main, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Elizabeth Worsham Fowlkes
YANCEYVILLE, N.C. - Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Worsham Fowlkes, 80, of 6222 U.S. Hwy. 158 West, died Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at Annie Penn Hospital, Reidsville, N.C. after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Fowlkes was born June 3, 1922, in Rockingham County, N.C., the daughter of William Woodrow Worsham and Ruth Allen Worsham.
She was a graduate of Appalachian State Teacher's College and taught school for 10 years. She was a member of Locust Hill United Methodist Church and a homemaker.
Mrs. Fowlkes is survived by her husband, Robert Ross Fowlkes, of the home.
Survivors include two daughters, Martha Fowlkes Carter of Yanceyville, N.C., Carol Fowlkes Poteat and husband, Julian, of Yanceyville, N.C.; one sister, Ruth Allen Durham of Reidsville, N.C.; one brother, William W. Worsham of Hickory, N.C.; and three grandchildren, David Ross Carter, Jennifer Elizabeth Carter and Lauren Caroline Poteat.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Locust Hill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Phil Brown officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday from 7-8:30 p.m. at Marley Funeral Home.
The family requests memorials be made to: Locust Hill United Methodist Church c/o Ralph Dail, 8488 N.C. Hwy. 150, Reidsville, N.C. 27320 or Hospice of Rockingham, P.O. Box 281, Wentworth, N.C. 27325
Marley Funeral Home, Yanceyville, N.C., is in charge of arrangements.
Raymell Virginia Williams Hicks
DANVILLE, Va. - Raymell Virginia Williams Hicks, 85, of 240 Bennett St., died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at Roman Eagle Memorial Home after seven months of declining health. She was a resident of the home for 13 months.
Born Sept. 13, 1917, in Lexington, N.C., she was the daughter of Robert Baxter Williams and Lottie Mae Ferrell Williams.
She had lived her entire life in the Vandola community and prior to her retirement, she worked in the no. 8 spin at Dan River Mills. She was a member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church and the Dan River Retiree Club.
She was married to Howard Eugene Hicks, who predeceased her Feb. 7, 1986.
She is survived by two sons, William Eugene Hicks of Danville and James Ray Hicks of Axton; two daughters, Patricia Hicks Taylor of Union Hall and Alice Hicks Greene of Blairs; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a son, Ronald Baxter Hicks.
The funeral will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel with the Rev. Daryl Joyce officiating. Interment will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the residence.
Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home, Westover, is in charge of arrangements.
Willie Edward Hughes
DANVILLE, Va. - Willie Edward Hughes, 77, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, at Annie Penn Hospital, Reidsville, NC.
Born Jan. 10, 1925, in Danville, he was the son of John Daniel and Fannie Hughes Crawley.
He was a laborer who worked for Wise-Hundley Furniture Co.
He is survived by two daughters, Sherri Hughes of Danville, and Shelia Hughes of Lawrenceville, N.J.; two sisters, Marion Logan of Philadelphia, Pa., and Nancy McElroy of Bronx, N.Y.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. James Murrell officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, with military rites by American Legion Post 29.
The family will receive friends at 519 Van Buren St.
Cunningham & Hughes is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Glenn Jones
DANVILLE, Va. - Robert Glenn Jones, 75, of 1111 Main Street, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at his residence.
Born September 3, 1927, in Floydada, Texas, he was the son of Glenn Jones and Arie Jones.
He was raised in Stockton, California, and entered the University of California, Berkeley at age 16. While still an undergraduate, he spent a year in Paris and earned a diploma in French Civilization from the University of Paris, the Sorbonne. He served in the Naval Air Corps during World War II. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in French, he attended the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York. While he was working towards his Master's degree, he was offered a position with Texaco. Since the position advertised called for a French-speaking college graduate, he believed he would be sent back to Paris, a city he loved. However, after agreeing to the job, he was sent to Dakar, Senegal, as a young executive within the company. He spent most of the 1950s in Africa in varying capacities within Texaco, and lived in the Ivory Coast, Kenya and Tanzania. While in the Ivory Coast, he met and fell in love with Monique Cleau, whom he married in Ankara, Turkey in 1954.
Moving up the ladder in Caltex, a joint venture of Texaco and Chevron, he was named Managing Director in Italy in the late 1960s, and in 1967 they had a daughter, Nathalie, who died shortly after her birth. After a brief stint as Managing Director in Switzerland and Benelux he moved to London, England, where he was asked to form the Kuwait National Petroleum Company. In three years he created a multi-billion dollar company from the ground up. While in London, their only son, Glenn Cartier Jones, was born. Shortly after, he was chosen as the Executive Vice President of Occidental Petroleum, and the family moved to Los Angeles. The last ten years of his career was in international management consulting, and included partnerships with Arthur D. Little in Boston, and Booz Allen and Hamilton in New York.
After his retirement, he volunteered with the International Executive Service Corps and helped create a consulting agency in Cairo, Egypt. When his health precluded him from volunteering, he spent time in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and Norman, Oklahoma. At age 65, he received a Master's in Liberal Studies from the University of Oklahoma. When his son moved to Danville in July 2001, he moved to Danville and soon after moved into the Stratford House where he resided until the time of his death.
He was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his ex-wife, Monique Jones; his son, Glenn Jones and daughter-in-law, Trisha Jones. His family would like to express their deep gratitude for the kindness and friendship offered by the people of Danville during his last year with us. He enjoyed living at Stratford House, and loved the wait-staff at Red Lobster, Joe and Mimma's, Shoney's and the Danville Golf Club.
There will be a visitation at Townes Funeral Home from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 23rd. A graveside service will be held at Mountain View Cemetery at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 24th.
The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to WUNC Public Radio, 120 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27517.
Curtis H. Miles
YANCEYVILLE, N.C. - Curtis H. Miles, 55, of Washington, D.C., died Nov. 16, 2002, at Greater Southeast Hospital.
Born July 20, 1947, in Caswell County, he was the son of Hugh Walter Miles and Mable Williamson Miles.
He is survived by two daughters, Fonda McCadden of Burlington and Emiko McCadden of Haw River; five sisters, Dolly Miles of Bladensburg, Md., Linda Miles of Clinton, Md., Joye Lorraine Slade of Charlotte, Hilda Graves of Greensboro and Lula Denise Miles of Pelham; and three brothers, William Roger Williamson of Yanceyville, Raymond Graves and Timothy Miles, both of Pelham.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by one brother, Darence "Donnie" Miles.
The funeral will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at High Rock Baptist Church with the Rev. Cephus Lea officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
The body will lie in state one hour before the funeral.
Fulton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
W. Lester Powell
DANVILLE, Va. - Walter Lester Powell, 82, of 154 Forestlawn Drive, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at Piney Forest Health Care Center after several years of declining health and two weeks at the center.
Born Feb. 22, 1920, in Danville, he was the son of Walter Moore Powell and Ada Coleman Powell.
He lived most of his life in the Danville area and prior to his retirement was employed as a salesman and truck driver for Danville Sandwich Company. He was a member of Third Avenue Congregational Christian Church where he served as usher and was on the board of ushers. He also served on the board of trustees. He was an army veteran of World War II.
He married Virginia Casey Powell on Dec. 16, 1942.
In addition to his wife of the residence, he is survived by two sisters, Sarah P. Maitland of Danville and Audrey P. Sorrell of Warren, Mich.
The funeral will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Wrenn-Yeatts North Main Chapel with the Rev. Freddy Vicks, the Rev. Byron Sorrell and the Rev. Dr. Dennis Sorrell officiating. Interment will be in Highland Burial Park.
The family will receive friends at his sister's residence, Sarah Maitland, 302 Major Court.
The family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Danville Life Saving Crew, 202 Christopher Lane, Danville, VA 24541.
Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home, North Main, is in charge of arrangements.
Katherine (Boaze) Pruitt
BRIDGEWATER, Va. - Katherine (Boaze) Pruitt, 84, of 302 N. Second St., Bridgewater, Va., died Monday, November 18, 2002, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Va., after a decline in health of several years.
Mrs. Pruitt was born on February 5, 1918, in Danville, Va., to the late Overby M. and Annie Velma Boaze. She graduated from the Western High School in Washington, D.C. in 1935. She worked at the C & P Telephone Co. and AT & T for 34 years before retiring in 1971 and was a member of the Pioneers. She was a member of the Harrisonburg Baptist Church. Mrs. Pruitt was married on February 14, 1942, to William Charles Pruitt, who died on February 25, 2002.
Mrs. Pruitt is survived by two sisters-in-law, Ruth Roundy of Silver Springs, Md. and Hazel Baldwin of Westport, Conn.; and a cousin, Christine Herndon of Dry Fork, Va.
A funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. in the Johnson Funeral Service Chapel, Bridgewater, with the Rev. T.W. Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:30 to 1:00 before the service.
The burial will be Sunday, November 24, 2002, at 1:00 p.m. at the Boaze Family Cemetery in Dry Fork, Va.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bridgewater Home, 302 N. Second Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812, or to Harrisonburg Baptist Church, P.O. Box 431, Harrisonburg, VA 22803.
Johnson Funeral Service, Bridgewater, is in charge of arrangements.
