Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Lester Wright
Lester Mitchell Wright, 69, 613 Meadowview Drive, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, at his residence following 18 months of declining health.
Born Oct. 10, 1927, in Grayson County, he was a son of Bruce Wilbur Wright and Gladys Hawks Wright.
On March 12, 1949, he was married
to Mary Frances Connor-Atkins Wright, who survives.
He lived most of his life in Danville, where he had retired from Dan River Mills Inc. after 46 years as a sheetmetal/roofing supervisor in the Schoolfield Division.
He served in the U.S. Army.
He was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his wife of the residence, survivors include two daughters, Donna Gayle Wright Mayhew of Danville and Brenda Carol Wright of Norfolk; seven brothers, Bill Wright of Fries, Hascal Wright of Willis, Don Wright of Hinesville, Ga., and Ronnie Wright and Jack Wright, both of Galax, Dale Wright of Rural Retreat and Clifford Wright of Carroll County; eight sisters, Alease W. Bryant of Salem, Doris W. Porter of Oldtown, Peggy W. Truitt and Maxine W. Robertson, both of Elon College, N.C., and Nancy W. Johnson, Sue W. Rineberry and Christine Wright, all of Galax, and Betty W. Taylor of Mount Airy, N.C.; and three grandchildren, Lesley Michelle Mayhew, Ian Alexander Mayhew and Paige Nicole Mayhew, all of Danville.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Ray Wright and Jimmy Wright.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home, Westover Chapel, by the Rev. Daryl Joyce and the Rev. Robert Yeaman.
Interment will be in Highland Burial Park.
The family will receive friends 7-8:30 tonight at the funeral home, and other times at the residence, 613 Meadowview Drive off Route 58 West.
Dora Barker
Dora Brown Barker, 83, of 231 S. Ridge St., Heritage Towers No. 217, died Saturday morning, Sept. 6, 1997, in Roman Eagle Memorial Home.
Born April 30, 1909, in Rockingham County, N.C., she was the daughter of James Robert Brown and Penelope Turner Brown.
She was a member of Community Baptist Church and she worked as a battery filler at Dan River Inc. She lived most of her life in Danville.
She was married
to Joseph Jackson Barker, who predeceased her. A daughter, Shirley Nichols, also predeceased her.
Survivors include two brothers, Ray Brown and John Brown, both of Greensboro, N.C.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday from Community Baptist Church by the Rev. James Albert with burial in Floral Hills Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. today at Barker Funeral Home and at other times will be at 236 Eastwood Drive.
David A. Burke
David A. Burke, 21, of 123 Franklin Court, died Thursday evening, Sept. 4, 1997.
Born June 15, 1976, in Danville, he was a son of Roger D. Burke and Barbara Vassar Burke.
He was self-employed in the home improvement-construction business and was of the Baptist faith.
He was married
to Octavia Roach Burke on June 3, 1997.
In addition to his wife and parents, survivors include three brothers, Roger W. Burke, Steven R. Burke and Christopher D. Burke, all of Danville; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Vassar of Danville; paternal grandfather, B.D. Burke of Danville.
The graveside funeral will be conducted 4 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. Ross Range Sr. in Highland Burial Park.
The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at Barker Funeral Home and at other times will be at the residence.
Mamie Elliott
Mamie Cove Wells Elliott, 100, formerly of 300 Sharon Road in the Sharon community, died Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6, 1997, in Roman Eagle Memorial Home.
Born April 19, 1897, in Henry County, she was the daughter of Johnnie James Wells and Ada Bell Roach Wells.
Most of her life was spent in the Schoolfield and Sharon communities before she entered the nursing home in 1989. She was married
to Louis Arthur Elliott, who died Feb. 17, 1978. She was retired from Dan River Inc. in No. 3 Dress.
She was a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Ollie Wallace of the Sharon community; one sister, Elizabeth Pyron of Danville; one brother, John Wells of Danville; one granddaughter, two great-granddaughters and three great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday from First Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev. Joe Beck. Interment
will be in Highland Burial Park.
The family will be at the home of her granddaughter, Nell Stowe, at 324 Franklin Turnpike.
Swicegood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Richard Humphries
Richard D. Humphries, 69, of 45 Baltimore Ave., died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, in Danville Regional Medical Center.
Born in Jefferson, N.C., he moved to Danville in 1960.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had served in both World War II and Korea. He was a member of American Legion Post 1097.
Survivors include his wife, Dorene Humphries of the residence; one son, Rick Humphries of Pelham, N.C.; one daughter, Judy Jennings of Danville; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday at Ashlawn Memorial Chapel in Jefferson, N.C.
Gladys McDowell
Gladys Shelton McDowell, 86, of 218 Parkland Drive, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in the Memorial Hospital of Martinsville-Henry County after a one-year decline in health.
Born March 31, 1911, in Pittsylvania County, she was a daughter of Averett Shelton and Lillian Motley Shelton.
She lived her life in the Danville and Pittsylvania County area, where she was a member of College Park Baptist Church. She was also a member of W.M.U. for 49 years. She worked with Roman Eagle Memorial Home and for Danville Regional Medical Center as a sitter for many years prior to her retirement.
Her husband, William B. McDowell, to whom she was married
on April 11, 1936, died Nov. 18, 1973. She was predeceased by a daughter, Brenda McDowell, and two brothers, Grover Shelton and T.A. Shelton.
Survivors include her daughter, Cornelia M. Gery of Richmond; four sisters, Eva S. Higgins and Rosa Lee Miller, both of Danville, Mary S. Jones and Sarah S. Durham, both of Burlington, N.C.; three brothers, James G. Shelton and Calvin B. Shelton, both of Chatham, and Clifton P. Shelton of Burlngton, N.C.; one grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday from the North Main Street chapel of Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home by the Rev. Michael Rockwell and the Rev. Deam Lamphere. Interment
will be in Highland Burial Park.
The family will receive friends 7-8:30 this evening at the funeral home and at other times will be at the home of Eva Higgins at 457 Ridgecrest Drive.
John Nance
John Francis Nance, 92, of 144 Fairmont Circle, died Saturday morning, Sept. 6, 1997, at his residence.
Born Jan. 16, 1905, in Martinsville, he was the son of J.T. Nance and Dollie Powell Nance.
A member of West End Christian Church and Roman Eagle Masonic Lodge No. 122, he was a former manager of B.F. Goodrich Tire Store in Danville and later was warehouse manager for the Pittsylvania Hardware Co. until his retirement. He lived most of his life in Danville and was educated in the Danville public schools.
He was married
to Mary Durham Nance on May 12, 1940.
In addition to his wife, of the residence, survivors include a son, Dr. John F. Nance Jr. of Vienna; and one grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday from the chapel of Townes Funeral Home by the Rev. Dr. Arthur Beam. Burial will be in Green Hill cemetery with Masonic graveside rites by Roman Eagle Lodge No. 122.
The family will receive friends at the residence.
Katheryne Wilkerson
The funeral for Katheryne Scruggs Wilkerson, 94, 720 Lee St., will be conducted 2 p.m. today from Moseley Memorial United Methodist Church by the Rev. Richard Cobb and the Rev. Rebecca Yow. Interment
will be in Highland Burial Park.
She died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, at her residence.
Born May 22, 1903, in Danville, she was a daughter of James Edward Scruggs and Grace Keaton Scruggs.
In September 1927, she was married
to Vernon F. Wilkerson Sr., who died Oct. 7, 1985.
She was a member of Moseley Memorial United Methodist Church, and was active in the local and state-wide United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, Vernon F. Wilkerson Jr. of Salisbury, N.C.; a sister, Evelyn S. Evans of Danville; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Townes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lester Wright
Lester Mitchell Wright, 69, 613 Meadowview Drive, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, at his residence following 18 months of declining health.
Born Oct. 10, 1927, in Grayson County, he was a son of Bruce Wilbur Wright and Gladys Hawks Wright.
On March 12, 1949, he was married
to Mary Frances Conner-Atkins Wright, who survives.
He lived most of his life in Danville, where he had retired from Dan River Mills Inc. after 46 years as a sheetmetal/roofing supervisor in the Schoolfield Division.
He served in the U.S. Army.
He was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his wife of the residence, survivors include two daughters, Donna Gayle Wright Mayhew of Danville and Brenda Carol Wright of Norfolk; seven brothers, Bill Wright of Fries, Hascal Wright of Willis, Don Wright of Hinesville, Ga., and Ronnie Wright and Jack Wright, both of Galax, Dale Wright of Rural Retreat and Clifford Wright of Carroll County; eight sisters, Alease W. Bryant of Salem, Doris W. Porter of Oldtown, Peggy W. Truitt and Maxine W. Robertson, both of Elon College, N.C., and Nancy W. Johnson, Sue W. Lineberry and Christine Wright, all of Galax, and Betty W. Taylor of Mount Airy, N.C.; and three grandchildren, Lesley Michelle Mayhew, Ian Alexander Mayhew and Paige Nicole Mayhew, all of Danville.
He was predeceased by two brothers, Ray Wright and Jimmy Wright.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home, Westover Chapel, by Robert Yeaman and the Rev. Daryl Joyce.
Interment will be in Highland Burial Park.
The family will be at the residence, 613 Meadowview Drive off Route 58 West.
Tammy Arrington
CALLANDS - Tammy Lynne Arrington, 29, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997.
Born Sept. 7, 1967, she was the daughter of Judy Motley Hodges of Rocky Mount and Alfred Dale Merricks of Callands.
In addition to her parents, survivors include her paternal grandparents, John Odie Merricks and Fannie Mildred Merricks of Callands; fiance, Jerry Williams of Callands; stepfather, Chester Allen Hodges of Rocky Mount; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Benjamin Lloyd Motley and Fannie Ellnor Motley.
Graveside funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at County Line Christian Church cemetery, Callands, by the Rev. Glen Voss. Interment
will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held 7-9 tonight and at other times at the home of her mother, Judy M. Hodges, 45 Moyer Road, Rocky Mount.
Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, is in charge of arrangements.
