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law, Mabel Kendall, Nancy Gregory, Virginia Litman all of Axton, VA and Sue Dickerson of Reidsville, NC; on grandson, Anthony Capo of Axton, VA as well as by many close friends and church family. David was a member of Greenwood Baptist Church. He owned and operated Martinsville Pool and Spa for over 30 years where he had very dedicated employ-ees. He served in the United States Navy during peace times. David enjoyed Clas-sic Cars and traveled a lot with the three he owned. He loved to hunt and was also a member of E-Z Street Cruis-es in Reidsville, NC. The memorial service will be held, 7:00 PM, Monday, April 6, 2015, at Norris Fu-neral Services Martinsville Chapel with Reverend Mark Redd offi ciating. The fam-ily will receive friends, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, prior to the service Monday at the funeral home and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Duke Cancer Institute, P. O. Box 3828, Durham, NC 27710, or to the charity of your choice. Norris Funeral Services Inc. and Crematory Mar-tinsville, VA is serving the Maxwell family. Online condolences may be made at www.Norrisfu-neral.com.

MELBA ELIZABETHJONES COLEMAN

Melba Elizabeth Jones C o l e m a n , age 90, for-merly of D a n v i l l e passed away T h u r s d a y , April 2, 2015 at Clark M e m o r i a l Hospital in

Clarksville, IN. Mrs. Cole-man was born April 29, 1924 in Danville to the late Bennie Jones and the late Lillie Pulliam Jones. She was married to the late Ed-ward Coleman. Melba was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Danville. She loved the Lord, loved mu-sic, which showed when she played the piano and sang. She is survived by four daughters, Gloria Elizabeth Trent of Gates, NC, Marie Collins and husband Eddie of Keeling, VA, Sherry Kast and husband Christian of Palmyra, IN and Vicki Trent of Danville; a son Doug-las Trent of Louisville, KY; seventeen grandchildren, twelve great grandchil-dren and three great-great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2015 at Norris Funeral Services, Inc., West End Chapel, 511 Church Ave.

the U.S. Air Force, serving 9 years during the Korean Confl ict. As a civil servant, he graduated from the U.S. Border Patrol Academy, as an expert marksman, serv-ing as a uniformed patrol of-fi cer on the Texas and Cali-fornia Mexican border. He attended numerous train-ing classes at the Federal Law Enforcement Center, Glenco, GA, the University of Maryland and Catons-ville Community College in Maryland. He served as Of-fi cer-in-Charge of U.S. Im-migration in Bermuda for 7 years retiring in 1990 from the Department of Justice and Naturalization Service, in Baltimore, MD as a Crim-inal Investigator. One of Mr. Daughtridge’s proudest achievements was becoming an Eagle Scout at a very young age. His other hobbies included fl ying, diving, amateur photogra-phy, clock collecting, and fi shing. He will be lovingly remembered as a wonderful people person with a great sense of humor. A funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m at Norris Funeral Services, Mt. Hermon Chapel with Rev. Daniel Custer offi ciat-ing. The family will receive friends Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Norris Funeral Services, Mt. Hermon Cha-pel. In lieu of fl owers, the fam-ily respectfully suggests me-morial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 3907, Mar-tinsville, VA 24115 and the Mt. Hermon Volunteer Fire Department, 4268 Franklin Tpke., Danville, VA 24540. Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory, Mt. Hermon Chapel, 3995 Franklin Tpke., Danville is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.norrisfuneral.com.

GILBERT “DAVID”MAXWELL

Gilbert “David” Maxwell, 71, of 5747 M o u n t a i n Valley Rd., Axton, VA passed away on Thurs-day, April 2, 2015 at Duke Uni-

versity Medical Center, Durham NC. He was born November 16, 1943, in Clarksburg, WV to the late Porter Maxwell and Lucille Shrum Maxwell. In addi-tion to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sis-ter, Carolyn DeBooy and his brother, Bill Maxwell. David is survived by his wife of 37 years, Linda Ear-les Maxwell. He and his wife enjoyed approximately 13 cruises over the years where they spent many hours dancing and dining together. He is also survived by his daughter, Robin Hairfi eld of Axton, VA; his son, Todd Hairfi eld of Martinsville, VA; a brother-in-law, Loyd C. Earles and wife Nancy of Broadway, VA; sisters-in-

Danville, VA 24541 and other times at the daugh-ter’s (Marie Collins) home in Keeling, VA. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday April 7, 2015 at Norris Fu-neral Services, West End Chapel with the Rev. Eddie C. Collins offi ciating. Inter-ment will follow at High-land Burial Park, Danville. Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory, West End Chapel, 511 Church Ave. Danville is serving the Coleman family. Online condolences may be made at www.norrisfuneral.com.

RAYMOND LEWISDEBAERE

Raymond Lewis DeBaere, age 50, of 1056 Pine Lake Rd., D a n v i l l e p a s s e d away Thurs-day, April 2, 2015 at Danville Re-

gional Medical Center. He was born August 14, 1964 in Danville to the late James DeBaere and the late Mar-garet Jones Mullis. Ray-mond was married to Caro-lyn Hamlett DeBaere who survives of the residence. He was of the Baptist faith. Raymond loved to fi sh and cook out. In addition to his wife he is survived by a daughter, Nicole Blalock and husband Scott of Roxboro, NC; a step daughter, Tonya Hamlett of Danville; a step son, Ken-neth Stephen Hamlett of Danville; a sister Tammy Francis and husband Dean of Fort Covington, NY; two brothers Tony DeBaere and Charles DeBaere both of Dry Fork, VA; fi ve grand-children; a special canine friend, Annie and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by three brothers, Lee DeBaere, Dean Jones and Shane Mul-lis.

A memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 1056 Pine Lake Road, Danville, VA 24541 with the Rev. Darryl Joyce offi ciating.. Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory, West End Chapel, 511 Church Ave. Danville is serving the DeBaere family. Online condolences may be made at www.norrisfuneral.com.

nuts. He was a natural sto-ryteller which assisted his career in the ministry. Surviving are his wife, Bar-bara Simpson Huff Burch of the home; daughters, Anne Burch Millehan and hus-band Tom of Roanoke, VA, Katherine Fuller Burch of Danville, VA, Sallie Burch Johnakin Putnam and hus-band Dean of Fredericks-burg, VA; Step-children, Greg Huff and wife Jenni-fer of Royersford, PA, Bri-an Huff of Apex, NC; four grandchildren, Christopher Millehan, Patrick Millehan, Anne Catherine Johnakin and Virginia Gale Johnakin; step-grandchildren, Dean Putnam, Kian Putnam, Car-son Huff and Caroline Huff . The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednes-day, April 8, 2015 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Martinsville, VA with Rev-erend Lynn Bechdolt of-fi ciating. Burial will be at Roselawn Burial Park, Mar-tinsville, VA. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the church. A Celebration of Life will be held at Pleasant View Lu-theran Church, 2733 Spring Hill Road, Staunton, VA 24401 on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of fl owers, memo-rials may be made to the Shenandoah House for Hospice Patients, P.O. Box 215 Fishersville, VA 22939.Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory, Mar-tinsville, VA is serving the Burch family.Online condolences may be made at www.NorrisFuner-al.com.

ROBERT F.DAUGHTRIDGE

Robert F. Daughtridge,age 80, of the Mt. Her-mon Com-m u n i t y , passed away on April 2, 2015 at his r e s i d e n c e after a brief

illness. He was born March 17, 1935 in Rocky Mount, NC, the son of the late Irene B. Daughtridge and the late John E. Daughtridge of Rocky Mount, NC. He was preceded in death by three sisters; Madge T. Martin and Irene E. Winstead of Rocky Mount, NC, and Ma-vis B. Bennett of Dobson, NC; two brothers, Richard L. Daughtridge of Rocky Mount, NC, and CDR Ger-ald R. Daughtridge, USN (Ret.) of Raleigh, NC. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nancy M. Daughtridge and two daughters: Angela Lynne Daughtridge of Hanover, PA and Kimberly Ann Daughtridge of Hampstead, MD. He is also survived by his grandson, Charles Emo-ry Myers and wife Dr. Anna D. Myers of Redmond, WA, as well as numerous nieces and nephews within the U.S. Mr. Daughtridge gradu-ated from Rocky Mount Senior High School in 1953. Shortly thereafter he joined

In lieu of fl owers memorial contributions may be made to the Adult Care Center, 411 N. Cameron Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601.

BETTY WALLACE PHILLIPS

Betty Wallace Phillips, age 66 passed away her resi-dence Saturday, March 28, 2015. She was born Decem-ber 19, 1949 in Keysville, VA to the late Molly Ann Lacks Wallace and the late George Wallace. She is survived by two sons; Kevin Phillips and Michael Phillips both of Danville a sister, Berta (Dutch) Duff er. Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory, West End Chapel, 511 Church Ave. Danville is serving the Phillips family. Online con-dolences may be made at www.norrisfuneral.com.

REVEREND EDWINGAYLE BURCH

Reverend Edwin Gayle Burch, 76, of Staunton, VA passed a w a y Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Augusta H e a l t h , Fishersville,

VA. Mr. Burch was born on June 13, 1938 in Martins-ville, VA to the late Edwin Fuller Burch and Vinney Cox Burch. He was preced-ed in death by his fi rst wife Virginia Louise Via Burch. Reverend Burch gradu-ated from Martinsville High School in 1956 and Virginia Tech in 1961 where he was in the Corp of Cadets. He worked for DuPont, Boe-ing Aerospace and Sperry Rand Computers until 1977, when he entered seminary at Emory University in At-lanta. He received his Mas-ters in Divinity in 1980. He served various United Methodist churches in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church and retired in 2001; howev-er, he then served Chatham Heights UMC, Martinsville, VA and re-retired in 2010. Reverend Burch enjoyed traveling (especially via cruise ships), gardening, and spending time with his family. He had a love for sci-fi movies and Hokie football and would often pair watch-ing either with his favorite snack of either popcorn or

MARGARET ANNPAYNE RUNION

Margaret Ann Payne Run-ion, 83, passed on April 4, 2015 sur-rounded by her family. Marga-ret Ann was born J a n u a r y

28, 1932 in Chattanooga, TN, the daughter of the late Margaret “Hughey” Bray and William Woodward. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Edu-cation from University of Tennessee at Chattanoo-ga. Mrs. Payne Runion was a Physical Education teacher with the Frederick County School system from 1963 until her retirement in 1988. She was a spon-sor of the James Wood High School Class of 1965, as well as the coach for the JV Cheerleading Team. She remarried Richard Runion on April 3, 2009 in Winchester, VA. Although she fought Alzheimer’s for a number of years, her loving husband was able to take wonderful care of her in their home in Winchester. She also attended the Adult Day Care assisted by their caring staff , whom she loved dearly. Surviving with her husband are four children she raised, Wanda Payne Jacquis of CA, Stephen H. Payne (Elaine) of Martinsburg, WV, Phyl-lis Payne Cooke (Matthew) of Gainesville, VA, and Marissa Jacquis Sheffi eld (Shane) of Winchester, VA. Also surviving are step-sons Richard L. Runion, II of NV, Kevin P. Runion of Harri-sonburg, VA, Phillip S. Run-ion (Jodi) of Martinsburg, WV, Damon A. Runion of TX, and John V. Runion of Reston, VA; brother, Ralph Woodward of Soddy Daisy, TN; thirteen grandchildren; and ten great grandchil-dren. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, 1600 Amherst Street, Win-chester, VA 22601. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Thursday with Celebrant Joseph Dilleree offi ciating at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

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KATHERINEJOHNSON

Itasker Katherine John-son, 66, of 6036 Fox Trail, Dan-ville, VA, died, Fri-day, April 3, 2015 at the Hospice of

Rockingham County, Reids-ville, NC. Born September 10, 1948 in Pittsylvania County, VA, she was the daughter of the late James and Itasker Price Tucker. Survivors include one daughter, Melba Saunders (Mike)of Danville, VA; one son, William E. Johnson, III of Los Angeles, CA; one granddaughter, Candace I. Mitchell of Danville, VA; two sisters, Dorothy Jones (Sam) and Nell Jesse, both of Danville, VA; two broth-ers, Ryland Tucker (Ve-ronica) of Orange, VA and Johnny Tucker of Danville, VA and a host of other rela-tives and friends. The family will receive friends at 6074 Fox Trail, Danville, VA. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 11AM from the Chapel of Fisher and Watkins Funeral Home with Rev. Clarence McLaughlin offi ciating. Interment will follow in the Fultz Family Cemetery. Fisher and Watkins Fu-neral Home is assisting the Johnson family.

GARY ANTHONYHOLT, SR.

Gary Anthony Holt, Sr., 61 of 565 P r i t c h -ett Lane, Blairs, VA, died, Satur-day, April 4, 2015 at Duke Uni-versity Hos-

pital, Durham, NC. Born March 18, 1954 in Danville, VA, he was the son of the late Herman P. Holt, Sr. and the late Dorothy Hundley Holt. He was mar-ried to Blanche Womack Holt, who survives. In addition to his wife of the residence, survivors include two sons, Gary A. Holt, Jr. (Allison) of Lexing-ton, KY and Roger D. Holt (Christina) of Knoxville, TN; fi ve grandchildren, Sydney Holt, Gabrielle Holt, Heidi Holt, Nevaeh Holt and Ja-cob Holt; three sisters, Sta-cy Stewart of Leander, TX, Evelyn Miles (Franklin) of Alexandria, VA and Novella Cabin (Alfred) of Austin, TX; two brothers, Herman Holt, Jr. and Marvin Holt, Sr., (Shirley) both of Dan-ville, VA and a host of niec-es, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he was prede-ceased by two sisters, Jean Young and Helene Harris. The family will receive friends at the residence. Funeral services are will be conducted on Friday, April 10, 2015 at 1 PM from White Rock Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Walter Tinsley offi ciating. Interment will follow in Highland Burial Park. Fisher and Watkins Fu-neral Home is assisting the Holt family.

JUDY ANNHARRIS

Judy Ann Harris, 65, of 670 Foster Road, Yanc-eyville, NC passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the residence following a decline in health for several years. Born in Reno County, Kan-sas, she was the daughter of the late Richard R. Corwin and Veronica Blair Corwin. Mrs. Harris was a home-maker, who loved art work, making pottery, garden-ing, decorating and crafting stained glass. She worked as a sales lady for Eden Jew-elry for several years. Mrs.

The family will receive friends at the residence.Funeral services will be con-ducted on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 12 Noon from Red Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Gregory L. Hopkins offi ciating. Interment will follow in the Church Cem-etery. Family visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Fisher and Watkins Fu-neral Home is assisting the Howard family.

CAROL BEARD HARDEN

Carol Beard Harden, 56, of 142 Sun-set Drive, D a n v i l l e , VA died Fri-day, April 3, 2015 at her residence. Born De-cember 30,

1958 in Pittsylvania County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Raleigh Beard, Sr. and Elsie Ferrell Beard, who survives. She was married to Anthony Harden, who survives. She was the owner of “I like That” Consignment Shop. In addition to her mother and husband, survivors in-clude one daughter, Sherry T. Odie of Greenville, NC; three sisters, Sandra Wil-liams of Greenville, NC, Nancy Dadd of Jonesboro, GA and Elsie Mae Beard of Danville, VA; three broth-ers, Raleigh Beard, Jr. of Greensboro, NC, Maynard Beard and Uley Beard, both of Danville, VA; and a host of other relatives and friends. In addition to her father, she was predeceased by one brother Roger Beard.The family will receive friends at the residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 12:00 Noon from the Chapel of Fisher and Watkins Funeral Home with Rev. Wilbert Williams offi ciating. Interment will follow in Floral Hills Mem-ory Gardens. Family visita-tion will be held Monday, April 6, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Fisher and Watkins Funeral Home. Fisher and Watkins Fu-neral Home is assisting the Harden family.

VELMA ELOISHALL

Velma Elois Hall, of 114 7th Street, D a n v i l l e , VA, died, W e d n e s -day, April 1, 2015 at the Danville Re-gional Med-ical Center. Born July 11, 1930 in

Danville, VA, she was the daughter of the late William H. Wilson and the late Pau-line Coleman Wilson. She was married to the late Al-len Washington Hall. The family will receive friends at the residence. Survivors include three sons, Rodger Steven Hall (Valdivia) of Danville, VA, Michael A. Hall (Doris) of Rochester, MI and Jeff ery L. Hall (Kim) of Severn, MD; two sisters, Seevah Bradley of Danville, VA and Audrey Houston of Bronx, NY; four brothers, William Wilson, Jr., John Wilson and Danny Wilson, all of Pelham, NC and Garrett Wilson of Mar-tinsville, VA; and a host of other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was pre-deceased by one daughter, Deborah D. Hall-Jones. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 1:00 PM from Loyal Baptist Church with Rev. Emmett Young offi ciating. Interment will follow in Flo-ral Hills Memory Gardens. Fisher and Watkins Fu-neral Home is assisting the Hall family.

JOHN EDWARD HOWARD

John Edward Howard, 77, of 916 Old M a y f i e l d Road, Dan-ville, VA, died, Thurs-day, April 2, 2015 at the Danville R e g i o n a l

Medical Center. Born May 9, 1937 in Cas-well County, NC, he was the son of the late Alexander Howard, Sr. and the late Annie Bell Brown Howard. He was married to the late Rosa McGhee Howard.He was the last survivor of his generation. Survivors include three daughters, Bonita Troy of Danville, VA, Tina Dicker-son (Danny) of Triangle, VA and Sharon Powell (Robin) of Norfolk, VA; one son, Mi-chael Howard (LaRita) of Danville, VA and a host of grandchildren, great-grand-children, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents and wife, he was prede-ceased by one sister, Edith Witcher and two brothers, Alexander Howard, Jr. and Morris Howard.

Inc. and Crematory, Mar-tinsville, VA is serving the Wray family. Online condolences may be made at www.NorrisFu-neral.com.

GORDON NELSONROBERTS, JR.

Gordon Nelson Rob-erts, Jr. age 57 of 631 Park Ave., Danville passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Danville Regional Medi-cal Center. He had been in declining health since be-ing the victim of a hit and run accident in November, 2013. Mr. Roberts was born June 3, 1957 in Danville to Gordon & Patricia Roberts, Sr. He was married to Pa-mela Reid Roberts who sur-vives of the residence. Gor-don loved fi shing. He had previously attended School-fi eld Baptist Church. In addition to his father and his wife he is survived by a daughter, Ashlry Nicole Roberts; a son Justin Tyler Roberts both of Ringgold, VA; two brothers, Lee Rob-erts and Johnny Roberts both of Danville and two grandchildren. No formal services will be held. Memorial donations may be made to Danville Cancer Association, Inc.223 Riverview Drive., Suite J, Danville, VA 24541. Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory, West End Chapel, 511 Church Ave. Danville is serving the Roberts family. Online con-dolences may be made at www.norrisfuneral.com.

WILLIAM DONALDWALTERS, JR.

William Donald Walters, Jr., 73, of 207 Garfi eld St., Danville, VA, died, Satur-day, March 28, 2015 at his residence. Born September 15, 1941 in Danville, VA, he was the son of the late William Wal-ters, Sr. and the late Willie Mae Jeff ries Walters. He was formerly married to Mildred Ann Hassell.He was the last survivor of his generation. Survivors include two daughters, Charlene Wal-ters of New York, NY and Sharon Moore of Danville, VA; four sons, Timothy Walters and Alexander Wal-ters, both of New York, NY, Kenneth Walters of Spring-dale, MD and Larry Thomas of Danville, VA and a host of other relatives and friends.The family will receive friends at the residence. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, April 3, 2015 at 2 PM from the Chapel of Fisher and Wat-kins Funeral Home with Rev. Henry Anderson offi ci-ating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Fisher and Watkins Fu-neral Home is assisting the Walters family.

WILLIAM “PETE”HORACE BOSWELL Your work on this earth is

done, Wil-liam Hor-ace “Pete” B o s w e l l d e p a r t e d his earthly home for his heav-enly home on Friday,

April 3, 2015. Born Septem-ber 25, 1930 in Danville, Virginia to the late George Everett and Esther Bo-swell. On July 22, 1951 Pete married his high school sweetheart Gay Hardy Bo-swell. After serving in the Air Force (1951 – 1955) at the Pentagon in Washing-ton DC, Pete and Gay re-turned to Danville where he co-owned and operated his family business White Swan Laundry & Dry Clean-ers. Pete was a member of the Danville Evening Lions Club. He enjoyed working on the planning committees of Green Street Reunions and the GWHS Class of 1950 reunions. Pete leaves behind two children, Steven (Cindy) Boswell of Midlothian, VA, Laura (Ricky) Davis of Ringgold, VA, three grand-children, Andy Watts of Midlothian, VA, Steven “Buck” Boswell, Jr. of Roa-noke, VA, Emily Hope Da-vis of Ringgold, VA, three great-grandchildren, Grace-lin, Annaston and Andrew Watts, Jr. of Powhatan, VA. Also surviving are his broth-er Ed Boswell of Ringgold, VA – sister in law, Sandra Hardy Miller and brother in law Ray Miller along with numerous nieces, nephews and dear friends. Pete was a member of Trinity UMC – attending Ringgold Baptist Church with his family for the past 23 years. A celebration memo-rial service will be held at Ringgold Baptist Church, 4620 Ringgold Church Rd., Ringgold, VA Sunday, April 5 at 3:00pm with Rever-end Duane Caldwell and William J. “Bill” Baker of Clarksville, VA. The family will receive visitors imme-diately following the service in the Family Life Center at Ringgold Baptist, at other times the family will be at the residence; 721 Little Creek Road, Ringgold, VA. In lieu of fl owers the fam-ily would like donations to be made to the Danville Cancer Society, 223 River-view Dr. Suite J, Danville, VA 24541 or to the Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 101, Ringgold, VA 24586. A special thanks to the Legacy Hospice nurses and staff for their special care of our husband, daddy, and granddaddy. Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory, Mt. Hermon Chapel, 3995 Franklin Tpke., Danville, VA is serving the Boswell family. Online condolences may be made at www.nor-risfuneral.com.

BRANDON WRAY

Brandon Wray, 37, of 887 S u m m i t Road, Mar-t i n s v i l l e , VA passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015. He was born

on October 3, 1977 in Mar-tinsville, VA to Ronnie Lewis Wray, Sr., of Stuart, VA and Joyce Ann Hutson Wray of Fieldale, VA. He was of the Baptist faith and worked as a farmer. Surviving in addition to his parents are his two brothers, Eric Shawn Wray and Ronnie Lewis Wray, Jr. both of Collinsville, VA; nephew, Ronnie “Tripp” Lewis Wray, III and niece, Haley Wray both of Collins-ville, VA. The funeral will be private. Norris Funeral Services,

QUEEN MAENEWBY

Queen Mae Newby, 97, of 1369 County Rd., Cha-tham, VA, died, Sun-day, March 29, 2015 at her resi-dence.Born Janu-ary 20, 1918

in Pittsylvania County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Louise Thompson Martin. She was married to the late Douglas Newby. She was the last survivor of her generation. Survivors include two daughters, Gaynell Wil-liams of Augusta, GA and Lillie Ann Perry of Fayette-ville, NC; two sons, Roy L. Newby (Marie) of Chatham, VA and James Henry My-ers (Kathy) of Danville, VA; and a host of other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by one daughter, Lillie Lipford; one son, Clyde Henry Newby and one son-in-law, Cicero E. Williams. The family will receive friends at the residence.Funeral services will be con-ducted Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 1:00 PM from Hopel Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. James Pettus offi ci-ating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.Fisher and Watkins Funeral Home is assisting the New-by family.

RUSSELL DAVIS

Russell Davis, 67, 133 Ross St., Dan-ville, VA, died, Mon-day, March 30, 2015 at the Strat-ford Reha-b i l i t a t i o n

Center, Danville, VA. Born January 17, 1948 in Pittsylvania County, VA, he was the son of the late Mary Jane Davis Hood. Survivors include one son, Bennie Ray Farmer of Dan-ville, VA; four sisters, Gracie Ferrell, Helen Luck, Patricia Davis and Jean Jones all of Danville, VA; four brothers, Robert Davis, Floyd Davis, Jessie Davis all of Danville, VA and Ronnie Davis of Chicago, IL and a host of other relatives and friends.The family will receive friends at the residence. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, April 3, 2015 at 11 AM from the Chapel of Fisher and Wat-kins Funeral Home with Rev. Jonathan King offi ciat-ing. Interment will follow in Highland Burial Park. Fisher and Watkins Fu-neral Home is assisting the Davis family.

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“For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.”

Romans 14:8

“Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy

laden, and I will give you rest.”Matthew 11:28

Harris was a member of Christ Community Church in Greensboro, NC. Mrs. Harris is survived by her husband, Philip Colin Harris of the resi-dence, three daughters Tyla Schoeppner (Gary) of Stokesdale, NC, Michelle Lyman (Jimmy) of High Point, NC, Miranda Peascoe (Joey) of Greensboro, NC, one son Todd Kaufman of Stokesdale, NC, nine grand-children and two great grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by a brother Ron-nie Corwin. The family will receive friends at the home, 670 Foster Road, Yanceyville, NC 27379. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of fl owers the fam-ily requests that donations be made to The Pulmonary Hypertension Association, 801 Roeder Road, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, Mary-land, 20903. Wrenn-Yeatts Yanceyville Chapel is respectfully serv-ing the Harris family.

ALLEN KEITH GILL

Allen Keith Gill, 59, of P e l h a m p a s s e d away on F r i d a y , April 3, 2015 at his home. He was born on Sep-

tember 5, 1955 to Beatrice Chenault Gill and the late Frank Gill. He was of the Baptist faith. Allen was a mechanic by trade. He will be greatly missed. Along with Allen’s mother, he is survived by his broth-ers, Bobby James Gill of Fort Pierce, FL, Charles Edward Gill of Danville and Jerry Wayne Gill of Axton.There will not be a formal service.

RICHARD “DICKIE”HENRY HODNETT

Richard Henry “Dickie” H o d n e t t , 69, of 1014 F e r g u -son Rd., R i n g g o l d p a s s e d away on Saturday, April 4,

2015, surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born on April 20, 1945 in Danville, VA to the late James and Ruth Moore Hodnett. He was of the Baptist faith. Dickie en-joyed collecting Baseball cards and coins but most of all he loved his family and grandchildren. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by his brother, Roger David Hodnett. Dickie is survived by his beloved wife, Diane Robert-son Hodnett of 43 years of the home; daughter, Glenda Terry and husband, Coy of Semora, NC; grandchildren, William Whitt and wife, Lauren of Rougemont, NC, Brandon Whitt and wife, Melissa of Danville, Va and Brooke Whitt and fi ancé,

Jason Wade of Semora, NC; great-grandchildren, Adrienne Whitt, Maken-zie Whitt, Jessica Comp-ton, Spring Wade; brother, Douglas Wayne Hodnett and wife, Carol of KY. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from 6-8 pm in the Barker Funeral Home Cha-pel and other times at the residence. A funeral ser-vice will be conducted on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 2:00 pm in the Barker Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mike Whitt offi ciat-ing. Interment will follow the service in the Whitt Family Cemetery. Barker Funeral Home is re-spectfully serving the Hod-nett family.

DAVID CLIFFORDDISTAD

David Cliff ord Distad, age 70, of Dan-ville, VA, passed away on Tues-day, March 31, 2015 at R o a n o k e M e m o r i a l Hospital.

He was born on March 16, 1945, in Hayfi eld, MN, to the late Cliff ord T. Distad and Evelyn Bauman Distad.Mr. Distad worked at Ow-ens-Illinois and as a con-sultant for Emhart Glass. He was an active member of Ascension Lutheran Church where he served as Praise and Worship leader and a council member. He was a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. Most of his life was spent in the Danville area. Mr. Distad had been in declining health for the past 6 months. Also, he was a devoted father, grandfa-ther, and husband to his high school sweetheart for 52 years. He is survived by his wife, Karen K. Distad of the resi-dence, son: Joe Distad and his wife Robin; daughter: Dawn Wells and her hus-band Tommy; grandchil-dren: David Distad, Morgan Distad, Thomas Wells, and Hunter Wells; and sisters: Janice Moore, Mary Trom, and Judith Perala. In addition to his parents Mr. Distad was predeceased by his brother, John Distad. A memorial service will be conducted Monday, April 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at As-cension Lutheran Church with Rev. Meredith Wil-liams offi ciating. The fam-ily will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the church. Interment will be private. In lieu of fl owers, the fam-ily request memorial contri-butions be made to the Mul-tiple Sclerosis Foundation, http://www.nationalms-society.org/Donate, Na-tional MS Society, PO Box 4527, New York, NY 101163, 1-800-344-4867. Swicegood Funeral Service is respectfully serving the Distad family.

1. Is the book of Hebrews in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. From Genesis 33, where did Jacob build a house and make booths for his cattle? Beersheba, Succoth, Jerusalem, Kidron3. On the seventh day of the creation week, what did God do? Created man, Divided the oceans, Named the animals, Rested4. From Ecclesiastes 4:9, two are better than “what” because they have a good reward for their labor? None, One, Few, Many 5. On which “Mount” did Moses receive the Ten Commandments? Sinai, Zion, Carmel, Pisgah6. Whose two sons were Hophni and Phinehas? Ichabod, Eli, Jehoiada, Mattan

ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Succoth; 3) Rested; 4) One; 5) Sinai; 6) Eli

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