Funeral Homes in Danville, KY

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Scott Pruitt (lawyer and politician), Travis Leffew (american football player), Craig Yeast (american football player), Dennis Johnson (american football player), John Michael Montgomery (singer and singer-songwriter), Neal Brown (coach), and Maurice Manning (writer and poet).

Danville is a home rule-class city in Boyle County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census. Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties.In 2001, Danville received a Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In 2011, Money magazine placed Danville as the fourth-best place to retire in the United States. Danville has recently been twice chosen to host U.S. Vice-Presidential debates, in 2000 and in 2012.

Danville Obituaries

It was noted on November 9th, 2019 that Larry Cloud died in St Petersburg, Florida.  Cloud was 64 years old and was born in Danville, KY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Larry's life.

It was reported by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on January 28th, 2019 that Sue Ann Smith (Dick) died in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Ms. Smith was 65 years old and was born in Danville, KY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Sue Ann's life.

It was noted on January 22nd, 2019 that Larry E Wack died in Danville, Kentucky.  Wack was 68 years old and was born in Camden, NJ.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Larry E's life.

It was written on December 1st, 2018 that Granville Gayle Cox perished in Danville, Kentucky.  Cox was 79 years old and was born in Washington, DC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Granville Gayle's life.

It was written on November 27th, 2018 that Jeffrey S Greenwell perished in Danville, Kentucky.  Greenwell was 48 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jeffrey S's life.

It was reported by Bedford Bulletin on June 14th, 2018 that Heather Lanea Chrisman (Finley) perished in Bedford, Virginia.  Ms. Chrisman was 42 years old and was born in Danville, KY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Heather Lanea's life.

It was noted on August 8th, 2017 that Jerry David Sr Mitchem perished in Danville, Kentucky.  Mitchem was 72 years old and was born in Bluefield, WV.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jerry David Sr's life.

It was disclosed by Orange County Register on August 6th, 2017 that William Jack Roberts perished in Lake San Marcos, California.  Roberts was 88 years old and was born in Danville, KY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor William Jack's life.

It was noted on June 14th, 2017 that Kathleen Ann Wertz (Kloentrup) died in Danville, Kentucky.  Ms. Wertz was 69 years old and was born in Cincinnati, OH.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Kathleen Ann's life.

It was reported by The Roanoke Times & World News on June 6th, 2017 that Mary Ellen Epting (Hartwell) passed on in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.  Ms. Epting was 87 years old and was born in Danville, KY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mary Ellen's life.

History

*In it, Ephraim McDowell became the first physician in the world to successfully remove an ovarian tumor. In November 1806, Meriwether Lewis, co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, visited Danville while traveling the Wilderness Road to Washington DC to report on the expedition. The city was probably named for Daniel. Boyle County became one of ten Kentucky counties which together produced over 90% of the US yield in 1889. *It housed the first Courthouse in Kentucky *It had the first US Post Office west of the Allegheny Mountains *It hosts the first state-supported Kentucky School for the Deaf for the deaf.

The official website for the city of Danville is https://www.danvilleky.org/.