Obituaries
Marjorie Nell Matthews Morris
Dec 8, 2025
Mrs. Marjorie Nell Matthews Morris of South Boston, VA, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025, at the age of 93. She was born on June 4, 1932, in Mecklenburg County, VA, to the late William Ollie Matthews and the late Jettie Bowen Matthews. She was married to the late William Edward Morris.
Mrs. Morris was a member of Seven Oaks...
Nannie Smith Throckmorton
Dec 5, 2025
Nannie Smith Throckmorton of Scottsburg passed away on December 5, 2025 at the blessed age of 93. She was born in Halifax County on April 29, 1932 to the late Samuel Hagood Smith and the late Virgie Smith. She was married to the late Marshall Monroe Throckmorton.
She was a faithful member of Scottsburg Baptist Church. Nannie enjoyed bowling and was...
Constance "Connie" Jones Gregory
Dec 2, 2025
Gregory, Constance “Connie” Jones, 87, of South Boston, Virginia, passed away on December 2, 2025. She was born in Caretta, West Virginia, on March 30, 1938, to William Gratton Jones and Roma Sparks Jones. Connie was married for 66 years to her beloved husband, John Richard Gregory, who precedes her in death.
She is survived by her son Richard “Rick” (Deborah);...
Denise Maryann Longo
Dec 2, 2025
Denise Maryann Longo of Clover passed away on December 2, 2025 at the age 68. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey on October 18, 1957 to the late Edward Zacharczyk and the late Veronica Zacharczyk. She was married to Frank Nicolas Longo who survives.
Denise was of the Catholic Faith and enjoyed gardening and working as a lab tech. Her...
John Henry Witzel, Jr.
Nov 28, 2025
Mr. John Henry Witzel Jr. of South Boston passed away on November 28, 2025 at the age of 88. He was born in Bridgeville, PA on September 1, 1937 to the late John Henry Witzel, Sr. and the late Stella Tazcinski Witzel. He was married to Mary Ann S. Witzel who survives.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Mary...
Frances Lee Ivey Orrell
Nov 28, 2025
Mrs. Frances Lee Ivey Orrell of South Boston, VA passed away Friday, November 28,2025 at the Berry Hill Nursing Home. She was born August 29,1936 in Halifax County, VA and was 89 years old. She was the daughter of the late Robert Emmett Ivey and the late Wilda Burgess Ivey and was married to the late William Henry Orrell.
She was...
William "Bunky" J. Young
Nov 26, 2025
William “Bunky” J. Young of Nathalie passed away on November 26, 2025 at the age of 75. He was born in Washington D.C. on October 12, 1950 to the late Francis Ambrose Young and the late Teressa Ann McDevitt Young. He was married 55 years to Gwendolyn Lail Young.
Bunky was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed Harley Davidson Motorcycles, fishing, spending...
Cheryl Lynn Hackney
Nov 25, 2025
Cheryl Lynn Hackney passed away on November 25. She was welcomed by her Lord and Savior on November 25, 2025 after a long battle with T-Cell lymphoma. After arriving in heaven, we are certain that her mom, Inez, and son, Justin Bailey Farrar, were waiting to greet Cheryl with arms wide open.
Cheryl Lynn Hackney was born September 12, 1971 in...
Jane Landrum Powell
Nov 24, 2025
Jane Landrum Powell of South Boston passed away on November 24, 2025 at the age of 78. She was born in Halifax County on October 24, 1947 to the late Jesse Wilson Landrum Sr. and the late Virginia Henderson Landrum. She was married 43 years to Elmo “Dean” Powell, Jr who survives.
She was of the Baptist faith. Jane enjoyed working...
Jerry Hampton Liverman
Nov 21, 2025
Jerry Hampton Liverman passed away on Friday November 21st, 2025, at his home in South Boston Va. He was 93. Jerry was born on June 29th, 1932. He was a lifelong resident of Virginia and retired as a type setter for the Washington Post in DC. He was also an avid civil war buff and relic hunter. He had the...
Leola Foxx Link
Nov 21, 2025
Mrs. Leola Foxx Link of Alton, VA passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025 in Roxboro, NC. She was born in Yancey County, NC of April 27, 1937 and was 88 years old. She was the daughter of the late Charles Foxx and Sue Hensley Foxx and was married for 55 years to the late Earl Criss Link. She was...
Michael Junior Pennell
Nov 20, 2025
Michael Junior Pennell, (koolaid) 43, of Keysville, VA, passed away on November 20, 2025. He was born in Halifax County on February 12, 1982, to his mother, Irean Pennell Lacks who survives him, and the late Michael Lemuel Lacks. he was proceeded death by his grandparents Monroe Pennell and Victoria Pollard, Pennell and Lemuel "Archer" Lacks, Sr.
Michael was a member...
Halcott Green Heyward, III
Nov 18, 2025
Halcott Green Heyward III died at the grand old age of 96 on November 18, 2025 in Roanoke, VA. He was born June 13, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, to Halcott Green Heyward Jr and Elizabeth Carrington Heyward. He spent much of his childhood in South Boston, Virginia and Columbia, South Carolina, and lived in Atlanta from 1954 to 1995.
He was...
Arlene Martin Palmer
Nov 18, 2025
Arlene Martin Palmer of Crystal Hill passed away peacefully on November 18, 2025 at the age of 87. She was born in Halifax County on August 25, 1938 to the late Willie Lawrence Martin and the late Lona M. Martin. She was married 63 years to Charlie David Palmer who survives.
She was a member of Crystal Hill Southern Baptist Church....
Eunice Bailey Loyd
Nov 18, 2025
Eunice Bailey Loyd of South Boston passed away November 18, 2025 at the age of 86. She was born in Charlotte County, Virginia on June 20, 1939 to the late Doss Beadles and the late Georgia Hamlette Beadles. She was married to the late John Henry Loyd.
Eunice was a member of Ellis Creek Baptist Church. She enjoyed watching her soap...
Danny Ralph Snead
Nov 17, 2025
Danny Ralph Snead of Scottsburg passed away November 17, 2025 at his home with his loving family surrounding him. He was born in Halifax County on January 8, 1953 to the late Ralph Hardy Snead and the late Frances Womack Snead Bomar. He was married fifty years to Sheena Hudson Snead who survives.
He was a member of Fork Baptist Church....
Charles Vaughan Conner
Nov 17, 2025
Charles Vaughan Conner of Halifax passed away peacefully on November 17, 2025 at the age of 74. He was born in Halifax County on January 4, 1951 to the late Rev. Herman Vaughan “H.V.” and Sarah Wilborne Conner. He was married twenty-five years to Rhonda Short Conner who survives.
He was of the Baptist Faith. Charles was a United State Army...
Ruth Raynor Millner
Nov 16, 2025
Mrs. Ruth Raynor Millner of Vernon Hill passed away peacefully on November 16, 2025 at the age of 78. She was born in Halifax County on May 29, 1947 to the late Clarence Preston Raynor and the late Rosie Hardy Raynor. She was married for sixty-three years to Robert Beverly Millner who survives.
Ruth was a member of Mt. Tabor Baptist...
Alfred "Mickey" Michael Slingo
Nov 15, 2025
SP 5 Alfred Michael (Mickey) Slingo, 77, a U.S Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War, passed away on November 15, 2025. Mickey was born March 30,1948 in South Boston, VA to Donald A. Slingo and Ethel A. Slingo. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Fred M. Slingo. He is survived by his brother Robert...
Lizzette Lowery Harrison
Nov 14, 2025
Lizzette Lowery Harrison, age 92, passed away peacefully on 11/14/2025 Chesterfield County Virginia and is now at home in the arms of her Savior. She was a resident of Halifax for over 70 years.
Mrs. Harrison was born on April 25, 1933 in Walhalla, South Carolina, and was the sixth of nine children. Lizzette was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and...
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