Obituaries
Odell Edna Owen Henry
Jun 21, 2014
Mrs. Odell Edna Owen Henry of Vernon Hill, VA died Saturday, June 21, 2104 at her home. She was born in Halifax County, VA on November 10, 1910 and was 103 years old. She was the daughter of the late John Owen and the late Cora Lee Meeler Owen. She was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church where...
Betty Lou Wilborn Wazeka
Jun 21, 2014
Mrs. Betty Lou Wilborn Wazeka of South Boston died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at her home. She was born in Halifax County, VA on January 31, 1941 and was 72 years old. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Sampson Wilborn and Lillie Belt Wilborn and was married to Robert Carlton Wazeka Sr. She was a member of True...
Joyce Cranford Whitt
Jun 18, 2014
Mrs. Joyce Cranford Whitt of South Boston, Virginia died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at her home. She was born in Tarboro, North Carolina, April 11, 1934 and was 80 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Roy Cranford and Minnie Minton Cranford and is survived by her husband Lacy Roosevelt Whitt. Mrs. Whitt was a member of...
Charlie "Scrummy" Davis Snead, Sr.
Jun 18, 2014
Mr. Charlie "Scrummy" Davis Snead, Sr. of Clover, Virginia died June 18, 2014 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia April 3, 1923 and was 91 years of age. He was the son of the late Jack Snead and Pearl Snead and was married to the late Pauline Rebecca Rickman. Mr. Snead was a member of Mount...
Sarah Anne Stephens
Jun 18, 2014
Sarah Anne Stephens of Alton, Virginia died June 18, 2014 at her home. She was born in Danville, Virginia March 26, 1931 and was 83 years of age. She was the daughter of the late John Fletcher Stephens and Sallie Adams Stephens. Sarah was a member of First Crossroads Baptist Church. Sarah Anne Stephens is survived by Two Nieces Anne...
Frances Moorefield Fulp
Jun 16, 2014
Mrs. Frances Moorefield Fulp of South Boston, Virginia passed away on June 16, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Clover on June 6, 1933. She was the daughter of the late James H. and Lester G. Moorefield. She was the devoted wife of the late Watkins Fulp for 58 years. She was a member...
Beatrice Moore Hawkins
Jun 15, 2014
Beatrice Moore Hawkins, 89, died Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the Wake Forest Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. A lifelong resident of Halifax County, Beatrice was born September 7, 1924, to William Bacon Moore and Lona Seamons Moore. She graduated from Halifax High School and worked at the Cotton Mill during World War II and later at Pacific Mills. She...
Ruby Francisco Williams
Jun 15, 2014
Mrs. Ruby Francisco Williams of Williams Road, Clover, VA passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at her home. She was born in Halifax County on February 24, 1921 and was 93 years old. She was the daughter of the late Edward James Francisco and Eva Frenchie Franklin Francisco and was married to the late Samuel Issac Williams. She was...
Rex Hundley Crews Sr.
Jun 13, 2014
Mr. Rex Hundley Crews Sr. of Woodbourne Road, Halifax died Friday, June 13, 2014 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, VA on March 13, 1954 and was 60 years old. He was the son of the late Hampton Lee Crews and Janie Carden Crews and was married to Diane Jones Crews who survives. He was a retired...
Janice Faye Mitchell
Jun 13, 2014
Miss Janice Faye Mitchell of Halifax, Virginia died Friday, June 13, 2014 at her home. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia, April 8, 1947 and was 67 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Garland R. Mitchell and Irene Hamlett Mitchell. Miss Mitchell was a member of Providence Presbyterian Church. Miss Janice Faye Mitchell is survived...
Aleta June Emmerich Fears
Jun 13, 2014
Dr. Aleta June Emmerich Fears went to heaven on June 13, 2014. She was born in Jefferson City, Missouri on December 2, 1946. Aleta was a wonderful and faithful Christian woman, helping to start the church of Christ in South Boston, VA. many years ago. She was an educator and a principal in Halifax County until she retired in 2002....
Lois Jean Fallen Peck
Jun 12, 2014
Mrs. Lois Jean Fallen Peck of South Boston, Virginia died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia May 6, 1933 and was 81 years of age. Mrs. Peck was the daughter of the late Milton Sisk and Minnie Fallen Sisk and was married to the late John Curtis Peck, Sr.. Mrs. Peck...
James William "Billy" Dyer
Jun 12, 2014
Mr. James William "Billy" Dyer, Jr. of Leesburg, VA and formerly of South Boston, VA died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at his home. He was born in Halifax County on September 18, 1954 and was 59 years old. He was the son of the late James W. Dyer, Sr. and Margaret Jennings Dyer who survives. He was a member of...
Steven Michael Watts
Jun 12, 2014
Mr. Steven Michael Watts of Scottsburg, VA died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at his home. He was born in Halifax County on August 30 1962 and was 51 years old. He was the son of Samuel Dewey Watts and Geraldine Martin Watts and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Survivors include: His parents Dewey and Geraldine Watts of Scottsburg...
William Stanford Adams, Sr.
Jun 12, 2014
Mr. William Stanford Adams, Sr. of South Boston, Virginia died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia July 5, 1935 and was 78 years of age. Mr. Adams was the son of the late Keister W. Adams & Hope Nicholas Adams. Mr. Adams was a member of First Baptist Church and was a...
Michael Ryan Cardwell
Jun 8, 2014
Mr. Michael Ryan Cardwell, age 58, of Virginia Beach, VA died June 8, 2014 at his home. He was the son of the late Luther Marshall Cardwell and Louise Owen Cardwell. He was a self employed contractor. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Marshall Ernest Cardwell. A graveside service will be held Thursday, June 19, 2014 at...
Dennis Harlan Snead
Jun 7, 2014
Mr. Dennis Harlan Snead died Saturday, June 7, 2014 in Concord, North Carolina. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia on March 25, 1958 and was 56 years old. He was the son of the late Otis Bowie Snead, Jr and Violet Ebbert Snead, who survives. He was a member of Thomas Roads Baptist Church. Mr. Dennis Snead is survived...
Bernard Lewis Irby, Jr.
Jun 7, 2014
Mr. Bernard Lewis Irby, Jr. of Halifax, Virginia died Saturday, June 07, 2014 at his home. He was born on August 12, 1958 in Halifax County, Virginia and was 55 years old. He was the son of the late Virginia Hazelwood Irby and Bernard L. Irby, Sr, who survives. He was married to Darnell Pruitt Irby. He was a member...
Edith Percelia Hazelwood Thomas
Jun 7, 2014
Mrs. Edith Percelia Hazelwood Thomas of Halifax, Virginia died Saturday, June 7, 2014 at her home. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia on February 5, 1938 and was 76 years old. She was the daughter of the late Josh and Katie Fuller Hazelwood and married to the late Robert L. Thomas, Sr. for 51 years. She was a dedicated...
Kenneth Wayne Driskill, Sr.
Jun 6, 2014
Mr. Kenneth Wayne Driskill Sr. of Nathalie passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014 at his home. He was born in Prince Edward County on April 7, 1958 and was 56 years old. He was the son of Robert Dalton Driskill, Sr. and Iva Lowery Driskill and was married to Brenda Greenwood Driskill who survives. He was a heavy equipment...
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