Obituaries
Julian Randolph Harrison, Jr.
Oct 1, 2013
Mr. Julian Randolph Harrison, Jr. of South Boston, Virginia died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia. He was born in Suffolk County, Virginia May 20, 1937 and was 76 years of age. He was the son of the late Julian Randolph Harrison, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Whitmore Harrison and is survived by his wife...
Elna Short Burton
Sep 30, 2013
For memorials, please consider the Bethel Baptist Church Mrs. Elna Short Burton of Halifax, Virginia died Tuesday, September 30, 2013 at her home. She was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia October 28, 1926 and was 86 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Lundy Short and Lena Fuller Short and was also preceded in death by her...
Thomas Delano Whitt
Sep 29, 2013
Mr. Thomas Delano Whitt, Sr. of Sandy Hook , Virginia died September 29, 2013 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia December 22, 1932 and was 80 years of age. He was the son of the late Gaby Whitt and Elsie Talley Whitt and is survived by his wife Elizabeth Hughes Whitt. Mr. Whitt was a member...
Lilly Bishop McDowell
Sep 26, 2013
Mrs. Lilly Bishop McDowell of Cluster Springs, Virginia died Thursday, September 26, 2013 in South Boston, Virginia. She was born February 17, 1958 in Halifax County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late James Charles Bishop, Sr. and Gertrude Poole Bishop and is survived by her husband Hugh Watson McDowell, Jr. and two daughters, Morgan Elizabeth McDowell of South...
Dell Stacey Thomason
Sep 21, 2013
Mr. Dell Stacey Thomason of 2207 Cluster Springs Road, South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Berry Hill Health and Rehab Center. He was born in Halifax County on April 25, 1964 and was 49 years old. He was the son of Maxwell Lane "Bo" Thomason Sr. and Pearl Puryear Thomason who survive. He was a member...
Frances Dease Wagstaff
Sep 21, 2013
Mrs. Frances Dease Wagstaff of Halifax, Virginia died Saturday September 21, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Salisbury , NC on February 10, 1927 and was 86 years old. She was the daughter of the late Linwood Johnson Dease and Maggie Mae Honeysuckle Dease and was married to Robert Wilkie Wagstaff. She was a member of Bethel...
Allen Goode Puckett, Jr.
Sep 19, 2013
Mr. Allen Goode Puckett, Jr. of Scottsburg, Virginia died Thursday, September 19, 2013 At Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia August 19, 1928 and was 85 years of age. He was married first to Susie Hazel Duffey Puckett then to Mary Ellen Betterton McCormick Puckett, both preceded him in death. Mr. Puckett was...
Elmer James (Jim) Moore
Sep 17, 2013
Elmer James (Jim) Moore, Jr., formerly of Gastonia, N.C. passed away peacefully September 17, 2013 surrounded in love by his daughters and the staff at Woodview Nursing Home in South Boston, Virginia. He was born November 13, 1930 in Fort Pierce, Florida to Elmer James Moore, Sr., and Thelma Louise Moore. The family moved to Atlanta where he lived until...
Maxine Iola Jones Rice
Sep 14, 2013
Maxine Iola Jones Rice, age 69, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, September 14, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer that weakened her body, but never her faith in Jehovah God and her deep and caring love for others. She leaves to treasure her memory, her loving and devoted husband John Davis Rice of their home in...
Hugh Tyrus Edmondson
Sep 12, 2013
Mr. Hugh Tyrus Edmondson of J. D. Hagood Highway, Clover, Virginia died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at his home. He was born May 6, 1919 in Halifax County, Virginia and was 94 years of age. He was the son of the late Frank Edward Edmondson and Mabel Ligon Edmondson and was also preceded in death by his wife Grace Nichols...
Adeline Powell Smith
Sep 11, 2013
Mrs. Adeline Powell Smith of South Boston, Virginia died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at her home. She was born April 18, 1942 in Patrick County, Virginia and was 71 years old. She was the daughter of the late Frank Powell and the late Elva Reynolds Powell and married to Ray Alexander Smith, who survives. She was a member of the...
Michael David Perkins
Sep 9, 2013
Mr. Michael David Perkins of Halifax, Virginia died Monday, September 9, 2013 at the Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born August 25, 1957 in Halifax County, Virginia and was 56 years old. He was the son of the late Archer Raymond Perkins and the late Kathryn Clark Perkins. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove Christian Church. Mr. Michael...
Charlie D. Perkins
Sep 7, 2013
Mr. Charlie D. Perkins of Vernon Hill, Virginia died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at VCU in Richmond, Virginia. He was born August 29, 1936 in Halifax County, Virginia and was 77 years of age. Mr. Perkins was the son of the late Isaac Leonidas Perkins and Ethel Perkins Perkins and is survived by his wife Carolyn Womack Perkins. Mr. Perkins...
Judith Ann Adkins Thomas
Sep 5, 2013
Mrs. Judith Ann Adkins Thomas of Vernon Hill, Virginia died Thursday, September 5, 2013 at her home. She was born February 3, 1946 in Antigo, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of the late Ira Adkins and Verna DeHart Adkins and is survived by her husband Marvin Otis Thomas. Mrs. Thomas was a member of the Cowboy Country Church at Vernon...
Hilda Wilson Roller
Sep 2, 2013
Mrs. Hilda Wilson Roller of Clover, Virginia died September 2, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia August 4, 1928 and was 85 years of age. She was the daughter of the late James Robert Wilson and Dora Serena Tuck Wilson and is survived her husband Aubrey Bomar Roller, Sr. Mrs. Roller was a member...
Timothy Lee Lloyd
Sep 2, 2013
Mr. Timothy Lee Lloyd of Berry Hill Road, South Boston, Virginia died Monday, September 2, 2013 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia December 6, 1963 and was 49 years of age. He was the son of the late Raleigh Hagood Lloyd and is survived by his mother Anne Lucretia Pixley Lloyd. He is also survived by...
Sara Inez Rudder Owen
Sep 2, 2013
Mrs. Sara Inez Rudder Owen of Nathalie, Virginia died September 2, 2013 at the Woodview Nursing Home. She was born November 17, 1934 in Halifax County, Virginia and was 78 years old. She was the daughter of the late George Garnett Rudder and the late Margie Marie Saunders Rudder and married to Edwill Earl Owen, who survives. She was a...
Irvin Layne Smith
Aug 27, 2013
Mr. Irvin Layne Smith of Scottsburg, Virginia died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at his home. He was born January 3, 1936 and was 77 years of age. He was the son of the late Willie Smith and Flossie Hatcher Smith and is survived by his wife Eugenia Landrum Smith. Mr. Smith was a member the Scottsburg Baptist Church and was...
Barbara Crews Lacy
Aug 27, 2013
Lacy, Barbara Crews Died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 in Johnston Willis Hospital in Richmond, Va. She fought a long and hard battle against her debilitating disease PSP. Beautiful Barbara loved everyone she met and everyone she met loved her. Her smile was as beautiful as she was, and would light up a room. She was preceded in death by her...