Obituaries
Waverly Eugene Newton Sr.
Apr 5, 2024
Waverly Eugene Newton, Sr. of South Boston passed away April 5, 2024 at the age of 86. He was born in Halifax, VA on April 8, 1937 to the late Addie Briggs Newton and the late Gertude Alice Compton Newton. He was married to Jane Doss Newton who survives.
Waverly was the owner and operator of Newton’s Floor Sanding and Finishing....
Irvin Lacy Hunt
Apr 3, 2024
Irvin Lacy Hunt of Nathalie passed away April 3, 2024 at the age of 91. He was born in Halifax County, VA on July 16, 1932 to the late Memory Ryland Hunt and the late Effie Arthur Hunt. He was married for seventy years to the late Doris Irene King Hunt who recently passed away on January 10, 2024.
At the...
Joyce Hall Pyle
Apr 3, 2024
Joyce Hall “Pete” Pyle of Halifax passed away peacefully on April 3, 2024 at the age of 89. She was born in Halifax County on October 14, 1934 to the late John Edward Hall, Sr. and the late Florence Ingram Hall. She was married to the late Joseph Patrick Pyle.
Joyce was an active member of Beth Car Baptist Church. She...
William Frank Moorefield, Jr.
Mar 29, 2024
Mr. William Frank Moorefield Jr. of Halifax, VA passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Halifax County on March 20, 1925 and was 99 years old. He was the son of the late William Frank Moorefield Sr. and the late Stella Wilmouth Moorefield and was married for 57 years to the...
Robert Charles Hudson
Mar 27, 2024
Robert Charles Hudson of Halifax, VA passed away March 27, 2024 at the age of 66. He was born in Halifax County, VA on February 9, 1958 to the late Robert Watkins Hudson and the late Mattie Shotwell Hudson.
Robert C. Hudson was a member of McKendree United Methodist Church. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech where he received...
Anthony "Andy" Andrew Holcomb
Mar 23, 2024
Anthony Andrew Holcomb of South Boston, VA passed away on March 23, 2024 at the age of 61. He was born in Montgomery, WV on July 31, 1962 to the late Kenneth Lee Holcomb, Sr and the late Linda Lou Roop Holcomb. He was married to Greta Conner Holcomb who survives.
Andy was of the Baptist Faith. He believed in living...
Patricia Layne Wilbourne
Mar 22, 2024
Patricia Layne Wilbourne, 69, of South Boston, VA passed away peacefully on March 22, 2024. She was the daughter of Elmer Wilbourne and Nannie Willard Wilbourne; granddaughter of the late H.B. Willard and the late Erna Gravitt Willard.
Patricia had a great love for all animals, her horses, her goats, but especially for her dogs throughout the years. She enjoyed...
Nancy LaNeave Pool
Mar 16, 2024
Mrs. Nancy Gilliam LaNeave Pool of South Boston, Virginia went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 16, 2024. She was born in Crewe, VA on December 20, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Drury Warriner LaNeave and Edith Tunstall LaNeave. For fifty years, she was married to her husband Delbert Edgar “Del” Pool, who...
John Thomas "Tommy" Atkins, III
Mar 15, 2024
Mr. John Thomas “Tommy” Atkins III of Roanoke, VA, and formerly of Halifax County, VA passed away at his home in Roanoke on Saturday, March 15, 2024. He was born in Halifax County on October 22,1968 and was 55 years old. He was the son of the late John Thomas Atkins Jr. and Jeanette Bowman Atkins who survives. Tommy was...
Jane Brock Whitt and Bradley Wayne Whitt, Jr.
Mar 13, 2024
Jane “Janey” Brock Whitt, 62 and Bradley Wayne Whitt, Jr 62, both of Alton, VA passed away on March 13, 2024. Janey was born in Charlottesville, VA on July 6, 1961 to the late William Walker and the late Frances Barner Walker. Wayne was born in Richmond, Va on January 3, 1962 to Bradley Wayne Whitt, Sr who survives and...
Barry Glenn McCraw
Mar 12, 2024
McCraw, Barry Glenn, 79, of Midlothian, VA passed away suddenly on March 12, 2024. A cherished husband, father, grandfather and brother, he is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Ann C. McCraw; two sons B. Clayton (Hillary) and Palmer C. McCraw; two grandchildren Campbell F. and Quinlan C. McCraw; his sister Patricia A. Goodwin, and sister-in-law Ellen F....
Willard Wayne Noblin
Mar 11, 2024
Willard Wayne Noblin of South Boston passed away March 11, 2024 at the age of 82. He was born in Halifax County on May 30, 1941 to the late Ruby Willard Noblin and the late Thelma Dunkley Noblin. He was married to Virginia Landrum Noblin who survives.
He was a member of Pleasant Grove Christian Church where he served as a...
Joyce Newcomb Martin
Mar 10, 2024
Joyce Newcomb Martin of Clover passed away Sunday, March 10, 2024 at the age of 77. She was born in Halifax County on June 15, 1946 to the late John “Jim” Newcomb and the late Sarah Martin Newcomb. She was married to the late Ernest E. Martin.
She was of the Christian Faith. Family was what Joyce treasured most, especially...
Charles "Chad" Clayborn Edwards, III
Mar 6, 2024
Charles Clayborn Edwards III “Chad”, of Charlotte NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Chad was born on July 22, 1974 in South Boston VA to Charles C. and Judy M. Edwards and was married to Keely Monroe Edwards.
After graduating from Halifax County High School, Chad continued his education, graduating cum laude from the College of William Mary in...
Robert Matthew Magnussen
Mar 1, 2024
Robert Matthew Magnussen of McLeansville, NC passed away March 1, 2024 at the age of 73. He was born in Hillside, NJ on January 15, 1951 to the late Vincent Magnussen and the late Anne Mae Hudak Magnussen. Robert enjoyed music, playing his guitar, reading, NASCAR and was an avid T.V. watcher. He retired from Nassau County, New York...
Jeannine Perkins Hall
Mar 1, 2024
Jeannine Perkins Hall was born August 28, 1943 in Hamburg, Arkansas and peacefully joined her Lord and Savior March 1, 2024. She is survived by her loving husband Richard of 46 years, five stepchildren: Richard Hall, Susan Hall Jernigan (Tony), Debra Hall, Daniel Hall, and Sharon Hall. Ten grandchildren, and three siblings; Lloyd Collins (Ruby), Billy Perkins, and Marilyn Pullian...
Barbara Gibson Fisher
Feb 20, 2024
Barbara Gibson Fisher of Nathalie passed away February 20, 2024 at the age of 77. She was born in Pittsylvania, VA on September 17, 1946 to Dora Simpson Gibson the late Fred Lee Gibson. She was married to the late Earl Douglas Fisher.
She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Republican Grove. Barbara worked many years as a...
Ronnie Davis Wilmouth
Feb 20, 2024
Ronnie Davis Wilmouth of South Boston passed away February 20, 2024 at the age of 73. He was born in Halifax County, VA on February 24, 1950 to the late Henry Joseph Wilmouth and the late Esther Snead Wilmouth.
He was a member of Fork Baptist Church and the American Legion Post 8. Ronnie proudly served his country in the United...
John "Jack" Whitworth Crenshaw
Feb 20, 2024
Crenshaw, John “Jack” Whitworth, 87, of Chesterfield County, VA passed away on February 20, 2024 at home after nine years of ill health. He was surrounded by his wife and two children in his last days on this earth.
Jack (best known as “Coach” to many) was born at home in Darvills, Dinwiddie County, VA to James Devon Crenshaw, Sr. and...
Margaret Cole Eudy
Feb 18, 2024
Margaret Winora Cole Eudy of South Boston, VA passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024 at the age of 94. She was born in Virgilina VA on November 30, 1929 to the late Thomas Wilmoth Cole and the late Mary Lou Lowery Cole and was married to the late Roger Orin Eudy.
Margaret was a member of Union United Methodist Church. She...
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