Obituaries
Jody Lee Young
Oct 12, 2022
Jody Lee “JoJo” Young of South Boston, VA passed away October 12, 2022. He was born in Chevy Chase, MD on July 25, 1971 and was 51 years of age. He was the son of William Young and Gwen Lail Young. He was married to Danielle Moorefield Young who survives.
Jody was employed with Dominion Energy at the Clover...
Mildred Fisher Roller
Oct 12, 2022
Mildred Fisher Roller, 93 of Mount Laurel, VA passed away October 12, 2022 Mildred was born August 29, 1929 and raised in Volens, VA. She was the daughter of the late Presley Thornton Fisher and the late Minnie Crews Fisher. Mildred was married to the late Frank Meredith (Pony) Roller for 60 years.
Mildred graduated Cum Laude from Volens...
Nancy Rebecca Crews
Oct 11, 2022
Nancy Rebecca Crews of South Boston, VA passed away October 11, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on September 2, 1962 and was 60 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Lacy “Pete” Crews and the late Katie Rebecca Jennings Crews.
She was a member of Catawba Baptist Church. Nancy loved Elvis...
Eva Hughes Coates Hagood
Oct 10, 2022
Eva Hughes Coates Hagood of South Boston, VA passed away October 10, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on March 8, 1930 and was 92 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Woodson Hughes and the late Ruth Nichols Hughes. She was first married to Rupert Dean Coates, Sr. and later to the late Dr....
Delores Gay Pierson Raney
Oct 9, 2022
RANEY, Delores “Dee” Gay Pierson of South Boston, Va. passed away on October 9, 2022.
Born on her father’s farm next to the Iowa Indian Reservation in White Cloud, Kansas in 1931, Dee was the eleventh child of Ernest Orem and Ethel Thrailkill Pierson. Her dad was a good friend of Chief White Cloud and Dee remembers going to...
Luther Grant Henderson
Oct 9, 2022
Luther “Grant” Henderson of Halifax, VA passed away October 9, 2022. He was born in Jasper County, GA on June 13, 1938 and was 84 years of age. He was the son of the late Ray MacDonald Henderson and the late Mary Grace Jones Henderson. He was married to Frances Hundley Henderson who survives.
He was a member of...
Howard Eugene Crews IV
Oct 8, 2022
Howard Eugene (Kade) Crews IV, infant son of Howard Eugene “Trey” Crew III and Taylor Barnes Crews, passed away October 8, 2022.
Howard Eugene Crews, IV is survived by:
His Parents
Trey and Taylor Crews of Halifax
Maternal Grandparents
Kirk and Krista Barnes of Scottsburg
Paternal Grandparents
Howard Eugene Crews, Jr of Nathalie
Tina Francisco of Halifax
Aunts and...
Mary Lea Dixie Whitlow
Oct 4, 2022
On October 4, 2022, Mary Lea “Dixie” Whitlow passed away at age 96 in her home in Alton, VA. Predeceased by her parents Lea and Marion Willson of Bethesda, MD, and her loving husband, Wayne M. Whitlow, she is survived by her 4 children—Janet W. Clover (George), Richard Whitlow (Dona), John Whitlow (Claire), and Mary W. Otte (Bob); 2 grandchildren—Cheryl...
Ruth Linger Rowles
Oct 4, 2022
ROWLES, Ruth Linger, age 98, died October 4th, 2022, at her home in Halifax, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, the Rev. O. Afton Linger and Ammie Guthrie Linger; her husband, the Rev. James Rayfield Rowles, Jr.; and a son, John Mark Rowles, MD. She is survived by Mark’s widow, Ann Weaver Rowles of Atlanta Georgia. Also...
Thomas Michael Vanney
Oct 3, 2022
Thomas Michael (Mickey) Vanney of Halifax, VA passed away October 3, 2022. He was born in Newport News, VA on June 28, 1945 and was 77 years of age. He was the son of the late Joseph J. Vanney and the late Margaret Mozelle Hudson Vanney. He was married to the late Judith Lacy Vanney. He was a member of...
Thomas Elmo Beckham
Oct 3, 2022
Thomas Elmo Beckham of South Boston, VA passed away October 3, 2022. He was born in Columbia, TN on February 3, 1944 and was 78 years of age. He was the son of the late Julian Hoyt Beckham and the late Eunice Minerva Beckham. He was married to Linda McGowan Beckham who survives.
He was a member of South...
Michael Phillip Anderson
Oct 1, 2022
Mr. Michael Phillip Anderson of Nathalie, VA passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 at his home. He was born July 18,1954 in Halifax County, VA and was 68 years old. He was the son of the late Thomas Edward Anderson, Sr., and the late Erma Joyner Anderson Barnes.
He was of the Baptist faith. He was a retired truck...
Jerry Morris Little
Sep 30, 2022
Jerry Morris Little of Alton, VA passed away September 30, 2022. He was born in Sunflower County, MS on March 26, 1948 and was 74 years of age. He was the son of the late Morris Edward Little and the late Laverne Manning Little.
He was of the Christian faith. Jerry was an avid fisherman, and crew chief...
Bryan Keith Gilliam
Sep 29, 2022
Bryan “Keith” Gilliam of Lexington, VA (formerly of Ruckersville & South Boston), passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 29th, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Roanoke, VA on March 11th, 1957, the son of Dabney and the late Barbara Gilliam.
Keith graduated from Halifax County High School and earned a Business Administration...
Alma Jaunell Quick
Sep 29, 2022
Alma "Jaunell" Quick, 93, of Bowie, TX, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 29th, 2022.
Funeral services will take place Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack Stewart officiating. Burial to follow at Oakland Cemetery in Scottsburg, VA.
The family will receive friends Thursday, one hour prior to the...
Ronnie Avron Hayes, Sr.
Sep 26, 2022
Ronnie Avron Hayes, Sr., of Halifax, Virginia passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022 in Fruitvale, TX.
Ronnie “Grandpa/Pops” Hayes was born on July 20, 1952, to the late Raymond Hayes and the late Bertha M. Hayes Farmer in South Boston, VA. He was raised in South Boston, and spent most of his adult life living in Halifax, VA. ...
Johnny Dale Michael
Sep 26, 2022
Johnny “John” Dale Michael went to his heavenly home on Monday, September 26, 2022. He was 71 years of age and was the son of Myrtle Snyder Michael and the late Forrest “Dale” Michael. He was married to Janet Copal Michael who survives.
He was a great friend, confidant, and mentor. John loved NASCAR and the Pittsburg Steelers. He...
Joyce Fletcher Graham
Sep 26, 2022
Joyce Fletcher Graham of South Boston, VA passed away September 26, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on January 6, 1943 and was 79 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Fletcher and the late Gracie Bowen Fletcher. She was married to the late James Graham.
She was a member of Beth Car...
Evelyn Osborne Henderson
Sep 25, 2022
Evelyn Osborne Henderson of Halifax, VA passed away September 25, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on October 10, 1927 and was 94 years old. She was the daughter of the late Claude Wilson Osborne and the late Virginia Jones Osborne. She was married to the late Ned Carter Henderson.
She was a member of Oak Level...
Bruce Wendell Satterfield
Sep 16, 2022
Mr. Bruce Wendell Satterfield of Halifax, VA passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022. He was born in Halifax County on June3 20, 1933 and was 89 years old. He was the son of the late Edward Osborne Satterfield and the late Hallie Tuck Satterfield and was married for 55 years to the late Alice Reese Satterfield. He was a...
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