Obituaries
Ray Hunter
Jul 9, 2022
Mr. Ernest Ray Hunter of Halifax, VA passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born November 10, 1936 in Prince Edward County, VA and was 85 years old. He was the son of the late Ernest G. Hunter and the late Ora Fox Hunter and was married to Jean Keller Hunter, who survives.
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Rebecca Nicholson Schroeder
Jul 6, 2022
Rebecca (“Becky”) Nicholson Schroeder, 69, of South Boston, Virginia passed away at Duke University Hospital on July 6, 2022, following complications from heart surgery. At the time of her death, she was surrounded by her family, including her beloved husband of 41 years Steve Schroeder, son Dr. Nick Schroeder, daughter Dr. Courtney Schroeder, and sister Martha Nicholson of Sterling, Virginia.
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Otis Samuel Frazier, Jr.
Jul 2, 2022
Mr. Otis Samuel Frazier, Jr. of South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022, at his home. He was born April 22, 1929, in Mecklenburg County, VA and was 93 years old. He was the son of the late Otis S. Frazier, Sr. and the late Ida Mae Glasscock Frazier and was married to Ann Anderson Frazier, who survives....
Margie Newton Heath
Jul 2, 2022
Mrs. Margie Newton Heath of Scottsburg, VA passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022. She was born May 26, 1938 in Mecklenburg County, VA and was 84 years old. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Hammett Newton and the late Jeanette Wiles Newton and was married to Aubrey Wayne Heath, who survives.
She was a member of the...
Betty Conner Anderson
Jul 1, 2022
Betty Carol Conner Anderson of South Boston, VA passed away July 1, 2022. She was born in Halifax County on January 30, 1944 and was 78 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Emmitt William Conner and the late Sally Pat Moore Conner.
She was of the Baptist faith. Betty loved Christmas lights, gardening, Bingo,...
Nellie Hazelwood Snead
Jun 30, 2022
Nellie Lennie Hazelwood Snead of Clover, VA passed away June 30, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on October 8, 1927 and was 94 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Jack Hazelwood and the late Nellie Lacks Hazelwood. She was married to the late John Lewis Snead.
She was a member of Clover...
Elizabeth Maxey Willis
Jun 30, 2022
Elizabeth Bays Maxey Willis of Halifax, VA passed away June 30, 2022. She was born in Richmond on January 4, 1941 and was 81 years of age. She was the daughter of the late William Dabbs Maxey and the late Billie Bays Meade Maxey. She was married to the late Dr. Calvin Johnson Willis.
She was a faithful member...
Emmett Apple Tuck, Jr.
Jun 26, 2022
Emmett Apple Tuck, Jr., a resident of Virgilina, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, June 26th at the age of 88. He was a direct descendent of John Tuck, who settled in the Virgilina area in 1761.
Mr. Tuck was a graduate of Virgilina High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served in the United...
Willie Monroe Lacks
Jun 22, 2022
Willie Monroe Lacks of Randolph, VA passed away at his home on June 22, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on June 10, 1941, and was 81 years of age. He was the son of the late Willie Lewis Lacks and the late Cora Seamster Lacks. He would have been married for 61 years this coming August 12...
Marshall Edward Hancock
Jun 19, 2022
Marshall Edward Hancock of Nathalie, VA passed away June 19, 2022. He was born in Halifax County on August 14, 1938 and was 83 years of age. He was the son of the late Richard Presley Hancock and the late Mattie Clay Hancock. He was married to Mary Wilborn Hancock who survives. He was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church...
Walter Cardwell Smith
Jun 19, 2022
Walter Cardwell Smith of Halifax, VA passed away June 19, 2022. He was born in Chase City, VA on May 16, 1941 and was 81 years of age. He was the son of the late Banner Smith and the late Emma Brooks Smith. He was married to Betty Epps Smith who survives. He was United States Army Veteran. Walter retired...
Mary Dudley Harrison
Jun 18, 2022
Mary Dudley Harrison of South Boston, VA passed away June 18, 2022. She was born in Franklin County, VA on April 14, 1940, and was 82 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Hobert Dudley and the late Doris Turner Dudley. She was married to the late Julian Randolph Harrison, Jr.
She was a very active...
Velda Knapp Sigley
Jun 18, 2022
Velda Elizabeth Knapp Sigley, 65, passed away on June 18, 2022. She was born on March 1, 1957, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA. The daughter of the late Ralph Norman Knapp and the late Etta Marie (Hevener) Knapp of Monterey, VA. She was married to the late Roger Sigley.
She was a beloved wife, mother, and...
Dolly Ligon
Jun 17, 2022
On June 17, 2022 Dolly Ligon went to be with the Lord after a 6 month illness. She is preceded in death by her father Wyatt Neal, mother Gracie Hudson, brothers Robert and Lee, sister Roseanne, Virginia, twin sister Polly and her oldest son Mark.
She is survived by her sister Mary Williams, her remaining children Sherly Boccabello, her husband...
Faye Wilmouth Evans
Jun 15, 2022
Gloria Faye Wilmouth Evans of Alton, VA passed away June 15, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on July 3, 1944 and was 77 years of age. She was the daughter of the late James Shirley Wilmouth and the late Mary John Whitlow Wilmouth. She was married to the late William Homer Evans.
She was a faithful...
Sandra Trent Epps
Jun 14, 2022
Sandra Trent Epps of South Boston, VA passed away June 14, 2022. She was born in Halifax County on May 3, 1962 and was 60 years of age. She was the daughter of Carolyn Wilborne Miller and the late Hal Watkins Trent, Sr. She was married to the late Timothy Allen Epps.
She attended South Boston Church of God....
Juanita Wilkerson Smiley
Jun 11, 2022
Mrs. Juanita Wilkerson Smiley of South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022. She was born December 1,1929 in Halifax County, VA and was 92 years old. She was the daughter of the late Troy Hannable Wilkerson and the late Eddie Catherine Owen Wilkerson and was married to the late John Clifton “Click” Smiley. She was a member of...
Lillie Mae Perkins Keatts
Jun 10, 2022
Lillie Mae Perkins Keatts “Pee Wee” went to her Heavenly Father on Friday, June 10th, 2022. She was born February 15, 1928 and was 94 years old. Lillie Mae was preceded in death by her husband, Jasper Turner “Jack” Keatts; her only son, James Turner Keatts, her parents, Issac Thomas and Lillie Landrum Perkins; siblings Thomas Perkins Jr., Douglas Perkins,...
Norman Wilson Garber
Jun 9, 2022
Norman Wilson Garber of South Boston, VA passed away June 9, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on September 26, 1932, and was 89 years of age. He was the son of the late James Milton Garber and the late Maude Wilkerson Garber. He was married to the late Virginia Glass Garber. Norman was a Korean War Veteran...
Kenneth Alan Cochran
Jun 8, 2022
Kenneth Alan Cochran of South Boston, VA passed away June 8, 2022. He was born in Sharon, PA on June 12, 1949, and was 72 years of age. He was the son of the late Glen Derwood Cochran and the late Eleanor Marie McPherson.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a proud supporter of National...
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