Obituaries
Freeda Harman Akers
Jun 7, 2022
Mrs. Freeda Harman Akers of Halifax, VA passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in Midlothian, VA. She was born December 6, 1926 in Willis, VA and was 95 1/2 years old. She was the daughter of the late Cornelius C. Harman and the late Minnie Etta Weddle Harman and was married to the late William “Bill” Akers.
She was a...
Rachel Ellen Jones
Jun 7, 2022
Rachel Ellen Jones, 87, passed away on June 7, 2022, after a tough battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Newman and Rachel Pugh Jones, and her brother Paul M. Jones. She is survived by 3 nephews, Douglas V. Jones (Frances), of Glen Allen, VA, Gordon K. Jones and Michael D....
Patricia Newbill Cole
Jun 2, 2022
Patricia Newbill Cole of Alton, VA passed away June 2, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on September 15, 1934, and was 87 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Earl Newbill and the late Elizabeth Priest Newbill. She was first married to the late Milton Ray Meade and then to the late Alexander...
Donald Keith Barnes
Jun 2, 2022
Don was born February 10, 1930, in Mechanicsburg, PA to Raymond Scott Barnes and Florence Simmons Barnes. He graduated from Mechanicsburg High School and Lehigh University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He served in the United States Navy from 1954 to 1957 and worked for Westinghouse Electric Corp. until his retirement in 1990. In his retirement he actively served...
Kevin Scott Parrish
May 28, 2022
Kevin Scott Parrish of Dillwyn, VA passed away May 28, 2022. He was born in Raleigh, NC on July 25, 1989, and was 32 years of age. He was the son of Roger Lee Parrish and Barbara Lee Mills Parrish.
Kevin Scott Parrish is survived by:
His Children
Kevin Scot Parrish
Zailey Walters
His Mother
Barbara Mills Parrish...
Harvey Forrest Alderson
May 26, 2022
Harvey Forrest Alderson of South Boston, VA passed away May 26, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on April 26, 1963, and was 59 years of age. He was the son of the late Edgar Harvey Alderson and the late Eleanor Boswell Alderson.
He was a member of Black Walnut Baptist Church. Forrest loved working on...
Jack Robert Wiles
May 25, 2022
Jack Robert Wiles of South Boston, VA passed away May 25, 2022. He was born in Pittsylvania County, VA on May 12, 1936, and was 86 years of age. He was the son of the late Armistead Y. Wiles and the late Odell Owen Wiles. He was married to Carolyn Everett Wiles who survives.
He was a member of...
Barbara Jean Hazelwood
May 25, 2022
Barbara Jean H. Hazelwood of Clover, VA passed away May 25, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on October 29, 1944, and was 77 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Willie Lee Hazelwood, Jr., and the late Annie Elizabeth King Hazelwood. She was married to the late Joseph Benford “Joe” Hazelwood.
She was...
Alfred Lee Burkholder, Jr.
May 22, 2022
Alfred Lee Burkholder, Jr. of South Boston, VA passed away May 22, 2022. He was born in Lynchburg, VA on September 16, 1957, and was 64 years of age. He was the son of Marilyn Yates Burkholder and the late Alfred Lee “Al” Burkholder, Sr. Lee was a man of service, he was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, served...
Betty Smith Sneed
May 22, 2022
Betty Smith Sneed of Halifax, VA passed away May 22, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on October 16, 1951, and was 70 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Thomas E. Smith and the late Martha Martin Smith.
She was a long-time member of Bethel Baptist Church. Betty loved to bake cakes,...
Carolyn Horton Jones
May 17, 2022
Carolyn Horton Jones of South Boston, VA passed away May 17, 2022. She was born in Evansville, IN on December 26, 1943, and was 78 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Herman Horton and the late Marybelle Beck Horton. She enjoyed a long happy marriage with Wallace Wayne Jones.
Carolyn loved her children and grandchildren,...
Ryland Stafford Hardy
May 13, 2022
Ryland Stafford Hardy of Nathalie, VA passed away May 13, 2022 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, VA on October 2, 1934 and was 87 years of age. He was the son of the late William Stafford Hardy and the late Mattie Wilburn Hardy. He was married to Dale Everscott Covington Hardy who survives.
He was...
Carolyn Thomason Waltman
May 12, 2022
Carolyn Thomason Waltman of South Boston, VA passed away May 12, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on July 23, 1939 and was 82 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Carroll Lee Thomason and the late Mary Loftis Thomason. She was married to the late Charles E. Waltman, Jr.
She was a dedicated...
Jerry Lee Hazelwood
May 10, 2022
Jerry Lee Hazelwood of Clover, VA passed away May 10, 2022. He was born in Halifax County on December 23, 1961 and was 60 years old. Son of the late James Edward Hazelwood and the late Cora Lee Powell Hazelwood.
He is survived by
His fiancée of 27 years
Margaret Hernandez
Sons
Christopher, Jerry, Jr., James, and Joshua
Daughters
...
Phyllis Jean McCullock
May 8, 2022
Miss Phyllis Jean McCullock of Halifax, VA passed away on May 8, 2022. She was born in Lynchburg, VA on September 5, 1950 and was 71 years old. She was the daughter of the late Jerry W. McCullock and the late Margaret Earl Keatts McCullock. She was of the Baptist faith.
Phyllis McCullock is survived byOne brotherJerry Lee McCullock of...
Charles Ellsworth Waltman, Jr.
May 5, 2022
Charles Ellsworth Waltman, Jr. of South Boston, VA passed away May 5, 2022. He was born in Person County, NC on October 10, 1932 and was 89 years of age. He was the son of the late Charles E. Waltman, Sr and the late Virginia Hood Waltman Loftis. He was married to Carolyn Thomason Waltman.
He was a member...
William Michial Woolard
May 3, 2022
William Michial Woolard “Mike”, of South Boston, VA passed away at his home, surrounded by loved ones, on May 3, 2022. He was 77 years old. Mike was born in Washington DC on September 29, 1944 and raised in Durham (Bethesda), NC. He was the son of the late William Paul Woolard and the late Bessie Anna Allen Woolard. He...
MaryLee Kerby
May 1, 2022
MaryLee Kerby of South Boston, VA passed away May 1, 2022. She was born in South Amboy, NJ on November 22, 1965 and was 56 years of age. She was the daughter of Christian Stahl Kerby and Mary Ann Pfeiffer Kerby.
She was of the Catholic Faith.
MaryLee Kerby is survived by:
Two Children
ToniAnn Covington and...
Mary Cynthia Crews Kendrick
Apr 30, 2022
Mary Cynthia Crews Kendrick of Nathalie, VA passed away April 30, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on April 11, 1928 and was 94 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Burmah David Crews and the late Elizabeth Whitworth Crews. She was married to the late Howard M. Kendrick.
She was a member of...
Charles Anthony Burton
Apr 29, 2022
Mr. Charles Anthony Burton of Halifax, VA passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, VA on October 2, 1962 and was 59 years old. He was the son of the late Reuben Anthony Burton and the late Elsie Ferrell Burton. He was a former member of Oak Level Presbyterian Church and was...
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