Obituaries
James Louis Davis, Sr.
Jan 14, 2022
James Louis “Jim” Davis, Sr. of Halifax, VA passed away January 14, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on July 25, 1943 and was 78 years old. He was the son of the late James Matthew Davis and the late Emma Richardson Davis. He was married to Diane Saunders Davis who survives.
He was a member of...
Harper Edward Cole, Jr.
Jan 14, 2022
Mr. Harper Edward Cole, Jr. of Cary, NC passed way Friday, January 14, 2022 at the Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. He was born November 25, 1936 in Halifax County, VA and was 85 years old. He was the son of the late Harper E. Cole, Sr. and the late Hazel Hudson Cole and was married to Virginia “Giny” Patterson...
Cherry Roberson Burnette
Jan 13, 2022
Cherry Roberson Burnette of South Boston, VA passed away January 13, 2022. She was born in Orange County, NC on May 20, 1938 and was 83 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Edward J. Roberson and the late Virginia Louise Horton Roberson. She was married to the late Robert Joseph Burnette.
She was a member...
Miriam Hammett Flesher
Jan 13, 2022
Miriam Toney Hammett Flesher, a woman of abiding faith in God, love of family and passion for music, died Thursday, January 13, 2022, at home in Halifax, Virginia. She was 91.
Miriam was a member of the Music Teachers National Association and instructed generations of young piano students in a career spanning nearly 40 years. She also taught in...
George "Peanut" Edward Adcock
Jan 12, 2022
George Edward “Peanut” Adcock of South Boston, VA passed away January 12, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on October 17, 1946 and was 75 years of age. He was the son of the late Norman Giles Adcock and the late Gladys Mae Parrish Adcock.
He was a member of Mt. Cana United Methodist Church and...
Arthur Douglas Dell'Aria
Jan 10, 2022
Arthur Douglas Dell’Aria of South Boston, VA passed away January 10, 2022. He was born in Washington D.C. on September 8, 1944 and was 77 years of age. He was the son of the late Paul Salvatore Dell’Aria and the late Phyllis Smith Dell’Aria. He was married to Barbara Short Dell’Aria who survives.
Arthur graduated undergrad at Bridgewater College...
Jimmie Bane Watts
Jan 8, 2022
Mr. Jimmie Bane Watts of Scottsburg, VA passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 in South Boston, Va. He was born in Halifax County on October 8, 1935 and was 86 years old. He was the son of the late Samuel William Watts and the late Ruby Snead Watts and was married to Carolyn Faye Watts who survives. He was...
Bobbie Reese Hill
Jan 8, 2022
Mrs. Bobbie Reese Hill of Nathalie, VA, passed away January 8th, 2022. She was born in Charlotte County, Virginia on November 15th, 1936 to the late Robert and Cecil Coates Reese and was 85 years of age. She was married to Will Rogers Hill who survives. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Republican Grove. A caring and...
Jesse Linwood Baker
Jan 8, 2022
Mr. Jesse “Dick” Linwood Baker of Halifax, VA passed away January 8th, 2022. He was born, February 4, 1936, in Tarboro, North Carolina to the late John Frank and Louise Elizabeth Matthews Baker and was 85 years old. He was married to the late Dorothy “Christine” Moore for 64 years. He was a retired supervisor at J.P. Stevens. He loved...
Mary Lois Tharpe Crenshaw Buchannan
Jan 2, 2022
Mary Lois Tharpe Crenshaw Buchannan danced her way to heaven on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the age of 88 years. Born in Saxe, VA on September 2, 1933, Lois was a redhead in every sense of the word and if you knew her, you never forgot her.
As a young wife and mother, she and her first husband Claude...
Walter Leonard Riddle
Jan 1, 2022
Walter Leonard Riddle of Danville, VA passed away January 1, 2022. He was born in South Boston, VA on October 30, 1939 and was 82 years of age. He was the son of the late Walter C. Riddle and the late Edna Riddle.
He was a member of Dan River Baptist Church where he loved singing in the...
James P. Cassada
Jan 1, 2022
Mr. James P. Cassada, Jr. of South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the Clarksville Health and Rehab. He was born September 1, 1942 in Halifax County, VA and was 79 years old. He was the son of the late James Preston Cassada, Sr., and the late Evelyn Morse Cassada and was married to Diane Roberts Cassada,...
Mitchell Dean Bray
Jan 1, 2022
Mr. Mitchell Dean Bray of Nathalie, VA passed way Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the South Boston Health and Rehab. He was born June 1, 1954 in Halifax County, VA and was 67 years old. He was the son of the late John L. Bray and the late Bernice S. Bray.
He was a member of the Liberty United...
Jean Fears Moorefield
Dec 31, 2021
Mrs. Jean Fears Moorefield of Nathalie, VA passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born in Halifax County, VA on September 14, 1951 and was 70 years old. She was the daughter of the late Joe Joseph Fears, Jr. and the late Louise Seamster Fears. She was a member of Providence Presbyterian Church and...
Timmy Carol Vassar
Dec 29, 2021
Timmy Carol Vassar of Clover, VA passed away December 29, 2021. He was born in Halifax County, VA on December 18, 1960 and was 61 years of age. He was the son of Jane Elizabeth Duffey Vassar Tate and the late Henry Arnold Vassar. He was married to Deborah Hazelwood Vassar who survives.
He was a member of Mt....
Bernice Covington Conner
Dec 28, 2021
Mrs. Bernice Covington Conner of Nathalie, VA passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at her home. She was born in Halifax County on September 15, 1922 and was 99 years old. She was the daughter of the late Spencer Edward Covington and Bessie B. Conner and was married to the late Fulton Carrington Conner. She was a member of...
Cary Hightower Barksdale, Sr.
Dec 25, 2021
Cary Hightower Barksdale, Sr. of Paces, VA passed away December 25, 2021. He was born in Danville, VA on November 21, 1941 and was 80 years of age. He was the son of the late Charles Beverly Barksdale and the late Mary Schofield Barnes Barksdale. He was married to Marsha Jeter Barksdale who survives.
He was a life time...
Rebecca Lynn Whitlow
Dec 24, 2021
The family of Rebecca Lynn Whitlow, who unexpectedly passed away on December 24th 2021, will be having a celebration of her life at First Baptist Church of South Boston on Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation with her family will be held before the service, from 10:00am to 11:00am at the church. Several of her close musical friends...
Rebecca Lynn Whitlow
Dec 24, 2021
An accomplished vocal artist, Rebecca Lynn Whitlow who performed in concert and operas in the United States and abroad, was born on February 25, 1963 in Winston-Salem, NC. She was the beloved daughter of Mr. Thomas Wilborn Whitlow and Mrs. Dora West Whitlow. She died suddenly and unexpectedly at her family home in South Boston on Christmas Eve, while visiting...
Nancy S. Voncannon
Dec 23, 2021
Mrs. Nancy Richardson Satterfield Voncannon passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born September 8, 1943 in Halifax County, VA and was 78 years old. She was the daughter of the late Ben Richardson and the late Julia Satterfield Richardson.
She was a member of the Beth Car Baptist Church and the...
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