Obituaries
Sheila Parks Matze
Feb 8, 2022
Sheila Parks Matze of South Boston, VA passed away February 8, 2022. She was born in South Boston, VA on June 5, 1959 and was 62 years of age. She was the daughter of Mary Snead Parks and the late Broaddus Wilson Parks.
She was a member of Clover Baptist Church. Sheila loved cats, animals, her friends and...
Jackie Porter Smoot
Feb 8, 2022
Mrs. Helen Porter “Jackie” Smoot of South Boston, VA passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.She was born in South Boston on January 3, 1949 and was 73 years old. She was the daughter of the late James W. Porter and the late Helen Coleman Phillips Porter and was married to Edward Lemuel Smoot, Jr. who survives.
She was a...
Donald Mitchell Bowes
Feb 4, 2022
Mr. Donald Mitchell Bowes of South Boston, VA passed away on Friday, February 4, 2022 at his home. He was born in Halifax County on December 4, 1956 and was 65 years old. He was the son of the late Raymond Banks Bowes and Faye Cliborne Solomon and was married to Mary Redd Bowes. He was employed by Louisiana Pacific....
Audrey Powell Pittard
Feb 3, 2022
Audrey Powell Pittard of Halifax, VA passed away February 3, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on January 13, 1933 and was 89 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Mel Lacy Powell and the late Martha Nolan Powell. She was married to the late Johnnie Edward Pittard, Sr.
She was a member of...
James "Jody" Joseph Watts
Feb 3, 2022
James Joseph “Jody” Watts of Clarksville, VA passed away February 3, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on February 11, 1947 and was 74 years of age. He was the son of the late Samuel Watts and the late Ruby Snead Watts. He was married to Barbara D. Watts who survives.
He was of the Baptist Faith....
Dwyane Edward Cash, Sr.
Jan 29, 2022
Dwyane Edward Cash, Sr. of Scottsburg, VA passed away January 29, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on November 22, 1967 and was 54 years of age. He was the son of Roy Edward and Linda Conner Cash. He was married to Maureen Cash.
He attended Friendship United Methodist Church in Chase City.
Dwyane Edward...
Rebecca Francis Hogan
Jan 28, 2022
Rebecca Francis Hogan of Halifax, VA passed away January 28, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on April 27, 1943 and was 78 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Hamon Francis and the late Lelia Cash Francis. She was married to the late Robert Lee Hogan.
She was a member of Centerville Baptist...
Wayne Vanus Gordon
Jan 27, 2022
Wayne Vanus Gordon of Danville, VA passed away January 27, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on July 3, 1944 and was 78 years of age. He was the son of the late Eugene Gordon and the late Marjorie Wimberly Gordon. He was a member of Harmony United Methodist Church. Wayne Vanus Gordon is survived by: His Daughter...
Katie Lee Chappell
Jan 26, 2022
Katie Lee Abbott Chappell of Halifax County, VA passed away January 25,2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on February 2, 1933 and was 87 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Joel Thomas Abbott and the late Alice Ray Hubbard Abbott. She was married to the late John Phillip Chappell, Jr.
She was a...
Ruby Nancy Magdalene Stump Helton Hogan
Jan 24, 2022
Ruby Nancy Magdalene Stump Helton Hogan of Alton, VA passed away January 24, 2022. She was born in Franklin County, VA on November 26, 1940 and was 81 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Melvin Wilson Stump and the late India Clay Stump.
She was of the Baptist faith.
Ruby Nancy Magdalene...
Bertha Seamster Mitchell
Jan 21, 2022
Mrs. Bertha Seamster Mitchell of Halifax, VA passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022. She was born in Halifax County on February 20, 1942 and was 79 years old. She was the daughter of the late James William Seamster and the late Ruby Moore Seamster and was married to the late Benjamin Franklin Mitchell Sr. She loved cooking, watching TV...
John Richard Gregory
Jan 21, 2022
Gregory, John Richard, 85, of South Boston, Virginia, passed away on January 21st, 2022. He was born in Rocky Gap, Virginia on November 28th, 1936 to John Higgenbotham Gregory and Ollie Mae Linkous Gregory. He was married for 66 years to Constance “Connie” Jones Gregory, who survives him. He is also survived by his son Richard “Rick”; four grandchildren, Lauren,...
Dorothy Throckmorton Ellington
Jan 18, 2022
Dorothy Throckmorton Ellington of South Boston, VA passed away January 18, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on November 30, 1934 and was 87 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Claude T. Throckmorton and the late Annie Burton Throckmorton. She was married to the late Ryland Ellington.
She was a member of Scottsburg...
Ruth Martin Puryear
Jan 15, 2022
Ruth Martin Phillips Puryear of South Boston, VA passed away January 15, 2022. She was born in Scottsburg, VA on July 31, 1938 and was 83 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Martin and the late Gracie Lloyd Martin.
She was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. Ruth loved working in the...
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...
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