Obituaries
Judy S. Jones
Mar 12, 2021
Judy Sipes Jones of Halifax, VA passed away March 12, 2021. She was born in Mecklenburg, VA on February 27, 1954 and was 67 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Connie Sipes and the late Jessie Lee Poteat Sipes. She was married to the late Ronald Hampton “Ronnie” Jones.
She was a member of South...
Frances Rucker Freeman
Mar 12, 2021
Frances Rucker Freeman of Halifax, VA passed away March 12, 2021. Born in Washington, DC, April 6, 1922 she was 98 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Wooster Dudley Rucker and the late Frances Montgomery Rucker. She was married to the late Arthur Clarico Freeman, III, former Director of Utilities for the City of Norfork.
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Deborah Ann Poole
Mar 7, 2021
Deborah Ann Poole of Nathalie, VA passed away March 7, 2021. She was born in Raleigh, NC on December 31, 1952 and was 68 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Cecil Quinn and the late Sara Beatrice Poole.
Deborah loved gardening and dogs. She will be remembered as a loving sister and friend.
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Isabel Crews Thomason
Mar 4, 2021
Isabel Crews Thomason of South Boston, VA passed away March 4, 2021. She was born in Halifax, VA on February 18, 1929 and was 92 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Abraham Lincoln Crews and the late Bessie Hailey Crews. She was married to the late Robert L. Thomason.
She was a member of Black...
Monroe Edward Tanksley
Mar 4, 2021
Monroe Edward Tanksley of South Boston, VA passed away March 4, 2021. He was born in Halifax County, VA on November 16, 1948 and was 72 years of age. He was the son of the late James Acree Tanksley and the late Susan Ella Elder Tanksley.
Monroe Edward Tanksley is survived by:
Two Aunts
Beatrice Elder Fears of...
Linda McGregor Clay
Mar 1, 2021
Linda McGregor Clay of South Boston, VA passed away March 1, 2021. She was born in Pittsylvania County, VA on November 1, 1945 and was 75 years of age. She was the daughter of the late James McGregor and the late Gladys Calvin McGregor. She was married to the late Woodrow W. Clay, Sr.
She was a member of...
Evelyn Burton Lloyd
Feb 27, 2021
Evelyn Burton Lloyd of Nathalie, VA passed away February 27, 2021. She was born in Halifax County, VA on April 21, 1946 and was 74 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Walter Macon Burton and the late Thurva Sharp Burton. She was married to the late Garnett Taylor Lloyd, Sr.
She was a member of...
Sebastian Robin, Jr.
Feb 27, 2021
Sebastian Robin, Jr.
Sebastian was born April 15, 1939 to the late Sebastian, Sr. and Jennie Robin in the town of Ycloskey, Louisiana. He was the first-born son of 11 children. He passed to his rest on February 27, 2021 at the age of 81 years.
Sebastian started out at an early age working on shrimp boats and...
Velma Quillian Tidwell
Feb 27, 2021
Mrs. Velma Q. Tidwell of South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 at her home. She was born March 26, 1951 in Coke, VA and was 69 years old. She was the daughter of the late Charles L. Quillian and the late Dorothy Hall Quillian and was married to the late Lewis Henry Tidwell. She was a member...
Flora Drewry Bethell Osborne
Feb 26, 2021
Flora Drewry Bethell Osborne passed away peacefully on February 26th, 2021 in Greenwich, Connecticut after a brief illness. She was born in South Boston, Virginia on November 14th, 1930 to Flora Redd Wright Bethell and Henry Embry Coleman Bethell. She was brought up in South Boston.
Flora Drewry graduated from Halifax High School at age 16 and earned a bachelor's...
Harold Wayne Smith
Feb 26, 2021
Mr. Harold Wayne Smith of South Boston, VA passed away Friday, February 26.2021 at the South Boston Health and Rehab. He was born in Halifax County, VA on July 24, 1945 and was 75 years old. He was the son of the late Theodore Smith and the late Olivia F. Smith but was raised by a devoted uncle and aunt,...
H. Carson Douglas
Feb 25, 2021
Carson Douglas of Nathalie, VA passed away February 25, 2021. He was born in Lynchburg, VA on December 7, 1948 and was 72 years of age. He was the son of the late Hubert Coolidge Douglas and the late Pauline Ward Douglas. He was married to the late Louise Davis Douglas.
He was a member of First Baptist...
Trent Hundley Gilliland
Feb 24, 2021
Trent Hundley Gilliland of Roxboro, NC passed away February 24, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Lynchburg, VA on November 8, 1949 and was 71 years of age. He was the son of the late Charles Trent Gilliland and the late Mary Carter Hundley Gilliland.
He was former owner of Gilliland’s Department Store,...
Joe Annie Sfreddo Cavanaugh
Feb 24, 2021
Joe Annie Sfreddo Cavanaugh of Clover, VA passed away February 24, 2021. She was born in Lynch, KY on February 25, 1938 and was 82 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Danielle Sfreddo and the late Elizabeth Varro Sfreddo. She was married to Amiel A. Cavanaugh who survives.
She was of the Baptist faith.
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Patricia "Patty" Hooper Hunter
Feb 23, 2021
Patricia Hooper Hunter of Halifax, VA passed away February 23, 2021. She was born in Bristol Township of Bucks County, PA on October 4, 1964 and was 56 years of age. She was married to Michael Ray Hunter who survives.
She was a member of Beth Car Baptist Church. Patty loved her family, friends and fun at the beach...
Charles Albert Bates III
Feb 17, 2021
Mr. Charles Albert Bates III of Vernon Hill, VA passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. He was born in Halifax County on May 5, 1936 and was 84 years old. He was the son of the late Charles Albert Bates Jr. and the late Sue Barnes Bates and was married to Geneva Womack Bates who survives. He was a...
Teresa Christine Comer
Feb 14, 2021
Teresa Christine Comer of Vernon Hill, VA passed away February 14, 2021. She was born in Halifax County, in November 22, 1965 was 54 years of age. She was the daughter of Virginia Christine C. Beachy and husband Jim and the late Freeman Carry Comer.
Teresa loved rock concerts, Blue Grass music, flat footing and her grandchildren.
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William Dewey Beadles
Feb 10, 2021
William Dewey Beadles of Virgilina, VA passed away February 10, 2021. He was born in Halifax County, VA on March 6, 1948 and was 72 years of age. He was the son of the late Doss Beadles and the late Georgia Hamlett Beadles. He was married to Charlotte Ayers Beadles.
Dewey was an avid fisherman, loved Blue Grass music,...
Betty Ann Eudy Glass
Feb 4, 2021
Betty Ann Eudy Glass of Halifax, VA passed away February 4, 2021. She was born in Halifax County, VA on September 26, 1938 and was 81 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Orin Eudy and the late Betty Throckmorton Eudy. She was married to the late Edgar Grey Glass.
She was a member of Hunting...
Jeffrey Joseph
Feb 4, 2021
Jeffrey Joseph of Columbia, SC passed away February 4, 2021. He was born in New Castle, PA on October 26, 1956 and was 64 years of age. He was the son of the late Donald Patrick Joseph and the late Charlotte Conley Joseph.
He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Jeffrey graduated from the University...
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