Obituaries
Faye Terry McGhee
Jan 17, 2021
Pauline Faye Terry McGhee of Nathalie, VA. passed away January 17, 2021. She was born in Nathalie, VA on February 11, 1939 and was 81 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Paul Clayton Terry and the late Lillian Mae Hodges Terry. She was married to the late Robert Edward McGhee.
Dion Ledray Stanfield
Jan 16, 2021
Dion Ledray Stanfield was born on October 24, 1981 in South Boston, VA. He was the son of the late Carolyn G. Ballou and the late Leon Benjamin Stanfield. Dion departed this life on Saturday morning, January 16, 2021. Dion attended Halifax County Public Schools.
Dion was proceeded in death by both his parents and one sibling. Carolyn G. Ballou,...
Danny W. Bomar
Jan 15, 2021
Mr. Danny W. Bomar of Clover, VA passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He was born October 18, 1953 in Campbell County, Virginia and was 67 years old. He was the son of the late Kenneth Thornton Bomar and Rayleen Crews Bomar, who survives.
He was a member of the Childrey Baptist...
Rose Marie Clay Curry
Jan 14, 2021
Rose Marie Clay Curry of South Boston, VA passed away January 14, 2021. She was born in Oxford, NC on April 25, 1951 and was 69 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Noel (Duncan) Clay and the late Virginia Bass Clay.
She was of the Baptist Faith.
Rose Marie Clay Curry is...
John Wayne Irby
Jan 10, 2021
John Wayne Irby of Clover, VA passed away January 10, 2021, the 62nd wedding anniversary of his marriage to Rebecca “Becky” Conner Irby. He was born in Halifax County, VA on November 24, 1939 and was 81 years of age. He was the son of the late James Clarence Irby and the late Elizabeth Walker Irby.
He was...
Valeria Whitt Conner
Jan 6, 2021
Valeria Whitt Conner of Scottsburg, VA passed away January 6, 2021. She was born in Halifax County, VA on August 25, 1929 and was 91 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Whitt and the late Gladys Warren Long Whitt. She was married to the late Joseph Hagood Conner, Sr.
She was a member of...
Joan Florence Whitt
Jan 6, 2021
Joan Florence Whitt of Nathalie, VA passed away January 6, 2021. She was born in White Plains, NY on August 31, 1941 and was 79 years of age. She was the daughter of the late John B. Whitt, Sr. and the late Florine Pierce Whitt.
She attended Beth Car Baptist Church. Joan was a member in the Virginia...
Stephen Harris Drury
Jan 6, 2021
Stephen Harris Drury of South Boston, VA passed away January 6, 2021. He was born in Halifax County, VA on March 26, 1954 and was 66 years of age. He was the son of the late Oscar Reid Drury, Sr. and the late Ruby Brown Drury.
Stephen Harris Drury graduated from Halifax County High School and Danville Community...
James Earl Powell
Jan 4, 2021
James Earl Powell of Nathalie, VA passed away January 4, 2021. He was born in Halifax, VA on February 28, 1944 and was 76 years of age. He was the son of the late James H. Powell and the late Mary Conner Powell.
He attended Fork Baptist Church.
James Earl Powell is survived by:
His Daughter
Donna...
Dr. Calvin Johnson Willis
Jan 4, 2021
Dr. Calvin Johnson Willis of Halifax, VA passed away January 4, 2021. He was born in Crewe, VA on August 6, 1936 and was 84 years of age. He was the son of the late Calvin Stuart Willis and the late Virginia Francis Johnson Willis. He was married to Elizabeth "Betty" Maxey Willis who survives.
Dr. Willis graduated from...
Virginia Ann Miller Garmon
Jan 4, 2021
Virginia Ann Miller Garmon, daughter of the late Gordon Luther Miller and Carrie Roberts Leath Miller died on January 4, 2021 at Lynchburg General. Ms. Garmon was born on July 20, 1926 in Taff, Alabama where she spent her childhood on a cotton farm. Following high school graduation at Gaylesville High School, she entered the University of Montevallo in Montevallo,...
Herbert "Les" Lester Powell, Jr.
Jan 3, 2021
Herbert Lester “Les” Powell, Jr. of Timberlake, NC passed away January 3, 2021. He was born in Halifax County, VA on November 29, 1954 and was 66 years of age. He was the son of the late Herbert Lester Powell, Sr. and the late Shirley Burton Powell.
He was a member of Ash Avenue Baptist Church and Virginia...
Nancy Keeling Nichols
Jan 3, 2021
Nancy Keeling Nichols of Clover, VA passed away January 3, 2021. She was born in Lynchburg, VA on October 4, 1935 and was 85 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Jack Milton Keeling and the late Edna Virginia Ragland Keeling. She was married to the late Ray Nichols.
She was a faithful member of Clover...
Margaret Leah Needham Robbins
Jan 2, 2021
Margaret Leah Needham Robbins passed away peacefully at her home in Stuart, FL on January 2, 2021. She was born in Columbus County, NC on October 19, 1920, the daughter of Christopher C. Needham and Thania Whitley Needham. She was married to the late John H. Robbins, Sr.
She was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church, South Boston,...
Lillian Smith "Cindy" Wilmoth
Dec 31, 2020
Lillian S. “Cindy” Wilmoth of Scottsburg, VA passed away December 31, 2020. She was born in Halifax County on January 30 ,1928 and was 92 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Howard Smith and the late Virgie Allen King smith. She was married to the late Andrew Lee Wilmoth. She was a member of Bethel...
William Martin Godwin, Jr.
Dec 28, 2020
William Martin Godwin of South Boston, VA passed away December 28, 2020. He was born in Raleigh, NC on December 12, 1941 and was 79 years of age. He was the son of the late William Martin Godwin, Sr. and the late Lanie Wade Godwin.
He was of the Episcopal Faith. William graduated from East Carolina University where...
Judy Carol Perkins Ford
Dec 27, 2020
Mrs. Judy Carol Perkins Ford passed away on December 27, 2020. She was born on August 23, 1954 in Halifax County to the late Neil Vernon Perkins and the late Janie Ellen Puryear Perkins. She graduated from Halifax County High School and attended Longwood College. When her children were small, Judy stayed at home and took care of them. She...
Paulette Griffith Lawrence
Dec 27, 2020
Mrs. Paulette Griffith Lawrence of West Jefferson, NC passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at her mother's home in South Boston. She was born in Richmond, VA on March 4, 1952 and was 68 years old. She was the daughter of the late Archie Ray Griffith Sr. and Lavonne DeHart Chernault who survives.
Paulette graduated from Randolph Henry...
Dennis Warden Osborne
Dec 26, 2020
Dennis Warden Osborne of Virgilina, VA passed away December 26, 2020. He was born in Beckley, WV on October 8, 1946 and was 74 years of age. He was the son of the late Ozie Osborne and the late Pauline Crockett Osborne. He was married to the late Carol Osborne.
Dennis Warden Osborne is survived by:
His Children
Angela...
Russell Franklin "Bubba" Short, Jr.
Dec 25, 2020
Mr. Russell Franklin “Bubba” Short Jr. of Halifax, VA passed away on December 25, 2020 at his home. He was born in Halifax County on September 26, 1948 and was 72 years old. He was the son of the late Russell Franklin Short Sr. and Annie Virginia Davis Short and was married to Shirley Smith Short who survives. He was...
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