Obituaries
Gay Lyn Griffin
Aug 30, 2024
Mrs. Gay Lyn Griffin of Alton, VA passed away Friday, August 30, 2024 at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Martinsville, VA on August 15, 1961 and was 63 years old. She was the daughter of the late George Wendall Griffin and the late Linda Stella Williams Ford.
She was of the Baptist faith. Gay loved to knit,...
James Leroy Farmer, Sr.
Aug 30, 2024
Mr. James Leroy Farmer, Sr. of Halifax, VA passed away Friday, August 30, 2024, at his home. He was born November 6, 1937, in Halifax County, VA and was 86 years old. He was the son of the late Martha Farmer Pollard. Leroy was married to the late Myrna Temple Overby Farmer.
Leroy was of the Baptist faith. In his free...
Stuart Wilson Guthrie, Sr.
Aug 29, 2024
Stuart Wilson Guthrie, Sr. of Nathalie, VA passed away August 29, 2024 at the age of 97. He was born in Halifax County, VA on September 14, 1926 to the late Lee Guthrie and the late Daisy Cothran Guthrie. He was married to the late Frances Powell Guthrie.
He was a member of Hunting Creek Baptist Church and a member of...
Claude Edward Huff
Aug 27, 2024
Mr. Claude Edward Huff of Halifax, VA passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the age of 82. He was born in Person County, NC on December 18, 1941, to the late Elizabeth Critcher Huff and the late Flem Edward Huff. He was married for 42 years to Moneta Yeatts Huff who survives.
Mr. Huff retired from A&P Food Stores after...
Michael Davis Nichols
Aug 26, 2024
Michael Davis Nichols of Halifax, VA passed away Monday, August 26, 2024 at the age of 61. He was born in Halifax, VA on October 18, 1962 to Faye Bennett Nichols and the late Davis Nichols. He was married to Kimberly Stephens Nichols who survives.
He was a dedicated Deacon at Hunting Creek Baptist Church. Michael worked as a Control Room...
Sarah Crenshaw Wilmoth
Aug 26, 2024
Mrs. Sarah Crenshaw Wilmoth of Vernon Hill, VA passed away Monday, August 26, 2024 in Charlottesville, VA. She was born in Halifax County, VA July 28,1951 and was 73 years old. She was the daughter of the late Bertram Roy Crenshaw Jr. and the late Selma Hamlett Crenshaw.
She was of the Baptist faith and was a former employee of Tultex...
Gail McCrary Carter
Aug 21, 2024
Gail McCrary Carter (aka GG) of Chesapeake, VA formerly of South Boston, VA passed away August 21, 2024 at the age of 85. She was born September 1, 1938 in Salisbury, NC to the late Lyman Swepson McCrary and the late Frances William Smith McCrary. She was married to the late Jerry Thomas Carter for almost 60 years.
She was a...
Robert Eugene Williams
Aug 19, 2024
Robert Eugene Williams was born on December 20, 1952, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is the son of Clarence J. Williams and Ida C. Williams. Robert fell asleep in death on Monday, August 19, 2024 at the Memorial Regional Medical Center in Richmond, VA. He was married to Susan (wife of 39 years).
Robert received a Bachelor of Science Degree...
Charles Allen Conner, Sr.
Aug 18, 2024
Charles Allen Conner, Sr. of South Boston, VA passed away August 18, 2024 at the age of 65. He was born in Halifax County on June 29, 1959 to the late Andrew Thomas Conner and the late Mable Estelle Perkins Conner. He was married to Kimberly Coon Conner. Charles loved hunting, Fishing, NASCAR And spending time with his loved ones.
Left...
Janice Wall Hodges
Aug 10, 2024
Mrs. Janice Wall Hodges, 64, of Nathalie, VA passed away Saturday, August 10, 2024, at her home. She was born April 5, 1960, in Fredericksburg, VA to the late Woodrow T. Wall and the late Dorothy Snead Wall. Janice was married for 33 years to her husband George Hodges who survives.
Mrs. Hodges was a member of the Catawba Baptist Church....
Annie Bell Smith Snead
Aug 10, 2024
Mrs. Annie Bell Smith Snead, 90, of Scottsburg, VA passed away Saturday, August 10, 2024, at her home. She was born April 6,1934 in Halifax County, VA to the late Samuel Howard Smith and the late Virgie King Smith. Annie was married for 68 years to the late Edward Dewey Snead Sr.
Mrs. Snead was a member of the Fork Baptist...
Claiborne "Kip" Coleman Pottage, Jr.
Aug 7, 2024
Claiborne Coleman “Kip” Pottage, Jr. of South Boston passed away August 7, 2024 at the age of 47. He was born in Halifax County, VA on January 4, 1977 to Mary Ellen Rickman Lowery and the late Claiborne Coleman Pottage, Sr.
He was of the Christian faith. Kip lived life to the fullest and loved horses, hunting, fishing, and boating. He...
Charles David "C.D." Covington
Aug 3, 2024
Charles David Covington, affectionately known as "C.D.," was called home to be with his Lord on August 3, 2024, at the age of 89. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 3, 1934, in Halifax County, at a place fondly referred to as "the Cove."
Mr. Covington enjoyed a successful career in the grocery industry, holding...
Barney Dean Newberry
Aug 2, 2024
Mr. Barney Dean Newberry of South Boston, VA transitioned to glory on August 2, 2024. He was born September 17,1946 in Decatur, IL and was 77 years old. He was the son of the late Green Darnel Newberry and the late Lola Fay Knight Newberry and was married to Diane Jacobus Newberry for 55 joy filled years.
Barney received his Bachelor...
Bernice Claire Carroll Cowling Grant
Aug 1, 2024
GRANT, Bernice Claire Carroll Cowling
Bernice was born on August 17,1931 and died on August 1,2024. She was predeceased by two sisters and three brothers, her first husband, Clifford Cowling Sr. and her second husband, Fred Grant, her son Michael Cowling, and her granddaughter Melissa Cowling. She is survived by her oldest son Clifford Cowling Jr., one grandchild and five great-grandchildren....
Violet Ebbert Snead
Jul 31, 2024
Violet Ebbert Snead of South Boston passed away peacefully at her home on July 31, 2024 at the age of 94. She was born in Harrisonburg, PA on October 4, 1929 to the late William Shoemaker Ebbert and the late Florence Lun Ebbert. She was married for 58 years to the late Otis Bowie Snead, Jr.
She was a member of...
Helen Crenshaw Morris
Jul 26, 2024
Helen Crenshaw Morris of South Boston, VA passed away July 26, 2024 at the blessed age of 99. She was born in Clover, VA on December 8, 1924 to the late Eula Crenshaw and the late Elise Newbill Crenshaw. She was married to the late George Bandy Morris. She was a member of Mt. Laurel United Methodist Church.
Left to cherish...
Paula Dickerson Boccabello
Jul 25, 2024
Paula Dickerson Boccabello, 57, a 32-year resident of Churchton, MD, and previously of Clover, VA, passed away suddenly on July 25, 2024 in Annapolis, MD. Born November 27, 1966, to the late Norman Wayne Dickerson and Polly Neal Dickerson, she graduated from Halifax County High School before moving to Maryland in 1992. For the past 15 years, she managed Annapolis...
Sheila Hope Davis
Jul 21, 2024
Sheila Hope Davis of Vernon Hill, VA passed away on July 21, 2024 at the age of 68. She was born in Halifax County on February 25, 1956 to the late Orey Kent Davis and the late Lottie Thelma Davis. She was a member of Oak Level Presbyterian Church but attended Mountain Road Baptist Church. Sheila enjoyed painting, tending to...
Robert Walter Hermanowski
Jul 20, 2024
Robert Walter Hermanowski of Halifax, VA formerly of Hunterdon County, NJ passed away on July 20, 2024, at the age of 78. He was born in Scranton, PA on November 17, 1945, to the late Walter James Hermanowski and the late Helen Stanislowski Hermanowski.
Robert proudly served his country during the Vietnam war by joining the United States Army. He was...
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