Obituaries
James Michael Perkins
May 10, 2017
Mr. James Michael Perkins of South Boston, VA passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Halifax County on April 16, 1982 and was 35 years old. He was the son of James Wesley Perkins and Berniece Crews Perkins. He was a member of Gravel Hill Baptist Church, Piney Creek Hunting Club,...
Douglas Milton Worsham
May 9, 2017
Douglas Milton Worsham of Columbia, SC formerly of Halifax, VA passed away May 9, 2017. He was born in Halifax County, VA on July 9, 1942 and was 74 years of age. He was the son of the late Milton Lafayette Worsham and Elsie Doss Worsham who survives. He was married to the late Nancy Lotz Worsham. He was...
Edith Tuck Palmer
May 8, 2017
Edith Tuck Palmer of Nathalie, VA passed away May 8, 2017. She was born in Halifax County, VA on April 11, 1935 and was 82 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Louis Alexander “Alex” Tuck and the late Irvie Fisher Tuck. She was married to the late Breinard “BJ” Palmer. She was a member of...
Agnes Yates
May 5, 2017
Agnes Millar Yates of South Boston, VA passed away May 5, 2017. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland on November 7, 1920 and was 96 years of age. She was the daughter of the late David Millar and the late Lillian Wallis Millar. She was married to the late William C. Yates. Agnes Millar Yates is survived by: One...
Darryl King Watts
May 1, 2017
Darryl King Watts of Scottsburg, VA passed away May 1, 2017. He was born in Halifax County, VA on September 13, 1958 and was 58 years of age. He was the son of the late Joe Wilson Watts, Jr. and Shirley Walden Watts who survives. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, a member of Scottsburg Baptist...
Josephine Anderson Guill
Apr 29, 2017
Mrs. Josephine Anderson Guill of Scottsburg, VA passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Berry Hill Nursing Home. She was born in Halifax County, VA on March 31, 1933 and was 84 years old. She was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Anderson and the late Bessie Wright Anderson. She was a member of the Buffalo Baptist...
Clayton Vernon Jarmon
Apr 29, 2017
Mr. Clayton Vernon Jarmon of South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Seasons of the Woodview. He was born in Duplin County, NC on November 26, 1932 and was 84 years old. He was the son of the late Thomas Clayton Jarmon and the late Sara Quessie Bostic Jarmon and was married to Lila Jernigan Jarmon,...
Odell Esther Crews Skelton
Apr 29, 2017
Odell Esther Crews Skelton passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017. She was born in Halifax County, VA, August 22, 1922 and was 94 years old. She was the daughter of the late Frank Joseph Crews and Cora Belle Lacks Crews. She was married to the late Paul Jackson Skelton. She was a member of Ellis Creek Baptist Church where she...
Mary Wilkerson
Apr 25, 2017
Mary Chisholm Wilkerson of Scottsburg, VA passed away April 25, 2017. She was born in Halifax County on October 30, 1928 and was 88 years of age. She was the daughter of the late William Chisholm and the late Mattie Cliborne Chisholm. She was married to the late Ira Robey Wilkerson for 62 years. She was a member of...
Francis Brodnax Robertson
Apr 22, 2017
Francis Brodnax Robertson, III, a lifelong resident of Halifax, died peacefully on April 22, 2017 at the Sentara Woodview Nursing Home. Born June 23, 1932, he was the son of the late Francis Brodnax Robertson, Jr. and Mary Coles Hankins Robertson of Halifax, VA. He is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Robertson Wetmore and her husband Kevin of Ashburn, VA...
Susan Melissa Fraser
Apr 20, 2017
Susan Melissa Charles Fraser was born August 7, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida. She was a graduate of the University of Florida and spent her early career as a recreation director in Washington, D.C., and then Miami, Florida, where Susan and Ed returned to be near Susan’s family. Susan also taught as an elementary school teacher in Miami before becoming a...
Thomas Daniel Hickey
Apr 17, 2017
Mr. Thomas Daniel Hickey of South Boston, VA passed away April 17, 2017. He was born in South Boston, VA on April 12, 1945 and was 72 years of age. He was the son the late James Charles Hickey, Sr. and Miriam Dougherty Hickey. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. He also served in the United States...
Minnie Frances Duffey
Apr 17, 2017
Mrs. Minnie Frances Hancock Duffey of Randolph, VA passed away April 17, 2017. She was born in Halifax, County, VA on December 5, 1945 and was 71 years of age. She was the daughter of the late William Harvey Hancock and the late Frances Louise Conner Hancock. She was married to the late James Gray Duffey. She was a member...
Lois Murphy Clark
Apr 15, 2017
Mrs. Lois Murphy Clark of Nathalie, Va., passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Sentara Woodview Nursing Home. She was born in Pittsylvania County Va. on September 07, 1929 and was 87 years old. She was the daughter of the late Elbert Murphy and Selma Owen Murphy and was married to the late Ryland Otie Clark Sr. She was...
Frederick Stanley Black
Apr 14, 2017
Frederick Stanley Black, of 435 Periwinkle Circle, South Boston, VA, died peacefully at home on April 14th, 2017, at the age of 79. He was born on January 24th, 1938. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in South Boston, and served both as a Deacon and High School Sunday School Teacher. Mr. Black also held an affection...
Robert James "BoBo" MacDonald
Apr 14, 2017
Mr. Robert James “BoBo” MacDonald of Clover, Va. passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Fort Belvoir, Va. on October 7, 1963 and was 53 years old. He was the son of the late Col. Robert James MacDonald and Mary Jean “MJ” Williams MacDonald. He attended the Clover Church of God...
Joe Thomas Fisher, Jr.
Apr 4, 2017
Mr. Joe Thomas Fisher, Jr. of Halifax, VA passed away April 4, 2017 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Halifax County on June 8, 1926 and was 90 years of age. He was the son of the late Joe T. Fisher, Sr. and the late Effie Farris Fisher. He was married to Justyne Bennett Fisher who survives....
Emma Gray Ambrose
Apr 2, 2017
Mrs. Emma G. Glasscock Ambrose of South Boston, VA passed away April 2, 2017. She was born in Halifax County, VA and was 92 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Zachariah Thomas Glasscock and the late Carrie Lee Davis Glasscock. She was married to the late John Edward Ambrose. She was a member of Bethel...
Dorothy Averett Bagby
Apr 1, 2017
Mrs. Dorothy Averett Bagby, formerly of Nelson, VA passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Sentara Woodview. She was born in Halifax County, VA on July 20, 1931 and was 85 years old. She was the daughter of the late Walter Averett and Sulene Vaughan Averett and was married to the late Joe Cephus Bagby. She was a member...
Frances Jeanette Perkins Keesee
Apr 1, 2017
Mrs. Frances Jeanette Perkins Keesee, 86, of South Hill, Va, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Pineview Assisted Living in South Hill. She was born in Halifax County. She was the daughter of the late Jesse C. Perkins and Louise B. Perkins and was married to the late Wayland C. Keesee. She was a member of the First...
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