Obituaries
Dr. T. Harold Crowder
Mar 27, 2017
Dr. Thomas Harold Crowder, Jr. Doctor Thomas Harold Crowder, Jr., MD became the first pediatrician in Halifax County in 1960. Over the next forty years he had the distinct pleasure of providing medical care to children and teenagers, and in many cases, their children and grandchildren, in Halifax and the surrounding counties. It was his wish to remember fondly his...
Mindi Dare Yancey
Mar 26, 2017
Mindi Dare Tysinger Yancey of Raleigh, NC passed away March 26, 2017. She was born in Fredericksburg, VA on July 6, 1974 and was 42 years of age. She was the daughter of Robert Lee “Bob” Tysinger, Jr. and Deborah Sue Triplett Tysinger. She was married to Charles Brian Yancey on August 2, 2003. Mindi was also the most loving...
Annie Tuck
Mar 26, 2017
Mrs. Annie Womack Tuck of Roxboro, NC, formerly of Halifax County, VA passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at the Person Memorial Hospital. She was born August 18, 1928 in Halifax County, VA and was 88 years old. She was the daughter of the late Henry Watson Womack, Sr. and the late Nannie Owen Womack and was married to the...
Marjorie Yancey Murphy
Mar 26, 2017
Mrs. Marjorie Yancey Murphy of South Boston, VA passed away peacefully at her home on March 26, 2017. She was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on July 21, 1923 and was 93 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Everette Aminious Yancey and the late Kathryn Jones Yancey. She was married to the late Charles Irvin Murphy....
Virginia Henderson Landrum
Mar 24, 2017
Mrs. Virginia Henderson Landrum of South Boston, VA passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at her home. She was born in Halifax County, VA on April 22, 1923 and was 93years old. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Scott Henderson and the late Rosa Kate Henderson and was married to the late Jesse Wilson “J.W.” Landrum, Sr. ...
Nancy Cross Johnston
Mar 22, 2017
Mrs. Nancy Cross Johnston of South Boston, VA passed away March 22, 2017 at Commonwealth Assisted Living. She was born in Eden, NC on April 19, 1937 and was 79 years old. She was the daughter of the late Robert Lewis Cross, Sr. and the late Winnie Saunders Cross. She was married to the late John Linwood Johnston, Sr. ...
Betty Jean Tanksley
Mar 18, 2017
Mrs. Betty Jean Tanksley of Halifax, VA passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Halifax County on February 21, 1957 and was 60 years old. She was the daughter of the late Otis Charley Tanksley and Grace Satterfield Tanksley. She was a former baton twirling instructor. Survivors include: One brother Donald...
William Herbert Smith, Jr.
Mar 12, 2017
Mr. William Herbert Smith, Jr. of Halifax, VA passed away March 12, 2017. He was born in Brunswick County, VA on September 18, 1949 and was 67 years of age. He was the son of the late William Herbert Smith, Sr. and the late Nellie Whitby Smith. He was married to Sandra Saseen-Smith who survives. He was a member of...
Areta Saunders Toombs
Mar 5, 2017
Mrs. Areta Saunders Toombs of Halifax, VA passed away March 5, 2017. She was born in Halifax County, VA on November 5, 1918 and was 98 years of age. She was the daughter of the late William James Saunders and the late Mattie Strange Saunders. She was married to the late John Alvin Toombs. She was a member of...
Edd Earl Vaughan
Mar 5, 2017
Mr. Edd Earl Vaughan of Scottsburg, VA passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Berry Hill Health and Rehab. He was born in Halifax County, VA on December 17, 1929 and was 87 years old. He was the son of the late Greer Walter Vaughan and Maude Langford Vaughan and was married to the late Inez Yates Vaughan. He...
Dorothy Moorefield Conner
Mar 5, 2017
Mrs. Dorothy Moorefield Conner of Clover, VA passed away March 5, 2017. She was born in Halifax County, VA on June 2, 1931 and was 85years old. She was the daughter of the late Willie Moorefield and the late Allie Blanche Moorefield and was raised by the late Tommy Moorefield and the late Erma Moorefield. She was married to the...
Herman Talmadge Ingram,Jr.
Mar 3, 2017
Mr. Herman Talmadge Ingram Jr. of South Boston, VA passed away on Friday, November 03, 2017 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, VA on March 8, 1950 and was 67 years old. He was the son of the late Herman Talmadge Ingram Sr. and Elizabeth Motley Ingram and was married to Sandra Womack Ingram. He was a...
William Thomas Fuquay
Mar 1, 2017
Mr. William Thomas Fuquay of South Boston passed away March 1, 2017. He was born in Halifax County, VA on April 6, 1936 and was 80 years of age. He was the son of the late Thomas Jerry Fuquay and the late Mamie Martin Fuquay. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. William Thomas Fuquay is survived by: Two Nieces...
Terence Eugene Weiss
Mar 1, 2017
Mr. Terence Eugene Weiss of Nathalie, VA passed away March 1, 2017. He was born in Binghampton, NY on August 8, 1944 and was 72 years old. He was the son of the late James S. Weiss, Sr. and the late Mabel Serfass Weiss. He was married to Beverly Martin Weiss who survives. He was a member of the...
Wyatt Wilson "Chip" Wall Jr.
Feb 28, 2017
WALL, Wyatt Wilson Jr. "Chip," 65, of Richmond, passed away in his home on Tuesday, February 28. He was born in South Boston, Va., on December 7, 1951 to Wyatt Wilson Wall and Nell Poole Wall. He attended Culver Military Academy, where he played basketball and golf. He received an undergraduate degree from The University of Virginia and a Master...
Louis Earlie Clarke
Feb 25, 2017
Mr. Louis Earlie “Spot” Clarke of Nathalie, VA passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at his home. He was born March 11, 1935 in Halifax County, VA and was 81 years old. He was the son of the late Earlie Clarke and the late Essie Roark Clarke and was married to Peggy Coates Clarke who survives. He was a...
Bruce Harrison Gentry, Jr.
Feb 22, 2017
Bruce Harrison Gentry, Jr. of Halifax passed away February 22, 2017. He was born in Danville, VA on May 20, 1956 and was 60 years old. He was the son the late Bruce Harrison Gentry and the late Pauline Williams Giebner. Bruce Harrison Gentry, Jr. is survived by: One SonBrooks Gentry of Lynchburg, VA Two Sisters Pamela G. Dunn...
Helen Satterfield Hayes
Feb 19, 2017
Mrs. Helen Satterfield Hayes of South Boston, VA passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at the Sentara Woodview. She was born November 13, 1920 in Halifax County, VA and was 96 years old. She was the daughter of the late William Walter Satterfield and the late Maggie Jones Satterfield and was married first to the late Clarence David Gravitt, Sr.,...
Myrtle Borum Bradley
Feb 18, 2017
Myrtle B. Bradley, 96, of Nathalie, VA died on February 18 at the Williams Home in Lynchburg, VA. She was born on November 12, 1920 to Joseph Witt and Sallie Farley Borum. She graduated from Longwood College and moved to Halifax County to teach. She taught at Ellis Creek, Cluster Springs, Acorn, Catawba and Rosa Schools in Halifax County. After...
Clarence William Dawson
Feb 17, 2017
Mr. Clarence William “Bill” Dawson Sr. of Nathalie, VA passed away February 17, 2017 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Pittsylvania County on March 7, 1924 and was 92 years old. He was the son of the late Edward Binford Dawson and Lizzie Izella Francis Dawson. He is survived by Margaret Gilliland Dawson.He was an active member...
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