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Donna Elliott Talley
Aug 29, 2026
Donna Elliott Talley of Halifax passed away on August 29, 2026 at the age of 67. She was born in Halifax County, VA on May 1, 1959 to the late John Elliott and the late Gladys Phillip Elliott.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Jeremy Talley of Roxboro, NC, Christie Talley of Oxford, NC, and Chad Talley (Kim) of...
Dorothy Brubaker Womack
Aug 28, 2026
Dorothy Brubaker Womack went to be with the Lord on August 28, 2026, surrounded by her children. She was 75. Her passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in the hearts of all who knew and loved her, but her memory and the love she gave so freely will live on through the many lives she touched.
Dorothy was the beloved daughter of...
Robert Nicholas Reciniello
Aug 21, 2026
Robert Nicholas Reciniello of Halifax, VA passed away on August 21, 2026 at the age of 77. He was born in Newark, NJ on December 2, 1948 to the late Frank and Marie Reciniello. He has two brothers, James and his wife Mary, and Thomas; niece Geena and her family and nephew, Adam who all reside in Florida. Robert was...
Julius John Modlinski
Aug 18, 2026
Julius John Modlinski of Winston-Salem passed away August 18, 2026 at the age of 92. He was born in Wisconsin on May 17, 1934 to the late Stanley Modlinski. He was married to the Larua Le Fern Wiseman who survives.
Jules enjoyed reading books and especially ones concerning the Civil War and World War, II. He loved spending time with his...
Margaret Powell Canada
Aug 17, 2026
Mrs. Margaret Powell Canada of South Boston, Virginia passed away peacefully at South Boston Health and Rehab on Monday, August 17, 2026. She was born on January 8, 1927 in South Boston, Virginia and was 99 years of age. Mrs. Canada was the daughter of the late George Cleveland Powell and Eva Bliss Powell of South Boston. She was married...
Richard Henry Lacks
Aug 15, 2026
Mr. Richard Henry Lacks of Scottsburg, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at the age of 83. He was born on February 13, 1943, in Halifax County, Virginia, to the late Johnnie Armistead Lacks and the late Rosa Ann Conner Lacks. He was married to his loving wife of 56 years, Judith Carol Brewington Lacks, who survives.
Richard was...
LaVerne Hall Bennett
Aug 14, 2026
Mrs. LaVerne Hall Bennett of Scottsburg, VA, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2026. She was born in Pittsylvania County on March 27, 1949, to the late Herman Belt Hall Sr. and the late Gene Hudson Hall. She was married for 55 years to the late Roger Dale Bennett Sr.
Mrs. Bennett was a faithful member of South Boston Church of...
David Carwell Allen
Aug 13, 2026
David Carwell Allen of South Boston passed away on August 13, 2026 at the age of 82. He was born in Halifax County on February 23, 1944 to the late Odell Carwell Allen and the late Lillie Bowen Allen. He was married to Glenda Lunsford Allen who survives.
He was a member of Dan River Baptist Church where he was an...
Gail Arlene Cross Fredericks
Aug 10, 2026
Gail Arlene Cross Fredericks of Halifax passed away on August 10, 2026 at the age of 77. She was born in St. Louis, MO to the late Victor James Cross and the late Arlene Chier Cross. She was married to Dr. Michael Roy Fredericks who survives.
Gail was of the Catholic faith and attended St. Paschal’s Baylon Catholic Church. She enjoyed...
Henry Watson Womack, Jr.
Aug 9, 2026
Henry Watson Womack, Jr. of South Boston, VA passed away on August 9, 2026 at the age of 91. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia on February 23, 1935 to the late Henry Watson Womack, Sr. and the late Nannie Elizabeth Owen Womack. He was married to the late Betty Ileana McCane Womack.
Henry was a man who lived by...
Robert Beverly Millner
Aug 3, 2026
Robert Beverly Millner of Vernon Hill, VA passed away on August 3, 2026 at the age of 84. He was born in Halifax County on May 22, 1942 to the late Robert Millner and the late Lottie Montgomery Clay Millner. He was married sixty-three years to the late Ruth Raynor Millner.
He was of the Baptist faith and worked as a...
David Douglas Irby
Aug 2, 2026
David Douglas Irby of Halifax passed away on August 2, 2026 at the age of 61. He was born in Halifax County on October 10, 1964 to the late Betty Conner and William Irby who survives.
David proudly served in the United States Air Force. He was a man of many enjoyments; he wrote poetry, listened to music, watched TV, loved...
Claudie Bob Baird
Aug 2, 2026
Mr. Claudie Bob Baird of South Boston passed away on August 2, 2026 at the age of 90. He was born in Brunswick County, Virginia on January 11, 1936 to the late Robert Drewery Baird and the late Lena Jones Baird. He was married sixty-one years to the late Frances Hill Baird.
Claudie graduated from Randolph-Macon College and then worked in...
Robert Franklin "Bobby" Blount
Jul 31, 2026
Mr. Robert Franklin Blount of Clover, VA passed away Friday, July 31,2026 at his home. He was born August 1,1973 in Halifax County, VA and was 52 years old. He was the son of the late Robert Thompson “Bob” Blount and Bonnie Chambers who survives. He was married to Nikki Nicole Nell Blount who survives.
He was of the Christian faith...
Phyllis Hughes Powell
Jul 31, 2026
Mrs. Phyllis Hughes Powell of Alton, Virginia passed away on Friday, July 31, 2026. She was born in Halifax County on April 14, 1939 and was 87 years old. She was the daughter of the late Robert Leslie Hughes and the late Elsie Louise Crenshaw Hughes. She was the wife of the late John R. (Bobby) Powell, Sr. She was...
William Ferrell Shapard
Jul 26, 2026
William Ferrell Shapard, affectionately known as Ferrell, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2026, in Noblesville, Indiana, at the age of 84. Born February 1, 1942, in Halifax, Virginia, Ferrell was the beloved son of the late John Thomas "Jack" Shapard, Jr. and Mildred "Sue" Carr Shapard. He was married to the late Judy Ingram Shapard.
Those who knew Ferrell will...
Thomas Owen Mudd, Sr.
Jul 26, 2026
Thomas Owen Mudd, Sr of Cascades, VA passed away July 26, 2026 at the age of 43 of natural causes. He was born in Hampton, VA on January 6, 1983 to Sarah Banton McAlister (Willis McAlister) and Thomas Willard Mudd, III. He was married to Jennifer Carter Mudd who survives.
Throughout his life, Thomas experienced many joys and seasons that helped...
Louis Preston "Dickie" Crowder
Jul 25, 2026
Mr. Louis Preston "Dickie" Crowder of Halifax, VA, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at SOVAH Health Hospital in Danville, VA. He was born on January 16, 1938, in Halifax County, VA, and was 88 years old. He was the son of the late Robert Anderson Crowder and the late Elma Weatherford Crowder and was married to Bettie Jean...
Paul Thomas Tingen
Jul 24, 2026
Paul Thomas Tingen of Java, VA passed away on July 24, 2026 at the age of 29. He was born in Halifax County on April 25, 1997 to James Tingen (Crystal) and April Comer Tingen Conner (Roger) who survive.
He was a member of Pleasant Grove Christian Church. Paul enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter and was a member...
Richard Kay Stotlar
Jul 22, 2026
Richard Kay Stotlar of South Boston passed away on July 22, 2026 at the age of 84. He was born in Solon, Ohio to the late Herbert Stotlar and the late Dora Tennant Stotlar. He was married for fifty-eight years to Judith Hellen Lusk Stotlar who survives. Richard was of the Catholic faith, and avid runner and golfer. His passing...
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