Obituaries
Bonita "Bonnie" Moore Snead
Dec 27, 2025
Bonita “Bonnie” Moore Snead of Scottsburg passed away on December 27, 2025 at the age of 81. She was born in Halifax County on September 15, 1944 to the late George Edward Moore and the late Mary Elizabeth McKinney Moore. She was married 38 years to the love of her life, the late Wayne “Heavy” Mitchel Snead.
Left to cherish her...
Olin Carson Riddle, Jr.
Dec 26, 2025
Mr. Olin Carson Riddle, Jr., of Nathalie, Virginia, passed away on December 26, 2025, at the age of 82. He was born on July 8, 1943, in Halifax County, Virginia, to the late Olin Carson Riddle, Sr. and the late Frances Moorefield Riddle. He was married to Betty Saunders Riddle, who survives.
Mr. Riddle was a faithful member of First Baptist...
Tanya Childress Moore
Dec 23, 2025
Tanya Childress Moore of Vernon Hill passed away on December 23, 2025 at the age of 62. She was born on September 25, 1963 in Durham, NC to Phyllis Gentry Childress who survives and the late James Childress. She was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed trips to the beach.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by two sisters;...
John Royce Peak
Dec 16, 2025
John Royce Peak, 63, went home to be with the Lord on December 16, 2025. He was preceded in death by his beloved stepfather Jesse Roberts and his nephew Ryan Phelps. He is survived by his wife of 44 years and best friend, Cindy Peak; son Justin Peak (Megan) and daughter Jillian Collier and five grandchildren Elijah, Noah, Jameson, Georgia...
Pamela Lowery Kanane
Dec 16, 2025
Pamela Lowery Kanane of Clover passed away on December 16, 2025 at the age of 76. She was born in Dover, New Jersey on August 5, 1949 to the late Leo James Lowery and the late Dorothy Colwell Lowery. She was married 57 years to Robert James Kanane who survives.
Pamela was of the Catholic Faith. She enjoyed watching football, her...
Henry Lee Adams
Dec 14, 2025
Henry “Lee” Adams 80 years old of Lynch Station, VA and resided in Halifax the last two years, passed away on December 14, 2025.
He was born in Pittsylvania County on May 13, 1945 to the late Ellis Henry Adams and the late Florence McGregor Adams.
Left to cherish his memory is his daughter Lisa Gail Adams of Halifax; one sister Rosann...
Nancy Lee Conner Owen
Dec 11, 2025
Nancy Lee Conner Owen of Scottsburg passed away December 11, 2025 at the blessed age of 93. She was born in Halifax County on August 3, 1932 to the late Willis Thomas Conner and the late Minnie Brown Wilbourn Conner. She was married to the late Robert Eugene “Gene” Owen.
Nancy was a faithful member of Bethel Baptist Church. She loved...
Marjorie Nell Matthews Morris
Dec 8, 2025
Mrs. Marjorie Nell Matthews Morris of South Boston, VA, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025, at the age of 93. She was born on June 4, 1932, in Mecklenburg County, VA, to the late William Ollie Matthews and the late Jettie Bowen Matthews. She was married to the late William Edward Morris.
Mrs. Morris was a member of Seven Oaks...
Nannie Smith Throckmorton
Dec 5, 2025
Nannie Smith Throckmorton of Scottsburg passed away on December 5, 2025 at the blessed age of 93. She was born in Halifax County on April 29, 1932 to the late Samuel Hagood Smith and the late Virgie Smith. She was married to the late Marshall Monroe Throckmorton.
She was a faithful member of Scottsburg Baptist Church. Nannie enjoyed bowling and was...
Constance "Connie" Jones Gregory
Dec 2, 2025
Gregory, Constance “Connie” Jones, 87, of South Boston, Virginia, passed away on December 2, 2025. She was born in Caretta, West Virginia, on March 30, 1938, to William Gratton Jones and Roma Sparks Jones. Connie was married for 66 years to her beloved husband, John Richard Gregory, who precedes her in death.
She is survived by her son Richard “Rick” (Deborah);...
Denise Maryann Longo
Dec 2, 2025
Denise Maryann Longo of Clover passed away on December 2, 2025 at the age 68. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey on October 18, 1957 to the late Edward Zacharczyk and the late Veronica Zacharczyk. She was married to Frank Nicolas Longo who survives.
Denise was of the Catholic Faith and enjoyed gardening and working as a lab tech. Her...
John Henry Witzel, Jr.
Nov 28, 2025
Mr. John Henry Witzel Jr. of South Boston passed away on November 28, 2025 at the age of 88. He was born in Bridgeville, PA on September 1, 1937 to the late John Henry Witzel, Sr. and the late Stella Tazcinski Witzel. He was married to Mary Ann S. Witzel who survives.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Mary...
Frances Lee Ivey Orrell
Nov 28, 2025
Mrs. Frances Lee Ivey Orrell of South Boston, VA passed away Friday, November 28,2025 at the Berry Hill Nursing Home. She was born August 29,1936 in Halifax County, VA and was 89 years old. She was the daughter of the late Robert Emmett Ivey and the late Wilda Burgess Ivey and was married to the late William Henry Orrell.
She was...
William "Bunky" J. Young
Nov 26, 2025
William “Bunky” J. Young of Nathalie passed away on November 26, 2025 at the age of 75. He was born in Washington D.C. on October 12, 1950 to the late Francis Ambrose Young and the late Teressa Ann McDevitt Young. He was married 55 years to Gwendolyn Lail Young.
Bunky was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed Harley Davidson Motorcycles, fishing, spending...
Cheryl Lynn Hackney
Nov 25, 2025
Cheryl Lynn Hackney passed away on November 25. She was welcomed by her Lord and Savior on November 25, 2025 after a long battle with T-Cell lymphoma. After arriving in heaven, we are certain that her mom, Inez, and son, Justin Bailey Farrar, were waiting to greet Cheryl with arms wide open.
Cheryl Lynn Hackney was born September 12, 1971 in...
Jane Landrum Powell
Nov 24, 2025
Jane Landrum Powell of South Boston passed away on November 24, 2025 at the age of 78. She was born in Halifax County on October 24, 1947 to the late Jesse Wilson Landrum Sr. and the late Virginia Henderson Landrum. She was married 43 years to Elmo “Dean” Powell, Jr who survives.
She was of the Baptist faith. Jane enjoyed working...
Jerry Hampton Liverman
Nov 21, 2025
Jerry Hampton Liverman passed away on Friday November 21st, 2025, at his home in South Boston Va. He was 93. Jerry was born on June 29th, 1932. He was a lifelong resident of Virginia and retired as a type setter for the Washington Post in DC. He was also an avid civil war buff and relic hunter. He had the...
Leola Foxx Link
Nov 21, 2025
Mrs. Leola Foxx Link of Alton, VA passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025 in Roxboro, NC. She was born in Yancey County, NC of April 27, 1937 and was 88 years old. She was the daughter of the late Charles Foxx and Sue Hensley Foxx and was married for 55 years to the late Earl Criss Link. She was...
Michael Junior Pennell
Nov 20, 2025
Michael Junior Pennell, (koolaid) 43, of Keysville, VA, passed away on November 20, 2025. He was born in Halifax County on February 12, 1982, to his mother, Irean Pennell Lacks who survives him, and the late Michael Lemuel Lacks. he was proceeded death by his grandparents Monroe Pennell and Victoria Pollard, Pennell and Lemuel "Archer" Lacks, Sr.
Michael was a member...
Halcott Green Heyward, III
Nov 18, 2025
Halcott Green Heyward III died at the grand old age of 96 on November 18, 2025 in Roanoke, VA. He was born June 13, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, to Halcott Green Heyward Jr and Elizabeth Carrington Heyward. He spent much of his childhood in South Boston, Virginia and Columbia, South Carolina, and lived in Atlanta from 1954 to 1995.
He was...
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