Maggie Ann Dunn Overton
Mar 29, 2016
BUFFALO JUNCTION - Mrs. Maggie Ann Dunn Overton of Buffalo Junction, VA died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the age of 79. She was born in Halifax Co., VA on October 5, 1936 to the late Richard Lloyd Dunn and the late Elosie Thomas Dunn and was married to Willie Lee Overton. Maggie Ann was a member of Buffalo Baptist...
Roger Gravitt Sizemore
Mar 27, 2016
SOUTH BOSTON, VA Mr. Roger Gravitt Sizemore of South Boston, VA died Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the age of 67. He was born in Halifax County on October 2, 1948 to the late Elwood Gravitt Sizemore and the late Alease Carver Hayes and was married to Lajanice Jones Sizemore. Roger was an active member of Grace Baptist Church and...
Ronnia Haskins Furches
Mar 25, 2016
SOUTH BOSTON, VA Mrs. Ronnia Haskins Furches of South Boston, VA died Friday, March 25, 2016 at the age of 82. She was born in Halifax County on September 8, 1933 to the late Willie James Haskins and the late Mary Childress Haskins and was married to Carl Elbert Furches. Ronnia was an active member of Ash Avenue Baptist Church...
Marion Williams Newby
Mar 24, 2016
Midlothian, VA Marion Williams Newby, 64, died on Thursday, March 24, 2016.She was born on October 11, 1951 to the late Robert Williams and Dorothy Shearin Williams.Marion was a retired hairdresser. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Newby.She is survived by her children, Crystal Fisher and Thomas Bryan Newby, and her...
Melvin Keeton
Mar 20, 2016
Buffalo Junction, VA Mr. Melvin Keeton, 71, died on Sunday, March 20, 2016.He was born on August 15, 1944 in Virgilina, VA to the late Joseph Franklin Keeton and Gracie Elliott Keeton.Mr. Keeton was a retired mechanic.Melvin is survived by his wife, Kathy Rae Keeton of Montezuma, IN, his daughters, Crystal Seward of Indiana, Cindy Rowland, Janet Keeton, Wendy Keeton,...
Granville Steve Conner
Mar 18, 2016
SCOTTSBURG - Mr. Granville Steve Conner of Scottsburg, VA died Friday, March 18 at the age of 57. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on January 18, 1959 to the late William Rufus Conner, Sr. and the late Gracie Saunders Wilson. Mr. Conner was a farmer and handyman and was a member of Winns Creek Baptist Church. Steve enjoyed...
Nathaniel Wayne Branscome
Mar 17, 2016
SEMORA, NC - Mr. Nathaniel Wayne Branscome of Semora, NC died Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the age of 58. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on August 17, 1957 to the late Ewell E. Branscome and the late Addie Rhoda Bowman Branscome. Wayne was a construction worker and a member of Semora Baptist Church. He loved gun collecting...
Ernest Herbert Newton
Mar 14, 2016
Virgilina, VA Mr. Ernest Herbert Newton, Sr., 80, died on Monday, March 14, 2016.He was born on September 29, 1935 in Nelson, VA to the late John Robert Newton and Annie Lou Puryear Newton.Ernest was a member of Nelson Baptist Church.He was retired from Loxcreen after more than 30 years of employment.Mr. Newton was preceded in death by his wife,...
Grace Gertrude Gravitt Oakley
Mar 12, 2016
Grace Gertrude Gravitt Oakley, 88, received her angel wings on March 12, 2016 in South Boston, VA. She was born November 12, 1927 in Halifax Co., VA, the eldest daughter of Murlin Virginia and Oscar Russell Gravitt. She grew up on a tobacco farm with four sisters and a brother. In her youth she was a pianist for her home...
Robert "Bob" Dawson
Mar 11, 2016
ALTON,VA Mr. Robert Neal “Bob” Dawson of Alton, VA died Friday, March 11, 2016 at the age of 78.He was born in Halifax County on August 11, 1937 to the late Edward Binford Dawson, Sr and the late Lizzie Izella Francis and was married to Ann C. Dawson.Bob was an active member of Alton Baptist Church where he served as...
James Edward "Skeet" Dawson
Mar 6, 2016
ALTON - Mr. James Edward "Skeet" Dawson of Alton, VA died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at the age of 50. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on January 12, 1966 to Wayne "Joe" Dawson, Sr. and the late Iris Roberson Dawson and was married to Christy Wilkins Dawson. Mr. Dawson was a 1984 graduate of Halifax Co. Senior High,...
Johnnie Lee Collie
Mar 6, 2016
ALTON, VA Mr. Johnnie Lee Collie, Srof Alton, VA died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at the age of 80.He was born in Milton, NC on November 16, 1935 to the late Wayman Taylor Collie and Florence Vernon Collie and was married to Virginia “Teeny” Collie.Johnnie was retired from ABB as a mechanic and was a veteran of the National Guard....
Paul Rudolph Rice
Mar 5, 2016
CLARKSVILLE, VA Mr. Paul Rudolph Rice, 71, died on Saturday, March 5, 2016. He was born on August 9, 1944 in Mecklenburg County to the late Grady Lee and Willie Wiley Rice. Paul graduated from Bluestone High School in 1963 and was a member of Clarksville Baptist Church. He retired from Revlon as a maintenance worker. Paul was an avid...
William Addison Jones
Mar 5, 2016
SOUTH BOSTON, VA William "Billy" Addison Jones, 84 of South Boston, Virginiadied on Saturday, March 5, 2016, Billy was born Monday, June 29, 1931, he was the son of the late Howard R. and Hallie SpencerJones. Billy was also preceded in death by his brother, Harry W. Jones and a sister, Peggy R. Jones. Mr. Jones was a member of...
Ruth Newcomb Wade
Mar 5, 2016
CLOVER - Mrs. Ruth Newcomb Wade of Clover, VA died Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the age of 90. She was born in Charlotte Co., VA on January 19, 1926 to the late Callie Owen Newcomb and the late Marian Dell Newcomb and was married to the late Addie "Roy" Wade. Ruth enjoyed working in her flower garden and she...
Ralph "Pop" Edmund Scott
Feb 28, 2016
Clarksville, VA - Mr. Ralph “Pop” Edmund Scott of Clarksville, VA died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the age of 99.He was born in Cofield, NC on March 8, 1917 to the late Clarence Lynnwood Scott and Bessie McGloughn Scott.Mr. Scott lived and worked in Richmond for 60 years and retired from CSX Railroad Corporation in 1978, where he was...
Sam Sidney Gillespie
Feb 26, 2016
Clarksville, VA - Mr. Sam Sidney Gillespie, widower of Lois Culley Gillespie, died on Friday, February 26, 2016, at the age of 92. He was born on September 24, 1923, in Mecklenburg County, VA to the late Sidney N. Gillespie and Jane Ellington Gillespie.Sam graduated in 1941 from Chase City High School and joined the U.S. Army, working for 35...
Kenneth Wayne Wilmoth
Feb 25, 2016
CLOVER, VA. Mr. Kenneth Wayne Wilmoth, Sr. of Clover, VA died Thursday, February, 25, 2016 at the age of 78.He was born in Halifax County on October 15, 1937 to the late John Tyree Wilmoth and the late Maggie Hardy Wilmoth.He was married to Carolyn Williams Wilmoth for 49 years. Highlights of Kenneth’s life were watching his grandson, Adam, play...
Abner O'Neal Talley
Feb 24, 2016
VIRGILINA - Mr. Abner O'Neal Talley, Jr. of Virgilina, VA died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the age of 64. Mr. Talley was born in Halifax Co., VA on April 25, 1951 to the late Abner O'Neal Talley, Sr. and the late Lestie Whitlow Talley and was married to Paula Hart Talley. Abner retired from Burlington after 30 plus years....
Emma Mical Gainey
Feb 23, 2016
SOUTH BOSTON - Mrs. Emma Mical Gainey of South Boston, VA died Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the age of 91. She was born in Pageland, SC on September 19, 1924 to the late James Edward Mical and the late Beulah Moree Mical and was married to the late Odell Gainey. Emma was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She...
