Marie Gail Clark Emerson
Feb 9, 2015
SOUTH BOSTON, VA Marie Gail Emerson of South Boston, VA died on Monday, February 9, 2015 at the age of 67. She was born in Halifax Co., VA on September 11, 1947 to the late Howard Taft Clark and the late Sarah Love Conner Clark. Ms. Emerson was a licensed pharmacy technician at Halifax Pharmacy for 11 years and formerly...
Phil Rex Davis
Feb 4, 2015
SOUTH BOSTON, VA. Mr. Phil Rex Davis of 124 Wilmoth Avenue, South Boston, VA.died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the age of 62.He was born in Halifax County, VA on July 4, 1952to the late Walter Albert Davis and the late Jo Moorefield Davis.He was a painter and construction worker.Mr. Davis was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Davis was survived...
Alpheus Steward "Al" Crutchfield
Feb 4, 2015
SOUTH BOSTON, VA Mr. Alpheus Steward "Al" Crutchfield of 108 Robin Hood Road, South Boston, VA died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the age of 93.He was born in South Hill, VA. on June 18, 1921, to the late Samuel C. Crutchfield and the late Elva Watson Crutchfield, and was married to the late Gladys Tharpe Crutchfield.Mr. Crutchfield served in...
Eleanor Logan Robinson
Jan 31, 2015
Eleanor Logan Robinson, 98, widow of Walter William Robinson, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Halifax Regional Hospital.She was born September 11, 1916 in Ramsey, New Jersey to the late Lewis Faichney and Ruth Nelson Logan.A retired nurse, Eleanor was also an administrator with the Girl Scouts of America for many years.She was the owner of Petal Products and...
Christine Allgood Seamans Matthews
Jan 31, 2015
Christine Allgood Seamans Matthews, 92, widow of Floyd J. Seamans and Lemuel Matthews, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at MeadowView Terrace.Christine was born August 12, 1922 to the late Sid and Lena Griffin Allgood.She was a homemaker.Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 pm in the chapel at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home with the Reverend Tommy Puryear...
Linda Ann Shaw Holt
Jan 27, 2015
Linda Ann Shaw Holt, 74, wife of Currie Linwood Holt, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.Linda was born October 5, 1940 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late John and Dorothy DeSalvo Shaw.Linda began her professional career with Eastern Airlines in 1960 and continued with Air Florida.She achieved her ultimate goal when she...
Dorothy Gregory Morrison
Jan 26, 2015
Dorothy Gregory Morrison, “Dot”, 82, passed away on January 26, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia surrounded by family. Dot, the daughter of Carl and Louise Gregory, was born and raised in Skipwith, VA. Upon graduating from Longwood College, she married her childhood sweetheart, Raymond Morrison of Clarksville. They were married for 36 years and together raised four children in Lynchburg and...
Sylvia Franklin Capps
Jan 24, 2015
Sylvia Franklin Capps, 81, widow of James Leroy Capps, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at The Carolina House in Durham.She was born in Durham on September 28, 1933 to the late John Bryant and Estelle McKee Franklin.A graduate of Oak Grove High School, Sylvia worked as a Dental Assistant with Dr’s. George F. Kirkland, Sr. and Jim Sconyers for...
Edith Ayscue Brantley
Jan 22, 2015
Edith Ayscue Brantley, 95, of Virgilina, VA , formerly of Bunn, NCdiedThursday, January 22, 2015. Born December 15, 1919 in Carthage, NC, Mrs. Brantley grew up in Buie's Creek, NC. A graduate of Meredith College she was a dedicated elementary school teacher for over 30 years, retiring from Bunn Elementary School. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth...
Barbara Jean Sneed Lyon
Jan 19, 2015
State Road, NC Barbara Jean Sneed Lyon, 78, widow of Orrion Alva Lyon, passed away at her home on Monday, January 19, 2015. Born in Surry County on October 18, 1936 to the late Claude Jefferson and Lexie Walters Sneed, Barbara earned a business degree from Surry Community College.She taught adult education for the Wilkes and Surry Community Colleges (sewing)...
Lillian Woody Cole
Jan 13, 2015
South Boston, VA Mrs. Lillian Woody Cole, 78, of South Boston, VA passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at her home.She was born on October 22, 1936 in Halifax Co., VA to the late James William Woody, Sr. and the late Annie Smith Woody and was married to the late Grady Talmadge Cole.Mrs. Cole graduated from Halifax County High...
Joseph Hinton Tucker
Jan 12, 2015
CLARKSVILLE , VA. Joseph "Joe" Hinton Tucker, Jr., 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 12, 2015.Joe was born January 17, 1934, in Nash County, NC, to the late Joseph Hinton Tucker, Sr. and Lillie Gay Tucker.As a young boy he moved with his family to Durham, NC.He served his country in the United States Army from 1954 until 1956.He...
Margaret Hudson Dawson
Jan 10, 2015
SOUTH BOSTON, VA Mrs. Margaret Hudson Dawson of South Boston, VA died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the age of 94. She was born in Halifax Co., VA on July 17, 1920 to the late James Hudson and the late Lucy Cole Hudson. She was married to the late Clarence Puryear and the late Harper Dawson. Aunt "Mag" was a...
Herbert Merrill Wheatley
Jan 8, 2015
CLARKSVILLE, VA. Herbert Merrill Wheatley, 59, of Clarksville, VA passed away on January 8, 2015 in his home. He was born on August 5, 1955 in Wilmington, Delaware to the late Herbert Hoover Wheatley and his mother Jean Knapp Wheatley.Herb graduated from the University of Maryland and worked many jobs most recently at Lowe’s as a sales clerk. He was...
Mary Lewis Linthicum Wilson
Jan 7, 2015
CLARKSVILLE, VA , formerly COVINGTON, VA Mary Lewis Linthicum Wilson, 74, wife of the Reverend Donald Wilson, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston.Mary Lewis was born November 15, 1940 in Covington, Va. to the late Lester F. Linthicum, Sr. and Helen Thacker Linthicum.A self-employed real estate broker, Mary Lewis never met a stranger...
Johnnie William Nelson
Jan 7, 2015
SOUTH BOSTON, VA. Mr. Johnnie William Nelson of South Boston, VA died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the age of 86. He was born in Person Co., NC on June 5, 1928 to the late Monroe Nelson and the late Mandy Stone Nelson and was married to Mary Trammell Nelson. Mr. Nelson retired from VDOT after 43 years at the...
Hilda Snoddy Nordenson
Jan 5, 2015
VIRGILINA, VA Hilda Snoddy Nordenson of Virgilina, VA died Monday, January 5, 2015 at the age of 86. She was born in Virgilina, VA on April 4, 1928 daughter of the late Annie Maureen Overby Bowen and the late William Ray Snoddy. Ms. Nordenson was a retired Executive Secretary at the University of Virginia School of Law. She was a...
Doris Randall Hammond
Jan 4, 2015
SOUTH BOSTON, VA. Mrs. Doris Randall Hammond of South Boston, VA died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the age of 90. She was born in Reisterstown, MD on March 31, 1924 the daughter of the late Elmer Randall and the late Alice Triplett Randall. Mrs. Hammond was a resident of Glyndon, MD for 55 years, where she served as Cub...
Audrey Caudle Woodell
Jan 2, 2015
CLARKSVILLE, VA. Mrs. Audrey Caudle Woodell, 89, widow of Norris Franklin “Mike” Woodell, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 2, 2015 at MeadowView Terrace.Audrey was born January 18, 1925 in Mecklenburg County, Va. to the late Thomas Lewis and Sarah Cornelia Owen Caudle.A graduate of Townsville High School with the Class of 1941, she also attended Louisburg College for one...
John Edward "Jack" Morris
Jan 1, 2015
CLARKSVILLE, VA, formerly BROOKLYN, NY John “Jack” Edward Patrick Morris passed away at Halifax Regional Hospital on the 1st of January, 2015.He was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 26, 1934, the son of the late Thomas Morris and Emma Forristal and is preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Morris.Jack is survived by his wife, Lorraine Morris of Clarksville,...
