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George Michael Rogers

George Michael Rogers

May 24, 2015

George Michael Rogers, 66, died at his home on Sunday, May 24, 2015.He was born to Stanley Robert Rogers and Elizabeth Hatch Rogers on December 24, 1948 in Auburn, NY.Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired Mecklenburg County Public School System school bus driver.George is survived by his wife, Ann R. Rogers, his son, Kevin Michael Rogers and...

Ruth Spivey Fox

Ruth Spivey Fox

May 23, 2015

Ina “Ruth” Spivey Fox, 87, died on Saturday, May 23, 2015. Ruth was born April 17, 1928 in Butner, Arkansas to Benjamin Franklin and Rosa Wallace Spivey. On December 2, 1961 Ruth married Charles Samuel Fox at Easters United Methodist Church. She retired from Burlington Industries. Mrs. Fox is survived, in addition to her husband, by daughter and son-in-law, Brenda...

Hampton Owen Dawson

Hampton Owen Dawson

May 20, 2015

Mr. Hampton Owen Dawson, Sr. of Halifax, VA, formerly of Presque Isle, ME, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the age of 78. He was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on September 18, 1936 to the late Letcher Thornton Dawson and the late Jessie White Dawson and was married to Vickie Smith Dawson. Mr. Dawson was a veteran of the...

Killis Washington Thaxton

Killis Washington Thaxton

May 19, 2015

Mr. Killis Washington Thaxton, Jr. of 1173 Old Cluster Springs Rd., South Boston, VA died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the age of 89. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on June 9, 1925 to the late Killis Washington Thaxton, Sr. and the late Mary Conner Thaxton and was married to Mary Price Thaxton. Mr. Thaxton was a WW...

Richard Otha Vaughan

Richard Otha Vaughan

May 18, 2015

Mr. Richard Otha Vaughan of 4241 Cemetery Rd., Virgilina, VA died Monday, May 18, 2015 at the age of 53. He was born in Wake County, NC on August 24, 1961 toFlorette "Susie" Tuck Vaughan and the late Clinton Clayton Vaughan, Sr. and was married to Sarah Puryear Vaughan. He was a member of North Fork Baptist Church where he...

Clyde Michael Cole

Clyde Michael Cole

May 18, 2015

Mr. Clyde Michael Cole of 1029 Carolina Ave., Virgilina, VA died Monday, May 18, 2015 at the age of 59. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on March 6, 1956 to Clara "Nancy" Overby Cole and the late Clyde William Cole. He is survived by his mother, Clara "Nancy" Cole and step father, Otis Cole of Virgilina, VA; sister,...

Clarence G. "Gpa" Good

Clarence G. "Gpa" Good

May 14, 2015

Clarence George Good “GPA”, 84, of Buffalo Junction, died at his daughter’s home on Thursday, May 14, 2015.He was born October 13, 1930, in Holland, OH, to the late George and Helen Good.Mr. Good was a United States Marines veteran and worked as an Estimator and Project Manager for the family business.He is survived by his son, Clarence G. Good,...

John Shelton Fletcher

John Shelton Fletcher

May 10, 2015

Mr. John Shelton Fletcher of 1050 Eighth St., Virgilina, VA died Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the age of 84. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on November 1, 1930 to the late Arthur Fletcher and the late Gracie Bowen Fletcher and was married to Hazel Bowes Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired...

Elizabeth "Lib" Morgan Randall

Elizabeth "Lib" Morgan Randall

May 8, 2015

On Friday, May 08, 2015, Elizabeth “Lib” Morgan Randall, of Clarksville, died at Sentara Meadowview Terrace.She was born to the late Morris M. Morgan and Florence Melton Morgan on August 2, 1933 in Rutherfordton, NC.Elizabeth was a member of Mechanicsville Christian Center. Surviving “Lib” are her son The Reverend Dr. Gregory T. Randall and his wife Marjorie M., her sisters...

Henry Hayze Spencer

Henry Hayze Spencer

May 5, 2015

Mr. Henry Hayze Spencer of 1208 Cedar Grove Rd., Alton, VA died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the age of 77. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on May 31, 1937 to the late Thomas Butler Spencer and the late Rowena Lowery Spencer and was married to Barbara Reaves Spencer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and...

Alexis Grace Stewart

Alexis Grace Stewart

May 2, 2015

Alexis Grace Stewart of Nathalie, VA died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the age of 4 months. She was born in South Boston, VA on December 15, 2014 the daughter of Brandon Stewart and Elizabeth Holcomb. She is survived by her parents; two brothers, Liam Elijah Holcomb and Jaxon Daniel Stewart; maternal grandparents, Mary Beth and Gary Wilkerson and Anthony...

Floyd Mason Dickinson

Floyd Mason Dickinson

Apr 28, 2015

Mr. Floyd Mason Dickinson, Jr., 72, of Skipwith, VA, formerly of Richmond, VA and anative of Red Oak, VA, died on April 28, 2015, at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, after suffering from an extended illness.He was born to Floyd Mason Dickinson and Bessie Florence Cooper Dickinson on August 15, 1942.Mr. Dickinson was a lifelong member of Antioch Baptist Church in...

Lonnie Gordon Snead

Lonnie Gordon Snead

Apr 26, 2015

CLOVER, VA. Mr. Lonnie Gordon Snead of 2175 Mill Road, Clover, VA, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the age of 84.Born February 11, 1931 in Halifax County, he was the son of the late Richard Walden Snead, Sr. and Bessie Moorefield Snead and was married to the lateLillian Hazelwood Snead.Mr. Snead was a retired plumber and electrician with Blanks...

Katherine Pruitt Elliott

Katherine Pruitt Elliott

Apr 16, 2015

Virgilina, VA Mrs. Katherine Pruitt Elliott of Virgilina, VA died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the age of 71. She was born in Caswell Co., NC on May 2, 1943 to the late Thomas Lester Pruitt and the late Sarah Anna Jones Pruitt and was married to the late Thomas "Tom" Elliott. Mrs. Elliott was a member of McGhees Mill...

William Caldwell Plemons

William Caldwell Plemons

Apr 16, 2015

William C. “Bill” Plemons, Jr. age 84, of Capps Cove Buffalo Junction, VA, passed away on April 16, 2015, in Clarksville, VA.Born November 8, 1930 in Chattanooga, TN, he was the youngest of eight children, born to the late William Caldwell and Nancy Alice Guinn Plemons.On August 19, 1950 he married Vera Mae Williams in Rossville, GA.Bill and Vera celebrated...

Robert Daniel Cole

Robert Daniel Cole

Apr 15, 2015

VIRGILINA, VA Mr. Robert Daniel Cole of 2214 North Fork Church Road, Virgilina, Va. died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the age of 31.He was born in Halifax Co., Va on January 11, 1984 to Patsy Lunsford Cole and the late Ralph Franklin Cole, Sr.Mr. Cole was a graduate of Halifax County High School Class of 2002.He was a member...

Jonathan Lee Bowman

Jonathan Lee Bowman

Apr 15, 2015

Jonathan “Jon” Lee Bowman, of Chester, VA passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.Jonathan was born in Richmond, VA on August 4, 1977.He graduated from Virginia High School with the class of 1995 and then attended Virginia Highlands Community College.As a teenager he worked for Food City, then for Prodigy Internet and spent the last thirteen years working for Dell,...

Beverley Craige Skipwith

Beverley Craige Skipwith

Apr 9, 2015

Mr. Beverley Craige Skipwith, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 9, 2015.Mr. Skipwith was born July 15, 1929.He was the son of the the late Austin Ledyard Skipwith and Mary Feilds Skipwith.On December 17, 1948, Beverley married his bride of sixty-six years, Shannon Forlines Skipwith.For forty-nine years he worked for Burlington Industries in the dry...

Olin Orlando Taylor

Olin Orlando Taylor

Apr 8, 2015

Mr. Olin Orlando Taylor, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.One hundred and one years ago, on March 16, 1914, he was born to The Reverend James Taylor and Susannah Dunsworth Boring Taylor in Brookfield, Missouri.Mr. Taylor was a United States Navy veteran.In the past he was in charge of training gun boat crews in the Chesapeake Bay, a...

Lizzie Snead Clack

Lizzie Snead Clack

Apr 5, 2015

Lizzie Snead Clack, of Virgilina, VA, widow of Robert T. Clack, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2015.Lizzie was born on September 23, 1920 to the late Robert M. Snead and Mary Wilkerson Snead.She was a member of Nelson Baptist Church and worked as a textiles weaver at Burlington Industries for many years before retiring.Lizzie is survived by her...

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