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Recent Obituaries in South Boston, VA

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the South Boston, VA area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Hazel Griffin Sizemore

Hazel Griffin Sizemore

Sep 16, 2014

Hazel Griffin Sizemore, 84 of Nelson, VA passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Hazel was born October 16, 1929 in Mecklenburg County to Rosa Lee and Emma Davis Griffin. Hazel graduated from Clarksville High School and she was married to Thornton Allen Sizemore on November 26, 1956 at Hebron Christian Church. She worked for Burlington Industries for over 50 years....

Stover Lee Elliott

Stover Lee Elliott

Sep 12, 2014

Mr. Stover Lee Elliott of 6110 Cluster Springs Road, Alton, VA died Friday, September 12,2014 at the age of 76.He was born in Halifax Co., VA on January 10, 1938 to the late Robert Richard "Upton" Elliott and the late Ruby Gordon Elliott and was married to Rachel Link Elliott .Mr. Elliott was a farmer and previously worked with South...

Irene Tillotson Fossett

Irene Tillotson Fossett

Sep 8, 2014

Gertrude Irene Tillotson Fossett, 99, widow of Walter Irvin Fossett, passed away Monday, September 8, 2014 in Norton Suburban Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.Mrs. Fossett was born April 15, 1915 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia to the late William Lee and Altea Maggie Newton Tillotson.She was ahomemaker and a member of Bluestone Baptist Church.Mrs. Fossett moved to Kentucky in 2013 to be...

Richard Paul Schneider

Richard Paul Schneider

Sep 7, 2014

Richard Paul Schneider, 83, husband of Shirley Howell Davis of Clarksville, passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2014.He was born in Buffalo, NY on December 4, 1930 to the late Herman Schneider and the late Catherine Clause Schneider. Richard was a man who lived his life in pursuit of his passions, travelling and excellent adventures with his adored “Shirl-Girl” and...

Rev. Luther Milton Marks

Rev. Luther Milton Marks

Sep 6, 2014

Reverend Luther Milton Marks , 88, husband of Alma “Jean” Crouch Marks of Clarksville, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014.Luther was born in Cranberry, WV on January 8, 1926 to the late Luther Lemuel Marks and the late Annie L. Bailey Marks. He was a lifelong career pastor, teaching school briefly after serving in the US Navy in WW...

David Harold Pulliam

David Harold Pulliam

Aug 28, 2014

David Harold Pulliam, 56, son of Alma Bray Sibley of Clarksville and Harold M. Pulliam deceased, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August, 28, 2014. He was the grandson of the late Stephen and Elsie Pulliam, Raymond and Mabel Dawksho and Billy and Cline Champion. David obtained his B.S degree in Electrical Engineering at Old Dominion University. His working career included...

Shirley Estes Whitlow

Shirley Estes Whitlow

Aug 28, 2014

Mrs. Shirley Estes Whitlow of 1926 Vaughan St., South Boston, VA died August 28, 2014 at the age of 88.Mrs. Whitlow was born in Halifax County on May 20, 1926 to the late Willie Fife Estes, Sr. and the late Sarah Odell McKinney Estes and was married first to the late James Edgar "Deanie" Shields, Sr. and then to the...

David Harold Pulliam

David Harold Pulliam

Aug 28, 2014

David Harold Pulliam, 56, son of Alma Bray Sibley of Clarksville and Harold M. Pulliam (deceased), passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August, 28, 2014. He was the grandson of the late Stephen and Elsie Pulliam, Raymond and Mabel Dawksho and Billy and Cline Champion. David obtained his B.S degree in Electrical Engineering at Old Dominion University. His working career included...

Charles Wade Harris

Charles Wade Harris

Aug 21, 2014

Charles Wade Harris, 78, passed away on August 21, 2014 and was born in Norfolk, VA on October 8, 1935. His parents were Willie Garner Harris of Mecklenburg County, VA and Mary Lowe Harris of Scotland Neck, NC. His father was born in a log house in 1908 on what is now Nelson Church Road on the Mecklenburg County side...

Juanita Allene Springer

Juanita Allene Springer

Aug 20, 2014

Juanita Allene Springer of Manchester, GA died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 in Perry, GA. Funeral service will be 4:30 pm, Friday, August 22, 2014 at Warm Springs First United Methodist Church with Rev. Neil Westbrook officiating, assisted by Rev. Gene Davis. Entombment will follow in the Meriwether Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 3:30 until 4:30 at the church...

David Clayton Cook

David Clayton Cook

Aug 18, 2014

Mr. David Clayton Cook of 2137 Winns Creek Rd., Halifax, VA died Monday, August 18, 2014 at the age of 62. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on December 25, 1951 to Rosa Hamlett Cook and the late Clayton Henry Cook. He was married to Carolyn Granger Cook. Mr. Cook was a member of Winns Creek Baptist Church where...

Edward Jenkins E.J. Sizemore

Edward Jenkins E.J. Sizemore

Aug 16, 2014

Edward Jenkins E.J. Sizemore, 95, passed away on Saturday August 16, 2014 at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, VA. He was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on February 21, 1919. E.J. was the son of the late Fred Miles and Edna Hite Sizemore and was a graduate of Clarksville High School in Clarksville, VA. He was blessed to be able to...

Prentice Vernell Gupton

Prentice Vernell Gupton

Aug 10, 2014

Prentice Vernell Gupton, 89, husband of Emmy Burton Gupton, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014, at Seasons at The Woodview in South Boston with his wife by his side.Mr. Gupton was born July 16, 1925 in Aarons Creek to the late Eugene Graham, Sr. and Nora Victoria Royster Gupton.A graduate of Virgilina High School with the Class of 1942, Prentice...

Helen Moiser Newton

Helen Moiser Newton

Aug 7, 2014

Helen Moiser Newton, 77, widow of James Alfred Newton, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Halifax Regional Hospital. Helen was born in St. Louis, MO on June 26, 1937 to the late Elbert James and Hazel Launa Cook Moiser. She was a graduate of Central High School and became a homemaker when she and James were married on February...

Janie Bradshaw Nichols

Janie Bradshaw Nichols

Aug 7, 2014

Janie Bradshaw Nichols, of South Boston, Virginia, died in her home on Thursday, August 7, 2014. Mrs. Nichols was born March 02, 1922 in Halifax County, VA to the late Walter Scott Pulliam and the late Mary Gordon Pulliam.She was married to the late Mr. Harvey Malcolm Bradshaw, and later in life married to the late Mr. Elmer Nichols. A...

Morgan Hurt Cole

Morgan Hurt Cole

Aug 7, 2014

Mr. Morgan Hurt Cole of Halifax, VA died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the age of 86. Mr. Cole was born in Halifax Co., VA on September 27, 1927 to the late Robert Dalton Cole and the late Fannie Spencer Cole. He was a former supervisor for Dominion Virginia Power and was a veteran of the US Army. Mr. Cole...

Lois Jones Murray

Lois Jones Murray

Aug 6, 2014

Lois Jones Murray, daughter of Herbert and Bettie Jones, was born on August 2, 1931, in Halifax County, Virginia.She departed this life on August 6, 2014, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lois confessed Christ as her personal Savior and joined Ash Avenue Baptist Church where she was an active member for many years.She participated in Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Adult...

Joyce Ann Keeton

Joyce Ann Keeton

Aug 4, 2014

Miss Joyce Ann Keeton, 74, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 at Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro, NC. Joyce was born May 13, 1940 to the late Joseph Franklin and Gracie Elliott Keeton. She was a member of Aaron's Creek Baptist Church and was retired from Russell Stover Candy Company where she worked in Packaging. Graveside services will be held...

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