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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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Cephus Eugene Parson
May 23, 2014
Cephus Eugene Parson, 53, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014 at Community Memorial Hospital. He was born September 17, 1960 to Cephus Junior Pason deceased and Dorothy Simmons. He was retired from the construction business. In addition to his mother, Cephus is survived by his sisters, Margaret Burton of Clarksville and Maxine Knight of Brodnax and brother, George Allen...
Mary Frances Thatcher Lewis
May 23, 2014
Mary Frances Thatcher Lewis, who died at home on May 23, 2014, was born in Berkeley, CA on January 26, 1917, the second daughter of Frank Hosford Thatcher and Claire Ferrin Thatcher. After growing up in Berkeley, she attended the University of California at Berkeley, worked in the financial district in San Francisco and then moved to Honolulu, HI, where...
Harold Parks Smith
May 23, 2014
Rev. Harold Parks Smith, of 7015 Bethel Road, Scottsburg, VA, died Friday, May 23, 2014, at the age of 82 at his home. He was born in Cramerton, NC, on June 13, 1931, the son of the late Earl Smith and the late Maude Crowe Smith, and was married to Minnie Forbes Smith. Rev. Smith was a retired Baptist pastor...
Alvis Elmo "A.E." Morris
May 22, 2014
Alvis Elmo “A.E.” Morris, 96, of Virgilina, VA passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014 at his home. He was born in Halifax Co., VA to the late Henry Spencer Morris and the late Lucy Loraine Boyd Morris. Mr.Morris was a member of Union Christian Church and CEO of A.E. Morris Trucking. He is the last survivor of his generation, the...
Gladys Propst Andrews Sneed
May 18, 2014
Gladys Propst Sneed Andrews, 93, of Clarksville, VA passed away, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Gladys was born June 26, 1920 in Charlotte County, VA. Daughter of the late William and Della Propst. She was united in marriage on December 29, 1939 to Albert S. "Buddy" Sneed who preceded her in death on December 5, 1995. Gladys later wed Mr. Etheridge...
Gladys Propst Sneed Andrews
May 18, 2014
Gladys Propst Sneed Andrews, 93, of Clarksville, VA passed away, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Gladys was born June 26, 1920 in Charlotte County, VA. Daughter of the late William and Della Propst. She was united in marriage on December 29, 1939 to Albert S. "Buddy" Sneed who preceded her in death on December 5, 1995. Gladys later wed Mr. Etheridge...
Richard Orville Buck
May 17, 2014
Richard Orville Buck, age 74, Richie to his close friends, died Saturday, May 17th at his home in Clarksville, surrounded by his family. Following his cremation, his funeral mass will be held at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church on Friday, May 23rd at 9:30. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, August 27, 1939, and raised on a wheat...
Zachary Tyler Cole
May 17, 2014
Zachary Tyler Cole, 18, of South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at his home after a long battle with a rare disease called Melas. He was born January 30, 1996 to Edward Fred Cole, Jr. and Tanya Flinn Cole. Survivors include his mother, Tanya Flinn Cole and his father, Edward Fred Cole, Jr.; one brother, Chase Alexander...
Dickie James Williams
May 16, 2014
Dickie James Williams, 51, of Roxboro, NC passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014. He was born January 15, 1963 in Granville County, NC to Laurie and Judith Carol Murray Williams. Dickie was a machinery operator for the logging industry. Mr. Williams is survived by aunt and uncle Peggy and Marshall Murray of Roxboro, NC; and friend Mary Helen Poole...
Arthur Henry Edwardson
May 16, 2014
Arthur Henry Edwardson, 88, loving husband of his late wife, Claire Evelyn von Hassel, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014 at Meadowview Terrace. Arthur was born July 4, 1925 in South Hempstead, NY to the late Frances Anderson and Arthur Edwardson. Prior to moving to Clarksville in 1995, he had lived with his wife in Emerald Isle, NC, Durham,...
Lawrence Allen Wall
May 10, 2014
Lawrence Allen Wall, 83, husband of Pauleen Bowen Wall, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 10, 2014. He was born January 9, 1931 in Mecklenburg County to the late Willie Wise and Etta Keeton Wall. Lawrence served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and was retired from Burlington Industries with 47 years of...
Margaret Skero Chica
May 7, 2014
Margaret Skero Chica, 82, of Clarksville, VA passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014. She was born November 8, 1931 in Winber, PA to the John and Anna Evano Skero. Margaret was secretary for the government in the military. Mrs. Chica is survived by her daughter Joan Frost of Lynchburg. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wclfh.com
Vincent J. Venditti, Jr.
May 1, 2014
Vincent J. Venditti, Jr., 73, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 at his home. He was born in New Jersey on December 23, 1940 to the late Vincent J. and Angelina Venditti. Mr. Venditti was a retired salesman in chemical distribution. He loved animals, most especially his dogs, Nuccia and Cinna and he bred and raised race horses. He loved...
Silas Linwood Hite
Apr 24, 2014
Silas Linwood Hite, 79, husband of Beverly Clewis Hite, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at MeadowView Terrace in Clarksville. Linwood was born March 17, 1935 to the late Silas Costello and Hallie Nunn Hite. A graduate of Clarksville High School, Linwood served his country in the United States Air Force and worked for J.P. Stevens in Florida and Atlanta...
Jane Duke Dayhuff Collins
Apr 23, 2014
Jane Duke Dayhuff Collins, 74, died peacefully in her home surrounded by family and friends on April 23, 2014, in Clarksville, Virginia. An Army brat, born in South Bend, Indiana on April 16, 1940, she moved all over the country as a child. She met her husband, Ronald Wayne Collins, the first day of college at Averett University in Danville,...
John Blackwell Jb Riggan
Apr 22, 2014
John Blackwell "JB" Riggan, 92, widower of Wilma Blanks Riggan, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Community Memorial Healthcenter in South Hill. JB was born June 10, 1920 in Granville County, NC to the late George Washington and Lillian Blackwell Riggan. He was employed with Burlington Industries for many years and then with J.P. Stevens until his retirement. Funeral...
Patricia Tuck Harris
Apr 20, 2014
Patricia Tuck Harris, 64, wife of Charles Wade Harris, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 20, 2014. Patricia was born October 17, 1949 in Danville, Va. to the late Ammon F. and Alice Blankenship Tuck. She was a graduate of Bluestone High School with the Class of 1967 and received her Associate Degree in Criminology from Danville Community...
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