Nancy Shotwell Poythress
Dec 16, 2013
Mrs. Nancy Shotwell Poythress of 6126 Cluster Springs Rd., Alton, VA died on Monday, December 16, 2013 at the age of 66. She was born in Halifax Co., VA on December 28, 1946 to the late, Henry Alfred Shotwell and the late Gracie Lowery Shotwell and was married to Thomas Edward "Tommy" Poythress. Mrs. Poythress was a member of Alton...
Marie Faris Stevens Hudson
Dec 15, 2013
Marie Faris Stevens Hudson, age 95 of Virgilina, went to her heavenly home Sunday morning, December 15, 2013. Born September 27, 1918 to the late Charles Henry and Esther Comer Stevens, she had been a lifelong member of Grace Baptist Church. She was a retired teacher's assistant from South of Dan Elementary School as well as being a homemaker. Marie...
Douglas Ray Fisher
Dec 14, 2013
Mr. Douglas Ray Fisher of 8159 J.D. Hagood Hwy., Scottsburg, VA died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at the age of 56. He was born in Virginia on December 12, 1957 to the late Carl Lynwood Fisher, Sr. and the late Christine Moore. Mr. Fisher was retired contractor and he actively attended the New Covenant Worship Center. Survivors include loving friend...
Wilda Earline Wilborn
Dec 13, 2013
Mrs. Wilda Earline Wilborn of 317 Chalmers St., South Boston, VA died Friday, December 13, 2013 at the age of 67. She was born on April 12, 1946 to the late Oakley and Margaret Vaughan and was married to James E. "Jimmy" Wilborn. Mrs. Wilborn was a homemaker and was a member of Second Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband,...
John Marshall Wilmoth
Dec 11, 2013
John Marshall Wilmoth, Jr., the son of John and Dorothy Wilmoth died December 11, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital at the age of 70. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Delilah and his father John M. Wilmoth, Sr.. John Marshall is survived by his mother, Dorothy Wilmoth; three siblings, Eileen Thatcher, Linda Wilmoth, and Wayne Wilmoth; three...
Tommie Raymond Jimmy Talley
Dec 8, 2013
Tommie Raymond "Jimmy" Talley, Jr. , 72, husband of Caroline B. Talley, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Mr. Talley was born March 30, 1941 to the late Tommie Raymond, Sr. and Sadie Raymell Yancey Talley. A graduate of Oak Hill with the Class of 1959, Jimmy was a retired grocer, lastly as an Assistant...
Augustus Lafayette Vernon
Dec 7, 2013
Mr. Augustus LaFayette "Gus" Vernon, Jr. of 3174 East Hyco Road, South Boston, VA died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at his home. Born in Halifax County on November 19, 1925, he was the son of the late Augustus L. Vernon, Sr. and the late Maude E. Osborne Vernon, was married to the late Margie C. Vernon, and is survived by...
Clarence Aubrey Duffer
Dec 7, 2013
Mr. Clarence Aubrey Duffer, age 70, of 1193 Ponderosa Road, South Boston, VA, died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Clover, VA on August 29, 1943 to the late Clarence Duffer and the late Myrtle Irene Dunaway Duffer and was married to Carolyn Comer Duffer. Mr. Duffer was a retired production manager for BHK...
Cecile Lovelace Boswell
Dec 3, 2013
Mrs. Cecile Lovelace Boswell, 85, widow of Bernal C. Boswell, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Medical College of Virginia. Mrs. Boswell was born August 15, 1928 in Charlotte County to the late Otis H., Sr. and Kathryn Pearl Eanes Lovelace. She was retired from the telephone company where she served as Assistant Manger and was also retired...
Lemuel "Archer" Lacks
Nov 29, 2013
Mr. Lemuel "Archer" Lacks, Jr. of 1019 John Logan Trail, Clover, VA died Friday, November 29, 2013 at the age of 71. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on May 31, 1942 to the late Lemuel Lacks, Sr. and the late Flossie Inez Hazelwood Lacks. Mr. Lacks was a member of Living Waters Church of God and a farmer....
Ruth Thompson Torian
Nov 26, 2013
Ms. Ruth Thompson Torian of 6090 Bethel Rd., Scottsburg, VA died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the age of 87. She was born in Halifax Co., VA on February 10, 1926 to the late Harry H. Thompson and the late Evelyn Mayes Thompson. Ms. Torian was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Paul G. Torian and...
Ruby Green Griffin
Nov 23, 2013
Ruby Green Griffin, 88, of Clarksville, VA passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013. She was born July 8, 1925 in South Boston to the late Ernest Gray and Lottie Rogers Green. Ruby was the widow of Raymond Wooding Griffin. She was a retired Ward Clerk at Southeastern General Hospital in Lumberton, NC. Ruby was a loving and supportive wife and...
Ruby Green Griffin
Nov 23, 2013
Ruby Green Griffin, 88, of Clarksville, VA passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013. She was born July 8, 1925 in South Boston to the late Ernest Gray and Lottie Rogers Green. Ruby was the widow of Raymond Wooding Griffin. She was a retired Ward Clerk at Southeastern General Hospital in Lumberton, NC. Ruby was a loving and supportive wife and...
Michael Stephen Rutledge
Nov 15, 2013
Mr. Michael Stephen Rutledge of Red Oak, VA, died on Friday, November 15, 2013, at the age of 52. He was born on August 6, 1961, to the late Henry Thomas Rutledge and the late Christine Guthrie Rutledge. Mr. Rutledge is survived by three children, Jennifer Nichols of Clover, VA, Holly Rutledge of Alton, VA and Chris Rutledge and his...
Berkley Wayne Buck Neal
Nov 13, 2013
Berkley Wayne "Buck" Neal, 63, husband of JoAnn Neal, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston. Buck was born May 12, 1950 to the late Thomas Walker and Maggie Whitlow Neal. A graduate of Randolph Henry High School with the Class of 1968, Buck loved to hunt and was a motorcycle enthusiast. He...
John Atkerson Burgess
Nov 8, 2013
Alton, Virginia John Atkerson Burgess, 92, husband of Myrtis Brandon Burgess, died Friday Nov. 8, 2013 at his residence. John was the son of the late Samuel Hales and Nannie Henderson Burgess and was the last surviving child of 12. After serving in the US Navy during WWII, he retired from Virginia Power after 34 years Service. He and Myrtis...
Charlie Landrum Dixon
Nov 8, 2013
Mr. Charlie Landrum Dixon of 9467 Greenhill Court, Richmond, VA died on Friday, November 8, 2013 at the age of 90. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on June 22, 1923 to the late James John Dixon and the late Frances Landrum Dixon and was married to the late Thelma Crowder Dixon. Mr. Dixon was a veteran of the...
