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...
Phyllis Williams Foster
Nov 8, 2013
Mrs. Phyllis Williams Foster of 1180 Foster Rd., Alton, VA died on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 at her home. Born to the late Rennie Turner Williams and and the late Keith Williams on March 31,1926, she lived her entire life in Halifax County, VA. She was married November 21, 1947 to William Sam Foster who survives. In addition she is...
Charlie Jearl Wiles
Nov 8, 2013
Charlie Jearl Wiles, 66, of Virgilina, VA passed away Friday, November 8, 2013. He was born May 19, 1947 in Mecklenburg County to the late John Henry and Willie Lee Parrott Emory Wiles. Charlie was co-owner of Wiles Floor Finishing Company and was an honorary member of the Virgilina Fire Department. Charlie was married to Jane Scott Wiles on October...
Rebecca Kelsey Newman
Nov 4, 2013
Rebecca Kelsey Newman, 84, died peacefully on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, in Virginia Beach, Va. She was born Sept. 16, 1929, in Farmville, Va., to Philander and Ruby Kelsey. A graduate of Farmville High School and Longwood College, she had a long career as an elementary school teacher, primarily in Hampton, Va. Becky met James M. Adams, Jr. while teaching...
Becky Lynn Lapsley Black
Nov 2, 2013
Mrs. Becky Lynn Black, age 60, of Nelson, VA, the beloved wife of Dr. Dave Black, went Home to be with the Lord at 6:52 am on November 2, 2013 after a 4-year struggle with cancer. Visitation will be held at the Watkins-Cooper-Lyon Funeral Home in Clarksville, VA, on Saturday evening from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. At 2:00 pm on...
Karl Milton Simon
Oct 29, 2013
Karl Milton Simon, 76, passed away October 29, 2013 in Texas. He was born February 22, 1937 to the late Milton and Florence Simon. Preceded in death by his son, Christian Karl Simon, Karl is survived by his wife, Roberta Coyle Simon; son and daughter-in-law, Kurtis and Jerilynn Simon; and daughter and son-in-law, Collen and Royce Allen. His sister and...
George Edward Langford
Oct 27, 2013
Mr. George Edward Langford, Sr of 5238 Philpott Rd., South Boston, VA, died on Sunday, October 27, 2013, at the age of 81. He was born on February 8, 1932, to the late George Howard Langford and the late Jenny Walker Langford and was married to Faye K. Langford. Mr Langford was a retired security guard. Mr. Langford is survived...
