Annie Ratliff Morningstar
Apr 27, 2012
Annie Ratliff Morningstar, 85, died on April 27, 2012 peacefully in her sleep at Meadowview Nursing Home. Annie was born on March 18, 1927 to Charlie Simons 'Sim' Ratliff and Bessie Alma Harris in Halifax County. Mrs. Morningstar was a homemaker and is survived by her husband of 66 years John Wesley Morningstar, Jr. of Buffalo Junction. Annie was a...
Dakota Lynn Nelson
Apr 25, 2012
Dakota Lynn Nelson of 1171 Rodgers Chapel Rd., Clover, VA died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the age of 20. He was born on October 14, 1991 in Lebanon, TN. Survivors include his mother, Pamela Delores Hadden Nelson of Clover, VA; father, Ronnie Brumfield of Clover, VA; grandmother, Wanda Hadden of St. Peters, MO; brother, David Nelson of Bonney, FL;...
James Franklin Lacks
Apr 22, 2012
Mr. James Franklin Lacks of 11830 Craftons Gate Hwy., Drakes Branch, VA died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at the age of 60. He was born on November 24, 1951 in Charlotte Co., VA and was married to Wanda Conner Lacks. Mr. Lacks was a retired maintenance worker for the Charlotte Co. School System and a member of Wylliesburg Baptist Church....
Roy Adams Smith
Apr 20, 2012
Mr. Roy Adams Smith, Sr. of 1216 River Rd., South Boston, VA died Friday, April 20, 2012 at the age of 87. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on August 7, 1924 to the late E.A. Smith and the late Minnie Meadows Smith and was married to Eva Shields Smith. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War...
William T. "Willie" Owen
Apr 13, 2012
William T. “Willie” Owen, age 61, of South Boston entered eternal life on April 13, 2012. He was preceded in death by his father, William “Aaron” Owen. Willie is survived by his mother, Helen “Boo-Boo” Owen; daughter, Tammy Glenn and son-in-law Allen; brother, James “Pie” and his wife, Ann; grandchildren, Shaina and Ryan Glenn; nieces, Jaime and Jodi; and a...
Thelma Wilson Parrett
Apr 9, 2012
Thelma Wilson Parrett, "Billie", 89, widow of Roy Davis Parrett, passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 at her home. She was born September 29, 1922 to the late Edgar and Sarah Lola Harmon Wilson. Mrs. Parrett was a homemaker and she loved to work in her flower gardens. A hardworking link in the Ephesus church and community, Mrs. Parrett, for...
Mark Anthony Fallen
Apr 2, 2012
Mr. Mark Anthony Fallen of 2016 Lake Conner Road, Nathalie, VA died Monday, April 2, 2012 at the age of 47. He was born April 26, 1964 to Ralph J. Fallen and Inez Upton Fallen. He was the owner and operator of Fallen Well Drilling, a member of Providence Presbyterian Church and Halifax Sportsman's Club. He is survived by his...
William Allen Murray
Apr 2, 2012
William Allen Murray of 1043 Hudson Dr., Alton, VA, age 77, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012 at Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston. Mr. Murray was born on March 8, 1935 a son of Ernest Ewell and Ruth Puckett Murray. He was a member of Olive Branch United Methodist Church. Mr. Murray was in the last class to...
Larry Baynes Horton
Mar 31, 2012
Mr. Larry Baynes Horton, Sr. of 5075 Mountain Road, Halifax, VA died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the age of 70. He was born May 21, 1941 to the late James Horton and the late Jessie Walker Horton, and was married to Ann C. Horton. He was a retired employee of the South Boston Public Works Department and was a...
Elizabeth Brandon Tate
Mar 29, 2012
Mrs. Elizabeth Brandon Tate of 1123 Medley Rd., Alton, VA died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the age of 75. She was born in Halifax Co., VA on April 30, 1936 to the late Earl Clinton Brandon and the late Maud Hall Brandon and was married to Carroll F. Tate. Mrs. Tate was a homemaker and was a member of...
Betty Francis Hill Corns
Mar 25, 2012
Mrs. Betty Francis Hill Corns of 11145 James D. Hagood Hwy., Clover, VA died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the age of 94. She was born in Patrick Co., VA on December 7, 1917 to the late Willie Hill and the late Fannie Sue McBride Hill and was married to the late Moyr Washington Corns. She was retired from Tultex...
Mattie Elizabeth Giles Conner
Mar 21, 2012
Mrs. Mattie Elizabeth Giles Conner of 5196 James D. Hagood Hwy, Scottsburg, VA died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the age of 89. She was born May 23, 1922 to the late Joseph Washington Giles and the late Mammie Taylor Giles, and was married to the late Willie “Beezo” Conner. She was a homemaker and was of the Church of...
Walter Elmer Schwartz, Sr.
Mar 20, 2012
Norfolk – Walter Elmer Schwartz, Sr., 92, died on March 20, 2012 after a decline in health. Born December 25, 1919 in Reading, PA, he was the son of Clarence and Clara Schwartz. He served in every major invasion in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, and he retired from the U.S. Naval Fire Department after 30 years of...
Dorothy Lucille Link Turner
Mar 20, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy Lucille Link Turner of 3135 Cedar Grove Rd., Alton, VA died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the age of 89. She was born March 29, 1922 to the late George Norman Link, Sr. and the late Annie Wilborn Link, and was married to Eddie L. “E. L.” Turner . Mrs. Turner was a retired sales clerk for Super...
John Patrick Donohue, Jr.
Mar 14, 2012
John Patrick Donohue, Jr., 65, husband of Nancy Taylor Donohue, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at his home. John was born November 24, 1946 in Weehawken, NJ to John Patrick, Sr. and Shirley Genshel Donohue. A member of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, memorial services will be held there 1pm Monday, March 19, 2012 with the Reverend Susan...
Graham Leonard Jones
Mar 13, 2012
Graham Leonard Jones, 77, of Old Main St., Brookneal passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at home. He was the husband of Hazel Wilkinson Jones for 55 years Mr. Jones was born in Buffalo Junction, September 14, 1934 son of the late Otha L. Jones and Jessie Irene Hite Jones. He was a member and former deacon of Brookneal Baptist...
Raymond Thornton Yancey
Mar 10, 2012
Raymond Thornton Yancey, 85, husband of Jane Overby Yancey, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Halifax Regional Hospital. Raymond was born August 28, 1926 in Granville Co., NC to the late George Washington and Lola Buchanan Yancey. After serving his country in U.S. Army during World War II, Raymond went to work with the Virginia Department of Transportation. He...
Florence Reese Bass
Mar 4, 2012
Florence Reese Bass, 85, died March 4, 2012. Florence was born to Allen Wade and Aurelia McCargo Reese Wade on July 5, 1926 in Mecklenburg County, VA. A homemaker, she raised her children and was then worked at various golf courses. The last fifteen years of her working career Florence was a drycleaner and seamstress. Mrs. Bass completed Cosmetology School...
