Ruth Averette Puryear
Nov 17, 2011
Mrs. Ruth Averette Puryear, 88, wife of Larvester Puryear, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born April 13, 1923 to the late Henry and Ida Murray Averette in Red Bank. A graduate of Virgilina High School with the Class of 1940 she was a member of Union Christian Church of Virgilina. Retired from Burlington...
Lestie Whitlow Talley
Nov 14, 2011
Mrs. Lestie Whitlow Talley of 1010 Cemetery Rd., Virgilina, VA died Monday, November 14, 2011 at the age of 86. She was born January 19, 1925 to the late George Thomas Whitlow and the late Carrie Carmichael Whitlow. She was married to the late Abner Oneal Talley, Sr. Mrs. Tally was a retired employee at Burlington Industries, Inc. She was...
Bettie Bessie Conner
Nov 12, 2011
Ms Bettie Bessie Conner of 300 Hamilton Blvd., South Boston, VA 24592, died Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the age of 73. She was born in Halifax County, VA on August 13, 1938 to the late Louis Bradford Conner and the late Grace Hazelwood Conner. Ms. Conner was a retired farmer. Survivors include her dedicated and devoted aide, Janice Green;...
Jeanne Mae Mcginn Wilson
Nov 12, 2011
Mrs. Jeanne Mae McGinn Wilson passed November 12, 2011 and went to be with the Lord, whom she believed in deeply, after a hard fought two year battle with cancer. She has been a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Danville, VA for the last twenty-eight years. She was born in Newark, New Jersey on January 11, 1938. She...
Norma Jean Carter Talley
Nov 6, 2011
Norma Jean Carter Talley, 70, widow of Walter Thomas Talley, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011. Mrs. Talley is survived by her daughters, Phyllis S. Forlines Alan of Clarksville; and Irene S. Spencer of Millburn, FL. Norma Jean was born in Durham, NC on January 18, 1941 to Irene Aiken and Major Louis Carter. She was preceded by her brothers,...
Lavaille Propst Wagner
Nov 1, 2011
Mrs. LaVaille Propst Burton Wagner, 88, widow of Ed Wagner, died Tuesday, November 01, 2011 in Charlotte, NC. One of nine children, LaVaille was born December 22, 1922 to the late William T. and Della Grace Jennings Propst. A graduate of Red Oak High School, she was a member of Clarksville Baptist Church. She loved gardening and being a homemaker....
Teddy Peter Wazeka
Oct 30, 2011
Mr. Teddy Peter Wazeka of 103 Rosehill Dr., VA, died October 30, 2011 at the age of 97. He was born on February 28, 1914 in La Porte, Indiana to the late Albert Wazeka and the late Antonia Panek Wazeka Pypec and was married to the late Annie Lillian Riley Wazeka. Mr. Wazeka was a retired employee of Rochester Button...
James Willard Irby
Oct 27, 2011
Mr. James Willard Irby, Sr. of 2102 Guill Town Rd., Scottsburg, VA died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at the age of 79. He was born June 22, 1932 to the late James Wilson Irby and the late Lula Martin Irby, and was married to Nettie Austin Irby. He was a retired employee of Craddock & Terry, a former member of...
William Robert O'Shields
Oct 22, 2011
Mr. William Robert O'Shields, 92, widower of Ruth Thompson O'Shields, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011 at MeadowView Terrace in Clarksville. He was born August 12, 1919 to the late Thomas and Nell O'Shields in Ware Shoals, South Carolina. He was a member of Clarksville Baptist Church and was a retired textile consultant. Mr. O'Shields is survived by his son,...
Alvin Bryant Conner
Oct 22, 2011
Mr. Alvin Bryant Conner, age 71, of 1243 Turkey Track Ln., Nathalie, VA passed away peacefully Saturday, October 22, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on March 20, 1940 to the late Fletcher Conner and the late Mary Chaffin Layne Conner. He was married to his loving wife, the late Bessie Doris Conner, for...
Thornton Herbert Herbie Wilkins, Jr.
Oct 21, 2011
Thornton Herbert "Herbie" Wilkins, Jr. 58, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011 at The Woodview Nursing Home in South Boston. Herbie was born May 22, 1953 to the late Thornton Herbert, Sr. and Bobbie Sue Wilbourne Wilkins. A graduate of Bluestone High School, he was employed at Craddock Terry Shoe Company and then the Family Dollar Store in South Boston....
Ralph Franklin Cole
Oct 19, 2011
Ralph Franklin Cole, Sr. of 2214 North Fork Church Rd., Virgilina, VA died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the age of 83. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on April 22, 1928 to the late Robert Daniel Cole and the late Mary Seat Cole Elder and was married to Patsy Lunsford Cole. He was a veteran of the US...
Harold Gwynn Moore
Oct 18, 2011
Harold Gwynn Moore passed away on October 18, 2011 at the age of 73. He was preceded in death by his father, C.C. Moore, Sr., his mother, Ruby Jennings Moore, his sister, Elsie Chappell, his brothers, Claiborne Moore, Douglas Moore, and Clarence Moore, Jr.; his grandson, Rod Moore, and his beloved dog, Lady. He is survived by his wife, Linda...
Catherine "Cathy" Crocker Whitlow
Oct 16, 2011
Mrs. Catherine "Cathy" Crocker Whitlow of 1225 Hardings Mill Rd., Nathalie, VA died Sunday, October 16, 2011 at her home at the age of 52. She was born in Washington, DC on February 16, 1959 to the late George Amber Crocker and the late Goldie Hutchinson Crocker and was married to Bobby O. "Bobcat" Whitlow. Mrs. Whitlow was co-owner of...
Tania Steffanie Storer Murray
Oct 15, 2011
Mrs. Tania Steffanie Storer Murray of 1246 Shady Grove Church Rd., Virgilina, VA died Saturday, October 15, 2011 at her home at the age of 65. She was born in Leicester, England on March 7, 1946 the daughter of the late Leslie Storer and Elaine C. Storer and was married to Frank M. Murray, Jr. Mrs. Murray was formerly a...
Margie Rice Monroe
Oct 14, 2011
Mrs. Margie Rice Monroe of 2041 Philpott Rd. Lot 9., South Boston died October 14, 2011 at the age of 65. She was born in Halifax County, VA on November 23, 1945 the daughter of the late Lewis Rice and the late Lona Anderson Francis and was married to the late Lawrence Monroe, Jr. Survivors include 2 sons Jimmy Lynn...
