David Jaggers Mitchell
Aug 10, 2011
David Jaggers Mitchell, 80, husband of Helen Watkins Mitchell, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at his home. He was born August 19, 1930 to the late William Leonard and Daisy Pearl Smith. A graduate of Carolina College, Mr. Mitchell served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a tobacco farmer and operated the Mitchell...
Estelle Harman Mckinney
Aug 4, 2011
Estelle Harman McKinney of 1800 Vaughan St., South Boston, VA died Wednesday, August 4, 2011 at the age of 80. She was born in Floyd Co., VA on March 6, 1931 to the late John Milton Harman, Sr. and the late Veda Hall Harman. Ms. McKinney was a retired ABC store manager. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church,...
Virginia Elizabeth Dempsey Scott
Aug 4, 2011
Virginia Elizabeth Dempsey Scott of 3008 Allen Trail, Scottsburg, VA died Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the age of 65. She was born December 25, 1945 to the late Clayton Blair Dempsey and the late Nannie Mae Sears Dempsey. Mrs. Scott was a former employee of Clover Yarns. Survivors include four daughters, Lisa Becker and husband, Fred of Red Oak,...
Garland Thurman "Pete" Lowery
Aug 3, 2011
Mr. Garland Thurman "Pete" Lowery, Sr. of 1035 Bold Springs Rd., South Boston, VA died Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at the age of 82. He was born in Halifax County, VA on October 9, 1928 to the late Emmon Cosby Lowery and the late Elizabeth Yancey Lowery. He was married to Virginia Satterfield Lowery for 58 years. Mr. Lowery was...
Roberta Jeanne Hackett Gilson
Jul 31, 2011
Roberta Jeanne Hackett Gilson, wife of George Gilson, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Halifax Regional Hospital. Roberta was born October 26, 1943 in Atlantic City, NJ to the late Henry and Nettie Fixmer Hackett. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be 11 AM Wednesday in the chapel at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home with the Reverend Jane...
Rennice H. Bray
Jul 30, 2011
Rennice H. Bray, 64, died suddenly at his home in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday, July 30, 2011. Visitation service will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel in Fort Worth. Memorials: In memory of Rennice, please make contributions to Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Fla. 32256, or a local...
Shirley Ann Griffin Howell
Jul 22, 2011
Shirley Ann Griffin Howell, 79, widow of Charles Boyd Howell, died on July 22, 2011 in her home. Born in Durham County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Johnnie Renn Griffin. She worked in the food service industry as restaurant manager of the Brookwood Inn; and was a member of the High View Baptist Church...
Richard "Rick" Daniel Loftis
Jul 18, 2011
Mr. Richard Daniel "Rick" Loftis, Jr. of 191 Holly Hill Dr., Buffalo Junction, VA died Monday, July 18, 2011 at the age of 66. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on June 21, 1945 to the late Richard Daniel Loftis, Sr. and the late Sallie Oakes Loftis and was married to Judy Crozier Loftis. Mr. Loftis was a long...
Donald Vincent Link
Jul 17, 2011
Mr. Donald Vincent Link of 1115 Newton Farm Rd., South Boston, VA died Sunday, July 17, 2011 at the age of 55. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on August 25, 1955 to Myrtle Smith Link and the late Willard Link (passed away in January 1983) and was married to Sherry Pearson Link. Mr. Link was an employee of...
Elsie Tucker Franklin
Jul 17, 2011
Mrs. Elsie Tucker Franklin of 3131 Philpott Rd., South Boston, VA died Sunday, July 17, 2011 at the age of 91. She was born in Halifax Co., VA on September 17, 1919 to the late Walter Herbert Tucker and the late Blanche Chandler Tucker and was married to Charlie E. Franklin. Mrs. Franklin was a homemaker and was a member...
Earnest Stover Reaves
Jul 16, 2011
Mr. Earnest Stover Reaves of South Boston, VA died Saturday, July 16, 2011 at the age of 78. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on October 18, 1932 to the late Stover Reaves and the late Mary Louise Satterfield Reaves and was married to the late Jean Whitlow Reaves. Mr. Reaves was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force...
Margaret Virginia Lohr Gibbs
Jul 13, 2011
Margaret Virginia Lohr Gibbs, 96, widow of James "Jimmy" Michael Gibbs, of Madison, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at Mt. View Nursing Home in Aroda. Mrs. Gibbs was born December 19, 1914 in Repton Mills, Va. to the late Edgar Perry Lohr and Nellie Lohr. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Woody, George, Alvin and Forest Lohr and...
Ralph Hardy Snead
Jul 11, 2011
Mr. Ralph Hardy Snead of 6127 Dryburg Road, Scottsburg, VA died Monday, July 11, 2011 at the age of 79. He was born in Halifax County on June 10, 1932 to the late George Dewey Snead and the late Gladys Vaughan Snead and was married to Violet Morris Snead. He was a member of Fork Baptist Church, the Dryburg Hunting...
Adron Dearl Thompson
Jul 10, 2011
Mr. Adron Dearl Thompson, Sr. of 2047 Aarons Creek Rd., Virgilina, VA died Sunday, July 10, 2011 at the age of 80. He was born in Rowan, NC on September 9, 1930 to the late Jason Middleton Thompson and the late Nina Brotherton Thompson and was married to Ardith Billingslea Thompson. He was a retired Staff Sergeant from the U.S....
George Stover Cole
Jul 7, 2011
Mr. George Stover Cole, Sr. of 2082 Old Grubby Rd., South Boston, VA died Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the age of 93. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on February 12, 1918 to the late Charlie W. and Nannie Lowery Cole and was married to the late Josephine Oakes Cole. He was a vetern of the U.S. Army...
Ursula Elizabeth Wetzel Estep
Jul 2, 2011
Ursula Elizabeth Wetzel Estep, 80, wife of Jarrette Shelton Estep, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011 at her home. A native of Bamburg, Germany, Ursula was born November 17, 1930 to the late Fritz and Anna Duplin Wetzel. She was a homemaker. Graveside funeral services will be 3PM Friday in Orchard Hills Cemetery in Lincoln County, West Virginia. In addition...
William "Bill" Moseley Bass
Jul 2, 2011
Mr. William "Bill" Moseley Bass, Jr. of South Boston, VA died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the age of 79. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on August 13, 1931 to the late Adele Woodburn Bass and the late William Moseley Bass, Sr. and was married to Mary Sadler Bass. Mr. Bass was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
