Grace Sue Cole Elliott
Dec 6, 2009
Mrs. Grace Sue Cole Elliott of Virgilina died Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the age of 85. She was born in Halifax County on June 4, 1924 to the late Robert Edward and Janie Lowery Cole and was married to the late Alvah Fletcher "Pete" Elliott. Mrs. Elliott retired after driving a school bus for 33 years for the Halifax...
Eric Peck Degrandcourt
Dec 5, 2009
Eric Peck deGrandcourt, 45, husband of Katrina Spraker deGrandcourt, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston. Eric was the son of Robert Fancher and Judith Hartmann deGrandcourt of Clarksville. He was born in Norfolk and had lived in California, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia. An Army veteran, Eric and Katrina moved to Clarksville...
Willard Leslie "Snake Eye" Overby
Dec 4, 2009
Mr. Willard Leslie "Snake Eye" Overby, Sr.of Virgilina died Friday December 4, 2009 at the age of 87. He was born in Halifax Co. on October 24, 1922 to the late Elvin and Fannie Elliott Overby. He was married to Ruth Royster Overby. Mr. Overby was a member of Hitesburg Baptist Church and was a retired heavy equipment operator. Mr....
Alice Cornelia Owen Runkle
Dec 3, 2009
Alice Cornelia Owen Runkle, 90, widow of Howard Franklin Runkle, died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Summit Square in Waynesboro. The daughter of the late William Thomas and Nannie Puryear Owen, Alice was a graduate of Clarksville High School with the Class of 1936 and Roanoke Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1942. She served as an Army Nurse...
Michael Anthony Wade, Jr.
Dec 3, 2009
Michael Anthony Wade, Jr., 20, son of Ann Marie Stophel Wade and Michael Anthony Wade, Sr., died Thursday, December 3, 2009 in an automobile accident. Graveside funeral services will be 2PM Monday at Oakhurst Cemetery with Reverend Ryan Russell officiating. In addition to his mother and father, Michael is survived by his brother, Jacob Wade of Clarksville; sister and brother-in-law,...
Christy Lynn Whitlow Bomar
Dec 3, 2009
Mrs. Christy Lynn Whitlow Bomar of South Boston passed away Thursday December 3, 2009 at the age of 54. Mrs. Bomar was born ini Halifax Co. on February 27, 1955 to the late Alfred Whitlow and Nelda L. Ingram and was married to the late Michael T. Bomar. She was a bus driver for the Halifax Co. School System and...
Millie Taylor Szynklewski
Dec 2, 2009
Millie Taylor Szynklewski, 93, widow of Arcady Mitchell Szynklewski, died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Granville Medical Center in Oxford, NC. Native to Coffee County, GA, Millie was the daughter of John Randall and Sarah Malinda Mixon Taylor. She and her husband moved to Vance County in 1946 so he could work at Tungsten Mine. Funeral services will be 11...
Bonnie Leigh Tuck Ashworth
Dec 2, 2009
Bonnie Leigh Tuck Ashworth, 59, wife of Morris Gray Ashworth, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at her home. Born in Granville County, NC, Bonnie was the daughter of the late Major Presley Tuck and Mary Cottrell Bowen. She was a graduate of Bluestone High School with the Class of 1970; was employed with Russell Stover Candy Company for 32 years...
Judith Buchanan Kean Shaw
Nov 29, 2009
Judith Buchanan Kean Shaw, age 66, of Chesterfield County, VA, died Sunday, November 29, 2009, at John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, VA . Born September 22, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Howard Raymond “Bose” Buchanan and Evelyn Tharpe Buchanan and was married to the late Paul Jesse Shaw. She was a member of Clover Baptist Church....
Harry Flint Tingen
Nov 27, 2009
Harry Flint Tingen, age 68, of 1060 Seven Oaks Drive, South Boston, VA, died Friday, November 27, 2009, at Halifax Regional Hospital. Born April 14, 1941, he was the son of Ernest Flint Tingen and Margaret Clark Tingen. Mr. Tingen was a member of Glenwood United Methodist Church and the American Legion Post 8. He was a retired owner/operator of...
Nelson William Lacks
Nov 26, 2009
Mr. Nelson William Lacks, 95, widower of Joyce Morgan Lacks, died Thursday, November 26, 2009. A life-long native of Charlotte County, he was the son of Charlie Edward and Jesse Newcomb Lacks. An Army Veteran, Mr. Lacks was stationed in Germany during World War II. He was a retired farmer. Funeral services will be 2pm Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church...
Daniel Arthur Turner
Nov 26, 2009
Daniel Arthur Turner, widower of Shelia York Turner, died, Thursday, November 26, 2009 in Augusta, GA. Native to Chattanooga, TN, Mr. Turner was the son of Raymond Arthur and Mary Della Snow Turner. He was a retired Business Accountant. Mr. Turner is survived by his daughter, Christa DeAnne Newton of Hickory, NC and sons, Shannon Daniel Turner of Clarksville and...
Diane Corbey Mccazzio
Nov 25, 2009
Diane Marie Corbey McCazzio, 55, wife of John McCazzio, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston. The daughter of Robert Owen and Patricia Marks Corbey, Diane was native to New York. A Funeral Mass will be said 11 AM Thursday at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church with Father John Kazwibe officiating. Online condolences may...
Ollie Addison Hackney
Nov 22, 2009
Mr. Ollie Addison Hackney of Halifax died Sunday, November 22, 2009 at the age of 85. Mr. Hackney was born in Halifax County on September 5, 1924 to the late Ollie Green & Bessie Taylor Hackney and was married to Hattie Gordon Hackney. He was a veteran and member of Dan River Baptist Church. Mr. Hackney is survived by his...
Ruby Wilson Quicke
Nov 20, 2009
Ruby Wilson Quicke, 87, of Clarksville, Virginia passed away Friday, November 20, 2009. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chase City. Mrs. Quicke was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and a very special grandmother, "Nana Rube". She is survived by her husband, Charles M. Quicke, of Clarksville; her daughters and son-in-law, Janice and Earle Moore...
Hazel Winifred Hughes Pleasants
Nov 16, 2009
Mrs. Hazel Winifred Hughes Pleasants, age 86, of Atlanta, GA, formerly of Virgilina, VA, died Monday, November 16, 2009 in Atlanta. Born November 22, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Bonnie and Agnes Spivey Hughes, and the widow of James W. Pleasants and was a member of Florence Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors are one son, Jimmie Pleasants of...
Dinkey Conner
Nov 16, 2009
Mr. Dinkey Conner, age 85, of 719 Magnolia Dr., South Boston, died Monday, November 16, 2009 at Halifax Regional Hospital. Born November 18, 1923, he was the son of the late Melvin B. Conner And Martha Jones Conner and was the widower of Patricia Elsie Hopkins Conner. He was retired from Burlington Industries, Inc, and was a member of Ash...
