Robert Barry Ligon
Apr 12, 2010
Robert Barry Ligon, 55, died Monday, April 12, 2010 at Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston. The son of Robert Lee "Bobby" and Alice Smith Ligon of Buffalo Junction, Barry was a graduate of Bluestone High School with the Class of 1973. A Postal Carrier for 20 years, he worked part-time at Ligon Excavation. His real love was motorcycles and...
Irene Dunaway Duffer
Apr 9, 2010
Mrs. Irene Dunaway Duffer of South Boston died Friday, April 9, 2010 at the age of 86. She was born in Halifax Co. on December 13, 1923 to the late Willie Dunaway and the late Florence Lacks Dunaway Duffer and was married to the late Clarence Edward Duffer. She was retired from Craddock & Terry and was a hairdresser at...
Louise Wilkins Monette Shelton
Apr 9, 2010
Mrs. Louise Wilkins Monette Shelton, age 85 , of Cumming, GA died Friday, April 9 at her home. Mrs. Shelton was born in Halifax Co. on July 22, 1924 to the late Eva Byerley and W.W. Wilkins, Sr. and was married to the late L.C. Monette (1st Husband) and the late J.W. Shelton (2nd Husband). She was a retired broker...
Sammie Bryant Atkins
Apr 8, 2010
Sammie Bryant Atkins, 79, husband of Joan Holland Atkins, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 in Forsyth Memorial Hospital. Born in the Rockford Community on January 1, 1931, Mr. Atkins was a graduate of Copeland High School with the Class of 1949. He was retired truck driver having worked with Star Freight in Charlotte, NC A Celebration of Life will be...
Elmer Jeffers Nichols
Apr 7, 2010
Mr. Elmer Jeffers Nichols of South Boston died Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the age of 88. He was born in Halifax Co. on January 1, 1922 to the late Vincent Creighton and Ellie N. Nichols and was married to Janie Bradshaw Nichols. Mr. Nichols was a US Army veteran of WW II, was owner operator of Nichols Farm Supply...
Mary Snead Nichols
Apr 5, 2010
Mrs. Mary Snead Nichols of Halifax passed away Monday, April 5, 2010 at the age of 81. She was born in Halifax Co. on October 16, 1928 to the late John Hurt Snead and the late Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Childrey Snead and was married to the late John Thomas Nichols. Mrs. Nichols was a retired secretary at Westinghouse and was...
Maude Sandy Fleming
Apr 4, 2010
Mrs. Maude Sandy Fleming, 94, died Sunday, April 4, 2010 in Rose Manor Nursing Home in Durham, NC. She was born in Lenoir, NC to George and Eva Vargo Winkler on March 12, 1916. Mrs. Fleming was retired from Craddock Terry Shoe Company, having worked in Chase City for 33 years. A member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church...
Judy Murray Etheridge
Apr 2, 2010
Mrs. Judy Murray Etheridge, 66, widow of Don Lee Etheridge of Ladysmith, VA., died Friday, April 02, 2010 in Virgilina. She was born in Granville County, NC on June 1, 1943 to William James deceased and Lillie Ligon Murray of Virgilina. Judy was a graduate of Oak Hill High School; and a member of Carmel Baptist Church of Carmel, VA....
Beatrice Shelton Wilborn
Mar 30, 2010
Ms. Beatrice Shelton Wilborn, age 83, of Alton died Tuesday, March 30. Ms. Wilborn was born in Halifax Co. on May 2, 1926 to the late Lewis Irving and Anna Coates Shelton and was married to the late Floyd Lee Wilborn, Sr.. She was a retired textile worker at Halifax Cotton Mill and was a member of Second Baptist Church....
Rachel Crowder Reese
Mar 28, 2010
Chase City, Virginia Rachel Crowder Reese, 88, widow of William H. Reese, died Saturday morning at Community Memorial Healthcenter. Rachel had been a member of New Hope Baptist Church since she accepted Christ as a child. She was a graduate of Chase City High School and retired from Burlington Industries after a career of 35 plus years. Funeral service will...
Billy Carlson Watts
Mar 27, 2010
Mr. Billy Carlson Watts of 6085 Clover Rd., Clover died Saturday, March 27 at the age of 70. Mr. Watts was born on January 20, 1940 in Halifax Co. to the late Joe Wilson Watts and Annie Belle Ferrell Watts and was married to Helen Hamlett Watts. He was owner/operator of Billy's Exxon, a veteran of the U.S. Marines, and...
Glenn S. Matthews
Mar 22, 2010
Mr. Glenn S. Matthews, 57 of 4099 Pleasant Grove Rd., Halifax, VA died Monday, March 22, 2010 at Duke University Medical Center. He was born in Halifax County on April 13, 1952, the son of the late William Logan Matthews and the late Sadie Wilkerson Matthews. Mr. Matthews was the owner and operator of Matthews Plumbing. Mr. Matthews is survived...
Charles Marvin Quicke
Mar 21, 2010
Mr. Charles Marvin Quicke, 90, widower of Ruby Wilson Quicke, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2010 at MeadowView Terrace in Clarksville. A native of White Sulpher Springs, WVA, he was the son of the late Charles Emmit and Lillie Amelia Hewitt Quicke. A U.S. Army World War II veteran, Mr. Quicke worked with Capital Airlines in D.C. and was employed...
Dale William Schuhmacher
Mar 17, 2010
Dale William Schuhmacher, 79, husband of Barbara Lee Schuhmacher, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Duke University Medical Center in Durhan, NC. Born and reared in Glenwood, MN, Dale was the son of the late Willie and Friedericka Prottengeier Schuhmacher. While living in Glenwood, Dale was a dairy farmer, welder and truck driver before retiring and moving to Clarksville in...
William Alexander "Alex" Williamson
Mar 13, 2010
Mr. William Alexander "Alex" Williamson of 2182 Calvary Rd., Alton died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the age of 59. He was born in Halifax Co. on September 21, 1950 to the late Anita Jordan and William Washington Williamson and was married to Betty O'Brien Williamson. Mr. Williamson was a Chief Forest Tech for the Virginia Dept. of Forestry and...
Farris Comer Hudson
Mar 10, 2010
Ms. Farris Comer Hudson of 103 Rose Hill Dr., South Boston died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at the age of 92. She was born in Halifax Co. on September 13, 1917 to the late Lonnie Ford & Walter Green Comer. Ms. Hudson was a homemaker and was a member of North Fork Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters, Jean Wilborn of...
Marvin Mcarthur Whitt
Mar 9, 2010
Mr. Marvin McArthur Whitt of Lillington, NC died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the age of 67. Mr. Whitt was born in Halifax Co. on August 20, 1942 to the late Trupie Alfred Whitt and the late Annie Lois Long Whitt. Mr. Whitt is survived by a sister, Ethel Mae Whitt Horne of Burlington, NC; brothers, Nelson Leroy Whitt of...
