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Recent Obituaries in South Boston, VA
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the South Boston, VA area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Noble Horace Dunson, Sr.
Jun 24, 2010
Colonel Noble Horace Dunson, Sr., a long time resident of Loudoun Heights, Virginia, and current resident of Fayetteville, North Carolina, peacefully left this world 24 June 2010 in the lakeside cabin he hand built on the shores of Kerr Reservoir near Clarksville, Virginia. Co!. Dunson was born 17 January 1920 in DeKalb, Texas, the oldest child of Arthur Elijah Dunson...
Willie Samuel Newton
Jun 19, 2010
Willie Samuel Newton, Jr. was born in Clarksville, Va. on June 7, 1924 to Willie Samuel and Addie Harris Newton. He passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at his home. Sam served three years in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. As a B29 Left Gunner in the Thumper Squadron, he flew 37 combat missions over the...
Irma Morris Newton
Jun 18, 2010
Virgilina, VA Mrs. Irma Morris Newton, 70 wife of Ernest Herbert Newton, Sr. died Friday morning June 18, 2010 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late John Henry & Sarah Katherine Morris. Mrs. Newton was a member of the Union Christian Church in Virgilina and loved her flower gardens. A memorial service will be held Sunday 2...
Reuben Owen Williams
Jun 16, 2010
Mr. Reuben Owen Williams, Sr. of 2067 Chester Rd., Clover died Wednesday June 16, 2010 at the age of 70. He was born in Halifax Co. on April 13, 1940 to the late Elisha Silas Williams and the late Carrie Virginia Ferrell Williams and was married to Margaret L. Williams. Mr. Williams was a retired taxidermist. Survivors include his wife;...
Virginia Yancey Harris
Jun 15, 2010
Mrs. Virginia Yancey Harris of 4061 River Rd., South Boston died Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at the age of 82. She was born in Halifax Co. on April 15, 1928 to the late Willie & Lottie Thomas Yancey and was married to Jesse J. Harris. Mrs. Harris was employed by Burlington Industries in the weave room office for 49 years...
Wanda Jackson Susie Morris
Jun 9, 2010
Wanda Jackson ?Susie? Morris, 52, widow of Ricky Shelton Morris, died Wednesday, June 09, 2010 at her home. Susie was born October 26, 1957 to James Elmo deceased and Mary Overbey Seate. She was employed with Virgilina Elementary School. Memorial services will be 2PM Friday at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home with the Reverend Norman Talley officiating. In addition to...
George William Morris
Jun 6, 2010
Mr. George William Morris of Virgilina died Sunday, June 6, 2010 at the age of 84. He was born in Halifax Co. on October 10, 1925 to the late Asa Howard and Elsie O'Geary Morris and was married to the late Hazel Elliott Morris and Ruth Geary Morris. Mr. Morris was a US Navy Veteran of WW II, retired from...
Maggie Whitlow Neal
Jun 5, 2010
Maggie Whitlow Neal, 86, widow of Thomas Walker Neal, died Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, VA. A native of Charlotte County, Maggie was born November 15, 1923 to Hurndon Charles and Mattie Cook Whitlow. She was a graduate of Randolph Henry High School with the Class of 1942; and was retired from Burlington Industries,...
Joseph Dean Bass
Jun 4, 2010
Mr. Joseph Dean Bass of 2031 Dan River Church Rd., South Boston died Friday, June 4, 2010 at the age of 80. He was born on March 27, 1930 to the late Claude Clifton and Nettie Mildred Hamlett Bass and was married to M. Betty Solomon Bass. Mr. Bass was a retired lead lineman for Dominion - Virginia Power and...
Tammy Annette Vicks Duke
May 30, 2010
Mrs. Tammy Annette Vicks Duke of 226 Gentry Ridge Rd., Roxboro, NC died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the age of 39. She was born in Halifax County on October 5, 1970, the daughter of Edward Vicks, Sr. and Vera Gordon Vicks and was married to Jonathan “J. D.” Duke. Mrs. Duke was a technician for Triangle Urology of Durham....
Frank Alfred "Al" Wilmoth
May 28, 2010
Mr. Frank Alfred “AL” Wilmoth of 1085 Black Walnut Rd., Randolph, VA died Friday, May 28, 2010 at MCV-Richmond at the age of 75. He was born in Halifax County on February 16, 1935, the son of the late Frank Edward Wilmoth and the late Euphemia Austin Wilmoth and was married to Lucille G. Wilmoth. Mr. Wilmoth was a retired...
Jacqueline Anne Hughes Lassiter
May 25, 2010
Ms. Jacqueline Anne Hughes Lassiter of Roxboro, NC died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at the age of 48. She was born on June 14, 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico. She was of the Episcopal faith. She is survived by a sister, Jane Manning Fraze of Tucson, AZ. She was preceded in death by a son, Justin Lassiter. A memorial service...
Donna Gormley Wendt
May 18, 2010
Mrs. Donna Gormley Wendt, 75, wife of Roy Wendt, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Donna was born December 26, 1934 to Patrick John and Agnes Condon Gormley in Minneapolis, MN. An airline stewardess early in her adult years, she later became a stay-at-home Mom to raise their three children. A memorial service will...
Carolyn Talley Womack
May 10, 2010
Mrs. Carolyn Talley Womack of South Boston died Monday, May 10, 2010 at the age of 65. Mrs. Talley was born in Halifax County on December 18, 1944 to Lawrence Raymond "Pop" Talley and the late Doris Watts Talley. She was a bookkeeper at Citizen Bank and was a member of Black Walnut Baptist Church. Survivors include her father, of...
Genevieve Walton Sizemore
May 5, 2010
Mrs. Genevieve Walton Sizemore, 94, widow of William Howard Sizemore, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Ballentine Home in Norfolk, VA. Born October 30, 1915 to John Wade and Toy Lewis Walton, Genevieve was born and reared in Pittsylvania County, VA. She attended Averett College. Mrs. Sizemore taught school for 30 years at various schools in Pittsylvania, Halifax and...
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