Ellen Beatrice Mcallister Arroyo
Aug 29, 2008
Ellen Beatrice McAllister Arroyo, 91, of Victoria, VA, formerly of Arlington, VA passed away Friday, August 29, 2008. Ellen was born September 26, 1916 in Culpeper, VA. She is survived by her husband, Jose Abel Arroyo of 70 years; two children, Emily Jane Rankin and James McAllister Arroyo; three grand-daughters, Elizabeth Victoria Rankin, Christina Marie Beaver, Michele Elena Judd; and...
Mildred Chandler Williams
Aug 29, 2008
Mildred Chandler Williams, retired Mecklenburg County teacher, died Friday, August 29, 2008 following a brief illness. Born September 1, 1916 at Buffalo Junction, VA, she was the daughter of Belle Yancey Chandler and Seymour Graham Chandler. Her husband, Lewis Randolph Williams, predeceased her in 1997. She is survived by two sons, Lewis Randolph Williams, Jr. of Fairfax and Graham Chandler...
Divola Lewis Hershman
Aug 18, 2008
Divola Lewis Hershman, 92, died Monday, August 18, 2008 at her daughter's home. Born August 16, 1916 in Mecklenburg County, she was a member of Easters United Methodist Church and was retired from Leggett Department Store in Chase City. Graveside services will be 2PM Thursday at Woodland Mausoleum with the Reverend Melvin Bradshaw officiating. The family will receive friends immediately...
Katherine Randolph Goode
Aug 16, 2008
Katherine Randolph Goode, former resident of Heartfields, and a retired employee of the Virginia Employment Commission, died on Saturday, August 16, 2008, following a period of declining health. Katherine was born in Boydton, Virginia on April 10, 1916, the daughter of the late John Chambers and Lucille Pleasants Goode. She was predeceased by her sisters, Mary Louise Goode Hutcheson of...
Michael Franklin Hand
Aug 13, 2008
Michael Franklin Hand, 54, husband of Nina Thomasson Hand, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Halifax Regional Hospital. Son of the late Grover Franklin and Marguerite Ward Hand, Michael was born and reared in Leaksville, NC and was a graduate of Fielddale High School. While furthering his education he obtained a degree in Electrical Engineering. He was a member of...
Pearl Tuck Adcock
Jul 24, 2008
Pearl Tuck Adcock, 73, widow of Harvey Ray Adcock, died Thursday, July 24, 2008 at her home. Daughter of the late Edward Presley and Patty Adcock Tuck, Pearl was born in Virgilina and grew up in Nelson. She was a member of Nelson Baptist Church and was retired from Burlington Industries with 36 years service, many of those as a...
J. T. Taylor
Jul 12, 2008
John Thomas "J.T." Taylor, 74, died Saturday, July 12, 2008 at Duke Hospice in Hillsborough, NC. Born in Mecklenburg County on June 3, 1934, he was the son of Thomas Newton and Virginia Burton Taylor. Civic activities included: Vice-President of the Clarksville Junior Chamber of Commerce; Mecklenburg County Red Cross Board of Directors as Treasurer & Chairman; Kinderton Country Club...
Helen Louise Gregory Gooch
Jul 5, 2008
Helen Louise Gregory Gooch, 78, widow of Edwin Allen Gooch, died July 5th at home in the care of family. A native of the Skipwith Community, she was the daughter of Carl Thomasson and Louise Gillispie Gregory. Helen was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. She married Edwin of Boydton, VA. As a Navy family they lived all over...
John Harold Weary
Jul 3, 2008
John Harold Weary, 65, husband of Gail Walker Weary, died Thursday, July 03, 2008 at Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston. Born and reared in Nelson, he was the son of Alfred K. Weary deceased and Mary Sue Nelson Weary of Clarksville. A graduate of Bluestone High School with the Class of 1960, John was employed with English Construction, and...
Mary Ann Jones
Jun 26, 2008
Mary Ann Rice Jones, 92, widow of Hartie J.Jones, Jr. died Thursday, June 26, 2008 at her home. The daughter of James and Lila Wooding Rice, Mary Ann was born in Halifax County and reared in Clarksville. A graduate of Clarksville High School, she worked at I.E. Maxey's store and Clarksville High School prior to raising her family. Graveside services...
Charlotte Watkins Cooper
Jun 21, 2008
Charlotte Watkins Cooper, 101, of Richmond, formerly of Clarksville, VA, passed away June 21 at her home at Westminster-Canterbury. Born in Virgilina, VA, Feb. 16, 1907, to William Devin and Sally Chandler Watkins, she attended North Carolina College for Women now University of North Carolina at Greensboro majoring in physical education. In 1928 she married James Edward Cooper of Graham,...
