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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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Ledford Leroy Sizemore
Feb 11, 2010
Buffalo Junction, VA Ledford LeRoy Sizemore, 85, of Buffalo Junction, husband of Catherine Bittle Sizemore, died Feb. 11, 2010 in Duke Hospital. He was a native of and educated in Mecklenburg County, where he has always lived and farmed. He was preceded in death by parents Nannie and Ledford Sizemore, sisters Eva Garrett, Katie Sue Gordon, Lucy Bet Sizemore and...
Lawrence Everett Easter, Jr.
Feb 10, 2010
Lawrence Everett Easter, Jr., 82, husband of Lorraine Burdick Easter, died Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at MeadowView Terrace in Clarksville. Born May 5, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Lawrence E., Sr. and Helen Allen Easter. Larry was a graduate of Dobbins Technical School and Whorton College. Moving to Clarksville in 1965, he worked for 45 plus...
Ruth Hagood Conner Moorefield
Feb 8, 2010
Mrs. Ruth Hagood Conner Moorefield, 81, Clover, VA died Monday, February 8, 2010 at Britthaven of Keysville. She was born in Halifax County, VA on November 20, 1928, the daughter of the late Johnnie L. Conner, Sr and the late Hattie Womack Conner and was married to the late Carl “Dick” Moorefield, Jr. Mrs. Moorefield was a homemaker and farmer....
Mildred Coleman Wilkerson
Feb 1, 2010
Mildred Coleman Wilkerson, 75, of Finchley, died Feb. 1, 2010. She was born June 2, 1934, in Jeffries, the daughter of Cicero and Beadie Coleman, and was a graduate of Clarksville High School. She is preceded in death by her devoted husband of 54 years, James Woodrow Wilkerson, her parents, brothers Kirby Coleman, Harold Coleman, Al Coleman, Thurmond Coleman, Aubrey...
Russell Franklin Short
Jan 29, 2010
Mr. Russell Franklin Short, Sr., 85, of 8151 L. P. Bailey Memorial Hwy., Halifax, VA died Friday, January 29, 2010 at His Home. He was born in Pittsylvania County, VA on August 22, 1924, the son of the late Woody Thomas Short and the late Willie Wilson Ridgeway Short. Mr. Short was a retired security guard for Georgia Pacific and...
Tammy Davis Fitch
Jan 27, 2010
Ms. Tammy Davis Fitch, 47, of 3054 Cherry Hill Church Rd., South Boston, VA died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at her home. He was born in Halifax County, VA on August 21, 1962, the daughter of the late Walter Davis and Jo Moorefield Davis. Ms. Fitch was formerly an LPN at Berry Hill Health and Rehab, was a member of...
Josephine Oakes Cole
Jan 25, 2010
Mrs. Josephine Oakes Cole of 2082 Old Grubby Rd., South Boston died Monday January 25, 2010 at the age of 88. Mrs. Cole was born in Halifax Co. on April 1, 1921 to the late Willie Issac and Lucy Wilbourne Oakes and was married to George Stover Cole, Sr.. She was a homemaker and a member of Black Walnut Baptist...
Mary Webb Wray
Jan 21, 2010
Mrs. Mary Webb Wray, 92, a resident of Onancock, VA for over sixty years, formerly of Boydton, VA, passed away at her home on Thursday, January 21, 2010. She was surrounded by her three children, Adelaide, Carol and Frank, daughter-in-law Shirley, her grandson Dr. Hollandsworth, and Pastor Welch and his wife, Jan. Born on July 1, 1917 in Boydton, she...
Carroll Allen Carter
Jan 20, 2010
Mr. Carroll Allen Carter of 8181 Philpott Rd., South Boston died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at the age of 59. Mr. Carter was born in Halifax Co. on August 5, 1950 to John Wallace Carter and the late Caroline Phelps Carter and was married to Charlotte Edmonds Carter. He was a member of Alton Baptist Church and a former employee...
Phyllis Hope Jones
Jan 19, 2010
Ms. Phyllis Hope Jones, 38, of 1047 Old Grubby Road., South Boston, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Duke University Medical Center. She was born in Halifax County August 12, 1971, the daughter of the late Frank Kemper Jones, Sr and Willie Mae Matthews Jones. Ms. Jones was a student at Southside Virginia Community College, a former employee of Wabash...
Eula Grey Kindley Morton
Jan 18, 2010
Mrs. Eula Grey Kindley Morton, 72, wife of John Edward Morton, died Monday, January 18, 2010 at her home. Born in Charlotte County and reared in Mecklenburg County, Mrs. Morton was the daughter of the late John Ray and Vilenis Tucker Kindley. She was a graduate of Boydton High School and Mary Washington College. A school teacher in Mecklenburg County...
James W. Buster Travis
Jan 18, 2010
James W. "Buster" Travis, 80, widower of Lillian Tuck Travis, died Monday, January 18, 2010 at MeadowView Terrace in Clarksville. The son of James B. and Jessie Mae Travis, Buster was born and reared in North Carolina and New York. He was a retired truck driver, having been employed with PDS. Graveside funeral services will be 3PM Tuesday at Tungsten...
Sallie Morgan Puryear Talley
Jan 17, 2010
Mrs. Sallie Morgan Puryear Talley, 86, widow of Drewery Fontaine Talley, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 at MeadowView Terrace in Clarksville. Born June 20, 1923 to John Robert and Alice O'Geary Puryear, Sallie was a graduate of Virgilina High School. She was retired from Burlington Industries, having worked there for 42 years, and was a member of Amis Chapel...
Gary W. Jutz
Jan 15, 2010
Gary W. Jutz, 65, husband of Patricia J. Jutz, died Friday, January 15, 2010 at his home in Clarksville, surrounded by his family. Native to Seattle, Washington, Gary was the son of Homer Sylvan and Margaret Weyant Jutz and was a graduate of Washington State University. He spent 40 years in the hospitality industry, most recently by serving as Vice...
Harvey Nichols Bomar
Jan 14, 2010
Mr. Harvey Nichols Bomar of 3135 Green Valley Rd., Clover died Thursday, January 14, 2010 at the age of 85. Mr. Bomar was born in Halifax Co. on September 12, 1924 to the late Jamie and Theatrice Nichols Bomar and he was married to Florine Fallen Bomar. He was veteran of the US Army serving in WW II, a retired...
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