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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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James Harold Collie
Jun 19, 2009
James Harold Collie, 81, widower of Gladys Jones Collie, died Friday, June 19, 2009 in South Boston. Harold was a member of Public Fork Christian Church and was a retired farmer. He also drove a school bus for over 15 years for Mecklenburg Academy and Fuqua Schools. He is survived by daughters & son in law Dale Love of South...
Louise Vaughan Smith
Jun 17, 2009
Louise Vaughan Smith, 87, widow of the Reverend Edward Leon Smith, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at The Woodview in South Boston. The daughter of John Wesley and Rosa Lee Doggett Vaughan, Louise was a graduate of Clarksville High School with the Class of 1939 and of Geyer Business College. A member of Jamieson United Methodist Church, she was the...
David Lee Wilkerson
Jun 16, 2009
David Lee Wilkerson, 76, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at his home. Son of the late Robert Corbett and Etta Lee Matthews Wilkerson, David was a retired construction worker. Graveside funeral services will be 11 AM Friday at Aarons Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Wilkerson is survived by his daughter, Lisa Comer of South Boston; stepson, Robie Davis of Cluster...
Katherine O'Geary Morris
Jun 15, 2009
Mrs. Katherine O'Geary "Billie" Morris, 73, wife of Gerald Garner Morris, died Monday, June 15, 2009 at her home. Daughter of the late James Randolph and Nannie Bowen O'Geary, Katherine was a homemaker. Funeral services will be 2PM Wednesday at Union Christian Church, of which she was a member, with the Reverends Jimmy Pulliam and Bob Watts officiating. Interment will...
Virginia Webb Newman
Jun 11, 2009
Mrs. Virginia Webb Newman passed away peacefully at her home on June 11, 2009. She was born on February 22, 1921, to Sarah Sally Robertson and Lewis Presley Webb. Mrs. Newman graduated from Boydton High School in 1938 and spent her entire life in Boydton except for the months she lived with her husband, Alfred Haskins Hack Newman, in Riverside,...
Elizabeth Ward Crowder
Jun 9, 2009
Elizabeth Ward Crowder died on June 9, 2009, survived by her husband Bouldin MacLean Crowder. Mrs. Crowder was born in Charlotte County, Virginia on January 6, 1914. She attended Averett College in Danville, Virginia. She began her employment in the Charlotte County Agriculture Department where she worked until 1930. She moved to Petersburg, Virginia at that time and was employed...
Mary Emma Puryear
Jun 6, 2009
Mrs. Mary Emma Puryear, 82, widow of James Dallas Puryear, died Saturday, June 6, 2009 in South Boston. The daughter of the late Howard J. and Elizabeth Wilkerson Puryear, Mary Emma was retired from Russell Stover Candy Company with over 25 years service. A loving and giving member of Florence Avenue Baptist Church, she taught Sunday School for the children,...
Robert Lewis Clark
Jun 1, 2009
Mr. Robert Lewis Clark, 88, husband of Beatrice Noble Clark, died Monday, June 1, 2009 at his home. He was born August 28, 1920 to Harry Thomas and Lucy Clark in Galesburg, Illinois. A U.S. Army Air Corp World War II veteran, Mr. Clark received one service stripe, the American Campaign medal, European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with one...
Thomas Peter Lodata
May 22, 2009
Thomas Peter Lodata, 57, husband of Donna Cassidy Lodata, died Friday, May 22, 2009 at his home. Thomas was the son of Louis deceased and Juanita Hicks Lodata, of Bridgewater, NJ. A graduate of Bridgewater High School with the Class of 1970, Thomas attended Ryder College in Bridgewater and a Life Member and past 1st LT. of Green Knoll Rescue...
George Morton Griffin
May 15, 2009
Mr. George "Morton" Griffin, 94, husband of Ernestine Tuck Griffin, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at his home. He was born August 10, 1914 to the late Clement Morton and Magnolia Sneed Griffin. A life-long resident of Aarons Creek, he was a member of Aarons Creek Baptist Church. He was retired from farming and from J.P. Stevens Textile Company. Graveside...
Kyle Ronald Frey
Apr 17, 2009
Mr. Kyle Ronald Frey, 39, husband of Michelle Cottrell Frey of Moscow, PA, died Friday, April 17, 2009 in an automobile accident in Moncure, NC. The son of Margaret Meredith Frey of Moncure and Ronald J. Frey of Blue Ridge, GA, Kyle was born in Durham and was an Assistant Manger with KFC. In addition to his wife and parents,...
Blanche Fuller Enderle
Apr 12, 2009
Clarksville, Virginia Mrs. Blanche Thomas Fuller Enderle, 94, former wife of late James Victor Fuller and widow of Horace Enderle, died Easter Sunday Morning in South Boston. Blanche was the retired manager of Rose's Dept. Stores, Inc. She worked for Rose's 32 years. From 1936 until 1939, she worked part time for Peebles Dept. Stores. Mrs. Enderle worked for her...
Josephus Bagbey
Apr 10, 2009
Nelson, VA Mr. Josephus Bagbey, 79, husband of Dorothy Averett Bagbey, died Friday, April 10, 2009 at Woodview Nursing Home. Son of the late Joseph and Rosa Bagbey, Mr. Bagbey served in the U.S. Marines and was a retired farmer. The funeral service will be held Monday at 2 PM at Watkins Cooper Lyon Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Jim...
Richard Frank Salb
Mar 31, 2009
Clarksville, VA Richard Frank Salb passed from this life, March 31, 2009, at his residence in Clarksville, Virginia surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 1, 1916 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was adopted by Frank and Erna Salb. He moved to Ohio as an adult and resided there for almost 60 years, He worked for Dayton Power and...
Marietta Wilson Gregory
Mar 12, 2009
Mrs. Marietta Wilson Gregory, 95, widow of Thomas Walker Gregory, Jr., died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill. Mrs. Gregory was the daughter of Lawrence Waverly and Cora Tisdale Wilson and was a graduate of Longwood College now University. She was the CEO of Gregory Oil Company of which she and her husband operated. Funeral...
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