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,...
Elsie Shepherd Keeton
Jun 20, 2008
Mrs. Elsie Shepherd Keeton, 69, widow of Amos Britt Keeton, died Friday morning at Meadowview Terrace in Clarksville. Mrs. Keeton was native to Wilkes County, NC and moved to Buffalo Junction in the late 1950's. She was the loving mother of two daughters Dolly JamesChandler of Clarksville and Lisa David Keeton of Buffalo Junction and a son Andy Jackie Keeton...
Roy Hump Williamson
Jun 12, 2008
Mr. Roy Franklin "Hump" Williamson, 76, husband of Betty Stone Williamson, died Thursday, June 12, 2008 at his home. The son of the late Samuel Scott and Lucy Frazier Williamson, Hump was a retired tobacco and cattle farmer and a member of Hitesburg Baptist Church. Funeral services will be 2PM Sunday in the chapel at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home...
James Delbert Arrington
Jun 12, 2008
Mr. James Delbert "Dell" Arrington, 79, husband of Nancy Yancey Arrington, died Thursday, June 12, 2008 at his home. The son of Bossie Blandford and Mildred Burnett Arrington, he was a graduate of Clarksville High School and Danville Technical Institute. A member Averette Baptist Church, Dell served his country with the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict and...
Grace Garofalo
Jun 5, 2008
Miss Grace Garofalo, 97, died Thursday, June 5, 2008 at MeadowView Terrace in Clarksville. A native of Punxsutawney, PA, Grace was the daughter of John and Jennie Amato Garofalo. A retired Corporate Benefits Clerk with Union Carbide, Grace loved to travel and before moving to Clarksville in 2004, enjoyed traveling the world over. The family will receive friends 3-4:30 PM...
Mary Railey Riggan
Apr 29, 2008
Mrs. Mary Railey Riggan, 71, widow of Donald Burse Riggan, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in Granville Medical Center in Oxford, NC. Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Mary was the daughter of Daniel Carlton and Ruth Coker Railey. A graduate of Vance-Granville High School, she was retired from Burlington Industries with 35 years of service and was a member of Tungsten...
Odell Ligon Poole
Apr 21, 2008
Mrs. Odell Ligon Poole, 94, widow of Kenneth H. Poole, died Monday, April 21, 2008 at MeadowView Terrace in Clarksville. The eldest of 7 children of William Henry and Harriett Slagle Ligon, she was born and reared in Buffalo Junction. Retired from F.T. Willis and Son Department Store, Odell enjoyed sewing, working in her flowers, and spending time with her...
Charles Lawrence Claiborne
Apr 18, 2008
Mr. Charles Lawrence"Clay"Claiborne, 71, husband of Jean Tollerson Claiborne, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at Halifax Regional Hospital. The son of the late Charles Newton Claiborne and Beadie Iona Cliborne, Clay was born March 13, 1937 in Clarksville. Serving his country during the Korean War, he retired as a Master Sergeant with the United States Air Force. He was also...
