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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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Marjorie Blanks Boyd

Marjorie Blanks Boyd

Feb 12, 2007

Marjorie Blanks Boyd, 84, wife of Thomas E. ?Gene? Boyd, died Monday, February 12, 2007 at her home. Native to Clarksville, she was the daughter of Charles Watkins and Rosebud Winn Blanks. A graduate of Clarksville High School with the Class of 1940, Marjorie was an organizing member of the local Eastern Star and served as Worthy Matron; was employed...

Mary Ruth Hughes

Mary Ruth Hughes

Feb 9, 2007

Clarksville, Va Mary ?Ruth? Gottshall Hughes, 91, widow of LeRoy Raymond Hughes, died Friday, February 9, 2007 at Halifax Regional Hospital. Ruth was born and reared in Altoona, PA to the late Louis and Grace Eliza Logue Gottshall. She worked for the Veteran?s Administration Regional Hospital in Bath, NY as a Registered Nurse. Funeral services will be held at Watkins...

James Woodrow Wilkerson

James Woodrow Wilkerson

Feb 5, 2007

WILKERSON Mr. James Woodrow Wilkerson, devoted husband, father, and community servant, age 75, passed away on February 6, 2007. The family will receive friends at Watkins, Cooper, Lyon Funeral Home on Thursday (today) from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Funeral services and interment will be held at... More info can be found here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/james-wilkerson-obituary?pid=1000000086360509

Virginia Hager Jones

Virginia Hager Jones

Jan 3, 2007

Mrs. Virginia Hager Jones of Tazewell, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at her home on 229 Goshen Hill Road in Tazewell at the age of 90. Born September 17, 1915, she was a daughter of the late George Burton Hager and Hattie Gilpin Hager. During her married years, she and her husband, Greer M. Jones, lived in Mecklenburg and...

Helen Willis Howerton

Helen Willis Howerton

Dec 26, 2006

Helen Willis Howerton, 89, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 in Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston. She was born September 9, 1917 in Clarksville at her family home to the late Finis Tyler and Helen Goode Jeffress Willis. A graduate of Madison College, Helen was a loving mother and a devoted member of Jamieson Memorial United Methodist Church. Funeral services...

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