Marvin Lester Carter
Jul 19, 2004
Marvin Lester Carter, 83, widower of Lessie Allgood Carter, died Monday, July 19, 2004 in Farmville. The son of William Pat and Lillie Carter, he was born and reared in the Finchley and Fields community. Mr. Carter worked as a carpenter all of his adult life in addition to farming; and served in the U.S. Army during World War II....
George William ''Matt'' Dillon
Jul 19, 2004
George William ''Matt'' Dillon, 64, husband of Sandra Bliley Dillon, died Monday, July 19, 2004 at his residence. The son of John Henry and Hattie Mae Kizer Dillon, Matt was born in Chesterfield County. Retiring after 40 years with E.I. duPont, his last assignment was a Planning Specialist. Upon retirement, he moved to Kerr lake and worked part-time at Elliott's...
Julia Elizabeth Yancy Poarch
Jul 14, 2004
Julia Elizabeth Yancey Poarch, 91, died Wednesday, July 14 at the Petersburg Home for Ladies. The widow of William Henry Poarch, Mrs. Poarch was born in Buffalo Junction, Virginia and moved to Clarksville as a child where she lived until 2002 when she moved to Petersburg. She was a graduate of Clarksville High School, was employed by Burlington Industries for...
George Vance Powell
Jul 13, 2004
Mr. George Vance Powell, RLS, 82, died July 13, 2004 in South Boston. He was born September 27, 1921 in Buffalo Junction to the late George Venable and Alice Laura Sizemore Powell. He was educated in the Mecklenburg County school system; the I.C.S. of Scranton Penn on Surveying & Mapping; Durham Technical Institute and Army Technical school. Mr. Powell operated...
Vilma Nunn Mcclellan
Jul 8, 2004
Vilma Nunn McClellan, 75, widow of Edgar Samuel McClellan, Jr., died Thursday, July 8,2004 in South Boston. Mrs. McClellan, daughter of the late James Leonard and Blanche Davis Nunn, was born and reared in Mecklenburg Co.; graduated Clarksville High School class of 1945 and attended Averette College. She was a member of Clarksville Baptist Church and worked at Robbins Mill,...
Charlie Sanford ''C.S.'' Tillotson
Jul 5, 2004
Mr. Charlie Sanford ''C.S.'' Tillotson, Jr., 72, husband of Etta Jane Matthews Tillotson, died July 5, 2004 in Oxford. Born in Buffalo Junction, Mr. Tillotson was reared in Townsville and graduated from Stovall High School with the class of 1948. He was retired from Louisiana Pacific Lumber Company after many years of service. Funeral services will be conducted by Reverend...
Victor Harden Coghill
Jul 3, 2004
Mr. Victor Harden Coghill, 82, husband of Betty Burnett Coghill, died July 3, 2004 in Richmond. Born and reared in Mecklenburg County, Mr. Coghill was a pastor of many churches over the last 30 years, and was recently retired from Gospel Baptist Tabernacle, of which he was the founding pastor. Funeral services will be 2 PM Monday at Buffalo Baptist...
Ralph Leo Garlick
Jun 17, 2004
Ralph Leo Garlick, 66, husband of Rosalina Garlick, died Thursday, June 17, 2004 in South Boston. Mr. Garlick was born and reared in Arlington Heights, Il and served in the U.S. Navy for 36 years. He retired a Master Chief in the 1990's and moved to Clarksville after his retirement. Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday in the chapel...
Hurley Lee Keeton
Jun 14, 2004
Hurley Lee Keeton, 85, husband of Janie Elliott Keeton, died Monday, June 14, 2004 at his residence. He was born and reared in Mecklenburg County and farmed all his adult life. Funeral services will be Thursday, 3PM at Aaron's Creek Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. In addition to his wife, Mr. Keeton is also survived by daughters...
Henry Morris Hayes, Sr.
Jun 12, 2004
Henry Morris Hayes, Sr., 68, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, June 12, 2004 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Catherine Kent Campbell Hayes. Born April 6, 1936 in South Boston, he was a son of the late Georgie Richard and Lila Mary Glasscock Hayes. He was a self-employed landscaper with an extensive knowledge and love of...
Urban ''Scotty'' Koenig Franken, Jr.
Jun 9, 2004
Urban ''Scotty'' Koenig Franken, Jr., 67, died Wednesday, June 9, 2004. Mr. Franken, born in Richmond, served in the National Guard during the Vietnam era, and was retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad. Surviving are his loving sisters, Patricia Anne Robertson and Linda Franken Long; daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila K. and Wesley Rawls; Susan K. and Erik Milliken; son, Scott Koenig...
Alvin Cecil Nash
Jun 6, 2004
Alvin Cecil Nash, 70, husband of Gloria McLain Nash, died Sunday, June 6, 2004 at Duke Medical Center. Mr. Nash was born in Bluefield and was a graduate of Graham High School class of 1951. He was also a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a BA in Business; and served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict....
Ronald Reagan
Jun 5, 2004
Ronald Reagan At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore ''the great, confident roar of American progress and...
Virginia ''Jenny'' Hanson Clay
May 26, 2004
Mrs. Virginia ''Jenny'' Hanson Clay, 57, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004 in Clarksville. Graveside services will be 11 AM Saturday, May 29, 2004 at Oakhurst Cemetery. Mrs. Clay was retired from Burlington Industries with 35 years service. Surviving are her mother, Lillian Tharpe Hanson of Chase City; son, Steven Clay and daughter, Sherry Hogan both of Clarksville; sister, Darlene Ellis...
Willie Lee Emory
May 24, 2004
Mrs. Willie Lee Parrott Wiles Emory, 88, died Monday, May 24, 2004 in South Boston. Mrs. Emory was born and reared in Nelson; worked at Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation and retired from Harriett & Henderson Yarns. Funeral services be will 2 pm Thursday at Nelson Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The family will receive friends Wednesay, 7-9 pm...
Lucy Bowen Newton
May 21, 2004
Mrs. Lucy Bowen Wilkerson Newton, 83, widow of Rommie Bailey Newton, died Friday, May 21, 2004 in South Boston. Mrs. Newton was a homemaker and liver her entire life in the Buffalo Junction community. Funeral services will be Monday, May 24th at 2pm at Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle, of which she was a member. Burial will take place at Aarons Creek...
Harold Winfred Huddleston
May 1, 2004
Mr. Harold Winfred Huddleston, 69, widower of Martha White Huddleston, died Saturday, May 1, 2004 at his residence. Mr. Huddleston was born in Pittsfield, MA, son of the late Harold C. and Rose Gadue Huddleston. He was a mechanic for an operating engineering company and lived in Wendell, NC for the past four years. Funeral services will be conducted 11...
Lillian Reese Newton
May 1, 2004
Mrs. Lillian Reese Newton, 85, widow of Richard Walter Newton, died Saturday, May 01, 2004 in Oxford, NC. Mrs. Newton was a homemaker and lived her entire life in Bullock. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Marion and Jimmy Moss; and son and daughter-in-law, James ''Jimmy'' and Joan Newton all of Bullock. Five grandchildren and ten great grand-children...
Vernon Rooker Mears
Apr 19, 2004
Mr. Vernon Rooker Mears, 74, husband of Betty Travis Mears, died Monday, April 19, 2004 at Community Memorial Healthcenter in South Hill. Mr. Mears was a U. S. Army veteran, having served in Korean and Vietnam. He retired from service in 1968 after serving his country for 21 years and then worked for Moore's Chevrolet of Clarksville until his retirement....
Beulah Buchanan Ellixson
Apr 18, 2004
Mrs. Beulah Buchanan Ellixson, 89, of Richmond, formerly of Clarksville, died on Sunday, April 18, 2004. She loved her family and her treasured friends and was a faithful member of the Clarksville Baptist Church until she moved. Funeral services will be Tuesday, 1PM at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Chapel with interment at Oakhurst Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday...
