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Edgar "Mac" Samuel Mcclellan, Iii
Jul 3, 2023
Edgar Samuel “Mac” McClellan, III passed away surrounded by his family on July 3, 2023.
Mac was born on March 31, 1956, and was the son of the late Edgar Samuel McClellan, Jr. and Vilma Nunn McClellan. Mac was married to his wife of 31 years, Tina Woodson McClellan.
Mac was a lifelong resident of...
Phillip Arnold Newcomb
Jul 3, 2023
Phillip Arnold Newcomb passed away on July 3, 2023 and was born on November 8, 1940 in Farmville, Virginia. He was predeceased by his parents, Otis and Virginia Newcomb. Left to cherish his memory are his brother, Douglas and wife, Deborah; two beloved aunts, Gracy and Frances; and numerous cousins. Phillip is also lovingly remembered by nephew, Michael and wife,...
Libby Gravitt Hazelwood
Jul 3, 2023
On July 3, 2023, Libby Gravitt Hazelwood went to be with the Lord. She was born Marion Libby Gravitt to the late Oscar Russell Gravitt and Murlin Stevens Gravitt on June 20, 1933 in Halifax County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey L. Hazelwood.
Libby worked at South Boston Bank & Trust which underwent...
Merritt Wright Wilson
Jun 25, 2023
Merritt Wright Wilson of South Boston passed away at his home on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at the age of 86. He was born in North Carolina on March 26, 1937 to the late Asa Wright and the late Louise Long Wilson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shelby Jean Elliott Wilson.
Merritt retired from...
Mary Ann Garrett Blanks
Jun 24, 2023
Buffalo Junction, VA
Mary Ann Garrett Blanks, wife of the late Charles “Bill” Wilson Blanks, Jr., completed her earthly journey and left to be with God on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the age of 92. She was born in Mecklenburg County on November 13, 1930, to the late John Hammett Garrett and the late Virginia Yancey...
Thomas Lee Martin
Jun 22, 2023
Thomas Lee Martin of Halifax, VA, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at the age of 79. He was born in Scottsburg, VA, on March 19, 1944, to the late Willie Herbert Martin and the late Erma Compton Martin and was married to Teresa Short Martin, who survives. Lee was a 40-year employee at Burlington Industries and later...
Clarence Shelton Morris, Jr.
Jun 22, 2023
Clarence Shelton Morris Jr passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the age of 73 after a long, courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born on November 12, 1949 in Mecklenburg County to the late Clarence Shelton Morris Sr and the late Pearl Tuck Morris. He is survived by his wife, Denise Mestro Morris.
Clarence...
William Edward Smith
Jun 20, 2023
William Edward Smith (Bill), son of Mae Davis and James Smith of Selma, North Carolina, died peacefully on June 20, 2023. He was 92 years old. He was a graduate of Selma High School and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and Monterey, California, after which...
Greyson Lee Sweat
Jun 18, 2023
Greyson Lee Sweat went to be with Jesus on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at the age of 3 weeks old. He was born on May 25, 2023 to parents, Shawn Wayne Sweat Jr and Tamieka Jennings Sweat.
Greyson loved holding onto his parents’ fingers and skin to skin contact. He loved cuddling with his octopus. “Greyson did...
Myrtle West Clark
Jun 16, 2023
Myrtle West Clark of Clarksville, VA, passed away Friday, June 16, 2023, at the age of 92. Born in Mecklenburg County on November 21, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Thomas West and Mattie Adcock West. On February 17, 1948, she married the love of her life, the late Lynwood Henry Clark, and shared a life...
Robert Franklin "Bob" Hazelwood
Jun 15, 2023
Robert Franklin "Bob" Hazelwood of Alton passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the age of 85. He was born in Rockingham County, NC on April 8, 1938 to the late Emmitt and Opie Mitchell Hazelwood. Bob is survived by his wife, Doris Scott Hazelwood.
Bob was retired from Lorillard Tobacco as a machinist. He enjoyed...
Debra Vannette Byers
Jun 15, 2023
Debra Vannette Byers of Dinwiddie (formerly of Virgilina) passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the age of 63. Born in South Boston, she was the daughter of Louis Byers, who survives, and the late Doris Rose Wilkerson Byers. Debra loved to receive birthday cards and cherished saving each of them for future viewing. She was known for...
William Cralle "Billy" Burton
Jun 14, 2023
William Cralle "Billy" Burton passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the age of 69. Born in Halifax County on December 11, 1953, he was the son of Margaret Throckmorton Burton and the late Edward Burton.
Billy was a retiree of JP Stevens and was also employed with Sunshine Mills. He loved racing and football. His...
Franklin "Frankie" Eugene Sheldon
Jun 11, 2023
Franklin “Frankie” Eugene Sheldon of Chase City, VA, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the age of 58. Born in South Hill, VA, on June 7, 1965, he was the youngest son of the late Dalton Sheldon and the late Bettye Sheldon Tucker. Frankie will be remembered as a kind, gentle spirit who enjoyed combing flea markets...
Michael Albright Lipford
Jun 11, 2023
Michael Albright Lipford of South Boston passed away at his home on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at the age of 66. He was born in Halifax County on April 18, 1957 to the late James Henry Lipford and the late Mary Alice Murray. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Farris Lipford.
Michael was a graduate of...
Marshall "Chuck" Charlie Elliott, Jr.
Jun 9, 2023
Marshall “Chuck” Charlie Elliott, Jr. of Buffalo Junction, VA, passed away early Friday morning, June 9, 2023, at the age of 58. Born in Granville County on August 8, 1964, he was the son of the late Marshall Charlie Elliott, Sr., and Joyce Oakes Elliott, who survives. Chuck worked for many years at Burlington Industries and later at Food...
Harry Dittmer "Hank" Immel, Iii
Jun 6, 2023
Mr. Harry Dittmer “Hank” Immel, III of Clarksville passed away on June 6, 2023 at the age of 76. He was born in Pittsburg, PA on June 7, 1946 the son of Col. Harry Dittmer Immel, Jr. and Dorothy Meinel Immel. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Hank graduated from Virginia Tech where he played football. He was a physical...
Garland Matthew "Teto" Guill
Jun 5, 2023
Garland Matthew “Teto” Guill, Sr., of Scottsburg, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Monday, June 5, 2023 at the age of 80. He was born February 6, 1943 to the late Willie Lee and Gracie Guill.
He is survived by his loving wife Iva Jean Mullis Guill; sons, Garland Matthew “Matt” Guill &...
Frances Wilkinson Crute
Jun 3, 2023
Mrs. Frances Crute of Nelson, VA, age 88, traveled to her heavenly home on June 3, 2023. She was born on June 6, 1934, in Granville County, NC, to the late Lucille and George Propus Wilkinson, Sr. She was employed 35+ years with Burlington Industries, Clarksville, VA, as a valued employee whom corporate headquarters often called to get her...
Edith Isabelle Koenig
Jun 2, 2023
Edith Isabelle Koenig of Skipwith, VA, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023, at the age of 99. Born in Prattville, Alabama on April 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Voris and Martha Dillard Voris and the wife of the late Egan Gunther Koenig. Edith was a homemaker and a wonderful mother to her two boys....
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