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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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Frances Ragland Webb
Apr 15, 2005
Frances Ragland Webb, 67, died April 15, 2005 in Johnston Willis Hospital. Born in Danville and reared in Clarksville, she was the daughter of the late Merrill Newton and Ethel Buchanan Ragland. A graduate of Clarksville High School and later Johnston Willis School of Nursing, she worked her entire life as a Registered nurse, completing her career as a Supervisor...
Garlington Columbus Wilburn
Apr 12, 2005
Mr. Garlington Columbus ?Garry? Wilburn, 80, husband of Jean Stewart Wilburn, died April 12, 2005 in Halifax Regional Hospital. Born in Ridgeland, SC, Garry was the son of the late Samuel Webster and Iris Perry Wilburn. An Electrical Engineering graduate with the class of 1948 from Clemson University, Garry was employed by Westinghouse for 34 years. Many of those years...
Pope John Paul Ii
Apr 2, 2005
Karol Józef Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 and...
Rachel Ilene Wilkinson
Mar 16, 2005
Mrs. Rachel Ilene Lawson Wilkinson, 30, wife of Robert Mason Wilkinson died March 16, 2005 at her home. Born in Kansas City, MO to Harvey Lee and Darlene Huffey Lawson, she was reared in Platsburg, MO and was a member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church. Funeral services will be 2PM Saturday at Ebenezer Mennonite Church with the Reverend Nathan Goode officiating....
Olive Elliott Whitmire
Mar 12, 2005
Mrs. Olive Elliott Whitmire, 91, widow of Robert J. Elliott and Verncil Whitmire, died Saturday, March 12, 2005 in South Boston. Mrs. Whitmire was born in Bayfield, WI to the late William Xavier and Mary Louise Coutourier Duquette. Mrs. Whitmire is survived by her daughter, Judith Gibson of Buffalo Junction; sons, Thomas D. Elliott of Copalis Beach, WA and Daniel...
Ann Shirley Brown Johnson
Mar 6, 2005
Mrs. Ann Shirley Brown Johnson, 67, wife of Charles Johnson, died March 6, 2005 at her home. Born and reared in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Franklin and Grace Loftis Brown. After graduating from high school, Ann Shirley spent two years at Virginia Intermont and Longwood College. A homemaker, she lived in Boonville NY and...
Florence Williams Strum
Feb 25, 2005
Mrs. Florence Williams Strum, 81, widow of Captain Swinnie Strum, died Friday, February 25, 2005 in South Boston. Daughter of the late Flournoy and Ida Elliott Williams, she was born and reared in Mecklenburg County. Mrs. Strum graduated from Stovall High School with the class of 1940 and worked for the Clarksville Police Department as Dispatcher for 20 years. Funeral...
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