Harvey Wiley Lacks
May 10, 2020
CLOVER Mr. Harvey Wiley Lacks of Clover, went to his Heavenly home on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at the age of 82.He was born in Charlotte County on March 14, 1938 to the late Charlie and Jessie Newcomb Lacks and was married to Annie Rickmond Lacks. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and...
Catherine Hayes Talbott
May 9, 2020
Catherine Hayes Talbott of Clarksville passed away on May 9, 2020 at the age of 96.She was born July 22, 1923 to Rommie Evans and Nannie Belle Forlines Hayes and was married to Wallace Lee Talbott for 69 years.Catherine was a member of Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle and retired from Crowder Insurance Agency in 1988.She loved her family and enjoyed gardening...
Louis Grett Howerton
May 7, 2020
Louis Grett Howerton, 90, of Buffalo Junction, Virginia passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Howerton was born in Mecklenburg County on October 19, 1929, to the late Lonnie Lacy Howerton and Edna Melissa Elliott Howerton. Louis attended school in Clarksville. He was an agricultural and livestock farmer. He worked at Burlington Industries in Clarksville and was...
Wallace B. Gosney
May 7, 2020
ALTON Mr. Wallace B. Gosney passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at the age of 74.Born in Halifax County on July 18, 1945, he was the son of the late Irvin A. Gosney and Catherine Dunn Gosney. He was married to Faye Solomon Gosney. Wallace served his country during the Vietnam War and was a decorated Veteran of the...
Janie Jackson Thomas
May 5, 2020
Clarksville, VA Janie Jackson Thomas passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at the age of 85. Janie was born in Mecklenburg County on July 7, 1934, to the late Willie Brame and Jacob Robert Jackson. She was a 1951 graduate of Boydton High, and she attended Longwood College and the University of North Carolina. Janie retired from the Highway Safety...
Richard Anthony Pruitt
May 3, 2020
Buffalo Junction, VA - Richard Anthony “Andy” Pruitt passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020, at the age of 62. He was born in Durham, North Carolina on August 23, 1957, to the late Richard Oliver Pruitt and Mary Keeton Pruitt. Andy was a dedicated truck driver and an avid hobbyist. He was always working on a project or on his...
Ruth Purvis Ashworth
May 1, 2020
Ruth Purvis Ashworth passed away Friday, May 1, 2020, at the age of 78. She was born in Orange County, NC, on August 1, 1941, to the late Robert and Ora Dixon Purvis. Ruth was a graduate of Chapel Hill High School and was retired from UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. She attended Center United Methodist Church. Ruth is survived...
Pattie Daniel Pittard
Apr 30, 2020
Buffalo Junction, VA - Pattie Elizabeth Daniel Pittard, wife of the late William Granderson (W.G.) Pittard, Sr., joined her heavenly family on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at the age of 93. She was born in Granville County on August 19, 1926, to the late Robert Garland Daniel and Elva Blair Knott Daniel. Pattie was a graduate of Oxford High School...
Dorothy Carr Sumner
Apr 28, 2020
South Boston - Mrs. Dorothy Carr Sumner, wife of Graham Sumner, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at the age of 84.Born in Halifax County on October 15, 1935 to the late Willie Herman "Pete" Carr and the late Annie Perkins Carr. Dorothy had a green thumb and loved flowers, plants and pets. In addition to her husband, she...
David Alan Hershey
Apr 27, 2020
David "Dave" Alan Hershey, a musician and lifelong resident of central New Jersey, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 27, 2020 at the age of 60.He was a kind, generous soul who left this world too soon.David is predeceased by his father, Alan Hershey, who passed away in February of this year.He is survived by his mother, Anne Hershey; his...
Virginia Woody Wright
Apr 25, 2020
BOYDTON Virginia Dare Woody Wright of Boydton, Virginia, widow of Ephriam B. Wright Sr. died April 25, 2020. She is survived by her son, E. Bruce Wright Jr.; her daughter and son-in-law Susan Wright Moore and Rodney Moore; and grandchildren, Ephriam B. Wright III, Hananah Jaber Wright, Jessica Wooton Wright, and Elizabeth Moore Pugh. She was preceded in death by...
Eva Shields Smith
Apr 23, 2020
South Boston, VA - Eva Shields Smith, wife of the late Roy Adams Smith, Sr., passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the age of 92. She was born in Halifax County on March 13, 1928, to the late Maude Belle Martin and James Marshall Shields. Eva worked as a sales person at Belk for more than 25 years....
Nannie Elizabeth Tuck
Apr 22, 2020
CLOVER Nannie Elizabeth Tuck, wife of the late Willard Tuck, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the age of 93.She was born in Halifax County on October 21, 1926, to the late John and Katie Blount Noblin. Elizabeth was also preceded in death by her sister, Marie Cardwell and brothers, John Noblin, Dickie Noblin and Peck Noblin. She...
Donald Edward Propst
Apr 22, 2020
Skipwith, VA - Donald Edward Propst went to his heavenly home late Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the age of 100. He was born in Burke County, NC, on May 14, 1919, to the late Mary Costner and Emerson Lee Propst. Donald graduated from North Carolina State University in 1942 and served in the United States Army during World War...
Carolyn Osborne Burkhardt
Apr 20, 2020
South Boston - Carolyn Osborne Burkhardt passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020, at the age of 77. She was born on March 30, 1943, in Halifax County to the late Wilford Singleton Osborne and Kathleen Neal Osborne. Carolyn was retired from Southside Foods, where she did bookkeeping and other office work. She deeply loved her grandchildren and her favorite...
Minnie Forbes Smith
Apr 20, 2020
SCOTTSBURG Mrs. Minnie Forbes Smith, widow of Reverend Harold P. Smith, went to her Heavenly home on Monday, April 20, 2020 at the age of 87.She was born on October 28, 1932 to the late Isaac Reese Forbes and Beulah Hoarsley Forbes. She is survived by sons, Rick Earl Smith and wife, Libby of Chapel Hill, NC, Michael Warren Smith...
Louise Reaves Bowes
Apr 20, 2020
SOUTH BOSTON Mrs. Louise Reaves Bowes passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020 at the age of 85. She was born in Person County, NC on December 16, 1934 to the late Jessie and Nomie Solomon Reaves and was married to the late Fred Kent Bowes, Sr. Louise loved traveling, yard sales and all the people she encountered. She was...
David Earl "Jake" Allred
Apr 19, 2020
NATHALIE Mr. David Earl “Jake” Allred, husband of Joyce Moorefield Allred, of Lennig Road, Nathalie, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the age of 72. He was born in Halifax County on October 31, 1947 to the late Theodore Belt Allred and Josephine Crews Wright. Jake was retired from Old Dominion Insulation and was the union representative for...
Dorothy Macdonald Haley
Apr 19, 2020
Dorothy Haley, formally of Virginia Beach, died April 19, 2020 at Meadowview Terrace in Clarksville due to complications from Covid 19 Virus. Dorothy was born July 25, 1924, and raised in Somerville, Mass.. She was a military wife and traveled far and wide with her family. She recreated herself professionally with each move. She loved her family and they loved...
Julia Ernestine Mayo
Apr 17, 2020
SOUTH BOSTON Mrs. Julia Ernestine Mayo, widow of Gayle Mayo, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at the age of 72. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on May 30, 1947 to the late Ernest L. Quidley and the late Bonnie S. Bearshers Humphries. Julia was retired from Halifax Regional Hospital. She is survived by a daughter, Mary C....
