Otis Melvin Elliott
Jun 3, 2016
OXFORD, NC Otis Melvin Elliott, 84, husband of Jean Cox Elliott, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at Durham VA Hospital.Mr. Elliott was born in Granville County to the late Willie Franklin and Annie Bray Elliott.A graduate of Oak Hill High School, he was a member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church.Mr. Elliott served his country in the U.S. Army during...
Jerry Lee Cranford
Jun 2, 2016
HALIFAX - Mr. Jerry Lee Cranford of Halifax, VA died Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the age of 80. He was born on August 26, 1935 in Tarboro, NC to the late Roy Franklin Cranford, Sr. and the late Minnie Minton Cranford. Jerry was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Jean Richardson Cranford. He was veteran of the U.S....
Charles Thomas Ferguson
May 31, 2016
HALIFAX - Mr. Charles Thomas Ferguson of Halifax, VA died Tuesday, May 31, 2016. He was born in Gretna, VA on July 17 ,1943 to Doris Powell Ferguson and the late Reverend Isaac Paul Ferguson and was married to Jere Allred Ferguson. Charles retired from the Virginia National Guard and was most recently employed as a realtor with Long and...
Mary Sue Cole
May 28, 2016
Mary Sue Cole, age 86, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Mrs. Cole was born in Nelson, VA on March 03, 1930 to the late Jeanette Wiles and Charlie Hamette Newton, Sr.She retired from Russel Stover Candy, where she worked in the box factory.Mary was a lifetime member of Nelson Baptist Church who loved her whole family, but especially...
Eloise Seaman Franklin
May 23, 2016
SOUTH BOSTON - Mrs. Eloise Seaman Franklin of South Boston died Monday, May 23, 2016 at the age of 92. She was born in Halifax Co., VA on November 2, 1923 to the late Albert Bossie Seaman and the late Sally Wilborn Seaman and was married to the late Lloyd Belt Franklin. Eloise was a member of Grace Baptist Church....
Joan Elizabeth "Beth" Cole Laitkep
May 19, 2016
Mrs. Joan Elizabeth “Beth” Cole Laitkep of Virgilina, VA passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the age of 39. Beth was born in Halifax Co., VA on January 19, 1977 the daughter of Hudson Delano Cole and the late Joan Crews Cole. Beth was a 1995 graduate of Halifax County Senior High School. Beth loved an adventure and...
Cecil David Thomas
May 19, 2016
Halifax, Va Mr. Cecil David “Quincy” or the “Q man”Thomas of Halifax, VAdied Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the age of 66.Hewas bornin Halifax Co., Va on December 3, 1949 the son of the lateCecil Berkley Thomas and Cathryn Green Thomas and was married to Carol Warren Thomas.Mr. Thomas was a graduate of Halifax County High School, class of 1969,...
Hazel Bowes Fletcher
May 18, 2016
VIRGILINA - Mrs. Hazel Bowes Fletcher of Virgilina, VA died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the age of 82. Mrs. Fletcher was born in Person Co., NC on January 19, 1934 the daughter of the late John Bowes and the late Etta Pulliam Bowes and was married to the late John Shelton Fletcher. She was a homemaker and a member...
Terry Berryman Hughes
May 16, 2016
Mr. Terry Berryman Hughes of Halifax, VA died Monday, May 16, 2016 at the age of 73. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on May 8, 1943 the son of the late Dewey Berryman Hughes and the late Neriss Bowen Hughes. Terry was a 35 year employee of ABB. He loved baseball, especially the New York Yankees, and University...
Mary "John" Reamey Jolly
May 16, 2016
Clarksville, VA - Mary “John” Reamey Jolly, age 92, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016.She was born in Mecklenburg County on May 9, 1924 to the late Mamie Freeman and James Horace Reamey.Mrs. Jolly worked as a Home Health nurse, always putting concern for others ahead of herself. “John” loved animals and angels, was full of life and a...
Dorothy Pearl Hite
May 9, 2016
Clarksville, VA - Dorothy Pearl Hughes Hite, age 91, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016.She was born on December 8, 1924 in Halifax County, VA to the late Fannie Hite and George Washington Hughes.Mrs. Hite was a graduate of Clarksville High School and retired from Burlington Industries, where she worked in the Burling and Mending department.Her greatest love was...
Louie Smith
May 9, 2016
Chase City, VA - Louie Smith, age 97, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016.He was born in Skipwith, VA on September 25, 1918 to the late Addel Pettus and Edward Clark Smith.Mr. Smith served his country in the United States Army.He was an equipment operator with VDOT prior to his retirement.Louie was a member of St. Luke Baptist Church,...
John Randall "Randy" Shelton
May 9, 2016
Mr. John Randall "Randy" Shelton of Buffalo Junction, VA died Monday, May 9, 2016 at the age of 61. He was born in Halifax Co., VA on March 11, 1955 to the late Charlie Dudley Shelton and the late Stella New Shelton. Randy was a dental lab technician. He was a 1973 graduate of Halifax Co. Senior High School. Mr....
Cynthia Rhea Depow
May 8, 2016
Clarksville, VA (formerly of Byram, NJ) - Cynthia Rhea Depow, age 62, wife of Bruce A. Depow, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016.She was born on December 6, 1953 in Patterson, NJ to the late Constance Russell and Charles Young.Cynthia graduated from Indian Hills High School in 1972, Waynesburg College in 1976 and worked for many years as a...
Betty Atkins Nunn
May 4, 2016
Clarksville, VA - Mrs. Betty Atkins Nunn, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother of Clarksville, VA went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. A service for Mrs. Nunn is to be conducted at 1:00PM on Friday, May 6, 2016 at Clarksville Baptist Church. A native of Virgilina, VA who was reared there, she was a graduate of...
Richard Randolph Elliott
Apr 24, 2016
Mr. Richard “Randolph” Elliott of Alton, VA passed away at his home on Sunday April 24, 2016 at the age of 76 after several years of declining health. Mr. Elliott was born April 23, 1940 in Halifax County to the late Mr. Robert Richard (Upton) Elliott and Mary Ruby Gordon Elliott. Mr. Elliott was a retired school bus driver with...
Mary Mildred Conner Rickman
Apr 21, 2016
CLOVER, VA Mrs. Mary Mildred Conner Rickman, a homemaker, formerly of Clover, Va., died April 21, 2016.Born May 26, 1919 to Charlie Whitfield Conner and Elender Ligon Conner, she was married to the late James Thomas Rickman, Jr. Survivors include children, Mary Frances Gravitt and husband, Billy, James Thomas “Jimmy” Rickman III, and Carol R. Forren and husband, Allen. Also...
Kerry Ann Edinger
Apr 21, 2016
SOUTH BOSTON, VA MissKerry Ann Edinger died April 21, 2016 at the age of 66. She was born June 6, 1949 to Raymond Richard Edinger andthe late Marjorie Ann McKinney.Her kind friendship and witty humor will be missed by many. Survivors include her father, Raymond Richard Edinger; a sister, Nancy E. Edwards and husband, George of Liberty, NC; nephews, Eric...
Hallie Jones Talley
Apr 19, 2016
Buffalo Junction, VA - Hallie Jones Talley, age 93, widow of Herbert Arthur Talley, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Mrs. Talley was born in South Boston, VA on August 24, 1922 to the late Martha Jane Conner and Robert Jones.She retired from J.P. Stevens after 27 years of working there as a cloth inspector.Hallie was a lifetime member...
