Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Donald David Snyder

Donald David Snyder

Nov 30, 2013

Mr. Donald David Snyder of 102 Watlington Drive, South Boston, VA, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at his home. He was born in Kingwood, WVA, on January 30, 1956 and was 57 years old. He was the son of Donald Snyder and Mary Watkins Snyder who survive and was married to Joy Rowland Snyder. He was a Forestry Graduate...

John Winston Edwards

John Winston Edwards

Nov 20, 2013

Mr. John Winston Edwards of 1006 Waddell Woods Lane, South Boston, VA passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at his home. He was born in Dothan, Alabama on November 30, 1948 and was 64 years old. He was the son of Grey Holt Edwards Sr. and Margaret Maddox Edwards who both survive and was married to Laura Cranford Edwards. He...

Freddie Lee Holt

Freddie Lee Holt

Nov 20, 2013

Mr. Freddie Lee Holt of Halifax, Virginia died Wednesday, November 20. 2013 at The Woodview. He was born March 28, 1948 in Halifax County, Virginia and was 65 years old. He was the son of the late Harry Thomas Holt and the late Lillie Walker Holt. Mr. Holt was a member of the First Baptist Church of Millstone. Mr. Freddie...

Virginia Herndon Vicks

Virginia Herndon Vicks

Nov 19, 2013

Mrs. Virginia Herndon Vicks of 8014 River Road, South Boston, VA passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Hampton, VA on August 12, 1955 and was 58 years old. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Thomas O. Herndon and Virginia Davis Herndon and was married to James David Vicks who survives....

Margaret Adams Scheier

Margaret Adams Scheier

Nov 16, 2013

Our beloved mother and grandmother Margaret Adams Scheier passed away on Saturday, November 16th 2013. She had a tender loving heart. In her earlier years, she loved taking her children to the North Carolina Fair where everyone knew her by name, gardening her flowers, and taking care of her dogs. In her later years, she cherished visits from family and...

Dorothy Irene Lacks Anderson

Dorothy Irene Lacks Anderson

Nov 15, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy Irene Lacks Anderson of Rabat Road, Nathalie, VA passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Brookneal. She was born in Halifax County on August 7, 1922 and was 91 years old. She was the daughter of the late David Weldon Lacks and Nannie Weldon Saunders Lacks and was married to the late Clarence...

Decatur Milton Overbey

Decatur Milton Overbey

Nov 13, 2013

Mr. Decatur Milton Overbey of Virgilina, Virginia died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at his home. He was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia on June 2, 1925 and was 88 years old. He was the son of the late Walter Overbey and the late Sally Puryear Overbey and married to the late Elizabeth Newton Overbey. He was member of the Hitesburg...

Dennis Kay Osborne

Dennis Kay Osborne

Nov 11, 2013

Mr. Dennis K. Osborne, age 66, died November 11, 2013, at Duke Regional Hospital, Durham, NC, of complications from a spine injury. He spent his formative years in Lynchburg, VA, attending E. C. Glass High School and Lynchburg College. He enjoyed a career in banking. He started with Fidelity National Bank, then worked at First Federal Savings & Loan, which...

Cecil Gray Granger

Cecil Gray Granger

Nov 3, 2013

Mr. Cecil Gray Granger, 84, of 3077 Bellevue Road, Halifax, died Sunday, November 3 at his home. He was born in Halifax County of March 18, 1929, the son of the late John Cabel Granger and Lena Clark Granger and was married to the late Kathleen Williams Granger. Mr. Granger was a member of Winns Creek Baptist Church and a...

Michael Dean Gregory

Michael Dean Gregory

Nov 3, 2013

Mr. Michael Dean Gregory of South Boston, Virginia died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia December 6, 1960 and was 52 years of age. He was the son of John Richard Gregory and Constance "Connie" Jones Gregory and was married to Sonja Anderson Gregory. Mr. Gregory formerly attended Grace Baptist Church...

Annie Lee Hudson Roark

Annie Lee Hudson Roark

Nov 1, 2013

Mrs. Annie Lee Hudson Roark of South Boston, Virginia died Friday, November 01, 2013 at the Woodview Nursing Home. She was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on March 19, 1927 and was 86 years old. She was the daughter of the late James Amos Hudson and the late Bessie Andrew Nichols Hudson and married to the late Lt. T. L....

Franklin Marshall Slayton

Franklin Marshall Slayton

Oct 29, 2013

The Honorable Franklin M. Slayton of South Boston, Virginia, died Tuesday, October 29. 2013 at his home. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, August 14, 1932 and was 81 years of age. He was the son the the late Marshall William Slayton and Katherine Moore Slayton and is survived by his wife Ruth Jean Gilliland Slayton. Judge Slayton received his...

Leonard Edward Powell

Leonard Edward Powell

Oct 27, 2013

Mr. Leonard Edward Powell of Clover, Virginia died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the home of his son. . He was born in Halifax County, Virginia on May 19, 1952 and was 61 years old. He was the son of the late Leonard Calvin Powell & Mollie Alice Powell. He was an employee by Sunshine Mills for 11 years. Mr....

George Wallace Cole

George Wallace Cole

Oct 23, 2013

Mr. George Wallace Cole, age 83, of 1040 Wallace Cole Road, South Boston, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 at his home. He was the son of the late George Lewis Cole and Ida Hudson Cole and was married to the late Doris Royster Cole. He is survived by one daughter, Cindi Smith and husband Bill of Nathalie, one...

Mildred Hall Redd

Mildred Hall Redd

Oct 22, 2013

Mrs. Mildred Hall Redd of 2208 Mountain Road, Halifax, Virginia died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at her home. She was born November 10, 1928 in Halifax County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late John Edward Hall, Sr. and Florence Ingram Hall. She was also preceded in death by her husband Eddie Thomas Redd. Mrs. Redd was a member...

Kimberly Lynn Wilmoth

Kimberly Lynn Wilmoth

Oct 20, 2013

Mrs. Kimberly Lynn Wilmoth of Alton, Virginia died October 20, 2013 at the Duke University Medical Center. She was born in Richmond, Virginia on March 23, 1967 and was 46 years old. She was the daughter of the late Robert Link and Gloria Jean Vaden Link, who survives. Kimberly Lynn Wilmoth is survived: One Daughter Jessica Marie Compton and husband...

Michael Steven Lawrence

Michael Steven Lawrence

Oct 19, 2013

Mr. Michael Steven Lawrence of South Boston, Virginia died Saturday, October 19, 2013 at his home. He was born in Maryland on November 22, 1957 and was 55 years old. He was the son of the late Marvin Edward Lawrence and Phyllis Louise Wilhelm Lawrence, who survives. He is also survived by his wife, Taya Jo Harris Lawrence. He attended...

Ricky Dale Martin, Sr.

Ricky Dale Martin, Sr.

Oct 18, 2013

Mr. Ricky Dale Martin, Sr. of Roxboro, NC, formerly of Halifax County, VA died Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro, NC. He was born September 17, 1959 in Halifax County, VA and was 54 years old. He was the son of the late Joseph Martin and the late Mattie Powell Martin and married to Ann...

William Harmon "Billy" Dixon

William Harmon "Billy" Dixon

Oct 18, 2013

Mr. William Harmon "Billy" Dixon of Auburndale, Florida, and formerly of Alton, VA passed away at his home on October 18, 2013. He was born in Pamplin, VA on May 15, 1927 and was 86 years old. He was the adopted son of Fanny and Albert Dixon of Alton who have predeceased him. He was married first to Edna Gravitt...

Jesse Rogers Spencer Sr.

Jesse Rogers Spencer Sr.

Oct 15, 2013

Mr. Jesse Rogers Spencer, Sr. of Halifax, Virginia died Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia July 10, 1935 and was 78 years of age. He was the son of the late George Letcher Spencer and Clara Crews Spencer and was also preceded in death by his wife Nellie Womack Spencer. Mr. Spencer...

Local Obituaries for the South Boston Community

Donald David Snyder

Donald David Snyder

Nov 30, 2013

Mr. Donald David Snyder of 102 Watlington Drive, South Boston, VA, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at his home. He was born in Kingwood, WVA, on January 30, 1956 and was 57 years old. He was the son of Donald Snyder and Mary Watkins Snyder who survive and was married to Joy Rowland Snyder. He was a Forestry Graduate...

John Winston Edwards

John Winston Edwards

Nov 20, 2013

Mr. John Winston Edwards of 1006 Waddell Woods Lane, South Boston, VA passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at his home. He was born in Dothan, Alabama on November 30, 1948 and was 64 years old. He was the son of Grey Holt Edwards Sr. and Margaret Maddox Edwards who both survive and was married to Laura Cranford Edwards. He...

Freddie Lee Holt

Freddie Lee Holt

Nov 20, 2013

Mr. Freddie Lee Holt of Halifax, Virginia died Wednesday, November 20. 2013 at The Woodview. He was born March 28, 1948 in Halifax County, Virginia and was 65 years old. He was the son of the late Harry Thomas Holt and the late Lillie Walker Holt. Mr. Holt was a member of the First Baptist Church of Millstone. Mr. Freddie...

Virginia Herndon Vicks

Virginia Herndon Vicks

Nov 19, 2013

Mrs. Virginia Herndon Vicks of 8014 River Road, South Boston, VA passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Hampton, VA on August 12, 1955 and was 58 years old. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Thomas O. Herndon and Virginia Davis Herndon and was married to James David Vicks who survives....

Margaret Adams Scheier

Margaret Adams Scheier

Nov 16, 2013

Our beloved mother and grandmother Margaret Adams Scheier passed away on Saturday, November 16th 2013. She had a tender loving heart. In her earlier years, she loved taking her children to the North Carolina Fair where everyone knew her by name, gardening her flowers, and taking care of her dogs. In her later years, she cherished visits from family and...

Dorothy Irene Lacks Anderson

Dorothy Irene Lacks Anderson

Nov 15, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy Irene Lacks Anderson of Rabat Road, Nathalie, VA passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Brookneal. She was born in Halifax County on August 7, 1922 and was 91 years old. She was the daughter of the late David Weldon Lacks and Nannie Weldon Saunders Lacks and was married to the late Clarence...

Decatur Milton Overbey

Decatur Milton Overbey

Nov 13, 2013

Mr. Decatur Milton Overbey of Virgilina, Virginia died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at his home. He was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia on June 2, 1925 and was 88 years old. He was the son of the late Walter Overbey and the late Sally Puryear Overbey and married to the late Elizabeth Newton Overbey. He was member of the Hitesburg...

Dennis Kay Osborne

Dennis Kay Osborne

Nov 11, 2013

Mr. Dennis K. Osborne, age 66, died November 11, 2013, at Duke Regional Hospital, Durham, NC, of complications from a spine injury. He spent his formative years in Lynchburg, VA, attending E. C. Glass High School and Lynchburg College. He enjoyed a career in banking. He started with Fidelity National Bank, then worked at First Federal Savings & Loan, which...

Cecil Gray Granger

Cecil Gray Granger

Nov 3, 2013

Mr. Cecil Gray Granger, 84, of 3077 Bellevue Road, Halifax, died Sunday, November 3 at his home. He was born in Halifax County of March 18, 1929, the son of the late John Cabel Granger and Lena Clark Granger and was married to the late Kathleen Williams Granger. Mr. Granger was a member of Winns Creek Baptist Church and a...

Michael Dean Gregory

Michael Dean Gregory

Nov 3, 2013

Mr. Michael Dean Gregory of South Boston, Virginia died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia December 6, 1960 and was 52 years of age. He was the son of John Richard Gregory and Constance "Connie" Jones Gregory and was married to Sonja Anderson Gregory. Mr. Gregory formerly attended Grace Baptist Church...

Annie Lee Hudson Roark

Annie Lee Hudson Roark

Nov 1, 2013

Mrs. Annie Lee Hudson Roark of South Boston, Virginia died Friday, November 01, 2013 at the Woodview Nursing Home. She was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on March 19, 1927 and was 86 years old. She was the daughter of the late James Amos Hudson and the late Bessie Andrew Nichols Hudson and married to the late Lt. T. L....

Franklin Marshall Slayton

Franklin Marshall Slayton

Oct 29, 2013

The Honorable Franklin M. Slayton of South Boston, Virginia, died Tuesday, October 29. 2013 at his home. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, August 14, 1932 and was 81 years of age. He was the son the the late Marshall William Slayton and Katherine Moore Slayton and is survived by his wife Ruth Jean Gilliland Slayton. Judge Slayton received his...

Leonard Edward Powell

Leonard Edward Powell

Oct 27, 2013

Mr. Leonard Edward Powell of Clover, Virginia died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the home of his son. . He was born in Halifax County, Virginia on May 19, 1952 and was 61 years old. He was the son of the late Leonard Calvin Powell & Mollie Alice Powell. He was an employee by Sunshine Mills for 11 years. Mr....

George Wallace Cole

George Wallace Cole

Oct 23, 2013

Mr. George Wallace Cole, age 83, of 1040 Wallace Cole Road, South Boston, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 at his home. He was the son of the late George Lewis Cole and Ida Hudson Cole and was married to the late Doris Royster Cole. He is survived by one daughter, Cindi Smith and husband Bill of Nathalie, one...

Mildred Hall Redd

Mildred Hall Redd

Oct 22, 2013

Mrs. Mildred Hall Redd of 2208 Mountain Road, Halifax, Virginia died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at her home. She was born November 10, 1928 in Halifax County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late John Edward Hall, Sr. and Florence Ingram Hall. She was also preceded in death by her husband Eddie Thomas Redd. Mrs. Redd was a member...

Kimberly Lynn Wilmoth

Kimberly Lynn Wilmoth

Oct 20, 2013

Mrs. Kimberly Lynn Wilmoth of Alton, Virginia died October 20, 2013 at the Duke University Medical Center. She was born in Richmond, Virginia on March 23, 1967 and was 46 years old. She was the daughter of the late Robert Link and Gloria Jean Vaden Link, who survives. Kimberly Lynn Wilmoth is survived: One Daughter Jessica Marie Compton and husband...

Michael Steven Lawrence

Michael Steven Lawrence

Oct 19, 2013

Mr. Michael Steven Lawrence of South Boston, Virginia died Saturday, October 19, 2013 at his home. He was born in Maryland on November 22, 1957 and was 55 years old. He was the son of the late Marvin Edward Lawrence and Phyllis Louise Wilhelm Lawrence, who survives. He is also survived by his wife, Taya Jo Harris Lawrence. He attended...

Ricky Dale Martin, Sr.

Ricky Dale Martin, Sr.

Oct 18, 2013

Mr. Ricky Dale Martin, Sr. of Roxboro, NC, formerly of Halifax County, VA died Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro, NC. He was born September 17, 1959 in Halifax County, VA and was 54 years old. He was the son of the late Joseph Martin and the late Mattie Powell Martin and married to Ann...

William Harmon "Billy" Dixon

William Harmon "Billy" Dixon

Oct 18, 2013

Mr. William Harmon "Billy" Dixon of Auburndale, Florida, and formerly of Alton, VA passed away at his home on October 18, 2013. He was born in Pamplin, VA on May 15, 1927 and was 86 years old. He was the adopted son of Fanny and Albert Dixon of Alton who have predeceased him. He was married first to Edna Gravitt...

Jesse Rogers Spencer Sr.

Jesse Rogers Spencer Sr.

Oct 15, 2013

Mr. Jesse Rogers Spencer, Sr. of Halifax, Virginia died Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia July 10, 1935 and was 78 years of age. He was the son of the late George Letcher Spencer and Clara Crews Spencer and was also preceded in death by his wife Nellie Womack Spencer. Mr. Spencer...