Obituaries
Wayne Gordon Betterton
Feb 23, 2013
Mr. Wayne Gordon Betterton of Nathalie, Virginia died February 23, 2013 at his home. He was born September 8, 1952 in Halifax County, Virginia. He was the son of the late Elmo Thornton Betterton and Berta Talbott Betterton. Mr. Betterton was a member of Liberty Christian Church. Mr. Wayne Gordon Betterton is survived by: One daughter Christy Dawn Miles of...
Major General (Ret.) Carroll Thackston
Feb 17, 2013
Major General (Retired) Carroll Thackston of South Boston,VA went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 17, 2013. He passed away peacefully at Lynchburg General Hospital where he was surrounded by family. General Thackston faithfully served his country for more than forty years in many capacities with the United States Army, rising to the rank of Major General and...
Armstead Boyd Glover, Jr.
Feb 9, 2013
Mr. Armstead Boyd "Joe" Glover, Jr. of 1308 Friend Avenue, South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his home. He was born in Victoria, VA on March 8, 1928 and was 84 years old. He was the son of the late Armstead Boyd Glover Sr. and Minnie Dillard Shelton Glover and was married first to June Rose...
Audrey Moorefield Culley
Jan 31, 2013
Audrey Moorefield Culley Mrs. Audrey Moorefield Culley of South Boston, Virginia died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia March 23, 1935 and was 77 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Jesse James Moorefield and Katie Buntin Moorefield Snead and was married to the late Allen Mason Culley....
Helen Rhodenhizer Whitlow Cliborne
Jan 30, 2013
Helen Rhodenhizer Whitlow Cliborne Mrs. Helen Rhodenhizer Whitlow Cliborne of South Boston, Virginia died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Duke University Medical Center. She was born in Campbell County, Virginia, June 18, 1924 and was 88 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Walker Brooks Rhodenhizer and Preston Gravitt Rhodenhizer Clark. Mrs. Cliborne was a member of...
Willie Wayne King Sr.
Jan 29, 2013
Mr. Willie Wayne King Sr. of 1113 Paradise Road, Alton, VA passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at his home. He was born in Huddleston, VA on January 9, 1948 and was 65 years old. He was the son of the late Claude William King and Grace Lillian Crum King and was married to Joyce M. King who survives....
Carolyn Alice Warsen VanBenschoten
Jan 28, 2013
Mrs. Carolyn Alice Warsen VanBenschoten of 1058 Wolf Trap Road, South Boston, VA passed away January 28, 2013 at her home. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on Novemberr 2, 1936 to the late Joseph S. Warsen and Alice Gregory Warsen. She was a graduate of Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont and is survived by her husband of 53...
Avis McMillan Pierce
Jan 27, 2013
Mrs. Avis McMillan Pierce of 1528 Dogwood Drive, South Boston, VA passed away Sunday morning at the Woodview. She was born in Martinsville, VA on March 17, 1931 and was 81 years old. She was the daughter of the late Benton McMillan and Erie Lacy McMillan and was married to the late Roland Duncan. Survivors include: Five daughters Susan Ashworth...
Steven Edward Russell
Jan 27, 2013
Steven Edward Russell, 53, of Colemans Ferry Road, Randolph, VA was born in Halifax County on July 31, 1959, to Samuel Whitfield Russell Sr. and Gloria Culley Russell. Steve was a veteran with an honorable discharge from the US Marine Corp. He was preceded in death by his parentsSamuel Whitfield Russell Sr. and Gloria Culley Russell. He is survived by...
Cecil Oliver Walker
Jan 25, 2013
Mr. Cecil Oliver Walker of 1609 Jeffress Blvd., South Boston, VA died Friday, January 25, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Danville, VA on July 21, 1932 and was 80 years old. He was the son of the late Jessie Oliver Walker and Lena Morris Walker Wyatt and was married to Peggy Andrews Walker who survives. He...
Victor Henry Powell
Jan 25, 2013
Mr. Victor Henry Powell of 2030 Mountain Road, Halifax, VA died Friday, January 25, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in Halifax County on February 26, 1927 and was 85years old. He was the son of the late Herbert Augustus Powell and Annie Alderson Powell and was married to Mary Blanks Powell who survives. He was a retired...
Rev. Robert Merrill Hurd, Jr.
Jan 13, 2013
Rev. Robert Merrill Hurd, Jr., born February 6, 1958 at Johnson Air Force Base, Japan, entered his eternal life unto his Lord Jesus Christ on January 13, 2013. Rev. Hurd pastored several SBC churches and served as volunteer chaplain at Halifax Regional Hospital. He is survived by his mother Shirley Klugh; his father Robert Merrill Hurd, Sr., his step-mother Carol...
Beulah Carter Compton
Jan 12, 2013
Mrs. Beulah Carter Compton of Hurt, VA and formerly of Chester, VA passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at her home in Hurt. She was born in Georgetown, SC on October 28, 1935 and was 77 years old. She was the daughter of the late John Carter and Isabel Goins Carter and was married to the late Chester Sampson...
Christeen Farmer Armstrong
Jan 12, 2013
Mrs. Christeen Farmer Armstrong of Vernon Hill, VA went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 12, 2013. She was born in Oconee County, SC on August 17, 1917 and was 95 years old. She was the daughter of the late James Hoke Farmer and Lillian Wilson Farmer and was married to the late Edgar Felton Armstrong. She was...
Geraldine Lovelace Schmidt Dix
Jan 12, 2013
Mrs. Geraldine Lovelace Schmidt Dix, 93, of Halifax, Virginia passed away on January 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Aubrey Schmidt and her step-son, William Dix. She is survived by her husband, Howard Dix of Halifax, Virginia. Her surviving children are Ann Lewis and husband Johnny of Mt. Laurel and Don Schmidt and wife Will...
Elsie Mae Reeves Arendall
Jan 8, 2013
Mrs. Elsie Mae Reeves Arendall of South Boston, Virginia died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at The Woodview. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia July 28, 1917 and was 95 years of age. She was the daughter of the late William Thomas Reeves and Minnie Carter Reeves and was married to the late Oliver Twister Arendall. Mrs. Arendall was a...
Lowell Thomas Hudson
Jan 7, 2013
Mr. Lowell Thomas Hudson of Halifax, Virginia died Monday, January 07, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born in South Boston, Virginia June 16, 1942 and was 70 years of age. He was the son of the late John Holland Hudson, Sr. and Gladys Clark Hudson. Mr. Hudson was a member of Childrey Baptist Church. Mr. Lowell Thomas Hudson...
Cynthia Lee Dunaway Francis
Jan 7, 2013
Mrs. Cynthia Lee Dunaway Francis of Sutherlin, Virginia died Monday, January 7, 2013 at her home. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia August 8, 1975 and was 37 years of age. She was the daughter of Tex Junior Dunaway and Janice Martin Dunaway, who survive. She is also survived by her husband James N. Francis. Mrs. Cynthia Lee Dunaway...
Patricia Deese Crews
Jan 5, 2013
Mrs. Patricia Deese Crews of Nathalie, Virginia died Saturday, January 05, 2013 at the Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Bennettsville, South Carolina on September 4, 1938 and was 74 years old. She was the daughter of the late Julian C. Deese, Sr. and the late Nina English Deese and married to Kenneth N. Crews, who survives. She was...
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