Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Huntersville & Denver in North Carolina

Louise Glass Lester

Louise Glass Lester

Mar 6, 2013

Mrs. Louise Glass Lester of Halifax, Virginia died, Wednesday March 6, 2013 at her home. She was born in June 27, 1932 in Halifax County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Norman Glass and Recie Ann King Glass and was married to the late James T. Lester, Sr. Mrs. Glass was a member of the New Harvest Assembly...

Hamah Moore Ingram

Hamah Moore Ingram

Mar 3, 2013

Hamah Moore Ingram Mrs. Hamah Moore Ingram of Nathalie, Virginia died Sunday, March 3, 2013 at The Woodview. She was born November 10, 1914 in Halifax County, VA. She was the daughter of the late Harry Luck Moore and Mary Gertrude Adams Moore and was married to the late Norman Preston Ingram. Mrs. Ingram was a member of Halifax Baptist...

Ruby Epps Seamon

Ruby Epps Seamon

Mar 2, 2013

Mrs. Ruby Epps Seamon of South Boston, Virginia died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Woodview Nursing Home. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia on December 28, 1931 and was 81 years old. She was the daughter of the late Moses Epps and the late Mary Ann Thompson Epps and married to the late Jack Seamon, Sr. She was...

William Dean Owen

William Dean Owen

Feb 28, 2013

Mr. William Dean "Wild Bill" Owen of South Boston, Virginia died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia on March 8, 1946 and was 66 years old. He was the son of the late Willie Fuller Owen and the late Gertrude Nichols Owen. Mr. Owen was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. William Dean...

Louis Dennis Dawson

Louis Dennis Dawson

Feb 27, 2013

Mr. Louis Dennis Dawson of South Boston, Virginia died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born October 17, 1951 in Halifax County, Virginia. He was the son of the late Edward Benford "E.B." Dawson, Jr. and Bessie Meadows Dawson, who survives. Dennis enjoyed music and was a devoted guitar instructor to many aspiring musicians. Mr. Louis...

Michael Irving Anderson

Michael Irving Anderson

Feb 26, 2013

Mr. Michael Irving Anderson of Halifax, Virginia died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at his home with his wife Judy of 40 ½ years by his side. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia, February 9, 1950 and was 63 years of age. He was the son of the late E. Irving Anderson and Mabel Landrum Anderson and was married to...

Thomas Walter Stubblefield

Thomas Walter Stubblefield

Feb 25, 2013

Mr. Thomas Walter Stubblefield of South Boston, Virginia died Monday, February 25, 2013 at Meadview Terrace in Clarksville, Virginia. He was born in Butler, Missouri February 15, 1918 and was 95 years of age. He was the son of the late William Thomas Stubblefield and Reva Thomas Stubblefield and was married first to the lateVirginia Cotter Stubblefield, then to Dora...

Wayne Gordon Betterton

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Virginia Ellen Francis Butler

Virginia Ellen Francis Butler

Jan 23, 2013

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Rev. Robert Merrill Hurd, Jr.

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...

Local Obituaries for the South Boston Community

Louise Glass Lester

Louise Glass Lester

Mar 6, 2013

Mrs. Louise Glass Lester of Halifax, Virginia died, Wednesday March 6, 2013 at her home. She was born in June 27, 1932 in Halifax County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Norman Glass and Recie Ann King Glass and was married to the late James T. Lester, Sr. Mrs. Glass was a member of the New Harvest Assembly...

Hamah Moore Ingram

Hamah Moore Ingram

Mar 3, 2013

Hamah Moore Ingram Mrs. Hamah Moore Ingram of Nathalie, Virginia died Sunday, March 3, 2013 at The Woodview. She was born November 10, 1914 in Halifax County, VA. She was the daughter of the late Harry Luck Moore and Mary Gertrude Adams Moore and was married to the late Norman Preston Ingram. Mrs. Ingram was a member of Halifax Baptist...

Ruby Epps Seamon

Ruby Epps Seamon

Mar 2, 2013

Mrs. Ruby Epps Seamon of South Boston, Virginia died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Woodview Nursing Home. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia on December 28, 1931 and was 81 years old. She was the daughter of the late Moses Epps and the late Mary Ann Thompson Epps and married to the late Jack Seamon, Sr. She was...

William Dean Owen

William Dean Owen

Feb 28, 2013

Mr. William Dean "Wild Bill" Owen of South Boston, Virginia died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at his home. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia on March 8, 1946 and was 66 years old. He was the son of the late Willie Fuller Owen and the late Gertrude Nichols Owen. Mr. Owen was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. William Dean...

Louis Dennis Dawson

Louis Dennis Dawson

Feb 27, 2013

Mr. Louis Dennis Dawson of South Boston, Virginia died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born October 17, 1951 in Halifax County, Virginia. He was the son of the late Edward Benford "E.B." Dawson, Jr. and Bessie Meadows Dawson, who survives. Dennis enjoyed music and was a devoted guitar instructor to many aspiring musicians. Mr. Louis...

Michael Irving Anderson

Michael Irving Anderson

Feb 26, 2013

Mr. Michael Irving Anderson of Halifax, Virginia died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at his home with his wife Judy of 40 ½ years by his side. He was born in Halifax County, Virginia, February 9, 1950 and was 63 years of age. He was the son of the late E. Irving Anderson and Mabel Landrum Anderson and was married to...

Thomas Walter Stubblefield

Thomas Walter Stubblefield

Feb 25, 2013

Mr. Thomas Walter Stubblefield of South Boston, Virginia died Monday, February 25, 2013 at Meadview Terrace in Clarksville, Virginia. He was born in Butler, Missouri February 15, 1918 and was 95 years of age. He was the son of the late William Thomas Stubblefield and Reva Thomas Stubblefield and was married first to the lateVirginia Cotter Stubblefield, then to Dora...

Wayne Gordon Betterton

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Virginia Ellen Francis Butler

Virginia Ellen Francis Butler

Jan 23, 2013

(No Obituary Text Available)

Rev. Robert Merrill Hurd, Jr.

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...