Obituaries
Charlie Finley Pilkins
Oct 21, 2022
Mr. Charlie Finley Pilkins of South Boston, VA passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022. He was born in Bluefield, WV on December 20, 1943 and was 78 years old. He was the son of the late Charlie Washington Pilkins and the late Frances Burnette Pilkins. He was a retired dairy farmer and was a member of Centerville Baptist Church....
Sandra Lynn Spell McGregor
Oct 20, 2022
Mrs. Sandra Lynn Spell McGregor of South Boston, VA passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at her home. She was born in South Boston, VA on February 19, 1969 and was 53 years old. She was the daughter of Sara Lawrence Peebles and the late Woodard Harris Spell and was married to Michael Dean McGregor. Sandra was a member...
Willis Dudley Conner
Oct 19, 2022
Mr. Willis Dudley Conner of Scottsburg, VA passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at the South Boston Health and Rehab. He was born March 22, 1939 in Halifax County, VA and was 83 years old. He was the son of the late Arthur Henry Conner and the late Sallie Wilbourne Conner. Willis was married first for 45 years to the...
Jacqueline Jones Toler
Oct 18, 2022
On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, Jacqueline Toler (nee: Jones), age 97, died peacefully at her home in Alton, Virginia. Formally a 50+ year resident of Lompoc California and numerous Air Force bases throughout the U.S. and U.S. possessions. Jacqueline was the only child of H. Albert Jones and Beatrice E. Jones (nee: Larsen). Born in Springfield, Ohio, Jacqueline shared residences...
Scott Joseph Courville, Jr.
Oct 18, 2022
Scott Joseph Courville, Jr. of Halifax County, VA passed away on October 18, 2022. He was born in Louisiana to Scott Courville, Sr. and the late Katherine Bath Courville. Scott was a strong willed, fun loving, husband, father, and brother.
He leaves behind his wife Ashley, his brother Zan and his four amazing sons whom he loved with all...
June Wilborn Moorefield
Oct 17, 2022
Mrs. June Wilborn Moorefield, formerly of Scottsburg, VA, died October 17, 2022 at Sunrise Senior Living in Richmond, Virginia. Born in Halifax County, VA on May 10, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Kendall Wilborn and Sallie Ligon Wilborn and was married to the late Watt J. Moorefield.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church...
Janice Conner Chappell
Oct 15, 2022
Mrs. Janice Conner Chappell of South Boston, VA passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at her home. She was born in Harrisonburg, PA on December 8, 1946 and was 75 years old. She was the daughter of the late James Conner Jr. and the late Mary Nevins Conner and was married to the late John William Chappell. She was...
Edna Fisher Guthrie
Oct 14, 2022
Edna Fisher Guthrie of Halifax, VA passed away October 14, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on June 13, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Presley Thornton Fisher and the late Minnie Crews Fisher. She was married to the late David F. “Buddy” Guthrie, Jr.
She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church for over...
Harold Watkins Boswell
Oct 14, 2022
Harold Watkins Boswell of Sutherlin, VA passed away October 14, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on May 10, 1941 and was 81 years of age. He was the son of the late Hezekiah Forrest Boswell and the late Bessie Talbott Boswell. He was married 60 years to the late Anna Belle Boswell.
He was a lifelong...
Jody Lee Young
Oct 12, 2022
Jody Lee “JoJo” Young of South Boston, VA passed away October 12, 2022. He was born in Chevy Chase, MD on July 25, 1971 and was 51 years of age. He was the son of William Young and Gwen Lail Young. He was married to Danielle Moorefield Young who survives.
Jody was employed with Dominion Energy at the Clover...
Mildred Fisher Roller
Oct 12, 2022
Mildred Fisher Roller, 93 of Mount Laurel, VA passed away October 12, 2022 Mildred was born August 29, 1929 and raised in Volens, VA. She was the daughter of the late Presley Thornton Fisher and the late Minnie Crews Fisher. Mildred was married to the late Frank Meredith (Pony) Roller for 60 years.
Mildred graduated Cum Laude from Volens...
Nancy Rebecca Crews
Oct 11, 2022
Nancy Rebecca Crews of South Boston, VA passed away October 11, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on September 2, 1962 and was 60 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Lacy “Pete” Crews and the late Katie Rebecca Jennings Crews.
She was a member of Catawba Baptist Church. Nancy loved Elvis...
Eva Hughes Coates Hagood
Oct 10, 2022
Eva Hughes Coates Hagood of South Boston, VA passed away October 10, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on March 8, 1930 and was 92 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Woodson Hughes and the late Ruth Nichols Hughes. She was first married to Rupert Dean Coates, Sr. and later to the late Dr....
Delores Gay Pierson Raney
Oct 9, 2022
RANEY, Delores “Dee” Gay Pierson of South Boston, Va. passed away on October 9, 2022.
Born on her father’s farm next to the Iowa Indian Reservation in White Cloud, Kansas in 1931, Dee was the eleventh child of Ernest Orem and Ethel Thrailkill Pierson. Her dad was a good friend of Chief White Cloud and Dee remembers going to...
Luther Grant Henderson
Oct 9, 2022
Luther “Grant” Henderson of Halifax, VA passed away October 9, 2022. He was born in Jasper County, GA on June 13, 1938 and was 84 years of age. He was the son of the late Ray MacDonald Henderson and the late Mary Grace Jones Henderson. He was married to Frances Hundley Henderson who survives.
He was a member of...
Howard Eugene Crews IV
Oct 8, 2022
Howard Eugene (Kade) Crews IV, infant son of Howard Eugene “Trey” Crew III and Taylor Barnes Crews, passed away October 8, 2022.
Howard Eugene Crews, IV is survived by:
His Parents
Trey and Taylor Crews of Halifax
Maternal Grandparents
Kirk and Krista Barnes of Scottsburg
Paternal Grandparents
Howard Eugene Crews, Jr of Nathalie
Tina Francisco of Halifax
Aunts and...
Mary Lea Dixie Whitlow
Oct 4, 2022
On October 4, 2022, Mary Lea “Dixie” Whitlow passed away at age 96 in her home in Alton, VA. Predeceased by her parents Lea and Marion Willson of Bethesda, MD, and her loving husband, Wayne M. Whitlow, she is survived by her 4 children—Janet W. Clover (George), Richard Whitlow (Dona), John Whitlow (Claire), and Mary W. Otte (Bob); 2 grandchildren—Cheryl...
Ruth Linger Rowles
Oct 4, 2022
ROWLES, Ruth Linger, age 98, died October 4th, 2022, at her home in Halifax, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, the Rev. O. Afton Linger and Ammie Guthrie Linger; her husband, the Rev. James Rayfield Rowles, Jr.; and a son, John Mark Rowles, MD. She is survived by Mark’s widow, Ann Weaver Rowles of Atlanta Georgia. Also...
Thomas Michael Vanney
Oct 3, 2022
Thomas Michael (Mickey) Vanney of Halifax, VA passed away October 3, 2022. He was born in Newport News, VA on June 28, 1945 and was 77 years of age. He was the son of the late Joseph J. Vanney and the late Margaret Mozelle Hudson Vanney. He was married to the late Judith Lacy Vanney. He was a member of...
Thomas Elmo Beckham
Oct 3, 2022
Thomas Elmo Beckham of South Boston, VA passed away October 3, 2022. He was born in Columbia, TN on February 3, 1944 and was 78 years of age. He was the son of the late Julian Hoyt Beckham and the late Eunice Minerva Beckham. He was married to Linda McGowan Beckham who survives.
He was a member of South...
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