Obituaries
Dallas Lane Bowen
Apr 5, 2022
Dallas “Lane” Bowen of Callands, VA went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 5, 2022. He was born in Climax, VA on September 20, 1953 and was 68 years of age. He was the son of the late Larry Malcolm Bowen and the late Ruby Ann Keene Usher.
He was of the Baptist faith and...
Rawley Edwin Nichols
Apr 4, 2022
Rawley Edwin “Ed” Nichols of Halifax, VA passed away April 4, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on August 7, 1939 and was 82 years of age. He was the son of the late Rawley Bryant Nichols and the late Ruth Newbill Nichols. He was married to the late Hope Jones Nichols. He was a member of Hunting...
Jerry Lovelace Martin
Mar 31, 2022
Mr. Jerry Lovelace Martin Sr. of South Boston, VA passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022 at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born April 7, 1955 in Halifax County, VA and was 66 years old. He was the son of the late Noland Luther Martin and the late Evelyn Lloyd Martin Beadles, and was married to Janice Martin Wilborn...
Margaret Jennings Dyer
Mar 25, 2022
Ms. Margaret Jennings Dyer of South Boston passed away Friday, March 25, 2022 at her home. She was born February 19, 1934 in Halifax County, VA and was 88 years old. She was the daughter of the late Bernard Jennings and the late Lydia Church Jennings. Ms. Dyer was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church.
Ms. Margaret...
Frankie Wayne Wilkerson
Mar 25, 2022
Frankie Wayne Wilkerson of Nathalie, VA passed away March 25, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on April 25, 1997 and was 24 years of age. He was the son of Tina Elizabeth Woods Newcomb and Gary Franklin Wilkerson who survive.
He was a member of Friendship Baptist in Drakes Branch and attended Halifax Baptist Church. He...
Tammy Seamster Bates
Mar 24, 2022
Tammy Seamster Bates of South Boston, VA passed away March 24, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on July 27, 1972 and was 49 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Jessie Cleveland Seamster and the late Linda Lloyd Seamster. She was married to the late Robert "Bob "W. Bates, Jr.
She was a...
Beatrice Ann Lawson Gladfelter
Mar 19, 2022
Beatrice Ann Lawson Gladfelter of South Boston, VA passed away March 19, 2022. She was born in York, PA on February 7, 1962 and was 60 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Arley Lawson, Sr. and the late Lorrene Leppo Lawson. She was married to the late Thomas Joseph Gladfelter, Sr.
Beatrice loved shopping, online...
Harry Llewellyn Mapp, Jr.
Mar 18, 2022
Harry Llewellyn Mapp, Jr., 91, passed away peacefully at home March 18,2022.
He was born July 22, 1930 on the waters of Nassawadox Creek, Northampton County on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He was the only child of the late Harry Llewellyn Mapp, Sr. and Lillian Rebecca Wilkins.
Harry graduated from Northampton High School, Randolph Macon Academy, Virginia Tech,...
Kelly Cherry
Mar 18, 2022
Ms. Kelly Cherry, 81, died on March 18, 2022. She was born on December 21, 1940 in Baton Rouge, LA. Ms. Cherry made her home in Halifax County. Ms. Cherry was a novelist, poet, and essayist. She was named the State Poet Laureate by Governor Bob McDonell in 2010.
She is survived by her beloved Booker {her little boy}. She...
Mary Carolyn Price Helton
Mar 14, 2022
Mary Carolyn Price Helton of Vernon Hill, VA passed away March 14, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on September 30, 1955 and was 66 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Price, Sr. and the late Vernie Elizabeth Lewis Price. She was married to the late Samuel William Helton, Jr.
She...
Will Rogers Hill
Mar 13, 2022
Will Rogers Hill of Nathalie, VA passed away March 13, 2022. He was born in Halifax County, VA on January 17, 1937 and was 85 years of age. He was the son of the late Charlie Lawson Hill and the late Callie DeJarnette Hill. He was married 66 years to the late Bobbie Reese Hill.
Will grew up in...
Ruth Clay Duffey
Mar 12, 2022
Mrs. Ruth Clay Duffey of Clover, VA passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 at her home. She was born in Halifax County, VA on December 23, 1942 and was 79 years old. She was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Clay and the late Martha Conner Clay. She was married to the late Addie Wilson Duffey. She was a...
Sylvia Wilborne Thomas
Mar 12, 2022
Mrs. Sylvia Wilborne Thomas of Alton, VA passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Clarksville Health and Rehab. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia on December 29, 1921 and was 100 years old. She was the daughter of the late Jefferson Davis Wilborne Sr., and the late Nora Scott Wilborne and was married to the late Early Thomas.
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Lorene Martin East
Mar 10, 2022
Lorene Martin East of Scottsburg, VA passed away March 10, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on August 19, 1936 and was 85 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Vincent Martin and the late Gracie Lloyd Martin. She was married to Willard Mitchell “Jack” East who survives.
She was a member of...
Venus Throckmorton Cochran
Mar 8, 2022
Venus “Vicki” Throckmorton Cochran of South Boston, VA passed away March 8, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on March 14, 1956 and was 65 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Grayson Throckmorton Sr. and the late Mildred “Girdie” Adkins Throckmorton.
Vicki was a retired nurse from Person County Memorial Hospital....
Dorothy Guill Powell
Mar 8, 2022
Dorothy Guill Powell of Clover, VA passed away March 8, 2022. She was born in Charlotte County, VA on June 6, 1947 and was 74 years of age. She was the daughter of the late James Aubrey Guill and the late Mildred Louise Guill. She was married to the late Clarence D. Powell.
She was a member of Providence...
Mary Elizabeth Barnes Magnotto
Mar 8, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Barnes “Skeet” Magnotto of Halifax County, VA passed away peacefully at her home with her family nearby on March 8, 2022. She was born in Lynchburg, VA on August 3, 1948 and was 73 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Henry Barnes and the late Mary Elizabeth Stevens Barnes. She was married to...
Betty Rawling Moore Ferguson
Mar 7, 2022
Betty Rawling Moore Ferguson of Halifax, VA passed away March 7, 2022. She was born in Sheboygan, WI on February 15, 1929 and was 93 years of age. She was the daughter of the late William Edward Rawling and the late Marietta Michel Rawling. She was first married to the late George Moore and then to the late Giles Ferguson.
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Garnett Richardson Lowe
Mar 6, 2022
Garnett Richardson Lowe of South Boston, VA passed away March 6, 2022. She was born in Portsmouth, VA on July 21, 1924 and was 97 years of age. She was the daughter of the late M.H. Richardson and the late Mildred Stokes Richardson. She was married to the late William Lee Lowe.
Even at 97 years old, Garnett was an...
Frances Diane Arthur Smith
Mar 6, 2022
Frances Diane Arthur Smith of Scottsburg, VA passed away March 6, 2022. She was born in Halifax County, VA on January 20, 1961 and was 61 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Paul Steven Arthur and the late Delma Marion Dalton Arthur. She was married to Donald Lynn Smith who survives.
She was a member...
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