Obituaries
James P. Cassada
Jan 1, 2022
Mr. James P. Cassada, Jr. of South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the Clarksville Health and Rehab. He was born September 1, 1942 in Halifax County, VA and was 79 years old. He was the son of the late James Preston Cassada, Sr., and the late Evelyn Morse Cassada and was married to Diane Roberts Cassada,...
Mitchell Dean Bray
Jan 1, 2022
Mr. Mitchell Dean Bray of Nathalie, VA passed way Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the South Boston Health and Rehab. He was born June 1, 1954 in Halifax County, VA and was 67 years old. He was the son of the late John L. Bray and the late Bernice S. Bray.
He was a member of the Liberty United...
Jean Fears Moorefield
Dec 31, 2021
Mrs. Jean Fears Moorefield of Nathalie, VA passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born in Halifax County, VA on September 14, 1951 and was 70 years old. She was the daughter of the late Joe Joseph Fears, Jr. and the late Louise Seamster Fears. She was a member of Providence Presbyterian Church and...
Timmy Carol Vassar
Dec 29, 2021
Timmy Carol Vassar of Clover, VA passed away December 29, 2021. He was born in Halifax County, VA on December 18, 1960 and was 61 years of age. He was the son of Jane Elizabeth Duffey Vassar Tate and the late Henry Arnold Vassar. He was married to Deborah Hazelwood Vassar who survives.
He was a member of Mt....
Bernice Covington Conner
Dec 28, 2021
Mrs. Bernice Covington Conner of Nathalie, VA passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at her home. She was born in Halifax County on September 15, 1922 and was 99 years old. She was the daughter of the late Spencer Edward Covington and Bessie B. Conner and was married to the late Fulton Carrington Conner. She was a member of...
Cary Hightower Barksdale, Sr.
Dec 25, 2021
Cary Hightower Barksdale, Sr. of Paces, VA passed away December 25, 2021. He was born in Danville, VA on November 21, 1941 and was 80 years of age. He was the son of the late Charles Beverly Barksdale and the late Mary Schofield Barnes Barksdale. He was married to Marsha Jeter Barksdale who survives.
He was a life time...
Rebecca Lynn Whitlow
Dec 24, 2021
The family of Rebecca Lynn Whitlow, who unexpectedly passed away on December 24th 2021, will be having a celebration of her life at First Baptist Church of South Boston on Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation with her family will be held before the service, from 10:00am to 11:00am at the church. Several of her close musical friends...
Rebecca Lynn Whitlow
Dec 24, 2021
An accomplished vocal artist, Rebecca Lynn Whitlow who performed in concert and operas in the United States and abroad, was born on February 25, 1963 in Winston-Salem, NC. She was the beloved daughter of Mr. Thomas Wilborn Whitlow and Mrs. Dora West Whitlow. She died suddenly and unexpectedly at her family home in South Boston on Christmas Eve, while visiting...
Nancy S. Voncannon
Dec 23, 2021
Mrs. Nancy Richardson Satterfield Voncannon passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born September 8, 1943 in Halifax County, VA and was 78 years old. She was the daughter of the late Ben Richardson and the late Julia Satterfield Richardson.
She was a member of the Beth Car Baptist Church and the...
Mary Owen White
Dec 23, 2021
Mary Thomas Owen White of Nathalie, VA passed away December 23, 2021. She was born in Halifax County, VA on December 18, 1938 and was 83 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Dewey Overton Owen and the late Aileen West Owen. She was married to the late William Joseph “Will” White, Sr.
She was a...
Gladys Stevens Dodson
Dec 22, 2021
Gladys Stevens Dodson of Halifax, VA passed away December 22, 2021 peacefully at home. She was born in Halifax County, VA on February 10, 1924 and was 97 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Thomas E. Stevens and the late Nora Price Stevens. She was married to the late William Efford “Jerry” Dodson.
She was...
Christopher Michael Bomar
Dec 20, 2021
Christopher Michael “Mikey” Bomar of South Boston, VA passed away December 20, 2021. He was born in Halifax County, VA on August 25, 1977 and was 44 years of age. He was the son of the late Michael Thomas Bomar and the late Christy Lynn Whitlow Bomar. He was married to Jennifer Justus Bomar who survives.
He was a...
Edward Dean Wilborn
Dec 18, 2021
Edward Dean “Poncho” Wilborn of Scottsburg, VA passed away December 18, 2021 from Congestive Heart Failure. He was born in South Boston, VA on February 4, 1964 and was 57 years of age. He was the son of the late Raymond Edward Wilborn and the late Lillian Irene Hudson.
He was a former truck driver which was his...
Charles Howard Blackman
Dec 17, 2021
Mr. Charles Howard Blackman of Halifax, VA passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Berry Hill Health and Rehab. He was born June 8, 1939 in Johnston County, NC and was 82 years old. He was the son of the late John A. Blackman and the late Mettie Clifton Blackman and was married to the late Marjorie L.B. Blackman.
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Mary Wilbur Johnson Cassada
Dec 15, 2021
Mary Wilbur Johnson Cassada of South Boston died Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital at the age of 89. She had enjoyed full independence, health and vitality until about two weeks ago.
Born December 23, 1931, in Reidsville, N.C., she was the daughter of Wilbur Henry Johnson and Mary Belle Hall Johnson. She grew up in Reidsville and...
John Thomas Stevens
Dec 13, 2021
John Thomas “Big John” Stevens of Nathalie, VA passed away December 13, 2021. He was born in Halifax County, VA on August 21, 1935 and was 86 years of age. He was the son of the late Richard Edgar and Mattye Pearl Wright Stevens. He was married to Thelma Short Stevens who survives.
He was a member of First...
Bernard Lewis Irby, Sr.
Dec 13, 2021
Bernard Lewis Irby, Sr. of Halifax, VA passed away December 13, 2021. He was born in Halifax County, VA on June 11, 1936 and was 85 years of age. He was the son of the late James Wilson Irby and the late Lula Martin Irby. He was married to Antonia “Toni” Hamlett Irby.
He was a member of South...
Joel Shelton Hughes
Dec 11, 2021
Mr. Joel Shelton Hughes of Halifax, VA passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021. He was born in Halifax County on January 24, 1942 and was 79 years old. He was the son of the late Robert Leslie Hughes and the late Elsie Louise crenshaw Hughes. He was a member of Winn’s Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include: Two sisters Phyllis...
Katherine Breedlove Compton
Dec 10, 2021
Mrs. Katherine Breedlove Compton of Halifax, VA passed away on Friday,December 10 10, 2021 at South Boston Health and Rehab. She was born in Halifax County on August 27, 1931 and was 90 years old. She was the daughter of the late Joe Breedlove and the late Isabel Cage Breedlove and was married to the late Robert Chaffin Compton. She...
Clarice Wilson Crews
Dec 8, 2021
Clarice Wilson Crews of South Boston, VA passed away December 8, 2021. She was born in Woodford County, KY on January 1, 1925 and was 96 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Edward Wilson and Margaret Chapman Wilson. She was married to the late David Whitfield Crews.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church...
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