Obituaries
Nelson Ferguson Motley, Sr.
Feb 24, 2020
Nelson Ferguson Motley, Sr., 93, of Virgilina passed away February 24, 2020 at Sentara Regional Hospital. He was born in Danville, Virginia May 13, 1926 to Adrian Jackson Motley, Sr. and Jessie Ferguson Motley.
Nelson moved to Halifax County to work for Westinghouse in 1969 and build his bachelor pad/hunting and fishing spot on the Hyco River. Little did he...
James "Jimmy" Franklin Jennings, Sr.
Feb 24, 2020
Mr. James Franklin “Jimmy” Jennings Sr. of Halifax, VA passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home. He was born in Halifax County on April 3, 1940 and was 79 years old. He was the son of the late Bernard Joseph Jennings and Lydia Church Jennings. He was a member of Beth Car Baptist Church. He was a...
Jean Carol Yancey Martin
Feb 16, 2020
Jean Carol Yancey Martin of South Boston, VA passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020. She was born in Halifax County, VA on August 1, 1938 and was 81 years of age. She was the daughter of the late James Henry Yancey and the late Gerdie Lou Smith Yancey. She was married to the late Ronnie Lew Martin.
She was...
Julius "Jay" Hudson Reese, Jr.
Feb 11, 2020
Julius Hudson “Jay” Reese, Jr. of Scottsburg, VA passed away February 11, 2020. He was born in Grand Forks, ND on October 16, 1963 and was 56 years of age. He was the son of Julius Hudson Reese, Sr. and Patsy Ruth Carr Reese and was married to Rosemary Eudy Reese, who all survive.
He was a member and...
Emma Carrington Edmunds
Feb 9, 2020
Emma Carrington Edmunds of Halifax, VA passed away February 9, 2020. She was born in Richmond, VA on January 30, 1946 and was 74 years of age. She was the daughter of the late James Easley Edmunds and the late Lavinia Winston Edmunds.
She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church and a member of the Vestry....
Katherine Horsley Booker
Feb 7, 2020
Katherine Horsley Booker, age 75, died Friday, February 7, 2020, at Halifax Regional Hospital after a lengthy and courageous struggle with cancer. She was born on November 17, 1944 to the late Frank Eubank Booker, Jr. and Katherine Horsley Booker Davidson. Ms. Booker was predeceased by her sister Mary Archer Booker Osborne and her beloved nephew Paul Cabell Osborne...
Winfred James Stallings
Feb 6, 2020
Winfred James Stallings of South Boston, VA passed away February 6, 2020. He was born in Wallace, NC on April 18, 1932 and was 87 years of age. He was the son of the late James Malcolm Stallings and the late Clydia Winders Stallings. He was married to Patty Hazelwood Stallings who survives.
He was of the Baptist faith...
Wilbur Murry Tuck
Feb 5, 2020
Wilbur Murry Tuck of South Boston, VA passed away February 5, 2020. He was born in Halifax County, VA on September 8, 1955 and was 64 years of age. He was the son of the late Walter Drewy Tuck and the late Ruth Murry Tuck.
He was a member of Virgilina Christian Church.
Wilbur M. Tuck...
Ruby Irene Wilborn
Feb 4, 2020
Ruby Irene Wilborn of South Boston, VA passed away February 4, 2020. She was born in Halifax County, VA on November 29, 1937 and was 82 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Robert Harris Wilborn and the late Gaynell Lloyd Wilborn.
She was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church and attended Revelation Baptist Church....
Richard "Dickie" Vernon Brizendine, Sr.
Feb 4, 2020
Richard V. “Dickie Brizendine, Sr. of Nathalie, VA passed away February 4, 2020. He was born in Halifax County, VA on March 29, 1935 and was 84 years old. He was the son of the late Frank William Brizendine, Sr. and the late Martha Ada Rice Brizendine. He was married to the late Lynda Crews Brizendine.
He was a...
Rosemary J. Ramsey
Feb 2, 2020
Rosemary J Ramsey, 74, of Alton, Virginia, died Sunday, February 2, 2020, after a brief but courageous battle with pancreas cancer. She was surrounded and comforted by her husband, Carlyle, and their two children Stephanie Ramsey Ferrugia and David Ramsey. Rosemary attended Miami Christian School, Miami Dade Community College and FSU—though she was an avid Florida Gator. She is a...
Eligah Granville "Butch" Seamster
Feb 1, 2020
Mr. Eligah Granville “Butch” Seamster of Nathalie, VA passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital after a brief illness. He was born January 21, 1945 in Halifax County, VA and was 75 years old. He was the son of the late Elvin Curtis Seamster and the late Nannie Conner Seamster. He worked in some...
David Wade Newcomb
Feb 1, 2020
Mr. David Wade Newcomb of Wylliesburg, VA passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Berry Hill Health and Rehab. He was born February 25, 1952 in Charlotte County, VA and was 67 years old. He was the son of the late Ernest T. Newcomb and the late Virginia Ponton Newcomb
He was of the Baptist faith and a...
Eleanor Ford Hughes
Jan 31, 2020
Eleanor Ford Hughes of South Boston, VA passed away January 31, 2020. She was born in Halifax County, VA on April 15, 1936 and was 83 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Charlie David Ford and the late Lucy Wilmouth Ford. She was married to the late William “Billy” Beverly Hughes.
She was a member...
Phillip Rufus Beadles
Jan 27, 2020
Phillip Rufus Beadles of Crystal Hill, VA passed away January 27, 2020. He was born in Halifax County on December 30, 1942 and was 78 years of age. He was the son of the late Doss Beadles and the late Georgia Beadles and was married to the late Evelyn M. Beadles.
He was a member of Ellis Creek...
Elizabeth McCrary Owen
Jan 26, 2020
Elizabeth McCrary Owen, 97, of South Boston died January 26, 2020 following a long, full life and a brief battle with cancer.
Elizabeth Owen was born on July 13, 1922 in Danville, Virginia to James Lyman McCrary and Virginia George Swepson McCrary, the youngest of eight children. Her early childhood was spent in a world that hardly exists anymore, the...
William Douglas Lindsey
Jan 23, 2020
William Douglas “Doug” Lindsey of South Boston, VA passed away January 23, 2020. He was born in Charlotte County, VA on September 30, 1936 and was 83 years of age. He was the son of the late Dewey William Lindsey and the late Mollie Wilson Lindsey. He was married to Minnie Heath Lindsey who survives.
He was of the...
Mary "Tookie" Seay Cheek
Jan 23, 2020
Mary “Tookie” Seay Cheek of South Boston, VA passed away January 23, 2020. She was born in Christiansburg, VA on September 17, 1940 and was 79 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Alfred Seay and the late Agnes Newton Seay. She was married to the late Walter Franklin Cheek, Sr.
She was of the...
Bradley Maynard Donaldson
Jan 23, 2020
Bradley Maynard Donaldson, 36, passed away at his home in Nathalie, VA on January 23, 2020. Bradley was born in Floyd, VA to Brenda Younger Reed and Stan Donaldson on October 10, 1983. He is survived by his mother Brenda Reed (Calvin) of Nathalie, VA; father Stan Donaldson (Gail) of Atkins, VA; brother Travis Donaldson (Tracy) of Cleveland, NC; sister...
William Thomas Walton
Jan 21, 2020
William Thomas Walton of Vernon Hill, VA passed away January 21, 2020. He was born in Pittsylvania County on March 1, 1932 and was 87 years of age. He was the son of the late Wade Norman Walton and the late Helen Dunn Walton. He was married to the late Frances Davis Walton.
He was a member of Mt....
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