Obituaries
Mary Ann Pool
Mar 4, 2016
Mary Ann Pool, age 68 of Halifax County passed away peacefully March 4, 2016, at her home. Lovingly known for her outreach to others, she used her BS in Art from Radford College in numerous ways to help others and to instill her love of art so others might find beauty in their daily lives and an insight into the...
Lewis Able Wade
Mar 2, 2016
Mr. Lewis Able Wade of Clover passed away March 2, 2016. He was born in Halifax, VA on March 28, 1930 and was 85 years old. He was the son of the late Freddie Wade and Mary Hazelwood Wade. He was married to the late Madeline Thomas Wade. He was a retired farmer, security officer and storekeeper. Mr....
Dorothy Martin
Mar 2, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy Thompson Martin of South Boston passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016. She was born in Halifax County, VA on April 21, 1927 and was 88 years old. She was the daughter of the late Avery Thompson and Esther Guthrie Thompson. She was also married to the late Robert Martin. She was a member of Centerville Baptist Church....
Ramon Moreno Chon
Feb 28, 2016
Mr. Ramon Moreno Chon passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital.Graveside service will be held Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 3:00 P.M. at the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Helen VanElls
Feb 27, 2016
Mrs. Helen Brent VanElls of Halifax, VA, formerly of Encampment, WY, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 27, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas Sargent Brent, Jr. and Nannie Mae Squires Brent of Kilmamock, VA, a sister, Margaret Susan Muir and husband Paul; first husband Dean Samuel Chambers and second husband Dr. Lester VanElls. She was born...
Violet Mae Helber
Feb 26, 2016
Violet Mae Helber, 87, passed away at her place of residence in Halifax County, Friday, February, 26, 2016. Born February 25, 1929 in East Cleveland, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late George and Rose (Hugli) Becker. She and George S. Helber were married in 1946 in Logan, Ohio where they resided for many years. She relocated to Halifax...
Elizabeth Eleanor Cook
Feb 24, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth Eleanor Koval Cook of Scottsburg passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016. She was born in Pottstown, PA on February 23, 1918 and was 98 years old. She was the daughter of the late John Koval and the late Mary Ondo Koval. She was married to the late William Owen Cook, Jr. She was of the Catholic faith....
Teresa Anderson Carr
Feb 21, 2016
Mrs. Teresa Anderson Carr of Nathalie, VA passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at her home. She was born in Halifax County, VA on July 5, 1958 and was 57 years old. She was the daughter of the late Cam Anderson and Arey Guthrie Anderson and was married to Ronald Edwin Carr. She was a member of Catawba Baptist...
Anna Grace Burton Gladfelter
Feb 20, 2016
Mrs. Anna Grace Burton Gladfelter of South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Berry Hill Health and Rehab. She was born in Washington, DC on November 20, 1943 and was 72 years old. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Eager Burton and Ester Raun Burton and was married to the late Bruce LeRoy Gladfelter. Survivors include: Six...
Rachel Lynn Looney Coleman
Feb 20, 2016
Mrs. Rachel Lynn Looney Coleman of South Boston, VA and formerly of Grundy, VA passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Buchanan County, VA on December 18, 1975 and was 40 years old. She was the daughter of Bill Fields and Patricia Ann Stiltner Taylor and attended First Baptist Church of Millstone....
Dora Blanche Dean Amos
Feb 20, 2016
Mrs. Dora Blanche Dean Amos of Halifax, VA passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at her home. She was born in Buckingham County, VA on January 24, 1939 and was 77 years old. She was the daughter of the late George William Dean and the late Margaret Catlett Dean and was married to the late Aubrey Amos. She was...
Peggy Bowen Anderson
Feb 19, 2016
Mrs. Peggy Bowen Anderson of South Boston, VA passed away Friday, February 19, 2016. She was born July 21, 1933 in Halifax County, VA and was 82 years old. She was the daughter of the late Elmo Bowen and the late Lucy Blanks Bowen. She was also married to the late James A. Anderson. She was a member of...
Willie Mae Irby (Reese)
Feb 19, 2016
Ms. Willie Mae Newton Irby (Reese) of Halifax passed away Friday, February 19. She was born in Halifax County on May 18, 1933 and was 82 years old. She was the daughter of the late Archie Newton and the late Hester Martin Newton. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Ms. Willie Mae Newton Irby (Reese)...
Mary Jane Booker
Feb 16, 2016
Mary Jane Casstevens "Cass" Booker, 86, passed away February 16, 2016 at Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, South Carolina. Born on March 4, 1929 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Cass was the daughter of the late Dr. Hollie Eugene Casstevens and Esther Allen Casstevens. She attended Mrs. Rippins School in Greensboro and graduated from high school in 1946 from...
Constance Yvonne Lowery
Feb 16, 2016
Ms. Constance Yvonne Simmons Lowery of South Boston passed away February 16, 2016. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 6, 1928 and was 87 years old. She was the daughter of the late J. Warren Simmons and the late Margaret Edna Dorsey Simmons. She was a member of Ash Avenue Baptist Church and was owner of Lowery’s...
Jess Harper Adams
Feb 16, 2016
Mr. Jess Harper Adams of Vernon Hill passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at his home. He was born in South Boston, VA on February 26, 1969 and was 46 years old. He was the son of the late Jesse William Adams and Brenda Barksdale Rodgers. He was a member of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Mr. Jess...
Eugene Thomas Wheeler
Feb 15, 2016
Mr. Eugene Thomas Wheeler of Halifax passed away February 15, 2016. He was born in Amherst County on April 2, 1942 and was 73 years old. He was the son of the late Hiram Wheeler and the late Thelma Bowling Wheeler. He was married to Betty Crenshaw Wheeler, who survives. He was former co-owner of Kelly-Wheeler Chrysler Plymouth in...
Barbara McLaughlin Greene
Feb 14, 2016
Mrs. Barbara McLaughlin Greene of Halifax, VA passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. She was born in Buckingham County, VA on December 19, 1937 and was 78 years old. She was the daughter of the late George Sydnor McLaughlin and the late Louise Gills McLaughlin and was married to Robert “Bob” Greene, Sr. who...
Thomas Coxe Leggett, Jr.
Feb 13, 2016
Mr. Thomas Coxe Leggett, Jr. of South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016 at his home. He was born in Lynchburg, VA on June 7, 1956 and was 59 years old. He was the son of Thomas Coxe Leggett, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Stembridge “Betty Leigh” Leggett. He was a member of the Main Street United Methodist...
Virginia Hughes Palmer
Feb 11, 2016
Mrs. Virginia Hughes Palmer of South Boston passed away February 10, 2016. She was born in Halifax County on August 20, 1925 and was 90 years old. She was the daughter of the late Woodson Hughes and Ruth Nichols Hughes. She was married to the late Andrew J. Palmer. She was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church....
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