Obituaries
Douglas Wayne Vaughan, Sr.
May 21, 2016
Mr. Douglas Wayne Vaughan, Sr. of Halifax, VA passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born May 13, 1957 in Halifax County, VA and was 59 years old. He was the son of the late Charlie Hoover Vaughan and Virginia Moore Vaughan, who survives. He was a member of the McKendree United...
William Scott Adams
May 19, 2016
Mr. William Scott Adams of Halifax passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016. He was born in Halifax, VA on April 11, 1983 and was 33 years old. He was the son of the late Tim Adams and Donna Hardie Henderson and L.W. Henderson. He was also married to Crystal Gordon who survives. He was a former assistant baseball coach...
Nancy Dance Proffitt
May 18, 2016
Mrs. Nancy Dance Proffitt of Halifax, VA died peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Meadow View Terrace in Clarksville, VA, after a brief illness. She was preceded by her beloved husband of 28 years, John Atkins Proffitt. She was born on December 14, 1940 in Welsh, West Virginia, the only child of the late Ruby Ella Moore Dance and...
Elnora Wilborn Saunders
May 16, 2016
Elnora (Toot) Wilborn Saunders, a lifelong resident of Halifax County, passed away at Roman Eagle Nursing Home on Monday, May 16, 2016 at the age of 90. She was born in South Boston, VA in 1926, the youngest of John Henry and Maggie Flynn Wilborn’s four children. She graduated from C.H. Friend High School and Philips Business School in...
Donald Brent Gordon
May 15, 2016
Mr. Donald Brent Gordon of Alton passed away May 15, 2016. He was born in Halifax County on October 17, 1943 and was 72 years old. He was the son of the late Calvin Palmer Gordon and the late Marian Conner Gordon. He was a member of Alton Baptist Church. Mr. Donald Brent Gordon is survived by: One...
Robert Willis McCullough
May 11, 2016
Robert Willis McCullough passed away May 11, 2016 at the age of 83. Mr. McCullough was born on December 26, 1932 in Rockbridge County, VA to Ralph D. McCullough and Margaret S. McCullough. Robert attended Rockbridge County Schools and earned a Junior Accountant Certificate from Phillips Business College in June of 1952. After college, he joined the United State Air...
Pauline Throckmorton
May 10, 2016
Mrs. Pauline Wagstaff Throckmorton of Scottsburg, VA passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016. She was born in Halifax County on April 12, 1940 and was 76 years old. She was the daughter of the late Robert Wilkie Wagstaff and the late Mildred Newton Wagstaff. She was married to Thomas Alton Throckmorton, Sr. who survives. She was a member of...
Estelle Dixon Jackson
May 9, 2016
Mrs. Estelle Dixon Jackson of Scottsburg passed away May 9, 2016. She was born in Russell County, VA on August 11, 1914 and was 101 years old. She was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Dixon and the late Fannie Francis Carroll Dixon. She was also married to the late Paul Duro Jackson. She was a member of...
William Davis Owen
May 7, 2016
William Davis Owen, of Charlottesville, Virginia, released himself from Parkinson’s disease and its many complications on Saturday, 07 May, 2016. Bill fought and coped with his illness quietly and let himself die with dignity, faith, and valor in his residence at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge with his family supporting him. Born 01 December 1940, Bill was 75...
William Robert Snead, Sr.
May 7, 2016
Mr. William Robert Snead, Sr. of South Boston, VA passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. William Robert Snead was born July 21, 1923 in Danville, Virginia and was the son of Robert Chalmus Snead and Louella Coleman Snead. He grew up as a child and young man in the community surrounding Hughes Memorial School...
Alana Gean McIntyre Cabrera
May 6, 2016
Mrs. Alana Gean McIntyre Cabrera of Halifax passed away Friday, May 6, 2016. She was born in Pikeville, KY on July 6, 1951 and was 64 years old. She was the daughter of the late Eugene McIntyre and Orpha Gilliam Nichols. Mrs. Alana Gean McIntyre Cabrera is survived by: Her Mother Orpha G. Nichols of Halifax, VA Two Sisters...
Harvey Leon Wood
May 6, 2016
Mr. Harvey Leon Wood of South Boston, VA passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at his home. He was born September 9, 1925 in Halifax County, VA and was 90 years old. He was the son of the late Joe Henry Wood and the late Annie Rebecca Hall Wood and was married to the late Annie King Wood. He...
Lawrence Gwynn Bass, Sr.
May 5, 2016
Mr. Lawrence Gwynn Bass, Sr. of Halifax passed away May 5, 2016. He was born in Halifax County on November 26, 1935 and was 80 years old. He was the son of the late Henry David Bass and the late Katherine Elizabeth Mise Bass. He was also married Mary Magdalene Irby Bass who survives. He was a member of...
Ryland Wilson Shortt
May 4, 2016
Mr. Ryland Wilson Shortt, Sr. of Nathalie passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016. He was born in Halifax County on December 12, 1940 and was 75 years old. He was the son of the late Gilbert Wilson Shortt and the late Cecile Waller Shortt. He was also married to Marian Daniel Shortt who survives. He was a member of...
Ruby Hancock Hughes
May 3, 2016
Mrs. Ruby Hancock Hughes of South Boston passed away May 3, 2016. She was born in Halifax County on February 3, 1932and was 84 years old. She was the daughter of the late George Hancock and the late Guineville Hancock. She was also married to the late Robert Beckwith Hughes. She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church....
Jariah Michelle Brandon
May 1, 2016
Infant Jariah Michelle Brandon of South Boston passed away May 1, 2016. She was born on Sunday April 9, 2016 and was 22 days old. She was the daughter of the John Henry Brandon and Crystal Lee Brandon. Infant Jariah Michelle Brandon is survived by: Her Parents John Henry Brandon and Crystal Lee Brandon Two Sisters Jazzlyn Leeann and...
Thurman Forrest Perkins.Sr.
Apr 28, 2016
Mr. Thurman Forrest Perkins, Sr. of Halifax passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. He was born in Halifax County on January 6, 1935 and was 81 years old. He was the son of the late Joseph Perkins and the late Mamie Lee Simmons Perkins. He was also married to Connie Snead Perkins who survives. He was a member of Union...
Linda Lloyd Seamster
Apr 28, 2016
Mrs. Linda Lloyd Seamster of Sutherlin, VA passed away April 28, 2016. She was born in Halifax County on August 3, 1953 and was 62 years old. She was the daughter of the late Dewey Washington Lloyd and the late Florence Inez Toombs Lloyd. She was also married to the late Jessie Cleveland Seamster, Sr. Mrs. Linda Lloyd Seamster...
Joseph Christopher Faust
Apr 27, 2016
Mr. Joseph Christopher Faust of South Boston went home to be with the Lord April 27, 2016. He was born in Wayne County, NC on August 15, 1939 and was 76 years old. He was the son of the late Ernest McDonald Faust and late Lillian Wiggins Faust. He was also married to Phyllis Arnold Faust who survives. He...
Helen Royster Hedgepeth
Apr 26, 2016
Mrs. Helen Royster Hedgepeth, formerly of South Boston, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Wilmington, NC. She was born in Oxford, NC on December 24, 1920 and was 95 years old. The daughter of the late John Henry Royster and the late Carrie Lippard Royster, Helen was married to the late O.C. “Bob” Hedgepeth for 57 years. She...
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