Obituaries
Wayne Willard Covington
Jun 28, 2024
Mr. Wayne Willard Covington of Red Oak, VA passed away Friday, June 28, 2024, at Chase City Health and Rehab. He was born August 19, 1942, in Charlotte County, VA and was 81 years old. He was the son of the late Dorothy Covington. He was preceded in death by his wife Frances Martin Covington.
He was of the Christian faith....
Cabell Lacy "Sonny" Anderson, Jr.
Jun 28, 2024
Mr. Cabell L. “Sonny” Anderson, 79, of Halifax, VA passed away Friday, June 28, 2024, at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born March 17,1945 in Halifax County, to the late Cabell Lacy Anderson and the late Dorothy Lee Fallen Anderson Trent. Sonny was married to Mildred “Jean” Anderson for 44 years – they are now together for eternity....
Gladys Monk Cleary
Jun 18, 2024
Gladys May Monk Cleary of King, NC passed away June 18, 2024 at the age of 83. She was born in Chelsea, MA on May 9, 1941 to the late Herbert Monk and the late Ida Monk. She was married to the late Richard Robert Cleary, Sr. Gladys was lucky in the casinos, loved playing cards and watching old westerns.
Left...
Frances Terry Myers
Jun 15, 2024
Mrs. Frances Terry Myers of Halifax, VA passed away Saturday, June 15, 2024, at her home. She was born September 8, 1928, in Pittsylvania County, VA and was 95 years old. She was the daughter of the late Harold C. Terry and the late Mamie Reeves Terry. She was married for 75 years to the late Henry L. “Pete” Myers.
Frances...
Joan Wicks Rowles
Jun 9, 2024
Joan Wicks Rowles of Rustburg, VA passed away June 9, 2024 at the age of 82. She was born in Providence, RI on June 21, 1941 to the late James Frank Wicks and the late Winiferd Causer Wicks. She was married to Carrell Clarence Rowles, Jr. who survives.
She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church. Joan was a graduate...
Doris Conner McCormick
Jun 1, 2024
Mrs. Doris Conner McCormick of Halifax, VA passed away Saturday, June 1, 2024 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home is Brookneal, VA. She was born August 13, 1932 in Halifax County, VA and was 91 years old. She was the daughter of the late Archer Whitfield Conner and the late Minnie Watts Conner and was married to the late...
Grace T. Seat
May 29, 2024
Grace T. Seat of South Boston passed away May 29, 2024 at the blessed age of 98. She was born in Marietta, North Carolina on June 29, 1925 to the late Burwell Lewis Temple and Katye Hill Temple. She was married for 64 years to the late Robert Carroll Seat, Sr.
Grace attended Fairmont High School in Fairmont, NC, Catawba College...
Alice Zheng Rhett
May 28, 2024
Alice Runping Zheng Rhett, of Alton, VA passed away on May 28.2024. She was born to Bingquan Zheng and Wenxian Chen on October 23, 1957 in Shanghai, China. After high school in 1976, she was sent to a rural farm by the government to work as a laborer in the field. The first-year higher education was resumed in China, Alice...
Marian Mitchell Irby
May 25, 2024
Mrs. Marian Mitchell Irby went to be with Jesus on Saturday, May 25, 2024. She was born Marian Louise Mitchell on October 12, 1943, to Helen and Edward Garland Mitchell in Newport News, VA. Marian was the youngest of six and grew up in Poquoson, VA
Mrs. Marian Irby was preceded in death by her parents: Helen Evans Mitchell and Edward...
Kimberly Sue Beard
May 21, 2024
Kimberly Sue Beard of Halifax passed away May 21, 2024 at the age of 57. She was born in Halifax County on September 5, 1966 to Nannie Sue Beard who survives and the late William Ledell Beard.
Kim enjoyed life and tried living it to its fullest. She loved horseback riding with her horse “Dream”. Kim loved all animals especially...
Ruth Fisher Medley
May 17, 2024
Ruth Abbie Fisher Medley, 77, passed away peacefully at her home in Richmond, VA on May 17, 2024. She was born on February 1, 1947 to parents Garland W. and Ruth DeJarnette Fisher. She was the only daughter, but she had two older brothers she loved dearly. Ruth graduated from Halifax County High School, Halifax, VA in 1965 and...
Frances Fisher Glass
May 16, 2024
Frances Fisher Glass of Halifax passed away May 16, 2024 at the age of 94. She was born in Halifax County on August 18, 1929 to the late Onie Hudnell Fisher and the late Cornelia Caroline Martin Fisher. She was married to the late Carter Glass.
She was a member of Hunting Creek Baptist Church. Frances was a homemaker and...
Macon Norman Fears
May 15, 2024
Macon Norman Fears of Halifax passed away May 15, 2024 at the age of 79. He was born in Halifax County on September 28, 1944 to the late James Edward Fears and the late Novela Crews Fears. He was married to Linda Thrailkill Fears who survives.
He was a member of Winns Creek Baptist Church where he served on the Cemetery...
Robert Burton Fisher
May 14, 2024
Robert Burton Fisher of South Boston, VA passed away May 14, 2024 at the age of 72. He was born in Halifax County, VA on October 5, 1951 to the late Robert Glenn Fisher and the late Mary Burton Fisher.
He was of the Christian Faith and in his youth, he attended Republican Grove United Methodist Church. He worked...
Michael Brian Carey
May 11, 2024
Michael Brian Carey, age 56, of Houston, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2024, after a short,
valiant fight with an aggressive cancer. He is preceded in death by his father, Joseph Carey, Jr.
and is survived by his mother Sylvia Carey, his daughter Reagan Carey, his sons Nicholas
Carey and Shea Carey, his fiancée Josefina Fernandez, his sister Stephanie Robertson (Rich),
his brothers...
Brenda Gayle Adams
May 11, 2024
Brenda Gayle Adams of South Boston passed away on May 11, 2024 at the age of 72. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia on October 16, 1951 to the late Samuel Steele Adams, Sr. and the late Frances Cora Gravitt Moore. Brenda was of the Baptist Faith.
Left to cherish her memory:
Her First Cousins
Mary Lou Matze of South Boston
Doug Matze...
Gregory John Tiver
May 10, 2024
Gregory John Tiver of Nathalie, Virginia passed away peacefully on May 10, 2024 at his home surrounded by family.
Greg was born in Medford, NJ, where he grew up and worked with his family at the Tiver Farm. It was there he found his love for farming. While living in Lumberton he volunteered for the Lumberton Emergency Squad and was...
Ray McDonald Wilborn, Jr.
May 8, 2024
Ray McDonald Wilborn Jr. of Lynchburg, VA passed away May 8, 2024 at the age of 76. He was born in Halifax County on September 30, 1947 to the late Ray M. Wilborn, Sr. and the late Margaret Wilborn. He was married to Allene D. Wilborn who survives.
He was a member of Scottsburg United Methodist Church. Ray served in the...
Stephanie Ann King Eales
May 6, 2024
Stephanie returned to the Lord May 6, 2024, surrounded by family and friends after a courageous journey living with ALS. Stephanie was born April 4, 1971, in Marietta, Ohio, to Nancy (Sealock) King and Michael King. After completing her schooling in McConnelsville, Ohio, Stephanie pursued a Social Work Degree at Ohio University in Athens, and graduated in 1994. She married...
Lauriston Kennerly Elliott
May 3, 2024
Lauriston Kennerly Elliott went to be with his Lord and Savior May 3, 2024 at the age of 83, after decades of battling Parkinson’s. He was born in South Boston, VA September 13, 1940 to the late Lauriston Conway Elliott and Cora Lelia Nolan Elliott. Kennerly grew up in Granville County, NC, on the farm of which he is so...
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