February 2, 2024
James (Jim) Beale Booker, 86, of Powhatan, passed away peacefully at St Francis Hospital in Midlothian on February 2, 2024. He was the husband of Arlene Rakers Booker. Jim was born in Lynchburg, June 4, 1937, the son of the late Wise Samuel Booker...January 15, 2024
Peggy Lipscomb Montgomery, 89, of Brookneal passed away Monday, January 15, 2024 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Richard T. Montgomery. Peggy was born in Charlotte County, March 11, 1934 a daughter of the late Col...January 13, 2024
On January 13, 2024, God called Lois Mae Daniel to Heaven to be reunited with her parents, H. Melvin Daniel and Lucy Elder Daniel; brother, M. Keith Daniel; sister, Dorothy Daniel; pets, Andy (dog), Renee, Ashley, and Lindsay (cats); and good friend,...December 31, 2023
Elwood Junior Davis, 73, of Brookneal passed away December 31, 2023 at home. He was the husband of the late Nina Ziegler Davis. Elwood was born in Rocky Mount, May 5, 1950, a son of the late Harry C. Davis, Jr. and Casteen Robertson Davis. He was a...December 31, 2023
Ernest William Crews, Sr., 77, of Brookneal passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Linda Vassar Crews for 58 years. Ernest was born in Charlotte County on December 28, 1946, a son of the lat...December 30, 2023
Phyllis Clay Byron, 88, of Charlotte Court House passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Southside Community Hospital. She was the wife of Glenn Lelan Byron. Mrs. Byron was born in Kentucky, June 2, 1935 a daughter of the late Floyd Wesley Clay a...December 29, 2023
Jerry James Ward, 79, of Brookneal, passed away Friday, December 29, 2023 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Heidrun Groegel Ward. Jerry was born in Jefferson, Iowa on February 9, 1944, a son of the late Maurice Ward and the...December 21, 2023
Lewis Mitchell “Bill” East, 70, of Long Island, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Centra Gretna Medical Center. He was the husband of Cathy Childress East. Bill was born in Halifax County on February 13, 1953, a son of the late Clifton ...December 18, 2023
Franklin Delano “Crow” McKinney, 89, of Halifax passed away Monday, December 18, 2023 at home. He was the husband of the late Virginia Jennings McKinney. Mr. McKinney was born in Halifax County, November 1, 1934, a son of the late Phil Henry McK...December 17, 2023
William Granville Hamlett, 92, of Brookneal passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 at home. He was the husband of the late Agnes Holt Hamlett. Mr. Hamlett was born in Roxboro, N.C. on November 14, 1931, a son of the late Roger William Hamlett and Cop...December 14, 2023
Gerald Ellsworth Miller, 82, of Nathalie passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023 at home. He was the husband of Saralee Kibler Miller. Gerald was born in Wilkes Barre, PA on April 26, 1941, a son of the late Archie Ellsworth Miller and the late Rut...December 11, 2023
Myrtle Bryant Davidson Fisher, 92, of Rustburg passed away Monday, December 11, 2023 at the Destiny House in Lynchburg. Mrs. Fisher was born April 4, 1931 at Montebello in Nelson County, to William Riley and Fronia Elizabeth Bryant. She was the adop...November 28, 2023
“Marc” Conner passed on to his heavenly home Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at the age of 54 years old. He was a graduate of Halifax County High School and Catawba College with a B.T.A. in theater. Mark lived in Richmond after college and moved back ...November 22, 2023
Deborah Jean Ross Hayford, 75, of Brookneal, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at home. She was the wife of the late James Stewart Hayford. Deborah was born in Ohio on September 9, 1948, a daughter of the late Earl Ross, Sr. and the late Cla...November 14, 2023
David Winston Hammock, 81, of Rustburg, crossed into the gates of heaven, Tuesday, November 14, 2023. He was the husband of the late Sandra Jane Mason Hammock. Mr. Hammock was born in Danville, February 15, 1942, one of fourteen children of the late...November 13, 2023
Eugene Douglas Claybrook, 96, of Lynchburg, VA passed away November 13, 2023 at his home in Lynchburg, VA. Born October 8, 1927, in Aspen, VA, he was the son of the late Richard Baxter Claybrook and the late Fannie Maude Palmer Claybrook. He is s...November 13, 2023
Marvin Ray “Pete” Horn, 87, of Rustburg passed away Monday, November 13, 2023 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Janice Hughes Horn. Mr. Horn was born in Lynchburg, September 12, 1936, a son of the late George Andrew Horn and Macie...November 13, 2023
Margie Clay Seamster, 76, of Chatham, passed away Monday, November 13, 2023 at Forest Health & Rehab. She was the wife of Jimmy Seamster. Margie was born in Cody, VA on May 21, 1947, a daughter of the late Swanson Clay and the late Madeline Waller C...November 10, 2023
Christine C. Elder, 91, of Phenix, a loving aunt and Christian lady who always put her family and others first, passed away Friday, November 10, 2023 at her home, where she was raised and lived her entire life. She was the wife of the late Gerald El...November 2, 2023
Richard Eugene Oltz III, 21, of Phenix passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023 at home. Richard was born in New York on December 5, 2001, a son of the late Richard Eugene Oltz, Jr. and Faith Ann Miller Oltz. In addition to his mother, Richard is s...Gwendolyn Glennie Anderson Wade
October 19, 2023
Gwendolyn “Glennie” Anderson Wade, 94, of Gladys passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023 at Autumn Care of Altavista. She was the wife of the late Boeling Ellis Wade. Glennie was born in Halifax County on November 4, 1928, a daughter of the late ...October 12, 2023
Howard Beverly Bomar, 96, of Nathalie passed away at his daughter’s home on Thursday, October 12, 2023. He was the husband of the late Hommie Parker Bomar. Howard was born in Halifax County on February 18, 1927, a son of the late Henry James Bomar...October 5, 2023
Alsie Montgomery Dickerson, 84, of Brookneal passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023, at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Rufus Field Dickerson. Alsie was born in Halifax County on September 25, 1939, a daughter of the ...October 4, 2023
Walter Lee Porterfield, 79, of Gladys passed away at home on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. He was the husband of Edith Little Porterfield. Walter was born in West Virginia on December 28, 1943, a son of the late John Henry Porterfield and the late Els...September 21, 2023
Edith Dickerson, 85, of Nathalie passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023 at Chatham Health & Rehab. She was the wife of the late Reverend David G. Dickerson. Edith was born in Virginia on November 12, 1937, a daughter of the late Ira Nonen Morgan a...