Debra J. Burton of South Boston passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019. She was born in Halifax County on Aug. 30, 1955 and was 63 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Rueben A. Burton and the late Elsie Ferrell Burton.

Bailey Lomax Puryear, age 87, of 1565 Pen Oak Court, Roxboro, North Carolina, died Friday morning, July 19, 2019, at Roxboro Healthcare and Rehabilitation.

Mrs. Alice Puryear McCormick, wife of Roy Lee McCormick Sr., passed away at her home on Saturday, July 20, 2019. 

Mr. Keith Carlyle Dixon of Daniels Trail, Halifax died Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Sentara Woodview Nursing Home at the age of 54.

Mrs. Peggy Hudson Blackstock, wife of Henry Wilson Vaughan, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at the age of 70. She was born in Halifax County on June 4, 1949 to Mary Hamlett Hudson and the late Bobby Thomas Hudson.

Deborah “Debbie” Hill Wilborne of Nathalie passed away July 16, 2019.

Mrs. Helen Johnson Bates of Philpot Road, South Boston died Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital at the age of 78.

Mr. William Lacy Beadles, husband of Joyce Shannon Williams Beadles of Vernon Hill, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019, at the age of 92.

Mr. Alvin “Gray” Bowen, husband of Audrey Link Hazelwood Bowen, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 12, 2019 at the age of 77.

Mrs. Mary Epps McDowell of Java passed away July 13, 2019 at Seasons at the Woodview.

Mrs. Maude Eulalia Throckmorton Thomas of Scottsburg, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Serenity at Sentara Woodview. 

Mary Darlene Bain, 50, of Gladys passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019, at home.  

Willie Lee Wade Sr. of Clover passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019. He was born in Halifax County on December 23, 1933 and was 85 years of age. He was the son of the late George T. Wade and the late Adeline Hazelwood Wade. He was married to the late Bernice Newcomb Wade.

Ruth S. Hazelwood Andrews of Clover passed away Monday, July 8, 2019. She was born in Halifax County on Jan. 12, 1936 and was 83 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Pete Sidney Snead and the late Henreitta Vivian Conner Snead. She was first married to the late Winston Raleigh Haze…

Judy Susan DuPont of Halifax passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019. She was born in Orange, New Jersey on Dec. 22, 1955 and was 63 years of age.

James Lee Griffin, 80, of Clarksville died Monday, July 1, 2019. He was born in Havres de Grace, Maryland, on Feb. 24, 1939 to the late Carol Jean Akers Griffin and Malcolm Lee Griffin.

Michael Allen Harris Sr. of Nathalie passed away June 26, 2019.

Wayne Evans Holt of Halifax passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019. He was born in Halifax County on Feb. 1, 1946 and was 73 years of age. He was the son of the late Harry Thomas Holt and the late Lilly Belle Walker Holt. He was married to Katherine Robertson Holt who survives.

Robert Leo Noblin of Clover passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019. He was born in Halifax County on April 10, 1940 and was 79 years of age. He was the son of the late Robert William Noblin and the late Oda Cassada Noblin. He was married to Catherine Clay Noblin who survives.

Samuel Dewey Watts of Scottsburg passed away June 28, 2019. He was born in Halifax County on August 29, 1940 and was 78 years of age.

Mr. Sherman Lynn Brame of North Main Street, South Boston died Tuesday, June 25 at Lynchburg General Hospital at the age of 51.

Ms. Rosemary “Lo” Palmer Gutrich of Scottsburg died on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital at the age of 54.

Mrs. Sallie Satterfield Carter, widow of Horace Louis Carter, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at the age of 90. 

Kelvin Ray Baker of Halifax passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019.

Mrs. Barbara Anne Jones Murray of Virgilina departed her earthly home on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. She was born in Halifax County on Feb. 15, 1930 and was 89 years old.

Elva Jordan Owen, 90, of Chesapeake, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Sidney and Empress Jordan. She was predeceased by her husband, Curtis T. Owen, her sister, Shirley Gentry, and her brother, James Jordan.

Mrs. Louise Rickmond Spangler of South Boston, widow of Jack Franklin Spangler Sr., passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the age of 94.

Mrs. Mary Shirley Watts Ford of Shady Grove Church Road, Virgilina, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the age of 90.

Richard Wayne Satterfield of Halifax passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019. He was born in Halifax County on Feb. 15, 1944 and was 75 years of age. He was the son of the late Wilson J. Satterfield and the late Mildred McDowell Satterfield. He was married to the late Ann O’Brien Satterfield.

Rhonda Wade Carroll of South Boston passed away Monday, June 24, 2019. She was born in Halifax County on June 28, 1954 and was 64 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Larnie Winston Wade and the late Lillie Hitchens Wade. She was married to the late John Carroll.

Sharon Elizabeth Cochran Roberts of South Boston went peacefully to her heavenly home on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at the age of 63. She was born in Bartow, Florida, on March 23, 1956 to the late Earl “Bud” and Estelle Rimes Cochran.

Ms. Becky “Sue” Willis went to her heavenly home on Saturday, June 22, 2019, with her sons by her side. She was born on April 27 in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Mrs. Doris Rose “Dot” Wilkerson Byers, wife of Louis “Buzz” Byers, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019, at the age of 84.  Born in Brunswick County on Sept. 30, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Abner Young Wilkerson and the late Esther Lee Daniel Wilkerson.

Mrs. Bessie Moore Coleman of Greens Folly Road, South Boston, died Monday, June 17, 2019, at her residence at the age of 86.

Mr. Michael Anthony Palmer of Pine Height Trail, Halifax died Monday, June 17, 2019, at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital at the age of 53.

Thelma Jennings Francis of Halifax passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019. She was born in Lynchburg on Oct. 2, 1935 and was 83 years of age. She was the daughter of the late F. M. Jennings and the late Helen Crews Jennings. She was married to the late William Thornton Francis.

Christopher Robert McNamee of South Boston passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on March 18, 1972 and was 47 years of age. He was the son of Sandra Lee Wick McNamee and the late Robert Dale McNamee.

Nancy Webster Ragans of Martinsville passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019, at the age of 87. Born in Halifax County on March 9, 1932, she was a devoted daughter of the late Lewis Aldan and Mary Satterfield Webster. Mrs. Ragans was a loving wife to the late Leggett Myers Ragans.

Mr. Louis Roosevelt Dabbs Sr. of Phoenix, Arizona, and formerly of Halifax County died Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Arizona at the age of 85. Mr. Dabbs was born in Halifax County on March 22, 1934 to the late Rev. Thomas F. Dabbs and Mrs. Eva Edmondson Dabbs.

Lacy Roosevelt Whitt of South Boston passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019.

Ms. Nannie Belle Irving of Washington, D.C., formerly of Halifax County, died at Washington Hospital Center at the age of 84. Ms. Irving was born in Halifax on Dec. 8, 1934 to the late Mr. Gussie Irving and Mrs. Nannie Poindexter Irving.