Obituaries

Joseph  Watson, Jr.

Joseph Watson, Jr.

Aug 1, 2016

Joseph Allen Watson, Jr., age 48, of Red Oak, Virginia passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016. He was born on May 18, 1968 in South Boston, Virginia to the late Joseph Allen Watson, Sr. and Bessie Mae Erby Watson of Keysville, VA. Joseph is survived by his wife, Jaclyn Smith Watson of Red Oak, one son, Joseph Carrington...

Karl Straubinger

Karl Straubinger

Jul 18, 2016

Karl Straubinger, age 68, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016. He was born on May 27, 1948 in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Edmund Edward Straubinger, Sr. and the late Eileen K. Gorman Straubinger. Mr. Straubinger is survived by his wife, Lynne J. Straubinger of Chase City, one son, Jon Straubinger and...

Kenneth Owen

Kenneth Owen

Jul 13, 2016

Kenneth Ray Owen, age 64, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. He was born on August 20, 1951 in Mecklenburg County, VA to the late James Owen and the late Bessie Blanton Owen. Kenneth is survived by his wife, Anne Snipes Owen of Chase City, VA and three grandchildren, K.J. Owen, Darion Owen, and...

Mary Mills

Mary Mills

Jul 6, 2016

Mary Bigger Mills, age 92, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. She was born on October 14, 1923 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia to the late Benjamin Harrison Bigger and the late Mary Allgood Bigger. She is survived by her son, David S. Mills and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Mills is predeceased by her...

James Dearman, Jr.

James Dearman, Jr.

Jun 28, 2016

James Luther Dearman, Jr., age 88 of Skipwith, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. He was born on June 20, 1928 in Milledgeville, Georgia to the late James Luther Dearman, Sr. and the late Lucile Carnes Dearman. Mr. Dearman is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Kates Dearman, daughter, Pamela D. Williams and her companion, Larry Smith of...

Scott Carter

Scott Carter

Jun 22, 2016

Robert Scott Carter, age 47, of Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia passed away on June 22, 2016. He was born on July 22, 1968 in South Hill, Virginia. Scott is survived by his children, Ryan William Carter and Cierra Kay Carter, father, Jimmy Carter, grandmother, Mary Lee Carter, and special friend, Wendy Queensberry. He is predeceased by his mother, Hilda Reamey...

Guy DeSantis

Guy DeSantis

Jun 10, 2016

Guy Tracy DeSantis, age 55, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Friday, June 10, 2016. He was born on October 25, 1960 in Trenton, New Jersey to the late Ferdinand Guy DeSantis and the late Marie Reynolds DeSantis. Guy is survived by his wife, Deborah "Tiny" DeSantis, three sons, Gary DeSantis and his wife Marcy, Anthony DeSantis, and...

Mary Edmonds

Mary Edmonds

May 21, 2016

Mary White Edmonds, age 80, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016. She was born on August 4, 1935 in Chase City to the late Roy E. White and the late Georgia Willis White. Mary is survived by her daughter, Debbie Byrd and her husband Calvin, two sons, Duke Edmonds and his wife Glenda and...

Jacob Beardsley

Jacob Beardsley

May 12, 2016

Jacob Michael Beardsley, age 19, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016. He was born on February 25, 1997 in Cortland, New York. Jacob is survived by his father, Michael Anthony Beardsley, mother, Candy Kay Beardsley, paternal grandmother, Bernadine Beardsley, maternal grandmother, Kathleen Baney, sisters, Samantha Beardsley and Amber Porter, brother, Rikki Beardsley, niece, AimeeMarie...

William Lynn Currin

William Lynn Currin

Apr 20, 2016

William Lynn Currin, age 64, of Victoria, Virginia passed away on April 20, 2016. He was born on April 4, 1952 to the late Garland Hugh Currin and the late Eunice Brankley Curriin. He is survived by three aunts and numerous cousins. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Mount Olivet...

Ikey Mills

Ikey Mills

Mar 31, 2016

Herbert Henry "Ikey" Mills, Jr., age 53, of Skipwith, Virginia passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2016. He was born on April 5, 1962 in Richmond, VA. Ikey is survived by his fiancé, Rhonda Lenhart Mills, mother, Shirley Faye Mills, daughter, Wendy Newcomb and her husband Anthony of Chase City, son, David Thompson and his partner Cass Price of...

Kenneth Jason Jackson

Kenneth Jason Jackson

Mar 13, 2016

Kenneth Jason Jackson, age 36, of Skipwith, Virginia passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016. He was born on May 23, 1979. Jason is survived by his father, Kenneth Jackson and his wife, Peggy, three sisters, Jennifer Jackson, Jessica Jackson, and Tonya Zitvogel and one brother, Kenneth Ivy. He is also survived by his parental grandparents, Robert and Maxine...

Janice Thompson

Janice Thompson

Feb 29, 2016

Janice Phillips Thompson, age 81, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016. She was born on September 25, 1934 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia to the late Samuel R. Phillips and the late Pauline Lughford Phillps. Janice is survived by two sons, William Keith Dickenson of Red Oak and Brent Dickenson and his wife Mary Etta...

Helen  Robertson

Helen Robertson

Feb 29, 2016

Helen Whitten Robertson, age 93, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016. She was born on August 30, 1922 in Chase City to the late Joshua Babcock Whitten and the late Elizabeth Ann Crowder Whitten. Helen is survived by one brother, Lloyd Gray Whitten and his wife Hope of Chase City, sister-in-law, Dorothy Clark of...

Glenda Smith

Glenda Smith

Feb 27, 2016

Glenda Powell Smith, age 61, of Skipwith, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016. She was born on October 21, 1954 in Halifax, VA to the late Clifton Eugene Powell, Sr. and the late Eleanor Lorain Rickmond. Glenda is survived by her husband, Donnie Roy Smith, two sons, Kevin Scott Smith and his wife Mary of Chase City...

Kenneth  Shores

Kenneth Shores

Feb 21, 2016

Kenneth Ray Shores, age 24, of Chase City, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016. He was born on October 13, 1991 in South Boston, Virginia. Kenneth is survived by his father, Anthony Ray Shores, his mother, Brenda Lee Stallings Shores, one sister, Jenny Nicole Shores, and a nephew on the way that will be named Hunter Ray....

Calvin Hoyle

Calvin Hoyle

Feb 15, 2016

Calvin Alexander Hoyle, age 94, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016. He was born on August 7, 1921 in Mecklenburg County to the late Aron Tonnie Hoyle and the late Essie Willis. He is survived by three nieces and four nephews. Mr. Hoyle is predeceased by his wife, Irma Hoyle. Calvin was a World...

Bettie Scott

Bettie Scott

Jan 14, 2016

Bettie Mason Scott, age 81, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016. She was born on November 6, 1934 in Aspen, Va to the late Duvall James Mason and the late Bertha Mae Covington Mason. She is survived by two daughters, Glenda Edmonds and her husband, Duke of Chase City and Ann Foster of Skipwith,...

Rosemary  Newcomb

Rosemary Newcomb

Jan 12, 2016

Rosemary Tharrington Newcomb, age 73, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. She was born on September 4, 1942 in Charlotte County, Virginia to the late Floyd Brooks Tharrington, Jr. and the late Mae Travis Tharrington. Mrs. Newcomb is survived by her husband, Johnny A. Newcomb, three sons, Michael Wayne Newcomb and his wife, Kay...

Patsy Mead

Patsy Mead

Jan 10, 2016

Patsy Coleman Mead, age 70, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016. She was born on September 4, 1945 to the late Albert Milligan Coleman and the late Marjorie Wilson Coleman. Mrs. Mead is survived by her husband, Robert Leroy Mead, one daughter, Pamela Mead Johnson and her husband Shane of Chase City, one son,...