Obituaries

Naomi Jones

Naomi Jones

Mar 21, 2015

Naomi Lacks Jones, 86, of Red Oak, Virginia passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015. She was born on May 3, 1928 in Charlotte County, Virginia to the late Charlie Edward Lacks and the late Jesse Newcomb Lacks. She is survived by her daughters, Gail J. Owen of Chase City, Bonnie J. Royster and her husband Wiley of Drakes...

Daisy Winn

Daisy Winn

Mar 19, 2015

Daisy Thompson Winn, 90, of Concord, VA formerly of Chase City, VA passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015. She was born on July 13, 1924 in Mecklenburg County, VA to the late Charles Robert Thompson and the late Nancy Ida Wolfe Thompson. She is survived by two daughters, Betty W. Bell of Concord, VA and Martha W. Crutchfield...

Mary Mullins

Mary Mullins

Mar 16, 2015

Mary Lee Parker Mullins, 93, of Richmond, Virginia, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015. She was born on June 8, 1921 in Chase City, Virginia to the late Benjamin Parker and the late Sarah Anne Newton Parker. She is survived by two sons, Victor Robert Seay and his wife, Nancy of Sandston, VA and Charles Leslie Newcomb of...

Barbara Coleman

Barbara Coleman

Mar 14, 2015

Barbara Jean Riddle Coleman, 80, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015. She was born on December 28, 1934 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia to the late Clarence Lee Riddle and the late Iva Selene Gregory Riddle. She is survived by her son, Raymond Lee Coleman and his wife, Donna of Chase City, two grandchildren, Stephanie...

Earnest Bailey

Earnest Bailey

Feb 21, 2015

A. Earnest Bailey, 92, of Fort Mitchell, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015. He was born on July 30, 1922 in Charlotte County, VA to the late Jasper Hinton Bailey and the late Nannie Glidewell Bailey. Earnest is survived by his wife, Mary Frances Owen Bailey, two sons, Bobby Bailey and David Bailey and his wife, Karon,...

Gladys Brankley

Gladys Brankley

Feb 12, 2015

Gladys Eleanor Godsey Brankley, 87, of Chase City, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015. She was born on January 29, 1928 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia to the late Claude Garland Godsey and the late Lillian Madison Talley Godsey. Gladys is survived by one daughter, Lillian Brankley Elliott of Chase City, VA, one son, James Michael Brankley and...

Geneva Huff

Geneva Huff

Jan 24, 2015

Geneva Jones Huff, 86, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015. She was born on April 23, 1928 in Red Oak, Virginia to the late Aubrey Newbell Jones and the late Mary Gertrude Hines Jones. Geneva is survived by two sons, Charles Ray Reese, Sr. and his wife Barbara of South Boston, VA, Gary Steven...

Charlie  Lankford

Charlie Lankford

Jan 20, 2015

Charlie Nelson Lankford, 98, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. He was born on September 20, 1916 in Edenton, Georgia to the late Pozie Lankford and the late Susie Bennett Lankford. He is survived by his son, Jack Edmond Lankford and his wife, Betsy, one brother, Hugh Lankford, four grandchildren, Sherry Spencer, Jean Dellinger,...

Doris  Baugh

Doris Baugh

Jan 17, 2015

Doris Garner Baugh, 86, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on January 17, 2015. She was born on July 25, 1928 in Mecklenburg County, VA to the late Wright Garner and the late Alice Bayne Garner. She is survived by four daughters, Doris Ann Taylor of Mora, AK, Claudia Webber of MS, Anne Currier and her husband Chuck of...

Anne Thornton

Anne Thornton

Jan 16, 2015

Anne Kate Keen Thornton, 75, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015. She was born on July 14, 1939 in Danville, VA to the late Alvin Arthur Keen and the late Elva Turner Keen. Mrs. Thornton is survived by her daughters, Kathy Ann Thornton Graham and her husband Steven (Bo) of Myrtle Beach, SC, Marie...

Ruby Ferrell

Ruby Ferrell

Dec 26, 2014

Ruby Inge Ferrell, 90, of Halifax, Virginia passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014. She was born on May 8, 1924 in Charlotte County, Virginia to the late Ollie Inge and the late Bessie Smith Inge. She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Dean Moyers of Harrisonburg, VA and Sharon Sue Hughes and her husband, Jimmy of Turbeville, VA,...

Robert Perry

Robert Perry

Dec 20, 2014

Robert Charles Perry, 76, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on December 20, 2014. He was born on April 3, 1938 in Erie, Pennsylvania to the late Charles and Beryl Perry. He is survived by two daughters, Erin Sawn and her husband Darryl of NC and Shannon Wood and her husband Steven of VA, three sons, Harley Perry and...

William  Reamey

William Reamey

Dec 14, 2014

William Henry Reamey, 77, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on December 14, 2014. He was born on July 5, 1937 in Chase City, Virginia to the late Henry Homer Reamey and the late Vergie Jane Newton Reamey. He is survived by his sisters, Elizabeth R. Owen and Helen R. Gurley, nieces, Margaret Seamans, Jean Thompson, Karen Hupp, Tanya...

Mary  Graham

Mary Graham

Dec 6, 2014

Mary Catherine Graham, 97, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on December 6, 2014. She was born on July 31, 1917 in Arlington County, VA to the late James Walton Christerson and the late Ruth Waldron Christerson. Mary is survived by her daughter, Linda Graham (Bob) of Marina, CA and her friends, Kathy and Larry Seamster of Chase City,...

Elizabeth Simmons

Elizabeth Simmons

Nov 30, 2014

Elizabeth Chadwick Simmons, 93, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on November 30, 2014. She was born on August 4, 1921 in Lunenburg County, Virginia to the late Charlie Gray Chadwick and the late Elsie Thompson Chadwick. She is survived by one son, Charles Richard Simmons and his wife, Mary Ruth of Chase City and one daughter, Sandra Simmons...

Dorothy Huskey

Dorothy Huskey

Nov 26, 2014

Dorothy Hardy Huskey, 90, of Reidsville, NC passed away on November 26, 2014. She was born on September 16, 1924 in Red Oak, VA to the late Joseph Wesley Hardy and the late Virginia Elizabeth Hatcher. She is survived by three daughters, Thelma Tharpe Kindley of Gibsonville, NC, Virginia Tharpe of Reidsville, NC and Dianne Terry Kirks and her...

J.P. Jones

J.P. Jones

Nov 24, 2014

John Paul “J.P.” Jones, 56, of Boydton, Virginia passed away on November 25, 2014. He was born on January 6, 1958 in Farmville, Virginia to the late John Lewis Jones and the late Elizabeth Ferguson Ferrell. He is survived by his three sons, Michael Wayne Jones of Florida, Kevin Neal Jones of Wylliesburg, VA and George Lewis Jones of...

Benjamin Williams

Benjamin Williams

Nov 21, 2014

Benjamin James Williams, 77, of Chase City, Virginia passed away on Friday, November 21, 2014. He was born on March 3, 1937 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia to the late Jesse James Williams and the late Ophelia Winn Williams. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Evelyn Johnson Williams, one daughter, Kristi Williams Mills and her husband, Michael...

Kenneth S. Owen

Kenneth S. Owen

Oct 8, 2014

Kenneth Scott Owen, 41, of Phenix, Virginia passed away on October 8, 2014. He was born on November 2, 1972 in Halifax, Virginia to Kenneth Ray Owen of Chase City and the late Sandra JoAnn Hancock. He is survived by his children, Darian Owen of Phenix, Kenneth J. Owen of Phenix, and Taryn Lee Owen of Phenix, and his...

Henry  Prather

Henry Prather

Oct 7, 2014

Henry Chester Prather, 71, of Skipwith, Virginia passed away on October 7, 2014. He was born on August 7, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Audy Roy Prather and the late Mabel Cordelle Thomas. He is survived by his wife, Josiane M. Black Prather, three step-sons, Kevin Rafe Black, Jesse Roman Black, and Jake Jurney Black and several...