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Buffalo Junction & Chase City, VA Obituaries
Local obituaries for loved ones and families in Buffalo Junction, Chase City & Mecklenburg County, VA
Delores Carolyn Thomas Miller
May 7, 2020
Mrs. Delores Carolyn Thomas Miller, 81, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Miller was born in Chase City, VA August 16, 1938 to the late Edward H. and Carrie Thomas. She was a 1957 graduate of West End High School in Skipwith, and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church,...
James Samuel Howerton
May 4, 2020
Mr. James Samuel Howerton (“Sammy”), 91, of Buffalo Junction, VA entered eternal rest Monday, May 4, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Howerton was born in Mecklenburg County, February 2, 1929 to the late Alexander and Bessie Royster Howerton. He attended Saint Mark School in Buffalo Junction, VA, and was a 1951 graduate of West End High School, Clarksville, VA....
Bettye Jean Sands Crutchfield
May 3, 2020
Mrs. Bettye Jean Sands Crutchfield, 83, of Boydton, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Sentara Meadowview Terrace in Clarksville, VA. Mrs. Crutchfield was born in Shelby, NC on December 3, 1936 to the late Willie Frank and Hattie Belle Sands. She received her early education in the historic Thyne Institute in Chase City, and was...
Linda Lee Leak
Apr 28, 2020
Ms. Linda Lee Leak, 81, of Boydton, VA entered eternal rest on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at her residence. Ms. Leak was born in Vauxhall, NJ on November 19, 1938 to the late Sylvester (Jake) and Mary Noel Snell. She was a graduate of Union High School, Union, NJ, earning her BA in Psychology from Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ....
Gale Linda Soderlund
Apr 26, 2020
Mrs. Gale Linda Soderlund, 71, of Clarksville, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Millinocket, ME on March 9, 1949 to the late Roderick and Frances Elizabeth Chasse Labby, and was the wife of Mr. Leroy R. Soderlund. She leaves to cherish her loving memories her husband, loving children, and...
Kendalle Ogburn Tucker
Apr 24, 2020
Ms. Kendalle Ogburn Tucker, 58, of Dumfries, VA and formerly of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Friday, April 24, 2020 at her residence. Ms. Tucker was born in Chase City, VA on January 1, 1962 to the late Edward and Lucille Oliver Ogburn. She received her education in the Mecklenburg County Public Schools, and at an early...
Dorothy Royster Burwell
Apr 21, 2020
Mrs. Dorothy Royster Burwell, 88, of Bullock, NC entered eternal rest on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Louisburg, NC. Mrs. Burwell was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on December 1, 1931 to the late James and Effie Henderson Royster. She attended West End High School, and was a member of Cedar Grove...
Shirley Downey Burdine Marrow
Apr 20, 2020
Ms. Shirley Downey Burdine Marrow, 83, of Nelson, VA entered eternal rest on Monday, April 20, 2020 at Durham Regional Hospital in Durham, NC. Ms. Marrow was born one of six children in Buffalo Junction, VA on June 22, 1936 to the late Robert "Bob" Downey and Lizzie Perkins Downey. She received her education from the schools of Mecklenburg...
Phyllis Ann Ward
Apr 19, 2020
Miss Phyllis Ann Ward, 69, of South Boston, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston, VA. Miss Ward was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on February 5, 1951 to the late J. D. Ward and Lucille Puryear. She attended the schools of Charlotte County, VA, and was a member of...
Georgette Hatcher Jackson
Apr 19, 2020
Mrs. Georgette Hatcher Jackson, 97, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Sentara Meadowview Terrace, Clarksville, VA. Mrs. Jackson was the second of six children born October 27, 1922 to the late Walter and Anna Bell Wood Hatcher. At an early age, Mrs. Jackson joined Concord Baptist Church in Chase City where she...
Alice Elizabeth Moore
Apr 19, 2020
Miss Alice Elizabeth Moore, 60, of Richmond, VA and formerly of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at CJW Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, VA. Miss Moore, affectionately known as “Slim”, was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on July 3, 1959 to Mildred Fuller and the late John Piercy. She received her education in the...
Dean Olivia Salley
Apr 17, 2020
Miss Dean Olivia Salley, 69, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Friday, April 17, 2020. Miss Salley was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on December 15, 1950 to Mary Endia Thompson Salley and the late Ollie L. Salley, Jr. She was a 1969 graduate of West End High School, and was a member of Concord Baptist Church,...
Ronald Winfred Jones
Apr 15, 2020
Mr. Ronald Winfred Jones, 65, of Victoria, VA entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Jones was born in Montclair, NJ on August 5, 1954 to the late Grover and Marie Dobbins Jones. He was a graduate of Barringer High School in Newark, NJ, and he attended Montclair State College. Mr. Jones was a...
Shawn "Dutch" Harris
Apr 15, 2020
Mr. Shawn "Dutch" Harris, 39, of La Crosse, VA entered eternal rest Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Harris was born October 15, 1980 in Newark, NJ to Lily Harris and the late William Harris. He attended Westside High School and later Jersey Prep. At an early age he joined Wharton Memorial Baptist Church. He was previously...
Nannie Bell Lyons
Apr 13, 2020
Mrs. Nannie Bell Lyons, 83, entered eternal rest on Monday, April 13, 2020. Mrs. Lyons was born one of four children in Skipwith, VA on November 21, 1936 to the late Charlie and Ineas Smith. She received her education in the schools of Mecklenburg County, VA. Mrs. Lyons was baptized at an early age at Rocky Mount Baptist Church...
Timothy Lloyd Pernell, Sr.
Apr 13, 2020
Timothy L. Pernell Sr., son-in-law of Reverend Harrison Gregory, Sr., 78, made his transition to be with YHWH on April 13, 2020. Visitation will be held virtually on April 24, 2020 at Whigham Funeral Home, 580 Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd, Newark, NJ with interment by C. H. Harris Funeral Home to follow at Cedar Grove Baptist Church...
Dennis Gray Alexander
Apr 9, 2020
Mr. Dennis Gray Alexander, 70, of Boydton, VA entered eternal rest Thursday, April 9, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Alexander was born in Brooklyn, NY January 31, 1950 to the late Freddie Gray and Salley Alexander. He attended East End High School, South Hill, VA and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church, Boydton, VA. He was formerly employed...
Velbert Terry
Apr 8, 2020
Mr. Velbert Terry, 73, of Buffalo Junction, VA entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston, VA. Mr. Terry was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on February 23, 1947 to the late Roger O. and Estelle Dailey Terry. He attended Finchley School, and worked numerous years as a laborer. Cherishing his memories...
Gwendolyn Bowers Irvin
Apr 8, 2020
Ms. Gwendolyn Florene Bowers Irvin, 73, of Boydton, VA entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, VA. Ms. Irvin was born August 10, 1946 in Boydton, VA to the late Carroll R. Bowers Jr. and Effie Mae Bowers. She attended Central Elementary in Boydton, and graduated from West End...
Franklin Delano Puryear, Jr.
Apr 7, 2020
Mr. Franklin Delano Puryear, Jr., 54, of Buffalo Junction, VA entered eternal rest on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at VCU/MCV Hospitals in Richmond, VA. Mr. Puryear, affectionately known as “Petey”, was born in South Hill, VA on October 7, 1965 to Ella Jean Smith Puryear and the late Franklin Delano Puryear, Sr. At an early age, he joined Bluestone...
C. H. Harris Funeral Home
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 745, Clarksville, VA 23927
Giles-Harris Funeral Home
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 97, Chase City, VA 23924
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