Obituaries
Buffalo Junction & Chase City, VA Obituaries
Local obituaries for loved ones and families in Buffalo Junction, Chase City & Mecklenburg County, VA
Beatrice Townes Williams
May 8, 2019
Mrs. Beatrice Townes Williams, 99, of Boydton, VA transitioned from this earthly life on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 in Boydton, VA. Mrs. Williams was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on February 14, 1920 to the late Jessie and Bessie Richardson Townes. She received her early education in the Mecklenburg County Public Schools, and was a member of New St....
Clyde Hamilton Daniel, Sr.
May 7, 2019
Mr. Clyde Hamilton Daniel, Sr., 85, of Buffalo Junction, VA entered eternal Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Sentara Meadowview Terrace, Clarksville, VA. Mr. Daniel was born in Buffalo Junction, VA October 20, 1933 to the late Kenny and Louise Royster. He attended Saint Mark School and Saint Mark Baptist Church, Buffalo Junction, VA. He was employed by Sellers Brothers...
Flora Smith Harris
May 5, 2019
Mrs. Flora Smith “Butch” Harris, 75, of Skipwith, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. Mrs. Harris was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on June 29, 1943 to the late Sydlo Gooch Smith and Andrew Smith. She was a graduate of West End High School, and a member of St....
Edith Marie Pearce
May 3, 2019
Edith Marie Burwell Pearce, the surviving child of Minnie and William Burwell, was born on June 9, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. She peacefully departed this life, accepting the call from God, on Friday May 3, 2019. Edith accepted Jesus Christ at an early age, and was baptized at Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Manhattan, New York. After the family...
Anna Lee Bacon
May 3, 2019
Anna Lee Bacon entered eternal rest on May 3, 2019 at the Chase City Rehabilitation Center, Chase City, Virginia. Anna Lee was born on January 25, 1932 in Chase City, Virginia to the late Thomas Woodton and Mammie Reid. She was the first born of eight siblings. Five siblings (Byrd, Thomas Jr., Wilbert, Warfee and Betty) preceded her in...
James Quincey Beattie
May 2, 2019
Mr. James Quincey Beattie, age 80, of Skipwith, VA transitioned from this earthly life on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA. Mr. Beattie was born in Chase City, VA on April 30, 1939 to the late Thomas Jefferson Beattie and Etta Mae Seamster Beattie. He attended West End High School in Skipwith,...
Ethel Allen Harris
Apr 22, 2019
Mrs. Ethel Allen Harris, 92, of Skipwith, VA entered eternal rest Monday, April 22, 2019 at Chase City Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Harris was born in Mecklenburg County, VA April 27, 1926 to the late Isaac and Cora Hutcheson Allen. She attended Holly Rock School in Skipwith, VA and at an early age became a member of Rocky...
Doris Mae Fromal
Apr 10, 2019
Mrs. Doris Mae Fromal, 83, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Kenbridge, VA. Mrs. Fromal was born in Gasburg, VA on January 5, 1936 to the late Walter Edwards and Lorena Williams. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Chase City, VA, and a former sales clerk at Red...
Walter Thomas Goode
Apr 10, 2019
Mr. Walter Thomas Goode, 87, of Chase City, VA transitioned into eternal life on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Goode was born in Lunenburg County, VA on August 7, 1931 to the late Carrie Bacon Macklin and Johnny Goode. He was a United States Army Veteran, and a retired tobacco farmer. In addition to his parents,...
Irene Bragg Parks
Apr 6, 2019
Mrs. Irene Bragg Parks, 86, of Chase City died Saturday, April 6, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Parks was born in Lunenburg County on August 30, 1932 to the late Bernard H. and Annie Elizabeth Gee Bragg. She was a graduate of Lunenburg County Public Schools, and furthered her education and graduated from nursing school in Newark, NJ. She...
Cecil Roosevelt Puryear
Apr 3, 2019
Mr. Cecil Roosevelt Puryear, 63, of Clarksville, VA entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA. Mr. Puryear was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on March 12, 1956 to the late Cecil Eugene and Emma Mae Puryear. He attended the schools of Mecklenburg County, VA, and was formerly employed as a...
Sherwood Boyd Johnson, Sr.
Apr 3, 2019
Mr. Sherwood Boyd Johnson, Sr., 67, of Keysville, VA entered eternal slumber on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Johnson was born in Reading, PA to the late Edward McKinley Thompson and Martina Edwina Johnson. He was a United States Army veteran, and his most treasured appointments were when he was stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany (Bavaria) and...
Louis Junior Tucker
Apr 1, 2019
Mr. Louis Junior Tucker, 59, of Chase City, VA entered eternal slumber Monday, April 1, 2019 at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA. Mr. Tucker began his journey through life April 8, 1959 in Saxe, VA; born to the parentage of the late Louis Tucker and Mary Smith Tucker. He was a 1978 graduate of Bluestone Senior...
Kelvin Anthony South
Mar 31, 2019
Mr. Kelvin Anthony South (Sugarman), 57, of La Crosse, VA and formerly of Skipwith, VA slipped into eternal slumber Sunday, March 31, 2019. Kelvin began his journey through life on April 27, 1961. He was the son of Lawrence W. South and the late Mildred Harris South. He attended Mount Healthy High School in Cincinnati, Oh. At an early...
Cordarryle Latwan Tucker
Mar 24, 2019
Mr. Cordarryle Latwan Tucker, 31 of Midlothian, VA slipped into eternal slumber Sunday, March 24, 2019. Mr. Tucker was born in Washington, DC November 19, 1987 to the late James P Baldwin and Margaret S. Bass. He was a 2006 graduate of Monacan High School, Chesterfield, VA. He furthered his education and graduated in 2009 from Centura College, Richmond,...
Hunter Lee Prophet, Jr.
Mar 24, 2019
Mr. Hunter Lee Prophet, Jr., 46, of Glen Allen, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Prophet was born in South Boston, VA on November 1, 1972 to the late Geraldine and Hunter Lee Prophet, Sr. He was a graduate of Bluestone Senior High School in Skipwith, VA and was previously employed by...
Arlene Baskerville Hardy
Mar 24, 2019
Ms. Arlene Baskerville Hardy, 69, of Chase City, VA entered eternal slumber on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at VCU/MCV Hospitals, Richmond, VA. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Baskerville and Berdie Stone Baskerville. Arlene was born in Mecklenburg County, VA February 27, 1950. She was a 1968 graduate of West End High School, Skipwith, VA, and a...
Bessie Mae Bullock Moore
Mar 19, 2019
Mrs. Bessie Mae Bullock Moore, 69, of Chase City, VA exchanged time for eternity on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA. Mrs. Moore was born in Mecklenburg County, VA September 19, 1949 to the late Jeanette Bullock Anderson. She received her education in the Mecklenburg County Public Schools. At an early age...
Shirley Mae Overby
Mar 15, 2019
Mrs. Shirley Mae Baskerville Overby, 80, of Boydton, VA departed this earthly life on Friday, March 15, 2019 at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, VA. Mrs. Overby was born in Newark, NJ on May 23, 1938 to the late Alphonso Baskerville, Sr. and Alice Morton Baskerville. She attended Weequahic High School in Newark, NJ, and was...
John E. Gregory, Jr.
Mar 11, 2019
Mr. John E. Gregory, Jr., 36, of Kernersville, NC and formerly of Buffalo Junction, VA entered eternal rest Monday, March 11, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Gregory was born in South Boston, VA August 3, 1982 to John E. Sr. and Mary L. Hilliard Gregory. He was a graduate of Bluestone Senior High School, Skipwith, VA, attended Hargrave Military...
