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Avery Smith
Jun 5, 2018
Avery Lee Smith, age 63, of Chase City, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018. He was born March 24, 1955 in Halifax County, VA and was the son of the late John Raymond Smith and the late Margaret Benfield Smith. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Ashley Brook Smith and sister, Kay Garnett. Avery is survived...
Frank Card
May 25, 2018
Frank Edward Card, age 77, of Chase City, VA, passed away Friday, May 25, 2018. He was born September 21, 1940 in Mecklenburg County, VA and was the son of the late Frank Card and Lula Florence White Card. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Chase City, VA. He retired from Burlington Industries after 35 consecutive...
Charlie Pennell
May 23, 2018
Charlie Monroe Pennell, age 70, of Skipwith, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018. He was born June 3, 1947 in Campbell County, VA. He grew up in Charlotte County, VA and was the son of the late Cleveland Monroe Pennell and the late Victoria Byrd Pollard Pennell. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Chase City...
Allen Sherman
May 16, 2018
Charles Allen Sherman, age 67, of Wylliesburg, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018. He was born August 1, 1950 in Woodstock, VA and was the son of the late Neal Allen Sherman and the late Violet Ellen Sherman. Allen was the owner and operator of Tastee Freez in Chase City from 1985 until 2011 and Tastee Freez in...
Kenneth Powell
May 2, 2018
Kenneth Ray Powell, age 69, of Chase City, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. He was born on December 24, 1948. He was a member of Public Fork Christian Church. Kenneth is preceded in death by his father, Stanley Powell; devoted mother and caretaker, Dorothy Jones Powell; and devoted friend, Ricky Reese. He is survived by his special...
Linda Jackson
Apr 16, 2018
Linda Sipes Jackson, age 72, of Chase City, Virginia, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018. She was born June 15, 1945 to the late Richard and Jessie Sipes. Linda was a member of the Chase City Church of God and retired Sales Associate for Belk. She was preceded in death by her son, Nicholas Jackson and two brothers, Ronnie...
Clinton Gurley
Apr 14, 2018
James Clinton Gurley, age 77, of Chase City, Virginia, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018. He was born January 17, 1941 to the late Horace and Nora Gurley. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and retired from Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative as a Lineman. Clinton was an avid collector of Indian Artifacts. He was preceded in death by...
Dorothy Powell
Apr 5, 2018
Dorothy Jones Powell, age 94, of Chase City, VA, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018. She was born November 29, 1923 in Richmond, VA to the late Robert Frasia Jones and the late Zelotie Rebecca Gravitt Jones. She was a member of Public Fork Christian Church, Red Oak, VA and retired from Virginia Electric and Power Company in Chase...
Ray Gryder
Mar 30, 2018
David Ray Gryder, age 84, of Chase City, VA, passed away Friday, March 30, 2018. He was born January 30, 1934 in Stony Point, NC. He was a United States Army Veteran and a member of Concord Baptist Church, Chase City, VA. He retired from Virginia Power as a Lineman. Ray enjoyed traveling and has been to all fifty...
Alice Lowe
Mar 29, 2018
Alice Faye Lenhart Lowe, age 79, of Chase City, VA passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018. She was born October 21, 1938 to the late Hubert Finch Lenhart and the late Irene Wilson Lenhart. She was a member of Friendship United Methodist Church and a retired Licensed Practical Nurse. She was predeceased by her husband, William Carl Lowe and...
Lucille Wagstaff
Mar 28, 2018
Lucille Brewer Wagstaff, age 93, of Chase City, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018. She was born October 17, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Harold and Mattie Jane Herrin Brewer. She was a long-time member of New Hope Baptist Church, Skipwith, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, Cleveland G....
Ruby Newcomb
Mar 15, 2018
Ruby Berkley Newcomb, age 96, of Fort Mitchell, VA, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018. She was born March 22, 1921 in Charlotte County, VA to the late Jackson Allen Berkley and the late Flossie Love Dickerson Berkley. Ruby was a faithful member of Salem Christian Church and taught Sunday school for 50 years. She was predeceased by her...
Robbie Foster
Mar 11, 2018
Robert Dale Foster, Jr., age 28, of Skipwith, VA, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018. He was born May 25, 1989 in South Boston, VA. He was attending Union Chapel Baptist Church, Clarksville, VA. He was predeceased by his father, Robert Dale Foster; paternal grandfather, James Monroe Foster; maternal grandparents, Clarence Henry Scott, Sr. and Bettie Mason Scott; four...
William Steele
Mar 11, 2018
William Francis "Sonny" Steele, Jr., age 78, of Chase City, VA, went to be with our Creator on Sunday, March 11, 2018. He was born on September 17, 1939 in Washington, D.C. to the late William Francis Steele, Sr. and the late Alice Rebecca Ray Steele. He was a loving father and grandfather, a proficient stock car mechanic and...
Ray Tharpe
Mar 9, 2018
Franklin Ray Tharpe, age 76, of Chase City, VA, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018. He was born January 14, 1942 in South Boston, VA to the late James Berkley Thorpe and Mary Newcomb Thorpe. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and a member of Butchers Creek Hunt Club. He was predeceased by his wife, Annette Childress...
Lee Church
Mar 5, 2018
Lee Ray Church, better known by his friends and loved ones as “Ray”, age 73, of Victoria, VA, formerly of Chesapeake, VA, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018. He was born June 14, 1944 in Norfolk, VA to the late Hurley Arthur Church and the late Laura Blanche Cox Church. Ray served in the United States Navy for 20...
Hilda Tharpe
Mar 2, 2018
Hilda Newcomb Tharpe, age 75, of Blackstone, Virginia, formerly of Fort Mitchell, Virginia, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018. She was born March 29, 1942 in Charlotte County, Virginia to the late Edward W. Newcomb and the late Nellie Bailey Newcomb. She was a member of Salem Christian Church, Fort Mitchell, VA. She was predeceased by her parents and...
Charlotte Smith
Feb 19, 2018
Charlotte Jean Lacks Smith, age 70, of Red Oak, Virginia, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018. She was born February 26, 1947 in Clover, Virginia to the late Simmie Edward Lacks and the late Edith Toombs Lacks. She was a hair stylist and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Charlotte is survived by her daughter, Sherrie Carter and husband,...
Clifton Dickenson
Jan 29, 2018
Clifton Ray Dickenson, age 82, of Red Oak, Virginia, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018. He was born July 15, 1935 to the late William Crispen Dickenson, Sr. and the late Iola Stanley Dickenson. He was a farmer. Clifton is survived by his sister, Ann D. Pittard and numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held at...
Donald Slusher
Jan 19, 2018
Donald Dwayne Slusher, Sr., age 62, of Chase City, Virginia, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018. He was born July 9, 1955 in Fairfax, Virginia to the late Claude Slusher and the late Virginia Ayers Pierce. He was a superintendent for DW Miller Construction, Inc. He loved the lake, his boat, and traveling to visit with friends. He also...
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