Obituaries
Buffalo Junction & Chase City, VA Obituaries
Local obituaries for loved ones and families in Buffalo Junction, Chase City & Mecklenburg County, VA
Frances Maxcine Watson
Jan 4, 2023
Mrs. Frances Maxcine Bass Watson, 65, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Chase City Health and Rehab, Chase City, VA.
Mrs. Watson was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on September 14, 1957 to the late Matthew and Estelle Beasley Bass. At an early age, she joined New Light...
Silas Byrd Smith
Jan 1, 2023
Mr. Silas Byrd Smith, 68, of Red Oak, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at South Boston Health and Rehab, South Boston, VA.
Mr. Smith was born August 7, 1954 in Halifax County, VA to the late Walter, Sr. and Lillie Byrd Mosley Smith. He enjoyed playing checkers, UNO and Connect Four....
Mary Ann Osborne Gregory
Dec 31, 2022
Mrs. Mary Ann Osborne Gregory, 57, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Saturday, December 31, 2022.
Mrs. Gregory was born in Skipwith, VA on January 21, 1965 to Mary Alice Osborne and the late Billy Osborne, Sr. She attended Mecklenburg County Schools, and furthered her education at Blue Ridge Job Corps where she...
Virginia Downey Bland
Dec 30, 2022
Mrs. Virginia Downey Bland, 102, of Nelson, VA entered eternal rest on Friday, December 30, 2022 at Chowan River Nursing Home, Edenton, NC.
Mrs. Bland was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on March 25, 1920 to the late Arthur Lee Downey and Odessa D. Downey. She received her education in the Mecklenburg County school system,...
David Burton, Sr.
Dec 27, 2022
Mr. David Burton, Sr., 89, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA.
Mr. Burton was born July 11, 1933 in Charlotte County, VA to the late Robert and Nancy Burton. He received his education in the Charlotte County Schools. Mr. Burton moved to New Jersey at the...
Lillian Gayles Keene
Dec 27, 2022
Ms. Lillian E. Keene, 91, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 in Richmond, VA.
Ms. Keene was born in Chase City, VA on April 13, 1931 to the late Matthew and Katie Gayles. She was preceded in death by four children, Robert Keene, Tony Keene, Michael Keene and Diane...
Shirley Miles Yancey
Dec 22, 2022
Mrs. Shirley Miles Yancey, 85, of Clarksville, VA eternal rest on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at her residence.
Mrs. Yancey was born in Person County, NC on February 20, 1937 to the late John and Dora Burton Miles. She received her early education from the Person County Public Schools, and was a graduate of Piedmont...
James Cornell Mayo
Dec 18, 2022
Mr. James Cornell Mayo, 73, of Creedmoor, NC and formerly of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on December 18, 2022.
Mr. Mayo was born in Chase City, VA on July 25, 1949 to the late Matthew Mayo and Elva Watts Mayo. He was a member of Silone Baptist Church in Chase City, VA. Mr....
Taft William Burnley
Dec 17, 2022
Mr. Taft William Burnley, 87, of Red Oak, VA entered eternal rest on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at South Boston Health and Rehab, South Boston, VA.
Mr. Burnley was born on September 13, 1935 in Red Oak, Virginia to the late Mr. and Mrs. Estella Burnley. He attended Salem School in Red Oak, VA and...
Harold Thomas Garner
Dec 17, 2022
Mr. Harold Thomas Garner, 75, of Roxboro, NC entered eternal rest on Saturday December 17, 2022, at Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Mr. Garner, affectionately known as "Jack", was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on May 21, 1947 to the late Jessie and Louise Tuck Garner. He attended West End High School, and at an...
Rashawn Watts
Dec 13, 2022
Mr. Rashawn Watts, 45, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at his residence.
Mr. Watts was born in Newark, NJ on November 14, 1977 to Mary K. Watts and the late William Louis Oliver. He was a 1996 graduate of Central High School in Victoria, VA, and was a...
Deacon Glanzy Moore Spain, Jr.
Dec 5, 2022
Deacon Glanzy Moore Spain, Jr. ,78, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Monday, December 5, 2022 at his residence.
Deacon Spain was born March 30, 1944 in Farmville, VA to the late Glanzy Moore, Sr. and Ernestine Williams Spain. He attended Thyne Elementary and the Historic Thyne Institute, and was a 1962 graduate...
Lamar Hall
Dec 1, 2022
Mr. Lamar Hall, 67, of Clarksville, VA entered eternal rest on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
Mr. Hall was born in Cleveland, OH on March 6, 1955, to the late Ella Mae Hall and Ernest McNeil. He was a graduate of East Technical High School in Cleveland, after which he...
Doris Loraine Coleman
Nov 29, 2022
Mrs. Doris Loraine Coleman, 71, of Buffalo Junction, VA entered eternal rest on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Mrs. Coleman was born in Chase City, VA on January 11, 1951 to the late Inez Staten and Chambers Roberts. She started her early education in the public schools of Mecklenburg County,...
Shula Fierce Davis
Nov 23, 2022
Mrs. Shula Fierce Davis, 99, of Henderson, NC entered eternal rest on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at her residence.
Mrs. Davis was born in Rehoboth, VA on March 22, 1923 to the late Rev. Samuel A. and Alice Hayes Fierce. She was a graduate of Lunenburg High School, Victoria, VA. Mrs. Davis attended St. Paul's...
Samuel Royster, Iii
Nov 20, 2022
Mr. Samuel Royster, III, 72, of Clarksville, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at his residence.
Mr. Royster, affectionately known as “June”, was born in Granville County, NC on April 20, 1950 to Zola T. Royster and the late Samuel Royster, Jr. He attended the public schools of Granville County, NC, and...
Obie Sue Watson
Nov 20, 2022
Mrs. Obie Sue Watson, 76, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at her residence.
Mrs. Watson was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on December 13, 1945 to the late James Edward McBee and Rosa Lee Greene. She attended the public schools of Mecklenburg County, VA, and was a member...
Deaconess Lessie H. Blackwell
Nov 19, 2022
Deaconess Lessie Hepburn Blackwell, 99, of Victoria, VA entered eternal rest on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
Deaconess Blackwell was born in Rehoboth, VA on January 20, 1923 to the late Mence and Rosa Lee Tisdale Hepburn, the last of eight children. She attended the schools of Lunenburg County, VA....
Geneva Henderson Hunt
Nov 15, 2022
Ms. Geneva Henderson Hunt, 72, of Franklin, VA and formerly of Buffalo Junction, VA returned to her heavenly father on November 15, 2022 at her residence.
Ms. Hunt was born in Buffalo Junction, VA March 16, 1950 to the late Thomas and Susie Henderson. She received her education in the Mecklenburg County Public Schools and was a...
Henry Jeffress
Nov 15, 2022
Mr. Henry Jeffress (Jake), 80 of Skipwith VA entered eternal rest Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Clarksville Health and Rehab Center.
Mr. Jeffress was born January 1, 1942 in Mecklenburg County to the late Aureila Jefferson and Charlie Mosley, Sr. He was educated in the Mecklenburg County public schools. He was previously employed by Jones...
