Obituaries
Buffalo Junction & Chase City, VA Obituaries
Local obituaries for loved ones and families in Buffalo Junction, Chase City & Mecklenburg County, VA
Dale Deland Davis
May 25, 2021
Mr. Dale D. Davis, 56, of Clarksville, VA entered eternal rest Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC. Mr. Davis was born in South Boston, VA July 18, 1964 to the late Frederick D., Sr. and Scarlett O’Hara Mangum Davis. He was a graduate of Bluestone Senior High School, Skipwith, VA and a member of Second...
James "Jim" Wardrick, Sr.
May 22, 2021
Mr. James Wardrick “Jim”, 86, of Newark, NJ and formerly of Boydton, VA entered into eternal rest Saturday, May 22, 2021. Mr. Wardrick was born in Boydton, VA March 6, 1935 to the late George and Lucy Wardrick. He attended the schools of Mecklenburg County, VA. Upon graduating James relocated to Newark, NJ. He was a 35 year employee...
Floyd Burton, Sr.
May 20, 2021
Deacon Floyd Burton, Sr., 89, of Drakes Branch, VA exchanged time for eternity on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at his residence. Deacon Burton was born in Drakes Branch, VA Dec. 28, 1931 to the late Robert and Nancy Keene Gayles Burton. He attended the schools of Charlotte County, VA and was a member of Mount Mitchell Baptist Church, where...
Ra'Quan Malik Canada
May 13, 2021
Mr. Ra’Quan Malik Canada, 22, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Thursday, May 13, 2021 in South Boston, VA. Mr. Canada was born October 9, 1998 at Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston to Linda Rawlings and Steven Canada. He attended First Baptist Church in Wylliesburg, VA, and was a 2017 graduate of Bluestone High School in Skipwith...
Mary Willie Tucker
May 13, 2021
Mrs. Mary Willie Tucker (Mae), 88, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC. Mrs. Tucker was born on April 18, 1933 to the late Millard F. and Betty Skipper Smith. At an early age, she joined Rocky Branch Baptist Church where she served on the Usher board. She...
Christopher Hasan Russell
May 9, 2021
Mr. Christopher Hasan Russell, 40, of Dillwyn, VA and formerly of Chase City entered eternal rest on Sunday, May 9, 2021 in Chase City, VA. Mr. Russell, also known as “Lil Chris”, was born on January 14, 1981in Halifax County, VA to Raymond Goode and Carolyn Russell. He attended Mecklenburg County Public Schools, and later in life, he attended...
Elijah Mosley
May 5, 2021
Mr. Elijah Mosley, 71, of Christiansburg, VA entered eternal rest on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Mosley was born in Charlotte County, VA on April 15, 1950 to the late Dock Mosley, Jr. and Rindy Walker. Mr. Mosley was a laborer who enjoyed fishing in his spare time. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Willie Edward Land
Apr 26, 2021
Mr. Willie Edward Land, 82, of Chase City entered eternal rest on Monday, April 26, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Land was born in Mecklenburg County April 8, 1939 to the late Daniel and Corine Oliver Land. He was a 1957 graduate of West End High School in Skipwith. Mr. Land relocated to New York in 1959; while there...
Shawn Nicole Royster-Page
Apr 23, 2021
Mrs. Shawn Nicole Royster-Page, 48, of Lanham, MD entered eternal rest on Friday, April 23, 2021 at Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring, MD. Mrs. Page was born in Washington, D.C. January 17, 1973 to Clarence Bradley Royster and Mary Virginia Howerton. She graduated from J.F. Webb High School in Oxford, NC in 1991, and furthered...
Elizabeth White Burton
Apr 22, 2021
Mrs. Elizabeth White Burton, 83, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Burton was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on December 1, 1937 to the late Robert Earl White and Eleanor Roberts White. She started her formal education at Mill Grove School and later graduated as Salutatorian from West End...
Alma Skipper Staten
Apr 21, 2021
Mrs. Alma Skipper Staten, 93, of Saxe, VA entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Wayland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Keysville, VA. Mrs. Staten was born in Charlotte County, VA on October 1, 1927 to the late Lonnie and Mattie Saunders Skipper. She attended the schools of Charlotte County, VA, and was a member of First Baptist...
Rubin Herbert Garner
Apr 18, 2021
Mr. Rubin Herbert Garner (Pokey), 84, of Buffalo Junction, VA entered eternal rest Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston, VA. Mr. Garner was born in Virgilina, VA January 20, 1937 to the late Jessie and Louise Tuck Garner. He received his education in the Halifax County school system, and was a former heavy equipment...
Inez Virginia Yancey
Apr 16, 2021
Mrs. Inez Virginia Easley Yancey, 99, of Buffalo Junction, VA entered eternal rest Friday, April 16, 2021 at Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a short stay. Mrs. Yancey was born in Halifax County, VA September 10, 1921 to the late Charlie and Dora Cunningham Easley. She received her education in the Halifax County school system, and at...
Vernell Juanita Gordon
Apr 13, 2021
Miss Vernell Juanita Gordon, 72, of Richmond, VA and formerly of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Memorial Regional Medical Center, Mechanicsville, VA. Miss Gordon was born in Mecklenburg County, VA August 4, 1948 to the late Raymond and Irene Dodson Gordon. She received her education in the public schools of Mecklenburg County,...
Minister Thomas Lawrence
Apr 11, 2021
Minister Thomas Lawrence, 56, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at his residence. Minister Lawrence was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on July 6, 1964 to Ruby Boyd and the late Daniel Tucker. He attended the public schools of Mecklenburg County, VA, and attended the House of Prayers in Chase City, VA. Minister...
Shawn Jermaine White
Apr 9, 2021
Mr. Shawn Jermaine White, 47, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Friday, April 9, 2021 at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA. Mr. White was born in South Boston, VA on February 20, 1974 to Percy H. White, Sr. and Margaret Saunders White. At an early age, he joined Saint Luke Baptist Church in Skipwith where he...
Pearl Alice Coleman Garner
Mar 31, 2021
Mrs. Pearl Alice Coleman Garner, 80, of Buffalo Junction, VA entered eternal rest Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston, VA. Mrs. Garner was born in Pittsylvania County, VA April 26, 1940 to the late William Alfred and Mary Lizzie Calloway Coleman. She attended the schools of Pittsylvania County, VA and was a member of...
James Curtis Hardy
Mar 29, 2021
Mr. James Curtis Hardy, 67, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Monday, March 29, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Hardy was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on October 28, 1953 to the late Woodrow and Mildred Hardy. He attended the schools of Mecklenburg County, VA, and was formerly employed by Cargo Furniture in Chase City. In addition...
Thelma Christine Hargrove
Mar 27, 2021
Ms. Thelma Christine Hargrove, 76, of Newark, NJ entered eternal rest on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at East Orange General Hospital. Mrs. Hargrove was born on July 27, 1944 in Mecklenburg County, VA to the late Edgar Hargrove and Julia Daniels Hargrove. She relocated to Newark, NJ in the early seventies with her late sister, Annette Elaine Murray, and...
Lawrence Willie Boyd, Sr.
Mar 19, 2021
Mr. Lawrence Willie Boyd, Sr., 62, of Skipwith, VA entered eternal rest on Friday, March 19, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Boyd was born in Washington, DC on June 5, 1958 to the late Johnnie and Maude Pettus Boyd. He attended the schools of Prince George's County, MD, and attended Salem Baptist Church in Red Oak, VA. Mr. Boyd...
