Obituaries
Buffalo Junction & Chase City, VA Obituaries
Local obituaries for loved ones and families in Buffalo Junction, Chase City & Mecklenburg County, VA
Evelyn Brooks Brown
Jun 3, 2020
Ms. Evelyn Brooks Brown, 86, of Chase City, VA, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Chase City Health and Rehab Center. Ms. Brown was born in Charlotte County, VA on February 22, 1934 to the late Richard Hassie and Mary Catherine Dailey Brooks. She attended the schools of Charlotte County, VA, and was a member of...
Deaconess Mary Endia Salley
May 29, 2020
Deaconess Mary Endia Salley, 91, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest Friday, May 29, 2020 at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA. Deaconess Salley was born in Mecklenburg County, VA December 31, 1928 to the late Johnny and Mary Etta Wilson Thompson. She was a graduate of South Hill Training School, and was a member of...
Elwillie Victoria Davis
May 20, 2020
Mrs. Elwillie P. Davis, 89, of Boydton exchanged time for eternity on Wednesday, May, 20, 2020 in Morristown, NJ. Mrs. Davis was born in Boydton, VA on June 7, 1930 to the late Arthur and Elwillie Duncan Parks. She attended the schools of Mecklenburg County, and at an early age joined Saint Paul Baptist Church in Boydton. She loved...
Mamie Lee Penick Cheatham
May 18, 2020
Mrs. Mamie Lee Penick Cheatham, 76, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Monday, May 18, 2020 at Chase City Health and Rehab Center, Chase City, VA. Mrs. Cheatham was born in Mecklenburg County, VA January 29, 1944 to the late John and Annie Snead Penick. She attended the schools of Mecklenburg County, VA and was a member...
Eva Lou Wilson
May 17, 2020
Mrs. Eva Lou Wilson, 84, of Drakes Branch, VA entered eternal rest on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Wilson was born in Charlotte County, VA on May 21, 1935 to the late Percy and Alease Brooks Mosley. She received her early education at Salem School in Red Oak, VA, and was a member of Salem Baptist...
Nathaniel Parris
May 13, 2020
Mr. Nathaniel Parris, 85, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston, VA. Mr. Parris was born in Brunswick, GA on March 31, 1935 to the late Kelly Parris and Arnetha Wilson. He attended the schools of Glynn County, GA, later earning an Associates Degree from Fordam University...
Jimmy Lee Cheatham, Jr.
May 12, 2020
Mr. Jimmy Lee Cheatham, Jr., 61, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston, VA. Mr. Cheatham was born in Mecklenburg County, VA October 21, 1958 to the late Jimmy Lee Cheatham, Sr. He attended Mecklenburg County Public Schools, and was a member of Concord Baptist Church, Chase City,...
George Luis Escobar Iii
May 11, 2020
Mr. George Luis Escobar III (“Georgie”), 28 of South Hill, VA entered into eternal rest Monday, May 11, 2020 at his residence. Georgie was born in West Covina, CA on July 31, 1991 to George Luis, Jr. and Stephanie Ann Gonzales Escobar. He was a graduate of Desert Edge High School in Goodyear, Arizona 2009. Georgie was an entrepreneur...
Viola Lynn Baskerville
May 10, 2020
Ms. Viola L. Baskerville, 58, of Sicklerville, NJ entered eternal rest on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Ms. Baskerville was born September 1, 1961 to the late Simon P. and Rosa L. Baskerville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Simon C. Baskerville and Paul Baskerville. Cherishing her memories are five siblings, Sandra Talley...
John Junior Watson
May 8, 2020
Mr. John Junior Watson, 76, of Red Oak, VA entered eternal rest on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Berry Hill Health and Rehab Center, South Boston, VA. Mr. Watson was born in Charlotte County, VA October 15, 1943 to the late John Henry, Sr. and Parthenia Toombs Watson. He attended the schools of Charlotte County, VA, and worked in...
Anthony Wayne Freeman
May 8, 2020
Mr. Anthony W. Freeman, 60, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Chase City Health and Rehab Center. Anthony, born July 4, 1959, was the oldest of four sons of Edith Freeman Hayes. He joined Concord Baptist Church in Chase City at an early age, and attended public schools in Mecklenburg County, graduating from Bluestone High School...
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...
