Obituaries
Buffalo Junction & Chase City, VA Obituaries
Local obituaries for loved ones and families in Buffalo Junction, Chase City & Mecklenburg County, VA
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...
Eva Luvern Speede
Feb 28, 2019
Miss Eva Luvern Speede, 84, of Clarksville, VA entered eternal rest Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, South Boston, VA. Miss Speede was born in Mecklenburg County, VA December 8, 1934 to the late James E. and Vivian Tuck Speede. She enjoyed playing with dolls and coloring in coloring books. In addition to her parents, Miss...
Rachel Denise Salley
Feb 28, 2019
Miss Rachel Denise Salley (Nisey), 60, of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, VA. Miss Salley was born in Washington, DC on March 23, 1958 to the late William E. and Annie C. Salley. She was a 1976 graduate of Bluestone Senior High School, Skipwith, VA, and a member...
Rozelle Simmons Watkins
Feb 24, 2019
Mrs. Rozelle Simmons Watkins, 73, of Boydton, VA entered eternal rest Sunday, February 24, 2019 at the Hundley Center, South Hill, VA. Mrs. Watkins was born in Mecklenburg County, VA June 8, 1945 to the late James Robert and Beatrice Jones Simmons. She was a graduate of West End High School, Skipwith, VA and a member of Lands Chapel...
Queen Ester Terry
Feb 22, 2019
Mrs. Queen Ester Terry, 71, of Buffalo Junction, VA died Friday, February 22, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Terry was born in Mecklenburg County, VA April 4, 1947 to the late Clarence Ransom and Sadie Lee Small. She attended the schools of Mecklenburg County, VA, and was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Clarksville congregation. In addition...
Ella Maurice Goode
Feb 19, 2019
Mrs. Ella Maurice Gayles Goode, 85, of Chase City VA transitioned into eternal life on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at her residence surrounded by family members. Mrs. Goode was born in Mecklenburg County VA on February 28, 1933 to the late Matthew and Katie Jones Gayles. She attended Berean Baptist Church in Chase City VA, and was a former...
Luetta Griffin Small Brummell
Feb 18, 2019
Mrs. Luetta Griffin Small Brummell, 72, also known as “Mutt” of Clarksville, VA entered eternal rest Monday, February 18, 2019 at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Mrs. Brummell was born in Granville County, NC October 16, 1946 to the parentage of the late Walter C. Griffin and Lillie Jones Griffin. She was the sixth child of eleven. She...
Adora Cherise Salley
Feb 18, 2019
Miss Adora Cherise Salley, 59, of Martinez, GA and formerly of Chase City, VA entered eternal rest on Monday, February 18, 2019 at her residence. Miss Salley was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on February 9, 1960 to the late William and Annie Salley. She was a 1978 graduate of Bluestone Senior High School in Skipwith, VA, and a...
Frank Allison Music
Feb 16, 2019
Mr. Frank Allison Music, 78, of Drakes Branch, VA entered eternal rest on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Harlan, KY on January 17, 1941 to the late Theodore and Gladys Hayden Music. He is survived by his wife, Susan Kay Fellom Music of the home. No services are planned. Arrangements are by Giles-Harris...
Mary Ellen Chandler Newton
Feb 16, 2019
Mrs. Mary Ellen Chandler Newton, age 100, of Philadelphia, PA and formerly of Buffalo Junction, VA entered eternal rest on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Mrs. Newton was born in Buffalo Junction, VA November 28, 1918 to the late James Edward, Sr. and Rosa Bell Kinton Chanlder. She attended the schools of Mecklenburg County,...
