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Irene Rogers Ford

Ms. Irene Rogers Ford, 80, of 2224 Huell Matthews Highway, South Boston

died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born

in Boydton on June 6, 1927, daughter of the late Walter Lee Rogers and

Jessie Irene Thompson Rogers and was married to the late George Wyche

Ford, Sr. She was a member of Shady Grove United Methodist Church and

United Methodist Women, was a member of American Legion Post 8

Auxiliary and was a volunteer with the Good Samaritan and Wishing Well

at Halifax Regional Hospital. Ms. Ford was also a retired beautician

and former owner of Ednes Beauty Shop.

She is survived by two sons, Doug Ford of South Boston and G. Wyche

Ford, Jr. of Anchorage, AK; sisters, Edith Cannon and Ethel Faison,

both of Emporia, Doris Gregory of Chase City, Isla Boyd of Richmond,

Geneva Collins of Oak Island, NC, Rachel Thompson of Tyler, TX;

brother, Dennis Rogers of Boydton; and grandson, Chase Ford of

Anchorage, AK. She was preceded in death by a brother, George Rogers.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 21 at 11:00 a.m. at Shady

Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. L. Raymond McGarr officiating.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive

friends tonight from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Brooks Funeral Home.

John Jasper Quarles

Mr. John Jasper Quarles, 91, of 4210 Clarkston Road, Nathalie died

Sunday, March 16, 2008 at his home. He was born in Halifax County on

June 15, 1916, son of the late Mr. Willie Quarles and Mrs. Josephine

Logan Quarles. He was married to Mrs. Mable Clements Quarles and was a

member of Brown's Memorial Church of God in Christ.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by six daughters, Mrs.

Josephine Benjamin of South Ozone Park, NY, Mrs. Cordelia Edwards and

Mrs. Pat Edwards, both of Durham, NC, Mrs. Connie Granger of Lexington

Park, MD, Mrs. Octavia Torres and Mrs. Mereal Hughes, both of Richmond;

six sons, Mr. John Robert Quarles of Halifax, Mr. Irving Quarles of

North Carolina, Mr. Willie Sydnor, Jr. and Mr. Glen Clements of

Nathalie, Mr. Junious Quarles of New York and Mr. Kelly Quarles of

Maryland; one stepson, Mr. Johnny Clements of the home; two sisters,

Mrs. Georgia Garrett of Richmond and Mrs. Richie Smith of Nathalie; 14

grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren;

four sons-in-law, Mr. Brian Edwards, Mr. Brent Edwards, Mr. Geraldo

Torres and Mr. Leroy Hughes; two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Doris Quarles

and Mrs. Betty Quarles; other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 19 at Brown's Memorial

Church of God in Christ with Rev. Elder William Mosby, Jr. officiating.

Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Pearl Smith Reynolds

Mrs. Pearl Smith Reynolds, 69, of 1011 Chestnut Creek Road, Halifax

died Monday, March 17, 2008 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was

born in Roanoke on April 15, 1938, daughter of the late Mr. Henry Smith

and Mrs. Mary Snellings Smith. She was married to Mr. Clyde Reynolds

and was a member of County Line Baptist Church.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, Mr. Michael

Arthur Smith of Clifton Forge; three brothers, Mr. Tommy Smith of

Roanoke, Mr. Richard Smith of Richmond, Mr. Andrew Smith of Vinton; one

grandchild; her brother and sisters-in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and

Margaret Reynolds of Nathalie, Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence and Irene Clark of

Raleigh, NC, Mr. and Rev. Clifton and Florence Reynolds of Zuni and Mr.

and Mrs. John and Shirley Reynolds of Roanoke; other relatives and

friends.

Memorial services will be held Friday, March 21 at 11:00 a.m. at County

Line Baptist Church with Rev. Otis Dillard officiating. The family will

receive friends at her home.

Lynwood Wayne Slayton

Mr. Lynwood Wayne Slayton, 59, of 2088 Sandy Beach Road, South Boston

died Monday, March 17, 2008 at Halifax Regional Hospital. He was born

in Danville on June 25, 1948, son of Nadine Bohannon Slayton and the

late Lynwood David Slayton and was married to the late Florence Marie

Weatherford Slayton. He was a member of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, a

retired construction worker and an Army veteran.

In addition to his mother, he is survived daughters, Chrystal Slayton

Harris of South Boston, Cynthia Slayton White of Richmond, Candice

Slayton of Nathalie; one brother, Jamie Slayton of Vernon Hill; four

grandchildren and one nephew.

Funeral services will be held today at 3:00 p.m. at Brooks Funeral Home

Chapel with Rev. Carl E. Burger officiating. Burial will follow in the

Slayton Family Cemetery, Vernon Hill.

Bessie Petty Faulkner

Bessie Petty Faulkner, 81, of 6071 L. P. Bailey Memorial Highway,

Halifax died on Saturday, March 15, 2008, in her home. She is the

daughter of the late Charlie and Lillian (Harris) Petty and was a

member of both the Owens Grove and the Murphy's Grove Baptist Churches.

She is survived by two children, Mrs. Royse D. (Calden) Bumphus, of

Silver Spring, MD; Mr. Aundra R. Faulkner, of the home; two siblings,

Mrs. Lillian P. (Richard) Hodges of Colonie, NY and the Reverend Dr.

Charles L. (Mae Frances) Petty of Detroit, MI; five grandchildren: Dr.

Tracy V. Faulkner (Dr. Tan-Lucien H. Mohammed), Lt. Calvin E. Bumphus,

Sgt. Nicole V. (Randy) Dailey, J. Keith (Stephanie) Faulkner, Jewel D.

Faulkner; four great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews,

relatives and devoted friends.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 22 at 11:00 a.m. at

Murphy's Grove Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church

cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, March 21 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

at Murphy's Grove Baptist Church. Memorials may be directed to the Dr.

Jesse J. Bates Scholarship, Attention Carolyn Cook, Halifax Regional

Health System, 2204 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA 24592 or Murphy's

Grove Baptist Church Renovations (Building) Fund, Attention Deacon C.R.

Hill, P.O. Box 843, Halifax, VA 24558.

Louis Elmer Conner

Mr. Louis Elmer Conner, Jr., 36, of Virginia Beach died Tuesday, March

17, 2008 at his home. He was born in South Boston on October 28, 1971,

son of Louis E. Conner, Sr. and Linda Day Conner. He was a member of

First Baptist Church of South Boston, a graduate of the University of

Virginia and the Appalachian School of Law. He was an attorney with

the Chris Falk Law Firm, Chesapeake and the Southside Utility Company.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister, Edie L.

Dawson of Danville; two nephews, Christopher Davidson of Danville and

Justin Davidson of Florida; an uncle, Don O. Conner of South Boston; a

great-nephew, Isaiah Davidson of Danville.

Graveside services will be held Friday, March 21 at 2:00 p.m. at Oak

Ridge Cemetery with Rev. Stephanie Powell and Rev. Jocelyn Emerson

officiating. Memorials may be directed to Patrick Henry Boys Home,

P.O. Box 1398, Brookneal, VA 24535.

John Wilfred Carr

Mr. John Wilfred Carr, 67, of 928 Ash Avenue, South Boston died

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at his home. He was born in Alexandria on

January 16, 1941, son of the late Fred Carr and Margaret Lacy Carr and

was married to Alice Bell Carr. He was a member of Ash Avenue Baptist

Church.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Kim Ballard

and husband Mark of Danville, KY, Donna Teresa Carr of South Boston,

Tracy Carr of Halifax; three grandchildren, Brittany Carr, Lane and

Clay Ballard; one sister, Janie Sarkozi of Reva; two brothers, Bruce

Carr of Smyrna, GA and Louie Carr of Culpepper.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 21 at 3:00 p.m. at South

Boston Church of God with Rev. Bruce Hagy officiating. Burial will

follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight

at South Boston Church of God from 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Mattie Lee Williams

Mattie Lee Williams, 82, of Manassas, died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at

her home. She was born September 1, 295 and was a member of Manassas

Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by her husband, Raymond P. Williams, Jr.; sons, Walter

Neely of Vinton, Peter Williams of Manassas; daughters, Ellen

McEldowney and husband John of Charleston, WVA, Penny Abernathy and

husband Eric of Bristow; sister, Rosamond Brown of Michigan; brother,

Leonard Collie of Verona and grandchildren John McEldowney, Nathan

Abernathy, Brooke Abernathy, other relatives and friends. She was

preceded in death by brothers Felix Collie, Maynard Collie and sister

Hilda Bush.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 21 at 11:00 a.m. at

Manassas Presbyterian Church with Rev. Skip Ferguson officiating.

Burial will follow at Quantico National Cemetery.

Teresa Ellen Burton

Teresa Ellen Burton died on March 18, 2008, surrounded by her loving

family. Her death follows a brave and cheerful fight against

non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She was born in South Boston on March 20, 1957,

the cherished youngest child of Betty Crews Burton and John Edward

Burton, who died in 1986. Teresa is survived by her husband, John

Wagener Bloxham; and their treasured dogs and cats in their Goochland

home. She is survived by her loving sister and lifelong best friend,

Mary Ruth Burton and her husband, Rich McClain; along with Mary Ruth's

children, Burton Fuller and Ruth Harrison Fuller, who were truly part

Teresa's. Other survivors include her brothers and sisters-in-law, John

Burton and wife, Kay, of South Boston, Don Burton and wife, Sonya, of

Asheboro, NC; sisters, Lynn Burton and partner, Sylvia Lindsey, of

Richmond, Meredith Bowman and her husband, Doug, of South Boston;

Teresa's nephews and their wives, Ward and Tabitha Burton of Halifax,

Brian and Judith Burton of South Boston, Jeff and Kim Burton of

Charlotte; and all their beautiful children, Jeb, Sarah, Ashton,

Alexander, Paige and Harrison. She is survived by three half-sisters,

Barbara Oakes of Richmond, Jean Centner and Doris Robertson of

Tennessee. She is survived by her loving in-laws, John and Doris Savage

of Charlottesville and Dr. Jack Bloxham and his wife, Beth. Based on

her keen intellect and high scores, she was invited to attend several

universities after her junior year at Halifax County High School. She

attended Appalachian State University, later transferring to Virginia

Commonwealth University, where she received a B.A. in English and

post-baccalaureate degree in Accounting. She started a small business

handling accounts for creative businesses and restaurants in the Fan

area and later managed restaurants with Alan delForn. For many years,

she worked for James River Corporation where she worked in tax,

information systems and human resources implementing systems across the

U.S. and in Canada. At the time of her death, she was a systems analyst

for Bon Secours Health System. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5:30

to 8 p.m. at the Burton/McClain home. Memorial services will be held

outside at her church, St. John's Episcopal Church, Columbia, VA at 2

p.m. on Friday, March 21. A graveside service will be held at the

family plot in Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, VA on Saturday, March

22, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made

to Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah

84741 or another animal protection organization of your choice. The

family wishes to thank Teresa's many faithful friends along with the

caring nurses and doctors at Massey Cancer Center and the Virginia

Cancer Institute. Also, to honor Teresa, please enjoy a book by a new

author and then pass it along to a friend, as she did hundreds of

times.

Hank Sherwin Hite

Mr. Hank Sherwin Hite, 44, died March 19, 2008 at his residence. He was

born and reared in Halifax County and was a graduate of Halifax County

High School with the Class of 1982. A member of Aarons Creek Baptist

Church, he had worked for Virginia Homes and for the past 10 years had

been employed with Clarksville Painting.

A memorial service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel at

Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home in Clarksville.

He is survived by his wife, Tammy F. Hite of Chase City, sons Shawn Lee

Hite of Baskerville and Christopher Scott Hite of Chase City, sister,

Janet Hite Eastwood of Roxboro, NC, his mother and step-father, Maxine

and Walter Thomas of Virgilina, girlfriend, Linda Bailey of Clarksville

and stepson, Travis Berger, also of Clarksville. He was preceded in

death by his father, Willie Sherman Hite. Online condolences may be

expressed to the family at www.wclfh.com.