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OBITUARIES

Howard Thomas "Shorty" Waller

Mr. Howard Thomas "Shorty" Waller of 4035 Cody Road, Nathalie died
Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Halifax Regional Hospital. Born in Halifax
County on May 29, 1941, he was 66 at the time of his death. He was the
son of the late Dennis Waller and Berta Powell Waller, who survives.
Mr. Waller is survived by a daughter, Carolyn W. Isaacs and husband,
Kendall of Gladys, two grandchildren, Jerry D. Fisher and Andrea of
Altavista and Samantha "Sammy" Isaacs of Gladys and one great
grandchild, Trevor Fisher of Altavista, his mother of Nathalie, two
sisters, Linda W. Shields of South Boston and Gladys Davis of Gladys,
two nieces and a nephew. He was preceded in death by a special friend,
Margaret Jazwiecki and his father.
A graveside service will be held today, Monday, April 7 at 3 p.m. at
Buffalo Baptist Church with the Rev. Alfred Rimmer officiating. The
family will receive friends at the home of his daughter, Carolyn W.
Isaacs, 5026 Pigeon Run Road, Gladys.
 
 Mr. Andrew Thomas Puryear
Mr. Andrew Thomas Puryear of Halifax died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at
Berry Hill Nursing Home. Born in Halifax County on November 19, 1909,
he was 98 at the time of his death. He was the son of the late James
Thomas Puryear and Nannie Jo Chandler Puryear and was married to the
late Mae Bane Puryear. He was a member of the County Line Baptist
Church, was a World War II Army veteran, a member of the Halifax
Masonic Lodge and Woodman of the World.
Mr. Puryear is survived by two sisters, Maidy Landrum of South Boston
and Mattie Lee Moore of Roanoke, a number of nieces and nephews, three
special nieces, Nancy Bane Wilborn of Halifax, Mary Crowder, also of
Halifax and Nancy Pappenhagen of Holy Springs, NC.
He was preceded in death by his wife and two sisters, Molly Williams
and Louise Henderson and three brothers, Willie, Stephen and Louis
Puryear. A graveside service for Mr. Puryear will be conducted on Tuesday, April
8 at 2 p.m. at the County Line Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev.
John Campbell officiating. In lieu of flowers please consider the
County Line Baptist Church or the Halifax County Humane Society.
 
 Tyler Wayne Hunt
 A funeral service was held yesterday, Sunday, April 6, 2008 for 16
year old Tyler Wayne Hunt, who was killed instantly Thursday morning in
a traffic accident on Route 501 North. The service which brought out
his many friends, as well as school officials who knew the youth well,
was held at First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Bob Woodfin
officiating. Burial followed in Halifax Memorial Gardens.
Hunt was a member of Glenwood United Methodist Church and was an honor
student at Halifax County High School where he played on the varsity
baseball team as a pitcher and first baseman. He also played on the
varsity football team as an offensive lineman. He was a member of the
Halifax County Saddle Club.
On Friday all baseball and softball games at the high school were
cancelled as his teammates and fellow students mourned his loss.
Tyler is survived by his parents, Bryant and Treva Hunt of Halifax, his
maternal grandparents, Delbert and Mabel Clark of South Boston, his
paternal grandparents, Joe Winfree and Margaret Hunt of Nathalie, a
sister, Dana Noelle Hunt of Halifax, his girlfriend, Grace Gillis of
Halifax, three uncles, Randy Hunt and wife, Debra, Bruce Hunt and wife,
Vaneta and Claude Clark and an aunt, Teresa Ranson and husband, Kevin
and eight cousins.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the
Tyler Wayne Hunt Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Carter Bank & Trust,
4013 Halifax Road, South Boston, VA 24592. Online condolences may be
Hunt was declared dead at the scene of the accident which occurred some
four-tenths mile north of the intersection of State Route 610 and US
Route 501. The victim, who was driving a 1990 Silverado pick-up truck,
reportedly pulled from a private driveway as he headed off to school at
7:45 a.m. and never saw the 1990 International logging truck
approaching him. The truck, which was owned by H&M Logging Company, was
driven by 44 year old George W. Osborne of Chase City.
The accident was investigated by Virginia State Trooper D. J. Cline and
a stretch of Route 501  was closed off to traffic for several hours as
logs had to be cleared from the roadway. Motorists had to detour around
the loop road of 610 to bypass the wreckage. The fatality was the
seventh in Halifax County for 2008.