Obituaries

Sandra Johnson Rumbaugh
A funeral for Sandra Johnson Rumbaugh will be held today, May 7, at 2 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Maxine Crenshaw conducting the service.Burial will follow in the Union United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Rumbaugh, of Union Church Rd., died Thursday, May 3, at The Woodview.She was born in Halifax County June 17, 1943, the daughter of the late Elijah Randolph “Pete” Johnson and Elizabeth Osborne Johnson, and was 63 years of age at the time of her death. Mrs. Rumbaugh was retired as a registered nurse with Halifax Regional Hospital and was a member of Union United Methodist Church. Mrs. Sandra Johnson Rumbaugh is survived by her mother, Elizabeth Osborne Johnson of South Boston; one son, Randy Allen Rumbaugh and wife, Jeanne of Halifax; one daughter, Elizabeth Rumbaugh Bennett and husband George of Suffolk; and two grandchildren, Elijah Allen Bennett of Suffolk and Abigail Grace Rumbaugh of Halifax. The family will receive friends at the home, 4211 Union Church Rd., in South Boston.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider the American Diabetes Association, 530 E. Main St., Suite 200, Richmond, Va., 23219, or the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, Va., 23060

William Thomas Rudd
A funeral for William Thomas Rudd will be held today, May 7, at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Republican Grove, with the Rev. Shelton Miles conducting the service. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service.Mr. Rudd, of Lauda Drive in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. and formerly of Nathalie, died Thursday at his home at the age of 30.He was born in South Boston December 5, 1976, the son of the late John Clinton Rudd Sr. and Martha Rickman Rudd.Mr. Rudd was of the Christian faith and was a property manager

Myrtle Sanders Hope
Myrtle Sanders Hope, 83, of Chase City died May 3, 2007. She was a member of Friendship United Methodist Church where she had served on numerous committees. Mrs. Hope was the widow of Russell Hope Sr. and is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and James Lawson; son and daughter-in-law, Russell and Jane Hope, all of Chase City; her sisters, Jenette Allgood of Baskerville, and Ruby Lenhart and husband, James, of Chase City; grandchildren, Susan Lellott and husband, Bill, of Chase City, Kimberly Scott and fiance’, Steve Conner Jr., of Lunenburg, Sherry Woods and husband, Brian, of Chase City, Kevin Carter and wife, Stephanie, of Chase City; and her great-grandchildren, Adam Huot, Kaitlyn Huot, Tyler Woods, Alexander Woods, and Samantha Carter. Graveside services for Mrs. Hope were held at 2 p.m. May 5, at Woodland Cemetery with the Rev. Patricia Neilsen officiating.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Mecklenburg County Cancer Association, c/o Wendell Watterson, 3420 Scotts Crossroads, Chase City, 23924, or the American Cancer Society, 4240 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, 23060.
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