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Obituaries
Jonathan Lee Peck
Jonathan Lee Peck, 21, of 2000 T. N. Snow Road, Nathalie died
Saturday,
May 12, 2007 at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Born December
17,
1985 in Halifax County, he was involved with the family business,
Jon
Boys Auto Repair and was an honorary member of Triangle Volunteer
Fire
Department.
He is survived by his mother, Charlotte Morris Peck and father,
Ricky
Lee Peck of Nathalie, his maternal grandmother, Marjorie Morris of
South Boston and paternal grandmother, Doris Peck of Nathalie and
his
fiance’, Brandy Deal. He was preceded in death by his
grandfathers,
William E. Morris and Willie Lee Peck.
A funeral service for Mr. Peck will be conducted on Wednesday, May
16
at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jack Stewart, Rev. Bonnie Pizzeck, Rev.
Bob
Watts and Rev. David Dickerson officiating at Grace Baptist
Church. Burial will follow in Hunting Creek Baptist Church cemetery. The
family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 15 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at
Grace Baptist Church and at other times at his home. Anyone wishing to
give memorials is asked to consider the Halifax County Cancer
Association, P. O. Box 875, South Boston, VA 24592.
William Douglas (Bill) Dickey
William Douglas (Bill) Dickey passed peacefully Saturday, May 12,
2007.
Bill was born in Pell City, Alabama on July 5, 1927 to John
Douglas
Dickey and Bertie Neal Dickey. The family moved to South Boston at
the
age of three where he spent the rest of his life. Bill took an
early
interest in sports and it became a passion for his entire life. He
served his country in the U.S. Navy, entering at the end of World
War
II. In the 1960's and 1970's he was a central figure in the lives
of
many young boys in the community. He was an umpire, coach, and
league
president in the baseball, basketball and football leagues,
spending
countless hours organizing and supporting these activities and the
kids
involved. In that endeavor to teach kids the rules of the games,
he
left his impression of a strong work ethic, good sportsmanship and
a
sense of fairness on each of them.In vocation, Bill was always the
consummate salesman and manager, working with The Jewel Box, The South
Boston News and Record Advertiser, The Halifax Country Club and
Clarksville's Kinderton
Country Club. In his semi-retirement, he owned and operated a
small
country store, Dickey's Self Service. For those who remember him
in his
role as Advertising Manager with the News and Record, they
remember
Bill in his true element, walking the streets of South Boston,
greeting
store owners and helping them promote their businesses. Bill truly
never met a stranger.No husband, father, grandfather or great
grandfather has been any more loving and supporting than Bill. He was
always there for his family, encouraging them to be successful and
happy, and promoting them
constantly.He was preceded in death by his parents, John and
Bertie Dickey, his sister, Mary Ruth Dickey Kaczmar and his daughter,
Deborah Sharp
Dickey.He is survived by his wife, Lucille Palmer Dickey, his son,
Michael of
South Boston, his son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Melinda of
Greensboro, NC, his granddaughters, Leslie Dickey and Meghan
Dickey of
Charlotte, NC, a grandson, Michael Sharp, a great granddaughter
Elizabeth Blythe Fincher, his great grandson, Devan Dickey.
Services will be conducted by Brooks Funeral Home in South Boston.
Visitation will be at the funeral home chapel on Monday, May 14 at
7
p.m. and at the home at other times. There will be a graveside
service
at Halifax Memorial Gardens in South Boston on Tuesday, May 15 at
11
a.m.For those who wish to give memorials, please consider the
wonderfully
helpful Halifax Regional Hospice, 2204 Wilborn Avenue, South
Boston, VA
24592. South Boston is fortunate to have such an organization.
Mrs. Fannie Hicks Buster
Mrs. Fannie Hicks Buster of 2044 Woods Creek Lane, Scottsburg died
Thursday, May 10, 2007 at Halifax Regional Hospital at the age of
91.
Mrs. Buster was born in Halifax County on June 3, 1915 to the late
Mr.
James Harvey Hicks and Mrs. Elnora Sims Hicks. She was married to
the
late Mr. John Mable Buster and was a member of Piney Grove Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Buster is survived by six sons, Mr. John Marshall Buster of
South
Boston, Mr. Albert Henry Buster of Bremerton, WA, Mr. Cain Daniel
Buster of Hopewell, Col. Gilbert Hicks Buster of Germany, Mr.
Wilbert
Harvey Buster and Mr. Jesse Nathaniel Buster, both of Scottsburg,
and
five daughters, Mrs. Marion Lucille Dixon of Mays Landing, NJ, Ms.
Shirley Leigh Buster of Pleasantville, NJ, Ms. Kate Rebecca
Buster,
Mrs. Eva Josephine Buster and Ms. Gloria Dionna Buster, all of
Atlantic
City, NJ, a sister, Mrs. Mattie R. Drewry of Philadelphia, PA, a
brother, Mr. John Dee Hicks of South Hill, one grandson she
raised, Mr.
David R. Ferguson of Clover, 31 grandchildren, 21 great
grandchildren,
one great great grandchild, two sons-in-law, Mr. James Dixon and
Mr.
John Webb, three daughters-in-law, Mrs. Beverly Buster, Mrs. Melba
Buster and Mrs. Karin Buster, three sisters-in-law, a devoted
caregiver, Mrs. Clarice Coles Buster and a host of nieces,
nephews,
other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her
daughter
who also died on May 10, 2007, Mrs. Fannie Rose Butler Webb, one
sister, Mrs. Eva L. Hicks and four brothers, Mr. Willie Hicks, Mr.
Patrick Hicks, Mr. George Hicks and Mr. Jessie N. Hicks.
A funeral service for Mrs. Buster will be held Tuesday, May 15,
2007 at
1 p.m. at Piney Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Whitfield Scott
officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the home, 2044 Woods Creek
Lane,
Scottsburg.
Mrs. Fanny Buster Webb
Mrs. Fanny Buster Webb of Philadelphia PA, formerly of Scottsburg,
died
May 10,2007 at the age of 66. She was the daughter of the late Mr.
John
M. Buster and Mrs. Fannie Hicks Buster (who also died May 10,
2007).
A memorial service for Mrs. Webb was held on Saturday, May 12,
2007 in
Philadelphia, PA.
Mr. John Edward Hall
Mr. John Edward Hall, Jr. of 2222 Loop Road, Vernon Hill died
Sunday,
May 13, 2007 at the University of North Carolina Hospital in
Chapel
Hill, NC. Born May 21, 1925 in Halifax County, he was 81 at the
time of
his death. He was the son of the late John Edward Hall, Sr. and
Florence Ingram Hall and was married to the late Frances West
Hall. He
was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church where he was a deacon
and
trustee, was a World War II Army veteran and was a member of the
Danville Chapter of the Disabled American veterans.
Mr. Hall is survived by two sons, John Edward Hall, III and wife
Leisa
S. of Danville and Thomas Bradley Hall and wife Tammy R. of Vernon
Hill, three sisters, Jenny Thaxton, Mildred Redd and Joyce Pyle,
all of
Halifax, four grandchildren, Leah Hall, Jessica Hall, Jennifer
Hall and
John E. Hall, IV, all of Danville. He was preceded in death by a
sister, Evelyn Farmer.
A funeral service for Mr. Hall will be held Wednesday, May 16,
2007 at
11 a.m. at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with the Rev. Col. James R.
White
and the Rev. Bill Wilkins officiating. Burial will follow in the
church
cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held at Powell
Funeral
Home on Tuesday evening from 7 until 8:30 p.m. and at other times
at
his home. For memorials, please consider the Mt. Vernon Baptist
Church
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, P. O. Box 31, Vernon Hill, VA 24597.
Online condolences may be directed to
powell@gcronline.com.