Monday, July 10, 2006

 

 

 

SoBo Woman Charged In Blaze

Jessica Lynn Hammock Charged With Arson, Attempted Murder In Blaze That Sent Two To Hospital

A 20-year-old South Boston woman has been charged with five felony counts related to a July 1 fire on Chalmers Street that injured two, according to Chief Mick Reed of the South Boston Police Department.
Jessica Lynn Hammock, of Chalmers Street, has been charged with one count of felony arson, three counts of first degree attempted murder and one count of the felony unauthorized use of a vehicle in connection with the incident, Reed said.
Reed said that at approximately 4:52 a.m. on July 1, firefighters with the South Boston Fire Department responded to a residential fire at 319 Chalmers Street. They remained at the scene until approximately 10 a.m., according to a spokesman with the fire department.
“The firefighters performed an absolutely heroic act,” Reed said. “When they got there, the house was engulfed in flames and firefighters went in through heavy smoke and flames, located (45-year-old Janet Carol) Hammock and got her out.”
The firefighters who entered the burning home were identified as Kirby Barbour, Jason Ross, Caleb Wade, Ray Conner and Darrell Dawson.
A second resident, identified by police as Helen Conner Hammock, 65, was listed as injured but was able to leave the residence prior to the arrival of firefighters, according to Reed.
Once the scene was safe, South Boston fire and police personnel began an investigation into the cause of the blaze.
Reed said that some evidence collected at the scene led investigators to believe the fire was intentionally set.
“Fire officials recognized suspicious inconsistencies from what they would normally see in a fire of this nature,” he said.
The investigation led authorities to request technical assistance from the Virginia State Police arson investigation unit, according to the chief. State police personnel joined the investigation last Thursday, he said.
Jessica Hammock was arrested and charged at approximately 2:15 a.m. Saturday, Reed said.
Citing the ongoing investigation, Reed declined to release further information about the fire.
“There will be legal proceedings where those details will be made known,” he said. “At this time, I don’t feel that it would be appropriate to reveal any information that could hamper our continuing investigation into this tragedy.”
But he was quick to laud the firefighters for their “heroic” actions.
“Only the heroic actions of our firefighters prevented the death of one of the victims, that much we are absolutely sure of,” Reed said. “Chief (William) Murray is justifiably proud of his department.”
Murray said he was glad his firefighters could save her life.
“When we went in there, the house was just cooking,” he said. “Most of the time in these situations, it becomes a body recovery effort. I’m glad we could get her out of the house still breathing.”
Both Helen Conner Hammock and Janet Carol Hammock were listed as injured in the fire. No further information about their conditions was available.
Jessica Hammock is being held in the Halifax Regional Jail without bond.
Halifax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Kim White said yesterday that Hammock will be vigorously prosecuted on the charges.
“This is another example of how the cooperation between agencies led to a swift arrest,” she said. “The public can rest assured that we will prosecute these crimes to the fullest extent of the law.”

 

New School Dress Codes Change Back-To-School Shopping

BY Olivia Epps
Halifax County Public Schools

As another scorching summer works its way into the history books, many parents are already gearing up to send children back to the classroom. With thoughts of back-to-
school shopping, parents and students must keep the new school dress code in mind.
“With these dress code changes we are seeking to create a uniform policy among middle and high school students and maintain appropriate clothing standards in the classroom,” said Superintendent of Schools Paul Stapleton. “There is a time and place for all different kinds of clothing and the school board and school administrators have taken this into account. Our goal is for clothing to be a positive rather than a negative influence in the learning environment, and the expectation is that administrators and teachers will enforce these regulations.”
Major changes to the dress code at the middle and high school include:
* Tank tops must be two inches wide at the shoulder. Tank tops with large arm openings will not be allowed. Visible cleavage is not allowed.
* Blouses will cover the entire torso at all times, even in movement. Bare midriffs are not allowed.
* Skirts and shorts must reach the top of the knee when standing. *Splits in skirts must be no higher than the bottom of fingertips when standing.
* Bedroom shoes are not acceptable for school.
* Heavy chains on belts may not be worn or brought to school and belts must be buckled at the waist.
* Hats, caps, sweat bands, do-rags, triangle headscarves, visors, sunglasses, bandanas or any types of head cover are prohibited.
* Garments displaying weapons are prohibited.
Gang-related attire was also addressed during recent dress code updates. New regulations do not allow students to display, distribute or sell any clothing or symbols that have been identified by the Halifax County Gang Taskforce as being commonly identified with gangs. Gang related attire includes but is not limited to students rolling up one pant leg, long bulky chains and necklaces, gang-styled buckles, bandanas, and altering clothing from its original form to change name or markings, to name a few.
Complete dress codes for Halifax County Middle School and Halifax County School are available at each school as well as on the school system’s Web site at www.halifax.k12.va.us.
Middle school students who fail to adhere to the school dress code will not be allowed to attend class until a parent or guardian can be contacted. School administrators at the middle school have clean, alternate clothing such as sweatpants and t-shirts available for students to wear or parents can bring appropriate clothing. Refusing to follow the dress code will result in disciplinary action subject to administrators’ discretion.
“We’re trying to align our student dress with what is accepted in workplace areas,” said Halifax County Middle School Principal Gail Bosiger. “In reality, a child’s job is to be a student and I think we have a responsibility to help them understand what is expected as they become young working adults, especially for high school students.”
Bosiger indicates she has already received positive feedback from parents and community members about the dress code changes and she expects additional encouraging responses in the future.
High school students not adhering to the dress code will not be allowed to attend class. Parents will be called and the student will be placed in In-School Intervention until the violation can be corrected. School administrators at the high school have clean t-shirts available for students to wear until parents can bring an appropriate change of clothing. Disciplinary action will be left to the discretion of administrators.
“We want to create a safe, positive learning environment which promotes, among other characteristics, self-respect and respect for others,” said Halifax County High School Principal Albert Randolph. “We believe that these changes in the dress code will help keep the focus on learning and teach students to respect themselves and provide an appropriate outward appearance.”
Local retailers are already receiving back-to-school clothing, with shipments arriving throughout the week.
(Editor’s Note: The school system provided the story, the selection of stores and photos illustrating the new dress code. However, the Gazette-Virginian will be happy to list other area merchants with inventory meeting the new dress code standards. )

 

Virginia Council Of Higher Education
Will Meet In SoBo, Assess Higher Ed In Region

Southern Virginia Higher Education Center Executive Director Ted Bennett will offer an overview of the future plans for the higher education center to the Virginia State Council of Higher Education when they meet in South Boston today and tomorrow.
He and Barry Dorsey, executive director of the new college institute in Martinsville, will share a vision for their respective institutions and how to best use them to move Southside Virginia into the global economy, Bennett said.
“This is a regular quarterly meeting of the Board, but it’s the first time that they’re meeting here,” Bennett said. “They’re coming to see what we’re all about.
“They want to see how we fit in with Danville and Martinsville,” he added. “We’re going to ask for their support on some initiatives.
“This could turn out to be a very important meeting,” he said.
Also at the meeting Dr. Cormier of Longwood University, will advise the State Council on the finding of her committee on how higher education can help transform Southern Virginia.
Susan Booth of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville will illustrate what further steps the ILAR is taking.
The meeting will be followed by a dinner with the Halifax Educational Foundation, the Board of Trustees of the Center and the State Council of Higher Education board members.
Following dinner, area students will be putting on a program, “Live Canvas” in the Chastain Theatre.
The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center is sponsoring the concert.
The event is produced by MAGIC-The State of the Arts and is performed by a huge cast of local Halifax County students and local churches supported by professional singers and musicians from Hampton Roads.
This unique family concert is also sponsored by Halifax County Public Schools, The Prizery, Virginia Tech’s NASA VT STEM program, The Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, and The Halifax County Little Theatre.
The concert’s songs assist students in learning more about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects and are correlated to the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL). In this program, students listen to original contemporary music, create art for each song, and participate in a culminating concert. Each student’s art is scanned and uploaded to the MAGIC website
(www.getmagic.net) as Internet art exhibits, and the art is also integrated into the dazzling multimedia concert. Students thrill at seeing their art projected on huge screens at the concert, and they enjoy viewing it on the website as well. The STEM LIVE CANVAS captivates even the youngest child!
The show at the Prizery will consist of five songs,
including a new NASA original song called “Energy Crunch,” which was produced by Virginia Tech’s NASA VT STEM program for NASA SCI Files (an Emmy award-winning
PBS TV series). Segments of this NASA show were filmed in Halifax County several months ago.
Participating in the concert will be NASCAR legend Ward Burton. Burton is the 2002 Daytona 500 winner and founder of the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation (WBWF) who was featured in the recent NASA show filmed locally.
The WBWF’s mission is to conserve America’s land and wildlife through wise stewardship while educating children and adults about the natural resources that will shape America’s future. Ward Burton will be introducing the song “Garden in the Sky” which teaches students about conservation and protecting birds of prey and was written for Busch Garden’s Birds of Prey exhibit in Williamsburg.
MAGIC-The State of the Arts, a successful ten-year-old non-profit program, produces the STEM LIVE CANVAS as part of MAGIC’s Learning to the Beat program. MAGIC’s Learning to the Beat is seamless integration of technology, music, social studies, science, and language arts objectives that are presented in a learning-styles based format that guarantees understanding and retention by even the most at-risk learner and makes preparing for SOL tests fun!

 

HCS Is District 2 AAA Champion

The Halifax Co. South Dixie Youth AAA All-Star Team Rallied In The Final two Innings To Down Emporia 8-7 To Win The District 2 Championship

For the sixth time in the last eight years, the Halifax County South Dixie Youth Baseball AAA all-star team has won the District 2 title.
Halifax County South did it the hard way, rebounding from a four-run deficit, to down Emporia 8-7 yesterday at Cluster Springs to sweep the best-of-three game playoff series for the District 2 championship.
Yesterday’s win followed a 7-3 win Saturday night in Emporia.
In winning the District 2 championship, Halifax County South will now advance to the Dixie Youth Baseball AAA League state tournament which will be played at Crewe starting July 21.
The game was a thriller, with Halifax County South having to score three runs in each of its last two innings to pull off the win.
“I knew this was a special group,” said Halifax County manager Harold Carmichael.
“They came through like I thought they would.”
Carmichael praised the effort of the Emporia-Greensville all-star team.
“Emporia is a class act, from the fans to the coaches and players,” Carmichael noted.
“We couldn’t have asked to have played a better team.”
Halifax County South got the upper hand early, picking up a run in the first inning when Andrew McCann led off with a single and scored on a two-out single from Greg Crawley to put HCS up 1-0.
Emporia rebounded to score four runs in the top of the second inning, taking advantage of a series of Halifax County South miscues and a two-RBI hit by Jamel Chatmon to grab a 4-1 lead.
Halifax County South answered with a run in the bottom of the inning when Eddie Chaney singled and scored on a hit from Michael Watts to make it a 4-2 score.
Emporia added two more runs in the top of the fourth inning to boost its lead back to four runs at 6-2.
Things looked bleak for Halifax County South at that point, however the hosts rallied for three runs, two of which came on a two-RBI double by Crawley. A timely sacrifice fly from Ethan Woltz plated another run and allowed HCS to trim its deficit to a run.
Emporia answered with a run in the top of the fifth inning to up its lead back to two runs. However, Halifax County South put another three spot on the scoreboard to take the lead for the first time since the first inning.
Again, it was Crawley doing the damage to Emporia as he laced a hit to left field to score a run and bring HCS back to a one-run deficit at 7-6. Another run scored when Seth Elliott reached base on an error to tie the game.
Woltz put HCS over the top with a double that plated a run. Elliott was tagged out for the third out of the inning trying to reach third base on the play but the run had scored before the out was made, putting HCS on top 8-7.
Halifax County South retired Emporia in order in the top of the sixth inning to seal the win.
Halifax County South had nine hits with Crawley leading the way with two hits. McCann, Will Harris, Elliott, Woltz, Chaney, Tristan Howerton and Watts each had one hit.
Emporia had 10 hits with Dustin Winstead, Coeltryn Kirkland and Chatmon leading the team with two hits each.
HCS 7 Emporia 3 (Saturday Game)
Halifax County South opened Saturday’s game in Emporia with a run in the second inning that came whenElliott reached base on an error and later scored on an error to put HCS up 1-0.
Four more runs in the top of the fourth inning put Halifax County South up 5-0. Five hits aided by a pair of Emporia errors allowed Chaney, McCann, James Williams and Crawley to score.
Emporia used a leadoff triple from Winstead to score a run in the bottom of the fourth and make it a 5-1 score.
In the top of the fifth inning, McCann reached base on an error and Will Harris followed with a hit to put two runners on the sacks for HCS. McCann scored when Crawley reached base on a fielder’s choice and Harris scored on a hit by Elliott to put HCS up 7-1.
Emporia added a run in the bottom of the fifth inning with a hit and a HCS error and scored one run in the bottom of the sixth inning on a run-scoring hit by Kirkland to make the final 7-3 score.
Halifax County South had six hits with Harris, Williams, Crawley, Elliott, Watts and Drew Link each getting one hit. HCS also took advantage of seven Emporia errors.
Emporia had six hits with Chatmon leading the way with two hits. Winstead, Kirkland, Chandler Monajem and Rawlings each had one hit.
Elliott, the HCS hurler, fanned six batters and allowed two walks.

 

HCS Undefeated In Sub-District Tourney

Halifax County South Is In The Driver’s Seat In the DYB Major League District 2 West Sub-District Tournament

With back-to-back victories, Halifax County South is in the driver’s seat in the Dixie Youth Major League District 2 West Sub-District Tournament.
Halifax County South bumped off South Boston 6-3 in Friday’s second game and held on to edge Scottsburg in a 3-2 thriller in Saturday’s nightcap to become the sole undefeated team in the tournament.
South Boston, on the other hand, has had the toughest time in the tournament, having been eliminated with back-to-back losses.
After losing to Halifax County South on Friday, South Boston fell to Halifax 8-6 in Saturday’s elimination game.
Halifax and Scottsburg faced each other last night at 6:30 p.m. in an elimination game with the winner advancing to tonight’s championship round where it will face tournament host Halifax County South.
Regardless of the opponent, if Halifax County wins tonight, it will clinch the sub-district championship and advance into this weekend’s best-of-three-game playoff series against the East sub-district champion for the District 2 crown.
Halifax County South’s 3-2 win over Scottsburg Saturday night was, by far, the most thrill-packed game of the first two rounds with Halifax County South pulling off a double play in the last inning with one out and the bases loaded to seal the win.
All of Halifax County South’s runs came in the first inning.
Willie Vernon walked and scored on a hit from Dylan Sons. L.J. Barnett was hit by a pitch and a hit from Dillion Puryear plated both Sons and Barnett to put Halifax County South up 3-0.
Scottsburg got a run in the top of the second inning when Joe Martin reached base on a hit and scored on a Halifax County South error to make it a 3-1 score.
In the top of the fourth inning, Nicolas Anderson reached base when he was struck by a pitch and scored on a hit by William Worley to make it a 3-2 score.
The exciting climax came in the top of the sixth inning when Jacob Stephens walked and Mike Farson reached base on a hit. Worley was retired on a ground ball, leaving Scottsburg with two runners on base and one out. Halifax County South intentionally walked Martin to load the bases with one out.
The game ended with a ground ball from Casey Doss that resulted in a forceout at second base. HCS second baseman Jacob New then threw to the catcher, Barnett, who nailed Stephens at the plate to end the game.
Halifax County South had five hits with Sons leading the way with two hits. Vernon, Puryear and Ryan Puryear each had one hit.
Scottsburg had four hits in the game with Farson, Worley, Doss and Seth Elliott each getting one hit.
Halifax 8 South Boston 6
This was a high-scoring game that saw South Boston take the early lead and later fail in a bid to keep the game alive.
South Boston got on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning when Ford Bradshaw walked and scored to give South Boston a 1-0 lead.
Halifax took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning on a two-RBI single from Munzie Boyd. However, not to be outdone, South Boston answered with a run in the top of the third inning that came when Mervin Traynham walked and scored on a hit from Josh Balducci.
Three runs in the bottom of the third inning, two of which came on a hit from Stephen Childrey and the other on a hit from Ryan Yates, put Halifax up 5-2. But, again, South Boston answered, this time with three runs, one on a single from Charlie Beale and two more on a hit from Drew Tetterton, to deadlock the game at 5-5 in the top of the fourth inning.
Halifax regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth with a run-scoring hit from Cody Whitlow to make it a 6-5 score. A two-RBI hit by Trey Crews in the bottom of the fifth inning put Halifax up 8-5.
South Boston tried to rally in the top of the sixth inning, picking up a run on a hit by Cho’Quor Mosely, but it wasn’t enough as Halifax held on to win 8-6.
Halifax had 11 hits in the game with Yates and Whitlow leading with two hits each. Childrey, Dylan Hendricks, Dustin Brightwell, Crews, Boyd, Larry Breedlove and Burton each had one hit.
South Boston had six hits with Beale leading the team with two hits. Mosely, Tetterton, Scott Parrish and Balducci each had a hit.
Halifax County South 6 South Boston 3 (Friday)
Patrick Barton slugged two home runs and L.J. Barnett added a two-run double, as Halifax County South (HCS) rallied from a 3-1 deficit with five runs in the last three innings to overcome South Boston.
HCS used a two-out error, two stolen bases and a wild pitch to take a 1-0 lead after one inning, and threatened to add more an inning later.
Dillon Puryear walked and Luke Hudson followed with a solid base hit, but South Boston center fielder Scott Parrish made a perfect throw to the plate to nail the base runner for the first out.
Two walks loaded the bases for HCS, but South Boston starter Chuquor Mosley got two striketouts to get out of the jam.
South Boston grabbed the lead in the bottom of the third, loading the bases with a walk to Tecquin Showers. Mervin Traynham was hit by a pitch and Damian Hunt drew a walk before William Hendrickson was hit by a pitch to tie the score.
Ford Bradshaw had a RBI groundout and Cody Palmer hit a slow roller down the third base line that scored the third run of the inning for South Boston.
HCS tied the score in the fourth inning before taking the lead for good in the sixth.
In the fourth, Willie Vernon reached base after being hit by a pitch and Sons walked before L.J. Barnett hit a line drive double off the center field fence to plate two runs and tie the contest.
Luke Hudson drew a walk to start the HCS fifth and Barton followed with a two-run homer to center field to make it 5-3. Jacob New singled and Vernon and Sons also reached base to load the sacks, but Drew Tetterton got a key two-out strikeout to retire the side.
Barton launched his second home run of the game, this one a solo shot in the top of the sixth inning to add a little more insurance.
HCS used four pitchers in the win, Ryan E. Puryear getting the starting nod and pitching the first two innings. Barton hurled part of the third, before giving way to Dillon Puryear, who in turn was relieved by Sons for the final two frames.
South Boston, which got hits from Dillon Wazeka and Tetterton in addition to Palmer’s base hit, sent Mosley to the mound for the first two innings, with Charlie Beale coming on to hurl the third and fourth innings. Parrish pitched part of the fifth before being relieved by Tetterton.
Scottsburg 11 Halifax 7 (Friday)
Scottsburg broke a 6-6 tie with five runs in the top of the sixth inning to defeat Halifax 11-7 on Friday.
A two-run hit by Jacob Stephens, RBI hit by Mike Farson and two-run hit by Joe Martin accounted for five runs that broke the tie, Halifax countering with a hit and run scored by Trey Crews in the bottom of the sixth.
Scottsburg used walks to Rufus Jeffress, William Worley, Joe Martin, Casey Doss and Ethan White, along with a hit by Farson to make it 3-0 after one inning, and added two more tallies in the top of the second.
Kenneth Elliott reached base to start the top of the second and both eventually scored for a 5-0 advantage, before Halifax struck for two runs in its half of the inning.
Dustin Brightwell walked with one out and Galontre Thaxton followed with a home run to cut the deficit to 5-2, and Halifax pared the margin to a single run in the third inning.
Muncie Boyd walked and Larry Breedlove and Trey Burton each reached base on errors to make it 5-4.
Each team scored a single run in the fourth, Scottsburg after walks to Martin and White along with a base hit by Nicholas Anderson and Halifax after hits by Andrew Hamlett and Brightwell, a walk and hit batsman, along with an error.
Halifax tied the game at 6-6 after a walk to Steven Childrey and hit by Ryan Yates in the fifth, but Scottsburg got five runs in the top of the sixth.
A hit by Derek Conner, walks to Nicholas Anderson and Rufus Jeffress preceded the big hits by Stephens, Farson and Martin.
Derek Conner started the game for Scottsburg on the mound and hurled the first two innings, before Farson came on to pitch the third and fourth innings. Worley came on to pitch the final two innings for Scottsburg.
Dylan Hendricks toed the rubber for Halifax to start the game and pitched the first inning, before Hamlett came to the mound in the second inning.

 

South Boston Post 8 Drops Pair To Danville Post 325

Errors Kill Post 8’s Effort As Danville Post 325 Scores 15-4, 5-1 Wins

Errors can kill an otherwise good effort and that is what happened Friday night as Post 8 fell 5-1 to Danville Post 325 in Danville.
Post 8 hurler David Lacks was tagged with the loss after having given up five runs through six innings. However, only one of those runs was an earned run as five South Boston errors contributed to four of Danville’s runs.
Lacks yielded seven scattered hits and four walks while fanning one batter.
Prior to that game, Post 8 and Danville completed a game that was played here Wednesday night and stopped in the top of the fifth inning by thunderstorms.
Danville Post 325 was leading 6-2 when the game was stopped and went on to log a 15-4 win over Post 8.
The pair of losses dropped Post 8’s record to 1-8 entering yesterday’s scheduled doubleheader on the road against Big Island.
Danville’s record improved to 9-1 overall and 4-1 in district play, a mark that tied it with Big Island for the district lead.
In Friday’s scheduled game, Danville Post 325 got a two-out single from Wesley Francis in the bottom of the first inning and a walk to Nathan Thompson to put runners on first base and second base.
A double by Josh Lewis plated Francis to put Danville up 1-0. Thompson scored when Corey Dix reached base on an error to give Post 325 an early 2-0 lead.
The score remained 2-0 until Danville rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Dix led off with a double and scored when Ethan Fowlkes reached base on an error. Kyle Grantier reached base on an error by Post 8’s leftfielder, Jake Shelton, and scored on a single from Reggie Keen to make the score 4-0.
Keen advanced around the horn to third base with the help of a pair of passed balls and scored on a single from Francis to put Danville up 5-0.
Post 8 picked up its lone run in the top of the seventh inning when Shelton reached base with a walk and scored on a double by Ryan Gieselman.
South Boston Post 8 had four hits in the game, two from Scott Gieselman and one each from Ryan Gieselman and Kaleb Long.
Francis had three of Danville’s seven hits,
Danville pitcher James Bennett yielded four walks and a hit to Scott Gieselman in the first three innings but Post 8 was unable to scratch up any runs. However, he fanned nine Post 8 batters in six and a third innings before reliever Jon Wilson came in and got the final two outs of the game for Post 325.
Danville 15 South Boston 4
Danville Post 325 was leading 6-2 when Wednesday’s game was stopped in the top of the fifth inning due to weather.
Danville added two more runs to complete the unfinished fifth inning and added seven more runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 15-2 lead.
Post 325 had seven hits in the sixth inning rally with Lewis and Dix each nailing a two-RBI hit in the inning.
South Boston scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning with Justin Bagbey nailing a double with one out and Kaleb Long reaching base on a walk.
Bagbey scored when Lacks reached base on an error and Kaleb Long scored later in the inning when Kyle Long reached base on a fielder’s choice.
South Boston Post 8 had four hits with Eric Brandon, Bagbey, Kaleb Long and Kyle Long each getting a hit.
Danville Post 325 had 15 hits in the contest. Lewis led Danville Post 325 with three hits and four RBIs. Keen had three hits and two RBIs.

Obituaries

Herbert Leo Hughes
Herbert Leo Hughes, 42, of Roxboro, N.C., died July 5, 2006. He was a native of Halifax County and a member of First Baptist Church of Virgilina.
A funeral service was held July 9 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lorenzo R. Love officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Jerrod Isaac Megginson-Young
Jerrod Isaac Megginson-Young, age 6, of LaCrosse died July 3, 2006, in Alabama.
He is survived by his parents, Deborah Dean Young and Roger W. Young Jr., three sisters, Jackie, LeAna and Caitlyn Vaught; six brothers, Patrick Megginson-Young, Alan, Brandon, Matthew and Andrew Young, Marcus Vaught and Nicholas Ross; and his maternal grandmother, Nancy Howerton of South Boston.
A funeral service was held July 9 at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Herbert L. Farrar Funeral Home in South Hill.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Childhelp USA, 15757 N. 78th Street, Scottsdale, AZ. 85260.
Condolences may be emailed to farrar@misnets.com.
James Coleman
Funeral services for Mr. James Coleman will be held Tuesday, July 11, at 1 p.m. at Five Forks Baptist Church with Elder James Chalmers officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coleman, 1201 McPhail Drive, South Boston.
Mr. Coleman died Thursday, July 6, in Richmond at the age of 87.
He was born in Halifax County on May 9,1919, the son of the late James Coleman and Annie Clay Coleman.
Mr. Coleman was a member of Five Fork Baptist Church.
He is survived by two daughters, Patricia Farrar of Richmond and Shirley Cooper of South Boston; three sons, Ricky Coleman of Richmond, Elder James Chalmers Sr. of Chatham and Preston Chalmers of Richmond; a sister, Maggie Smith of Baltimore, Md.; two brothers, Charles Coleman of South Boston and George Coleman of Maryland; 16 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a son-in-law, three daughters-in-law and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Alice Estes McKinney Fugate
Mrs. Alice Estes McKinney Fugate, 89, died Thursday, July 6, at Guardian Care Nursing Home in Elizabeth City, N.C.
She is survived by three daughters, Peggy McKinney of Hampton, Betty McKinney Oakley of Elizabeth City and Sarah McKinney Staton of Skippers, 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mrs. McKinney was preceded in death by a son, F.W. McKinney and a daughter, Elizabeth Vivas.
Funeral services were held yesterday at Owen Funeral Home.
Interment followed at Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Mary Alice Soyars Harris
Mrs. Mary Alice Soyars Harris, 85, of Danville, died, Friday, July 7, at Roman Eagle Memorial Home.
She was born in Pittsylvania County on January 16, 1921, the daughter of Thomas Lee Soyars Sr. and Georgia Childress Soyars and was married to the late James C. “Jiggs” Harris.
Mrs. Harris is survived by five sons, Jerry W. Harris, Ricky S. Harris and Mark D. Harris, all of Danville, Daryl L. Harris of Halifax, and Jimmy K. Harris of Winston-Salem, N.C.; two brothers, Harold Soyars and Ford Soyars, both of Danville and a sister, Permelia S. Mangrum of Danville.
Funeral services were held yesterday at the Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel with the Rev. William J. Soyars officiating.
Interment followed in Danville Memorial Gardens.
For memorials please consider, Roman Eagle Memorial Home, 2526 North Main Street, Danville Va. 24540.