Friday, July 14 2006

New Animal Shelter To Open Saturday

Ribbon Cutting/Open House At 11 a.m. for $500,000 Facility

Sometimes ‘going to the dogs’ is a good thing.
Saturday morning county officials, animal control officers and area residents will be celebrating the official grand opening of Halifax County’s new Animal Control Facility.
Animals will also be available for adoption at the event.
Construction of a new animal control facility in the county has been a long time coming and is the result of a lot of hard work, according to Halifax County Board of Supervisors Chairman William Fitzgerald.
“I’m so excited about it,” Fitzgerald said of the facility. “It’s something from the time I got on the Board it’s been one of the goals I wanted to reach.”
“I’m so proud of it, I really am,” Fitzgerald added. “There are a lot of citizens that got involved and I really appreciate that.
“Ronnie Vaughan (former supervisor) worked hard with the citizens and I appreciate his efforts as well,” he said. “I’m just delighted.”
The only downside, Fitzgerald said, is that state and federal regulations regarding animal shelters caused delays.
“The price escalated because of new state and federal regulations,” he said.
The new half-a-million dollar facility is located on Farm Road adjacent to the old animal shelter.
Tours of the facility will follow the 11 a.m. ribbon cutting and refreshments will be served.
The new shelter is approximately 4,000 square feet and boasts 35 dog kennels, 30 cat cages and isolation rooms for sick animals, according to Halifax County Administrator Bryan Foster.
“We should be able to have animals in separate, individual cages,” he said.
That is something that was impossible in the old 1,000-square-foot facility that only had 10 dog kennels and 16 cat cages, he said.
Contractor Brian Burton said that during construction they joked that the new facility was like the Taj Mahal for animals.
“In the old shelter animals couldn’t wait to get out,” he said jokingly. “Now they can’t wait to get in, it’s so nice.”
Burton also said it was a pleasure to work with the county on this important project.
“Bryan (Foster) and Emmet (Edmonds) were good to work with,” he said. “And it’s another important asset for the county. It’s one piece of the puzzle.”

 

Cashing In On The Future?

Payday Loan Companies Are Big Business, But Are
Consumers Feeling The Heat?

Get cash now!
No credit check required!
Cash loaned on car titles!
Get the cash you need until payday!
The signs are everywhere.
Imagine for a moment that you are running short on cash and borrow $100 from a payday lender at the maximum-allowed 15 percent interest rate. The term of the loan is seven days.
A week later on your next payday, you dutifully re-pay the loan, giving the company $115.
But the loss of the $115 from your paycheck is putting you into a bind, so you borrow another $100 with the promise to pay back $115 next week.
And so forth and so on.
By the end of a year, if you have continued the weekly cycle, you will have paid just over $780 in interest. This amounts to an Annual Percentage Rate of more than 780 percent.
According to report from state banking regulators, payday lending has become even more entrenched in Virginia as the total amount of loans issued by the companies exceeded $1 billion last year.
During 2005, the volume loaned by the companies climbed 21.5 percent to $1.2 billion, while the number of borrowers climbed 15 percent to almost a half-million individuals, the state’s Bureau of Financial Institutions reported in an annual report on payday lenders and check cashing businesses.
By law in Virginia, payday lenders are allowed to loan up to $500 with a seven-day minimum term and a 30-day maximum term. They are permitted to charge up to 15 percent interest, plus a fee of another six percent for late payments.
The lenders advertise the high-interest loans as an easy-to-use service consumers can tap to meet short-term needs.
Jay Speer, executive director of the Virginia Poverty Law Center and a vocal opponent of payday lending, says the whole process is designed to trap borrowers.
“Once you get the loan, you can’t get out because you have to pay back the whole amount in one payment,” he said. “The whole model is set up to get you to borrow again.”
According to Speer, the average person who borrowed from a payday lender in 2005 took out12 loans.
“People realize when they go back to pay it that they don’t have the money to buy groceries and they have to get another loan,” he said. “By the time they realize that they have given control of their checking account to the lender, they don’t have any other choice than to keep getting the loan.”
It works like this, according to the State Corporation Commission (SCC), the body that oversees the billion-dollar industry:
The lender signs a contract with a borrower, agreeing to hold the borrower’s personal check as collateral for a cash advance. The lender agrees not to deposit the check for a specified amount of time, yet pays the cash immediately to the borrower.
In the example above, the borrower would have received $100 in cash, but written a check for $115.
“Although these loans are convenient to obtain, consumers are strongly advised to carefully review the contract before they sign it to ensure that they fully understand their obligations as well as the fees charged for these short-term loans,” the SCC recommends in the Consumer Guide To Payday Lending. “Once a loan agreement is signed, the borrower becomes legally responsible to fulfill the obligations stated in the contract.”
If you do choose to receive a payday loan, the SCC strongly advises that borrowers repay the money when due.
“Failure to repay the loan on or before its due date can result in additional interest and fees as well as legal action against you,” the Guide says.
Those not repaying their loan on time can expect the following:
• The company is permitted to recover from the borrower any fee charged to the lender as a result of their check being returned when deposited by the lender.
• The lender may seek judgement against the borrower as a result of a returned check. This includes the borrower being responsible for court costs and attorney’s fees.
• The lender may begin accruing interest on the unpaid balance at the maximum rate of six percent per year. On the $100 one-week loan example, this would make the $780 interest paid annually jump to $1,092, or a 1,092 annual percentage rate.
• The lender can list past due accounts with credit reporting agencies, affecting the borrower’s credit rating.
Speer advocates a repeal of the General Assembly’s 2002 Virginia Payday Loan Act.
“Before 2002 in Virginia, we capped the interest on small loans at 36 percent,” he said. “What needs to happen is that act needs to be repealed and go back to where we were and where we were for many, many years.
“The payday loan industry is targeting the poorest Virginians and the people who are having the most trouble making ends meet. They think it can help them out in an emergency when in reality it’s making the emergency worse,” Speer added.
Representatives of some of the payday loan businesses in the county declined to comment yesterday when contacted.
Anyone with questions about payday loans, or consumers who need assistance may contact the Bureau of Financial Institutions at 1-800-552-7945 or e-mail bfiquestions@scc.virginia.gov.

 

Halifax Town Council

Wants To Acquire Booker Building

Halifax Town Council is looking to acquire a key piece of property downtown that it thinks is an integral part to its revitalization effort, according to Town Manager Carl Espy.
After coming out of closed session, Council voted to give authority to Espy to engage an attorney to develop a purchase agreement making an offer to owner Frank Booker for the former Farmer’s Foods grocery store on South Main Street.
Council will consider low-interest loans to fund the purchase if an agreement is reached, Espy said.
“It’s the opinion of Council that the property is integral to the economic re-development of the town as identified in our comprehensive plan,” Espy said.
If purchased, the town will aggressively market the building that could serve multiple uses, he added.
“The property could be tied into our downtown revitalization and serve as an opportunity for businesses to locate here,” Espy said.
Also at the work session, Halifax Mayor Leon Plaster appointed Council newcomer Dick Moore to the Finance Committee and asked Jack Dunavant to continue to serve as the committee’s chairman.
Plaster also appointed Dunavant to the Current Affairs Committee asking him to serve “double duty” while the Finance Committee wraps up several ongoing projects.
Councilman Cabell Daniel was re-appointed to the Current Affairs Committee and Alan Stevens was appointed the committee’s chairman.
Stevens was also nominated at the session to serve as the town’s vice-mayor. The item will come before Council at its monthly meeting scheduled for Monday.
Council also addressed two items from the town’s planning commission.
The commission requested that Council recognize Veteran’s Day activities being held in the town as an official event.
Councilman Charles Parker, who also serves on the planning commission, said the goal was to offer activities all day that would bring people to town.
The town already hosts the Veteran’s Day Parade organized by area veteran’s associations and is home to the county’s war memorial, making Halifax the logical place for a veteran’s day event.
Council put the item on Monday’s agenda to formally recognize the Veteran’s Day activities.
Also from the planning commission, Council addressed a public hearing slated for Wednesday, July 26, to address the preliminary draft of the town’s new telecommunications tower ordinance.
Council members requested that a copy of the ordinance be put in their packets for Monday so that they would have an opportunity to review it and offer input to commissioners.
Parker said the new ordinance is “as specific and comprehensive as we can get.”
It calls on anyone looking to erect a tower in Halifax to go through a “thorough and public review,” Parker added.
Town Manager Carl Espy updated Council on the town’s downtown revitalization project, saying work should start by the end of the week or Monday at the latest.
Also, Council put on Monday’s agenda an item to make Espy the point of contact between engineers and the county which is acting as the town’s fiscal agent for a construction project on North Main Street.
The cost-sharing project with VDOT calls for 500 feet of new sidewalk, curb and gutter along North Main Street.
During Chief of Police Devin Snead’s report, several Council members raised concerns about the department.
Council wanted to know why they had seen civilians riding in the police cruisers with officers and if that was putting the town at liability risk.
Snead informed Council that what they saw was the department’s “ride along” program that allows residents to accompany an officer for a day.
Most police departments offer the program, Snead said, and citizens sign a waiver before they can ride along.
The program is a valuable tool that allows citizens see what officers do and see what they see, Snead said.
Council also raised concerns about officers bringing police vehicles home with them at night.
Snead said he was in the process of compiling a report breaking down the costs and benefits of the take-home program.
Stevens voiced opposition to the program saying he thought town vehicles should remain in the town.

 

Four State Tournaments Open Here Today

Tournament Play Hits Full Tilt For County Baseball And Softball Teams

The annual summer tournament season goes into full swing today with South Boston and Halifax County baseball and softball leagues hosting four state tournaments.
South Boston’s C.H. Friend Field and the Halifax County High School Field will be the sites of the Dixie Pre-Majors and Dixie Majors state tournaments respectively, with both of the Halifax County entries playing two games each today, the first at 2 p.m. and the second at 8 p.m.
The Mary M. Bethune Complex in Halifax is the site of the Dixie Belles and Dixie Debs girls softball state tournaments. Action begins there at 2 p.m. as well.
Halifax County’s Debs team, the tournament host, will play its first game at 6 p.m. tonight. The District 7 champion Halifax County National Belles team will play its first game at 6 p.m. also. Belles tournament host Halifax County American, will hit the diamond for the first time tonight at 8 p.m.
While the focus will be predominantly on the four state tournaments being hosted by local leagues, that is not all of the tournament action that will be taking place here this weekend.
The best-of-three game playoff series for the Dixie Youth Baseball District 2 championship begins tonight at 7 p.m. at Conner Field at Cluster Springs with Halifax County South hosting South Hill..
Game two will be played at South Hill at 7 p.m. Saturday and the third game, if needed, will be played Sunday at Cluster Springs.
Other Halifax County teams will be participating in tournaments as well.
The Halifax County American Dixie Ponytails girls softball team is playing in the Dixie Ponytails State Tournament which opens today in Buchanan. Halifax County will face Grayson County tonight at 8 p.m. in its opening game.
Also, the Halifax County National Angels girls softball team opens play today in the Dixie Angels state tournament at South Hill. Halifax County will face Powhatan American in today’s 2 p.m. tournament opener.
On the baseball side, the Halifax County Junior Dixie Boys 13-year-old all-stars will open play today in the Junior Dixie Boys East Region Tournament at Powhatan.
Halifax County will play its first tournament game today at 5:30 p.m. against Madison Heights. If Halifax County wins, it will play again Sunday at 8 p.m. If Halifax County loses today, it will play agains Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
The most interesting twist to this year’s baseball tournament action is a move in the Dixie Boys, Dixie Pre-Majors and Dixie Majors Baseball ranks from the traditional double elimination format to a five-team Round Robin format for its state tournaments.
Those Dixie Baseball divisions have also gone to sub-regional and regional tournament formats preceding the state tournament, also with Round Robin play, to determine who will advance to the state tournament.
The state tournament fields in those divisions will consist of an East Region winner and runner-up, a West Region winner and runner-up and the tournament host team.
This year’s format for the state tournament calls for each team to play an equal number of games with two teams having the best overall records squaring off in a one-game playoff for the state title.
Tiebreaker criteria include overall record, the results of head-to-head contests and the least number of runs allowed. If a tie remains after those criteria are implemented, a coin flip will be the determining factor.
In this weekend’s Dixie Pre-Majors and Dixie Majors baseball tournaments, all of the games, with the exception of the championship game, will be five-inning games. The championship game will be a regulation seven-inning game.
For all games except the championship game, the game will end after five innings. If there is a tie at the end of the five innings, the tie will not be broken.
There will be four games today in both the Dixie Pre-Majors and Dixie Majors state tournaments with three games set for both Saturday and Sunday and the championship games set for Monday.
The Dixie Pre-Majors championship game will be played Monday at 5 p.m. and the Dixie Majors championship game will be played Monday at 8 p.m. with both games being played at C.H. Friend Field.

 

Dixie Debs Look For Eighth Consecutive State Title

The Halifax County Dixie Debs all-stars are aiming for an eighth consecutive World Series appearance when they take the field at the Bethune Complex today at 6 p.m. against Timberlake in the first round of the Dixie Debs State Tournament.
A win against Timberlake advances Halifax County to a 8 p.m. game Saturday against the South Hill-Motley winner.
Halifax County is the host for what veteran manager Jimmy Wade said is the largest tournament field ever – 12 teams – and that in itself will mark a change in strategy.
The rules have changed for the Debs, and we don’t have a district tournament,” explained Wade, a 20-year coaching veteran.
“Teams automatically qualify for the state and anyone with a Debs team can go, so the brackets will have an effect on what I do as a manager.”
The winners from each six-team bracket will face each other in a best two-of-three series for the state title, a format that essentially negates a pitching advantage some teams may have, according to Wade.
“By having two brackets and then the best two out of three games for the title, the pitching starts all over again,” he said.
“If we were playing a 12- or 10-team bracket, pitching depth would really help, but going into a best of three format, it evens out. Most teams have two or three top-of-the-line pitchers, and they’ll be available again.
“It’ll come down to hitting against hitting in a short series.”
Strangely enough, the strength of the Halifax County Debs team this year is pitching, as Wade can count on as many as eight hurlers.
Halifax County has four returning players, Jessica (Moo) Morris, Jasmine Parker, Amelia Saunders and Heather Oakes, with Morris and Parker just two of the hurlers Wade can put on the mound.
Newcomers Amber Bowman, Emily New, Melissa Sims, Jessie Lloyd and Ally Thompson have also seen mound time in scrimmages leading up to the state tournament.
Several of them, as well as some of the other newcomers – Mandy Watts, Liz Trickey, and Shayna Oakes – can play different positions, a luxury that Wade and coaches Phil Saunders and Sherrell Sims have already recognized.
“This is a long tournament with a lot of teams, and we’ll need that versatility on defense and that pitching depth,” said Wade.
“Hitting is coming along a little bit, it’s better than a week ago,” he added, while saying he’s coming closer to nailing down a batting order and defensive positions with the start of the tourney days away.
Wade is optimistic when studying the other teams in this year’s field, including Appomattox, which Halifax County defeated twice the final day of the state tourney last year for the title.
“I’ve seen most of the teams in our bracket play, and I think we have a chance to win our bracket, hopefully with no losses. If we play good ball, we can win the best two of three,” said Wade.
“We’re lucky in that these girls get good coaching through every level and by the time I get them they ought to know how to play. The key is getting them to the games and in the frame of mind to play.
“But, from what I’ve seen, they have a good team chemistry this year.”

 

SoBo Majors All-Stars Look To Depth And Speed For State Run

With the Virginia Dixie Majors Tournament going to a round robin format with five-inning games the first three days, getting off to a quick start and securing the early lead will be vital in each game.
That is the estimation of South Boston Majors manager Jeremy Satterfield, who returns for his third year at the helm. Coaching the Majors all-stars will be Doug Conner, Adam Conner and Jody Nelson.
South Boston, host team for the tournament, plays a doubleheader today at Comets Field, facing East two seed Powhatan at 2 p.m., followed by an 8 p.m. game against West one seed Smythe County.
South Boston plays single games tomorrow and Sunday, the first coming Saturday at 8 p.m. against Charlotte County.
The tournament features eight teams, the two teams with the best records after three days meeting Monday at C.H. Friend at 8 p.m. for the state title.
South Boston has six returnees from last year’s team, including Neal Hatcher, Nathan Clements, Jason Vest, Scott Moore, Ryland Clark and Chris Perkins, while Roberto Varela, Tony Barbour, David Clark, Matt Conner, Joey Rogers, Chad Duffer, Bret Lewis, Patrick Currie and Jacob Vest are new to the team.
Versatility on defense and team speed are two of the Majors’ strengths, according to Satterfield.
“We can show a lot of different starting lineups defensively,” said Satterfield, who added the bats have started to come along in the past several practices.
Satterfield lists Jacob Vest, Duffer, Currie, Conner and Perkins as pitchers, Ryland Clark, David Clark, Currie and Conner as catchers, Perkins and Jacob Vest at first base, and Conner, Currie and Hatcher at second base.
Barbour and Currie can play shortstop, Duffer, Varela and Clements third base, while Satterfield lists a host of players in the outfield, including Garrett, David Clark, Rogers, Moore, Jason Vest, Lewis and Varela.
The five-inning format for the round robin puts a different spin on strategy, said Satterfield.
“You need to be offensive minded, get ahead early and protect that lead,” he explained. “It serves to equalize any pitching advantage a team may enjoy and it evens up the field. A pitcher with more than four innings in one day normally required a 40-hour rest (according to the rules), and if it comes into play at the state level, it will be a big factor,” he added.
Satterfield expects Charlotte County and Powhatan to field strong teams for the state tourney, and also expects Carroll County may bring a competitive team.
“Charlotte County will hit the ball no matter who we pitch, so we’ll have to match them a the plate. The team that hits the best and makes the fewest errors will win,” noted Satterfield.
With South Boston exercising its option as the host team and playing its required doubleheader the first day, the tourney may come down his team’s pitching,” said Satterfield.
“Because our doubleheader is out of the way on Friday, it may benefit us down the road,” added Satterfield, who is optimistic about his team’s chances for a title.”

 

Obituaries

Acree T. McCormick
Acree T. McCormick, 80,of Hampton passed away July 12, 2006.
Mr. McCormick was a native of Scottsburg. He was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran and a POW during the Battle of the Bulge. He retired from Exxon Corporation as a foreman, was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and served as a former deacon and on the Benevolence committee. He was also a member of Monitor Masonic Lodge #197 A.F.& A.M.
His parents, John A. and Bessie L. McCormick and brother, John H. McCormick, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Joan C. McCormick; children, David T. McCormick and wife, Donna, of Fla., Suzanne McCormick Coenen and husband, Doug, and Steven R. McCormick and wife, Barbara; grandchildren, Michael McCormick, Jonathan McCormick, Doug Coenen III and Amy Coenen; and three sisters, Dorothy Newton, Elsie Jones and June DeGinder.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 at Peninsula Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow, July 15 at the funeral home with burial to follow in Peninsula Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Liberty Baptist Church Building Fund, 1021 Big Bethel Road, Hampton 23666.
Betty Agnes Washington Barksdale
Betty Agnes Washington Barksdale, 78, of 2115 Lee Wood Trail, Halifax died July 10, 2006, in Richmond.
Mrs. Barksdale was born in WVa. on April 5, 1928, to the late George Washington and Deanie Terry Washington, and was married to the late Arthur Barksdale.
Survivors include two daughters, Bettie Ruth Carter of South Boston and Emma S. Talley of Richmond; six sons, Johnnie Wayne Barksdale of Capron, James Barksdale, Marshall Barksdale, Jerry Barksdale, Robert J. Barksdale and Jessie Barksdale, all of Richmond; one brother, Robert Washington of New York; 29 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; three daughters-in-law, Lillie Mae Barksdale, Linda Barksdale and Karen Barksdale, all of Richmond; and one son-in-law, Louis Talley.
Funeral services for Mrs. Barksdale will be held tomorrow, July 15, at 11 a.m. at Crawford House Chapel in Halifax with the Rev. Clifton Terry officiating.
The family will receive friends at the home of Bettie R. Carter, 1600 College Street, South Boston. Viewing for family and friends will be at Jeffress Funeral Home in South Boston.
Ernest DeWitt Crawley
Ernest DeWitt Crawley, 84, of Aiken, S.C. died July 4, 2006, at Aiken Regional Medical Center.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. July 7, at Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Rev. George K. Howle of St. John’s United Methodist Church officiating.
Mr. Crawley was born in Alton to the late John Emmett and Gladys Martin Crawley. He graduated from Virginia Tech in Electrical Engineering, and served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in WWII. He was an electrical engineer with the Savannah River Plant until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Stow Crawley; his daughter, Cindy Stewart of Denver, Colo.; two sons, Ken Allen Crawley of St. George, S.C. and Mark Dean Crawley of Orlando, Fla.; four grandchildren, Jennifer Crawley, Melissa Crawley, Christine Stewart and Tricia Henderson; and a brother, Leroy ‘Roy’ M. Crawley of Alton.
In addition to his parents, his brother, John Emmett Crawley Jr., preceded him in death.
Memorials may be sent to St. John’s United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry Street, Aiken, S.C. 29801.
Samuel Lee Henderson
Samuel Lee Henderson, born December 12, 1941, in Halifax County died July 11, 2006.
His mother, Leslie Wilborn and father, Frank Booker Henderson, preceded him in death.
Survivors of Mr. Henderson include two brothers, James Loyd Henderson of Crystal Springs, Fla. and Billy Henderson; three children, Pamela Kaye Henderson, Edward Wayne Henderson and Mechelle Henderson Nasrallah, all of Tampa, Fla.; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time.
James Harrell Lloyd
James Harrell Lloyd, 77, of Crystal Hill died July 13, 2006, at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mr. Lloyd was born in Halifax County March 21, 1929, the son of the late Jesse James Lloyd and Mary Virginia Lloyd Lloyd and was married to Joyce Helen Rush Lloyd.
Survivors include his wife of the home; three sons, Danny Wade Lloyd of Crystal Hill, Oral Robert Lloyd of Nathalie and Ronnie Martin of Scottsburg; six grandchildren; one great-grandson; and three brothers, Earl Lloyd of Clover, Albert A. Lloyd of Charlotte Court House and Garnett Lloyd of Nathalie. One son, James Harold Lloyd Jr. preceded him in death.
A memorial service for Mr. Lloyd will be held at a later date.
Elbridge ‘Izetta’ Miller
Elbridge ‘Izetta’ Miller of Gretna died July 11, 2006, in Danville Regional Medical Center.
Born February 2, 1929, in Halifax County, she was the daughter of the late Willie D. Ragland and Lillie Alderson Ragland and was the widow of the late Gordon Miller.
Three sisters, Lillie Medley, Florine Gunn and Geneva Ragland; and three brothers, Wilfred, David and Leslie Ragland also preceded Mrs. Miller in death.
She received a BS degree from St. Paul College and her Master’s degree from Lynchburg College. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a teacher in the Pittsylvania County School System. She was a member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church where she served as an usher and member of the senior choir.
Survivors of Mrs. Miller include one daughter, Shelia Dixon of Java; and one son, Elbert Miller of Capitol Heights, Md.
The REV. R.P. KING SR. will hold funeral services tomorrow, July 15, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Airy Baptist Church with burial in the Miller Family Cemetery.
Earnest Dean Johnson
Funeral services for Earnest Dean Johnson, 93, will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Virgilina, followed by burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Loreno Love will officiate.
Mr. Johnson died Wednesday, July 12, at the Berry Hill Nursing Home.
He was born in Halifax County on September 7, 1912, and was the son of the late Dublin Johnson and Rosa Faulkner Johnson. He was married to the late Nancy Emma Wilkinson Johnson and was a member of First Baptist Church in Virgilina.
Mr. Johnson is survived by one daughter, Addie J. Barnette of Virgilina; three sisters-in-law, Hazel Gillis, Mable Richardson and Eyvon Wilkins, all of Virgilina; two brothers-in-law, James Gillis and Eddie Richardson, both of Virgilina; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Sue Alice Johnson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by one son, Earnest Lee Johnson.
The family will receive friends at Jeffress Funeral Home Chapel and at other times at the home of Addie Barnett, 3001 Wilborn Road, Virgilina.