RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia was blanketed by snow this morning, ranging from a few inches in the mountains to a half-inch in the central region and a dusting in the north.
The gentle snowfall amounts to a trial run for transportation crews clearing roads and drivers testing their skills on slippery roads. The really bad weather - a nasty one-two combination of snow and freezing rain - is expected to hit the state Saturday.
The possibility of another ice storm this weekend coupled with continued power outages for thousands of Virginians prompted Gov. Jim Gilmore to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday.
Today's snowfall was expected to taper off in the afternoon and forecasters said that in general, Friday will be a sunny day.
Saturday is another matter.
''It's going to be a pretty big winter storm,'' John Margraf, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Sterling, said today. ''We're looking at a significant accumulation of ice Saturday and Sunday.''
After the snow falls Saturday, warm air will move in at cloud level and turn the precipitation to rain. But because the surface temperatures will still be below 32 degrees, the rain is expected to turn to ice, Margraf said.
Gilmore said Wednesday that ''due to high winds and frigid temperatures other households are now losing electricity and efforts to restore power may be hampered, leaving tens of thousands of households still without heat.''
Gilmore's declaration directs the secretary of public safety and the Department of Emergency Services to coordinate emergency efforts by the National Guard, Virginia State Police and other state agencies.
He urged all residents living in homes without heat to seek warm shelter elsewhere. In some areas, state troopers and local police will go door-to-door to deliver the same message. Anyone who needs transportation to a shelter will be driven by a state trooper or the National Guard, state Secretary of Public Safety Gary Aronholt said.
As of this morning, about 14,000 Virginia Power customers still lacked electricity, including about 5,300 in Gloucester County, 3,300 in Williamsburg, 2,000 in the Petersburg area and 2,700 in the Richmond area.
Many have been without power since Christmas Eve, when an ice storm that swept through central and eastern Virginia left about 285,000 Virginia Power customers in the dark.
President Clinton weighed in Wednesday on the icy weather that has plagued the Southeast. ''Our thoughts and prayers are with all the families who have lost loved ones, and with all the people affected by these terrible storms,'' he said.
The Virginia Department of Transportation is getting ready for the worst. For the weekend, VDOT said it has more than 4,600 employees available for snow and ice removal operations, 2,000 trucks equipped with plows and spreaders, and 350 front-end loaders to load sand and chemical.
''I don't know if we're looking at a serious event, but we've taken every precaution,'' said Steve Mondul, VDOT's emergency operations center director. ''We're prepared to safely and quickly restore driving conditions if this becomes a serious situation.''

A multitude of calls kept state police busy early Thursday morning as snow and ice sent cars and trucks sliding off roadways or into each other.
"We got crews out this morning before 5 a.m," said Zack Weddle, assistant VDOT resident engineer in the Halifax office.
VDOT crews continued to work on primary roads in the county throughout the morning. "The temperatures are helping on primary and secondary roads," said Weddle, with primary roads approaching "wet" status but with "some cold spots" still there.
Even as VDOT crews here numbering 32-40 worked Thursday, warnings were being issued for the weekend.
Weather forecasters are predicting the arrival of another system on Saturday bringing a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Weather models indicate that the storm may last through Sunday.
"We are prepared for it," said Weddle of the new storm.
Although Weddle said the previous two storms had" dipped into their chemical supply," he said the department here had received some deliveries this week and had sources throughout the state.
"We will meet whatever challenge comes this weekend," he added. He also reminded residents that VDOT must first address primary roads during ice and snow storms.

Three public hearings, a resolution seeking drought relief for agricultural sectors of the county from the state and a draft proposal from the Institute for Environmental Negotiation recommending IEN organize and facilitate an Ad Hoc group to consider setback requirements for hog farms will be addressed by the Board of Supervisors during their regular session Monday night.
The 7 p.m. meeting will be held in the second floor conference room at Mary Bethune Office Complex in Halifax.
Supervisors will decide what action, if any, they wish to take regarding the IEN proposal on the hog issue.
Dr. Richard Collins of IEN would facilitate the Ad Hoc group directed to consider setback requirements for hog farms, according to the proposal.
The costs for the meeting would be paid from the money already authorized by the county for IEN services. Costs for additional meetings would have to negotiated.
IEN suggests the Ad Hoc group be created by appointing three members of the Board of Supervisors, two members of the Planning Commission, two members of the Agricultural Development Commission, two members selected by Southside Concerned Citizens, two members chosen by the Halifax County Farm Bureau and two members selected by the Chamber of Commerce.
IEN also suggested the initial meeting of the Ad Hoc group be held in January.
Also at the Monday night session, the VDOT Six Year Plan, Priority Plan and Rural Addition requests from the Dec. 8 public hearing, will be discussed by resident engineer Joe Barkley as will the Revised Six Year Plan.
Public hearings, which begin at 8 p.m., include: Blanks Memorial Foundation, which is seeking exemption of taxes on historic Halifax Church at Providence; a grant application by Old Dominion RC&D Council for T21 Federal Highway funds for improvement to the Clarkton Bridge as well as a second grant application for funds to develop the Civil Rights Education Heritage Trail through Southside Virginia.
Committee reports and recommendations from policy and personnel, finance, legislative and building and grounds are also on the agenda.

An ex-employee of the Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation based in Brookneal is suing the Plantation's executive director and the home alleging sexual harassment, a Lynchburg newspaper reported yesterday.
Laura Simmons alleges Sandy C. Gregory threatened and intimidated her in a manner "designed to coerce" her into having sex with him, according to the News & Advance report.
Gregory had "no comment" when contacted at his office yesterday.
Simmons, a former music director at the Plantation, is seeking a minimum $100,000 in punitive damages, according to the report. The suit also charges Gregory with slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Lynchburg attorney John Falcone, who is representing the home, had not returned a phone call at presstime yesterday afternoon.

Investigation is continuing in a house fire late Tuesday night that did an estimated $30,000 in damage to a North Main Street home in South Boston.
The home is valued at $65,000.
The fire was contained to the rear area of the house on 1414 North Main Street with a lot of damage to the kitchen area, said a spokesman for the South Boston Fire Department.
The home was occupied by Mary Cole and is owned by First Realty in Halifax.
Right now South Boston is handling the investigation on how the fire started, although it looks like it was set, said the spokesman.
SBFD received the call at 10:08 p.m. and was on the scene about three hours.
The department had 24 men respond with five vehicles.

A familiar subject with a brand new twist became Halifax County's top news story of 1998. In a word, the story was Tobacco. The new twist? It was the explosion of litigation all around as governments and private interests launched a barrage of lawsuits against the tobacco industry and left Halifax County growers wondering what was to become of them.
This and other stories have been chosen by The Gazette-Virginian as the Top 10 stories of 1998.
No. 2 is the South Boston "boundary adjustment" that substantially increased the size and population of the "new" town. No. 3 is the developing hog farm controversy. Rounding out the Top 5 are the CEC project, No. 4, and the Clover reversion story, No. 5. Summary accounts of the Top 10 follow:

Tobacco-suits, settlements and production-or lack of once again dominated the local news for 1998.
Growers were greeted early in the year with news of a possible settlement deal and immediately talk began on how producers...and communities... would or could be compensated for production reductions.
At a growers meeting held in in the winter months, growers began arguing over how big of a cut they should receive and were warned not to be greedy.
The plan generated by Virginia U.S. Senator Charles Robb would have provided assistance to growers, quota holders and the tobacco growing regions, but it soon died on the vine.
With possible settlement talk, also came talks of federal and state tax hikes on cigarettes.
Growers began the production season late due to heavy spring rains and a crop, already hit by a 17 percent reduction in quota from the year before, went through the summer with one of the longest extended droughts in recent memory.
Growers on the local market closed out the season with 13.6 million pounds being sold for $25.1 million.
And then all that was left was the waiting.
News of a newly brokered settlement by the cigarette manufacturers with states suing for health costs came not long after the production season ended.
46 states, including Virginia, signed on to the $206 billion settlement but as the year came to an end, no decision had been made on how, if the settlement is finalized, states would spend the money.
Halifax County Del. Ted Bennett, just days before the annual quota announcement was made by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, proposed a statewide commission that would study ways to compensate growers, quota holders and the communities they serve once production is cut.
Two days after Bennett's proposal, quotas were cut for the second year in a row, this time at 18 percent.
Growers head into 1999 with a 667 million pound effective quota and uncertainty on how long their crop will remain viable.

Whether you prefer "annexation" or "boundary adjustment," it was the first story of the new year of 1998, and almost the biggest story of the entire year. Many will no doubt agree that this subject, including words and actions that took place before and after the actual change, deserves to be very high on the list.
It was at the stroke of midnight, the instant that 1997 became 1998, that South Boston annexed about 4000 acres of land and an estimated 2,509 residents, thus pushing the town's population to its largest ever, an estimated 9,500 individuals.
Shortly before the big changeover became effective, Circuit Court Judge William Wellons made it official by signing on to the boundary adjustment approved by South Boston Town Council and the Halifax County Board of Supervisors. Town services, including police and fire protection, began immediately in the new year, and from all accounts seemed to go smoothly. Among the new services that were well accepted in the annexed areas were garbage, trash and leaf collections without additional fees.
The acreage taken in by the town included most of the lucrative Centerville business district and part of the Riverdale business area. Conspiculously remaining in the county were the Halifax County Industrial Park and other industrial firms and potential building sites around South Boston and in the Centerville area.
The annexation-boundary adjustment did come with three resolutions, however. They were as follows: 1. Continuation of work by the two governing bodies toward a further consolidation of services. 2. A water-sewer capacity agreement between the town and county. 3. A 12-year moratorium on annexation but with a provision for residents in the county seeking inclusion in town.

The permitting of three new confined animal hog operations as well as the doubling in size of a current operation threw fuel on the controversy fire here in 1998 as opponents of large, confined hog operations and their proponents squared off. The county had five confined hog operations at the time of the new permitting.
Southside Concerned Citizens in a resolution addressing land, air and water pollution concerns affecting public health called on the county to institute increased setbacks mirroring those of Mecklenburg County for future intensive swine operations as well as the expansion of existing operations . SCC also called on hog operations to be required to guarantee by A-plus bond not to pollute the air, land or ground waters of Halifax County. Bonds would run during the period of operation and for a minimum of 20 years after closure.
Both the county and SCC sponsored educational meetings and trips during the year. A public hearing was called by the county for citizen comment and SCC sponsored a trip to Duplin County, North Carolina, home of the largest number of hog operations in the nation. The county also sponsored an educational trip to North Carolina State University to investigate technologies available for use in hog production.
In response to the SCC resolution offered in December, the Halifax County Board of Supervisors voted 6-2 in a substitute motion to halt permitting of swine operations until the planning commission and supervisors completed their study of hog production issues. The Halifax County Planning Commission is expected to present a recommendation to supervisors early this year.
The planning commission is studying over a dozen "items of consideration" related to the hog issue including increased setbacks, lagoon closure plans, setting a maximum number of animals at a single farm, local inspections, asking the General Assembly to fund additional DEQ and DCR inspectors and village setbacks, among others.

Halifax County voters overwhelmingly endorsed a CEC expansion and relocation proposal at the polls in November in a 4,179 to 1,462 vote approving $1.75 million in general obligation bonds.
Since the referendum the Halifax Education Foundation, a private non-profit organization, has selected an architectural firm, Calloway, Johnson, Moore and West of Farmville, with experience in educational facilities as well as historical buildings, and selected a firm, Whitney Jones Inc. of Winston-Salem, for professional help in fund-raising.
HEF had already raised $500,000 locally and obtained a $250,000 commitment from the state for the estimated $3.5 million overall project prior to the referendum.
If fund-raising efforts are successful, HEF chairman Chris Lumsden expects construction and renovation to start in September/October of 1999 with first classes in the winter semester of 2001, although he said the project could be completed earlier.
The Foundation acquired the old Export Leaf Tobacco Co. warehouse at the corner of Factory Street and Seymour Drive for relocation and expansion of the existing CEC facility.
The warehouse and five acres were donated to the Foundation by South Boston businessman John Cannon and the late Bob Harris with the Foundation assuming a little over $200,000 in debt in the agreement.
HEF will oversee the project, receive contributions, govern policy related to expansion and oversee complex operation.
A consortium of college presidents represented by Longwood, Danville Community College, Southside Virginia Community College and Averett will develop, coordinate and promote both degree and non-degree programs at the center as well as workforce training.

On November 3, Clover voters, by a margin of almost 2 to 1, agreed to annul the town's charter that dated back to 1895.
A shrinking population and an ever greater loss of tax revenues took a death toll on the tiny town which tomorrow morning, becomes the management responsibility of Halifax County.
Rather than face what town officials predicted might be a 300 percent real estate tax increase, Clover town residents will pay only county real estate and property taxes beginning in 1999.
Clover "will still be Clover" said the last mayor to serve, Debbie Griles not long after the vote was counted.

It was one of those years of excesses. First, it rained too much and then it didn't rain enough.
A drought that began around midyear lingered until mid-December causing losses of cash crops such as tobacco, corn and other grains not to mention the toll exacted upon wells, lawns, flowers and shrubbery.
Some tobacco growers without means of irrigation, plowed under their crops without harvesting a single leaf.
Two of the four wells serving residents of the Town of Scottsburg went dry temporarily during the month of November.
According to climatology history for precipitation, 1998's rainfall average for Halifax County is 60 percent below the long term average and the lowest on record for the past 102 years.
Not even a late season Hurricane Bonnie was able to bring much-needed rainfall to Halifax County.
As late as December 9, temperatures rose to near 80 degrees causing severe forest fire potentials and warnings by state forestry officials. And the latest dry-weather reminder came at Christmas when residents were forced to search long and hard for a fresh, green tree to decorate their homes.
Next week, the Halifax County Board of Supervisors will consider asking Governor James S. Gilmore III for drought relief that could provide monetary relief to the agricultural sectors.
The Dirty Dan kept Riverdale merchants on their toes for much of the first four months of 1998. By May, seven threats of flooding had been issued but only once did the waters enter US 501 and even then failed to cause any significant losses to merchants.
A storm that raged through Tennessee and Arkansas managed to cross over the Appalachians and bring as much as three inches of rainfall in just an hour to areas just west of South Boston. South Boston rain gauges recorded 1.9 inches during the same period.

Gradually taking shape in South Boston is the new and extended Broad Street, which has been under construction for the last three quarters of 1998 and promises to take another six months or so for completion. When it is done, traffic flow from south to north through the town should be improved immensely. The one-way north configuration will enable motorists to whisk themselves from Dan River to a new Broad Street-Wilborn Avenue junction just north of Center Street.
The $4,228,094 project is being built by APAC-Virginia Inc. of Danville, which broke ground last April 13. Much work has been done since then, but much more remains to be done. "They have made a lot of progress," said Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Joe Barkley, and an opening of the new street by about September 1 is the current goal. Barkley said winter weather could slow construction progress.
The project has been remarkably free of accidents, with the biggest problem being the sometimes inconvenience of slowed traffic movement on affected locations. One welcome development, Barkley pointed out, is that the southern entrance to Hupp's Mill Plaza Shopping Center has been restored.
When complete, Broad Street will extend north from its present terminus at Third Street, then make almost a bee-line for Vaughan Armory, followed by a turn to the left (or West) to reach Wilborn Avenue, with a new intersection to be constructed at that point to facilitate the flow of traffic.

Construction starts in 1998 set new records in Halifax County and the Town of South Boston. Over $69 million of building permits were issued for new homes, businesses, industries and expansion and modification of existing structures.
The county's increase over 1997 was 101.5 percent while in South Boston, the increase was 77.5 percent. The largest building project was Berry Hill Plantation which is owned by AXA, an international firm which is transforming the mansion into a training and conference center.
AXA paid approximately $3.1 million for Berry Hill and building permits already issued amount to more than $20 million.
Accounting for the second largest building project was Dollar General Distribution Center in the Halifax County Industrial Park. Building permits call for $16.1 million for an expansion which will bring to total more than 27 acres under roof for the distribution center which will soon employ approximately 525 persons.

Halifax County Schools went through changes, some big, some small... and some still in the proposal stages.
Facing a shortage of teaching space with the new graduation requirements, Halifax County High School made the switch to 4X4 block scheduling that would help students complete graduation requirements.
Teachers spend much of the later part of the 1997-98 school year preparing for the startup in the fall.
And after much discussion with the Town of Halifax, the school system purchased the empty Craddock Terry building to be transformed into an alternative education facility.
And what could be the biggest, school officials proposed the elimination and consolidation of elementary schools, a move that could help cut costs and remove older schools from the system.
Proposed for closing are Virgilina, Clover, Volens, Halifax, Washington Coleman and Cluster Springs Elementary Schools.

Julie Burton, a senior at Halifax County High School, was named Virginia's 1998 National Congress of State Games Female Athlete of the Year, an outstanding achievement under any circumstance and a truly remarkable feat for Miss Burton, who bucked the odds all the way to get there.
Julie was diagnosed with asthma when she was four years old, and has been told many times she wouldn't be able to participate to the fullest. She proved all the naysayers wrong, becoming a champion in outdoor and indoor track and cross country. After leading her Halifax County Comet team to both the Western district indoor and outdoor track championships, she went on to win a personal bronze medal in her sport in the Commonwealth Games.
In addition to such outstanding achievements as these, an individual who is selected as a State Games Female Athlete of the Year must personify the ideals of the State Games movement, which are: participation, sportsmanship, effort and positive attitude. Miss Burton excelled in all criteria.

--THE SOFTWARE FACTORY, the community's first high tech firm, held its grand opening May 20 in the former Leggett Merchandising Center in downtown South Boston. The firm specializes in year 2000 remediation and software development.
--Ken McLawhon resigned as South Boston Town Manager and was succeeded by Ted Daniel, who took office on December 7.
And these:
There were a lot of anniversaries celebrated during the year. William M. Tuck Airport observed its 50th anniversary, as did the Halifax and Clover Volunteer Fire Departments. The Prizery won a $200,000 state grant. The Grove Avenue swimming pool, a popular recreation spot for area youth for most of its 60-plus years, was closed for good. Virginia International Raceway announced plans for reopening.
People in the news included:
Richard Fitz was inducted into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame. Larry Clark was elected chairman of the Virginia High School League for a one-year term. Bill Harris was named executive director of the YMCA. Inducted into the Halifax County-South Boston Sports Hall of Fame were E. H. (Gus) Lacy Jr., Kaye Gilbert-Newcomb and Howard White. Halifax County High School major awards went Lauren Glass, Valedictorian; Ashley Talley, Principal's Award; Ben Rand, T. C. Watkins III trophy as best male athlete, and Jernaya Robinson, Tuesday Woman's Club trophy as best female athlete. Elected to South Boston Town Council in the first post-annexation election were incumbent Buddy Wilborn and newcomers Tom Raab and Ed Owens. Maj. Gen. Carroll Thackston was not reappointed as State Adjutant General by Governor Gilmore. Lance Chandler was executed.
Deaths during the year included the following:
The Rev. Earl Woodrow Marshburn, 83, Director of Missions for the Dan River Baptist Association.
Richard Jordan Sizemore, 80, South Boston business man.
Huell W. Matthews, 83, who served on the Halifax County Board of Supervisors for 44 years.
Robert T. Tuck, 81, a U. S. Army veteran and a former teacher at West Point.
Col. Marvin Caldwell Hillsman, 91, a revered commander of the famed Company F.
The Rev. Dr. Lewis H. Dawson, 93, a Baptist pastor for more than 50 years.

Margaret Brent Muir, 86, of Halifax, formerly of Reedville, died Thursday, December 24, 1998.
Mrs. Muir was the daughter of Thomas Sargarent Brent Jr. and Nannie Mae Squires of Kilmarnock and was married to John Paul Muir. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, Chesapeake Bay Garden Club and Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club.
Survivors include one sister, Helen Brent VanEllis of Encampment, WY; a niece, Susan Chambers Stanley and her husband, Dr. Dennis C. Stanley of Halifax; two great-nieces, Mary Helen Stanley and Margaret Brent Stanley; a great nephew, Edward Reed Stanley II, all of Halifax.
Funeral services were held Thursday, December 31 at 1 p.m. at Bethany United Methodist Church in Reedville with Rev. Walter W. Westbrook officiating. Burial was in Roseland Cemetery in Reedville.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Northumberland Rescue Squad, PO Box 1, Reedville, VA 22539 or a charity of your choice.

William Leon Sims of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Halifax County, died Saturday, December 26, 1998 at Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore at the age of 60.
Mr. Sims was born in Halifax County on October 11, 1938 the son of Pleasant Sims and Susie Boyd Sims and was married to Ulean Womack Sims. He was a member of Banister Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, William Edward Bowen of Richmond and Gregory Younger of Newark, NJ; four grandchildren; two sisters, Annie Plenty of Halifax and Lizzie Crawley of Victoria; two daughters-in-law, Debbie Bowen and Connie Younger; and a devoted friend, Ronnie Folger of Baltimore.
Funeral services for Mr. Sims will be held Thursday, December 31 at 11 a.m. at Banister Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. William F. Carr officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Chapel of Jeffress Funeral Home tonight, December 30 from 7 until 8:00.

Reuben Burton Pitts Jr., 83, of Williamsburg died Sunday, December 27, 1998.
Born in Camden, SC, he was the son of Reuben Burton Sr. and Margaret Post Pitts. A graduate of the Citadel, he was an Executive with Hermitage Mills in New York City, NY, a member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, A WWII Army Major, served in France and Trinidad in the Artillery Division.
Services for Mr. Pitts were held Wednesday, December 30 at 11 a.m. in Bethesda Presbyterian Church with burial in the Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Jim Shaffer officiated.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret Land Pitts; two sons, James L. Pitts of Kona, HI and J. Douglas Pitts of Annapolis, MD; two sisters, Emily Pitts and Peggy Kleiber, both of Camden; two brothers, Bill Pitts and Isaac Pittts, both of Camden; two granddaughters, Chrissy Pitts of Kona and Maggie Pitts of Annapolis; three grandsons, Jim Pitts of Kona, and John and Tommy Pitts, both of Annapolis. He was preceded in death by one son, Reuben Burton Pitts III, and a sister, Mary Calhoun.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider the charity of one's choice.

Harriett Emma Dunn of Vernon Hill died Monday, December 28, 1998 in Richmond at the home of her daughter, Mary D. Morton.
Mrs. Dunn was born in Pittsylvania County on February 24, 1908 and was 90 years of age at the time of her death. She was the daughter of John McLaughlin and Carrie Mayo McLaughlin and was married to Jesse P. Dunn Sr.
Survivors include six sons, John R. Dunn, Gatha Dunn, Jesse P. Dunn Jr., all of Vernon Hill, Earl Dunn of Capital Heights, MD, William Dunn of Manassas and Harry Dunn of Clinton, MD; three daughters, Mary D. Morton of Richmond, Carrie D. Johnson of Vernon Hill and Kessye D. Cargile of Lakewood, NJ; 39 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; five daughters-in-law, Louise Dunn, Jean Dunn, Marian Dunn, Joyce Dunn and Rosita Dunn; three sons-in-law, Stewart Morton, Theodore Johnson and C.B. Cargile; three sisters, Rose Adams, Bessie Fitzgerald and Hattie Thompson; one brother-in-law, Gus Thompson; four sisters-in-law, Emma McLaughlin, Annie Dunn, Copelia Dunn and Pearl McLaughlin. She was preceded in death by two sons; one sister, Mary A. Williams; four brothers, Wesley, McKinley, Harry and John Eddie McLaughlin.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dunn will be held Saturday, January 2 at 1 p.m. at Mt. Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Arthur Crews conducting the service. Burial will follow in the Dunn Family Cemetery in Vernon Hill.

The family will receive friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Johnson, 1225 Dunn Trail, Vernon Hill. Viewing will be held at Daniel Funeral Home in Halifax today, January 1.

Myrtle Kent Crenshaw of 2123 Oak Level Road, Halifax died Tuesday, December 29, 1998 at her home. She was 76 years of age at the time of her death.
Miss Crenshaw was born in Halifax County on July 19, 1922 the daughter of Walter Warren Crenshaw and Linda Ferrell Crenshaw. She was a member of Oak Level Presbyterian Church and proprietor of Crenshaw's Store.
Survivors include one nephew and wife, H. Hatcher Crenshaw Jr. and Sandra Griffin Crenshaw of Oak Level; one great-nephew, H. Hatcher 'Hank' Crenshaw III of Fort Campbell, KY; one great-great-nephew, Stephen Alexander Crenshaw of Kensington, MD; one great-step-niece, Stephanie Wakefield of Richmond; one great-step-nephew, Brian Rivers of Richmond.
Funeral services for Miss Crenshaw were held Thursday, December 31 at Oak Level Presbyterian Church with Rev. Bob Jackson conducting the service. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Oak Level Fire Department First Responders.

Brenda Perkins Kell of 5201 Cole's Ferry Road, Nathalie died Thursday, December 31, 1998 at Berry Hill Nursing Home. She was 78 years of age.
Mrs. Kell was born in Halifax County on March 8, 1920 the daughter of Walter T. Perkins and Daisy Whitt Perkins and was married to Robert H. Kell. She was a member of Providence Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Kell Kendrick and Phyllis Kell Norris, both of Nathalie; one son, Robert H. Kell Jr. of Nathalie; two sisters, Grace Martin of Crystal Hill and Rachel Moisoff of Richmond; three brothers, Neil Perkins of Nathalie, Walter T. Perkins Jr. of Wallace, NC, and Merritt Perkins of Richmond; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kell will be held Sunday, January 3 at 2:30 p.m. at Providence Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Powell Funeral Home Saturday, January 2 from 7 until 8:00 p.m.