Three youths were arrested Tuesday on felony charges by officers of the South Boston Police Department as a result of a house fire on March 10, on Old Halifax Road.
Two 15-year-olds and a 17-year old face felony charges of entering a dwelling to commit larceny and injuring property in over $1,000 in damages, as well as trespassing, in connection with the house fire that sustained approximately $300,000 in damages.
The charges were made after a two-month investigation by Sgt. B.K. Lovelace and Special Agent Larry Bishop of the Virginia State Police.
The two-and-a-half story house, a Halifax County landmark known as Hodges Hall, was owned by William Allen Fuller Sr.
· Stacy Rena Garber, 21, of Old Cluster Springs Road in South Boston, was arrested Tuesday by the South Boston Police Department on charges of embezzlement and forgery.
According to the South Boston police, Officer W.M. Garner charged Garber with 18 counts of embezzlement and seven counts of forgery and uttering.
The alleged offenses, in the amount of over $20,000, occurred at Belk Store in South Boston, where Garber was employed from April 26, 1999 to February 15, 2000.
The twenty-five indictments were handed down Monday by the Halifax County Circuit Court grand jury as the result of a two-month investigation by investigators of the South Boston Police and Gloria Gosling, area loss prevention manager for Belks.
· A 71-year-old Scottsburg man was arrested Tuesday by sheriff's deputies on a felony charge of malicious wounding with intent to kill.
Curtis Nathan Bailey, of Green Level Road, was arrested for the alleged wounding of Henry Powell, which occurred on the day of the arrest.
Bailey is scheduled to appear in Halifax County General District Court on May 17.
· A 21-year-old Virgilina woman was arrested Tuesday by sheriff's deputies on a felony charge of uttering a check.
Cassandra Lynna Lawson, of Virgilina Road, was charged with the intent to defraud by uttering a check for $304, drawn on Community National Bank and made payable to Outback Satellite.
The alleged offense occurred on March 20.
· Clarence Duncan, 30, of Spring Avenue in South Boston, was arrested Tuesday by the South Boston Police Department on a charge of stealing a check valued at more than $200 from Hill's Tavern in South Boston, where he was employed.
Duncan was charged by Investigator B.K. Lovelace with grand larceny, forging and uttering after he cashed the check at Mor For Less.
· A 19-year-old South Boston man was arrested Wednesday by sheriff's deputies on charges of forging and uttering.
Robert Dana Lowery, of Philpott Road, was charged with two felony counts of forging and uttering a signature of Juanita Spainhour on a $110 check drawn on One Valley Bank and made payable to Winn Dixie.
The alleged offenses occurred on August 18, 1999.
· Brian James Rogers, 34, of Rosehill Apartments in South Boston, was arrested Tuesday by sheriff's deputies on an assault-and-battery charge.
Rogers allegedly commited the assault and battery of Christina Rogers on May 7.
· The South Boston Police Department E911 Communications Center received a call on Tuesday that was an apparent hoax by a male caller.
The caller stated that a child was being held and demanded ransom money.
A trace of the call led to a pay phone in front of the Halifax County High School.
After a search by South Boston police, Halifax County Sheriff's Department and the Halifax Town police, no one was found.
Anyone who has information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 575-TIPS (8477).

A 39-year-old South Boston woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an amended indictment in 10th District Circuit Court in Halifax.
Cynthia Ann Adams pleaded guilty to uttering a forged DMV vehicle title application, uttering a forged credit application and making a false statement on a loan.
Adams was remanded to custody until presentencing in the July term of court. She will be also evaluated for the Detention Center and for the alternative sentencing program.
· Darnell Bailey, 49, of Crystal Hill, was found guilty on Tuesday of possession of cocaine.
He will remain free on bond until presentencing during the July term of court.
· Frank Thomas Dunkley Jr., 29, of South Boston, was found guilty on Tuesday of possession of cocaine.
Dunkley will remain free on bond until presentencing in the July term of court.
The court also ordered Dunkley to be evaluated for the Detention and Diversion Centers.
· Michael Thomas Newton, 29, of South Boston, was found guilty on Tuesday of a probation violation.
Newton had his previous bond revoked and he was sentenced to three months in jail.
· Clifford Chris Perry, 38, of Buffalo Junction, was found guilty on Tuesday to an amended indictment of making a false statement on a consent form to purchase a firearm.
Perry was remanded to custody until presentencing in the July term of court.
The court also ordered Perry to be evaluated for the Diversion Center.
· Eugene Monroe Barksdale, 21, of South Boston, was found guilty on Wednesday of possession of cocaine.
Barksdale had his previous bond revoked and he was remanded to custody until presentencing in the July term of court.
The court also ordered that Barksdale be evaluated for the alternative sentencing program.
· Randy E. Donnelly, 40, of Scottsburg, was found guilty on Wednesday of possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
Donnelly was remanded to custody until presentencing in the July term of court.
· Sandra Denise Faucette, 35, of South Boston, entered an Alford Plea of guilty on Wednesday to an amended indictment, including one count each of grand larceny and forging and uttering a Social Security check.
Under terms of an Alford Plea, a defendant does not admit guilt, but acknowledges that the evidence against him is sufficient to make his conviction almost a certainty.
Faucette was sentenced to a total of ten years in prison, but her entire sentence was suspended on condition of her good behavior for ten years.
The court ordered Faucette to be put on probation for one year and to make restitution in the amount of $520 to the U.S. Treasury.
· Vincent Edward Harris, 36, of Nathalie, was found guilty on Wednesday of possession of cocaine.
Harris had his bond revoked and he was remanded to custody until presentencing in the July term of court.
The court also ordered Harris to be evaluated for the alternative sentencing program.
· Freddie Dean Patrick, 43, of Nathalie, entered an Alford Plea of guilty on Wednesday to one count of possession of cocaine.
Patrick is free on bond until presentencing in the July term of court.
· Derrick Waller, 30, of South Boston, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to grand larceny.
Under terms of a plea agreement, Waller was sentenced to ten years in prison, with all suspended but six months.
The suspended portion of Waller's sentence was conditional on his good behavior for ten years after his release.
Waller will also be on probation for one year after his incarceration.

Not many church members can trace their roots to the days of the Revolutionary War, but the congregation of Hunting Creek Baptist Church in the Nathalie community is just such a group.
The 350-member congregation will celebrate the church's 225th anniversary during a special service on May 21 at 11 a.m.
"Dr. Hatcher Remembers," a dramatic portrayal of the life of D. William Hatcher, will be a highlight of the service.
Fred Anderson, executive director of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society, will portray Hatcher, a prominent Virginia Baptist minister of the last century.
Anderson has presented the portrayal about 300 times before civic and church groups across Virginia.
According to William S. Adkisson Jr., Hunting Creek Baptist Church was founded by Elder Thomas Dobson who became the first pastor, serving from 1775-1815.
Adkisson is the church's historian and, at 92 years of age, its oldest member.
The place of worship was first called Dobson's Meeting House, perhaps a mile and one-half southwest of its present location.
Hunting Creek became a charter member of the Dan River Baptist Association in 1839.
A sketch of the church found in the 1840 minutes of the Dan River Association says that "the church seems but moderately prosperous experiencing at times seasons of great dissension and trial until a revival commenced in 1830 during which time about 80 were received by baptism."
According to Adkisson, Hunting Creek did not seem to be "in a charge" with other churches during its early history.
In later years, the church was in a charge with one or more other churches, including Clover, Scottsburg, Bethel, Crystal Hill and Winn's Creek.
In 1931, Hunting Creek was remodeled to include six Sunday schoolrooms.
In 1951, church members voted to build a new church building and to move the then-existing church behind the new structure to be used as an educational building.
The new brick church was dedicated in 1952. A parsonage was added in 1955, the same year Hunting Creek became an independent church.
The Rev. Clarence L. Warren became its first full-time pastor on December 1 of that year.
Hunting Creek held special programs during 1975 to honor the bicentennial of the church, culminating with services on September 14.
At that time, the church reached its peak in both Sunday school and training union attendance.
The present pastor of Hunting Creek, the Rev. Lee Roy Davis, began his ministry at Hunting Creek in January 1988. He will retire on July 1, 2000, making his length of service second only to that of Elder Thomas Dobson, the church's first pastor.
Adkisson has prepared a history of Hunting Creek Church. He will present it in its entirety at the anniversary service on May 21.

Oncoming headlights contributed to a two-car crash Wednesday night on Bold Springs Road.
Trooper C.M. Fleming said a 1995 Hyundai, driven by Darren D. Adams, 20, of South Boston, struck a 1994 Dodge driven by Ronnie C. Green, 52, of South Boston, on Bold Springs Road (Route706), one-half mile west of Old Cluster Springs Road (Route 704).
Fleming said Adams saw the headlights of Green's vehicle approaching and he hit his brakes.
Adam's vehicle struck Green's vehicle and slide off of the left side of the road, hitting a telephone box, said the trooper.
Fleming estimated $1,000 in damages to the Green vehicle, $1,500 in estimated damage to the Adams vehicle and $150 in estimated damage to the telephone box from the 10:20 p.m. crash.
Adams was charged with reckless driving.
· A 1950 Chevrolet pickup sustained heavy damage Wednesday afternoon in the wake of a two-car crash on Industrial Park Road (Route 931), one-half mile south of Route 58.
Trooper D.T. Conner said the 1950 pickup, driven by Derrick Kent Petty, 36, of Halifax, pulled out of a private driveway into the path of a 1976 Chevrolet pickup, driven by Cecil BrannWilkins, 52, of Nathalie.
Conner said the antique vehicle then struck Wilkins' pickup at 3:05 p.m. causing an estimated $3,000 in damages to the 1950 pickup and $700 in estimated damage to Wilkins' vehicle.
Petty was charged with reckless driving.
· A separated tire tread resulted in a one-vehicle crash Monday morning on Route 501, injuring Roger Owen III, 21, of South Boston.

Trooper D.O. Cooper II said the 11:50 a.m. crash occurred on Route 501, five-tenths of a mile north of Cluster Springs Road (Route 658), when a 1987 Ford pickup, driven by Owen, lost the tread on the driver's side rear tire, causing Owen to lose control.

The vehicle ran off of the right side of the road and overturned, said the trooper.
An estimated $2,000 in damages occurred to the vehicle.
No charges were filed.

It will be June at the earliest before a successor is named to fill the principal's post at Halifax County High School.
That was the word from Halifax County School Superintendent Dennis Witt yesterday on the eve of the initial deadline for applicants.
Witt declined to state how many individuals have applied for the principal's post at Halifax County High School but did say "it's a small pool."
"We have not received a large response on the high school principalship," Witt said.
"And, we're not sure why."
Witt said the position was advertised statewide. He said some applications have come from other areas of the state.
"But," he noted, "it was fewer than we anticipated."
Three individuals from within the school system have applied for the for the post, Witt concluded.
The appointment of the new high school principal will come, at the earliest, at the June 12 meeting of the Halifax County School Board.
Halifax County High School principal Larry Clark will be leaving the post at the end of the current school.
Last month the Halifax County School Board appointed Clark to the position of the school system's Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources.

Halifax County's varsity baseball team is looking to take another big step in the stretch drive for the Western District title here tonight when it faces the E.C. Glass Hilltoppers.
The Comets, 13-1 overall and 3-1 in Western District action, will be facing a potentially dangerous opponent in tonight's 7 p.m. game at Halifax County High School.
Halifax County has beaten the Hilltoppers once this season. But, since that time, Glass upset GW, putting Glass and GW in a tie for third place entering tonight's contest.
"Glass is a scrappy team," noted Comets coach Kelvin Davis whose team tuned up for tonight's game with victories in a doubleheader here Tuesday against William Fleming.
"What we've got to do is concentrate on jumping out ahead of them early. If we don't jump ahead of them early and they can hang around, they can make it close game.
"That's just the type of team Glass is," Davis added.
With the Comets having defeated E.C. Glass 8-2 in Lynchburg earlier this season, it would be very easy for the Comets to look ahead to Tuesday and their impending rematch with GW.
Davis said he has told his team to concentrate on this game and not worry about what may lie ahead.
"Each game we play is just as important as the next one," the Comets' coach said.
"Every game we play, we need to focus on that game. We must stay focused and take it one game at a time."
The Comets will have momentum behind them tonight after having rung up 7-0 and 3-2 wins over William Fleming here Tuesday.
In the opening game, Comets hurlers Jonathan Wallace and Scott Adams combined to throw a three hitter at the Colonels.
Justin Smith, Todd Meadows and Michael Priest teamed up to get the win in the nightcap,a game in which Davis made wholesale lineup changes so as to give everyone a chance to see a lot of action.
"We let the starters play the first game and we got the 7-0 win," said Davis.
"In the second game, we let the reserves play. They have all worked hard all season and it was a good opportunity to give them some playing time, get a good number of at-bats, and see what they could do. It was a good experience for them."
The Comets hit the ball well in both games, getting eight hits in the opening game shutout and seven hits in the nightcap.
Leading the Comets offensively in the first game was Geoff Moore who was a perfect two for two at the plate.
Matt Hastings, Mike Priest, Brian Medley, Todd Meadows, Chad Compton and Josh Milam each had a hit.
Wallace, the Comets' starting pitcher, allowed only two hits and gave up five walks.
Scott Adams, who came in to pitch the fifth and final inning of the game, fanned two batters and gave up a hit.
Halifax County opened the first game by getting a first inning run when Hastings, the leadoff batter, singled, sped to third on a double by Moore, and scored on an error.
Hastings scored again in the second inning, reaching base on a fielder's choice, stealing second base and scoring on a hit by Moore.
Sporting a 2-0 lead, the Comets added five more runs in the bottom of the third inning that began with a triple by Priest and who scored ona single by Medley.
Medley stole both second base and third base and scored on a sacrifice fly to left field by R.D. Cole.
The Comets also got a hit from Compton and a run scoring hit by Milam in the inning that concluded with the Comets holding a 7-0 lead.
Fleming made things interesting in the nightcap, a in which the Comets scored a come-from-behind win on a hit by Priest in the bottom of the sixth inning that scored Justin Shepperd who started the inning with a walk.
The Colonels took advantage of three walks, two hits and a Comets error to score twice in the second inning and take a 2-0 lead.
Halifax County plated its first run in the bottom of the third inning when Adams hit a double and scored by stealing home.
The Comets tied the game in the fourth inning when Shepperd walked and scored on a sacrifice fly to centerfield by Chris Brewer.
Halifax County got a hit from Brandon Howerton to start the fifth inning but couldn't plate a run to break the deadlock.
But, the Comets did break the tie when the game went into the extra inning and picked up the win.
Nearly everyone hit the ball for the Comets with Nick Thompson, Chris Parker, Chad Conner, Chris Brewer, Priest, Adams and Howerton all getting a hit.

Smith, the starting pitcher, went two and a third innings, giving up two runs, four hits, allowing four walks and fanning three batters.
Meadows came on with two runners on base and one out in the third inning and squelched the Colonels' threat by fanning the first two batters he faced to retire the side.
In the fourth inning, Meadows was just as effective, striking out the first two batters before giving up a hit. And, he retired the side by fanning the next batter.
For the day, Meadows struck out five batters and allowed one hit in one and two thirds of an inning.
Priest came in for the final two innings. He retired the side on strikeouts in the fifth inning and the Comets set the Colonels down in order in the sixth inning with Priest adding another strikeout to his total.
WILLIAM FLEMING AB R H RBI
Copney, cf 2 0 0 0
Hamiouuah, p 2 0 1 0
Lafon, 3b 2 0 0 0
Waldron, c 2 0 1 0
Defibaugh, 3b 1 0 0 0 Dooley, rf 1 0 1 0
Potts, lf 2 0 0 0
Ridenhour 2 0 0 0
Smith, 2b 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 16 0 3 0
HALIFAX CO. AB R H RBI
Hastings, rf 3 2 1 0
Moore, lf 2 0 2 1
Adams, p 1 0 0 0
Priet, 3b 3 1 1 0
Medley, 2b 3 1 1 1
Meadows, 1b 1 1 1 0
Shepperd, 1b 0 0 0 0
Cole, ss 0 0 0 1
Compton, c 2 1 1 1
Conner, c 0 0 0 0
Milam, cf 2 1 1 1
Wallace, p-rf 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 17 7 8 6

William Fleming 0 0 0 0 0--0
Halifax Co. 1 1 5 0 x--7

WILLIAM FLEMING AB R H RBI
Copney, cf 3 0 1 0
Elliott, 1b 3 0 1 0
Dooley, rf 3 0 0 0
Waldron, c 3 0 1 0
Defibaugh, 3b 2 1 1 0
Lafon, ss 2 1 1 0
Coulier, lf 3 0 0 0
Smith, 2b 2 0 0 1
Ridenhour, p 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 22 2 5 2
HALIFAX CO. AB R H RBI
Thompson, cf 3 0 1 0
Parker, 3b 3 0 1 0
Wallace, lf 3 0 0 0
Shepperd, 1b 1 2 0 0
Conner, c 2 0 1 0
Brewer, rf 1 0 1 0
Smith, p 1 0 0 0
Meadows, p 1 0 0 0
Priest, p 1 0 1 1
Adams, ss 2 1 1 0
Howrton, 2b 1 0 1 0
TOTAL 19 3 7 2

William Fleming 0 2 0 0 0 0--2
Halifax Co. 0 0 1 1 0 1--3

The Halifax County High School varsity girls softball team will face another crucial Western District game here today against E.C. Glass.
Today's 5 p.m. contest against the Hilltoppers is a "must win" contest for the Comets if they are to remain in contention for the Western District title.
The Comets split their games with Albemarle here Wednesday, scoring a 1-0 win in the opening game, a resumption of a rain-halted game played a couple of weeks or so ago in Charlottesville.
But, the Comets lost a tough 2-1 contest in eight innings in the second game which was the regularly scheduled game of the day.
The split left the Comets 10-3 for the season and tied with Albemarle at 3-1 for the Western District lead.
GW, at 2-2 is only one game behind and will face Albemarle Friday.
The Comets, who edged GW 4-2 in Danville, will face GW again here Tuesday in their final regular season district game.
E.C. Glass is winless through its first four Western District games. Halifax County defeated Glass 6-2 in Lynchburg earlier this season.
"We can't worry about what happened tonight," Saunders said Wednesday evening after her split games with Albemarle.
"We've got E.C. Glass here Friday and GW here Tuesday. We've got to focus on those games now.
"We've got to put this behind us," Saunders added, "and hope we see Albemarle again and go after it."
In the opening game, the game that was the resumption of the rain halted first meeting of the two teams in Charlottesville, the Comets scored the winning run in the the top of the fifth inning.
Lindsay Stolzenthaler led off with a hit and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jenny Armistead.
Stolzenthaler moved to third when Nicole Davis reached base on an error.
With Amberly Moon batting, Davis broke for second base on a steal attempt but made an error on the throw attempting to nail Davis.
Stolzenthaler then broke for the plate and stole home to score the deciding run.
The Comets had opportunities to tack on insurance runs in the sixth and seventh innings.
But, despite two hits in the sixth inning, one from Shonda Welch and the other a bunt single from Branda Best, the Comets failed to plate a run and left runners stranded at second base and third base.
The Comets also left runners stranded on second base and third base in the seventh inning after Stolzenthaler reached base on an error and Armistead walked.
Anna Lewis, who started the game in Charlottesville that was stopped by rain after three innings, whirled a masterful four innings.
Lewis held the Patriots hitless through the four inning span, allowed no walks and finished the contest having given up two hits and having fanned three batters.
The Comets had three hits in the contest, one each by Welch, Best and Stolzenthaler.
After a few minutes rest, Lewis came right back to the hill for the nightcap and gave a solid performance, allowing six hits, one walk and fanning four batters in the 2-1 loss.
Halifax County had six hits in the game, two by Welch and one each from Brandi Conner, Hoskins, Lewis, and Amberly Moon.
The Comets had opportunities to score but left a pair of runners stranded on the sacks in the first, second, third and seventh innings.
An Albemarle error and a base hit by Hoskins opened the door for the Comets in the first inning but runners were left on second base and third base.
A walk and a base hit by Moon gave Halifax County another opportunity to score in the second inning which saw the Comets again leave runners starnded on second and third base.
Welch had a double and Lewis had a bunt hit. Those, coupled with a Patriots error, gave the Comets one run but two runners were again stranded.
Back-to-back base hits by Conner and Welch with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning gain opened the door for the Comets.
But, for the fourth time in the game, the Comets could not avail themselves of the opportunity.
"We were able to get runners on and get them into scoring position but we just couldn't get the hits at the right time," said Saunders.
"We just didn't get the hits when we really needed them."
Albemarle drew the first score, taking advantage of a Comets error and backing it with a base hit to take a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
The Comets answered in the bottom of the third inning when Welch led off with a double to centerfield.
Hoskins bunted and reached base on an error that allowed Welch nto move to third base. Welch scored on a sacrifice bunt to third base by Best to tie the game at 1-1.
The score stayed that way through the regulation seven innings. But, Albemarle plated what weould be the winning run in the top of the eighth inning.
A base hit with one out started the ball rolling for the Patriots. The Patriots' runner stole second base and scored on a double to left field to go up 2-1.
A Comets error put runners on first base and third base and the Patriots's runner on first base stole second base to put runners on second and third base with two out.
Lewis stifled the Patriots' rally there by fanning the next batter to end the inning.
The Comets saw a brief ray of hope in the bottom of the eighth inning when Lewis reached base on a hard line drive back to the Patriots' pitcher that bounced off of the pitcher's leg.
But, the Comets' threat passed quickly as Stolzenthaler flied out to left field and Shannon Torian struck out to end the inning and the game.
Game 1 Results
Halifax County
PLAYER AB R H RBI
Conner, ss 4 0 0 0
Welch, cf 3 0 1 0
Hoskins, lf 3 0 0 0
Best, c 3 0 1 0
Lewis, p 2 0 0 0
Stolzenthaler, 3b 3 0 1 0
Armistead, 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis, 1b 3 0 0 1
Moon, rf 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 27 0 3 1
Albemarle
PLAYER AB R H RBI
Girdler, cf 3 0 2 0
Gibson, 2b 3 0 0 0
Flint, p 3 0 0 0
Amiss, c 3 0 0 0
Crawford, 3b 3 0 0 0
Almond, rf 2 0 0 0
Wilson, lf 2 0 0 0
Hanley, 1b 2 0 0 0
Purvis, ss 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 23 0 2 3
Halifax Co. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0--1
Albemarle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--0

Game 2 Results
Albemarle
PLAYER AB R H RBI
Girdler, cf 4 0 1 0
Eisinman, rf 4 1 1 0
Flint, p 4 1 0 0
Amiss, c 3 0 2 2
Hanley, 1b 4 0 0 0
Crawford, 3b 4 0 1 0
Wilson, lf 3 0 1 0
Gibson, 2b 3 0 0 0
Purvis, ss 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 2 6 2
Halifax County
PLAYER AB R H RBI
Conner, ss 4 0 1 0
Welch, cf 4 1 2 0
Hoskins, lf 4 0 1 0
Best, c 4 0 0 0
Lewis, p 4 0 1 1
Stolzenthaler, 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis, 1b 2 0 0 0
Torian, 1b 2 0 0 0
Armistead, 2b 2 0 0 0
Moon, rf 3 0 1 0
TOTALS 33 1 6 1
Albemarle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1--2
Halifax Co. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0--1

Kenneth Ray Perkins, 53, of Burkeville, died May 9, 2000.
Mr. Perkins is survived by his wife, Judy Vaughan Perkins; one daughter, Kelley Perkins Millner of Spout Springs; his mother, Mary Cochran Perkins of Burkeville; and one brother, James L. "Jimmy" Perkins of South Boston.
Graveside services were held Thursday, May 11 at 2 p.m. at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Burkeville.

Willie James Moorman, 91, of Crystal Hill, died May 7, 2000, at Piney Forest Health Care Center in Danville.
Mr. Moorman was born in Halifax County on March 18, 1909.
Survivors include two brothers, John Moorman and Linzie Moorman, both of Crystal Hill; and two sisters, Mary Holt of Crystal Hill and Velmous Cousins of Albany, N.Y.
Funeral services for Mr. Moorman will be held May 13 at 11 a.m. at Sunflower Baptist Church in Nathalie with the Rev. Robert Tucker officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the home of Linzie Moorman, 1049 Lennig Road, Nathalie.

Duretha Jones Woody, 98, of 7078 River Road, South Boston, died May 7, 2000, at her home.
Mrs. Woody was born in Halifax County on May 2, 1902.
Survivors include five daughters, Rebecca Fabian, Virginia Lipscomb and Helen Terry, all of South Boston, Rosa Williams and Inez Miller of New York City, N.Y.; one son, Granville Woody Jr. of New York City; 36 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Woody will be held today, May 12 at 1 p.m. at Williams Temple CME Church in South Boston with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. George Brown will officiate.

Joe William Crews, 52, of Acorn Road, Nathalie, died May 10, 2000, at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Mr. Crews was born in Halifax County on August 4, 1947, the son of Charlie Lee Crews and Irene Jennings Crews and was married to Kay Williams Crews. He was a member of Staunton River Baptist Church and a retired employee of Thomasville Industries and Tri-County Insulation.
In addition to his wife, survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, William Dale and Jamie Crews of Nathalie; one daughter, Crystal Gayle Crews of Lynchburg; one brother, Charlie E. (Gene) Crews of Nathalie; one sister, Becky C. Perkins of Nathalie; one grandchild, Alexandria Paige Crews; and his mother-in-law, Louise Mason Williams of Nathalie. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Giles T. Crews Sr. and Richard L. Crews Sr.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, May 12, at Staunton River Baptist Church by the Rev. Rodney Barwick. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Thomas Andrew Melton, 88, of 669 Olive Branch Road, Roxboro, N.C., died May 10, 2000, at UNC Hospital.
Mr. Melton was born in Person County, N.C. the son of Samuel and Lula Humphries Melton and was married to Mattie Lee Lowery Melton. He was a retired merchant and farmer and a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church, having served on various committees.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas Cecil Melton and Lawrence Melton, both of Roxboro; one daughter, Hilda M. Wrenn of Durham, N.C.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Melton will be held today, May 12 at 2 p.m. at Olive Branch Baptist Church, Roxboro, by the Rev. Victor Blackwell. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Olive Branch Baptist Church, 7588 Dirgie Mine Road, Roxboro 27573.

Nora V. Throckmorton, 88, of 2057 Green Level Road, Scottsburg, died May 9, 2000, at The Woodview.
Mrs. Throckmorton was born in Halifax County on June 7, 1911, the daughter of Greer Hewill Vaughan and Maude Langford Vaughan and was married to Walter Abraham Throckmorton. She was a member of Scottsburg Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held today, May 12, at 2 p.m. at Scottsburg Baptist Church with the Revs. H.V. Conner and Bob Richards conducting the service. Burial will take place in Oakland Cemetery at Scottsburg.
Mrs. Throckmorton is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Eulalia T. and Clyde Thomas of Scottsburg, Rebecca T. and Alfred Whitt of Virgilina and Nora Lee T. and Alton Whitlow of Clover; one son and daughter-in-law, Henry Hewill and Virginia Throckmorton of Scottsburg; four sisters, Dorothy Martin of Mechanicsville, Margurie Ritt of Richmond, Mae Butler and Virginia Bracy, both of Scottsburg; three brothers, Andrew, George and Edd Vaughan, all of Scottsburg; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one grandson, Glen Whitlow.

Hattie Womack Terry, 61, of 2001 Sinai Road, South Boston, died May 7, 2000, at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Terry was born in Halifax County on February 22, 1939.
Survivors include her husband, Henry Terry; three daughters, Thalia Traynham, Avaris Terry and JaDaylyn Terry, all of South Boston; one son, Derwin Terry of Cusetta, Ga.; four grandchildren; two brothers, William Womack of Halifax and Oscar Womack of Nathalie.

Funeral services for Mrs. Terry will be held May 13 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul CME Church in Halifax with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Moses Goldmon will officiate.
The family will receive friends at the home.

Samuel Durell Watts Sr., 89, of 3143 Grubby Road, Halifax, died May 11, 2000, at The Woodview.
Mr. Watts was born in Halifax County on September 9, 1910, the son of Samuel Lee Watts and Maggie Roby Watts and was married to Frances Seamster Watts. He was a member of Providence Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon for many years. He was also a retired farmer.
Graveside services will be held May 13 at 11 a.m. at Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Nathalie with the Rev. Everette Hellmuth officiating.
Surviving Mr. Watts are his wife; one son, Samuel Durell "Sam" Watts Jr. of Halifax; one sister, Sadie Cook of Newport News; one brother, Rev. C.H. Watts of Clover; one granddaughter, Twila Watts Wallace and one great-grandchild, Cedric Wallace.
The family will receive friends at Brooks Funeral Home this evening, May 12, between 7:00 and 8:00 and other times at the home.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Providence Presbyterian Church.

Thelma Mae Jennings Carr of Nathalie died May 9, 2000, in Durham, N.C. She was married to the late Beverly Thomas Carr.
Survivors include five sons, James M. Sr., Charles E., George M., Hubert T. and Douglas S. Carr, all of Alexandria; four daughters, Rosa M. Tisdale, Margaret C. Boyd and LaVerne C. Taylor, all of Nathalie and Lucy Mae Carr of Alexandria; 23 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Willie Mack Jennings of the home, Junior Jennings of Nathalie and Lewis Jennings of Woodbridge; four sisters, Angieline Boyd, Lowrien Jones and Elizabeth Palmer, all of Nathalie and Patty Carrington of Alexandria.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carr will be held today, May 12 at 1 p.m. at New Shiloh Baptist Church in Nathalie with burial in the church cemetery.

Henry Alvin Palmer, 65, of The Bronx, N.Y., formerly of Halifax County, died May 8, 2000, at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in New York.
Mr. Palmer was born in Halifax County on December 7, 1934, the son of Drewey Collins and Willie Mae Palmer and was married to Constance Coleman Palmer. He was a member of Bethel Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Denise Palmer of Hackensack, N.J.; two sons, Melvin Palmer and Alvin Palmer, both of The Bronx; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Etta Francis Hill of Clover and Evette Whitehead of The Bronx; one daughter-in-law, Jacqueline Palmer; and his future son-in-law, Damon Pullar of Hackensack.
Funeral services for Mr. Palmer will be held May 13 at 1 p.m. at Bethel Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert H. VanHook officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church Saturday following burial.