By BOB LEWIS
Associated Press Writer
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. (AP) - The Republican Party adopted conservative outsider U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode on Saturday, pledging to support him for re-election this fall as staunchly as it will George W. Bush and Senate candidate George Allen.
With the endorsement of the Republicans in his 5th Congressional District, the former Democrat assured himself a base of supporters and even some financial help as he prepares to face a determined effort to unseat him by the party he spurned.
''You can't go home and watch television, you can't go down to the country store and sit on a Coca-Cola crate, you can't go get on a computer and play a card game ... and think it's all going to get done. We've got to roll up our sleeves and go to work and have a great victory on Nov. 7,'' Goode told about 200 cheering Republicans at Hampden-Sydney College.
Ed Matricardi, the state party's executive director, said the convention's unanimous vote to endorse Goode means the party will include him on direct mail, signs and other promotions encouraging voters to support Bush and Allen.
''This essentially made him part of the Republican ticket,'' Matricardi said.
After serving in the General Assembly and Congress for nearly 27 years as a Democrat, Goode became an independent in January and began caucusing with House Republicans. However, he resisted inducements from top House GOP leaders to switch parties.
''I've still got some longtime friends who are Democrats and independents,'' he said in explaining his reluctance to become a Republican.
Nevertheless, Goode was welcomed as an old friend and philosophical kinsman by Republicans from throughout his rural, tobacco-growing Southside district. Among the party leaders who praised him were Lt. Gov. John Hager, Attorney General Mark L. Earley and ex-Gov. Allen, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Charles S. Robb.
''In Prince Edward (County), we've been very big on Virgil becoming a Republican,'' said James Simms, a delegate to the district convention and a history teacher at the college. ''Sure, we'd like to see that, and I think he should do that, but ... there's no question that he will be getting our support.''
State Sen. Charles R. Hawkins, R-Pittsylvania, said the endorsement was in recognition of the times Goode, as a Democrat, rankled his own party by voting with the GOP in Richmond and Washington. ''Virgil has paid some dues with us in that regard,'' Hawkins said.
The 5th District convention was one of five held Saturday by the Republicans and one by the Democrats to select delegates to their national conventions this summer and the central committees that govern their state parties.
In the 7th District, the Republicans heard short pitches from Del. Eric Cantor of Henrico and state Sen. Steve Martin of Chesterfield. They are competing in the June 13 primary for the vacancy that will be created by Republican Rep. Thomas J. Bliley's retirement.
Other GOP conventions were held in the 2nd, 6th and 11th districts.

Halifax attorney James Edmunds, a driving force in the creation of Halifax Regional Hospital and chairman of its board of directors for over 22 years, was honored Saturday night by hospital officials.
A portrait of Mr. Edmunds was unveiled during the Saturday evening reception. The portrait will hang in the new James E. Edmunds' Conference Room, named for him on this occasion.
Mr. Edmunds was recognized by hospital officials for his continuous service "with honor and distinction since the early 1950s, prior to the groundbreaking of Halifax Community Hospital."
Surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, the man repeatedly described by speakers as "a Virginia gentleman" was lauded for his hospital leadership, his personal drive and commitment as Finance Committee chairman during the hospital's early years, his unselfish devotion to the hospital's progress and, without fail, for his friendship.
"I don't think you find many people in any industry that have actually been the impetus and part of an organization, sticking with it, for 50 years," said Chris Lumsden, hospital administrator. "And he is still an active member of the board.
"He created the vision that we have used to expand hospital care facilities for this region," Lumsden said.
The administrator said that Mr. Edmunds was keenly interested in two areas, having the right number and quality of staff for the organization and also physician recruitment and relations.
The hospital's role in the community, and Mr. Edmunds' commitment with others to a common goal, governed his response.
"Each day suffering and pain is relieved - the lives of loved ones saved," he said.
In addition to the hospital's contribution to the health of the community, Mr. Edmunds said that he was proud that it was a great economic asset.
Including The Woodview, he noted that there are over 700 hospital employees.
In addition, a nursing home is being erected in Clarksville and doctors' offices have been established in Volens and Charlotte Court House to serve patients in those areas.
Physicians and hospital employees not only bring their professional expertise to the hospital, Mr. Edmunds said, they also bring leadership and commitment to an array of community endeavors.
On a personal note, Mr. Edmunds looked back to the hospital's inception, as well as forward to its future.
"There is no more noble achievement than for citizens to work together in harmony for the benefit of others," he told the crowd.
"Hundreds of our fine citizens have done this for the hospital.
"Working with them for this hospital has been a great privilege of my life, and for this I thank you.
"Let's make this hospital the best in the country for a community this size," he urged in closing.

Robert Wazeka made a close cut Friday morning, one which almost cost him his life.
Wazeka, a 63-year-old maintenance worker at Halifax Country Club, was mowing near the edge of a pond when the machine flipped over into the pond and pinned him under water.
It couldn't have been more than a few minutes before two golfers, Bill Wood of South Boston and his partner, Jim Buchanan, approached the area and noticed that someone was in serious trouble.
"When we first looked at the pond, all you could see was the seat just out of the water," Wood said.
"We thought it was a small bass fishing boat, but after we teed off and drove down the path near the pond, we saw the gentleman's (Wazeka's) feet under the mower."
It appeared that the 900- to 1200- pound machine had entirely flipped at least once and landed upright with Wazeka trapped under it.
The two men managed to free Wazeka from beneath the mower and pulled him onto the embankment.
By then, Wazeka had turned blue and was not breathing.
"There was no pulse at first," said Wood.
Wood and Buchanan applied an abdominal thrust to Wazeka to clear his lungs. Before they could begin to administer CPR, Wazeka coughed.
After rolling Wazeka over, they applied a second abdominal thrust and Wazeka began breathing.
Buchanan remained with Wazeka and Wood drove his golf cart to the club house and summoned help.
Halifax police and fire arrived on the scene "post haste" according to Wood, just minutes before rescue units, which stabilized Wazeka and transported him to Halifax Regional Hospital.
Wazeka, a Willow Street resident, was admitted to the hospital, and his condition yesterday was listed as fair.
"I spoke to him just a while ago (Sunday afternoon)," said Wood. "The doctor said he might go home on Monday."
"They're heroes in my opinion," Halifax Police Chief Shawn Sweeney said of Wood and Buchanan. "If they hadn't come along and did what they did, he'd be a dead man."
According to Lisa Atkinson of the Halifax police, divine intervention certainly played a role in this.
"They (Wood and Buchanan) were operating on adrenaline to move such a heavy piece of machinery," Atkinson said.

A public hearing on the Town of Halifax's proposed $1,045,614 budget drew no citizen comment Thursday night.
The FY 2000-2001 budget carries no tax or fee increases.
Halifax Town Council must wait seven days following Thursday's public hearing before officially approving the budget; however, councilman and finance committee member Harold Younger Jr. gave the proposed budget an "acceptable" rating during discussion.
The town's real estate tax rate is 22 cents per $100 assessed value and personal property tax is 80 cents per $100.
The machinery and tool tax rate has been reduced from 20 cents to one cent this year. No increases for water or sewer rates are proposed.
Council also gave Halifax Town Manager Robert Greene authority to proceed with the drawing of four voting wards as the town seeks U.S. Justice Department approval.
Lack of Justice Department approval forced the town to hold May 2 elections with only the pre-boundary adjustment residents participating as candidates or voters.
The boundary adjustment occurred December 31, 1999.
The town manager told councilmen that he had recently communicated with the Justice Department and that they wanted the town to keep four wards in order to keep minority representation in the same balance as it is now.
He also said the town must comply with the provisions of the consent order to operate with four wards and two at-large members.
The town's initial proposal to the Justice Dept. carried a five-ward system.
"Based on the Justice Department's guidelines, and recent conversations with the Justice Department, the town has decided to revise their submission from five wards to four, providing they can balance those four wards to meet the balance required by the Justice Department," said Greene on Friday.
By using water billing as a guide to the town's census, Greene said that the town could possibly "kill two birds with one stone" and, if correct, avoid redistricting again after the Year 2000 census by drawing the new boundaries with correct population figures.
The town manager also said that the Justice Department said that it would expedite the proposed four- ward submission when it arrived.
The creation of four new wards would require a new public hearing, according to Greene, after which the four-ward proposal would be forwarded to the Justice Department.
"We think that we have a solution," said Greene following the meeting.
In other business, councilmen also approved two changes in a Memorandum of Understanding with the county regarding police cars. The town is providing use of its radio tower for county general properties' personnel's use and the county is providing three surplus sheriff's department cars for the town.
The changes to the agreement note that the county will make the cars available to the town with supervisors' approval, if cars are available, and the memorandum also provides an escape clause for either town or county with a 30-day notice.
Town councilmen also plan to discuss parking problems with the county during tonight's joint South Boston/Town of Halifax/county meeting.
Councilmen are expecting approximately an influx of 250 cars to the town this summer with the return of General District Court to its new courthouse quarters.
General District Court has been held at the Mary Bethune Complex during courthouse renovations.
Councilmen approved a motion to suggest a joint committee be formed with the county to solve town parking problems.
The town manager and Halifax Police Chief Shawn Sweeney proposed the purchase of a defibrillator, a device that produces an electrical shock to stimulate the heart when it stops beating.
A man working in a government office in Farmville was recently saved following a heart attack because a defibrillator was available in a nearby office, Greene told councilmen.
Response time is critical in applying the electric shock, both Greene and Sweeney emphasized.
The police chief estimated that the cost of a defibrillator ranged from $3,500 to $7,500.
In response to questions, Sweeney said that the defibrillator is completely automated. He also said that several fire departments in the county have a defibrillator.
Sweeney sought from council, and was granted, permission to explore acquiring a defibrillator, including the possibility of available grants.
Councilmen also endorsed a resolution to be presented to the county seeking to use the Halifax County Building Code of Appeals. South Boston recently took similar action.

Consolidation study committees will be appointed tonight in a joint meeting between South Boston and Halifax County to consider possible consolidation of services by the two government bodies.
Under consideration for consolidation are the E-911-Dispatch Center, the county and town library, water-sewer and solid waste services and industrial development.

Tonight's 6 p.m. joint meeting at the Mary Bethune Complex between the town and county, will also include the Town of Halifax.
The two groups will also consider a resolution on lease financing on certain public school facilities.

In the second part of the meeting the county will meet with Halifax Town Council to discuss an understanding between the town and county on public works radios and surplus sheriff's vehicles.
Also on the agenda is a discussion on parking around the perimeter of the courthouse once renovations are complete, as well as a request by the town to use the county building code Board of Appeals.,
The county will then adjourn the meeting with Halifax and work on unfinished business from the last meeting.
Supervisors are expected to set a date on a rural additions tour with the Virginia Department of Transportation, discuss a conditional use permit on a rezoning issue brought by Gerald King and make amendments to the engineering services agreement with Dewberry & Davis Engineers.
The board will then go into executive session to consider personnel matters.

The final adoption of the 2000-2001 school budget, the adoption of next year's school calendar, and an appointment to one of the school system's administrative posts will highlight tonight's meeting of the Halifax County School Board.
Tonight's Halifax County School Board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the new Halifax County Career Center.
The meeting is open to the general public.
County School Superintendent Dennis Witt said yesterday that the school board will be asked to adopt a record $43,182,113 budget package for the 2000-2001 school year.
That budget is the same one that the Board of Supervisors agreed to at its May 1 meeting.
There had been a rift of about $389,000 between the amount of local money that the School Board sought to fund its budget and the amount of money that the Board of Supervisors was willing to appropriate.
But, supervisors kicked in $189,000, as Witt had requested the body to do during a public hearing in April.
At that time, Witt told supervisors the school system could commit $200,000 to the $389,000 difference.
Witt said yesterday that the school system will make a move that will result in the transfer of $200,000 from its current school construction fund to next year's budget to make up the difference.
School Calendar
A topic that will likely generate a good deal of discussion is the 2000-2001 school calendar.
Witt said yesterday that three different calendars have been proposed, with school starting dates for students ranging from August 14 to August 28.
"The prevailing thought is that we'll probably start on August 28 with students," Witt said.
Witt said that the later date seems to be the more preferred one because the current school year is ending late.
And, he noted that if school starts at one of the early dates, "it would make for a very abbreviated summer and it would be very difficult for the school system as well as parents and students to do those things that have to get done during the summer time."
Witt said an August 21 starting date was also proposed.
"That would probably be okay but, then, you have to back up a week down to about August 15 for teachers (to begin school)," Witt stated.
The school superintendent also said he expects there to be a discussion as to how certain holidays and makeup days will be handled.
Witt pointed out that the state has added a new holiday in February and that discussions may take place with regard to possibly using the holiday as a makeup day if needed.
New Appointment
Also expected to come Monday night will be the appointment of an individual to the post of Director of Pupil Personnel Services.
That post was opened when Kenneth Plaster was appointed by the School Board last month as Executive Director For Administration.
The move was part of a four-person shuffle in which Halifax County High School Principal Larry Clark was named as Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources to fill the vacancy being created by the retirement of Deputy Superintendent Dr. Bobby R. Hall.
Also last month, Marliss Barczak, an assistant principal at Halifax County Middle School, was named as the school system's Instructional Supervisor to fill the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of Jean H. Gore.
And, Bill Covington, the school's finance director, was given a new title and some additional duties in being appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer.

Late game heroics are nothing new to the Halifax County High School baseball team.
Friday night, for the third game in a row, the Comets rallied in the final inning to pull out a win.
This time the Comets scored two runs in the final inning with Matt Hastings delivering a game winning single that vaulted the Comets to a 4-3 win here over E.C. Glass.
Hastings, with the game tied, two out in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Josh Milam standing on third base representing the winning run, punched a single to left centerfield to score Milam and give his team the victory.
"There wasn't any pressure,"said Hastings who had tagged E.C. Glass hurler Erik Geisert for a base hit in his first trip to the plate in the opening inning.
"I didn't think he (Geisert) had anything all night. I sat on a fastball and he threw me that fastball. I knew it was a hit. I had no doubt."
"Things happen the way they're meant to sometimes," Hastings added.
"But, we shouldn't have been in the situation to start with."
Hastings' game winning hit lifted the Comets to another crucial Western District win, a win that put them 4-1 in district play and allowed them to remain in a deadlock with Albemarle for the Western District regular season title.
Friday marked the second start in three games for Hastings who had been inserted into the lineup in right field, the spot that had been occupied the majority of the season by Nick Thompson.
"He's been just tearing up the ball during practice," Comets coach Kelvin Davis of Hastings whom he moved into the leadoff spot in the Comets' batting order.
"Thompson's been in somewhat of a slump. I knew what he (Hastings) could do. He had been doing it all week long in practice. He really made me look good as a coach."
The victory left a huge smile on the face of a grateful Comets coach Kelvin Davis who, for awhile, saw his team on the brink of falling to Glass and slipping into second place in the district standings.
"When something is meant to be you can't change it," Davis said.
"This was a big win for us. These guys have heart. The guys had a 'never die' attitude going into the last inning. They don't get down on themselves. They stick it out until the last out. That's something they've been doing all year."
The Comets, who had seen 14 consecutive batters retired by Geisert and the Hilltoppers going back into the second inning, trailed 3-2 entering the bottom of the final inning.
R.D. Cole started the inning with a single and stole second while Chad Compton was at the plate. Compton struck out for the first out.
Milam, the next batter, came up with an infield single that allowed Cole to slide safely into third base and give the Comets runners on the corners with one out. With Justin Smith at the plate, Milam stole second base to give the Comets runners on both second base and third base with one out.
Justin Smith hit a high chopper to second base and was called out by the umpire on an extremely close play in which he appeared to have beaten the throw to first base. But, Smith's play was big in that it opened the door for Cole to score on the play and tie the game at 3-3.
That set the stage for Hastings who delivered the hit that allowed Milam to score from third base for the game winning run.
Davis said Smith's play at the plate was important as well.
"Justin Smith put the ball in play," Davis pointed out.
"He did what we wanted him to do. We wanted him to move the runners over."
The Comets hit the ball well early and again late, getting eight hits off of Geisert.
Hastings and Cole both had two hits each with Geoff Moore, Brian medley, Milam, and Smith each getting a hit.
Halifax County's trio of pitchers, Todd Meadows, Scott Adams, and Michael Priest held Glass to five hits and five walks in the contest.
Meadows, the starter, was tagged for the five hits and three of the five walks. He fanned five batters. Adams, the middle man, allowed two walks and Priest, who pitched the final two innings, struck out four batters while allowing no hits and no walks.
The contest was a tight see-saw contest that saw the two teams swap the lead.
E.C. Glass grabbed the early lead, plating a run in the top of the second inning when Christian Hudson walked and, with one out, stole second base. Meadows fanned Joey Hall and J.C. Carter in succession but designated hitter Austin Peters singled to plate Hudson and give the Hilltoppers a 1-0 lead.
Smith, the Comets' first baseman, ended the Glass rally by making a great diving catch of a short bloop fly ball hit by Steve Seidman.
Halifax answered in its half of the second inning when Cole led off the inning with an infield hit. Compton walked to put runners on first and second with nobody out. Milam hit a chopper down to the first baseman who wheeled and fired to second base to get the forceout on Compton for the first out of the inning while Cole advanced to third base.
Milam stole second base on the first pitch to Smith to put runners on second and third base. Smith then launched a double that plated both Cole and Milam to put the Comets up 2-1.
Hastings grounded out to second base for the second out of the inning and Moore grounded out to the shortstop for the third out that ended the inning.
Geisert and the Hilltoppers retired the next dozen Comets batters in succession through the sixth inning, giving the Hilltoppers 14 consecutive outs through the heart of the contest. That gave the Hilltoppers opportunities to gain the tying and go-ahead runs in the middle stages of the game.
Glass plated a run in the top of the third inning to deadlock the game at 2-2 when Walker Siglar ripped a triple down the right field line and scored when Erik Geisert followed with a double. The Comets retired the side after that, leaving Geisert stranded on the sacks.
Glass then hurled two big threats at the Comets, the first of which the Comets sidestepped by the closest of margins.
Halifax County avoided a huge threat by Glass in the top of the fourth inning. Hall launched the Glass threat with a leadoff single and stole second base when Carter, the second batter, was at the plate.
Carter and Peters both struck out, giving Meadows strikeouts four and five of the contest. But, Hall stole third during Peters' turn at the plate. Meadows walked Seidman and Sigler, loading the bases with two out.
Meadows was pulled off of the mound at that point and Adams stepped up to the hill. Geisert stepped up to face Adams and Adams' first pitch sailed past Compton behind the plate. Hall broke for home but Compton got Adams the ball at the plate in time for Adams to tag out Hall to end the inning and prevent the go-ahead run from scoring.
Halifax County wasn't as lucky the next time around, however.
Glass mounted another threat in the top of the fifth inning and made it stick to score the go-ahead run.
Geisert, the leadoff batter, was hit by a pitch from Adams. Rich Sutherland was inserted as a pinch runner for Geisert and scampered to second base when a throw from Compton to Smith at first in an attempt to nab Sutherland sailed into right field. Glass' Barrow Turner came through with a sacrifice bunt to move Sutherland over to third base.
Sutherland scored the go-ahead run to give Glass a 3-2 lead when Ross Wodicka launched a fly ball to deep center field that was grabbed by Milam for the second out of the inning.
Hudson walked to keep the inning alive but Hall hit a grounder to Cole at shortstop and Cole flipped the ball to Medley covering second base to get the forceout on Hudson to end the inning
The Comets retired Glass in order in the top of the sixth inning for the first time of the contest and turned back the Hilltoppers in the top of the seventh inning after Barrow Turner reached base on a Comets error with two out.
Halifax County missed out on one good early opportunity to score.
That opportunity came in the bottom of the first inning when the Comets got three hits but were unable to plate a run and left two runners stranded on the sacks.
Hastings, the leadoff batter, singled. Hastings was retired when he was thrown out attempting to steal second base. But, Moore, the Comets second batter in the inning, responded with a base hit to put a runner back on the sacks.
Brian Medley ripped a single down the third base line to put runners on first and second with two outs. The inning came to end when Meadows popped up to third base.

Comet Baseball
Results
E.C. Glass
PLAYER AB R H RBI
Sigler, 3b 3 1 1 0
Geisert, p 3 1 1 1
Turner, ss 4 0 1 0
Wodicka, lf 4 0 0 1
Hudson 2 1 0 0
Hall, 1b 3 0 1 0
Carter, rf 3 0 0 0
Tinsley, 2b 3 0 1 1
Seidman, cf 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 27 3 5 0
Halifax County
Hastings, rf 4 0 2 1
Moore, lf 3 0 1 0
Priest, 3b, p 3 0 0 0
Medley, 2b 3 0 1 0
Meadows, p 2 0 0 0
Wallace, p 1 0 0 0
Cole, ss 3 2 2 0
Compton, c 2 0 0 0
Milam, cf 3 2 1 0
Smith, 1b 3 0 1 3
TOTALS 27 4 8 4
E.C. Glass 0 1 1 0 1 0 0-3
Halifax Co. 0 2 0 0 0 0 2-4

Halifax County High School's varsity girls softball team unleashed its offense in the first three innings and pulled out a 6-2 win over the E.C. Glass Hilltoppers here Friday night.
The win upped the Comets' record to 11-3 overall and 4-1 in the Western District with one game left on the schedule, that being a big game here Tuesday against GW.
Friday night's win allowed the Comets to remain in a tie for the district lead with Albemarle. Albemarle upped its district record to 4-1 and its overall record to 10-7 Friday with a last inning come-from-behind 7-4 win over GW. The loss left GW with a 2-3 district mark and a 13-4 overall slate.
"It was big," Comets coach Melanie Saunders said of her team's win over E.C. Glass.
"We'd like to keep this going. GW will be a 'must win' game. GW has sticks consistently through the lineup."
The Comets showed Friday night that they have sticks, too.
They pounded E.C. Glass for eight hits with Brandi Conner and pitcher Anna Lewis both getting three hits in four trips to the plate. Branda Best and Lindsay Stolzenthaler each had a hit.
While the hit parade stopped there, the Comets hit the ball well and hard, forcing the Hilltoppers' defense to make some big plays to keep the game close.
"We hit the ball much more solid," Saunders said.
"We hit more line shots and more hard ground balls. We made much better contact."
In addition to the hitting, the Comets got a good performance from Lewis on the mound.
Lewis gave up six hits and fanned four batters. She didn't walk a batter.
"She pitched a solid game," Saunders said.
"She also made some good defensive plays on the mound."
The Comets' defense gave up two errors in the game but the Comets were able to regroup and escape with minimal damage.
Halifax County opened its half of the first inning with Conner leading off with a hit and moving to second base on a wild pitch. Lewis followed with a hit that plated Conner and gave the Comets a 1-0 lead. Melanie Hoskins bunted and reached base on an error that allowed Lewis to score. And, Hoskins completed the scoring by stealing home to put the Comets up 3-0.
Glass scored a run in the top of the second inning after kicking off the inning with a bunt single to make it a 3-1 game.
The Comets answered by scoring two runs in the bottom of the second inning which started with Shannon Torian leading the inning off with a walk. She moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Jessica Short. Conner came through with a base hit with two out to plate Torian and Lewis followed with another hit that scored Conner to give the Comets a 5-1 lead.
Halifax County tacked on another run in the bottom of the third when Best reached base on an error and scored on a double by Stolzenthaler. That gave the Comets a five run cushion with a 6-1 lead.
Glass took advantage of a Comets error in the top of the fifth inning to produce a run that gave the Comets a 6-2 edge.
The Hilltoppers managed only one hit in the final two innings as the Comets defense tightened the reigns to tuck the game away.
Halifax County connected for only three hits in the final three innings, those being a two-out triple by Lewis in the fourth inning, a hit by Best in the fifth inning and a hit by Conner in the sixth inning.
The Comets have a busy week on tap which will start today with a contest against Holy Cross. First, the Comets and Holy Cross will resume a 0-0 game that was stopped in the ninth inning by darkness. Then the two teams will play their regularly scheduled game.
On Tuesday, the Comets will face GW here in what will be their final Western District game of the regular season. And, on Thursday, the Comets will face Patrick Henry here to conclude the regular season.

Edith Wilkins Forlines, 85, of Twin Oaks Nursing Home, died May 11, 2000 at Twin Oaks.
Mrs. Forlines was born in Halifax County on March 20, 1915, the daughter of Charlie B. Wilkins and Gracie Jones Wilkins and was married to Garland Edward Forlines. She was a member of Liberty United Church of Christ.
Survivors include one daughter, Shirley Elliott of Oxford, N.C., two sons, Stuart W. Forlines of South Boston and Sherwood D. Forlines of Scottsburg; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Forlines were held May 13 at 2 p.m. at Liberty United Church of Christ with the Revs. Dwight Moore and Tony Brooks officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

James David Tribble, 47, of Greensboro, N.C., died May 10, 2000, at Moses Cone Hospital.
Funeral service was held May 13 at Hanes-Lineberry Vanstory Street Chapel with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Mr. Tribble was born in South Boston and has resided in Greensboro for several years. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was employed at Carolina Quality Heating and Air Conditioning.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Craig Tribble and one son, James Craig Tribble, both of the home; also, his mother and step-father, Pauline and Allan Bettis; one brother, Sherman Tribble, all of Brown Summit, N.C.; one sister and her son, Faye Smith and Nicholas Tribble of Greensboro. He was preceded in death by his father, Jesse James Tribble Jr. and one brother, Anthony Lee Tribble.

Betty Elaine Steube, 49, of 1117 Watkins Avenue, South Boston, died May 10, 2000, at Danville Regional Hospital.
Miss Steube was born in South Boston on May 15, 1950, the daughter of George Ernest Steube and Myrtle Saunders Steube. She was a member of McCanless Memorial United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her parents of South Boston; two sisters, Mavis S. Phillips of South Boston and Joan S. Todd of Roanoke; two nieces, Christy P. Lloyd and Karen Phillips, both of South Boston; one nephew, Kacey C. Phillips of South Boston and one great nephew, Dillon Anderson of South Boston.
Funeral services for Miss Steube were held May 13 at 3 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. William Setliff and Charles Wickman officiating. Burial took place in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider the Halifax County Cancer Association, PO Box 875, South Boston or McCanless Memorial United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 300 Edmunds Street, South Boston.

Carlton Warren Lee of 1311 College Street, South Boston died Saturday, May 13, 2000 at his residence at the age of 95.
Mr. Lee was born in Martinsville September 29, 1904 and was married to the late Rosa Lovelace Lee. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and was a retired employee of Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Ola Mae Forrest of Homestead, Pa.; and a devoted niece, Mrs. Melinda Burden of Halifax.
Funeral services for Mr. Lee will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Jeffress Funeral Home with the Rev. Sandy Palmer officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Jeffress Funeral Home tonight from 7:00 until 8:00.