An inmate of the Blue Ridge Regional Jail escaped Friday afternoon from Halifax Regional Hospital on a possible pretense of a medical condition.
Kenneth John Kruczek, 34, was taken to the hospital for the medical treatment of a kidney when the inmate managed the getaway, according to Captain Otha Crenshaw of the Blue Ridge Regional Jail.
Corporal R.D. Edmonds of the South Boston Police Department said the inmate slipped out of his handcuffs and out of sight from the escorting correction officer.

A six-hour search, centered in the lowlands of the Dan River east of Main Street, involved Officer Sherwood Forlines of Camp 23, a K-9 unit from Pittsylvania County, South Boston police, the Halifax County Sheriff's Department and the Virginia State Police.
A small plane also assisted in the search, however the escapee managed to remain at large, Edmonds said.
Kruczek was arrested on January 31, for credit card fraud, and was awaiting trial, said a spokesperson at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail.
Crenshaw said the escapee, with green eyes, blondish brown hair, with tattoos on both arms and a stature of five feet ten inches and 175 pounds, is not considered dangerous.
Kruczek was said to be wearing a white shirt, blue shorts with white trim and white tennis shoes.
The investigation is on-going under Officer T.M. Van Aernem of the South Boston police.
Anyone with information about the escapee is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 575-TIPS (8477).
· Malcomb Christopher Brown, 19, of Forest Drive in South Boston, was arrested Friday by sheriff's deputies on petit larceny charges.
Two bicycles,each valued under $200, were allegedly stolen by Brown on Tuesday.
Brown is scheduled to appear in Halifax County General District Court on May 31.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) - A minister who was Fredericksburg's mayor for 20 years and a crusader for the rights of black farmers were among three Democrats nominated Saturday to reclaim  congressional seats for their party.
John Boyd, a Mecklenburg County tobacco grower, won the nomination to challenge former Democrat Virgil Goode for his seat in the rural 5th District after Boyd's only opponent withdrew and endorsed him at a district convention in Rustburg.
Lawrence Davies easily clinched the nomination over newcomer Gary Pash to vie for the 1st District seat Republican Rep. Herbert Bateman will vacate when he retires at the end of this term.
In the 11th District, retired federal executive Michael Corrigan won the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Thomas Davis, who heads the national organization responsible for raising money for GOP congressional candidates.
In the 5th District, Rep. Virgil Goode was gone but far from forgotten. On a wall hung a poster that read ''Virgil Goode is a fickle, faithless fellow,'' an allusion to Goode's decision to depart the party in January after 23 years in the state Senate and four in Congress. Goode now caucuses with House Republicans and a week ago officially won the GOP endorsement for re-election.
A former top member of Goode's congressional staff, James W. Severt, was presented an award for character for resigning after Goode voted to impeach President Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Boyd became Goode's opponent by default when Allen Hale, his only opponent, asked the convention to throw its support to Boyd.
''It has been difficult for me to see Boyd as my opponent in this race,'' Hale said. ''He has drawn upon the resources of others in his campaign, but running against me has been the easy part. Running against Virgil Goode will be the hard part.''
Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers' Association, acknowledged the difficulty of unseating the popular Goode, but dismissed predictions that he cannot win.
''The press has said no matter who (the Democratic nominee) is, they can't beat Virgil Goode. Well, ladies and gentlemen, the only person who is unbeatable is Jesus Christ,'' Boyd said
Republican Demaris Miller won a tight nomination fight over first-time candidate Maeve T. Rigler in her quest for a rematch of her unsuccessful 1998 challenge of Democrat James Moran in the 8th District.
Davies won 182 votes to 44 for computer engineer and political novice Gary Pash at the 1st District convention in Fredericksburg. In a spirited acceptance speech, the Baptist pastor invoked Bible allegories in exhorting Democrats to retake the district the GOP has controlled for 20 years.
''Is anybody out here willing to take charge? Is anybody here brave and courageous enough to take on the giant?'' Davies said, drawing applause and amens.
Davies will face one of five Republicans who are competing for the GOP nomination in a June 13 primary.
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In the 11th District, Corrigan of Reston won the nomination to face Davis on the first ballot over two other newcomers: real estate developer Tom Bellanca of Reston and public relations consultant Robert Westover of Fairfax.
In the only Republican nomination to be decided in a convention, Miller took 53 percent of the convention vote to 46 percent for Rigler, an Alexandria lawyer making her first bid for office.
Miller, the wife of Reagan administration budget director Jim Miller, lost badly to Moran two years ago in the traditionally Democratic district that includes the suburbs of Washington.
''The advantage we have this time is getting the press to pay attention to things that matter up here. Two years ago, nobody was paying attention to transportation and gridlock. Now they are, and Jim Moran has been there for 20 years and has done nothing,'' she said.

By BOB LEWIS
The Associated Press
RICHMOND -Gov. Jim Gilmore vetoed legislation Friday that would provide $7 million in health care benefits to jobless textile workers, a step Democrats say they may ask the state Supreme Court to overturn. I
The veto came after the General Assembly last month rejected his bid to amend the same bills and turn them instead into a grant program for localities hit hard by the downturn in the garment industry.
Gilmore's action effectively kills the prospect that slightly more than 3,000 recently unemployed textile workers in the Martinsville area will receive state assistance in obtaining health insurance, at least for this year.
In a two-page veto message addressed to the House of Delegates, the Republican governor reasoned that the state cannot establish a health care entitlement for one geographic region and one particular industry.
"How can we explain to identical unemployed persons in every other area or industry why Martinsville textile workers get a generous benefit, and they get nothing?" Gilmore wrote. "To follow this path compels us to enact the same benefit for all unemployed workers statewide at a cost not of $7 million ... but at a cost of between $274 (million) to $364 million per annum.
"How, then, do we explain this special benefit, for example, to the people of Southwest Virginia who have struggled for years just because of the decline of the coal industry? Or to laid-off truck manufacturing workers who would not be included in this legislation?"
The sponsor of the legislation, Del. Ward Armstrong of Henry County, said he was not sure the governor could veto the same legislation he had already tried to radically amend before the General Assembly's April 19 veto override session. The changes Gilmore proposed were killed in the Senate.
"One possible option is to file a lawsuit in the Virginia Supreme Court to see if he has the right under the state constitution to do this," Armstrong said. "But from a practical standpoint, I would anticipate at least six months before we could get a ruling."
The General Assembly does not reconvene until January.

By Beth Robertson
A fatal Renaissance joust?
Not exactly.
But if you think the creative soul doesn't run red hot and competitive, consider the following two Renaissance men's approach to a spelling bee benefit for literacy.
"If I lose, I will leave the state," declared artist/sculptor Bob Cage.
"I want to win," said musician/composer/writer Kenneth Cranford, his gaze steady.
The two celebrity spellers will square off, word-wise, on June 22 at the Brightleaf Forum during the Volunteer Literacy Program's second annual "Beeline for Literacy."
Can the celebrities spell?
"Not worth a lick, the worst in the word," confided Cage. "But as long as I beat Kenneth, nothing matters. I will do almost anything to beat him because he is my mentor and my guru, and beware the patient novice."
"We will find out on June 22," Cranford replied to the same query. This from the man who as a boy learned the scientific names of wildflowers rather than their common designation.
There is, however, a bit of whimsy at play, perhaps to be expected with a Renaissance man.
Allowed a spelling partner in the contest, Cranford is as yet without one.
"I hate to be turned down," he explained, although the WHLF news director said that he is considering spelling partner options.
Cage has already made his move, choosing a professional wordsmith as his spelling partner well before throwing down the spelling gauntlet.
Both wells of creativity, Cranford, a South Boston native, is a writer of essays, poems and short stories, as well as a professional cook.
An eggplant, black olives, capers and "all kinds of good things" concoction used as a side dish or a spread is one of his favorite food compositions.
"I like stinky cheeses, too. Anything with a stinky cheese," he laughed.
Cranford began cooking as a boy to help at home. Since then, he has "always had a fascination with food," beginning his cookbook collection during his high school years.
Working as a cook in 1974, he helped open the Hyatt Regency in Richmond.
He also writes a column as a food critic.
The newsman is a musician, who plays the piano, organ and harpsichord, a choir director and composer of hymns and anthems.
In contrast to his high profile life-style, admirers may be somewhat surprised to learn that he is shy.
On the tobacco market 40 years, Cage has earned national championship honors for his work as an auctioneer.
His work is a labor of love.
"I love it as much as I ever did," he said of the market. "I am just very sad and upset by the possibility of the auction system going out."
Cage calls the system the "fairest way to sell tobacco" since farmers can see the bids and not sell that day, if they choose.
"They have tried other systems all over the world, it (the auction) is the best system," he added.
The tobacco market first took Cage to Africa where he was encouraged to pursue his artwork.
Today, he is a well-known painter whose work has been exhibited in numerous shows and museums.
The Halifax man is also a sculptor, with his farm's fields a virtual museum of his many and varied creations, from the aerial goat bridge to the abstract pieces to the traditional.
"Art is definitely a passion, and I beat myself up all the time because I don't devote enough time to it," Cage said. "Creativity is one of man's most basic urges and needs."
Of the spelling contest, he said, "I know Kenneth is beatable. If I lose, I will leave the state."
Of the Renaissance man description, Cage laughed, replying, "I am truly a Neanderthal man, not a Renaissance man, just a primitive man."

There are still three team openings for the June 22 event. For additional information, contact Boo Evans, coordinator, Volunteer Literacy program, Continuing Education Center, at 575-0292.

Sitting back from the road on a knoll that gives the mansion its name, Round Hill, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Shelton, is almost totally obscured by great trees. Only in the dead of winter can it really be seen from 832, the Chatham Road.
The driveway runs between wooden fences and over gently rolling fields before reaching the mansion, surrounded by original outbuildings and beautifully landscaped grounds. Its views are superb.
Round Hill was built for Paul Carrington Edmunds and his wife Phoebe Ann Easley, who were married January 18, 1860. The land was given to the couple by his parents, John R. and Mildred Carrington Coles Edmunds of Redfield. Her parents, James Stone and Elizabeth S. Holt Easley, gave the money for its construction.
Round Hill, the child so-to-speak of Redfield, is readily apparent as soon as one sees the mansion. Except that it lacks the wings and has a different porch, the facade is nearly identical. Both have the same fenestration, the same curious frames of moulded brick over and partially around the windows. Even the cornice, the overhang of the roof and the elaborate scrolled brackets are the same as at RedfieId.
Built of brick burned on the place and laid up in Flemish bond, Round Hill has two stories, a cellar and nine rooms. The walls are plastered and papered with wainscoting. There are interesting marble mantels with Tudor arches. The roof is a combination of hip and gable, like that at Redfield. One of the most unusual aspects of Round Hill is the fact that the upstairs' ceilings are about a foot higher than those downstairs.
Paul Carrington Edmunds was born in 1836, educated under private tutors and at the University of Virginia. He studied law at William & Mary, was admitted to the bar in 1857, and commenced practice in Jefferson City, Missouri, the same year. He soon returned to his native Halifax to engage in farming, and served as a first lieutenant; Co. A., Montague's Battalion, in the Confederate Army.
From 1881 to 1888, Mr. Edmunds was a member of the Virginia Senate. In 1884 he was a delegate to the Democratic Convention in Chicago. He was elected, as a Democratic, to the 51st, 52nd and 53rd Congresses (1889-1895). He was not a candidate for re-election in 1894, choosing instead to retire to private life.
Several interesting family stories about Paul Carrington Edmunds and Round Hill are related. He had a quick temper, it is said, and once, when he was asleep, some ladies from Halifax came calling on his wife and family. To escape he-jumped out the window in his nightclothes.
A portly gentleman Mr. Edmunds is said to have once wired the Lynchburg train to wait for a big man. When he was able to catch it and get on, the conductor asked, "Where is he?" Replied Congressman Paul "Don't you think I'm big enough?"
Local superstition held that Mr. Edmunds rode about his yard at night on a white horse. Prowlers were kept away by a phosphorus wash on the windows that reflected the light. On moonlit nights, from the front gate, the mansion would appear to be completely lighted, when actually it was totally dark.
The Round Hill land, formerly part of the Springwood estate, had minerals on it, and when the John R. Edmunds gave the 864-1/2 acres on Polecat Creek to their son, Paul, they reserved the mineral rights and the right "to enter upon and establish mining operations, particularly in procuring of plumbago and coal, and to occupy the requisite amount of land for such purposes and rights for the convenient operation needed in such operations."
When he died in 1873, John R. Edmunds willed the mineral rights to five of his children, viz, Elizabeth C. Edmunds, Sallie Edmunds, Mildred C. Edmunds, Littleton Edmunds and Edward C. Edmunds. He referred to them as "my mines of plumbago on blackload and minerals of all kinds on that tract of land conveyed to my son, Paul C. Edmunds."
A northern firm operated the Round Hill Mine for a period of about two years in the 1870's, leasing the land from the Edmunds. They found that with increased rent and the long distances the lead had to be hauled, the operation was not profitable. The lease was allowed to expire.
In 1870, James S. Easley bought Round Hill from his son-in-law and daughter. When he died in 1879 he left it to his daughter and then to his grandchildren, but specified that his son-in-law could live there for life; he valued the place at $12,000. Paul Carrington Edmunds died in 1899.
On January 21, 1893, Mrs. Edmunds and five sons sold Round Hill, then containing 981 acres, to-R. Holt Easley. Later the same year he sold 400 acres back to the Edmunds. He also sold about 373 acres to Eugenia M. Schaeffer of Lynchburg. The Edmunds apparently moved away in 1895, the same year they sold Mrs. Schaeffer 100 acres. The Schaeffers were in business with the Easleys and built the house called Woodburn, better known as the James Easley house. Mr. Schaeffer was president of the Banister-Dan Mills.
In 1901 the Schaeffers sold Round Hill to Heloise McMillan and Pink Gillespie Hommes, widows and very probably sisters. There were various deeds of trust against the place until they sold it to George Boetler in 1907. He and his descendants occupied the mansion until 1953.
George Boetler died intestate, and in 1915 his wife Helen gave her rights in the estate to their children, Basil and Mary. Mary had married Robert Finney in 1908 and in 1919 they moved from Washington to Halifax County, purchasing 150 acres from her brother Basil for $5000.
The Finney family occupied Round Hill until 1953, when the mansion and 155 acres were sold to Mr. and Mrs. David W.W. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Shelton purchased it in 1961.
During the ownership of the Moores and the Sheltons, Round Hill had been restored to a state befitting a mansion of its beauty and quality. It has been opened before to tour groups by both families in 1951, 1953, 1957 and 1964.
Several original outbuildings remain at Round Hill, but one that was standing in the early 1930's has disappeared completely. The Sheltons have never found a trace of it. Many of the window panes in the mansion still bear the initials of former occupants and guests scratched there decades ago.
The date of the construction of Round Hill is open to speculation. It is assumed the mansion was built in 1860, after the marriage of Paul Carrington Edmunds and Phoebe Ann Easley. Various other dates as early as 1852 have been given and Robert Gordon Finney said the date 1853 once was found on an attic floor board. Thus it would seem no one really knows for sure.
A couple of interesting sidelights to the history of Round Hill should be added here. In regard to the mines, Dr. N.H. Wooding has found pits on places on the opposite side of the road, where hopeful digging apparently went on for many years.
Mrs. Peggy Finney Burgess of Arlington recalls that the brick kitchen near the mansion had two rooms, not connected inside but separated by a solid wall five bricks thick. In cutting through, a middle brick was found missing--in its hole was a chamois bag holding two huge iron keys. Why were they there, within a solid brick wall? And what did they once unlock? No one knows.
For the Christmas tour, Mr. and Mrs. Shelton decorated Round Hill in natural greens--pine, running cedar and boxwood--from the place. The beautiful staircase was draped with running cedar and the tree decorated with wooden ornaments from the black Forest in Germany.
Round Hill is located about five miles from Halifax on Highway 832, Chatham Road. Its entrance, on the west side of 832 about a mile from its intersection with 360, is clearly marked with a sign.
In 1992, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Shelton purchased Round Hill from Beth N. Robertson, who had purchased the property in 1981.
During her years at Round Hill, Ms. Robertson refurbished the house and did extensive remodeling of the home's bathrooms.
Ms. Robertson and her two children, Elizabeth and Rob, enjoyed sharing the home with friends, particularly during festive "Halifax Christmas" parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Shelton initiated massive changes at the historic home, gutting the kitchen to create a large, modern working area, as well as adding a breakfast area with fireplace.
As they began renovations and additions, consultant Jim Farrington suggested that the architectural integrity of the home's original walls remain intact, a suggestion the Sheltons embraced.
Leading off the new breakfast area, the Sheltons added a large, bedroom suite to the rear of the original house, one that features an elegant bath and dressing area.
French doors lead off the master bedroom onto a private porch.
A beautiful patio area was added to the side of the house, a perfect setting for entertaining.
The Shelton family celebrated with an elegant wedding in the fall of 1999 for their daughter, Beth, and Stacy Tingen.
Round Hill is located about five miles from Halifax on Route 832, the Chatham Road. The farm's entrance, on the west side of Route 832, is about a mile from the intersection with old Highway 360.

The Halifax War Memorial Commission, with the assistance of the Halifax Woman's Club, will host a party at Round Hill, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Shelton, on June 10.
The party will benefit the War Memorial Commission's monument fund. The commission is erecting a monument in War Memorial Park in Halifax in memory of all county citizens killed in action during war, from the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm.
To purchase a ticket or for additional information, call 753-1150 or write P. C. Edmunds, 10206 River Road, Halifax, 24558.

Halifax County High School's baseball team will face one of its biggest tests of the season tonight when it meets Albemarle in a Western District playoff game in Lynchburg.
At stake in tonight's 6 p.m. game at Heritage High School is first place in the Western District and, most importantly, an automatic berth in the Northwest Regional Tournament.
"It's going to be a big game for both teams," said Comets coach Kelvin Davis whose team finished in a deadlock with Albemarle for the regular season title with a 5-1 district record.
"You know that if you win this game, you're definitely going to be in the Northwest Region Tournament. That's where we want to be."
The Comets finished their regular season campaign this past Tuesday with an almost miraculous come-from-behind 8-7 win over GW.
Then, Davis and the Comets had to wait for the outcome of Friday night's Albemarle-E.C. Glass game in Charlottesville to find out if they would have to face Albemarle in a playoff game tonight.
Albemarle beat E.C. Glass 9-2 Friday night to finish 5-1 in the Western District regular season standings.
The only loss sustained by Halifax County and Albemarle in district play were to each other.
Albemarle's ace lefthander Thomas Martin spun a no hitter on the Comets in a 2-0 win when the two teams played early this season in Charlottesville.
The Comets defeated Martin and the Patriots 2-0 when they played here a couple or three weeks ago.
Halifax County is expecting to see Martin on the mound again tonight when the two teams square off for what will be the third time this season.
Comets hurler Michael Priest staged two of his best performances on the mound this season in the two contests against Albemarle.
Davis did not indicate Friday who will get the starting nod tonight. But, he said his team will be ready to play.
"Every game is really important right now," Davis pointed out.
"We're in a good position to do something here. We've just got to take one game at a time."
The winner of tonight's game will face E.C. Glass, the fourth place finisher in the district standings, at its home field Wednesday in one of the two Western District Tournament semi-final games.
Tonight's loser will host GW, the district's third place team, in Wednesday night's other district tournament semi-final game.
The winners of the two Wednesday night games will face each other Friday night at the home field of the highest seeded team for the Western District Tournament championship game.
The Comets will play their district tournament semi-final game here Wednesday regardless of the outcome of tonight's game.
A victory tonight and a victory Wednesday will give the Comets the home field advantage for Friday's district tournament championship game.
And, if the Comets emerge as the Western District Tournament champion, they will get the top seed for the Northwest Region Tournament.
Should that occur, the Comets will have the home field advantage as long as they stay alive in the Northwest Region Tournament.
Beyond that, if the Comets win the Northwest Region Tournament, they will get to play their Group AAA State Tournament quarterfinal game here.
All of that, however, is way down the road.
The Comets must focus on winning tonight's game.
A win tonight, Davis says, will help take some of the pressure off of Wednesday's Western District Tournament semifinal game.
If the Comets win tonight and suffer an unexpected misfortune and a loss Wednesday night, the Comets will still go to the Northwest Region Tournament.
Davis, says, however, that if his team wins tonight, they cannot let up when they return home for Wednesday's district tournament semi-final game.
"It takes some of the pressure off of Wednesday as far as the regional tournament situation," Davis said.
"But, we're in a situation now where I don't know how we would take a loss. We've had the winning momentum behind us for so long."
Davis points out, though, that the fact that his team could hold the bulk of its tournament games here if it keeps winning is a big motivational factor.
"We definitely want to stay here," the Comets' skipper said.
"It's much better for us for the other teams to have to travel and come here.
"And," he added, "anytime you have the home field advantage with the good crowds like we have had here and the support of the fans like we have had, having the home field advantage is a tremendous help."

The Halifax County High School varsity girls softball team tuned up for tonight's Western District title playoff game with an 8-0 win over Patrick Henry here Thursday.
Halifax County,13-3 overall and 5-1 in Western District play, will face Albemarle tonight at 5 p.m. at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg.
At stake tonight is an automatic berth in the Northwest Region Tournament and the top seed for the Western District Tournament which starts Wednesday.
The Comets and Albemarle split their two regular season meetings with the Comets scoring a 1-0 triumph and Albemarle defeating the Comets 2-1 in an eight inning contest.
Comets hurler Shannon Torian had a good day on the hill in the Comets final regular season game against Patrick Henry, allowing just one hit and three walks. She struck out six batters.
Halifax County also had a good day with the bats, coming up with eight hits in the contest.
Branda Best had two hits in the contest. Jenny Armistead, Anna Lewis, Rhiannon Crews, Torian, and Jessica Short each had one hit.
The Comets scored their first run in the bottom of the second inning when Best led off with a double, advanced to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Lindsay Stolzenthaler and scored on a sacrifice bunt by Nicole Davis.
Halifax upped its lead to 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning when Conner walked, stole second and third base and scored on a double by Hoskins.
Stolzenthaler gave the Comets another run in the bottom of the fourth inning when she reached base on an error and scored on a hit by Torian to put the Comets up 3-0.
Halifax put the icing on the contest with a five run rally in the bottom of the fifth inning, a rally in which the Comets produced half of the hits they got in the contest.
Best started the big inning with a double, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Lewis.
After that, the Comets got run producing hits from Short and Crews to further fuel the rally that produced an 8-0 lead.

Kathryn Vernon Amis, age 75, of 1017 Bethel Road, Halifax, died May 18, 2000, at Halifax Regional Hospital.
She was born in South Boston on July 3, 1924, the daughter of Rufus Edward Amis and Sadie Ivey Garrett Amis.
Ms. Amis has no immediate survivors.

Mary Lovelace Holt, age 78, of 3046 Cowford Road, Halifax, died May 19, 2000, at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Holt was born in Halifax County on May 1, 1922, the daughter of Daniel L. Lovelace and Alice Reeves Lovelace. She was a member of Dan River Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sisters, Margaret L. Costner of Greensboro, N.C. Anne L. Newton of Richmond and Barbara L. Saunders of Halifax; and one brother, Daniel L. (Pete) Lovelace of Halifax.
Graveside services for Mrs. Holt were held May 21 at 4 p.m. at Dan River Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Brewer conducted the service.

James H. Hastings Sr. (Jim), age 70, died May 18, 2000.
He was born in Halifax County and was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Midlothian.
Survivors of Mr. Hastings include his wife, Evelyn Weatherford Hastings; one son and daughter-in-law, James H. Hastings Jr. and Pepi of Rockville, Md.; two daughters and sons-in-law, K. Layne H. Brown and Bill and June H.H. Lassiter and Roger; eight grandchildren, Sonia O., James H., Diana O. and Veronica E. O. Hastings and Matthew B. and Emily K. Brown and James S. and Clay H. Lassiter; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Katherine H. Baggott of Calif. and Cleo H. Davis of Ark.; two brothers, Oscar S. Hastings and John Thomas Hastings. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister, Bernard H. Hastings and Inez H. Jacobs.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today, May 22 at Providence United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be held May 23 at Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery in Halifax County.

Memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Parkinson Foundation.