The Community Arts Center Foundation (CACF) has been awarded a $500,000 Virginia Department of Transportation federal TEA-21 grant for restoration of The Prizery.
The Prizery is a phased project to renovate a historic tobacco factory located in downtown South Boston into a Community Arts and Welcome Center.
Community Arts Center Foundation officials were ecstatic to learn of the grant award.
"We want to thank all of the user groups for co-sponsoring seven outstanding events in 1999," said Chris Jones, CACF president.
"Hundreds of hours of work by members of Parsons-Bruce Art Association, the South Boston-Halifax Junior Woman's Club, the Halifax Woman's Club, and Little Theatre strengthened the grant application and made the large award possible," added the CACF president.
The Prizery hosted more than 5,000 people at the seven events in 1999, providing a sample of what the impacting tourism and economic benefits will be when the building is fully operational. All of 1999's events were accomplished in The Prizery's rough, non-renovated state with no heating or air conditioning.
This is the fourth phase of funding for The Prizery - the first grant in 1997 was $75,000, the second was $400,000, the third was $400,00, and this year's grant was $500,000.
A total of $1,375,000 has been awarded for building restoration, but not operational expenses.
"We still need to pay light bills each month, so the community needs to understand that every dollar of grant money goes toward bricks and mortar - not administrative costs of running our non-profit foundation," noted Jones, adding that private donations and yearly fund-raisers are a vital part of moving the project forward.
The Foundation is presently in the plan-design phase of the project with architects Hanbury Evans Newill Vlattas & Co. of Norfolk. The award-winning firm has been recognized for restoration work on the Governor's Mansion and the Wells Theater Restoration in Norfolk, among others. Last month architects with the firm met with user groups of The Prizery to determine building needs.
The Prizery is located at 707 Seymour Drive in South Boston, along the banks of the Dan River.
The Prizery was used to pack or "prize" tobacco into large hogshead barrels which were then transported along the river.
The Prizery is also located next to the site of the Continuing Education Center expansion project.
"The Community Arts Center Foundation is excited to be a part of working toward improving the area's competitiveness for economic development and improving the quality of life for area residents," Jones said. "Adaptive re-use of tobacco warehouses like those used by the CEC and CACF will make this happen."
The Commonwealth Transportation Board gave approval last week to $19.4 million for 118 transportation enhancement projects around the state under the federal TEA-21 legislation.
There were requests for 218 projects totaling $77.3 million competing for the available funds this year. In December 1999 the board vote to direct $1 million from the enhancement program to aid the City of Franklin as a result of flooding from Hurricane Floyd.

In a move toward consolidation of the South Boston and Halifax public libraries, South Boston Town Council has entered into a contract with the Danville Urologic Clinic to purchase the vacant Urology Clinic Building on Hamilton Blvd.
According to information released Saturday at the council retreat at AXA Berry Hill, council will negotiate the possible use of the building as a central library facility for Halifax County.
The town will be able to purchase the property at a discounted cash price of $338,000 since the owners have agreed to make a noncash charitable contribution of the residual value of the property.
Under the sales contract, the town has 90 days in which to finalize plans with the county to use the two-story building for consolidated purposes.
The property will also receive a current appraisal.
Following an agreement with the county, the town will close on the purchase of the property.
Under the proposed agreement with the property's current owners, the town agrees to pay a refundable $1,000 deposit, legal, recording and related closing costs, and $1,000 for a re-appraisal to ascertain current market value of the property.
After purchase of the approximately 11,000 square-foot building, the town's proposal is for renting the facility to the county at a minimal annual rent.
The community will then have a library facility that is centrally located in the South Boston with substantial expansion capabil

A South Boston proposal that the town buy the former Danville Urologic Clinic on Hamilton Blvd. to be used as the new regional library will be one of several consolidation issues on the joint county/towns' agenda tonight.
South Boston Council is proposing buying the clinic site and renting it to the county.
The joint meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in the Mary Bethune Complex in Halifax.
Other consolidation issues include studies addressing the E-911 Dispatch Center, water and sewer matters and industrial development services.
During the joint meeting with the Town of Halifax, the town and county will discuss courthouse perimeter parking upon completion of courthouse renovations.
Also tonight, supervisors will hear and consider a resolution addressing authorization to pick up employees' contributions to the Virginia Retirement System."

It was graduation time for 372 seniors Friday night as Halifax County High School held Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2000.
Nora Grace Lee was named the class' valedictorian and Jessica Jane Sibley, Student Council Association president and commencement speaker, was named the salutatorian.
The rest of this year's Top Ten included: Robert Christopher Howitt, Melanie Susan Hoskins, Elizabeth Ann McDaniel, Matthew Lawson Conner, Rebecca Anne B Barker, Bridgett Nicole Fallen, Kyle Preston Lowery and Bridget Ellen McDowell.
There were 387 candidates for graduation, according to school officials.
Keeping with the tradition of a student-led ceremony, SaraEdith Williams, National Honor Society president, gave the welcome and senior members of the school's Camerata sang the National Anthem.
The complete text of Sibley's Commencement Address follows:
By: Jessica Sibley
Mick Jagger sang that it was on his side, and the band Chicago asked whether anyone really cared about it. Because of Albert Einstein's world it became known to many as "the fourth dimension." For antsy young children, it seems interminable, but for those of us who are older, it often "flies," all the more quickly as we mature. It is an enigma, more often cruel than kind, favoring some while spurning others. None of us can fathom the reasons it was cut so short for two young people who we hoped would be with us today.
Time is the substance of which our very lives are made. Though everyone possesses it, time is spent wisely by few and understood by fewer still. It makes its passage evident in the wizening of an aging face, the ebb and flow of tides, and the fatalistic ticking of a clock. We know that time exists because change exists, and we try to make sense of time and its role in our lives by dividing it into past, present, and future. Of course, all three of these are weighing heavily on the minds of everyone present today.
Huge changes have come about in the United States and the entire world throughout the past eighteen years. We, the Class of 2000, were born during the "me" decade, when disco was declining, "yuppies" were cool, and Reagan was in office. The Challenger exploded, the Berlin wall fell, the Gulf War was fought, and the Cold War ended before we finished elementary school. Technological advances have made communication infinitely easier with the advent of the personal computer. Unfortunately, no breakthroughs have been made in treating the AIDS virus or curing cancers, and fear of disease has replaced the fear of nuclear warfare that our parents and previous generations held.
In spite of the progress that has been made and new issues that have been raised in recent history, we, as high school seniors, may feel as though we have had little to do with the direction of even our own lives. Attending school has been mandatory for all of us for the majority of the last thirteen years. In addition, homework, jobs, and extracurricular activities have occupied our schedules so that hours of "free time" are precious and few. It is paramount, then, that we appreciate what time we do have. Benjamin Franklin wrote, "Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of."
All at once, it is both exhilarating and bewildering to be able to determine how we will spend our time and, essentially, what we will do with our lives. Many of us had distorted ideas of how our lives would change on our eighteenth birthdays. "Freedom'" we thought as we imagined being completely independent, no longer obligated to adhere to the rules our parents established for us. I hardly considered the new responsibilities that would fall on my shoulders when I became an "adult." It seems that the most overwhelming realization is that we alone are accountable for what we make of that invaluable commodity: time.
There is a belief among adults that teenagers think they are invincible, that they have all the time they need to accomplish whatever it is they want to do. It is probably true that we reflect on our own mortality less often than those who are older do. In fact, we usually do not think about the harsh reality that death is imminent unless tragedy strikes particularly close to home. However, we should remember that the amount of time each of us has in finite. I would suggest, then, that we forget we ever knew the meaning of the word "procrastination." We should never assume that we can always do something "later" because we may actually never have the opportunity. However insufficient they may seem, 24 hours are given to each person every day, and those who are happiest and most successful make the most of them and are truly passionate about living. Perhaps the next time we think we have time to "kill,?' we should consider how those wasted minutes will seem in retrospect. We may find that our feelings mirror those of Horace Mann, who lamented, "Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two gold hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever." Mann drew a parallel between time and gold, but time is by far the more valuable possession.
If we view time as a possession, it is important that we remember just who possesses it. Each of us has time, but very few people do what they really want with their lives. Carl Sandburg, the poet, wrote, "Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you."
If we are passive, if we simply let life happen to us, then we are guilty of ruining our own lives. We are ultimately in control of how our sum of time will be used. We can account for every "cent," or we can spend it recklessly, disregarding 'pennies?' and "nickels" of time that eventually add up to days, months, and even years. When we choose the latter type of behavior, we can be assured that others will always be there to steal our extra time. As people do all too often, we would become trapped in living our lives with little or no direction.
One of the most important things any of us can learn to do is to acquire the skill of time management, and that inevitably involves understanding that we must sometimes say "no." It is so easy to volunteer for a number of activities when others seek our help. A lesson that some of us have learned at least in part, however, is that we must not over-commit ourselves. No one is perfect and can do everything. It is great to be well rounded, but if we spread ourselves too thinly, it is impossible to put all our effort into everything we do. When we prioritize, putting the most time into the work and hobbies that mean most to us, we will find we feel more fulfilled.
Just as it is necessary to devote time to the things we enjoy, we should not allow regret for the past or worry about the future to preoccupy us and overshadow the present. Mistakes are unavoidable, but we can avoid dwelling on them and allowing them to impact us negatively. We should heed the advice of Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense." It is time for us to let go of painful memories, cherish the good ones, live each day to the fullest, and appreciate the future as the miracle that it is.
Let us go on with our lives, then, knowing that time is more precious than gold or diamonds and that it is limited. When we view each moment as a gift instead of something to which we are entitled, every experience is more exciting, every song is sweeter to our ears, every breath we draw more refreshing. Time is ours, our futures are in our own hands, and the possibilities are endless. Let us make the most of these infinite possibilities during our finite lives by spending our "coin" of time with care. Finally, thank you all for sharing some of your precious time with me this evening.

A rendering of the proposed war memorial monument, as presented by the design committee of the Halifax County War Memorial Commission, has been released by that committee.
The memorial will honor county residents killed in combat.
"This design incorporates some of the recommendations made by Mr. Davyd Hood, who represented the Courthouse Grounds Committee," Larry Clark, chairman of the design committee said Friday.
"That would be the lintel piece between the roof and the columns," explained Clark. "He recommended to our designer that it be widened from six inches to 12 inches."
Clark said that Hood also recommended that there be a pedestal base for the sphere from ground level, a recommendation that is incorporated in the new design.
Discussing the copper-clad cupola and six supporting columns, Clark said that one reason the committee selected six columns for support was that with six, there were no columns blocking the view of the nine-foot sphere.
The sphere, which will be engraved with the names of those Halifax Countians memorialized, will be of polished black granite.
The lintel columns and base are satin finish gray granite.
The overall height of the monument is 22 feet 5 inches.
"This is our final design presented to the commission and they have approved it," Clark said.
Addressing those who had concerns about the hexagonal shape of the monument as it relates to Jeffersonian or Federal architecture - specifically whether the roof and design should perhaps be round, Clark cited the Halifax Methodist Church's recently erected steeple, which he described as very similar to the war memorial's design, and the architectural sources associated with the church's selection.
Clark also cited cost as a factor.
"We did not think it appropriate to go back to the public for additional money simply to make the roof design round," he explained.
He estimated the additional cost to change the pedestal base and to increase the width of the lintel at about $15,000. Clark estimated the overall monument cost today at "probably in the $135,000 to $138,000 bracket.
"All in all, we were very pleased to present this design to the commission," Clark said. "We think it is a fitting memorial to the persons it is being constructed for.
"We believe the black sphere represents the solemnity that one should think of when thinking of those who gave their life for country. And the contrast of the gray marble to the black sphere, in our opinion, indicates the sheltering aspect of the columns and the roof to the sphere."
"We are very eager to see this project completed," he added.
"I believe when in place at that location (the corner of Mountain Road and Main Street in Halifax), I believe it will be something that persons who live here will not only be proud of, but that persons from outside the area will want to come to see."
Members of the War Memorial Design Committee included Clark, Bob Cage, Mark Thackston, David and Patricia Myers, Jack Dunavant and the Commission's design consultant, A.G. Joyner of Wilson, N.C. "He is a nationally as well as regionally known designer for stone monuments, "Clark said of Joyner.

Gatha Richardson, commander of the American Legion Post 99 for 12 years, held back tears Saturday afternoon following a luncheon honoring him for his community service.
The co-founder of the Mentor-Role Model Program was the subject of a roast that drew friends from throughout the community, as well as a host of former college friends from St. Paul's College.
"You know I love you," Richardson said at the close of the event.
Carter Hicks, one of the roasters and a co-founder with Richardson of the Mentor-Role Model Program, described Richardson as "a very caring and popular" person.
"He is able to rise above petty things," said Hicks. "He's really had his role model thing all along in his own yard ...in his neighborhood," said Hicks.
"He is one of the finest souls and persons that I have known," said Halifax attorney James Edmunds. "No one has spent the time trying to help other people as he has ..."
Richardson's personal efforts in raising money each year through the Salvation Army's black kettle Christmas donations to send 40 Role Model children to summer camp were cited by Edmunds.
"And they listen to Gatha Richardson because his heart and energy are in the right place ...and they want to help," said Edmunds of the Salvation Army's support and affiliation.
Laurietta Faulkner, executive director of the Mentor-Role Model, told the audience that she had "the utmost respect for Gatha Richardson and what he stands for. He has a big heart," she added, noting that he also serves as a mentor to four youngsters.
South Boston businessman Bob Cage closed his roasting on a serious note, praising Richardson. "There are two basic things," said Cage. "The only game in town is to make a contribution to someone else's life. And, the greatest wisdom is kindness."
McDonald Franklin, a former college mate of Richardson's at St. Paul's College, described his friend as "always concerned about other people."
Dr. Roland Allison, who taught Richardson at St. Paul's, told the audience that "Gatha had splendid ability, but he did not "think it was macho" to be a serious student when he arrived at college. "I changed that attitude with an iron hand," said the smiling professor.
Mrs. Richardson described her husband as "the man who will not say no," even when he is not feeling well.
She said that he was "like that battery commercial, he just keeps going and going."
It was, however, with a wife's love that she turned to the audience and said, "Thank you for giving Gatha his flowers now."

Marquis Lovelle White, 20, of South Boston, charged with the October 4, 1999, murder of Phillip Lutenter Carrington, was released Wednesday on a $200,000 recognizance bond after a hearing in 10th District Circuit Court in Halifax.
The next hearing in the case is scheduled for June 23.
White will be monitored by Halifax-Pittsylvania Court Services until that date.
Judge William L. Wellons additionally ordered White not to have contact with any family members or witnesses connected with the case.
· Stewart Thomas Whitt, 29, of Alton, was sentenced to a total of 40 years on Thursday for eight counts of forging and uttering a check.
The court suspended all but 90 days on each charge, to be served concurrently for a total of 90 days.
The suspended portion of Whitt's sentence was conditional on his good behavior for 10 years following his incarceration.
Whitt was remanded to custody. After incarceration, he will also be subject to probation until released by the court.
· Kevin Lamont Traynham, 20, of Halifax, was sentenced to a total of 30 years in prison for armed robbery, use of a firearm to commit a felony and possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
The court suspended all but seven years of Traynham's sentence, conditional upon his good behavior for 25 years after incarceration.
Traynham will also be on probation for two years after his release.
· Sean Christopher Hill, 20, of Nathalie, was sentenced to a total of 38 years in prison on Wednesday for convictions of robbery, use of a firearm to commit a felony and conspiracy to commit a felony.
The court suspended all but one year on the robbery conviction, and all five years of the conspiracy conviction, giving Hill a sentence of three years on the firearm charge, for a total effective sentence of four years.
The suspended portion of Hill's sentence was conditional on his good behavior for 25 years after his release.
A two-year supervised probationary period was also ordered for Hill after his release.
Hill will also receive credit for time already served.
· Donnie David Bowen, 38, of Virgilina, pleaded guilty as a result of a plea agreement on Tuesday to one count of distributing a schedule II controlled substance.
Presentencing was scheduled for the July term of court. Bowen is free on bond until that time.
· Michael L. Chappell, 22, of South Boston, pleaded guilty on Tuesday as a result of a plea agreement to three counts of distributing cocaine.
Chappell was remanded to custody pending presentencing in the July term of court.
· Sean Nathaniel Dorsey, 27, of Clover, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of possession of heroin.
The court withheld the finding of guilt until a presentence report in the July term of court, and may also consider first offender status for Dorsey.
Dorsey is free on bond until that time.
· Robert MacDonald Jr., 36, of Scottsburg, pleaded no contest and was found guilty on Tuesday of possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
MacDonald will be free on bond until presentencing in the July term of court.
· James Herbert Moorefield III, 18, of Scottsburg, entered an Alford Plea of guilty on Tuesday to two amended indictments of misdemeanor assault and battery.
After a bench trial before Judge Leslie O. Osborn, Moorefield was sentenced to a total of 24 months in jail.
The court suspended all but 13 months of Moorefield's sentence.
· William Jermaine Walton, 19, of Alton, was found guilty on Tuesday to forging a check with the intent to defraud, uttering a check with the intent to defraud and misdemeanor petit larceny.
Walton was remanded to custody pending presentencing in the July term of court.
· Pamela Miller Gravitt, 38, of South Boston, was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison on two counts of enhanced petit larceny.
The court suspended all but one year on each charge, and ordered Gravitt to serve them concurrently for a total of one year in jail.
Judge William L. Wellons ordered the suspended sentence to be conditional on Gravitt's good behavior for 10 years after her release.
Gravitt will enter the diversion center upon her release and be subject to a two-year probationary period. Gravitt was also ordered to refrain from drug use and undergo random drug testing during her probationary period.
· Joe Lewis Leigh Jr., 37, of Halifax, was found guilty of a probation violation during a show cause hearing on Wednesday.
The court deferred imposition of Leigh's sentence until a court appearance scheduled for October 13.
Leigh was also found guilty during a capias hearing on Wednesday of failing to appear in court on February 29.
Leigh's 10-day jail sentence was suspended on condition of his good behavior for 12 months.
Leigh was released on $100 bond.
· Chestley Maurice Hargrove, 27, of South Boston, was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison on Thursday on two charges of credit card theft and credit card fraud.
The court suspended all but two years on each charge, to be served concurrently for a total of two years in prison.
Bond was set at $10,000 and Hargrove was subsequently remanded to custody.
· James Thomas Hutcherson, 35, of South Boston, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for forging and uttering a check with the intent to defraud.
The court suspended all but one year of Hutcherson's sentence, on condition of his good behavior for 10 years after his release.
Hutcherson will be on probation until his release by the court, and was subsequently remanded to custody.
· Timothy Tyronne Majors, 20, of Halifax, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for breaking and entering with the intent to commit larceny.
The court will suspend Major's sentence if he is allowed to enter the detention program.
Majors was remanded to custody following his hearing.
· Thomas Wadsworth, 22, of South Boston, was sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison for breaking and entering in the daytime with the intent to commit larceny, grand larceny and possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
All but five years on each charge of Wadworth's sentence was suspended, conditional on his good behavior for 10 years after his release.
The court ordered the three five-year terms to run concurrently for a total of five years.
Wadsworth was remanded to custody following the sentencing hearing.

A 27-year-old Halifax man was charged Saturday by sheriff's deputies with possession of marijuana.
James Christopher Venable, of L.P. Bailey Highway, allegedly committed the offense on the day of the charge.
Venable is scheduled to appear in Halifax County General District Court on June 26.
· Ronnie Lee Majors, 32, of North Main Street in Halifax, was arrested Saturday by sheriff's deputies on charges of issuing bad checks.
Majors allegedly intended to defraud by issuing checks, drawn on Wachovia Bank of $23.63 on April 4, and $27.36 on April 4, and made payable to Crystal Hill Ordinary, while knowing of insufficent funds.
· Dwayne L. Lawson, 22, of Bane Street in South Boston, was arrested Saturday by sheriff's deputies on a charge of appearing in public in an intoxicated manner.
Lawson is scheduled to appear in Halifax County General District Court on July 21.

Is it history or fantasy?
That is the question swirling around a proposed Crossing of the Dan commemorative event.
The currently proposed July 4 ceremony commemorating the Crossing of the Dan, a pivotal moment in the Revolutionary War, is now under investigation by the South Boston Police Department.
The event, which was originally scheduled for Memorial Day and promoted by Claude Atkins of Associated Archives International, Ltd., of Alexandria, failed to be held and was changed to Independence Day.
No charges have been lodged against Atkins, according to Lt. Loftis.
A native of South Boston, Atkins has sought sponsorship from county residents for the event, which he said would draw dignitaries and prominent people to the event.
The ceremony has been billed as a fund-raising drive for the benefit of a monument and the restoration of historical buildings associated with the crossing of General Greene's troops, according to South Boston police.
Atkins also approached Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Wilkins to get permission from the owners to use the fairgrounds for the event.
"At first I thought it was for a good cause," said Mrs. Wilkins.
But documents began to surface from Atkins indicating that the Wilkins were promoters of the event.
After viewing a list of dignitaries chosen to receive invitations to attend, including Queen Elizabeth and former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy, the Wilkins became alarmed.
And with the document associating the Wilkins with the event, the family became horrified and refused to participate any further with the event, according to Mrs. Wilkins.
The Wilkins had not committed themselves in writing and had made it clear to Atkins that they would no longer participate in the event, she said yesterday.
But in a June 5 letter addressed to Lovelace, Atkins petitioned the board to approve a benefit performance and said that the Wilkins had graciously granted use of the fairgrounds.
Lovelace notified the Wilkins and urged that a letter be submitted to him by the owners expressing the forbidden use of the fairgrounds.
"It is really a bizarre thing," said Mrs. Wilkins.
"I think he's living in a fantasy world," said Mrs. Wilkins.
An attempt to reach Atkins by telephone yesterday was unsuccessful.
Lt. Loftis said the investigation is on going.

Winston Barksdale, 67, of 2174 Clover Road, Clover, died June 17, 2000, at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Mr. Barksdale was born in Halifax County on November 5, 1932.
A funeral service will be held June 20 at 2 p.m. at Brooks Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Cedar Grove United Methodist Church cemetery in Alton.
Survivors of Mr. Barksdale include his wife, Wanda Kay Barksdale of Clover; one daughter, Peggy Gayle Barksdale of Clover; two stepsons, David Wayne Williams of Vernon Hill and Kenneth Russell Williams of Jonesville, N.C.; one stepdaughter, Wendy Anne Williams of Jonesville; three brothers, Jessie Barksdale Sr. of South Boston, Owen M. Barksdale of Alton and Roy Lee Barksdale of Orange; and three grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at Brooks Funeral Home this evening, June 19 between 7:00 and 8:30, and other times at the home.

Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Clover Vol. Fire Dept., PO Box 199, Clover 24534, or Turbeville Vol. Fire Dept., 8146 Philpott Road, South Boston 24592.

Cora Ewell Brown, 82, of 111 Rose Hill Apartments, South Boston, died June 17, 2000, at her home.
Mrs. Brown was born in Halifax County on June 13, 1918, the daughter of Willie G. Ewell and Amanda Edmonds Ewell and was married to Horace G. Brown. She was a member of New Vernon Baptist Church and was also a member of New Vernon Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include three daughters, Frances Williams and Mattie Ragsdale, both of South Boston, and Amanda Anderson of Blairs; two sisters, Addie Ewell of Halifax and Hallie Dixon of South Boston; two brothers, George Ewell of South Boston and Johnnie Ewell of Ingram; 17 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Brown will be held June 21 at 1 p.m. at New Vernon Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger Ford officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the home.

Annie Jennings Marshall, 60, died June 15, 2000, in Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg.
Mrs. Marshall was the daughter of Austin and Nettie Lee Jennings and was married to John Howard Marshall Sr.
Survivors include five step-children, Rebecca Ann Franklin of Lynchburg, John H. Marshall Jr. of Plainfield, N.J., Lizzie Harris of Lawrenceville, N.J., Benjamin Marshall and Richard Berkley of Lynchburg; a devoted friend, James Canada; three sisters, Thelma Carr of Nathalie, Mary Wade of Halifax and Queen Asher of Oxford, N.C. six brothers, Charles Jennings of Lennig, Waverly Jennings of Crystal Hill, Willie Roy Jennings of Baltimore, Md., James and Robert Jennings of Nathalie and Lenwood Barksdale of Atlanta, Ga.; and a special cousin, Ruth Marshall.
Funeral services will be held June 20 at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Halifax with burial in the church cemetery.

Serita Dance Wilmore of Alton died at her home June 14, 2000.
Mrs. Wilmore was born in Halifax County on March 28, 1949, the daughter of Joseph Dance and Cora Dance Fleming and was married to Steve Wilmore. She was a member of Denniston Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Yvette Martin of Alton; two sisters, Cora Tucker of Durham, N.C. and Jo Ann Dance of Philadelphia, Pa.; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wilmore were held June 18 at 2 p.m. at Denniston Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. John Hubbard officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Earl Marshall Weaver of Lynchburg, died June 15, 2000, at his home.
A World War II veteran, he served with the United States Army's 103rd Infantry Division in Europe. Following graduation from the University of Georgia, his business career included associations with Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies in Richmond; Courts and Company in Macon, Ga.; Anderson, Clayton and Company in Greenville, S.C.; The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States of Lynchburg, and as a multi-year broker with Blue Cross of Virginia. He served on the Board of Trustees of Averett College, was a lifelong Baptist and a member of Kappa Alpha Order Social Fraternity.
Born in Reynolds, Ga., on May 25, 1926, he was the son of Jacob Marshall Weaver and Jenny Gray Ruffin Weaver and was married to Clois Bradley Weaver.
Survivors of Mr. Weaver include his wife; two daughters, Dorlisa Bradley Weaver Lee and her husband, Michael; Mary Ruffin Weaver Childs and her husband, Craig, all of Columbia, S.C.; two sons, Earl Marshall Weaver Jr. and his wife, Betsy; William Bradley Weaver and his wife, Nancy, all of Lynchburg; eight grandchildren, Michael Wayne Lee Jr., Patrick Holt Lee, Wesley Hamilton Lee, Jenny-Gray Ruffin Childs, Annie Halford Childs, Earl Marshall Weaver III, Taylor McCaskill Weaver and Courtney Laird Weaver; one sister, Hilda Weaver James of Reynolds, Ga.
A graveside service was held June 16 at Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg at 11 a.m.

Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider Lynchburg General Hospital/EMW Fund, 1901 Tate Springs Road, Lynchburg 24501.

Lori Michelle Pleasants, age 23, of Radford, died June 15, 2000, at her residence.
Ms. Pleasants was born in Halifax County on April 6, 1977, the daughter of Rodney Melvin Pleasants and Pamela Lawter Pleasants. She had been a student at Radford University.
Survivors include her father and stepmother, Donna Carter Pleasants of Danville; paternal grandparents, Al and Vianna Pleasants of South Boston; maternal grandmother, Paula Lawter Flood of Bermuda; her aunts and uncles; Harry and Kathy Talley and Al and Sarah Pleasants, all of South Boston; and one cousin, Bryan Talley of South Boston. She was preceded in death by her mother and maternal grandfather, Clarence Lawter.
Funeral services for Ms. Pleasants will be held today, June 19 at 11 a.m. at the Mausoleum at Danville Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Tim Nuckles conducting the service.

Minnie Tribble Crabtree, 88, of 1212 Stage Coach Road, Nathalie, died June 17, 2000, at Virginia Baptist Hospital.
Mrs. Crabtree was born May 27, 1912, in Halifax County the daughter of Sam Tribble and Liza Singleton Tribble and was married to Randolph Crabtree. She was a homemaker and Sunday school teacher at Clover Bottom Baptist Church.
Survivors include her children, Peggy Morris and her husband, W.H. Morris Jr. of Lynchburg, Randolph "Buddy" Crabtree and his wife, Annie Mae of Brookneal, Jackie Ray Crabtree and his wife, Cheryl of Leesburg, Ronnie Lovelace Crabtree and his wife, Ann of South Boston, Darrie Dale Crabtree and his wife, Patsy of Nathalie; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today, June 19 at Clover Bottom Baptist Church with the Revs. James Crocker and Dr. Charles O'Roark officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider the Blood Mobile of American Red Cross, 1900 Tate Springs Road, Lynchburg 24501 or the Brookneal Rescue Squad, PO Box 922, Brookneal 24528.

Mrs. Patricia Fitzgerald Brown, 47, of 502 Forest Drive, South Boston, died Saturday June 17, at her residence. Born in Pittsylvania County May 31, 1953. She was a daughter of Clarence Coleman and Virginia Glass Coleman. She was twice married, first to the late Dwight Fitzgerald now to Malcomb Brown Jr. She was employed with Sprint as a Customer Service supervisor. She was a member of the Elkhorn Baptist Church were she served on the Pastor's aide committee, the food committee, was a member of the senior choir and the gospel chorus. Mrs. Brown was also a member of the Halifax Improvement Council.
Survivors of include her husband, Malcomb Brown Jr. of the residence; one daughter, Crystal Denise Fitzgerald of the residence; two stepdaughters, Shayla D. Brown and Crystal Nichole Brown both of the residence; one stepson, Malcomb Brown III of the residence; five brother, Joel Lee Coleman and wife Almatine, Paul Edward Coleman and wife Ethel all of Java, Lawrence Coleman and wife Eula of San Antonio, Texas, Bradford A. Coleman of Danville, and Gregory Coleman and wife Lisa of Woodbridge; two sisters, Linda C. Stephens and husband Clarence of Blairs and Deloris C. Davis and husband Calvin of Gladys; a mother-in-law, Mrs. Louise Brown of Halifax.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. from the Elkhorn Baptist Church by Dr. C. Lewis Motley with burial in the Coleman Family Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the church Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. and other times at the residence.

Henry Christian Zenke II, of Greensboro, N.C. and "Tarover," Halifax County, died at his Greensboro home on Saturday, June 17, 2000.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 20, at 2:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 607 North Greene St. in Greensboro. Interment will be in Green Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Zenke is survived by his wife of 48 years, Virginia Ford Zenke; a daughter, Virginia Hawthorne Zenke; and a son, Henry Christian Zenke III, all of Greensboro and "Tarover."
Mr. Zenke was born in Richmond Hill, New York, on January 11, 1917. He was one of the three children of Henry Christian and Susan Kohler Zenke of Brooklyn, New York. He attended City College of New York, where he studied engineering, and Pratt Institute. In New York City, he worked for the Associated Press and also for the G. H. Fuller Construction Company, a major contractor.
A veteran of World War II, he served with the Weather Service in the United States Army Air Corp., 21st Weather Squadron, in Polbroke and Gloucester, England , and on the continent.
He helped found Otto Zenke, Inc., a decorating business. He later formed his own company, The Zenkes, Inc., an interior design firm, and was president until his death.
Mr. Zenke was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Greensboro, where he continually enhanced the appearance of the church by many additions to its beauty.
He was the director of restoration at Historic Blandwood Mansion where he spent many hours researching and supervising craftsmen to ensure historical authenticity.
Mr. Zenke was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Greensboro, where he served in numerous positions, several historical preservation societies in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, and the Morehead Commission of North Carolina. Mr. Zenke had been an expert marksman with a pistol and won many trophies over the years.
Mr. and Mrs. Zenke owned and restored "Tarover," a mid-19th century plantation home in Halifax, where they loved to spend time. Mr. Zenke also restored Carter's Tavern in Halifax County, belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edmunds Sr. He frequently volunteered his talents to assist in other restoration projects throughout the southeast and was always eager to help make anything more beautiful. In 1974, he received the Ruth Coltrane Cannon Cup for historic preservation from The Historic Preservation Society of North Carolina.
Memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be made to Holy Trinity Episcopal Church or Preservation Greensboro- Blandwood Mansion.