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   Written by on August 7, 2015 at 11:44 am

Joseph “Joe” William Canfield, age 67, of Keysville, Virginia, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 at his home. He served as a Sergeant in the Army and in the Coast Guard Reserves; a Sergeant for the New Jersey Police Department for 24 years, worked in Major Crimes in Florida for seven years, and served as a consultant for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  Joe taught Bloodhound Search and Rescue for thirty years; in 2007, he started Joe Canfield Mantrailing Bloodhounds.

He is survived by his wife of eight years, Debbie H. Canfield; and a stepdaughter, Shelly Townsend.  Joe was preceded in death by his partner Kirby.

A funeral service was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Friendship Baptist Church with interment following in the church cemetery, Drakes Branch, Va.  The family received friends at the Browning-Duffer Funeral Home in Keysville, Va. on Friday, July 24, 2015.  The Browning-Duffer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Joyce Atkins Nunnally, age 74, of Meherrin, Virginia passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Nunnally.  Joyce is survived by her two sons and their wives, Graham and Linda Nunnally of Meherrin, Va. and Richard and Rhonda Nunnally of Concord; and four grandchildren, Mary, Zach, Jesse and Ben.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Browning-Duffer Funeral Home in Keysville, Va.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Meherrin Volunteer Fire and Rescue.

The Browning-Duffer Funeral Home in Keysville, Va. is in charge of the arrangements.

Death Notices

• Joe Clinton Freeland, age 78 of Keysville, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015.

• Wildfred J. Tyree, Sr., age 88 of Cartersville, died Thursday, July 30, 2015.

• John David McDilda, age 70 of Appomattox, died Friday, July 31, 2015.

• Robert Lee Dukes, age 75 of Buffalo Junction, died Friday, July 31, 2015.

• Jean Miller Fore, age 57, died July 31, 2015.

• Rebecca Jean Watkins, age 74 of Long Island, died Saturday, August 1, 2015.

• Rebecca Tina Moore, age 96, formerly of Charlotte County, died Sunday, August 2, 2015.

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