Ms. Alis Bumpus Leigh of South Boston, VA died on Monday, November 27th at the age of 80.

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Ms. Leigh was born April 11, 1943 in Halifax County, VA to the late James Lee “Jack” Walton and Ollie Crowder Walton and was a member of Dan River View Missionary Baptist Church. She was employed at J.P. Steven, Inc. for over20 years and retired from Boston Commons Nursing Home.

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Ms. Leigh is survived by (1) son: James Crowder of New York; (5) daughters: Belinda Womack (Earl), Audrey Jeffress (Charlie), Crystal Boxley (Robert), all of Halifax, VA, Kelly Glass (Celus, Jr.) of South Boston, VA, and Angela Chandler (Carl, Sr.) of Nathalie, VA; (13) grandchildren; (13) great grandchildren; (4) sisters: Vernell Bruce (Rev. Paul), Patricia Chandler (Reuben), Sandra Davis (John), and Gertie Link;  (3) brothers: William Walton (Deborah), Terry Walton (Petra), Kenneth Walton (Cathy);  (1) aunt: Mary Royal; and  host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by (2) brothers: Millian Jerome Walton and James Louis Walton.

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Funeral services for Mrs. Alis Bumpus Leigh will be Sunday, December 3rd at 1:00 p.m. at the Crawford House Chapel, Halifax, VA with Rev. Clifton Madden, eulogist. Burial will follow in Walton Family Cemetery.

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Public viewing for family and friends will be Saturday from noon until 6:00 p.m. at Jeffress Funeral Home.

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Funeral services are provided by Jeffress Funeral Home, 2000 North Main Street, South Boston, VA.