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Alma Lucille Martin Wilson

Alma Lucille Martin Wilson

Jun 1, 2018

Alma Lucille Martin Wilson age 93 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, June 1, 2018 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Wilson was born on August 4, 1924 in Galax, Virginia to Lonnie and Ora Thompson Martin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Earlie Wilson; a step-son Robert...

Estelle Gordon Akers

Estelle Gordon Akers

May 30, 2018

Estelle Gordon Akers age 96 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at his home.

Mr. Akers was born on September 21, 1921 to Gems and Nancy Ann Jane Guynn Akers. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Bertha Mae Bullins Akers; daughter Estellene Slate; sons Junior Akers and...

Linda "Pat" Mae Cottrell

Linda "Pat" Mae Cottrell

May 29, 2018

Linda Mae "Pat" Cottrell age 70 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at her home.

Pat was born in Galax, Virginia on July 2, 1947 to Ralph Everett and Lilly Mae McMillan Kyle.

In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by a sister Christine Hampton.

She is...

Ralph "Boomy" Delano Vaughan

Ralph "Boomy" Delano Vaughan

May 29, 2018

Ralph Delano Vaughan, age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.

Mr. Vaughan was born on August 13, 1933 in Fries, Virginia. He was the eleventh and final child of Robert Lee and Dorothy Margaret Vaughan. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Jerry, six sisters...

Van Buren Mccarter

Van Buren Mccarter

May 28, 2018

Dr. Van Buren McCarter age 96 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Dr. McCarter was born on July 11, 1921 in Grayson County, Virginia to Bryan and Kate Killinger McCarter. In addition to his parent he was preceded in death by his wife Jane Giersch McCarter.

He is...

Melton Matthew Hamby

Melton Matthew Hamby

May 27, 2018

Melton Matthew Hamby age 79 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mr. Hamby was born on September 22, 1938 in Surry County, North Carolina to Gaither and Ida Morris Hamby. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Jeanette Blevins Hamby and son Daniel Hamby....

Ralph Neal Morris

Ralph Neal Morris

May 27, 2018

Ralph Neal Morris age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mr. Morris was born on May 30, 1933 in Virginia to Jessie Ralph and Elsie Todd Morris. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Mary Davis Morris.

He...

Ronald Allen

Ronald Allen

May 25, 2018

Ronald Allen age 54 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at his home.

Ronald was born on August 8, 1963 in Welch, West Virginia to Zeb an Ellsie Blankenship Allen. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a grandson Sage Allen; sister and brother-in-law Linda and Woody Underwood and four...

Pamela Sue Snow

Pamela Sue Snow

May 23, 2018

Pamela Sue Snow age 53 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Pamela was born in Havre De Grace, Maryland on August 22, 1964 to John and Lula Jane Jones Snow. In addition to her father, Pamela was preceded in death by a brother Robert Wayne Snow.

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Tex Junior Brown

Tex Junior Brown

May 22, 2018

Tex Junior Brown, 77, of Hillsville passed away Tuesday May 22, 2018 in Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Tex was born January 9, 1941 in Woodlawn, Virginia to the late Elmer Gleaves Brown and Golda Katherine Lundy Brown.

Tex served with the Army Reserves during the Vietnam era. He was employed with Burlington Mills as a...

Crilda Lee Jones

Crilda Lee Jones

May 22, 2018

Crilda Lee Jones age 79 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Galax Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Jones was born in Carroll County, Virginia on April 23, 1939 to Lee and Annie Adkins Eastridge. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas McKinley Jones, son Thomas...

Olivia Estelle Phelps Cox

Olivia Estelle Phelps Cox

May 21, 2018

Olivia Estelle Phelps Cox age 92 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Cox was born in Grayson County, Virginia on July 16, 1925 to James Walter and Molly Long Phelps. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband John Cox, daughter Judy Richardson and ...

Anna Mae Swinney

Anna Mae Swinney

May 21, 2018

Anna Mae Swinney age 89 of Fries, Virginia passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Swinney was born in Grayson County, Virginia on April 9, 1929 to Claude and Rhetta Grimes Hodge. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Vincent Swinney and grandson Steven...

James Eddie Crotts

James Eddie Crotts

May 21, 2018

James Eddie Crotts age 88 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 at his home.

Mr. Crotts was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 24, 1929 to Eddie and Martha Sumner Crotts. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Violet Pauline Edwards Crotts.

He is survived...

Trenton Huffman

Trenton Huffman

May 17, 2018

John Trenton Huffman, 82, of Galax, Virginia passed away at his home Thursday, May 17, 2018.  Trenton was born May 8, 1936 to the late Herman and Wilma Bolen Huffman.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn Cox Huffman.

He is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law: Ricky L. Huffman...

Thomas Junior Warf

Thomas Junior Warf

May 17, 2018

Thomas Junior Warf, 70, of Woodlawn passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Thomas was born in Carroll County Virginia June 18, 1947 to Loyd Thomas Warf and Thelma Faye Stoneman Warf. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his wife Sharon Lynn Warf In addition to his mother, he is...

James Anderson Love

James Anderson Love

May 16, 2018

James Anderson Love, 88, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Grayson Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Independence, Virginia. Mr. Love was born May 10, 1930 in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Emanuel Lee and Pearlie Quesenberry Love.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his granddaughter Christina Hope Love.

Mr. Love proudly served...

Angelia (Angie) Mabry

Angelia (Angie) Mabry

May 13, 2018

Angelia (Angie) Mabry, 40, passed away May 13, 2018 in Galax, Virginia. Angie was born February 11, 1978 in Galax, VA.

She is survived by her husband Brandon Mabry of Galax, Virginia; daughters and son-in-law: Amber and Bart Taylor of Hillsville, Virginia; Summer George and Autumn George both of Galax; parents Preston and Connie Jeanette Newman of...

Ruby Florence King Shepherd

Ruby Florence King Shepherd

May 13, 2018

Ruby Florence King Shepherd,92, went home to be with Jesus on Mother's Day May 13, 2018.

She loved the Lord and was an example of Christ's Amazing Grace and Love. She loved her family as well as her church family.  She sang, played the piano, the organ and the guitar.  She had a passion for flowers and...

Wilma Norene Austin Mayes

Wilma Norene Austin Mayes

May 13, 2018

Wilma Norene Austin Mayes, 84, of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Mayes was born October 7, 1931 to the late Greely Oren Austin and Minnie Clyde Rutherford Austin.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Greely Chapman Austin (better known as Chap) and sisters Edna Austin...

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