Geraldine Burris Testerman
Mar 17, 2018
Geraldine Burris Testerman, age 76, Independence, VA, died Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, VA. Mrs. Testerman was born June 16, 1941 to Wade and Dorothy Hampton Burris, in Galax, VA. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Dean Testerman and a niece, Marcy Hendrix. She is survived...
Lucy Nell Smith
Mar 17, 2018
Lucy Nell Smith age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 in the Forsyth Medical Center. Miss Smith was born on March 27, 1927 in Grayson County, Virginia to Mall and Matilda Shinault Smith. She is survived by many family members and friends. The funeral service will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 12:00 noon at...
Jackie (Jack) Lee Williams
Mar 15, 2018
Jackie Lee (Jack) Williams age 79 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mr. Williams was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 15, 1938 to Bruce and Kate Barber Williams. He proudly served his country in the US Army. He is survived by his wife Virginia R. Williams of Fries, Virginia; daughter and...
John "Shagg" Ellis Mckinney
Mar 15, 2018
John Ellis (Shagg) McKinney age 80 of Independence, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. McKinney was born in Grayson County, Virginia on November 5, 1937 to John Ernest and Mattie Mae McKinney. He is survived by his wife Bertha June McKinney; daughter and son-in-law Beth McKinney-Parsons and Brandon all of Independence, Virginia;...
Mack Grady Patton
Mar 13, 2018
Mr Mack Grady Patton age 88, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 3:59, in Galax, Virginia at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Patton was born July 27, 1929 in Galax to the late Elbert and Mae Bell Felts Patton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Berylene Lundy Patton. Four...
Ruby Bowman Burcham
Mar 11, 2018
Ruby Bowman Burcham, age 95, of Fries, VA died at her home Sunday, March 11, 2018. Mrs. Burcham was born Jan 26, 1923 in Carroll County, VA, to Lafayette L. (Doc) Bowman and Lena Martin Bowman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by Daughter, Brenda Barber and an infant daughter. She is survived by daughter, Joyce...
Allen Phipps Jennings
Mar 8, 2018
Allen Phipps Jennings, age 92 passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018 in Carrington Place, Wytheville, Virginia. Mr. Jennings was born January 2, 1926 in Fries, Virginia to the late John Jennings and Nannie Porter Jennings. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Kathleen and several brothers and sisters. He is survived by his daughter...
Garfield Thompson
Feb 28, 2018
Garfield Thompson age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mr. Thompson was born in Grayson County, Virginia on December 30, 1930. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Bonnie Joe Brown. He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law Carol...
Joyce Rebecca Reavis
Feb 28, 2018
Joyce Rebecca Sexton Reavis age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mrs. Reavis was born in Carroll County, Virginia on July 17, 1941 to Benjamin and Ida Ramey Sexton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Lee Reavis, Sr.. She...
John Edward White
Feb 28, 2018
John Edward White age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in his home in Manassas, VA. Mr. White was born in Carroll County, Virginia on December 10th, 1939 to James and Jane White. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son Michael White. John proudly served his country as a veteran...
Joyce Waddell Hanks
Feb 25, 2018
Joyce Waddell Hanks passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2018. She was born on January 28, 1929 to Frank and Emma Waddell.. She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence Dempsey "Jack" Hanks. Surviving are her daughter, Linda Anthony (Dennis) of Lexington, North Carolina; her son, Michael Hanks (Vickie) of Christiansburg, Virginia; her daughter Kaye Reeves of Galax, Virginia;...
Mary Catherine (Mary K) Vaughan
Feb 20, 2018
Mary Catherine (Vaughan) Vaughan, 89, of Fries, Va., passed into eternal life with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. She was born in Fries, on March 7, 1928, to Robert Lee and Dorothy Grubb Vaughan, the ninth of eleven children. "Mary K." as she was fondly known, graduated from Fries High School in 1945 and Jefferson Nursing...
Garrett Cole Starkey
Feb 19, 2018
Garrett Cole Starkey, Infant son of Michael Allen and Ashley Nicole McCormick Starkey, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018 in the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia. In addition to his parents, he is survived by Sister McKenzie Claire Starkey; Brother Braxton Chase Starkey all of the home. A host of loving family members also survive Garrett. A private service...
William Franklin “Bill” Murphy
Feb 18, 2018
William Franklin "Bill" Murphy, age 80, of Galax, went to heaven, February 18, 2018. Bill was born in Galax on March 17, 1937 to Robert L. Murphy and Hazel Phipps Murphy. Bill graduated from Galax High School and joined the United States Airforce. Bill is married to Linda Livesay Murphy. Bill and Linda were happily married for over 40 years....
Remona Jean Snow Goad
Feb 16, 2018
Remona Jean Snow Goad, age 85, Galax, VA, died Feb. 16, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Goad was born Feb. 10, 1933 in Carroll County, VA (Coal Creek Community), to Charlie Anderson and Ocie Mitchell Snow. In addition to her parents & husband of 67 years, Berlie Goad, she was preceded in death by sisters, Mildred Evans, Ruby Hall; brothers,...
Jerry Dean Williams
Feb 16, 2018
Jerry Dean Williams age 68 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Friday, February 16, 2018 at his home. Jerry was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 7, 1949 to Richard Palmer and Verna Easter Williams. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Sophia Jean Williams Servis. He is survived by a sister and brother-in-law...
Howard Rudolph Todd
Feb 16, 2018
Howard Rudolph Todd age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, February 16, 2018 at Galax Health and Rehab in Galax, Virginia. He was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 27, 1935. He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father Ruth Todd Davis and Gene Davis of Indiana, his first wife Sally "Pat" Todd, his sons Samuel...
Jeffrey Ray Donithan
Feb 15, 2018
Jeffrey Ray Donithan age 64 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 in the Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. Jeffrey was born in Galax, Virginia on January 21, 1954 to James and Helen Leonard Donithan. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother Jerry Wayne Donithan. Jeffrey proudly served his country in the US...
John "Bill" Billy Davis
Feb 14, 2018
Rev. John "Bill" Billy Davis, 84 passed away Wednesday, February 14,2018 at his home where his loving wife Shirley, cared for him for many years. Bill was born in Grayson County, VA on November 4, 1933 to John Emmett and Virginia Shumate Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers Rev. Blace Davis, Jim...
Mary Ann Bell
Feb 13, 2018
Mary Ann Bell age 48 of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away Tuesday, February 13,2018 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mary Ann was born on July 15, 1969 in Princeton, West Virginia to Augustus and Nancy McCormick Cyphers. In addition to her mother Nancy Dalton she was preceded in death by a son Travis Shumate and a granddaughter Lily Shumate....
