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Curtis Jefferson Jones

Curtis Jefferson Jones

Jan 5, 2018

Curtis Jefferson Jones age 70 of Independence, Virginia passed away Friday, January 5,2018 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Curtis was born on November 13, 1947 in Carroll County, Virginia to Cutis Elmo and Imogene Hill Jones. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a son Curtis Jarrod Jones and a brother Jimmy Jones. He...

Gleason Franklin Roberts

Gleason Franklin Roberts

Jan 5, 2018

Gleason Franklin Roberts age 96 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, January 5, 2018 in the Hillsville Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Roberts was born on February 27, 1921 in Carroll County, Virginia to Charlie Washington and Lillie Mae Isom Roberts. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Janice Dotson Roberts; sisters Irene Lineberry;...

Lawrence Clifton Hylton

Lawrence Clifton Hylton

Jan 4, 2018

Lawrence Clifton Hylton age 91 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Hylton was born on February 24, 1926 in Floyd, Virginia to Otey and Leona Dalton Hylton. He is survived by his wife Laura Weddle Hylton of Woodlawn, Virginia; daughter and son-in-law Roseanna and Donald Peters; son and daughter-in-law...

Belinda Gaye Johnson

Belinda Gaye Johnson

Jan 3, 2018

Belinda Gaye Johnson age 52 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Belinda was born in Galax, Virginia on November 9, 1965 to Darrell and Phyllis Sullivan Freeman. In addition to her parents Darrell and Phyllis Freeman of Fries, Virginia she is survived by her daughters and son-in-law Ashley and Aaron Rich...

Denny C. Bryant

Denny C. Bryant

Jan 2, 2018

Denny C. Bryant age 91 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at his home. Mr. Bryant was born in Carroll County, Virginia on March 17, 1926 to Effert C. and Bertha Mabe Bryant. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Hazel Sharp; brothers Clayton Bryant; Kemper Bryant and Paul Bryant. He...

Wilma Lucy Hooven

Wilma Lucy Hooven

Jan 2, 2018

Wilma Lucy Hooven age 81 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Hooven was born in Galax, Virginia on October 4, 1936 to Bruce and Lola Kirby Carter. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Hooven and several brothers and sisters. She is...

Franklin Delano Stroupe

Franklin Delano Stroupe

Jan 2, 2018

Franklin Delano Stroupe age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at his home. Mr. Stroupe was born in Galax, Virginia on September 23, 1941 to Alexander and Mamie Ellen Jones Stroupe. He is survived by his wife India Ellen Stroupe of Martinsville, Virginia; daughters and son-in-law Tammy Renee' Barker of Martinsville, Virginia; Angela Wahlig of Wilmington,...

Vita Lee Osborne Barton

Vita Lee Osborne Barton

Dec 30, 2017

Vita Lee Osborne Barton age 99 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Barton was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 20, 1918 to Willie Watson and Rose Adams Osborne . In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Harvey Vance Barton and daughter...

Marsha Marie Sweet

Marsha Marie Sweet

Dec 28, 2017

Marsha Marie Sweet, age 80, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017, following a sudden illness. Mrs. Sweet was born on February 13, 1937, in Grundy, Virginia; a daughter of the late Burt and Ruby Nuckolls. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William R. Sweet and brother, James Nuckolls. Mrs. Sweet was a member...

John Wayne Sizemore

John Wayne Sizemore

Dec 26, 2017

John Wayne Sizemore age 70 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. John Wayne was born in Carroll County, Virginia on August 2,1947 to Hiram and Alma Jennings Sizemore. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Jearleen Whitaker Sizemore and two brothers Roger Sizemore and...

Mattie Christine Morris Hodge

Mattie Christine Morris Hodge

Dec 25, 2017

Mattie Christine Morris Hodge age 75 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Hodge was born in Carroll County, Virginia on March 3, 1942 to James W. and Rachel Burcham Morris. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters and brothers-in-law Betty and Harold Dean...

Reece Everette Medley

Reece Everette Medley

Dec 22, 2017

Reece Everette Medley age 82 of Ennice, North Carolina passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 at his home. Mr. Medley was born on August 27, 1935 in Alleghany County, North Carolina to Ernest Everette and Osa Mae Johnson Medley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Alma Bobbitt Medley and one brother Fred Rufus...

Raymond David Haga

Raymond David Haga

Dec 22, 2017

Raymond David Haga age 75 of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 in the Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Haga was born on June 26, 1942 in Grayson County, Virginia to John H. and Gladys Dixon Haga. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Jayne Ella Vaughan Haga and brother Charles C....

Doris Helvey Fender Akers

Doris Helvey Fender Akers

Dec 20, 2017

Doris Helvey Fender Akers age 90 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Akers was born in Grayson County, Virginia on January 29, 1927 to Andrew and Bertha Riggins Fender. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Paul Akers and a daughter Glenda Akers Lyons. She is survived...

Doris Fowler Lineberry

Doris Fowler Lineberry

Dec 19, 2017

Doris Elizabeth Fowler Lineberry age 92 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Lineberry was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 5, 1925 to Ernest David and Danie Summers Fowler. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Warren Coolidge Lineberry; son Lucian Ted Lineberry; son-in-law Gary Wilson;...

Sandra Jeannette Higgins

Sandra Jeannette Higgins

Dec 16, 2017

Sandra Jeannette Higgins, age 69, Woodlawn, VA, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 in Galax, VA. Mrs. Higgins was born Nov, 28, 1948 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Thomas and Fern Smart Holden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Lisa Diane Higgins, She is survived by her husband, Ron Higgins, Woodlawn, VA; daughters &...

Joe Rhudy Higgins

Joe Rhudy Higgins

Dec 16, 2017

Joe Rhudy Higgins,age 82, Galax, VA died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. Mr. Higgins was born May 12, 1935 in Carroll County, VA to Emmett and Maxine Amburn Higgins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Higgins and a brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Judy Higgins. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Eskie Ayers,...

Annie Mae Hall Poe

Annie Mae Hall Poe

Dec 15, 2017

Annie Mae Hall Poe age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Poe was born in Virginia on May 29, 1929 to Claude Steven and Brook Funk Hall. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Junior Poe. She is survived by a niece Sandra Moretz of...

Velda Richardson Edwards

Velda Richardson Edwards

Dec 14, 2017

Velda Frances Richardson Edwards, age 83, Galax, VA, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 at the Waddell Nursing Home, Galax, VA. Mrs. Edwards was born April 08, 1934 in Carroll County, VA to Lebert and Carrie Redd Richardson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Billy G. Edwards. She is survived by sons & daughters-in-law,...

Yvonne Geraldine Jones

Yvonne Geraldine Jones

Dec 13, 2017

Yvonne Geraldine Jones age 69 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday December 13, 2017 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Yvonne was born in Grayson County, Virginia on February 16, 1948 to Jesse Ray and Fannie Fielder Beck. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a step daughter Alice Funk, one sister and three brothers....

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