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Pearl Jenell Sharp Bowers

Pearl Jenell Sharp Bowers

Nov 25, 2017

Pearl Jenell Bowers better known as Jenell age 75 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Bowers was born Nov. 25, 1942 in Carroll County, VA to Howard Clifford and Lena Burnett Sharp. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arlee Bowers. She is survived...

Larry Dean Taylor

Larry Dean Taylor

Nov 22, 2017

Larry Dean Taylor age 60 of Cana, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at his home. Larry was born in Pearisburg, Virginia on September 15, 1957 to Lester and Nannie McMillian Taylor. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother and dear friend to so many. He will be dearly missed. Those left to cherish his memory are daughters and...

Robert Duane Hansen

Robert Duane Hansen

Nov 22, 2017

Robert Duane Hansen age 78 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center in Independence, Virginia. Mr. Hansen was born in Trenary, Michigan on September 14, 1939 to Ralph and Genevieve Kelly Hansen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father Ray Kauffman. He is survived by...

Robin Michael Hill

Robin Michael Hill

Nov 15, 2017

Robin Michael Hill age 60 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Robin was born in Grayson County, Virginia on August 8, 1957 to George and Pauline Rosenbaum Hill. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters Barbara Bradshaw and Betty Routh and a brother Thomas Paul Hill....

H.D. (Doug) Lawrence

H.D. (Doug) Lawrence

Nov 12, 2017

H.D. (Doug) Lawrence age 68 of Galax, Virginia and formerly of Edinburg, Ohio passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Doug was born in Akron, Ohio on February 25, 1949 to James Eugene and Margie Baxter Lawrence. He proudly served his country in the US Army. He is survived by his wife...

Franklin Eugene Moore

Franklin Eugene Moore

Nov 10, 2017

Franklin Eugene Moore, age 66, Fries, VA, died Nov. 10, 2017 in the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Moore was born May 13, 1951 in Ashville, NC to Elmer and Margaret Haynes Moore. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers & sisters: Junior Moore, Nancy Reed, Jenny Williams, Emmett Moore, Vera...

Myrtle Elizabeth Reeves

Myrtle Elizabeth Reeves

Nov 8, 2017

Myrtle Elizabeth Reeves age 98 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Reeves was born on July 7, 1919 in Wythe County, Virginia to William Henry and Myrtle Lindamood Fuller. She is survived by her husband Joe R. Reeves, Sr. of Galax, Virginia; sons and daughters-in-law Joe R. Reeves, Jr....

Maria Danette Murray

Maria Danette Murray

Nov 7, 2017

Maria Murray died November 7, 2017 at Galax Health and Rehabilitation Center (formerly Golden LivingCenter – Blue Ridge). She was born in Sparta, NC, on September 28, 1964, and was the daughter of Daniel (Tucker) and Lynne Wright Murray. Maria was born with special needs and required many operations and several admittances over the years in the UVA Hospital in...

Warren Eugene Hackler, Sr.

Warren Eugene Hackler, Sr.

Nov 7, 2017

Warren Eugene Hackler, Sr. age 65 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017 in the Forsyth Medical Center. Warren was born in Galax, Virginia on August 14, 1952 to William Eugene and Sarah Katherine Smith Hackler. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Dana Hackler. He is survived by a daughter Amanda...

Shawn Allen Robinson

Shawn Allen Robinson

Nov 7, 2017

Shawn Allen Robinson age 44 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at his home. Shawn was born in Galax, Virginia on November 30, 1972 to Larry Wayne and Brenda Kay Sexton Robinson. He is survived by his wife Tina Marie Robinson of Galax, Virginia; daughter Abigail Robinson of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; sons Gregory Robinson and his fiance' Payton...

Robert Otto Alley

Robert Otto Alley

Nov 5, 2017

Robert Otto Alley age 53 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Robert was born in Galax, Virginia on June 8, 1964 to Freddie Otto Alley, Jr. and Mary Ann Bowers Alley. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Roger Otto and Brandi Davidson Alley of Galax, Virginia; three grandchildren Lharah...

Ted Junior Roberts

Ted Junior Roberts

Nov 3, 2017

Ted Junior Roberts age 77 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, November 3, 2017 at his home. Mr. Roberts was born on June 20, 1940 in Galax, Virginia to Tom and Bessie Hendricks Roberts. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Wanda Sue Brown Roberts; sisters Ora Mae Douglas and Louise Hanks; brothers Walter...

Bobby Ray Melton

Bobby Ray Melton

Nov 2, 2017

Bobby Ray Melton age 70 of Rural Retreat, Virginia passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 in the Carrington Place at Rural Retreat. Bobby was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 18, 1947 to Isaac Lawrence and Nina Combs Melton. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Jeffrey Darrell Melton; sisters Carolyn Melton; Connie...

Jerry Lee Ralph Watson

Jerry Lee Ralph Watson

Nov 2, 2017

Jerry Lee Ralph Watson age 73 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Jerry was born in Grayson County, Virginia on March 13, 1944 to Raby Clarence and Willie Sue Akers Watson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Jeffrey Lee Watson. He...

Pamela Kaye Asbury

Pamela Kaye Asbury

Nov 1, 2017

Pamela Kaye Asbury age 59 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 in the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Pamela was born in Pulaski, Virginia on March 26, 1958 to Roscoe Allen and Carol Maude Reavis Asbury. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by an aunt Barbara Spence. She is survived by her mother...

Ellen Faye Robinson

Ellen Faye Robinson

Oct 31, 2017

Ellen Faye Robinson age 69 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in the Forsyth Medical Center. Ellen was born on August 10, 1948 in Carroll County, Virginia to Walter Lee and Hazel Swinney Hodge. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Sonny Robinson and a brother Donald Hodge. In addition...

Thomas (T.M.) Mckinley Jones

Thomas (T.M.) Mckinley Jones

Oct 31, 2017

Thomas McKinley Jones better known as T.M. Jones age 80 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at his home. Mr. Jones was born in Galax, Virginia on October 12, 1937 to Clifford Lee and Hattie Lineberry Jones. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Thomas Randy Jones and a grandson Ethan...

Mary Lois Bartlett Canup

Mary Lois Bartlett Canup

Oct 29, 2017

Mary Lois Bartlett Canup, age 77 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the home of Steve and Lanita Canup after a lengthy illness. She was born November 27, 1939 in Galax, Virginia to the late Curtis Perry and Ruth Williams Bartlett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Fries Church of Christ. She was...

Roy Jay Moxley

Roy Jay Moxley

Oct 28, 2017

Roy Jay Moxley, age 82, of Galax, VA, died Saturday Oct. 28, 2017 at the Waddell Nursing & Rehab Center, Galax. Mr. Moxley was born May 22, 1935 in Grayson County, VA to James & Beatrice Brown Moxley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Brandon Moxley, sisters, Dorothy Moxley and Mary Burris. He...

Frances L. Hill

Frances L. Hill

Oct 26, 2017

Frances L. Hill, age 92, of Fries, VA, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 at the Grayson Rehab & Healthcare Center, Independence, VA. Mrs. Hill was born March 16, 1925 in Grayson County, VA to Noah and Myrtle Rhudy Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Junior Delp & Henry Hill; son, Henry Dean...

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