Sandra Marcella Cockerham
Jul 13, 2017
Sandra Marcella White Cockerham age 71 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Sandra was born in Carroll County, Virginia on August 26,1945 to Oscar and Bertie Harrison White. She is survived by her husband Robert Wendell Cockerham of Woodlawn, Virginia; daughters and sons-in-law Marcella and Bobby Taylor of Rural Retreat, Virginia;...
Nell Grey Caudle
Jul 9, 2017
Nell Grey Caudle age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Ms. Caudle was born in Booneville, North Carolina on October 6, 1932 to Doyle C. and Mattie Winesett Caudle. She is survived by her sisters and brothers-in-law Linda C. and Joe Houk of Galax, Virginia; Jewell and Dean Cornett of...
Robert Lee Creed
Jul 9, 2017
Robert Lee Creed, 61, passed away Sunday, July 9, at his home in Sparta. He was born September 1, 1955 in Grayson County Virginia to the late Brady Burton Creed and Rosa Lee Yonce Creed. He is survived by his wife Hattie Jean Caudill Creed of the home; children Andy Pollen of Charleston, South Carolina; Trina Pollen and family of...
Virginia Iva Miller
Jul 9, 2017
Virginia Iva Miller age 91 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Miller was born in Carroll County, Virginia on February 9, 1926 to John Wiley and Renee Isom Carico. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James W. Miller; sister Etheleene Leckey; brothers...
Herbert Hoover Funk
Jul 7, 2017
Herbert Hoover Funk (known by most as Hoover) 89, passed away at his home Friday, July 7, 2017. Hoover was born February 22, 1928 to the late Early B. Funk and Minnie Holliman Funk in Grayson County, Virginia. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Artie Davis Funk and daughter Sharon. Also preceded in...
Lonnie Kyle Burcham
Jul 7, 2017
Lonnie Kyle Burcham age 83 of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday, July 7, 2017 at his home. Mr. Burcham was born in Grayson County, Virginia on April 2, 1934 to Howard and Hazel Anders Burcham. He is survived by his wife Betty Hill Burcham of Fries, Virginia; daughters and sons-in-law Tammy and Larry Lawson; Teresa and Jassen Jones all of...
Maxine Dillon Morris
Jul 6, 2017
Maxine Dillon Morris age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday morning in the Commonwealth Assisted Living in Hillsville, Virginia. Mrs. Morris was born on November 18, 1931 in Grayson County, Virginia to William and Lillie Ann Patton Dillon. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ronald Jay Morris. She is survived by her...
Pamela Ann Brown
Jul 5, 2017
Pamela Ann Brown age 71 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at her home. Pamela was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania on January 28,1946 to Allan Frank and Vivian Yon McCracken. She is survived by her children Michael Brown of Galax, Virginia; Kimberly and Anthony Burcham of Fancy Gap, Virginia; Cheryl and Angelo Piro of Wilmington, North Carolina;...
Shirley Ann Sowers
Jul 2, 2017
Shirley Ann Sowers age 69 of Floyd, Virginia and formerly of Hillsville, Virginia passed away Sunday afternoon at her home. Shirley was born on February 20, 1948 in Carroll County, Virginia to Kyle George and Ruth Myrtle Sexton Freeman. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law Tommy and Deanna Sowers; Kevin and Sarah Sowers all of Floyd, Virginia; grandchildren...
Orpha Jones Taylor
Jul 1, 2017
THIS IS A COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE TAYLOR FAMILY Orpha Jones Taylor, 76, passed away at her home early July 1, 2017 in Greensboro, NC. was born in Fries, VA to the late Lonnie and Essie Byrd Jones on June 13, 1941. She is survived by her daughter Tammy Case and husband Alan of Greensboro, sons Alton and...
Miriam Christine Bolt Roberts
Jun 30, 2017
Miriam Christine Bolt Roberts, 66, of Independence, Virginia passed away Friday June 30, 2017 in Twin Country Regional Hospital, Galax, Virginia. She was born March 17, 1951 in Grayson County to Miriam League Bolt and the late Garnett Bolt. In additional to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband James Laurence Roberts. She is survived by her...
Billie Joyce Lineberry
Jun 28, 2017
Billie Joyce Melton Lineberry age 74 of Hillsville, Virginia passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at her home. Ms. Lineberry was born in Galax, Virginia on May 13, 1943 to Garney and Stella Griffin Melton. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law Thomas Lee Lineberry of Hillsville, Virginia; Jeffery G. and Bridgette Lineberry of Draper, Virginia; two grandchildren Heather...
Peggy Ann Cockerham
Jun 25, 2017
Peggy Ann Patterson Cockerham age 75 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday night at her home. Mrs. Cockerham was born on December 1, 1941 in Wythe County, Virginia to Maleen and Kathlene Thacker Patterson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Verlin Duane Cockerham and a sister Judy McPeak. She is survived by her...
Nan Shaw Ferren
Jun 23, 2017
COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE FERREN FAMILY Nan Shaw Ferren, 78, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died June 23, 2017 at her home. She was born in Galax, Virginia on August 8, 1938 daughter of the late Roy Eugene Shaw and Zenna Blevins Shaw. Nan worked as a Practical Nurse for Waddell Hospital in Galax, Virginia. After moving to St....
Mary Elizabeth Testerman
Jun 22, 2017
Mary Elizabeth Testerman age 66 of Independence, Virginia passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at her home. Mary was born in Galax, Virginia on November 6, 1950 to Bruce Claude and Ruth Kennon Holderfield. She is survived by her husband Glen Hicks Testerman, Jr.; son and daughter-in-law Steve and Marcy Testerman all of Independence, Virginia; sisters and brother-in-law JoAnne and...
Barbara Rosemary Mason
Jun 21, 2017
Barbara Rosemary Mason age 81 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Mason was born on May 14, 1936 in Fries, Virginia to Edwin and Willie Blanche Mason Habeck. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Dewey Mason; children Yvette Spencer and Ray Mason; brothers Walter, Lee and...
Phoebe Dooley Byrd
Jun 20, 2017
Phoebe Dooley Byrd age 67 of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in the Pulaski Health and Rehab Center. Phoebe was born On February 24, 1950 in Superior, Nebraska to Russell and Minnie Purcell Dooley. She is survived by her husband Bobby Gene Byrd; daughter and son-in-law Bonnie and Eddie Bond all of Fries, Virginia; step-granddaughter Hannah Blankenship;...
Samuel ( Sam) Ray Moore
Jun 16, 2017
Samuel (Sam) Ray Moore born June 6, 1931 Fries, Virginia, in Grayson County, Virginia the son of the late Mack Gale and Stella Mae Atkins Moore passed away Friday, June 16, 2017 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home Winston-Salem, NC.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Wanda Moore Alderman, brothers; Robert (Bob)...
Diana Burcham Delp
Jun 16, 2017
Diana Burcham Delp age 73 of Powhatan, Virginia passed away Friday, June 16, 2017. Mrs. Delp was born on May 6, 1944 in Galax, Virginia the Pipers Gap Community to Robert McClellen and Rausy Priscilla Burcham. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll D. Delp. Mrs. Delp is survived by her son, William...
Reva Burnell Lowe
Jun 15, 2017
Reva Burnell Lowe age 68 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Lowe was born in Bluefield, West Virginia on September 23,1948 to Otis Thurman and Vetra Mae Fultz Williams. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Lowe; sisters Linda Quesenberry and Jane Collins; brothers Sonny Williams...
