John Wheeler Parsons
Jan 3, 2017
John Wheeler Parsons age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday January 3, 2017 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Parsons was born in Galax, Virginia on August 26, 1931 to Joe W. and Virginia Phipps Parsons. He is survived by his wife Jerry Parsons of the home; daughters and sons-in-law Susan and Mark Fackrell of Galax, Virginia;...
Larry Wayne Akers
Jan 2, 2017
Larry Wayne Akers age 62 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Larry was born in Surry County, North Carolina on March 13, 1954 to Charles and Nora Jenkins Akers. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Gary Leon Akers. He is survived by his wife Joyce...
Cora Belle Reavis Diamond
Dec 27, 2016
Cora Belle Reavis Diamond age 80 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Diamond was born in Grayson County, Virginia on November 16, 1936 to Eddie Bruce and Viola Lucille Robinson Reavis. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd Diamond; sister Jean Jones; half-sisters Georgie...
Frances "Frankie" Irene Neal
Dec 27, 2016
Frances "Frankie" Irene Neal 1929 – 2016 Surrounded by her family, Frankie died in her home on December 27, 2016, in Winston Salem, NC on the day of her 66th wedding anniversary. She was born in Galax, Virginia at the height of the depression. She graduated from Radford College and went on to an exciting life in Washington, DC where...
Edward Dean May
Dec 27, 2016
Edward Dean May, of Galax, Virginia, passed away on December 27, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Edward was born on September 8, 1940 in Ashe County, North Carolina to Robert Todd May and Ethel Graham May. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers. He is...
Melva Jean Lineberry
Dec 27, 2016
Melva Jean Lineberry age 71 of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Lineberry was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 9, 1945 to Lilburn Dan and Bertie Mae Draughan Vaughan. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Homer Lineberry. She is survived by her son Steven Lineberry...
Murl Steve Bartlett
Dec 26, 2016
Murl Steve Bartlett age 59 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at his home. Steve was born in Galax, Virginia on August 22, 1957 to Don and Eula Williams Bartlett. Steve was a gentle soul who loved people, music, and dancing. Music was a vital part of his very being and he enriched many lives by teaching...
Eunice Vera Fortner
Dec 25, 2016
Eunice Vera Johnson Fortner age 92 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Fortner was born in Durham, North Carolina on December 27, 1923 to Earl and Lillie Macemore Johnson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Eugene Fortner, son Michael Fortner, two sisters and two brothers. She...
Brenda Marlene Goodson
Dec 25, 2016
Brenda Marlene Anders Goodson age 72 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Brenda was born in Grayson County, Virginia on January 17, 1944 to Elbert and Sally Jane Johnson Anders, Sr.. She is survived by her husband Ralph Ondra Goodson of Fries, Virginia; son and daughter-in-law Bobby Phil and Vickey Goodson of...
Pauline Haga Carico
Dec 24, 2016
Pauline Haga Carico, age 101 of Pulaski, Virginia passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. Mrs. Carico was born in Grayson County, VA Oct. 12, 1915 to Howard and Etta Cox Haga. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Able Ben Carico. She is survived by daughter & son-in-law, Lavonne & David K. Spivey, Pulaski,...
Kimberly (Kim) Kaye Bell
Dec 24, 2016
Kimberly (Kim) Kaye Bell age 58 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, December 24,2016 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Kim was born on October 16, 1958 in Galax, Virginia to Grayson Eugene and Verna Dunford Isaacs. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her step-father Dutchie Liddle; brothers G.E. Isaacs and Jody Isaacs and a...
Gayle V. Amburn
Dec 23, 2016
Gayle V. Amburn, 64, of Fancy Gap, Virginia passed away Friday, December 23, 2016. Gayle was born in Carroll County, Virginia on October 29, 1952 to the late Carl and Geneva Burcham Vestal. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother Raymond Matthews. She is survived by her husband Roger L. Amburn of the home;...
Thelma Reavis Patton
Dec 23, 2016
Thelma Reavis Patton, 96, of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday December 23, 2016 at Galax Nursing and Rehab. Mrs. Patton was born April 13, 1920 in Galax, Virginia to the late Eddie Levi Reavis and Zella Lucinda Higgins Reavis. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Orville W. Patton. Mrs. Patton is survived by...
Gilbert Arlington Fortner
Dec 22, 2016
Gilbert Arlington Fortner age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Fortner was born on September 7, 1927 to Eddie Clyde and Sarah Elizabeth Frazier Fortner. He proudly served his country in the US Army. He is survived by his wife Betty Jones Fortner of Galax, Virginia; children and...
Peggy J. Bilbrey
Dec 21, 2016
Peggy J. Bilbrey, 69, of Galax passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab. Peggy was born June 10, 1947 in Grayson County Virginia to the late Leon and Imagene Stanley Vaughan. She is survived by her husband Harry Bilbrey of the home; daughter Rhonda Duell of Galax, Virginia; son and daughter-in-law Kenneth and Julie Bilbrey...
Robert M. Morton, Jr.
Dec 20, 2016
Robert M. Morton, Jr., 91 of Galax, Virginia, was born August 10, 1925 and passed away December 20, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents Robert M. and Alice H. Morton, Sr., one sister Louise Eudell and two brothers Charles and Carroll Morton. He is survived by his wife Helen C. Morton; two daughters Linda M. Morton and...
Nancy Lynn Mcgrady
Dec 20, 2016
Nancy Lynn McGrady, age 47 of Sparta, NC passed away December 20,2016 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC after fighting a valiant and recurring battle with cancer and it's complications. She is survived by a special friend, Michael Burchette of the home and two sons and a daughter in law, all of Ennice, NC. Eric "Shane" Fender and...
Larry Edgar Kirby
Dec 18, 2016
Larry Edgar Kirby age 82 of Independence, Virginia passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at his home. Mr. Kirby was born in Grayson County, Virginia on September 24, 1934 to Edgar Kyle and Rose Ella Wilson Kirby. He proudly served his country in the US Marines. He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law Carla and Edward Norman; Edna and Rodney...
Walter Emmitt Combs
Dec 18, 2016
Walter Emmitt Combs, age 89, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at his home. Mr. Combs was born June 4, 1927 in Lebanon (Russell County), Virginia to the late Howard Combs and Hazel Cook Combs. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers Harold Delo Combs, James Buster Combs, Roy Leon Combs, Truman Douglas Combs;...
Loretta Patton Edwards
Dec 15, 2016
Loretta Jean Patton Edwards, 75, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016 at her home. She was born August 23, 1941 in Grayson County Virginia to Oscar and Ila Hale Patton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Roby Ellis Edwards. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Theresa and Jimmy Hall of Elk Creek,...
