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Louise Ann Carico

Louise Ann Carico

Jan 17, 2017

Louise Ann Carico age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart, Virginia. Mrs. Carico was born on January 13, 1933 in Carroll County, Virginia to Bert and Mae Lundy Lineberry. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William Carico and daughter Karen Carico....

Carl Frederic Davis

Carl Frederic Davis

Jan 17, 2017

Mr. Carl Frederic Davis, age 84, of Graham, North Carolina died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Independence, Virginia after a four-year illness. Mr. Davis was born January 14, 1933. A native of Grayson County, Virginia (Galax), he was the husband of Patsy Dancy Davis, who survives and son of Carl E. and Ella Isom...

Ralph Mcfoy Hill

Ralph Mcfoy Hill

Jan 15, 2017

Ralph McFoy Hill age 67 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 in the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Ralph was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 23, 1949 to Edgar Phipps and Leona Sue Wright Hill. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Earlene Faye Hill. He is survived by...

Evelyn (Tootsie) Ada Taylor

Evelyn (Tootsie) Ada Taylor

Jan 12, 2017

Evelyn Ada Sawyers Lineberry Taylor better known as Tootsie Taylor age 83 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Taylor was born in Wythe County, Virginia on July 31, 1933 to Earnest B. and Mary Opal Davis Sawyers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Carolyn Ann Pierce

Carolyn Ann Pierce

Jan 12, 2017

Carolyn Ann Lawson Pierce age 73 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday January 12, 2017 at her home. Carolyn was born on March 5, 1943 in Cripple Creek, Virginia to Eugene French and Frankie Ellen Collins Lawson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law Wendy Hill Sisk Pierce. She is survived by her husband...

Ilean Alice Eastridge

Ilean Alice Eastridge

Jan 11, 2017

Ilean Alice Eastridge age 90 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Eastridge was born in Carroll County, Virginia on July 11, 1926 to Earl Levi and Flora Roberts Sizemore. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Gleason Eastridge. She is survived by her...

Helen Lorene Frost

Helen Lorene Frost

Jan 8, 2017

Helen Lorene Ingersoll Frost age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Frost was born in Carroll County, Virginia on April 29, 1938 to James Vester and Maggie Isom Ingersoll. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Bobby Nelson Frost; a sister Virginia Ingersoll Byrd and a...

William "Bill" Clarence Fitzgerald

William "Bill" Clarence Fitzgerald

Jan 3, 2017

William "Bill" Clarence Fitzgerald, 78, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the New River Valley Medical Center, Christiansburg, Virginia. Mr. Fitzgerald was born May 21, 1938 in Fries, Virginia to the late James Edward and Hanora Elizabeth Sullivan Fitzgerald. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his former wife and mother of his children, Annette...

John Wheeler Parsons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;...

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