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Lena Rose Bryson Maxwell
Jul 11, 2016
Lena Rose Bryson Maxwell,89, of Galax passed away Monday, July 11, 2016 at Waddell Nursing Home. She was born August 26, 1926 in Grayson County to the late Rommie and Mary Belle Choate Bryson. Mrs. Maxwell is survived by daughter Viola Brown of Coatesville, Pennsylvania; son and daughter-in-law Billy and Wilma Robinson of Galax; daughter-in-law Rev. Mary Sandra Robinson of...
Mary Frances Johnson
Jul 9, 2016
Mary Frances Johnson, age 76 of Ennice, NC died Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the Woltz Hospice Home, Dobson, NC. Mrs. Johnson was born Sept. 19, 1939 in Grayson County, VA to John & Blanche Whitter Isom. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Mack Johnson; son, Robert Clarence Johnson; daughter, Pamela Sue...
Virginia Dare Bowers
Jul 8, 2016
Virginia Dare Bowers age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center in Independence, Virginia. Mrs. Bowers was born on May 30, 1927 in Virginia to Arthur Clarence and Velva Winesett Cox. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Odie Anderson Bowers; son Timothy Blake...
Joseph Wayne Sapp, Sr.
Jul 5, 2016
Joseph Wayne Sapp, Sr. age 72 of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in the VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia. Mr. Sapp was born in Ashe County, North Carolina on July 9,1943 to Raymond and Dola Woods Sapp. He proudly served his country in the US Army. In addition to his mother Dola Woods Sapp of Fries,...
James Emmett Blevins
Jul 4, 2016
James Emmett Blevins age 79 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mr. Blevins was born in Grayson County, Virginia on March 25, 1937 to Coy and Lillie Smith Blevins. Mr. Blevins proudly served his country in the US Air Force. He is survived by his wife Mary Dalton...
Barbara Harmon Chappell
Jul 3, 2016
Barbara Harmon Chappell of Galax, Virginia passed away peacefully Sunday, July 3, 2016. Barbara is survived by her husband, Dale Chappell, daughter Kelley Chappell; sister and brother-in-law Brenda and Richard Horton; brother and sister-in-law Edward and Joan Harmon; sister-in-law Bonnie Hines Harmon; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home in Galax, Friday evening from...
John Joseph Coffey
Jun 30, 2016
John Joseph Coffey age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, June 30,2016 in the Blue Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Coffey was born on April 24, 1940 in Watertown, Massachusetts to John Joseph and Muriel Aronson Coffey. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Betsy Wroten Coffey and a daughter Lacey Coffey....
Maude Ella Funk
Jun 28, 2016
Maude Ella Funk age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Funk was born on March 13, 1927 in Grayson County, Virginia to Stephen and Mallie Roberts Mason. She is survived by her daughter Jill Williams of Fries, Virginia; sons and daughter-in-law Dewey Gayle Funk of Wytheville, Virginia; Clint and Beverly Funk of...
Reva Tompkins Williams
Jun 28, 2016
Reva Tompkins Williams age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Alleghany County, North Carolina on January 24, 1930 to John L. Morgan and Eunice Galyean Tompkins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by sisters Annie Tompkins, Lillie Mae Woodel and Rosie...
Hattie Jeanette Lineberry Mabe
Jun 28, 2016
Hattie Jeanette Lineberry Mabe age 85 of Bassett, Virginia passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Mabe was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 20, 1931 to Ted and Arla Brooks Montgomery Lineberry. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Alvah Marlin Mabe and son Alvie Mabe. She is survived...
Manuel Roscoe Lane
Jun 27, 2016
Manuel Roscoe Lane age 82 of Fries, Virginia passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Lane was born in Henry County, Virginia on December 29, 1933 to Roscoe Edward and Ruby Wilson Lane. At the request of Mr. Lane his body will be cremated and there will be no services at this time.
Virginia Ruth Redd
Jun 26, 2016
Virginia Ruth Combs Redd, age 92 of Galax, VA passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the Waddell Nursing and Rehab. Center, Galax, VA. Mrs. Redd was born January 21, 1924 in West Virginia to Clyde and Pearl Sexton Combs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Otie Redd and son, Darrell Eugene...
Nell Patton Williams
Jun 25, 2016
Nell Patton Williams age 69 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 in the Forsyth Medical Center. Nell was born in Galax, Virginia on February 10, 1947 to Arthur and Susie Bartlett Patton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ronald Williams. She is survived by her daughter Michele Redd of Galax,...
Johnny Clifton Brannock
Jun 23, 2016
Johnny Clifton Brannock age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mr. Brannock was born on April 5, 1927 in Surry County, North Carolina to Alexander and Ethel Lowe Brannock. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Hallie Lowe Brannock; three sisters and two brothers....
Mary Ruth Higgins Brewer
Jun 21, 2016
Mary Higgins Brewer, age 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at her home in Galax, Virginia. She was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 14, 1931 to the late Jack and Lessie Cox Higgins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters Norma Jean Melton and Katherine Sue Pierce; brother Ray...
Lillie Mae Melton
Jun 21, 2016
Lillie Mae Melton age 95 of Galax, Virginia passed away peacefully with her grandson by her side on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in High Point, North Carolina. Mrs. Melton was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 27, 1920 to Dempsey and Laura Loucinda Bolen Edwards. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband...
Octavio Hector Carranza
Jun 20, 2016
Octavio Hector Carranza age 28 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, June 20,2016 at his home. Octavio was born in Galax, Virginia on October 20, 1987 to Julia Marcella Shupe and Hector Jose Carranza. In addition to his mother Julia Shupe of Woodlawn, Virginia and father Hector Jose Carranza of Galax, Virginia, he is survived by his children Kierra Rose...
Lillian Ann Cox Price
Jun 20, 2016
Lillian Ann Price better known as Ann Price age 61 of Low Gap, North Carolina passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Ann was born in Galax, Virginia on June 26, 1954 to Ubirt and Edna Olean Vaughn Cox. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three sisters...
Larry R. White
Jun 18, 2016
Larry R. White, age 68, of Galax, VA, died at his home, Saturday, June 18, 2016. Mr. White was born Feb. 22. 1948 to Ralph and Pearl Elizabeth Linville White. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Michael White. He is survived by his wife, Judy White, of the home; sister, Wanda White, Galax,...
Maggie Lucille Padgett Marshall
Jun 17, 2016
Maggie Lucille Padgett Marshall age 81 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Marshall was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 4, 1935 to Robert Edward and Mary Mae Phibbs Padgett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Canada Albert Marshall; sisters Ethel Funk;...
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