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Bobby "Bep" Eugene Poe
Feb 23, 2015
Bobby "Bep" Eugene Poe age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mr. Poe was born in Grayson County, Virginia on July 23, 1932 to Alex Graham and Myrtle Verna Bedwell Poe. He is survived by his brothers and sister-in-law Joe Fred Poe; Jimmy and Wilma Lou Poe all of Galax, Virginia;...
Brenda Chappell Isom
Feb 22, 2015
Brenda Sue Chappell Isom, age 61, of Galax, VA, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 at the Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, VA. Brenda is survived by her husband, Ray Isom of the home; daughter, Dawn Isom and Mike Hawks, Galax, VA; sister & brother-in-law, Michele and Larry Diamond, Galax, VA; sister-in-law, Joyce Isom, Galax, VA; several aunts & uncles, cousins,...
Margaret Brannock Rutherford
Feb 21, 2015
Margaret Price Brannock Rutherford, age 92, of Galax, VA died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Margaret was born Jan. 1, 1923 in Carroll County, VA to Corbett & Ada Pearl Hanks Brannock. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Rutherford, and her step-father, Eugene Franklin Beamer and a half-brother Billy Beamer. She is survived...
Linda Burcham Wilmouth
Feb 21, 2015
Linda Annie Burcham Wilmouth, age 64, Galax, VA, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at the Woltz Hospice Center, Dobson, NC. Mrs. Wilmouth was born May 31, 1950 in Carroll County, VA to Elbert Dale and Annie Clementine Hall Burcham. Preceding her in death was her father and brother, James Dale Burcham. She is survived by her husband, Howard Wilmouth, Galax,...
Pearl Docia Crouse
Feb 19, 2015
Pearl Docia Crouse age 86 of Ennice, North Carolina passed away Thursday, February 19,2015 in the Blue Ridge Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Crouse was born in Alleghany County, North Carolina on August 30,1927 to Charlie and Ada Blevins Brinegar. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Rossie Crouse. She is survived by her...
Bobbie Burris Burcham
Feb 19, 2015
Rev. Bobbie Burris Burcham age 81 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Rev. Burcham was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 2, 1933 to Wesley R. and Maude Edwards Burcham. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers Dr. Carnie R. Burcham; Mack Burcham; Friel G. Burcham...
Edna C. Lineberry
Feb 18, 2015
Edna C. Lineberry age 75 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mrs. Lineberry was born in Galax, Virginia on December 31, 1939 to Lonnie and Blanche Bartlett Carico. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Jimmy Dean Lineberry. She is survived be...
Rufus Jerry Hamm
Feb 18, 2015
Rufus Jerry Hamm age 68 of Ennice, North Carolina passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 in the Alleghany Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hamm was born in Danville, Virginia on January 4, 1947 to Carl Henry and Eva Fisher Hamm. He is survived by his wife Maggie Bourne Hamm of Ennice, North Carolina; daughters and sons-in-law Zelda and Owen Willis; Melissa and...
Zollie Leonard Lawson
Feb 17, 2015
Zollie Columbus Leonard Lawson, 82, of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, Virginia. She was born August 17, 1932 in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Presley Leonard and Lessie Bourne Leonard. She is survived by her husband R. F. Lawson of Woodlawn, Virginia; daughter and son-in-law: Joan Lawson Gosnell and Bob...
Katy Lee Moxley Rector
Feb 16, 2015
Katy Lee Moxley Rector, 85 years old of Galax, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 16, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Basil Rector. Mrs. Rector was born May 11, 1929 in Independence, Virginia to the late Morris S .Moxley and Ellen Warden Moxley. She is survived by her 7...
Zeb Vance Richardson
Feb 16, 2015
Zeb Vance Richardson age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, February 16, 2015 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mr. Richardson was born on September 16, 1924 in Virginia to Vance and Laura Galyean Richardson. He is survived by his wife Imogene Richardson of Galax, Virginia; daughter Opal Lavon Harmon of Galax, Virginia; grandchildren Patrick Harmon and Angela Harmon; great-grandchildren...
Marshall Wayne Rhudy, Jr.
Feb 14, 2015
Marshall Wayne Rhudy, Jr., age 59 of Fries,VA, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015 at his home. Mr. Rhudy was born March 5, 1955 in Galax, VA to Marshall W. Rhudy, Sr. and Rose Velda Anders Rhudy. He is survived by daughters & sons-in-law Amy & Tommy Molloy, Wytheville, VA, Cindy & Ronald Jones, Cripple Creek, VA; son & daughter-in-law,...
Fred Alvin Leath
Feb 14, 2015
Fred Alvin Leath, 78, of Galax, VA, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Twin County Regional Hospital. Fred was born on September 6, 1936, in Carroll County, VA. On July, 25, 1953, Fred was 1 of 18 people in Grayson County who contracted the Polio virus. Learning to deal with the crippling disease, Fred graduated from High School...
Colleen Bonnie Leagans
Feb 13, 2015
Colleen Bonnie Leagans age 64 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Colleen was born on June 24, 1950 in Grayson County, Virginia to Vernell Bond. She is survived by her husband Jeffrey Leagans of Galax, Virginia; son and daughter-in-law Ricky and Melinda Faye Bobbitt of Woodlawn, Virginia; sister...
Kathleen Marie Byrd Jennings
Feb 11, 2015
Kathleen Marie Byrd Jennings, 86, of Wytheville, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 , at her residence. Mrs. Jennings was born March 1, 1928 in Welch, West Virginia to the late Otho Herman Byrd and Mary Lipinski Byrd. She is survived by her husband Allen P. Jennings of the home; daughter and son-in-law Mary and James Akers of Wytheville....
Ella Ruth (Shupe) Snoddy
Feb 10, 2015
THIS IS A COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE SNODDY FAMILY Ella Ruth Snoddy, 91, of New Canton, VA passed away peacefully in the presence of her daughter on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. She was born February 1, 1924 in Fries, VA, the daughter of the late Ernest William and Nancy Landreth Shupe. She was the widow of Bez Weston...
Robert Lee "'Rl'' Todd
Feb 7, 2015
Robert Lee "RL" Todd, age 81 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Todd was born March 15, 1933 in Alleghany County, NC to Kyle & Dora Cox Todd. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers Rex Todd and Herbert Todd. He is survived by...
Bessie Earlene Delp
Feb 6, 2015
Bessie Earlene Isom "Nina" Delp. age 78 of Woodlawn, VA died Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 at the NC Baptist Hospital, Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Delp was born in Carroll County, VA, Sept. 2, 1936, to William McKenzie and Fannie Mooney Isom. She is survived by her husband, Guy Lee Delp, Woodlawn, VA; daughter & son-in-law, Debbie & Steve Killon, Galax,...
Vera Sexton Talley
Feb 4, 2015
Vera Sexton Talley age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Talley was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 12 1926 to Charlie Jefferson and Ada Florence Thomason Sexton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Warren Talley; son-in-law Carroll G....
Edith Mae Bennett
Feb 4, 2015
Edith Mae Funk Bennett age 95 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Bennett was born in Grayson County, Virginia on August 10, 1919 to Marzell and Emma Patton Funk. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Woodrow G. Bennett. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law...
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