Mary Frances Smith
May 23, 2014
Mary Frances Smith age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born in Galax, Virginia on April 9, 1929 to Connie Lee and Mary Albinia Reeves Fields. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Clayton Smith; sister Faye Evans and a brother...
Iris Wanda Bartlett
May 23, 2014
Iris Wanda McMickle Bartlett age 83 of Archdale, North Carolina passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Bartlett was born in Carroll County, Virginia on March 31, 1931 to James and Okie Burris McMickle. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Bartlett and brothers Ralph, Jimmy, Forest and Willard. She...
Jean L. Wilson
May 21, 2014
Jean L. Wilson age 79 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Wilson was born in Grayson County, Virginia on October 14, 1934 to Curtis Clarence and Imo Jean Bedsaul Lowe. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Richard P. (Dick) Wilson and a brother James Curtis Lowe....
Kenneth Joe Kennedy
May 19, 2014
Kenneth Joe Kennedy age 55 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Kenneth was born on September 18, 1958 in Charlotte, North Carolina to Jack and Emma Jean Davis Kennedy. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Jackie Edward Kennedy. He is survived by his wife...
James Carl Burcham
May 19, 2014
James Carl Burcham age 51 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. James Carl was born on April 7, 1963 in Galax, Virginia to Perry and Peggy Stoneman Burcham. In addition to his mother Peggy Burcham of Galax, Virginia he is survived by his wife Linda Sue Burcham; sister Kim Dowdy; brother...
Carolyn Roberta Lineberry
May 15, 2014
Carolyn Roberta Lineberry age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 in the Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Lineberry was born in Carroll County, Virginia on February 28, 1938 to Roby and Ima Davis Lyon. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Genoa Lineberry. She is survived by a son...
Emmett Howard King, Jr.
May 13, 2014
Emmett Howard King, Jr. age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday May 13, 2014 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Howard was born on January 17, 1938 in Wythe County, Virginia to Howard and Doris Williams King. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Lena Widner King. He is survived by his siblings...
Lou Edna Adkins
May 13, 2014
Lou Edna Adkins age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Adkins was born on May 23, 1927 in Twin Oaks, North Carolina to Will and Nellie Edwards Stamper. She is survived by her husband Hugh Adkins of Galax, Virginia; daughter Nellie McBride of Galax, Virginia; sons and daughters-in-law Huey and Carmen Adkins...
Mark Daniel Nichols
May 9, 2014
Mark Daniel Nichols age 30 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mark was born in Galax, Virginia on June 25, 1983 to John Donald and Wanda Phyllis Snell Nichols. In addition to his father, Mark was preceded in death by a brother Donald Kemper Nichols; maternal grandparents James...
Rhonda Lynn Snyder
May 8, 2014
Rhonda Lynn Snyder age 37 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Rhonda was born on January 11, 1977 in Toms River, New Jersey to Steven Peter and Joan Remhoff Mohr. In addition to her mother, Rhonda was preceded in death by a son Thomas Snyder and a sister Katherine Mohr. She...
Gertrude Mabe Thomas
May 8, 2014
Gertrude Mabe Thomas went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Waddell Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family and caregivers. She was born in Carroll County, Virginia to Benjamin Joseph Mabe and Martha Lawson Mabe. She was preceded in death by her husband James E. "Jim" Thomas. Survivors include her only daughter, Diana Thomas...
Charles Olin Vaughan
May 6, 2014
Charles Olin Vaughan, 94, passed away Tuesday, May 6,at his home in Clinton Township, Michigan. He was born in Cripple Creek, Virginia on January 25, 1920 to Robert Vaughan and Dorothy Grubb. He was a graduate of Fries High School and received a business degree from Bluefield College. He worked in the Fries Mick-or-Mack before joining the US. Army during...
Johnny Preston Smith
May 5, 2014
Johnny Preston Smith, 65 of Morristown, Tennessee passed to his heavenly home on Monday, May 5, 2014. While home in Virginia, he was always called Johnny by his family; however, in Tennessee he was called John, J.P. or known as "Big John", not for his stature but for his character. John retired after 47 years from banking in 2011. His...
Johnny Pennington
May 5, 2014
Johnny Pennington age 73 of Fries, Virginia passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at his home. Mr. Pennington was born in Grayson County, Virginia on March 7, 1941 to Guy Everette and Laura Eller Pennington. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters Helen King and Danish McKnight and two nephews Charles Eugene McKnight, Jr....
William "Jack" Perry Carpenter
Apr 30, 2014
William Perry Carpenter better known an "Jack" to friends and family, passed away Wednesday morning, April 30 th at Waddell Nursing Home in Galax, Virginia after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
He was born in Durham, NC Â February 13, 1931 to Henry Perry and Nene Mae Carpenter, who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in...
Frances Helen Smith
Apr 30, 2014
Frances Helen Smith age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Smith was born in Grayson County, Virginia on November 20, 1928 to Rennie Franklin and Emma Clare Funk Carico. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Porter Alex Smith. She is survived by her...
Bonnie Kathleen Sparks
Apr 29, 2014
Bonnie Kathleen Redd Sparks age 79 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Sparks was born in Galax, Virginia on June 21, 1934 to Ottie and Ethel Parrish Redd. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Aundra Sparks and a son Dennis Sparks....
Rita Virginia Kane
Apr 28, 2014
Rita Virginia Bond Kane age 95 of Fries, Virginia passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Kane was born in Grayson County, Virginia on March 14, 1919 to Joseph Victor and Pauline Worley Bond. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Cecil Kane; sisters Beatrice Bond ...
Betty Joy Gardner
Apr 27, 2014
Betty Joy Gardner, age 79, of Woodlawn, VA died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the Golden Living Center, Galax, VA. Mrs. Gardner was born Aug. 6, 1934 in Carroll County, VA to Boyd and Jettie Mooney Ayers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Gardner and son, Ralph Edward Gardner. She is...
Anthony Gene Funk
Apr 24, 2014
THIS IS A COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENT Anthony Gene Funk, age 21, of Ivanhoe, VA passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born March 31, 1993 in Wytheville. He is survived by his parents, Tony Douglas and Amy Dunford Funk of Ivanhoe; sister and brother-in-law, Marland and John Campbell of Reidsville, WV; maternal grandparents, Gene and...
