Obituaries

Apr 5, 2014

Edwin Whitfield Wilson, age 91, Galax, VA, died Saturday, April 5, 2014 at his home. Mr. Wilson was born Aug. 20, 1922 in Carroll County, VA - Cranberry Road,  to Luther and Bettie Whittington Wilson. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary Sue Wilson of the home; children,  Kaye Felts and her companion, Dan Permenter of Roanoke,...

Apr 2, 2014

Linda Lou Isom Nichols age 70 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Linda was born in Galax, Virginia on October 24, 1943 to Bill and Nina Lawson Isom. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ray Felix Nichols; siblings Stella Lundy, Betty Isom and Kenneth...

Mar 28, 2014

Beverly Dawn Brown Allen, 48, of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 at her home. Beverly was born in Galax, Virginia on June 12, 1965 to Patsy S. Rector and Tim R. Brown.

Beverly is survived by her children: Preston Anthony Brown, Amber Nicole Allen, Christena Dawn Brown Clifford, and Raymond Charles (Coty) Clifford Jr....

Mar 27, 2014

Rachel Hannah Schou age 36 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014 in the Golden Living-Blue Ridge Health Care Center. Rachel was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on April 6, 1977 to the late Stanley P. and Catherine C. Manderson Addis. Survivors include her adoptive mother Jamie Alicia Schou of Altamonte Springs, Florida; an uncle and his wife Michael...

Mar 26, 2014

Robert Lee Wilson age 99 of Galax,Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Wilson was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 19, 1914 to Samuel and Annie Elizabeth Harris Wilson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Ivan Burnette Wilson; children Shelby Thompkins and...

Mar 24, 2014

Deborah Ann Anders age 55 of Glen Allen, Virginia passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 in the Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Deborah was born in Forsyth County, North Carolina on November 13, 1958 to James Radford and Ella Mae Myers Macemore. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Hope and Sidney Blanton of Galax, Virginia; son...

Mar 24, 2014

Robert Marshall Merriman, Sr. age 79 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 at his home.

Mr. Merriman was born in Spencer, Virginia on May 6, 1934 to James Eldridge Merriman and Alice Marshall Merriman. He was a 1951 graduate of Spencer Penn High School and a 1955 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where he...

Mar 22, 2014

Mabel E. Caudell Funk age 91 now from Dublin, Virginia and formerly of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 in the Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia.

Mrs. Funk was born on June 2, 1922 in Ennice, North Carolina to Glenn and Bessie Richardson Evans. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Mar 21, 2014

Jimmy Lee Sexton age 63 of Clifton Forge, Virginia passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 in the Lewis Gale Alleghany Regional Hospital in Low Moor, Virginia. Jimmy was born in Virginia on March 10, 1951 to Glenn C. and Stella Marie Linville Sexton. He is survived by his sisters and brothers-in-law Patsy and Bennil Easter of Cana, Virginia; Nancy...

Mar 19, 2014

Dorothy Lucille Maxwell Johnson was born on November 22, 1942 in Galax, VA and died March 19, 2014 at the Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax, VA.  She was the first born child of Allie Rose Cox Maxwell and the late William Anderson Maxwell.  Dorothy attended school in Galax and graduated from Scott Memorial High School in Wytheville, VA in...

Mar 17, 2014

Aletha Geneva Reavis age 92 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Reavis was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 12, 1921 to Adam and Mae Chappell Manus. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Edward Reavis.

She...

Mar 16, 2014

Patricia A. Nelson (Bodie) age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Patricia was born on March 16, 1936 to John and Ann Curtin Bodie in Toledo, Ohio.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of forty-eight years Augustine (Gus) Nelson. She graduated from...

Mar 15, 2014

Charlie John Janssens Sumamait age 4 months of Atascadero, California passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Charlie was born  on November 15, 2013 in Atascadero, California to Joseph Juan Janssens Sumamait and Savannah Reynolds Janssens Sumamait. In addition to his parents of Atascadero, California he is survived by his brother Emerson Janssens Sumamait...

Mar 12, 2014

Robert Caldwell Lineberry age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at this home. Mr.  Lineberry was born on November 18, 1923 in Carroll County, Virginia to Fred Curtis and Mary Emmaline " Polly" Dixon Lineberry. Mr. Lineberry proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a lifetime member of the...

Mar 12, 2014

Robert Lee Ramey age 93 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mr. Ramey was born in McDowell County, West Virginia on January 15, 1921 to William Jasper and Audia Frost Ramey. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...