Obituaries

Apr 13, 2014

Roger Lee Hash, 66, of Galax passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Roger was born September 8, 1947 in Galax, Virginia to the late Phil Hash and Polly Anders Hash.

He is survived by two daughters and son-in-law: Camilla Hash; Cassie and Donald Sawyers all of Galax, Virginia; sisters Shirley Faulkner of Lambsburg,...

Apr 13, 2014

Norman Keith Bryant passed away Sunday April 13, 2014. "Papa" was surrounded by many family members, bathed in love. Keith was born July 3, 1936 to Samuel Keith Bryant and Mabel Jane Carter Bryant in Carroll County, Va. He graduated from Woodlawn High School and attended Bluefield College. He held several bookkeeping positions before spending 35 years at Cockerham...

Apr 13, 2014

Roger Jearld Ring age 74 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at this home. Mr. Ring was born on February 9, 1940 in Carroll County, Virginia to Graham and Nora Musser Ring. He is survived by his wife Clara Ring of Galax, Virginia; daughter and fiance' Roxann Ring and Mike Kirby of Galax, Virginia; son and...

Apr 12, 2014

Barry Elwood Ramey, 67, of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, VA. Barry was born September 28, 1946 in Surry County, North Carolina to the late Elwood Claude Ramey and Willard Lowe Ramey.

He is survived by daughter Joy Leandra Ramey of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; son Barry Jason Ramey...

Apr 12, 2014

Philip Smith Porter, age 95, entered into Heaven's gates on April 12, 2014 at Waddell Nursing Home.  He was born April 4, 1919, to the late Campbell Jack Porter and Bertie Gambill Porter.  In additional to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, C. J. Porter and a sister, Nancy Porter Felts.

Survivors include...

Apr 11, 2014

Mark Paul Richardson Jr. age 36, passed away Friday, April 11 2014 at Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax.  Paul was born January 2, 1978 at Twin County Regional Hospital to Mark Paul Richardson and Debra Burris.

He is survived by his mother and step father, Debbie and Junior Goad of Woodlawn; father and step mother Mark and...

Apr 11, 2014

Donald Lee Manuel age 89 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Manuel was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 18, 1924 to Lisco and Lula Belle Turner Manuel. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Jackie Manuel; sister Dorothy Williams and brothers...

Apr 9, 2014

Mary Katherin Bryant Martin, age 77, passed away April 9, 2014 at her home. She was born in Fries, Virginia on September 2, 1936 to the late Raymond Jacob Bryant and Mary Ada Crowder Bryant. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers Herman Bryant and Billy Bryant.

She is survived by her husband...

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...