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Donald Ray Bobbitt

Donald Ray Bobbitt

Mar 24, 2013

Donald Ray Bobbitt age 44 of Hillsville, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Richmond, Indiana. Donald was born on August 2, 1968 in Fort Benning, Georgia to Charles and Nancy Himes Bobbitt. He was preceded in death by his mother Nancy Bobbitt and is survived by his wife Tammy Bobbitt; son Steven Ray Bobbitt; daughter Rebecca Barnett; father...

Gladys Marylene Cruise

Gladys Marylene Cruise

Mar 22, 2013

Gladys Marylene Cruise age 96 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Friday, March 22, 2013 in the Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Cruise was born in Carroll County, Virginia on February 13, 1917 to Yancey Burton Hall, Sr. and Maude Mitchell Hall. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law Alta and Carol Vaughn; Shirley and Leonard Marshall all of Woodlawn, Virginia;...

Dossie Melton Higgins

Dossie Melton Higgins

Mar 20, 2013

Dossie Melton Higgins age 90 of South Port, North Carolina and formerly of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice in North Port. Mrs. Higgins was born on January 21, 1923 in Carroll County, Virginia to Thomas Wade and Thelma Green Melton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Virginia Elizabeth Moser

Virginia Elizabeth Moser

Mar 19, 2013

Virginia Elizabeth Davis Moser age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Moser was born in Grayson County, Virginia on February 20, 1924 to Lemuel and Mary Dodson Davis. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Irvin Lloyd Moser and a granddaughter Mickey Lynn Bartlett. She is...

Mary Neal Tidline

Mary Neal Tidline

Mar 17, 2013

Mary N. Tidline age 105 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Tidline was born in Crumpler, North Carolina on January 17, 1908. She was married to Mr. Samuel K. Tidline and they had one son John Neal. They made their home in the Old Town Community. Sister Mary was converted at...

Johnny Allen Fleming

Johnny Allen Fleming

Mar 17, 2013

Johnny Allen Fleming age 54 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Johnny was born in High Point, North Carolina on March 3, 1959 to Kendrick and Hazel Stanley Fleming. He was preceded in death by his step-father who raised him, Hillard Brown. He is survived by his mother Hazel S. Brown...

Wayne Howard Chappell, Jr.

Wayne Howard Chappell, Jr.

Mar 14, 2013

Howard Wayne Chappell, Jr. better known as Chicken Chappell age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday evening, March 14, 2013 at his home. Mr. Chappell was born in Galax, Virginia on April 26, 1936 to Howard Wayne and Ila Goodson Chappell. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Rose Marie Chappell and...

Nelson Roy Jarrell

Nelson Roy Jarrell

Mar 14, 2013

Nelson Roy Jarrell age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mr. Jarrell was born on December 24, 1924 in Galax, Virginia to Noah Bolen and Emma Frost Jarrell. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Roy Nelson Jarrell, Jr.. Mr. Jarrell proudly served his...

Laura H. Yow

Laura H. Yow

Mar 12, 2013

Laura H. Yow age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Wheatland Hills in Hillsville, Virginia. Mrs. Yow was born on July 25, 1926 in Forsyth County, North Carolina to Henry Lake and Lena Money Hastings In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph A. Yow, Jr.. She is survived...

Geraldine "Dean" Hill

Geraldine "Dean" Hill

Mar 12, 2013

Geraldine Hill better known as Dean Hill age 83 of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Ms. Hill was born in Fries, Virginia on December 28, 1929 to Luther Jefferson and Mamie Ellen Farmer Hill. She is survived by several nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and nephews; several great-great-nieces and nephews. A...

Randolph Delbert Jennings

Randolph Delbert Jennings

Mar 11, 2013

Randolph Delbert Jennings age 85 of Glenville, West Virginia passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 in the Glenville Nursing Home. Mr. Jennings was born in West Virginia on February 6, 1928 to Delbert and Hazel Edith Ayers Jennings. Mr. Jennings proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife Shirley Jennings...

Leonia Jennings Mckinney

Leonia Jennings Mckinney

Mar 11, 2013

Leonia Jennings McKinney age 79 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Jennings was born on July 12, 1933 in Galax, Virginia to Thomas and Ruby Kyle Jennings. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Rex McKinney. She is survived by her children Rhoda Jean...

Elwin Gale Hanks

Elwin Gale Hanks

Mar 10, 2013

Elwin Gale Hanks age 69 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the home of his daughter in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Gale was born in Radford, Virginia on November 24, 1943 to Curtis and Myrtle Beamer Hanks. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Jill and Kevin Isom of Bowling Green, Kentucky; grandsons Tyler Kirby and...

Debra Darlene Alderman

Debra Darlene Alderman

Mar 9, 2013

Debra Darlene Alderman, age 54, of Galax, VA died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at her home. Debra was born June 3, 1958 in Galax, Virginia to Frank & Lois Vaughan Alderman. She was preceded in death by her father and is survived by her mother, Lois Vaughan Alderman, Galax, VA; fiance', Michael Ray Marshall, Galax, VA; son & daughter-in-law, Steven...

Wanda Lou Carter

Wanda Lou Carter

Mar 9, 2013

Wanda Lou Carter, age 73, of Galax, VA died March 9, 2013 in the Woltz Hospice Home, Dobson, NC. Mrs. Carter was born May 23, 1939 in Carroll County, VA to Emmett and Ethel Newman Brewer who preceded her in death. Also, preceding her in death was her daughter, Donna Sawyers and her brother, Roland Brewer. She is survived by...

Willis Henry Triplett

Willis Henry Triplett

Mar 8, 2013

Willis Henry Triplett age 68 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Willis was born on December 27, 1944 in Grayson County, Virginia to Wiley and Delia Maines Triplett. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother. He is survived by his wife Shelby Triplett of Galax, Virginia;...

Sanders Randolph Stroupe

Sanders Randolph Stroupe

Mar 7, 2013

Sanders Randolph Stroupe age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 in the Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Stroupe was born on September 16, 1925 in Wythe County, Virginia to William Henry and Minnie Bell Bateman Stroupe. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Barbara Ann Stroupe and a grandson Timmy Stroupe....

Tommie Lee Mayes

Tommie Lee Mayes

Mar 7, 2013

Tommie Lee Mayes age 65 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Tommie was born in Grayson County, Virginia on April 23, 1947 to Christopher Columbus and Ruby Burgess Mayes. Tommie proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife Jo Ann Mayes...

Wilmer Clayton Criner

Wilmer Clayton Criner

Mar 6, 2013

Wilmer Clayton Criner age 83 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mr. Criner was born on November 30, 1929 in Fries, Virginia to Walter and Rose Akers Criner. Mr. Criner proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife...

Gunda Hermine Montgomery

Gunda Hermine Montgomery

Mar 5, 2013

Gunda H. Montgomery age 83 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Montgomery was born on November 3, 1929 in Hanover, Germany. She came to America in 1948 and became a naturalized American citizen. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Ellie Hencke and a sister, Gisela Emma Hencke....

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