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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Dylis Dean Newman
Feb 27, 2013
Dylis Dean Newman age 72 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013 in the Blue Ridge/ Golden Living Center in Galax, Virginia. Dylis was born on July 27, 1940 in Carroll County, Virginia to Lennie Jordan and Margaret Beatrice King Newman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Linnie Ray Newman. He...
Charles Pierce Collins
Feb 24, 2013
Charles Pierce Collins age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mr. Collins was born on April 4, 1924 in Carroll County, Virginia to Mahlon R. and Callie Snow Collins. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Dennis Mahlon Collins. Mr. Collins proudly served his...
Mary Ann Combs
Feb 23, 2013
Mary Ann Combs, age 71 of Galax, VA, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Combs was born Nov. 24, 1941 in Carroll County, VA to Randel Alexander and Lissie True Hill Wilson. She is survived by her husband, Rudolph Combs of the home; daughter, Cathy Ann Combs, Greensboro, NC; son, Tony Randolph Combs, Galax, VA; sisters &...
Clinton Muncy Vaughan
Feb 22, 2013
Clinton Muncy Vaughan age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 at his home. Mr. Vaughan was born in Grayson County, Virginia on December 24, 1930 to Radley and Sally Patton Vaughan. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Addie Bobbitt. He is survived by his daughters and son-in-law Lynn Ball...
Mildred (Betty) Elizabeth Sawyers
Feb 21, 2013
Mildred Elizabeth Johnson Sawyers better known as Betty Sawyers age 81 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Sawyers was born in Grayson County, Virginia on October 23, 1931 to Samuel Thomas and Myrtle Myers Johnson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Eldridge...
Kathryn Ruth Aldred
Feb 19, 2013
Kathryn Ruth Aldred age 81 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Aldred was born on April 4, 1931 in Galax, Virginia to James Alfred and Jeanettie Hollins Isom. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Paul Aldred and a grandson Kyle Roberts. She is survived by her...
Carolyn Bartlett Lyons
Feb 15, 2013
Carolyn Bartlett Lyons age 73 of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday morning at her home. Carolyn was born in Galax Virginia on April 3, 1939 to Albert Gladstone and Agnes McKnight Bartlett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother A.G. Bartlett. She is survived by her husband Don L. Lyons of Fries, Virginia; daughter...
Jo Ann Wright
Feb 15, 2013
Jo Ann Wright age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Wright was born in Akron, Ohio on October 15, 1922 to Paul and Elsie Ireton Bonner. She is survived by her husband Leonard C. Wright of Galax, Virginia; daughter and son-in-law Helen W. and Rick Feete of Galax, Virginia;...
Linwood B. "Doodle" Lawrence
Feb 15, 2013
Linwood B. "Doodle" Lawrence, 87, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 in the Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, VA. He was born in Cambria, Virginia on Monday, February 16, 1925 to Lemuel and Amanda Taylor Lawrence. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife June Lawrence, daughter Kathy Anderson, and sisters Anna Byrd and Margaret...
Bobby Gene Williams
Feb 13, 2013
Bobby Gene Williams age 68 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at his home. Bobby was born in Norfolk, Virginia on September 14, 1944 to Woodrow Wilson and Myrtle Bryant Williams. He is survived by his wife Jane Williams of Galax, Virginia and sister Patricia Edwards of Norfolk, Virginia. A graveside service will be held Saturday, February...
Helen Faye Reeves
Feb 12, 2013
Helen Faye Reeves, 86, of Galax, Virginia and formerly of Downingtown and New Holland, PA passed away in the Woltz Hospice Home, Dobson, North Carolina on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. She was born August 1, 1926 in Galax, Virginia to William Ben and Hassie Mae Edwards Wooten. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband...
Helen Louise Mabe Frost
Feb 12, 2013
Helen Louise Mabe Frost, 82, of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in the Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, Virginia. She was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 29, 1930 to Benjamin Mabe and Martha Lawson Mabe. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William Howard Frost. She is survived by...
