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Jearleen (Bell) Sizemore
Aug 3, 2012
Jearleen (Bell) Sizemore age 65 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, August 3, 2012 at her home. Jearleen was born on January 13, 1947 in Sparta, North Carolina to Arthur and Ada Delp Whitaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers Jesse Whitaker, Frank Whitaker and Jerrell Whitaker. She is survived by her husband...
Scottie Smith
Aug 2, 2012
Scottie Smith age 61 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012 at his home. Scottie was born on May 20, 1951 in Galax, Virginia to Eugene and Clema Louise Funk Smith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife June Smith, sister Jane Martin and brother Donnie Smith. He is survived by his...
Lucille Mae Jordan
Aug 1, 2012
Lucille Mae Jordan age 83 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012 in the Golden Living-Blue Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Jordan was born on May 7, 1929 in Sioux City, Iowa to Charles Thomas and Donna Leona Lyons Christman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Eugene Edward Jordan; daughter...
Wilma Celena Hanks
Jul 26, 2012
Wilma Celena Hanks age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Hanks was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 16, 1922 to Davis and Lizzie Lawson King. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Fletcher Ray Hanks. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Janet...
Marler Don Sharp
Jul 24, 2012
Marler Don Sharp age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at his home. Mr. Sharp was born in the Buck Dam community of Carroll County, Virginia on July 6, 1925 to Robert Lee and Hope Smythers Sharp. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Una Dukes and brothers Buford Sharp...
William Winfield Bobbitt
Jul 17, 2012
William Winfield Bobbitt age 37 of Lambsburg, Virginia passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the Northern Hospital of Surry County. William was born on December 13, 1974 in Galax, Virginia to Joey and Teena Wareing Bobbitt. He is survived by his wife Donna Bobbitt of Independence, Virginia; son Ethan Sheets of Independence, Virginia; mother Teena Wareing of Lambsburg, Virginia;...
Lola Mae Lundy
Jul 16, 2012
Lola Mae Lundy age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, July 16, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Lundy was born in Galax, Virginia on June 5, 1936 to Howard and Beatrice Ayers Jones. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Bill Lundy and a daughter Debbie Felts. She is survived...
Wayne Bays Poole
Jul 15, 2012
Wayne Bays Poole, Sergeant First Class Retired age 67 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 in the VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia. Wayne was born in the Spring Valley Community of Grayson County, Virginia on December 11, 1944 to Munsey and Ida Pauline Grinnell Poole. He is survived by his wife Wilma Poole of Galax, Virginia;...
Marie (Martha) Louise Sawyer
Jul 12, 2012
Marie (Martha) Louise Sawyer age 74 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Sawyer was born on January 11, 1938 in Russell County, Virginia to Charlie Edward and Carrie Vance Reynolds. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law Patricia and James Tolbert of Galax, Virginia; Anita Newman of Rural Retreat,...
Stephen Gwyn Spencer
Jul 10, 2012
Stephen Gwyn Spencer age 52 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at his home. Stephen was born in Galax, Virginia on June 19, 1960 to Lacey and Dovey Henderson Spencer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Ray Spencer. He is survived by his wife Susan Spencer of Galax, Virginia; daughter...
Mary Juanita Haynes
Jul 9, 2012
Mary Juanita Haynes age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, July 9, 2012 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Haynes was born on May 31, 1927 in Grayson County, Virginia to Talmadge and Essie Jane Taylor Perry. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband J.C. Haynes. She is survived by sisters-in-law Frances Nale...
Carolee Dickson Williams
Jul 8, 2012
Carolee Dickson Williams age 72 of Independence, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Williams was born on February 10, 1940 in Abingdon, Virginia to Joseph R and Laura Mae Heninger Dickson. She is survived by her husband Robert E. (Bob) Williams of Independence, Virginia; daughters and sons-in-law Resa & Steve Nichols of Woodlawn, Virginia; Karen...
Phyllis Jean Fiedler
Jul 8, 2012
Phyllis Jean Fiedler age 58 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Phyllis was born in Grayson County, Virginia on September 1, 1953 to John Wayne and Helen Isom Leath. In addition to her mother Helen Marshall of Galax, Virginia she is survived by her daughter Sherry Ann Fiedler of Anderson, South...
Gary Allen Freeman
Jul 8, 2012
Gary Allen Freeman age 70 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 at his home. Mr. Freeman was born in Grayson County, Virginia on December 22, 1941 to Elmer Luther and Barbara Susan Shupe Freeman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Vickie Funk. He is survived by his daughter Susie Elaine...
Billy David Jones
Jul 7, 2012
Billy David Jones age 88 of Fries, Virginia passed away Saturday, July 7, 2012 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mr. Jones was born in Wythe County, Virginia on July 10, 1923 to Josiah Showalter and Arena Duncan Jones. He is survived by his wife Ruth L. Jones of Fries, Virginia; children and spouses Diane & Duane Brown; Mary Lee &...
William John Trimble
Jul 6, 2012
William John Trimble better known as Bill Trimble age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Trimble was born on March 30, 1923 in Fries, Virginia to Captain John and Mildred Davis Trimble. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Beulah G. Trimble. He...
Lula Hooven Semones
Jul 4, 2012
Lula Hooven Semones age 76 of Trenton, North Carolina passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Kinston, North Carolina. Mrs. Semones was born in West Virginia on January 9, 1936 to William E. and Fredith Louise Price Hooven. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Nelson Semones;...
Noah (N. H.) Hershel Johnson
Jun 29, 2012
Noah Hershel Johnson, also known as N. H. Johnson, age 77, passed away Friday, June 30, 2012 at his residence in Independence. Noah was born July 21, 1934 in Baywood Virginia to Hershel & Leota Snow Johnson. In addition to his parents, his wife Mary Lou Pugh Johnson preceded him in death. Noah is survived by three sons & daughters-in-law:...
Ardith Etta Stanley Nuckles
Jun 29, 2012
Ardith Etta Stanley Nuckles, 89, passed away at her home on June 29, 2012. Born in Carroll County, Saturday, February 3, 1923 to James Estel and Mary Etta Stanley. She is survived by her loving husband of 69 years Forest E. Nuckles, her children, daughter and son-in-law Judie & Sheldon Gauvreau of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, son and daughter-in-law Jerry &...
Pauline Ardean Hawks
Jun 28, 2012
Pauline Ardean Hawks age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Hawks was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 21, 1922 to Troy Calvin and Ada Leona Lowe Rippey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Lonnie B. Hawks. She is survived by...
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