Ernest C. "Buddy" Shupe
May 25, 2012
Ernest C. "Buddy" Shupe, age 77,formerly of Fries, VA passed away Friday, May 25, 2012 at Edgemont Nursing Home In Wytheville, VA . Buddy was born in Grayson County, Virginia on July 15, 1934 to the late Ernest W. & Nancy Landreth Shupe. He is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law: E. Clifton Shupe, Jr. and Sherrie; Jeffrey Shupe; David...
Anna Mae Allred
May 25, 2012
Anna Mae Quesenberry Allred age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, May 25, 2012 in the Golden Living Center. Mrs.Allred was born on July 19, 1923 in Montgomery County, Virginia to Woodson and Anna Jenkins Quesenberry. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Cullen Lamar Allred. She is survived by her daughters and...
Jaxon Reese Funk
May 24, 2012
Infant Jaxon Reese Funk, of Hillsville, VA died May 24, 2012 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Courtney Funk of Hillsville, VA, brothers; Levi Funk, Ennice, NC, Zackrey Funk, Hillsville, VA and Landon Funk, Hillsville, VA; grandfather, Michael Robinson, Woodlawn, VA; grandmother, Patricia Elliott, Hillsville, VA; great-grandparents, Dorothy & Ivan Robinson,...
Dennis Lee Lucas
May 23, 2012
Dennis Lee Lucas age 64 of Galax, Virignia passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at his home. Dennis was born in Montgomery County, Virginia on May 22, 1948 to Clarence and Lena Clementine Frazier Lucas. He is survived by step-sisters Una Keene of Bunker Hill, West Virginia and Betty Craig of Amherst, Virginia; step-niece Gerry Dooley of Lovingston, Virginia; his...
Roma Dale Shinault
May 22, 2012
Roma Dale Shinault age 63 of Mt. Airy, North Carolina passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Roma was born in Fries, Virginia on June 30, 1948 to Boyd Lee and Katherine Semones Shinault. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Patricia Shinault; son Roma Dale Shinault, Jr. and...
Larry Wesley Swinney, Sr.
May 22, 2012
Larry Wesley Swinney, Sr. age 66 of Fries, Virignia passed Tuesday May 22, 2012 at his home. Larry was born in Carroll County, Virginia on January 23, 1946 to Paul Matthew and Lessie Luvennie Graham Swinney. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Jewel Hopkins. He is survived by his wife Pauline Graham Swinney...
Florence Elizabeth Shumate
May 22, 2012
Florence Elizabeth Shumate age 69 of Max Meadows, Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in Radcliff, Kentucky. She was born on October 6, 1942 in Fries, Virginia to Francis Jackson and Stells Bourne Campbell. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Larry Leon Shumate. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law Tim...
Myrtle Akers Wilson
May 21, 2012
Myrtle Akers Wilson age 87 of Wilmington, Delaware passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 in the Parkview Nursing Home. Mrs. Wilson was born in Wythe County, Virginia on October 7, 1924 to Roosevelt and Ruth Barnett Akers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Carnie Wilson; daughter Belinda Burris and son Arnold Lee Wilson....
J.R. Wilson
May 21, 2012
J.R. Wilson age 71 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. J.R. was born in Grayson County, Virginia on December 8, 1940 to Paul Wilson, Sr. and Maude Catron Wilson. He is survived by his wife Janice Lee Wilson; sons and daughters-in-law Shawn Neil and Kendra Wilson; Timothy Scott and Sophia Wilson...
Mable Stone Thompson
May 21, 2012
Mabel Stone Thompson age 98 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Thompson was born in Galax, Virginia on September 22, 1913, daughter of the late Dexter and Sally Fisher Stone. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, a past member of the Junior Woman's Club, a talented artist, and...
Marie S. Pearman
May 19, 2012
Marie Pearman age 92 of Ivanhoe, Virginia passed away Saturday May 19, 2012 in the Grayson Nursing & Rehab Center. Mrs. Pearman was born in Carroll County, VA. on February 6, 1920 to Tyra Dolphus and Addie Forrest Bourne Shaffner. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Carlie William Pearman; son Carlie William Pearman,...
Ernest Danny Melton
May 16, 2012
Ernest Danny Melton age 58 of Independence, Virginia passed away Wednesday May 16, 2012 at his home. Danny was born in Pulaski County, Virginia on December 4, 1953 to Elmo and Mary Sue Christley Melton. He is survived by his wife Mary Elizabeth Melton; son and daughter-in-law Travis and Sarah Melton all of Independence, Virginia; sisters and brothers-in-law Joyce and...
Cora Emaline Linville
May 14, 2012
Cora Emaline Frost Linville age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday May 14, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Linville was born on September 19, 1927 in Carroll County, Virginia to Lemuel and Betty Brewer Frost. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Leonard Linville and a son Calvin Linville. She...
Donald Carroll Harris
May 12, 2012
Donald Carroll Harris, age 71 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday May 12, 2012 at his home. Mr. Harris was born in Galax, Virginia on Friday August 2, 1940 to Edgar Lee & Esther S. Phibbs Harris. He is survived by his wife Reba P. Harris of Galax, Virginia; daughter Michelle Harris New York, New York; son and daughter-in-law Donald...
Betty Louise Leonard
May 12, 2012
Betty Louise Funk Leonard age 67 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Betty was born on July 22, 1944 in Grayson County, Virginia to Charles Irie and Thursey Alice Patton Funk. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Jackson Leonard and sister Kathleen Funk Hudson....
Harless Junior Fayne
May 12, 2012
Harless Junior Fayne, age 81 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday at the Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee. Mr. Fayne was born July 25, 1930 in Carroll County, Virginia to Roy and Myrtle Wilson Fayne. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Anna Roberta Fayne; daughter Carolyn Ann Adkins; grandson Andrew Shane...
Mamie Josephine Stroupe Porterfield
May 10, 2012
Mamie Josephine Stroupe Porterfield age 73 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 in the Bland County Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Porterfield was born in Grayson County, Virginia on January 14, 1939 to Alexander B. and Mamie Ellen Jones Stroupe. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ray Porterfield. She is...
Clarence Raymond Bowers
May 8, 2012
Clarence Raymond Bowers age 69 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Clarence was born in Carroll County, Virginia on July 28, 1942 to Raymond and Ruby Lineberry Bowers. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a brother Howard Ray Bowers. He is survived by his wife Janice...
Tex Ritter Bowers
May 8, 2012
Tex Ritter Bowers age 74 of Lambsburg, Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mr. Bowers was born on April 24, 1938 in Ivanhoe, Virginia to James Harden and Sadie Gertrude Hill Bowers. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law Jeffery & Glenda Bowers of Lambsburg, Virginia; Dewey and Patricia Bowers, Ronnie Bowers...
Larry Gene Chappell
Apr 28, 2012
Larry Gene Chappell age 63 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012 at his home. Larry was born in Carroll County, Virginia on April 22, 1949 to Ernest and Inis Edmonds Chappell. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law Thelma and Joe Roberts. He is survived by his wife Judy...
