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Donald "Donnie" Ray Anders
Apr 20, 2012
Donald Ray Anders, 61, of Fries passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 at Twin County Regional Hospital. He was born on June 8, 1950 in Fries, Virginia (Carroll County). He was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Carolyn Anders, his parents, Dewey Anders and Elizabeth Goad Anders. Donnie put up a courageous battle against Multiple Sclerosis all his adult...
Hasten Alexander Brown
Apr 20, 2012
Hasten Alexander Brown, 84, of Galax, VA passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 at his home. Mr. Brown was born in Grayson County, Virginia on July 15, 1927 to Joe Brown SR and Bertie Kyle Brown. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Reba Kyle Brown. Mr. Brown is survived by four sons &...
Beulah Juanita Murphy
Apr 19, 2012
Beulah Juanita Frost Murphy age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Murphy was born in Virginia on September 13, 1927 to Richard and Clara Thomason Frost. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Harl Worth Murphy and brothers Roy Lee Frost and Rex...
Juanita Stroupe
Apr 16, 2012
Juanita Stroupe age 75 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, April 16, 2012 in the Wytheville Community Hospital. Ms. Stroupe was born in Grayson County, Virginia on November 3, 1936 to Alexander Bayne and Mamie Ellen Jones Stroupe. She is survived by her sisters Betty Marie Pratt of Cumberland, Rhode Island; Mamie Josephine Porterfield of Galax, Virginia; brothers William A....
Auralea Cox Curtis
Apr 15, 2012
Auralea Cox Curtis passed from this life on April 15,2011 in Galax, Virginia. She was born in Carroll County October 14, 1927. She was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Curtis of Long lsland, NY and by her parents Floyd and Blanche Cox of Galax, Virginia and niece, Virginia Carol Cox. She is survived by her brother and...
Myrtle L. Marsh
Apr 14, 2012
Myrtle L. Marsh, age 92, Fries, VA, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 in the Grayson Nursing & Rehab Center, Independence, VA. Mrs. Marsh was born in Carroll County, VA, Aug. 13, 1919 to James William and Arilla Robertson Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse B. Marsh and a son, Hubert Gene Marsh. Surviving are the following:...
Mary Lee Dickens
Apr 13, 2012
Mary Lee Dickens passed away peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2012, at Waddell Rehab and Nursing Home in Galax, Virginia. She is survived by her devoted husband of 66 years, Cecil Dickens. She also leaves two sons and daughters-in-law: Shane & Brenda Dickens of Richmond, VA and Michael & Sue Dickens of Woodlawn, VA.; sisters Nona Faye Cooley of Galax,...
Agnes Vernelle Littreal Simpson
Apr 12, 2012
Agnes Vernelle Simpson the last surviving child born to John Phelmon and Eva Lora Patton Littreal, age 82 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Simpson was born in Grayson County, Virginia on September 15, 1929. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Jesse...
Ayden Paul Bishop
Apr 12, 2012
Ayden Paul Bishop 17 day old infant son of David and Kayla Nicole Bishop of Galax, Virignia passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Ayden was born on March 26, 2012 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his brother Antony Adam Bishop. In addition to his parents Ayden is survived by...
Patricia Gail Gayheart
Apr 10, 2012
Patricia Gail Dooley Gayheart age 75 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Gayheart was born in Mullins, West Virginia on December 9, 1936 to Henry and Ara Canterbury Dooley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sisters Peggy Jean Dooley, Charlotte Lacy and Billie Beth Calfee....
Maxine Savannah Cox
Apr 10, 2012
Maxine Savannah Cox age 65 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in the Golden Living-Blue Ridge Health & Rehab Center. Maxine was born in Galax, Virginia on March 5, 1947 to McKinley and Blanche Willis Blair. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Andre and Kimberly Cox of Galax, Virginia; step-mother Orville Maxwell of Galax, Virginia;...
James Allen Lineberry
Apr 9, 2012
James Allen Lineberry age 70 of Fries, Virginia passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Lineberry was born on July 14, 1941 in Grayson County, Virginia to Herman and Nora Ayers Lineberry. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Allen Lineberry; brothers Glendon Deuane and Homer Lineberry. He...
James Edward Gardner
Apr 8, 2012
James Edward Gardner age 83 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Sunday, April 8,2012 in the Blue Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Gardner was born in Roanoke, Virginia on December 20, 1928 to Jones and Ida Chapman Gardner. He is survived by his wife Betty J. Gardner of Woodlawn, Virginia; daughter Darlene Kay Gardner of Hillsville, Virginia; son Richard J....
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fields Moser
Apr 8, 2012
Elizabeth Fields Moser better known as Lizzie Moser age 91 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Moser was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 10, 1920 to Jackson and Annie Melton Fields. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ralph L. Moser. She is...
John C. Howard
Apr 7, 2012
John Clinton Howard, age 72 of Galax, VA, died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, VA. Mr. Howard was born April 12, 1939 in Maryland to Kermit and Arta Melton Howard. He is survived by brothers and sisters-in-law; James K. and Grace Howard, Morovia, MD, Chester T. & Jeanie Howard, Myrtle Beach, SC, Kyle L....
Harold Samuel Bryson
Apr 7, 2012
Harold Samuel Bryson age 73 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012 at his home. Mr. Bryson was born in Virginia on December 14, 1938 to Walter and Lelia Tolliver Bryson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Lawrence Bryson. He is survived by his wife Marlene Bryson of Galax, Virginia; children...
Lena Ileen Brewer Trimble
Apr 4, 2012
Lena Ileen Brewer Trimble, 79, of Fries passed away Wednesday evening at her home. Lena was born October 4, 1932 in Speedwell, VA to Charles Brewer & Lelia Newman Brewer. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her husband Samuel Boyd Trimble and son Samuel Boyd (Buddy) Trimble, Jr. She is survived by four daughters &...
Bobby Bartlett
Apr 1, 2012
Bobby Bartlett age 77 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012 at his home. Bobby was born on March 30, 1935 in Galax, Virginia to Eugene Clifton and Alma Boyer Bartlett. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Lynn Hackler and his sister Shirley Alderman. He is survived by his wife Harriett...
Vaughn Ray Arey
Mar 29, 2012
Dr. Vaughn Ray Arey age 63 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at his home. Dr. Arey was born in Albermarle, North Carolina on May 21, 1948 to David Reuben and Oma Plyler Arey. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Dave Arey. He is survived by his wife Dr. Jo...
Wiley Lester Roop
Mar 28, 2012
Wiley Lester Roop age 96 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday-March 28, 2012 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mr. Roop was born on December 1, 1915 in Grayson County, Virginia to William Sanders and Ida Davis Roop. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Elsie L. Roop and a son Curtis Roop. He is...
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