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...
Troy Clifford Rippey
Mar 27, 2012
Troy Clifford Rippey age 72 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at his home. Mr. Rippey was born on December 9, 1939 in Carroll County, Virginia to Dallas and Beulah Jones Rippey. He is survived by his wife Helen Rippey of Galax, Virginia; daughters and sons-in-law Cindy and James Riggins of Galax, Virginia; Melissa and Bill Floyd...
Gary Richard Vaughan
Mar 22, 2012
Gary Richard Vaughan age 57 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at his home. Gary was born in Virginia on November 25, 1954 to H.B. and Mary Carico Vaughan. He is survived by his son Josh Vaughan of Independence, Virginia; special uncle James Carico of Fries, Virginia; several other aunts and uncles; special friends Gary James, Martie...
Rita Goad Edwards
Mar 19, 2012
Rita Goad Edwards of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, March 19, 2012 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Edwards was born in Virginia to Marion and Mary Cox Goad. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ornan Edwards. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law Elizabeth Edwards of Danville, Virginia; Mary...
Ruth C. Combs
Mar 18, 2012
Ruth C. Combs age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Combs was born in Grayson County, Virginia on March 18, 1926 to John and Rose Higgins Cooley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Sidney Combs; daughter Becky Parish and brother Herbert Cooley. She is...
Hallie Lowe Brannock
Mar 17, 2012
Hallie Lowe Brannock, age 83, Galax, VA, died March 17, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Brannock was born March 1, 1929 in Grayson County, VA to Doctor Duncan and Melba Candis Goodson Lowe. She is survived by her husband, Johnny C. Brannock of the home; sons & daughter-in-law, Larry & Judy Brannock, Galax, VA, Gary Brannock, Galax, VA, grandchildren, Douglas...
Curtis Lewis (C.L.) Bowers, Jr.
Mar 17, 2012
Curtis Lewis Bowers, Jr., (C.L.) age 68 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. C.L. was born on May 14, 1943 in Carroll County, Virginia to Curtis Lewis and Gertrude Taylor Bowers. He is survived by his wife Faye Rosemary Bowers; sons and daughters-in-law Lewis Leon and Rhonda Faye Bowers; Terry Lee...
Ruth K. Winesette
Mar 16, 2012
Ruth K. Winesette age 97 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 at the home of her son in Midlothian, VA. Mrs. Winesette was born on July 28, 1914 in Virginia to James Alexander and Lucy Poindexter Kegley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Winesette and daughter, Sharon Osborne. Surviving are daughters and son-in-law, Mrs....
Juanita Isabel Robinson
Mar 15, 2012
Juanita Isabel Robinson, age 89, of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Juanita was born in Galax on August 26, 1922 to Sidney Rufus and Carrie Edwards Cox. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John Paul Robinson (Pete) and a granddaughter Sonya Gill. She is survived...
Linnnie Ray Newman
Mar 15, 2012
Linnie Ray Newman age 53 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at his home. Linnie was born in Maryland on November 3, 1958. He is survived by his children London Michelle Edwards, Joshua David Newman, Linnie Keaton Newman; father and step-mother Dylis and Virginia Faye Newman of Woodlawn, Virginia; his birth mother Nancy Lee Gullion of Maryland;...
Pearl Marie Chappell
Mar 11, 2012
Pearl Marie Chappell age 80 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Chappell was born in Surry County, North Carolina on October 22, 1931 to Oscar and Hazel South Ramey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Curtis Chappell and a daughter Peggy Lynn Chappell. She...
Bobby Lee Newman
Mar 7, 2012
Bobby Lee Newman age 50 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Bobby was born in Virginia on July 15,1961 to Archie and Rosa Lee Tompkins Newman. He is survived by his children and spouses Kristie and Kevin Hooven of Galax, Virginia; Cavin and Jennifer Newman of Independence, Virginia;...
Opal Alene Barber Robinson
Mar 7, 2012
Opal Alene Barber Robinson age 83 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Robinson was born in Grayson County, Virginia on April 16, 1928. She was the last of fourteen children born to Chap and Senia Bobbitt Barber. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son Leon Robertson. She...
