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Frances Martin Moretz
Feb 2, 2012
Frances Martin Moretz age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 in the Golden Living-Blue Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Moretz was born in Galax, Virginia on March 3, 1926 to William Lonnie and Ora Thompson Martin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Thomas Moretz. She is survived...
Mary Ellen Tucker
Feb 1, 2012
Mary Ellen Tucker age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Tucker was born in Galax, Virginia on March 6, 1927 to Talmadge and Clara Belle Hale. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Willie Lee Tucker; son Harold Wayne Tucker; grandson Tommy Jones...
James Winston Gwyn
Jan 30, 2012
James Winston Gwyn age 68 of Independence, Virginia passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. James was born in Galax, Virginia on April 28, 1943 to Charles Winston and Gretchen Rose Tucker Gwyn. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law Lelia and William Nelson of Alexandria, Virginia; brothers and sisters-in-law Douglas and Charity Gwyn...
Imogene Davis Weddle
Jan 29, 2012
Imogene Davis Weddle age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Weddle was born on August 16, 1922 in North Carolina. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William Howard Weddle. She is survived by her son Darrell Weddle of Galax, Virginia; grandson and spouse David and...
Margie S. Quesenberry
Jan 28, 2012
Margie S. Quesenberry, 94,of Woodlawn, Virginia, widow of Charles J. Quesenberry, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mrs. Quesenberry was born February 4, 1917 in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Nancy Jane Bobbitt Savage & Daniel Savage. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by...
Dr. Larry Ray Legrand
Jan 27, 2012
Dr. Larry Ray LeGrand, age 71, Roaring Gap, North Carolina and formerly of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, January 27, 2012 at Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta, North Carolina. Dr. LeGrand was born in Granite City, IL to Melvin and Nadine Nolan LeGrand October 7, 1940. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie LeGrand of the home; daughters & sons-in-law,...
Edison Scott Williams
Jan 26, 2012
The following is a courtesy announcement by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home. Edison Scott Williams passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 in Arizona. Survivors in this area include sisters and brothers-in-law Eula and Don Bartlett; Phyllis and Albert Elliott; brother Lloyd Williams all of Galax, Virginia. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 4:00 PM in the Mt....
Bonnie Sue Mayes
Jan 25, 2012
Bonnie Sue Mayes age 50 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in the Northern Hospital of Surry County. Bonnie was born in Maryland on February 15, 1961 to Clyde Wesley and Esther Jones Caudell. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Eva Darlene Johnson. She is survived by her son Corrie...
Cecil Ray Bryant
Jan 24, 2012
Cecil Ray Bryant, 83, entered into heavens gates on January 24, 2012 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 25, 1928, to the late Creed Lafayette Bryant and Beulah Spivey Bryant. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Larry Cecil Bryant; brothers Chester Bryant, Junior Bryant and Pearlie Bryant and a sister...
Ila Faye Rutherford Higgins
Jan 23, 2012
Ila Faye Rutherford Higgins age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 in the Golden Living Center. Mrs. Higgins was born on April 26, 1924 in Grayson County, Virginia to Eather and Ella Galyean. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas L. Rutherford; daughter Linda Richardson and brother Thurman Galyean....
Faye Fields Woodruff Evans
Jan 21, 2012
Faye Fields Woodruff Evans age 93 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Evans was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 16, 1918 to the late Connie & Albina Reeves Fields. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands Woodrow Woodruff and Rudolph Evans; son...
Chapman D. Cox
Jan 19, 2012
Chapman Davis Cox age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012 in the Wheatland Hills in Christiansburg, Virginia.. Mr. Cox was born in Grayson County, Virginia on April 6, 1922 to Chap Hampton and Cleo Matilda Cox. He is survived by his wife Beatrice S. Cox of Galax, Virginia; daughter and son-in-law Brenda and Dean Schneider...
Dorothy Hazel Bowers
Jan 19, 2012
Dorothy Hazel Burnette Bowers age 95 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 in the Golden Living Center. Mrs. Bowers was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 29, 1916 to Roby and Ocie Sizemore Burnette. In addtion to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Sherman Bowers; son Frazier Bowers and grandchildren Teresa Bowers...
Betty Ann Bartlett Burnette
Jan 17, 2012
Betty Ann Bartlett Burnette age 70 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at her home. Betty was born on October 8, 1941 in Carroll County, Virginia to Arthur G. and Ocie Lineberry Bartlett. She is survived by her husband Claude E. Burnett; daughter and son-in-law Donna and Tommy Arnold; sons and daughters-in-law Steve and Krista Burnette; Mark...
Ruth Jane Davis
Jan 16, 2012
Ruth Jane Davis age 94 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Davis was born on May 25, 1917 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina to Jess and Alice Handy Alexander. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband John Davis. She is survived by her daughter Mary Crouse Ashby of...
Mildred Williams Sawyers
Jan 13, 2012
Mildred Williams Sawyers, 73, of Woodlawn, VA passed away Friday, January 13 at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. Mildred was born in Ivanhoe (Wythe County) Virginia on October 30, 1938 to the late Dorothy Richardson Hicks and Nile Hicks. Mildred is survived by her husband: Cleve Sawyers of the home; son Kenneth Combs of the Pipers Gap...
Louella Kay James
Jan 10, 2012
Louella Kay James age 49 of Independence, Virginia passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Louella was born on February 22, 1962 in Alleghany County, North Carolina to Jackie and Ruby Ward Long. In addition to her parents of Independence, Virginia she is survived by her daughter Crystal James of Independence, Virginia; grandchildren Kandace James...
Lacon Navada Renea Johnson
Jan 7, 2012
Lacon Navada Renea Johnson age 24 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 in Galax, Virginia. Lacon was born in Galax, Virginia on May 12, 1987 to Earnest Marshall and Helen JoAnn Felts Marshall. In addition to her parents Helen JoAnn and Eric Carrico of Galax, Virginia, she is survived by her children Alexandria Johnson, Jessie Johnson and...
Mary Belle Horton Myers
Jan 5, 2012
Mary Belle Horton Myers age 76 of Hillsville, Virginia passed away Thursday, January 5, 2012 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Myers was born on February 26, 1935 in Carroll County, Virginia to Raymond and Pearl Mae Gardner Dickenson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Benjamin Howard Myers. She is survived by her...
Irene Alderman
Jan 3, 2012
Irene Nuckolls Viola Alderman passed away on January 3, 2012 at her home at 48 Parkwood Drive, Galax, Virginia. She was born July 13, 1913 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late John Michael and Eliza Hankla Nuckolls. She was a native of Galax and lived most of her 98 years there. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
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