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Lona Mae Nell Linville

Lona Mae Nell Linville

Feb 9, 2012

Lona Mae Nell Bryant Linville age 79 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Linville was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 7, 1932 to Logan and Lula Kirby Bryant. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Luther Linville. She is survived by her children and spouses...

Jerry Dale Harmon

Jerry Dale Harmon

Feb 7, 2012

Jerry Dale Harmon age 63 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2012 at his home. Jerry was born on April 12, 1948 in Carroll County, Virginia to William and Eva Myers Harmon. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his special in-laws Ralph and Alberta Anders Edwards and a special niece Jenny Lundy. He...

Paul Ryan Littreal

Paul Ryan Littreal

Feb 6, 2012

THIS IS A COURTESY HAMPTON - Paul Ryan Littreal, 29, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Born in Galax, Va., Paul and his family moved to the Hampton Roads area 22 years ago. He attended Gloucester High School and graduated in 2000 from Jamestown High School in Williamsburg. He began his college education at CNU and then transferred to the College...

Eric Bryan

Eric Bryan

Feb 6, 2012

Eric Bryan age 53 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at his home. Eric was born in Galax, Virginia on May ll, 1958 to Rudolph Bryan, Sr. and Madeline Edwards Bryan. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Walter F. Bryan. He is survived by his sisters and brothers-in-law Elizabeth and...

Shirley Mae Hill

Shirley Mae Hill

Feb 5, 2012

Shirley Mae Eller Hill age 73 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 at her home. Shirley was born on May 7, 1939 in Grayson County, Virginia to Walter and Dorothy Bourne Eller. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son Clarence Edward Hill, Jr. She is survived by a daughter Shelia Hill...

Odell Edward Hamden

Odell Edward Hamden

Feb 4, 2012

Odell E. Hamden, 82, went home to the Lord on February 4, 2012. Hamden, a long-time resident of Galax, Va., was born in Kimball, WV, to Linda and Ed Hamden. Upon graduating from Welch High School at age 17, he served the country in the United States Army in St. Louis, MO, in the office of finance. Honorably discharged in...

Virginia Helen Burcham

Virginia Helen Burcham

Feb 3, 2012

Virginia Helen Burcham age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Burcham was born on March 31, 1929 in Galax, Virginia to Arthur and Clara Belle Tate Melton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Clinton W. Burcham. She is survived by her son...

Claude Edward Turner, Jr.

Claude Edward Turner, Jr.

Feb 3, 2012

Claude Edward Turner, Jr., 73, of Galax, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC. Born in Scott County Virginia on June 17, 1938. He was the son of the late Jeanella McCormick Turner and Claude Edward Turner, Sr of Gate City, VA. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Irene Noell Turner; one...

Frances Martin Moretz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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