Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Lottie Ethel Thomason Bowers
Dec 2, 2011
Lottie Ethel Thomason Bowers, 81, went to be with the Lord with family and friends at her bedside on Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Twin County Regional Hospital. She was born August 21, 1930 to the late Coon Boyd Thomason and Mary Ethel Hall Thomason. She is the widow the late Gleamer Sidney Bowers. She is survived by two...
Chester Lee Bobbitt
Dec 1, 2011
Chester Lee Bobbitt, age 47, of Hillsville, VA, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA. Mr. Bobbitt was born April 5, 1964 in Logan, West Virginia. Preceding him in death was his mother, Janice Rainwater and a brother, Kenn Bobbitt, Jr. Surviving are the following: sisters & brother-in-law, Bridgette & Stanley Brewer, Fries, VA; Kimberly Bobbitt,...
Junior Paul Bowman
Nov 30, 2011
Junior Paul Bowman age 74 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at his home. Mr. Bowman was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 8, 1937 to Paul Jones Bowman and Mittie Coulson Bowman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his grandson Logan Bowman and brothers Everett, Darrell and Donald Bowman. He...
Mildred Lee Hill Payne
Nov 29, 2011
Mildred Lee Hill Payne age 89 of Conowingo, Maryland and formerly of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in the Union Hospital in Elkton, Maryland. Mrs. Payne was born in Fries, Virginia on September 23, 1922 to Charlie Miller Hill and Minnie Lee Williams Hill. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband...
Irene Bobbitt
Nov 25, 2011
Irene Bobbitt age 70 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, November 25, 2011 at her home. Ms. Bobbitt was born on November 13, 1941 in Grayson County, Virginia to Olen and Esther Osborne Bobbitt. She is survived by her sisters Geraldine Bobbitt of Galax, Virginia and Wanda Blevins of Marion, Virginia; a brother Albert Bobbitt of Hillsville, Virginia. A graveside...
Sam Junior Kyle
Nov 21, 2011
Sam Junior Kyle age 82 of Pulaski, Virginia passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 in the Lewis Gale Pulaski Hospital. Mr. Kyle was born in Virginia on June 13, 1929 to Clyde and Vetra Brown Kyle. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Betty Ruth Kyle. He is survived by his sons Charles Kyle,...
Mary Ethel Melton Trent
Nov 21, 2011
Mary Ethel Melton Trent age 50 of Hillsville, Virginia passed away Monday, November 21,2011 in the Golden Living Center in Galax, Virginia. Mary was born in Galax, Virginia on December 25, 1960 to Roy Whitfield and Elsie Lee Dickerson Melton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers Roy Melton and Jessie Melton. She is...
Ruth Frances Krause
Nov 19, 2011
Ruth Frances Krause, 79, of Galax passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Waddell Nursing & Rehab Center, Galax, VA. Ruth was born January 16, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York to Joseph Rodriguez and Ruth Knobloch Rodriguez. She is survived by her life partner, Mary "Mickey" Specht of Galax; daughter Carol Krause Lee of Connecticut; son Charles Krause of...
Betty Jane Turner
Nov 18, 2011
Betty Jane Turner age 75 of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 in the Golden Living Center. Mrs. Turner was born on February 28, 1936 in Grayson County, Virginia to Pierce and Hallie Waller Bass. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William J. Turner. She is survived by a sister-in-law Evelyn...
Thurman M. Leonard
Nov 17, 2011
Thurman M. Leonard age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Leonard was born in Grayson County, Virginia on November 20, 1922 to John Perry and Mary Elizabeth Roberts Leonard. He is survived by his wife Pauline Leonard of Galax, Virginia; children and spouses Sharon Burcham of Big Sandy, Montana;...
Dr. Eldred Hiter Robinson, Jr.
Nov 17, 2011
Eldred Hiter Robinson, Jr., age 86, went to be with the Lord on November 17, after an extended decline in health. A native of Norton, Virginia, he was the eldest son of Eldred Hiter Robinson, Sr. and, Mary Gertrude Robinson. He attended Norton High School where he excelled in sports. Upon graduation from high school in 1943 he was called...
Patsy Roye Robinson
Nov 14, 2011
Patsy Roye Lineberry Robinson of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 in the University of Virginia Medical Center. Patsy was born in Ashe County, North Carolina to Roy Howard and Fannie Lula Perry Lineberry. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law James and Lisa Robinson; daughter and son-in-law Diana and David Kinzer all of Galax, Virginia; grandchildren...
Fred Hale
Nov 14, 2011
Fred Hale age 70 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 in the Forsyth Medical Center. Fred was born on November 20, 1940 in Grayson County, Virginia to Gwyn and Lillian Crigger Hale. He is survived by his wife Ruth Hale; son and daughter-in-law Eric and Sharon Hale all of Galax, Virginia; granddaughter Lexi Hale; nieces Mary Ann...
Randy "Tubby" Gale Williams
Nov 11, 2011
Randy "Tubby" Gale Williams age 50 of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday, November 11, 2011 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Tubby was born in Galax, Virginia on November 26, 1960 to George "Mutt" and Bernice Moss Williams. In addition to his parents of Fries, Virginia he survived by a daughter and son-in-law Recie and Phillip Tripplett of West Jefferson,...
John Louis Waller
Nov 9, 2011
John Louis Waller age 89 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Waller was born on December 4, 1921 in West Virginia to John E. and Cora Lee Felts Waller. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Patsy Hall Waller. He is survived by many...
Charles Dewell Lineberry
Nov 8, 2011
Charles Dewell Lineberry age 65 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at his home. Dewell was born on January 5, 1946 in Carroll County, Virginia to Harbert Thomas and Anna Belle Winesett Lineberry. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Phyllis Nelson. He is survived by his wife Doris Jean King...
Bonnie Lou Frost
Nov 8, 2011
Bonnie Lou Frost age 63 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2011 in the Lewis Gale Clinic in Salem, Virginia. Bonnie was born in Carroll County, Virginia on August 23, 1948 to Charles Earnest and Mazie Ella Combs Frost. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Charles Frost. She is survived by...
Thurman Thelmois Parks
Oct 29, 2011
Thurman Thelmois Parks, age 96 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the home of his son. Mr. Parks was born in Jonesville, North Carolina on October 25, 1915 to Millard and Carrie Morrison Parks.In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Alzelia Carter Parks; sons James Parks; Jerry Parks and Benny...
Ruth Wood Barbour
Oct 29, 2011
Ruth Wood Barbour age 90 of Fries, Virginia passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Ruth was born on August 18, 1921 and was the daughter of William Pitt Wood and Gladys Vaughan Wood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two brothers Earl Wood and Robert Wood....
Helen Lee Cockerham Price
Oct 28, 2011
Helen Cockerham Price age 77 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, October 28, 2011 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mrs. Price was born on October 7, 1934 in Grayson County, Virginia to Mack and Grace Lundy Cockerham. She is survived by her husband Garnett Price of Galax, Virginia; daughter Sandra Price of Mt. Airy, North Carolina;...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

