Frances (Pedie) Crigger Davis
Oct 26, 2011
Frances (Pedie) Crigger Davis age 68 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2011 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Pedie was born on September 23, 1943 in Wythe County, Virginia to Marvin and Frances Feaganes Crigger. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Bobbi Martin. She is survived by her husband John...
Euna Lee Fochtman
Oct 26, 2011
Euna Lee Fochtman age 92 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Fochtman was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 22, 1918 to James Howard and Ella Bedsaul Ryder. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles F. Fochtman; infant grandson James Lee Stoneman, sisters Mary Ruth...
Warren Nelson Jones
Oct 25, 2011
COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENT Warren Nelson Jones, 68, went home holding the hand of Jesus, on October 25. Warren was born in Carroll County, VA to Lonnie Cole and Essie Hazel Byrd Jones. Mr. Jones was employed with Sands Vending for many years and retired with Greensboro Vending. Mr. Jones was active in his church, Pathway of Faith Baptist Church. The funeral...
Lois Jones Davis
Oct 25, 2011
Lois Jones Davis age 79 of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mrs. Davis was born on January 1, 1932 in Grayson County, Virginia to William and Vicie Moss Jones. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Buford Davis. She is survived by...
Beulah Jennings-Frost Grimes
Oct 22, 2011
Beulah Jennings Frost Grimes, age 81, of Galax, Virginia passed away at her home Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Mrs. Grimes was born Aug. 21, 1930 in Virginia to Mike M. & Lola Newman Jennings. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husbands Herbert Frost and Wayne Grimes. She is survived by son & daughter-in-law, Dale &...
Barbara Ann Bond
Oct 20, 2011
Barbara Ann Williams Bond age 62 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday morning in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Barbara was born on Spetmeber 30, 1949 in Carroll County, Virginia to Elmer and Dorothy Manuel Williams. She is survived by her husband William (Bill) Bond of Galax, Virginia; step-daughter and husband Linda and Mike Carlan of Fries, Virginia; step-sons and...
Ardean Ham Miller
Oct 19, 2011
Ardean H. Miller age 88 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011 in the Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Miller was born on December 9, 1922 in North Carolina to Troy and Luna Matilda Greer Ham. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Worth Miller and brothers Garland Ham, James Ham and Worth...
William "Billy" Henderson Dixon
Oct 19, 2011
The following is a courtesy announcement by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home: William Henderson "Billy" Dixon of Charlotte Court House, Virginia passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011. He is survived by Elizabeth Trent; children Cindy Dixon of Galax, Virginia; Larry Dixon; Billie Sue Bryant and Valerie Dixon; brother Dwight Dixon and many cousins and extended family members in the Galax area. A...
Mary Davis Morris
Oct 13, 2011
Mary Davis Morris age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Morris was born on November 1, 1926 in Grayson County, Virginia to Luther Franklin and Alverda Cox Davis. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband Clinton Davis in 1959. She is survived by...
Myra Jeanne Willard
Oct 13, 2011
At 4:15 AM on October 13, 2011, the soul of Myra Jeanne Reeves Willard returned to its Creator, and will rest in peace in the Fries Cemetery until the return of Jesus Christ her Lord and Savior. She was born in Wythe County, Virginia on August 13, 1935 to William "Bill" E. Reeves and Myrtle E. Sawyers Reeves. In additon...
Jimmy Lawrence Cockerham
Oct 8, 2011
Jimmy Lawrence Cockerham age 54 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011 in Galax, Virginia. Jimmy was born on March 26, 1957 in Roanoke, Virginia to Milo and Rubye Combs Cockerham. Jimmy is survived by his wife Jackie Cockerham of Galax, Virginia; children and future son-in-law Rachel Cockerham of Bristol, Tennessee; Emily Cockerham and Zachary Lee of Bristol,...
Rodney Allen Gunter
Oct 7, 2011
Rodney Allen Gunter, 42, of Fries, VA passed away Friday, October 7, 2011 at the Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center, Emporia, Virginia. Rodney was born May 23, 1969 to Dillard Twaughne and Jo Ann Evans Gunter. He was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother, Jo Ann Gunter, Fries, VA; brothers & sisters-in-law, Derrick &...
Arvil Ray Johnson
Oct 6, 2011
COURTESY OBITUARY Arvil Ray Johnson, 52 years of age, of Paynesville, West Virginia passed away Thursday, October 6, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Elton, Maryland June 18, 1959 he was the son of Betty Lou Johnson Blankenship of Galax, VA. Arvil enjoyed going to car shows and spending time with his grandchildren. He also enjoyed...
Lilburn Ellyson Wilson
Oct 6, 2011
THIS IS A COURTESY Lilburn "Lee" Ellyson Wilson, 78, of McLeansville died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the V.A. Hospital, Hospice Unit, Salisbury, NC after a short illness. Better known in Galax as Winnie Wilson. Graveside service will be 2:00 PM Monday October 10, 2011 at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery, Burlington Rd, Greensboro NC. The family will receive...
Arcie Jeanetta Haga
Oct 5, 2011
Arcie Jeanetta Haga age 98 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in the Golden Living Center-Blue Ridge. Miss Haga was born on June 30, 1913 in Smyth County, Virginia to Ira G. and Annie Catherine Cline Haga. She is survived by a special niece Louise Gallimore; several nieces and nephews; several cousins. The funeral service will be...
Donald "Donnie" Murray Smith
Oct 4, 2011
Donald Murray Smith age 69 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2011 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Donald was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 11, 1942 to Cecil Marion and Irene Edwards Smith. He is survived by a sister and brother-in-law Parthenia and Kenly G. Stoneman, Jr. of Woodlawn, Virginia; several special cousins and many...
Ralph F. Swisher
Oct 1, 2011
Ralph F. Swisher age 69 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Swisher was born on February 13, 1942 in Pineville, Kentucky to William August and Emma Williams Swisher. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Faye Swisher and nephew Tommy Swisher. He is survived...
Ava Ruth Hull
Sep 28, 2011
Ava Ruth Walker Hull age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Hull was born on May 2, 1927 to Roby L.and Clyde Jennings Walker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Dixie Hull; twin brother Alva Walker and brother Quentin Walker. She is survived...
Eula Faye Warf
Sep 27, 2011
Eula Faye Warf age 73 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Warf was born in Carroll County, Virginia on February 3, 1938 to Aros Walter and Vera Grace Robinson Alderman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Clifford Warf. She is survived by her...
Virginia Rippetoe Higgins
Sep 26, 2011
Virginia Rippetoe Currence Higgins "Ginny" age 95 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, September 26, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Higgins was born in Charleston, West Virginia on July 1, 1916 to Curtis and Anna Rippetoe. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands William Ward Currence and Carlisle "Buck" Higgins and a sister Helen...
