Jerry Lee Lineberry
Dec 16, 2011
Jerry Lee Lineberry, age 59, of Galax and formerly of Fries, VA, passed away Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 at the Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, VA. Mr. Lineberry was born March 21, 1952 in Virginia. He is survived by his grandmother, Bessie Lineberry, Galax, VA; uncles, Billy Lineberry, Pulaski, VA, Carroll Lineberry, Galax, VA, Marshall Lineberry, Dublin, VA; aunts, Shirley...
Robert Posey Funk
Dec 15, 2011
Robert Posey Funk, age 76, of Galax, VA, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 in Galax, VA. Mr. Funk was born Sept. 20, 1935 in Virginia to Hobert & Vergie Thornton Funk. He is survived by his wife, Opal Funk, Galax, VA; daughter, Lisa Funk, Galax, VA; son, Roger Funk, Galax, VA; sister, Gladys Pollard, Fries, VA; one very special granddaughter,...
Debra Sue Isom
Dec 15, 2011
Debra Sue Isom, age 55, of Independence, VA died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 in the North Carolia Baptist Hospital, Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Isom was born in Virginia to Downy and Roena Funk Linville March 23, 1956. She is survived by her husband, Larry Jr. Isom of Independence, VA; sons, Robby Linville, Hillsville, VA, Michael Dye, Independence, VA and Joey...
Sonny Larue
Dec 13, 2011
Sonny LaRue age 65 of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in the Twin County Regional Hospital. Sonny was born on October 13, 1946 in Pulaski County, Virginia to Steven and Lula Davis LaRue. He is survived by his wife Laura LaRue of Fries, Virginia; sons and daughter-in-law J.W. and Heather LaRue of Rural Retreat, Virginia; Eddie LaRue...
Randy Lee Smith
Dec 12, 2011
Randy Lee Smith age 56 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at his residence. Randy was born on October 28, 1955 in Newport News, Virginia to Herbert Lewis and Faye Butcher Smith. He is survived by his sister Sandra Bunn of Galax, Virginia. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Lawrence Gilmer Spencer
Dec 10, 2011
Lawrence Gilmer Spencer, age 76, of Galax, VA, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in the Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax, VA. Mr. Spencer was born in Pulaski County, VA, September 4, 1935 to William Elmer and Margie Alice Hoover Spencer. He is survived by his wife, Lessie Spencer of the home; sisters, Nancy Johnson, Woodlawn, VA, Mary Delp, Galax, VA...
Cora Della Hill Shaffner
Dec 8, 2011
Cora Della Hill Shaffner age 83 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011 in the Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Shaffner was born in Grayson County, Virginia on November 29, 1928 to Steve and Belle Wilson Hill. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Marvin M. Shaffner, sister Pearl Faulkner and brother Andy...
Louise North Brock
Dec 4, 2011
Louise North Brock, age 66, of Galax, VA died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Brock was born Dec. 8, 1944 in Hazard County, KY to Charles and Laura Sizemore North. She is survived by her husband, Spurgeon Brock, Ivanhoe, VA; daughter & son-in-law, Debbie & Steve Alderman, Ivanhoe, VA; grandchildren, Jessica Parnell, Melissa Alderman, Brooke Alderman and...
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...
