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Bobby C. Wilder
Oct 9, 2009
Bobby C. Wilder age 74 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Friday, October 9, 2009 in Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Wilder was born in Lee County, Va. on May 31, 1935 to Ellis R. & Laura Grubb Wilder. He is survived by his wife Patsy Wilder of Woodlawn, Va.; sons & daughter-in-law David Wilder of Montana; Billy Wilder of Norfolk, Va.;...
Charles Grant Byrd
Oct 7, 2009
Charles Grant Byrd age 56 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday morning at his home. Charles was born on September 14, 1953 in Grayson County, Va. to Ernest & Goldie Miller Byrd. In addition to his mother Goldie Byrd of Galax, Va. he is survived by his wife Teresa Byrd; daughter Lora Olguin; sisters & brothers-in-law Nellie & Jack Davis;...
Thurman Lee Frost
Oct 4, 2009
Thurman Lee Frost age 73 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009 in Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Frost was born on August 11, 1936 in Carroll County, Virginia to James & Beulah Harmon Frost. He is survived by his wife Mary R. Frost of Galax, Va.; daughter & son-in-law Regina & Edward Vadeboncoeur of Fancy Gap, Va.;...
Sarah Lyndsey Martin
Oct 2, 2009
Sarah Lyndsey Martin age 24 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, October 2, 2009 in Yanceyville, North Carolina. Sarah was born on July 1, 1985 in Galax, Va. to John & Jane Smith Martin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather Tony Martin and maternal grandparents Smitty & Clema Funk Smith. She is...
Clarence Samuel Cox, Sr.
Oct 2, 2009
Clarence Samuel Cox, Sr. age 83 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, October 2, 2009 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Cox was born on January 4, 1926 in Alleghany County, N.C. to Lester & Mettie Cox. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters Violet Raglin and June Cox. He is survived by his...
Bruce Edward Herman
Sep 29, 2009
Bruce Edward Herman age 54 of Louisville, Tennessee and formerly of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009 in Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tennessee. Bruce was born on March 13, 1955 in Clifton Forge, Virginia to Berlin Edward Herman, Jr. & Jacquelyn Hughes Woodrum Herman. He is survived by his wife Laura Lee Herman of Rockville, Maryland; daughters...
Jack Randolph Roberts
Sep 23, 2009
Jack Randolph Roberts (CWO3 Army Retired), 79, of King, NC went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 23rd following a brief illness. Mr. Roberts was born November 6, 1929 in Galax, VA to the late Louie and Stella Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Patricia Ann Roberts, and one...
Harold Leslie Choate
Sep 22, 2009
Harold Leslie Choate, 85, of Winston-Salem, NC and formerly of Galax passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 in the Forsyth Medical Center. He was born June 19, 1924 in Smyth County, Virginia to the late Lott & Bessie Wilson Choate. Mr. Choate was a World War II Veteran. He retired from the Federal government in Washington, DC. In addition to...
Carl Burton Goad
Sep 18, 2009
Carl Burton Goad age 78 of 78 Spring Run Lane in Galax, Va. passed away Friday morning, September 18, 2009 at Waddell Nursing Home. He was born September 1, 1931 in Carroll County to Phillip Goad and Betty Gray Leftwich Goad. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother William Goad and a sister Alma...
Margie Kay Vaughan
Sep 18, 2009
Margie Kay Vaughan, age 56, of Galax, VA passed away at her home Friday evening, September 18, 2009. Margie was born July 5, 1953 in Galax, Virginia to John Edward & Lettie Mae Taylor Graham. She is survived by her husband Ronny Joe Vaughan of the home; daughter & son-in-law: Beverly & Chris Billings of Independence; sons & daughters-in-law: David...
Ronald David Davis, Sr.
Sep 16, 2009
Ronald David Davis, Sr. age 71 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at his home. Ronnie was born in Carroll County, Va. on July 3, 1938 to Freeman & Callie Holcomb Davis. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Lois Jean Potter. He is survived by his wife Linda Davis of...
Wayne Roscoe Billings
Sep 15, 2009
Wayne Roscoe Billings age 70 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 in Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Billings was born in Grayson County, Va. on September 14, 1939 to Garnett Roscoe & Bessie Combs Billings. He is survived by his daughters & son-in-law Audrey Faye Billings; Ella Mae Billings-Marshall & Jeffery Clyde Marshall all of Ararat, Va.;...
Mary Raye Mayberry
Sep 14, 2009
Mary Raye Mayberry age 72 of Galax, Va. passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 at Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Mayberry was born in Danville, Va. on May 29, 1937 to Charlie & Mary Harris Vicks. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Mack H. Mayberry. She is survived by a daughter & son-in-law Teresa...
Lillie Roberta Mabe
Sep 14, 2009
Lillie Roberta Rakes Mabe age 71 of Fries, Va. passed away Monday, September 14,2009 at the home of her daughter in Wytheville, Va.. Roberta was born in Fries, Va. on September 24, 1937 to Willie Gordon & Hazel Marie Bratton Rakes. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Paul McNeal Rakes. She is survived...
Virginia Rhudy Vaughan
Sep 14, 2009
Virginia Rhudy Vaughan age 98 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, September 14,2009 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Vaughan was born on March 27, 1911 in Grayson County, Va. to Steve & Ina Rhudy. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charlie C. Vaughan. She is survived by several cousins; a host of...
Byrum Gray Melton
Sep 13, 2009
Byrum Gray Melton age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 13,2009 at Golden Living Center. Mr. Melton was born on Sunday, September 13, 1931 in Carroll County, Va. to Eli & Alice Cain Melton. He is survived by his wife Jo Carico Melton of Galax, Va.; sons & daughters-in-law Jeffrey & Sabrena Melton of Fancy Gap, Va.; Jerry...
Wayne Edward Kirby
Sep 11, 2009
Wayne Edward Kirby age 80 of Fries, Va. passed away Friday, September 11, 2009 at Golden Living Center. Mr. Kirby was born on July 2, 1929 in Grayson County, Va. to Edgar Kyle & Rose Ella Wilson Kirby. He is survived by his wife Ella Mae Pearman Kirby; daughter Vicki Lynn Kirby both of Fries, Va.; sister & brother-in-law Jane...
Harold Bayne Tompkins
Sep 6, 2009
Harold Bayne Tompkins age 76 of Galax, Va. passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at Avante' at Roanoke. Mr. Tompkins was born in Alleghany County, N.C. on November 16, 1932 to John Morgan & Eunice Arlene Galyean Tompkins. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by an an infant daughter Bonnie Jane Tompkins; sister Anna Tompkins and...
Mildred Duncan Bobbitt
Sep 2, 2009
Mildred Duncan Bobbitt age 76 of Independence, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Bobbitt was born in Carroll County, Va. on October 19, 1932 to Earl Leonard & Darcus Criner Duncan. She is survived by her daughter & son-in-law Vickie & Charles Jones of Independence, Va.; sons & daughters-in-law Allen & Karen Bobbitt; Dennis &...
Hazel Hanks Larrowe
Aug 29, 2009
Hazel Hanks Larrowe, age 94, of Galax, VA died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Larrowe was born May 17, 1915 in Carroll County, VA to Loyd M. and Edna C. Calloway Hanks. She is survived by her husband, Horace Larrowe and one daughter and son-in-law, Betty & Brandon Gunn, 111, Picayune, Miss., two sons and daughters-in-law, Edward...
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