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Lalah Edwards Wolfe

Lalah Edwards Wolfe

Aug 28, 2009

Lalah Edwards Wolfe age 93 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 in Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Wolfe was born in Alleghany County, North Carolina on April 14, 1916 to Wiley & Stella Edwards. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband McKinley Fred Wolfe. She is survived by her daughters Nancy...

John Frederick Lovelace

John Frederick Lovelace

Aug 28, 2009

John Frederick Lovelace age 80 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Lovelace was born in Pennsylvania on December 4,1928 to Frederick & Ester Keim Lovelace. He is survived by his wife Betty Lovelace of Galax, Va.; daughters Dr. Nance Lovelace of Galax, Va.; Dawn Seals of Fredericksburg, Va.; son Mark Lovelace...

Linda Diane Leath

Linda Diane Leath

Aug 27, 2009

Linda Diane Leath age 54 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Linda was born on April 13, 1955 in Grayson County, Va. to Ernest Paul & Annie Haline Cockerham Cole. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by a brother Scotty Cole. She is survived by her husband Randy...

Doris Edna Russell

Doris Edna Russell

Aug 27, 2009

Doris Edna Russell age 75 of Hillsville, Va. passed away Thursday, August 27, 2009 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Russell was born in Grayson County, Va. on May 8, 1934 to Carl Luther & Mae Bowers Holbrook. She is survived by her husband Coy B. Russell of Hillsville, Va.; daughters & sons-in-law Vicki & Ed Kellough of Watkinsville, Ga.;...

John Hampton Hackler

John Hampton Hackler

Aug 25, 2009

John Hampton Hackler age 85 of Fries, Va. passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at his home. Mr. Hackler was born on January 4, 1924 in Grayson County, Va. to Kennley & Clara Williams Hackler. He is survived by his wife Mildred Hackler of Fries, Va.; daughters & sons-in-law Nickie L. Hackler of Meeteetse, Wyoming; Linda & Ralph Jones of...

Beatrice Akers

Beatrice Akers

Aug 25, 2009

Beatrice Akers age 84 of Galax, Va. passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Akers was born in Fries, Va. on June 13, 1925 to Roy & Lillie Ann Bond Walls. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Grover Akers. She is survived by her son & daughter-in-law Terry & Rachel...

Blanche Ethel Dean

Blanche Ethel Dean

Aug 24, 2009

Blanche Ethel Dean age 94 of Fries, Va. passed away Monday, August 24, 2009 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Dean was born on March 15, 1915 in Alleghany County, N.C. to Shady Mack & Flora Taylor Caudill. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Gilmer Dean and an infant son Charles Randolph...

Josie Imogene Stoneman Combs

Josie Imogene Stoneman Combs

Aug 23, 2009

Josie I. Stoneman Combs, age 87, of Galax, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009 at the Twin County Regional Hospital, Galax. Mrs. Combs was born August 11, 1922 in Carroll County, Virginia to Friel & Odessa Hill Stoneman. In addition to her parents Mrs. Combs is preceded in death by her husband: Arnold Noah Combs and infant son Kyle Raymond...

Homer Gene Burnette

Homer Gene Burnette

Aug 23, 2009

Homer Gene Burnette age 62 of Galax, Va. passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Gene was born in Carroll County, Va. on June 10, 1947 to Homer Jackson & Wilma Lawson Burnette. He is survived by his wife Dianna Faye Burnette of Galax, Va.; sons & daughters-in-law Kenneth E. & Sherry Burnette of Galax, Va.;...

Harry Lee Isom

Harry Lee Isom

Aug 22, 2009

Harry Lee Isom, 60, of Floyd, Virginia passed away Saturday, August 22, 2009 at his home. He was born December 10, 1948 in Galax, Virginia to Guy B. & Curtie V. Williams Isom. Harry is survived by his wife: Margaret Smith Isom of Floyd; daughter & son-in-law: Carla & Phillip Thorpe of Wilmington, North Carolina; son Chad Isom of Stafford,...

Elizabeth Nicole Chandler

Elizabeth Nicole Chandler

Aug 21, 2009

Elizabeth Nicole Chandler age 24 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Friday, August 21, 2009 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Elizabeth was born on July 27, 1985 in Ohio to James & Sherry Pearson Chandler. She is survived by her mother Sherry Chandler of Pulaski, Va.; father James Chandler of Hillsville, Va.; sister Maranda Lee Chandler of Dobson, N.C.; brothers David Wayne...

Marvin Lester Colson

Marvin Lester Colson

Aug 20, 2009

Marvin Lester (Pete) Colson age 62 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, August 20, 2009 in Twin County Regional Hospital. Pete was born on May 20, 1947 in Galax, Va. to Marvin & Ellen Iretha Hinshaw Colson. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law Elizabeth & Gary Russell of Woodlawn, Va.; nephew Jared Russell; several aunts & cousins. A...

Edna Isom Leonard

Edna Isom Leonard

Aug 20, 2009

Edna Vernell Isom Leonard age 86 of Moneta, Va. and formerly of Galax, Va. passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, August 20, 2009. She was born on June 23, 1923 to the late Luther Isom and Cora Eanes Isom. Other loved ones who went before her were her husband of 62 years, James Oklen Leonard and her daughter, Maggie...

James Fred Davis

James Fred Davis

Aug 20, 2009

James Fred (Buck) Davis age 78 of Fries, Va. passed away Thursday, August 20, 2009 in Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Davis was born in Wythe County, Va. on September 12, 1930 to Joe Davis, Sr. and Ruth Bourne Davis. In addition to his parents Buck was preceded in death by his wife Betty Davis; sister Gladys Hamm and brother...

Elaine Mcmillan Sexton

Elaine Mcmillan Sexton

Aug 18, 2009

Elaine McMillan Sexton age 78 of Galax, Va. passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at Hospice House of Rutherford County in Forest City, N.C.. She was the widow of the late Ralph Sexton. Elaine was a native of Grayson County, Va.; a member of First United Methodist Church of Galax. She retired from Truitt's Ladies Clothing Store in Galax after...

Betty Jane Bryant Primm

Betty Jane Bryant Primm

Aug 18, 2009

Betty Jane Bryant Primm, 61, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at the Grayson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Independence, Virginia. Betty was born August 13, 1948 in Carroll County, Virginia to Curtis & Mary Jane Felts Bryant. She is survived by her husband: Ray John Primm of the home; three sisters-in-law and husband: Eva Ellis of Galax; Geraldine &...

Alpha Belle Slate

Alpha Belle Slate

Aug 18, 2009

Alpha Belle Stuart Slate age 57 of Hillsville, Va. passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2009 in Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, N.C.. Alpha was born on April 4, 1952 in Grayson County, Va. to James Frederick and Orpha Janie Vaughan Stuart. She is survived by her husband Gary Slate of Hillsville, Va.; daughter Stacy Slate of Galax, Va.; son Gregory Slate...

Gladys Ella Higgins

Gladys Ella Higgins

Aug 15, 2009

Gladys Ella Johnson Higgins age 94 of Galax, Virginia (the Baywood Community) passed away Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Waddell Nursing Home. Mrs. Higgins was born in Grayson County, Va. on September 17, 1914 to Roy & Ella Kirby Johnson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Howard Higgins; three granddaughters Sarah Ann Robinson;...

Jewell F. Jones

Jewell F. Jones

Aug 13, 2009

Jewell F. Jones age 87 of Kernsersville, N.C. and formerly of Fries, Va. passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at Britthaven Nursing Home. Miss Jones was born in Carroll County, Virginia on October 17, 1921 to Robert Josh & Kate M. Jones. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sisters Mildred Louise Lawson and Erma...

Irene Roberts

Irene Roberts

Aug 13, 2009

Irene Roberts age 79 of Fancy Gap, Va. passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at Waddell Nuring Home. Mrs. Roberts was born on May 30, 1930 in Carroll County, Va. to Clayton & Ida Jennings Lineberry. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Walter Roberts. She is survived by her sons & daughters-in-law...

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