Harold Gordon Akers
Oct 21, 2024
Harold Gordon Akers age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, October 21, 2024 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.
Mr. Akers was born in Galax, Virginia on December 4, 1939 to Estell and Bertha Bullins Akers.
He is survived by his wife Carolyn Akers of Galax, Virginia; daughter and son-in-law Elizabeth...
David Harlow Hill
Oct 20, 2024
David Harlow Hill age 64 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, October 20, 2024 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.
David was born on June 13, 1960 in Fries, Virginia to Edgar Phipps and Leona Sue Wright Hill. In addition to his parents, David was preceded in death by a sister Earlene Hill and...
Harley Jackson Lineberry
Oct 20, 2024
Harley Jackson Lineberry age 82 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Sunday, October 20, 2024 at his home.
Jack was born in Carroll County, Virginia on July 6, 1942 to John and Jettie Liddle Lineberry. In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his first wife Carol Joyce Jennings Lineberry; grandchildren Jared Wayne Lineberry; James...
Anise Jean Jones
Oct 11, 2024
Anise Jean Kennedy Jones age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Francis and Gladys Kennedy of Jolo, West Virginia. In addition of her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson Bobby Lee Jones, III; and brothers Joseph Kennedy and Clark Kennedy.
Anise Jean...
Barbara Ruth Byrd Williams
Oct 10, 2024
Barbara Ruth Byrd Williams passed away peacefully in Gainesville, Virginia on October 10, 2024. Barbara was born at home on the family farm, September 9, 1935, in McKenney Virginia. She was the youngest of eight children born to Aldine Kiefer Byrd and Margie Lee Bourne and raised on a tobacco & dairy farm.
The Byrd siblings always...
Thelma "Logene" Irene Miller
Oct 9, 2024
Thelma Irene Miller, known as Logene Miller, age 95, of Fries, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Fries, Virginia, on July 23, 1929, she was the daughter of Elbert and Sallie Johnson Anders. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Garfield...
Troy "Charlie" Rippey
Oct 6, 2024
Troy Charlie Rippey age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, October 7, 2024 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.
Mr. Rippey was born on September 22, 1937 in Carroll County, Virginia to Troy and Ada Lowe Rippey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Geraldine Eastridge Rippey....
Samuel Lynn Blair
Oct 5, 2024
Samuel Lynn Blair passed away on the morning of Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Sammie was born on January 31, 1945, in Galax, VA, to parents Lynwood and Anna Blair.
From an early age, he harbored a love for sports. He played baseball and football at Galax...
Raymond Eugene Byrd Sr.
Oct 5, 2024
THE FOLLOWING IS A COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE BYRD FAMILY:
Raymond Eugene Byrd Sr., 81, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Born on January 10, 1943, to the late Gladys Farmer Byrd and Oscar Ranard Byrd, Raymond was a devoted husband to Mrs. Linda Reeves Byrd for many years.
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Debra Sue Robinson
Oct 4, 2024
Debra Sue Robinson, age 69, of Dobson, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024, at High Point Medical Center. Born on December 26, 1954, in Galax, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Jewel White Cox. Debra was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Richard Robinson, her sister Diane Cox, and her brother...
Verl Bobbitt Brown, Sr.
Sep 30, 2024
Verl Bobbitt Brown, Sr. age 87of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, September 30, 2024 at his home.
Mr. Brown was born in Grayson County, Virginia on September 17, 1937 to James Levi and Lettie McMillan Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-mother Tenny Brown; his wife Mary Joann Cox Brown...
James Darrell Galyean
Sep 29, 2024
James Darrell Galyean age 92 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday September 29, 2024 in the NHC Cavette Hill in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Mr. Galyean was born in Surry County, North Carolina on February 3, 1932 to Iveris and Grace Smith Galyean. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Triplett Galyean;...
David Allen Snow
Sep 17, 2024
David Allen Snow age 56 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
David was born in Galax, Virginia on March 3, 1968 to John Henry Snow, Jr. and Lula Jones Snow. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Pamela Snow and a brother Robert...
Lisa Ann Edwards
Sep 16, 2024
Lisa Ann McMickle Edwards age 66 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday in the Forsyth Medical Center.
Lisa was born in Galax, Virginia on March 27, 1958 to J.C. and Kathleen Williams McMickle.
She is survived by her husband Gary Edwards of Galax, Virginia; step-daughters and husbands Brittany and Devin Minnick of Abingdon, Virginia; Emily...
Patsy Archer Bourne
Sep 15, 2024
Patsy Elizabeth Archer Bourne age 84 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 15, 2024 in the New River Valley Medical Center.
Patsy was born on August 7. 1940 in Grayson County, Virginia to William Lestle and Mary Belle Taylor Archer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by siblings George William Archer; Bill...
Janet Patton Hackler
Sep 14, 2024
Mrs. Janet Elizabeth Patton Hackler, age 81, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday September 14, 2024. Janet was born in Galax, Virginia on June 10, 1943, to James Bolen Patton, Sr. and Blanche Jennings Patton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Donald G. Hackler; sister Virginia Andrews; and brother James Bolen Patton,...
Larry Joe Hicks
Sep 14, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Joe, who left us on Saturday September 14, 2024 at the age of 83. He was the kindest person you'd ever meet, always ready to lend a helping hand and spread kindness wherever he went.
Joe was born on March 23, 1941 in Fries Virginia to...
Vivian Smith Wilson
Sep 12, 2024
Vivian Smith Wilson age 100 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday September 12, 2024 in the Hillsville Health and Rehab Center.
Mrs. Wilson was born on October 18, 1923 in Galax, Virginia to James and Audean Amburn Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Joe Edd Wilson, Sr.; and three...
John Jefferies Shaw
Sep 11, 2024
John Jefferies Shaw age 53 of Pulaski, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at his home.
John was born in Galax, Virginia on November 1, 1970 to Larry Jefferies and Ruby Elaine Dalton Shaw.
In addition to his mother and step-father Ruby and Billy Goad of Woodlawn, Virginia he is survived by his; father...
Geneva Amburn Cochran
Sep 10, 2024
Geneva Amburn Cochran, age 95, of Galax, Virginia passed away on September 10, 2024 in her home.
Geneva was born on February 7, 1929 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Emmett and Ethel Williams Amburn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Horace A. Cochran, son Horace Allen Cochran Jr.,...
