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Ethel Mae Funk
Jun 9, 2008
Ethel Mae Funk age 87 of Fries, Va. passed away Monday, June 9, 2008 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Funk was born on February 22, 1921 in Carroll County, Va. to Charlie & Minnie Williams Hill. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Dan Hardin Funk. She is survived by her daughter Kay...
Carlos Howard Melton
Jun 8, 2008
Carlos Howard Melton age 77 of Woodlawn, Va. passed away Sunday, June 8, 2008 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mr. Melton was born on September 12, 1930 in Carroll County, Va. to Alvin & Ethel Leonard Melton. He is survived by his wife Betty Melton of Woodlawn, Va.; sons & daughters-in-law Donald & Glenda Melton; Terry & Kelly Melton all...
Blanche Miller Spivey
Jun 1, 2008
Blanche Melton Miller Spivey, age 75, of Galax, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at her home. Born May 9, 1932 to William Hall and Emaline Nora Burroughs Melton in Galax, VA, Mrs. Spivey is survived by her husband, Olen W. Spivey, daughter, Blanche Michele Miller Bobbitt, Galax, son, Millard Craig Miller, Jr., Detroit, MI, brother, Woodrow Warren Melton, Galax, special...
Dorothy Lucille Richardson
May 30, 2008
Dorothy Lucille Richardson age 91 of Galax, Va. passed away Friday, May 30, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Richardson was born in Piney Flats, Tennessee on March 20, 1917 to Simon & Minnie Hull Cole. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Estien E. Richardson. She is survived by daughters & son-in-law Sally Richardson...
Eva Mae Diamond
May 29, 2008
Eva Mae Diamond age 83 of Galax, Va. passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Carrington Place in Daleville, Va.. Mrs. Diamond was born in West Virginia on March 1, 1925 to Strata S. & Flora Snow Frazier. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Marshall J. Diamond and daughter Voncile Reeves. She is...
Virginia June Vaughan
May 27, 2008
Virginia June Hale Vaughan better known as Jennie June Vaughan age 95 of Fries, Va. passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2008 in Wytheville Community Hospital. Mrs. Vaughan was born in the Spring Valley Community of Fries, Va. on November 19, 1912 to June Piper & Clyde Reeves Hale. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Lee Roy (Rawl) Harmon
May 25, 2008
Lee Roy Harmon (RAWL), 67, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at his home in Woodlawn, VA. He was born Februay 13, 1941 in Carroll County to Ransome Ranger Harmon & Lossie Melton Harmon. He is survived by three sisters: Ethel Hawks of Martinsville, VA; Odessa Peters and husband John of Max Meadows, VA; Betty Alley & husband Ellis of...
John William Buchanan, Jr.
May 17, 2008
John William Buchanan, Jr, age 86, of Galax, died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at his home. He was born March 6, 1922 in West Virginia to John William and Pearl Wilson Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan is survived by his wife, Evelyn Q. Buchanan, of the home, daughter, Patricia May, Bradenton, Florida, daughter-in-law, Carolyn V. Buchanan, Galax, brother, Wallace Buchanan, Maryland, sister,...
Stella Mae Whittaker
May 16, 2008
Stella Mae Funk Whittaker age 83 of Fries, Va. passed away Friday, May 16,2008 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Whittaker was born on April 5,1925 in Grayson County, Va. to Thomas Mack & Mattie Mae Boyer Funk. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Herbert Whittaker. She is survived by a granddaughter &...
Zula Geneva Easter
May 12, 2008
Zula Geneva Combs Easter age 83 of Siler City, N.C. and formerly of Galax, Va. passed away Monday, May 12, 2008 in Chatham Hospital. Mrs. Easter was born in Carroll County, Va. on August 22, 1924 to Elbert & Lula Leftwich Combs. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Howard Easter. She is survived...
Dan Reese Caudell
May 12, 2008
The following obit is a courtesy of Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home: Dan Reese Caudell age 60 of Galax, Va. passed away Monday, May 12,2008 at his home. He was preceded in death by his father, Reese James Caudell and a nephew, Joe Thomas Stagner. Dan is survived by his wife Rachel Brooks Caudell of the home; sons & daughters-in-law Travis &...
Bobby Ray Lineberry
May 11, 2008
Bobby Ray Lineberry age 76 of Marion, Va. passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 in Smyth County Hospital. Mr. Lineberry was born on October 2, 1931 in Carroll County, Va. to John W. & Jettie Liddle Lineberry. He is survived by his son Bobby Ray Lineberry of North Carolina; sisters & brothers-in-law Faye & James Lawson of Woodlawn, Va.; Virginia...
Harmon Ernest Rippey
May 11, 2008
Harmon Ernest Rippey age 70 of Galax, Va. passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 at his home. Mr. Rippey was born in Carroll County, Va. on October 16,1937 to Dallas & Beulah Jones Rippey. He is survived by his wife Lois G. Rippey of Galax, Va.; daughters & son-in-law Abby Gail Vaughn of Fancy Gap, Va.; Julia & Jeffery Bowers...
Dixie Vaughan Bonham
May 11, 2008
Dixie Vaughan Bonham age 87 of Fries, Va. passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 at the home of her grand- daughter. Mrs. Bonham was born in Grayson County, Va. on July 9, 1920 to Robert & Virginia Lane Vaughan. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James C. Bonham. She is survived by a...
Crystal Renae Testerman
May 10, 2008
Crystal Renae Testerman, age 37, of Galax, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008 in Galax. Mrs. Testerman was born in Galax, VA April 11, 1971 to Harold Dean Smith, Galax, VA and Mary Lou Hawks Parnell of Fries, VA. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sons, Zachary and Gregory Testerman of Hillsville, VA and one daughter,...
Downey Leon Linville
May 10, 2008
Downey Leon Linville, 65, of 3029 Scenic Road, Fries, VA passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC. He is survived by his wife: Pat Linville, two sons Michael & Timmy Linville, two daughters & sons-in-law: Terry & Melvin Bourne and Tina & Richard White all of Fries; five grandchildren and one...
Ralph Patton
May 8, 2008
Ralph Patton age 73 of Troy,Ohio passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Patton was born on September 29, 1934 in Galax, Va. to the late Otto and Rosie Ellen Patton. He is survived by his wife Barbara Peake Patton of Troy, Ohio; daughters Suzanne Caroots and Debbie Patton both of Troy, Ohio; four grandchildren and four...
Hazel Irene Bobbitt
May 5, 2008
Hazel Irene Bobbitt age 79 of Galax, Va. passed away Monday, May 5,2008 at Grayson Nursing & Rehab Center. Ms. Bobbitt was born in Grayson County, Va. on March 2, 1929 to Kelly & Gertrude Akers Bobbitt. She is survived by her sister Mildred Cole of Independence, Va.; brother Wayne Bobbitt of Fries, Va.; several nieces & nephews. The funeral...
Carl Columbus Burcham
May 5, 2008
Carl Columbus Burcham age 76 of Woodlawn, Va. passed away Monday, May 5,2008 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Burcham was born in Carroll County, Va. on May 26, 1931 to Guy & Ora Williams Burcham. He is survived by his wife Margaret Burcham of Woodlawn, Va.; daughters Mary Ladonna Faw & Susan Raye Carpenter of Purlear, N.C.; Lisa Dianne...
Gleeves M. Lineberry
May 5, 2008
Gleeves M. Lineberry age 88 of Galax, Va. passed away Monday, May 5,2008 at Golden Living Center. Mr. Lineberry was born on February 7, 1920 in Carroll Co., Va. to Ernest & Orpha Jennings Lineberry. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Beulah Lawson Lineberry and sons Genoa Lineberry & Nolan Lineberry. He is...
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