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Robert Haywood Sawyers

Robert Haywood Sawyers

Apr 24, 2008

Robert Haywood Sawyers age 57 of Galax, Va. passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, N.C.. Robert was born in Patrick County, Va. on August 7, 1950 to William Walker & Susan Smith Sawyers. He is survived by his wife Cynthia Sawyers of Winston-Salem, N.C.; daughters Rose Sawyers & Vera Sawyers both...

Troy Hoover Leonard

Troy Hoover Leonard

Apr 24, 2008

Troy Hoover Leonard age 78 of Galax, Va. passed away Thursday, April 24,2008 at Sunbridge Rehab Center in Sparta, N.C.. Mr. Leonard was born in Carroll County, Va. on July 24, 1929 to Presley & Lessie Bourne Leonard. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Melba Leonard and son Roger Leonard. He is survived...

Ethel Alene Sykes

Ethel Alene Sykes

Apr 23, 2008

Ethel Alene Sykes age 89 of Galax, Va. passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Sykes was born in Galax, Va. on April 10, 1919 to Jasper Lee & Louvenia Lowe Payne. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Royal Sykes. She is survived by her sons & daughters-in-law Bobby...

John William Hale

John William Hale

Apr 21, 2008

John William Hale age 75 of Galax, Va. passed away Monday, April 21,2008 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Hale was born on October 28, 1932 in Galax, Va. to Norman & Susie Goins Hale. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Irene E. Hale. He is survived by his daughters & son-in-law Gretta...

William Glenn Shupe

William Glenn Shupe

Apr 21, 2008

William Glenn Shupe age 74 of Carbondale, Illinois passed away Monday, April 21, 2008 at his home. Mr. Shupe was born in Grayson County, Va. on September 1,1933 to William C. & Vergie Mae Stanley Shupe. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Su-ellen Elaine Shupe. He is survived by his wife Margaret Bunni...

Estell Marshall

Estell Marshall

Apr 20, 2008

Estell Marshall age 101 of Galax, Va. passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Marshall was born on March 2,1907 in Carroll County, Va. to Lee & Laura Dickens Marshall. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Betty Jennings Marshall. He is survived by a son & daughter-in-law Johnny...

William Carlos Harmon

William Carlos Harmon

Apr 20, 2008

William Carlos "Bill" Harmon age 85 of Woodlawn, Va. passed Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Golden Living Center. Mr. Harmon was born in Carroll County, Va. on August 27, 1922 to William Early & Gracie Shockley Harmon. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Eva Virginia Harmon. He is survived by a daughter &...

Clifford Steven Warf

Clifford Steven Warf

Apr 19, 2008

Clifford Steven Warf, age 69, of Galax, VA passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Golden Living Care - Blue Ridge. He was born Feb. 2, 1939 to Johnson Steven and Pearl Odesa Hanks Warf. Mr. Warf is survived by his wife, Eula Faye Warf, Galax, and sister, Lomae Lucille Wilmouth, Galax. He was preceded in death by sister,...

John Cox

John Cox

Apr 17, 2008

John Cox age 84 of Galax, Va. passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the home of his son. Mr. Cox was born on May 14,1923 in Grayson County, Va. to Letcher Andrew & Martha Edwards Cox. He is survived by his wife Estelle Cox of Galax, Va.; daughters Carol Patton of Galax, Va.; Judy Richardson of Richmond, Kentucky; sons...

Dillard Daniel Mawyer

Dillard Daniel Mawyer

Apr 17, 2008

Dillard Daniel Mawyer age 76 of Galax, Va. passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Mawyer was born on November 30, 1931 in Belmont, North Carolina to Dillard Daniel & Kathleen Virginia McGunn Mawyer. He is survived by his wife Sue Mawyer; son & daughter-in-law Barry Thomas & Theresa Mawyer all of Galax, Va; grandson...

Harold Carson Keen

Harold Carson Keen

Apr 16, 2008

Harold Carson Keen age 77 of Fries, Va. passed away Wednesday night at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Keen was born on September 21, 1930 in Swedesboro, New Jersey to Joseph H. & Pearl L. Carson Keen. He is survived by his wife Margaret M. Keen of Fries, Va.; daughters & sons-in-law Cheryl & Carlton Johnson; Debra & John Shivers...

Ella Mae Mcmillan

Ella Mae Mcmillan

Apr 10, 2008

Ella Mae McMillan age 83 of Galax, Va. passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. McMillan was born on February 4, 1925 in Virginia to Malcolm & Eva Rector Shupe. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Lonnie C. McMillan. She is survived by a daughter & son-in-law Carolyn...

Catherine Lee Wilson

Catherine Lee Wilson

Apr 10, 2008

Catherine Lee Wilson age 78 of Galax, Va. passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mrs. Wilson was born in Graham, North Carolina on April 4, 1930 to Dillard Daniel & Kathleen Virginia McGann Mawyer. She is survived by her husband Billy Joe Wilson of Galax, Va.; sister Sybil Smith of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; brother & sister-in-law...

John Clarion Lineberry

John Clarion Lineberry

Apr 10, 2008

John Clarion Lineberry better known as J.C. Lineberry age 90 of Galax, Va. passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Lineberry was born in Carroll County, Va. on June 14, 1917 to Ralph & Josie Littrell Lineberry. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Berlyne Caldwell Lineberry. He is...

James Brice Parks, Sr.

James Brice Parks, Sr.

Apr 9, 2008

James Brice Parks, Sr. age 78 of Galax, Va. passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at Twin County Regional Hospital. Mr. Parks was born on July 25, 1929 in Galax, Va. to James Rhuben & Virginia Barton Parks. He is survived by his wife of 44 years Betty Hennis Parks; sons & daughters-in-law James Brice Parks, Jr. & Katrina Bolt...

Bonita Louise Hines

Bonita Louise Hines

Apr 9, 2008

Bonita Louise Hines age 64 of Galax, Va. passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at New River Valley Medical Center. Bonita was born in Pennsylvania on August 22, 1943 to Gordon & Wilma Bowers Roberts. She is survived by her husband Ronald Hines; daughter & son-in-law Debbie & Tracy Brannock; son Tony Hines all of Galax, Va.; sister & brother-in-law...

Robert Maffitt Mcallister

Robert Maffitt Mcallister

Apr 8, 2008

Robert Maffitt "Bob" McAllister of Galax, Va. passed away quietly after a long illness on Tuesday morning, April 8th. Born at Rosedale in Alleghany County, Va. on April 11, 1924 to the late Hugh Maffitt & Lillian Brubeck McAllister, this good, honest, and generous man grew up in Covington, Va. served in the United States Navy in the Pacific during...

Benjamin Denton Bond

Benjamin Denton Bond

Apr 6, 2008

Benjamin Denton Bond age 84 of Fries,V a. passed away Sunday, April 6, 2008 at his home. Mr. Bond was born in Carroll County, Va. on February 11, 1924 to Joe & Pauline Worley Bond. He is survived by his wife Avery Bond of Fries, Va.; sisters Geneva Harris of Galax,Va. and Rita Kane of Fries, Va.; brothers & sisters-in-law...

James Michael Overby

James Michael Overby

Apr 2, 2008

James Michael "Mike" Overby age 63 of Galax, Va. passed away Wednesday-April 2, 2008 at his home. Mike was born in Surry County, N.C. on October 24, 1944 to James W. & Pauline Spivey Overby. He is survived by a son & daughter-in-law Timothy & Debbie Overby of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Carolyn Overby of Galax, Va. and a special friend Nancy...

James Herbert Spurlin

James Herbert Spurlin

Apr 1, 2008

James Herbert Spurlin age 86 of Ennice, N.C. passed away Tuesday, April l, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Spurlin was born on June 12, 1921 in Grayson County, Va. to Grover Thomas & Luella Spurlin. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Lola Nell Blevins Spurlin. He is survived by his sons &...

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