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Ralph Edward Gardner

Ralph Edward Gardner

Nov 19, 2006

Ralph Edward Gardner age 50 of Woodlawn, Va. passed away Sunday November 19, 2006 at Twin County Regional Hospital. He was born on December 20, 1955 in North Carolina to James Edward & Betty Joy Ayers Gardner. In addition to his parents he is survived by his wife Clara Hand Gardner of Woodlawn, Va.; daughters & sons-in-law Brandi & Marcus...

Eva Waleen Combs

Eva Waleen Combs

Nov 17, 2006

Eva Waleen Combs age 75 of Galax, Va. passed away Friday November 17, 2006 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital. She was born in Carroll County, Va. on September 23, 1931 to the late Tom & Millie Lawson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands Ray Calfee & Edgar Combs. She is survived by her...

Peggy Jane Shupe

Peggy Jane Shupe

Nov 17, 2006

Peggy Jane Shupe, age 71, passed away Friday, November 17, 2006 at the Waddell Nursing Home. Peggy resided in the Liberty Hill Section of Fries, VA. She was born December 29, 1934 in Grayson County, Virginia to parents Clarence and Jewell Williams Shupe. She is survived by two sisters and a brother-in-law: Patsy & George Swain and Betty Quillen all...

Ruby Irene Hash

Ruby Irene Hash

Nov 13, 2006

Ruby Irene (Whitlock) Hash, 90, passed away Monday November 13, 2006 at Grace Health Care, Abingdon, Va.. She was born on April 26, 1916 in Knoxville, Tennessee to the late William Jacob and Ella Mae (Warwick) Whitlock. After her mother's death she and her sister lived in Jonesboro, Tennessee, and later she stayed with her father in Fries, Va. where...

Lena A. Lineberry

Lena A. Lineberry

Nov 12, 2006

Lena A. Lineberry age 92 of Galax, Va. passed away Sunday November 12, 2006 in Waddell Nursing Home. She was born on December 22, 1913 in Carroll County, Va. to the late Albert & Callie Lineberry. She is survived by a sister Ruby Bowers of Woodlawn, Va. and several nieces & nephews. The funeral service will be held Tuesday November...

Jean Poole Edwards

Jean Poole Edwards

Nov 12, 2006

Jean Poole Edwards age 70 of Woodlawn, Va. passed away Sunday November 12, 2006 at her home. She was born in Grayson County, Va. on April 20, 1936 to the late Roger & Cecil Combs Poole. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Edwards. She is survived by a son & daughter-in-law, Terry...

Clyde W. Melton

Clyde W. Melton

Nov 12, 2006

Clyde W. Melton age 67 of Galax, Va. passed away Sunday November 12, 2006 at his home. He was born in Carroll County, Va. on June 14, 1939 to the late Alvin & Ethel Leonard Melton. He is survived by his wife Anna Mae Melton of Galax, Va.; sons & daughters-in-law Ronnie Wayne & Carol Melton of Pleasant Garden, N.C.;...

Paul Edgar Akers

Paul Edgar Akers

Nov 12, 2006

Paul "Huck" Akers age 83 of Fries, Va. passed away Sunday November 12, 2006 in Twin County Regional Hospital. He was born on December 25, 1922 in Fries, Va. to the late Buford and Lula Crowder Akers. He is survived by his wife Doris Fender Akers; daughters Glenda Akers Lyons & Linda Lou Akers all of Fries, Va.; one granddaughter...

Munsey Willard Webb

Munsey Willard Webb

Nov 11, 2006

Munsey Willard Webb age 79 of Galax, Va. passed away Saturday, November 11, 2006 in Twin County Regional Hospital. He was born on February 16, 1927 in Allisonia, Va. to the late Kennard McKennly and Bessie Montgomery Webb. He is survived by his wife Hazel Webb of Galax, Va.; daughter & son-in-law, Margo & Gene Moretz of Bristol, Va.; sister...

Maxine Marie Hasley

Maxine Marie Hasley

Nov 11, 2006

Maxine Marie Hasley age 88 of Mouth of Wilson, Va. passed away Saturday November 11, 2006 at Grayson Nursing & Rehab Center. She was born on September 14, 1918 in Iowa to the late Clyde & Ethel Gerand Cockran. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Hasley. She is survived by her sons...

Virginia Irene Hawkins

Virginia Irene Hawkins

Nov 11, 2006

Virginia Ring Hawkins age 84 of Galax, Va. passed away Saturday November 11, 2006 at her home. She was born on June 17, 1922 in Carroll County, Va. to the late Guy S. & Maggie Isom Ring. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William Harvey Hawkins. She is survived by daughters & son-in-law...

H. Booker Bunn

H. Booker Bunn

Nov 5, 2006

H. Booker Bunn Minister of the Gospel age 84 of Woodlawn, Va. passed away Sunday November 5, 2006 in Twin County Regional Hospital. He was born in Carroll County, Va. on January 20, 1922 to the late Sidna Washington & Gertrude Stoneman Bunn. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Mary Hundley Bunn. He...

Gregory Fred Patton

Gregory Fred Patton

Nov 2, 2006

Gregory Fred Patton age 49 of Pipers Gap Road Galax, Va. passed away Thursday, November 2, 2006. He was born to William A. Patton , Jr. & Betty Jewel Cockerham Patton on March 8, 1957. He is survived by one son Christopher Ryan Patton and his parents of Galax, Va.. Greg was a graduate of Carroll County High School, Roanoke...

Luther Berlin Leonard

Luther Berlin Leonard

Nov 2, 2006

Luther Berlin "Luke" Leonard age 87 of Galax, Va. passed away Thursday afternoon at his home. He was born in Carroll County, Va. on June 24, 1919 to the late James Conner and Rhoda Surratt Leonard. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Kate Leonard; daughter Bonnie Lyons; grandson Blaine Lyons; three sons-in-law; sisters...

Dwight Franklin Cooper

Dwight Franklin Cooper

Nov 1, 2006

Dwight Franklin Cooper 1915-2006 Dwight Franklin Cooper, 91 years old, left this earthly life to join the heavenly host on Wednesday, November 01, 2006. He was the son of Sarah Blevins Cooper and Newton L. Cooper of Ashe County, North Carolina. He spent his boyhood and early adult years in Ashe County, moving to Galax, Virginia, in 1945 to work...

Minnie Brown Horsley

Minnie Brown Horsley

Nov 1, 2006

Minnie Brown Horsley age 98 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday November 1, 2006 at Beverly Blue Ridge Healthcare. She was born in Crumpler, North Carolina on March 6, 1908 to the late Emmett and Izabelle Callahan Brown. In addition to the parents she was preceded in death by her husband James E. Horsley, Jr.. She is survived by two...

Margaret Sue Carico

Margaret Sue Carico

Oct 31, 2006

Margaret Sue Carico age 82 of Fries, Va. passed away Tuesday night in Beverly Blue Ridge Healthcare. She was born on August 8, 1924 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Harvey Ray and Larma Hill Carico. She is survived by a niece and her husband Linda & Wayne Frazier of Galax, Va.; nephew Ronnie Patton of Fries, Va. and...

Jessie Lee Cox

Jessie Lee Cox

Oct 31, 2006

Jessie Lee Carico Cox age 92 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday October 31, 2006 in Twin County Regional Hospital. She was born on November 20, 1913 in Carroll County, Va. to the late Charlie Mitchell and Lola Kirby Carico. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Harlie Anderson Cox. She is survived by...

Myrtle Louise Dillon

Myrtle Louise Dillon

Oct 31, 2006

Myrtle Louise Ayers Dillon age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday October 31, 2006 at Waddell Nursing Home. She was born on December 26, 1919 in Carroll County, Va. to the late Phillip and Ida Frost Ayers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Gordon Dillon. She is survived by nephews and their...

Eleanor M Barr

Eleanor M Barr

Oct 28, 2006

Eleanor M. Barr, 80, of Galax passed away Saturday, October 28, 2006 in the Grayson Nursing & Rehab Center in Independence. She was born September 2, 1926 in Savannah, GA to Merrell & Nell Byrd Mock. She is survived by her husband: Rudolph Barr of the home; two daughters: Julie Kennedy of Alva, Florida, Stephanie Bolt of Lenoir, NC, one...

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