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Harry Blaine Banks, Jr.
Oct 28, 2006
Harry Blaine Banks, Jr., 64, of Galax, VA passed away Saturday October 28, 2006 at Heritage Hall- Laurel Meadows in Laurel Fork. He was born in Mt. Airy, NC on June 19, 1942 to Harry Blaine and Bernice Hall Banks. He is survived by two daugthers & one son-in-law: Barbara & Matthew Anderson of Bluefield, VA; Patty Banks of Galax....
Donald Eugene Hensdell
Oct 28, 2006
Donald Eugene Hensdell, 58, passed away Saturday October 28, 2006 in North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC. He was born November 1, 1947 in Carroll County, VA to Elmer Glen Hensdell and Daisy Elizabeth Burnett Hensdell. He is survived by his daughter, Erin Hensdell of Galax, a step son, Eric Hensdell of Winston-Salem, NC; two brothers and one sister-in-law: James...
Mallie Elizabeth Pearman
Oct 26, 2006
Mallie Elizabeth Linville Pearman, 89, of Brush Creek Road in Ivanhoe died Thursday, October 26, 2006 at Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center in Independence. She was born May 17, 1917 in Ivanhoe to Henry Anderson Linville and Ella Mae Mooney Linville and was retired from Washington Mills in Fries. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry & Ella...
Eckman R Alderman
Oct 26, 2006
Eckman R. Alderman, age 89, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2006 at his home in Woodlawn, VA. Mr. Alderman was born October 1, 1917 in Carroll County to William S. Alderman and Mattie Bolen Alderman. His wife, Clydie Maude Thomas Alderman, preceded him in death. He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law: Bonnie & Guy Hanks of Hillsville,...
Joseph Edgar Poe
Oct 23, 2006
Joseph Edgar Poe age 75 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday October 23, 2006 at Twin County Regional Hospital. He was born on April 25, 1931 in Carroll County, Va. to the late Ralph Talmadge and Flora Jones Poe. He is survived by his wife Tessie Poe and sister Oritha Poe both of Galax, Va.. Several nieces and nephews also...
Arthur Ralph Parks
Oct 20, 2006
Arthur Ralph Parks age 81 of Galax, Va. passed away Friday October 20, 2006 in Laurel Meadows Lifecare. He was born in Grayson County, Va. on October 30, 1924 to the late John & Ollie Cornett Parks. He is survived by his step-mother Ruth Parks of Roanoke, Va.; brother Cornett Parks of Galax, Va.; sisters-in-law & spouse Marie & Colen...
Alice Winona Bobbitt
Oct 20, 2006
Alice Stevens Bobbitt age 67 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday in Waddell Nursing Home. She was born on June 3, 1939 in Grayson County, Va. to the late Blane & Minnie Surratt Stevens. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Buddy F. Bobbitt. She is survived by a daughter & son-in-law Mary &...
Edgar Dean Edwards
Oct 20, 2006
Edgar Dean Edwards age 71 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday October 20, 2006 in Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on July 11, 1935 in Carroll County, Va. to the late John Edgar and Pearl Burcham Edwards. He is survived by his wife Nina Stanley Edwards; daughter & son-in-law, Charlene & Ronnie Sawyers all of Galax, Va.; step-son &...
Betty Jean Crowder
Oct 18, 2006
Betty Jean Wampler Crowder age 59 of Ivanhoe, Virginia passed away Wednesday October 18, 2006. She was born in Wythe County, Virginia on October 5, 1947 to the late John Henry and Mae Sexton Wampler. She is survived by her husband, Fairley Crowder of Ivanhoe, Va.; daughter, Annasena Crowder of Galax, Va.; sister, Mary (Nett) Waller of Cripple Creek, Va.;...
Naomi Hampton Young
Oct 18, 2006
Naomi Hampton Young age 90 of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and formerly of Fries, Va. passed away Wednesday October 18,2006 in Heartland Center. She was born in Grayson County, Va. on December 16, 1915 to the late Troy & Pearl Hampton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Eugene Young. She is survived by...
Jesse Owen Reese
Oct 18, 2006
Jesse Owen (Mike) Reese passed away Wednesday October 18, 2006 in Duke Medical Center after a brief illness. Mike ws born in Foster Falls, Virginia on January 11, 1917 to the late L.J. and Pricey Surratt Reese. He moved to Fries at an early age where he grew up. Mike's lifelong wife and loved companion Lena Katherine Mallory Reese preceded...
Verna Honaker Choate
Oct 16, 2006
Verna Honaker Choate age 81 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, October 16, 2006 in Twin County Regional Hospital. She was born in Grayson County, Virginia on March 10, 1925 to the late Wiley and Mary Jane Blevins Delp. She is survived by her husband Dovy Choate of Galax, Virginia; son and daughter-in-law, Fred & Peggy Honaker of Walkertown, N.C.;...
Jessie Mae Wingate
Oct 15, 2006
Jessie Mae Wingate age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday October 15, 2006 in Waddell Nursing Home. She was born in Colorado on February 28, 1917 to the late Jessie & Mabel Smith Holland. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Vilas M. Wingate. She is survived by her son & daughter-in-law Thomas...
Reba Kyle Brown
Oct 13, 2006
Reba Kyle Brown age 72 of Galax, Va. passed away Friday October 13, 2006 at Twin County Regional Hospital. She was born in Grayson County, Va. on April 1, 1934 to the late Hurley and Della Brown Kyle. She is survived by her husband Hasten Brown of Galax, Va.; daughters and sons-in-law, JoAnn & Curtis Cox; Maydene Brown; Marilyn Brown...
Frances Roberta Walker
Oct 11, 2006
Frances Roberta Walker age 70 of Galax, Va. passed away Wednesday October 11, 2006 in Waddell Nursing Home. She was born on May 25,1936 in Carroll County, Va. to the late Johnnie I. and Ora Goodson Walker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving brother, Don Walker. She is survived by a sister and...
Shirley Edwards Kenny
Oct 10, 2006
Shirley Edwards Kenny age 68 of Galax, Virginia passed away October 10, 2006 at her home. She was born in Galax, Virginia on March 9, 1938 to the late Curtis Ray and Sarah Alice Burnett Edwards. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Ray Kenny. She is survived by a son Mitchell Ray...
Dorothy Mildred Bedsaul
Oct 7, 2006
Dorothy Mildred Bedsaul age 67 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday October 7, 2006 in North Carolina Baptist Hospital. She was born March 30, 1939 in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Curtis Jefferson and Elva Kenny Edwards. She is survived by her children, Linda McGee of Wtheville, Va.; Michael Bedsaul and Marvin Bedsaul both of Gautier, Mississippi; Virginia Goings...
Marion Faith Nichols
Oct 5, 2006
Faith Higgins Nichols age 80 of Wytheville, Virginia and formerly of Galax, Va. passed away Thursday, October 5, 2006 in Wythe County Community Hospital. She was born in Grayson County, Va. on January 13, 1926 to the late Carl Jackson and Violet Edwards Higgins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Emmett Lee Nichols....
Mary Ruth Bryant
Oct 4, 2006
Mary Ruth Bryant age 74 of Galax, Va. passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Carroll County, Va. on September 8, 1932 to the late Whitfield and Alice Stuart Padgett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Wilma Burnett. She is survived by her husband Gordon Bryant...
Evelyn Paige Ward
Sep 30, 2006
Evelyn Paige Ward age 76 of Ivanhoe, Virginia passed away September 30, 2006 at her residence. She was born October 24, 1929 in High Point, North Carolina to the late Carl and Ruby Montgomery Wagoner. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Rev. James Ward. She is survived by her children and their spouse,...
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