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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
