Obituaries

Mar 15, 2024

Freddie Lee Kirby, age 90, of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday March 15, 2024 in his home.

Freddie was born on March 11, 1934 in Fries, Virginia to the late Marshall and Mae Hart Kirby. He was also preceded in death by his son Timothy "Tim" Kirby.

He is survived by his wife Wanda Kirby;...

Mar 14, 2024

John Wayne Anders, Sr. age 84 of Fries Virginia passed away Thursday March 14th in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Anders was born pm August 6, 1939 in Grayson County, Virginia to Harvey and Edna Catron Anders.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Michelle and Justin Hudson; son and special friend John Wayne...

Mar 10, 2024

John David Porter age 83 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 10, 2024 at his home.

Mr. Porter was born on May 20, 1940, in Austinville, Virginia to Harold Byron and Mae Etta Sharp Porter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Patricia Bernice Geberth Porter and a daughter Terry...

Mar 8, 2024

Nancy Carolyn Shaw age 79 of Independence, Virginia passed away Friday, March 8, 2024 in the Waddell Health and Rehab Center.

Nancy was born in Grayson County, Virginia on April 4, 1944 to Edgar and Evelyn Smith Farmer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Bryan Elbanks Shaw; daughter Felisa Anders...

Mar 6, 2024

Linda Lou Carico Sumner age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at her home.

Linda was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 5, 1945 to James Roger and Nona Faye Higgins Carico. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Marshall William Sumner; a sister Debra Carico;...

Mar 4, 2024

Virginia Alene Roberts Thomason age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, March 4, 2024 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Thomason was born in Galax, Virginia on September 4, 1933 to Tom and Bessie Hendricks Roberts.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Early Boyd Thomason, Sr.; daughter...

Mar 2, 2024

He was born on March 20, 1938, to William Dean Poe and Maude Ruth Vaughan of Independence, Virginia, where he grew up. He graduated from Independence High School in 1957.

On June 3rd, 1960, William was united in marriage to Connie Irene Noyes. Following their marriage William and Connie made their home in Richmond, Virginia, then moving...

Mar 1, 2024

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother Alma Ruth Jones Williams, passed peacefully at her home on March 1, 2024.  She was 85.

Born in the Coleman community of Carroll County in 1938, Alma was a lifelong resident of the area except for a brief period when Dan was in the Army & stationed at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.  While in...

Feb 27, 2024

Donald Merle Barker better known as Donnie Barker age 73 of Galax, Virgina passed away Tuesday February 27, 2024 at his home.

Donnie was born on March 7, 1950 in Galax, Virginia to Clarence Merle and Lila Leone Rector Barker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Kathleen Ann Robinson Barker....

Feb 25, 2024

Thelma Lee Roberts age 91 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, February 25, 2024 in the Northern Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Roberts was born on October 29, 1932 in Lilly Brook. West Virginia to Lawrence and Mary Smith Gray. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Johnnie Wally Roberts; siblings Everette Gray;...

Feb 24, 2024

Ruedolph Rutherford age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024 in the Lotus Village Center in Sparta, North Carolina.

Mr. Rutherford was born in Grayson County Virginia on July 24, 1939, to Harve and Winnie Galyean Rutherford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife Lou Ella Blackburn...

Feb 23, 2024

Patricia Ann Fielder, age 80, of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday February 23, 2024 in High point Medical Center.

Patricia was born on February 28, 1943 in Kingsport, Tennessee to the late William Eugene and Sarah Katherine Smith Hackler. She was also preceded in death by her siblings Shirley Tucker, Sandra Coomes, Dana Hackler, and Warren Hackler....

Feb 21, 2024

Francis Eugene (Gene) Othic age 81 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday February 21, 2024 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.

Mr. Othic was born in Kansas City, Missouri on February 22, 1942 to Maurice and Helen Kessler Othic. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by Pat Denning, the lady who raised him....

Feb 20, 2024

Shirley Jean Bowman age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.

Shirley was born on September 17, 1947 in Roan Mountain, Tennessee to Paul and Grace Miller.

She is survived by her husband James Wesley Bowman, Jr. of Galax, Virginia, stepdaughter Maggie Bowman of Kernersville,...

Feb 20, 2024

Edith Orfie Roach McCrobie age 85 of Salisbury, North Carolina passed away Monday, February 20, 2024, in the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House.

Edith was born on February 23, 1938 in Raleigh County, West Virginia to Sankey and Orfie Cox Roach. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband John William McCrobie,...

Feb 19, 2024

Brandi Lynn Barnes age 43 of Stuart, Virginia passed away Monday, February 19, 2024 at her home.

Brandi was born in Galax, Virginia on February 10, 1981, to Harry Lewis and Janice Ann Wright Bowers.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother Ida Bowers.

In addition to her parents Harry Lewis...

Feb 16, 2024

James Jackie Alley age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, February 16, 2024 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Jackie was born on July 22, 1938 in Wythe County, Virginia to Robert Roscoe and Eva Lois Jackson Alley.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters-in-law Drayton and...

Feb 15, 2024

Buford Clayton Wilson, age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, February 15, 2024 ,in the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Buford was born in Galax, Virginia on July 2, 1936, to Charles Clayton and Emma Henrietta McKenzie Wilson.

He graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1953. He attended Bluefield Business College and then returned to...

Feb 14, 2024

Geneva Darnell Bourne age 90 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center

Mrs. Bourne was born on June 2, 1933, in Grayson County, Virginia to William Charlie and Rose Elizabeth Johnson Darnell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Stephen Phipps Bourne...

Feb 14, 2024

Elmer Glen Hensdell age 80 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024 in the Forsyth Medical Center.

Mr. Hensdell was born on September 21, 1943 in Grayson County, Virginia to Elmer Glen and Daisy Burnett Hensdell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters Hazel Brown and Joyce Lineberry and...