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Francis (Gene) Eugene Othic
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....
Shirley Jean Bowman
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,...
Edith Roach Mccrobie
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,...
Brandi Lynn Barnes
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...
James Jackie Alley
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...
Buford Clayton Wilson
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...
Geneva Darnell Bourne
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...
Elmer Glen Hensdell
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...
Arneta Agnes Austin
Feb 13, 2024
Arneta Agnes Austin nee Williams was born in Carroll County VA November 28, 1937. Â She died peacefully in her sleep on February 13, 2024, at the age of 86.
Nita was born and raised in rural Virginia. Â She loved wildflowers and being outdoors in nature. Â She grew up in a log home and enjoyed telling her children...
Buddy Robert Swiney
Feb 11, 2024
Buddy Robert Swiney age 70 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024 in the Lewis Gale Montgomery Medical Center.
Buddy was born on January 1, 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland to James David and Mae Sutherland Swiney. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother James Swiney.
He is...
Belinda Louise Kohl
Feb 10, 2024
Belinda Louise Kohl, age 65 of Galax, Virginia, passed away Saturday February 10, 2024 at her home.
Belinda was born In Provo, Utah on November 27, 1958 to Carson Willie Brock and Hilda Louise Flowe. Â In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Brenda Kimble and her husband Raymond Earl Kohl.
...Otis Lee Stuart
Feb 9, 2024
Otis Lee Stuart age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, February 9, 2024 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.
He was born on May 4, 1941, in Wythe County, Virginia, to George and Edith Stuart. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother and sister-in law, Wade and...
Jo Ella Caldwell
Feb 9, 2024
Jo Ella Caldwell, age 79, of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday February 9, 2024 in her home.
Jo was born on August 14, 1944 in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Elmer and Hazel Mabe Hill. She was also preceded in death by her husband Gene Caldwell; sons Terry Caldwell and Steve Caldwell; daughter Donna Anderson; and...
Willard Charles Goodson
Feb 7, 2024
Willard Charles Goodson age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2024, in the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Goodson was born in Surry County, North Carolina on October 18, 1937, to Oscar and Marie Doby Goodson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son Charls Wayne Goodson; sister Marvene...
Wanda Sue Ballard
Feb 6, 2024
Wanda Sue Ballard age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2024 in the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
She was born on February 7, 1941 in Grayson County, Virginia to  Thomas Evens and Emma Marie Bartlett Ballard.
She is survived by a sister and brother-in-law Glenda and Bobbie Thompson of Galax, Virginia; several...
Beulah Jean Hall
Feb 5, 2024
Beulah Jean Youngblood Hall age 78 of Fries, Virginia passed away Monday, February 5, 2024 Â in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.
She was born in Carroll County, Virginia  on July 6, 1945 to Harry Virgil and Vergie Ethel Ayers Youngblood.
She is survived by a sister Frieda Dudley of Galax, Virginia; four brothers Harry...
Glennis Stanley Morris
Feb 5, 2024
Glennis Stanley Morris passed away peacefully February 5, 2024, in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.
She was born to the late James Estel and Mary Etta Largen Stanley September 5, 1924, in Lynch, Kentucky. They later moved to Laurel Fork, VA where Glennis and her siblings grew up on the family farm.
In addition...
Joseph (Joe) Barnett Miller
Feb 3, 2024
Joseph Barnett Miller age 60 passed away Saturday, February 3, 2024 at his home in Galax, Virginia where he had lived for the past 15 years.
Joe was born on January 29, 1964, in Portland, Oregon to Harold Eugene and Ruby Lee DeLong Miller.
Joe went to the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts...
Dnald (Donnie) Merle Barker
Feb 2, 2024
Donald Merle Barker better known as Donnie Barker age 73 of Galax, Virginia 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....
Ronnie Lee Carico
Feb 2, 2024
Ronnie Lee Carico, age 75, of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday February 2, 2024 in his home.
Ronnie was born on November 12, 1948 in Galax, Virginia to the late James and Faye Higgins Carico. He was also preceded in death by his sister Debra Carico and brothers Thomas Carico and Dennis Carico.
He is...
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