Obituaries

Dec 14, 2023

Charles Keith Pope age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Keith was born December 19, 1938 in Galax, Virginia to Dimple L. and Lelia Wilson Pope.

Keith grew up in the Gladeville area of Carroll County. He attended Gladeville Elementary School when it was a two-room...

Dec 12, 2023

Frances Smith James age 89 of Elkin, North Carolina passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in the Northern Hospital of Surry County.

Mrs. James was born in Gary, West Virginia on September 2, 1934 to Thomas and Vada Ayers Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Tommy James; three brothers...

Dec 11, 2023

Jimmy Burke Adams age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, December 11, 2023 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mr. Adams was born on November 23, 1938 in Galax, Virginia to John and Blanche Allen Adams.

He is survived by a niece and her husband Kathy and Richard Padgett of Galax, Virginia; a...

Dec 10, 2023

Charlie Wendell Marshall age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023 at his home.

Mr. Marshall was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 7, 1933 to C. Moir and Bessie Marshall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son Gary Wayne Marshall.

He is survived by...

Dec 10, 2023

Robert Joseph Leonard known as Joe Leonard age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023 at his home.

Mr. Leonard was born in Grayson County, Virginia on July 26, 1935 to Thomas Clarence and Josie Ellen Beckner Leonard. In a addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons Robert Gregory...

Dec 9, 2023

Virgil Steve Donithan age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mr. Donithan was born in Grayson County, Virginia on April 24, 1937 to Harvey and Leona Pierce Donithan.

He is survived by his wife Wannie Weatherman Donithan of Galax, Virginia; son Douglas Steve Donithan...

Dec 8, 2023

Minister Jimmie Ray Canup age 87 of Austinville, Virginia passed away Thursday, December 8, 2023 at his home.

Mr. Canup was born on August 19, 1936 in Salisbury, North Carolina to Henry Albert and Ethel Alberta Linker Canup. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Mary Lois Bartlett Canup and two...

Dec 6, 2023

Robert Michael Wirt age 70 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at his home.

Robert was born in Christiansburg, Virginia on January 27, 1953 to Ezra Robert and Bernice Ellen Lawson Wirt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son Travis Michael Wirt.

He is survived by...

Dec 4, 2023

Carroll Dean Jennings age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, December 4, 2023 at the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Mr. Jennings was born in Carroll County, Virginia on April 24, 1937 to Lester and Edith Reynolds Jennings.

He is survived by his brother Wayne Jennings of Galax, Virginia, several nieces, and nephews.

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Dec 2, 2023

In Loving Memory of Bobby Taylor

Bobby Lee Taylor, age 85, of Galax, Virginia, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2023. He was born on April 23, 1938, in Grayson County, Virginia. Bobby was a loving husband to Billie Ruth Taylor and a devoted father to his children: Charles Delp and wife Lisa,...

Nov 30, 2023

James Clifton Dickson better known as Jimmy Dickson age 72 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Jimmy was born on May 3, 1951 in Grayson County, Virginia to Joseph Gilbert and Hazel Gladys Hawks Dickson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife...

Nov 28, 2023

Ethel Marita Whitlow (78) met her Savior on November 28 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. She was born October 18, 1945, in the Hebron community to Ted and Brooks Lineberry. She met the love of her life, David Whitlow, and married him in 1962. They lived between Henry County and Carroll County until...

Nov 28, 2023

Jessie Moser Carico age 100 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Carico was born on June 5, 1923 in Grayson County, Virginia to Joseph Dewitt and Annie Belle Irvin Moser. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Warren Carico.

Nov 28, 2023

James Wade Higgins age 80 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, November 28, 2023 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Mr. Higgins was born in Grayson County, Virginia on January 20, 1943 to Heath Dalton and Alma Higgins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son James Wade Higgins, Jr. sister Judith...

Nov 27, 2023

Jean Michel Contreras Ortega age 37 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, November 27, 2023 at his home.

Jean Michel was born on May 17, 1986 in Hildalgo, Mexico to Victor Manuel Contreras Gonzalez and Olga Ortega Ortega.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife Diana I. Reyes-Contreras; children Brandon Ezekiel;...

Nov 27, 2023

The following is a courtesy announcement by Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home:

James Delphus Thomason better known as J.D. Thomason age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, November 27, 2023 at the home of his stepson in Bluefield, Virginia.

J.D. was born on May 2, 1938 in Galax, Virginia to Lee and Inez Baker Thomason.  In...

Nov 26, 2023

Dr. Juan Francisco Rios age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Dr. Rios was born on February 3, 1933 in Durango, Mexico to Ramon and Margarita Hernandez Rios. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife and the mother of...

Nov 22, 2023

Barbara Behr Caudell age 76 passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2023  at the Countryside Healthcare and Rehab Center.

She will be most remembered for her love of horses and teaching others to ride. She also loved music and was a talented pianist,sharing that gift in various churches for many years.

Mrs. Caudell was born on...

Nov 21, 2023

Barbara Muriel Burnette Bond age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, November 21. 2023  at her home.

Mrs. Bond was born on October 5, 1937 in Carroll County, Virginia to Elmer Ray and Emma Lee Lundy Burnette. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers Gene Burnette, Duard Burnette, Willard Burnette...

Nov 21, 2023

Elizabeth Marie (Hawks) Williams passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.

Marie was born March 3, 1931 in Fries, Virginia.  She was the second of six children of Ernest and Bertha (Funk) Hawks.   Following graduation from Fries High School class of 1949, she moved to Richmond, Va.  Upon returning to her hometown, she met and married...