Darrell Paige Durham
Jun 2, 2023
Darrell Paige Durham age 85 of Marion, Virginia and formerly of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday June 2, 2023 at the home of his daughter.
Mr. Durham was born on August 27, 1937 in Virginia to Claude and Maretha Shupe Durham.
He is survived by three sons Jon Durham of Wytheville, Virginia; Mark Durham and...
Susan Elaine Fisher
May 28, 2023
Susan Elaine Fisher, age 54 of Wytheville, Virginia passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023, in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab center. Susan was born on January 3, 1969, in Middlesex, New Jersey. She attended Livermore Falls schools which she graduated from in 1988. While being a single parent she graduated college in 2003 from Mid-State college in Auburn with...
Howard Cecil Brown
May 27, 2023
Howard Cecil Brown, age 95, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday May 27, 2023 in his home.
Howard was born on February 28, 1928 in Ahoskie, North Carolina to the late Jeffery John and Virginia Ann Farless Brown. He was also preceded in death by his wife Billie Burke Sexton Brown; and sisters Mary Ann Cormer and...
Frederic Spencer Taylor
May 27, 2023
Frederic Spencer Taylor age 65 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday May 27, 2023 in the Skyline Nursing and Rehab Center in Floyd, Virginia.
Frederic was born in Galax, Virginia on November 12, 1957 to Garnett Phipps and Lillian Odessa Beamer Taylor.
He is survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law Garnett and Deloris Taylor of...
Anita Yvonne Hill Harris
May 27, 2023
Anita Yvonne Hill Harris age 81 of Galax, Virginia passed  away Saturday, May 27, 2023  in the Twin County Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Harris was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 15, 1941 to Horace and Bertha Anderson Hill.
She is survived by her loving husband of 27 years David Harris of Galax, Virginia; daughter...
Edward Lee Hatfield
May 27, 2023
Edward Lee Hatfield, age 82, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday May 27, 2023 in Forsyth Medical Center.
Edward was born on April 8, 1941 in West Virginia to the late Jim and Edna Tanner Hatfield. He was also preceded in death by his sister Sandy Bedics.
He is survived by his wife Bobbie Smith...
Ruth Hall Jordan
May 26, 2023
Ruth Carolyn Hall Jordan age 97 of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday May 26, 2023 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.
Mrs. Jordan was born on December 16, 1925 in Grayson County, Virginia to Sisrow Daniel and Addie Rhudy Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Harvey Jordan; one...
Hilda Kay Hodges
May 26, 2023
Hilda Kay Hodges age 70 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday May 26, 2023, in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.
Hilda was born in Galax, Virginia on July 2, 1952 to Melvin G. and Orene Stockner Hodges.
She is survived by her fiancé Nelson Hall of Galax, Virginia; sister and brother-in-law Nancy...
Griggs William Oliver Dixon
May 26, 2023
Griggs William Oliver Dixon age 76 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Friday, May 26, 2023 in the Waddle Nursing and Rehab Center.
Griggs was born on May 27, 1946 in Grayson County, Virginia to Charlie James and Hazel Billings Dixon.
He is survived by his wife Patricia Combs Dixon of Woodlawn, Virginia; daughter and son-in-law...
Johnny Ray Mccoy
May 25, 2023
Johnny Ray McCoy age 69 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday May 25, 2023 at his home.
Mr. McCoy was born on March 19, 1954 in Logan, West Virginia to Robert and Virgie Lee Johnson McCoy.
He is survived by his wife Paulette McCoy of Galax, Virginia; son Jake McCoy and wife of South Carolina;...
Richard Fitzgerald Dickerson
May 22, 2023
Richard Fitzgerald Dickerson age 52 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday May 22, 2023 Â at his home.
Richard was born in Greensboro, North Carolina on March 24, 1971 to Walter Henry and Dorothy Mae Hampton Dickerson., Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Douglas Dickerson.
He is survived...
James Albert Litz
May 19, 2023
James Albert Litz, age 77, of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday May 19, 2023 in Forsyth Medical Center.
James was born on September 9, 1945 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Ted and Hallie Gordon Litz.
He is survived by his wife Linda Sizemore Litz of Galax, Virginia; son and daughter-in-law Eric James and...
Kathy Elaine Cooley
May 18, 2023
Kathy Elaine Payne Cooley age 72 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Thursday May 18, 2023, in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Kathy was born on July 24, 1950, in Galax, Virginia to Wilbur Barnett and Odessa Hawks Payne. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband and father of the children...
John Gilmer Ashby, Jr.
May 15, 2023
John Gilmer Ashby, Jr, age 83, of Galax, VA passed away on May 15, 2023 at Waddell Nursing home, after a short illness.
John was born July 10th, 1939 to the late Gilmer and Dorothy Ashby of Galax, VA. After graduating from Galax High. School, he went on to study Finance Administration at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and...
Barbara Joan Harmon
May 14, 2023
Barbara Joan Harmon age 83 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday May 14, 2023 in the Woltz Hospice Home.
Mrs. Harmon was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 14, 1939 to Charles D. and Myrtle Millwood Wright. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant sister Margaret Wright; two...
Peggy Jane Chappell
May 12, 2023
Peggy Jane Parsons Chappell age 83 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, May 12, 2023 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.
Mrs. Chappell was born in Galax, Virginia on September 29, 1939 to Oscar Lloyd and Myrtle Ellis Parsons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands Wayne Chappell...
Bo Baber
May 12, 2023
Bo Baber of Woodlawn, VA passed from this world to the next on May 12, 2023 at the age of 51. Â He lived a successful life filled with lots of love, and tons of laughter. Â He was warm and kind, friendly and very funny.
His personal passions included reading and collecting comic books, listening to (and sometimes...
Gerry Ray Rider
May 10, 2023
Gerry Ray Rider age 68 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday in the Runk and Pratt Assisted Living in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Gerry was born in Radford, Virginia on December 25, 1954 to Raymond Harland and Barbara Faye Farmer Rider. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his sister Sharon Rider.
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Patsy Dills Shupe
May 8, 2023
Patsy Dills Shupe age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Mrs. Shupe was born was born in Grayson County, Virginia on August 22, 1940 to Thomas James and Virgie Wright Dills. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Bennett (Benny) Shupe and...
Joseph Garland Houk
May 8, 2023
Joseph Garland Houk age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday May 8, 2023 at his home.
Mr. Houk was born on January 8, 1937 in Grayson County Virginia to Mack Clarence and Fannie Moser Houk. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers Donald S. Houk and Robert Lee...
