Obituaries

Apr 22, 2023

Ila Mae Kirby Haynes age 93 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday April 22, 2023 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Haynes was born on March 7, 1930 in Grayson County, Virginia to Emmett and Mary Norman Kirby. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Buford Haynes....

Apr 17, 2023

Raymond Monroe Jennings age 88 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Monday April 17, 2023 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Mr. Jennings was born in Galax, Virginia on February 13, 1935 to Lester Mack and Edith Reynolds Jennings. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Gertrude Trimble and two brothers Roy...

Apr 14, 2023

Charles Donald Wright better known as Bud Wright age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, April 14, 2023 at his home.

Mr. Wright was born in Grayson County, Virginia on February 20, 1937 to Charles Dyer and Myrtle Millwood Wright. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson William Brandon Martin;...

Apr 13, 2023

David Obediah Leonard age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday April 13, 2023 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.

Mr. Leonard was born in Galax, Virginia on December 15, 1934, to Champion and Callie Bourne Leonard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Betty Jo Smith Leonard, daughter Tammie...

Apr 11, 2023

Thelma Irene Billings Spivey age 92 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday April 11, 2023 in the Commonwealth Senior Living in Hillsville, Virginia.

Mrs. Spivey was born on September 12, 1930, in Troutdale, Virginia to Wint and Lessie Mae Waddell Billings. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ewell Edgar Spivey...

Apr 7, 2023

Dale Wilson LaRue, Jr. (Wilson)was born on February 21, 1954 to the late Honorable Judge Dale Wilson LaRue, Sr, and Ruby R LaRue of Galax, Virginia.

He is survived by one brother, Donald Russell LaRue (Pamela) of Crofton, MD, and one sister, Ruby Ann Branscome (Barry) of Galax, VA; one uncle, Wake Larrowe (Brenda) of Woodlawn, VA,...

Apr 7, 2023

Jerry Lee Carico age 79 of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday April 7, 2023 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.

Jerry was born in Grayson County, Virginia on February 20, 1944 to Roy and Gaynell Vaughan Carico. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother-in-law Ellen Carico Rutherford;...

Apr 6, 2023

James Harvey Bilbrey age 96 of Max Meadows, Virginia went home to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday April 6, 2023 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Bilbrey was born in Childress, Texas on February 9, 1927 to Jesse Wilburn and Ethel Lou Harris Bilbrey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Apr 6, 2023

Jean Kyle Hedges, 93, passed away at her home in Arlington, VA, on April 06, 2023. Jean was born in Big Stone Gap, VA, on January 11, 1930, the second child of Dr. Robert Swanson Kyle and Mrs. Vera Sue (Hampton) Kyle. Jean had fond memories of growing up in Big Stone Gap, a small country town where the...

Apr 4, 2023

Eleanor Ward Carpenter, age 86, of Sparta, North Carolina passed away at The Landings of Chestnut Grove on April 4, 2023.

Eleanor was born in Cox's Chapel at home, on January 31, 1937, to Osco H. Ward and De Ette Cox Ward.

Eleanor graduated from Sparta High School and worked at Hanes in Sparta. Eleanor...

Apr 3, 2023

Frederick L. Davis age 67 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, April 3, 2023 in the Advent Health Fish Memorial Hospital in Orange City, Florida.

Frederick was born in Goochland, Virginia on October 7, 1955 to Paul and Ella Mae Kyle Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son...

Apr 2, 2023

Deborah Sharlene Martin age 64 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday morning at her home.

Deborah was born in Galax, Virginia on October 11, 1958 to James Jackson and Betty Jo Edwards Smith.

She is survived by her husband Perry Martin of Galax, Virginia; brothers and sisters-in-laws Jackie and Kim Smith of Martinsville, Virginia; Vergil...

Mar 25, 2023

Helen Isom Marshall, age 89, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday March 25, 2023 in Woltz Hospice House.

Helen was born on May 29, 1933 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Mack Claude and Sarah Redd Isom. She was also preceded in death by her husband James William Marshall; daughter Phyllis Fiedler; one sister and three...

Mar 25, 2023

Virginia Saran Nester age 61 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.

Virginia was born in Galax, Virginia on May 7, 1961 to Joe and Peggy Isom Cockerham.

She is survived by her son Shaun Nester of Hillsville, Virginia.

A Celebration of...

Mar 23, 2023

Betty Mae Cox age 92 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday March 23, 2023 at her home.

Mrs. Cox was born in Carroll County, Virginia on February 23, 1931, to Carlie and Lillian Rakes Petty. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Bill Cox.

She is survived by her...

Mar 22, 2023

Joe Jackson Vaughan age 85 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in the Pulaski Health and Rehab Center.

Mr. Vaughan was born in Roanoke, Virginia on June 7, 1937 to Jack Ellis and Trula O'Donnell Vaughan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Mary Ellen Leath Vaughan and...

Mar 22, 2023

**COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DAVIS FAMILY**

Donnie Oral Davis, age 66, of Max Meadows, VA passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023. He was born April 15, 1956 in Carroll County, VA and was preceded in death by his parents, Alexander Berlin Davis and Ethel Monday Davis; two brothers, Ray Davis and Thurman Davis....