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Helen Jennings Caudill
Mar 15, 2023
Mrs. Helen Jennings Caudill age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday afternoon March 15, 2023 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center in Independence, Virginia.
Mrs. Caudill was born on January 7, 1938 in Galax, Virginia to Clark and Cleo Murry Jennings. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of...
Edna Burke Murphy
Mar 15, 2023
Edna Marie Burke Murphy age 98 of Christiansburg, Virginia passed away Wednesday March 15 th after a lengthy stay in Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center in Galax, Virginia.
She was born on December 27, 1924 to John Rufus and Kate Sowers of Riner, Virginia. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...
Conley Allen Lineberry
Mar 14, 2023
Conley Allen Lineberry age 47 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at his home.
Conley was born on April 18, 1975 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Conley was preceded in death by his grandfathers, James Lineberry and Bill Patton; grandparents Earnest and Annie Haliene Cole and a brother-in-law Jeffery Simmons.
He...
David Wayne Warf
Mar 9, 2023
David Wayne Warf age 71 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday March 9, 2023 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.
David was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on August 4, 1951 to Victor Clyde and Helen Crotts Warf. Â In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law Vickie and Maynard Moretz....
Helen Lucille Beamer Montgomery
Mar 6, 2023
Helen Lucille Beamer Montgomery, known as Lucille Montgomery age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, in the Blue Ridge Therapy Connection in Stuart, Virginia.
Mrs. Montgomery was born in Carroll County, Virginia on August 14, 1940 to Gray and Lona Carpenter Beamer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Dianna Faye Burnette
Mar 5, 2023
Dianna Faye Burnette age 73 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the UVA.
Faye was born in Carroll County, Virginia on July 5,1949 to Alvin Luxor and Georgia Marie Viars Cox. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Homer Gene Burnette.
She is survived by...
Glaylen Lee Frazier
Mar 1, 2023
Glaylen Lee Frazier age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday night in Twin County Regional Hospital.
Mr. Frazier was born in Grayson County, Virginia on July 18, 1946 to Early L. and Dorcas Linville Frazier. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters Lois Leonard; Janet Moore and Charlotte Jones and...
Barbara "Tootie" Ann Johnson
Feb 28, 2023
Barbara Ann Johnson known as Tootie Johnson age 69 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday February 28, 2023 at her home.
Tootie was born in Galax, Virginia on July 5, 1953, to Marion McKinley and Irene Funk Bell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Donald Glenn Johnson.
She...
Ruby Sue Bryson
Feb 26, 2023
Ruby Sue Bryson of Woodlawn, Virginia transitioned to Glory on February 26, 2023 at the Grayson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grayson County, making her stay on earth 95 years.
She was born to Esther Brown Crockett and Willis L. Crockett. She was one of seven born from this union.
She had many names, Ruby,...
Arthur Eugene Bloomwell
Feb 25, 2023
Arthur Eugene Bloomwell passed away in Williamsburg, VA on February 25, 2023 at the age of 89. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Emanuel and Ruth Bloomwell, his sister Bernice Benson, and his beloved wife of 59 years, Joanne Bloomwell. He is survived by his son, Arthur Bloomwell (Kevin), daughter Julia Kassis (Chris), his grandchildren Sarah...
Brenda Kay Ballard
Feb 22, 2023
Brenda Kay Ballard age 73 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at her home.
Brenda was born in Galax, Virginia on March 15, 1949 to Thomas Evens and Emma Bartlett Ballard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two grandchildren Rodney James Ballard and Ella Mae Durham.
She...
Geneva Leonard
Feb 20, 2023
Beloved mother and grandmother, Geneva Delp Leonard, woke up on February 20, 2023, to see the glory of Heaven. She was blessed with 94 years of life and will always be remembered for her humble, kind spirit. She found joy in sharing her faith and taking care of others.
The love she had for her family was...
Michael Edwin Kirby
Feb 20, 2023
Michael Edwin Kirby age 67 of Galax, Virginia passed away peacefully with family at his side on Monday, February 20, 2023 in the New River Valley Medical Center.
He fought a courageous battle and never gave up, But the Lord saw his pain and gave him his wings.
Mr. Kirby was born in Galax, Virginia...
Billy Bedford Jones
Feb 20, 2023
Billy Bedford Jones age 73 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.
Billy was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on July 29, 1949 to George and Clara Mae Hutchinson Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two daughters Tonya Maria McCrary and Victoria Lynn Deputy....
Nancy Dolinger Mckenzie
Feb 20, 2023
Nancy Dolinger McKenzie age 79 of Hillsville, Virginia passed away Monday February 20, 2023 in the Hillsville Rehab and Healthcare Center.
Nancy was born in Galax, Virginia on December 6, 1943, to Bryan and Virginia Carr Dolinger.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Stephen and Tammy Stoneman of Hillsville, Virginia; two grandchildren Morgan...
Margaret Booher Hensley
Feb 19, 2023
Mary Margaret Booher Hensley, age 87, of Galax, VA, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023, in Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation in Elkin, NC. She was born January 29, 1936, in Scott County, VA, to the late John Jackson Booher and Mary Clemence Cox Booher. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Freddie Lee Hensley, sisters Avanelle...
Juanita Newman Burnette
Feb 18, 2023
Juanita Newman Burnette age 98 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.
Mrs. Burnette was born on July 7, 1924 in Woodlawn, Virginia to Clifford and Etta Lineberry Newman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Glenn Burnette and special daughter-in-law Phyllis...
Elbert "Pete" Morris Killon Jr.
Feb 18, 2023
Elbert "Pete" Morris Killon, age 96, passed away Saturday February 18, 2023 in the Twin Country Regional Hospital.
He was born on January 2, 1927 to the late Elbert and Beatrice Killen. He was also preceded in death by his wife Janice Combs Killon, sisters Jama Bartley, Jeanette Lineberry, and Jean Shuping.
He is survived...
Ella Gladys Williams
Feb 18, 2023
Ella Gladys Williams, age 83, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday February 18, 2023 in Twin County Regional Hospital.
Ella was born on May 24, 1939 in Alleghany County, North Carolina to the late Richard Alonzo and Ida Cecil Lowe Williams. She was also preceded in death by her sisters Reba Padgett and Elaine Smith; brother and...
Mildred Isom Nelson
Feb 16, 2023
Mildred Kathleen Isom Nelson age 88 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Thursday in the SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville, North Carolina.
Mrs. Nelson was born in Fries, Virginia on January 7, 1935 to John and Blanch Whitter Isom. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son Roy James Nelson; sister Mary Johnson;...
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