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Barbara Ann Parks Burcham

Barbara Ann Parks Burcham

Feb 2, 2022

Barbara Ann Parks Burcham age 76 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday February 2, 2022 at her home.

Barbara was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 21, 1945 to Jackson Floyd and Della Mae Carpenter Parks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Rev. Robert Glenn Burcham, Sr.; great-grandson Aven...

Donald Richard Haga

Donald Richard Haga

Feb 1, 2022

Donald Richard Haga, 83, (I'm A Blessed Man) of Alford Texas passed away on Feb. 1, 2022

Born on January 10, 1939, in Fries, Virginia to John and Gladys Haga.

Donald was a U. S. veteran (Army and Air Force) serving from 1957 to retiring in 1978.He also retired from the US Postal Service after...

Kay Frances Newman

Kay Frances Newman

Jan 31, 2022

Kay Frances Funk Newman age 83 of Fries, Virginia passed away Monday January 31, 2022 at her home.

Mrs. Newman was born in Grayson County, Virginia on July 21, 1938

to Dan Harding and Ethel Mae Hill Funk. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Robert Newman.

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Clara Lucille Boyer Funk

Clara Lucille Boyer Funk

Jan 30, 2022

Clara Lucille Boyer Funk age 96 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday January 30, 2022 at her home.

Mrs. Funk was born on July 10, 1925 to Floyd Mack McKinley and Nannie Ellen Osborne Boyer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Thomas Funk and siblings Anna Lee Combs; Helen...

Carl Edward Walker

Carl Edward Walker

Jan 29, 2022

Carl Edward Walker age 88 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Saturday January 29, 2022 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mr. Walker was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 9, 1933 to Charlie and Ada Mae Collins Walker.

He is survived by his wife Debrah Walker of Woodlawn, Virginia; daughter Geneva Muller of Woodlawn,...

Billie Doris Ford

Billie Doris Ford

Jan 29, 2022

Billie Doris Ford, 77, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022, in the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.  Mrs. Ford was born August  20, 1944 in Pikeville Kentucky to the late John and Emilee Huffman Hall.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded   in death by infant daughter Denita Ford and brother Robert Huffman.

Mrs. Ford is survived...

Jansen Loke Bartlett

Jansen Loke Bartlett

Jan 29, 2022

On January 29, 2022, Jansen Loke Bartlett of Pilot Mountain passed away after suffering a stroke and further complications at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was 70 years old. Jansen is survived by his beloved wife Deborah Fields Bartlett (Debbie); their children Chelsea Bartlett Wheeler of Pilot Mountain (husband Brent Wheeler and grandson John Jansen Wheeler [11]),...

Regina Diane Bryson Smith

Regina Diane Bryson Smith

Jan 26, 2022

Regina Diane Bryson Smith of Floyd, VA departed this life at the Carilion New River Medical Center on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.

She was born on February 26, 1961 in Galax, Virginia to Conny and Ruby Bryson.  Regina liked spending time with family and friends.  She also loved playing board games, putting puzzles together and playing solitaire,...

Frances Nadine Sizemore

Frances Nadine Sizemore

Jan 25, 2022

Frances Nadine Sizemore age 61 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Tuesday January 25, 2022 in the Forsyth Medical Center.

Frances was born on November 28, 1960 to Ray Sizemore and Thelma Lee Jones Sizemore.

She is survived by her husband Tom Fletcher King of Woodlawn, Virginia; daughter and son-in-law Jessica and Timmy Hanks of Galax,...

Mary Jane Nichols

Mary Jane Nichols

Jan 25, 2022

Mary Jane Nichols age 69 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday January 25, 2022 at her home.

Mary Jane was born in Galax, Virginia on July 7, 1952 to Bruce Wagoner and Margaret Bowers Cline. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers Willard Gene Cline and Freddie Matthew Cline.

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Eddie Lee Stanley

Eddie Lee Stanley

Jan 22, 2022

Eddie Lee Stanley, age 62, of Fries, Virginia passed away Saturday January 22, 2022 in Twin County Regional Hospital.

Eddie was born July 20, 1959 in Galax, Virginia to Hix and Laily Snow Stanley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters Eloise Murray, Joyce Isom; and brothers Darrell Stanley and Peanut Stanley....

Gladese Odell Kirby

Gladese Odell Kirby

Jan 22, 2022

Gladese Odell Kirby, age 79, of Galax, Virginia passed Saturday January 22, 2022 in Woltz Hospice House in Dobson, North Carolina.

Gladese was born December 8, 1942 in Grayson County, Virginia to Clarence and Ada Kirby Snow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Dillard Lee Kirby and daughter Patricia Ridpath....

Susan Arlene George Burnett

Susan Arlene George Burnett

Jan 21, 2022

Susan Arlene George Burnett

August 24, 1942 – January 21, 2022

Susan Arlene George Burnett 79 of Galax VA, formerly of Madison County VA was the only child of the late Lt. Col. Athol Warren George (Retired US Army) and Thelma Doris Packer George.  She was born at Harrisburg Military Post in Dauphin,...

Robert (Bobby) Ray Hill

Robert (Bobby) Ray Hill

Jan 20, 2022

Robert Ray Hill better known as Bobby Hill age 78 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday January 20, 2022 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.

Bobby was born in Fries, Virginia on September 28, 1943 to Andrew Jackson and Mary Edith Dowling Hill. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Jeanette...

William P Fairbanks

William P Fairbanks

Jan 20, 2022

Musician and restaurant owner, Bill Fairbanks, left this world in pursuit of the next on Sunday, January 30, 2022. He was 68 years old and succumbed to interstitial lung disease resulting from Scleroderma at his home in Saxapahaw, NC.

Bill grew up in a large family with 13 siblings in Hamilton, Ohio.  He began playing...

Alessia Girasol Solorzano

Alessia Girasol Solorzano

Jan 19, 2022

Alessia Girasol Solorzano one month old daughter of Gabriel Solorzano and Alisia Lozano of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Alessia was born in Roanoke, Virginia on December 28, 2021.

In addition to her parents of Galax, Virginia, Alessia is survived by two sisters Gabriela Solorzana and  Jennifer...

Elizabeth Helen Mcmillan

Elizabeth Helen Mcmillan

Jan 18, 2022

Elizabeth Helen McMillan age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday January 18 2022 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Mrs. McMillan was born in New Jersey on October 29, 1943 to Patrick and Agnes Pretta DeCaprilo.

She is survived by  her husband Douglas McMillan of Galax, Virginia; sister Rita Rhodes of Florida; brother Nicholas...

Betty Jane Shaffner

Betty Jane Shaffner

Jan 7, 2022

Betty Jane Williams Shaffner age 85 of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday January 7, 2022 at her home.

Mrs. Shaffner was born in Carroll County, Virginia on October 31, 1936 to Delbert Clarion and Virginia Elizabeth Patton Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ira Patterson Shaffner; grandson Brad Shaffner...

Wallace (Pat) Patrick Richardson, Jr.

Wallace (Pat) Patrick Richardson, Jr.

Jan 6, 2022

Wallace P. (Pat) Richardson, Jr. age 70 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 in the SECU Hospice Center in Yadkinville, North Carolina.

Pat was born on June 11, 1951 in Wytheville, Virginia to Wallace Patrick and Ruby Hoback Richardson, Sr.

Pat was a Sergeant in the USAF 1970-1978 and served two terms...

Bobby Lee Jones Iii

Bobby Lee Jones Iii

Jan 6, 2022

Bobby Lee Jones III age two months passed away Thursday January 6, 2022 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. He was born in Galax, Virginia on October 28, 2021.

Bobby Lee leaves behind his loving parents, Bobby Lee Jones II and Kimberly Lynn Lineberry of Fries, Virginia; his constant companions, bothers Samuel Allen Graham and Jerry Dawson...

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