Obituaries

Dec 23, 2021

Kenneth Bryan Youngblood 1 age 62 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday December 23, 2021 at his home.

Kenneth was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 6, 1959 to Virgil and Vergie Ayers Youngblood.

He is survived by three children; one sister and four brothers.

There will no service held at this...

Dec 23, 2021

Lourena Sharp Edwards Lawson age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday December 23, 2021 at her home.

Mrs. Lawson was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 8, 1939 to Lawrence McKinley and Polly Elizabeth Lineberry Sharp. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son Jamey Wray Lawson; granddaughter Lauren Bolen...

Dec 22, 2021

Larry Christman Funk, age 78, of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday December 22, 2021 in the home of his son in Graham, North Carolina.

Larry was born on April 20, 1943 in Galax, Virginia to the late Edgar Christman and Vergie Cox Funk. He was also preceded in death by his sister Janice Funk and brother Johnny...

Dec 22, 2021

Earl Leo Murphy age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday December 22, 2021 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Mr. Murphy was born in Slab Fork West Virginia on August 21, 1933 to Fred and Josephine Bailey Murphy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Della Jane Horton Murphy and...

Dec 22, 2021

Judy Esther Lawson, age 72, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at her home in Speedwell, Virginia.  Judy was born April 12, 1949 in Asheville, North Carolina to the late Claude Elmer and Margaret Haynes Moore.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her life-long companion Don Funk.

She is survived by two...

Dec 22, 2021

Oatie Edwin Leath age 84 of Galax. Virginia passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at his home.

Mr. Leath was born in Galax, Virginia on October 22, 1937 to John Samuel and Mallie Emmajane Dillon Leath. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Horton Leath and son Travis Leath.

Dec 21, 2021

Eric Steven Liddle age 53 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Steven was born in Galax, Virginia on April 17, 1968 to Paul Pierce and Joyce Crouse Liddle, Jr.

In addition to his mother Joyce Liddle, he is survived by his wife Lori Bartlett Liddle; daughter...

Dec 21, 2021

Nellie Lavon Petty age 92 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, December 21,2021 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Petty was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 30, 1929 to Lonnie and Blanch Bartlett Carico. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Talmadge Ray Petty; sisters and brothers-in-law Hattie...

Dec 18, 2021

Lula Jane Taylor, age 77, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday December 18, 2021 in her home.

Lula was born on June 23, 1944 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Camet C. and Bertha Byrd Jones. She was also preceded in death by the father of her children John Henry Snow; daughter Pamela Sue Snow; son...

Dec 17, 2021

Betty Mae Alley age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday December 17, 2021 at the home of her son in Woodlawn, Virginia.

Mrs. Alley was born in Fries, Virginia on June 14, 1934 to George and Lillie Bond Haga. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Burton Alley and siblings...

Dec 17, 2021

Joyce Ann Hill, age 69, of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday December 17, 2021 in Lewis Gale Hospital in Salem, Virginia

Joyce was born in Galax, Virginia on August 29, 1952 to the late Troy and Pearl Anders Fender.

She is survived by her husband Robert Hill; daughters and son-in-law Tina and Joel Sheets, Kelli...

Dec 15, 2021

Reva Mae Bullion age 89 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday in the Wythe Community Hospital.

Mrs. Bullion was born in Carroll County, Virginia on August 31, 1932 to Joe and Kate Horton Bryant. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Charlie Bullion and her brother Belford Bryant.

She...

Dec 13, 2021

John Perry Ferguson age 68 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.

John was born in Clover, South Carolina on September 21, 1953 to John Perry and Marge Costner Ferguson, Jr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Howard Porter Ferguson.

Dec 12, 2021

Lois Ardella Lineberry age 84 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Lineberry was born in Carroll County, Virginia on October 7, 1937 to Carley and Reba Miller Swinney. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Maynard Lewis Lineberry.

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Dec 11, 2021

Glenda Carol Jackson age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.

Glenda was born in Lenoir, North Carolina on April 13, 1945 to Walter Alexander Thomas and Ruth Ham Thomas, Jr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Jackson and...

Dec 10, 2021

Brady Jefferson Smith, 80, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at his home in Galax, Virginia.Mr. Smith was born December 24, 1940, in Grayson County to the late Claude and Betty Price Smith.

Mr. Smith is survived by his wife Yvonne Smith of the home; son and daughter-in-law Venton and Pamela Smith of Woodlawn, Virginia.

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Dec 10, 2021

Michael Bryan Dowling, age 55, of Fries, Virginia passed away December 10, 2021 in Twin County Regional Hospital.

Michael was born on May 25, 1966 in Galax, Virginia to Harlow and Maxine Waller Dowling.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife Tina Gravley Dowling of Fries, Virginia; sons and daughter-in-law Jacob...

Dec 9, 2021

Thomas Gregory Catterton, age 62, of Glade Valley, North Carolina passed away December 9, 2021 in Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta, North Carolina.

Thomas was born November 15, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Thomas Samuel and Thelma Coffey Catterton.

He is survived by his wife Penelope Gragg Catterton of Glade Valley, North Carolina; ...

Dec 9, 2021

Don Edward Cox, 75, of Fries passed away Thursday December 9, 2021 at the Waddell Nursing Home.

Mr. Cox was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 3, 1946 to the late Woodrow W. Cox and Gladys Eliza Hash Cox.  Mr. Cox proudly served his country in the United States Air Force.

He is survived...

Dec 9, 2021

Wesley Duane Love, age 62, of Galax, Virginia passed away December 9, 2021 in Twin County Regional Hospital.

Duane was born May 7, 1959 in Galax, Virginia to the late James and Ethelene Burcham Love.

He is survived by his wife Anita Hackler Love of Galax, Virginia; daughter and son-in-law Scarlett and Matthew Hopkins of...