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Allen Jackson Whittaker
Aug 3, 2021
Allen Jackson Whittaker age 73 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at his home.
Allen was born in Radford, Virginia on June 28, 1948 to Andrew and Estelle Purdy Whittaker.
He proudly served his country in the US Army.
He is survived by his wife Linda Redd Whittaker of Galax,...
Kenneth Terry Brown
Jul 31, 2021
Kenneth Terry Brown age 81 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021 in the Montgomery Regional Hospital.
Mr. Brown was born in Grayson County, Virginia on August 13, 1939 to Frank Isaiah and Mandy Laura Tolliver Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings Cooper Brown, Alfred Brown, Clark...
Wanda June Burnett
Jul 29, 2021
Wanda Wilson Burnett age 92 of Reidsville, North Carolina passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021 in the Brian Center Eden in Eden, North Carolina.
Mrs. Burnett was born in Galax, Virginia on May 1,1929 to Walter G. and Eula Melton Wilson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband William Forest (Willard)...
Mark Anthony Martin
Jul 27, 2021
Mark Anthony Martin age 54 of Independence, Virginia passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Mark was born in Grayson County, Virginia on April 19, 1967 to Junior and Jennie Paisley Martin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter Addie McLain.
He is survived...
Howard Daniel Anders
Jul 27, 2021
Howard Daniel Anders age 84 of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in the Valley Healthcare and Nursing Home in Chilhowie, Virginia.
Mr. Anders was born in Grayson County, Virginia on January 8,1937 to John and Edith Rose Lowe Anders.
He is survived by a sister Virginia Piper of Pennsylvania and Fries, Virginia....
Linda Crouse Caudill
Jul 24, 2021
Linda Ann (Crouse) Caudill (77), of Trophy Club, TX passed away on July 24th at the family summer home in Galax, VA. A viewing will be held 6pm-8pm on Monday July 26th at Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home 201 West Center Street Galax, VA 24333Â A graveside service will be held the morning of Tuesday July 27th at 11am at Haven...
Herbert Linnie Phillips
Jul 21, 2021
Herbert Linnie Phillips age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday July 21, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Phillips was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 7, 1942 to Halfred Linnie and Alma Hodges Phillips. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his siblings Clinton Hodges; Levi Phillips; Donald Phillips and Pansy...
Hobert Lee Mays
Jul 21, 2021
Hobert Lee Mays age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday July 21,2021 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.
Mr. Mays was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 10, 1935 to James Wesley and Linnie Ellen Lyon Mays.
He is survived by his wife Rosa Lee Billings Mays; son and daughter-in-law Robert Lee...
Charles Feree Hanks
Jul 20, 2021
Charles Feree Hanks age 72 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday July 20, 2021 in the Carilion New River Valley Medical Center.
Charles was born in Grayson County, Virginia on September 30, 1948 to Roy and Linnie Farmer Hanks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters Wanda Mae Hanks and Barbara...
Susan Rees Helton
Jul 19, 2021
Susan Rees Helton, formerly of Galax, Virginia passed away peacefully on July 19, 2021at her residence in Knoxville, Tennessee. Susan was born to parents Mildred Spencer Rees and Ramsey Rees on January 23, 1934, in Johnson City, Tennessee. She was 87 years old.
Susan graduated from Science Hill High School in Johnson City in 1952 and attended...
Roger "Tommy" Thomas Taylor
Jul 19, 2021
Roger Thomas Taylor better known as Tommy Taylor age 69 of Ivanhoe, Virginia passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 in the Duke University Hospital.
Tommy was born on May 1, 1952 to Roby Randolph and Ethel Florence Williams Taylor. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his children Corrie Paul Taylor and Amanda...
Alma Ruth Ingersoll Sizemore
Jul 18, 2021
Alma Ruth Sizemore age 92 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 in the Senior Homeshare Home in Galax, Virginia.
Mrs. Sizemore was born on July 23, 1928 in Galax, Virginia to James Vester and Maggie Isom Ingersoll. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters Virginia Byrd and Helen...
Raymond Leroy Coleman
Jul 18, 2021
Raymond Leroy Coleman age 79 of Talbott, Tennessee passed away Sunday July 18, 2021 in the VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tennessee.
Mr. Coleman was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 27, 1942 to Eddie Lee and Ruby Miller Coleman.
He proudly served his country in the US Army.
He is...
Sandra Lee Price
Jul 16, 2021
Sandra Lee Price, age 65, of Mt. Airy, North Carolina passed away Friday July 16, 2021 in her home.
Sandra was born on December 27, 1955 in Galax, Virginia to Garnett E. Price and Helen Cockerham Price. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her brother Garnett "Alan" Price.
In addition...
Noreen Anne Campbell
Jul 15, 2021
Noreen Anne Campbell age 67 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, July 15,2021 at her home.
Noreen was born in Breese, Illinois on November 6,1953 to Nicholas Matchick, Jr. and Mildred Nakama Matchick.
In addition to her mother Mildred N. Matchick, she is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law Charles and Jill Campbell; Matthew and...
Victor Allan Warf
Jul 15, 2021
Victor Allan Warf age 50 of Kernersville, North Carolina passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021 at his home.
He was born in Morocco, Africa on October 8, 1970 to Terry Lee and Helen Hudson Warf.
In addition to his parents Terry and Helen Warf of Galax, Virginia, he is survived by a daughter Ashley Ridge...
Lorine Blankenship Johnson
Jul 11, 2021
Lorine Blankenship Johnson age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 11,2021 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.
Lorine was born on October 15, 1944 in Panther, West Virginia to Elias and Patty Allen Blankenship. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James Julius (Duckie) Johnson.
She is...
Hampton Wirt
Jul 10, 2021
Hampton Wirt age 51 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021 in the Forsyth Medical Center.
Hampton was born in Pulaski, Virginia on October 17, 1969.
He is survived by his mother Loretta Evans; uncle and aunt Wade and Katie Peddy all of Galax, Virginia; several cousins and his family at Good Neighbor...
Herbert Randolph Morris
Jul 10, 2021
On July 10, 2021 Reverend Herbert Randolph Morris was called to Heaven while at his home in Galax, VA. Randy was born on May 6, 1944 in Giles County VA to Cloyd Crockett Morris and Reba Jane Tibbs Morris. Welcoming him to his heavenly home were his beloved parents, son Shawn Morris, sister Geneva Summerford, and brothers Crockett Morris,...
Daniel Roger Shinault
Jul 8, 2021
Daniel Roger Shinault age 53 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday July 8, 2021 at his home.
Daniel was born on August 10, 1967 in Surry County, North Carolina to Roger Lee and Gladys Faye Richmond Shinault. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Darren Shinault and two nephews Chris Coleman...
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