Elsie Marie Payne
Jul 4, 2021
Elsie Marie Smith Payne age 83 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021 in the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Elsie was born in #10 Gary, West Virginia on February 22, 1938 to Howard Harrison Smith and Susie Jane Day Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...
Jessie Sue Morris Pearson
Jul 3, 2021
Jessie Sue Morris Pearson, age 79, passed away at her home on July 3, 2021. She was of the Christian faith and was a life-long Methodist.
Sue was born in Galax, Virginia on May 18, 1942. She was the only daughter of four children born to Jesse Ralph Morris and Elsie Sue Todd Morris.
Sue...
Maxine Hines Boggs
Jun 30, 2021
Theresa Maxine Boggs age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday June 30, 2021 at her home.
Maxine was born in Galax, Virginia on March 14, 1945 to Bert Theo and Naomi Worrell Hines.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law Chris and Karen Porter of Hillsville, Virginia; daughter Kerri Porter of Galax, Virginia;...
James Rupert Fink, Jr
Jun 28, 2021
James Rupert Fink, Jr., age 63 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, June 28, 2021 at his home.
James was born on September 14, 1957 in Clay, Florida to James Rupert Fink, Sr. and Edna Mae Svetlik Fink.
He proudly served his country in the US Army.
He is survived by his fiancée...
Carolyn Ann Whitaker
Jun 28, 2021
Carolyn Ann Whitaker age 51 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday June 28, 2021 in the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Carolyn was born in Wytheville, Virginia on January 19,1970 to Charlie Frank and Annie Pearl Bullard Driver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Frances McFarland and three...
Dorothy Tolliver Cox
Jun 27, 2021
Dorothy Tolliver Cox age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.
Dorothy was born on September 16, 1934 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Clark Thomas and Jeneatta Bryson Tolliver.
Dorothy was married to Lester William Cox and their union born four daughters. Her husband...
Regina Kay Bolt Dalton
Jun 25, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Regina Kay Bolt Dalton announce her passing on Friday afternoon, June 25, 2021. Regina was born into her earthly family on August 28, 1959 in Hillsville Virginia and born into her heavenly family at an early age. She was very active in her church life by using her special talents...
Joella Bartlett Edwards
Jun 25, 2021
Joella Lorraine Bartlett Edwards age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, June 25,2021 at her daughter's home in Radford, Virginia.
Mrs. Edwards was born on November 8, 1935 in Grayson County, Virginia to William Ren and Myrtle Lula Bartlett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings Coy Diamond, Rose Osborne,...
Joseph Fred Burnett
Jun 23, 2021
Joseph Fred Burnett, age 85, of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday June 23, 2021 in the Commonwealth Senior Living Facility in Hillsville.
Joseph was born on November 12, 1935 in Carroll County, Virginia to Fred and Glema Warf Burnett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Joy Hill and brother Lester...
Rowena Diamond Green
Jun 21, 2021
Rowena‌ ‌Diamond‌ ‌Green‌ ‌(March‌ ‌24,‌ ‌1931–‌ ‌June‌ ‌21,‌ ‌2021‌ ‌)‌ ‌ Age‌ ‌90,‌ ‌of‌ ‌Woodlawn,‌ ‌VA.‌ ‌Rowena‌ ‌enjoyed‌ ‌life‌ ‌and‌ ‌encouraged‌ ‌those‌ ‌ around‌ ‌her‌ ‌to‌ ‌appreciate‌ ‌the‌ ‌simple‌ ‌things‌ ‌on‌ ‌earth.‌ ‌She‌ ‌was‌ ‌known‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌ dedicated‌ ‌wife‌ ‌and‌ ‌loyal‌ ‌to‌ ‌her‌ ‌faith,‌ ‌family,‌ ‌and‌ ‌friends.‌ ‌She‌ ‌enjoyed‌ ‌ singing‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌choir,‌ ‌working‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌garden,‌...
Ballard (Freddie) Fred Birchfield
Jun 20, 2021
Ballard Fred (Freddie) Birchfield age 64 of Independence, Virginia passed away Sunday night in the Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia.
Freddie was born in Welch, West Virginia on September 17, 1956 to Walter Dalphas and Lyda Katherine Blankenship Birchfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Francis Elaine Birchfield...
Faye Pillow Cochran
Jun 14, 2021
Elsie Faye Pillow Cochran age 90 of Fries, Virginia passed away Monday, June 14,2021 at the Galax Health and Rehab Center.
Mrs. Cochran was born in Leesville, Virginia on October 25,1930 to Albert C. and Margaret Stockner Pillow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands William Harold Moser and Giles F....
Jefferson Carlyle Frazier
Jun 13, 2021
Jefferson Carlyle Frazier age 71 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, June 13,2021 at the home of a friend in Independence, Virginia.
Mr. Frazier was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 12,1950 to Fizier and Laurie Elizabeth Alley Frazier. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a step-son Charles Robert Blair and...
Lois Yvonne York
Jun 12, 2021
Lois Yvonne York age 80 of Mt. Airy, North Carolina passed away Saturday June 12,2021 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.
Mrs. York was born in Randolph County, North Carolina on October 7,1940 to Ray Bascom and Mabel Frances Cox Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...
Timothy Lee Kirby
Jun 12, 2021
Timothy Lee Kirby age 57 of Fries, Virginia passed away Saturday, June 12,2021 at his home.
Tim was born in Galax, Virginia on May 9,1964 to Fred and Wanda Boyles Kirby.
In addition to his parents of Fries, Virginia, he is survived by a brother Barry Kirby of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; several cousins and several...
Alta Louise Vaughn
Jun 10, 2021
Alta Louise Cruise Vaughn age 82 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Vaughn was born in Galax, Virginia on December 3,1938 to James Roy and Gladys Hall Cruise. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Carol Dean Vaughn.
She is survived by...
George Cable Spurlin, Jr.
Jun 10, 2021
George Cable Spurlin Jr., 88, of Galax, died Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident earlier that afternoon in Galax.
George was born October 10, 1932 in Grayson County to George Cable and Bonnie Jarvis Spurlin and spent his early years in the Grayson County and Galax areas. A...
Carl Herbert Caudill
Jun 10, 2021
Carl Herbert Caudill age 80 of Fancy Gap, Virginia passed away Thursday June 10, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Caudill was born in Bel Air, Maryland on September 24,1940 to Woodrow Kyle and Georgia Ilene Kilby Caudill. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Kay Cox and a brother Charles Caudill....
Elmer Ray Lowe
Jun 9, 2021
Elmer Ray Lowe passed away peacefully at Waddell Nursing Home in Galax, Virginia on June 9, 2021. He was born in Galax on February 23, 1928, the fourth son of the late Andy Guy and Alverta Lundy Lowe. Elmer was married for 42 years to Virginia McGrady who preceded him in death in 1997.
He served in...
Helena Ruth Sexton
Jun 6, 2021
Helena Ruth Sexton, age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Sexton was born in Carroll County, Virginia on March 30,1934 to Ted P. and Arla Brooks Montgomery Lineberry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Vivian Sexton, Jr.
She is survived...
