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Barry Gleaves Brown, Sr.
Mar 10, 2021
Barry Gleaves Brown, Sr. age 52 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday in the Henrico Doctor's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Barry was born in Galax, Virginia on December 15, 1968 to Terry and Brenda Jane Williams Brown.
Barry had honors at the Police Academy. He started working at Hanes when he was 17 years old...
Christopher Allen
Mar 6, 2021
Christopher Allen age 59 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 at his home.
Christopher was born in Grundy, Virginia on March 9, 1961 to Zeb and Elsie Blankenship Allen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings Linda Underwood, Ronnie Allen, Kenny Allen, Rocky Allen and Jerry Allen, his...
Josie (Betty) Leonard Jennings
Mar 6, 2021
Josie Beatrice Leonard Jennings better known as Betty Jennings age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday March 6, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Jennings was born on May 17, 1938 in Galax, Virginia to Ottie Thomas and Charlotte Bartlett Leonard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James E. Jennings,...
David Charles Hall
Mar 5, 2021
David Charles Hall age 62 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday March 5, 2021 in the Forsyth Medical Center.
David was born on August 4, 1958 in Galax, Virginia to Joe and Stella Hall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Billy Hall.
He is survived by his aunts...
Elizabeth (Beth) Pollard
Mar 1, 2021
Thelma Elizabeth (Beth) Pollard Buechner (1952-2021)
Thelma Elizabeth (Beth) Pollard Buechner of Washington D.C. passed away on March 1, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Buechner, her parents, Timothy and Louise Pollard of Galax, Virginia, and her stepson, Mike Buechner. She is survived by her two sisters, Mrs Allison Pollard Bertrand...
Alta Surratt Weddle
Feb 27, 2021
Alta Lee Surratt Weddle age 85 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.
Mrs. Weddle was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 28, 1935 to Marvin and Myrta Alderman Surratt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Alexander Weddle.
...Maggie Catherine Vaughan Willard Hamm
Feb 26, 2021
Maggie Catherine Vaughan Willard Hamm of Independence, Virginia passed away Friday February 26, 2021 at her home.
Mrs. Hamm was born in Grayson County, Virginia on July 28, 1924 to Walter Cecil and Mamie Funk Vaughan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James S. Hamm; an infant son Ernest R....
Katie Tucker Lundy
Feb 24, 2021
Katie Tucker Lundy age 91 of Roanoke, Virginia passed away Wednesday February 24, 2021 in the Friendship Health and Rehab Center South in Roanoke, Virginia.
Mrs. Lundy was born in South Carolina on February 4, 1930 to Robert and Virginia Mink Tucker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Eugene Lundy....
Roger Lee Cox, Sr.
Feb 24, 2021
Roger Lee Cox, Sr. age 63 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday February 24, 2021 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Roger Lee was born on May 31, 1957 in Galax, Virginia to Kyle Roger and Kathleen Lawson Cox.
He is survived by his wife Vickie Cox of Galax, Virginia; sons and daughter-in-law Roger Lee Cox,...
Darrell Lynn Page
Feb 23, 2021
Darrell Lynn Page age 56 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday February 23, 2021 in the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Darrell was born in Dillon, South Carolina on July 15, 1964 to Percy Lynn and Norma Jean Woodell Page.
He is survived by his sisters and brothers-in-law Tami Page and Rex Hart...
Zelmer Eugene Linville
Feb 22, 2021
Zelmer Eugene Linville age 74 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at his home.
He was born in Carroll County, Virginia on March 26, 1946 to Leonard Zelmer and Cora Frost Linville. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Calvin Ernest Linville.
He is survived by...
Doris Johnson
Feb 21, 2021
Doris Faye Taylor Johnson age 83 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Johnson was born December 29, 1937 in Fries, Virginia to Robert and Vera Swinney Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Walter Hix Johnson and a sister...
Betty Sue Brooms Price
Feb 18, 2021
Betty Sue Brooms Price age 71 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday February 18, 2021 at her home.
Betty was born in Princeton, West Virginia on September 28, 1949 to Otis Ray and Polly Parks Brooms. She was preceded in death by her father Otis Ray Brooms and a brother William Roy Brooms.
In addition...
Catherine Denise Rash
Feb 17, 2021
Catherine Denise Fletcher Rash age 53 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday February 17, 2021 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Catherine was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia on July 31, 1967.
She was preceded in death by her mother Patsy Chambers, daughter Nicole Ann Rash, granddaughter Catherine Rash-Spicer and grandmother Ivory Etta Chambers.
...Ralph Whitfield Padgett
Feb 16, 2021
Ralph Whitfield Padgett age 85 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Tuesday February 16, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Padgett was born in Carroll County, Virginia on April 6, 1935 to Whitfield and Alice Elizabeth Stuart Padgett. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters and brothers-in-law Wilma and James Burnett and Mary...
Alma "Jean" Goad Sharp
Feb 15, 2021
Alma "Jean" Goad Sharp age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 in the Senior Homeshare in Galax, Virginia.
Mrs. Sharp was born in the Fancy Gap Community of Carroll County, Virginia on November 23, 1931 to Benjamin Harrison and Nettie Dickens Goad. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Billie Reynolds Hoffman
Feb 14, 2021
Billie Reynolds Hoffman, 91, of Dublin, VA passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 14, 2021. She was born in Galax, Virginia and later relocated to Narrows. After retiring from Celanese she moved to Dublin to be closer to her family.
Billie is survived by two daughters, Debbie (Larry) Bivens of Pulaski, and Tammy (Mike) Pennington of Rich...
Rev. Ted E. Bartlett
Feb 13, 2021
Rev. Ted E. Bartlett age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday February 13, 2021 at his home.
Rev. Bartlett was born on June 13, 1933 in Grayson County, Virginia to Luther Bert and Jennie Bartlett.
He proudly served his country in the US Army.
He is survived by his wife Mildred "Tootsie"...
George Monroe Tucker
Feb 7, 2021
George Monroe Tucker age 64 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday February 7, 2021 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
George was born on December 16, 1956 in Galax, Virginia to James Monroe and Edna Reeves Tucker. Â In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Brenda Tucker Hughes and brother Charles Tucker.
...Lloyd "Johnny" Johnson Manuel
Feb 7, 2021
Lloyd Johnson Manuel better known as Johnny Manuel age 69 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday February 7, 2021 at his home.
Johnny was born in Galax, Virginia on June 1, 1951 to Donald Lee and Imojean Chappell Manuel. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Jackie Donald Lee Manuel.
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