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Richard William Jennings
Nov 12, 2020
Richard William Jennings age 81 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Thursday November 12, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Jennings was born on May 23, 1939 in Carroll County, Virginia to Rufus and Mae Leonard Jennings. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Jewel Merlene Ring Jennings and a grandson Bobby Joe...
James Andrew Newman
Nov 11, 2020
James Andrew Newman age 81 of Ivanhoe, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Mr. Newman was born in Carroll County, Virginia on March 2,1939 to Boyd and Ocie Burchett Newman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters Martha Myers and Iris Dodson.
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Dennis Edwin Summers
Nov 10, 2020
Dennis Edwin Summers, age 76, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mr. Summers was born January 28, 1944 to the late Luther Sidney and Williadean Cox Summers in Carroll County, Virginia.
He is survived by his wife Alice Weddle Summers of the home; daughter Linda Denise Summers Sestrick of Miami, Florida; son...
Marguerite Vass Neff
Nov 10, 2020
Marguerite Neff passed away on November 10, 2020 at the Kroontje Health Care Center of Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was 91 years old.
Elsie Marguerite Vass was born in Hillsville, Virginia to Oscar and Elizabeth (Hurst) Vass. Like many people from   Carroll  County  at  the time, the family  moved  to  Coalwood, West Virginia and  ...
Patsy Darlene Edwards Johnson
Nov 10, 2020
Patsy Darlene Edwards Johnson, 59, of Sparta, North Carolina passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Patsy was born December 10, 1960 to John Odell Barrett and the late Earlene Jones Barrett in Martinsville, Virginia.
She is survived by daughters and son-in-law Christy Berry & Derrick of Alabama; TeSheena...
Virginia "Janie" Jane Snow
Nov 9, 2020
Virginia Jane "Janie" Snow age 74 of Sparta, North Carolina passed away Monday, November 9, 2020 at her home.
Janie was born on August 22, 1946 in Grayson County, Virginia to Blair and Lou Hendricks Vaughan. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Early Junior Snow.
She is survived...
Melody Renee Porter
Nov 5, 2020
Melody Renee Porter age 28 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020 in the University of Virginia Hospital.
Melody was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on May 27, 1992 to John David Porter, Jr. and Evelyn Lawson Hancock.
In addition to her father John David Porter, Jr. and her mother Evelyn Lawson Hancock,...
Jimmy Dale Brewer
Nov 4, 2020
Jimmy Dale Brewer age 58 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday November 4, 2020 Â in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Jimmy was born in Galax, Virginia on March 17, 1962 to Robert Leff and Oleta Kirby Brewer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his grandparents Glenn and Pearl Testerman Brewer.
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Ernest Lee Williams
Nov 3, 2020
Ernest Lee Williams age 72 of Low Gap, North Carolina passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in the Forsyth Medical Center.
Ernest was born in Bland, Virginia on January 4, 1948 to William Ernest and Ocie Stanley Williams. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a step-son Michael Beckner; his siblings Elizabeth Brown,...
Mary Lee Jones Stoots
Nov 1, 2020
Mary Lee Jones Stoots age 66 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 in the Forsyth Medical Center.
Mary was born in Wythe County, Virginia on June 18, 1954 to Billy David and Ruth Lollie Cline Jones. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a step-son Chris Stoots.
She...
Katherine Jane Ogle
Oct 31, 2020
Katherine Jane Ogle age 76 of Hillsville, Virginia passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020 in the Wythe County Community Hospital.
Ms. Ogle was born in Hampton, Virginia on June 20, 1944 to William Penn Reavis, Sr. and Billie Harris Reavis. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son Donald Penn Vaughan.
...Peggy Hanks Edwards
Oct 28, 2020
Peggy Ann Edwards age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday October 28, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Edwards was born in Galax, Virginia on March 21, 1934 to Homer and Maude Parsons Hanks. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Reed William Edwards and an infant brother.
She...
Mary Doris Robinson Sumner
Oct 28, 2020
Mary Doris Robinson Sumner, 91, of Woodlawn, Va. passed away at Jefferson Memorial Hospital on October 28, 2020. She grew up in the Crooked Creek Community of Carroll County, VA. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother and loved cooking for family and friends. Her chicken and dumplings were the best! She was a member of...
Michael Wayne West
Oct 28, 2020
Michael Wayne West age 67 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday night at his home.
Michael was born in Harford County, Maryland on June 9, 1953 to Alvin Lee and Dorothy Polly Honaker West.
He proudly served his country in the US Army.
In addition to his mother Dorothy West of West Jefferson,...
Sandra Faye Caudill
Oct 27, 2020
Sandra Faye Caudill age 54 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 in the Montgomery Lewis Gale Medical Center in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Sandra was born in Galax, Virginia on June 14, 1966 to Donald Ray and Wanda Faye Hicks Ramey.
In addition to her father Donald Ramey of Galax, Virginia she is survived...
Virginia Ethel Webb
Oct 25, 2020
Virginia Ethel Webb age 59 of Riner, Virginia passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 in the New River Valley Medical Center.
Virginia was born in Galax, Virginia on May 8, 1961 to Heston Betron and Alma Blanche Lineberry Webb. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Lee and Lutica Webb...
Katrina Renee' Higgins
Oct 25, 2020
Katrina Renee' Higgins age 18 of Floyd, Virginia passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 in Willis, Virginia.
Katrina was born in Galax, Virginia on August 14, 2002 to Dana Ervin and Amy Elizabeth Sykora Higgins.
She is survived by her mother Amy Higgins of Willis, Virginia; father Dana Higgins of Galax, Virginia; sister Alisha Higgins...
Gertrude Evelene Hubbard
Oct 24, 2020
Gertrude Evelene Hubbard, age 83, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on October 24, 2020 at her home. Born in Galax, Virginia, she was the daughter of Luther D. and Edna May (Hanks) Shumate and wife of the late Rev. James Allen Hubbard who was a former pastor at Bel Forest Baptist Church. She was a member of Prince...
Donnie Lee Alderman
Oct 19, 2020
Donnie Lee Alderman age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 in the Forsyth Medical Center.
Mr. Alderman was born in Woodlawn, Virginia (Carroll County) on September 29, 1942 to Roby Lee and Dorothy Rakes Alderman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Roger Alderman.
He...
Alma Ruth Johnson Hill
Oct 18, 2020
Alma Ruth Johnson Hill age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Mrs. Hill was born on March 25, 1936 in Sparta, North Carolina to Robert Isaac and Mattie Roberts Johnson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Grady Marion Hill; daughter...
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