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Ernie Mavin Tolbert
Oct 15, 2020
Ernie Mavin Tolbert age 91 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Tolbert was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 2, 1929 to James Mack and Dellar Sexton Tolbert. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his siblings Edith Goad; Arvin Tolbert; Hobert Tolbert and Clyde...
Roy Lee Wright
Oct 15, 2020
Roy Lee Wright age 79 passed away October 15, 2020.
Mr. Wright was born on February 20, 1941.
He was always an entrepreneur and owned his own companies throughout the years. Part of the work involved was an intelligence researcher, artistic curator for websites and a marketing representative. His hobbies included being a single engine...
Ann Boyer Norman
Oct 13, 2020
Ann Boyer Norman age 74 of Advance, North Carolina and formerly of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, October 13 ,2020 in the Forsyth Medical Center.
Ann was born in Grayson County, Virginia on August 6, 1946 to Crilly Ray and Geneva Goad Boyer. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Danny...
George Harlin Richardson, Jr.
Oct 13, 2020
George Harlin Richardson, Jr. age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.
Mr. Â Richardson was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 3, 1936 to George Harlin and Geneva Hanks Richardson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Pansy Ruth Sizemore Richardson....
Texas Arlene Harreld
Oct 13, 2020
Texas Arlene Thomas Harreld age 80 of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Harreld was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 1, 1940 to William Cecil and Beulah Faye Vaughan Thomas. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ronald Lee Harreld; son Rodney Lee...
Barbara Ann King Slate
Oct 12, 2020
Barbara Ann King Slate age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 in the Forsyth Medical Center.
Mrs. Slate was born in Galax, Virginia on March 7, 1942 to Frank and Ethel Sharpe King. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William Preston Slate and a sister Betty...
Geneva Hoosier Hash
Oct 12, 2020
Geneva Hash age 68 of Chilhowie, Virginia passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 in the Valley Rehab and Nursing Center in Chilhowie, Virginia.
Geneva was born in Fries, Virginia on March 28, 1952 to Paul and Eargle Sheets Hoosier. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her siblings Melvin Hoosier, Thomas Hoosier and...
Pastor Kenneth Dale Pierce
Oct 11, 2020
Courtesy Obituary for Vanderwall Funeral Home Dayton Tennessee Kenneth Dale Pierce, age 69, of Dayton, TN, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday morning, October 11, 2020. He was born in Galax, VA on March 9, 1951, the son of the late Cone and Ruby (Murray) Pierce. Pastor Ken was also preceded in death by...
Nelson Clifford Patton
Oct 6, 2020
Nelson Clifford Patton age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday October 6, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Patton was born in Grayson County, Virginia on January 20, 1931 to Willie and Ella Ethel Frost Patton. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Craig Patton.
He is survived by...
Lettie "Gaye" Anders Iroler
Oct 4, 2020
Lettie Gaye Anders Iroler age 86 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.
Mrs. Iroler was born on February 17, 1934 to Joe and Alice Rich Lineberry. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands Thomas (Peanut) Anders and Bob Iroler.
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Colene Melton Larrowe
Oct 3, 2020
Colene Melton Larrowe, 87, departed this life on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital due to experiencing complications related to COVID-19.
She was born October 28, 1932 in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Otho and Lissie Melton. Ms. Larrowe's husband, Howard Larrowe; infant son, Jerry Larrowe; daughter-in-law, Sharon Larrowe; and sisters, Janet Smith and...
Janie Mae Lowe
Oct 2, 2020
Janie Mae Neugent Lowe age 67 of Fancy Gap, Virginia passed away Friday, October 2, 2020 at her home.
Janie was born in Grayson County, Virginia on February 8, 1953 to Elbert G. and Vergie Mae Brown Neugent.
She is survived by her husband Virgil Eugene Lowe of Fancy Gap, Virginia; son and special friend...
Bowie Combs
Sep 27, 2020
Isaac "Bowie" Combs, 86, of Galax, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, September 27, 2020.
Bowie was born April 4, 1934 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Elbert Nathan and Berta May Kegley Combs.
Bowie is survived by his wife Doris Moser Combs, children and their spouses Terry and Linda Combs of Galax;...
Carl "C.L." Lee Poe
Sep 26, 2020
Carl Lee Poe better known as C.L. Poe age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.
Mr. Poe was born in Grayson County, Virginia on February 12, 1942 to Sam and Bertie Cannoy Poe. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by several brothers and...
Hilda Burnette Anthony
Sep 22, 2020
Hilda Catherine Burnette Anthony age 77 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Anthony was born in Galax, Virginia on October 21, 1942 to Vinton and Lotus Kegley Burnette. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Cleveland Anthony, Sr. and a brother David Burnette....
Charles Edwin Musser
Sep 19, 2020
Charles Edwin Musser known as Edwin Musser age 62 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his home.
Edwin was born in High Point, North Carolina on January 31, 1958 to James Matthew and Georgie Bartlett Musser.
He is survived by his wife Vicki Jennings Musser of Galax, Virginia; daughters and son-in-law...
Louise Goodson Walker
Sep 18, 2020
Louise Goodson Walker age 95 of Independence, Virginia passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Walker was born in Grayson County, Virginia on November 29, 1924 to Porter and Myrtle Brannock Goodson. In addition to her parents she will be joined in heaven by her husband Arvil Walker and sister Lucille Wilson.
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Edward "Eddie" Dean Montgomery, Jr.
Sep 18, 2020
Edward Dean Montgomery Jr., better known as Eddie, age 73, of Mt. Airy, North Carolina passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Montgomery was born in Grayson County, Virginia on March 20, 1947 to Dean Montgomery and Wilma Showalter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Darrell...
Gregory Dean Bowers
Sep 18, 2020
Gregory Dean Bowers age 50 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 in the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Greg was born in Galax, Virginia on December 30, 1969 to Arlie and Mary Lee Lineberry Bowers. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his step-son Nathan Burcham....
Myrtle "June" Fergerson
Sep 18, 2020
Myrtle June Webb Fergerson known as June Fergerson age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday September 18, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Fergerson was born in Phoenix, Arizona on June 9, 1933 to James Bethel and Birdie Pearl West Webb. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Marion John Fergerson;...
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