Andrew Jackson Layne, Jr.
May 29, 2020
Andrew Jackson Layne Jr., age 94, of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Friday May 29, 2020 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.
Mr. Layne was born in Caswell County, North Carolina on September 5, 1925 to the late Andrew Layne Sr. and Birdie Wright...
Weldon "Slim" Herbert Phipps
May 28, 2020
Weldon Herbert " Slim" Phipps, age 84 peacefully departed this life on Thursday, May 28, 2020. Weldon was born September 18, 1935 in Woodlawn, VA to the late Effie and Harvey Phipps. He was the youngest of six children. Spoiled by all his siblings. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, brother and 3 sisters....
Rubye Combs Cockerham
May 27, 2020
Rubye Celene Combs Cockerham, age 99, of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was the daughter of the late William Lawrence and Emma Combs. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Milo Cockerham, son Jimmy Cockerham, and granddaughter Leslie Marie White. Milo and Rubye...
Ramona Belaine Kyle Gilliard
May 26, 2020
Ramona Belaine Kyle Gillard age 67 of Johnstown, Pennsylvania passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Belaine was born in Grayson County, Virginia on November 11, 1952 to Jessie James and Ozelle Elizabeth Johnson Kyle. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters Beatrice Brown and Mable Kyle...
Robert Roy Atkins
May 26, 2020
Robert Roy Atkins age 90 of Fries. Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his home.
Mr. Atkins was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 28, 1929 to Paul Shields and Sally Elizabeth Boyer Atkins. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Marian Funk Atkins on May 20, 2020,...
Josephine Chappell
May 26, 2020
Josephine Chappell age 84 of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.
Ms. Chappell was born in Grayson County, Virginia on January 21, 1936 to Cabble and Maude Willey Chappell.
She is survived by sisters and brother-in-law Ella Mae and Larry Williams of King, North Carolina; Mary...
Lucille Lowe Amburn
May 23, 2020
On Saturday May 23, 2020, Lucille Lowe Amburn, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother went to her heavenly home at the age of 90.
Lucy, as her loved ones called her, was born on September 10, 1929 in Carroll County, Virginia to Gollie and Delphia Lowe.
She grew up playing and working in the hills...
Valerie Elise Barker
May 21, 2020
Valerie was born on January 12, 1985 and passed on May 21, 2020. Valerie was a resident of Wilkesboro, NC. Valerie was the loving mother of 5 Children: Kaylie Barker of Tennessee, Shaun Carpenter, Rosa Ruiz of Austinville, Meya and Esther Sanchez of Fries. Valerie was proceeded in death by her mother Tammy Burris Barker, grandmother, Betty Mason, and...
Marian Funk Atkins
May 20, 2020
Marian Funk Atkins 89, of the Summerfield Community, Fries Virginia, passed away at her home Wednesday May 20, 2020.
Mrs. Atkins was born to Robert Contee and Grace Sutherland Funk on May 7, 1931 in Grayson County Virginia. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Alden Funk.
She is...
Fredia Fields Wright
May 20, 2020
Fredia Dorcas Fields Wright age 100 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.
Mrs. Wright was born on March 25, 1920 in Galax, Virginia to Connie Lee and Elbina Reeves Fields. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Munsey Holroyd Wright.
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Ruby Liddle Sikes
May 11, 2020
Ruby Liddle Sikes age 98 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.
Mrs. Sikes was born on June 29, 1921 in Grayson County, Virginia to Joshua Burton and Lucy Fidelia Edwards Liddle. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Everett Eugene Sikes...
James Franklin Walker
May 10, 2020
James Franklin Walker age 53 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 at his home.
James was born in Galax, Virginia on May 30, 1966 to James Nelson and Arbara Della Isom Walker.
In addition to his father James Walker of Galax, Virginia he is survived by his wife Bonnie Sue Walker of...
Pauline Wooten
May 9, 2020
Pauline Wooten age 92 of Fries, Virginia passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at her home.
Ms. Wooten was born in Galax, Virginia on January 9, 1928 to William Ben and Hassie Mae Edwards Wooten. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a granddaughter Crystal Renae Smith and nine siblings.
She...
Jimmy Arnold Melton
May 3, 2020
Jimmy Arnold Melton age 42 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.
Jimmy was born in Galax, Virginia on October 4, 1977 to Clyde Wayne and Anna Mae Hawkins Melton.
In addition to his mother Anna Mae Melton of Galax, Virginia, Jimmy is survived...
Barbara Jean Howard
May 3, 2020
Barbara Jean Howard, of Gastonia, NC, died on May 3, 2020 at the age of 70. She was the daughter of the late David Stuart and Emmer Margaret Howard. She was born in Newark, NJ on January 6, 1950 and resided in Roanoke, VA, Independence, VA, Galax, VA, and most recently Gastonia, NC. She is survived by her...
Louise Sharp Edwards
May 1, 2020
Louise Sharp Edwards, 97 of Galax, Virginia went to her heavenly home on Friday, May 1, 2020.
She was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 14, 1922 to Walter and Pearl Lineberry Sharp. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband Everett Edwards a sister Melba Mabe and brother Clise...
James (Jim) Arthur Disbrow
Apr 30, 2020
James Arthur Disbrow age 77 of Culpeper, Virginia and Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, April 30,
2020 at his home in Galax. Mr. Disbrow was born in Bremerton, Washington on April 5, 1943 to Howard Disbrow and Mildred
Christine Peterson Disbrow. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth "Liz" Disbrow of Culpeper...
Harold Nelson Melton
Apr 27, 2020
Harold Nelson Melton age 91 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, April 27, 2020 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.
Mr. Melton was born in Carroll County, Virginia on January 24, 1929 to Stephen Everett and Lavada Ada Hanks. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters Alma Melton and Maxine...
Stanley Davis Brewer
Apr 25, 2020
Stanley Davis Brewer age 56 of Fries, Virginia passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 in the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Stanley was born in Galax, Virginia on August 12, 1963 to Ted Davis and Frances Louise Lowe Brewer.
In addition to his mother, Frances Brewer of Fries, Virginia he is survived by a son Josh...
Geneva Farmer Bedsaul
Apr 25, 2020
Geneva Margaret Farmer Bedsaul, 95, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 in the Hillsville Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.
She was born in Galax on October 20, 1924, to the late Clarence H. Farmer and Nettie Smith Farmer. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Coy Donald Bedsaul; brothers...
