David Wayne Smith
Oct 7, 2019
David Wayne Smith, 55, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019 at his home. David was born October 10, 1963 in Galax, Virginia to the late Herbert "Pete" and Virginia Price Smith.
He is survived by his wife Sarah of the home; sister and brother-in-law Teresa and Duane Payne of Galax; brother Dennis Smith of Mount Airy, North...
Floyd Kent Cox
Oct 7, 2019
Floyd Kent Cox, of Maple Glen Farm in Carroll County, Va., passed peacefully October 7, 2019, at the Yadkin Nursing Care Center in Yadkinville, N.C. He was 89.
Mr. Cox was a graduate of Galax High School and the University of Virginia, where he earned his B.A. in Physics.
Mr. Cox was a dedicated civil...
Thomas "Tommy" Edward James
Oct 6, 2019
Thomas (better known as Tommy) Edward James, 85, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Tommy was born January 17, 1934 in Yeager, West Virginia to the late Richard and Vergie Burnett James.
Mr. James is survived by his wife Francis Smith James of Fries; daughters...
William Stephen (Stephon) Young
Oct 5, 2019
William Stephen (Stephon) Young, age 56, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019 in the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Stephon was born April 4, 1963 in Galax, Virginia to the late William Henry Young and Sheila Hash Wolfe. Also preceding him in death was his brother Dennis Young and special parents Pastor...
Jezebel (Better Known As Belle) Etta Webb Beck
Oct 4, 2019
Jezebel (Better Known as Belle) Etta Webb Beck, 94, passed away Friday, October 04, 2019, at the Waddell Nursing and Rehab. Belle was born November 27, 1924 in Carroll County to the late Jessee and Emma Adeline Largen Webb. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Oscar Harrison Beck. Also preceding her in...
Mary Vaughan Jefferson
Oct 4, 2019
Mary Vaughan Jefferson age 85 of Greensboro, North Carolina passed away Friday, October 4, 2019 at her home.
She was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 17, 1934 to Cecil and Mamie Funk Vaughan.
She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law Millie and Rick Kimel of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Dawn Culbertson of Greensboro,...
Vivian Joyce Wooten Russell
Sep 28, 2019
Vivian Joyce Wooten Russell better known as Joyce Russell age 81 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 in the Forsyth Medical Center.
Mrs. Russell was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 1, 1938 to William Lester and Virginia Mabel Isom Wooten. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
Hope Jackson Bartlett Jones Taylor
Sep 24, 2019
Hope Jackson Bartlett Jones Taylor, 95, passed away at her home in Fries on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Bom on August 12,1924 and raised in the Old Town Community, she had worked in the Fries Mill, the local drug store and as a bookkeeper. She also worked many years as the Town Clerk for Fries. She was an author,...
Claude Jackson Hash
Sep 21, 2019
Claude Jackson Hash age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 in the Carillion New River Valley Medical Center.
Mr. Hash was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 18, 1931 to Claude Dean and Bessie Ellen Haga
Hash.
He proudly served his country in the US Army during the...
Ona Faye Burris Noblett
Sep 20, 2019
Ona Faye Burris Noblett, age 89, of Galax, VA passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mrs. Noblett was born April 21, 1930 to the late James and Nonnie Roberts Burris. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William Early Noblett, Jr.; daughter and son-law:...
William Ray Peake
Sep 19, 2019
William Ray Peake. Age 68, of Galax passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at his home. Ray was born January 27, 1951 in Marion, Virginia to the late William Earl and Liney Widner Peake.
He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Carrie and Mitch Hawks of Galax, four grandchildren, sister Ruth Beck of Michigan and two...
Kermit Elwood Williams
Sep 18, 2019
Kermit Elwood Williams, 86, died peacefully at home on September 18, 2019, with family nearby. He loved the Lord and his family.
Left to cherish his memory are Wanda Ward Williams, his wife of 65 years, who was by his side in sickness and in health; his daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and David Skeens of Manassas, VA,...
Andy David Isom
Sep 18, 2019
Andy David Isom age 33 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in Galax, Virginia.
Andy was born in Columbia, Maryland on October 3, 1985 to Andy Stuart and Donna Lynn Arrington Isom.
Andy was very passionate about fishing and the New River.
In addition to his parents of Galax, Virginia,...
Mary Ruth Harmon Lowe
Sep 17, 2019
Mary Ruth Harmon Lowe age 87 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.
Mrs. Lowe was born in Carroll County, Virginia on October 18, 1931 to Charlie Christopher and Laura Isom Harmon. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles...
Mary Phillips Dotson
Sep 11, 2019
Mary Dell Phillips Dotson age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in the Waddell Nursing Home.
Mrs. Dotson was born in Grayson County, Virginia on September 25, 1928 to Robert Harley and Sena Ruth Jackson Phillips. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Walter Dotson; sister Alma...
Frank Lawson, Jr.
Sep 10, 2019
Frank Lawson, Jr. age 83 Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at his home.
Mr. Lawson was born in McDowell County, West  Virginia on December 19, 1935 to Frank James Lawson, Sr. and Sylvia Magdaline Hooven Lawson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Becky Carico.
He...
Hazel Louise Vaught Whittaker
Sep 9, 2019
Courtesy Announcement on behalf of Whittaker family .
Hazel Louise Vaught Whittaker of 405 Poplar St., Galax, VA passed away September 9, 2019 in Prince George, VA. She was born July 21, 1926 in Giles County to Early J. & Mary Lou Caldwell Vaught. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Whittaker's husband, Russell C. Whittaker, a sister,...
Fielden "Tater" Harden Anderson
Sep 8, 2019
Fielden H. Anderson better known as Tater Anderson age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Mr. Anderson was born in Grayson County, Virginia on April 3, 1933 to James and Jessie Webb Anderson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...
Christine Bobbitt Sells
Sep 7, 2019
Christine Bobbitt Sells age 91 of Odessa, Florida and formerly of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, September 7, 2019 at her home.
Mrs. Sells was born in Carroll County, Virginia on February 13, 1928 to James Green and Cynthia Tilson Bobbitt. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Rudy M. Sells...
Donald Stephen "Steve" Grimes
Sep 4, 2019
Donald Stephen Grimes better known as Steve Grimes age 68 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at his home.
Steve was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 8, 1951 to Roy Wilkenson and Edith Rosamond Carr Grimes. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter Ashley Caryn Grimes....
