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Adalynn Morgan Kennedy

Adalynn Morgan Kennedy

Sep 2, 2019

Adalynn Morgan Kennedy 10 day old daughter of Tristian Levi William and Hayley Morgan Fink Kennedy passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Adalynn was born on August 23, 2019 in Roanoke, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her maternal

great- grandfather Guy Thompson and paternal great-grandmother Carolyn Jean Funk....

Clark Hunter Pickett

Clark Hunter Pickett

Sep 1, 2019

Clark Hunter Pickett age 59 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019 at his home.

Clark was born in Wytheville, Virginia on February 16, 1960 to Eldridge Clark Pickett, Jr. and Bonnie Moore Pickett. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Clint and Edna Moore and paternal grandparents...

Betty Lou Melton

Betty Lou Melton

Aug 30, 2019

Betty Lou Melton age 83 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.

Mrs. Melton was born in Grayson County, Virginia on December 15, 1935 to Wayne and Susie Tester Summers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Howard Melton, son...

Mary Sue Wilson

Mary Sue Wilson

Aug 28, 2019

Mary Sue Wilson age 91 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.

Mrs. Wilson was born in Winchester, Virginia on June 24, 1928 to Walter and Clara Burcham Edmonds. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Edwin W. Wilson.

She is...

William "Steve" Stephen Melton

William "Steve" Stephen Melton

Aug 28, 2019

William Stephen Melton age 44 of Fancy Gap, Virginia passed away Thursday in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Steve was born in Carroll County, Virginia on April 29, 1975 to William Virgil Melton and Brenda Lane Melton Fender.

He was preceded in death by his sister Lisa Melton.

He is survived by his...

Darrin Travis Kelley

Darrin Travis Kelley

Aug 25, 2019

Darrin Travis Kelley known as Travis Kelley age 44 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Travis was born in Galax, Virginia on June 2, 1975. He was preceded in death by a sister Beth Price.

He is survived by his parents Blenda Mallory Bilbrey and Garold...

Janet Kay Reeves

Janet Kay Reeves

Aug 21, 2019

Janet Kay Reeves, 54, of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the Galax Health and Rehab Center, Galax, Virginia. Janet was born in Galax on December 24, 1964 to the late Ellis A. and Earline Rudy Reeves.

She is survived by per sister and brother-in-law Linda Sue and Dennis Michaelis of Fries, Virginia; brother...

Helen Edwards Stoneman

Helen Edwards Stoneman

Aug 20, 2019

Helen Edwards Stoneman, 96, of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at the Waddell Nursing Home.  Mrs. Stoneman was born September 18, 1922 to the late Virgil W. and Tottie Robinson Harrison in Carroll County, Virginia.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands Hermon R. Edwards, Guy Burcham and Roy Stoneman;...

Wanda Sutherland Weddle Poole

Wanda Sutherland Weddle Poole

Aug 20, 2019

Wanda Sutherland Weddle Poole, Born May 3, 1940, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 20, 2019. She was preceded in death by her first husband of 55 years, Lonnie J. Weddle, her mother Mary Sutherland Polston, stepfather Howard Polston, and father Dennis J. Sutherland. Surviving are her husband Bennie Poole of Greer,...

Bobby Gene Haga

Bobby Gene Haga

Aug 19, 2019

Bobby Gene Haga age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, August 19, 2019 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.

Mr. Haga was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 10, 1937 to George and Lillian Bond Haga. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three sisters Joanne Brewer, Gussie...

Steve Allen Dye

Steve Allen Dye

Aug 18, 2019

Steve Allen Dye, age 58, of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday August 18, 2019 in the Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax.

Mr. Dye was born in Galax, Virginia on September 17, 1960 to the late Clyde and Katherine Akers Dye.

Irene Mabel Edwards

Irene Mabel Edwards

Aug 14, 2019

Irene Mabel Edwards age 85 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.

Miss Edwards was born in Galax, Virginia on April 13, 1934 to Elmer Eugene and Nannie Felts Edwards. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister Betty Lee Rowe.

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Kelly Gleason Hash

Kelly Gleason Hash

Aug 14, 2019

Kelly Gleason Hash age 99 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019 in the Forsyth Medical Center.

Mr. Hash was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 25, 1920 to Charles Gleason and Christie Anna Halsey Hash. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Nena Hale Hash, two infant...

Anita "Sue" Rhudy Backus

Anita "Sue" Rhudy Backus

Aug 10, 2019

Anita "Sue" Rhudy Backus, age 81, of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday August 9, 2019 at her home. Sue was born in Grayson County on December 22, 1937 to the late Otey and Anice Larue Rhudy.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings Eileen Stewart, Sybil Johnson, Kathleen Smith, Ann Comeaux, Delton Rhudy,...

Lee Roy "Leroy" Mckenzie, Jr.

Lee Roy "Leroy" Mckenzie, Jr.

Aug 10, 2019

Lee Roy "Leroy" McKenzie Jr., age 82, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday August 10, 2019 at his home.  Leroy was born in Grayson County, Virginia on April 23, 1937 to the late Lee Roy and Ruby Frazier McKenzie.

He is survived by his wife Kathryn McKenzie; daughters and son-in-law Donna McKenzie and Lucinda and James Carrico;...

Iola Phipps

Iola Phipps

Aug 9, 2019

Iola Phipps, age 78, of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday August 9, 2019 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center in Christiansburg, Virginia. Iola was born in Galax, Virginia on March 11, 1941 to the late Walter and Mourning Blair Saunders.

She is survived by her husband Weldon "Slim" Phipps; daughters and son-in-law Lesia Brown, Pandoria and...

Ernest Morris Taylor, Jr.

Ernest Morris Taylor, Jr.

Aug 9, 2019

Ernest Morris Taylor, Jr. known as Morris Taylor age 80 of Galax, Virginia passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, August 9, 2019.

Mr. Taylor was born in Kershaw, South Carolina on October 2, 1938 to Ernest Morris Taylor, Sr. and Sadie Wilson Taylor. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a...

Helen Lavon Spears

Helen Lavon Spears

Aug 3, 2019

Helen Lavon Spears age 80 of Fries, Virginia passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019 in the Skyline Nursing and Rehab.

Mrs. Spears was born in Maggofin County, Kentucky on August 28, 1938 to Guy and Ruie Cantrell Williams. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Spears.

She is...

Mary Jean Corbin

Mary Jean Corbin

Aug 3, 2019

COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENT:

Mary Jean Corbin, 72 of 9 Jefferson Court Waynesboro, went to be with her Lord at 10:45 p.m. Saturday night, August 3, 2019 at the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville.

She was born on November 18, 1946 in Lexington and was a daughter of the late Gail B. and Bessie (Stinnett) Corbin.

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Everette Jeffery Leagans

Everette Jeffery Leagans

Aug 2, 2019

Everette Jeffery Leagans, age 61, of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday August 2, 2019 in Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Everette was born April 28, 1958 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Elbert and Mildred Fitzgerald Leagans.

He is survived by his brother and spouse Charles and Ruby Leagans of Galax, Virginia and several...

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