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Clarence Merle Barker

Clarence Merle Barker

Jul 6, 2019

Clarence Merle Barker, 91, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday July 6, 2019 at his home. Mr. Barker was born on June 1, 1928 in Carroll County, Virginia to Commodore Friel and Mary Leftwich Barker. In addition to his parents he was proceeded in death by wife Lila Leone Barker; sisters Juanita Frost and Ernestine Barker; and brothers Olen,...

James Allen Hines

James Allen Hines

Jul 6, 2019

James Allen Hines, 77, of Fries, Virginia passed away Saturday July 6, 2019 at his home. Mr. Hines was born on February 19, 1942 in Grayson County, Virginia to Hobert and Mollie Carrico Hines. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister Mary Sue Hines.

Mr. Hines is survived by his wife...

Charles (Foot) Gravley

Charles (Foot) Gravley

Jul 4, 2019

Charles Gravley, also known as  Foot,  age 61, of Elk Creek, Virginia passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Charles was born November 24, 1957 in Galax, Virginia to the late Walter Ellis Gravley and Edith Isom Gravley.  In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his wife Mary...

Imojean Chappell Manuel

Imojean Chappell Manuel

Jul 4, 2019

Imojean Chappell Manuel, age 84, of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away July 4, 2019 in Galax Nursing and Rehab. Imojean was born November 6, 1934 in Carroll County, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband of many years Donald Lee Manuel and son Jackie Manuel.

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law: Sue and Curlee Horton...

Donald Ray Caldwell

Donald Ray Caldwell

Jul 3, 2019

Donald Ray Caldwell, 58, of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at his home. Donald Ray was born May 3, 1961 in Carroll County, Virginia to the late Billy Dean Caldwell and Rita Sue Allen Caldwell McKenzie.

In addition to his mother Rita Sue McKenzie of Galax, he is survived by sisters and brother –in-law:...

Aileene H. Hale

Aileene H. Hale

Jul 1, 2019

Floyd, Virginia

Mrs. Aileene H. Hale, age 90, formerly of Galax, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 in the Skyline Nursing and Rehab Center, Floyd, Virginia. Mrs. Hale was born in Grayson County, Virginia to the late William Lee Hale and Cora Florence Patton Hale. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

James Edward "Wormy" Swain

James Edward "Wormy" Swain

Jul 1, 2019

James Edward "Wormy" Swain, age 69, of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born July 4, 1950 in Galax, Virginia to the late George Swain and Stella Cleo Haga.

Mr. Swain proudly served his country in the U. S. Army.

He is survived by...

William Otto Martin

William Otto Martin

Jun 30, 2019

William Otto Martin age 88 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 in the Kissito Rehab of Bland in Bastian , Virginia.

Mr. Martin was born in Carroll County, Virginia on March 28, 1931 to Thomas Wiley and Alice Lena Whitt Martin. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three sisters...

Mary Leona Delp

Mary Leona Delp

Jun 29, 2019

Mary Leona Delp, age 87 passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019 in the Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mary was born December 4, 1931 in Grayson County, Virginia to the late Kelly Williams and Leona Amburn Williams.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Gerald Delp and special parents Elmer...

Barbara Ann Taylor Lambert

Barbara Ann Taylor Lambert

Jun 29, 2019

Barbara Ann Taylor Lambert age 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Barbara was born in Grayson County, Virginia on March 14, 1941 to John Floyd and Bessie Pearl Graham Taylor. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Bill Taylor; grandchildren Barry Duncan,...

Shelby Jean Huff

Shelby Jean Huff

Jun 23, 2019

Shelby Jean Huff age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 in the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Mrs. Huff was born in Grayson County, Virginia on March 25, 1937 to Herman and Hattie Bell Phibbs Funk.

She is survived by her husband Robert (Jack) Huff of Galax. Virginia; son...

Charles Dean Alley

Charles Dean Alley

Jun 22, 2019

Charles Dean Alley age 74 of Johnson City, Tennessee passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019 at his home.

Mr. Alley was born in Grayson County, Virginia on August 5, 1944 to Charles and Alice Vaughan Alley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Tony Alley.

Mr. Alley proudly served...

Kerin Whitlock Adams

Kerin Whitlock Adams

Jun 22, 2019

Kerin Frances Whitlock Adams age 83 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019 in the Commonwealth Senior Living in Hillsville, Virginia.

Mrs. Adams was born on September 6, 1935 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Dwight Edward and Geraldine Griffith Whitlock. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Garland...

Benny Gene Carper

Benny Gene Carper

Jun 20, 2019

Benny Gene Carper age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mr. Carper was born in Pulaski, Virginia on February 7, 1937 to the late Leonard and Ann Waterhouse Carper.

He is survived by his wife Dorothy Carper of Galax, Virginia; daughters and sons-in-law Cathy...

Sherry Ann Lawrence

Sherry Ann Lawrence

Jun 18, 2019

Sherry Ann Lawrence age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in the Medi Home Seniors Group Home in Independence, Virginia.

Mrs. Lawrence was born in Akron, Ohio on October 16, 1942 to Frank Stouffer and Mildred Faye Dillon Elliott. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Harry...

Shirley Louise Edwards

Shirley Louise Edwards

Jun 18, 2019

Shirley Louise Testerman Edwards age 64 of Fancy Gap, Virginia passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Shirley was born in Grayson County, Virginia on October 1, 1954 to Carl Eugene and Bernice Lucille Cox Testerman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Alvin Wayne Edwards...

Avery Dale Newman

Avery Dale Newman

Jun 17, 2019

Avery Dale Newman age 26 of Elk Creek, Virginia passed away Monday, June 17, 2019 in the Forsyth Medical Center.

Avery was born in Richmond, Virginia on June 20, 1992 to Larry Dale Newman and Kimberley Kay Fender. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Arthur Pete Fender; paternal grandmother Mildred A. Winesett Toler; paternal...

Max Sechrist

Max Sechrist

Jun 14, 2019

Baby Max Sechrist child of Blaine and Autumn Sechrist of Fries, Virginia passed away Friday, June 14, 2019 in the Wythe County Community Hospital.

In addition to the parents Max is survived by a sister Hayven Sechrist; brother Abel Sechrist; grandparents Rachel and Larry Shupe all of Fries, Virginia; Ronda Holman of Mt. Airy, North Carolina; aunts...

Ashley Danielle Lanier

Ashley Danielle Lanier

Jun 13, 2019

Ashley Danielle Lanier age 29 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019 in Galax, Virginia.

Ashley was born on September 4, 1989 in Jacksonville, Florida to Donald Bryan Lanier and Rhonda Jane Clark Lanier.

Ashley is survived by her mother and husband Rhonda and Chris Thompson; daughters Kya Rayne Brewer and Kynleigh Wren...

Treva Billings Roberts

Treva Billings Roberts

Jun 9, 2019

Treva Dortha Billings Roberts age 84 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at her home.

Mrs. Roberts was born in Grayson County, Virginia on November 29, 1934 to Ed and Lula Tilly Billings. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Duma Lee Roberts; a daughter Dortha Ann Roberts;...

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