Obituaries

Mar 25, 2019

Beatrice May Noyes Yakem age 94 of Independence, Virginia passed away Monday, March25, 2019 in the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Mrs. Yakem was born on May 7, 1924 in Oswego, New York to William and Eliza Godden Noyes. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband George Yakem, Jr..

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Mar 24, 2019

Fred Adams, Jr. age 81, of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. Mr. Adams was born June 13, 1937 in Galax, Virginia to the late Fred Adams and Bettie Mae Webb Adams. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister Jane Edwards, brother John...

Mar 24, 2019

Curtis Mike Jones, age 83, of Independence, Virginia passed away Sunday March 24, 2019 at the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mr. Jones was born in Carroll County, Virginia on October 20, 1935 to the late Lonnie Cole and Essie Byrd Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Yvonne B....

Mar 24, 2019

Bonnie Lou Andrews Cole age 64 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 at the home of her sister.

Bonnie was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland on February 4, 1955 to James Paul and Edna (Pauline) Crouse Andrews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Scott Cole and...

Mar 23, 2019

Earl Lee Morgan, age 80, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday March 23, 2019 at his home.

Mr. Morgan was born in East Prairie, Missouri on February 23, 1939 to the late Eugene Morgan and Ruby Morgan Schneider.

Earl worked as Senior Vice President of merchandise at Vaughan Bassett Furniture for 36 years. He was...

Mar 22, 2019

Cecil Norton Ayers age 85 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Friday, March 22, 2019 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center.

Mr. Ayers was born in the Fancy Gap Community of Carroll County, Virginia on March 22, 1934 to Arless and Mary Velen Pugh Ayers. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two...

Mar 21, 2019

Randi Leigh Hatfield age 73 of Wake Forest, North Carolina passed away Thursday night in the Surry Community Nursing and Rehab Center in Mt. Airy, North Carolina.

Ms. Hatfield was born in West Virginia on April 20, 1945 to Jesse and Juanita Staton Franklin.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law Rod and Lynn...

Mar 19, 2019

Donna Gail Wagoner age 69 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at the home of her sister.

Donna was born in Roanoke, Virginia on July 16, 1949 to Robert Frank and Mary Ann Newman Jones.

She is survived by her sisters and brothers-in-law Cheryl and Rodney Jennings of Galax, Virginia; Angela and...

Mar 19, 2019

Hampton Lewis Edwards age 88 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at his Home.

Mr. Edwards was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 6, 1930 to Riley Andrew and Emma Frances Hundley Edwards. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Victoria Edwards, son James Edwards, brothers and...

Mar 16, 2019

Roy P. Nunn, Jr, of Knoxville, Tennessee passed away peacefully on March 16, 2019 at his residence. Roy was born to parents Roy P. Nunn and Beatrice M. Nunn on April 30, 1932 in Galax, Virginia. He was 86 years old.

Roy attended Galax Elementary School and graduated from Staunton Military Academy in Staunton, Virginia in 1950...

Mar 16, 2019

Margaret Marie Hackler, age 99, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 29, 1919 to the late Charles Raleigh and Sally Alma Funk Kinzer. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years Dr. John ...

Mar 15, 2019

Elizabeth Merlene King age 84 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at the home of her daughter in Galax, Virginia.

Mrs. King was born in Carroll County, Virginia on April 7, 1934 to Roby and Lena Winesette Padgett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Edward J. King,...

Mar 12, 2019

John Curtis Anders age 89 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at his home.

Mr. Anders was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 9, 1929 to James Everett and Lillie Franklin Beckner Anders. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by five sisters Lissie Edwards, Beulah Kirby, Louise Holderfield, Clara...

Mar 10, 2019

Russell Bryant Dickerson age 81 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at his home.

Mr. Dickerson was born in Bedford, Virginia on March 17, 1937 to William Bryant Dickerson and Frances Willard Sanders Dickerson.

He is survived by his wife Mary Ann of Galax, Virginia; children Russell (Rusty) and Christi of Atlanta,...

Mar 9, 2019

John Berkley Hamilton III age 79 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Mr. Hamilton was born in Richmond, Virginia on April 4, 1939 to John Berkley Hamilton, II and Louise Callahan Hamilton. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son John B Hamilton...

Mar 7, 2019

Opal Ailene Vaughan age 74 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019 in the New River Valley Medical Center.

Mrs. Vaughan was born in Carroll County, Virginia on November 3, 1944 to Dewey and Elizabeth Goad Anders. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Betty Carolyn Anders and a...

Mar 7, 2019

Ada Lee Haga Williams age 76 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019 at her home.

Mrs. Williams was born in Carroll County, Virginia on June 18, 1942 to Fletcher Arlo and Mallie Malinda Bowers Burnette. In addition to parents she was preceded in death by her husbands Paul Haga and Elmer Williams; sister Onita...

Mar 6, 2019

Virginia Edith Leonard Sutherland age 102 of Galax, Virginia passed away from this life on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Sutherland was born on November 18, 1916 in Grayson County, Virginia to John Perry Leonard and Mary Elizabeth Roberts Leonard. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Mar 6, 2019

Georgie Nell Martin age 86 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Martin was born in Galax, Virginia on October 2, 1932 to Sam and Laura Dunevant. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Clarin Elmo Martin and a sister Cleo...

Mar 5, 2019

Joseph (Joe) Thomas Blevins, age 88, of Fries, Virginia passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center in Galax, Virginia. Mr. Blevins was born August 7, 1930 in Grayson County to the late Gold Blevins and Dorothy Dixon Blevins.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Rosabelle Johnson...