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Donald Shelton "D.S." Houk
Nov 24, 2018
Donald Shelton "D.S." Houk, 86, of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday November 24, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Mr. Houk was born in Grayson County, Virginia on January 4, 1932 to Mack and Fannie Moser Houk. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son Donald Scott...
Margie Marie Cooley
Nov 24, 2018
Margie Marie Cooley age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.
Miss Cooley was born in Grayson County, Virginia on May 23, 1928 to John E. and Rose Higgins Cooley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Ruth (Sidney) Combs and...
Steve (Flash) Waddell
Nov 23, 2018
Steve Waddell known as Flash age 59 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, November 23, 2018 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.
He was born in Tennessee on November 6, 1959 to Paul Scott and Edith Richards Waddell.
True friends who will miss him greatly are Mackie Bedsaul, Erick Fender, Randall Hawks...
Mozelle Newman Dowling
Nov 21, 2018
Mozelle Dowling age 87 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in the Grayson Nursing and Rehab Center.
Mrs. Dowling was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 11, 1931 to Heath and Mary Valentine Bond Newman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Howard Dowling and a daughter...
Swanson Homer Sawyers
Nov 19, 2018
Swanson Homer Sawyers age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, November 19, 2018 at his home.
Mr. Sawyers was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 4, 1928 to Robert Lee and Nola Wright Sawyers. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years Altie Sawyers; daughters Phyllis Ann...
Virginia Mildred Ring
Nov 15, 2018
Virginia Mildred Bowman Ring age 91 of Fries, Virginia passed away Thursday night at her home.
Mrs. Ring was born in Carroll County, Virginia on May 23, 1927 to Lafayette L. "Doc" and Lena Martin Bowman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Homer William Ring.
She is survived...
Lillian Lucille Bonn
Nov 14, 2018
Lillian Lucille Bonn age 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in the Forsyth Medical Center.
Mrs. Bonn was born in Carroll County on September 23, 1928 to Roy and Hazel Combs Melton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband George Granville Bonn.
She is survived...
Arthur (Red) Eugene Martin
Nov 14, 2018
Arthur Eugene (Red) Martin age 88 of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.
Mr. Martin was born in Grayson County, Virginia on October 9, 1930 to Russell and Estelle Burnett Martin. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Mary Katherine...
Kenneth Richard Schaeffer, Sr.
Nov 13, 2018
Kenneth Richard Schaeffer, Sr age 83 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, November 13,
2018.
Mr. Schaeffer was born in Hamburg, PA on August 19, 1935 to Franklin and Dorothy Emerick
Schaeffer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, John Schaeffer.
David Winton Patton
Nov 13, 2018
David Winton Patton age 50 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at the home of his nephew.
David was born in Galax, Virginia on August 13, 1968 to Claude and Brenda McBride Patton.
He is survived by his wife Sandra Patton; two daughters Shannon Crowder and Kyndel Patton all of Galax, Virginia;...
William Raymond Russell
Nov 11, 2018
William Raymond Russell age 72 of Galax, Virginia passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018 at his home.
Mr. Russell was born in Carroll County, Virginia on August 27, 1946 to Romie and Emma Ayers Russell. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Tilly Marietta Melton Russell.
He is survived...
Olen Carl Parks
Nov 10, 2018
Olen Carl Parks age 87 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.
Mr. Parks was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 28, 1931 to Floyd and Della Mae Carpenter Parks. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers Edward Parks and William Billy...
Stanley Dwight Carter
Nov 9, 2018
Stanley Dwight Carter age 61 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, November 9, 2018 at this home.
Stanley was born in Radford, Virginia on December 20, 1956 to Denton and Leona Grimes Carter. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a brother Greg Carter.
He is survived by his wife Kathy...
Rev. (Bill) Kenneth William Linkous, Jr.
Nov 7, 2018
Rev. (Bill) Kenneth William Linkous, Jr. age 70 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018 surrounded by his loving family and friends. Bill was born on December 2, 1947 in Itmann, West Virginia to Kenneth William Linkous, Sr. and Winnie Marie Goad Linkous. In addition to his mother Winnie Linkous of Mullens, West Virginia he is survived...
Elizabeth Rector Myers
Nov 4, 2018
Elizabeth Ann Rector Myers age 70 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 in the Forsyth Medical Center.
Elizabeth was born in Galax, Virginia on February 12, 1948 to Norman E. and Imogene Bunn Rector.
She is survived by her husband Gene Paul Myers of Woodlawn, Virginia; daughters and sons-in-law Norma and Scott...
Emory "Guy" Guy Crouse
Nov 3, 2018
Emory "Guy" Crouse better known as "Guy" Crouse, 90 of Galax, Virginia passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 in the Commonwealth Senior Living of Hillsville after a long struggle with cancer.
He was born in Grayson County, Baywood Community, on October 18, 1928 to Lester and Myrtle Crouse. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...
Dale Martin Chappell
Nov 2, 2018
Dale Martin Chappell 78 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 in the Wake Forest Cancer Center.
Dale was born in Galax, Virginia on September 24, 1940 to Clyde and Sadie Kegley Chappell. After graduating from Galax High School he served in the United States Army. Dale married the late Barbara Harman Chappell who brought...
Jackie Gilmer Long
Nov 1, 2018
Jackie Gilmer Long, 80, of Independence passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018 at his home. Mr. Long was born in Grayson County on March 8, 1938 to Roby William Long and Polly Bagwell Long. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Eller Ward Long, son Bobby Ray Long and daughter Luella Kay...
Mary Elizabeth Waddell
Oct 31, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Cato Waddell passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on October 31, 2018 at Trellis Supportive Care surrounded by her family. Services will be held Sunday, November 4 th at 2 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Galax.
Mary was born on July 27, 1934 in Galax, Virginia to Phillip Maddox Cato and Hazel...
Mary Margaret Pack
Oct 31, 2018
Mary Margaret Pack, 80, of Fries, Virginia passed away Wednesday October 31, 2018 in the Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax, Virginia.
Mary was born in Wythe County, Virginia on April 27, 1938 to James Ward Bolton and Mary Frances Topham Bolton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother James Ward...
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