Obituaries

Oct 3, 2018

Julia Elizabeth Williams Reid (Judy) passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Fries,Virginia.

Mrs. Reid was born in Guilford County, Greensboro, North Carolina on September 4, 1939 to Garland Thomas and Nanny Louise Reid. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her grandson Fletcher Dalton Williams and...

Sep 30, 2018

Louise Black Byrd age 86 of Fries, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Byrd was born in Grayson County, Virginia on January 20, 1932 to Dallas Lee and Lillie Mae Vaughan Black. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband J.T. Byrd.

Sep 30, 2018

Dela Elaine Wright, 83, of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the Grayson Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Mrs. Wright was born in Kentucky on August 13, 1935 to Alfred and Mary Wright Freeman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Clifford W. Wright.

Mrs. Wright...

Sep 26, 2018

Roby Lawrence McMillan age 89 of East Bend, North Carolina passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at his home in East Bend.

Mr. McMillan was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 28, 1928 to James Lawrence and Bessie Ethel Alley McMillan. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Helen Hill...

Sep 25, 2018

Larry Stuard Hackler age 77 of King, North Carolina and formerly of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the Universal Healthcare of King in King, North Carolina.

Mr. Hackler was born in Grayson County, Virginia on June 14, 1941 to Clarence and Lula Mae Parks Hackler. In addition to his parents he was preceded...

Sep 24, 2018

Wayne Hamilton Sexton, 72, of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at his home.

Wayne was born in Galax, Virginia on November 5, 1945 to the late Grey and Willie Aldred Sexton.

Wayne is survived by his wife Debbie Sexton of Galax, Virginia; sons and daughters-in-law Michael Wayne and Gena Sexton of Cana,...

Sep 24, 2018

Barbara Janet Melton Webb Smith age 74 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina.

Janet was born on April 13, 1944 in Carroll County, Virginia to Otho and Melissa Lousia Horton Melton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands Aylor...

Sep 21, 2018

Barbara Leonard Smith, 79, of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Galax Nursing and Rehab Center.

Barbara was born in Carroll County, Virginia on August 26, 1939 to the late Glenn Robert and Nora Lee Payne Leonard. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by husband James C. Smith Sr.,...

Sep 20, 2018

Gunnery Sgt Hurley Lee Cain, 82, passed from this life on September 20, 2018 at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living in Mt. Airy, N.C. He is remembered for his military service to country, his pride in his two children, his love of his heritage, Virginia relatives and Galax roots. He was born October 19, 1935 in Galax, VA to Casper and...

Sep 19, 2018

Samuel Darle Jackson age 63 of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at his home.

Darle was born in Wytheville, Virginia on March 26 , 1955 to Samuel Deval and Hattie Pauline Parks Jackson. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a brother Gregory H. Jackson.

He is survived...

Sep 17, 2018

Donald Lee Lundy age 72 of Galax, Virginia passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 in the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Donald was born in Williamsburg, Virginia on April 16,1946 to Ralph Dale and Vera Conley Lundy. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter Jenny Lundy.

Donald proudly served...

Sep 15, 2018

Mozelle Shupe Baker, 100, of Fries, Virginia passed away Saturday September 15, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Mrs. Baker was born in Grayson County, Virginia on July 10, 1918 to the late Cleve and Bessie Evans Shupe.

Sep 15, 2018

Bertha Anderson Hill, 98, of Fries, Virginia passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at her home.

Mrs. Hill was born in Wythe County on July 13, 1920 to the late William and Maggie Jonas Anderson and was a graduate of Speedwell High School....

Sep 13, 2018

Curtiss Theodore Bobbitt, "C.Ted", passed away peacefully at his home in Dublin, Virginia on September 13, 2018 at the age of 76.

He was born on August 15, 1942 in Galax, Virginia to John and Jessie Bobbitt. He was the second oldest of 5 siblings and spent most of...

Sep 13, 2018

Marie Blevins Carey age 93 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, September13, 2018 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Carey was born in Virginia on March 26, 1925 to James B. and Flora Abbie Davis Blevins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband John E. Carey.

She...

Sep 11, 2018

Derek Brandon Hill, 36, of Woodlawn, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018.Derek was born in Galax, Virginia to the late Roger Walter Hill and Doris Lee Roberts Hill Moody.

Derek proudly service his country in the United States Army.

He is survived by his daughters Kamdyn Hill and Brailyn Hill of Myrtle Beach, South...

Sep 11, 2018

Maude Walker Smith age 92 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in the Commonwealth Assisted Living in Hillsville, Virginia.

Mrs. Smith was born in Carroll County, Virginia on September 11, 1926 to Thomas Wade and Thelma Blanche Green Melton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 45...

Sep 11, 2018

Virginia Ruth Taylor Leonard known as Tiny Leonard age 98 of Hillsville, Virginia passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in the Twin County Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Leonard was born in Grayson County, Virginia on October 28, 1919 to William Kyle and Ollie Holcomb Taylor. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband...

Sep 10, 2018

Sherry Lynn Forster, 46, of Pulaski passed away Monday September 10, 2018 in the Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. Sherry was born November 7, 1971 in Suffolk, Virginia to the late John Benjamin Asbell and Rose Melba Chaney Asbell Dyke.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother John Asbell.

She...

Sep 6, 2018

Bernard Campbell Wampler, 86, of Pulaski, Virginia and La Quinta, California died peacefully on Thursday, September 6, 2018.  He was affectionately known to many of his family and friends as "Bunny." He is survived by his children Sarah H. Wampler of Lilburn, Georgia; Bernard C. Wampler, Jr. of Martinsville, Virginia; John G. Wampler of La Quinta, California; Lucille W. Niessen...