Galax High Virginia Alumni Obituaries

Kenneth Kyle Anthony Phipps, age 71, passed away on January 22, 2026, in Ochlocknee, Georgia. Kenneth was born on August 3, 1954, in Galax, Virginia, to loving parents Isaac Kyl...

Douglas Charles Morris 68 of Dover Kentucky passed away on Thursday January 8 2026 at Meadowview Regional Medical Center. Mr. Morris retired from Harley Davidson Dealership in Tulsa Oklahoma. He was born in Galax Virginia on March 31 1957 the son of the late Charles B. and Mary Lillian Edwards Morri...

    Reta Mae Glasgow-Davison, 88, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025 at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.    She was born on March 10, 1937, near Knox City, Missouri, the daughter of Millard Clifton and Opal Irene Weaver Goodwin.  &nbsp...

LITTLETON, NORTH CAROLINA GLORIA BIGGS GRIFFIN, 85, died July 31, 2020. She was a native of Washington County and had been preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Lee Edward Griffin, her parents, Joseph Biggs and Mary Susan Curles Biggs and two sisters, Margaret Stone and Emily Hasty. ...

Hattie Irene Goodson Winesett age 97 of Galax Virginia passed away Thursday January 15 2026 in the Hillsville Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Winesett was born on May 3 1928 in Galax Virginia to Morgan Thomas and Minnie Galyean Goodson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husba...

Demmie Ruth Stamper Breeding age 70 of Galax Virginia passed away Sunday January 11 2026 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. She is survived by her husband Lacy Breeding daughters and soninlaw Brittany Jennings Athena and Dennis Yelton sister Ella Ruth Stamper all of Galax Virginia brothers and ...

Rufus Eugene McRoberts better known as Bill McRoberts age 93 of Galax Virginia passed away Friday January 23 2026 at his home. Mr. McRoberts was born on October 3 1932 in Grayson County Virginia to William Andrew and Martha Norman McRoberts. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his...

Harold Kenneth Payne better known as H.K. Payne age 92 of Galax Virginia passed away Sunday January 18 2026 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Payne was born on June 2 1933 in Carroll County Virginia to Wilbur Barnett and Odessa Hawks Payne. In addition to his parents he was preceded in d...

Pauline Parks Jackson age 92 of Galax Virginia passed away Monday January 26 2026 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Jackson was born in Carroll County Virginia on May 19 1933 to Jackson Floyd and Della Mae Carpenter Parks. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husband S...

Dell Newman Mabe age 99 years eleven months and fifteen days of Woodlawn Virginia passed away Friday January 16 2026 in the Senior Home Shares in Galax Va. Mrs. Mabe was born on January 26 1926 in Carroll County Virginia to Montie B. and Mary Ethel Smythers Newman. In addition to her parents she was...

Dennis Everette Alderman age 93 of Woodlawn Virginia a cherished husband father and friend passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 14 2026 in the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson North Carolina. He leaves behind a legacy of love and kindness. Born with a heart of gold Dennis dedicated his life to bo...

Benjamin Eugene Bartlett age 66 passed away early on December 25 2025. Ben was born and raised in Galax Virginia to the late Bobby Bartlett and Joyce Hankley. Ben grew up on a multiacre farm where he learned a multitude of skills and developed a lifelong love for the outdoors. His father taught him ...

Rubye Lea Cox Bobbitt age 81 of Galax Virginia passed away Thursday January 8 2026 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Bobbitt was born on July 21 1944 in Virginia to Golden Daniel and Edna Belle Miller Cox. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband P.G. Bobbitt daughter Nata...

Sula Jane McCollem Holt age 90 of Galax Virginia passed away Thursday January 8 2026 in the Waddell Nursing Rehab Center. Mrs. Holt was born on March 16 1935 in North Carolina to John and Leola Vestal McCollem. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a greatgranddaughter Morgan Hill...

Virginia Pauline Blackburn Burcham Polly age 95 of Galax Virginia passed away Wednesday January 7 2026 in her home. Mrs. Burcham was born on June 2 1930 in Sparta North Carolina to the late Carl and Etta Duncan Blackburn. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Bu...

Stephen Eric Leagans, known by many as "Bobcat," left this world on September 25, 2025, in Andrews, Texas. Born on June 29, 1980, in Galax, Virginia (not West Virginia, as he of...

Mrs. Griffin was born on December 31 1972 in New York City New York to the late Kenneth and Mary Jane Bohen Cottrell. She is survived by her husband David H. Griffin of Galax Virginia daughter and soninlaw Stephanie and Geoff Solt of Lehighton Pennsylvania and sons Zachary FitzgeraldGriffin Nicholas...

Patricia Joyce Leonard Stanley 81 widow of Alfred N. Stanley Jr. of Greenville passed away on Sunday January 11 2026 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. She was born on November 29 1944 in Galax Virginia a daughter of the late Hilton Curtis and Georgene Hampton Leonard. ...

Everett Frank Caudell Jr. age 84 of Galax Virginia passed away Monday January 5 2026 in the Commonwealth Assisted Living in Hillsville Virginia. Mr. Caudell was born in Carroll County Virginia on September 10 1941 to Everett Frank Caudell Sr. and Lola Mary Rakes Caudell. In addition to his parents h...

David was born in Galax Virginia on June 10 1951 to Bill Thomas and Lucille Hash Kirby. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Sherry Vaughan Kirby and brother Bill Kirby. He is survived by his daughter Sonya Gail Carrico Jesse Robert Simpson of Fries Virginia three grandchi...

Joseph Denny McCraw age 89 of Galax Virginia passed away Sunday January 4 2026 in the Galax Health and Rehab Center. Mr. McCraw was born on June 15 1936 in Carroll County Virginia. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Ruby Jennings McCraw. He is survived by his wife ...

Edward Roy McGuire age 78 of Galax Virginia passed away Friday January 2 2026 in Woltz Hospice House in Dobson NC. Edward was born on August 18 1947 in Cottonwood Idaho to the late Edward and Margie Flannery McGuire. He was also preceded in death by his three sisters and a brother as well as a lifet...