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NUCKOLLS, Earl Garland, 88, of Galax, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 1994, at Waddell Nursing Home. He was born in Grayson County on April 25, 1906, to Leona Mitchell Cornett and Stephen Nathaniel Nuckolls. He is a direct descendent of Margaret Swift and Captain Robert Garland Nuckolls who were pioneer settlers of Grayson County in 1785, following the Revolutionary War.
He was a businessman and Vice-President of Pless Electric and Furniture Company. He was a former member of the Galax town council, charter member of the Galax Lions Club, chairman of the Galax Welfare Board and a life long member of the Galax First United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Virginia Josephine Witherow. He is survivied by two sons, James Garland Nuckolls, M.D. and William Eugene Nuckolls; one granddaughter, Faison Johnson Nuckolls and three grandsons, James Garland Nuckolls, Jr., William Eugene Nuckolls, Jr., and Stephen Witherow Nuckolls.
A graveside service will be held in Felts Memorial Cemetery, Thursday, June 9, 1994, 11 a.m. with the Reverend Kenneth M. Perkins officiating.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Nuckolls Foundation For Youth, First United Methodist Church, Galax.
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NUCKOLLS, Earl Garland, 88, of Galax, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 1994, at Waddell Nursing Home. He was born in Grayson County on April 25, 1906, to Leona Mitchell Cornett and Stephen Nathaniel Nuckolls. He is a direct descendent of Margaret Swift and Captain Robert Garland Nuckolls who were pioneer settlers of Grayson County in 1785, following the Revolutionary War.
He was a businessman and Vice-President of Pless Electric and Furniture Company. He was a former member of the Galax town council, charter member of the Galax Lions Club, chairman of the Galax Welfare Board and a life long member of the Galax First United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Virginia Josephine Witherow. He is survivied by two sons, James Garland Nuckolls, M.D. and William Eugene Nuckolls; one granddaughter, Faison Johnson Nuckolls and three grandsons, James Garland Nuckolls, Jr., William Eugene Nuckolls, Jr., and Stephen Witherow Nuckolls.
A graveside service will be held in Felts Memorial Cemetery, Thursday, June 9, 1994, 11 a.m. with the Reverend Kenneth M. Perkins officiating.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Nuckolls Foundation For Youth, First United Methodist Church, Galax.
Family Members
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Maude Forrest Nuckolls Pless
1885–1909
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Linnie Mitchell Nuckolls Tongren
1886–1973
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William Swift "Will" Nuckolls
1888–1962
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Bertha Frances Nuckolls
1889–1957
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Clark Hale Nuckolls
1892–1971
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Paulene Nuckolls
1894–1894
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Rosa Gay Nuckolls Dobyns
1896–1986
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Mamie Dawn Nuckolls Thomas
1898–1990
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Benjamin Winton "Ben" Nuckolls
1900–1960
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