Recent Obituaries

    Mrs. Anne VanNoppen Millsaps, age 72, of Boone, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 27, 2014 in Coal City, Indiana. Born September 13, 1941 in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late John James VanNoppen, III and Ina Woestemeyer [more...]

    Fanny Lue Colley Teague, 61, of Waterfalls Rd., Lenoir, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson. Born June 21, 1952 in Virginia, she was a daughter of Robert and Roxie Coffey Colley. She was a membe [more...]

    Donald Greenleaf, age 93, of Sunlakes, Arizona, passed away Wednesday, February l9th., 2014 in Sunlakes. Mr. Greenleaf is survived by two daughters, Joanna Greenleaf of Miami, Fl. and Jan Moore and husband, Raymond, of Vilas, NC; three sons, Stan [more...]

    Willis 'Dean' Huffman, 73, of Huffman Road, Vilas, passed away Monday morning, February 17, 2014 at his home. Born April 14, l940 in Watauga County, he was a son of Jessie and Dessie Miller Huffman. Mr. Huffman was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Ch [more...]

    Mrs. Pauline Eggers Sherwood Goulds, age 88, of Highway 421 South, Deep Gap, passed away Friday morning, February 14, 2014 at home. Born June 7, 1925 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Roby Eggers and Sallie Bumgardner Eggers. P [more...]

    Edith Louise Saylor Greer, 89, of Deep Gap, passed away peacefully in her home on February 12th, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jones Greer. Edith is survived by her daughter, Sylvia Riddell of Henderson, NV; her son, Edward Greer [more...]

    Mr. McKinnley Odell Stevens, age 87, of Boone, passed away Monday, February 10th at Watauga Medical Center. Born June 28, 1926, in Watauga County, to Millard and Biddie Lewis Stevens, Odell was a member of the Christian Biblical Church of God and [more...]

    Mr. Jerry Dean Jones, age 53, of Isaacs Drive, Vilas, passed away Monday at Watauga Medical Center. He is survived by one daughter, Emily Jones of Vilas, his father, Clifford Jones of Boone, one brother, Randall Jones of Boone, three step children, [more...]

    E. Jack Hughes, age 80, of Rominger Road, Banner Elk,and formerly of Hickory Nut Gap, Newland, passed away Sunday morning, February 9th, 2014 at Watauga Medical Center. Born July 19, 1933 in Avery County, he was a son of David Jacob Hughes, Sr. and [more...]

    Miss Susan Margaret Rasnick, age 59, of Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, NC, died Thursday, February 6, 2014. She is survived by her mother, Mabel Missey Roberts Rasnick of Boone; sister, Lynn R. Hubbard of Blowing Rock; Brother, Rick Rasnick and w [more...]

    Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Kemper Reed Watson, age 79, of Thompson Street, Hendersonville, NC and a former resident of Boone, died Wednesday afternoon, February 5, 2014 in Hendersonville. Born October 16, 1934 in Vinita, Oklahoma, he was a son [more...]

    Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips Davis, age 94, of Beaver Dam Road, Vilas, passed away Wednesday morning, February 5, 2014 at Watauga Medical Center. Born December 13, 1919 in Watauga County she was a daughter of the late Steve and Mary Waters Phillips. Mrs [more...]

    Mr. Hershel Greene, age 82, of Wilkesboro and Deep Gap, passed away Tuesday evening, February 4, 2014 at Watauga Medical Center. Born July 19, 1931 in Watauga County he was a son of the late Judson and Hettie Wellborn Greene. He was a member of Pil [more...]

    Virginia Lee Jeffries Gummere, 95, passed peacefully into the next world at her home in Wilkesboro on February 2, 2014. Virginia was married for 67 years to Walter Cooper Gummere, Jr., during which time they enjoyed raising their family as well as ma [more...]

    Mrs. Dorothy Lee Ollis Cook, age 93, of Hillcrest Circle, Boone, passed away Friday night, January 31, 2014 at the Davant Extended Care Facility. Born May 24, 1920 in Avery County she was a daughter of the late Stancil David and Addie Franklin Ollis [more...]