Recent Obituaries

    Ollie Belle Bennett Coffey, age 86, of Winkler’s Creek Road, Boone, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Watauga Medical Center. Born April 26, 1927 in Big Stone Gap, Va., she was a daughter of Jessie and Ella Loudermelt Bennett. Mrs. Coffey wa [more...]

    Riley Andrew 'Shorty' Turnmire, age 77, of Highway 88 West, Warrensville, passed away Friday evening, July 19th at his home. Mr. Turnmire is survived by his wife, Effie McCoy Turnmire; his children, Tim Roten and wife, Alicia, of Jefferson, Penny [more...]

    Gail Cooper Ballin, age 70, of All Hollows Rd., Boone, passed away Saturday, July l3, 2013 at her home. Born March 26, 1943 in Queens, NY, she was a daughter of William and Doris Madison Cooper. Her love in life was her family and her favorite pa [more...]

    Mr. Roland Harry "Matt" Mattoon, age 66, of Rembrandt Drive, Boone, passed away at home Friday July 12, 2013. Born July 12, 1947 in East Orange, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Gordon D and Dorothy Cheeseman Mattoon. Matt was a US Navy Veteran [more...]

    Wanda Bailey Jones, 60, of Bamboo Road, Boone, passed away Tuesday, July 9th, at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir. Born October 30, 1952 in Avery County, she was a daughter of Carl and Jenny Lee Bailey. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Holiness [more...]

    Bertha Loretta Coffey Phillips, age 82, of Lexington and a former resident of Blowing Rock passed away Tuesday evening, July 9, 2013 in Lexington. Born December 24, 1930 in Caldwell County, she was a daughter of the late William Glenn and Annie R. C [more...]

    Brenda Marie Stines Oaks, age 28, of Charlie Hicks Road, Banner Elk, passed away Sunday morning, July 6, 2013 at Cannon Memorial Hospital. Born May 31, 1985 in Watauga County she was the daughter of Captain and Doraine “Dee” Oliver Stines. Brenda w [more...]

    Grover Estel Culler, age 93, of Ragan Culler Road, Boone, passed away Saturday evening, July 6th, 2013. Born November 6, 1919 in Watauga County, he was a son of Frank and Josie Pennell Culler. Mr. Culler was a life long member of Rich Mountain Bapt [more...]

    Rick Marshall, 63, died surrounded by his family on Friday, July 5, 2013 following a battle with esophageal cancer. He was born in Landis, NC on May 10, 1950 to Clara Belle Childers and George Marshall. Rick and his wife Deborah Dugger Marshall liv [more...]

    Charles Thomas 'TOM' Davis, III, age 73, of Wonderland Trail, Blowing Rock, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013 at the Watauga Medical Center. Born July 25, 1939 in Marion, Alabama, he was a son of Charles Thomas Davis, Jr. and Ruby Coplin Davis. D [more...]

    Daniel Craig 'Danny' Anglin, age 58, of Birch Street, Boone, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013. Born March 26, 1955 in Chataroux, France, he was a son of Murray Willis Anglin and the late Katherine Cade Anglin. Danny had been employed as a shipyard [more...]

     Charles "Buddy" Yates, 65, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, passed away Monday, July 1, 2013 at the Treasure Coast Hospice residence in Ft. Pierce, FL. Charles was born in Greenville, NC. He had been a resident of Martin and St. Lucie Counties for t [more...]

    Ms. Susan Marie Hodges, age 59, of Cook Road, Zionville, passed away Monday, July 1, 2013 at her home. Born August 20, 1953 in Avery County, she was a daughter of the late William Robert and Jeanne Banner Hodges. Susie was a Registered Nurse and ha [more...]

    Beverly Suzette Wilcox, age 39, of Boone, passed away Friday afternoon, June 28, 2013 at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. She was born July 10, 1973 in Watauga County to the late Roger Dean Wilcox and Linda Glenn Wilcox. She is survived by two chi [more...]

    Mrs. Betty Alice Combs Norman, age 78, of Norman Road Extension, Boone, passed away Friday evening, June 28th, at the Watauga Medical Center. Born February 16, 1935 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late John Pinkney and Etta Sue Eller C [more...]