Recent Obituaries

    Mr. Roger Troy McGuire, age 47, of Bernard Bledsoe Road, Todd, NC, died unexpectedly at home Monday, May 13 2013. Troy was born Feb 4, 1966, in Anderson SC. After finishing high school in northern Virginia, Troy moved to Boone and was employed in [more...]

    Eileen Ebert Schuller, 91, of Boone, passed away Monday, May l3, 2013 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born February 12, 1922 in Keyser, West Virginia, she was a daughter of William and Irene Whipp Ebert. Mrs. Schuller was secretary to the [more...]

    Max A. Fox, 82, of Winston-Salem, and a native and former resident of Vilas, passed away Saturday. May, 11, 2013, at the Kate Reynolds Hospice & Palliative Care Center. Born March 8, l93l, he was a son of E. B. Fox, Sr. and Texie Adams Fox. Max ser [more...]

    Lillie T. Townsend, 94, of Valle Crucis, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. Born July 17, 1918 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Andrew Lewis and Polly Mae Townsend. Mrs. Townsend was a life member of Holy Communion Lutheran Church. She was [more...]

    Edna Allen Ginn, age 99, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday May 8, 2013. Born January 30, 1914 in Swain County, North Carolina, she was the youngest of four children born to Rev. Lloyd and Caroletta Monteith Allen. Known to those who loved h [more...]

    Mr. Brady Kermit Cheek, age 93, of Rainbow Trail Road, Boone, passed away Tuesday morning, May 7, 2013. Born January 10, 1920 in Wilkes County, he was a son of the late Clingman and Dova Blackburn Cheek. Brady was a member of Perkinsville Baptist C [more...]

    Dr. John Owen Mason, V.M.D., 86, died peacefully on 30 April 2013 at his home in Boone, NC surrounded by loving family. He was born on 21 June 1926 in East St. Louis, He was born on 21 June 1926 in East St. Louis, Il, son of Dan Owen Mason and El [more...]

    Mrs. Donna Belknap Moore, age 67, of Blackberry Road, Blowing Rock, passed away Saturday evening, April 27, 2013 at home. Born September 28, 1945 in Akron Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Claude O. and Jeanne Belknap. Donna was a loving wife mo [more...]

     Jane A. Stephan Jane A. Stephan passed away peacefully Friday, April 26, 2013, at Blowing Rock Extended Care in Blowing Rock, NC, at the age of 91. Her son, Paul, and daughter-in-law, Susan, were a [more...]

    Joanne Elizabeth McGhee Franklin, 83, of Banner Elk, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013, in her daughter's home in York SC. Joanne was born April 1, 1930, in Marion NC. She graduated from North Cove High School with honors as Valedictorian. Most [more...]

    M.S. (Bud) Altmayer of Blowing Rock and Boone, passed away on April 23 at the age of 96. Bud was born in Jacksonville, Fl in 1916, and moved to Miami in 1919. He lived there until he and his wife of 75 years, Joan Marion Manley moved to Blowing Roc [more...]

    Jake Burl Ward, 66, of Coy Harris Rd., Elk Park, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013, at his home. Born November 19, 1946 in Watauga County, he was a son of Ivan Burl and Edith Tester Ward. Mr. Ward was a member of Blue Ridge Community Church. He [more...]

    Jerry Phillips, 62, of Station Road, Lenoir, passed away Thursday morning, April l8, 2013 in Lenoir. Born September 8, 1950 in Watauga County, he was a son of Dayton and Ella Norris Phillips. Jerry is survived by his twelve brothers and sisters, [more...]

    Banner Elk, NC – T. Scott Dodson of Beech Mountain, NC, and Columbia, SC departed this life April l7, 2013 at Life Care Center of Banner Elk. Scott was born in Greenville, SC and reared in Columbia, SC. He was the son of the late George Ray Harper [more...]

    Pauline Combs Dotson, age 90, of Poplar Grove Road South, Boone, passed away Sunday April 7, 2013, at her home. Born January 21, l923 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of John P. and Etta Eller Combs. Pauline was a loving wife and mother to he [more...]