Recent Obituaries

     Andrew Calhoun Irvine, age 90, of Nathan's Lane, Boone, died Friday afternoon, December 21, 2012 at the Davant Rehab. & Extended Care Facility in Blowing Rock. Born Janluary 10, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Andy was a son of James and Jane [more...]

    Jennie Lee Bingham Deal, 91, of Boone, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012. Born October 1, 1921, Jennie Lee was one of eight children born to Dr. and Mrs. R. K. Bingham. She is survived by three children: Sandra Deal, of Sugar Grove; Jim Deal a [more...]

    Mr. Ralph Forrest Lewis, age 75, of Hwy 194 North, Boone, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 18, 2012. Born April 6, 1937 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late James and Alice Church Lewis. Ralph was the owner and operator of Lewis Garag [more...]

    Ms. Gladys Viola Bowers, age 93, of Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone passed away Tuesday morning, December 18, 2012 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born October 22, 1919 in Watauga County, she was the daughter of the late Blaine and Dortha Coff [more...]

    Maynard John Higby, Professor Emeritus of English at Appalachian State University, died at his home on December 18, 2012. Born in Utica, New York, on December 30, 1936, to the late Maynard Willard and Lucille Hanley Higby, he began a new life at the [more...]