Recent Obituaries

    December 23, 2011 Mrs. Pauline Smith Coffey, age 102, of Boone and a former resident of Butler died Friday morning, December 23, 2011 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born March 1, 1909 in Butler, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late R. [more...]

    Mr. E. Worth Mullis, age 86, of Highway 105 Sout, Boone, the Foscoe Community, died wednesday at home. Funeral services for Worth Mullis will be conducted in Parkesburg, Pennsylania on Thursday, December 29, 2011 beginning with a receiving of frie [more...]

    Mrs. Jean South Davis, age 84, of NC Hwy 194 North, Boone, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at home. Born October 7, 1927 in Watauga County, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Larna Stephens South. Jean was a member of Hopewell United Methodi [more...]

    Helen Joyce Johnson Pennington, age 69, of Bamboo Road, Boone, died Tuesday morning, December 20, 2011 at Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living. Born January 12, 1942 in Johnson County, Tennessee, she was a daughter of Denver and Ruth Beatrice Dunn Johnso [more...]

    Mr. Tommy Steven Burgess, age 50, of 166 Wildwood Lane, Boone, died Monday morning December 19, at Watauga Medical Center in Boone after battling cancer for four years. Tommy was born May 16, 1961, in Fort Payne, Alabama. He graduated from Tennesse [more...]

    Mr. Mack Henry Winebarger, age 71, of Hardin Road, Boone, died Thursday morning, December 15, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Born September 6, 1940 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Charlie Roby and Emma Docia Winebarger. Mack was a memb [more...]

    December 14, 2011 Mrs. Barbara Beaver Clark, age 69, of Deal Mill Road, Granite Falls, died Wednesday morning, December 14, 2011 at her home. Born December 9, 1942 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Russell Isaacs and Madge Moody Cor [more...]

    Mr. Dennis Oliver Miller, age 62, of Hillside Street, Lenoir, and a former resident of the Triplett community, died Tuesday morning December 13, 2011 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Born February 7, 1949 in Watauga County he was a son of the late Tur [more...]

    Mrs. Beulah Winebarger Moretz, age 83, of Winston-Salem and a former resident of the Big Hill Community died Monday, morning, December 12, 2011 at home. Born May 5, 1928 in Watauga County she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Lydia Moretz Wineba [more...]

    Mrs. Linda Johnson Werhane, age 59, of Rich Mountain Road, Zionville, passed away Friday, December 09, 2011 at home. Born October 2, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late James Johnson and Pearl Rogers Johnson. Linda was the [more...]

    William Lee ‘BILL’ Councill, age 65, of Linda Lane, Vilas, died Friday morning, December 9, 2011 at his home. William Lee Councill was born August 1, 1946 in Helen, West Virginia, to Thomas and Carrie Greer Councill. Bill owned and operated Council [more...]

    December 8, 2011 Rev. James Dale Hagaman, age 75, of Old US 421, Zionville, died Thursday morning at home. Born July 12, 1936 in Watauga County he was a son of the late Rev. John S. Hagaman and Nellie Wilson Hagaman. James was a US Army Veteran, h [more...]

    Mr. Grant Piercy Harrold, age 55, of Sunshine Lane, Lenoir, died Tuesday evening, December 6, 2011 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Born November 23, 1956 in Caldwell County, he was the son of the late Roby Eugene and Pearl Piercy Harrold. Gr [more...]

    Maude Ruth Taylor, 77, of River Bank Cove, Boone, the Foscoe community, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir. Born July 5, 1934 in the Grandfather community of Watauga County, Maude was a daughter of Joseph Virgil a [more...]

    Mr. Richard Bell Cook, age 81, of Peak Road, Creston, died Saturday evening December 3, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Born May 30, 1930 in Aberdeen, NC, he was a son of the late Robert Edward and Nanne Smith Cook. Mr. Cook was retired from the US [more...]