Recent Obituaries

     Homer Prater, age 83, of Deer Creek Crossing, Mountain City, Tennessee, and a former resident of Watauga County, died Monday evening, September 26, 2011 in Mountain City. Born July 14, 1928 in Panther, West Virginia, he was a son of Jeff William a [more...]

    Rev. Dr. Larry David Campbell, 74, of Bullthistle, Banner Elk, the Clarks Creek Community, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 at his home. Born July 10, 1937 in Hickory, he was a son of Conrad and Mary Lee Waller Campbell. Larry completed his undergradu [more...]

    Mr. James Allison Dugger, age 83, of Boone, passed away Friday evening at Blowing Rock Hospital. Born March 26, 1928 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late John Gray and Ruth Combs Dugger. Mr. Dugger was a US Navy Veteran having served during [more...]

    Vicki Leigh Jackson Griffith, age 56, of Crackers Neck Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, and a former resident of Watauga County, died Thursday morning, September 22, 2011 at her home. Born June 14, 1955 in Raleigh, she was a daughter of Jean Jackson [more...]

    Dr. Mary R. Moore, age 91, of Cranberry House, Newland, and a resident of Boone, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville. Born January 25, 1920 in Union City, Michigan, she was a daughter of John L. and May Cliffor [more...]

    Mr. Frederick Jerome “Jerry” Mills, age 44, of Hollifield Road, Blowing Rock, died Friday September 16, 2011 at home. Born February 21, 1967 in Dekalb County, he was the son of Mark and Linda Hollifield Mills. Jerry enjoyed hunting, and outdoor spo [more...]

    Rebecca Marsh, 80, of Boone, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Blowing Rock Hospital. She was supported throughout by the presence of her extended family. Born October 7, 1930 in Boone, she is the daughter of GK Moose, the founder and owner of Boo [more...]

    Pauline Blackburn McGuire, 93, of the Daniel Boone Condominiums, Boone, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Born May 29, 1918 in Todd, she was a daughter of Charles Hamp and Velma Grace Norris Blackburn. Mrs. McGuire was a [more...]

    Kemp Ralph Hodges, 80, of Polly Street, Morganton, and a native and former resident of Watauga County, died Saturday morning, Sept. 10, 2011 at the Burke Hospice and Palliative Care in Valdese. Born November 21, 1930 in Watauga County, he was a son [more...]

    Mrs. Anna Butler Hoare, 89, of Coral Springs, FL and formerly of Elk Park, NC and Largo, FL, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 after a sudden illness. Born April 20, 1922 in Hartford, CT, the daughter of James Wilson Butler and Anna Piquette Butle [more...]

    Mrs. Janet Main Cannon, age 78, of Boone, died Thursday afternoon, September 8, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Born April 21, 1933 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late George and Ethel Hatley Main. Janet was a member of the Boone Adve [more...]

    Ms. Jan S. Hayes of Rainbow Trail, Boone, passed away Wednesday afternoon September 7, 2011 at Blowing Rock Hospital at the age of 70. Born March 10, 1941 in Washington County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Beryl and Lois Bacon Slagle. [more...]

    Richard Stanley Zadlo, age 81, of Rainbow Trail, Boone, died Wednesday afternoon, September 7, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Frank and Mary Zadlo. Richard was an incredible husband, father and grandfather. He was a man [more...]

    Shaun Vincent Pendleton, age 49, of Boone, died Monday, September 5th, 2011. He was born September 28, 1961 in Sheiffeld, England to Vincent and Katheryn Pendleton. Shaun currently served as head coach of the men’s soccer team at Appalachian State [more...]

    Gary Len Graybeal, 54, of Brownwood Road, Deep Gap, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Gary was born October 20, 1956 in Watauga County to Roy Lee and Sarah Wellborn Graybeal. He was an employee of the landscaping department at [more...]