Recent Obituaries

    Franklin Mobley Hamilton, known as Frank, of Panoramic Lane, Boone died on October 14, 2017 at the Cranberry House in Newland at the age of 78. Frank was born July 21, 1939 in Boone. He received his B.A. degree in physical education and minor in [more...]

    Barbara Mae Lawrence, 78, a native of West Jefferson and former resident of Boone, passed from this life on Friday, October 13, 2017 at Senior Suites of Urbandale, Iowa. Barbara was born November 8, 1938 in West Jefferson, NC to Fred and Edna (Wa [more...]

    Mrs. Rachel Baird Woodring, age 77, of Zionville and Sunset Beach, North Carolina, went to her heavenly home Thursday afternoon, October 12, 2017. She died peacefully at her home in Zionville, surrounded by her family. Born December 9, 1939, in Wata [more...]

    Lucinda Jane Rivers, died Thursday evening October 12, 2017 in Germantown, Tennessee. She was the older daughter of Robert Campbell Rivers, Jr., former publisher of the Watauga Democrat, and Bonnie Jean Lewis Rivers of Boone. In addition to her par [more...]

    Leland Henry Scott Roblee, Jr., age 89, of West Jefferson, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017. He was a native of Chicago, Illinois and the son of the late Leland Henry Scott Roblee, Sr. and Virginia Langdon Roblee. He was a graduate of Purdue Uni [more...]