Recent Obituaries

     Tommy Earl Sluder, 76, of South Spruce Street, Wilkesboro, and a former resident of the Foscoe community, died Sunday, March 13, 2011,at the Watauga Medical Center. Born May 19, 1934 in Watauga County, he was a son of Arl and Eva Calloway Sluder. [more...]

    Robert Allen ‘Bob’ Adams, 77, of Russell Beach Road, Vilas, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at his home. Born November 20, 1933 in Watauga County, he was a son of Dolph and Ellen McNeil Adams. Bob was a member of Vilas Valley Baptist Church. He ser [more...]

    Mark Steven Wellborn, age 51, of US Hwy 221 South, Deep Gap, died Wednesday morning, March 9, 2011 at his home. Born September 17, 1959 in Watauga County, he was a son of Jack and Joanne Critcher Wellborn. Mark was a member of the Laurel Springs Ba [more...]

    Mr. Eugene John ‘Gene’ Messenkopf, age 83, of Boone, died Saturday morning, March 5, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Born January 26, 1928 in New York, NY, he was a son of the late John and Helen Holden Messenkopf. Following his graduation fro [more...]

    March 2, 2011 Mr. Lasseter Woodard, age 96, of Woodland Springs Trail, Boone, died Tuesday evening, March 1, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Born May 9, 1914 in Bibb County Alabama, he was a son of the late John Wesley Woodard and Mary Virginia Kel [more...]

    James Leroy 'Jim' Moretz, age 68, of Joines Road, Creston, died Monday morning, February 28, 2011 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Born August 23, 1942 in Watauga County, he was a son of Lucy Greene Moretz and the late Jones Moretz. Jim was a veteran of [more...]

    Mrs. Betty Jo Henson, age 71, of Howard Edmisten Road, Sugar Grove, died Sunday evening, February 27, 2011 at home. She was born August 21, 1939 in Atlanta, Texas, and grew up in Vivian, Louisiana. She was a graduate of Louisiana Tech. Betty receiv [more...]

    Mr. Robert Scottie Coffey, age 49, passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his father; Johnny Ray Coffey and a brother in law, Kelly Graham. He is survived by his fiancé Deanna Edwards of t [more...]

    Dr. Sean Christiaan Marshall passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 13. He was the founder, president and headmaster of Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine located in Sugar Grove, NC. He was born in Asheboro North Carolina on October 2, 1 [more...]

    Lewis Franklin Brown, age 77, of North Pine Run Road, Boone, died Saturday morning, February 12, 2011 at his home. Born June 23, 1933 in Watauga County, he was a son of Stewart Brown, Sr. and Annie Vines Brown. Lewis was a member of Rutherwood Bapt [more...]

    Ms. Ann Jung Bay, age 77, of Boone, died Saturday evening, February 12, 2011 at Glenbridge Health Care and Rehabilitation. Born March 17, 1933 in Garden City, New York, she was a daughter of the late George and Adele Kelly Jung. Ann was a reporter [more...]

    Mr. John Dale “J. D.” Greene, age 82, of Brookshire Road, Boone, died Wednesday morning, February 2, 2011 at home. Born May 2, 1928 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late John Alfred and Bessie Leona Jones Greene. Mr. Greene was a retired from [more...]

    Mrs. Minnie Alice Ward Hicks, age 71, of Charlie Hicks Road, Banner Elk, died Monday, evening, January 31, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Born July 27, 1939 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late London and Iva Lee Davis Ward. Mrs. Hick [more...]

     Marie Thomas Castle, age 89, of Lancaster, KY, a former resident of Boone, wife of the late Warren Castle, died Friday evening, January 28th at the VA Medical Center in Wilmore, KY. She is survived by one son, Thomas (Tommy) Castle and wife, Ter [more...]

     Cecil Gilbert Presnell, 67, of Apple Road, Boone, died Thursday morning, January 27, 2011 at his home. Born March 4, 1943 in Boone, he was a son of Admiral Dewey and Jetti Presnell. Gilbert was a member of the Boone Advent Christian Church. Befor [more...]