Recent Obituaries

    Margaret Ann Peggy Olszewski, age 76, of Highway 194 South, Vilas, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Watauga Medical Center. Born November 8, 1942 in Hoboken, New Jersey, she was a daughter of Stephen John and Ellen Catherine ONeill Modica. Peg [more...]

    Mrs. Myrtle Jean Arnett Earp, age 88, of Vilas, passed away Monday morning, May 6, 2019 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation in Boone. Born May 17, 1930 in Ashe County, she was the daughter of Roby and Rosa Lee Mullis. Mrs. Earp loved serving her [more...]

    Ms. Angela Rominger, 66, of Norman Road, Boone, passed away Saturday morning at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Born April 14, 1953 in Mountain City, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Marjorie Laws Rominger. Angela worked as a [more...]

    Dorothy Lee Saunders, age 78, of 179 Lambert Lane, Jefferson, passed away at her home Wednesday, May 1, 2019 surrounded by her family. Born December 29, 1940, in Jefferson, she was the daughter of Bonnie and Ernest Lambert. Dorothy was a member of O [more...]

    Miss Anita Marie Woodard, age 67, of Mountain City, Tennessee, and formerly of Boone, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 27, 2019 at Life Care of Banner Elk. Born July 25, 1951 in Dade County, Florida, she was a daughter of John and Roberta Hickm [more...]

    Bobby Greer Dancy, age 78, of Newland, a native and former resident of Watauga County, passed away Friday morning, April 26. 2019 at The Heritage of Sugar Mountain. Born December 23, 1940 in Watauga County, he was a son of Archie and Madge Greer D [more...]

    Archie Orr, of Boone and formerly of Miami, FL, died peacefully at home on Thursday April 25, 2019. He was 91 years old. Archie and his wife Dolores bought a summer home in Boone in 1976. He was a retired plumber of Local 519 of Miami Florida and a U [more...]

    Mr. Jesse Luther Moore, age 84 of Rush Branch Road, Sugar Grove, passed away Friday afternoon, April 19, 2019 at Watauga Medical Center. Born June 22, 1934 in Butler, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Narvie and Myrtle Harmon Moore. Jesse worked f [more...]

    Hobert McKinley Watson, age 81, of US Highway 421 North, Vilas, passed away Wednesday evening, April 17, 2019 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. The last of thirteen brothers and sisters, Hobert was born in Ashe County to [more...]

    Charles Von Oaks, age 90, of Grasshopper Lane, Newland, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 17, 2019 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Born September 19, 1928 in Avery County, he was a son of Taylor Christopher and Ruby Hughes Oaks. Von retire [more...]

    Mr. Henry Vance “Buster” Dishman, age 92 of Vilas, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019. He was a native and lifelong resident of Watauga County and the son of the late Willard and Janie Greene Dishman. He was a past employee of Rotens Furniture [more...]

    Jack Vines, 89, of Vilas NC, passed away Saturday April 6, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. A native of Watauga County, he was born December 27, 1929. Jack was a colorful character; known for his big smile and sense of humor. His knowledge of ho [more...]

    David Cranford Barnes, Jr. was born on May 13, 1939, in Lenoir, North Carolina to Lillian Wilson Barnes and David Cranford Barnes, Sr. He died on April 6, 2019, in Boone, NC. David was a lifelong resident of Lenoir, and his family has deep roots [more...]

    Mr. Edwin Dorman Ed McNeely, age 85, of Boone, passed away, Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Born December 9, 1933, in Catawba County, he was a son of the late Edwin and Vera Lee Chapman McNeely. Ed was retired from [more...]

    Joshua Paul ‘JOSH’ Woodruff, age 39, of Wildcat Road, Deep Gap, son of Don and Tracy Woodruff, passed away Wednesday April 3, 2019. Joshua was born June 4, 1979 in Charlotte. Josh is survived by his son, Elijah Cole Woodruff of Charleston, [more...]