Recent Obituaries

    Mrs. Flora H. Jones, age 92, of Appalachian Brian Estates, died Tuesday afternoon, January 11, 2011 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born July 21, 1918 in Cuero, Texas, she was a daughter of the late August and Justine Schffler Hadamek. Flora [more...]

     Orville Henry Ragan, age 80, of Burkett Road, Boone, died Tuesday morning, January 11, 2010 at his home. Born February 16, 1930 in Watauga County, he was a son of D. S. and Fannie Lookabill Ragan. He was of the Lutheran faith. Orville was emplo [more...]

    Wiley Junior Hamby, age 60, of Bamboo Road, Boone, died Monday morning, January 10, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Born August 19, 1950 in Watauga County, he was a son of Jay and Ella Mae Osborne. Wiley is survived by his daughter, Toni Hamby Wa [more...]

    January 6, 2011 Mrs. Ruth Taylor Oaks, age 78, of Boone, died Thursday afternoon, January 6, 2011 at Glenbridge Health Care & Rehabilitation. Born December 13, 1932 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Beatrice Cannon Taylor. [more...]

    Ms. Willa Cheryl Davis, age 74, of Banner Elk died Wednesday afternoon at Life Care Center of Banner Elk. Born April 2, 1936 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Worth and Ruby Richards Davis. Willa was a Veteran of the US Air Force, a [more...]

    Staff Sergeant William Ralph Russell, US Marine Corps, Ret., 71, of Reece Farm Road, Banner Elk, the Valle Crucis Community, died Sunday, January 2, 2011 at Charles George Veteran’s Hospital in Asheville. Born May 2, 1939 in Watauga County, he was a [more...]

    Ms. Ramona Jones Hardie, age 77, of Bamboo Road, Boone, died Friday morning, December 31, 2010 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation. Born April 30, 1933 in Watauga County she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Louise Christian Jones. Ramona [more...]

    Phoebe Baird Yates Smith, 99, of Brookwood Drive, Valdese, and a native and former resident of the Matney Community, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care in Valdese. Born August 29, 1911 in Watauga County, she was a da [more...]

    December 24, 2010 Mrs. Dixie Bennett, age 87, of Burnsville, went to be with the Lord Friday, December 24, 2010. A native of Barnardsville, she was a daughter of the late Rev. L. A. and Lena Ray Atkins and the wife of Harold Bennett, Sr. who died i [more...]

    Kathleen Wilson 'KITTY' Evans, 80, 0f Woodbriar Drive, Sugar Grove, died Thursday, December 23, 2010 at her home. Born August 11, 1930 in Middletown, Ohio, she was a daughter of Jefferson and Maimie Smith Wilson. Mrs. Evans was a member of Willow [more...]

    Myrtle Grogan Norris, 96, of Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, and formerly of the Big Hill Community died Wednesday morning, December 22, 2010, at Glenbridge Health Care & Rehabilitation. Born August 14, 1914 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of [more...]

    December 22, 2010 Mrs. Wilda H. Pease, age 93, of Vilas went to be with the Lord December 22, 2010. She was born in Dayton, Ohio and lived in Centerville, Ohio for 82 years. Wilda moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1996 and to Vilas North Carolin [more...]

    Mr. Dorman G. “Doc” Cook, Sr. 89, of Will Cook Road, Boone, died Monday afternoon, December 20, 2010 at Blowing Rock Hospital. Born in Watauga County December 9, 1921, he was a son of the late Roscoe and Ina Elrod Cook. Mr. Cook was retired from [more...]

     Richard Todd Greene, age 49, of Creston, and a native of Boone, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at his home. Born August 29, 1961, in Boone, he was a son of George Calvin and Marilyn Smith Greene. Todd was a graduate of Watauga High School and [more...]

    Ms. Eleanor Elizabeth Tindall, age 89, of Norwood Hollow Road, Banner Elk, NC, died Friday, December 17, 2010. Surviving are three daughters, Debbora Yoakum and Holly Tindall of Mountain City, TN and Donna Dolbier and husband Ric of Sugar Grove, [more...]