Recent Obituaries

    Mr. James Calvin Pennell, age 78, of Charlie Hicks Road, Banner Elk, died Monday night, September 28, 2009 at Life Care Center of Banner Elk. Born April 9, 1931 in Johnson County, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Spencer and Annie Mae Norris Penn [more...]

    Richard Walters of Boone passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2009, in the Watauga Medical Center due to diabetis-related complications. He was born in 1949 in Lima, Ohio to John and Mary Anne Walters both deceased. He advanced through the Lima City [more...]

     Patricia Ellen 'Patty' Barker, age 48, of Fleetwood, died Saturday afternoon, September 26, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. She was born January 9, 1961 in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Patty was a member of Mount Paddy Church in West Jefferson where [more...]

    Mrs. Lucie Block de Ruyter, age 85, of Blowing Rock and a former resident of Joe Shoemaker Road, Vilas, died Saturday evening at Blowing Rock Hospital. Surviving are five children; Maryke Schooler of Indiana, Ellen Forbes of New York, Lydia de Ruyte [more...]

     Miss Chesney Faye Ward, age 3, of Old Watauga River, Sugar Grove, died Tuesday night, September 22, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. Born December 29, 2005 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Bobby Lee and Tanya Caltrider Ward. In addition [more...]