Recent Obituaries

    Warren Marcus Ward, age 71, of Blowing Rock, died Friday evening, August 27th, at the Davant Rehab and Extended Care Facility. Mr. Ward is survived by his sister, Martha Presnell and husband Roy of Sugar Grove; one brother, Jimmy Ward of Boone; an [more...]

    Philip Wesley Spann, Sr. age 75, of Baird's Creek Road, Vilas, NC, died Friday morning, August 27, 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Philip Wesley Spann was born March 30, 1935 in Watauga County to Charlie Rober [more...]

    Clarence Malcolm 'Bud' Baird, age 68, of Boone, died Wednesday morning, August 25, 2010 at Glenbridge Health & Rehab. Born October 29, 1941 in Watauga County, he was a son of Ray Glenn and Allie Johnson Baird. Mr. Baird was of the Baptist faith. P [more...]

    David C. Townsend, age 75, of Townsend Trail, the Foscoe Community, Boone, died Friday evening, August 20, 2010 at the Watauga Medical Center. David Carl Townsend was born February 19, 1935 in Avery County to Carl Joseph and Blanche Marie Shook Town [more...]

     Nell Wilson Ray, age 98, of Tremont Drive, Boone, died Saturday afternoon, August 21, 2010 at the home of her niece in Boone. Nell Valentine Wilson Ray was born February 14, 1912 in Madison County to Lewis and Mary Ann Metcalf Wilson. Mrs. Ray w [more...]

    James Doughton Shull, age 92, of Rominger Street, Boone, died Friday, August 20, 2010, at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born May 13, 1918 in Watauga County, he was a son of Jordan Luther and Callie Matheson Shull. Jim was a veteran of WWII, [more...]

     Howard L. Henson, age 77, of the Beaverdam Community, died Monday afternoon, August 16, 2010 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation in Boone. He was born March 6, 1933 to Don Lawson and Beulah Caudill Henson. Mr. Henson was a member of Hens [more...]

     Edward Merceron 'Ned' Stuart, age 82, of Misty Ridge Lane, Blowing Rock, died peacefully Sunday evening, August 14, 2010 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone. He was born January 26, 1928 in New York, NY to Edward Merceron Stuart, Sr. and Doroth [more...]

    Petty Officer First Class Retired Walter Joseph Schmidt, Jr., US Navy, died Friday afternoon, August 13, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Born October 15, 1944 in Cleveland Ohio, he was a son of the late Walter and Emma Spiesak Schmidt. Walter was r [more...]

    Betty Barnes Bower, age 82, of Summer Acres, Boone, died peacefully Tuesday morning, August 10, 2010 at her home. Betty is survived by her five children, Betty Lee, David, John, Marguerite, and Virginia; one brother, David Barnes of Lenoir; severa [more...]

    Mr. Fred Ruepp of Buckeye Road, Elk Park, died Friday morning, August 6, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Mr. Ruepp is survived by his wife, Billie Moore Ruepp; two daughters: Stefany Ferrell and partner Brian Paynter of Matthews, NC and Jessica R [more...]

    Verlee Anderson Cole, age 69, of Cole Drive, Vilas, died Friday morning, August 6, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Carrie Verlee was born February 15, 1941 in Watauga County to Bynum and Lucy Hayes Anderson. She and her husband owned and operated C [more...]

    August 7, 2010 Mr. Frankie Len Miller, age 51, of Davis Ridge, Banner Elk, died Friday afternoon August 6, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Born September 23, 1958 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Allie Baxter and Clemmie Alice Miller. M [more...]

    August 6, 2010 Mrs. Annie Cole Brewer, 85 years young of 211 Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, died Thursday evening, August 5, 2010. She was born in Watauga County June 5, 1925 to Bessie Miller Cole and George Marshall Cole, of Brownwood Road, Deep [more...]

    Mr. Joseph Levi Coffey, age 93 of Countryside Drive, SW, Lenoir, formerly of Blowing Rock, died Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care (Lenoir, NC). Born June 4, 1917, in Avery County, he was a son of Columbus and Mary A [more...]