Recent Obituaries

    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...]

    Miss Martha J. Davis, age 65, of Mountain Dale Road, Vilas, died Sunday morning, August 1, 2010 at home. Born November 21, 1944 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Hugh H. Davis and Elizabeth Phillips Davis. Martha was a member of Bea [more...]

     Mrs. Edith McGuire Church, age 91, of Church Hollow Road, Boone, the Foscoe Community, died Sunday morning, August 1, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Born April 20, 1919 in Ashe County, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Mattie Teague McGuire. [more...]

    Mrs. Daisy Estelle Lyons Adams, age 91 of Carolina Avenue, Boone, died Monday afternoon at Watauga Medical Center. She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Rom Adam [more...]

     Matthew Terrell Bryant, age 43, of Johnson City, Tennessee, died Monday, July 26, 2010 in Johnson City. Matt was born September 22, 1966 in Anderson, South Carolina. He was a computer software designer. Mr. Bryant is survived by his son, Na [more...]

    July 26, 2010 Mrs. Judy Lunsford Cobb, age 61, of Maple Drive, Boone, died Sunday morning, July 25, 2010 at home. Born November 9, 1948 in Boone, she was a daughter of the late Allen Dexter and Mary Glannie Ford Lunsford. Mrs. Cobb was a homemaker [more...]

    Mrs. Patricia Ann Reece, age 66 of Waterville, Maine, died Saturday July 24 at home. She is survived by two sons; Christopher Reece of Waltham, Massachusetts, and Jonathan Reece of Portland, Maine, three brothers; Eugene Reid of Madison, Richard Re [more...]

    Joseph Michael Gaffney, 89, died Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC after a brief illness. He was born December 11, 1920 in White Plains, NY to the late Michael and Catherine Gaffney. In addition to his parents, his wif [more...]

    Chloe Miller Hodges, age 86, of Old US Highway 421 South, Boone, died Monday morning, July 19, 2010 at the Watauga Medical Center. She was born April 18, 1924 in Boone to Joseph Grant and Ida Matokia Watson Miller. Mrs. Hodges was a member of La [more...]