Recent Obituaries

    July 5, 2010 Mr. Don Alan Schaffer, age 75, of Cornerstone Lane, Deep Gap, died Sunday afternoon, July 4, 2010 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Born December 11, 1934 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Walter Kenneth Schaffer [more...]

     Janet Lee Wheeler Swan, age 72, of Hickory Lane, Boone, died Friday morning, July 2, 2010 at her home. She was born April 15, 1938 in Corning, New York to Seldon and Marion Holtzman Wheeler. Mrs. Swan was of the Catholic faith. She was an avid c [more...]

    Mrs. Ruby Margaret Hodges Bentley, born on September 9, 1914, passed away on June 20, 2010 at the Life Care Center of Banner Elk. She was the oldest of 13 children born to the late Leonard and Rosa Townsend Hodges of Valle Crucis. A native of [more...]

    Mrs. Beatrice Blanch Beach Brown, age 84, of Kenneth Brown Road, Boone, died at home Friday morning, June 18th. Mrs. Brown is survived by son David Brown and fiancé Yvonne, of Boone, daughter Wanda Winkler and husband Dale of Vilas, daughter Margie [more...]

    Tom Willard Presnell, age 78, of St. James Church Road, Newton, and a native and former resident of Watauga County, died Friday evening, June 18, 2010 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. He was born June 9, 1932 to Joseph Craft and Hettie Te [more...]

    Mr. John Edward Scarlata, age 60, of Laurel Creek Road, Banner Elk, NC, died at his home Thursday evening, June 17th. Mr. Scarlata is survived by his wife, Rebecca Jane Keeter and two sons, Wyatt and Silas Scarlata, all of the home; his mother, Ge [more...]

    Edward Stephen ‘EDDIE’ Martel, age 61, of Railroad Grade Road, Todd, died Monday, June 14, 2010. Mr. Martel is survived by his wife, Jan Davis Martel; one daughter, Stephenie Jean Martel of Todd and one son, Jason Arnold Martel, and grandson, Vesta [more...]

    Chief Warrant Officer 5 Derrick Gwin Henry, US Army Retired, age 61, of Alex Wellborn Road, Deep Gap, died Tuesday morning, June 15, 2010 at the Davant Rehab and Extended Care Facility in Blowing Rock. Born May 21, 1949 in Phoenix, Arizona, he was a [more...]

     Franklin Dan Norris, age 74, of Highway 421 North, Vilas, died Saturday morning, June 5, 2010 at the Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee. He was born August 4, 1935 in Watauga County to Clifford Dewitt and Bessie Reece Norris. Sergeant Nor [more...]

    Mr. Robert W. Canter, age 70, of Poplar Grove Road, Boone, died Wednesday morning, June 2, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Born October 19, 1939 in Bristol, Virginia, he was a son of the late Sherman and Florence Henderson Canter. Mr. Canter was a [more...]

    Martha Carol “Marty” Cecile Hartman, age 55, wife of Ricky Hartman and daughter of the late Bill and Elsie Cecile passed away on Sunday May 30, 2010. She was born on October 20, 1954 in Winston-Salem, N. C. She was part owner and worked in the famil [more...]

    Mr. Andrew Bruce Mihailoff-Shelly, age 41, of Fuquay Varina, NC, died Saturday, May 29, 2010 in an accidental fall at Elk River, NC. He was born August 17, 1968 in Indianapolis, IN. Andrew grew up in Elkhart, IN and Ann Arbor, MI, and later moved [more...]

    Dr. George Edward Lyne, Jr., Professor Emeritus, age 83, of Fox Cove Road, Boone, the Foscoe community, died Tuesday afternoon, May 25, 2010 at home. He was born on October 31, 1926 in Greenville, SC to George Edward and Minna Turpin Lyne. Dr. L [more...]

    Private services for Thomas M. Britton, Jr., 85, AND Virginia Golding Britton, 80, were held Saturday, June 19, 2010, in their home town of Marshall, TX in the Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Private services were also held on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at th [more...]

     Virginia Ward Byrd, age 83, of Clark's Creek Road, Banner Elk, the Valle Crucis community, died Sunday afternoon, May 23, 2010 at her home. She was born August 11, 1926 in Watauga County to Aud and Lula Henson Ward. Mrs. Byrd was a member of Cl [more...]