Recent Obituaries

     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...]

    Mrs. Lovely Emma Miller Danner, age 87, of Grandview Heights, Boone, died with her children by her side on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at her home. Lovely was born on December 23, 1922 in Duffield, VA to the late George Jefferson Lee Miller and Bessie Ne [more...]

    May 23, 2010 Mr. Robert Belford "Robbie" Adkins, III, age 53, of Slabtown Road, Zionville, passed away Saturday evening, May 22, 2010 at home after a long battle with Cancer. He was born October 17, 1956 in Danville, Virginia to Edith Cooper Adkins [more...]

    Mr. William H. “Bill” Miller, age 76, of Loblolly Lane, Boone, died Wednesday evening, May 19, 2010 at Johnson City Medical Center. Born October 7, 1933 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Fred Cecil and Flossie Kate Church Miller. Bill was [more...]

    Mrs. Oleta Smith Fioramonti, age 82, of Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, died Wednesday afternoon at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation, born September 3, 1927 in Ridgeway Texas, to Roy and Elvie Smith. She is survived by two sons Bill Fioramonti [more...]

     May 20, 2010 Mr. Dan Klink, age 68, Creston, died Wednesday afternoon, May 19, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Born August 10, 1941 in Buffalo, New York, he was the son of the late Walter and Mabel Caudill Eby. Dan was retired from the moving and st [more...]

    Mr. Jack Dempsey “Jackie” Cobb, age 68, of Maple Drive, Boone, died Tuesday afternoon, May 18, 2010 at Blowing Rock Hospital. Born October 16, 1941 in Belmont, he was a son of the late Jack D. Cobb, Sr. and Eva King Cobb. Mr. Cobb was a member of t [more...]

    Mr. Brooks Hill Duncan, age 61, of NC Hwy 88, Zionville, the Creston Community died Friday night, May 14, 2010 in San Angelo, Texas. Born May 13, 1949 in Ashe County, he was the son of the late Meredith Duncan and Ruth Donnelly Duncan. Brooks was a [more...]

    May 13, 2010 Mr. Ralph Avery Aldridge, age 80, of Greer Lane, Vilas, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at his home. Born March 21, 1930 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Davison and may Moody Aldridge. Mr. Aldridge was a Corporal in the United [more...]