Recent Obituaries

    Elsa Winter Freed, infant daughter of Mark and Sunnee Stadel Freed of Tom Jackson Road, Boone, passed away Friday at the Watauga Medical Center. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Iyla Dee Freed; her maternal grandparents, [more...]

    Juliette Arnault Dancy, age 84, of Waynesville, and a former resident of the Zionville community, died Wednesday morning, April 7, 2010 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. She was born July 1, 1925 in Oran, Algeria to Andre and Louise Arnault. Mrs. Danc [more...]

    Mr. Frank Berlin Calloway, age 94, of Granite Falls, and a former resident of the Foscoe Community died Sunday morning, March 28, 2010 at Camelot Manor Nursing Care Facility. Born July 27, 1915 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late John and Lo [more...]

    Joseph Marion 'JOE' Wilson, age 92, of Mountain City, Tennessee, and a native and resident of the Beaverdam community, died Sunday evening, March 28, 2010, at the Mountain City Care Center. He was born January 3, 1918 in Watauga County to Raleigh an [more...]

    March 28, 2010 Mr. Robert Gray Lee, age 81, of Watauga Drive, Boone, died Saturday afternoon March 27, 2010 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born September 30, 1928 in Elkins, West Virginia, he was a son of the late John Dell and Erma Shipman [more...]

    Sadie Whittington Pettiford, age 79, of Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation, and formerly of Church Street, Boone, died Thursday afternoon, March 25, 2010 at Glenbridge. She was born July 16, 1930 in Watauga County to Harve and Bertha Horton Whitti [more...]

    Minnie Dare Greene Dishman, age 85, of US Highway 421 North, Vilas, died Thursday afternoon, March 25, 2010 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation. She was born December 11, 1924 in Watauga County to Grady Lee and Ardith Ragan Greene. Mrs. Dishman [more...]

    James Edward 'ED' Kerley, age 74, of Ransom Street, Blowing Rock, died Wednesday afternoon, March 24, 2010 at Blowing Rock Hospital. Born in Watauga County October 31, 1935, he was a son of the late Don and Bina Watson Kerley. Mr. Kerley was a 19 [more...]

    Mr. Charles Thomas “Tommy” Wright, age 20, of Blowing Rock, died Sunday afternoon, March 21, 2010 in Marion. Born April 4, 1989 in Watauga County, he was the son of Tom and Dayna Aldridge Wright. Tommy was a member of FaithBridge United Methodist C [more...]

     Ruth Clawson Lewis, age 77, of Little Laurel Road, Boone, died Saturday evening, March 20, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. She was born August 31, 1932 in Statesville to L. H. and Ferrie Odessie Gragg Clawson. Mrs. Lewis was a member of Mount Ver [more...]

    Mattie Ragan Eggers, age 83, of Linville Creek Road, Vilas and formerly of the Rich Mountain community, died Friday evening, March 19, 2010 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation. She was born October 9, 1926 in Watauga County to Robert Solomon and [more...]

    Willa Rae Stanberry, age 85, of Clyde Williams Drive, Boone, died Thursday afternoon, March 18, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. She was born May 31, 1924 in Swain County to Samuel Gordon and Martha Cable Monteith. Mrs. Stanberry was a member of M [more...]

    Dr. Samuel M. Holton, 87, of Chapel Hill, NC died on March 17, 2010. Dr. Holton was born in Durham, NC on May 29, 1922, the son of Holland and Lela Young Holton. He graduated from Durham High in 1938. He graduated from Duke University, New York Uni [more...]

    Mrs. Dorothy Jane "Dottie" Reneau, age 72, of Boone, passed away Monday, March 15 at Watauga Medical Center. Surviving are her husband; Robert D."Bob" Reneau, Lt. Col USAF (Retired), two sons; Lt. Colonel Robert S. Reneau, USAF and wife Mysti, and [more...]

    Mrs. Virginia Overman “Ginny” Greene, age 91, of Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, and a former resident of Deep Gap, died Sunday morning, March 14, 2010 at Glenbridge Heath Care & Rehab. Born June 21, 1918 in Middlesex, North Carolina, she was a daug [more...]