Recent Obituaries

    Mr. John G. "Jack" Orr, age 76, of South Slope Road, Banner Elk, the Foscoe Community died Sunday morning at Life Care Center of Banner Elk. Surviving are one son; Jeffrey Orr and wife Lee of Cypress, California, one daughter, Jennifer Coseglia of L [more...]

    Mrs. Helen Ferrenberg, 97, of Sugar Grove, NC, died peacefully Thursday November 12, 2009 at Glenbridge Health & Rehab Center in Boone, NC. She was born on August 21, 1912 in Bucyrus, Ohio. She spent 63 years in Toledo, Ohio where she was a homemak [more...]

    November 13, 2009 Mrs. Ella May Shipley Schell, age 83, of Howard Winkler Road, Boone, died Tuesday evening, November 10, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. Born March 10, 1926, she was a daughter of the late John William Shipley, Jr., and Elizabeth J [more...]

    Mrs. Ola Minnie Dancy Fox, age 84, of Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, died Monday morning, November 9, 2009 at Glenbridge Health Care & Rehabilitation. Born December 7, 1924 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Iris and Dora Sherril Danc [more...]

    November 8, 2009 Mr. Ward Gurney Carroll, age 91, of Carroll Drive, Boone, died Sunday morning, November 8, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. Born September 25, 1918, he was a son of the late P. G. and Mary Elizabeth Winkler Carroll. Mr. Carroll att [more...]

    Mrs. Mary Velma Eggers Henson, age 83, of Bethel Road, Vilas, died Friday evening, November 6, 2009 at her home. She was born July 19, 1926 on Stone Mountain, Watauga County, North Carolina to the late Ralph and Polly Guy Eggers. Velma Henson was su [more...]

    Mrs. Corinne Mae Smith Englehart, age 87, of Chestnut Drive Blowing Rock and a former resident of Appalachian Brian Estates, died Wednesday morning at the Davant Extended Care Facility. Born April 24, 1922 in Howard County, Maryland, she was a d [more...]

    November 2, 2009 Mrs. Sudia Grimes Mathes, age 88, of Norwood Hollow Road, Banner Elk and a former resident of Boone, died Saturday morning, October 31, 2009 at Life Care Center. Born December 13, 1920 in Avery County, she was a daughter of the lat [more...]

    October 30, 2009 Ms. Lindy Sue Watson, age 58, of Wildcat Road, Deep Gap, died Thursday evening, October 29, 2009 at Life Care Center in Banner Elk. Born December 16, 1950 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Levi Ira and Ruby Fern Wat [more...]

    October 28, 2009 Mr. William A. \"Bill\" Hayes, age 91, of Glen Alpine, and a former resident of Boone, died Tuesday afternoon, October 27, 2009 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Born February 17, 1918 in Watauga County, he was a son of the la [more...]

    Mrs. Shelby Jean Coffey Auton, age 60, of Israel Chapel Road, Connelly Springs, and a former resident of Boone, died Monday night, October 26, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Born in Watauga County October 31, 1948, she was a daughter of the late Ro [more...]

    As is befitting of a rogue gentleman captain, Michael John Mullarkey passed away on St. Crispin's Day, Sunday, October 25, 2009, at the age of 4,257 after a valiant joust with invading forces. Michael spent the greater part of his adult life battl [more...]

    Lucy Glenn Lawrence, age 99, of US Highway 421, Vilas, died Friday evening at her home. Mrs. Lawrence is survived by; one daughter, Glenda Evans and one son, Tom Lawrence and his wife, Nona, all of Vilas; four grandchildren, Greg Evans and wife, Ka [more...]

    Beulah Edna Watson Greene, age 92, of Idlewild Road, Fleetwood, died Thursday evening, October 22, 2009, at Watauga Medical Center. She was born April 25, 1917 in Watauga County to Joe and Ellen Walker Watson. Mrs. Greene was a member of Mt. Paran [more...]

    Mrs. Shirley Rominger Guy, age 72, of US Highway 321 North, Sugar Grove, died Wednesday afternoon, October 21, 2009 at her home. She was born November 30, 1936 in Avery County to Wilborn Jesse and Mattie Shull Rominger. Shirley was a member of Wi [more...]