Recent Obituaries

    Edith McGuire Cook, 95, of Highway 421 North, Zionville, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation in Boone. Born July 20, 1921 in Avery County, she was a daughter of Howard and Mamie Shook McGuire. Mrs. Cook was a [more...]

    Laverne Cox – went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 21, 2017. Laverne was born in Chicago on May 24, 1927. She attended Wheaton College – she was the first woman in her family to attend college and the first of many to attend Wheaton Coll [more...]

    Donald Don Edward Mast, age 49, of Boone, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017. He was a native of Caldwell County and graduated from Avery County High School in 1984. He was an employee of the Circle K Stores for many years and was very well liked by [more...]

    On May 17, 2017, at his home in Blowing Rock, N.C., Donald P Fischer accepted his final earthly assignment: flight instructor to the heavenly angels. Don bids farewell to his wife, daughters, grandchildren, brothers, sisters and old and new friends. [more...]

    Joan Frances Collins, nee Callahan, was born in Somerville, MA on December 31, 1929. The fourth of seven siblings, she grew up in a tight-knit family and maintained strong familial ties throughout her life. Joan married Cornelius (Neal) Joseph Co [more...]