Recent Obituaries

    July 14, 2009 Mrs. Carolyn Jones Tester, age 66, of Martin Lane, Boone, died Monday afternoon July 13, 2009 at Kindred Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Born October 23, 1942 in Wilkes County, she was a daughter of the late Ed and Blanche Greene Jones. [more...]

     Clarica White Anderson, age 88, of Grand Blvd., Boone, died Saturday morning, July 11, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. She was born September l6, 1920 in Watauga County to Luther White and Bina Lyons White Townsend. Mrs. Anderson retired as th [more...]

    Mr. William Clemmer “Bill” Rhyne, 83, of Linville, NC, formerly of Raleigh, NC, passed away on Saturday, July 11, at Cannon Memorial Hospital, Linville, NC, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marian Weddington Rhyne; tw [more...]

    Mr. John William (Bill) Neal, age 85, of Valle Crucis, died July 5, 2009, at his residence. He was born on July 28, 1923, the only son of Mary A. Tuttle and J. A. Neal. Bill attended school at Mineral Spring and Walnut Cove, NC. He served three years [more...]

     Lynn Isaacs, age 91, of Fletcher Branch Road, Vilas, died Sunday morning, July 5, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. He was born February 3, 1918 in Watauga County to Willet Franklin and Flossie Greene Isaacs. Lynn was a graduate of Cove Creek High [more...]

    Jerry Adams, age 83, of Swift Lane, Sugar Grove, died Thursday morning, July 2, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. He was born April 26, 1926 in Watauga County to Solomon and Virgie Cornett Adams. Jerry was a member of Cove Creek Baptist Church where [more...]

    Mrs. Ann Frantzen, age 80, of Greenway Courts, Blowing Rock, died Monday evening, June 30, 2009 at Blowing Rock Hospital. She was born April 14, 1929 in Amsterdam, Holland. Mrs. Frantzen was a homemaker. Surviving are: two sons; Edward L. Frantz [more...]

     Ms. Lola Baird Presnell, age 70, of Lenoir, died Saturday evening, June 20, 2009 at her home. She was born October 28, 1938 in Avery County to Dexter and Clema Hicks Baird. Ms. Presnell was a member of the Word and Truth Ministries. She retired [more...]

    Esteemed artist and teacher, James (Jim) Emerson Crompton died on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Born in New Jersey, Jim made his home in the High Country, and his many beautiful landscape paintings reflect his deep feelings for the Blue Ridge Mountains. [more...]

    James M. 'Junior' Warren, age 77, of Mountain Dale Road, Vilas, died Friday morning, June 19, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. He was born April 22, 1932 in Watauga County to Marvin and Lottie Warren. Mr. Warren was a member of the Beaver Dam Baptist [more...]

    Robert Mallet Tate, age 92, of Gateway Drive, Boone, died Friday evening, June 19, 2009 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation. He was born March 8, 1917 in Rutherford County to James Rueben and Florence T. Tate. Mr. Tate was a member of Mount Pl [more...]

    Mrs. Rosemary Delores Bevans Doran, age 78, of Cody Lane, Vilas, died Wednesday afternoon, June 17, 2009 at home. Born June 22, 1930 in New York, NY, she was a daughter of the late James and Marie Brown Bevans. Mrs. Doran was a former resident of L [more...]

    Mr. Albert W. "Bert" Hodgson, age 46, of Ciscero Valley Place, Lenoir, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at Watauga Medical Center. Born January 2, 1963 to Blanford Bernard Hodgson, Sr. and Elsie Greene Hodgson, he was a truck driver for Moretz Lumber Com [more...]

    Mr. Reggie McCreary, age 56, of Crest Drive, Boone, died Monday, June 15, 2009 at home. Born May 30, 1953 in Catawba County, he was a son of the late A. E. “Mac” and Mary Alexander McCreary. Reggie was a former Deputy Sheriff in Tampa Florida. R [more...]

    Ms. Billie Kincaid Sipes, age 54, of Robin Lane, Boone, died Thursday afternoon, June 11, 2009 at home. Born in Caldwell County January 7, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Bill and Eva Lee Ellison Kincaid. Ms. Sipes was of the Baptist faith. Su [more...]