Recent Obituaries

    Mr. Chester Hubert Jones, age 87, of Milton Brown Heirs Road, formerly of Chestnut Grove Road in Boone, died Thursday afternoon, April 2, 2009 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Watauga County June 29, 1921, he was a son of the late B [more...]

     Robert James Phillips, age 73, of Alex Wellborn Road, Deep Gap, died Tuesday evening, March 31, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. He was born March 16, 1936 in Mecklenburg County, a son of Lynn and Lucille Phillips sloop. Robert was a member of [more...]

     Paris Ragan Winebarger, age 86 of Meat Camp Road, Boone and Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation, died Monday morning, March 30, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. Paris was born in Watauga County, May 15, 1922, a daughter of George Carter Ragan Sr. [more...]

    Johnson L. Wellborn, age 85, of Joe Greer Road, Deep Gap, died Sunday morning, March 29, 2009 at his home. He was born February 3, 1924 in Watauga County to John Sherman and Nancy Greene Wellborn. Johnson was a member of Grace Lutheran Church where [more...]

     Linda Elaine Bridges, age 52, of Meadow Hill Apartments, Boone, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at her home. She was born February 13, 1957 in Burlington to Alease Horne Bridges and the late Willie Andrew Bridges. Linda was a graduate of Appalachi [more...]

    A memorial service to honor the life of Wanda Lee Harmon will be conducted Saturday afternoon, June 26, 2010, at 2 o'clock at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel,officiated by Rev. Richard Trivette and Rev. Charles McKinney. A private interment [more...]

    Mrs. Mary Magdalene Ellen Anderson Welch, age 87, of Chestnut Drive, Blowing Rock, and formerly of Boone, died Tuesday morning at Watauga Medical Center. Born April 8, 1921 in Halifax, County, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Allen Lawson an [more...]

    Howard Wellington \'H. W.\' Mast, Jr., age 83, of Broadstone Road, Valle Crucis, died Saturday morning, March 21, 2009 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation in Boone. Born February 28, 1926 in Watauga County to Howard Wellington Mast, Sr. and Anne [more...]

    Mrs. Margaret Pennington Kirk, age 88, of Boone, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at Life Care of Banner Elk. She was born September 1, 1920 in Summerfield, NC to Willie and Ethel Ellen Yelberton Pennington. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church (Boo [more...]

    Mr. Darold Lee “Pop” Hedrick, age 80, of 211 Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, died Monday evening, March 16, 2009 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born May 29, 1928 in St. Cloud, Florida, he was a son of the late Lemmon and Cecil Marie Cottrell [more...]

    Mr. C. P. Calloway, Sr., age 80, of Hunting Road, Boone, died Sunday morning, March 15, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. Born in Watauga County October 23, 1928, he was a son of the late Vance and Faye Perry Calloway. Mr. Calloway retired after 36 ye [more...]

    Mr. Charles Mack Townsend age 84, of Banner Elk, the Dutch Creek Community, died Saturday morning, March 14, 2009 at home. Born in Watauga County October 31, 1924, he was a son of the late Isaac Enzer and Clemmie Byrd Townsend. Mack was a retired c [more...]

     Charles Robert Loretto, age 75, of Clear View Lane, Boone, died Saturday afternoon, March 14, 2009 at his home. He was born May 20, 1933 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Charles and Ann Richter Loretto. Mr. Loretto was a veteran of the US Army, and [more...]

    Kelly Colleen O'Grady Ward, age 30, of Boone, died Saturday afternoon March 14, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. Born in San Diego, California June 21, 1978, she was the daughter of the late Kathleen O'Grady. Surviving is her husband, Michael Cook [more...]

    Wade Edward Brown died on March 9, 2009 at the age of 101. He was born November 5, 1907 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, the youngest of 10 children born to Etta Sudderth and Jefferson Davis Brown. He attended Watauga County schools before going to [more...]