Recent Obituaries

     Edward Ward Hayden, age 86, of Doe Branch Road, Zionville, died Saturday evening, February 14, 2009, at Watauga Medical Center. He was born September 30, 1922 in Mansfield, Pennsylvania to Joseph Lord and Mildred Colgrove Hayden. Mr. Hayden at [more...]

    Mr. Ted Ward Potter, age 60, of the Meat Camp Community, died Wednesday morning, February 11, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. Born in the Meat Camp Community of Watauga County June 4, 1948, he was a son of the late Ted R. and Anner Main Potter. Mr. [more...]

    William Howard Love of Megan Lane, Boone, died Friday morning, February 6, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. He was born in Watauga County to the late Coy and Gladys Hodges Love. After graduating from Cove Creek High School, Howard joined the U.S. Na [more...]

    Mr. John Carlton "J C" Pitts, age 78, of Old Clayton Greene Road, Boone, died Tuesday evening, February 3, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. Born in Elizabethton, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Oscar and Orpha Tester Pitts. Mr. Pitts was a membe [more...]

    Ms. Ruth Byland Greene, age 83, of Castleford Road, Todd, died Saturday morning, January 31, 2009 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Lenoir. Born October 6, 1925 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret Scott Byla [more...]

     Buster Grimes, age 86, of Junaluska Road, Boone, died Thursday afternoon, January 29, 2009 at his home. He was born June 26, 1922 in Watauga County to Harrison Boone and Rosie Belle Whittington Grimes. A minister for 25 years, Rev. Grimes served a [more...]

    Lester Newland Trivette, age 59, of Russ Norris Road, Elk Park, died Saturday morning, January 24, 2009 at his home. He was born November 5, 1949 in Avery County to Judson Newland and Elsie Harmon Trivette. Lester was a farmer and rock mason and was [more...]

     Timothy Michael Edwards, age 52, of Rabbit Ridge Run, Vilas, died Thursday morning, January 22, 2009 at his home. He was born January 23, 1956 in Danville, Virginia to Thomas Elwood and Hazel Gauldin Edwards. Mr. Edwards was a member of Centenary [more...]

    Mr. Ray Edward Osborne, age 77, of Martin Lane, Boone, died Saturday morning, January 17, 2009 at the James H. Quillen Veteran's Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tennessee. Born September 8, 1931 in Fig, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Edwa [more...]

    Daniel Everett Scott, age 17, of White Dogwood Lane, Boone, died Tuesday afternoon, January 13, 2009 at his home. He was born April 29, 1991 in Watauga County. Daniel was a Member of Boone United Methodist Church. He was a senior at Watauga High Sc [more...]

    Mr. John Finley “Johnny” Greene, age 46, of Diamond Ranch Road, Boone, died Monday morning, January 12, 2009 at Johnson City Medical Center. Born in Avery County, he was the son of Jim and Louise Ward Greene. Johnny was a painting contractor and an [more...]

    Mr. David Glen (Dave) Powell, age 43, of Apple Tree Ridge, Newland, died Sunday morning, January 11, 2009 in Banner Elk. Dave was born in Torrance, California. He was the son of Richard and Joanne Powell. David was an award winning realtor in Sou [more...]

    January 10, 2009 Ms. Marjorie Ruth Miller, age 73, of N. C. Norris Road, Boone, died Saturday afternoon, January 10, 2009 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Born in Winder, GA, November 12, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Roger C. and Ruth Eld [more...]

    Mrs. Marjorie Laws Rominger, age 75, of Huffman Road, Vilas, died Thursday, January 08, 2009 at Watauga Medical Center. She was the Mother of four daughters: Debbie Isaacs and husband Randy of Vilas; Angela Rominger of Mountain City, TN; Pamela G [more...]

    Mrs. Nellie Wilson Hagaman, age 97, of Camp Joy Road, Zionville, died Thursday morning, January 8, 2009 at home. Born July 9, 1911 in Watauga County, she was the daughter of the late Lemuel and Cornelia Wilson. Mrs. Hagaman was a homemaker and a mem [more...]