Recent Obituaries

    Mrs. Helen Jean Robinson Senter, age 81, of Morganton and a native of Watauga County, died Tuesday, July 15th at her home. Born November 11, 1926, in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Robinson and Hattie Cindrilla Wi [more...]

    Ms. Sue Albright Rudicil, age 72, of Statesville and a former resident of Boone, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at home. Born in Wake County March 8, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Alexander and Marie Makepeace Albright. Sue was a bookkee [more...]

     Barbara Sue Harris Johnson, age 64, of Lester Johnson Road, Vilas, died Saturday morning, July 5, 2008 at Watauga Medical Center. She was born March 31, 1944 in Bristol, Virginia. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. [more...]

    Mr. Kenneth Ervin "Kenny" Smith, Jr., age 49, of Wayne Laws Road, Butler, Tennessee, died Saturday, July 5, 2008 at home. Born December 3, 1958 in Cobleskill, New York, he was a son of the late Kenneth Ervin Smith, Sr., and Ruey Bender Smith. Kenny [more...]

    JULY 4, 2008 Ms. Lisa Gertie Triplett, age 39 of Boone, died Thursday in Damascus, Virginia. Lisa was born October 28,1968 in Watauga County to Larnie and Hilda Hensley Campbell Triplett. She was a CNA and was of the Baptit faith. Surviving are o [more...]

    Faye Brown Greene, age 87, of Highway 194 North, Boone, the Sands Community, died Monday morning, June 30, 2008 at her home. She was born February 8, 1921 in Avery County to William Oren and Allie Jones Brown. Mrs. Greene was a homemaker, a faithful [more...]

     Kelly Dwayne Hodges, age 35, of Hwy 105 South, Banner Elk, the Foscoe community, died Saturday morning, June 28, 2008. He was born October 24, 1972 in Watauga County. Kelly attended Foscoe Christian Church. He was a graduate of Watauga High Scho [more...]

    Mrs. Reba Trivette Hodges Austin, age 88, of Kalmia Lane, Boone, died Wednesday morning, June 25, 2008 at Watauga Medical Center. Born December 13, 1919 in Watauga County she was a daughter of the late Orris Hobart and Ena Bernice Glenn Trivette. Mr [more...]

    Mr. Vernon James Hodges, age 71, of Jacob & Sarah Drive, Vilas, died Wednesday morning, June 25, 2008 at home. Born in Watauga County April 15, 1937, he was a son of the late Ralph and Stella Hayes Hodges. Mr. Hodges was a retired carpenter, a memb [more...]

    Mrs. Anne Covil Motte, age 94, of Milton Brown Heirs Road, died Friday morning, June 20, 2008 at Glenbridge Heath & Rehab. Born in New Hanover County November 9, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Alamance and Hattie Canady Covil. She worked [more...]

    Mr. Billy Ray "Bill" Varner, age 75, of Granite Falls and formerly of the Foscoe community, died Friday evening June 20, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born December 31, 1932 in Canton, he was a son of the late Lorenzo D. and [more...]

    Mr. Jack Dana Guy, age 79, of Jonas Ridge and formerly of the Beech Creek Community died Tuesday evening, June 17, 2008 at Cannon Memorial Hospital. Born September 21, 1928 in Avery County, he was a son of the late Thomas "Tom" and Nora Phillips Guy [more...]

    Julius Harvil Glass, age 78, of Lakeland, FL died Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Lakeland. Glass was born in Jakin, Ga. June 8, 1930 to the late James W. Glass and Ruby Nell (Hill) Glass. Glass was a decorated Navy Korean War Veteran. He is survived b [more...]

    Wilma Godsey Winebarger, age 67, of Beaver Dam Road, Vilas, died Friday morning, June 13, 2008 surrounded by her family at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was born November 25, 1940 in Hamilton, Alabama [more...]

    Mr. James H. “Jim” Moore, age 77, of Poplar Hill Drive, Boone, died Friday morning, June 13, 2008 at Watauga Medical Center. Born August 22, 1930 in Ellenboro, NC, he was a son of the late H. G. and Frances Wright Moore. Mr. Moore was a graduate of [more...]