Recent Obituaries

    Mrs. Floy Tolbert Baird, age 94, of Boone, passed away Monday morning, July 17, 2017 at the Ashe Family Care Home in Todd. Born September 26, 1922 in Caldwell County, she was the last of ten children born to Jiles Finley and Louellen Rich Tolbert. M [more...]

    John Stuart Kirwan, Jr., of Gulf Stream, Florida, and formerly of Louisville, Kentucky died peacefully at home in Linville, North Carolina on July 17, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents John S. (Jack) and Gloria Hartman Kirwan. John wa [more...]

    Wayne ‘PORKY’ Warren, age 55, of Hwy 105, Boone, passed away Thursday morning, July 13, 2017 at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. Born March 23, 1962 in Watauga County, he was a son of Dave and Shelby Warren. Wayne was of the Baptist faith. [more...]

    Joan Kirkpatrick, age 83, of North Street, Boone, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. Born March 12, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Leroy Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Haglar Kirkpatrick. [more...]

    Beth (Elizabeth) Ann Cleland Weaver, age 68, of Calloway Road in Foscoe (Boone, NC), crossed The River into The Light of The Great Spirit on Monday, July 10, 2017, at her home, at daybreak. She was born on January 20, 1949, in Knoxville, TN, and was [more...]