Recent Obituaries

    Mr. Billy Gene Sheets, age 68 of West Jefferson, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Freeman and Maggie Sheets, 2 sisters, Flossie Sawyer and Betty Smith, and 2 brothers, Lawson Sheets and Kenneth Sheets. H [more...]

    William Barnette Bill Garrison, 87, of Charlotte and Blowing Rock, died January 8, 2017. He was born in Charlotte, on January 9, 1930 to William Barnette Barney Garrison, Jr. and Rebecca Snyder Garrison. He is preceded in death by his loving wife J [more...]

    Grady Carlton, age 90, of Liberty Grove Church Road, Fleetwood, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017. Born August 10, l926 in Watauga County, he was a son of John and Hattie Greer Carlton. Grady was a member of West View Baptist Church. He was a ve [more...]

    David Lee (DAVE) Winebarger, age 74, of Elk Creek Road, Deep Gap, passed away Saturday evening, January 7, 2017 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson. Born October 28, 1942 in Watauga County, he was a son of Esau and Ethel Miller Winebarg [more...]

    Jackie Marie Watson Jones died January 7, 2017 at Duke University Medical Center, following a determined fight to conquer a series of debilitating conditions over the past ten years. Jackie was a loyal wife, devoted mother and grandmother, and a dist [more...]