Recent Obituaries

    Mr. Burl A. Pardue, age 93, of Slabtown Road, Zionville, passed away Saturday evening, December 9, 2017 at his home. Born September 13, 1924 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Mae Pardue. Burl was of the Baptist faith. He was a farmer and [more...]

    Rachel Whittington, age 85, of Boone, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017. She was the daughter of the late John and Cora Hagler Grimes. She was preceded in death by her husband Lee Whittington. She is survived by one son, Ronnie Whittington of [more...]

    Doris Mae Gordon Cummines, age 93 of the Bethel Community, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017. She was a native of Petersburg, Indiana and a resident of Watauga County. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and the daughter of the late Allen (A [more...]

    Frances Stone Fulmer, 92, passed away on December 1, 2017 at Trinity Grove in Wilmington, NC. Frances was born June 20, 1925 in Inman, SC to the late Milan Gardner Stone and Annie Williams Stone. She was preceded in death by her brother James Marsh [more...]

    James Frank Potter, 80, of Hickory, and a native of Watauga County, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at his home. Born March 17, 1937 in Watauga County, he was a son of William and Blanche Thomas Potter. Mr. Potter was an active member of th [more...]

    Joe Robert Hipp, age 85, of Vilas, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center. Joe was born in Wilkes County on March 16, 1932 to Rev. Jesse and Louise Hipp. He was a member of Boone United Methodist Church, a graduate of Duke [more...]

    Gertrude Mae Norris, age 96 of Boone, passed away Friday morning, November 24, 2017 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born August 21, 1921 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Claude and Hollie Proffitt Norris. Ms. Norris was of the Baptis [more...]

    Elsie Mae Greene Tucker, age 78, of Boone, passed away Thursday morning, November 23, 2017 at The Foley Center in Blowing Rock. Born May 26, 1939 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Clayton Carrol and Rosa Adeline Bryan Greene. Ms. Tucker was [more...]

    Rosa Lee Hicks Townsend, age 90, Burl Brown Road, Vilas, passed away Saturday morning, November 18, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Born January 24, 1927 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of John Wesley and Ellen Lucinda Dugger Hicks. [more...]

    Dr. Edgar Ole Larson, age 96, died peacefully at his home in Boone on Saturday, November 18th. He was attended in his final days by his sons and family friends. Mr. Larson was born April 13, 1921 to Oscar W. and Clara Weik Larson of Wausau, Wisconsi [more...]

    Agnes Neal passed away peacefully on the morning of November 17, in the presence of family. She was 93. Agnes Chiapel Neal was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 23, 1923 to Mary Brundies and James Chiapel, and raised in that city with her b [more...]

    Joseph Dock Cornell, age 85, of Joe Shoemaker Road, Vilas, passed away Tuesday evening, November l4, 2017 at Glenbridge Health & Rehab in Boone. Born June 14, 1932 in Watauga County, he was a son of James Stewart and Mary Margaret Simmons Cornell. D [more...]

    Dolph Ned Lyons, Jr., age 87, of Boone, passed away Monday afternoon, November 13. 2017 at Watauga Medical Center. Born December 3, 1929 in Watauga County, he was a son of Dolph Lyons, Sr. and Grace Moretz Lyons. Ned served in the US Army during th [more...]

    Anna Jolly Goodman, age 75, of Lynn Hill Road, Boone, passed away Thursday morning, November 9, 2017 at Wake Forest Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Anna was born December 22, 1941 in Danville, VA. She retired from the Patient Account Department [more...]

    Ms. Darlene Patricia Turner, age 65, of Church Street, Boone, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. Born May 8, 1952 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Rodney and Pauline Grimes Turner. Darlene was ret [more...]