Recent Obituaries

    Jane Elizabeth Flake Smith, age 58, of Morgan Smith Lane, Boone, died Monday, July 12, 2010 in Colorado. She was born April 4, 1952 in Robbinsville, North Carolina to William Huntley Flake and the late Joyce Stafford Flake. Mrs. Smith was a memb [more...]

     Mrs. Annie Carroll Blackburn died Saturday, July 10, 2010. She was born May 18, 1930 in Boone to Lester and Lucy Baker Carroll and was the wife of Charles H. Blackburn, Jr. Ann was a retired college professor from ASU who attended Appalachian Hi [more...]

    Michael Eugene Masters, age 55, of Gragg Street, Boone, died Saturday, July 10th at Watauga Medical Center. Born November 8, 1954 in Valparaiso, Indiana, he was a son of the late Joan Husmann and William G. Masters. Before moving to Boone, Michael w [more...]

    July 6, 2010 Mr. Kenneth Horace "Ken" Walls, age 70, of Vilas, died Tuesday morning, July 6, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Born in Watauga County January 26, 1940, he was a son of the late Horace James Walls and Hazel Hollars Walls. Mr. Walls wa [more...]

    Mrs. Bertha Ward Presnell, age 72, of Perry Presnell Road, Banner Elk, died Monday, July 5th. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Perry Lee Presnell; one daughter, Carol Langston and husband Roger of Lexington, NC; two sons, Dennis Presnel [more...]