Recent Obituaries

    Pauline Blackburn McGuire, 93, of the Daniel Boone Condominiums, Boone, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Born May 29, 1918 in Todd, she was a daughter of Charles Hamp and Velma Grace Norris Blackburn. Mrs. McGuire was a [more...]

    Kemp Ralph Hodges, 80, of Polly Street, Morganton, and a native and former resident of Watauga County, died Saturday morning, Sept. 10, 2011 at the Burke Hospice and Palliative Care in Valdese. Born November 21, 1930 in Watauga County, he was a son [more...]

    Mrs. Anna Butler Hoare, 89, of Coral Springs, FL and formerly of Elk Park, NC and Largo, FL, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 after a sudden illness. Born April 20, 1922 in Hartford, CT, the daughter of James Wilson Butler and Anna Piquette Butle [more...]

    Mrs. Janet Main Cannon, age 78, of Boone, died Thursday afternoon, September 8, 2011 at Watauga Medical Center. Born April 21, 1933 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late George and Ethel Hatley Main. Janet was a member of the Boone Adve [more...]

    Ms. Jan S. Hayes of Rainbow Trail, Boone, passed away Wednesday afternoon September 7, 2011 at Blowing Rock Hospital at the age of 70. Born March 10, 1941 in Washington County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Beryl and Lois Bacon Slagle. [more...]