Recent Obituaries

    Larry Thomas (Tom) McLean Jr, 45, of Charlotte, NC, died on June 21, 2017, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City after battling a rare form of kidney cancer. Tom was born on February 3, 1972 to Larry Thomas and Alleine Coffey McLe [more...]

    Mr. Douglas Charles Mast, age 66, of Buckeye Road, Elk Park, passed away Tuesday morning, June 20, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born November 7, 1950 in Avery County, he was a son of the late Chester and Carrie Harmon Mast. Doug was [more...]

    Larry Dallas Caudill, age 70 of Purlear, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 22, 2017 at New Hope Baptist Church in Purlear with Rev. Mike Stamper and Rev. Grant Caudill officiating. [more...]

    Dr. Fred Allen Wilson, age 81, of Canterbury Lane, Boone, passed away Monday evening, June 12, 2017 at The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge in Blowing Rock. Born February 3, 1936 in Mississippi, he was a son of George and Lillian Wilson. Dr. Wilson re [more...]

    Miss Gladys White, age 76, of Robin Lane, Boone, passed away Saturday morning, June 10th at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born June 1, 1941 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Robert W. and Minnie Mae Ferguson Whi [more...]

    Mrs. Joan Krider Weaver, age 81, of West Jefferson, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Born in Todd, NC, March 18, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Dick and Ida Wilcox Krider. She was a graduate of Beaver Creek High Scho [more...]

    Thomas E. McDonough, Jr. of Vilas, died June 9, 2017. Born April 2, 1931 in Richmond, Kentucky, he was the son of Thomas E. McDonough and Ophelia Jakes McDonough. Thomas graduated from Druid Hills High School in Atlanta, GA in 1948 where he won ma [more...]

    Mr. Robert Craven “Bob” Peay, Jr., age 70 of Boone, passed away Friday afternoon, June 9, 2017 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Asheville. Born July 21, 1946 in Rockingham County, he was a son of the late Robert Craven Peay Sr., and Mary Tuttle Peay. B [more...]

    Charles “Ralph” Davis, age 70, of Mountain Dale Rd., Vilas, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center. Born June 10, 1946, he was a son of Hugh and Elizabeth Phillips Davis. Mr. Davis retired from Lowe’s Home Improvement after 2 [more...]

    Pearl Brown Norris, age 85, of Howards Creek Church Road, Boone, passed away Friday evening, June 2, 2017 at Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living. Born April 27, 1932 in Avery County, she was a daughter of William Oren and Allie Jones Brown. Pearl attend [more...]

    Nancy Jo Coyle, age 66, of Charlie Thompson Rd., Vilas, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 28, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center. Born March 11, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of Gordon Joseph and Rose Maxine Dean Kullmann (Glasson). B [more...]

    Mr. Clint Ward, age 83, of Stone Mountain Road, Vilas, passed away Saturday morning May 27, 2017 at his home. Born August 3, 1933 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Claude and Maggie Tester Ward. Clint was a US Army Veteran and was retired [more...]

    Edith McGuire Cook, 95, of Highway 421 North, Zionville, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation in Boone. Born July 20, 1921 in Avery County, she was a daughter of Howard and Mamie Shook McGuire. Mrs. Cook was a [more...]

    Laverne Cox – went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 21, 2017. Laverne was born in Chicago on May 24, 1927. She attended Wheaton College – she was the first woman in her family to attend college and the first of many to attend Wheaton Coll [more...]

    Donald Don Edward Mast, age 49, of Boone, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017. He was a native of Caldwell County and graduated from Avery County High School in 1984. He was an employee of the Circle K Stores for many years and was very well liked by [more...]