Recent Obituaries

    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...]

    On May 17, 2017, at his home in Blowing Rock, N.C., Donald P Fischer accepted his final earthly assignment: flight instructor to the heavenly angels. Don bids farewell to his wife, daughters, grandchildren, brothers, sisters and old and new friends. [more...]

    Joan Frances Collins, nee Callahan, was born in Somerville, MA on December 31, 1929. The fourth of seven siblings, she grew up in a tight-knit family and maintained strong familial ties throughout her life. Joan married Cornelius (Neal) Joseph Co [more...]

    Mr. Jack Perry Hayes, age 84, of Jack Hayes Road, Boone, passed away Tuesday night May 16, 2017 at the Foley Center. Born June 18, 1932 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Thomas B. and Blanche Williams Hayes. Jack was retired from the Depa [more...]

    Lynn David Greene, a.k.a. Skynyrd, age 56 of Deep Gap went home to be with his Lord Sunday, May 14, 2017. He was a native of Watauga County and the son of the late Burl and Lucille Hayes Greene. Lynn was well known in the community, working in the a [more...]

    Opal Ragan Gragg, age 88, of Hilltop Drive, Boone, passed away Friday morning, May 12, 2017 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born January 25, 1929 in the Meat Camp community of Watauga County, she was a daughter of Daniel Boone Ragan and Carri [more...]

    Paul Willett Moretz, 74, of Parks Road died Friday, May 12, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A funeral service will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Piedmont Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Billy Peterson. Burial will foll [more...]

    Henry Sanford Hughes, of the Ingalls community, went home to be with Jesus on May 10th 2017 at Cannon Memorial Hospital. He was 71 years young! He loved the Lord above all things, with his family a very close second. He was a Sunday school teacher an [more...]

    Roland Norman Pruess, age 83, of Forest Ridge Drive, Boone, passed away Friday morning, May 5, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center. Born December 31, 1933 in St, Louis, Missouri, he was a son of Henry and Ellen Biller Pruess. Mr. Pruess was a veteran of [more...]

    Rose Anna Wade passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, after a lengthy illness. She leaves behind Michael, her husband of almost forty-seven years; and three sons and daughters-in-law to whom she was very close--Andrew Bancroft and Danielle, Patrick Mi [more...]

    Ian W. Davis, age 30, of Vilas, passed away Monday, May 1st. He is survived by: his wife, Hannah R. Davis, his mother, Nancy Davis and Daniel Grodecki; his father, Gary Davis and wife Gayle; two brothers Dan Mackey and fiancée Lynne Sab lack, an [more...]

    William Dean Greene, 66, of Rocky Point Acres, Deep Gap, passed away Sunday morning, April 30, 2017 at his home. Born September 8, 1950 in Watauga County, he was a son of Clarence and Ruby Walls Greene. Dean was a loving husband and took great pride [more...]

    Mr. Dwight William Hayes, age 102, of Vilas, passed away Friday afternoon, April 28, 2017 at his home. Born April 24, 1915 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Leonard and Carrie Moody Hayes. Mr. Hayes was a lifelong member of Mt. Lebanon Ba [more...]