Recent Obituaries

    Carolyn Spainhour Miller Siphers, loving mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep early in the morning of March 1st at Sterling House of Fort Myers, FL. The sixth of seven children, Carolyn was born on September 13, 1922 in [more...]

    Michael Scott Greer, age 39, of Dewitt Barnett Road, Vilas, passed away Wednesday evening, February 27, 2013 at home. Michael was born October 28, 1973 in Watauga County. He co-owned and operated Bath Renew with his late father, Nelson Greer. Mic [more...]

    Mr. Howard Reed Hall, Jr. age 54, of Woodland Lane, Blowing Rock passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at his home. Born August 23, 1958 in Kannapolis, he was the son of Howard Reed Hall, Sr., and Camilla Waller Hall. Reed was a graduate of Appa [more...]

     Mr. William Charles Samanas, age 39, of 338 Brook Hollow Road, Boone, N.C., passed away Tuesday morning at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. He was born February 11, 1974 in Xenia, Ohio, to Joseph and Sandra Samanas. William was born deaf and had [more...]

    James Louis Avant Jr. of Boone, NC, died at his home on February 25, 2013. Dr. Avant was born in Cleveland, MS, on March 17, 1932 to the late James Louis Avant Sr. and Shirley Jenkins Avant. Avant served in the U. S. Navy for four years as an aviati [more...]