Recent Obituaries

    Mrs. Shirley Anne Motte Nilles, age 84, of Boone, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at her home. Born April 14, 1932 in Wilmington, NC, she was a daughter of the late David and Annie Covil Motte. Shirley was a homemaker and caregiver. She was a [more...]

    Lana Jean Turner King, age 73, of Linville Creek Road, Vilas, passed away Friday morning, January 13, 2017. Born June 1, 1943 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Tracy and Mary Miller Turner. Lana retired with 32 years service at Wachovia Bank [more...]

    Mr. James Edward Jim Cook, age 67 of Valle Crucis, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017. A native of Thomaston, Georgia, he moved to Boone in 1993 and worked in Marketing Management for IRC from 1995 to 2003. He was a United States Army veteran and a [more...]

    Margaret Lucille Bingham, 91, of Sugar Grove, NC, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12th, 2017 at the Foley Center in Blowing Rock, NC. Born in Watauga County on Dec. 24th, 1925, Margaret was the daughter of the late William Harrison Taylor and Rosa Reece [more...]

    Mr. John Daniel Cook, age 85, of Boone, passed away Tuesday evening, January 10, 2017 at Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge. Born June 7, 1931 in the Stony Fork Community, he was a son of the late B. F. (Benjamin Fredrick) and Bessie Wellborn Cook. Joh [more...]