Recent Obituaries

    Memorial services for William Ray Laughridge, age 92, of Newland, will be held at the Newland Presbyterian Church, where he was a member and served as Deacon for many years, on Sunday, May 22, 2016. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon f [more...]

    Mrs. Mary Frances Cook Carlton Haile, age 84, of Mountain City, and formerly of Boone, passed away Monday morning, May 9, 2016. Born January 21, 1932, she was a daughter of the late John and Nellie Benson Cook. Mary was a member of Mount Vernon Bap [more...]

    Mr. Hazen Thomas Woodring, age 12, of Jefferson and formerly of Boone, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Ashe County Hospital. Hazen was born September 26, 2003 in Buncombe County. He was a member of Faith Bridge Methodist Church. Hazen was a [more...]

    Callie Corinne Greer, 82, passed away peacefully at the Henry Etta and Bruce Hinkle Hospice House in Davidson County, NC, on May 5, 2016, after years of declining health. Corinne was a long term resident at Brian Center in Lexington and before t [more...]

    Dr. Franklin Eugene “Gene” Butts, age 83, of Boone, passed away Sunday morning, May 1, 2016 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Born March 18, 1933 in Belleville, Arkansas, he was a son of the late Vernie Arthur and Hazel Tempe Rutledge Butts. Ge [more...]