Recent Obituaries

    Marion Hale (Bud) Diller III, age 64, of Heritage Drive, Boone, passed away Thursday morning, January 5, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center. Born August 23, 1952 in Kings County, Texas, he was a son of Marion Hale Diller, II and Joyce Chambers Diller. H [more...]

    Mr. Craig Peters, age 67, of Boone, passed away Sunday evening, January 1, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center. He is survived by one daughter, Amanda Peters of Boone and one son, Justis Peters of Raleigh. Graveside services for Mr. Craig Peters wil [more...]

    Anna Lee Cox Miller, 88, of Elk Creek Road, Deep Gap, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Blowing Rock Rehab. Born June 19, 1928 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Fred and Betty Broyhill Cox. Mrs. Miller was a member of Mt. Ephraim Bapt [more...]

    Janis Wright Davis, 67, passed away on December 30, 2016. She was born on March 14, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of James Davis and Virginia Tull. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon, January 14, 2017 from 2 until 4 ocloc [more...]

    Dr. Harry Gilmore Padgett, age 85 of Boone peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016. A celebration of his life will be held SUNDAY, January 8, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the chapel at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home, 194 Queen Street in Boone, N [more...]

    Mrs. Maude Norris Thompson, age 86, of Vilas, passed away Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016 at Watauga Medical Center. Born July 17, 1930 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Ronda and Thelma Harmon Norris. Maude was a homemaker and a [more...]

    Shirley Carole Osborne, 69, of Old US 421, Sugar Grove, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday December 20, 2016, at home. Born April 17, 1947 in Boone, NC, she was a daughter of the late Narvie and late Cecile Rominger. Shirley attended Willowdale Bapti [more...]

    Mary Tester Matheson, age 84, of John Ward Road, Sugar Grove, passed away Monday morning, December 19, 2016 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation in Boone. Born November 24, l932 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Newton Everett and Una Gree [more...]

    Billie Jean Grimes Reagan, 84, of Kingston, Tennessee passed away peacefully on Monday, December 19, 2016. She was born on May 26, 1932 in Cookeville, TN. Known as Meemaw to family and friends alike, she made the world a more beautiful and happie [more...]

    Retired fighter pilot Lt. Col. Harris S. Boyce took his final flight Saturday evening, December 17th. Born to William and Jesse Boyce March 19, 1923 in Albion, N.Y. Col. Boyce learned to fly by age 17. Shortly after, he joined the Army-Air Corp and w [more...]

    Gaynell McEntire Campbell, age 78, of Banner Elk, the Clarks Creek community, passed away Wednesday morning, December 15, 2016 at her home. Born April 24, 1938 in Wilkesboro, she was a daughter of Edward Harold and Maggie Chapman McEntire. Gaynell [more...]

    William C. Brown, Sr. of Port St. Lucie, Florida passed away peacefully December 15, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Born August 24, 1929 in Watauga County, he was the son of the late Roby Jones (Hub) Brown and Duluth Lawrence Brown. Dedicate [more...]

    Bessie K. Eldreth, age 103, of Phillips Drive, Boone, passed away Wednesday morning, December l4, 2016 at the Davant Rehab & Extended Care Facility in Blowing Rock. Born October 22, 1913 in Ashe County, she was a daughter of Romey and Flora Milan Ki [more...]

    William Anthony Howell, age 26, of Roby Greene Road, Boone, passed away Sunday morning, December 11, 2016 Duke Medical Center in Durham after a courageous battle with cystic fibrosis and a double lung transplant operation in January, 2013. Anthony [more...]

    Gregory Lee Schweinsberg, Sr. 81 of Blowing Rock, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016. Greg divided his time between Blowing Rock and Tampa, FL. He retired after 37 years as a Master Brewer with the Anheuser Busch Brewery in Tampa, FL. He was a long [more...]