Recent Obituaries

    Mrs. Rebecca Becky Melinda Stines Davis, age 71, of Foscoe, passed away Saturday morning, February 9, 2019 at her home. Born July 5, 1947 in Avery County, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Stella Presnell Stines. Becky worked for a number of [more...]

    William Edgar Eddie Cornett, Sr., age 73, of John Cornett Road, Vilas, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at his home. Born September 5, 1945 in Watauga County, he was a son of John Edgar and Madge Moody Cornett. Mr. Cornett was a member of Mount [more...]

    Dr. Benjamin Franklin Strickland, age 90, of Boone, passed away Friday evening, February 8, 2019 at his home. Born September 15, 1928 in Bell Arthur, NC, he was a son of the late William Amos and Cassie Lee Harris Strickland. He is survived by his [more...]

    Reverend Melvin Ralph Hodges, age 78, of Vilas, passed away Thursday morning, February 7, 2019 at his home. Born August 19, 1940 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Ralph and Stella Hayes Hodges. Melvin was a jack of all trades and a bi-voc [more...]

    Mr. Billy Dean Ward, age 65 of Vilas, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019. He was a native and lifelong resident of Watauga County, and the son of Juanita Eggers Ward and the late Clint Ward. Billy enjoyed motorcycles and horses. Anything fast. But [more...]

    Margaret Louise Greene was born April 29, 1925 in Bethel, North Carolina. She was the fourth of seven children of the late Dayton and Lula Greene. Louise graduated from Cove Creek High School in the class of 1942 where she played basketball, as did [more...]

    Mr. Hugh Vaughn Miller, age 87, of Fleetwood, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living. Born December 18, 1931 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Olen Carson Miller and Ella Lou Triplett Miller. Hugh was a [more...]

    Marilyn Marie Authenreith, born March 26, 1965 and passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the age of 53. Leaving behind two wonderful daughters, Jacqueline and Chloe Walczak and their father, Paul Walczak; a loving husband, Frank Authenreith; [more...]

    Mr. J.M. Greene, age 82, of Flat Springs Road, Elk Park, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 in his home. Born and raised in Avery County, he was the son of the late Jeremy and Addie Hayes Greene. He was a member of the Flat Springs Baptist Church, [more...]

    Lucy Juanita Baird Parlier, age 100, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2019 in the Ivy Hall Nursing Home, Elizabethton, Tennessee. She was born in Matney, North Carolina to the late Alexander and Bertha Annis Hubbard Baird. She was also preceded [more...]

    Mrs. Nancy Miller Brown, age 100, of Pfafftown, NC and formerly of Watauga County, and Chesapeake, Va., passed away January 23, 2019 at Trellis Support Care in Winston- Salem. Born April 29, 1918 in Jasper, Virginia, she was a daughter of George Jef [more...]

    Gregory Taylor age 55, of Granite Falls, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. He was born February 16, 1963, son of Thad Arney Taylor and Pauline Elizabeth T. Cloniger. Those left to cherish his memory are hi [more...]

    Mr. Harvey Lee Coles, age 64 of Boone, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019. He was a native of Watauga County and the son of the late Eugene Junior and Bessie Kathleen Whittington Coles. Upon completing his education, he entered into the Marine [more...]

    Franklin Junior (FRANK) Canter, age 80, of Boone, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 9, 2019 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation. Born August 8, 1938 in Watauga County, he was a son of Ralph Olen and Bessie Icenhour Canter. Before retirem [more...]

    James Michael (MIKE) Townsend, age 64, Old Hartley Road, Banner Elk, passed away Monday afternoon, January 7, 2019 at his home. Born April 13, 1954 in Watauga County, he was a son of Fred Townsend, Sr. and Edna Gaye Farmer Townsend. Mike loved m [more...]