Recent Obituaries

    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...]

    First Sergeant Retired John Bud Berlin Greene, Jr., age 79, of Lenoir, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. Born September 24, 1937 in Blowing Rock, he was a son of the late John B. Greene Sr., and Olean Gr [more...]

    Mr. Roy Dean Main, age 84, of George Wilson Road, Boone, passed away December 6, 2016 at his home. Born May 17, 1932 in Trade, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Linville and Sarah Potter Main. Roy was retired from ASU, where he worked in the stea [more...]

    Margaret Sue Harmon Rominger, age 75 of Rominger Road, Banner Elk, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at her residence. She was a lifelong member of Piney Grove Baptist Church, and the daughter of the late Clyde and Eureka Mast Harmon. In addi [more...]

    Mrs. Eleanor Kimberlin Church, age 77, of Tater Hill Road, Zionville, passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 29, 2016 at her home. Born September 18, 1939 in Johnson County Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Clifford (Coopie) and Maude Kimber [more...]

    Musician. Wordsmith. Scholar. Wildcat. Provocateur. Best Friend. Dr. William Bill Edwin Lightfoot was born on September 5, 1940 and died on November 29, 2016. He is survived by his three children, Daniel Levi Lightfoot, Sarah Lightfoot Cooley and [more...]

    Patricia Susan Creagh Stoddard, age 88, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Watauga Medical Center. Services will be Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at St. Elizabeth of The Hill Country Catholic Church. [more...]

    Ellen Kathleen Reese, 92, of Vilas, died Monday, November 21, 2016 in Anderson, South Carolina. Born May 31, 1924 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Asa L Reese, Sr. and Kate Swift Reese. Kathleen was a graduate of Bethel High School and was [more...]

    Carl Oscar Erickson passed away peacefully on November 17, 2016. He was born on May 21, 1924 in Ames Iowa to Elmer and Helen Erickson. He was the eldest of 4 children. When he was one, his parents moved to the mountains of North Carolina to improv [more...]

    Nancy Jo Jarvis Robinson, age 69, of Hickory Lane, Boone, passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 15, 2016. Born August 26, 1947 in Ashland, Kentucky, she was a daughter of Wilson Orvil and Beatrice Barnhill Jarvis. Nancy was member of Howards Cree [more...]

    Greta Mitchell Mast, age 72 of Zionville, passed away Monday morning, November 14, 2016 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Hazel Mitchell. She was a member of Willowdale Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband [more...]

    Mr. James J. Eller, age 91, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Monday evening, November 14, 2016. He was born in Watauga County, January 20, 1925 to the late James and Janie Smith Eller. He was a veteran of World War II and reti [more...]

    Jesse Boyd Brown age 74, of Hudson, passed away Friday evening, November 11, 2016 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson. Born August 7, 1942 in Watauga County, he was a son of John and Gladys Richards Brown. He retired from Municipal Uti [more...]

    Mary Elizabeth Caltrider, age 79, of Boone, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin, a son Brock Caltrider, and a great granddaughter, Chesney Ward. She is survived by two sons, Barri and wife Dia [more...]