Recent Obituaries

    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...]

    Mr. Raymond Edward “Ray” Werhane, Jr. age 91, of Boone, passed away Friday afternoon, April 29, 2016. Born September 16, 1924 in Evanston, Illinois, he was a son of the late Raymond and Margaret May Werhane. Ray was a senior in high school when the [more...]

    Stella Grace Smith Hayes, 94, of Lincolnton, and a former resident of Laurel Fork Road, Vilas, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Carolinas Health Care in Lincolnton. Born October 9, 1921 in Alleghany Co., she was a daughter of Joseph and Delia [more...]