Recent Obituaries

     Chief Master Sergeant, Lyle Derwood Bishop, US Air Force Retired, age 92, of Triplett, died July 13, 2010 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Boone. Born May 10, 1918 in Erie County, PA, Lyle was a [more...]

    Jane Elizabeth Flake Smith, age 58, of Morgan Smith Lane, Boone, died Monday, July 12, 2010 in Colorado. She was born April 4, 1952 in Robbinsville, North Carolina to William Huntley Flake and the late Joyce Stafford Flake. Mrs. Smith was a memb [more...]

     Mrs. Annie Carroll Blackburn died Saturday, July 10, 2010. She was born May 18, 1930 in Boone to Lester and Lucy Baker Carroll and was the wife of Charles H. Blackburn, Jr. Ann was a retired college professor from ASU who attended Appalachian Hi [more...]

    Michael Eugene Masters, age 55, of Gragg Street, Boone, died Saturday, July 10th at Watauga Medical Center. Born November 8, 1954 in Valparaiso, Indiana, he was a son of the late Joan Husmann and William G. Masters. Before moving to Boone, Michael w [more...]

    July 6, 2010 Mr. Kenneth Horace "Ken" Walls, age 70, of Vilas, died Tuesday morning, July 6, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Born in Watauga County January 26, 1940, he was a son of the late Horace James Walls and Hazel Hollars Walls. Mr. Walls wa [more...]