Recent Obituaries

    Mrs. Bertha Ward Presnell, age 72, of Perry Presnell Road, Banner Elk, died Monday, July 5th. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Perry Lee Presnell; one daughter, Carol Langston and husband Roger of Lexington, NC; two sons, Dennis Presnel [more...]

    Mrs. Dorothy Bentley Townsend, age 101 of Norwood Hollow Road, Banner Elk and formerly of the Dutch Creek Community died Monday night, July 5, 2010 at Life Care Center of Banner Elk. Born in Avery County May 6, 1909, she was the daughter of the late [more...]

    Jane Greenlee Robinson, age 89, of Woodland Drive, Boone, died Sunday morning, July 4, 2010 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Jane was born August 27, 1920 in Mitchell County to Thomas Samuel and Amelia Meares Greenlee. She was a graduate of [more...]

    July 5, 2010 Mr. Don Alan Schaffer, age 75, of Cornerstone Lane, Deep Gap, died Sunday afternoon, July 4, 2010 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Born December 11, 1934 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Walter Kenneth Schaffer [more...]

     Janet Lee Wheeler Swan, age 72, of Hickory Lane, Boone, died Friday morning, July 2, 2010 at her home. She was born April 15, 1938 in Corning, New York to Seldon and Marion Holtzman Wheeler. Mrs. Swan was of the Catholic faith. She was an avid c [more...]