Recent Obituaries

    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...]

    Benjamin Franklin Chappell was born January 16, 1947 in Elkin, NC. His parents were Theodore and Gladys Caudle Chappell, both of whom preceded him in death. They instilled in him the value of hard work, rearing him on a family tobacco and livestock [more...]