Recent Obituaries

    Sherry Lee Barker, age 61, of Deep Gap, formerly of Ashe County, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at her residence. Born March 6, 1955 in Ashe County, she was a daughter of Thomas and Ora Harris Barker. Sherry accomplished so many goals during he [more...]

    Lala Marie Jackson Grimes, age 92, of North Depot Street, Boone, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at her home. Born January 16, 1924 in Avery County, Lala was a daughter of Mark and Mamie McAdams Jackson. She was a member of the Mennonite Brethr [more...]

    Ann Nunley Trivett, age 80, of Beech Mountain Road, Elk Park, passed away Sunday evening, March 6, 2016 at her home. At the time of her death, she was calling out the name of Jesus as he took her home. Born November 21, 1935 in Holston, Va., she wa [more...]

    Dante Courtland Buchanan, age 74 of Lida Lane, Newland, passed away Saturday morning, March 5, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born March 7, l941 in Avery County, he was a son of Wade and Ona Vance Buchanan. Mr. Bucha [more...]

    Mrs. Margaret Yates Mast, 93 of Sugar Grove, passed away Friday morning, March 4, 2016 at her daughters home. Born February 16, 1923 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Ethel Matheson Yates. Margaret was a homemaker and a mem [more...]

    Hubert Leroy LEE Woodring, Jr., age 63, of Little Creek Road, Todd, the Meat Camp community, passed away Monday morning, February 29, 2016 at his home. He was born March 13, 1952 in Watauga County. Lee was a member of the Assembly of God Church. He [more...]

    Mrs. Clara Hartley Phillips, age 87, of Boone, passed away Sunday evening, February 28, 2016 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born March 13, 1928 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Rhonda & Leona Young Hartley. Clara was retired [more...]

    Lucille Idol Wilson, 89, of Wilson Lane, Boone, passed away peacefully to her Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at Watauga Medical Center. Born March 24, 1926 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Anderson and Fleetie Watson I [more...]

    Scottie Sue Winkler Rosenberg, age 79, of Boone passed away at home February l8, 2016. Her family was by her side. Scottie was born in North Carolina and moved to California as a young adult, living there for many years. Her fondest childhood memo [more...]

    James Carol Bass was born May 1953 in Raleigh NC. He died peacefully Feb 16, 2016 at home in Banner Elk NC. Jim was preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Vickie Beasley Bass. Surviving family includes his father, Aaron Bass and stepmother Jackie [more...]

    Norman Francis Gustaveson, 85, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina died on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Carol Woods Retirement Community. He was born on April 6, 1930 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Francis Gustaveson and Hazelle Hyndman Gustaveson. As a lifelong [more...]

    Robert Samuel Morgan, age 69, of Wintergreen Drive, Boone, and formerly of Blowing Rock, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at his home. Born October 22, 1946 in Somerville, New Jersey, he was a son of Samuel Titus Morgan, Jr. and Alice Marie [more...]

    Mrs. Mary Ellen Isaacs Townsend, age 68, of Lower Crab Orchard Road, Banner Elk, passed away Monday morning, February 8, 2016 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Born July 24, 1947 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Sherman and Jose [more...]

    With heavy hearts and great sadness we say goodbye to George Clint Doby Dishman, who passed away on February 7, 2016, in Fort Myers, Florida. Doby was a beloved husband, son, brother, Uncle, son-in-law, brother-in-law, cousin and friend to many. He w [more...]

    Bessie Mae Parks Younce, age 88, formerly of Rush Branch Road, Sugar Grove, passed away Saturday evening, February 6, 2016 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation in Boone. Born September 12, 1927 in Saltville, Virginia, she was a daughter of James [more...]