Recent Obituaries

    Mrs. Audie Colvard Earp, age 83 of Dewitt Barnett Road, Banner Elk, went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, January 10, 2015 from her home. Born November 10, 1931 in Watauga County, she was the daughter of Aud and Ona Hayes Colvard. Audie w [more...]

    Ms. Fairy Hodges Young, age 83, of Chetola Drive, Blowing Rock, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House in Winston-Salem. Born March 4, 1931 in Watauga County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas C. and Ethel Da [more...]

    On January 7 2015, Toni Hamby Ward went to meet her Lord and Savior. She left this world after fighting a courageous battle with leukemia, during which she shared with others her love and faith in Jesus Christ. Toni was born April 15, 1975, in Wat [more...]

    Mary Miller Risk, age 89, of Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation, and formerly of Todd, passed away Wednesday evening, January 7, 2015. Born August 11, 1925 in Ashe County, she was a daughter of J. L. and Laura Leona Tatum Miller. Mary was a long [more...]

    Mr. Russell T. Norris, age 94, of Boone, passed away Tuesday morning, January 6, 2015 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born May 30, 1920 in Watauga County he was a son of the late Troy T. and Martha Jane “Mattie” Seatz Norris. Mr. Norris was [more...]

    Kathryn Sherwood Isaacs, age 96, of Wytheville, VA passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. She was born January 15, 1918 in Watauga County, NC, daughter of the late James and Nannie Farthing Sherwood and was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Ral [more...]

    Fernando August Fred Scheifley, age 87, of Boone, and a resident of Watauga County for the past thirty years, passed away Sunday evening, January 4, 2015 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born April 29, 1927 in Nash County, Ohio, he was a son o [more...]

    Ms. Bonnie Ruth Wright, age 85, of Mountain City, passed away Sunday at the Mountain City Care Center. She is survived by five sisters, Lillian Dugger and Molly Greenwell both of Mountain City, Minnie Cook of Chicago, Illinois, Sue R. Hayes and husb [more...]

    Mrs. Marie Gambill Hampton, age 85, of Forest Hills Drive, Boone, passed away Friday morning, January 2, 2015 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born July 27, 1929 in Traphill, she was a daughter of the late Marcus and Nina Rose Gambil [more...]

    Ollie Belle Perry Greer, 79, of Zionville passed away December 27, 2014. Her husband of almost 60 years, Don Greer, and an infant daughter, Dreama Kaye, preceded Mrs. Greer in death. She is survived by her daughter, Darlene Deal and son-in-law, Vic [more...]

    Ronald Lee Buzzard, Sr., age 62, of Poplar Creek Estates Dr., Todd, passed away Saturday morning, December 27th, 2014, at his residence. Born February 21, 1952 in Lancaster, PA, he was a son Of Clyde and Annie Louise Weller Buzzard. Ronald loved hi [more...]

    Grace Kilkelly Hutchins was joyfully welcomed into heavens glory at 100 years old on December 27, 2014. She was born December 14, 1914 to Jesse and Etha Coltrane from Zebulon, N.C. She settled in Greensboro, N.C. with her husband Thomas Kilkelly whe [more...]

    Jane Brown Greer, 76, of Boone, peacefully joined our Lord, surrounded by family on Christmas Day, 2014. Jane was born August 17, 1938 in Charlotte, NC to the late L. W. ‘Buck’ and Hannah Brown. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmothe [more...]

    Pearl Graybeal Farthing, 109, passed away on December 25, 2014 at Christian Care Center in Johnson City, TN. She was born December 4, 1905 in Watauga County, NC and attended school in Washington College, TN. She graduated from Science Hill High S [more...]

    Robert Lee Watson, age 67, of Sherwood Road, Vilas, passed away Monday evening, December 22nd, 2014 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Born August 15, 1947 in Watauga County, he was a son of Raymond and Ophelia Parsons Watson. Before his disabil [more...]