Recent Obituaries

    Merita Ruth Watson Crisp, age 72, of Boone, and formerly of Edgemont Road, Collettsville, passed away Monday evening, July 21st, 2014, at Glenbridge Health Care. Born April 29, 1942 in Ashe County, she was a daughter of Fred and Mattie Greer Watson. [more...]

    Jewel Mae Jones Greene, 78, of Burkett Road, Boone, passed away Friday, July 11, 2014 at her home. Born September 7, 1935 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Edd Finley and Elsie Miller Jones. Jewel was a member of South Fork Baptist Church an [more...]

    Dr. Eris Arrowood Dedmond, age 83, of Howard Street, Boone, passed away Tuesday morning, July 8, 2014 at Watauga Medical Center. Born in Rutherford County March 15, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Muriel Robbins Arrowood. Dr. Dedmo [more...]

    Mr. Dale Warren Dotson, age 78, of Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, passed away Sunday evening, July 6th 2014, at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. He is survived by four children, Penny Keistler and husband George of Zionville, Shelia Dotson of [more...]

    Eileen Kay Wynn Engle, age 61, of Sugar Grove, passed away July 3, 2014. Eileen Kay Wynne was born February 15, 1953 in Portland, Michigan. Kay passed away following her courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Wynn moved to Sugar Grove in 1998 and was [more...]

    Valentia Maiewskij-Hay passed away quietly in her sleep June 30, 2014. Val was born in Leoben, Austria on May 14, 1949 to Julia Zinko Maiewskij and Nikolai Mikhail Maiewskij and grew up in Freeport, IL. After receiving the BA in Russian Area Studi [more...]

    Mildred Coffey 'Granny Mick' Hayes, age 95, of Laurel Fork Road, Vilas, passed away Sunday evening, June 29, 2014, at her home. Born May 16, 1919 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of Jeff and Elsie Mae Hodges Coffey. Mrs. Hayes was a member of [more...]

    Mr. Maston Martin Hodges, Sr., age 89, of Vilas passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born February 23, 1925 in Watauga County he was a son of the late Bunn and Effie Minton Hodges. Maston was a retired Chef, havi [more...]

     Margaret Eury Agle passed away June 22, 2014, at the home of her son, Richard. She was 97 years old. Born October 19, 1916 in Gastonia (NC) to James Walter Eury and Lona Dee Douglas of Bessemer City (NC). She was reared in Bessemer City where she w [more...]

    Rev. Gene Lawrence Smith, age 92, of Dusty Road, Boone, passed away Saturday morning, June 21st, 2014 at his home. Gene was born June 4, 1922 in the Valle Crucis community of Watauga County. Rev. Smith was of the Baptist faith and for more than 25 [more...]

    Mrs. Patsy Dale Vannoy Martin, age 71, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Friday morning, June 20, 2014 at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Born October 4, 1942 in Watauga County, she was the daughter of the late Rusher Dale and Betty Hayes Vannoy. Pat [more...]

    Jeffrey Boyd Parlier, 42, of Dogwood Road, Boone, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at his home following an extended battle with colon cancer. Until he became ill, Jeff worked as general manager of Spruce Pine Chevrolet. He loved to spend time [more...]

    James Ernest "Ernie" Hayes, 91, of Linville Land Harbor, Newland, NC, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2014 following a brief period of declining health. A genuine, caring individual, Ernie never met a stranger and loved his family and friends dear [more...]

    Mr. Ralph “Junior” Arnette, age 65, of Arnette Hollow Road, Vilas, passed away Sunday morning, June 15, 2014 at Watauga Medical Center. Born July 25, 1948, he was a son of the late Ralph and Grace Hayes Arnette. Junior was a member and Deacon at Ti [more...]

    Buster Burleson, 89, of Banner Elk, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at his home in Banner Elk. Born on May 26, 1925 in the Roaring Creek community of Avery County, he was the son of Robert Jefferson and Bonnie Young Burleson. A U. S. Navy [more...]