Recent Obituaries

    Chandler Haywood Cates Born: August 7, 1922 Mr. Cates passed away on Thursday at his home in Hillsborough, NC, surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Marshal L. Cates, Sr. and Bera Dunn Cates. He was proceeded in death by his [more...]

    Dr. Harold Nichols Frazier, Jr., 57, of Blairmont Drive, Boone, NC died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in Myrtle Beach, SC. Born in Vance County, he was the son of Harold Nichols Frazier, Sr. and Jane Renn Frazier of Henderson. Dr. Frazier was the sen [more...]

    Rex Allen Lunsford, age 54, of Vannoy Lane, Boone, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at Watauga Medical Center. Born June 27, 1960 in Watauga County, he was a son of the late Allen Dexter and Mary Glannie Ford Lunsford. Rex worked as a cook at v [more...]

    John "Jack" Rielly, 62 years old, loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, and musician passed away early on Monday, September 1st at his home in Todd, NC after losing a courageous battle with metastatic melanoma. Jack was born in White Plains [more...]

    Ray Charlie Woodring, Sr., 79, of Woodring Circle, Boone, passed away Sunday morning, August 31, 2014 at Caldwell County Hospice in Lenoir. Born May 8, 1935 in Watauga County, he was a son of Charlie and Ethel Moretz Woodring. Ray was owner and ope [more...]

     Frances Berry Payne, 85, formerly residing at Cathey Street, Belmont, went home to be with the Lord on August 31, 2014 at Courtland Terrace. She was born in Boone, daughter of the late Granville and Mae Berry. Frances was a member of Catawba Heigh [more...]

    Iris Norwood Aldridge, age 85, of Highway 105 South, the Foscoe community, passed away Saturday afternoon, August 30th, 2014, at her home. Born January 29, 1929 in Avery County, she was a daughter of John Wheeler and Doris Calloway Norwood. Mrs. Al [more...]

    Mrs. Jo Rita McKinney Wise, age 77, of Storie Lane, Newland passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 26, 2014 at Roan Highlands Nursing Care. Born July 19, 1937 in Avery County, she was a daughter of the late William and Odie Oaks McKinney. Mrs. Wise [more...]

    Mr. Billy Dean Watson, age 58, of Wilkesboro and a former resident of Boone, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at the Westwood Nursing Home in Wilkesboro. Born in Watauga County November 4, 1955, he was a son of the late Billy and Hazel Huffman W [more...]

    Lura Price Fox, age 97, of the Clarks Creek Community passed away Monday morning, August 25th, 2014, at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville. Born January 16, 1917 in the Creston Community of Ashe County, North Carolina, Lura was the last surviving [more...]

    Anne M. Dunlap, 92 of Lincroft, passed away peacefully at home on August 23, 2014. Anne was born in Boone, North Carolina, lived in Shrewsbury and was a long-time resident of Lincroft, NJ. She was a member of the Luther Memorial Evangelical Church, i [more...]

    William Thomas Weaver, age 86, of Valley Hill Drive, Vilas, passed away Thursday morning, August 21st, 2014 at Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living in Boone. Born June 6, 1928 in Watauga County, he was a son of Squire Elzie and Grace Church Weaver. Wil [more...]

    Mrs. Joanne Critcher Wellborn, age 82, of US 221 North, Deep Gap, passed away Saturday morning, August 16, 2014 at Watauga Medical Center. Born February 9, 1932 in Watauga County she was a daughter of the late Fred and Lillie Hartley Critcher. Joann [more...]

    On August 15, 2014 the Lord welcomed Ned Reeves Trivette home. Ned was born in the family’s farm house in the Beaver Dam Township of Watauga County on January 29, 1933 where he still resided at the time of his passing. He was the son of the late Au [more...]

    Joseph G. Winfree, age 76, of Lansing, N.C. passed away Friday morning, August 16, 2014. He was a native of Raleigh and the son of the late Gaston M. and Josephine Phillips Winfree. Joseph was a past mayor of Rolesville, N.C. for 12 years. He is sur [more...]