Recent Obituaries

    Mr. Richard Dee Greene, age 88, of Blowing Rock passed away Sunday morning November 11, 2012 at Blowing Rock Extended Care. Born June 14, 1924 in Blowing Rock, he was a son of the late John F. and Nora Price Greene. Dee was a WWII Veteran and fough [more...]

    Jerry Lane Glenn, 65, of Clark Swift Road, Vilas, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012. Born February 4, 1947 in Watauga County, he was a son of Ralph and Alice Harmon Glenn. Jerry was a member of Willow Valley Baptist Church. He retired after 46 [more...]

    Raymond Tyrus "Ray" Buckner Jr. of Lincolnton, N.C., died Nov. 7, 2012, in Boone, N.C., at age 81, after a period of declining health. He was a wonderful son, brother, husband, father, and friend. He loved his family, the mountains, photography, sp [more...]

    Viola Gertrude Bingham, of Sparta and a former resident of Boone passed away Tuesday morning at Forsyth Medical Center. She is survived by four daughters; Linda McGrady and husband Stanley of Sparta, Luisa Wilson and husband J. Timothy Wilson of Mo [more...]

    Mrs. Ellen H. Hartley, age 79, of Blowing Rock, passed peacefully into her Savior’s arms on Monday night, surrounded by her beloved family. Born July 19, 1933, in the Blackberry region of Caldwell County, she was the daughter of Edmund and Zora F [more...]