Recent Obituaries

    October 28, 2009 Mr. William A. \"Bill\" Hayes, age 91, of Glen Alpine, and a former resident of Boone, died Tuesday afternoon, October 27, 2009 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care. Born February 17, 1918 in Watauga County, he was a son of the la [more...]

    Mrs. Shelby Jean Coffey Auton, age 60, of Israel Chapel Road, Connelly Springs, and a former resident of Boone, died Monday night, October 26, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. Born in Watauga County October 31, 1948, she was a daughter of the late Ro [more...]

    As is befitting of a rogue gentleman captain, Michael John Mullarkey passed away on St. Crispin's Day, Sunday, October 25, 2009, at the age of 4,257 after a valiant joust with invading forces. Michael spent the greater part of his adult life battl [more...]

    Lucy Glenn Lawrence, age 99, of US Highway 421, Vilas, died Friday evening at her home. Mrs. Lawrence is survived by; one daughter, Glenda Evans and one son, Tom Lawrence and his wife, Nona, all of Vilas; four grandchildren, Greg Evans and wife, Ka [more...]

    Beulah Edna Watson Greene, age 92, of Idlewild Road, Fleetwood, died Thursday evening, October 22, 2009, at Watauga Medical Center. She was born April 25, 1917 in Watauga County to Joe and Ellen Walker Watson. Mrs. Greene was a member of Mt. Paran [more...]