Recent Obituaries

     Walter Cooper Gummere, Jr., age 92, of Appalachian Brian Estates, Boone, died Monday evening, May 11, 2009 at his home. He was born April 24, 1917 in Columbus, Ohio to Walter C. Gummere, Sr. and Glenn Becker Gummere. Mr. Gummere earned his B.A. [more...]

    Mrs. Louise Townsend, age 83, of Townsend Road, Hickory, died Saturday morning, May 9, 2009 at Carolina Rehab in Icard. Born February 4, 1926 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Jason and Essie Townsend. Mrs. Townsend was a homemaker [more...]

    Rudolph Carl Stone, 77, died Thursday, May 7, 2009 at his home in Blowing Rock. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Audrey Lippoth Stone; daughters, Christine Hamrick and husband, Dennis of Tarboro, NC; Linda Stone of Blowing Rock, Wendy Wilkinso [more...]

    Jessie Timmons Norris, age 86, died peacefully of complications of pneumonia at A.G. Rhodes of Wesley Woods in Atlanta on May 2, 2009. She had been an active resident at the nursing home for the past 10 years. Born in Hickory, NC on November 12, 1 [more...]

    Timothy Ronald Limbacher, age 47, of Hillside Drive, Boone, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Tim is survived his father Ronald Raymond Limbacher, of Boone; and two brothers, Chris Limbacher of Boone and Steve Limbacher of Blowing Rock. He was preced [more...]