Recent Obituaries

     LeRoy Penley, age 67, of Dobson and a native and former resident of the Rich Mountain Community, died Friday morning, September 19, 2008 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was born December 2, 1940 in Watauga County to William Paul [more...]

    Mrs. Ruby Naomi Richards Jones, age 83 of Chestnut Grove Road, Boone, died Thursday morning, September 18, 2008 at Glenbridge Health Care and Rehabilitation. Born January 24, 1925 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late General Lee and Bes [more...]

     Mrs. Ruby Shull Michael, age 93, of Delmar Street, Boone, died Monday, September l5, 2008 in Vero Beach, Florida. She lived in Vero Beach for the past six years. Mrs. Michael spent the majority of her life in Watauga County. She held a college [more...]

    Dr. Leland Ross Cooper, Sr., died peacefully at home on Saturday, September 13, 2008, on his 82nd birthday. He was born September 13, 1926, in Greenville, South Carolina, to Elmer Leland and Kate Irene Ross Cooper and lived in the Pond Mountain comm [more...]

     Junior 'Hogan' Eldreth, age 72, of Grand Boulevard, Boone, died Friday afternoon, September 12, 2008 at Watauga Medical Center. Born in Watauga County August 12, 1936, he was a son of the late Worth and Marie Hamm Eldreth. Junoir was retired from [more...]