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Obituaries

Gertrude 'Smitty' Richards

Gertrude Storie "Smitty" Richards, 68, of Mustard Field Road, Boone, died Sunday evening, May 20, 2012, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro.
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Barbara Cole Adams

Mrs. Barbara Cole Adams, 75, of Adams Road, Vilas, passed away Friday morning May 18, 2012, at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation.
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Arlon Eugene Miller

Arlon Eugene Miller, 83, formerly of Statesville, passed away Friday, May 18, 2012, at Maple Leaf Health Care after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
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Johnie Glenn Trivette

Johnie Glenn Trivette, 73, of Mountain City, passed away at his home on Monday, May 21, 2012, surrounded by his family.
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Anna M Suttles

Anna M. Suttles, 89, of Flat Springs Road, Elk Park, died Monday morning, May 21, 2012, at her home.
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Patricia Guerry McLaurin

Patricia (Pat C.) Guerry McLaurin, 65, of Boone, NC, and Chapin, SC, daughter of Rachel and David Guerry of Kingstree, S.C., passed away peacefully on May 21, 2012 after a long illness.
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Anna Marie Jameson Wilkinson

Anna Marie Jameson Wilkinson, 78, of Railroad Grade Road, Todd, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Presbyterian Hospital in Matthews.
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Willard Campbell

Willard Campbell, 64, of 150 Johns Lane, Zionville died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson. 
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William 'Bill' Harkins

William "Bill" Harkins passed away on May 11, 2012 at Holston Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. Bill was born in Bristol, Tennessee on July 23, 1923.
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Johnny B Rayfield

Johnny B. Rayfield, 82, of Boone, died Wednesday, May 16, at Watauga Medical Center in Boone.
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James 'Jim' Walter Wells

James "Jim" Walter Wells, 69, of 130 Montrose Drive, passed away Saturday evening, May 12, 2012.
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Rosella 'Kay' Hampton Nolte

Rosella Kathleen "Kay" Hampton Nolte, 85, of 1701 Baldwin Drive, Millersville, Maryland, a native and former resident of Watauga County, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012, peacefully at home.
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Theresa Arlene Compton

Theresa Arlene Compton, 56, a resident of Boone, NC, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Durham Regional Medical Center from a prolonged illness.
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Mack Donald Brown Sr.

Mr. Mack Donald Brown Sr., 84, of Florence Lane, Deep Gap, passed away Saturday morning, May 12, 2012, at Watauga Medical Center.
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Lessie Gay Greene Johnson

Mrs. Lessie Gay Greene Johnson, 95, of Farmington Hills, MI, and a former resident of Watauga County, passed on to Heaven, Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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Hoyle B. Coffey

U.S. Veteran Hoyle B. Coffey, 70, of 1018 Payne Branch Road, Blowing Rock, died Saturday evening, May 12, 2012, at Wilkes Regional Medical Center in Wilkesboro.
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Barbara Upchurch

Barbara Upchurch, 62, of 2271 Deerfield Road, Boone, died Saturday morning, May 12, 2012, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
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Robert 'Bob' Townsend

Robert A. "Bob" Townsend walked through heavens gate on May 10, 2012.
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Samuel Houston McKinney Jr.

Mr. Samuel Houston McKinney Jr., 67, of Forest Grove Road, Vilas, passed away Friday evening at Wake Forest University Medical Center.
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Retha D. Stansberry

Retha D. Stansberry, 73, of The Villages, Florida, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012.


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