Thelma Lee Ray Hall, age 86, of Burnsville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 21st, 2024 at the Yancey House. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late James...Read More

Edward Hampton Hasty age 86, of Red Bird Road in Spruce Pine passed away Saturday April 20, 2024, at his residence. Born in Miami, FL, he was a son of the late Wade Hampton Hasty and Katharyn...Read More

Frank Jerome “Jerry” Wilson, age 83, of the Pensacola Community, passed away on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at Mission Hospital. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Frank E. and Inez Sturgill...Read More

Sandra Gail Crisp, age 68, of Burnsville, went Home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 22nd, 2024 at Mission Hospital.  A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of Mary Frances Barker Crisp and...Read More

Leo “Lindy” Riddle age 95 of Spruce Pine passed peacefully on the morning of April 18, 2024, He was surrounded by the loving and caring staff of The Yancey House. Lindy was the son of the late...Read More

Bonnie Thomas Benfield, age 75 of Thomas Road in Spruce Pine passed away Friday April 19, 2024, at the Frye Medical Center in Hickory. Born in Mitchell County, she was a daughter of the late Monroe and...Read More

Anna Lee Forbes Ledford, age 80 of Bill Jones Rd., Jonesborough, TN went home to be with the Lord, April 20, 2024. She was a native of Avery County, NC and a daughter of the late Wiley...Read More

Rev. Paul Robinson, age 94, of the Seven Mile Ridge Community, went Home peacefully to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.  His loving wife of 63 years, Louise Wyatt...Read More

Joe Burns Perry, beloved father, cherished Papaw, devoted son and treasured friend, departed this life to be with the Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 17th at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was 91 years...Read More

Charles Byrd, age 83, of Davenport Road in Spruce Pine, the Altapass community, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2024 at his home. Born on July 5, 1940 in Mitchell County, he was the son of the late...Read More

Mary Cook Hollifield, age 82, of Spruce Pine, went Home to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 18th, 2024. A native of Mitchell County, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Edith Willis Cook....Read More

Barbara Ruth Harvey Patterson, age 91, of Burnsville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, April 18th, 2024. A native of Rahway, NJ she was a daughter of the late Edward and...Read More

Mildred “Bonnie” Keck, age 83, of the Cane Branch Community, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 18th, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Bonnie was born March 15th, 1941 to...Read More

Mollie Yvonne Hicks, age 74, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 15th, 2024 at Watauga Medical Center. A native of Elk Park, she was a daughter of the late Stewart and Lloyd Bare...Read More

Janel Griffin Robbins age 81 of Spruce Pine passed away Wednesday April 17, 2024, at the Care Partners Solace Center in Asheville. Born in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Mary Dodge...Read More

Michael “Mike” Buchanan, age 70 of Dula Rd, Spruce Pine, NC passed away April 15, 2024. He was a native of Mitchell County, NC and a son of the late Frank and Allie Young Buchanan. Mike was a Construction Electrician and worked...Read More

David Randal Wilson, age 58, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 14th, 2024.  A native of Mitchell County, he was a son of the late John and Madge Burleson Wilson.  He was also...Read More

Lila Jean Braswell Hensley, beloved mother, cherished Nana, devoted daughter, and treasured friend, departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior on April 13, 2024. Born on November 29, 1947, in Banner Elk, North Carolina,...Read More

Robert (Bob) Lee Greene 86 of Bakersville, NC passed away on April 11, 2024.  He was the son of the late Pat Greene and Lillian Burleson Greene.  He was also preceded in death by a Son, David Greene, Sisters,...Read More

Catherine Jenrette Smith of the Jacks Creek community passed away on Thursday, April 4th, 2024. Catherine grew up in North Wilkesboro, NC, and Roanoke and Galax, VA.  She was the daughter of Tom and Virginia Jenrette. Catherine...Read More

William “Willard” Hensley, age 81, of the Simms Fork Community, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 8th, 2024 at Forest City Hospice House. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of...Read More

Joyce Gibbs Gardner, born on July 18, 1931, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Yancey House in Burnsville, NC. A native of Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late Bascombe and Annie...Read More

Carter McKinney, age 70, of Plumtree, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 at Smokey Ridge Health & Rehabilitation in Burnsville. Born on March 15, 1954 in Burke County, he was the son of the late Bertie Mae...Read More

Betty Buchanan Garland, age 78 of Kingsport, TN formerly of Bakersville, NC passed away April 4, 2024. She was a native of Mitchell County, NC and a daughter of the late Bruce and Lucille Buchanan. She was  a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Bakersville, NC. She enjoyed spending time in St....Read More

Alton Gregory Hughes, loving husband, father, and friend, age 60, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1st, 2024 at his home in Burnsville following a two-year battle with brain cancer. A native of north Florida, he was...Read More

Mary Wyatt Blankenship, age 78, of Arden, went Home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 4th, 2024 at her home.  A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Dorothy...Read More

Thomas Dean Gates, 81, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 4, 2024. A resident of Burnsville, NC since 2009, he previously lived and worked in Charlotte. He was born in Surgoinsville, TN on June...Read More

Lynne S. Long, age 68, of Altapass Highway in Spruce Pine, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Life Care Center of Banner Elk. Born on November 17, 1955 in Washington County, TN, she was the daughter...Read More

Bobby Lee Henson, of Spruce Pine, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Born on May 29, 1940 in McDowell County, he was a son of the late James and Wilma Smith. ...Read More

Age 72, left this world behind for his eternal heavenly home on April 2nd, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. Eddie was the son of the late Paul Burleson and Jean Johnson Travis. He was also...Read More

Meriam Eileen Whitson Boone, 85, of Old Fort, NC passed into the presence of our Lord on April 2, 2024. Born at Rose’s Branch and raised in Mitchell County, she was born December 29, 1938 to Clyde...Read More

Dell Wilson, age 57, of the Ramseytown Community, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 1st, 2024 at his home.  A native of Yancey County, he was a son of Kate Estep Wilson and...Read More

Bonnie Marie Laws McCurry, age 89, of the Lotawatah Community of Burnsville, went Home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 31st, 2024 at her son’s home in Pennsylvania. A native of Yancey County, she was...Read More

Jackie Merle Holtzclaw of Spruce Pine, NC passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024 at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, NC. He was the son of the late Edd and Ruth Stafford Holtzclaw. In addition to his...Read More

Norma Jean Wilson Jones, age, age 91, of Shannon Drive in Spruce Pine passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Care Partners Hospice Solace Center in Asheville, NC. She was born on December 30, 1932 in...Read More

Clarence Arthur Pittman, age 79 of Bali, went home to be with the Lord March 27, 2024. He was a son of the late Clarence and Pauline Buchanan Pittman and a native of Mitchell County, NC. He...Read More

Lillian Berry Silvers, age 85, of Saw Mill Hollow, passed away on Thursday, March 28th, 2024 at Care Partners Solace Center.  A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Della Bryant...Read More

Dorothy “Dotty” Morgan, age 87, of Celo Community passed away gracefully in peace in her home on March 23, 2024 attended by her partner, Paul Lundquist.+ She was born May 13, 1936 to the late George and Dorothy...Read More

Larry Bruce McKinney, aged 70, of Wilmington, NC, peacefully passed away on March 25, 2024, after a brave battle with Cancer. Born on September 18, 1953, in the Grassy Creek Community of Spruce Pine. Larry was a...Read More

Betty Herbst, age 88, passed away March 25, 2024. Betty was born in her home in Spear, N.C., the daughter of Ebbie Greene Shook and Charles Shook. She was raised in North Carolina and met her husband,...Read More

Joyce Elaine Buchanan Mabe (Tootie) age 79 of Spruce Pine passed away Tuesday March 26, 2024, at the Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.  They will be announced when finalized. Words of...Read More