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OBITUARY: Jack Vines, 89

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|Date: April 08, 2019
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OBITUARY: Jack Vines, 89

Jack Vines, 89, of Vilas NC, passed away Saturday April 6, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. A native ...

Jack Vines, 89, of Vilas NC, passed away Saturday April 6, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. A native of Watauga County, he was born December 27, 1929. Jack was a colorful character; known for his ...

April 08, 2019
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OBITUARY: Mary Adelaide Austell Craver, 76

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|Date: January 09, 2019
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OBITUARY: Mary Adelaide Austell Craver, 76

Mary Adelaide Austell Craver, the only child of Charles Benjamin Austell and Mary Adelaide Roberts Austel ...

Mary Adelaide Austell Craver, the only child of Charles Benjamin Austell and Mary Adelaide Roberts Austell of Shelby, North Carolina, was born in a Charlotte hospital on July 1, 1942. She passed away ...

January 09, 2019
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OBITUARY: Jeff Eason, 58 (updated)

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|Date: June 04, 2018
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OBITUARY: Jeff Eason, 58 (updated)

June 4, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Eason, age 58, of Wes Randall Road, Deep Gap, pass ...

June 4, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Eason, age 58, of Wes Randall Road, Deep Gap, passed away Saturday evening, June 2, 2018, at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Hudson. Born ...

June 04, 2018
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OBITUARY: Joseph Freeman, Jr., 86

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|Date: May 04, 2018
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OBITUARY: Joseph Freeman, Jr., 86

May 4, 2018. GREENSBORO, NC -- It is with great sadness that the family of Joseph (Joe) F. Freeman, Jr., ...

May 4, 2018. GREENSBORO, NC -- It is with great sadness that the family of Joseph (Joe) F. Freeman, Jr., a beloved brother, husband, father, grandfather, and friend, announces his passing on May 1, 2 ...

May 04, 2018
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OBITUARY: Ernest Council Williams, MD

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|Date: January 19, 2018
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OBITUARY: Ernest Council Williams, MD

January 19, 2018. GAINESVILLE, GA -- Ernest Council Williams, MD, beloved father and respected surgeon pa ...

January 19, 2018. GAINESVILLE, GA -- Ernest Council Williams, MD, beloved father and respected surgeon passed away at Lanier Village Estates in Gainesville, Georgia on January 3, 2018. Williams was bo ...

January 19, 2018
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OBITUARY: Barbara Lentz Wright, 84

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|Date: January 18, 2018
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OBITUARY: Barbara Lentz Wright, 84

January 18, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Barbara Lentz Wright, age 84, of Blowing Rock, passed away Wednesda ...

January 18, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Barbara Lentz Wright, age 84, of Blowing Rock, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at the Foley Center. Born July 18, 1933, in Watauga County, she was a daug ...

January 18, 2018
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OBITUARY: Terry Lee Coffey, 69

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|Date: October 31, 2017
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OBITUARY: Terry Lee Coffey, 69

Mr. Terry Lee Coffey, age 69, of Marion, a former resident of Blowing Rock passed away, Saturday, October ...

Mr. Terry Lee Coffey, age 69, of Marion, a former resident of Blowing Rock passed away, Saturday, October 28, 2017 in Asheville. Terry was born November 3, 1947 in Watauga County, a son of the late Mu ...

October 31, 2017
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OBITUARY: Rose Kathleen Joyce Bakers, 82

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|Date: October 27, 2017
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OBITUARY: Rose Kathleen Joyce Bakers, 82

Rose Kathleen Joyce Baker, age 82, of Blowing Rock and Melbourne, Florida, passed away Tuesday, October 2 ...

Rose Kathleen Joyce Baker, age 82, of Blowing Rock and Melbourne, Florida, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017. A native of Bromley, London, UK, she resided in England, Spain and the U.S.A. She was ...

October 27, 2017
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OBITUARY: Diana Greene Hartley, 73

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|Date: October 27, 2017
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OBITUARY: Diana Greene Hartley, 73

Diana Greene Hartley, age 73, of Birch Drive Extension, Blowing Rock, passed away Wednesday evening, Octo ...

Diana Greene Hartley, age 73, of Birch Drive Extension, Blowing Rock, passed away Wednesday evening, October 25, 2017, at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. She was born August 28, 1944 in Watauga Count ...

October 27, 2017
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OBITUARY: Fred Preddy, 81, of Blowing Rock

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|Date: July 27, 2017
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OBITUARY: Fred Preddy, 81, of Blowing Rock

July 27, 2017. DURHAM, NC – Mr. Fred Andrew Preddy, Jr, (81) formerly of Blowing Rock, NC, died at Hillcr ...

July 27, 2017. DURHAM, NC – Mr. Fred Andrew Preddy, Jr, (81) formerly of Blowing Rock, NC, died at Hillcrest Convalescent Center on Sunday, July 23, 2017. The Preddy family would like to thank the sta ...

July 27, 2017
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OBITUARY: Pauline Virginia Rockey, 85

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|Date: May 07, 2017
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OBITUARY: Pauline Virginia Rockey, 85

May 7, 2017. ORLANDO, FL -- Pauline Virginia Rockey, 85, of Winter Haven, and Orlando, Florida, passed ...

May 7, 2017. ORLANDO, FL -- Pauline Virginia Rockey, 85, of Winter Haven, and Orlando, Florida, passed away on May 4, 2017. She was born on March 25, 1932, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late Beu ...

May 07, 2017
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OBITUARY: Jim Rice

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|Date: March 29, 2017
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OBITUARY: Jim Rice

March 29, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- James “Jim” Oscar Rice Jr. age 79 of Conover, passed away on Tuesday, ...

March 29, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- James “Jim” Oscar Rice Jr. age 79 of Conover, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Born June 9, 1937, in Catawba County, he w ...

March 29, 2017
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OBITUARY: Anne Shuford McBryde, 102

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|Date: September 21, 2016
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OBITUARY: Anne Shuford McBryde, 102

September 21, 2016. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Anne Shuford McBryde, 102, longtime resident of Gibson, NC and Bl ...

September 21, 2016. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Anne Shuford McBryde, 102, longtime resident of Gibson, NC and Blowing Rock, NC, peacefully entered eternal life on September 18. Anne was born on November 8, 1 ...

September 21, 2016
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OBITUARY: Byron Stone Cooke, 72

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|Date: July 17, 2016
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OBITUARY: Byron Stone Cooke, 72

OBITUARY Courtesy of Good Samaritan Funeral Home. July 17, 2016. DENVER, NC -- Byron Stone Cooke, 72, of ...

OBITUARY Courtesy of Good Samaritan Funeral Home. July 17, 2016. DENVER, NC -- Byron Stone Cooke, 72, of Sherrills Ford, NC passed away on July 15, 2016. Born on December 6, 1943 in New Bern, NC., he ...

July 17, 2016
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