Obituaries

Grace Gordon Greenlee

MARION, N.C.— Grace Gordon Greenlee joined her Heavenly Father, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021.  She was a lifelong resident of McDowell County, living the majority of her life on her family’s farm in Woodlawn.

Debra Gray

BAKERSVILLE, N.C.— Debra Lynn Robinson Gray, 59, of Bakersville, passed away on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville, NC.  Born Nov.

Herbert L. Walters

BURNSVILLE, N.C.— Herbert Ludwig Walters, “Herbie,” was a man who could surprise you. As a Quaker and a community organizer, his commitment to active nonviolence led him to work, unarmed and with significant success, in some of the most dangerous situations both in and out of this country.

John (Jimmy) Hughes

Johnson City, TN— John “Jimmy” Hughes, age 82, of Johnson City, TN, died Oct. 16, 2021, at the James H. Quillen VA Community Living Center.  He was born in Bakersville, North Carolina on Aug. 1, 1939. He graduated from Bowman High School in 1957. Mr.

Luther Baker

BAKERSVILLE, N.C.— Luther William Baker, 95 of Bakersville, NC, the Snow Hill Community, passed away on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at his home. He was the son of the late Horace and Bertie Buchanan Baker. He was a veteran of WWII serving in Germany and receiving the Purple Heart.

Steven Wynn

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.—Steven Mark Wynn, retired U.S Army Corps of Engineers Hydro Electric Operations Manager and U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, passed away on Oct. 1, 2021, at his home in Spruce Pine. Steve was the son of Felton Billy and Vera Lee Wynn, born in Mecklenburg Co. in Charlotte,  on Feb.

Samuel (Sam) McKinney

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.— On Oct.  6, 2021, after a sudden illness, Samuel (Sam) David McKinney, 82, broke the hearts of those who knew him. Surviving are Barbara W.

Oliver Buchanan

GREEN MOUNTAIN, N.C.— Oliver Stuart Buchanan, age 85, passed away at his home on Oct.13, 2021. He was born to the late Stokes and Pearl Silver Buchanan, on July 24, 1936, in Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Charles (Denny) Fernald

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.— Charles Denton (Denny) Fernald, associate professor of psychology, emeritus, at UNC Charlotte died Oct. 5, 2021 at the age of 77.  He was born on Nov. 9, 1943 to Loren Sumner Fernald and Dorothy Emery Fernald in Melrose, Massachusetts.

Rita McCall

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.— Rita Lynn Styles McCall of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, passed Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. She was 53. Rita was born June 8, 1968, to Wanda Regina Lowery Styles of Spruce Pine, and the late Thomas Dewey Styles in Asheville, North Carolina.