Obituaries

Ruth Williams

Ruth McGee Williams, age 96, of McGee Road in Spruce Pine, the Estatoe community passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022 at the Greens of Spruce Pine. Born on May 23, 1926 in Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Kelly and Maude Gillespie McGee.

Peggy Young

Mrs Peggy Lynn Thomas Young, 82, of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away Friday, November 18th, in the Life Care Center of Gray. Peggy was born in Mitchell County, North Carolina, and was a resident of Johnson City for 56 years.

Faye Burnette

Faye Burnette, age 73, of McKinney Mine Road in Spruce Pine, the Little Switzerland community, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at her home. Born on July 6, 1949 in Floyd County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Myrtle Meadows Diles.

Charles Kamper

Charles Joseph Kamper, Jr., 77 of Burnsville, NC died Friday, November 4, 2022 in Asheville, NC.  Born June 2, 1945 in Buffalo, NY, he was a son of the late Charles Joseph Kamper, Sr. and Beatrice Augustina Gerace Kamper.

Ruth Singleton

ANDERSON —  Ruth Garden Singleton, 81, of Anderson, S.C., passed away peacefully in her sleep at home Monday October 24th, with her beloved Chihuahua, Gigi on her lap. She previously resided in Charlotte, N.C. and Greenville, S.C. before moving to Anderson in 1968.

Marian McNeill

BAKESRVILLE —  Marian Greenlee McNeill, age 97, of Bakersville, NC, passed away on November 2, 2022 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, NC. She was born on May 24, 1925 in Spruce Pine to the late Landon and Mable Queen Greenlee.

Diane Broadbent

SPRUCE PINE — Diane Elaine Smoak Broadbent, age 69, of Spruce Pine, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 7, 2022, at Memorial Mission Hospital. Diane was born in St. Augustine, FL on February 14, 1953, to Fay and the late Herbert Smoak.

Darrell Slagle

RED HILL —   Darrell Lloyd Slagle, age 85 of the Red Hill Community (Bakersville, NC) went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Thursday, November 10, 2022.  He was surrounded by his wife of 61 years and his children.

Billy Matthews

Billy Julius Matthews, age 92, of Vance Farm Road in Spruce Pine, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. Born on December 10, 1929 in Selma, AL, he was last surviving child of the late Daniel Dewitt Matthews and the late Gertrude Lee Cost Matthews.

Paul McCourry

Paul Damon McCourry   “Poppaw”        November 10 1939—October 26 2022 82 years of life. This is a name depends who you ask. To me it was Dad, my sister was Daddy and to his grandsons it would only be Poppaw!!  Dad was a man of faith and love!!