Obituaries

Dorothy Hammett

CLAREMONT, N.C.— Dorothy Alice Hill Hammett, age 82, of Claremont, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020.  A native of Mitchell County, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Hassie Tyler Hill.

Doris Singleton

BURNSVILLE, N.C.— Doris Coleen Singleton, age 79, of Henson Creek Road in the Spear Community, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 23rd, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Helen McGee

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.— Helen Parsley McGee, age 87, of Spruce Pine, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Brian Center Health and Rehab in Spruce Pine. Born in Mitchell County on November 12, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Boyd and Bonnie Bolick Parsley.

Judy Carpenter Greer

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.— Judy Carpenter Greer, age 67, of Hill Street in Spruce Pine, died sud-denly Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at her home. Born on January 24, 1953 in Mitchell County, she was the daughter of the late Avery D. Carpenter and Betty Queen Carpenter who still survives.

Irene Buchanan

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.— Irene Buchanan, age 91, of Reservoir Road in Spruce Pine, went to be with the Lord at 7:47 pm on Friday, November 20, 2020 after a short illness. Born on November 23, 1928 in Mitchell County, she was the daughter of the late Manley and Trula Gillespie Hoyle.

Valerie Blanton

BAKERSVILLE, N.C.— Valerie Jane Blanton, 66, of Bak-ersville, NC passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020. A native of Kingsport, TN, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Imogene Greer. She was a retired schoolteacher.

Herbert Hoilman

BAKERSVILLE — Herbert Hoilman, 76 of Bakersville, NC passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Ralph and Dorothy Phillips Hoilman. Herbert was a retired machinist.  And he loved to fish, hiking in the woods and gardening.

Mike L. Sparks

BURNSVILLE, N.C.— Mike Sparks went home to be with Jesus, Sunday, November 15th, 2020 at the age of 74.   He was a son of Mary Belle Buchanan Sparks of Estatoe and the late John W. Sparks.  Mike graduated from Harris High School and retired from Coats America, where he worked as a receiving clerk.

Joan Kobus

BAKERSVILLE NC—Joan Patricia (Crawford) Kobus, 84, of Waynesboro, VA passed away in Bakersville, NC at the home of her son on Sunday, November 8, 2020. Born November 16, 1935 in Waynesboro, she was a daughter of the late James Raymond and Eunice Pearl (Kniceley) Craw-ford.

Benson Huff

LITTLE SWITZERLAND NC—Benson Huff, age 91 of Little Switzerland, NC passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 in the Brian Center in Spruce Pine. A native of Lima, OH, he was the son of the late Marion and Maye Gibson Huff.