Obituaries

MARION, N.C.— Grace Gordon Greenlee joined her Heavenly Father, Saturday, Oct.

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.

BURNSVILLE, N.C.— Herbert Ludwig Walters, “Herbie,” was a man who could surprise you.

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.

BAKERSVILLE, N.C.— Luther William Baker, 95 of Bakersville, NC, the Snow Hill Community, passed away on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at his home.

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.

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.

GREEN MOUNTAIN, N.C.— Oliver Stuart Buchanan, age 85, passed away at his home on Oct.13, 2021.

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.

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.— Rita Lynn Styles McCall of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, passed Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. She was 53.