Gordon Kenneth Howell Sr., 96, of Deer Park Lake Road, Spruce Pine, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine.
Elizabeth “Betty” Carol Burleson, 89, of Mine Creek Road, Bakersville, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Dec. 13, 2019.
Mary Ruth Gunter Ayers, 82, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, at Mitchell House in Spruce Pine. She was born June 2, 1937, in Mitchell County, the daughter of Willis A. and Iva Burleson Gunter.
Lottie Heaton Ollis, 95, of Spruce Pine, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, at the Mitchell House in Spruce Pine.
Hazel Ledford McClellan, 83, of Cabin Road, Spruce Pine, went home to be with the Lord, Nov. 20, 2019.
James L. ‘Buck’ Buchanan
James Lewis Buchanan, 73, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Richard Eng, 74, of Spruce Pine, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center after an admirable battle with cancer due to Agent Orange.
Phyllis Dale, 92, of Oakdale Avenue in Spruce Pine, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Care Partners in Asheville.