Obituaries

Dorothy Walworth

DAYTONA FL— Dorothy J Yelton Walworth 88 died on August 29th, at Henry Ford Hospital, in Wyandotte Michigan.  She was born in Honeycutt NC on June 11th, 1932 to Grover Yelton and Zetta Gillis Yelton.

Jolene Thomas

BAKERSVILLE—Jolene Conley Thomas, 81 of 52 Lillian’s Lane Bakersville went home to be with her Lord Jesus on October 6, 2020. She died peacefully at home. Born June 6 ,1939 in Mitchell County. She was the daughter of the late J Leater and Lillian Webb Conley.

Patsy Forbes

HICKORY N.C.—On Saturday, October 3rd, Patsy Forbes, lov-ing wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away at the age of 77.  Patsy was born in Spruce Pine, NC on October 29th, 1942.

Gerald Whitson

BAKERSVILLE NC—Gerald Clarence Whitson, age 74, of Green Young Cemetery Rd., Bakersville, NC passed away October 2, 2020.  He was a native of Mitchell County, NC and a son of the late Frank and June Woody Whitson.  Gerald was a member of Roan Mountain Baptist Church.

Roberta Pritchard

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.—Roberta Pritchard of Spruce Pine died peacefully at the Brian Center on September 17, 2020.  Born February 14, 1958 to the late Lee Pritchard and Kate Pritchard. Roberta worked in many of the local restaurants for years and the Brian Center for 12 years.

Betty McCourry

GREEN MOUNTAIN N.C.—Betty Jean McCourry, 82, of Green Mountain, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2020 at the Solace Center in Asheville, NC. Born December 26, 1937 in the Pigeon Roost Community, Betty was the daughter of the late Pierce and Venia Miller Howell.

Bob Buchanan

SHELBY N.C.—Robert Edward “Bob” Buchanan, 80, of Shelby, passed away on Sunday September 27, 2020 at home following a long illness. Born in Mitchell County on September 27, 1940, he was a son of the late Clarence Buchanan and Ethel Thomas Buchanan.

Richard Weeks

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.—Richard P. Weeks, age 80, of Spruce Pine, NC passed away peacefully on September 19, 2020 after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma.  He was surrounded by his loving family at his home in Matthews, NC. Richard was a retired Major in the U.S.

John Johnson

NEWLAND N.C.—John Richard Johnson, age 87, of the Three Mile community, died Monday, September 21, 2020, at his home. Born on March 9, 1933, on Squirrel Creek in Frank, NC, he was the son of the late Dewey S and Shelton Braswell Johnson.

Jean Johnson

SPRUCE PINE, N.C.—Jean Gayle Johnson, 85, of 62 Amethyst Street died September 10, 2020 after a two-month illness. She was the only child of Baxter and Juanita Johnson and a native of Mitchell County.