Obituaries

John J.D. Hughes

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Lt. Grover Cleveland Koontz

Lt. Colonel Grover C. Koontz, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) died at his home in Laurel Springs after a short illness. Col. Koontz, a native of Ashe County, had a 30 year career in the Marine Corps; this included combat action in World War 11, Korea, and Viet Nam. Col. Koontz is survived by his wife, Rose Johnson Koontz of the...

John Griffith MacConnell

John Griffith MacConnell, 80, of Lansing, NC, died Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Ashe Memorial Hospital.

John was born in Chicago, son of the late Norman D. and Daisy W. MacConnell. He was raised in Cicero, Illinois, where he attended Morton High School. John furthered his undergraduate education at the University of Illinois for his bachelor’s degree,...

Katrina (Vannoy) Miller

The service will be live-streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCynUUdmgWRTKOfHkz30ePZw

Katrina Vannoy Miller of Jefferson passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Forest Ridge Assisted Living Center. Mrs. Miller was born in Ashe County to the late, Avery Burl “A.B.” and Virginia Osborne Vannoy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Bobby...

Gavin Michael Slate

Gavin Michael Slate was greeted in Heaven on December 6, 2020 by his maternal great grandpa Stevenson Monroe Elledge and his paternal great grandpa Charlie Jones.

Baby Gavin is survived by his parents:  Michael and Ashlen Slate, big sisters Jordan and Kadience Slate and big brother Braden Slate all of Lansing, NC.  Also surviving are his paternal...