The Blowing Rocket

Marshall Lincoln Travis

Mr. Marshall Lincoln Travis, 92, of Blowing Rock, went home to be his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday evening, June 6, 2013 at Blowing Rock Hospital.

Joyce Weaver Holder

Joyce Weaver Holder, 89, of 1602 Friendship Church Road, Boone, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013, at her home.Read more...

Jane Taylor Wolfe

Jane Taylor Wolfe of Charlotte, died peacefully Monday, May 27, 2013, at her home at Sharon Towers after brief illness.Read more...

Henry R. 'Hank' Knoll

Henry R. "Hank" Knoll, 81, of 793 Main Street, Blowing Rock, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.Read more...

Rowland Schaefer

Rowland Schaefer was an active philanthropist, involved in numerous charitable and community organizations in the United States and Israel.Read more...

Sylvia Schaefer

Sylvia Schaefer, beloved wife of Rowland Schaefer, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 26th in Florida at the age of 89.Read more...

Richard 'Rick' Conrad

Mr. Richard Lee "Rick" Conrad, 61, of Blowing Rock, died Thursday, May 9, 2013.Read more...

Mary Morrison McDonald

Mrs. Mary Patricia Morrison McDonald, 76, of Blowing Rock, and Vero Beach, Fla., passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013, at her home in Blowing Rock.Read more...

Elizabeth 'Lib' Pitts Greene

Elizabeth "Lib" Pitts Greene, 83, of 215 Greene Street, Blowing Rock, passed away Wednesday morning, May 1, 2013, at Life Care Center in Banner Elk.Read more...

Marjorie Jones Harmon

Marjorie Jones Harmon, 87, of 7301 Harmon Lane, Blowing Rock, passed away Wednesday morning, May 1, 2013, at Watauga Medical Center.Read more...

After a four year battle with the autoimmune disease, inclusion body myositis, and a series of successive strokes, Bob died April 18, 2013, at his home in Rocky Mount surrounded by his family.Read more...