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Richard Cable
Mr. Richard Cable, 90, of Campbellsville, Ky., died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007 in Campbellsville.
He was born Oct. 7, 1917 in Watauga County, a son of the late Peter and Lela Johnson Cable.
Mr. Cable was a member of Elkhorn Baptist Church. He was retired from Campbellsville Laundry and was a former employee of Chappell’s Dairy and was a farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Leona Cable; one son, Jimmie Cable of Campbellsville; three granddaughters; Gina Weber of Wagener, S.C., Libby Wright of Nicholasville, and Misty Hughes of Bowling Green; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Floy Miller of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Services were conducted Thursday morning, Dec. 27, 2007, at 11 o’clock at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville, Ky. Officiating was the Rev. Jim Collison. Burial followed in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.
Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville, Ky. is serving the Cable family.

Lorna B. Clark
Ms. Lorna B. Clark, 66, of 1626 Bamboo Road, Boone, died Wednesday evening, Dec. 19, 2007, at her residence.
She was born March 17, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of the late Raymond Frank and Margaret Gibala Bejcek.
Ms. Clark was a retired controller and bookkeeper for French Systems in Rochester, New York.
Survivors include one daughter, Debra Dooley of Boone; one son, Brian C. Clark and wife, Michelle, of Lakeland, Fla.; two grandsons, Richard Wright of Lakeland, Fla., and Zachariah Dooley of Boone; and one granddaughter, Katie Wright of Lakeland, Fla.; one brother, Roger D. Bejcek and wife, Ann, of Statesville; and her step-mother, Mae Bejcek of Brecksville, Ohio; and two nieces and two nephews.
An informal gathering was held Sunday afternoon, Dec. 23, 2007, at the Debra Dooley home, 1626 Bamboo Road, Boone.
Hampton Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements.

Olivia Claire Strickler
Olivia Claire Strickler, infant daughter of Scott and Heather Strickler of Pisgah Forest, N.C., died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
Surviving, in addition to her parents, are her paternal grandparents, Mike and Teresa Strickler of Kingsport, Tenn.; maternal grandparents, Len and Gail Johnson of Boone, N.C.; paternal great-grandparents, Ruth Strickler of Kingsport, and Clarence and Joyce Callahan of Bristol, Tenn.; maternal great-grandmother, Marjorie Mahan of Hamilton, Massachusetts; and aunt, Lindsay Johnson of Washington, D.C.
The funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. Friday at Brevard Community Church with the Rev. Todd Alewine officiating.
The family will receive friends from 3:30 until 5 p.m. Friday at the church.
Memorials may be made in Olivia’s name to Rosman Middle School, or to the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Attn: Charitable Accounting, One Kroc Dr., Oak Brook, IL 60523.
To sign Olivia’s memorial register online, please go to “Obituaries” at www.moore-fh.com.
Moore Funeral Home is serving the Strickler family.

Doris Moody Walters
Mrs. Doris Moody Walters, 87, of Germantown Road, Moravian Falls, widow of Norman C. Walters, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007 at Villages of Wilkes Skilled Care.
She was born in Watauga County, Sept. 9, 1920, to Edd and Bessie Hollars Moody.
Survivors include one daughter, Sylvia Patrick of Moravian Falls; one sister, Lillian Stansberry and husband, Blaine, of Boone; one grandchild, Dawn Cross and husband, Richard, of Gastonia; one great-grandchild, Wyatt Martinez.
In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Walters was preceded in death by two sisters, Hedy Baker and Nora Hardy; one brother, Ernest Moody.
Services were held Thursday, Dec. 27, 11:00 at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with the Rev. Mace Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Scenic Memorial Gardens.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in

December 24, 2007
Ryan Paul Glenny
Mr. Ryan Paul Glenny, 16, of Boone and formerly of West Palm Beach, Fla., ended his long battle with Ewing’s sarcoma early Friday morning, Dec. 21, 2007, in the arms of his mother, Patricia, and father, John, and in the presence of God.
Ryan lived his life with exuberance, wonder, excitement, love and compassion. He loved life in its fullest, whether it was the wind of a hurricane or the chill of a mountain creek or the dark and quiet of a late night drive or the cold on his face from a winter wind or a peaceful moment with a friend. He was always happy where he was and always brought happiness with him.
Ryan was born in West Palm Beach, Dec. 31, 1990, and lived in Lake Worth and Wellington (Florida) and eventually in Boone, N.C. He is preceded in heaven by his brother Sean Glenny.
His surviving brothers Brennan and Patrick, his aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and friends, will surely miss Ryan’s presence and love and his never ending joy for life and his beautiful smile and sense of humor.
There will be a service and Celebration of Ryan’s Life at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in Blowing Rock, NC on Friday, Dec, 28, 2007, at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the organization below in Ryan’s name or in the name of some other child or young adult that has suffered from one of these cancers. Sarcomas are devastatingly painfully diseases which very often attack our children. Treatments are very, very invasive and painful as is the disease, but cures are not being found nearly as fast as they could be. Money will make a difference for some child in the future…maybe one you may know and love.
The Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration (or SARC) 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, PO Box 406 Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory of Boone, NC, is serving the Glenny Family.

Payton Lee Spears
Payton Lee Spears, infant son of Tonya Leann Pope and Charles Brian Spears, was born in Watauga County Sunday, Dec.16, 2007, and died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007 at Catawba Valley Medical Center.
Surviving are his father, Charles Brian Spears, his mother, Tonya Leann Pope, two brothers, Logan Brian Spears and Layden Freeman, and one sister, Kala Renee Spears, all of Millers Creek; paternal grandparents, James and Naomi Spears of Wilkesboro; maternal grandparents, Lester Michael Pope of Vilas and Linda Kay Pope of Deep Gap; paternal great-grandmother, Grace Minton Scrivens of Wilkesboro; and four maternal great-grandparents, Earl Pope, Sr., Marcus and Marie Huffman of Vilas and Virginia Lucille Cress of Mountain City, Tenn.
Graveside services were conducted at 1 o'clock Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007 at the Church Family Cemetery on South Holiness Church Road, Wilkesboro, with the Rev. Mike Church officiating. The family received friends at Miller Funeral Service from 11:30 until 12:30 Saturday prior to the service.
Miller Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements.

William Blaine Ward
Mr. William Blaine Ward, 84, of Northside Drive, Sugar Grove, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007.
He was born February 4, 1923 to the late Caroline “Callie” Woodring and Roby Monroe Ward. He was a retired carpenter for Appalachian State University, of the Baptist Faith and attended Piney Grove Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Martha Mary Presnell Ward, of the home, three daughters; Caroline Ward and husband Floyd, Sandra Pennell, and Tina Ward, five sons; Hubert Ward, Arthur Ward and wife Debbie, James Ward and wife Linda, Tommy Ward and fiancé Sandra Parlier all of Sugar Grove, and Richard Ward and girlfriend Jennifer Miller of Deep Gap, 20 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great- grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Claire Glenn and Alice Harmon; and five brothers, Dewey, Howard, Marshall, Ronald, and Clinard Ward.
Funeral services for Mr. William Blaine Ward were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. Officiating will be Rev. Harvey Presnell and Rev. David Testerman. Burial followed in the Blaine Ward Family Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to High Country Health Care System Hospice, 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 100-B, Boone, North Carolina 28607. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon prior to the service from 12:30 until 2 o’clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. On line condolences may be sent to the Ward family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Ward family.