Welcome to Austin & Barnes Funeral Home, a full service funeral home since 1954. We serve Watauga, Avery, Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes counties in North Carolina, and Johnson County Tennessee. We have the areas only on-site crematory. At Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory, we offer a wide range of services, including traditional full service funerals, memorial services, celebrations of life, cremation services, monuments, grave markers and mausoleums. Our commitment is to serve our community with care and compassion. We recognize that no two persons are alike, and that a funeral should be as unique as each individual or family we serve. We will assist you in planning services tailored to your specific needs, be it at need, or pre-need. We are committed to serve you 24 hours a day. Celebrating 70 Years of Serving Our Community 1953- 2023