Mrs. Joan Bare Head

Mrs. Joan Bare Head age 77, of West Jefferson, NC died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Head was born March 14, 1936 in Ashe County to Roger and Virginia Johnson Bare. Mrs. Head was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Max Head, two sisters, Evelyn Lyons and Dorothy "Dot" Honeycut and brother, Bill Bare. Mrs. Head loved cooking and teaching. She grew up a member of Glendale Springs Presbyterian Church and later she and her husband joined Bethany United Methodist Church.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Garrett Mahaffey. Burial will follow in Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Tuesday prior to the service.

Mrs. Head is survived by: three sons, Max Alexander Head Jr., William Badger Head and George Felix Head all of West Jefferson, one sister, Christy Bare Winebarger of West Jefferson and one brother, Bud Bare of West Jefferson, also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Medi Home Health & Hospice, PO Box 421, Jefferson, NC 28694 or Bethany United Methodist Church, 95 Hwy 194 South, West Jefferson, NC 28694.
Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the family through our website at www.badgerfuneralhome.com.

Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Head's arrangements.

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