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Local obituaries for our Badger Funeral Home & Ashelawn Memorial Chapel with funeral services throughout North Carolina, including West Jefferson, Jefferson and adjoining counties.
Mr. Rollin Victor Schwirtz
Dec 4, 2012
Mr. Rollin Victor Schwirtz age 89, of Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at his home. Mr. Schwirtz was born on November 20, 1923 in Wabasha County, MN to Edward and Bertha Wilde Schwirtz. Mr. Schwirtz was preceded in death by 3 brothers. Mr. Schwirtz served 5 years in the Navy during WWII. He received a Purple Heart for...
Johnny Glenn Lyall
Dec 1, 2012
Mr. Johnny Glenn Lyall age 70, of Laurel Springs, died on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson. Mr. Lyall was born on September 17, 1942 in Ashe County to Glenn and Dema Reeves Lyall. Including his parents Mr. Lyall was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Grubb Lyall and special cousin, Richard Waddell. Mr....
Margaret Virginia Faw Young
Nov 27, 2012
Mrs. Margaret Virginia Faw Young age 93, of Mouth of Wilson, VA died on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Margate Health & Rehab Center. Mrs. Young was born in Ashe County on February 3, 1919 to the late Robert Avery and Jean Turner Faw. Including her parents, Mrs. Young was preceded in death by her husband, Bassett Young, three sisters,...
Sonya Yvonne Goodman
Nov 27, 2012
Sonya Yvonne Goodman, age 67, of Jefferson, long time resident of Margate Health and Rehab Center died on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Margate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson. Ms. Goodman was born on July 22, 1945 in Ashe County, NC to the late Roy and Nell Sheets Goodman. She worked for many years at Ashe County ADAP. She...
Bertha Delray Ashley Phillips
Nov 26, 2012
Bertha Delray Ashley Phillips, age 90 passed away on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Margate Health & Rehab Center after many years of declining health. She was born on April 27, 1922, the seventh of 12 children born to Charlie and Lula Roten Ashley. She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Sarah Lopez, six brothers and three...
Georgia Koontz
Nov 25, 2012
Mrs. Georgia Eldreth Koontz age 98, of Laurel Springs, NC died on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at her nephews home. Mrs. Koontz was born on May 28, 1914 in Ashe County to Calvin Wesley and Ennis Lyle Eldreth. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Presley "Pete" Koontz, brothers: Bruce, Luther & John Eldreth,...
Keeta Sheets Blevins
Nov 24, 2012
Mrs. Keeta Sheets Blevins age 48, of Lansing, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone surrounded by her family. Mrs. Blevins was born on December 16, 1963 in Ashe County, NC to Dean and Nada Stuart Sheets. Mrs. Blevins was preceded in death by her grandparents. Mrs. Blevins was a member of Helton...
Beulah Mae Testerman Darnell
Nov 22, 2012
Mrs. Beulah Mae Testerman Darnell age 96, of Jefferson, NC died on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the Margate Health & Rehab Center in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Darnell was born on October 31, 1916 in Lansing, NC to Wendell and Susan Goss Testerman. Mrs. Darnell was preceded in death by Husband, Jessie Clifford Darnell, Daughter, Maxine Darnell Scarff, Daughter, Bobbie...
Mr. Carl Richard Poe
Nov 22, 2012
Carl Richard Poe, 77, of Speedway Road, North Wilkesboro, formerly of West Jefferson, died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at his home. He was born June 30, 1935 in Ashe County to Ellis and Ella Bare Poe. He was a US Army veteran and was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Ashe County. In addition to his parents, he...
Velma Marsh Poe
Nov 22, 2012
Velma Ray Marsh Poe, age 86 of Laurel Springs, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Poe was born in Ashe County on April 4, 1925 to the late Charlie and Callie Shatley Marsh. She was married November 21, 1951 to the late Earl W. Poe for 59 years. Including her parents and husband...
Roy Dean Dancy
Nov 21, 2012
Roy Dean Dancy, age 69, of West Jefferson, died on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson. Mr. Dancy was born on April 29, 1943 in Ashe County, NC to the late Millard and Hester Cleary Dancy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers. Mr. Dancy was the...
Mrs. Ann Cecila Norcross
Nov 21, 2012
Mrs. Ann Cecila Norcross age 83, of West Jefferson, NC died on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Norcross was born on December 26, 1928 in West Roxbury, MA to James and Jeanette Keating Caffrey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Christopher...
Mrs. Belva Nora Miller Sheets
Nov 20, 2012
Mrs. Belva Nora Sheets age 96, of West Jefferson, NC died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Margate Health & Rehab Center. Mrs. Sheets was born on June 29, 1916 in Ashe County to Wylie and Lillian Phillips Miller. Mrs. Sheets was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Arthur Sheets. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November...
Samuel Mclester Trivette
Nov 18, 2012
Mr. Samuel Mclester Trivette, age 73, of Jefferson died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Trivette was born on May 6, 1939 in Maybeury, WV to the late Garney Mclester Trivette and Rosie Belcher Trivette. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Verlis Helen Trivette, and a...
Mr. Joe Blume Weddington Jr
Nov 17, 2012
Mr. Joe Blume Weddington, Jr. age 64, of Crumpler, NC died on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Weddington was born on October 26, 1948 in Cabarrus County, NC to Joe Blume Weddington, Sr. and Ruth Henry Weddington. Mr. Weddington was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Chip Weddington. Mr....
Mrs. Irene Payne Richardson
Nov 10, 2012
Mrs. Irene Payne Richardson age 82, of Jefferson, NC died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Margate Health & Rehab Center in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Richardson was born on July 27, 1930 in Mt. City, TN to the late Roy Clyde and Hettie Curd Payne. In addition to her parents Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by her brother, Earl...
Ethel Phillips Eldreth
Oct 31, 2012
Mrs. Ethel Phillips Eldreth, age 95, of Warrensville died on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Eldreth was born on November 6, 1916 in Ashe County to the late Rev. William Hiram and Catherine Canter Phillips. Mrs. Eldreth was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Arthur Eldreth, grandson, Barry Eldreth, grandson, Thomas Dean Phillips, son-in-law, Wayne...
Mr. Joseph Alva Zarate
Oct 28, 2012
Joseph Alva Zarate age 73, of West Jefferson, NC died Sunday, October 28, 2012 at this home. Mr Zarate was born on April 19, 1939 in Fort Worth, TX to Sotero and Librada Alva Zarate. Mr. Zarate was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Zarate served nine years in the US Navy onboard submarines. Funeral mass will be held...
Josephine Johnson
Oct 24, 2012
Mrs. Josephine Johnson age 90, of West Jefferson, died on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Johnson was born on September 16, 1922 in Lilly, FL to Charles and Donnie Albrittan Newberry. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by parents, husband, Lester Edward Johnson, grandson, Neal Taylor and two sisters. Mrs. Johnson attended the Ashe County Worship...
Geneva Davis Absher
Oct 23, 2012
Mrs. Geneva Davis Absher, age 88, of West Jefferson, NC died on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Margate Health & Rehab Center in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Absher was born on February 22, 1924 in Ashe County, NC to the late Calvin Newton Davis and Laura Cox Davis. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Absher was preceded in death by her...
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