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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.
Thomas Roark
Oct 6, 2011
Mr. Thomas Edward Roark age 84, of Creston, NC died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at his home. Mr. Roark was born on May 21, 1927 in Ashe County, to Vernon and Ercle Knight Roark. Mr. Roark was preceded in death by his wife, Magdlene Roark. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 12:00 noon at Badger Funeral Home Chapel...
Opal Lewis Bennett
Oct 6, 2011
Mrs. Opal Nola Lewis Bennett, age 79, of Lansing, NC died on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Bennett was born on May 28, 1932 in Ashe County, NC to the late Dave and Maggie Hamm Lewis. Mrs. Bennett was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Bennett. Mrs. Bennett worked as a Certified...
Rettie Miller
Oct 4, 2011
Mrs. Rettie Rose Miller age 95, of Glendale Springs, NC died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Segraves Care Center. Mrs. Miller was born May 16, 1916 in Ashe County, to Arthur and Rosa Rupard Rose. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Carl Franklin Miller and son, Billy Miller. Private burial was held in the Sam...
Gladys Denny
Oct 2, 2011
Ms. Gladys Marie Denny, better known as "Mickey", age 73, of Warrensville, NC died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at her home. Ms. Denny was born on March 9, 1938 in Ashe County, NC to the late Rev. Jesse James Denny and Carrie Keys Denny. In addition to her parents, Ms. Denny was preceded in death by three sisters, Merlin Winters,...
Peggy Scarpino
Sep 29, 2011
Mrs. Peggy Ann Moore Scarpino age 80, of Grassy Creek, NC died Thursday, September 29, 2011 at the Villages of Ashe in West Jefferson. Mrs. Scarpino was born January 23, 1931 in FL to Randall and Thelma Elliott Moore. Mrs. Scarpino graduated from Fort Myers High School in 1949 and graduated from Grady Memorial, Atlanta GA in 1952 with a...
Ralph Gambill
Sep 28, 2011
Mr. Ralph Gambill age 87, of West Jefferson, NC died on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gambill was born on June 25, 1924 in Ashe County, to Sam & Sarah Jane Miller Gambill. Mr. Gambill was preceded in death by his parents, step-daughter, Patsy Goodman and brother, Scott Gambill. Mr. Gambill retired from the US Navy...
Eddie Redding
Sep 25, 2011
Mr. Eddie Gene Redding, age 60, of Gastonia, NC died on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at his home. Mr. Redding was born on May 11, 1951 in Gaston County, NC to Maxton Redding, Sr. and Maudree Turner Redding. Mr. Redding was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Maxton Redding, Jr. Mr. Redding worked as an auditor with...
Raymond Gochnauer,
Sep 23, 2011
Mr. Raymond Brown Gochnauer, Jr., age 84, of Warrensville, NC died on Friday, September 23, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Gochnauer was born on February 12, 1927 in Chester, PA to the late Raymond Brown and Gladys Smith Gochnauer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gochnauer was preceded in death by his wife, Mavis Weaver...
Betty Wyatt Lyall
Sep 21, 2011
. Mrs. Betty Wyatt Lyall age 71, of West Jefferson, NC died on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at the Margate Health & Rehab Center in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Lyall was born on January 28, 1940 in Ashe County to Martin and Reba Hartsog Wyatt. Mrs. Lyall was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Joe Lyall, daughter, Sherry Hart and...
Maria Marinez Diaz
Sep 15, 2011
Mrs. Maria Teresa Martinez Diaz age 64, of Fleetwood, NC died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Diaz was born on May 27, 1947 in Juarez, Mexico to Manuel Diaz and Teresa Martinez. Mrs. Diaz was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Diaz was a member of Beaver Creek Baptist Church. She lived life to the fullest. ...
Margaret Herman
Aug 31, 2011
Margaret Jeanette "Jean" Tester Herman, age 82, of West Jefferson, NC, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She was born June 28, 1929, in Watauga County, NC to Duke and Margaret "Nettie" Welch Tester. Her father was the caretaker of the Valle Crucis Episcopalian Mission School. She has told stories of a happy childhood growing...
Arvie Patrick Houck
Aug 30, 2011
Mrs. Arvie Venie Patrick Houck age 68, of West Jefferson, NC died on Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Mrs. Houck was born on July 6, 1943 in Ashe County, NC to Clifford and Dorothy Miller Patrick. Mrs. Houck was preceded in death by her son, Roy Houck. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 2:00 pm at...
Rev. Lee Houck
Aug 30, 2011
Rev. Bobby Lee Houck age 74, of West Jefferson, NC died on Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Rev. Houck was born on January 7, 1939 in Ashe County, NC to Chester and Tincy Medley Houck. Rev. Houck was preceded in death by his son, Roy Houck. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 2:00 pm at the...
Tracy Testerman
Aug 29, 2011
. Mr. Tracy Allen Testerman age 44, of Warrensville, NC died on Monday, August 29, 2011 at his home. Mr. Testerman was born on July 10, 1967 in Ashe County, NC to Ralph Lee and Peggy Gragg Testerman. Mr. Testerman was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Trivette Testerman. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 31, 2011...
Virginia Cox Culberson
Aug 27, 2011
Mrs. Virginia Dare Cox Culberson age 84, of Creston died on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at the Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir, NC. Mrs. Culberson was born on November 17, 1926 in Ashe County, NC to Billy and Ida Cornette Cox. Mrs. Culberson was preceded in death by her parents and all her brothers and sisters. Funeral services...
Wanda Kirk Huester
Aug 25, 2011
Mrs. Wanda Louise Huester also known as "Meema" a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, age 58, of West Jefferson, NC died on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Huester was born on May 22, 1953 in Baltimore , MD to Arnold Edward and Betty Carlton Kirk. Mrs....
Dewey Stanley
Aug 24, 2011
Well respected Omaha Beach D-Day Navy survivor, Dewey Stanley died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at his home. He leaves behind his adored wife Betty, sons, Ronald (Lynda) Stanley & James (Lisa) Stanley, Daughter, Carrie (Mike) Mosteller and sister, Carolyn Wimmer. Also surviving are 6 grandchildren & 6 great-grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by his family and many, many friends....
Mary Fletcher Hartzog
Aug 22, 2011
. Mrs. Mary Louise Fletcher Hartzog age 84, of Fleetwood, NC, the Idlewild Community, died on Monday, August 22, 2011 at Wilkes Senior Village in North Wilkesboro, NC. Mrs. Hartzog was born on December 23, 1926 in Columbus, OH to Greely and Naomi Taylor Fletcher. At age 5 she moved to their farm in Idlewild. On January 15, 1947 she...
Guy Reihms
Aug 20, 2011
Mr. Guy Reihms age 48, of New Castle, DE died on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at his home. Mr. Reihms was born February 2, 1963 in Wilmington, DE to the late Lewis "Dick" Reihms Jr and Alice Flowers Reihms. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 12:00 pm at Powers Family Cemetery by Rev. Keith Casey...
Sally Testerman
Aug 18, 2011
Sally Woodard Testerman, age 70, of Grassy Creek, NC died on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Testerman was born on September 7, 1940 in Ashe County, NC to the late Ernest and Lettie Eldreth Woodard. Mrs. Testerman was preceded in death by her sister, Jean Winebarger. She was employed by Sprague Electric...
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