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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.
Virgil "Junior" Benson
Jul 2, 2011
Mr. Virgil Roscoe "Junior" Benson Jr. age 68, of Lansing, died on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Benson was born on January 2, 1943 in Lenoir County, NC to the late Virgil Roscoe and Gladys Carr Benson. Mr. Benson was also preceded in death by sister, Dorothy Mae McCall, brother, Wilmer Benson. Mr. Benson was a member...
Joseph Neal
Jul 2, 2011
Mr. Joseph Ribinson Neal age 80, of Jefferson, died on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Neal was born on October 15, 1930 in Ashe County, NC to the late Joseph Franklin and Ruth Robinson Neal. Mr. Neal taught and retired from Wilkes County Schools. He served in the...
Warren "Buster" Black
Jul 1, 2011
. Mr. Warren Gentry "Buster" Black age 91, of West Jefferson, died on Friday, July 1, 2011 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Black was born on September 21, 1919 in Ashe County, NC to the late Andrew "Andy" and Gertrude Gentry Black. Including his parents Mr. Black was preceded in death by two brothers, Roscoe and Gabe and one...
Edgar Severt
Jun 27, 2011
Mr. Edgar Neal Severt age 58, of Jefferson, NC died Monday, June 27, 2011 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Severt was born June 23, 1953 in Ashe County to the late Troy and Louise Bowers Severt. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 8:00 pm at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev....
Frances Bare
Jun 25, 2011
Mrs. Frances Dareleen Bare age 74, of Jefferson, died on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Bare was born on September 25, 1936 in Ashe County, NC to the late James Paul and Cora Hartsoe Bowers. She graduated from Healing Springs High School and Draughans Business College. She was...
Jessie Faw Sexton
Jun 20, 2011
. Mrs. Jessie Irene Faw Sexton age 93, of Lansing died Monday, June 20, 2011 at the Segraves Care Center in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Sexton was born May 2, 1918 in Ashe County to Wiley Thomas and Minnie Jones Faw. Mrs. Sexton was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Thomas Dale Sexton. Funeral services will be held Thursday,...
Jessie Wilcox
Jun 19, 2011
Mrs. Jessie Brooks Wilcox age 87, of Winston Salem, NC died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Wilcox was born on April 21, 1924 in Ashe County to the late Joseph Franklin and Ada McClure Brooks. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 3:00 pm at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev....
John Miller
Jun 14, 2011
John C. Miller, 88, went home to be with his heavenly father on June 14, 2011 at the Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir. He was born in Ashe County and was educated in N.C. He joined the Army Air Force in 1943 and served his country using his trained military skills. He married Virginia A. Joiner in 1950....
Frank Boggs
Jun 14, 2011
Mr. Frank Witherspoon "Bun" Boggs, age 58, of Crumpler, NC died on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at his home. Mr. Boggs was born on September 26, 1952 in Waterloo, OH to the late Charles Royce and Dora Witherspoon Boggs. In addition to his parents, Mr. Boggs was preceded in death by his wife, Dolores Moyer Boggs, and two sisters, Tottie...
Ruth Little
Jun 13, 2011
Mrs. Ruth Davis Little, age 92, of West Jefferson, NC died on Monday, June 13, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Little was born on January 19, 1919 in Ashe County, NC to the late Calvin and Laura Cox Davis. Mrs. Little was preceded in death by Husband, Billy Tucker Little; Son, James Lee Little; Brothers, Woodrow Davis, Bill Davis, Ray...
Elizabeth Davis
Jun 12, 2011
. Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" Westover Davis age 74, of North Wilkesboro, NC died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Mrs. Davis was born on April 16, 1937 in Ada, WV to Lewis Alfred and Visa Trivette Westover. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by husband, James Russell Davis, sister, Ruth Westover & grandchild, JoAnna...
Leonard Smith
Jun 10, 2011
A devoted man of God, loving husband, father and grandfather, Leonard Glenn Smith "Smitty," went to be with his Heavenly Father on June 10, 2011 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, North Carolina. He was born August 10, 1926 in Gary, West Virginia to the late Arthur Bruce and Irma Fay Smith. While the family moved numerous times over...
Billy Bass
Jun 9, 2011
Mr. Billy Gene Bass age 51, of Crumpler, NC died on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Bass was born on April 26, 1960 in Bay County, FL to Horace Grillis Bass and Elizabeth Patrick Hoosier. Mr. Bass was preceded in death by Son, Trey Michael Dallas Bass. Mr....
George Roten,
Jun 7, 2011
Mr. George Dewey Roten, Jr. of West Jefferson died on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Roten was born in Ashe County, NC to the late Elder George Dewey and Flossie Arnold Roten. Mr. Roten was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Gwyn Roten, Glen Roten, Edward Roten and Dane Roten, his sister, Elva Roten Bumgarner. ...
Grace Roop
Jun 6, 2011
Mrs. Grace Roop age 92, of Lansing, died on Monday, June 6, 2011 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Roop was born on February 28, 1919 in Ashe County to John and Ethel Rupard Roop. Mrs. Roop was preceded in death by her husband, Elihue Roop, daughter, Patty Roop, great-granddaughter, Holly Roop, sisters, Ada Murphy, Letha Calhoun, Stella Roop, brothers, Oscar...
Mabel Church
Jun 4, 2011
Mrs. Mabel Clarine Payne Church, age 93, of West Jefferson, NC, died on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Hill View Family Care Home in Todd, NC. A private family funeral service will be held at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel with Rev. Herbert Parunak officiating. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. Mabel was born on February 10, 1918 in Ashe...
James "Jimmy" Wood
Jun 2, 2011
Mr. James Curtis Wood, better known as Jimmy age 49, of Rock Hill, SC died on Thursday, June 2, 2011 in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Wood was born on March 8, 1962 in Ashe County, NC. Mr. Wood was preceded in death by his father, Fred Pennington and a brother, Charles Howard Sr. A memorial service will be held Friday, June...
Avery Darnell
May 27, 2011
Mr. Avery Lewis Darnell, age 89, of West Palm Beach, FL, died May 27, 2011 at his home. An inurnment service will be held on Friday, June 24, 2011 at 2:00 pm at Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum of Prayer by Rev. Herb Parunak. Mr. Darnell is survived by: One daughter: Pamela Sue Maifert of Boynton Beach, FL Also surviving are...
Austin Brown
May 26, 2011
Mr. Austin Brown age 94, of Warrensville, NC died on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC. Mr. Brown was born on March 10, 1917 in Ashe County to Benjamin and Jinnie Price Brown. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Rosa Osborne Brown and a son James Brown. Funeral services...
Billy Joe
May 25, 2011
. Mr. Billy Joe May age 74, of Jefferson died on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. May was born on May 28, 1936 in Ashe County to Gordon and Clyde Eldreth May. Mr. May was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. May served in the US Air Force and National Guard...
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