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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.

Kenneth Hurley

Kenneth Hurley

Oct 7, 2005

View this Videotribute Kenneth Don Hurley age 72 of Creston, NC, died Friday, October 7, 2005 at the Watauga Medical Center. Mr. Hurley was born in Ashe County, NC on March 23, 1933. He was preceded in death by his mother Ethel Faye Hurley. Mr. Hurley worked at Southern Device for 19 years, he later worked at Ashe County Motors...

Ruth Baker Howell

Ruth Baker Howell

Oct 5, 2005

Ruth Naomi Baker Howell, age 91 of Crumpler, NC died Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Howell was born March 5, 1914 in Crumpler, NC to the late Wint and Alice Taylor Baker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Elmer Howell and two sons: Gary and Wayne Howell. Funeral...

Helen Darnell

Helen Darnell

Oct 2, 2005

Helen Hart Darnell, age 88 of Jefferson, NC died Sunday, October 2, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Darnell was born November 3, 1916 in Awawalt , WV. to the late John and Ida Dunn Hart. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Connie Darnell and a daughter, Carol Miller. Funeral services will be...

Louise Akins

Louise Akins

Oct 1, 2005

Louise Drucella Crosby Akins, age 79 of West Jefferson, NC, died Saturday, October 1, 2005 at the Jefferson Care Center. Mrs. Akins was born December 3, 1925 in Adel, GA to the late James and Mary Byrd Crosby. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Akins and a son John Clark. Funeral services...

Phillp Bare

Phillp Bare

Oct 1, 2005

View this Videotribute Phillip Aaron Bare age 23 of Jefferson, NC, died Saturday, October 1, 2005 at his home. Mr. Bare was born in Boone, NC on March 12, 1982 to Phillip Bare and Debbie Madeau. He loved farming and working outdoors. Funeral Services will be held Monday, October 3, 2005 at 8:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel....

Linda Lewis

Linda Lewis

Oct 1, 2005

Linda Gail "Topsy" Lewis age 55 of Rolla, Missouri, died Saturday, October 1, 2005 at her residence. Ms. Lewis was born in West Jefferson, NC on March 27, 1950 to Odell and Cora Belle Riddle Lewis. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. at the Kemp-Lewis Cemetery. Rev. Tommy Dollar, Rev. Bruce Roten, and...

Douglas Lewis

Douglas Lewis

Sep 26, 2005

Douglas John Lewis, age 58 of Lenoir, NC, died Monday, September 26, 2005 at the Catawba Valley Medical Center in Lenoir. Mr. Lewis was born in Warrensville, NC, June 21, 1947 to the late Brownlow F. and Eula Roland Lewis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Lewis, and a sister, Ivadeane Zachary....

Junior Vanover

Junior Vanover

Sep 26, 2005

Junior Ross Vanover, age 64 of Creston, NC, died Monday, September 26, 2005 at the Watauga Medical Center. Mr. Vanover was born July 17, 1941 in Ashe County to the late Erix and Letha Osborne Vanover. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM, Friday, September 30, 2005 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Brother Rector Henson, Brother Anthony Roark...

Mary McNeill

Mary McNeill

Sep 25, 2005

Mary Alice Sides McNeill, age 74 of Jefferson, NC died Sunday, September 25, 2005 at her home. Mrs. McNeill was born October 23, 1930 in Burke County to the late John and Ada Martin Sides. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Robert McNeill owner of McNeill's Dept. Store in West Jefferson. Mrs. McNeill...

Everett Wayne

Everett Wayne

Sep 24, 2005

Everette Wayne Ham, age 77 of Lansing, NC, died September 24, 2005 at his home. Mr. Ham was born July 26, 1928 in Ashe County to the late William and Martha Elliott Ham. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Brooks Ham in 1996 and 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Mr. Ham was...

Inez Blevins

Inez Blevins

Sep 23, 2005

View this Videotribute Inez Carr Blevins, age 81, of Jefferson, NC, died Friday, September 23, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Blevins was born July 21, 1924 in Avery County to the late Frank and Artie Belle Green Carr. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Other Blevins and her second husband,...

Stacey Richardson

Stacey Richardson

Sep 23, 2005

View this Videotribute Stacey James Richardson, age 35 of Lansing, NC, died Friday, September 23, 2005. Mr. Richardson was born August 15, 1970 in Ashe County to Junior and Shirley Ham Richardson. His mother preceded him in death. Stacey loved the outdoors; he enjoyed riding four-wheelers, camping and horseback riding. He was a Washington Redskins fan. He loved spending time...

Fronie Osborne

Fronie Osborne

Sep 21, 2005

Fronie Justice Osborne, age 94, of Monticello, Georgia, formerly of Ashe County, widow of Conley Lenson Osborne, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at the Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello, Georgia. Mrs. Osborne was born in Majestic, Kentucky, on December 31, 1909, to Lewis and Virgie Maynard Justice. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 25, 2005,...

Margie Burnett

Margie Burnett

Sep 15, 2005

Margie Moss Burnett, age 82, of Don Bare Road, Jefferson, died Thursday, September 15, 2005, at Ashe Living Center in Jefferson. Memorial services will be Sunday, September 18, 2005, 10:00 a.m. at the Parish of the Holy Communion in Glendale Springs. Father Steve Miller will officiate. Mrs. Burnett was born in Blacksburg, SC, on June 17, 1923 to Sumter and...

Hattie Richardson

Hattie Richardson

Sep 14, 2005

Hattie Mae Riley Richardson, age 94 of Warrensville, NC, died Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Richardson was born August 24, 1911 in Ashe County to the late John and Elizabeth Craven Riley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Herman Turner and a daughter Hopal Marie Turner. Funeral services will...

Paul Rumple

Paul Rumple

Sep 12, 2005

Mr. Paul G. Rumple, 86 of the Todd community died Monday morning at the Segraves Care Center in Jefferson, NC. Mr. Rumple was born March 28. 1919 to Lester and Cora H. Rumple. He was married to Eunice Morrison Rumple in 1941. Mr. Rumple served in the US ARMY Air CORPS from 1941-1945. He was 1949 graduate of the Gupton...

Josephine Booth

Josephine Booth

Sep 12, 2005

Josephine "Jo" Vannoy Booth, 92, of West Jefferson and Raleigh, slipped peacefully away from her old homeplace, and those who loved her, on Monday afternoon, September 12, 2005. She was born in Fleetwood on December 5, 1912, the last of ten children born to Larry Stokes and Nellia Osbourne Vannoy. Jo grew up in Ashe County. She played basketball for...

Leslie Brady

Leslie Brady

Sep 10, 2005

Mr. Leslie Lee "Les" Brady, age 83 of Jefferson, died Saturday, September 10, 2005, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 11, 2005, at 3 p.m. at Bald Mountain Baptist Church in West Jefferson, NC. Burial will follow in the Bald Mountain Cemetery with military rites. The family will receive friends from 1 - 3 p.m....

Dennis Eller

Dennis Eller

Sep 9, 2005

Dennis Eugene Eller age 73 of West Jefferson, NC died Friday, September 9, 2005 at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mr. Eller was born in Pond Mountain, NC on January 5, 1932 to Andy Guilford and Ila Perry Eller. He was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church. Funeral Services will be held Monday, September 12, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at...

Infant Perry

Infant Perry

Sep 7, 2005

Sierra Elizabeth Perry, infant daughter of Jody Perry and Laura Pennington, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. A private graveside service for the family will be held. Flowers will be accepted. Infant Sierra Elizabeth Perry is survived by: Parents: Jody Perry and Laura Pennington of Mouth of Wilson, VA. Stepbrothers: Samuel and...

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