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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.

Fred George

Fred George

Mar 6, 2004

Fred Blaine George age 72 of West Jefferson, NC died Saturday, March 6, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mr. George was born on February 25, 1932 in Climber, PA to Clark and Gertrude George. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Gary Shelton, and Rev. J.C. Norton...

Robert Rice

Robert Rice

Mar 3, 2004

Robert McConnell Rice age 56 of Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, March 3, 2004 at his home. Mr. Rice was born on March 8, 1947 in Jefferson, NC. He was preceded in death by his mother Kathleen McConnell Rice. Mr. Rice attended and graduated from UNC Greensboro, earning a Masters Degree in Art. He served as an Instructor at Wilkes Community...

Robert Badger

Robert Badger

Mar 1, 2004

Robert Earl Badger age 67 of Highland Heights, Ohio died Monday, March 1, 2004 at Hillcrest Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Badger was born in Caples, WV on January 4, 1937 to John Chester and Ruth Ellen Badger. A graveside service will be held Friday, March 5, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at the Jefferson Cemetery. Rev. A.B. Weaver will officiate....

William Scott

William Scott

Feb 29, 2004

West Jefferson, N.C. - William Stewart Scott, 89, died Sunday morning, February 29, 2004, at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC following an extended illness. He was born January 22, 1915, in Ashe County, NC, to the late Waddie Hester Scott and Lizzie Ethel Houck Scott. Mr. Scott is survived by his wife, Sallie Miller Scott, and his children, Katrina...

Jessie Jones

Jessie Jones

Feb 27, 2004

Jessie Mae Harris Jones age 93 of Warrensville, NC died Friday, February 27, 2004 at the Segraves Care Center. Mrs. Jones was born on September 14, 1910 in Troutdale, VA to Melvin A. and Ella Vaught Harris. Her husband Chester Jones preceded her in death. Funeral Services will be held Monday, March 1, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at the Ashelawn...

Gwendolyn Bare

Gwendolyn Bare

Feb 20, 2004

Gwendolyn Josephine Reeves Bare age 74 of Laurel Springs, NC died Friday, February 20, 2004 at her home. Mrs. Bare was born on December 27, 1929 in Wilkes County, NC to Jessie and Annie Dancy Reeves. Funeral Services will be held Monday, February 23, 2004 at 1:00 P.M. at the Roans Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Elder Floyd South and Elder...

Nancy Phipps

Nancy Phipps

Feb 18, 2004

Nancy Gail Phipps, age 44 of Grassy Creek, died Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 21, 2004 at the Healing Springs Baptist Church. Rev. David Jones and Rev. Dean Watson will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Ollie Farrington

Ollie Farrington

Feb 17, 2004

Ollie Francis Farrington, age 91 of Wilkesboro, NC died Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. Mrs. Lambert was born November 19, 1912 in Ashe County to Mackie and Mary Jane Lambert. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wiley Farrington. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, February 20,...

Douglas Taylor

Douglas Taylor

Feb 15, 2004

Douglas "Doug' Taylor, age 64 of Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, February 15, 2004 at the Forsyth Memorial Hospital. Mr. Taylor was born October 27, 1939 in Ashe County to the late Robert and Sessie Taylor. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum of Prayer with military rites. Rev. Jeff...

Thomas Fowler

Thomas Fowler

Feb 12, 2004

Thomas Burl Fowler, age 80 of Crumpler, died Thursday, February 12, 2004 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 5, 1923 in Ashe County, son of the late James Thomas Fowler and Annie Edwards Fowler. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 15, 2004 at the Senter Primitive Baptist Church. Rev. Peter Parish...

Theresa Blevins

Theresa Blevins

Feb 11, 2004

Theresa "Terry" Kennedy Blevins age 61 of Warrensville, NC, died Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at her home. Mrs. Blevins was born on June 13, 1942 in Morris, New Jersey to Walt and Frances Lutisha Kennedy. Funeral Services will be held Friday, February 13, 2004 at 1:00 P.M. at Warrensville Baptist Church. Rev. Wayne Osborne will officiate. Burial will follow in...

Georgia Hunt

Georgia Hunt

Feb 11, 2004

Georgia Belle Hunt age 89 of Laurel Springs, NC died Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Ms. Hunt was born on May 4, 1914 in Ashe County, NC to Lee and Dora Little Hunt. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 14, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Russell Sheets will officiate....

Walter Phillips

Walter Phillips

Feb 5, 2004

Walter Edward "Ed" Phillips age 85 of West Jefferson, NC died Thursday, February 5, 2004 at his home. Mr. Phillips was born on October 8, 1918 in Ashe County, NC to Walter and Bertha Burkett Phillips. He served in the United States Army, serving in World War II in Germany where he was a Prisoner of War. Funeral Services will...

Vernie Miller

Vernie Miller

Feb 5, 2004

Vernie B. Miller, age 100 of Glendale Springs died Thursday, February 05, 2004 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Ashe County, Mrs. Miller was born on February 20, 1903 to the late Dave and Rebecca Wingler. She married Gord Miller on January 8, 1921, and together had a family of eleven children. Funeral Service will...

John Miller

John Miller

Feb 4, 2004

John S. Miller, age 92 of West Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, February 4, 2004 at his home. Mr. Miller was born January 10, 1912 in Ashe County to the late Jesse and Lilly Miller. He was a member of the Riverview Primitive Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, February 6, 2004 at the Riverview Primitive...

Minnie Testerman

Minnie Testerman

Feb 4, 2004

Minnie Ellen Jones Testerman, age 97 of Grassy Creek, NC died Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at the Segraves Care Center. Mrs. Testerman was born September 17, 1906 in Ashe County to the late Noah and Rose Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Avery Testerman and a son, Gene Testerman. Funeral services will be held at 11:00...

Effie Bard

Effie Bard

Feb 3, 2004

Effie Miller Dillard Bard, age 84 of Jefferson, NC, died Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at her home. Mrs. Bard was born March 28, 1919 in Wilkes County to the late Foster and Dorie Miller. She was also preceded in death by her husband Greek Bard. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, February 6, 2004 at the Badger...

Jean Phipps

Jean Phipps

Feb 2, 2004

Jean Hoke Phipps age 79 of Grassy Creek, NC, died Monday, February 2, 2004 at the Grayson Rehabilitation Center in Independence, VA. Mrs. Phipps was born on July 17, 1924 in Bluefield, WV to Raymond Burge and Pearl Presley Hoke. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Earl Phipps. Mrs. Phipps was an avid musician and a member...

Cornealie Lambert

Cornealie Lambert

Jan 29, 2004

Cornealie Ellen Combs Lambert, age 76 of Wilkesboro, NC, died Thursday, January 29, 2004 at her home. Mrs. Lambert was born June 20, 1927 in Ashe County to the late George and Elizabeth Combs. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 31, 2004 at the Shady Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Hubert Bullis and Rev. Clifford Jones will...

Lucy Barker

Lucy Barker

Jan 28, 2004

Lucy Emiline Hart Barker, age 92 of Lansing, died, Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Barker was born October 14, 1911 in Green Cove, Virginia to the late Gaither and Mary Hart. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luther Barker, three sons: Glen, Earl and Donald Barker, a daughter, Bernice Barker and a grandchild,...

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