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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.
George William Roberts
Dec 24, 2021
George William Roberts, age 68 of Warrensville, died Friday, December 24, 2021 at Alleghany Memorial Hospital. Mr. Roberts was born March 13, 1953 in Ashe County to the late Edward and Martha Massey Roberts. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Maines Roberts. George enjoyed hunting, working on cars, riding 4-wheelers...
Roy Roger Church
Dec 23, 2021
Roy Roger Church, age 82, of Jefferson and North Fort Myers passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at his home in North Fort Myers, Florida. Mr. Church, also known as Cowboy, was born in Ashe County on December 14, 1939 to the late Charlie Clifford and Fannie Pearl Parsons Church. Roy was a proud member of the Beaver Creek...
Wilma Jean (Roland) Miller
Dec 23, 2021
Wilma Jean Roland Miller, age 85 of West Jefferson, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Miller was born on March 30, 1936 in Ashe County to Emma Roland. She was preceded in death by her mother and stepfather, Bob Ray, her first husband, Sam Dancy, her second husband, Herbert Miller, and a brother, James...
Jeffrey Doyle Shatley
Dec 21, 2021
Jeffrey Doyle Shatley, age 59 of Jefferson, passed away December 21, 2021 at his home. Mr. Shatley was born June 14, 1962 in Ashe County, NC to the late Carroll Dean and Ada Arlene Jordan Shatley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Sawyer Shatley and daughter, Robin Shatley.
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Mary Vinus (Richardson) Walton
Dec 20, 2021
Mary Vinus Richardson Walton age 96 of West Jefferson died Monday, December 20, 2021 at her son’s home. Mrs. Walton was born July 19, 1925 in Ashe County to the late Melvin and Lessie Alice Campbell Richardson. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Dee Walton, brother, Albert Richardson, sisters, Francis...
Delilah Kay Roten
Dec 18, 2021
Delilah Kay Roten age 66 of Clyde, NC passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Roten was born in Lenoir, NC on Tuesday, February 8, 1955. Delilah was preceded in death by her mother Eva Greer Elliott, her mom and dad, Georgie and Senter Jennings, siblings, Ishmael “Dale” Blevins, Dewey Jennings, Peggy Grimes and Geneva Royal....
Karen Teresa (Keller) Nieto
Dec 13, 2021
Karen Teresa Keller Nieto, age 82 of West Jefferson, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Margate Health and Rehab. Mrs. Nieto was born on December 5, 1939 near North English, Iowa to John Gotlieb Keller and Gladys Uretta VanDee Keller. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jose Miguel Nieto; nine siblings, Kenneth, Marian,...
Thomas Gale Stidhams
Dec 10, 2021
Thomas Gale Stidhams, age 62, passed away on December 10, 2021 at his home. Tom was preceded in death by his grandparents: Lee & Sarah Stidhams, his brother: Darren Bell, his babydoll: Susan Patterson, his father: Gaither Stidhams, and the mother of his children: Teresa Stidhams.
Tom is survived by his mother, Jean Bell of...
Donald Howard Sheets
Dec 9, 2021
Donald Howard Sheets, better known as Donnie, age 69 of Glendale Springs, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehab Center in Wilkesboro. Mr. Sheets was born on January 25, 1952 in Ashe County to Willie Edward "Edd" Sheets and Delia Sue Atwood Sheets. He was preceded in death by his parents and a...
Oscar Worth Elliott
Dec 8, 2021
Oscar Worth Elliott, known as Worth, of Lansing, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Margate Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Ashe County, to Essie and George Elliott, on February 9, 1930, Worth was 91 years old.
Worth’s Ashe County roots were deep. Worth came of age when non-farm jobs were rare, and...
Jan Raymond Caddell
Dec 7, 2021
"It’s been a Happy Time"
Jan Raymond Caddell, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 after a long illness. He was born Sunday, January 28, 1940 in Florence, SC to Raymond and Margaret Caddell.
Jan’s family moved to Hartsville, SC in 1947 where his father became General Manager of a Broadcasting...
Austin “Coot” Miller
Dec 7, 2021
Austin Miller better known as Coot, age 82 of Lansing, died Monday, December 6, 2021 at Watauga Medical Center. Mr. Miller was born July 30, 1939 in Ashe County to the late James and Lora Powers Miller. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by brothers, Bobby, Arlie, Avery, Arnold and James Miller and sister,...
Lester Alexander Pharr, Jr.
Dec 6, 2021
Lester Alexander Pharr, Jr., age 95 of Jefferson, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 at his home. Mr. Pharr was born on May 17, 1926 in Ashe County to Lester Alexander Pharr, Sr. and Nettie Viola Phillips Pharr. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Nancy Gail Phipps, and two brothers, Maness Lee...
John Burton Burns
Dec 6, 2021
John Burton Burns, age 61 of Lansing, died Monday, December 6, 2021 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Burns was born January 16, 1960 in Seattle, WA to the late Grover and Helen Wallace Burns. Mr. Burns was an excellent carpenter and enjoyed riding horses in his spare time.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00...
Lisa Sue Dougherty
Dec 6, 2021
Lisa Sue Dougherty, age 51 of Warrensville, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 at her home. Ms. Dougherty was born on September 6, 1970 in Ashe County to Walter Ray and Mary Jane Hoosier Dougherty. She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, numerous aunts and uncles, and a great-niece, Megan Price.
Growing up, Lisa...
Ruth (Lewis) Miller
Dec 6, 2021
Ruth Lewis Miller, age 71 of Warrensville, died Monday, December 6, 2021 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Ruth was born April 20, 1950 to the late Conley and Cecile Bennett Lewis. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by three sisters, Thelma Rogers, Margie Livesay and Shirley Lewis and two brothers, Jim and Jack Lewis. Ruth...
Dorothy Ruth (Burchett) Hash Shepherd
Dec 4, 2021
Dorothy Ruth Hash Burchett Shepherd age 89 of Lansing died Saturday, December 4, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Shepherd was born January 31, 1932 to the late Herschel and Callie Haga Burchett. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband, James Preston Hash Sr., second husband, Worth Shepherd, brother, Blaine Burchett, sister,...
Robert Charles Ray
Dec 2, 2021
Robert Charles Ray, age 68 of West Jefferson, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Robert was born November 29, 1953 in Detroit, MI to the late Roger and Gloria Wandrie Ray.
Robert’s family moved from Detroit to Ashe County, NC, where Robert enjoyed his childhood and graduated...
Ronald "Tommy" Glenn Coe
Dec 2, 2021
Ronald Glenn Coe better known as Tommy age 66 of Ridgeway, Virginia passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Mr. Coe was born in Grayson County, Virginia on Sunday, January 16, 1955 to the late Wilburn and Rassie Blevins Coe. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by, three brothers, Wade, Roger and...
Gale Dean Wyatt
Nov 29, 2021
Gale Dean Wyatt, age 73 of West Jefferson, died Monday, November 29, 2021 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Wyatt was born November 4, 1948 in Ashe County to the late Von Raymond and Ennis Ina Parsons Wyatt. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a half-brother, Gwyen Parsons. Mr. Wyatt retired from...
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