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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.
Barbara (Courtney) Gentry
Apr 25, 2020
Barbara Courtney Gentry, age 56 of Lansing, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her home. Barbara was born February 26, 1964 in Ohio. She was preceded in death by her son, Thomas Miller. Barbara loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed photography, painting and crocheting.
Services will be private.
Mrs. Gentry is...
Mary Lillin Miller
Apr 18, 2020
Mary “Lillin” Miller, age 88, died on April 18th, 2020.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Julie Mullis, brother, R.H. Mullis, sisters, Nona Frazier and Virginia “Tootsie” Carr, and her husband, Reverend Jack Miller.
Mrs. Miller is survived by one daughter, Bendena Coldiron, and one son, Butch Miller. She was lovingly...
George Dean Taylor
Apr 12, 2020
George Dean Taylor, better known as Dean age 75 of Jefferson, died Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Taylor was born December 25, 1944 in Ashe County to the late Wiley Everett and Ollie Chatham Taylor. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his daughter, Katrina Louise Taylor Wyatt...
Yvonne Marie (Cloutier) Joyal
Apr 12, 2020
Yvonne Marie Cloutier Joyal, age 70 of Jefferson, went to be with her Lord and Savior Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Joyal was born February 22, 1950 in Windsor Ontario, Canada to the late Jean Joseph and Laurette Rose Gagnon Cloutier. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her...
Martha Evelyn (Watson) Neaves
Apr 8, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well-being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of the USA in the last two weeks...
Naoma Ruth (Padgett) Blevins
Apr 5, 2020
Naoma Ruth Padgett Blevins, age 98 of West Jefferson, died Sunday, April 5, 2020 at Ashe Assisted Living. Mrs. Blevins was born April 12, 1921 in Carroll County, VA to the late John and Corra Smith Padgett. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred William Blevins and all her sisters and...
Janis Dianne (Goss) Pennington
Apr 3, 2020
Janis Dianne Goss Pennington age 71 of West Jefferson passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Pennington was born in Ashe County on Sunday, January 30, 1949 to the late Jesse Willard Goss and Ardeen Taylor Goss Boyer. Janis was proud to be a nurse at Ashe Memorial Hospital and...
Pauline (Phillips) Hines
Apr 2, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel and Gardens and Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of...
Ivorene (Beckford) Young
Apr 2, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well-being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of the USA in the last two weeks...
Marvin K. Lewis
Apr 1, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well-being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of the USA in the last two weeks...
Oscar "Grady" Graydon Lonon, III
Mar 29, 2020
Oscar Graydon “Grady” Lonon, III age 70 of West Jefferson passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Mr. Lonon was born in Marion, NC to the late Oscar Graydon Lonon, Jr. and Irma Louise Johnson Lonon. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by, one brother, Robert “Bob” Clayton Lonon, a...
Barbara Carter
Mar 28, 2020
Barbara Carter, age 76 of Fleetwood, died Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her home. Ms. Carter was born July 5, 1943 in Ashe County to the late Burgwin and Ruth Goss Carter. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her sister, Elizabeth Lemly.
Barbara was an active member of Bethany United Methodist...
James Raymond Martin
Mar 26, 2020
James (Jim) Raymond Martin, age 77 of Statesville, NC passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at the Gordon Hospice House. Mr. Martin was born in Nashville, TN on Sunday, December 6, 1942 to the late Raymond and Dillie Appleton Martin. Jim enjoyed working in the outdoors and creating flower gardens. He enjoyed spending time with his family. Jim...
Wanda Jean (Billings) Hardin
Mar 26, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel and Gardens and Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside...
Virginia Estella (Sheets) Calloway
Mar 24, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well-being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of the USA in the last two weeks...
Anna (Sexton) Adams
Mar 23, 2020
Anna Sexton Adams, better known as Annie, age 96 of Lansing, died on Monday, March 23, 2020 at Margate Health and Rehab. Mrs. Adams was born on July 20, 1923 in Ashe County to William Hamilton Sexton and Rebecca Ham Sexton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of more than 50 years, Donald Adams; brothers,...
Sammy Kelce Miller
Mar 19, 2020
Sammy Kelce Miller, age 68 of Warrensville, died Thursday March 19, 2020 at Genesis Healthcare, Alleghany Center. Mr. Miller was born April 20, 1951 in Ashe County to the late Kelce and Ida Mae Severt Miller. Sammy loved to fish and catch turtles.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, March 22, 2020 in the...
Raymond Carl Roark
Mar 16, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of the USA in the last two...
Connie Lee (Jackson) Blevins
Mar 14, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of the USA in the last two...
Ronald Girtman, Jr.
Mar 11, 2020
Ronald Girtman, Jr., age 69 of Jefferson, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Girtman was born on August 19, 1950 in Ashe County to the late Ronald Girtman, Sr. and Rose Ruth Hart Girtman.
Mr. Girtman was an active member of the Ashe Masonic Lodge and the Ashe Shrine Club. He enjoyed...
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