Obituaries

Jul 8, 2019

Pearl James Ashley, age 93 of Jefferson, died Monday, July 8, 2019 at Margate Health and Rehab Center.  Mrs. Ashley was born May 27, 1926 in Ashe County to Samuel and Myrtle Sturgill James.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Bill Ashley, brothers, Frank, Vance and Wade James and...

Jul 8, 2019

Ina Mae Poe Brooks, age 92 of West Jefferson passed away the evening of Monday, July 8, 2019 at Ashe Memorial Hospital.  Mrs. Brooks was born in Ashe County on Monday, September 6, 1926 to the late James William and Mamie Clara Eller Poe.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Garney...

Jul 7, 2019

Mr. William Gregory “Pete” Howell, age 60 of Jefferson, died on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Mr. Howell was born on February 18, 1959 in Ashe County to Charles and Maggie Harless Howell. He was preceded in death by his parents, and grandparents, Arthur “Alt” and Guessie Howell and George and Ida Harless.

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Jul 7, 2019

Beulah Beatrice Brown Hartzog, age 90 of West Jefferson, died Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Margate Health and Rehab Center.  Mrs. Hartzog was born October 17, 1928 in Ashe County to the late James and Celia Osborne Brown.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul Hartzog, son, Stephen Hartzog, sisters, Chessie...

Jul 7, 2019

Rev. Willis Donald Rash, age 86 of Creston passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care. Rev. Rash was born on June 20, 1933 in Lancaster, PA to Roby Eugene and Bonnie Elizabeth Latham Rash. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, and four brothers.

Rev. Rash was a...

Jul 3, 2019

Mr. Kenneth Fields Bower, better known as "Ken" age 96 of West Jefferson passed away the evening of Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone.  Mr. Bower was born in Ashe County, North Carolina on Saturday, September 2, 1922 to the late George Cecil and Hattie Bare Bower.  In addition to his parents Mr. Bower was...

Jul 2, 2019

Kristopher Micheal Greer, age 45 of Fleetwood, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Watauga Medical Center.  Kristopher was born August 27, 1973 in Caldwell County to Gary and Judy Grogan Greer.  He loved working on his Chevelle and spending time with his family.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Ashelawn...

Jun 27, 2019

Violet Elizabeth Young Beck, age 57 of Jefferson, died Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center.  Mrs. Beck was born August 19, 1961 in Chester, PA to the late Edlyn Davis and Mary McCoy Young.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by brothers, Edlynn David Young and Charles Ray Young and sisters, Nancy...

Jun 25, 2019

Betty Jo Gambill, age 67 of Elkton, MD, formerly of Lansing, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019 in Maryland.  Betty Jo was born July 3, 1951 in Lancaster, PA to the late Dean and Ardna Welch Gambill.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 2, 1019 at the Barker- Eller- McNeill Cemetery in Lansing by...

Jun 23, 2019

Minnie Beatrice Taylor Osborne, better known as Bea, age 69 of Creston, died Sunday, June 23, 2019 at her home.  Mrs. Osborne was born February 22, 1950 in Ashe County to the late Curtis and Alsie Miller Taylor.  Bea worked at Leviton for around 20 years.  She loved gardening, remodeling homes and volunteering at Ashe Outreach Ministries.

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Jun 18, 2019

Etta Evelyn Lewis Woodard, age 77 of Rutherfordton, NC passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at Rutherford Regional Health System. Mrs. Woodard was born on March 6, 1942 in Ashe County to Bueal Lewis and Dorna Lee Osborne Lewis. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Baxter Robert Woodard, and a brother, Harold Dean Lewis.

Jun 17, 2019

Margaret Virginia Osborne McCoy, better known as “Tootsie”, age 84 of Creston, the Big Laurel Community passed away Monday, June 17, 2019 at her home.  Mrs. McCoy was born in Ashe County, North Carolina on Wednesday, April 17, 1935 to the late Lee and Roseally Woods Osborne.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by...

Jun 17, 2019

Gionia Badger Cook, age 100 of Jefferson, NC, died Monday, June 17, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.   Mrs. Cook was born December 25, 1918 in West Virginia to the late Roy and Bessie Hartzog Badger.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Hollie Newton Cook, son, Roy Gordon Cook, brothers, Roy,...

Jun 12, 2019

Kenneth Ray Miller, Sr. age 74 of Perryville, Maryland formerly of Ashe County passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in Maryland. Mr. Miller was born in Ashe County on Wednesday, June 6, 1945 to the late Ray and Fern Miller. Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Gerald Miller and one son, Kenneth Ray...