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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.
Violet Elizabeth (Young) Beck
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...
Betty Jo Gambill
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...
Minnie "Bea" Beatrice (Taylor) Osborne
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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Etta Evelyn (Lewis) Woodard
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.
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Margaret "Tootsie" Virginia (Osborne) McCoy
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...
Gionia Badger Cook
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,...
Kenneth Ray Miller, Sr.
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...
Theresea Gail Bare Akers
Jun 12, 2019
Theresea Bare Akers, age 61 of Advance passed away on Wednesday morning at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Mrs. Akers was born, Friday, March 15, 1958 in Ashe County to the late Kinza and Fannie Mae Hamby Bare. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by three brothers; Robert Hamby,...
Mamie Lambert Miller
Jun 10, 2019
Mamie Lambert Miller, age 95 of Glendale Springs passed away on Monday morning at Westwood Hills Nursing Home. Mrs. Miller was born on Friday, August 24, 1923 in Ashe County, North Carolina to the late Lee and Molley Emaline Absher Lambert. In addition to her parents Mamie was also preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Miller along...
Delores Ann Miller
Jun 9, 2019
Delores Ann Miller, age 58 of West Jefferson passed away on Sunday morning, June 9, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Miller was born on Tuesday, November 15, 1960 in Dayton, Ohio to Ray and the late Billie Jean Roten Miller. In her spare time she enjoyed to read and travel to Cherokee and to the beach. Delores really...
Florence "Willie" Peterson Scott
Jun 9, 2019
Florence Peterson Scott, better known as Willie age 99 of Jefferson passed away on Sunday morning at her residence. Mrs. Scott was born on Sunday, January 18, 1920 in Salina, Utah to the late Delbert Brewster and Fern Gates Peterson. In addition to her parents Florence was also preceded in death by her husband, Hersel Weaver Scott and several...
Hazel Pauline (Rash) Latham
Jun 6, 2019
Hazel Pauline Rash Latham, age 88 of Creston, died on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Margate Health and Rehab in Jefferson, North Carolina. Mrs. Latham was born on Saturday, June 28, 1930 in Ashe County to the late John Spencer and Mable Wheatley Rash. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie Hugh...
Emil Dunbar Burriss, Sr.
Jun 3, 2019
Emil Dunbar Burriss, Sr. age 77 of West Jefferson died Monday, June 3, 2019 at Specialty Care Hospital in Greensboro, NC. Mr. Burriss was born in New Hanover County, NC on Sunday, March 15, 1942 to the late William Dunbar and Gertrude Christina VonKnottauner Burriss. He served in the US Navy and US Airforce as a pilot and later...
Virginia (Blevins) Shephard
May 22, 2019
Virginia Shephard age 68 of West Jefferson died Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Shephard was born in Whitetop, VA on Wednesday, January 31, 1951 to Christina and the late Clinton Blevins. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Shephard Jr. She enjoyed going to church and was a...
Mildred Maxine (Severt) Miller
May 18, 2019
Mildred Maxine Severt Miller, age 80 of Sneads Ferry, formerly of Jefferson, died Saturday, May 18, 2019 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Mrs. Miller was born October 10, 1938 to the late Clarence and Maude Jenkins Severt. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Russell Conard Miller Sr., brother,...
Timothy John Rutherford
May 18, 2019
Timothy John Rutherford, age 52 of Grassy Creek passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Rutherford was born March 18, 1967 in Ashe County to William Fred and Wanda Jane Testerman Rutherford. He was a kind and generous person and would do anything for anyone. He enjoyed working in plants, his animals,...
Robert "Bob" John Koebernik
May 17, 2019
Robert John Koebernik better known as Bob age 63 of Lansing passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He was born on Tuesday, February 14, 1956 in Key West, FL to William F. and Helen Smith Koebernik. Mr. Koebernik was preceded in death by his mother, Helen Smith Davis, brother, Billy Koebernik, and sister, Amy...
Ivan Ray Smith
May 16, 2019
Ivan Ray Smith, age 76 of Warrensville died Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Margate Health and Rehab. Mr. Smith was born April 28, 1943 in Avery County to the late Kermit and Lola Frost Smith. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brother, Tony Smith.
Ivan was a very likable and...
Jesse Dean Miller
May 13, 2019
Jesse Dean Miller, better known as J.D., age 68 of Crumpler, North Carolina died Monday morning, May 13, 2019 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Miller was born on Monday, May 15, 1950 in Ashe County to the late Luther and Viola Howell Miller. Jesse was known as a hard worker and loved being outdoors. He also enjoyed hunting, working...
Denver Reece Greer
May 3, 2019
Denver Reece Greer age 77 of Lansing died Friday, May 3, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Greer was born in Lansing on Wednesday, April 1, 1942 to the late Roosevelt and Mary Edith Graybeal Greer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Ray Greer.
Funeral services will be held on...
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