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Abner Blythe Fortner Jr.

Abner Blythe Fortner Jr.

Oct 15, 2018

Abner Blythe Fortner Jr., age 88 of Jefferson died Monday, October 15, 2018 at Margate Health and Rehab. Center. Mr. Fortner was born June 4, 1930 in Mecklenburg County to the late Abner Sr. and Vida Hancock Fortner.  In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by sisters, Caroline Josephine Fortner and Sarah Spielfogel.  Mr. Fortner...

Shade Thomas Miller

Shade Thomas Miller

Oct 15, 2018

Shade Thomas Miller age 93, of Jefferson died Monday, October 15, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Miller was born March 7, 1925 in Ashe County to the late John and Mary Ann Miller.  In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Fredar Dishman Miller, brothers, John, Clint, Smith, Everett and...

Ralph Thomas Keys

Ralph Thomas Keys

Oct 12, 2018

Ralph Thomas Keys age 78, of Jefferson died Friday, October 12, 2018 at Margate Health and Rehab. Mr. Keys was born May 11, 1940 in Ashe County to the late Elizabeth Belcher.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Charles McCoy.  Mr. Keys will lie...

Virginia C. Pruitt

Virginia C. Pruitt

Oct 12, 2018

Virginia C. Pruitt, age 92 of Laurel Springs, died Friday evening, October 12, 2018 at Curis Wilkesboro Health and Rehab.  Mrs. Pruitt was born Sunday, May 12, 1926 in Ashe County to the late Mabel Carolina Church.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Harvey George Pruitt. Virginia and Harvey were married...

Karen (Glosser)  Howell

Karen (Glosser) Howell

Oct 7, 2018

Karen Howell, 70, of Urbana, Ohio passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 in Mercy Health Urbana Hospital. She was born December 18, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Vearl Gene “Tom” and Delores Louella (Petrisak) Glosser.  She is preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Kathy Sue Rinker Allen.

Karen earned her associates degree...

Evon Miller (Miller)  Johnson

Evon Miller (Miller) Johnson

Oct 7, 2018

Evon Miller Johnson, age 92 of Laurel Springs, died Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Margate Health and Rehab Center.  Mrs. Johnson was born August 16, 1926 in Ashe County to the late William and Missouri Woodie Miller.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas W. Johnson, sisters, Maureen Sheets, Clara Miller...

Betty Sue (Carson)  Stanley

Betty Sue (Carson) Stanley

Oct 4, 2018

Betty Sue Carson Stanley, age 90 passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 after a long battle with dementia/ Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Crumpler, West Virginia on December 24, 1927. She was a devout Christian, who read and studied her bible daily. Both Betty and husband, Dewey, were lifelong members of Mouzon United Methodist Church, Charlotte, NC....

Beulah Jean (Goodman)  Jones

Beulah Jean (Goodman) Jones

Oct 1, 2018

Beulah Jean Goodman Jones, age 81 of West Jefferson died Monday, October 1, 2018 at Ashe Memorial Hospital.  Mrs. Jones was born April 8, 1937 in Ashe County to the late Joseph and Alma Kimberlin Goodman.  In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Wade Jones, son, Phillip Hartzog, sisters, Ola Mae Greer,...

Roger Lee Richardson

Roger Lee Richardson

Sep 26, 2018

Roger Lee Richardson, age 69 of Lansing, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Mr. Richardson was the son of the late Ruth and Raleigh Richardson of Warrensville. He was also predeceased by two brothers, Allen Richardson and John Richardson, and one sister, Betty Lou Jones.

He was the owner of Roger L. Richardson Construction. He was an...

James Lonzo Wiles

James Lonzo Wiles

Sep 22, 2018

James Lonzo Wiles age 75 of Lansing died Saturday, September 22, 2018 at his home. Mr. Wiles was born in Ashe County on Saturday, November 21, 1942 to Lillard and Della Carpenter Wiles. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by, brothers, Herman, Jerry, Bill and Earl Wiles, sisters, Effie Stidhams, Ruby Carpenter, and his wife...

Roy "R.L." Blevins

Roy "R.L." Blevins

Sep 22, 2018

Roy L. Blevins better known as R.L. age 80 of Lansing died Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Ashe Memorial Hospital.  Mr. Blevins was born March 9, 1938 in Ashe County to the late Arthur and Lela Massey Blevins.  In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by, brothers, Paul, Fred, Dean and Robert Blevins and...

Charles Lincoln King

Charles Lincoln King

Sep 22, 2018

Charles Lincoln King age 82 of West Jefferson died Saturday, September 22, 2018 at his home. Mr. King was born in Ashe County on Friday, September 4, 1936 to Charles A. and Rosetta Powers King. He grew up in Lansing and graduated Lansing High School, attended Lees-McRae College and North Carolina State University. He went onto work with...

Kenneth Vaughn Cooper

Kenneth Vaughn Cooper

Sep 21, 2018

Kenneth Vaughn Cooper age 70 of Warrensville died Friday, September 21, 2018 at his home. He was born on Thursday, October 23, 1947 in Ashe County to Carl C. and Agnes Severt Cooper. Including his parents he was preceded in death by, one brother, Keith Cooper. He married the former Karen Pennington on September 26, 1970. Kenneth served in...

Wade Herbert Blevins

Wade Herbert Blevins

Sep 16, 2018

Wade Herbert Blevins age 59 of Lansing died on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in Arkansas. He was born on Friday, January 30, 1959 to Herbert Worth and Leeuna Church Blevins. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a brother, Johnny Ray Blevins. Mr. Blevins was a skilled and respected carpenter. He enjoyed spending time...

Floy Garnet (Jones)  Hoosier

Floy Garnet (Jones) Hoosier

Sep 10, 2018

Floy Garnet J. Hoosier, age 90 years, of West Jefferson died on Monday, September 10, 2018 at Margate Health and Rehab in Jefferson. She was the wife of Robert Hoosier who passed away in 1991. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Howard, Verner, and Roy Junior Jones, and her sisters,...

Leona Ruth (Newton)  Farrington

Leona Ruth (Newton) Farrington

Sep 8, 2018

Leona Ruth Newton Farrington, age 99, formerly of Crumpler, died Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Vienna Village Assisted Living Center in Pfafftown, NC. She was born in Flint, Michigan on March 13, 1919 to the late Leo and Mabel Burrough Newton. On September 14, 1946 she married the late William Earl Farrington. In 1972 she was honored to be...

Claudene Elizabeth (Sutton)  Zachary

Claudene Elizabeth (Sutton) Zachary

Sep 8, 2018

Claudene Elizabeth Sutton Zachary, age 84 of Mouth of Wilson, VA died on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Margate Health and Rehab. Mrs. Zachary was born on June 17, 1934 in Alleghany County to Wallace and Dora Dixon Sutton. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Thomas Richard Zachary.

Mrs. Zachary is survived...

Cathy Sue (Richardson)  Russell

Cathy Sue (Richardson) Russell

Sep 5, 2018

Cathy Sue Richardson Russell, age 67 of Lansing passed away Wednesday at Carolina's Continued Care Hospital in Kings Mountain.  Mrs. Russell was born in Ashe County Friday, May 18, 1951 to the late James Earl "Jim" and Danish Jerrell Brooks Richardson.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Gary Allen Barr.  Cathy was an avid...

Lindsay Kay Perkins

Lindsay Kay Perkins

Sep 3, 2018

Lindsay Kay Perkins age 38 of Jefferson died on Monday, September 3, 2018 in Kos, Greece. She was born in Greensboro on December 7, 1979 to John Arthur and Kay Bare Perkins. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, George and Kathleen Perkins, maternal grandfather, Fields Bare and her father John Perkins. She graduated from Fort Defiance...

Roger Lee Cox

Roger Lee Cox

Aug 29, 2018

Roger Lee Cox, age 76 of Creston, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at his home.  Mr. Cox was born September 4, 1941 in Ashe County to the late Edgar and Esther Mayberry Cox.  He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Carl Cox.  Mr. Cox was a member of Little Laurel United Methodist Church and served as...

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