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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.
William Arthur Sheridan
Mar 7, 2018
Mr. William Arthur Sheridan, 75, of Lansing passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at his home. Bill was born in Clinton, Iowa to Dominic and Eileen Sheridan. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, James (in infancy) and Patrick and his sister, Eileen Runge.
Bill is survived by his wife of 49...
Louise (Howell) Witherspoon
Mar 6, 2018
Louise Howell Witherspoon, age 88 of Jefferson passed away Tuesday evening at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She was born August 17, 1929 to Richard and Carrie Howell. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Witherspoon; two brothers, Edison Howell and Everett Howell; two sisters, Wilma Wood and Maggie Hamm. Her hobbies included crocheting, reading, and word...
James Russell Barker
Mar 5, 2018
Mr. James Russell Barker, age 90 of Crumpler passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Barker was born in Ashe County, NC to James Monroe Barker and Barbara E. Wyatt Barker. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Charlotte Joan Howell Barker; two brothers, W. Blaine Barker and John...
Dr. Clifford Mathieson Stamper
Mar 4, 2018
Clifford Mathieson Stamper, DDS passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care. Dr. Stamper was born March 19, 1937 in Glade Springs, VA to the late Grover and Bessie Ida Ashley Stamper. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by brothers, Dr. Robert Stamper, Edward Earl Stamper, Bryan W. Stamper, John...
Norette (Owen) Phipps Brinegar
Mar 3, 2018
Norette Owen Phipps Brinegar age 90 of Crumpler died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Brinegar was born in Crumpler on Sunday, February 19, 1928 to Luther and Myrtie Francis Owen. Including her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Worth Phipps, her second husband, Robert Brinegar, brothers, Glee Owen, Artie Owen, Reeves...
Herman R. Sheets
Mar 3, 2018
Herman R. Sheets age 73 of Glendale Springs died Saturday morning, March 3, 2018 at Margate Health and Rahab Center. Mr. Sheets was born Friday, October 6, 1944 in Glendale Springs to Irdell and Eula Farrington Sheets. Including his parents he was preceded in death by, two brothers, George and Richard Sheets, sister, Eula F. Sheets, and his...
James Elmer Owens
Mar 1, 2018
Mr. James Elmer Owens, better known as Jay, age 88 of Creston, died on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at his home. Mr. Owens was born on September 28, 1929 in Ashe County to Frealin Smith Owens and Ollie Emeline Pennington Owens. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter, Deborah Lynn Owens, two...
Lois (Sexton) Haga
Feb 28, 2018
Lois Sexton Haga passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She was born January 9, 1933 in Helton, North Carolina to Joseph and Nona Price Sexton. Mrs. Haga was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Mack Haga, one sister, Christine Sexton Sparks and two brothers, Billy Denver Sexton and Richard Dwight Sexton.
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Melissa Lynn Miller
Feb 26, 2018
Mrs. Melissa Lynn Miller, age 46 of Crumpler, died on Monday, February 26, 2018 at Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mrs. Miller was born on October 24, 1971 in Alleghany County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Travis Wayne Miller and a brother, Doug Davis.
Funeral services will be private....
Patsy (Goodwyn) Hartman
Feb 24, 2018
Marion Patricia (Patsy) Goodwyn Hartman passed away February 24, 2018 in Jefferson, NC. Patsy was born December 20, 1928 in Durham, NC. She was the daughter of the late Moses Nicholas Goodwyn and Virgie Poplin Goodwyn. Patsy retired from Pitt County Schools in Greenville, NC.
Patsy is survived by her husband of 49 years, Vernon Hartman, her...
Bobby Lee Bower
Feb 23, 2018
Bobby Lee Bower, age 83 of Jefferson, died Friday, February 23, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Bower was born in Jefferson, NC to Robert L. and Vergie Zell Bare Bower. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Bower, two sisters, Evelyn McGill and Mabel Taylor. Bobby served in the...
Bobby Junior Bare
Feb 22, 2018
Bobby Junior Bare, age 77, of West Jefferson, died Thursday, February 22, 2018 peacefully at home. Mr. Bare was born September 1, 1940 to the late Woodrow and Faye Bare. He was a member of the West Jefferson Church of Christ. He worked up until the day he got too sick to do so for Vecellio Group, Inc operating...
Chester Allen Shepherd
Feb 19, 2018
Mr. Chester Allen Shepherd, age 60 of West Jefferson, died on Monday, February 19, 2018 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Shepherd was born on March 5, 1957 in Ashe County to Fred and Martha Jane Combs Shepherd. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Gene Shepherd and Wade Shepherd and his infant sister, Mable...
Stella Mae (Gentry) Sweeney
Feb 13, 2018
Stella Mae Gentry Sweeney, 88, of Fleetwood, NC passed away on February 13, 2018. Stella Mae was born on July 24, 1929, to the late Reverend George Paton Gentry and the late Emma Jean Poe Gentry, in Fleetwood, NC. As the second youngest of eight, she lived at home where she was raised to love the Lord Jesus Christ...
Warren McKinney Parsons
Feb 13, 2018
Warren McKinney Parsons, age 91 of Lansing, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Parsons was born February 14, 1926 in Ashe County to the late Robert and Ruth Childers Parsons. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Eldreth Parsons, son, James Earl Parsons, brothers, Connie Parsons and...
Betty (Moretz) Fisher
Feb 5, 2018
Mrs. Betty Moretz Fisher, age 61 of Crumpler, died on Monday, February 5, 2018 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Mrs. Fisher was born on May 28, 1956 in Ashe County to Raymond and Vergie Forester Moretz. She was preceded in death by her parents and a grandson, Nicholas Billings.
Betty had a gypsy spirit and a...
Jackie “Jack” Lee Taylor
Feb 3, 2018
Jackie Lee Taylor better known as Jack age 82 of Jefferson died Saturday, at Ashe Assisted Living Center. Mr. Taylor was born on Sunday, June 2, 1935 in Ashe County, North Carolina to the late Robert and Sessie Hurley Taylor. Along with his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Jane Jones Taylor in...
Roy Lee Absher
Feb 2, 2018
Roy Lee Absher age 72 of Laurel Springs died Friday at his home. Mr. Absher was born in Wilkes County on Monday, September 3, 1945 to the late Willie James and Carry Belle Roberts Absher. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Tommy Absher, daughter, Ann Bare, sister, Thelma Carroway, brothers, Paul and Richard Absher and...
Jerry Dean Carter
Jan 23, 2018
Jerry Dean Carter, age 83, of Hays, NC, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at home.
Mr. Carter was born September 3, 1934 to Gaither William Carter and Martha Malinda Darnell Carter. He was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church , Hays, N.C. Mr. Carter taught mathematics at North Wilkes High School for 33 years and inducted...
Wilma Louise (Gambill) Mahala
Jan 19, 2018
Wilma Louise Gambill Mahala age 73 of Creston passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born on Monday, August 21, 1944 in Johnson County, Tennessee to the late Roy D. and Bonnie Jones Gambill. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mahala was preceded in death by her husband,...
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