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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.
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,...
Evelyn (Walls) Badger
Jan 17, 2018
Evelyn Walls Badger age 69 of Jefferson died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. She was born in Konnorock, Virginia on Monday, January 3, 1949 to Robert and Margaret Estelle Pennington Walls. Mrs. Badger was preceded in death by her father. Evelyn was a member of Tuckerdale Baptist Church where she was a prayer warrior and enjoyed...
Nellie Mae (Perry) Lewis
Jan 13, 2018
Nellie Mae Perry Lewis, age 74 of Lansing died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Margate Health & Rehab. Mrs. Lewis was born February 12, 1943 in Ashe County to the late Floyd and Hattie Baldwin Perry. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Howard Lewis, infant brother, Gentry Perry, infant...
Garland Lee Wood
Jan 13, 2018
PLEASE NOTE: CHANGE IN FUNERAL TIMES DUE TO WEATHER
Garland Lee Wood, age 67, of Creston died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Wood was born January 2, 1951 in Ashe County to the late James A. and Ada Roten Wood. In addition to his parents he was also...
Betty Lou (Hale) Testerman
Jan 13, 2018
Betty Lou Hale Testerman age 83 of West Jefferson died on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Testerman was born on Monday, November 5, 1934 in Wilkes County, North Carolina to the late Johnson “Moody” and Vergie Blevins Hale. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Kenneth E. Goins
Jan 12, 2018
Kenneth E “Kenny” Goins, age 62, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018. Born August 29, 1955 in Wilmington, DE, Kenny attended Thomas McKean High School. After high school he served as PFC for 4 years in the US Army. He was honorable discharged in 1974. Kenny met and married his wife Peggy L. Johnson Goins. They lived in...
Steve Dean Lewis
Jan 12, 2018
Steve Dean Lewis age 64 of Warrensville died Friday, January 12, 2018 at his home. He was born in Ashe County on May 30, 1953 to the late Paul Brown and Pauline Parsons Lewis.
Mr. Lewis is survived by: his wife, Debby Miller Lewis, two sons, Chad Lewis and wife Cari McNeill Lewis of...
Margaret Rachael (Blevins) Burcham
Jan 11, 2018
Margaret Rachael Blevins Burcham, age 76 of North Wilkesboro, formerly of Whitetop, VA died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at her home.Mrs. Burcham was born June 26, 1941 in Whitetop, VA to the late James Dewey and Mary Elizabeth Blevins. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Carl Burcham, brothers, Alvin, Ray and...
Maude Marie (Farrington) Hunt
Jan 9, 2018
Maude Marie Farrington Hunt, age 96 of Laurel Springs, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Hunt was born April 2, 1921 in Ashe County to the late James and Lola Faircloth Farrington. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Hunt and brothers, Jack, Mack, Web, Claude, Frank...
Linnie Blaine Finley
Jan 8, 2018
Linnie Blaine Finley, age 87 of Lansing died peacefully at his home, Monday, January 8, 2018. Mr. Finley was born January 17, 1930 in Grayson County, VA to the late Claude and Lucy Haga Finley. Mr. Finley was an avid collector, especially model trains and memorabilia. Linnie raised all types of water fowl including ducks, geese and chickens...
Linnia Faye (Hardin) Shumate
Jan 5, 2018
Linnia Faye Hardin Shumate, age 73 of West Jefferson, North Carolina died on Friday January 5, 2018 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Shumate was born Tuesday, August 29, 1944 in Ashe County to the late William T. and Alice Miller Hardin. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by one brother, Tom Hardin. Linnia...
Claude Burl Neaves
Jan 4, 2018
Claude Burl Neaves, age 81 of Jefferson, NC died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at his home. Mr. Neaves was born October 6, 1936 in Ashe County to the late Roscoe and Winnie Phipps Neaves. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by sisters, Grace Neaves Goodman, Lenna Kay Neaves Hamby, Juanita Neaves Osborne infant...
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