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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.
Ricky James Howell
Jan 4, 2018
Ricky James Howell, age 58 of Whitetop, VA died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Twin County Hospital in Galax. Mr. Howell was born September 10, 1959 in Ashe County to John Paul and Margaret Ham Howell. He was preceded in death by his father, daughter, Rebecca “Becky” Howell, brother, Johnny Howell and sister Mary Jane Cox.
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Thelma Lee (Faw) Testerman
Jan 4, 2018
Thelma Lee Faw Testerman age 83 of West Jefferson died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Testerman was born December 19, 1934 in Ashe County to the late Glen and Dale Riffle Faw. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her sister, Jessie Caudill and her brother, Willard Faw....
Pearl Ruth (Woodard) Osborne
Jan 2, 2018
Pearl Ruth Woodard Osborne, age 89 of West Jefferson died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Osborne was born August 29, 1928 in Ashe County to the late Sam and Hattie Arnold Woodard. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Lester Fred Osborne Sr., sisters, Opal Graybeal and Ruby...
Thomas Dean Blevins
Dec 30, 2017
Thomas Dean Blevins, Sr. better known as Dean age 87 of Lansing, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his home. Mr. Blevins was born on February 17, 1930 in Ashe County to Arthur Lloyd and Lela Mae Massey Blevins. Including his parents he was preceded in death by brothers, Paul, Fred, Robert,...
Marie (Royal) Lambeth
Dec 27, 2017
Marie Royal Lambeth 94, of Jefferson, North Carolina, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at home with her family. Marie was born February 23, 1923 in Erwin, North Carolina, daughter of the late James Rosker Royal, Sr. and Lela Pearl Matthews Royal. Her beloved husband of 30 years, James Otto Lambeth, son James Otto Lambeth...
Wilma Virgie (Roark) Osborne
Dec 24, 2017
Wilma Virgie Roark Osborne, age 88 of Zionville died Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs. Osborne was born March 10, 1929 in Ashe County to the late Treely and Myrtle Roark. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Denver Osborne, brothers, Fred, Bruce and Kenneth Roark, sisters, Earleen...
Shirley W. Bumgardner
Dec 23, 2017
Shirley W. Bumgardner passed away on December 23, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Richard A. and Raye W. Bumgardner. Shirley graduated from the University of North Carolina’s School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill. She was the owner of Joseph P. Hall Drug Co. in Suffolk, Va. Shirley was an avid “TarHeel” fan and greatly enjoyed...
Harrison "Harry" Elliott Ashley
Dec 22, 2017
Harrison Elliott Ashley, of Warrensville, better known as Harry passed peacefully at the age of 78 on Thursday night, December 22, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Ashley was born in Ashe County to the late James Paul and Lillie Elliott Ashley. Harry was an active, lifelong member of Warrensville Baptist Church, attending for the first...
Gladys Irene (Caudill) Greer
Dec 22, 2017
Gladys Irene Caudill Greer, age 90 of Mt. Airy, Maryland (formerly of Hyattsville, MD and Ashe County, NC) went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 22, 2017. Mrs. Greer was born in Warrensville, NC on July 13, 1927 to the late Garland and Maggie Sturgill Caudill. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Oscar...
Randy James Reeves
Dec 14, 2017
On Thursday, December 14, 2017, God called Randy James Reeves also known as "Rondy", a man known for his big and contagious smile home to take his eternal rest. Those who knew Randy remember him for his love of music, and enjoyment of hunting and fishing. Randy was born on March 2, 1948 in Ashe County to the...
Ila Mae (Johnson) Phillips
Dec 14, 2017
Ila Mae Phillips, better known as Mae, age 105 of West Jefferson died Thursday, December 14, 2017 at Forest Ridge Assisted Living. Mrs. Phillips was born June 5, 1912 in Wilkes County to the late Hoy and Gertie Eller Johnson. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Worth Miller, second husband,...
Beverly Rose (Denny) Price
Dec 3, 2017
Beverly Denny Price, age 67 of Clemmons, formerly of Ashe died Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Price was born June 20, 1050 in Ashe County to the late Bryan and Dorothy Wood Denny. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, John Price and sister, Tammy McCollum. Beverly...
Clara (Medley) Miller
Dec 2, 2017
Clara Medley Miller age 83 of West Jefferson died on Saturday morning, December 2, 2017 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Mrs. Miller was born in Ashe County on October 12, 1934. She was preceded in death by, her mother, Mary Ethel Medley, her husband, Bradley Miller, brothers, John Medley, Pete Medley and an infant brother. Clara was...
John Frank McGuire
Dec 1, 2017
John Frank McGuire, age 79 of Todd, died Friday, December 1, 2017. Mr. McGuire was born in Ashe County, NC to Vance McGuire and Mae Woodring McGuire. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Earl McGuire and Clyde McGuire, sister, Edna McGuire Canter. Mr. McGuire enjoyed farming and watching westerns on television.
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Geneva (Eldreth) Eller
Dec 1, 2017
Geneva Eldreth Eller, age 89 of Warrensville, died Friday morning at her home. Mrs. Eller was born Saturday, November 24, 1928 to Lettie Eldreth. Geneva was proceeded in death by her husband, Todd Smith Eller, her mother and step-father, Lettie Eldreth and Earnest Woodard, brother, Charles Woodard, sisters, Jean Winebarger, and Sally Testerman, as well as her grandson,...
Ardeen (Taylor) Goss Boyer
Nov 26, 2017
Ardeen Taylor Goss Boyer age 92 of West Jefferson died on Sunday morning, November 26, 2017 at Forest Ridge Assisted Living. Mrs. Boyer was born in Lansing to Lee Roy and Etta Ennis Barker Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by, her first husband, Jesse Willard Goss, her second husband, Julian Edward Boyer,...
James Ray Farrington
Nov 25, 2017
James Ray Farrington age 70 of Lansing died on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at his home. Mr. Farrington was born on June 5, 1947 to Walter Glenn and Stella Lambert Farrington. Including his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Winford Farrington. He was a member of the US Army serving in Vietnam and a member...
Evelyn (Blevins) Lovelace
Nov 21, 2017
Doris Evelyn Blevins Lovelace, better known as Evelyn, age 84 of Jefferson, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Margate Health & Rehab. Evelyn was born August 19, 1933 in Ashe County to the late Luke and Dixie Barker Blevins. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her daughter Sherrie Ashley and infant daughters,...
Jack Lovelace
Nov 20, 2017
Odell Jackson Lovelace, better known as Jack, age 89 of Jefferson, died Monday, November 20, 2017 at Margate Health & Rehab. Jack was born May 1, 1928 in Ashe County to the late Arthur Glenn and Ina Kathleen Blevins Lovelace. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his daughter Sherrie Ashley and infant...
Irma Louise (Johnson) Lonon
Nov 13, 2017
Irma Louise Johnson Lonon, age 94 of West Jefferson, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at Ashe Assisted Living. Mrs. Lonon was born in Avery County, NC on Friday, September 21, 1923 to Clayton Colbert and Mary Woodie Johnson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Graydon Lonon, Jr., her brother, all...
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