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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.

Mrs. Shelva Wyatt Mullis

Mrs. Shelva Wyatt Mullis

Apr 18, 2015

Mr. Mullis was born February 10, 1931 in Ashe County to Adolphus and Mary Pennington Mullis. Mr. Mullis was preceded in death by parents, brother, Dale Mullis and sister, Wave Roten. Mr. Mullis enjoyed fishing and car racing and playing basketball. Mrs. Mullis was born July 8, 1943 in Ashe County to Conley and Mae Joines Wyatt. Mrs. Mullis was...

Mr. C.L. Price

Mr. C.L. Price

Apr 17, 2015

Mr. C. L. Price age 86, of Lansing, NC died on Friday, April 17, 2015 at his home. Mr. Price was born on December 17, 1928 in Lansing, NC to Elex and Bertha Sexton Finley. Mr. Price was preceded in death by his parents and all brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 20, 2015 at...

Mr. Max Bare

Mr. Max Bare

Apr 15, 2015

Mr. Max Bare age 80, of West Jefferson, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Bare was born on May 27, 1934 in Ashe County to the late Murrl and Teenie Absher Bare. Mr. Bare was a member of Friendly Grove Baptist Church. He worked for Kraft Foods before working for West Jefferson...

Mrs. Peggy Richardson Lovelace

Mrs. Peggy Richardson Lovelace

Apr 15, 2015

Mrs. Peggy Richardson Lovelace age 78, of West Jefferson, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at her daughter's home in Alabama. Mrs. Lovelace was born on July 25, 1936 in Bel Air, MD to Clarence and Mary Hicks Richardson. Mrs. Lovelace was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Kelly Lovelace. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April...

Mrs. Nancy Viola "Bunt" Lillard Jones

Mrs. Nancy Viola "Bunt" Lillard Jones

Apr 13, 2015

Mrs. Nancy Viola "Bunt" Lillard Jones age 83, of Warrensville died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jones was born October 7, 1931 in Johnson County, TN to Charles and Bessie Mahaffey Lillard. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John Paul Jones and brother, Jones Raymond "Jay" Lillard. Mrs. Jones was a...

Ruth Ham

Ruth Ham

Apr 13, 2015

Mrs. Ruth Ham, age 83 of Grassy Creek died on Monday, April 13, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab in Jefferson. Mrs. Ham was born on August 27, 1931 in Wilkes County, NC to Barney Watson and Pearl Ulayla Walker Crabb. Mrs. Ham was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Elmer Ham, sister, Ruby Crouse, sister, Rosalee Johnson, brother,...

Mrs. Grace Shepherd Ham

Mrs. Grace Shepherd Ham

Apr 12, 2015

Mrs. Grace Shepherd Ham age 89, of West Jefferson, NC died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ham was born August 1, 1925 in Ashe County to David Levi and Lydia Osborne Shepherd. Mrs. Ham was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Rev. Ray Ham, grandchild, Darlene Moretz and all her brothers and sisters. Grace...

Mr. Theodore Joseph Kozel

Mr. Theodore Joseph Kozel

Mar 28, 2015

Mr. Theodore "Ted" Joseph Kozel, of Jefferson, NC died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Kozel was born in Connellsville, PA to Charles Jacob and Mary Wisnewski Kozel. Mr. Kozel was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Thomas Kozel, who was killed in 1944 in Normandy, France, Charles Kozel, and sister, Dorothy Kozel. Mr. Kozel was a...

Mrs. Elsie Avaw Greer Lambert

Mrs. Elsie Avaw Greer Lambert

Mar 28, 2015

Mrs. Elsie Avaw Greer Lambert age 101, of West Jefferson, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Lambert was born July 19, 1913 in Ashe County, to Albert and Lela Vannoy Greer. Mrs. Lambert was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, Rev. Bill Greer and Darrell Greer and grandson, Rick Ellis. Mrs. Lambert...

Robert "Pete" Howard Graybeal

Robert "Pete" Howard Graybeal

Mar 27, 2015

Mr. Robert Howard Graybeal, better known as "Pete" of Creston, NC passed away peacefully on Friday, March 27, 2015 surrounded by his family at his residence. He was 71. Mr. Graybeal was born on Monday, April 26, 1943 in Hemphill, WV to Guy Kenneth and Eva Violet Farmer Graybeal. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother,...

Maxine Latham Shatley

Maxine Latham Shatley

Mar 26, 2015

Mrs. Maxine Latham Shatley, age 64 of Crumpler, NC died on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Shatley was born on March 14, 1951 in Ashe County to the late Ennis Pell and Pauline Shepherd Latham. Mrs. Shatley began her secretarial career at Ashe Central High School and retired from Ashe County Middle School. She had a special...

Mr. Thomas Greer Holman

Mr. Thomas Greer Holman

Mar 24, 2015

Mr. Thomas Greer Holman age 88, of Wilkesboro, formerly of Ashe County died on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Holman was born on September 17, 1926 in Todd, NC to George Spurgeon and Mary McCorkel Greer Holman. He grew up in Todd, NC and was long remembered for many of his boyhood pranks....

Mr. Richard "Frank" Franklin Wyrick

Mr. Richard "Frank" Franklin Wyrick

Mar 22, 2015

Mr. Richard Franklin "Frank" Wyrick age 83, of West Jefferson, NC died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his home. Mr. Wyrick was born August 2, 1931 in Ashe County to William and Pearl Johnson Wyrick. Mr. Wyrick was preceded in death by his parents, grandson, Jason " Bo" Wyrick, brothers, Dan Wyrick, Carl Wyrick and William Wyrick, Sister, Myrtle Jean...

Mr. Hewey Testerman

Mr. Hewey Testerman

Mar 21, 2015

Mr. Hewey Testerman age 88, of Crumpler, died on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Testerman was born on March 14, 1927 in Ashe County, NC to Nelson and Lula Peak Testerman. Mr. Testerman was preceded in death by his parents, ten half brothers & sisters, Luther, Winfield, Marshal, Harrison, Eugene, Avery, Melvin, Troy, Bynum,...

Mrs. Bea Gualtney Blevins

Mrs. Bea Gualtney Blevins

Mar 20, 2015

Mrs. Bea Gaultney Blevins age 92, of Crumpler, NC died Friday, March 20, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospita. Mrs. Blevins was born January 26, 1923 in Ashe County to Grover Cleveland and Callie Jones Gaultney. Mrs. Blevins was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Carl Blevins, two brothers and six sisters. Funeral services will be held Monday, March...

Mrs. Irene Mackey Hamrick

Mrs. Irene Mackey Hamrick

Mar 20, 2015

Irene Mackey Hamrick age 93, of West Jefferson, died on Friday, March 20, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital in Matthews. Mrs. Hamrick was born on June 19, 1921 in Heath Springs, SC to William F. & Mami Crimminger Mackey. Mrs. Hamrick was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Berry Reuben Hamrick, all her brothers & sisters, and a son,...

Mr. Danny Griffitts

Mr. Danny Griffitts

Mar 16, 2015

Mr. Danny Griffitts age 69, of Lansing, NC died Monday, March 16, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Griffitts was born April 29, 1945 in Lansing, NC to Clarence and Esther Pennington Griffitts. Mr. Griffitts was preceded in death by his parents, infant daughter, Angela, brothers, Harold and Tony Griffitts and sister, Maxine Hanks. He loved to hunt, fish and...

Mary Ashley McCormick

Mary Ashley McCormick

Mar 14, 2015

Mrs. Mary Ashley McCormick age 88, of Warrensville, died on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. McCormick was born on August 21, 1926 in Warrensville, NC to Robert and Nell Boyd Ashley. Mrs. McCormick was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Matthew McCormick, and brother, Ralph Ashley. Mrs. McCormick retired from Sprague Electric...

Susan Christine Nelson

Susan Christine Nelson

Mar 13, 2015

Susan Christine Nelson, age 57 of Laurel Springs died Friday, March 13 at her home. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 3:00 pm at the home located at 972 W.A. Reed Rd. in Laurel Springs by Rev. Elliott Osowitt. The family will receive friends at the home from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm prior to the service. Ms....

Mrs. Paralea Brown Gentry Toliver

Mrs. Paralea Brown Gentry Toliver

Mar 9, 2015

Mrs. Paralea Brown Gentry Toliver age 93, of Fleetwood, NC died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Hill View Family Care Home in Todd, NC. Mrs. Toliver was born December 29, 1921 in Grayson County, VA to Thomas Calvin and Elena Hawkins Brown. Mrs. Toliver was preceded in death by her parents, 1st husband, Levy Lee Gentry, 2nd Husband, Lessel Lafayette...

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