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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.

Mr. Gilbert Rudd Bare

Mr. Gilbert Rudd Bare

Jan 9, 2015

Mr. Gilbert Rudd Bare age 78, of Jefferson died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Mr. Bare was born on March 18, 1936 in Ashe County to Carmie and Mamie Miller Bare. Mr. Bare was preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters, Beatrice, Ina, Harold, Donald, and Helen. Mr. Bare worked in...

Myrtle Combs Gilley

Myrtle Combs Gilley

Jan 9, 2015

Mrs. Myrtle Combs Gilley age 86, of Jefferson died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Gilley was born on September 29, 1928 in Jefferson, NC to John Bud and Ettie Sexton Combs. Mrs. Gilley was preceded in death by her parents, two son, David Gilley, and Steven Gilley. Mrs. Gilley enjoyed gardening. Funeral services will...

Mrs. Betty H. Eller

Mrs. Betty H. Eller

Jan 7, 2015

Mrs. Betty H. Eller age 71, of Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Eller was born August 10, 1943 in Avery County to Robert and Fairy Trivette Holman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, P.J. "Pete" Eller, brothers, Junior Holman and Tommy Holman. Mrs. Eller was raised...

Mrs. Geraldine Calhoun McNeill

Mrs. Geraldine Calhoun McNeill

Jan 5, 2015

Mrs. Geraldine Calhoun McNeill age 78, of Creston, NC died on Monday, January 5, 2015 at the Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living in Boone, NC. Mrs. McNeill was born November 20, 1936 in Lansing, NC to Claude and Pearl Barr Calhoun. Proceeded in death by her parents, her husbands, Bruce Elliott and Earl McNeill, four brothers, Virgil Calhoun, Cecil Calhoun, Bernard...

Martha "Marty" Weaver Thorndyke

Martha "Marty" Weaver Thorndyke

Jan 5, 2015

Mrs. Martha "Marty" Weaver Thorndyke, age 63, of Abingdon, Virginia, passed away Monday (January 5, 2015) at her home. Born September 19, 1951 in Ashe County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Wayne "Jack" and Thelma Newberry Weaver. She was a graduate of Ashe Central High School and Kings College in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was employed...

Mrs. Lillie Rose Shephard Holman

Mrs. Lillie Rose Shephard Holman

Jan 3, 2015

Lillie Rose Shepard Holman, 69, of Mooresville, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at the Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. She was born on June 29, 1945 in Ashe County, to the late Leabelle Perry Shepard Stamper and Luther Edward Shepard. Mrs. Holman was retired from Southern Manufacturing in Charlotte and attended Wiggins Road Baptist Church in Mooresville. She...

Billie Sexton Cox

Billie Sexton Cox

Dec 31, 2014

Billie Sexton Cox age 80 of Winston Salem, NC died on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Cox was born on September 20, 1934 in Grayson County, VA to Robert Earl and Eva Mae Hall Sexton. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Barry William Cox, and a sister, Nanny Lou Cox. She was a...

Mrs. June McCoy Richardson

Mrs. June McCoy Richardson

Dec 29, 2014

Mrs. June McCoy Richardson age 84, of Creston, died on Monday, December 29, 2014 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC. Mrs. Richardson was born on December 5, 1930 in Creston, to Joe and Golda Graybeal McCoy. Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Edgar Rash, her second husband, Thomas Richardson, daughter, Libby Rash,...

Mr. Jackie "Jack" Rudolph Neal

Mr. Jackie "Jack" Rudolph Neal

Dec 26, 2014

Mr. Jackie "Jack" Rudolph Neal age 84, of Jefferson, died on Friday, December 26, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Neal was born on January 18, 1930 in Lima, Peru to the late John Glenn and Gladys May Neal. In addition to his parents, Mr. Neal was preceded in death by a son, Pete Neal. Mr. Neal served in the US...

Mr. Arvil Severt

Mr. Arvil Severt

Dec 23, 2014

Mr. Arvil Severt age 82, of West Jefferson, died on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Severt was born on March 6, 1932 in Ashe County to Thurmond and Sally Miller Severt. Mr. Severt was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Bruce Severt, Earl Severt, and sister, Blanche Severt. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December...

Mrs. Beulah Mae Cheek Phillips

Mrs. Beulah Mae Cheek Phillips

Dec 21, 2014

On December 21, 2014, in Boone, North Carolina, Beulah Mae Cheek Phillips, age 100, departed this life after a period of decline. Beulah lived a long and full life. She enjoyed seeing her friends and family, she loved flowers, she fed birds and stray animals, she helped her neighbors and her family in times of need, and she was renowned...

Patricia "Pat" Gobble

Patricia "Pat" Gobble

Dec 15, 2014

Patricia "Pat" Gobble, 82, died on December 15, 2014, due to complications from cancer at her daughter's home in Minden, LA. She passed quietly in her sleep with her family near. The daughter of Neil Patrick Gordon and Ellen Mary Gordon of Belfast, Northern Ireland, loving wife of William "Bill" Gobble of Salisbury, NC, she is survived by her daughter...

Marilyn Elaine Roark Rash Salyer

Marilyn Elaine Roark Rash Salyer

Dec 14, 2014

Mrs. Marilyn Elaine Roark Rash Salyer, age 80 of Ashe County, NC passed away Sunday at Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir, NC. Marilyn was born October 24, 1934 in Ashe County, a daughter of the late Rev. Keene Roark and Grace Osborne Roark. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Denver...

Bertel Waller Lewis

Bertel Waller Lewis

Dec 8, 2014

Bertel Waller Lewis, age 94 of Jefferson died on Monday, December 8, 2014 at Margate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson. Mrs. Lewis was born on September 25, 1920 in Barren County, KY to William F. and Ova Boyd Waller. Mrs. Lewis was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Louis Leonard "Jack" Lewis, two brothers, Byrum Waller and Harold...

Mrs. Birdie Irene Caudill Campbell

Mrs. Birdie Irene Caudill Campbell

Dec 5, 2014

Mrs. Birdie Irene Caudill Campbell age 81, of Lenoir formerly of Ashe County, died on Friday, December 5, 2014 at the Grandview Villa Assisted Living in Lenoir. Mrs. Campbell was born on June 8, 1933 in Ashe County, to Dewey & Edna Testerman Caudill. Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Desmond Caudill, sister, Ethel Lyalls and...

Mrs. Elizabeth Lopez Arellano

Mrs. Elizabeth Lopez Arellano

Dec 4, 2014

Mrs. Elizabeth Lopez Arellano age 42, of Crumpler, NC died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Arellano was born July 21, 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico to Simon Lopez Jimenez and Maria Arellano Jaramillo. Mrs. Arellano was preceded in death by brother, Edgar Antiono Lopez Arellano. Funeral mass will be held Saturday, December 6,...

Mr. John Bernard Sexton

Mr. John Bernard Sexton

Dec 4, 2014

Mr. John Bernard Sexton age 86, of Lansing, died on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Sexton was born on March 25, 1928 in Ashe County to Charles Franklin and Mary Caroline Sexton. Mr. Sexton was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Thelma June Powers Sexton. Mr. Sexton was a member of Landmark Baptist Church....

Mrs. Doris Taylor Miller

Mrs. Doris Taylor Miller

Dec 1, 2014

Mrs. Doris Taylor Miller age 79, of West Jefferson, NC died Monday, December 1, 2014 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Miller was born August 28, 1935 in Lansing, NC to Rosco and Clyde Miller Taylor. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ervin Miller and brother, Darryl Taylor. Mrs. Miller was a member of Apple Grove...

Sue Eller

Sue Eller

Nov 27, 2014

Sue Eller age 81 of West Jefferson died on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Eller was born on September 29, 1933 in Watauga County, NC to James Roscoe and Lilly Loretta Brown Trivette. Mrs. Eller was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Dennis Eugene Eller, son, Dennis Eric Eller, son, Carl Matthew Eller. Her hobbies...

Jeanne Carnell Woody

Jeanne Carnell Woody

Nov 27, 2014

Jeanne Carnell Woody age 98, of Laurel Springs, NC died on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Woody was born on March 4, 1916 in Cleveland, OH to Bert and Hazel Coleman Carnell. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Roy Francis Woody. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 30, 2014...

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