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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.
Rev. Rev. Johnny Albert Johnson age 45, of Lansing, died on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Rev. Johnson was born on January 5, 1970 in Ashe County to Maynard and Edna Shepherd Johnson. Rev. Johnson was preceded in death by his father, Maynard Johnson and brother, Bobby Johnson. He enjoyed woodworking, painting, hunting, fishing and singing. Rev....
Mr. Paul Testerman, age 94, passed away January 23, 2015, surrounded by his family, at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, North Carolina. Mr. Testerman was born in Ashe County, N.C. on March 9, 1920 to Avery and Maggie Lee Jones Testerman. Mr. Paul Testerman always made those around him smile. As a longtime resident of Ashe County, he was known...
Mr. Charles Kermit Stuart age 70, of West Jefferson, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Stuart was born November 29, 1944 in Ashe County to Delmar Scott and Mamie Adams Stuart. Mr. Stuart was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Mitchell "Mick" Stuart, and sister, Eva Baldwin. Mr. Stuart...
Mr. Clifton Ray Roten age 76, of Crumpler, died on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Roten was born on June 16, 1938 in Laurel Springs to Bert and Nellie Royal Roten. Mr. Roten was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Leslie Roten, Arvil Glenn Roten, Pete Roten,...
Mr. Howard Dean Testerman age 72, of West Jefferson, NC died Thursday, January 15, 2015 at his home. Mr. Testerman was born March 19, 1942 in Ashe County to Walter Austin and Addie Combs Testerman. Mr. Testerman was preceded in death by his parents and six brothers and sisters. Memorial services will be held Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 2:00...
Mrs. Mable Davis Anderson age 83, of West Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Anderson was born June 12, 1931 in Whitetop, VA to Elijah and Stella Shepherd Blevins. Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Ford Davis and second husband, Paul Anderson and all her brothers...
Mrs. Lena Poe Cox, age 89 of Laurel Springs, NC died on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at her daughter's home. Mrs. Cox was born on August 13, 1925 in Ashe County, NC to William and Gussie Hunt Poe. Mrs. Cox was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Walter Reeves Cox, daughter, Carolyn Wood, infant daughter, Loretta Grace Cox, infant...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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 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 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 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 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...
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, 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...
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...