Obituaries
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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. James Carson Stamper
May 10, 2015
Mr. James Carson Stamper age 89, of San Jose, CA died Sunday, May 10, 2015. Mr. Stamper was born March 13, 1926 to Luther Mckinnley and Chloe Greer Stamper. Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 11:00 am at Cole Cemetery in Whitetop, VA by Rev. Dennis Blevins. Mr. Stamper is survived by: 3 daughters, Peggy Albert...
Mr. Jerry Elwood Barker
May 3, 2015
Jerry Elwood Barker age 72 of Lansing went to be with his Lord and Savior in the early morning of May 3, 2015. Jerry was born in Ashe County on January 14, 1943 to the late Din and Hattie Brooks Barker. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Ethel Testerman and Maxine Overbay. Jerry is survived by his...
James "Jim" Arthur Sturgill
May 2, 2015
James "Jim" Arthur Sturgill age 79, of Jefferson, NC died on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Sturgill was born on March 13, 1936 in Lansing, NC to the late Charlie Ray and Vivian Testerman Sturgill. Mr. Sturgill was also preceded in death by his wife, Janet Sue "Jan" Wilcox Sturgill. He was a...
Mrs. Lessie Osborne Riley
May 1, 2015
Mrs. Lessie Osborne Riley age 94, of Creston, NC died on Friday, May 1, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Riley was born on August 2, 1920 in Creston to J. W. and Maggie Jones Osborne. Mrs. Riley was preceded in death by parents, husband, Rev. Howard Rufus Riley and her brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be...
James Butler "J.B." Roark
Apr 30, 2015
Mr. James Butler Roark, age 86 of Crumpler died on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at his home. Mr. Roark was born on May 11, 1928 in Ashe County, NC to Keene Chase and Grace Osborne Roark. Mr. Roark was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Dawn Staley, sisters, Eyvonne Stewart, Marilyn Salyer, and Reba Main, brother, Max Roark. Mr....
Lexie Kilby Duvall
Apr 29, 2015
Lexie Kilby Duvall, age 84 of Tampa, Florida, formerly of Lansing, died Wednesday in Tampa. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 pm at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by Rev. Lloyd Day. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Sunday prior to the funeral service. Mrs. Duvall is...
Ms. Stephanie Dawn Greer Testerman
Apr 23, 2015
Ms. Stephanie Dawn Greer Testerman age 46, of Lansing, NC died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at her home. Ms. Testerman was born January 4, 1969 in Jefferson, NC to Harold and Katrina Mikeal Greer. Memorial services will be held Tuesday at 7:00 pm at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Jim Greer. Ms. Testerman is survived by: Son, Jake Testerman...
Mrs. Mable Jean Taylor
Apr 22, 2015
Mrs. Mable Jean Taylor, age 78, of West Jefferson, NC, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at her home. Born May 19, 1936, in Ashe County to Robert and Virgie Bare Bower, she was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, James "Fred" Taylor, her parents, son James Michael Taylor, infant daughter Pamela Lynn Taylor, and sister Evelyn McGill....
Mrs. Melissa Dihann Cummings Stike
Apr 21, 2015
Mrs. Melissa Dihann Stike age 61, of Warrensville, NC died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Stike was born March 27, 1954 in Abingdon, VA to James and Virginia Necessary Cummings. Mrs. Stike was preceded in death by her mother. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm at...
Mrs. Alice "Peggy" Davis Konschak
Apr 20, 2015
Mrs. Alice (Peggy) Konschak age 91, of Todd, NC passed away Monday, April 20, 2015. Peggy was born September 26, 1923 in Orange, NJ to Wilton and Mildred Sherman Davis. She married Earl R. Konschak on September 7, 1941. Our mom was a US Military wife. Her greatest loves were her family, her country, knitting and sewing. She is survived...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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