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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 Recie Zell Bare Testerman

Mrs Recie Zell Bare Testerman

Sep 7, 2014

Mrs. Recie Zell Bare Testerman age 72, of Jefferson, died on Sunday, September 7, 2014 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Testerman was born on December 29, 1941 in Ashe County to Cosby and Hattie Bare. Mrs. Testerman was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, Sidney Pennington, Ed Testerman, two brothers, Dewey Clifford Bare, infant brother, Isaac Bare and...

Mr. O.L. Parker

Mr. O.L. Parker

Sep 4, 2014

Mr. Omri Lawing Parker better known as "O.L." age 82, of Lansing, NC died on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at his home in Lansing. Mr. Parker was born on July 5, 1932 in Charlotte, NC to John Walter and Lelia Auten Parker. Mr. Parker was preceded in death by his parents, & daughter, Deborah Parker Buboltz. Mr. Parker worked for...

Mr. Avery Miller

Mr. Avery Miller

Aug 31, 2014

Mr. Avery Miller age 77, of Grassy Creek, NC died on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC. Mr. Miller was born on July 18, 1937 in Ashe County to James Garfield and Laura Powers Miller. Mr. Miller was preceded in death by parents, two brothers, Arnold & Bobby Clay Miller, and one sister, Arlene...

Mr. Taylor Randall Hayes

Mr. Taylor Randall Hayes

Aug 24, 2014

Mr. Taylor Randall Hayes age 16, of West Jefferson, NC died Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. Mr. Hayes was born September 1, 1997 in Jacksonville, FL to Randall and Mary Hunt Hayes. Taylor was preceded by death by grandfather, Richard Hunt, grandmother Sandy Hayes and aunt Bobbie Ann Hunt. Taylor loved to socialize with...

Mrs. Bonnie Virginia Roark

Mrs. Bonnie Virginia Roark

Aug 23, 2014

Mrs. Bonnie Virginia Roark age 82, of Creston, NC died Saturday, August 23, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Roark was born May 31, 1932 in Ashe County to Cody and Mary Osborne Roark. Mrs. Roark was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Kenneth Edward Roark, daughter, Emma Jean Roten, grandson, Jerry Dean, brothers, Fate, J. D., Merrill, Raymond and...

Dr. Lawrence Gordon Kautz M.D.

Dr. Lawrence Gordon Kautz M.D.

Aug 21, 2014

Dr. Lawrence G. Kautz died peacefully at home on August 21, 2014, in Crumpler, NC, at the age of 81. Dr. Kautz is survived by Nancy, his wife of 51 years, children, Lawrence G. Kautz Jr. (Michelle) of Liberty Township, Ohio, Anthony Wayne Kautz (Carla) of Park Hills, KY and Constance Elizabeth King (Kevin) of German Town, Il; Brother Harold...

Mrs. Ida D. Miller Mash

Mrs. Ida D. Miller Mash

Aug 19, 2014

Mrs. Ida D. Miller Mash age 94, of Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Mash was born March 24, 1920 in Ashe County to Edward and Emma Mash Miller. Mrs. Mash was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Glen Clifton Mash, son, Carl Gene Mash, four brothers and four sisters....

Ms. Lorene Barr Calhoun

Ms. Lorene Barr Calhoun

Aug 16, 2014

Mrs. Lorene Barr Calhoun age 66, of Creston, NC died Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Calhoun was born April 14, 1948 in Ashe County to Quincy and Martha Osborne Barr. Mrs. Calhoun was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at 4:00 pm at...

Catherine Elizabeth Sweitzer Gunter

Catherine Elizabeth Sweitzer Gunter

Aug 15, 2014

Catherine Elizabeth Sweitzer Gunter age 80 of West Jefferson, NC died on Friday, August 15, 2014 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Gunter was born in Baltimore, MD on May 13, 1934 to Aurthur William and Anna Josephine Sweitzer. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gunter was preceded in death by, her husband, George Gunter, Jr. and brother, Henry...

Raymond Paul Miller

Raymond Paul Miller

Aug 13, 2014

Mr. Raymond Paul Miller age 82, of Trinity, NC formerly of Crumpler, NC died on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Hospice Home at High Point, NC. Mr. Miller was born on June 14, 1932 in Ashe County, NC to Claude Edward and Lillie Martisha Roten Miller. Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Worth, Ralph,...

Shirley Marie Barker Jones

Shirley Marie Barker Jones

Aug 5, 2014

Mrs. Shirley Marie Barker Jones age 86, of Ennice, NC died Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Mrs. Jones was born November 21, 1927 in Grassy Creek, NC to Reese and Elizabeth Dollar Barker. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by husband, Robert Jones, brother, John Barker and sister, Christine Phillips. Graveside services will...

Robert Lee Brown

Robert Lee Brown

Aug 4, 2014

Mr. Robert Lee Brown, age 81, originally of Ashe County went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 4, 2014. He will be remembered for his love of God, his integrity, sweet spirit, kindness, patience, love of family, and quick sense of humor. Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Gore Brown; his mother and father,...

Mrs. Willa Mae Claycomb

Mrs. Willa Mae Claycomb

Aug 3, 2014

Mrs. Willa Mae Miller Claycomb age 88, of West Jefferson, NC died Sunday, August 3, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Claycomb was born February 11, 1926 in Lansing, NC toWilliam and Clora Stansberry Miller. Mrs. Claycomb was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Marvin Claycomb,and brother, Denver Miller. Mrs. Claycomb was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church....

Mrs. Iva Lea Segraves

Mrs. Iva Lea Segraves

Aug 1, 2014

Mrs. Iva Lea Segraves age 94, of Warrensville died Friday, August 1, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Segraves was born September 21, 1919 in Warrensville, NC to Ambrose Quincey and Suvilla Shepherd Hartsoe. Mrs. Segraves was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Calvin Ernest Segraves, son, Joseph Ernest Segraves, daughters, Ruby Segraves Weaver and Jeanne Segraves Jones. Mrs. Segraves...

Mrs. Martha Burnett Badger

Mrs. Martha Burnett Badger

Aug 1, 2014

Mrs. Martha Burnett Badger age 79, of Jefferson, NC died on Friday, August 1, 2014 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Badger was born on August 7, 1934 in Indianapolis, IN to Charles Vance and Johanna DeHollander Burnett. Mrs. Badger was preceded in death by her parents and daughter, Johanna Bottoms, sister, Evelyn Pine and brother, Bill...

Mrs. Maria Elena Bumgarner

Mrs. Maria Elena Bumgarner

Jul 31, 2014

Mrs. Maria Elena Bumgarner age 71, of Fleetwood, NC died Thursday, July 31, 2014. Mrs. Bumgarner was born on September 1, 1942 in Mexico to Serapio Rubalcava and Teresa Martinez. Mrs. Bumgarner was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Kenneth Bumgarner and sister, Maria Teresa Diaz. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 2:00 pm...

Mr. Derial Phillips

Mr. Derial Phillips

Jul 28, 2014

Mr. Derial Phillips age 85, of Todd, NC died Monday, July 28, 2014 at Glenbridge Health & Rehab Center. Mr. Phillips was born December 4, 1928 in Ashe County to Eugene and Mildred Roark Phillips. Mr. Phillips was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Joe and Truitt Phillips and infant sister, Ruby Phillips. Mr. Phillips was a member...

Tanner Bryan Testerman Pruitt

Tanner Bryan Testerman Pruitt

Jul 27, 2014

Mr. Tanner Bryan Testerman Pruitt, age 19, of Crumpler, NC died on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Pruitt was born on June 30, 1995 in Ashe County, NC to Richard Testerman and Jennifer Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Tony Pruitt and his...

Mrs. Alma Little Blevins

Mrs. Alma Little Blevins

Jul 26, 2014

Alma Little Blevins passed away early Saturday morning, July 26, 2014 at Margate Health Center in West Jefferson, North Carolina. A native of Ashe County, she was born July 3, 1917, to Granville Everette Little and Eda Belle Brooks Little in Crumpler, North Carolina. She graduated from Nathan's Creek High School in 1935. She attended Mae's School of Beauty Culture...

Allie Von Adkins Stidhams

Allie Von Adkins Stidhams

Jul 26, 2014

Allie Von Adkins Stidhams, age 89, of Lansing, died on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Stidhams was born on March 22, 1925 in Logan County, WV to Everett and Della Dean Adkins. Mrs. Stidhams was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Samuel Wesley Stidhams, daughter, Connie Lee Stidhams, grandchild, John Wesley Miller, three brothers, Jasper Adkins,...

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