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. Jerry Allen Wood
Dec 14, 2013
Mr. Jerry Allen Wood age 60, of Wilkesboro, NC died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at his home. Mr. Wood was born June 27, 1953 in Ashe County to Glenn Allen and Retha Miller Wood. Mr. Wood was preceded in death by his mother and three infant brothers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 1:00 pm at...
Mr. Bobby Lee Pennington
Dec 12, 2013
Mr. Bobby Lee Pennington age 56, of Lansing, NC died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Pennington was born June 6, 1957 in Ashe County to Clifford and Mary Barr Pennington. Mr. Pennington was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Mark Pennington. Funeral services will be held on...
Glenn Wood
Dec 7, 2013
Mr. Glenn Wood, age 83, of Creston, NC died on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Wood was born on January 25, 1930 in Ashe County to George and Flossie Ham Wood. Mr. Wood was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, George Wood, Jr., Bruce Wood, Bob Wood, Todd Wood, one sister, Marie Mahaffey, one son...
Mrs. Louise Graham Lewis
Dec 6, 2013
Mrs. Louise Graham Lewis age 96, of Concord, NC died Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Big Elm Nursing Center in Kannapolis, NC. Mrs. Lewis was born November 3, 1917 in Ashe County to George and Della Greene Oliver. Mrs. Lewis was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of forty-three years, William Reece (Bill) Graham in 1977 and...
Mr. Dana Tugman
Dec 6, 2013
Dana Tugman passed away at his home on December 6th, 2013. Born March 31st 1927 in Watauga County, to Grady and Margaret Tugman, he graduated from Appalachian High School in 1943. Mr. Tugman graduated from NC State with a Bachelor of Science degree in animal husbandry in 1949, but his college career was interrupted when he joined the United States...
Mrs. Clarcie Mae Brooks Eller
Dec 4, 2013
Mrs. Clarcie Mae Brooks Eller age 89, of Warrensville, died on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the Margate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson. Mrs. Eller was born on March 24, 1924 in Ashe County, NC to Heggie and Ellie Wyatt Brooks. Mrs. Eller was preceded in death by, her parents, husband, Donald Eller, two sons, Larry Oliver Eller, Gary...
Mrs. Nancy Jo Beshears Fletcher
Dec 4, 2013
Mr. Charles Vernon Fletcher age 83, of West Jefferson, NC died Monday, November 25, 2013 at his home. Mr. Fletcher was born May 14, 1930 in Columbus, OH to Greely and Naomi Taylor Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Cecil Fletcher, Robert Fletcher and one sister, Louise Hartzog. Mr. Fletcher served in the US...
Mr. Charles Vernon Fletcher
Nov 25, 2013
Mr. Charles Vernon Fletcher age 83, of West Jefferson, NC died Monday, November 25, 2013 at his home. Mr. Fletcher was born May 14, 1930 in Columbus, OH to Greely and Naomi Taylor Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Cecil Fletcher, Robert Fletcher and one sister, Louise Hartzog. Mr. Fletcher served in the US...
Winifred Elliott Rash
Nov 25, 2013
Mrs. Winifred Elliott Rash age 85, of Lansing, NC died on Monday, November 25, 2013 at the Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Rash was born on March 12, 1928 in Ashe County to Thomas and Flora Elliott. She was the youngest of four children. Mrs. Rash was preceded in death by her parents, husband Virgil C. Rash and two...
Mr. Bobby Dean Miller
Nov 24, 2013
Bobby D. Miller of New Castle, Delaware passed away Sunday November 24, 2013 in Christiana Hospital. He was 48. Mr. Miller was born September 7, 1965 in Lenoir, North Carolina, the son of James and Virginia Jones Miller of Dover, DE. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a daughter, Ashley Miller of New Castle; a brother, Johnny...
Mr. James Stafford Ballou
Nov 21, 2013
Mr. James Stafford Ballou age 85, of Kannapolis, NC died Thursday, November 21, 2013 at his home. Mr. Ballou was born September 21, 1928 in Ashe County to Elmer and Bertha Austin Ballou. Mr. Ballou was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Zell Ballou. Graveside services will be held Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Reed-McMillan Cemetery. The family...
Ella Mae Greer Ham
Nov 21, 2013
Ella Mae Greer Ham, age 74, of Jefferson, NC died on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Ham was born on June 28, 1939 in Mullins County, WV to the late Charles and Mary Sweeney Greer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Ham and a son, Charles Edward Hamm. Mrs....
Mrs. Ruth Jones Houck Sharpe
Nov 18, 2013
Mrs. Ruth Virginia Jones Houck Sharpe age 81, of Lansing, NC died Monday, November 18, 2013 at the Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mrs. Sharpe was born March 4, 1932 in Ashe County to William Harrison and Addie Treadway Jones. Mrs. Sharpe was preceded in death by her parents, 1st husband, Elmer Paul Houck Sr., 2nd husband, Lonnie Paul Sharpe,...
Norma Jean Brinegar Weekly
Nov 17, 2013
Norma Jean Brinegar Weekly,age 75, of Crumpler, NC died on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the Woltz Hospice House in Dobson. Ms. Weekly was born on August 9, 1938 in Grassy Creek, NC to the late Fonzie Lawson and Nell Marsh Brinegar. She worked in Ohio as an RN. After returning to Ashe County she worked with home health care...
Mrs. Iva Owens Blake
Nov 17, 2013
Mrs. Iva Owens Blake age 78, of Norfolk, VA died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk. Mrs. Blake was born August 9, 1935 in Ashe County to Paul and Marie Watson Owens. Mrs. Blake was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, George R. Blake and brother Spencer Dale Owens. Funeral services will be...
James "Jamie" Allen Howell Jr
Nov 16, 2013
Mr. James "Jamie" Allen Howell, Jr. age 43, of Crumpler, NC died on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at his home. Mr. Howell was born on June 11, 1970 in Ashe County to James Allen Howell, Sr. and Betty Campbell Howell. Mr. Howell was preceded in death by his grandparents and one nephew, Jaxon Heath Miller. Jamie loved being outside and...
Mrs. Loretta Darnell Sharpe
Nov 13, 2013
Mrs. Loretta Darnell Sharpe age 67, of West Jefferson, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Sharpe was born June 28, 1946 in Ashe County to Charlie and Bertha Bullins Darnell. Mrs. Sharpe was preceded in death by her parents and granddaughter, Julia Trainor. Mrs. Sharpe loved her family and was a caregiver to...
Mrs. Marie Greer Jordan
Nov 6, 2013
Mrs. Marie Greer Jordan age 73, of Fleetwood, NC died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Jordan was born July 14, 1940 in Jefferson, NC to Claude and Effie Walker Greer. Mrs. Jordan was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Harold Dean Jordan. She liked to work in her garden, cook...
Ricky Nelson Trivett
Nov 6, 2013
Mr. Ricky Nelson Trivett, age 52, of Lansing died on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Mr. Trivett was born on April 6, 1961 in Marion, VA to Ola Mae Trivett Sheets. His hobbies included playing bass guitar, hunting, and camping. He enjoyed being outside and watching the birds. A memorial service will be held on...
Mrs. Ellie Sheets Miller Blevins
Nov 4, 2013
Mrs. Ellie Sheets Miller Blevins age 82, of West Jefferson, NC died Monday, November 4, 2013 at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Blevins was born on March 28, 1931 in Wilkes County to Monroe and Effie Sheets. Mrs. Blevins was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, William Don Miller, second husband, William Clifford Blevins, brothers, Odell Sheets and...
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