Obituaries

Jun 25, 2002

Jerry Mike Miller age 63 of Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at his home. Mr. Miller was born December 12, 1938 in Ashe County, NC to Spencer and Della Wingler Miller. He was a member of the Calvary Freewill Baptist Church. Funeral Services will be held Friday, June 28, 2002 at 2:00 P.M. at the Calvary Freewill Baptist...

Jun 24, 2002

Joseph Pell Dancy, age 91 of Glendale, Arizona, died Monday, June 24, 2002 in Arizona. Mr. Dancy was born September 9, 1910 in Ashe County to Wilson and Lucy Lyall Dancy. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Maggie Dancy. He was a member of the West Side Church of God in Phoenix, AZ. Graveside services will...

Jun 24, 2002

Elmer "Spud" Campbell age 73 of Lenoir, NC, formerly of Ashe County, NC died Monday, June 24, 2002 at the Caldwell County Hospice in Lenoir, NC. Mr. Campbell was born on September 29, 1928 in Ashe County, NC to Thomas and Bessie Goodman Campbell. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 2:00 P.M. Badger Funeral Home Chapel....

Jun 3, 2002

Ernest William Blevins age 60 of Thomasville, NC formerly of Ashe County, NC died Monday, June 3, 2002 at the Thomasville Medical Center. Mr. Blevins was born on August 26, 1941 in Belcamp, MD. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, June 5, 2002 at 2:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. David Lyalls will officiate. Burial will follow...

Jan 1, 1900

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Jan 1, 1753

. Mrs. Mable  Pennington  age 86, of Jefferson, NC died on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Pennington was born on June 15, 1925 in Ashe County to Issac and Amanda Hunt Bare. In addition to her parents Mrs. Pennington was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Gentry Pennington, three sisters...

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Mary Jane Howell Cox, age 41 of Creston, NC, died Monday, November 10, 2003 at her home. Mrs. Cox was born September 12, 1962 in Ashe County to John Paul and Margaret Ham Howell. She was preceded in death by her father and brother, John Howell. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 13, 2003 at the...

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Lt. Colonel Grover C. Koontz, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) died at his home in Laurel Springs after a short illness. Col. Koontz, a native of Ashe County, had a 30 year career in the Marine Corps; this included combat action in World War 11, Korea, and Viet Nam. Col. Koontz is survived by his wife, Rose Johnson Koontz of the...

John Griffith MacConnell, 80, of Lansing, NC, died Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Ashe Memorial Hospital.

John was born in Chicago, son of the late Norman D. and Daisy W. MacConnell. He was raised in Cicero, Illinois, where he attended Morton High School. John furthered his undergraduate education at the University of Illinois for his bachelor’s degree,...

The service will be live-streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCynUUdmgWRTKOfHkz30ePZw

Katrina Vannoy Miller of Jefferson passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Forest Ridge Assisted Living Center. Mrs. Miller was born in Ashe County to the late, Avery Burl “A.B.” and Virginia Osborne Vannoy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Bobby...

Gavin Michael Slate was greeted in Heaven on December 6, 2020 by his maternal great grandpa Stevenson Monroe Elledge and his paternal great grandpa Charlie Jones.

Baby Gavin is survived by his parents:  Michael and Ashlen Slate, big sisters Jordan and Kadience Slate and big brother Braden Slate all of Lansing, NC.  Also surviving are his paternal...