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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.
Vernon Robert Roten
May 7, 2020
Vernon Robert Roten age 95 of West Jefferson died on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his home. Mr. Roten was born in Ashe County, North Carolina on Tuesday, April 14, 1925 to the late Francis Marion and Hettie Ann Ham Roten. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by, three brothers, Earl Roten, Buel Roten...
Harrison Howard Ray
May 5, 2020
Harrison Howard Ray, age 88 of Boone died, Wednesday, May 5, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. Mr. Ray was born on Friday, April 8, 1932 in Ashe County to the late Jesse and Ruth Grubb Ray. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by brothers, Charles and Letcher Ray and sisters, Grace Ray, Gertrude...
William Lester Blevins
May 3, 2020
William Lester Blevins, better known as Les, age 81 of Lansing, died on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mr. Blevins was born on August 10, 1938 to Dewey and Minnie Marie Osborne Blevins. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Georgia Stanley Blevins, one sister, Louise...
Earl Dean Hamm Sr.
May 2, 2020
Earl Dean Hamm, Sr., better known as Dean, age 72 of Fleetwood died on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at his home. Mr. Hamm was born on Sunday, March 21, 1948 to the late Earl Edward and Nora Marie Hurley Hamm. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Novella Michelle Hamm, a sister, Ruby...
William Carron Brackins
May 2, 2020
William Carron Brackins age 93 of Jefferson died on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at his home. Mr. Brackins was born in Flintville, MD on Thursday, March 17, 1927 to the late George W. and Stella May Caudill Brackins. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by, two sons, William Brackins, Jr., Robert Brackins and all his...
Ruby "Polly" Pauline (Phipps) Honbarrier
Apr 29, 2020
Ruby Pauline Phipps Honbarrier better known as “Polly”, age 79 of West Jefferson, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Forest Ridge Assisted Living. Mrs. Honbarrier was born in Ashe County, North Carolina on Friday, October 25, 1940 to the late Paul and Magdalene Barker Phipps. Polly was a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education; teaching for...
Cory David Little
Apr 28, 2020
Cory David Little, age 30 of Jefferson, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Cory was born on Thursday, August 17, 1989 in Watauga County to Gary Little and Jeanette Miller Little. He was preceded in death by his father. Cory loved spending time with his children and the rest of his family. He enjoyed working as a carpenter and building...
Helen (Trivette) Kelley
Apr 25, 2020
Helen Trivette Kelley, age 83 of Crumpler, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Margate Health and Rehab. Mrs. Kelley was born Friday, March 3, 1937 in Mayberry, West Virginia. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, George Kelley, her son, Mark Taylor, her daughter, Jenny Kay Taylor Howell and one brother, Sam...
Barbara (Courtney) Gentry
Apr 25, 2020
Barbara Courtney Gentry, age 56 of Lansing, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her home. Barbara was born February 26, 1964 in Ohio. She was preceded in death by her son, Thomas Miller. Barbara loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed photography, painting and crocheting.
Services will be private.
Mrs. Gentry is...
Mary Lillin Miller
Apr 18, 2020
Mary “Lillin” Miller, age 88, died on April 18th, 2020.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Julie Mullis, brother, R.H. Mullis, sisters, Nona Frazier and Virginia “Tootsie” Carr, and her husband, Reverend Jack Miller.
Mrs. Miller is survived by one daughter, Bendena Coldiron, and one son, Butch Miller. She was lovingly...
George Dean Taylor
Apr 12, 2020
George Dean Taylor, better known as Dean age 75 of Jefferson, died Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mr. Taylor was born December 25, 1944 in Ashe County to the late Wiley Everett and Ollie Chatham Taylor. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his daughter, Katrina Louise Taylor Wyatt...
Yvonne Marie (Cloutier) Joyal
Apr 12, 2020
Yvonne Marie Cloutier Joyal, age 70 of Jefferson, went to be with her Lord and Savior Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Joyal was born February 22, 1950 in Windsor Ontario, Canada to the late Jean Joseph and Laurette Rose Gagnon Cloutier. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her...
Martha Evelyn (Watson) Neaves
Apr 8, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well-being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of the USA in the last two weeks...
Naoma Ruth (Padgett) Blevins
Apr 5, 2020
Naoma Ruth Padgett Blevins, age 98 of West Jefferson, died Sunday, April 5, 2020 at Ashe Assisted Living. Mrs. Blevins was born April 12, 1921 in Carroll County, VA to the late John and Corra Smith Padgett. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred William Blevins and all her sisters and...
Janis Dianne (Goss) Pennington
Apr 3, 2020
Janis Dianne Goss Pennington age 71 of West Jefferson passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Pennington was born in Ashe County on Sunday, January 30, 1949 to the late Jesse Willard Goss and Ardeen Taylor Goss Boyer. Janis was proud to be a nurse at Ashe Memorial Hospital and...
Pauline (Phillips) Hines
Apr 2, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel and Gardens and Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of...
Ivorene (Beckford) Young
Apr 2, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well-being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of the USA in the last two weeks...
Marvin K. Lewis
Apr 1, 2020
During a family’s time of loss, understandably family and friends would like to visit and express their sympathy. Badger Funeral Home asks that during this difficult time for the safety and well-being of the family, please keep touching and contact to a minimum. We ask if you have visited outside of the USA in the last two weeks...
Oscar "Grady" Graydon Lonon, III
Mar 29, 2020
Oscar Graydon “Grady” Lonon, III age 70 of West Jefferson passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Mr. Lonon was born in Marion, NC to the late Oscar Graydon Lonon, Jr. and Irma Louise Johnson Lonon. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by, one brother, Robert “Bob” Clayton Lonon, a...
Barbara Carter
Mar 28, 2020
Barbara Carter, age 76 of Fleetwood, died Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her home. Ms. Carter was born July 5, 1943 in Ashe County to the late Burgwin and Ruth Goss Carter. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her sister, Elizabeth Lemly.
Barbara was an active member of Bethany United Methodist...
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