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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.
Clara (Medley) Miller
Dec 2, 2017
Clara Medley Miller age 83 of West Jefferson died on Saturday morning, December 2, 2017 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville. Mrs. Miller was born in Ashe County on October 12, 1934. She was preceded in death by, her mother, Mary Ethel Medley, her husband, Bradley Miller, brothers, John Medley, Pete Medley and an infant brother. Clara was...
John Frank McGuire
Dec 1, 2017
John Frank McGuire, age 79 of Todd, died Friday, December 1, 2017. Mr. McGuire was born in Ashe County, NC to Vance McGuire and Mae Woodring McGuire. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Earl McGuire and Clyde McGuire, sister, Edna McGuire Canter. Mr. McGuire enjoyed farming and watching westerns on television.
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Geneva (Eldreth) Eller
Dec 1, 2017
Geneva Eldreth Eller, age 89 of Warrensville, died Friday morning at her home. Mrs. Eller was born Saturday, November 24, 1928 to Lettie Eldreth. Geneva was proceeded in death by her husband, Todd Smith Eller, her mother and step-father, Lettie Eldreth and Earnest Woodard, brother, Charles Woodard, sisters, Jean Winebarger, and Sally Testerman, as well as her grandson,...
Ardeen (Taylor) Goss Boyer
Nov 26, 2017
Ardeen Taylor Goss Boyer age 92 of West Jefferson died on Sunday morning, November 26, 2017 at Forest Ridge Assisted Living. Mrs. Boyer was born in Lansing to Lee Roy and Etta Ennis Barker Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by, her first husband, Jesse Willard Goss, her second husband, Julian Edward Boyer,...
James Ray Farrington
Nov 25, 2017
James Ray Farrington age 70 of Lansing died on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at his home. Mr. Farrington was born on June 5, 1947 to Walter Glenn and Stella Lambert Farrington. Including his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Winford Farrington. He was a member of the US Army serving in Vietnam and a member...
Evelyn (Blevins) Lovelace
Nov 21, 2017
Doris Evelyn Blevins Lovelace, better known as Evelyn, age 84 of Jefferson, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Margate Health & Rehab. Evelyn was born August 19, 1933 in Ashe County to the late Luke and Dixie Barker Blevins. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her daughter Sherrie Ashley and infant daughters,...
Jack Lovelace
Nov 20, 2017
Odell Jackson Lovelace, better known as Jack, age 89 of Jefferson, died Monday, November 20, 2017 at Margate Health & Rehab. Jack was born May 1, 1928 in Ashe County to the late Arthur Glenn and Ina Kathleen Blevins Lovelace. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his daughter Sherrie Ashley and infant...
Irma Louise (Johnson) Lonon
Nov 13, 2017
Irma Louise Johnson Lonon, age 94 of West Jefferson, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at Ashe Assisted Living. Mrs. Lonon was born in Avery County, NC on Friday, September 21, 1923 to Clayton Colbert and Mary Woodie Johnson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Graydon Lonon, Jr., her brother, all...
Joseph "Joe" Allen Turnmire
Nov 8, 2017
Joseph Allen Turnmire, better known as Joe, age 76 of Warrensville, died Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at his home. Mr. Turnmire was born in Ashe County, North Carolina on Thursday, September 18, 1941 to Riley James and Myrtle Elizabeth McCoy Turnmire. In additional to his parents he was preceded in death by, brother, Roger Turnmire and sister, Francis...
Jeffrey Lynn Lipscomb
Nov 6, 2017
Jeffrey Lynn Lipscomb, age 53 of Jefferson, died Monday, November 6, 2017 at his home. Mr. Lipscomb was born July 17, 1964 in Hendersonville, NC to Linwood and Rebecca Jones Lipscomb. He was preceded in death by his father. Jeffrey was a deacon and Sunday school teacher who was very active with the youth at Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church....
Mark Edward Stuart
Oct 31, 2017
Mr. Mark Edward Stuart born July 24, 1976 and departed this life October 31, 2017, making his stay 41 years, 3 months and 7 days. Mark worked in healthcare and loved taking care of the sick and helping people. Mark was a joy to all that knew him. No matter who it was family, friend or a complete...
Jerry Martin Brooks
Oct 31, 2017
Jerry Martin Brooks, age 81 of Lansing, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Brooks was born in Ashe County, NC Friday, March 20, 1936 to the late Fred Washington and Lillie Jane Hurley Brooks. He was preceeded in death by his parents, one brother, Ray David Brooks and infant daughter, Wendy Louise. Mr. Brooks...
Autumn Renee (Woodard) Gonzalez
Oct 25, 2017
Autumn Renee Woodard Gonzalez, age 48 of Lenoir died on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Autumn was born on October 10, 1969 to Ernie and Lynda Lawrence Woodard. She was proceeded in death by her twin sisters.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2PM at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by Rev. Ronda Rash...
Paul Theodore Horne
Oct 23, 2017
Paul Theodore Horne, age 71 passed away October 23, 2017 at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Paul Theodore Horne was born May 6, 1946 to the late Reverend Lewis Paul Horne and Esther Mae Allen Horne of West Jefferson, NC.
Paul Theodore Horne is survived by his wife of 53 years and 7 months,...
Mary Lee (Richardson) Hartsoe Blackwood
Oct 21, 2017
Mary Lee Richardson Hartsoe Blackwood, 85, of Conover, passed away Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. at her home in Conover. Born Oct. 20, 1932, in Ashe County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lilliard Richardson of Warrensville, and the late Nellie Eve Wood Richardson Brooks Ashley. Mary was the stepdaughter of the late Joe Brooks of Lansing and...
Virginia Neaves Barker
Oct 19, 2017
Virginia Neaves Barker, age 99 of Jefferson, died Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Barker was born in Ashe County on Friday, July 5, 1918 to James Oscar and Fannie Johnson Neaves. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Dean Harvey Barker, and all her brothers and sisters. Virginia...
Ardna May (Welch) Gambill
Oct 15, 2017
Mrs. Ardna May Welch Gambill, age 94 of Lansing, died Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Caldwell Hospice. Mrs. Gambill was born May 25, 1923 in Ashe County, NC. She was proceeded in death by her loving husband, Dean Gambill, her twin daughters, brother, Earl Blackburn and sister, Opal Pruitt. Ardna was a member of Sabbath Home Baptist Church for...
Vance "Bud" Irvin Poe
Oct 12, 2017
Vance Irvin Poe, better known as Bud, age 75 of Whitetop, VA died Thursday, October 12, 2017 at his home. Mr. Poe was born May 20, 1942 in Rural Retreat, Virginia to the late Vance W. Poe and Larna “Doshia” Blevins Poe. In addition to his father and mother, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Orville...
Ina Ruth (Campbell) Anderson
Oct 10, 2017
Mrs. Ina Campbell Anderson, age 85 of Jefferson passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Ashe Assisted Living. Mrs. Anderson was born November 16, 1931 to Charles Winford and Ruth Mae Duvall Campbell . Mrs. Anderson was proceeded in death by her parents and husband, Luther Franklin Anderson as well as one brother, Ralph Campbell and one sister,...
Bernard D. Bare
Oct 3, 2017
Bernard D. Bare, age 86 of Jefferson, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Ashe Assisted Living. Mr. Bare was born April 27, 1931 in Crumpler, WV to the late Sam and Mary Poe Bare. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Lois Bare, daughter, Cynthia “Cindy” Bare and brother, Carl Dean Bare....
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