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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.
Pearl Osborne Jones
Jul 10, 2017
Mrs. Pearl Osborne Jones age 80, of West Jefferson, NC died Monday, July 10, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Jones was born May 15, 1937 in Ashe County to Lee and Rose Woods Osborne. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her parents, son, Tony Clyde Jones, sisters, Mary Belle Lyalls and Betty Severt and brother, Jesse Osborne. Mrs. Jones...
Mr. Ray David Lambert
Jul 8, 2017
Ray David Lambert age 77 of Crumpler died Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Lambert was born in Ashe County May 22, 1940 to the late Gaither and Ada Mullis Lambert. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a brother, Rufus Lambert and two nephews, Tony Curtis Brown and Jim Lambert. Ray...
Mrs. Myrtle Dean Barker South
Jul 5, 2017
Mrs. Myrtle Dean Barker South age 86, of Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Margate Health & Rehab Center. Mrs. South was born September 7, 1930 in Ashe County to James and Pearl Jones Barker. Mrs. South was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Willard Wayne South, brothers, Howard, Lake and Fred Barker, sisters, Pauline Barker,...
Mrs. Ruby Irene Parsons Stovall
Jul 4, 2017
Mrs. Ruby Irene Parsons Stovall age 91, of West Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Forest Ridge Assisted Living. Mrs. Stovall was born March 27, 1926 in Ashe County to Robert Glen and Edna Canter Parsons. Mrs. Stovall was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Littleton Stovall, brother, Foy Parsons and sister, Pearl Church. Mrs. Stovall...
Mr. Ray Caldwell
Jul 4, 2017
Mr. Marion Ray Caldwell age 77, of Crumpler, died on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at his home. Mr. Caldwell was born on April 30, 1940 in to John William and Elsie Chatham Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Walter Tom Caldwell, Herbert Fields Caldwell, sisters, Janet Sue Gomez, Nell Pollard, and daughter, Alissa Sue Caldwell....
Sallie Miller Scott
Jun 30, 2017
Sallie Miller Scott, 96, died Friday morning, June 30, 2017, at Margate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson, NC, following an extended illness. Sallie was born on March 12, 1921, in Ashe County, NC. She graduated from Appalachian State Teachers College in 1942 with a degree in primary education. As a teacher in the Ashe County School System, she had...
Mr. Kenneth Clay Weaver
Jun 30, 2017
Mr. Kenneth Clay Weaver age 77, of West Jefferson, died on Friday, June 30, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Weaver was born on September 27, 1939 in Grayson County, VA to Wilbourn C. and Violet Owen Weaver. Mr. Weaver was preceded in death by his father. Mr. Weaver served in the United States Navy. Kenneth was a lifetime member...
Mrs. Ruth Hamby Trivette
Jun 29, 2017
Mrs. Ruth Hamby Trivette age 84, of Creston, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center. Mrs. Trivette was born April 11, 1933 in Wilkes County to Benjamin Harrison and Annie Townsend Hamby. Mrs. Trivette was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Jeanette Hamby Nichols, son, Randall Keith Trivette, grandson, Kendall Smith, infant grandchildren, Kenneth Smith & Angel...
Lena Price Gore
Jun 27, 2017
Lena M. Gore 87, of San Antonio, TX went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 27th, 2017. She was born to the late Ervil L. Price and Dorothy A. Price on August 11, 1929. Family, friends, and gardening were Lena's passion and delight. She is preceded in death by husband John H. Gore and siblings Carol, Sophie, and...
Sammy Gene Mullis
Jun 26, 2017
Mr. Sammy Gene Mullis, age 70 of Jefferson died on Monday, June 26, 2017 at his home. Mr. Mullis was born on February 17, 1947 in Jefferson, NC to the late Gordon and Florence Lambert Mullis. Mr. Mullis served in the US Army during the Vietnam era. He worked as a carpenter for 25 years and was a good craftsman....
Julia Frances Sapp Walker
Jun 24, 2017
Mrs. Julia Frances Sapp Walker, age 101 of Inverness, Florida, formerly of Ashe County, died on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Walker was born on August 27, 1915 in Ashe County to the late William Oscar and Effie Roark Sapp. Mrs. Walker was a homemaker. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 30, 2017 at 3:00...
Mr. John Banner Powers
Jun 20, 2017
Mr. John Banner Powers age 78, of Lansing, NC died Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center. Mr. Powers was born May 15, 1939 in Ashe County to Austin and Mammie Powers. Mr. Powers was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Bo Powers, sisters, Dare Billings, Nancy Little, Allice Mikeal, Brenda Powers and Martha Powers. John graduated from...
Mr. William Elbert "Buster" Howell
Jun 20, 2017
William Elbert Howell passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Beacon Place at the age of 96. Bill is also affectionately known as "Buster" and "Pap". Bill was born in Ashe County June 10, 1921 in the Mill Creek Community of Todd, NC to Wade and Edith Howell. Upon high school graduation, he enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps...
Mr. James Jackson Sanderford
Jun 14, 2017
Mr. James Jackson Sanderford age 60, of Warrensville, NC died Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Sanderford was born May 16, 1957 in Wake County to Clyde and Vonda Finch Cross. Mr. Sanderford was preceded in death by he father ,son, Tommy Sanderford, brothers, Phillip Sanderford and Ralph Dement. Mr. Sanderford enjoyed fishing and painting rocks and...
Frances Irene Turnmire Pugh
Jun 14, 2017
Mrs. Frances Irene Turnmire Pugh, age 68 of Piney Creek, NC died on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Pugh was born on April 28, 1949 in Ashe County to Riley James and Myrtle Elizabeth McCoy Turnmire. Mrs. Pugh was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Roger Turnmire, daughter, Crystal Gail Woodie, and an infant son, Johnny...
Mrs. Maude Esther Wood Calhoun
Jun 13, 2017
Mrs. Maude Esther Wood Calhoun age 90, of West Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Margate Health & Rehab Center. Mrs.Calhoun was born May 1, 1927 in Ashe County to Henry and Ida Riley Wood. Mrs. Calhoun was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Vernie Edward Calhoun, brothers, John Wood and Earl Wood and sister, Judy Blevins....
Mrs. Cindy Ann Puckett
Jun 12, 2017
Mrs. Cindy Ann Puckett age 59, of Jefferson, NC died Monday, June 12, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs Puckett was born January 15, 1958 in Ilion, NY to Gerald and Louise Hosel. Mrs. Puckett was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Puckett was an avid quilter, she also enjoyed knitting, scrap booking, stamping and arts and crafts. Cindy...
Sgt. Dillon C. Baldridge
Jun 10, 2017
Sergeant Dillon C. Baldridge was killed in action and went to his eternal home Saturday, June 10, 2017. The 22-year-old soldier died from wounds sustained in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Baldridge was born July 18, 1994 in Raleigh, NC, and grew up in the neighboring town of Youngsville, where his friends remember him as funny, sensitive,...
Mrs. Joann Krider Weaver
Jun 9, 2017
Mrs. Joan Krider Weaver, age 81, of West Jefferson, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Born in Todd, NC, March 18, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Dick and Ida Wilcox Krider. She was a graduate of Beaver Creek High School. Mrs. Weaver was a very active member of West Jefferson United Methodist Church....
Mrs. Louise Miller Lyall
Jun 5, 2017
Mrs. Louise Lyall age 82, of West Jefferson, NC died Monday, June 5, 2017 at Margate Health & Rehab Center. Mrs. Lyall was born April 26, 1935 in Lansing, NC to Marvin and Lola Shatley Miller. Mrs. Lyall was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, William Corbett Lyall, son, Johnny Lyall and sister, Gladys Blevins. Mrs. Lyall loved...
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