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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.
Ms. Ruby Marie Dixon Miller
Apr 22, 2017
Mrs. Ruby Marie Dixon Miller age 85, of Winston Salem died Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Miller was born February 6, 1932 in Laurel Springs, NC to William and Dolly Darnell Dixon. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Leonard Fred Miller. Mrs. Miller loved spending time with her children and grandchildren....
Mr. Ronny Paul Lemly
Apr 21, 2017
Ronny Paul Lemly age 65, of Fleetwood, died on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Lemly was born on June 13, 1951 in Ashe County, to Paul and Evalene Church Lemly. Including his parents, Mr. Lemly was preceded in death by his wife Suzie Jones Lemly. Mr. Lemly liked to work and tinker with old cars and...
Mrs. Betty Barker Greer
Apr 21, 2017
Mrs. Betty Jerelene Barker Greer age 78, of Warrensville, died on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Greer was born on July 21, 1938 in Catawba County to Al and Bernice Beal Barker. Mrs. Greer was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Paul William Greer, two brothers, Denny Gean Barker, Ray Barker, infant sister, Barbara...
Mr. Ralph Gary Little
Apr 19, 2017
Mr. Ralph Gary Little age 75, of Laurel Springs, formerly of Charlotte went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. Mr. Little was born August 11, 1941 in Charlotte, NC to Ralph and Rose Moore Little. Mr. Little was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Frances (Frankie)...
Mr. Harold David Eastridge
Apr 18, 2017
Mr. Harold David Eastridge age 74, of Lansing, NC died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Eastridge was born August 2, 1942 in Ashe County to Grady and Lora Hogan Eastridge. Mr. Eastridge was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Elizabeth Tucker. Mr. Eastridge was a member of West Jefferson Church of Christ. He...
Pozy Lindessa Owen
Apr 16, 2017
Mr. Pozy Lindessa Owen, age 93 of Crumpler died on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Margate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson. Mr. Owen was born on October 25, 1923 in Ashe County to Luther W. and Myrtie Francis Owen. Mr. Owen was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Marie Teresa Owen, a son, Eugene Nelson Owen, a...
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Barker Combs
Apr 16, 2017
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Barker Combs age 89, of West Jefferson, died on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Combs was born on December 26, 1927 in Ashe County to Sid and Laura Stike Barker. Mrs. Combs was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Oren Combs. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Mrs. Combs is survived by:...
Mrs. Patsy Faw Edmiston
Apr 15, 2017
Mrs. Patsy Bernice Edmiston age 73, of Boone, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at The Foley Center in Blowing Rock. Mrs. Edmiston was born June 27, 1943 in Wilkes County to Robert and Annie Burgess Faw. Mrs. Edmiston was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Robert Dean Edmiston and grandson, Patrick Hayes. Mrs. Edmiston was like a mother and...
Mrs. Virginia Dare Mahaffey Lyalls
Apr 13, 2017
Mrs. Virginia Dare Mahaffey Lyalls age 77, of Jefferson, died Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Watauga Medical Center. Mrs. Lyalls was born on July 14, 1939 to Harrison and Betty Osborne Mahaffey. Mrs. Lyalls was preceded in death by her parents, husband, William Donald Lyalls, brother, Junior Mahaffey and sister, Delray Widner. Mrs. Lyalls was a member of Scottsville Baptist...
Mrs. Sandra Baldwin Ricci
Apr 12, 2017
Mrs. Sandra Baldwin Ricci age 54, of North Wilkesboro, NC died Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Mrs. Ricci was born January 23, 1963 to Harold and Kay Osborne Baldwin Mrs. Ricci was preceded in death by her mother. Memorial services will be held Monday, April 17, 2017 at 2:00 pm at Badger Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one...
James Walter Osborne
Apr 9, 2017
Mr. James Walter Osborne of Creston, died on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Osborne was preceded in death by his parents, Lester and Queenie Sluder Osborne, brother, Junior Osborne, sisters, Doris Roten and Nell Jones, two sons, Jack Osborne, Tom Osborne, two grandsons, Gregory and Dallas Osborne. He enjoyed working outside and in the garden, and...
Mr. Larry Brooks
Apr 8, 2017
Larry Glenn Brooks age 82 of Lansing, died Saturday, April 8, 2017 at his home. Mr. Brooks was born on November 12, 1934 to Glenn and Lela Hamm Brooks. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Tony Brooks and his wife, Dorothy Bare Brooks. After graduating from Lansing High School in 1953, he began his working career...
Mrs. Sue Osborne Hurley
Apr 6, 2017
Mrs. Sue Osborne Hurley age 71, of Jefferson, died on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Lenoir. Mrs. Hurley was born on June 23, 1945 in to Reggie Ray and Wava Eller Osborne. Mrs. Hurley was preceded in death by her father and her husband, Dallas Bruce Hurley. Mrs. Hurley was a member of Bristol...
Mr. Gerald Wood
Apr 3, 2017
Mr. Gerald Wood age 65, of West Jefferson, died Monday, April 3, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Wood was born December 18, 1951 in Ashe County to George and Thelma Holman Wood. Mr. Wood was preceded in death by his father. Mr. Wood attended Mt. Paddy Church. He was a hard worker and loved fishing and working on and...
Mr. William Don Miller
Apr 2, 2017
Mr. William Don Miller age 71, of Jefferson, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Miller was born on October 3, 1945 in to the late John Gaither and the late Dolly Spears Miller. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 2:00 pm at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Roger Blevins, Rev....
Mrs. Lois Laws Wyrick
Apr 2, 2017
Mrs. Lois Laws Wyrick age 85, of West Jefferson, died on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Wyrick was born on January 22, 1932 in Wilkes County to Crobie Donald and Esther Greer Laws. Mrs. Wyrick was preceded in death by her parents, grandson, Jason "Bo" Wyrick, brother, Billy Ray Laws and her husband, Richard Franklin "Frank" Wyrick....
Ella Ruth Chandler
Mar 31, 2017
Mrs. Ella Ruth Chandler, age 80, of August, Georgia, entered into rest on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Westwood Nursing Facility in Evans, Georgia. Mrs. Chandler was born on March 4, 1937 in Ashe County to Fred and Lucy Taylor. She was raised in West Jefferson and attended Nathans Creek School where she was voted Homecoming Queen. Ruth became the...
Mr. Bill Badger
Mar 30, 2017
John William "Bill" Badger age 87, of Jefferson, died Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Bill was born December 20, 1929 in Ashe County to Roy Rudolph and Bessie Hartzog Badger. Mr. Badger was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Johanna Bottoms, sisters, Eula Johnson, Edith Conklin, brother, James Badger and wife, Martha...
Mr. R. C. Stiddam
Mar 29, 2017
Mr. R. C. Stiddam age 68, of West Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at his home. Mr. Stiddam was born November 18, 1948 in Ashe County to Worth and Cora Carpenter Stiddam. Mr. Stiddam was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Katherine Stiddam. Mr. Stiddam served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was...
Mrs. Sue Leek
Mar 27, 2017
Sharon "Sue" Haire Leek died on March 27, 2017. Sue was born on November 28, 1949, in Ashe County. She attended Wingate College, East Tennessee State University, and Appalachian State University, graduating with a degree in Early Education, and started her teaching career in 1972. Sue retired in 2002 after first teaching at Lansing Elementary School, then Blue Ridge Elementary...
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