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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.
Mrs. Peggy Richardson Lovelace
Apr 15, 2015
Mrs. Peggy Richardson Lovelace age 78, of West Jefferson, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at her daughter's home in Alabama. Mrs. Lovelace was born on July 25, 1936 in Bel Air, MD to Clarence and Mary Hicks Richardson. Mrs. Lovelace was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Kelly Lovelace. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April...
Mrs. Nancy Viola "Bunt" Lillard Jones
Apr 13, 2015
Mrs. Nancy Viola "Bunt" Lillard Jones age 83, of Warrensville died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jones was born October 7, 1931 in Johnson County, TN to Charles and Bessie Mahaffey Lillard. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John Paul Jones and brother, Jones Raymond "Jay" Lillard. Mrs. Jones was a...
Ruth Ham
Apr 13, 2015
Mrs. Ruth Ham, age 83 of Grassy Creek died on Monday, April 13, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab in Jefferson. Mrs. Ham was born on August 27, 1931 in Wilkes County, NC to Barney Watson and Pearl Ulayla Walker Crabb. Mrs. Ham was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Elmer Ham, sister, Ruby Crouse, sister, Rosalee Johnson, brother,...
Mrs. Grace Shepherd Ham
Apr 12, 2015
Mrs. Grace Shepherd Ham age 89, of West Jefferson, NC died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ham was born August 1, 1925 in Ashe County to David Levi and Lydia Osborne Shepherd. Mrs. Ham was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Rev. Ray Ham, grandchild, Darlene Moretz and all her brothers and sisters. Grace...
Mr. Theodore Joseph Kozel
Mar 28, 2015
Mr. Theodore "Ted" Joseph Kozel, of Jefferson, NC died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Kozel was born in Connellsville, PA to Charles Jacob and Mary Wisnewski Kozel. Mr. Kozel was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Thomas Kozel, who was killed in 1944 in Normandy, France, Charles Kozel, and sister, Dorothy Kozel. Mr. Kozel was a...
Mrs. Elsie Avaw Greer Lambert
Mar 28, 2015
Mrs. Elsie Avaw Greer Lambert age 101, of West Jefferson, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Lambert was born July 19, 1913 in Ashe County, to Albert and Lela Vannoy Greer. Mrs. Lambert was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, Rev. Bill Greer and Darrell Greer and grandson, Rick Ellis. Mrs. Lambert...
Robert "Pete" Howard Graybeal
Mar 27, 2015
Mr. Robert Howard Graybeal, better known as "Pete" of Creston, NC passed away peacefully on Friday, March 27, 2015 surrounded by his family at his residence. He was 71. Mr. Graybeal was born on Monday, April 26, 1943 in Hemphill, WV to Guy Kenneth and Eva Violet Farmer Graybeal. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother,...
Maxine Latham Shatley
Mar 26, 2015
Mrs. Maxine Latham Shatley, age 64 of Crumpler, NC died on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Shatley was born on March 14, 1951 in Ashe County to the late Ennis Pell and Pauline Shepherd Latham. Mrs. Shatley began her secretarial career at Ashe Central High School and retired from Ashe County Middle School. She had a special...
Mr. Thomas Greer Holman
Mar 24, 2015
Mr. Thomas Greer Holman age 88, of Wilkesboro, formerly of Ashe County died on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Holman was born on September 17, 1926 in Todd, NC to George Spurgeon and Mary McCorkel Greer Holman. He grew up in Todd, NC and was long remembered for many of his boyhood pranks....
Mr. Richard "Frank" Franklin Wyrick
Mar 22, 2015
Mr. Richard Franklin "Frank" Wyrick age 83, of West Jefferson, NC died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his home. Mr. Wyrick was born August 2, 1931 in Ashe County to William and Pearl Johnson Wyrick. Mr. Wyrick was preceded in death by his parents, grandson, Jason " Bo" Wyrick, brothers, Dan Wyrick, Carl Wyrick and William Wyrick, Sister, Myrtle Jean...
Mr. Hewey Testerman
Mar 21, 2015
Mr. Hewey Testerman age 88, of Crumpler, died on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Testerman was born on March 14, 1927 in Ashe County, NC to Nelson and Lula Peak Testerman. Mr. Testerman was preceded in death by his parents, ten half brothers & sisters, Luther, Winfield, Marshal, Harrison, Eugene, Avery, Melvin, Troy, Bynum,...
Mrs. Irene Mackey Hamrick
Mar 20, 2015
Irene Mackey Hamrick age 93, of West Jefferson, died on Friday, March 20, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital in Matthews. Mrs. Hamrick was born on June 19, 1921 in Heath Springs, SC to William F. & Mami Crimminger Mackey. Mrs. Hamrick was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Berry Reuben Hamrick, all her brothers & sisters, and a son,...
Mrs. Bea Gualtney Blevins
Mar 20, 2015
Mrs. Bea Gaultney Blevins age 92, of Crumpler, NC died Friday, March 20, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospita. Mrs. Blevins was born January 26, 1923 in Ashe County to Grover Cleveland and Callie Jones Gaultney. Mrs. Blevins was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Carl Blevins, two brothers and six sisters. Funeral services will be held Monday, March...
Mr. Danny Griffitts
Mar 16, 2015
Mr. Danny Griffitts age 69, of Lansing, NC died Monday, March 16, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Griffitts was born April 29, 1945 in Lansing, NC to Clarence and Esther Pennington Griffitts. Mr. Griffitts was preceded in death by his parents, infant daughter, Angela, brothers, Harold and Tony Griffitts and sister, Maxine Hanks. He loved to hunt, fish and...
Mary Ashley McCormick
Mar 14, 2015
Mrs. Mary Ashley McCormick age 88, of Warrensville, died on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. McCormick was born on August 21, 1926 in Warrensville, NC to Robert and Nell Boyd Ashley. Mrs. McCormick was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Matthew McCormick, and brother, Ralph Ashley. Mrs. McCormick retired from Sprague Electric...
Susan Christine Nelson
Mar 13, 2015
Susan Christine Nelson, age 57 of Laurel Springs died Friday, March 13 at her home. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 3:00 pm at the home located at 972 W.A. Reed Rd. in Laurel Springs by Rev. Elliott Osowitt. The family will receive friends at the home from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm prior to the service. Ms....
Mrs. Paralea Brown Gentry Toliver
Mar 9, 2015
Mrs. Paralea Brown Gentry Toliver age 93, of Fleetwood, NC died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Hill View Family Care Home in Todd, NC. Mrs. Toliver was born December 29, 1921 in Grayson County, VA to Thomas Calvin and Elena Hawkins Brown. Mrs. Toliver was preceded in death by her parents, 1st husband, Levy Lee Gentry, 2nd Husband, Lessel Lafayette...
Anna "Ann" Johnson Goodman
Mar 7, 2015
Mrs. Anna "Ann" Lea Johnson Goodman age 81, of West Jefferson, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Goodman was born on December 16, 1933 in Ashe County to Lesley Vance and Maggie Weaver Johnson. Mrs. Goodman was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Billy Darrell Goodman, and sister, Eileen Honeycutt. Mrs. Goodman was a devoted...
Dewey S. Price
Mar 7, 2015
DEWEY S. PRICE, age 87, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was the husband of Bonnie Mahala Price, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Creston, NC, he was the son of the late Malcom and Margie Allen Price. Dewey was a Machinist at Wyeth Laboratories in...
Myrtle Valeria Goodman Brown
Mar 6, 2015
Mrs. Myrtle Valeria Goodman Brown, age 86 of Fleetwood, died on Friday, March 6, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Brown was born on October 4, 1928 in Ashe County, NC to Quince R. and Malinda "Lindy" Bare Goodman. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband, David Richard Brown, one son, Timothy Elijah Brown, two brothers, and four sisters....
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