All Obituaries

J. M. Williams, age 91 of Creston, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Watauga Medical Center.  Mr. Williams was born May 23, 1931 in Ashe County to the late W. D. and Laura Jane Denny Williams.  In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Norma “Peggy” Dunn Williams. J. M. enjoyed working on cars doing mechanic work.  He was employed by H & W Oil Co. in West Jefferson for many years. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm Monday,...

Marcia Lorraine Brown Coldiron, age 61 of Jefferson, died on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at her home. Mrs. Coldiron was born in Ashe County on January 5, 1961 to the late Jesse Clay and Lena Ruth Gore Brown. Marcia always enjoyed spending time with her animals and watching the birds from her window. Mrs. Coldiron is survived by: her husband, Walter Coldiron, better known as Sonny; one son, Chris Coldiron and wife Andrea of North Wilkesboro; two brothers, Jerry Brown and wife Karen...

Janet Kay Wyatt Miller, age 66 of Fleetwood passed away Friday May 20, 2022 at Margate Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday May 26, 2022 at Old Fields Baptist Church with Pastor Larry Powers officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:45 PM until 1:45 PM at the church prior to the service. Burial will be in Old Fields Baptist Church Cemetery. Janet was born on March 5, 1956 in Elkton Maryland to Bill Junior and JoAnn Blackburn...

Linda Josephine Bishop Lawrence, age 74 of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022. She was born in Wadesboro, NC on December 27, 1947 to the late Homer Loyd Bishop and Josephine Mae Shelley Bishop. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Morris Elbert (Larry) Lawrence, and her niece Robyn Wallace Kilpatrick. Mrs. Lawrence was an LPN until her retirement. She loved to sew and sent dolls to Nicaragua. She loved all her dogs, especially...

Johnny Ray Eastridge Jr. better known as J.J. age 46 of Lansing passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at his home.  J.J. was born February 7, 1976 to Ray Eastridge and Robin Boggs in Ashe County.  J.J. was preceded in death by his grandparents Robert and Nadine South and Charles and Berdie Eastridge. J.J. had a passion for working on vehicles. He loved to just go driving around listening to music. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He always liked to joke...

Rickey Allen Roop, age 63 of Creston, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at his home.  Mr. Roop was born March 18, 1959 in Ashe County to Reggie and Maxine Roop.  He was preceded in death by his father, daughter, Holly Roop and father-in-law, Joe Stephens. Rickey loved spending time with his granddaughters, riding around the Peak with JoEvelyn, fishing and cooking for his family and friends.  He was an avid sports fan and his favorite sports teams were the Cowboys, Tarheels and...

John Kenneth Eller III, better known as Kenny, age 64 of Warrensville, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Mr. Eller was born on July 31, 1957 in Ashe County to Johnny K. Eller II and Martha May Eller. He was preceded in death by his mother. Mr. Eller was a member of Clifton Baptist Church and loved engaging with children and youth. He enjoyed trading and selling, as well as fixing up and restoring cars. Mr. Eller was...

Donovan Ray Murray of Grassy Creek, NC, passed away with his wife by his side on May 14, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. Donovan was born in Durham, NC to the late Donovan Joe Murray and Patricia Penny Murray.  He is survived by his wife Cynthia Richardson; sons Ian and Devan Murray of Durham, NC; sister Kimberly Murray of Hillsborough, NC, numerous cousins, and a large extended family of friends, entertainers, and musicians throughout the world. Growing up in Durham, he...

Delmer Herman Jones age 81 of Warrensville passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Ashe County on December 9, 1940 to the late Smith Aaron and Annie Ruth Turner Jones. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by, two brothers, Bill Jones, Harold Jones, two sisters, Patsy Shaw, Suzie Lemly, one son, Terry Lee Jones and granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Jones. He was one of the founding members of the Fellowship Quartet and served as a deacon at...

Gladys Louise Mahaffey, age 85 of Lansing, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022. She was born in Ashe County on May 2, 1937 to the late Andrew Harrison and Betty Elizabeth Osborne Mahaffey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by, two brothers, Delmar Burl Mahaffey, Lillard Junior Mahaffey, three sisters, Delray Widner, Irene Mahaffey, and Virginia Dare Lyalls. Gladys worked for Ashe Memorial Hospital, Holly Farms and later Sprague Electric. She enjoyed going to get things...