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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.
Dr. Michael Yelton
Feb 4, 2015
Dr. Michael Yelton age 69, of Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at his home. Dr. Yelton was born August 15, 1945 in Gaffney, SC to James and Betty Joe Yelton. Dr. Yelton was preceded in death by his parents. Dr. Yelton was director and set designer for Ashe County Little Theater. He was active in theater for over...
Ms. Amanda Lynn Taylor
Feb 2, 2015
Amanda Lynn Taylor age 37, of Lansing, NC died Monday, February 2, 2015. Ms. Taylor was born April 2, 1977 in Jefferson, NC to Elwood and Anita Taylor. Miss Taylor was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Francis Miller, paternal grandparents, Hansel and Rosie Taylor. Amanda loved the outdoors, especially horseback riding and camping. She also loved reading and...
Mr. William Junior Clark
Jan 30, 2015
William Junior Clark, age 88, of Lansing the Little Horse Creek Community passed away on January 30, 2015 at Forest Ridge. He was born on March, 27, 1926 in Lansing, NC to Cordelia Ham and William Clark. Bill was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Ray, Victor, and Frank Clark; sisters Alice Clark and Doris Greer. He attended Lansing...
Mrs. Beulah Grace Wyatt
Jan 28, 2015
Mrs. Beulah Grace Wyatt age 85, of Warrensville, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wyatt was born August 23, 1929 in Ashe County to Quincy and Della Sapp Jones. Mrs. Wyatt was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Russell Wyatt. Mrs. Wyatt loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her other interest included...
Mr. William Everett Scott Jr
Jan 27, 2015
Mr. William Everett Scott Jr. age 67, of Creston, NC died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, TN. Mr. Scott was born September 28, 1947 in McDowell, WV to William Everett Sr. and Beulah Brewster Scott. Mr. Scott was preceded in death by his father and grandson, William E. Scott, IV. He...
Mr. Gaetano "Tony" Mastorio
Jan 25, 2015
Early on the morning of January 25th, 2015, Gaetano "Tony" Anthony Mastorio, 92, passed quietly in his sleep at Ashe Assisted Living. Tony's journey through life began February 11th, 1922 in Pittston, Pennsylvania, growing up in an Italian household, a son of proud immigrants. He started his life as a shoeshine boy to help support his family. His voracious appetite...
Rev. Johnny Albert Johnson
Jan 24, 2015
Rev. Rev. Johnny Albert Johnson age 45, of Lansing, died on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Rev. Johnson was born on January 5, 1970 in Ashe County to Maynard and Edna Shepherd Johnson. Rev. Johnson was preceded in death by his father, Maynard Johnson and brother, Bobby Johnson. He enjoyed woodworking, painting, hunting, fishing and singing. Rev....
Paul Testerman
Jan 23, 2015
Mr. Paul Testerman, age 94, passed away January 23, 2015, surrounded by his family, at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, North Carolina. Mr. Testerman was born in Ashe County, N.C. on March 9, 1920 to Avery and Maggie Lee Jones Testerman. Mr. Paul Testerman always made those around him smile. As a longtime resident of Ashe County, he was known...
Mr. Charles Kermit Stuart
Jan 18, 2015
Mr. Charles Kermit Stuart age 70, of West Jefferson, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Stuart was born November 29, 1944 in Ashe County to Delmar Scott and Mamie Adams Stuart. Mr. Stuart was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Mitchell "Mick" Stuart, and sister, Eva Baldwin. Mr. Stuart...
Clifton Ray Roten
Jan 17, 2015
Mr. Clifton Ray Roten age 76, of Crumpler, died on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Roten was born on June 16, 1938 in Laurel Springs to Bert and Nellie Royal Roten. Mr. Roten was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Leslie Roten, Arvil Glenn Roten, Pete Roten,...
Mr. Howard Dean Testerman
Jan 15, 2015
Mr. Howard Dean Testerman age 72, of West Jefferson, NC died Thursday, January 15, 2015 at his home. Mr. Testerman was born March 19, 1942 in Ashe County to Walter Austin and Addie Combs Testerman. Mr. Testerman was preceded in death by his parents and six brothers and sisters. Memorial services will be held Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 2:00...
Mrs. Mable Davis Anderson
Jan 13, 2015
Mrs. Mable Davis Anderson age 83, of West Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Anderson was born June 12, 1931 in Whitetop, VA to Elijah and Stella Shepherd Blevins. Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Ford Davis and second husband, Paul Anderson and all her brothers...
Lena Poe Cox
Jan 10, 2015
Mrs. Lena Poe Cox, age 89 of Laurel Springs, NC died on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at her daughter's home. Mrs. Cox was born on August 13, 1925 in Ashe County, NC to William and Gussie Hunt Poe. Mrs. Cox was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Walter Reeves Cox, daughter, Carolyn Wood, infant daughter, Loretta Grace Cox, infant...
Mr. Gilbert Rudd Bare
Jan 9, 2015
Mr. Gilbert Rudd Bare age 78, of Jefferson died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Mr. Bare was born on March 18, 1936 in Ashe County to Carmie and Mamie Miller Bare. Mr. Bare was preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters, Beatrice, Ina, Harold, Donald, and Helen. Mr. Bare worked in...
Myrtle Combs Gilley
Jan 9, 2015
Mrs. Myrtle Combs Gilley age 86, of Jefferson died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Gilley was born on September 29, 1928 in Jefferson, NC to John Bud and Ettie Sexton Combs. Mrs. Gilley was preceded in death by her parents, two son, David Gilley, and Steven Gilley. Mrs. Gilley enjoyed gardening. Funeral services will...
Mrs. Betty H. Eller
Jan 7, 2015
Mrs. Betty H. Eller age 71, of Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Eller was born August 10, 1943 in Avery County to Robert and Fairy Trivette Holman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, P.J. "Pete" Eller, brothers, Junior Holman and Tommy Holman. Mrs. Eller was raised...
Martha "Marty" Weaver Thorndyke
Jan 5, 2015
Mrs. Martha "Marty" Weaver Thorndyke, age 63, of Abingdon, Virginia, passed away Monday (January 5, 2015) at her home. Born September 19, 1951 in Ashe County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Wayne "Jack" and Thelma Newberry Weaver. She was a graduate of Ashe Central High School and Kings College in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was employed...
Mrs. Geraldine Calhoun McNeill
Jan 5, 2015
Mrs. Geraldine Calhoun McNeill age 78, of Creston, NC died on Monday, January 5, 2015 at the Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living in Boone, NC. Mrs. McNeill was born November 20, 1936 in Lansing, NC to Claude and Pearl Barr Calhoun. Proceeded in death by her parents, her husbands, Bruce Elliott and Earl McNeill, four brothers, Virgil Calhoun, Cecil Calhoun, Bernard...
Mrs. Lillie Rose Shephard Holman
Jan 3, 2015
Lillie Rose Shepard Holman, 69, of Mooresville, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at the Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. She was born on June 29, 1945 in Ashe County, to the late Leabelle Perry Shepard Stamper and Luther Edward Shepard. Mrs. Holman was retired from Southern Manufacturing in Charlotte and attended Wiggins Road Baptist Church in Mooresville. She...
Billie Sexton Cox
Dec 31, 2014
Billie Sexton Cox age 80 of Winston Salem, NC died on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Cox was born on September 20, 1934 in Grayson County, VA to Robert Earl and Eva Mae Hall Sexton. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Barry William Cox, and a sister, Nanny Lou Cox. She was a...
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