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Elsworth James Zimmerman

West Point, 1949

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Terry Powers on December 23, 2022:

Mr. Elsworth James Zimmerman, age 84, of West Jefferson passed away Tuesday morning, October 7, 2008 at his residence.

Funeral mass will be held Monday, October 13, 2008 at 10:00 AM at the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father Joseph Ding officiating.

Burial will follow in the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Sunday night at Boone Family Funeral Home.

Mr. Zimmerman was born in Homerville, Ohio on March 16, 1924 to the late Elsworth Elias and Hazel May Linenger Zimmerman.

He was a member at the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.

He is survived by his wife, Bernadette Kincade Zimmerman; three sons, Kennith Zimmerman and wife Helena of San Antonio, TX, John Zimmerman and wife Mary Jane of Austin, TX, James Zimmerman and wife Carol of Houston, TX; one daughter, Mary Zimmerman of San Antonio, TX; one brother, Burton Zimmerman and wife Olga of Denver, NC; six grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ashe County New Beginnings, P.O. Box 381, West Jefferson, NC 28694.

www.boonefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Elsworth-James-Zimmerman?obId=21438896

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