Mr. Michael Dean Bledsoe, better known as "Mike", age 61, of Fleetwood passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 3pm at Boone Family Funeral Home with Rev. Keith Wagoner and Rev. Billy Norris officiating. Burial will follow in the Big Flatts Baptist Church Cemetery. The body will lie in state on Sunday from 2-3pm at Boone Family Funeral Home. Mr. Bledsoe was born in Ashe County on November 28, 1959 to the late Thomas Franklin and Betty Ruth Dillard Bledsoe. He worked in the service department for Blue Ridge Energies. He was a member of the Fleetwood Volunteer Fire Department. Mike was always ready to help anyone with a need. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather; he will be missed by all. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Bledsoe. Mr. Bledsoe is survived by: his wife, Marlene Eldreth Bledsoe; two daughters, Maria Bledsoe Ham and husband, Jake, of Warrensville and Misty Bledsoe Coe and husband, Josh, of West Jefferson; a brother, Robbie Bledsoe of Wilbar, NC; two granddaughters, Lilly Coe and Maggie Ham; several nieces and nephews also survive. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Fleetwood Volunteer Fire Department, 9026 US Hwy 221 South, Fleetwood, NC 28626 or Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood Street NW, Lenoir, NC 28645. Please wear a face mask and practice social distancing.