Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Local obituaries for our Badger Funeral Home & Ashelawn Memorial Chapel with funeral services throughout North Carolina, including West Jefferson, Jefferson and adjoining counties.

Clara Cobb
Apr 2, 2007
Mrs. Clara Sheets Cobb, age 80 of Chesapeake, VA, died Monday, April 2, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Cobb was born February 19, 1927 in Shelbyville, KY to the late Rufus and Sue Crepps Sheets. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband; Theophilus Cobb and brother; George "Jack" Sheets. Clara was a member...

Ordon Bare
Mar 23, 2007
Mr. Ordon Bare age 93 of Jefferson died Friday, March 23, 2007 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Bare was born in Ashe County on March 23, 1914 to the late Thomazine Bare. Along with his mother he was preceded in death by his wife Sally Beryl Bare, one son Perry Nathan Bare in 195, and one daughter Jane...

Harold Waddell
Mar 20, 2007
Mr. Harold Edison Waddell, age 75 of Grassy Creek, the Helton Community, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at his home. Mr. Waddell was born February 2, 1932 in Ashe County to the late Edison and Addie Walker Waddell. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, March 24, 2007 at Helton United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends...
Hazel Blevins
Mar 20, 2007
View this Videotribute Mrs. Hazel Dean Blevins, age 79 of West Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Elliott was born July 2, 1927 in Ashe County to the late Jessie Grandville and Callie Miller Elliott. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Vernon Robert Lyall and...

James Holman
Mar 18, 2007
James Rufus Holman, age 83 of West Jefferson, died Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Holman was born June 25, 1923 in Ashe County to the late Jim and Mandy Holman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Julia Mae Holman. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March...

James Shaw
Mar 17, 2007
Mr. James Arlan Shaw age 79 of Jefferson died Saturday, March 17, 2007 at his home. Mr. Shaw was born July 5, 1927 in Ashe County to the late Cam and Bina Vanover Shaw. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at the Jefferson Cemetery. Mr. Shaw is survived by: 1 brother: Roger Shaw of Lenoir 1 sister:...
Donna Sullivan Jones
Mar 16, 2007
Mrs. Donna Mae Sullivan Jones age 97 of Warrensville died Friday, March 16, 2007 at Segraves Care Center. Mrs. Jones was born in Lansing on February 12, 1910 to the late Warren and Fannie Thompson Sullivan. Including her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ora Eli Jones, two brothers, Odell and Ora Sullivan, two sisters, Trevia Graham...

Randall Trivette
Mar 16, 2007
View this Videotribute Mr. Randall Keith Trivette age 31 of Creston died Friday, March 16, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Trivette was born in Caldwell County, NC on May 29 1975 to Cicero "Jack" Trivette and Ruth Hamby Trivette. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 19, 2007 at 7pm at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Harlan...

Leroy Jarvis
Mar 13, 2007
Mr. Leroy Mansfield Jarvis, age 83 of Jefferson, died Monday at Margate Health & Rehab Center. Mr. Jarvis was born August 28, 1923 in Ashe County to the late Frank and Addie Comer Jarvis. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by sisters: Ethel Holman, Hazel Jarvis, Pauline Houck and Peggy Miller and a brother: Fred Jarvis....

Vivian Needham
Mar 12, 2007
Ms. Vivian Esther Needham, age 57 of Crumpler, died Monday, March 12, 2007 at Watauga Medical Center. Ms. Needham was born October 16, 1949 in Forsyth County to Joseph and Eula Massey Needham. She was preceded in death by her father. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 PM, Thursday, March 15, 2007 at Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Lloyd...
Fred Lewis
Mar 11, 2007
Fred Emmett Lewis, age 72, of Lenoir, NC, formerly of Ashe County, NC, died Sunday, March 11, 2007 at his home. Mr. Lewis was born June 24, 1934 in Ashe County, NC to the late Joe and Callie Woodridge Lewis. He was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church. He enjoyed Bluegrass music and played the banjo and guitar. Funeral services...

Exie Mash
Mar 10, 2007
Exie Mae Miller Mash, 101 of Glendale Springs, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2007. She was born on April 10, 1905 to John and Ettie Miller in Glendale Springs where she had been a lifelong resident. Exie has been in failing health for the last few months and was residing at the Shaire Nursing Center in Lenoir,...
Margaret Seward
Mar 9, 2007
Margaret S. Seward age 81of Crumpler died Friday, March 9, 2007 at Margate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson. Mrs. Seward was born in Hartford County, Maryland on July 30, 1925 to the late Howard Bosley and Georgiana Sweeting Bosley Haines. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Seward and son Samuel Franklin Seward....

Betty Bruner
Mar 8, 2007
Mrs. Betty Jean Price Bruner age 73 of Creston died Thursday, March 8, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Bruner was born May 31, 1933 in Creston, NC to the late Otis and Ruth Lewis Price. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother Louis Edward Price. She volunteered at Blue Ridge Elementary as a foster...
Bower Medley
Mar 7, 2007
View this Videotribute Mr. Bower Edward Medley age 84 of West Jefferson died Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at his home. Mr. Medley was born July 26, 1922 in Ashe County to the late Bower and Cora Cheek Medley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise Combs Medley and a son, Kenneth Medley....

Dale Dancy
Mar 7, 2007
Mr. Dale Ray Dancy age 79 of Laurel Springs died Wednesday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Stitch Center. Mr. Dancy was born December 26, 1927 in Ashe County to the late Eugene and Leona Birchette Dancy. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a sister, Donna Virginia Miller. Mr. Dancy was a veteran of...
Carmen Bass
Mar 5, 2007
View this Videotribute Mrs. Carmen Taylor Bass age 38 of Lansing the Helton Community died Monday, March 5, 2007. Mrs. Bass was born May 2, 1968 in Elkton, MD to Rex and Thelma Taylor. She was preceded in death by her father. A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 10th at 3pm at Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Burial...

Joseph Peirson
Mar 5, 2007
Infant Joseph Butler Peirson, of Todd, NC, passed away Monday, March 5, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Infant Peirson was born February 28, 2007 in Forsyth County, NC, to Joseph Peirson and Christina Potter. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel in Jefferson, NC. Reverend Ron Manuel...
George Wood
Mar 4, 2007
View this Videotribute Mr. George Howard Wood age 82 of Todd the Baldwin Community died Sunday at his residence. Mr. Wood was born July 21, 1924 in Ashe County to the late Edward and Carrie McGuire Wood. Mr. Wood served his country in the US Navy in WWII. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday at the Baldwin...