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.
Dale Eldreth
Nov 22, 2005
View this Videotribute Johnny Dale Eldreth, better known as Dale, age 76 of Creston, NC, died Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Eldreth was born September 10, 1929 in Ashe County to the late Lee and Ruth Sexton Eldreth. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Grace Parsons. Mr. Eldreth was...
Timothy Shatley
Nov 20, 2005
Timothy Dwayne Shatley, age 30 of Grassy Creek, NC, died Sunday, November 20, 2005. Mr. Shatley was born in Galax, VA on August 13, 1975 to Allen Shatley and Inez Reeves Shatley. Mr. Shatley enjoyed fishing in his spare time. Mr. Shatley was also attending Wilkes Community College where he was studying Culinary Arts. Funeral Services will be held Friday,...
Bree Dolinger
Nov 18, 2005
View this Videotribute Bree Dawn Waln Dolinger age 31 of West Jefferson, NC, died Friday, November 18, 2005 in West Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Dolinger was born in Orlando, Florida on December 13, 1973 to Ronald Lee and Janet Neel Waln. She was a member of the Glendale Springs Missionary Baptist Church. She worked as a server at Geno's Restaurant in...

William Barr
Nov 14, 2005
William Paul Barr age 54 of Lansing, NC, died Monday, November 14, 2005 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Barr was born in Kentucky on April 1, 1951 to Calvin Quincy and Martha Faye Osborne Barr. A graveside service will be held Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. at the Roten Cemetery in Creston, NC. Rev. Dean Shaw will...
Bradley Mash
Nov 13, 2005
Bradley James Mash, age 61, of West Jefferson, died Sunday, November 13, 2005, at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson. Mr. Mash was born February 25, 1944 to the late Paul James and Roye Hurley Mash. He was a member of the Glendale Springs Presbyterian Church. Funeral services for Mr. Mash will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at 11:00 a.m....

Lois Dent
Nov 13, 2005
Lois Parsons Dent age 86 of Greensboro, NC, formerly of West Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, November 13, 2005 at the River Landing at Sandy Ridge in Colfax, NC. Mrs. Dent was born in Berwind, West Virginia on May 14, 1919 to William and Bertha Blevins Parsons. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. at the...
Ola Day
Nov 11, 2005
View this Videotribute Ola Marie Elliott Day age 93 of West Jefferson, NC, died Friday, November 11, 20005 at her residence. Mrs. Day was born in Ashe County, NC on May 15, 1912 to Willie and Ella Mae Miller Elliott. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years; Rev. Walter Franklin Day. Mrs. Day was a member...

Mendel Smith
Nov 4, 2005
Dr. Mendel "Doc" Wallace Smith age 93 of Warrensville, NC, died Friday, November 04, 2005 at Segraves Care Center. Dr. Smith was born in Preston County, WV on March 31, 1912 to the late W.A. and Bessie Furman Smith. He served in the Air Force during World War II. Graveside Services will be held Monday, November 7, 2005 at 2:00...
George Yale
Nov 3, 2005
George M. Yale, 88, beloved husband of Blandina Ward Yale, went to be with his heavenly Father on Thursday, November 3rd, 2005. George was a native of the Trap Hill Community in Wilkes County. He is the son of the late John and Sallie Johnson Yale of Trap Hill. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Sam Yale and...

Peter DiVenere
Nov 1, 2005
Peter Frank DiVenere, age 85 of West Jefferson, NC, died Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at his home. Mr. DiVenere was born April 15, 1920 in Bristol, CT to the late Thomas and Carmella DiVenere. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Lillian Thomas. Mr. DiVenere was a retired Captain in the US Army where...

Karen McDonald
Oct 27, 2005
Karen H. McDonald, 55, passed away on October 27th, 2005 at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. Mrs. McDonald was born December 21, 1949 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, daughter of the late Joseph Elmo Hanway and Dena Sessums Sutton. She shared a marriage of thirty six years with Arlen L. McDonald. Mrs. McDonald began her career...

James Krider
Oct 26, 2005
James Ceasar Krider, age 84 of Simi Valley, CA, died Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at his home. Mr. Krider was born February 2, 1921 in Ashe County to the late Ceasar and Ada Wilcox Krider. Mr. Krider was a member of the Canoga Park Elks Lodge, # 2190. Mr. Krider was owner and operator of J C's Barber Shop in...

William Hargett
Oct 22, 2005
William Marsh Hargett age 84 of Grassy Creek, NC, formerly of Marshville, NC, died Saturday at his daughter's residence in Grassy Creek, NC. Mr. Hargett was born in Marshville, NC on July 9, 1921 to the late James Preston and Mary Jane Strawn Hargett. He was preceded in death by two brothers; Jack Hargett (who died in Belgium during World...
Willard Richardson
Oct 20, 2005
View this Videotribute Willard Wilson Richardson age 84 of Crumpler, NC, died Thursday, October 20, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Richardson was born in Ashe County, NC on October 1, 1921 to the late Jim and Bertie Williams Richardson. He served in the US Army during World War II, he was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)....
John Price
Oct 17, 2005
John Kenneth Price age 73 of Clemmons, NC, died Monday, October 17, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Price was born in Newcastle,NB. Canada on August 25, 1932 to Jack James and Annie Maude (Gahan) Price. He worked as a mechanic all his life and retired from Mock Tire Service in Winston Salem, NC. In his retirement he loved to do...

Sybil Purdum
Oct 14, 2005
Sybil Irene Purdum, age 89, of Sparta, NC, died Friday, October 14, 2005, at Sunbridge Nursing Home in Sparta. Mrs. Purdum was born August 27, 1916 in Ashe County. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 16, 2005, 2:00 p.m. at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel. Rev. Al LeMay and the Rev. Michael LeMay will officiate. Entombment will follow in Ashelawn Memorial...

Mamie Barker
Oct 12, 2005
Mamie Osborne Barker age 92 of Lansing, NC, died Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Barker was born in Ashe County, NC on August 23, 1913 to the late Johnny and Lillie Greer Osborne. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ben Barker. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 15, 2005...
Kenneth Hurley
Oct 7, 2005
View this Videotribute Kenneth Don Hurley age 72 of Creston, NC, died Friday, October 7, 2005 at the Watauga Medical Center. Mr. Hurley was born in Ashe County, NC on March 23, 1933. He was preceded in death by his mother Ethel Faye Hurley. Mr. Hurley worked at Southern Device for 19 years, he later worked at Ashe County Motors...

Ruth Baker Howell
Oct 5, 2005
Ruth Naomi Baker Howell, age 91 of Crumpler, NC died Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Howell was born March 5, 1914 in Crumpler, NC to the late Wint and Alice Taylor Baker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Elmer Howell and two sons: Gary and Wayne Howell. Funeral...

Helen Darnell
Oct 2, 2005
Helen Hart Darnell, age 88 of Jefferson, NC died Sunday, October 2, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Darnell was born November 3, 1916 in Awawalt , WV. to the late John and Ida Dunn Hart. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Connie Darnell and a daughter, Carol Miller. Funeral services will be...