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.
Michael McCoy
Aug 24, 2005
View this Videotribute Michael Guilford McCoy, age 49 of Creston, NC, died Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at his home. Mr. McCoy was born July 16, 1956 in Wilmington, DE to the late Barney and Ada Barker McCoy. Mr. McCoy attended Peak Valley Baptist Church. He loved to build and had many hobbies and interests. He loved the outdoors. Funeral services...
Elder Adams
Aug 20, 2005
View this Videotribute Elder Vernie Adams, age 83 of Lansing, died Saturday, August 20, 2005 at his home. Elder Adams was born October 17, 1921 in Ashe County to the late Edward and Maggie Powers Adams. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Tammy Louise Finley and a son-in-law, Larry Roten. Elder Adams...

Gerry Miller
Aug 11, 2005
Gerry George Miller, age 50 of Creston, NC, died Thursday, August 11, 2005 at his home. Mr. Miller was born September 29, 1954 in Ashe County to the late Robert and Lorraine Roten Miller. In addition to his parents, his wife Lena Kay Miller preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 13, 2005...

David Harris
Aug 10, 2005
David Wayne Harris, better known as "Buzz", age 44, of Jefferson, died Wednesday evening at his home. Mr. Harris was born in Ashe County, September 29, 1960, to Kyle Ray Harris and Dorothy Clyde Sheets Harris. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Richard Dean Harris. Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 14, 2005, 2:00...

Elsie Hudler Marsh
Aug 7, 2005
Elsie Lee Hudler Marsh, age 86 of Jefferson, NC died Sunday, August 07, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Marsh was born in Crumpler, NC on April 17, 1919 to Robert and Zenia Taylor Hudler. She and her late husband, Grover Marsh, began the Ashe Home Improvement in 1957 and served Ashe and surrounding counties for several years. She was a...
Leonard Miller
Jul 31, 2005
Leonard Fred Miller, age 73 of Glendale Springs, NC, passed away Sunday, July 31, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Miller was born April 10, 1932 to the late Gordon and Vernie Wingler Miller. He was a member of the Glendale Springs Missionary Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 3 at 1:00 p.m. at the...

Ralph Shepherd
Jul 29, 2005
Joseph Ralph Shepherd age 74 of West Jefferson, NC, died Friday, July 29, 2005 at Segraves Care Center. Mr. Shepherd was born in Ashe County, NC on May 2, 1931 Millard Buel and Lillie Mae Shepherd Riddle. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, July 31, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. at Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Jeff Vogler will officiate. Burial...

Clifford Hurley
Jul 29, 2005
Charles Clifford Hurley age 75 of Lansing, NC, died Friday, July 29, 2005 at the Watauga Medical Center. Mr. Hurley was born in Ashe County, NC on June 6, 1930 to Jackie and Mallie Testerman Hurley. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, July 31, 2005 at 8:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Kenneth Clark and Rev. Tom...

Jessie Smith
Jul 29, 2005
Jessie Lorrine Acord Smith age 78 of West Jefferson, NC, died Friday, July 29, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born in Glen Morrison, WV on June 7, 1927 to Wilbert Haven and Mary Francie Cook Acord. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, July 31, 2005 at 3:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jack Pugh...

Zeta Miller
Jul 27, 2005
Zeta Arlene Wyatt Miller age 95 of Jefferson, NC the Glendale Springs Community, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at her daughter's residence. Mrs. Miller was born in Ashe County, NC on June 8, 1910 to Rudolph and Mary Bare Wyatt. She loved flowers and gardening in her flower gardens. Funeral Services will be held Friday, July 29, 2005 at 2:00...
Iris Watson
Jul 25, 2005
View this Videotribute Iris Vannoy Watson age 85 of Fleetwood, NC, died Monday, July 25, 2005 at the Watauga Medical Center. Mrs. Watson was born in Ashe County, NC on January 23, 1920 to Elton and Vera Moretz Vannoy. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Deep Gap, NC. She was married to Eugene "Genie" Watson for 66...

Juanita Ball
Jul 22, 2005
Juanita Howell Ball age 96 of Grassy Creek, NC, died Friday, July 22, 2005 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ball was born in Ashe County, NC on March 3, 1909 to Abraham and Cora Powers Howell. She attended Little Helton Baptist Church. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, July 24, 2005 at 3:30 P.M. at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel. Rev....
Virginia Treadway
Jul 20, 2005
View this Videotribute Virginia Jones Treadway, age 82 of Warrensville, NC, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Treadway was born June 14, 1923 in Ashe County to the late Moses and Cora Jones Gilley. In addition to her parents, her husband, Frank Treadway and son, Dale Treadway preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held...

Granville Patrick
Jul 19, 2005
Granville Patrick better known as Dee, age 92 of Creston, NC, died Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Patrick was born July 22, 1912 in Elizabethton, Tennessee to the late John and Louise Hodge Patrick. In addition to his parents, his wife, Juanita Osborne Patrick and a son, Howard Patrick, preceded him in death. Funeral services will...

Zana Smith
Jul 18, 2005
Zana Mavis Stike Smith, age 78 of Fork, Maryland, died Monday, July 18, 2005 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Harford County, MD. Mrs. Smith was born March 13, 1927 in Matoaka, West Virginia to the late John and Chloe Phipps Stike. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, July 22, 2005 at the Badger Funeral Home...

Mary Burgess
Jul 18, 2005
Mary E. Burgess age 62 of West Jefferson, NC, died Monday, July 18, 2005 at her residence. Ms. Burgess was born in San Diego, CA on September 6, 1942 to David and Opal King Venn. Ms. Burgess was preceded in death by her son; Kevin Burgess. She was a retired paralegal, volunteered at Ashe Memorial Hospital for 10 years, and...

Lee Stamper
Jul 16, 2005
Lee Vaughn Stamper age 71 of Lansing, NC, died Saturday, July 16, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Stamper was born in Ashe County, NC on August 15, 1933. He was preceded in death by his mother; Hassie Blevins. Funeral Services will be held Monday, July 18, 2005 at 4:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Larry Shepherd will...

Gilbert Miller
Jul 13, 2005
Gilbert Allen Miller age 85 of Jefferson, NC the Glendale Springs Community, died Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Miller was born in Ashe County, NC on December 24, 1919 to Dewey and Zeola Houck Miller. He served during World War II in the United States Navy. Mr. Miller owned and operated the Raccoon Hollar Campground...

Pansy Bare
Jul 12, 2005
Pansy Elizabeth Bare, age 74 of Morristown, TN, formerly of Ashe County, died Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at her home. Mrs. Bare was born February 23, 1931 in Ashe County to the late Basil and Mattie Miller Bare. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, July 14, 2005 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Floyd South will...
Elizabeth McClure
Jul 11, 2005
Elizabeth Ann McClure, age 56 of Lansing, NC, died Monday, July 11, 2005 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Ms. McClure was born February 17, 1949 in Ashe County to the late Walter and Mae Price McClure. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday July 14, 2005 at the Lansing Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in...