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.

Pauline Miller
Jul 8, 2005
Pauline Baker Miller, age 73 of Seneca, SC died Friday, July 8, 2005 at her home. Ms. Miller was born March 14, 1932 in Alleghany County, NC to the late John and Fannie Perry Baker. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, July 15, 2005 at the Healing Springs Cemetery. Rev. Lloyd Day will officiate. Ms. Miller is...

Billie Miller
Jul 8, 2005
Billie Jean Miller age 63 of West Jefferson, NC, the Glendale Community, died Friday, July 8, 2005 at the Watauga Medical Center. Mrs. Miller was born in Ashe County, NC on June 16, 1942 to Fieldon and Flossie Jordan Roten. She attended Liberty Baptist Church. A graveside service will be held Sunday, July 10, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. at Ashelawn...

Lee Woods
Jul 4, 2005
Lee Muller Woods age 84 of West Jefferson, NC, died Monday, July 4, 2005 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Woods was born on March 22, 1921 in New Jersey to Lea and Eva Muller Woods. A private service will be held with family and close friends. Mr. Woods is survived by: Son: Glenn Woods of West Jefferson, NC Daughters:...
Wayne Weaver
Jul 4, 2005
Wayne Dickson "Jack" Weaver age 80 of Jefferson, NC, died Monday, July 4, 2005 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Weaver was born in Ashe County, NC on September 11, 1924 to David Dickson and Ida Ashley Weaver. He served in the United States Army during World War II in Germany. Mr. Weaver was a member of the Mt. Jefferson...
Ambrose Wood
Jun 29, 2005
Ambrose Todd Wood, age 53, of Glendale Springs, NC, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005. Mr. Wood was born July 2, 1951 in Ashe County to the late George and Flossie Ham Wood. Mr. Wood was a member of the Glendale Springs Baptist Church. Anyone who met Todd had a wonderful friend and loved him instantly. He will be greatly missed....

Parker Blevins
Jun 25, 2005
Parker Cline Blevins age 81 of Lansing, NC, died Sunday, June 25, 2005 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Blevins was born on July 8, 1923 in Loudiah, VA to Kerry and Sara Ann Hurley Blevins. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Minister Danny Miller and Minister Fred...
Jimmy Lambert
Jun 20, 2005
Jimmy Ray Lambert age 47 of Lenoir, NC formerly of Ashe County, NC, died Monday, June 20, 2005 at the Valdese Memorial Hospital. Mr. Lambert was born on September 11, 1957 in Ashe County, NC to Rufus and Anna Jean Blevins Lambert. Funeral Services will be held Friday, June 24, 2005 at 2:00 P.M. at Oak Hill Baptist Church. Rev....

James Miller
Jun 17, 2005
James Robert Miller, age 77, of West Jefferson, NC, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at his residence. Mr. Miller was born October 26, 1927 in Ashe County to the late Dan and Letha Dillard Miller. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2005, at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Elder James McNeill will officiate. Burial will...

Esther Stanley
Jun 16, 2005
Esther Julie May Stanley, age 92 of West Jefferson, NC died, Thursday, June 16, 2005 at her home. Mrs. Stanley was born June 8, 1913 in Ashe County to the late Walter and Ennice Miller Pennington. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Stanley. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 PM, Saturday,...

Hilda Winebarger
Jun 16, 2005
Hilda Gay Winebarger, age 42 of West Jefferson, NC, died Thursday, June 16, 2005 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Ms. Winebarger was born September 6, 1962 in Surry County to Carl and Helen Dillard Winebarger. She was preceded in death by her mother. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, June 19, 2005 at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church...

Benjamin Alexander
Jun 15, 2005
Infant Benjamin Oliver Alexander died Wednesday, June 15, at N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. Benjamin was born May 26, 2005 in Winston Salem to Shonda Megan Alexander. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2005 at Jefferson United Methodist Church. Dr. Keith Franklin, Rev. Thomas Griffis, and Rev. Bob Miller will officiate. Burial will follow...

Florence Taylor
Jun 13, 2005
Mrs. Florence "Flossie" Baltimore Taylor, age 90 of Lansing, NC, died Monday, June 13, 2005 at the Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abington, VA. Mrs. Taylor was born August 18, 1914 in South Carolina. Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her husband, Edward "Ted" Taylor. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 16, 2005 at Badger Funeral...

Richard Jones
Jun 13, 2005
Richard Clyde Jones, age 92 of Hwy. 88 West, Warrensville, NC passed away at his home Monday, June 13. Mr. Jones was born January 26, 1913 to the late Charles and Maggie Jones of Triplett (Deep Gap), North Carolina. He was a carpenter by trade and retired after 23 years from Thomasville Furniture in August of 1983. In addition to...

Ethel Shatley
Jun 11, 2005
Ethel Coldiron Shatley age 82 of Jefferson, NC, died Saturday, June 11, 2005 at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Shatley was born in Ashe County, NC on April 13, 1923 to Lester and Cessie Weaver Coldiron. She was preceded in death by her husband Guy Shatley. She was an avid reader and loved working in her flower garden. Mrs....
Grace Baldwin
Jun 10, 2005
View this Videotribute Grace Caudill Baldwin age 69 of Grassy Creek, NC, died Friday at her residence. Mrs. Baldwin was born in Ashe County, NC on June 9, 1936 to Paul and Ossie Carpenter May. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Baldwin, and son Tony Caudill. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, June 12, 2005 at 2:00...
Ethel Greer
Jun 7, 2005
View this Videotribute Ethel Elliott Greer age 90 of Warrensville, NC, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Greer was born in Ashe County, NC on August 14, 1914 to Charlie and Mary Arnold Elliott. She was preceded in death by her husband; Lester Greer, daughter; Helen Maxine Greer, sons; Paul William Greer, and Jones Charles Greer. Mrs....

Wanda Green
Jun 7, 2005
Wanda Kay Miller Green age 34 of Lexington, NC formerly of Ashe County, NC, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Green was born in Ashe County, NC on February 11, 1971 to Frank and Mary Miller. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, June 11, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel. Rev. Larry Shepherd will officiate....

Jesse Leinthall
Jun 6, 2005
Jesse Pagels Leinthall age 81, of West Jefferson, NC formerly of Beaufort, NC, died Monday June 6, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Leinthall was born November 23, 1923 in Carteret County, NC to the late Jesse and Dora Rice Leinthall. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Leinthall. Family visitation will be held...

Rachel Watson
Jun 4, 2005
Mrs. Rachel Carolyn Hunter Watson, 59 of Fleetwood, died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Watson was born Jan. 12, 1946 to Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Coleman Hunter in Ashe County. Funeral Services will be conducted Tuesday morning at 11:00 at the Trinity Baptist Church by the Rev. Nathan Caparolie and the Rev....

Burton Miller
May 30, 2005
Burton Miller, age 81 of Lansing, NC, died Monday, May 30, 2005 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. Mr. Miller was born October 20, 1923 in Ashe County to Ambrose and Bertha Sexton Miller. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 2, 2005 at Oak Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Lonnie Carpenter, Rev. Doug Halsey and Rev. Charlie McCoy will...