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.

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...

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...