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.
Millard Brown
Jul 18, 2004
View this Videotribute Millard Joe Brown age 73 of Lansing, NC, died Sunday, July 18, 2004 at the James A. Quillen Veterans Hospital in Johnson City, TN. Mr. Brown was born on July 9, 1931 in Ashe County, NC to Wilson F. and Maggie Roten Brown. He served in the United States Army from 1950 to 1953 in the Korean...

Armando Daubar
Jul 17, 2004
Mr. Armando Daubar, Sr. age 89 of Todd, NC, formerly of Tampa, FL, died Saturday, July 17, 2004 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC. Mr. Daubar was born in Tampa, Florida on July 9, 1915 to the late Rafael and Lucretia Gonzalez Daubar. His wife, Clavelina del Valle Daubar preceded him in death. He and his wife were...

Ollie Woodard
Jul 14, 2004
Ollie Mae Eastridge Woodard, age 93 of Creston, NC, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Woodard was born December 19, 1910 in Ashe County to the late Elihu and Cindy Eastridge. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Woodard and two sons, R. C. Woodard and Royce Lewis. She was member of the...

Nannie Barker Johnston
Jul 11, 2004
Nannie Gertrude Barker Johnston, age 91 of West Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, July 11, 2004 at the Segraves Care Center. Mrs. Johnston was born February 19, 1913 in Ashe County to the late Avery and Jestin Barker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Guy Johnston and a son, Carl Johnson. Mrs. Johnston is...

Charles Baker
Jul 11, 2004
Charles Clifford Baker, age 73 of North Wilkesboro, formerly of Ashe County, died Sunday, July 11, 2004 at his home. Mr. Baker was born November, 28, 1930 in Ashe County to the late Charlie and Orph Baker. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served his country in the Korean Conflict. Funeral services will be held at...

Wyleene Kirk
Jul 8, 2004
Wyleene Wilson Kirk, age 86 of El Paso, TX, formerly of Ashe County, died Thursday, July 8 in El Paso. Mrs. Kirk was born December 14, 1918 in Ashe County to the late Charlie and Rhettie Dickson. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 13th at the Trinity United Methodist Church. Rev. Peter Parrish will officiate. Burial...

George Kelley
Jul 8, 2004
George Ballard Kelley, age 78 of Crumpler, died Thursday, July 8, 2004 at the Jefferson Care Center. Mr. Kelley was born July 9, 1925 in Ashe County to the late Albert and Florence Kelley. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 10th at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Tim Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in...

John Sturgill
Jul 8, 2004
John Briggs Sturgill, age 75 of Colfax, NC, formerly of Ashe County, died Thursday, July 8, 2004 at the Rowan Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sturgill was born December 12, 1928 in Ashe County to the late Georgia Sturgill Kern. His great granddaughter, Caitlin Campbell also preceded him in death. He served his county in the US Navy and fought in...

William Bill Bare
Jul 5, 2004
View this VideoTribute William Roger "Bill" Bare age 69 of Jefferson, NC, died Monday, July 5, 2004 at the Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Bare was born on August 28, 1934 in Ashe County, NC to Roger Smith and Ida Virginia Johnson Bare. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Edwards Bare. He was the owner...

Anne Williams
Jun 26, 2004
Anna Margaret Williams, age 75 of Crumpler, died Saturday, June 26, 2004 at her home. Mrs. Williams was born March 22, 1929 in Omaha, Nebraska to Anna Paul Bierbach. Her husband, R. C. Williams, also preceded her in death. She was a member of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She loved to make quilts and was an avid reader....

Sadie Darnell
Jun 26, 2004
Sadie Johnson Darnell age 74 of Lansing, NC, died Saturday, June 26, 2004 at the Segraves Nursing Home. Mrs. Darnell was on October 11, 1929 in Ashe County, NC to Wiley and Margaret Rose Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband David Howard Darnell. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at the...

Eura Hart
Jun 24, 2004
Eura Stansberry Hart age 90 of Lansing, NC, died Thursday, June 24, 2004 at the Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. Mrs. Hart was born on July 25, 1913 in Lansing, NC to Charlie and Ellen Joines Stansberry. Her husband Roey G. Hart preceded her in death. She owned and operated the Hart Store in Lansing. Funeral Services will be held...

Tuleen Honeycutt
Jun 20, 2004
Mrs. Elmo Tuleen Blevins Honeycutt age 82 of Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, June 20, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Honeycutt was born on March 5, 1922 in Ashe County, NC. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nancy E. Blevins, her son, Michael Honeycutt. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 3:00 P.M....

Dona Farrington
Jun 18, 2004
Dona Lou Alonzo Farrington age 71 of Jefferson, NC died Friday, June 18, 2004 at her daughters home in Lathrop, Missouri. Mrs. Farrington was born on November 7, 1932 in Levinsworth, Kansas to Walter Oliver and Ruth Bedwell Alonzo. She worked as a Ward Secretary in the medical profession for many years. Her husband, Floyd Clinton Farrington preceded her in...

Loyd Lowman
Jun 15, 2004
Loyd Lowman, age 91 of North Wilkesboro died Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Mr. Lowman was born December 3, 1912 in Ashe County to the late Clemmons and Alpha Lowman. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 19th at the Peak Creek Cemetery. Rev. Dean Shepherd will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Helen Eldreth
Jun 11, 2004
Helen Perkins Eldreth, age 92, of Jefferson, died Friday, June 11, 2004, at Ashe Living Center in Jefferson. Mrs. Eldreth was born on June 21, 1911 in Ashe County, NC, to Harvey A. and Mollie Jones Perkins. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 14, 2004, at 11:00 A. M. at the Ashelawn Memorial Chapel. Rev. Bluferd Eldreth will officiate....

Virginia Wells
Jun 9, 2004
Virginia Kate Reedy Wells age 77 of Jefferson, NC, died Wednesday, June 9, 2004 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wells was born on July 6, 1926 in Grayson County, VA to Vester and Gracie Osborne Reedy. She was preceded in death by her husband Charlie G. Wells. Funeral Services were held on Saturday, June 12, 2004 at 2:00 P.M....

Fieldon Brooks
Jun 8, 2004
Fieldon Sherman Brooks age 86 of West Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mr. Brooks was born on January 19, 1918 in Ashe County, NC to Fieldon Franklin and Mary Ellen Poe Brooks. He was ordained as a Baptist Minister at Sugar Tree Baptist Church. He preached at Sugar Tree Baptist Church for five...

William Gobble
Jun 4, 2004
William Kenneth "Bill" Gobble age 77 of Crumpler, NC died Friday, June 4, 2004 at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mr. Gobble was born on March 23, 1927 in Rowan County, NC to Willie Oscar and Mary Mahaley Gobble. He served in the United States Navy during WWII, serving six years. He served 24 years in the US Air force,...

Gladys Poe
Jun 3, 2004
Gladys Lessie Poe age 82 of North Wilkesboro, NC, formerly of Laurel Springs, NC died Thursday. June 3, 2004 at the Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Poe was born on June 12, 1921 in Laurel Springs, NC to Clemmons and Alpha Miller Lowman. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, June 6, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home...