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.

Gloria Lewis
May 8, 2004
Gloria Berning Lewis age 72 of Clemmons, NC died Saturday at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice. Mrs. Lewis was born on November 19, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois to Harry Helen Jossi Berning. Funeral Services will be held Monday, May 10, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. at Old Fields Baptist Church. Rev. Jack Miller will officiate. Burial will follow in the Old...

Bobby Oliver
May 7, 2004
Bobby Joe Oliver age 66 of Lansing, NC, died Friday, May 7, 2004 at his residence. Mr. Oliver was born on September 8, 1937 in Ashe County, NC to Roscoe and Ruth Stamper Oliver. He was a member of Landmark Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. Funeral Services will be held Monday, May 10, 2004 at 2:00 P.M....

Hersel Scott
May 7, 2004
Hersel Weaver Scott, age 86 of Jefferson, NC, died Friday, May 7, 2004 at his home. Mr. Scott was born July 16, 1917 in Ashe County to the late Waddie Hester Scott and Lizzie Ethel Houck Scott. Three brothers preceded him in death: Charles H., John W. and William Stewart Scott. Mr. Scott's family moved to Boone, NC after he...

Dorothy Cascadden
May 7, 2004
Dorothy "Dot" Lee Ashley Cascadden, age 73 of West Jefferson, died Friday, May 7, 2004 at the Jefferson Care Center. Mrs. Cascadden was born March 18, 1931 in Ashe County to the late Mable Ashley Farmer. Her husband, Fred Cascadden, also preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, May 9, 2004 at the Blue...
Ruby Spencer
May 6, 2004
Ruby Hart Spencer age 77 of Lansing, NC, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Spencer was born on September 4, 1926 in Lansing, NC to Rev. M.D. Hart, Sr. and Nora Sullivan Hart. She was a faithful member of Sturgills Baptist Church in Lansing. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, May 8, 2004 at 2:00...

James Brooks
May 5, 2004
James Junior Brooks, age 65 of Warrensville died Wednesday morning, May 5, 2004 at his home. He was born on August 10, 1938 in Ashe County, son of the late William Brooks and Lessie Mae Blackburn Brooks. He operated heavy machinery for Blue Circle Cement in Baltimore, MD. After retiring he worked at Ashe Lumber for several years. He loved...

Vada Woodie
May 5, 2004
Vada Black Woodie, age 84, of West Jefferson, NC, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at the Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, NC. Mrs. Woodie was born November 2, 1919 in Ashe County to the late Noah and Ethel Black. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Woodie. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday,...

Ardna Miller
Apr 29, 2004
Ardna Miller, age 91 of West Jefferson, NC, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Miller was born August 20, 1912 in Ashe County to the late Commodore and Bertha Hartzog. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John S. Miller. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 1, 2004 at...
Arnold Miller
Apr 27, 2004
Mr. Arnold Miller, age 74 of West Jefferson, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mr. Miller was born March 1, 1930 in Ashe County to the late James and Lori Miller. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife; Jessie Howell Miller,a son; Luther Glen Miller, a sister; Arlene Stansberry and...

Keith Hart
Apr 27, 2004
Keith Hart, age 80 of Laurel Springs, NC, died Tuesday, April 27th, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center in Jefferson, NC. Mr. Hart was born December 12, 1923 in Ashe County to the late Fred and Lillian Hart. Mr. Hart was a retired truck driver with the NC Dept. of Transportation. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday,...
Retha Shepherd
Apr 26, 2004
Retha Marie Hart Shepherd age 78 of Laurel Springs, NC died Monday, April 26, 2004 at the Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Shepherd was born on January 26, 1926 in Lansing, NC to Luke and Mary Anna Wiles Hart. Funeral Services will be held Friday, April 30, 2004 at 2: 00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Fellman Cheek,...
Odis Osborne
Apr 7, 2004
Odis Osborne age 76 of Creston, NC, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at his home. Mr. Osborne was born on June 27, 1927 in Creston, NC to James and Lelar Eastridge Osborne. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at the Big Laurel Church of Christ in Christian Union. Rev. Darrell Graybeal and Rev. Mike...

Edith Barr
Apr 5, 2004
Edith Sills Barr, age 96, of West Jefferson, NC, died Monday, April 5, 2004 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Barr was born on April 22, 1907 in Concord, NC to Joseph and Nancy Creech Sills. She was a 1928 graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College. She was married in 1930 to the late Edward D. Barr. Mrs. Barr was a retired...

Carolyn Louthian
Mar 27, 2004
Carolyn Marie Baker Louthian age 62 of Hays, NC formerly of Crumpler, NC, died Saturday, March 27, 2004 at Brithaven of Wilkesboro. Mrs. Louthian was born in Crumpler, NC on February 14, 1942 to Charles Edward and Orph Baker. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at the Healing Springs Baptist Church. Rev. Reeves Jones and Rev. David...

Pete Higgins
Mar 26, 2004
Pete Higgins, age 69 of Crumpler died Friday, March 26, 2004 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 27, 1935, son of the late J.H. Higgins and Georgia Nichols. He married Betsy Blevins at the old Jefferson courthouse in 1960. He was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday,...
Elmer Ham
Mar 25, 2004
Elmer W. Ham, age 86 of Grassy Creek died Thursday at Segraves Care Center. He was born on July 4, 1917 in Ashe County, son of the late Leonard Ham and Mamie Black Ham. He married Ruth Crabb on July 16, 1959 in Mt. Airy, NC. He was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church. Mr. Ham was a man...
Wade Phillips
Mar 24, 2004
Wade Henry Phillips, age 85 of Hickory, formerly of the Creston Community died Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at the Catawba Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 27, 2004 at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel, Jefferson. Rev. Reeves Jones and Rev. Lloyd Day will officiate. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...

Maude Stansberry
Mar 22, 2004
Maude Darnell Stansberry age 88 of Lansing, NC died Monday, March 22, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Stansberry was born on January 27, 1916 in Lansing, NC to Grover Cleveland and Ellen Miller Darnell. She was preceded in death by her husband Howard Edgar Stansberry, daughter: Velma Taylor, brother: Paul Darnell, and half brother: Lee Miller. Funeral Services...

Robert Eller
Mar 19, 2004
Robert Franklin Eller, "better known as Bob", age 76 of West Jefferson, NC died Friday, March 19, 2004 at his home. Mr. Eller was born on June 14, 1927 in Gary, West Virginia to Charles and Lessie Jones Eller. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, March 21, 2004 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. J.C. Darnell will officiate. Burial...