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.
Hiram Wiles
Jan 11, 2004
Hiram Gale Wiles Jr., age 71 of Lansing, NC died Sunday, January 11, 2004 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Wiles was born July 18, 1932 in Ashe County to the late Hiram and Gladys Wiles. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Blye Carroll. Mr. Wiles served in and retired from the National Guard. He also served in...

Mary Severt
Jan 9, 2004
Mary Bowers Severt age 83 of Crumpler, NC, died Friday, January 9, 2004 at the Segraves Care Center. Mrs. Severt was born on January 31, 1920 in Ashe County, NC to Baxter and Kate Bare Bowers. She was preceded in death by her husband; William Fred Severt, her son; Benny Severt, and grandson; Jeffery Severt. She was a member of...

Mary Prestwood
Jan 9, 2004
Mary McNeill Staley Prestwood age 79 of Hudson, NC formerly of Jefferson, NC, died Friday, January 9, 2004 at the Caldwell County Hospice. Mrs. Prestwood was born on August 3, 1924 in Ashe County, NC to Tom and Bessie Miller McNeill. She was preceded in death by her husband Ray E. Prestwood. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, January 11,...

Harold Stansberry
Jan 7, 2004
Harold Stansberry age 69 of Frederick, MD, formerly of Lansing, NC, died January 7, 2004. Mr. Stansberry was born in Lansing, NC on July 7, 1934 to the late Edward and Sibbie Stansberry. He was preceded in death by his brothers; Hunter, John, and Denver Stansberry. Mr. Stansberry served in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army Reserves. He...
Dorothy Woods
Jan 5, 2004
Dorothy Grace Woods age 76 of Creston, NC, died Monday, January 5, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Ms. Woods was born on June 5, 1927 in Clifton, NC to Ervin and Lola Osborne Woods. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 8, 2004 at 8:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Spencer Roark and Rev. Bluferd Eldreth...
Flora Gilley
Jan 4, 2004
Flora Edith Graybeal Gilley age 102 of Creston, NC died Sunday, January 4, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Gilley was born on April 9, 1901 in Ashe County, NC to Joe and Della Allen Graybeal. She was preceded in death by her husband Halford Barber Gilley. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at 2:00 P.M....

Sheets Maude
Jan 4, 2004
Maude Blanche Eller Sheets, age 81 of Jefferson, NC, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, January 4, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Sheets was born January 30, 1922 in Ashe County to the late Calvin and Ida Eller. She married Russell Sheets on May 20, 1944. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in...

Yuna Clark
Jan 3, 2004
Yuna Ollie Wilcox Clark, age 85 of Lansing, died Saturday, January 3, 2004 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Clark was born September 15, 1918 in Ashe County to the late George and Rebecca Wilcox. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, January 6, 2003 at the New Bethel Baptist Church. Rev. Dean Shepherd will officiate. Burial will follow...

Carrie Trivette
Jan 2, 2004
Carrie Moretz Trivette age 89 of West Jefferson, NC died Friday, January 2, 2004 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Trivette was born on February 23, 1914 in Ashe County, NC to Joseph and Alice Houck Moretz. She was a member of the Big Flatts Baptist Church. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, January 4, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. at...

Nora Hurley
Dec 29, 2003
Nora D. Hurley, age 100 of West Jefferson, died Monday, December 29, 2003 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Hurley was born on August 12, 1903 in Ashe County to the late C.N. Davis and Laura Jane Cox Davis. She married Thomas W. Hurley who preceded her in death. She enjoyed crocheting and gardening and loved church. She was a...

Pearl Liddle
Dec 28, 2003
Pearl Irene Darnell Liddle age 73 of Jefferson, NC died Sunday, December 28, 2003 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Liddle was born on October 7, 1930 in Wilkes County, NC to Todd and Annie Wingler Darnell. She was member of the Low Gap Full Gospel Church. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 2:00 P.M....
Thomas Okrenuk
Dec 27, 2003
Thomas Peter Okrenuk age 49 of West Jefferson, NC died Saturday, December 27, 2003 at the N.C. Baptist Hospital. Mr. Okrenuk was born on November 17, 1954 in Westchester, PA to Pete Okrenuk and Ada Falzetti. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Lloyd Day will officiate. Burial...
Etta Jones
Dec 27, 2003
Etta B. Jones, age 94 of Lansing, died Saturday, December 27, 2003 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Jones was born on May 10, 1909, one of ten children born to the late Robert Blevins and Eva Perry Blevins. She was the last of her siblings to pass away. She married Lester H. Jones who also preceded her in death...
Ballard Shatley
Dec 26, 2003
Ballard Edison Shatley age 66 of West Jefferson, NC died Friday, December 26, 2003 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Shatley was born on April 12, 1937 in Ashe County, NC to Avery and Beatrice Wagoner Shatley. He attended Blue Ridge Pentecostal Church. He loved to fish, hunt, and garden. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, December 28, 2003 at...

Joyce Arales
Dec 18, 2003
Joyce Faw Arales, age 89 of Portsmouth, VA died Thursday, December 18, 2003 in Norfolk, VA. A native of West Jefferson, NC, Mrs. Arales was the daughter of the late Raynor and Charity Evaline Faw and the widow of Albert R. Faw and Stephen T. Arales. She was a member of the Court Street Baptist Church and the Portsmouth Music...

John Parsons
Dec 15, 2003
Mr. John Larry Parsons, age 88 of Jefferson, died Monday, December 15, 2003 at the Twin County Regional Hospital in Galax, VA. Mr. Parsons was born October 6, 1915 in Wilkes County to the late Rome and Martha Parsons. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Burgess Parsons. He was a member of Big Ridge Community Church. He...

Rev. Miller Miller
Dec 14, 2003
Rev. Charles Smith Miller, age 90, of Jefferson, died Sunday evening at the Ashe Living Center in Jefferson, NC. Rev. Miller was born September 9, 1913, to John and Mary Ann Miller in Ashe County. He attended Gardner-Webb and was a graduate of Wake Forest University. Rev. Miller served as pastor to several local churches. Funeral services for Rev. Miller...

Tanya Barker
Dec 12, 2003
Tanya Warner Barker, age 37 of Crumpler, died Friday, December 12, 2003 at Watauga Medical Center. Mrs. Barker was born November 3, 1966n in Pennsylvania to Kenny and Clara Warner. Graveside services were held Monday, December 15th at the Eller Cemetery. Rev. Lonnie Jones officiated. Mrs. Barker is survived by: Husband: Danny Barker Mother: Clara Warner of Exton, PA Daughter:...
Charlie Johnson
Dec 12, 2003
Charlie Lindbergh Johnson age 76 of Grassy Creek, NC died Friday, December 12, 2003 at the N.C. Baptist Hospital. Mr. Johnson was born on August 9, 1927 in Ashe County, NC to James and Mattie Day Johnson. Funeral Services will be held Monday, December 15, 2003 at 2:00 P.M. at the Bristol Baptist Church. Rev. Billy Joe Blevins, Rev. J.D....

Sibbie Marsh
Dec 9, 2003
Sibbie Evelyn Walters Marsh, age 99 of Jefferson died Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Marsh was born April 21, 1904 in Ashe County to the late Joel and Hettie Walters. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Marsh. She was a long time member of Friendship Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held...