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.

Ella Watson
Nov 6, 2002
Ella Mae Watson age 86 of West Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Watson was born on May 16, 1916 in the Pine Swamp Community to John and Sally Bedwell Hartzog. She was preceded in death by her husband Glen Watson, and son Wade Watson. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, November...

Blevins Jasper
Oct 30, 2002
Jasper Blevins, age 89 of Lansing, NC died Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at the Segraves Care Center. Mr. Blevins was born March 5, 1913 in Ashe County to Wiley and Mary Ann McClure Blevins. His wife, Rachel Blevins preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, November 2nd at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Rev....

Mary Arriola
Oct 30, 2002
Mary Weaver Arriola age 75 of Warrensville, NC died Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at the NC Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Arriola was born on August 16, 1927 in West Virginia to Silas and Cora Taylor Weaver. A graveside service will be held on Friday, November 1, 2002 at 2:00 P.M. at the Old Taylor Cemetery. Rev. Jim Greer will officiate. Mrs....

Edith Lawson
Oct 28, 2002
Edith Alexander Lawson age 78 of Jefferson, NC died Monday, October 28, 2002 at the NC Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Lawson was born on March 28, 1924 in Ashe County, NC to Shubal V. and Myrtle Ballou Alexander. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Benjamin Lawson, Sr., daughter Sara Lawson Seaborn, grandson Joseph Benfield...

Chrystal Laurance
Oct 22, 2002
Chrystal Mae Church Laurance, age 90 of Fleetwood, NC, died Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at her home. Mrs. Laurance was born December 25, 1911 in Ashe County to Floyd and Winnie Haire Church. Her parents, her husband, Clifford Laurance and a son, Johnny Laurance, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 PM, Thursday, October 24th at...

Leonard Mahala
Oct 22, 2002
Leonard Mahala, age 93 of the Segraves Care Center died, Monday, October 22, 2002 at the Care Center. Mr. Mahala was born January 6, 1909 in Ashe County to Thomas and Nora Allen Mahala. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Ruby Roark Mahala. Funeral...

Bessie Hartzog
Oct 21, 2002
Bessie Mae Hartzog, age 96 of West Jefferson, died Monday, October 21, 2002 at the Watauga Medical Center. Mrs. Hartzog was born October 17, 1906 in Ashe County to Lawrence and Callie Calloway Blackburn. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband C. B. Hartzog. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 PM, Wednesday, October 23rd at the...

Jossie Combs
Oct 11, 2002
Jossie Samantha Blevins Combs age 94 of Fleetwood formerly of Lansing, NC died Friday, October 11, 2002 at the Segraves Care Center. Mrs. Combs was born on March 20, 1908 in Ashe County, NC to George W. and Inez Absher Blevins. Her husband George W. Combs preceded her in death. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, October 13, 2002 at...

Elmer Clark
Oct 9, 2002
Mr. Elmer Eugene Clark, age 71, of Lansing, died Wednesday, October 9, 2002 at his home. Mr. Clark was born November 15, 1930 in Ashe County to Arthur and Laura Barker Clark. His parents preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 PM, Friday, October 11th, at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Charlie McCoy, Rev. Lloyd...

Virginia Sturgill
Oct 6, 2002
Virginia Brown Sturgill age 87 of Islandton, SC died Sunday, October 6, 2002 at the Roper Hospital. Mrs. Sturgill was born on June 22, 1915 in Crumpler, NC to Walterand Nora Edwards Brown. She retired from the Bata Show Company and was a member of the Missionary Baptist Faith. She had moved to Islandton, SC with her late sister, Alma...

Howard Blackburn
Oct 4, 2002
Howard Linney Blackburn age 88 of West Jefferson, NC died Friday, October 4, 2002 at the Ashe Living Center. Mr. Blackburn was born on August 26, 1914 in Ashe County, NC (Idlewild Community) to Lawrence Decatur and Highly Caroline Calloway Blackburn. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2002 at 8:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel....

Carl Sheets
Oct 1, 2002
Carl Jonas Sheets, age 64 of West Jefferson died Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at his home. Mr. Sheets was born October, 14, 1937 in Ashe County to Doughton and Fairs Hamby Sheets. Mr. Sheets was a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, October 4, 2002 at the Mt. Olive Baptist...

George Dillard
Oct 1, 2002
George Gale Dillard, age 59 of North Wilkesboro, died Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at the Avante Nursing Care Center in North Wilkesboro. Mr. Dillard was born April 23, 1943 in Ashe County to George and Callie Bare Dillard. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 4th at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Billy Joe Blevins, Rev....

Richard Hart
Sep 30, 2002
Richard Kenneth Hart, Jr. "better known as Bubby" age 43 of Laurel Springs, NC died Monday, September 30, 2002 at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, NC. Mr. Hart was born on October 25, 1958 in Ashe County, NC to Richard Kenneth Hart, Sr and Hilda Howell Brookshire. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, October 2, 2002...

Herbert Sexton
Sep 25, 2002
Herbert Levi Sexton age 73 of Ennice, NC formerly of Laurel Springs, NC died Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Mr. Sexton was born on December 28, 1928 in Crumpler, NC to Arch and Lefie Loman Sexton. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, September 28, 2002 at 11:00 A.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev....

Emmett Phillips
Sep 16, 2002
Charles Emmett Phillips, Sr. age 88 of Jefferson, NC formerly of the Idlewild Community died Monday, September 18, 2002 at the Watauga Medical Center. Mr. Phillips was born on July 11, 1914 in West Jefferson, NC to Arthur and Nannie Osborne Phillips. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at 2:00 P.M. at the Old Fields...

Clara Sawyer
Sep 12, 2002
Clara Shumate Sawyer age 71 of West Jefferson, NC died Thursday, September 12, 2002 at her home. Mrs. Sawyer was born March 8, 1931 in Ashe County, NC to Manley and Lura Mullis Shumate. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, September 14, 2002 at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. J.C. Darnell and Rev. Gary Watson will officiate. Burial will follow in...

Kathleen Lyalls
Sep 8, 2002
Kathleen Saunders Lyalls age 77 of West Jefferson, NC died Sunday, September 8, 2002 at her home. Mrs. Lyalls was born on March 25, 1925 in West Jefferson, NC to J.C. and Lela Eldreth Saunders. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 3:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Ken Morris and Rev. Michael Carter...

Virginia Goodman
Sep 8, 2002
Virginia Wagoner Goodman, age 92 of West Jefferson, died Sunday, September 8, 2002 at the Jefferson Care Center. Mrs. Goodman was born October 5, 1909 in Alleghany County to George and Etta Landreth Wagoner. Her parents and husband, Hayden Goodman preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 12th, 2002 at Badger Funeral Home...

Elizabeth Chenault
Sep 7, 2002
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann McIntosh Chenault, 68 of Laurel Springs died at her home Saturday, September 7, 2002. Mrs. Chenault was born to Richard I. and Elizabeth Tinsley McIntosh on February 27, l934 in Jefferson, Kentucky. Mrs. Chenault was a graduate of Atherton High School (1951) in Louisville, and the University of Kentucky (1955). She earned a MA degree from Georgia...