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.

Mr. Ralph Phillip Hartzog
Jul 14, 2015
Mr. Ralph Phillip Hartzog age 79, of Grassy Creek, NC died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Hartzog was born October 30, 1935 in Ashe County to Guy and Hazel Phillips Hartzog. Mr. Hartzog was preceded in death by his parents, son, Phillip Hartzog, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Graveside services will be held Friday...
Maebell Osborne Price
Jul 13, 2015
Mrs. Maebell Osborne Price, age 88, of Jefferson formerly of Creston, died on Monday, July 13, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Price was born on May 21, 1927 in Ashe County, NC to Henry D. and Minnie Mahala Osborne. Mrs. Price was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Carl Edward Price. Mrs. Price was a homemaker. Funeral...
Holiveen Ellison Cooper
Jul 12, 2015
Mrs. Holiveen "Holly" Ellison Cooper age 79, of Hickory, NC died on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Cooper was born on December 20, 1935 in Watauga County, NC to Samuel and Nancy Potter Ellison. Mrs. Cooper was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Hassel Cooper, son, Gary Hassel Cooper, daughter, Sandra Cooper Stilwell, four brothers, David,...

Julie Mae Osborne Triplett
Jul 10, 2015
Julie Mae Osborne Triplett, age 56 of West Jefferson, NC died on Friday, July 10, 2015 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Lenoir. Mrs. Triplett was born on January 6, 1959 in West Chester, PA to Garland Eugene and Katherine Keeton Osborne. Mrs. Triplett was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Howard Dale Triplett, and a brother,...
Mrs. Evelyn Bare Wyatt
Jul 10, 2015
Mrs. Evelyn Bare Wyatt age 91, of Jefferson, died on Friday, July 10, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wyatt was born on December 15, 1923 in Ashe County to Henry and Ollie Hunt Bare. Mrs. Wyatt was preceded in death by, her parents and husband, Bernard McKinley Wyatt. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 13, 2015 at...
Jeanette Cox Davis
Jul 9, 2015
Mrs. Jeanette Cox Davis age 88, of Jefferson, died on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Davis was born on June 14, 1927 in Winston Salem, NC to Thomas Lester and Nina Belle Hodge Cox. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, two sisters and her husband, Bill Van Davis. Mrs. Davis was...
Dallas Arthur Shatley
Jul 8, 2015
Mr. Dallas Arthur Shatley, age 62 of Crumpler, NC died on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Shatley was born on April 17, 1953 in Ashe County, NC to Arthur Reeves and Nellie Lambert Shatley. Mr. Shatley was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Larry Joe Shatley and Mark Shatley. Dallas loved to spend time...
Mr. Robert Earnest Miller
Jul 7, 2015
Mr. Robert Earnest Miller age 95, of Lansing, died on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Miller was born on December 20, 1919 in Ashe County to Minter and Cardilla Roope Miller. Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Dora Miller, three daughters, Shirley Miller, Judy Kay Miller, Mary Miller, one son,...
Preacher Brown Morris Sims Jr
Jul 5, 2015
Preacher Brown Morris Sims Jr. age 66, of Fleetwood, NC died on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at his residence. Preacher Sims was born on December 30, 1948 in Raleigh, NC to Brown Morris and Thelma Long Sims. Preacher Sims was preceded in death by, his parents and sister, Nell Tarlton. Preacher Sims enjoyed teaching and preaching the word of God....

Mrs. Shirley Ann Jordan
Jul 4, 2015
Shirley Ann Jordan age 77, of Fleetwood, died on Saturday, July 4, 2015. Mrs. Jordan was born on April 24, 1938 in Hillsboro, OH to the late William and Amanda Shelton Rotroff. Mrs. Jordan was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Charles E. Jordan. She enjoyed spending time with her animals, reading, knitting, and crafting. Memorial services will...
Mr. William "Billy" Lundy Bare
Jul 4, 2015
Mr. William "Billy" Lundy Bare age 64, of North Wilkesboro, formerly of Ashe County died on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Bare was born on March 19, 1951 in Ashe County to Lundy Davis and Francis Bare. Mr. Bare was preceded in death by his father, mother, and daughter, Angie Watson. Mr. Bare was proud of...
Glen Allen Royal
Jun 29, 2015
Mr. Glen Allen Royal, age 56 of Jefferson, NC died on Monday, June 29, 2015 at his home. Mr. Royal was born on November 17, 1958 in Ashe County, NC to the late Victor Alonzo and Nancy Velma Osborne Royal. Mr. Royal took pride in his work as a roofer. He had a strong will, never giving up on anything....
Mr. William Clint Roten
Jun 22, 2015
Mr. William Clint Roten better known as Clint age 75, of West Jefferson, NC died Monday, June 22, 2015 at his home. Mr. Roten was born January 7, 1940 in Wilkesboro, NC to A. L. and Viola Roten. Mr. Roten was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, April Dawn Roten, brother, Bernard "Bud" Roten and sister, Opal Knepper. Mr....
Mrs. Alice Powers Mikeal
Jun 19, 2015
Mrs. Alice Powers Mikeal age 82, of Lansing, died on Friday, June 19, 2015 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mrs. Mikeal was born on October 29, 1932 in Ashe County to Austin and Mamie Powers. Mrs. Mikeal was preceded in death by her parents, foster parents, Coy and Ruby Powers, husband, Coy Mikeal, brother and...
Rachel Colvard Sheets
Jun 18, 2015
Mrs. Rachel Colvard Sheets, age 97, of Lerona, West Virginia died on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia. Mrs. Sheets was born on May 6, 1918 in the Nathans Creek community of Ashe County, to Freel and Addie Bare Colvard. Mrs. Sheets was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, William Peyton Colvard,...
Mrs. Clora Virginia Lewis Lefevers
Jun 17, 2015
Mrs. Clora Virginia Lewis Lefevers age 94, of Creston, NC died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC. Mrs. Lefevers was born June 27, 1920 to Ben and Litha Lewis. Mrs. Lefevers was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Willie A. Lefevers, Daughter, Andrea Lefevers Barnes, Son, William "Shorty" Lefevers, Infant Son, Raymond and...
Mr. John Arthur Perkins
Jun 16, 2015
Mr. John Arthur Perkins age 70, of Jefferson, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Perkins was born on June 27, 1944 in Jefferson, NC to George Arthur and Kathleen Woodruff Perkins. Mr. Perkins was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Kenneth Allen Perkins, and Maynard Van Perkins. Mr. Perkins was a member of...
Mrs. Betsy Dollar Reeves
Jun 14, 2015
Mrs. Betsy Dollar Reeves age 69, of Jefferson, NC died Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Betsy was born on March 15, 1946 in Baldwin, Ashe County, North Carolina, one of three children to Theodore Worth and Vea Johnson Dollar. Mrs. Reeves was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Cara Sue Gentry....
Mrs. Virginia D. Miller
Jun 13, 2015
Mrs. Virginia D. Miller age 67, of Dover, DE died Saturday, June 13, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Miller was born on June 10, 1948 in Todd, NC to Sam and Ethel Jones. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Bobby Miller and sister, Carol Trivette. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 12:00...

George Edward Gilley
Jun 12, 2015
George E. Gilley age 90 of Jefferson died on Friday at his home. Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2:00 pm at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel. Entombment will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00pm Sunday prior to the services at Ashelawn. Mr. Gilley is survived by: four daughters, Linda Massey of Crumpler, Barbara...