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.
Olen Price
Jan 11, 2008
Olen Price, age 92, of West Jefferson, died Friday, January 11, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Mr. Price was born in Ashe County on June 22, 1915 to the late Andrew and Mattie Johnson Price. He was a machine operator for Sprague Electric. Including his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Nettie Ella...

Velma Reeves
Jan 8, 2008
Velma Jones Reeves, age 79, of Warrensville, NC, died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at Segraves Care Center in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Reeves was born October 27, 1928 to the late Chester Isaac and Jessie Harris Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Ray Reeves; a brother, Robert Dale Jones; and a sister, Wilma Johnson. Funeral services...
Cecil Surber
Jan 6, 2008
View this Videotribute Cecil Conley Surber, age 79, of Crumpler, NC, died Sunday, January 6, 2008 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation in Boone, NC. Mr. Surber was born November 21, 1928 in Lansing, NC to the late William Virgil and Blanche Gilley Surber. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Lou Gentry; and...

Thulia Burgess
Jan 2, 2008
Mrs. Thulia Blevins Burgess, age 81 of Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, January 2, 2007 at Margate Health & Rehab. Mrs. Burgess was born August 11, 1926 in Ashe County to Edmond and Ocie Anne Blevins. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Badger Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Roger BLevins and Sam Blevins...

Banner Barker
Dec 31, 2007
Mr. Banner Earl Barker age 79 of Greenville, NC died Monday, December 31, 1007 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. Mr. Barker was born September 11, 1928 in Ashe County to the late Donald and Bertha Stansberry Barker. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife Ruth Campbell Barker. Funeral services were held...

Clyde Smith
Dec 29, 2007
Mr. Clyde Wilbur Smith age 79 of Baltimore, MD died Saturday, December 29, 2007 in Maryland. Mr. Smith was born August 18, 1928 in Springton, WV to Charles and Pearl McComas Smith. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Zana Stike Smith. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2007 at...
Virgie Hartsoe
Dec 29, 2007
View this Videotribute Virgie Brooks Hartsoe, age 84, of Warrensville, NC, died Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Hartsoe was born October 5, 1923 in Warrensville to the late Fieldon and Mary Poe Brooks. She was the widow of Clyce Benjamin Hartsoe. Mrs. Hartsoe was employed by Sprague Electric for 32 years. She...
Edna Ham
Dec 28, 2007
View this Videotribute Edna Faye Ham, age 64, of Lansing, NC, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Ham was born February 1, 1943 in Whitetop, VA to the late William and Bertha Baldwin Haga. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers; Lawrence Haga, Virgil Haga, and Junior...

James Taylor
Dec 25, 2007
James Earl ?Jim? Taylor, age 54, of Jefferson, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at his residence. Mr. Taylor was born June 17, 1953, in Texas City, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Nelia Hodge Taylor. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 29, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by Rev. Herb Parunak....
Stewart Wilcox
Dec 22, 2007
Mr. Stewart James Wilcox age 81 of Todd died Saturday morning at his home. Funeral services will be held Monday, at 11 a.m. at Badger Funeral Home by Rev. Tommy Graybeal and Pastor Martha Kincaid. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens with Military Rites. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Badger Funeral...
Ethel Richardson
Dec 22, 2007
Ethel Rose Sexton Richardson, age 102, of West Jefferson, NC passed away Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Margate Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson, NC. Mrs. Richardson was born July 25, 1905 in Ashe County to the late William and Rebecca Ham Sexton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jones Stacy Richardson and a son, Lawrence Albert Richardson....

Ella Lambert
Dec 19, 2007
View this Videotribute Mrs. Ella Severt Lambert, age 93 of Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Lambert was born December 10, 1914 in Ashe County to the late Jessie and Matilda Mash Severt. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband: Wiley Lambert, son: Roy Thomas Lambert, Brothers:...
Lenna Stuart
Dec 18, 2007
Mrs. Lenna Ruth Medley Stuart, age 69 of Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Stuart was born December 11, 1938. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, December 21, 2007 at Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church by Rev. Art Eaton, Rev. Billy Robinson and Rev. Dwight Shepherd. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Memorial...

Nellie Lyall
Dec 17, 2007
View this Videotribute Nellie Faye Lyall, age 60 of Statesville, NC died Monday, December 17 2007 at Britthaven of Wilkesboro. Miss Lyall was born March 21, 1947 in Ashe County to the late Wiley and Edna Lyall. In addition to her partents she was also preceded in death by brothers: Ambrose, Bill and Claude Lyall. Funeral services will be held...
Joann Boulden
Dec 14, 2007
View this Videotribute Mrs. Joann Boulden(Collins)better known as Jo age 71 of Crumpler died Friday, December 14, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Boulden was born on November 29, 1936 to the late Edward Randolph and Hilda Collins. She loved to garden, cook, and paint. She dearly loved spending time with her family and her many good friends. She was...

Brucie Miller
Dec 13, 2007
Brucie Mae Shatley Miller, age 92, of Jefferson, NC, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2007 at Segraves Care Center in Jefferson. Mrs. Miller was born May 16, 1915 in Ashe County to the late Winfield Scott Shatley and Effie Jane Marsh Shatley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Howard Miller; a son, Roy Lee Miller; six sisters,...

David Brice
Dec 13, 2007
David Warren Brice, age 57, of Hickory, NC passed away Thursday, December 13, 2007 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. Mr. Brice was born June 14, 1950 in Hickory, NC to the late Warren and Bonnie Phipps Brice. Mr. Brice worked in the textile industry. Graveside services will be held Saturday, December 15, 2007 at the Phipps Cemetery in...
Tammy Phillips
Dec 7, 2007
Miss Tammy Grace Phillips, daughter of Blaine and Geneva Phillips, age 44 of Jefferson, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Miss. Phillips was born on January 26, 1963 to Edward "Blaine" and Geneva Howell Phillips. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Ira and Ella Mae Walters Phillips and Spencer "Spence" & Beulah Howell. Funeral services...
Alexander Graham
Dec 7, 2007
View this Videotribute Mr. Alexander Paul Graham better known as Alex age 21 of Lansing died Friday, December 7, 2007 at Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Graham was born September 26, 1986 in Fairfax, VA to Donald Graham and Dedra Cummings Able. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Ken Graham. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon...

William Combs
Nov 26, 2007
Mr. William Irwin Combs, age 75, of Jefferson died Monday, November 26, 2007 at Segraves Care Center. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 3:00 PM at the Proctor Cemetery in Jefferson by Rev. Dean Shaw. Mr. Combs is survived by: Five sons: Larry Combs of Wilkesboro, Danny Combs of Lenoir, Billy Combs of Jefferson, Jimmy Combs...