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.

Howard Dickson
Dec 20, 2006
Howard Neal Dickson, age 77 of West Jefferson, NC died Thursday, December 20, 2006 at the Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Dickson was born November 8, 1929 in Ashe County to the late Quincy and Ella Campbell Dickson. He was a member of the West Jefferson First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, December...

Amy Jaskiel
Dec 19, 2006
Amy Louise Clements Jaskiel, age 93 of West Jefferson, NC, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jaskiel was born January 28, 1913 in Lynn, MA. She was preceded in death by her husband Stanley Jaskiel. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 23, 2006 at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Father Steve Miller...

Ray Brown
Dec 19, 2006
Ray Brown age 77 of West Jefferson, NC, formerly of Piney Creek, NC, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Brown was born in Piney Creek, NC on August 2, 1929 to the late Talmadge and Rissie Halsey Brown. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving in the Korean Conflict. Funeral Services will be held...

Kathleen Wallace
Dec 17, 2006
Kathleen Geneva Wallace, age 77, of West Jefferson, NC, formerly of Lansing, died Sunday, December 17, 2006, at her son's home. Mrs. Wallace was born July 13, 1929 in Grayson County, VA to the late Lee and Flossie Reedy Mahaffey. She was preceded in death by a son, Gary Lee Wallace. She was a member of Warrensville Baptist Church. She...

Virginia Howell
Dec 16, 2006
Virginia Grace Johnson Howell age 82 of Jefferson, NC, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem, NC. Mrs. Howell was born in Jefferson, NC on December 6, 1924 to the late Vance E. and Sally E. Sturgill Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband; Carson Howell. She was a member at Greene's...

Fredar Miller
Dec 16, 2006
Fredar Kate Dishman Miller age 75 of Jefferson, NC, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Miller was born in Jefferson, NC on March 7, 1931 to the late Riley and Cornelia Barker Dishman. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. at Orion Baptist Church. Rev. Mace Johnson and Rev. Glenn Woodie will...
Jimmy Miller
Dec 10, 2006
View this Videotribute Jimmy Wade Miller "better known as Jim" age 64 of West Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, December 10, 2006 at his son's residence. Mr. Miller was born in Ashe County, NC on April 10, 1942 to the late Ed and Isabel Mash Miller. He was preceded in death by his wife; Florence "Peggy" Jarvis Miller and son; Tommy...

Earl Howell
Dec 10, 2006
Earl Dean Howell age 73 of Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, December 10, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Howell was born in Ashe County, NC on October 26, 1933 to the late Spencer and Beulah Howell. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. at Shelter Baptist Church....
Thurman Hamby
Dec 8, 2006
Thurman Franklin Hamby age 78 of Fleetwood, NC, died Friday, December 8, 2006 at the Margate Health and ReHab Center. Mr. Hamby was born in Ashe County, NC on June 9, 1928 to the late Ben and Mary McNeill Hamby. He was preceded in death by his wife; Dorothy Baird Hamby and daughter; Kathy Fazio. Funeral Services will be held...

Ann Smith
Dec 7, 2006
Ann B. Smith, age 86, of Easton, Maryland died Thursday, December 7, 2006 at William Hill Manor in Easton, Maryland. Mrs. Smith was born February 7, 1920 to the late George and Hattie Bare Bower. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clem O. Smith, Jr. and her son, Phillip George Smith. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December...
Lois Sheets
Dec 5, 2006
Lois Jones Sheets, age 90 of Warrensville, NC, died Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Sheets was born February 16, 1916 in Ashe County to the late Arthur and Elizabeth Parsons Jones. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Sheets; daughter and son-in-law, Doris & Joseph Sheets; two brothers, James...

James Billings
Dec 1, 2006
James Kenneth Billings, age 55 of Lansing, NC, died Friday, December 1, 2006 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Billings was born January 5, 1951 in Surry County to the late Estel and Zolie Billings. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, December 3, 2006 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Anion Cole will officiate. Burial will follow...

Maude McCoy
Nov 29, 2006
Maude Gilley McCoy, age 82, of West Jefferson, NC, died Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at the Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. McCoy was born December 11, 1923 in Ashe County to Lora Gilley. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by her husband, Amos McCoy. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, December 1,...

Zella Blackburn
Nov 21, 2006
Zella Taylor Blackburn, age 92, of Crumpler, NC, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Blackburn was born April 11, 1914, in Grassy Creek, NC, to Marshall and Florence Brinegar Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Blackburn. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 24, 2006 at 2:00 p.m....
Michael Banks
Nov 19, 2006
Michael Douglas Banks, 35, of the Creston Community died Sunday, November 20, 2006 at his home. Mr. Banks was born July 10, 1971 to Douglas and Peggy Roark Banks. He was a member of the Silas Creek Baptist Church and faithfully attended the Mt. View Independent Methodist Church. He was employed by Wal-Mart of Boone where he won the respect...
Janet Hohensee
Nov 14, 2006
View this Videotribute Janet Virginia Hohensee, better know as MiMi, age 89 of Purlear, NC, died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Mrs. Hohensee was born February 23, 1917 in Torrington, CT to the late Thomas and Margarite McLeod. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. She was also a lifetime member of Eastern Star....

Robert Long
Nov 14, 2006
Robert Glenn Long, age 76 of Rockwell, NC, formerly of Ashe, NC, died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at the Rowan Regional Medical Center. Mr. Long was born November 14, 1930 in Ashe County to the late L.C. and Lilly Tucker Long. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM, Thursday, November 16, 2006 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev....

Rufus Dishman,
Nov 14, 2006
Rufus Dishman, Jr., age 64, of Jefferson, NC, died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, TN. Mr. Dishman was born March 6, 1942 in Ashe County, NC to the late Rufus Dishman, Sr. and Opal Woodie Dishman. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 17, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. at Ashelawn...

Wade Lewis
Nov 11, 2006
Wade McKinley Lewis age 84 of Cochranville, PA, died Saturday, November 11, 2006 at the Harrison House Nursing Home in Christiana, PA. Mr. Lewis was born in Ashe County, NC to the late David and Maggie Hamm Lewis. He was a resident of the Pennsylvania area for the past 54 years and worked for General Motors in Wilmington, DE for...
Carolyn Howell
Nov 11, 2006
Carolyn Goss Howell age 66 of Warrensville, NC, died Saturday, November 11, 2006 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Howell was born in Ashe County, NC on June 7, 1940 to the late Worth and Claudia Sawyer Goss. She was preceded in death by her son; Douglas Howell, grandsons; Ricky and Scottie Howell, and brother; Ivory Goss. Mrs. Howell attended the...