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.

William Beavers
Nov 24, 2004
William Crockett Beavers, age 86 of Delaware, Ohio died Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at the Grady Memorial Hospital. Mr. Beavers was born June 29, 1918 in Bluefield, VA. He was preceded in death by his wife Jessie Blevins Beavers. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM, Sunday, November 28, 2004 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Ken Howell...

Hazel Jarvis
Nov 22, 2004
Hazel Marie Jarvis, age 84 of West Jefferson, died Monday, November 22, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Jarvis was born December 31, 1919 in Ashe County to the late William and Adaline Jarvis. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jack Pugh and Rev. J. C....

Conley Teague
Nov 22, 2004
Conley Wesley Teague, age 68 of Creston, NC, died Monday, November 22, 2004 at his home. Mr. Teague was born August 25, 1936 in Taylorsville, NC. He was preceded in death by his father, Preston Teague. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, November 26, 2004 at the Osborne Cemetery. Rev. Tommy Stevens will officiate. Mr. Teague is...

Daniel Flannery
Nov 21, 2004
Daniel Boone Flannery, age 92, of West Jefferson, the Buffalo Community, died Wednesday, November 24, 2004, at Ashe Living Center. Mr. Flannery was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee, May 6, 1912, to Roby Frances and Anna Arms Flannery. He was retired from Thomasville Furniture Industries. Funeral services were held Saturday, 12:00 noon at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel. Rev. Lloyd Day officiated....

Virginia Darnell
Nov 16, 2004
Virginia Mearleen Darnell, age 69 of West Jefferson, died Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at her home. Mrs. Darnell was born May 22, 1935 in Ashe County to the late Vance and Lessie Ham Eldreth. Her husband, Robert Lee Darnell also preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, November 19, 2004 at the Bristol Baptist...

Clate Johnson
Nov 16, 2004
Clate Alexander Johnson, age 94 of West Jefferson, died Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Johnson was born April 17, 1910 in Wilkes County to the late Hoy and Gertie Eller Johnson. His son, Richard Clayton Johnson also preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, November 19, 2004 at the North...

Bruce Eller
Nov 7, 2004
Bruce Allen Eller, age 75 of Grassy Creek, NC, died Sunday, November 7, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mr. Eller was born August 8, 1929 in Ashe County to the late Grant and Lucy Spencer Eller. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 13, 2004 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Tommy McClure will officiate....

Virginia Miller
Nov 3, 2004
Virginia Dare Miller, age 89 of Laurel Springs, NC, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Miss Miller was born November 20, 1914 in Wilkes County to the late Shade and Maggie Woodie Miller. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 6, 2004 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Dayton Roten will officiate....

Pennington Ruth
Nov 1, 2004
Ruth Pennington, age 89 of Jefferson, died Monday, November 1, 2004 at the Segraves Care Center. Mrs. Pennington was born March 17, 1915 in Ashe County to the late Robert and Maggie Woodie Sheets. In addition to her parents her husband C. B. Pennington preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 4, 2004...

Bernice Bare
Oct 30, 2004
Bernice Vina Bare age 81 of Jefferson, NC, died Saturday, October 30, 2004 at the Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Bare was born on November 30, 1922 in Ashe County, NC to Avery and Macy Bare. She was preceded in death by her husband; Ernest Bare, sister; Betty Jean Miller, and brother; Robert Dean Bare. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday,...

Barbara Cheek
Oct 28, 2004
Barbara Joan Cheek, age 70 of Fleetwood, NC, died Thursday, October 28, 2004 at the Watauga Medical Center. Mrs. Cheek was born March 12, 1934 in Anderson, Indiana to the late Charles and Margaret Keepers. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, November 1, 2004 at the Old Fields Baptist Church. Rev. Jack Miller and Rev. Bill Burkett...

Cordelia Glaspey
Oct 27, 2004
Cordelia Dee Burgess Glaspey, age 81 of Jefferson, died Wednesday, October 27, 2004. Mrs. Glaspey was born February 27, 1923 in Haywood County to the late Herman and Rebecca Harris Burgess. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 PM, Saturday, October 30, 2004 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Keith Franklin will officiate. The family will receive friends from...

Ernest Graham
Oct 25, 2004
Ernest Evans Graham, age 66, of Old Helton School Road, Lansing, the Helton Community, died Monday, October 25, 2004 at Britthaven Nursing Home in Wilkesboro, NC, following a brief illness. Mr. Graham was born May 13, 1938 in Ashe County to Jack Price and Inez Dolinger Graham. In addition to his parents, his sister MAxine Ashley preceded him in death....

Ruby Rutherford
Oct 25, 2004
Ruby Katherine Rutherford age 78 of Fleetwood, NC, died Monday, October 25, 2004 at her residence. Mrs. Rutherford was born on April 1, 1926 in Ashe County, NC Charlie Lee and Nancy Jane "Jenny" Hodgson. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Rev. Dennis Dillard and Rev. Ross Harless will...

James Miller
Oct 23, 2004
James Virgil Miller age 69 of North Wilkesboro, NC, formerly of Glendale Springs, NC, died Saturday, October 23, 2004 at the Avante Nursing Home. Mr. Miller was born on November 28, 1934 in Ashe County, NC to James Wiley and Mary Estella Miller. Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. at the Claude Mash Cemetery...

Glenn Barker
Oct 22, 2004
Glenn David Barker age 65 of Warrensville, NC, died Friday, October 22, 2004 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Barker was born on April 14, 1939 in Ashe County, NC to Edgar and Stella Blevins Barker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Eldreth Barker, and two infant children. Funeral Services will be held Monday, October 25, 2004...
Joseph Richardson
Oct 20, 2004
View this Videotribute Joseph Dean Richardson, age 74 of Warrensville, NC, died Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at the Cape Fear Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, NC. Mr. Richardson was born July 23, 1930 in Ashe County to the late Jess and Carrie Eller Richardson. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 23, 2004 at Badger Funeral Home Chapel....

Juanita Lambert
Oct 19, 2004
Juanita Jones Lambert age 90 of Fleetwood, NC, died Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Lambert was born on July 9, 1914 in Ashe County, NC to Charles and Sarah Hodgson Jones. She was preceded in death by her son; Denver Jones, grandson; Randy Ford, and granddaughter; Carolyn Martin. Funeral Services will be held Friday, October...

J. Howell
Oct 12, 2004
J. D. Howell, age 65 of West Jefferson, died Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at his home. Mr. Howell was born December 10, 1938 in Ashe County to David Lee and Lemary Walton Howell. His father, David Howell, preceded him in death. Mr. Howell was a member of the Bald Mt. Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM,...
Mary Severt
Oct 9, 2004
View this Videotribute Mary Katherine Severt, age 85 of West Jefferson, died Saturday, October 9, 2004, at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Severt was born March 2, 1919 in Ashe County to the late John And Virdie Barns Farrington. Her husband, Darius Severt, also preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 12, 2004...