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.

Eileen Sheets
Feb 25, 2003
Eileen Ann Sheets age 59 of Glendale Springs, NC died Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at her home. Mrs. Sheets was born on July 12, 1943 in South Gate, CA to Jack and Roberta Willson. Funeral Services will b held Friday, February 28, 2003 at 8:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Russell Sheets, Rev. Ted Reynolds, and Rev....

Ruth Colvard
Feb 25, 2003
Ruth Virginia Colvard, age 90 of Laurel Springs died Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at her home. Mrs. Colvard was born October 21, 1912 in Ashe county to the late Calvin and Ennis Eldreth. Her husband, Walter Colvard, also preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, February 28th at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev....

Junior Taylor
Feb 24, 2003
James Walter Taylor, "better known as Junior" age 70 of West Jefferson, NC died Monday, February 24, 2003 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Taylor was born on April 10, 1932 in Ashe County, NC to James William and Floye Stanley Taylor. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, February 27, 2003 at...

Swansie Shepherd
Feb 22, 2003
Mr. Swansie E. Shepherd age 90 of Lansing, NC died Saturday, February 22, 2003 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Shepherd was born on October 16, 1912 in Ashe County, NC to Gardener and Etta Baugess Shepherd. He was preceded in death by four brothers. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at 11:00 A.M. at the Badger...

Willie Sheets
Feb 22, 2003
Willie Edward "Ed" Sheets age 76 of Crumpler, NC died Saturday, February 22, 2003 at the Segraves Care Center. Mr. Sheets was born on January 7, 1927 in Gary, West Virginia to Lester and Flossie Miller Sheets. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 1:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Russell Sheets and Rev....

Paul Hartzog
Feb 21, 2003
Paul Hartzog age 91 of West Jefferson, NC died Friday, February 21, 2003 at the Watauga Medical Center. Mr. Hartzog was born on February 17, 1912 in Ashe County, NC to Martin and Verdie Calloway Hartzog. Funeral Services will be held Monday, February 24, 2003 at 3:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Dean Watson and Rev. Joey...

Jennifer Campbell
Feb 19, 2003
Mrs. Jennifer Michelle Aloia Campbell, age 22, of West Jefferson, NC died Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at her residence. Memorial Services will be held Saturday 1:00 P.M. at the St. Mary's Episcopal Church, West Jefferson, NC by Father Steve Miller and Rev. Deacon Shirley Long. Inurnment services are to be held later. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Friday...

Lodena Sutton
Feb 18, 2003
Dena Sessums Hanway Sutton, age 79, of West Jefferson died Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Wake Forest Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC after a brief battle with cancer. Over the past four years, Dena has resided in West Jefferson, NC enjoying fellowship as a member of First Baptist Church. She served as secretary of the Friends of the Library and was...

Edna Black
Feb 17, 2003
Edna Turner Black, age 90 of Warrensville died Monday, February 17, 2003 at the Ashe Living Center. Mrs. Black was born February 18, 1912 in Grayson County, VA to the late Lee and Virginia Black. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Dolphus Black. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 20th at the...

Joyce Bledsoe
Feb 12, 2003
Mrs. Joyce Rash Bledsoe, age, 59, of Lansing, NC died Wednesday, February 12, 2003 in Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston Salem. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 17, 2:00 P.M. at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel with Rev. William Greer and Rev. Reeves Jones officiating. Interment will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens in Jefferson. Mrs. Bledsoe was born in Ashe County,...

Roger Kimble
Feb 7, 2003
Roger Keith Kimble age 50 of West Jefferson, NC died Friday, February 7, 2003 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Kimble was born on August 26, 1952 in Williamson, WV. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 11:00 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Lloyd Day and Rev. Billy Joe Blevins will officiate. Burial will follow...

Roniald Bumgarner
Feb 4, 2003
Mr. Roniald Lee Bumgarner, age 51 of Todd, NC died Tuesday, February 04, 2003 at the Watuaga Medical Center in Boone, NC. Funeral service will be held Thursday, February 6, 2003 2:00 P.M. at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel in Jefferson, NC with Rev. Steve Leashomb officiating. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 prior...

Georgia Koenig
Feb 3, 2003
Georgia Combs Koenig age 66 of West Jefferson, NC died Monday, February 3, 2003 at her residence. Mrs. Koenig was born August 29, 1936 in Hamilton, Ohio to Lester and Ora Weaver Combs. She was a homemaker and beloved wife of 42 years of Richard Koenig and was preceded in death by her parents and a son Chris Carter. Funeral...

Max Head
Jan 22, 2003
Max Alexander Head, age 66 of West Jefferson, the Idlewild Community died Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at his home. Mr. Head was born April 26, 1936 in Rutherford County to George and Ruth Bailty Head. His father preceded him in death. Jaycees in NC and FL., serving as vice-president for the Mecklenburg Jaycees and awarded the JCI Senatorship in FL....

Salyer Grover
Jan 21, 2003
Mr. Grover Cleveland Salyer, age 76 of Port Deposit Maryland and Rockledge Florida died Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at the VA Hospital in Baltimore Maryland. Funeral services will be Sunday, January 26, 2003 2:00 p.m. at the Ashelawn Memorial Chapel in Jefferson, NC with Rev. Keith Casey officiating. Interment will follow in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens with Military Rites. The family...

Luther Eldreth
Jan 20, 2003
Luther Wilmer Eldreth age 72 of Jefferson, NC died Monday, January 20, 2003 at his home. Mr. Eldreth was born on February 6, 1930 in Ashe County, NC to Calvin and Ennis Lyle Eldreth. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at 1:00 P.M. at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Eddie Lyle and Rev. John Crawford will...

Michael Kaelin
Jan 15, 2003
Michael James Kaelin Sr., age 49 of Jefferson, died Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at NC Baptist Hospital in Winston- Salem. Mr. Kaelin was born March 31, 1953 in Queens, New York to the late Richard and Ellice Kaelin. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 18th at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Gary Lahrman and Rev....

Wallace Howell
Jan 15, 2003
Wallace Gary Howell, age 63 of Grassy Creek, died Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Howell was born August 24, 1939 in Ashe County to Fred and Ruth Naomi Baker Howell. His father preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, January 17th at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Warner...

Ella Marsh
Jan 14, 2003
Ella Catherine Marsh age 96 of Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, January 14, 2003 at the Ashe Living Center. Ms. Marsh was born on July 17, 1906 in Ashe County, NC to Frank and Laura Burkett Marsh. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 16, 2003 at 2:00 P.M. at Friendship Baptist Church....

Lorene McGuire
Jan 14, 2003
Lorene Barker McGuire age 67 of West Jefferson, NC died Tuesday, January 14, 2003 at the Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McGuire was born on May 22, 1935 in Ashe County, NC to Everett and Carrie McNeill Barker. Her husband Don McGuire preceded her in death. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 16, 2003 at 11:00 A.M. at the Badger...