The Rev. Jimmy Dale Ashe, 50, of Mt. Zion Church Road, Sylva, died unexpectedly Saturday, Nov. 25, at Haywood Regional Medical Center.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Speedwell Baptist Church. The Rev. Sherrill Ammons officiated. Burial was at Hooper Cemetery, Speedwell. Pallbearers were Carol Blanton, Carl Scott, Daniel Fiskeux, John Locust, Ray Pressley, Toby Painter, Steve Wilson and Joe Henry Barnes.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was a son of the late James Oscar Ashe, who died in 1982, and Bertha Morrison Ashe, who died in 1966. He was a mail courier clerk with Southwestern Community College and a member of Heady Mountain Baptist Church. He was the lead singer with the Carolina Crossmen and formerly with the Happy Melody Quartet and the Revelation Quartet.
He was preceded in death by one son, Michael Adrian Ashe; and one sister, Kathryn Deitz. Surviving are his wife of 30 years, Barbara Greene Ashe; two daughters, April Dawn Ashe and Erica LeAnn Ashe Bullock, both of Jacksonville; one son, Joshua Brandon Ashe of the home; four sisters, Violet Maye Connor of Landrum, S.C., and Margaret Jane Ashe, Hazel Ashe and Barbara Mills, all of Cullowhee; three brothers, Milas Newton Ashe of Moncks Corner, S.C., Charles Lee Ashe of Sylva and Johnny Coleman Ashe of Cullowhee; and two granddaughters.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Speedwell Baptist Church. The Rev. Sherrill Ammons officiated. Burial was at Hooper Cemetery, Speedwell. Pallbearers were Carol Blanton, Carl Scott, Daniel Fiskeux, John Locust, Ray Pressley, Toby Painter, Steve Wilson and Joe Henry Barnes.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was a son of the late James Oscar Ashe, who died in 1982, and Bertha Morrison Ashe, who died in 1966. He was a mail courier clerk with Southwestern Community College and a member of Heady Mountain Baptist Church. He was the lead singer with the Carolina Crossmen and formerly with the Happy Melody Quartet and the Revelation Quartet.
He was preceded in death by one son, Michael Adrian Ashe; and one sister, Kathryn Deitz. Surviving are his wife of 30 years, Barbara Greene Ashe; two daughters, April Dawn Ashe and Erica LeAnn Ashe Bullock, both of Jacksonville; one son, Joshua Brandon Ashe of the home; four sisters, Violet Maye Connor of Landrum, S.C., and Margaret Jane Ashe, Hazel Ashe and Barbara Mills, all of Cullowhee; three brothers, Milas Newton Ashe of Moncks Corner, S.C., Charles Lee Ashe of Sylva and Johnny Coleman Ashe of Cullowhee; and two granddaughters.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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The Rev. Jimmy Dale Ashe, 50, of Mt. Zion Church Road, Sylva, died unexpectedly Saturday, Nov. 25, at Haywood Regional Medical Center.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Speedwell Baptist Church. The Rev. Sherrill Ammons officiated. Burial was at Hooper Cemetery, Speedwell. Pallbearers were Carol Blanton, Carl Scott, Daniel Fiskeux, John Locust, Ray Pressley, Toby Painter, Steve Wilson and Joe Henry Barnes.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was a son of the late James Oscar Ashe, who died in 1982, and Bertha Morrison Ashe, who died in 1966. He was a mail courier clerk with Southwestern Community College and a member of Heady Mountain Baptist Church. He was the lead singer with the Carolina Crossmen and formerly with the Happy Melody Quartet and the Revelation Quartet.
He was preceded in death by one son, Michael Adrian Ashe; and one sister, Kathryn Deitz. Surviving are his wife of 30 years, Barbara Greene Ashe; two daughters, April Dawn Ashe and Erica LeAnn Ashe Bullock, both of Jacksonville; one son, Joshua Brandon Ashe of the home; four sisters, Violet Maye Connor of Landrum, S.C., and Margaret Jane Ashe, Hazel Ashe and Barbara Mills, all of Cullowhee; three brothers, Milas Newton Ashe of Moncks Corner, S.C., Charles Lee Ashe of Sylva and Johnny Coleman Ashe of Cullowhee; and two granddaughters.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Speedwell Baptist Church. The Rev. Sherrill Ammons officiated. Burial was at Hooper Cemetery, Speedwell. Pallbearers were Carol Blanton, Carl Scott, Daniel Fiskeux, John Locust, Ray Pressley, Toby Painter, Steve Wilson and Joe Henry Barnes.
A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was a son of the late James Oscar Ashe, who died in 1982, and Bertha Morrison Ashe, who died in 1966. He was a mail courier clerk with Southwestern Community College and a member of Heady Mountain Baptist Church. He was the lead singer with the Carolina Crossmen and formerly with the Happy Melody Quartet and the Revelation Quartet.
He was preceded in death by one son, Michael Adrian Ashe; and one sister, Kathryn Deitz. Surviving are his wife of 30 years, Barbara Greene Ashe; two daughters, April Dawn Ashe and Erica LeAnn Ashe Bullock, both of Jacksonville; one son, Joshua Brandon Ashe of the home; four sisters, Violet Maye Connor of Landrum, S.C., and Margaret Jane Ashe, Hazel Ashe and Barbara Mills, all of Cullowhee; three brothers, Milas Newton Ashe of Moncks Corner, S.C., Charles Lee Ashe of Sylva and Johnny Coleman Ashe of Cullowhee; and two granddaughters.
Melton-Riddle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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