Born May 11, 1921 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Jesse C. and Mary F. (Phipps) Mowery.
She was a member of Bible Holiness Church.
Survivors include: three daughters, Linda Sue Holbert and Carolyn Ruth Gambill both of Dugger, and Barbara Jo Alumbaugh of Shelburn; one brother Guy Mowery of Frankfort; one sister Martha Hulen of Bicknell; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband James O. Ashcraft; three brothers, William Mowery, John Mowery and Vernal Mowery; three sisters, Eliza Chaney, Chlorine McCart and Anna Mowery.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Friday at Newkirk's Funeral Home in Dugger with the Rev. Mark Mowery officiating. Burial will be in the Dugger Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, and before the service Friday.