Ashley N. Dauber
Published on January 15, 2025
Ashley N. Dauber, 38 years old, was born on May 23, 1986. She passed away unexpectedly on December 15, 2024 at her home. Ashley leaves behind a father Kenneth Dauber, brother Dean Dauber, brother Herbert Chandler III, and sister April Young. She also leaves behind four beautiful children, Bryson Carpenter, Lilly Johns, Austin Johns and Jackson Johns.
She is preceded in death by her mom, Susan Drescher, and paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Mary Dauber.
For many years, Ashley battled addiction. We wish she had seen the beauty and strength that others recognized in her. It has been a long and painful struggle over several years. Unfortunately, addiction prevailed. To those who do not understand addiction, she may appear to be just another statistic who made poor choices; such a perspective is misguided, yet it is often expressed alongside other hurtful remarks. However, we remain unfazed, for to those who truly understand, she is a sister, mother, cousin, and friend. She was a person grappling with addiction, seeking solace in drugs to feel normal like everyone else. Heroin promised her acceptance, comfort, worthiness, normalcy, love, and a sense of nothingness that seemed to assure her everything would be alright. What it failed to reveal was the devastation it would wreak on her family, children, friends, job, home, and ultimately, her life. It robbed her of her joy, laughter, and her essence, taking and taking until there was nothing left. We love you, Ashley, and you were deserving of life, even when you couldn’t see it.
A private service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ashley’s memory to https://gofund.me/d62fbffe. The funds will be divided between the four children.