EXTENDED FAMILY:

• Josie Degree Asha’s paternal grandmother. She lived across the street from Harold and Iquilla at the time Asha disappeared.
• Joanne Jackson Asha’s maternal grandmother. (Sometimes called Joanne Degree.)
• Carroll Degree Paternal uncle; lived across the street at time of disappearance.
• Patricia Banks Paternal aunt. Former prison guard for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
• Betty Degree Asha’s paternal aunt. At the time of Asha’s disappearance, Betty & her son, Nate (then-5) lived across the street with Josie Degree.
• Gladys Degree Aunt. She lived down the street in 2000.
• Janice Brown Aunt.
• Chanel Degree 1st cousin, then 12.
• Shalonda Brown Cousin. The Degrees went to her home after church on February 13th.
• Catina Degree Asha’s cousin, then 15; hosted a sleepover for a dozen cousins on Saturday, Feb 12, 2000 which Asha attended.
• Kisha Degree An older cousin, often cited as an aunt. Would sometimes babysit Asha and O’Bryant. (Sometimes referred to as Alisha Degree)
• Joe Brown Asha’s uncle. Prior to 2020, he had a monetised YouTube channel (tibiafinger) where he uploaded a number of videos, some featuring family members during family vacations. It has since been deleted.
• Maurice Jackson Asha’s maternal uncle. He lived in Goldsboro at the time of her disappearance.
• Jean Williams Asha’s great aunt. Lived in Shelby.

THE NOTE-WORTHY:

Members of Law Enforcement

• Dan Crawford* Cleveland County Sheriff who ran the Asha Degree investigation for the first few years. (d. 2015)
• Durwin Briscoe First LE officer to arrive at the Degree house following Harold’s 911 call; longtime friend of the Degree family.