Princeton High School Alumni Obituaries

Jeffrey Ray Darnell 68 of Ashland Illinois died Sunday November 23 2025 at Cass County Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Virginia. He was born March 29 1957 in Springfield the son of J.R. and Eva Jean Willis Darnell. Jeff married Karen Coy on September 22 1973 and she survives in Ashland. He is al...

Gayala Fields Askew, of Albany, Texas, passed to eternal life on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 71 years old. Gayala was born to Jewel Princeton Fields and Lois Odel Piltcher Fields on July 29, 1954, in DeLeon, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Lorene Fields, Judy Hardy, and Fr...

Joseph Welgos 87 of Plains Township passed away on Thursday May 22 2025 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains following a brief illness. He is survived by his beloved wife Barbara and his devoted son Joseph. Joseph was preceded in death by his brother John and sisters Natalie Mary and...

Maureen Rose McGinnis Penta passed away peacefully in her 80th year at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch NJ on Tuesday December 9 2025. A muchloved wife sister aunt greataunt grandmother daughter godmother cousin friend and teacher who gave of herself tirelessly and unceasingly Maureen will be ...

"Life is eternal, and love is immortal, and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight." - Rossiter Worthington Raymond.Elmer Lee Gibson, 93 of Kuttawa, Kentucky, returned home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 14th, 2025, peacefully in his home surrounded...

Claire Rita Maliszewski MichalowskiOctober 4, 1935 - December 31, 2025Claire Michalowski passed away peacefully, surrounded by prayers and family, on December 31, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona.Claire was born in 1935 in South River, New Jersey, the third of four children to Matthew and Wand...

Rev. David Phillips died January 13 2026. He was born in Williamsport on April 12 1939 the son of Raymond C. and Marcellite S. Phillips. He was predeceased in death by his daughter Christine Phillips Hillier Mark his brother Raymond C. Phillips Jr. and his sister Carol Shaffer. He is survived by his...

Cynthia Ann Baker ne Hines known to many as Cindy 64 of Hamilton New Jersey passed away peacefully on December 21 2025 surrounded by the love of her family. Born on August 2 1961 in Princeton New Jersey Cindy lived a life rooted in faith family service and unwavering strength. Cindy was a devoted wi...

William Bill L. Engstrom age 91 of Willow Street PA. passed away on December 24 2025 at the Glen at Willow Valley. Born in Camden New Jersey. he was the son of the late Elmer and Phoebe Leander Engstrom and the devoted husband of the late Stella M. Milligan Engstrom. Bill was raised in Princeton Ne...

Scott Frederick Lee 34 of Conway South Carolina passed away on Friday December 26 2025 at home. Born in Princeton NJ Scott was a longtime resident of Ewing Twp. before moving to Conway SC 5 years ago.He was a graduate of Ewing High School Class of 2009 and Coastal Carolina University Class of 2023.S...

Jimmy D. Lofton 85 of Newburgh IN formerly of Princeton passed away Friday December 26 2025 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. He was born May 4 1940 in Princeton IN to Roscoe D. Lofton and Eva E. Keith Lofton. Jim graduated from Princeton High School in 1958. In the 60s he worked for Ashlan...

John W. Greenwell 90 of Evansville passed away Tuesday January 6 2026 at Lucy Smith King Hospice in Henderson. He was born May 22 1935 in Morganfield Kentucky to the late Joseph T. Greenwell and Caroline E. Wathen Greenwell and worked as an estimator for 33 years at Zenith in Evansville. John served...

Terry Gene Bassett 76 of Princeton passed away Wednesday December 31 2025 at the Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. He was born in Olney IL June 19 1949 to Arnal and Ethel Bassett. Terry graduated from Princeton High School in 1968. He served in the U.S. Army for 2 years then went to work...

Billie Mae Sharp 90 of Owensville IN was called home to the Lord Tuesday December 30 2025 at RiverOaks Health Campus in Princeton. She was born April 20 1935 in Owensville IN to Ottie Smith and Mary Mobley Smith. Billie graduated from Owensville High School in 1953. She married the love of her life ...

Stanley E. Dearing 93 of Ft. Branch IN passed away Sunday December 28 2025 at RiverOaks Health Campus in Princeton IN. He was born January 1 1932 in Ft. Branch IN to Fred Dearing and Macy Mead Dearing. Stanley graduated from Owensville High School in 1949. He proudly served in the United States Army...

Bruce W. DeLong Jr. 58 of Bethlehem passed away Saturday January 10 2026 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. Born in Princeton New Jersey on July 23 1967 Bruce was the son of Bruce W. DeLong Sr. and Florence A. Dolly Marquardt DeLong of Allentown. Growing up in Allentown Bruce attended Allen Hig...

Mildred Kathryn Fields Daniel 95 passed away on Saturday December 6 2025 at Taylor Care Center in Jacksonville Florida. Mildred was born in Johnston County on June 09 1930 to the Late John James Jim Fields Jr. and Jessie Bertha Wellons Fields. In addition to her parents Mildred was preceded in death...

Johnny Preston Stanley 75 of Goldsboro passed away at his home on Monday December 22 2025. Johnny was born in Johnston County on September 3 1950 to the late Refus Ray Stanley and Mary Alma Brock Stanley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Johnny Preston Stanley Jr. and sis...

William Jeffery Watson, age 75 of Princeton, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah. Born on July 23, 1950, he was raised in Caldwell County, where he later graduated from high school. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was a retired stocke...

BoardmanThe world became a little smaller with the passing of Robert Bob Mansfield who went to heaven on November 24 2025. Bobs loyalty and energy made him a favorite to many people from all walks of life. He mentored so many and never failed to reach out and follow up. He also was identified as ...

Kimberly Rochelle Wallace the daughter of Percy Jefferson and Murline Roland Jefferson Seals was born October 25 1967 in Kennett MO. Kim attended Kennett public schools. During Kims high school years she was an outstanding athlete. She specialized in several running events such as the 100 meters 20...

Farmington Sara Mitchell Brown Pratt was born during a blizzard at the family farm in Princeton Maine on April 1 1926 the day after her mother arrived back in Princeton by train from Florida. Sara was born to C. Elwood Brown and Marjorie Mason Brown and was the second of three daughters. Sara grew ...

Lorraine M. Bellavance ne Metayer of Auburn died peacefully in her sleep on July 7 2018 at the Chapman House where she had been a resident for three years. She was 84. She was born in Lewiston June 28 1934 daughter of Norman and Gertrude Metayer. Lorraine is a graduate of Lewiston High School and ma...

TOPSHAM Peggy died peacefully at her home in Topsham on June 6 2018 surrounded by the family she deeply loved. Born on November 29 1937 in East Orange New Jersey Peggy was the oldest daughter of Jack and Harriette Chamberlain. In 1945 the family moved to a farm in Old Bridge NJ where Peggy attended...

WESTPORT ISLAND Alan J. Azzara 72 departed this world much against his will Friday July 20th 2018. He was born in September of 1945 in Wilkes Barre PA son of Anne Sokoloski Azzara and Albert Azzara. He spent his formative years in Hempstead NY attended Hempstead High School Ohio State University an...

Charles Douglas Doug Hardy Jr. 90 of Brunswick Maine passed away peacefully on May 26 2021 with family by his side. Doug grew up in Summit NJ where he attended elementary and high school. Doug attended Princeton University where he graduated in 1952 with a degree in engineering. He met his wife Joan...

Bowdoin Penelope Anne Penny Savage died June 23 2021 at her home in Bowdoin after a long struggle with Alzheimers disease. She was born on June 26 1947 in Hollywood California the daughter of the late David Savage and Carol CurtisBrown Savage. She spent her childhood in Connecticut and New Jersey gr...

February 22, 1947 - December 24, 2025Philip (Bruce) Hobson, 78, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at home. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he graduated from Steinert High School,  Class of 1964.  He served six years in the US Army National Guard.   After graduating...

Tina Fay Hackney, 50, of Red House passed away Friday, October 17, 2025. A 1993 graduate of Buffalo High School, she received her Bachelor of Sciences degree from Mountain State University, and was working toward her ultimate goal of a PhD in psychology from Marshall University. Tina was a passion...

James R. Shaver 86 passed away following a brief illness on December 23 2025 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton WV. Jim as he was known by family and friends was born in Bellevue Ohio on July 17 1939 and was a graduate of York High School in Bellevue. He always loved his hometown of Bellev...