Princeton High School Alumni Obituaries

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...

Danny B. Blanchard aged 76 of St. Joseph Missouri passed away on January 7 2026. Born on November 5 1949 in St. Joseph Missouri he was the beloved son of the late Doris and Charles Bud Blanchard. A proud graduate of Benton High School Class of 1969 Danny shared 55 wonderful years with his wife Vicki...

Jean Marie Dotson Traylor was a devoted mother grandmother great grandmother and greatgreat grandmother who had a big impact on her family and will be forever cherished. She was welcomed home on December 14 2025 at the age of 89. She was born to Ozanna Dotson on August 15 1936. From a young age she ...

Richard (Rick) Martin Tysinger, 72, of Sanford, NC, passed away at the Sanford Manor Memory Care on Friday, November 7, 2025.Born in Raleigh, NC on December 22, 1952, he was the adopted son of the late C. R. and Bessie Ann Reddick Tysinger. He met his biological mother Imogene Prather Keeling and he...

Gregory Greg Weldon Hobbs 72 of Maxwell NE formerly of Kilgore NE passed away in his sleep on December 15 2025 in Maxwel NE. Greg grew up and attended Princeton High School where he was a standout football and basketball player FFA member and President. He graduated with the class of 1972 following...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

John Valentine Bilcik age 84 of Plainsboro passed away peacefully on Sunday January 4 2026 at Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro. John was a deeply kind empathetic and funloving person who brought joy and laughter to those around him. John was born and lived in New York City until about age 9 wh...

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...

Carol Jean Calhoun 60 of Jersey Shore passed away on December 24 2025 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born on May 4 1965 in Princeton New Jersey to John W. Calhoun Jr. and Elizabeth J. Dorey. She attended Lock Haven High School and throughout her li...

Rev. Dr. William North Jackson age 91 of Valencia died on Wednesday morning January 14 2026 in the comfort of his home with family by his side. Bill graduated from Plum High School Westminster College PA and Pittsburgh and Princeton Theological Seminaries. He served as an assistant minister at Abing...

Sandra Virginia Johnson 77 departed this life at Prisma Medical Center in Greenville SC. She was born in 1945 to the late Mozelle and Codene Freeman. Sandraaffectionately known as Ms. Sandra graduated from Westside High School in 1965. Ms. Sandra further matriculated at Anderson College School of Co...

Carolyn Sue Sherwood 74 of Princeton passed away on Wednesday November 12 2025 at Nelsons Personal Care Home in Princeton. Born December 18 1950 in Bluefield WV she was the daughter of the late Jerry Kyle Caldwell and Margaret Anne Caldwell. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by he...

Corbin Garrett Callen 35 of Princeton passed away on Monday October 20 2025 at his residence. Born March 16 1990 in Princeton he was the son of Martha A. Martin Callen and partner Leon Vincent known as Pops to Corbin of WinstonSalem NC and the late Dexter Orlando Callen. Corbin was formerly employed...

Jabez Carl J.C. Anderson 71 of Princeton passed away Monday October 20 2025 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke VA. Born May 22 1954 in Mullens WV he was the son of the late Henry Carl Anderson and Velma Ruth Anderson. J.C. was a graduate of Mullens High School and went on to earn a Bachelors de...

Caudill Wesley Wellman Jr. 87 of Princeton passed away on Monday November 10 2025 at the Ridge Care Assisted Living facility in Princeton WV with his son by his side. Born August 1 1938 in Bluefield WV he was the son of the late Caudill Wesley Wellman Sr. and Mary Slayers Wellman. In addition to his...

Ashley Nicole Cordell 36 of Lashmeet passed away on Sunday November 16 2025 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born April 5 1989 in Princeton she was the daughter of Deborah Cordell Coomes and her husband and stepfather to Ashley Willie Coomes of Lashmeet and the late Daniel Stroupe. In addition to he...

Thomas Edward Tom Stanton 73 passed away suddenly on Sunday December 14 2025 at Wythe County Hospital in Wytheville VA. Born December 6 1952 in Bluefield WV he was the son of the late Sue Lee Frankie Frankenfield and Earl James Frankenfield Sr. Tom was a graduate of Bluefield High School. He then we...

Amy Beth Compton Redden 37 of Rock Hill SC formerly of Bluefield WV passed away and entered the gates of Heaven on Saturday November 15 2025 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Amy was born in Bluefield WV on August 9 1988 to Jerry Compton Sr. and Becky Compton. Amy was a 2006 gra...

Roy Fredrick Freddy Bowden 69 of Walkertown NC passed away Thursday November 20 2025 at his residence. Born March 23 1956 in Miami Beach FL he was the son of the late William Luther Bowden and Betty French Bowden. Freddy was a 1974 graduate of Princeton High School. While in West Virginia he worked ...

Edward Fast Eddie Chapman Powell 78 passed away at home after a sudden medical event on Thursday December 11 2025. He was born March 4 1947 to the late Walter E. Powell Jr. and Christine Price Powell. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his beloved wife Joyce Elaine Williams Powel...

Charles McKinley Big Charlie Allen Sr. age 67 of Welch West Virginia passed away peacefully on November 1 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 19 1958 he was the son of the late Ray and Mattie Allen. Charles attended Welch Junior High and Welch High School before beginning a long and de...

William Thomas Tom Bone III cartoonist and writer died on October 20 2025 at Roanoke Memorial Carilion Hospital in Roanoke Va. A son of the late William T. Bone and Janis Julia Wall Bone he was born in Bluefield W.Va. on Sept. 11 1954 and raised in Union W.Va. He graduated from Union High School in ...

Mary Gay Craft 83 of Princeton died peacefully Tuesday December 16 2025 at Glenwood Healthcare Center after a long illness.Born November 1 1942 in Princeton she was the daughter of the late Andrew Andy Craft Helen Shannon Craft.Mary Gay graduated from Princeton High School Class of 1961. She had wo...

Sylvia Kelley Vipperman 80 of Princeton died peacefully Tuesday January 6 2026 at her home with family by her side. Born September 1 1945 in Princeton she was the daughter of the late Paul C. Kelley Lucille Whitt Kelley. Sylvia was a graduate of Princeton High School. She retired from Southern High...