Princeton Senior High School Alumni Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

Shelley Frances Cline 76 of Princeton died Sunday January 4 2026 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke VA.Born December 31 1949 at Gilbert she was the daughter of the late Shelby Pennington Lena Bobbi Flannery Pennington.Shelley was a graduate of Princeton High School. She was a member of First U...

Darrell Drew Maddox 69 passed from this life on Tuesday December 30 2025 at LewisGale Medical Center in Roanoke VA. after a medical emergency and short illness. Born in Roanoke Virginia in January 1956 he was a 1974 graduate of Princeton High School. He retired from Volvo Manufacturing in Radford VA...

Loretta B.93 of Princeton died late Thursday evening December 18 2025 at home with her family by her side. Born November 4 1932 in Omega she was the daughter of the late Clifford U. Buchanan Maggie Short Buchanan. Loretta was a graduate of Princeton High School. She had worked for Maidenform Corpor...

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...

James D. Jim Croy 79 of Princeton died peacefully Saturday evening January 3 2026 at his home. Jim was a graduate of Princeton High School Class of 1964.Jim had served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He was a lifetime member of the BlueGray Chapter 628 of the Vietnam Veterans. He ha...

Larry Jackson Jones 78 of Princeton died Wednesday December 31 2025 at Mercer Healthcare Center in Bluefield. Born July 21 1947 at Princeton Hales Gap he was the son of the late Feelmore Jackson Jones Nelva Aretta Troutt Jones. Larry graduated from Princeton High School in 1965 he then entered the ...

Ernestine Clarabell Clark 98 of Princeton died peacefully Wednesday December 31 2025 at Princeton Health Care Center. Born August 28 1927 in Princeton she was the daughter of the late Cauley Edward Hill Nellie Cleo Bruce Hill. Ernestine graduated from Princeton High School. She had worked at Concor...

Jason Kendall Jones 55 of Princeton died suddenly December 12 2025 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton.He was born July 161970 in Bluefield West Virginia but grew up in Tazewell Virginia and Princeton West Virginia. Jason was the son of the late Eugene Kendall Jones and late Janet Cecilia B...

Luke 1423 And the lord said unto the servant Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in that my house may be filled. Larry Madison King of Princeton WV heard the words Come my good and faithful servant then opened his eyes to meet His Jesus on the morning of January 13 2026. He w...

James Jim William Fry Jr. 82 of Kingsport TN passed away peacefully on December 29 2025 at Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City TN. Born on December 8 1943 in Princeton WV Jim was the son of James W. Fry Sr. and Thelma E. Fry Hawks. He graduated from Princeton Senior High School and went on to b...

Nancy Carolyn Smith Jones 90 of Princeton passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior early Monday morning December 29 2025 at her home with her daughters by her side. Nancy was born on August 6 1935 in Cherry Falls WV the only child of the late Bert W. and F. Paulette Smith of Princeton. She atte...

Elaine Ellen Kallas 94 of Princeton passed away on Saturday November 29 2025. She was the daughter of John and Magdaline Cybart Mlodzik. Elaine was born in Princeton on the family farm and passed away at her home on the family farm. Elaine graduated from St. John the Baptist Catholic grade school an...

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...

Kenneth Eugene Runyan 71 passed away peacefully on the evening of January 14 2026 at his home in Sharonville Ohio. He was born September 20 1954 in Hamilton County to his late parents Charles and Carolyn Duermit Runyan. Devoted husband of nearly 40 years to his wife Kathy J. Nicely Runyan father of ...

George Edward Morgan age 72 of Yosemite Kentucky passed away peacefully at his home Monday January 19 2026. Born Monday June 15 1953 in Cincinnati Ohio he was the son of the late Faris Burkley Gwen L. Walker Morgan. George graduated from Princeton High School in Cincinnati. He was a U.S. Army Veter...

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...

Tracy Danielle Parker Nichols 34 passed away on Sunday December 21 2025. She was born in Johnston County on February 1 1991 to Danny Blake Parker and Tracy Lynn Smith Craddock. Danielle worked as a longterm substitute teacher for Johnston County Schools at Princeton Elementary School. Danielle is su...

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...

Dr. Philip R. B. McMaster 95 of Providence Rhode Island passed away peacefully and surrounded by immediate family on December 11. A devoted husband and father he was an insatiably curious scientist medical researcher and psychiatrist an inveterate sailor and an indefatigable painter. Phil was born o...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...