South Charleston High School Alumni Obituaries

William Henry Martins 83 passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Thursday November 27 2025. He was born on April 23 1942 in Oak Park Illinois to the late Roy Martins and Agnes Cramer. Bill graduated from Middletown High School in 1960 and attended Miami University of Ohio. He went on to w...

Daniel Perry was born September 22 1960 and was transitioned January 27 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Lola Juniors Perry. Daniel enlisted in the United States Army after high school graduation and served from October 1979 until October 1983. Upon being honorably discharg...

Dennis Marvin Logan 74 was welcomed home into Heaven on Wednesday December 17 2025 surrounded by his family. He was born December 16 1951 in Sumter SC to the late James H. Logan Sr. d.1965 and the late Clara Montgomery Nunnery Phelps d.2003. He was a graduate of Hillcrest High School and earned an a...

On March 7 1938 Estena Ford Eldridge was born in Charleston South Carolina. She is the second of nine children born to William and Virginia Queenie Ford. She remained in South Carolina through high school where she excelled academically graduating with top honors from Haut Gap High School. After gra...

On Thursday afternoon at 1:10 on New Year’s Day of 2026 Catherine Elizabeth Bolen expired peacefully from natural causes at Roper Hospital in South Carolina. Catherine was born on June 23rd, 1930 in Asbury Park, N.J. She was the youngest of 3 sisters and 4 brothers. The family migrated to Newark, N....

Jean was born to Willis B. Kilpatrick and Wilda Law Kilpatrick in Oneonta New York on August 1 1923. Willis was a Presbyterian minister and Wilda an at home mom and elementary school Math teacher. The family moved to Greenfield Ohio in the mid1920s where Willis became the pastor of the First Presbyt...

John Myrick Frazier III aka Ricky was born in Detroit Michigan on January 5 1957 the first of four children of J. Myrick and Marilyn L. Adams Frazier. John attended the Detroit Public School System through 6th grade Hall of the Divine Child a Catholic based Military school in Monroe Michigan for 7th...

Henry Harrison Graves 96 of Sunnyside passed away on Wednesday Jan. 14 2026 surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 8 1929 in White Bluffs WA to James William Graves and Wilhelmina Kate Spencer Graves Small. Henry grew up graduated high school and enlisted in the Air Force in 1948. He met ...

Tom Vargo passed away peacefully at his South Daytona FL home on Saturday December 20 2025 succumbing to kidney failure. Prior to spending nearly twenty years retired in Daytona Beach Tom lived in Ohio where he graduated from Hubbard High School in 1973. He was born in Greensburg PA to Thomas and Th...

John F. Garlette of Hopatcong NJ passed away peacefully on Saturday December 27 2025 at St. Clares Hospital in Denville NJ surrounded by his loving family. He was 72 years old. John was born on November 17 1953 in South Charleston West Virginia to the late William and the late Margaret Birmingham Ga...

Kory Jacob Hendrickson was born in Aurora Colorado on November 1 1993 to loving and proud parents Dean and Tohni Hendrickson and older sister Alexis. Their family moved to the St. Louis area in 1999. There he attended Woerther Elementary Selvidge Middle School and graduated from Marquette High Schoo...

Retired Army reserve Major Donald Irving Sweany, Jr. died suddenly at his home inAnnapolis on November 16, 2025, at the age of 95. Don moved to Annapolis in 1956 andresided in Pendennis Mount for 54 years prior to his death. He was born in Baltimore on December 29, 1929, son of Donald Irving Sw...

Justin Keith Jr age 80 a resident of Belhaven NC passed away Friday January 2 2026 at his home in Pamlico Beach. A memorial service will be held on Saturday January 17th 500 PM at Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Washington NC. He and his wife Nancy will be laid to rest together at Arlington Natio...

Auburn Allie Marie Boyer 89 of Lewiston passed away on Friday Nov. 15 2019 at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in Sumter S.C. on Sept. 4 1930 to Frank and Lois Strange and was the oldest of seven children. She graduated from Edmunds High School and then worked as a dental assis...

FREEPORT Patricia Ann Smith 72 peacefully passed away on January 27th at Mid Coast Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Patty P. as her many friends called her was born in Brunswick Maine to Robert and Kathleen Cushing Prindall on September 7th 1952. After graduating from Freepo...

Robert J. TrefsgerAuburnRobert James Trefsger 97 a lifelong resident of Philadelphia PA passed away at his sons home in Auburn on November 17 2017 under the compassionate care of Beacon Hospice. Robert was born at his home in Philadelphia PA on October 10 1920. He was the youngest son of Louis A. Tr...

Auburn Ethel Anna Trefsger 91 a lifelong resident of Philadelphia PA passed away at her sons home in Auburn on July 10 2016. She was the daughter of the late Otto J. and Blanche Petzold Goerlich. Ethel attended Dobbins Vocational High School then WWII training school at the University of Pennsylvan...

Joseph Joe Peter John Legania a native of New Orleans Louisiana entered eternal rest on December 6 2025. Born in New Orleans on June 28 1947 Joe was the seventh of nine children. He attended All Saints Elementary School where he faithfully served as an altar server. As a teenager he moved with his s...

Services for Leonard Wilson Mills 89 of Elko SC will be held at 200 p.m. Friday January 2 2026 in the Folk Funeral Home Chapel Williston SC with the Reverend Jeff Jackson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday. Burial will follow in t...

Joe Ann Givens Dohm 91 of Fort Mill SC formerly of Charleston WV died on Tuesday January 13 2026. Joe Ann was a graduate of Charleston High School and worked in a management position at CP Telephone Company. After retiring from CP she moved to South Carolina and did the accounting for CWD Constructi...

Robert was born March 24 1951 in Lake City SC the son of the late Bob Edward Thornhill and Reba Sauls Thornhill Keefe. He was a 1969 graduate of Kingstree High School and attended Palmer College in Charleston. Robert excelled in restaurant management and really enjoyed his years at Piccolos where he...

Pastor William Rogers, Sr. “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” —II Corinthians 5:7Pastor William Rogers, Sr., a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and faithful servant of God, transitioned peacefully from this life to his heavenly home on November 5, 2025, surrounded by his l...

Mr. George Terry Padgett Jr. 84 resident of Sandy Run Road in Crocketville husband of the late Mary Elaine Wynn Padgett died Wednesday November 12 2025 in Colleton County. Born July 13 1941 in Hampton County Mr. Padgett was a son of the late George Terry Padgett Sr. and Harriett Veronica Thomas Padg...

Franklin James Paul Councill IIIbetter known as Jimwas a devoted husband loving father grandfather great grandfather faithful servant and tireless advocate for his community. Jim was born in Stockton California during World War II while his father former Virginia Delegate J. Paul Councill Jr. was f...

Linda Lorrain Harlow 69 of South Charleston WV formerly of Williamson WV passed away on October 8 2025 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston WV. Born in Williamson WV on March 28 1956 she was the daughter of the late Dill Tincher and Bonnie Lockard Tincher. Linda devoted her life to her late husban...

Betty Jo Moore 85 formerly of Matewan and Charleston West Virginia passed away peacefully on December 31 2025 in Georgetown Kentucky surrounded by loved ones. She was married to the love of her life Dan R. Moore for 64 years. She is survived by her husband Dan and their children Angel R. Moore Mart...

Lucinda Newsome Curry 88 of Chattaroy WV peacefully departed this life with family by her side on September 4 2025 at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville KY. Born August 16 1937 at home in Naugatuck WV Lucinda was the daughter of the late Isaac and Ida Evans Newsome. Lucinda was a 1955 graduat...

Cobert Eugene Gene Zopp age 80 of Gallipolis Ferry WV passed away Tuesday morning December 30 2025 at his residence. He was born May 21 1945 in South Charleston WV. He was the son of the late Evangelist Lorance Cobert Zopp and Emma Zopp. He attended St. Albans High School where he served as the stud...

Mrs. Alpha Lee Green Sutters 82 a lifelong resident of South Charleston WV went to live with the Lord on Tuesday January 13 2026. She was a graduate of South Charleston High School and retired from St. Frances Hospital where she worked as an admitting clerk. Even when working Alpha always found time...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our precious dad Robert Bob A. Cantley Sr. 90 of South Charleston WV at Hubbard Hospice House on December 22 2025. Bob was a 1953 graduate of Washington District High School. He retired from the West Virginia Air National Guard in 1990 with 37...