Vance County High School Alumni Obituaries

Alex Stanley Bain 56 of Great Cacapon WV formerly of Jackson County WV passed away November 9 2025. He was born July 26 1969 in Parkersburg WV a son of the late Ralph Stanley and Patricia Ann Hopkins Bain. He was a 1987 graduate of Ripley High School and a graduate of AldersonBroaddus University. He...

Harvey Louis Wensel, aged 84, of Durham, North Carolina passed away on December 28, 2025. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him – his family, his neighbors, his students, his friends, all the people who came in contact with him regularly.Harvey was born in Columbus, Ohio, on February 15, 19...

Vance Anthony Funderburk affectionately know as "Shank" and Gator to his family and friends son of the late Fred and Sadie Justice Funderburk was born February 3 1952 in Asheville NC. Vance transitioned to his heavenly home on March 12 2025 at Mission Hospital in Asheville NC following a lengthy ill...

Reece Vance Deese born February 14 1936 to Fred and Foda Deese in the Cottonville Community of Norwood passed away peacefully on the morning of December 27 2025. He is now reunited with his beloved wife Kathie Talbert Deese who preceded him in death after 56 years of marriage. Funeral Services will ...

Carolyn was born on a farm in the Vallonia community outside Oberlin KS. She was the oldest of 4 children born to Carroll Vance and Letha Mae Miller nee Van Vleet. She graduated in 1947 from Decatur County High School. She went on to graduate with a BA degree from Kansas State University in 1956. Sh...

Georgia Lorraine Johnson of Crete Nebraska died on December 17 2025 at the Ridgewood Care Center in Seward at the age of 94 years. She was born on October 31 1931 on the family farm southeast of Crete to Richard and Rose Pomajzl Vavra. She went to grade school at District 88 South which was built on...