West Columbus High North Carolina Alumni Obituaries

Anita Louise Ward Hill 73 of Chadbourn went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday February 17 2026 while in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Anita was born on September 24 1952 daughter of the late Robert Rob Lee Ward and Mity Louise Green Ward. She was also preceded in death by her brother Gl...

Rev. Hubert Chester McCleney 92 of Chadbourn met his Lord and Savior early Saturday morning January 10 2026. Hubert was born on December 24 1933 son of the late William Chester McCleney and Daisey Marie Carter McCleney. He was also preceded in death by his brother Richard Franklin McCleney. Funeral ...

John E. Thompson, age 89, of Marengo, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital of natural causes.He was born June 4, 1936, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Edward and Dorothy (Gardner) Thompson. John graduated from West High School in Columbus and proudly entere...

Margaret Ann BishopNalley 82 of Columbus Ohio passed away peacefully at home on February 13 2026. Born on August 7 1943 in Beckley West Virginia she was the cherished daughter of the late Frank and Rosa Nalley. Margaret was a woman of strength compassion and quiet resilience. After graduating from h...

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Joseph Albert Pryor on February 13 2026 at the age of 89. He lived a life full of passion adventure service and love. Joe entered this world on September 16 1936 in Chattanooga Tennessee the eighth child of James and Annetta Pryor. He was president of the...

Born May 17 1936 in Columbus Ohio he was the son of the late Matthew and Irene Sater Murtha. Joe was a 1954 graduate of Logan High School and a 1959 graduate of Ohio University where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He earned a Masters Degree in Education in 1962 from West Virginia...

Harry Kent Russell Jr., 77, of Lebanon, Ohio, slipped into eternity on Nov. 28 in the comfort of home and in the care of his loved ones. He was born May 11, 1948 in Charleston, West Virginia. "It was a Tuesday," he'd volunteer to anyone, including all medical professionals who asked his birthdate. T...