West Side High School Alumni Obituaries

Clyde Howard Hall of Warrenton, Virginia passed away on January 9, 2026. He was 90 yearsold.His life was devoted to family – his parents and sisters, his children, five grandchildren and agreat-grandchild. He enjoyed a successful and rewarding law enforcement career and loved thegame of golf.Clyde w...

Janet Gms Whitney GreenOstby was born May 14 1954 in Waterloo Iowa to Charles Walter and Patricia Ann Chamber Whitney. After graduating from Waterloo West High School in 1972 she had three beautiful children Kelly Sarah and Adam. In 1980 Janet married Randy Ostby in Waterloo and shared 50 years of m...

Mary Lou Lilly Wood went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday October 18 2025 with family by her side in Fredericksburg Va. I never thought Id live this long Mary Lou said when she turned 86 last November 18. Mary Lou came into the world nearly two months early at her paternal gra...

Philip Thomas Kelley passed away peacefully on October 17 2025. He was born July 191946 third of seven sons to Eloise and Leonard Kelley. Raised on the west side of Chicago Phil spent his childhood learning from the life of hard knocks and walking uphill both ways to school frequently in two feet of...

William Gary Bill Duvall age 73 passed away peacefully on January 6th 2026 in Louisa County Virginia. He was born on October 13 1952 at Great Lakes Naval Hospital in North Chicago Illinois to the late Betty Lou Dill Duvall and William Albert Duvall. Bill grew up in Virginia and graduated from West P...

Mildred Joyce Midge Dempsey Webb 91 of Williamson WV peacefully departed this life with her family by her side on September 11 2025 at her home. Born September 27 1933 at home in Cat Hide KY Midge was the daughter of the late Thomas H. Dempsey and Emma Ratliff Dempsey. Midge was a 1952 graduate of W...

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...

Judy Lewellen Griffin 80 of Reedy West Virginia passed away at her home on Sunday Dec. 7 following complications from rapidly declining health. Born June 14 1945 in Mt. Gilead Ohio to Frank and Beulah Clark she moved to Roane County at a young age and lived on Middle Fork in Reedy for nearly her ent...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Robert David Holley 54 of Point Pleasant West Virginia and formerly of Corpus Christi Texas passed away peacefully in the early hours of October 26 2025 with his beloved mother Rikki Holley by his side at Abbyshire Place in Bidwell Ohio. Born on January 15 1971 and raised in Point Pleasant Robert ...

Darrel Dean Wright 80 of New Martinsville WV passed away at his home on Friday October 31 2025 with family by his side. He was a retired landman with Dominion Corp. a U.S. Navy veteran serving on the USS Pueblo he enjoyed golfing and woodworking was a graduate of Tyler County High School 1963 and a ...

Earl Junior Z. Daugherty Jr. 86 of New Martinsville WV formerly of Reader WV passed on Sunday November 9 2025 with his wife by his side. Junior was born March 27 1939 in Cameron WV son of the late Earl Z. and Florence V. Elson Daugherty Sr. He was a retired laborer of the former Ormet Corp. a gradua...

Ronnie Lee Duncan 69 of Hurricane WV passed away on December 27 2025 at Teays Valley Hospital with his family by his side. He was born in Putnam County WV on October 10 1956 and was the son of the late Norman Randell Duncan and Dorthy Jean Duncan. After graduating in 1974 from Hurricane High School ...

John Fermanich age 69 of Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin passed away peacefully following a battle with cancer with his family by his side Friday October 31 2025 at St. Clare Hospital Baraboo Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held Thursday November 6 2025 at 1200 Noon at Picha Funeral Home 120 East Adam...

Putnam Harrison Green 101 a native Memphian peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday 12202025. He resided in Somerville TN the past 10 years. He was preceded in death by his wife Bettye English Green and infant daughter Sharon. He leaves behind his sons Paul Barbara Gr...

Angela Renee MyrickReed 56 of Galveston Texas formerly of Grantville Kansas passed away on December 29 2025 with her family by her side. Born December 31 1968 in Topeka the daughter of Ronald and Nora Sumpter Myrick. Angela attended Grantville Elementary School and Perry Lecompton and Jefferson West...

Earl Camden McLaughlin of Anacortes Washington passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 12 2025 with his children by his side. He was born on August 26 1941 in Copen West Virginia where he was raised with strong values deep roots and a humble beginning. Earl graduated from Burnsville High School...

Shirley Rae Seppel 94 Howard passed away Monday January 5 2026. She was born November 17 1931 in Goodman WI to Ervin "Duke" and Anne Bauer McLain. Shirley attended Florence High School and graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1949. She married Michael M. Seppel on May 20 1950 at the West Sid...

Sandra Lee Mielke 83 Green Bay passed away peacefully at Bellin Hospital on Saturday December 20 2025. She was born October 20 1942 in Green Bay to Leo and Catherine Maus Thirion. Sandy graduated from Green Bay West in 1961. She met her future husband Dennis Mielke at a high school dance. They were ...

Thomas Gerald Piercy age 83 passed away Tuesday December 23 at Mayo Clinic Health System of complications after suffering a fall at home December 20. Tom was born on October 7 1942 to Gerald Piercy and Alice Erpenbach Piercy at Sacred Heart Hospital. He grew up on the west side of Eau Claire and the...

Sandra Sandy White age 80 of Amery WI passed away on December 24 2025 at Willow Ridge Healthcare. Sandy was born on January 31 1945 to Donald and Ruth Goulee Ellis in Rhinelander WI. She attended elementary school on the west side at James Williams Junior High. As Sandy was growing up she belonged t...

Our world lost an amazing mother grandmother great grandmother friend animal guardian and human on 121925. She died in the comfort of her home with family at her side. Mary Schock was born in January 1934 in West Palm Beach Florida to Pauline Strickland and M. Barrows growing up with RW McMath as he...

Jewell Redd Adams stepped into the next life on October 23, 2025 into the arms of her loved ones who had gone before. She was born on April 2, 1929, in Blanding, Utah, to Lemuel Burton Redd and Cynthia Irene Hatch. She, along with her five brothers and sister—Burton, Johnnie, Kermit, Keith, Francell...

Mavis F. Hinckley 80 of West Melbourne Florida and West Gardiner Maine passed away peacefully on Monday December 15 2025 with her family by her side. She was born on June 19 1945 in Damariscotta Maine the daughter of Bernard and Esther Nute Bailey. She attended Dresden Academy and later graduated fr...

John George Betzler passed away in his sleep on January 12 2026 after suffering a stroke just before Thanksgiving. George was surrounded by friends and family until the end. He leaves behind his beloved wife of over 50 years Helen nee Shields and children Bernadette Kevin Bear and Brenda as well as ...

Edward L. Graf Jr. 86 of the North Side successful business executive entrepreneur devoted father beloved Opa passed away peacefully on Monday September 22 2025 surrounded by his family. He is survived by his three sons John and his wife Suzanne of Ben Avon Stephen ofEmsworth and Tim and his wife Ka...

Billie Frances Mitchell Malone 79 passed away on January 7 2026 in Rowlett Texas with family by her side. Billie was retired and spent her time helping raise her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Billie was born in Fayetteville Arkansas on December 7 1946 and graduated from Fayetteville High Sch...