William V. Bogel Sr.

William V. Bogel Sr., 78, of Martinsburg, passed away Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at Homewood at Martinsburg after an extended illness.

He was born Oct. 7, 1945, in Nashville, TN, son of the late, Ralph V. Sr. and Mattie E. (Fowler) Bogel. On Dec. 24, 1967, he married Dorothy L. Smith. She preceded him in death on Nov. 3, 2019, following 52 years of marriage.

He is survived by two children: William V. Jr. (wife, Tammy) and Victoria Goff (husband, Stan); five grandchildren: Kera, Mattison, Colton, Tiersty and Peyton; a great-grandson, Shaddix; two sisters: Mary Imler and Margaret Foreman; and...