Matewan High School Alumni

Matewan, West Virginia (WV)

Military Alumni

Military High School Alumni

Honoring Our Heroes

This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!

Lost Class Rings

Have you lost your Matewan High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Tigers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.

Honored Military Alumni

Dallas Miller
Dallas Miller
Class of 1960
Army, 20+ Years

Retired Army Major; Served as a Green Beret, Ranger, Pathfinder,Airborne Served Two Tours in Vietnam as Infantry with Two Purple Hearts and various other awards.
Eric M. Parsley
Eric M. Parsley
Class of 1990
Army, 20+ Years

Currently serving at Fort Knox Ky will retire this summer.
Lonnie Simpkins Jr.
Lonnie Simpkins Jr.
Class of 1989
Air Force, 4 Years

F-15 Crew Chief
MIKE JUSTICE
MIKE JUSTICE
Class of 1985
Navy, 3 Years

THIS IS IN MEMORY OF MIKE JUSTICE...HE WAS STATIONED ABOARD THE USS IOWA BB-61 FROM 1986- 1989...HE WAS KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION ON 4-19-1989 DURING A FLEET TRAINING EXERCISE OFF THE COAST OF CUBA....HE IS GREATLY LOVED AND MISSED...
Mildred "Sissy" Starr
Mildred "Sissy" Starr
Class of 1979
Marine Corps, 4 Years

I am a Disabled Veteran that served and was injured after the Beirut Bombing of the Marine Corps Barracks. After the bombing, I finished college with a Computer Degree before completing Officer Training in Quantico, VA Traveled the world and learned many different languages.
Orville Jerry Hatfield
Orville Jerry Hatfield
Class of 1957
Air Force, 5 Years

Served 4 years, 8 months and 27 days. Got out July 3rd, 1963.
Ricky Smith
Ricky Smith
Class of 1980
Air Force, 20+ Years

Instructor
Alaska
north Carolina
Okinawa Japan
Panama City, Florida
Ronnie Charles
Ronnie Charles
Class of 1966
Army, 2 Years

1 year 1968 in Vietnam then Fort Hood Texas.
Sarah Estepp
Sarah Estepp
Class of 1992
Air Force, 8 Years

I spent most of my service living in Germany.

Classmates Spotlight

Matewan High School Classmates

Burgess Dalton
Class of '90

Alumni Stories

High School Alumni Stores

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Matewan High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Tigers.

School News

Shirley Joyce Harth Robertson

A 1955 Graduate of Magnolia HS. Her Obituarty appeared in the Florida Times-Union Newspaper, Jacksonville, FL on Sunday...
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Our Matewan High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Matewan High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Matewan are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!