COGAR, Mary Helen^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1931 - 2015  (83 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	COGAR, Mary Helen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	22 December 1931	West Virginia   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 November 2015	Montgomery, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America   [6, 7]
  Burial	London, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America   [6, 7]
  Notes	Mary Helen was the daughter of the late Minter D Cogar and Gay Cogar. She was also predeceased by her sister, Tiny Jean Massie; her brothers, Gerald Cogar, Darrell Cogar and Harold Cogar. She strongly believed in her Christian values and her strong professional work ethic. She graduated from Nicholas County (WV) High School in 1944. She joined the Gauley Bridge (WV) Baptist Church in 1949, where she was a very active member teaching Sunday School, serving as Assistant Treasurer and was the Vacation Bible School Coordinator for many years. Her first job was at Valley Bell Ice Cream. She began her teaching career in a "One Room School House" located on Little Sycamore Creek. She started taking classes at Morris Harvey College, Charleston, WV in 1949 and graduated in 1962 with a B A in Elementary Education and later went on to finish her Masters Plus 30. She taught at Jodie (WV) Elementary from 1955-1957 and then began teaching at Gauley Bridge Elementary in September 1957. In 1984, she became the Principle of Gauley Bridge Elementary and Middle School, retiring in 1989. She continued to work as a substitute teacher and would volunteer to read to the students at the Elementary School. wvgazettemail.com/Obituaries
  Person ID	I422159168067	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	COGAR, Minter Delbert,   b. 9 Jan 1903, West Virginia d. 3 Jul 1969, Kanawha, West Virginia (Age 66 years)
  Mother	PAYNE, Gay,   b. 15 Mar 1907, West Virginia d. 3 Dec 1995 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1924	Webster, West Virginia, United States   [4]
  Family ID	F12663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MORRIS, Donald Lee,   b. 18 Feb 1931, Glen Ferris d. 3 Feb 2012, Gauley Bridge (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1951	Nicholas, West Virginia, United States   [4]
  Children	1. MORRIS, E.M. + 2. MORRIS, R.L.   3. MORRIS, J.   4. MORRIS, M.G.
  Family ID	F8940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

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