Roger Lee Harold
Roger Lee Harold, 75, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023 in the care of hospice after a long two year battle with cancer.
Born in Petersburg and raised in Upper Tract, he was the youngest child of the late Shyrl and Ruth Hedrick Harold.
Roger was a 1966 graduate of Franklin High School. He retired from Western Electric/AT&T after 30 years. His second career was in security for Hedgesville High School and Athletics, 4-H Camp and the Clarion Inn in Shepherdstown. He was a life partner in his wife's real estate business, The Carol Harold Team of Long & Foster. Roger was a member and served as an officer in several locals with the Communication Workers of America, and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. He believed in workers' rights.
Surviving are -
His wife -
Carol Heldreth Harold
His son (the light of his life) -
Jeremy Harold (Krista)
Four grandchildren -
JayLynn, Tyson, Quinton and Henson all of South Carolina
His sister -
Frances Lawrence of Winchester, VA
Brother-in-law -
Curt Heldreth (Mary) of Fayetteville, NC
Sister-in-law -
Betty Jurick (Mike) of Morgantown, WV
His card playing, road trip buddies, Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law -
Mary and Rodney Frazee of Martinsburg
Cousins -
Grace Hedrick, Betty Horan and family, Jack Hedrick (Starr) and family all of Upper Tract, and Nancy Heck of Petersburg
And his caregiver who made their life better the past several months -
Betty Strine (nicknamed Mrs. Miracle)
Preceding him in death were his parents; his maternal and paternal grandparents; his brother, Estel Harold (Rosemary); brother-in-law and hunting buddy, Archy Kenneth Lawrence; mother and father-in-law, Walter and Ruth Heldreth and sister-in-law, Connie Heldreth McCartney
A graveside service will be held at 11:30 AM Monday, May 1, 2023 at Cherry Hill Cemetery in Upper Tract.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Berkeley County Meals on Wheels, 116 E. King Street, Martinsburg, WV 25401; Cherry Hill Cemetery, P. O. Box 636, Franklin, WV 26807 or Hospice of the Panhandle, 330 Hospice Lane, Kearneysville, WV 25430.
