William W. Hagerthey

William Wells Hagerthey of Vincentown died Saturday December 18th at his home. He was 96. Mr. Hagerthey was born in Tabernacle on September 17, 1914, the son of the late Wilbur and Laura Wells Hagerthey. He was the brother of the late Franklin, Floyd, and Milton Hagerthey and Ethel Croshaw and the husband of the late Florence Emmons Hagerthey. Bill is survived by two children: Marjorie Hagerthey Hart and William F. Hagerthey,Sr. and his wife Sallie, all of Vincentown. He was the grandfather of Brett W. Hart (Julianne), Barry J. Hart (Jessica), William, Ryan and Kyle Hagerthey and great grandfather of Christopher, Sherilyn, Joseph, Michael and Matthew Hart. Mr. Hagerthey was the founder of W. Hagerthey’s Repair shop in Southampton in 1952, he was a member and Past Master of Central Lodge #44 F & AM and Past Grand Chaplain, a member and past State Councilor of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics of New Jersey, the Excelsior Consistory, Valley of Southern New Jersey and the Union County Sportsmen’s Club and Retreat Gun Club. He was a member and Past Trustee of Vincent Fire Co. #1 and the New Jersey State Firemen’s Relief Association. Long active in community affairs, Mr. Hagerthey was a former Southampton Twp. Mayor (1957) and committeeman. He was a former member of the Southampton Twp Board of Education and also a former member of the Lenape Board of Education and served as Board President in 1977. He was a member of the Vincentown Merchants AA, a retired section Warden of the NJ Forest Fire Service where he served from 1941 to 1980, past chairman of the Southampton Twp. Republican committee and a member of the Vincentown Historical Society. Mr. Hagerthey was a member of the Oak Grove Presbyterian Church and the Vincentown Baptist Church. Friends and relatives are invited to visit with the family Wednesday from 9-11:30 AM at the Vincentown First United Methodist Church, Main Street, Vincentown. There will be a Masonic Service at 12 Noon at the Church and funeral services will immediately follow the Masonic Service. Interment will be in the Baptist Cemetery, Vincentown. Contributions in Mr. Hagerthey’s Memory may be made to the Oak Grove Presbyterian Church, 304 Philos Bridge Rd., Southampton, NJ 08088 or The Vincentown Baptist Church 39 Main Street, Vincentown 08088 or Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053 or the Masonic Charity Foundation, 902 Jacksonville Rd., Burlington, NJ 08016. Arrangements by the Perinchief Chapels, Mount Holly.

William W. Hagerthey

September 17, 1914 - December 18, 2010