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Joel Herbert Siegel

Joel Herbert Siegel[1]

Male 1929 - 2019  (89 years)

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  • Name Joel Herbert Siegel 
    Born 23 Dec 1929  Statesville, NC, US Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Feb 2019  Marietta, GA, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6867  Smithwick Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2020 

    Father Israel Max Siegel,   b. Abt 1896, New York, NY, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1935, Statesville, NC, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Gertrude (Gitel) Kurtz,   b. 24 Dec 1900, Warsaw, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1970, Richland, SC, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F2194  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F2195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Dr. Betty Faye Lentz,   b. 24 Jan 1931, Cumberland, KY, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 2020, Marietta, GA, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F2196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S573] Obituary - Joel Herbert Siegel, (Atlanta Journal-Constitution), https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=joel-siegel&pid=191744604&fhid=5364.
      SIEGEL, Joel Herbert Joel Herbert Siegel, 89, died February 19, 2019, following a stay in hospice. A resident of Marietta for nearly 38 years, Joel was born in Statesville, NC, on December 23, 1929. He was educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., M.A.), and Indiana University (Ph.D.), and he enjoyed a rich and varied career as a professor of English literature and linguistics, a practicing attorney, and a municipal court judge in Kennesaw. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Kennesaw State University President Emeritus Betty L. Siegel; daughter Liza Siegel (and husband Tony Guild) of San Rafael, CA; son David Siegel (and wife Jeanie) of Greenville, NC; son Michael Siegel (and wife Meredith) of Arlington, MA; and grandchildren Penni Lane Clifton, Jacob Siegel, Nicholas Siegel, Benjamin Siegel, Natalie Siegel, and Allyson Siegel. A memorial service will be held at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home in Marietta on Saturday, March 9, 2019, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Drs. Betty L. and Joel H. Siegel Leadership Endowed Scholarship at Kennesaw State University.

    2. [S569] North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, (Family Search), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSCX-G1KN?cc=2848682.