AREA OBITUARIES -- V. Jacque Voegeli

V. Jacque Voegeli, III, age 90 died March 7, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. 
Born in Jackson, Tenn., he grew up in Fulton, Ky. and graduated from Murray State College. After graduation, he was, from 1956 to 1958 a field artillery officer on active duty in the United States Army and in the Army Reserve from 1959 to 1963 when he was discharged with the rank of captain.
He received the M. A. and Ph.D. degrees in history from Tulane University in New Orleans, La. Jacque was appointed to the faculty of the Department of History at Tulane in 1963 where he taught until 1967 when he joined the history faculty at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. 
Most of his tenure at Vanderbilt was spent in academic administration. He chaired the Department of History from 1973-1975 and Dean of the College of Arts and Science 1976-1992 and Acting Dean of the same school 1996-1997. He retired from Vanderbilt in 1998. 
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Nashville. 
Predeceased by his parents, Winnie Lassiter and V. J. Voegeli, Jr., his sister Winifred Voegeli Powell and his brother-in-law Glyn Ray Powell, Jacque is survived by his wife of 68 years, Jean King Voegeli; two sons, V. Jacque Voegeli, IV of Nashville, Tenn. and Charles Lassiter Voegeli (Sarah) of Murray, Ky.; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and brother, Robert Daniel Voegeli (Alice) of Fulton, Ky. Jacque is also survived by a number of extended family members, several of whom he enjoyed greatly. 
A graveside service will be held Sat., March 15 at Green Lea Cemetery in Fulton, Ky. Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Fulton First United Methodist Church – Prayer Garden, 200 Carr St., Fulton, Ky. 42041.