Shelton and Rita Sanger are ardent supporters of the Oak Hill High School Alumni Association. They extended this generosity to graduating seniors through the formation of this scholarship fund. Herbert Shelton Sanger was born in 1936 in Oak Hill, West Virginia to Herbert Shelton and Ethel Dean (Layne) Sanger. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Concord College (now University) in 1958 and in 1961 a Bachelor of Laws from West Virginia University. A partner with the law firm Wagner, Myers & Sanger, P.C. in Knoxville, he spent 25 years with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Eleven as its general counsel, after which has been in private practice for more than 30 years. Additionally, he is a lifetime delegate, 6th Circuit Judicial Conference staff attorney and listed as a reputable lawyer, government official by Marquis Who’s Who. His professional and civic service and achievements are both lengthy and esteemed. Shelton married Rita Baumgartner in 1958, and they have four children: Charles, Carole, Warren, and George. Shelton recently passed away in 2025.
