User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 421: Wendy and Chelia, Review and Commentary/@comment-4449950-20150224044643/@comment-7418318-20150224093521

Jellal and Jose were surely kicked out of the Wizard Saints, which means they have very likely been replaced in the last eight years.

Makarov on the other hand only went missing without confirmation of his death, which apparently was enough reason to keep him "on the roster".