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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Tresa Russell Dellinger
Jan 18, 2014
Tresa Dellinger , 34, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Born May 21, 1979 at Lynchburg, VA she was the daughter of the late Richard and Doris Elliot Russell. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, James David Dellinger; a son, Johnathan Dellinger of Oak Hill and a...
Vernon Wetzel Tipton
Jan 17, 2014
Vernon Wetzel Tipton, 67, of Oak Hill, died Friday, January 17, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center following a short illness. Born August 9, 1946 at Minden, WV, he was the son of the late Ernest and Margaret Robinson Cox Tipton. He was a retired coal miner and heavy equipment operator at Kingston Mines. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors...
Virginia Tully Bailess
Jan 16, 2014
Virginia Tully Bailess , 90, widow of the late Herbert "Dick" Bailess of Edmond, WV died on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born August 02, 1923 at Edmond, WV she was the daughter of the late Howard B.Tully, Sr. and Gertrude Callison Tully. A son, Winford Bailess (1951) and a daughter, Margaret...
David Ross Whaples
Jan 14, 2014
David Ross Whaples, age 63, of Fayetteville passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at his residence. Born June 28, 1950 at Harvey, WV, he was the son of Virginia Lorraine Williams Whaples, of Oak Hill and the late William Ross Whaples. David was a former coal miner and enjoyed lawn care, gardening, listening to music and flea marketing. Survivors...
Howard Elwood Pennington
Jan 14, 2014
Howard Elwood Pennington , 78, of East Kingston, WV went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family after a long illness. Born May 08, 1935 at Collinsdale, WV he was the son of the late Oscar and Mona Conley Pennington. Howard was a retired coal miner having been a main...
John Willard Williams
Jan 13, 2014
Precious Husband, Daddy and Paw Paw, John Willard Williams, 79, of Maple Fork, WV passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Born November 27, 1934 at Toney's Fork, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Alvie and Maudie Boggs Williams. He was a coal miner for 30 years and loved to coon hunt...
Rosa Lee "Jackie" Scott Bobbitt
Jan 11, 2014
Rosa Lee "Jackie" Scott Bobbitt , 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born December 22, 1930 at Page, WV she was the daughter of the late John C. Scott, Sr. and Hiley Dunfee Scott Jackie was a member of the Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene and was...
Ann Frances Meredith Thomas
Jan 10, 2014
Ann Frances Meredith Thomas , 79, of Mount Hope, WV died on Friday, January 10, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born January 19, 1934 at Grayson County, KY she was the daughter of the late Russell and Rachel Williams Meredith. She was a retired Cosmetic Clerk for Stone & Thomas Department Store in Beckley. Her husband, Ralph...
Lorah L. "Bud" Fox
Jan 10, 2014
Lorah L. “Bud” Fox, age 74, of Gatewood Road, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV Born September 24, 1939 in Oak Hill, he was the son of the late Forrest W. and Irene Blake Fox. Bud was a 1957 graduate of Collins High School and was a avid golfer. From a early...
David Randall Carter
Jan 10, 2014
David Randall Carter , 61, of Sophia, WV died on Friday, January 10, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 27, 1952 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Uma Myrtle Cook Carter. He was President/Owner for AM Star Ambulance Company. He served in the US Air Force during Vietnam Era....
Naomi Donell Lively
Jan 9, 2014
Naomi Donell Lively , 77, of Beckley, WV died on Thursday, January 09, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born June 11, 1936 at Willis Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Flossie Mae Kidd Donell. Naomi attended the Church of God. She was a homemaker. A daughter-in-law, Lou Bailey, brothers Bob Donell, Joe...
Charles E. "Chuck" Canterbury
Jan 9, 2014
Known by some as “Chuck,” by others as “Charlie,” and still others as “Sarge,” Charles Edward Canterbury of Mount Hope died on January 9, 2014, at the Bowers Hospice House. He was 86 years old, and had fallen three weeks earlier, passing away from the resultant head injury. Born in Page, W.Va., on August 23, 1927, Chuck lived fully, vividly,...
James Theodore Moore, Jr.
Jan 8, 2014
Surrounded by his family, James Theodore Moore Jr., 70, of Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, January 08, 2014 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. Born October 11, 1943 at Caperton, WV he was the son of the late James Theodore Moore, Sr. and Hazel Cody Moore. He was a retired end loader operator & truck driver for Cannelton Coal...
Robert A. Kees
Jan 5, 2014
Robert Adrian Kees , 85, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, January 05, 2014 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 28, 1928 at Ligon, KY he was the son of the late Kenneth and Mary Elizabeth Lucas Kees. Given the name Corky as a small child, he...
Gregory Scott Hostutler
Jan 4, 2014
"Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To cast down the afflicted and the...
Russell Gene Evans
Jan 3, 2014
Russell Gene Evans , 67, of Sand Branch, WV died on Friday, January 03, 2014 at his home, Born April 01, 1946 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late William Pierce and Della Pearl Lester Evans. He was a retired truck driver for the coal mining industry. His wife, Charlotte Mae (Evans) Evans preceded him in death...
Betty Jane Bennett Denton
Dec 31, 2013
Betty Jane Bennett Denton , 76, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born April 12, 1937 at Cunard, WV she was the daughter of the late Basil and Dimmie Simmons Bennett. Mrs. Denton was a retired textile mill office secretary having worked in California. She was a member...
Daniel Howard Settle
Dec 30, 2013
Daniel Howard Settle , 63, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, December 30, 2013 at his home. Born August 28, 1950 at Ingram Branch, WV he was the son of the late Leonard Oliver and Dorothy Mae Evans Settle. Daniel was a coal miner having worked for Consolidation Coal and Costain Coal Company. He was a member of the...
Fred Herbert Ryan
Dec 28, 2013
Fred Herbert Ryan, 86, of Mount Hope, WV, died Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV, following a short illness. Born April 25, 1927 in Norwood, Missouri, he was the son of the late Fred Ervin and Charlene Lord Allen Ryan. Fred was a Federal Mine Inspector with M.S.H.A., a member of the Oak Hill United Methodist...
Cody Glen Burdette
Dec 26, 2013
Cody Glen Burdette , 62, of Logan, WV formerly of Kilsyth, WV died on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Logan Regional Medical Center in Logan, WV. Born May 22, 1951 at Nallen, WV he was the son of the late Commodore and Violet Burdette. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Bernard Lesher and Clark Burdette. Cody was a...
