Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Betty Jo Elmore Lilly
Apr 10, 2014
Betty Jo Elmore Lilly, 80, of Mount Hope, WV died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at her home. Born September 5, 1933 in Raleigh County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Andy and Harriet Frances Permelia Elmore. She attended the Mountain View Church of God at Hilltop. Betty had served on the Mount Hope City Council and...
Denver Stewart
Apr 9, 2014
Denver R. Stewart, 62, of Racine, WI went to join his parents, the late Albert and Gladys Stewart on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He was born on April 29, 1951 in Indore, West Virginia. He moved to Racine, WI in 1969 and met his wife, Diana (VanBerg) and were married on March 10, 1973. Denver worked at Sheridan Air Rifle...
Cheryl Lynn Sayre Parker
Apr 8, 2014
Cheryl Lynn Sayre Parker , 60, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, April 08, 2014 at her home. Born June 14, 1953 at Nitro, WV she was the daughter of the late Roy and Cleora Lathey Sayre. She was a former Administrative Secretary for Long-Airdox in Oak Hill. Survivors include her husband, Thomas K. Parker; one son, John Keith...
Mary Jeanne Cassell Cooke
Apr 8, 2014
Mary Jeanne Cassell Cooke, 84, of Memphis, TN passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. S Born December 12, 1929, she grew up in Coalwood, WV, the youngest child of the late E.E. and Mary Buchanan Cassell. Her siblings, Iris Anne, Jim, and Jack preceded her in death. She graduated from Big Creek High School, in War, WV, and earned...
Melisa Adkins Bennett
Apr 2, 2014
Melisa Adkins Bennett , 54, of Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, April 02, 2014 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV after a long fight with cancer. Born December 31, 1959 at Bluefield, WV she was the daughter of the late Carl and Evelyn Grose Adkins. She was a Registered Nurse having worked for the Burgaw Nursing Center...
Phyllis Kay Walker Maxwell
Apr 2, 2014
Phyllis Kay Walker Maxwell , 68, of Glen Jean, WV died on Wednesday, April 02, 2014 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 31, 1945 at Whitesville, WV she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Molly Williams Walker. Mrs. Maxwell was a member of the Hilltop Family Worship Center. She was a homemaker. A brother,...
Jannes C. (Jan Caye) Gwinn Gorby Londeree
Mar 28, 2014
Jannes Catherine (Jan Caye) Gwinn Gorby Londeree, 64, of Mount Hope, WV, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Born August 6, 1949 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late J. C. "Jake" and Joan Graff Gwinn. Jan Caye was a retired librarian and administrator of Mount Hope High School. She was a...
Jane Marie Elkins Gaas
Mar 28, 2014
Jane Marie Elkins Gaas of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, March 28, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital, with her family by her side after battling a long courageous battle with cancer. Born February 13, 1960, in Petoskey, Michigan, Jane was daughter of Max Elkins of Oak Hill and the late Mary Elkins. She was also preceded in death by...
Chris Allen Zink
Mar 28, 2014
Chris Allen Zink ,52 , of Glen Jean, WV died on Friday, March 28, 2014 at his home. Born at Montgomery, WV he was the son of John Melvin Zink, Jr. and wife, Mary of Oak Hill, WV and Sandra Sue Coleman Poff and her husband, Allen of Gauley Bridge, WV. Chris was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded...
Johnathon David Terry, Ii
Mar 28, 2014
Johnathon David Terry, II , 4 months 28 days old, of Beckley, WV died on Friday, March 28, 2014 at his home. Born October 31, 2013 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Johnathon David Terry, Sr. of Beckley, WV and Shelly Williams of Daniels, WV. In addition to his parents, Johnathon is survived by step mother, Samantha Wingrove...
Melvin Cecil Hodge
Mar 24, 2014
Melvin Cecil Hodge , 71, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, March 24, 2014 at his home. Born January 25, 1943 at Summerlee, WV he was the son of the late Henry Charles and Ruby Erma Crawford Hodge. He was the owner of M.G.C. Trucking. He was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church, Summerlee. Melvin was a proud...
Donna Rae "Donnie" Wiggins
Mar 24, 2014
The Garden Gate Through a mist, I behold the garden gate, It is closed for now, but still I travel on. I move ever closer, step by step, Toward the gate that beckons me home. The garden gate draws nearer, It fills my deepest dreams. Where once my vision was faint and dim, The garden gate is closer now it...
Thelma Mae Settle Stover
Mar 22, 2014
Thelma Mae Settle Stover , 93, of Covington, VA formerly of Mossy, WV died on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at The Brian Center in Lowmoor, VA. Born July 31, 1920 at Sun, WV she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Cansie Aliff Settle. Mrs. Stover was a member of the Mossy Living Word Church. She was a homemaker....
Vickie Lopinsky Fleming
Mar 21, 2014
Vickie Jo Lopinsky Fleming, 57, of Hilltop, West Virginia, died Friday, March 21, 2014 at her home after a short illness. Born December 17, 1956 at Oak Hill, WV, she was the daughter of the late Henry Andrew and Frances Louise Graham Lopinsky. She was employed by the Fayette County Board of Education as a cook at Fayetteville High School....
William Blaine Tyree
Mar 19, 2014
William Blaine Tyree , 84, of Scarbro, WV died on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born June 29, 1929 at Westerly, WV he was the son of the late William Blaine Tyree, Sr. and Tinis Margaret Rinehart Tyree Hall. Mr. Tyree was a member of the Fairview United Methodist Church, Kingston. After having worked...
James (Bert) Miller, Sr.
Mar 15, 2014
James (Bert) Miller, Sr., 92, of Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Beckley, WV. Born July 12, 1921 at Sipsey, Alabama, he was the son of the late Elbert Lester and Barbara Ann Aaron Miller. Mr. Miller retired as chief electrician at Milburn Colliery Company. He was a member of Crossroads Apostolic...
Jeff Thomas Williams
Mar 12, 2014
Jeff Thomas Williams , 91, of Rock Creek, WV died on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at the home of his daughter, Gloria. Born January 06, 1923 at Clear Creek, WV he was the son of the late Everett and Ida Perry Williams. Mr. Williams was a retired coal miner. He was a US Army veteran. His wife, Virginia Arbutus Dunbar...
Patricia Jean Renick Settle
Mar 12, 2014
Patricia Jean Renick Settle , 62, of Beckley, WV died on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born June 20, 1951 at Mill Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Rondal Ray Renick and Helen H. Horvath Marian. Patricia was a member of the Alliance Church, Oak Hill. She was a homemaker and...
Jessie And Remington Penson
Mar 11, 2014
Our precious and much loved babies, Jessie Marceany Jean Penson , 1 year, and Remington Red Penson , 3 months of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The children of Kyle Ralph and Ashley Kincaid Penson of Oak Hill, WV, Jessie was born October 22, 2012 at Beckley, WV and Remington was born December 11, 2013 at...
Loretta Jean Morris Blackburn
Mar 10, 2014
Loretta Jean Morris Blackburn , 67, of Fayetteville, WV died on Monday, March 10, 2014 at her home. Born October 05, 1946 at Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of the late Recil Mark and Betty Jean Underwood Morris. She was a well-known and respected Realtor for Jim Lively Realty in Oak Hill. Loretta was a member of the Gatewood...
