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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Esther I. Edwards Zwicharowski
Nov 25, 2013
Esther Isabell Edwards Zwicharowski , 80, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, November 25, 2013 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 01, 1933 at Elmhurst, PA she was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Valeda I. Rodney Edwards. Esther worked over 17 years as a Deli Manager at Giant Food...
Thomas W. Howard
Nov 25, 2013
Thomas W. Howard, age 91, of Mt. Hope, WV, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013 at his residence. Born February 11, 1922 at Mt. Hope, WV, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Gwendolyn “Gwen” Williams Howard. Mr. Howard was a 1939 graduate of Mt. Hope High School and studied a year at Greenbrier Military Institute...
Michael Stephen Settle
Nov 21, 2013
Michael Stephen Settle age 52 of Dempsey Road, died on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at his residence. Born September 16, 1961 in Ashland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Ira and Theressa Dodd Settle. Michael was a truck drive in the coal industry, was a avid fisherman and hunter and a member of the NRA. He was preceded...
Mary Frances Stone Perry
Nov 21, 2013
Mary Frances Stone Perry, 86, of Mount Hope, WV died Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV. Born December 17, 1926 at Kilsyth, WV, she was the oldest daughter of the late Clarence Mahlon and Blanche Lee Farrish Stone. She was retired from the Fayette County Board of Education as a school teacher from Mount Hope Elementary...
Juanita Billings Hatcher
Nov 21, 2013
Juanita Billings Hatcher , 91, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born November 10, 1922 at Packs Branch, WV she was the sixth of sixteen children of the late Charley E. and Ada Bailey Billings. She and her husband were the owners of Hatcher's Music Store in Oak Hill....
Walter George Summers, Jr.
Nov 19, 2013
Walter George Summers, Jr. , 92, of Mount Hope, WV passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV following a long illness. Born August 08, 1921 at Sun, WV he was the son of the late Walter G. Summers, Sr. and Margaret Summers Bouchard. Mr. Summers was a 47 year employee of...
Roy Wayne Hinkle
Nov 18, 2013
Roy Wayne Hinkle , 60, of Hilltop, WV died on Monday, November 18, 2013 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born July 18, 1953 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Roy H. and Gladys Pennington Hinkle. He was a retired yardman for Fayco Lumber Company in Oak Hill. Brothers, Donald F. Hinkle, Darrell E....
Jane Ann Samuels Simms
Nov 13, 2013
Our loving mother and grandmother, Jane Ann Samuels Simms , 58, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at her home. Born February 26, 1955 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late John R. and Dorothy Leffel Samuels. Jane was a homemaker and a former employee of Heck's Department Store, various other department...
James A. "Dick" Taylor
Nov 4, 2013
James A. "Dick" Taylor , 89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, November 04, 2013 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born February 26, 1924 at Prudence, WV he was the son of the late Carl and Elizabeth Starks Taylor. Dick was a retired Service Man for WV American Water Company with 33 years service. He served...
Russell E. "Rusty" Edwards, Jr.
Nov 2, 2013
Russell E. "Rusty" Edwards, Jr. , 62, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, November 02, 2013 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born August 10, 1951 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Russell E. Edwards, Sr. and Etta Jean Holdren Edwards, Sr. He was a construction Crane Operator. Rusty was a motorcycle...
Mary Louise Burgess Evans
Oct 31, 2013
On Thursday, October 31, 2013, while surrounded by family and friends, the gates of Heaven swung open and the sweet, loving spirit of Mary Louise Evans peacefully entered in. Born June 04, 1944 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Carl Hobart and Rosie Della Campbell Burgess. She was a retired Housekeeper for Hilltop Nursing and...
John Edward Kincaid Sr.
Oct 23, 2013
John Edward Kincaid Sr. 85, of Tobaccoville, NC passed away October 21, 2013. He was born in Kincaid, WV on November 13, 1927 son of the late Luther G. and Goldie Ellis Kincaid. At the age of 15, he enlisted in the Merchant marines and worked on numerous ships during World War 2. A proud WWII Veteran, he served in...
Basil Ross Sweeney
Oct 19, 2013
Basil Ross Sweeney , 87, of Beckley, WV passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 13, 1926 at Sweeneysburg, WV he was the son of the late Charles A. and Eliza Tyree Sweeney. Basil was employed by the state of WV Department of Veterans Affairs and retired from the Department of...
Carlos Ray Arthur, Sr.
Oct 19, 2013
Carlos Ray Arthur, Sr.,age 73, of Fayetteville, WV, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at his residence after a long illness. Born August 27, 1940 at Prosperity, WV, he was the son of the late Frank E. and Pansy M. Wilson Arthur. Carlos was a retired school principal retiring from Rosedale Elementary School, was a a member of the...
Louise Elaine Bowyer Wriston
Oct 18, 2013
Louise Elaine Bowyer Wriston, age 67, of Pax, WV, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 16, 1946 at Anniston, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Bittle Bowyer. Louise was a homemaker and a member of the Willis Branch Community Church at Pax, WV. Surviving are...
Clarence Robert Moore
Oct 16, 2013
Clarence Robert Moore , 63, of Oak Hill, WV went to his rest on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at his home. Born December 09, 1949 at Fayette Station, WV he was the son of the late Richard and Daisy Toney Moore. Clarence retired after 20 years from the Christian Nursing Home. Working as an orderly he was albe to show...
Louzania Ann "Dana" Huffman Craddock
Oct 15, 2013
Louzania "Dana" Ann Huffman Craddock , 92, of Pax, WV went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 following an extended illness. Born February 12, 1921 at Harper, WV she was the daughter of the late Emory and Mae Kincaid Huffman. Dana was a homemaker. She was a member of the Long Branch United Methodist Church where she...
Velma Loretta Waugh Newton
Oct 14, 2013
Velma Loretta Waugh Newton, age 83, of Cedar Bluff, VA formerly of Scarbro, WV passed away Monday, October 14, 2013 at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia. She was born in Denton, Kentucky and was the daughter of the late Howard and Herma Stewart Waugh. Mrs. Newton was a fulltime homemaker, a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother....
Russell Henry Mckinney
Oct 14, 2013
Russell Henry McKinney , 52, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, October 14, 2013 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born September 14, 1961 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late John and Dolly Smith McKinney. He was a Coal and Log Hauler. Mr. McKinney was a member of the Sand Branch Worship Center....
Preston Lee Kelly
Oct 13, 2013
Preston Lee Kelly , 68, of Weirwood, WV died on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at his home. Born May 02, 1945 at Mahan, WV he was the son of the late Ruby Laura Kelly Dotson and stepson of Charlie Dotson. Preston was a retired school bus driver for the Fayette County Board of Education with 23 years service. He was...
