Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Emily Lynn Bowyer
Feb 2, 2014
Emily Lynn Bowyer , 9, of Beckley, WV died on Sunday, February 02, 2014 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, VA. Born April 30, 2004 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of Jerry and Kimberly Calvert Bowyer of Beckley, WV. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Tony Mike and Drema Lee Evans Bowyer. Funeral services will...
Delys Janice Ayers Dempsey
Jan 31, 2014
Delys Janice Ayers Dempsey, age 79, of Youngstown, OH, formerly of Harvey, WV died on Friday, January 31, 2014 at St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center in Columbiana, OH. Born June 7, 1934 at Harvey, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ermal C. and Willia A. Johnson Ayers. Delys was a homemaker, member of the Boardman United Methodist Church and...
Laura Beth Self
Jan 30, 2014
Laura Beth Self, age 26, of Fayetteville, died on Thursday, January 30, 2014 from injuries received in an accident on Pea Ridge Road, Oak Hill. Born June 15, 1987 in Winston-Salem, NC, she was the daughter of Timothy Mark and Tammy Lyanell Persinger Self of Fayetteville. Laura was a 2005 graduate of Fayetteville High School and attended WVU Tech and...
Mattie Lilly Massie
Jan 29, 2014
Our loving mother, Mattie Lilly Massie , 105, of Carlisle, WV died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at the home of her daughter, Jane Toney in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 08, 1908 at Crumps Bottom, WV she was the daughter of the late B.C. "Chap" and Mary M. Sweeney Lilly. Mattie was a chartered 75 year member of the...
Roger Lee Akers
Jan 27, 2014
When I come to end of my journey and I travel my last weary mile, just forget if you can, that I ever frowned and remember only the smile. Forget unkind words I have spoken; remember some good I have done, forget that I ever had a heartache and remember I've had loads of fun. Forget that I have stumbled...
Joseph Oden "Joey" Vallina, Jr.
Jan 25, 2014
Joseph Oden "Joey" Vallina, Jr., 72, of Oak Hill, passed away at home on Saturday, January 25, 2014. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Patricia Ann Vallina and his son, Joseph O. Vallina, III. Joey was born in Beard’s Fork, WV, the son of the late Joe Vallina and Mary Elizabeth Vallina (née Nutter). He served in the U.S....
Howard Lee Warren
Jan 24, 2014
Howard Lee Warren , 88, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, January 24, 2014 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born February 06, 1925 at Coal Run, WV he was the son of the late Littie and Ina Burns Warren. He was the retired owner of Warren's Auto Parts. Mr. Warren was a member of the Oak Hill...
Zelma E. "Sissy" Craigo Reid
Jan 22, 2014
Zelma Elaine "Sissy" Craigo Reid , 64, of Maple Fork, WV went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV after a long illness. Born January 12, 1950 at War, WV she was the daughter of the late Burl and Elberta Johns Craigo. She was a homemaker. Sissy attended the...
Iona M. Miller Burgess Cummings
Jan 21, 2014
Iona Mildred Miller Burgess Cummings , 92, of Mechanicsville, VA died on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Memorial Regional Hospital in Mechanicsville, VA. Born April 15, 1921 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Newton C. and Roxie Etta Cummings Miller. Mrs. Cummings was a retired bookkeeper for having worked for Fayette Motor Company. She was...
Joseph Aaron Kelly, Sr.
Jan 21, 2014
Joseph Aaron Kelly Sr., 58, of Rock Lick, WV died on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 23, 1955 at Thurmond, WV he was the son of the late Melvin Lee and Margaret Ethel Blethen Kelly, Sr.. His wife, Sharon Joyce Parsons Kelly and a son, John Anthony Kelly preceded him in...
Debra Kay Wriston Johnston
Jan 19, 2014
Debra Kay Wriston Johnston , 56, of Kincaid, WV died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born March 21, 1957 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of Patsy Fridley Dorsey of North Carolina and the late Gilbert Ray Wriston, Sr. Debra was a member of the Page Baptist Church. She was a...
Nila Jean Pennock Smith
Jan 19, 2014
Nila Jean Pennock Smith , 71, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born March 24, 1942 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Theodore Everett and Mary Elizabeth Coleman Pennock. She was a former employee of Sunshine Pillow Company and B&C Uniform Company. Nila...
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...
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....
