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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
James D. "Boss Man" Wolfe
Aug 9, 2012
James D. "Boss Man" Wolfe , 79, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at his home. Born September 11, 1932 at Pax, WV he was the son of the late Roy H. and Elsie Dove Strickland Wolfe. He was a retired coal miner having with 46 years service. Mr. Wolfe was a member of the Gentry...
Ruth Emogene Sawyers Goins
Aug 9, 2012
Ruth Emogene Sawyers Goins , 68, of Scarbro, WV died on Thursday, August 09, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born July 17, 1944 at Backus Mountain, WV she was the daughter of the late Eliza Katherine Pugh Sawyers Mrs. Goins was a Baptist and a homemaker. The family would like to extend a very special thanks to...
Gene Robert Taylor
Aug 8, 2012
Gene Robert Taylor , 75, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 at his home. Born August 08, 1937 at Mount Hope, WV he was the son of the late Wilbur Houston and Kathleen Clifford Taylor. A born again Christian, Gene was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Taylor was a retired coal miner having been a tipple...
Osborn Daniel "O.D." Janney
Aug 7, 2012
Osborn "O. D." Daniel Janney , 88, of Beaver, WV formerly of Crab Orchard, WV died on Tuesday, August 07, 2012 at his home at the Village of Greystone Inn. Services were private. Burial was at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens in Oak Hill. Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, WV
Christelle L. Slemp Bailey
Aug 6, 2012
Christelle Laverne Slemp Bailey , 99, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, August 06, 2012 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born July 26, 1913 at Olinger, VA she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Rebecca Reasor Slemp. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Harold Bailey preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters,...
Matthew Williams
Aug 5, 2012
Matthew Thomas Williams ,51, of Long Branch, WV passed away Sunday, August 05, 2012 at his home. Born July 23, 1961 at Miami, Florida, the youngest son of Billy Williams of Pax and the late Ida Faye Humphrey Williams. Matthew worked over 30 years in mining. He was employed at the Kingston #1 mine at Kingston, WV for the past...
Betty Ann Colaiseno
Aug 4, 2012
Betty Ann Colaiseno, 78, of Mount Hope, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV following a short illness. Mrs. Colaiseno was born in Sun, WV on August 21, 1933 and lived most of her life in Mount Hope. She was the fifth child of three sisters and two brothers. Mrs....
William Charles "Chuck" Washburn
Aug 2, 2012
William "Chuck" Charles Washburn , 56, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, August 02, 2012 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born July 04, 1956 at Painesville, OH he was the son of the late Gerald Keith and Patricia Ann Perkins Washburn. Mr. Washburn was a founding member of the Grace Baptist Church in Fayetteville where he served...
Alice V. Matheney Nugen
Aug 1, 2012
Alice Virginia Matheney Nugen , 76, of Hilltop, WV died on Wednesday, August 01, 2012 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV following a long illness. Born September 25, 1935 at Thayer, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ruffner and Bertie Boyd Matheney. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Gene Nugen, and a...
Wedsel L. Young, Jr.
Jul 31, 2012
Wedsel Lewis Young , Jr. 74, beloved father and grandfather was called home to be with the Lord and his loved ones who had gone before him on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV after a long illness. Born November 01, 1937 at Huntington, WV he was the son of the late Wedsel L....
Dreama J. Blevins Stewart
Jul 25, 2012
Dreama J. Blevins Stewart , 68, of Prosperity, WV died on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 09, 1943 at Wriston, WV she was the daughter of the late Carl David and Gladys Alerene Light Blevins. Mrs. Stewart retired from the US government with 30 years service, more than 20 of which were...
John Raymond Rice
Jul 24, 2012
John Raymond Rice , 71, of Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 04, 1941 at Odd, WV he was the son of the late Bert and Vida Lusk Rice. He was a disabled coal miner. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife,...
Frances Prather Elder
Jul 24, 2012
Frances Prather Elder , 85, of Maple Fork Road, Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born August 22, 1926 at Sun, WV she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Stella Marie Warwick Prather. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Fred Thomas Elder preceded her in death. Survivors include...
Virginia A. Pinson Allen
Jul 22, 2012
On July 15, 2012, Virginia “Jenny Anne” Allen, 84, left the world where she remembered no one and entered eternity to greet her beloved "Junior" and a host of loved ones and friends. Having been afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease for nearly 15 years, she had made her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Jerry Keffer, for the past...
Everette Hueston Dove
Jul 21, 2012
Everette Hueston Dove, age 94 of Oak Hill died at his home on Saturday, July 21, 2012. Born September 17, 1917 at Table Rock, WV, he was the son of the late Josiah Bee and Anna Pearl Redden Dove. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Lillian Cox Dov, daughter, Rita Jeanette Snyder, two half-brothers and one...
Gwendolyn I. Blackburn Sanger
Jul 20, 2012
Gwendolyn Irene (Blackburn) Sanger passed to her eternal home in the arms of our Lord and was greeted by her true love, Carl Morris Sanger, who died on July 20, 2012. Present at her bedside at Plateau Medical Center was her daughter, Sarah Glover, family true friend and adopted family Jimmy Day, and caring and compassionate care givers. Grandson Eric...
Carl Morris Sanger
Jul 20, 2012
Carl Morris Sanger, 90, passed to his eternal home on Friday, July 20, 2012. He was the son of Lace and Murl Sanger, Sanger Street in Oak Hill. He graduated from Collins High School, class of 1940 and continued to enjoy yearly reunions. The 70th year reunion was the final one he attended as well helped to organize. This cohesive...
Josephine Humphrey Hughes
Jul 20, 2012
Josephine Humphrey Hughes , 92, of Packs Branch, WV died on Friday, July 20, 2012 at home. Born November 24, 1919 at Pax, WV she was the daughter of the late George M. and Lucy Jane Craddock Humphrey. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse. Mrs. Hughes was a member of the Long Branch United Methodist Church. Her husband John...
Gary Wayne Johnson, Ii
Jul 19, 2012
The Homegoing of Gary Wayne Johnson II, 41, of Oak Hill, WV was Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born November 9, 1970, at Beckley, WV, was the son of his mother, Gailia Ann Rogers and her husband, Rev. John Rogers of Mullens; his father, Gary Wayne Johnson I and wife, Amy of Kentucky; and his...
John Peter Duda, Sr.
Jul 17, 2012
John Peter Duda, Sr. John Peter Duda, Sr. of St. Albans, formerly of Oak Hill, passed away peacefully at home on July 14, 2012. He was born in Scarbro, WV on December 7, 1922, the youngest of eight children of Jacob and Margaret Duda. After accepting a football scholarship and beginning his freshman year at VPI, John enlisted in the...
