Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Golden E. Argabright
Oct 6, 2012
Golden E. Argabright , 100, of Barberton, OH died on Saturday, October 06, 2012. Born May 04, 1912 at Hilltop, WV he was the son of the late Daniel V. and Eliza Jane Cregar Argabright. Mr. Argabright had been a resident of Barberton for 51 years. Employed by the New River Coal Company for 21 years, he became part owner...
Nancy Jo Thornburg Scott Thorn
Oct 3, 2012
Nancy Jo Thornburg-Scott Thorn , 79, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, October 03, 2012 at the home of her daughter Linda Williams in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 18, 1932 at Greensboro, NC she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Pansy Tutterow Thornburg. Nancy was of the Protestant faith. She was a homemaker, a life member...
Drema Amick Barton
Oct 2, 2012
Drema G. “Cookie” Amick Barton, 74, of Mesa, AZ died on October 2 , 2012 after short battle with cancer. Born on April 30, 1938 in Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Albert Luther and Freda Virginia Tomlin Amick. Cookie married to Charles H. Barton on August 1, 1954. He preceded her in death on Oct 11,...
Mable M. Dixon Bennett
Oct 2, 2012
Mable Marie Dixon Bennett, 91, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, October 02, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 16, 1921 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Mattie Tatum Dixon. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Bennett was a member of the Oak Hill First Presbyterian Church. She was a...
James Henry Turley
Sep 27, 2012
James Henry "Pee Wee" Turley , 53, of Glen Jean, WV died on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 02, 1958 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late John and Elsie Jennings Turley. He was a disabled Steel Mill machine operator. He was a US Army veteran. Two brothers, John...
Aileen Ruth Mcgraw Janney
Sep 26, 2012
Aileen Ruth "Mama" McGraw Janney , 92, of Oak Hill, WV formerly of Pax, WV died on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 26, 1920 at Long Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry "Chick" and Virginia Burgess McGraw. Aileen was a member of Winolia Chapter No. 59 OES and...
Stacey Gail Rakes
Sep 26, 2012
Our sunshine baby is now where the SON shines forever. At the end of this life is an open door and beyond that threshold, there is peace. Stacey Gail Rakes was an earth angel who touched many lives. We rejoice in knowing that all of her severe handicaps are gone and she is whole and running through the streets of...
Helen Madeline Williams Hinkle
Sep 24, 2012
Helen Madeline Williams Hinkle, 89, of Pax, WV died Friday at her home. Born March 19, 1923 at Long Branch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Clara Lively Williams. She was a retired registered nurse, having worked for Dr. Lytle for 25 years, and served as Director of Nursing for New Horizon in Ocala, Florida. Mrs....
Nora E. Williams Covey
Sep 23, 2012
Nora Evelyn Williams Covey , 100, of Rock, WV died on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Born October 10, 1911 at Willis Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Willie and Elsie Phillips Williams. Nora was a member of the Weirwood Community Church and faithfully attended the Rich Creek Baptist Church. She...
Frances Williams Johnston
Sep 22, 2012
Frances Evelyn Cox Williams Johnston, 76, of Oak Hill died Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Plateau Medical Center following a short illness. Born June 22, 1936 in Hix, WV, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Elizabeth Bragg Cox. She was preceded in death by her husband Tommy Joe Williams, Sr. in 1995. she was also preceded in...
Mary L. Clay Johnson
Sep 21, 2012
Mary Louise Clay Johnson, 71, of Oak Hill, died Friday, September 21, 2012 at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Born November 3, 1940 at Surveyor WV, she was the daughter of the late Pierce and Elsie Clay. She was a homemaker, a member of Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene and a former member of the Goldeneers of the...
Dolly M. Ross Whitlock
Sep 20, 2012
Dolly M. Ross Whitlock , 96, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born May 05, 1916 at Glen Jean, WV she was the daughter of the late John Franklin and Mary Thurbon Ross. Mrs. Whitlock was a member of the Oak Hill United Methodist Church where she attended...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Sibray Howard
Sep 20, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Sibray Howard , 86, of Mount Hope, WV died on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at her home. Born November 27, 1925 at Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Donald L. and Dorothy Irene Schaub Sibray. She graduated from Rivesville High School in Fairmont where she was salutatorian of her class and a graduate of...
Bobbie Jo Pierson Drennen
Sep 16, 2012
Bobbie Jo Pierson Drennen , 45, of Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV of an apparent heart attack. Born November 23, 1966 at Summersville, WV she was the daughter of the late Bernard Paul Pierson, Sr. and Ruth Stephenson Pierson. Bobbie Jo was a graduate of Nicholas County High School....
Parma Jean "Jeanie" Menei Kincaid
Sep 15, 2012
Parma Jean “Jeanie” Menei Kincaid, age 80, of Kilsyth, WV, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born November 16, 1931 at Tamroy, WV, she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Sirna Menei. Parma was a retired clerk having worked for New River Company and had been a resident of Kilsyth for...
Nellie M. Coleman Wilborne
Sep 14, 2012
Nellie Madge Coleman Wilborne , 74, of Mount Hope, WV died on Friday, September 14, 2012 at her home. Born June 22, 1938 at Sun, WV she was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Mabel Dilly Coleman. She was a homemaker. Survivors include one son, Gary Bragg of Mount Hope, daughter, Gail Mullett of Powell, OH and two grandchildren...
Carol Christine Terry
Sep 14, 2012
Carol Christine Terry, age 50, of Scarbro, WV, died Friday, September 14, 2012 after a long illness. Born December 17, 1961, in Oak Hill, WV, she was the daughter of Adele (Peggy) Fink Terry of Scarbro, WV and the late Harold L. Terry. Carol was a 1980 graduate of Oak Hill High School and was a employee of the Law...
William Harry Wright
Sep 12, 2012
William Harry Wright , 81, of Pax, WV died on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born January 23, 1931 at Pax, WV he was the son of the late Bruce and Lessie Thompson Wright. Mr. Wright was a retired coal miner having worked for Central Appalachian Coal at Morris Creek and was a member...
Sylvia Gaye Boyd Young
Sep 6, 2012
Sylvia Gaye Boyd Young ,84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 06, 2012 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born October 15, 1927 at Kingston, WV she was the daughter of the late Jesse Claude and Mary Lucy Whitlock Boyd. Mrs. Young was a member of the Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Oak Hill and a...
Tim Wiley Holbrook, Sr.
Sep 4, 2012
Tim Wiley Holbrook Sr., 69, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, September 04, 2012 at his home. Born September 22, 1942 at Powellton, WV he was the son of the late Curtis Everette and Margaret Comer Holbrook. He was a retired carpenter. Tim was a US Army veteran. Left to cherish his memory as his sons, Tim. W. Holbrook,...
