Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Norma Celeste Barley
Sep 1, 2012
Norma Celeste Griffin Barley, 88, of Maple Fork, WV went home to be with her savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV following a short illness. Born on November 27, 1923 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Elmo D. and Velma Foote Griffin, and sister to the late George...
Edward "Eddie" Fisher
Sep 1, 2012
Edward C. "Eddie" Fisher, 51, of Nallen, WV, died Saturday, September 1, 2012 of a massive heart attack. Born April 11, 1961 in Beaver County, PA, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Anne Fisher. He was preceded in death by one brother, Ronald Fisher. Eddie was a Supervisor for McDonald's Restaurants covering, Fayette, Nicholas, and Greenbrier...
Loretta F. Williams
Aug 31, 2012
Loretta F. Williams, 77, of Oak Hill, WV died Friday, August 31, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley following an extended illness. Born February 25, 1935 at Rockford, WV, she was the daughter of the late Edison O. and Betsy Talbott Law. Loretta attended school in Harrison County, graduating from Lost Creek High School, class of 1953. She worked...
Luke Silas Baber
Aug 28, 2012
Luke Silas Baber , 22, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Born May 20, 1990 at Bethesda, MD he was the son of Darrell Kendall and Diana Louise Mirando Baber of Oak Hill. He was a short order cook for Long John Silvers. Luke was a 2008 graduate of Oak Hill High School. In addition to...
Kathleen Hamm Meredith
Aug 26, 2012
Kathleen Alma Hamm Meredith , 84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at her home. Born October 02, 1927 at Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry and Alma Hamm. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Meredith was a member of the Oak Hill Seniors and various clubs throughout her lifetime. Her husband, John...
Loretta Fitzgerald Lattie
Aug 24, 2012
Loretta Virginia Fitzgerald Lattie, of Somerset, KY, daughter of the late Reese and Dora Frances Algabright Fitzgerald, was born June 8, 1926 in Oak Hill, West Virginia and she departed this life on August 21, 2012 having attained the age of 86 years. She is survived by two sons, Edward Fontaine of Acworth, GA, and Gary Fontaine of Twinsburg, OH;...
Edith White Sumner Phelps
Aug 22, 2012
Sallie Edith White Sumner Phelps , 82, of Bandera, TX went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in Bandera, TX. Born December 11, 1929 at LaFollette, TN she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Ellon Sharp White. Mrs. Phelps was a homemaker and a member of the Beckwith Apostolic Holiness Church before moving...
Judy Ann Buzzard Pauley
Aug 21, 2012
Proverbs 31: 10-22- Judy Ann Buzzard Pauley, 69, of Scarbro, formerly of Pineville, went peacefully into Heaven to be with our Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at the Bowers Hospice House surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born May 26, 1943, in Comfort, WV, she was the daughter of the late John and...
William David "Tic" Turner
Aug 20, 2012
William David Turner , 59, of Pax, WV died on Monday, August 20, 2012 on Paint Creek Road in Lively, WV. From injuries received in an ATV accident. Born October 27, 1952 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late William and Ella Ratliff Turner. He was disabled from the construction business. A daughter, Tina Turner preceded him...
Lonnie Neal "Bubby" Walters, Iii
Aug 13, 2012
Lonnie Neal “Bubby” Walters, III , 57, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Monday, August 13, 2012 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV of a massive heart attack. He was born April 03, 1955 in Oak Hill, WV. He is survived by his mother Barbara Epperly McGuffin and his stepfather, Emory McGuffin of Oak Hill, WV and...
Katie A. Blizzard Pinson
Aug 12, 2012
When Katie Blizzard Pinson passed away on August 4, 2012, at the age of 103, she took with her a century of mountain and coalfield lore. Keeping her memory and her myriad stories alive are five generations of descendants whom she adored and who adored her. She was born May 22, 1909, the daughter of the late George W. and...
Cheryl Ann Thacker Donnally
Aug 12, 2012
Cheryl Ann Thacker Donnally , 50, of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born April 25, 1962 at Akron, OH she was the daughter of Reaford Thacker of Dothan, WV and the late Frankie Delores Webb Thacker and stepdaughter of Beulah Faye Thacker of Dothan. Cheryl was a member of...
Phillip Glen Lively
Aug 11, 2012
Phillip Glen Lively , 50, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at his home. Born May 08, 1962 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the James Gordon Lively, Sr. and Carol Pack Lively of Oak Hill, WV. He worked in housing construction. Phillip was a member of the Oak Hill Church of the...
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...
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...
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....
