Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mack Harlan Smith
Jul 16, 2012
Mr. Mack Harlan Smith, 82, of Mt. Airy, MD formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday July 16, 2012 at his home. Born on November 3, 1929 in Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Roby Grant and Gola McLain Smith. He was a retired Montgomery County, MD Police Officer. Mr. Smith was a 1947 graduate...
Carolina A. Saienni Lawhorn
Jul 15, 2012
Carolina Adaline Saienni Lawhorn , 68, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with her heavenly Father on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV following a short illness. Born May 19, 1944 at Wilmington, DE she was the daughter of the late Louis and Ruth Maisano Saienni. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Lawhorn attended...
Tommy Lynn Gardner
Jul 14, 2012
Tommy Lynn Gardner , 49, of Prosperity, WV died on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at his home. Born April 01, 1963 at Elizabeth, NJ he was the son of Joann Berry Gardner of Prosperity and the late William J. Gardner. A sister-in-law, Deborah Gardner and maternal grandparents, William and Pauline Berry preceded him in death. In addition to his mother,...
Arlin Craig Hackney
Jul 12, 2012
Arlin Craig Hackney, age 50, of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at his residence. Born October 2, 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Arlin Curtis and Edith Marie Goins Hackney. Arlin was a graduate of the College Of WV in Beckley with BSN and was employed as a registered nurse....
Howard Mitchell Canterbury
Jul 12, 2012
Howard Mitchell (Mitch) Canterbury, 61, passed away peacefully July 8, 2012, after a long illness. Mitch was born April 8, 1951, in Montgomery, WV, to the late Howard and Nellie Kearns Canterbury. Mitch had a lifelong career in law enforcement which started in November 1976 when he joined the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. He retired as Chief of Detectives May...
Wanda G. Wills Johnson
Jul 11, 2012
Wanda Grace Wills Johnson , 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born July 05, 1929 at Hinton, WV she was the daughter of the late Rev. Willie Melvin Wills and Grace Pearl Ellison Wills. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Bernard Glenn Johnson preceded...
Thelma Hill Lang
Jul 10, 2012
Thelma V. Hill Lang , 91, of Beards Fork, WV died on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, WV. Born August 29, 1920 at Kellysville, WV she was the daughter of the late Cain Benjamin “C.B.” and Mary Jane Bird Hill. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Arthur R. “Windy” Lang, daughter, Mary Lou Friley and...
Frances Kathleen Dickens
Jul 10, 2012
Frances Kathleen Dickens, 30, of Beckley, WV passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at her home. Born July 6, 1982 in Charleston, WV she was the daughter of Carol Jean Pettry Dickens Scarbrough of Sandlick, WV and the late Clifford Dickens and stepdaughter of Lewis Scarbrough of Sandlick. In addition to her mother and stepfather she is survived by...
