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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Timothy David "Tim" Wolford
Aug 23, 2011
Timothy “Tim” D. Wolford, 42, formerly from Beards Fork, WV, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2011, at WVU Hospital surrounded by his loving family and close friends. He was born August 30, 1968, in Montgomery, WV, the son of Ronnie and Shelby Wolford, of Fayetteville, WV. Tim was of the Baptist Faith and attended the Robson Freewill Baptist Church;...
Lois Jean Totten Amos
Aug 23, 2011
Lois Jean Totten Amos , 77, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 19, 1934 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Lois Mayme Thompson Totten. She was a retired real estate agent. Mrs. Amos was a member of the Jones Avenue...
Johnny C. Menei
Aug 21, 2011
Johnny Carmelo Menei , 75, of Glen Jean, WV went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 21, 2011 his 75th birthday. Surrounded by his family, John passed peacefully at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following an extended illness. Born August 21, 1936 at Tamroy, WV he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Sirna...
James L. "Shotry" Fleshman
Aug 19, 2011
James Lewis "Shorty" Fleshman , 45, of Minden, WV died on Friday, August 19, 2011 at his home. Born February 03, 1966 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Barbara Sanger Fleshman and the late William Edward Fleshman, Sr. He worked in residential construction. In addition to his mother James is survived by one sister, Bonita Donlow of...
Linda Carol Fredrick
Aug 11, 2011
Linda Carol Stacey Fredrick , 67, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born May 10, 1944 at San Luis Obispo, CA she was the daughter of the late Luther and Maxine Baker Stacey. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, James of Independence, OR, as well...
Pauline Sanders Keffer
Aug 9, 2011
Known to many as Granny and Mrs. Shoemaker, Pauline Sanders Keffer , 92, of The Villages, FL formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at her home. She had fallen in early June and broke her hip, an injury from which she never recovered. Born October 20, 1918 at Tamroy, WV she was the daughter of...
Buster "Buck" Leon Mitchell
Aug 7, 2011
Buster “Buck” Leon Mitchell, 79, of Flat Rock, Mich., and formerly of Harvey, WV died Sept. 11, 2010. Born October 8, 1930 in Fayette County, WV he was the son of the late Lawrence and Burndetta Rogers Mitchell. His beloved wife, Mary, brothers, Roger Dale, Fred, Charles, Dallas and Robert Mitchell and Buster’s loving pet and friend, Midget. All preceded...
Ruth Deal Brown
Aug 5, 2011
Mrs. Ruth Glenna Deal Brown, 80, of Middlesex, NC, died Friday, August 5, 2011 at her home. Born January 25, 1931 at Willis Branch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Abbie and Hazel Howard Deal. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ewing Creek Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Claudie French Brown on August...
Eugene C. Lafferty
Aug 4, 2011
Eugene Charles Lafferty, 33, of Pax, WV died on Thursday, August 04, 2011 at his home. Born June 13, 1978 at Beckley, WV, he was the son of Donna June Flint Smith of Pax, WV and the late Timothy Debs Lafferty. He was a roofer. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his children, Tyler Lafferty of Fort...
Edward Ray Slaughter
Aug 3, 2011
Edward Ray Slaughter , 55, of Mabscott, WV formerly of Newberry, SC died on Wednesday, August 03, 2011 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV following a stroke. Born September 11, 1955 at Hopewell, VA he was the son of the late Charles Hess and Doris Prather Slaughter. Ed worked for Cecil I. Walker Machinery having transferred from SC...
Arbutus J. Crouch Epperly
Aug 2, 2011
Arbutus Jenevee Crouch Epperly , 85, of Barboursville, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, August 02, 2011 at Midland Meadows Senior Living in Ona, WV. Born June 05, 1926 at Cleveland, OH she was the daughter of the late George Conway Crouch and Gertrude Mabel Wine Crouch McCoy. Mrs. Epperly was a member of the Oak Hill...
Paul Murray Nicholls
Jul 31, 2011
Paul Murray Nicholls, 86, of Whitesville, WV died on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Oak Hill,WV. Born December 2, 1924 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Richard Paul and Margaret Jane Murray Nicholls. He was a funeral director and owner of the Valley Funeral Home in Whitesville, WV for...
Terry Wayne Moss
Jul 31, 2011
Terry Wayne Moss , 51, of Mount Hope, WV died on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at his home. Born February 23, 1960 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Robert Franklin Moss, Sr. and Pearl M. Dailey Moss. He was Supervisor of P.D.I. for Patriot Ford until becoming disabled. Three brothers, Michael Moss, Richard Moss and Danny...
Gary Wayne Gardner
Jul 27, 2011
Gary Wayne Gardner,40, of Prudence, WV died on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at CAMC General Division in Charleston, WV following a short illness. Born December 10, 1970 at Lexington, KY, he was the son of the late Robert Allen and Maeola Blevins Gardner. Gary was a welder for Mining Services Co. Survivors include two sons, Chase Calvert and Gary Wayne...
Joann Mclain Burgess
Jul 27, 2011
Joann McLain Burgess , 82, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born July 14, 1929 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Jesse Stuart and Evelyn Beatrice Thomas McLain. Joann was a retired Clerk/Operator for CSX at Thurmond, Quinnimont and Hinton. She was a...
Hubert D. "Duck" Roberts
Jul 25, 2011
Hubert Daniel “Duck” Roberts , 70, of Pax, WV died on Monday, July 25, 2011 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 01, 1940 at Kilsyth, WV. His birth parents were late Sherman and Letta Lorena Thomas Roberts and he was raised by the late John D. Blake. He was a retired coal miner for A.T. Massey at...
Naomi Ruth Adkins Stowers
Jul 23, 2011
Naomi Ruth Adkins Stowers, age 84, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 6, 1926 at Bernie, WV in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Opal Stowers Adkins. Naomi was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Stowers...
Sylvia C. Quinn Watson
Jul 19, 2011
Sylvia Christine Quinn Watson , 80, of Oak Hill, WV formerly of Northfield Center, OH died on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born August 27, 1930 at Bomont, WV she was the daughter of the late Fhlemyn and Cristine Mullens Quinn. Mrs. Watson was a member of the Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church, Oak...
James E. Hoops
Jul 19, 2011
James Edward Hoops , 76, of Beckley, WV died on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 19, 1934, he was the son of the late Ernest W. and Letha J. Mavis Hoops. He was a retired brick mason and a US Air Force veteran. James had been a resident at the Jackie Withrow...
Johnny C. Shanks, Ii
Jul 18, 2011
Johnny Claire Shanks II, 47, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, July 18, 2011 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 04, 1964 at New Port News, VA he was the son of Mary Lou Ceprich Shanks of Oak Hill and the late Johnny Claire Shanks. Johnny was a former employee of Montgomery Ward in New...
