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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Richard Paul Lilly
Jan 15, 2011
Richard Paul Lilly, age 79, of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at his residence. Born July 16, 1931 in Summers County, he was the son of Abdul Hamilton and Gertrude Mae Lilly Lilly. Mr. Lilly was a timber cutter having worked for Meador Lumber Co. He served his country with the US Army and was...
William B. "Bill" Wilson
Jan 14, 2011
William B. "Bill" Wilson, age 58 of Oak Hill, WV was surrounded by loved ones when he went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 14, 2011 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born April 28, 1952 at Wriston, WV, he was the son of he late Avril and Violet Hubbard Wilson. Bill was a graduate of Collins...
Maxine Cathalene Thompson
Jan 14, 2011
Maxine Cathalene Thompson spent most of her 87 years as a resident of Maple Fork, W.Va. She was born to Matthew Rogers and Orvie May-Rogers on December 5, 1923 in Ethel, West Virginia. She died peacefully at the home of her oldest daughter on Friday, January 14, 2011. Maxine married the love of her life, Leo Leonard Thompson on May...
Reva Jane Wills
Jan 8, 2011
Reva Jane Wills, age 73, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born October 16, 1937 at Lillybrook, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Ray and Grace Ellen Lilly Wills who were living at Shady Spring, WV at the time of their death. Reva was a...
Betty Cumbow Moyer
Jan 8, 2011
Betty Jo Cumbow Moyer , 83, of Stanaford, WV died on Saturday, January 08, 2011 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 29, 1927 at Harvey, WV she was the daughter of the late Charles and Olive Mayme Fitzgerald Cumbow. Mrs. Moyer retired with 25 years service as a certified nurse anesthetist for the VA Medical Center in...
Luther H. Forren
Jan 7, 2011
Luther Harvey Forren , 90, of Garten, WV went to be with his Lord on Friday, January 07, 2011 at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV following a long illness. Born August 22, 1920 at Alderson, WV he was the son of the late Harvey and Minnie Rutherford Forren. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Forren was...
William J. Surber
Jan 6, 2011
William Joseph Surber, 80, of Columbus, GA, formerly of Oak Hill, WV died December 31, 2010 at the Vista-Care Hospice in Columbus.. Born June 16, 1930 in Oak Hill, he was the son of the late Joe and Ursalena Rule Surber. He was also preceded in death by his sister Marguerite. Bill was an Electrical Engineer and worked internationally for...
Margaret Sizemore Moran
Jan 4, 2011
Margaret Sizemore Moran , 88, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Tuesday, January 04, 2011 at Cedar Ridge Center in Sissonville, WV after a very prolonged and painful illness. Born October 27, 1922 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Ethel Brown Sizemore. Margaret lived in Oak Hill most of her life and was...
Charles R. "Jake" Payne
Jan 3, 2011
Charles "Jake" Redon Payne , 90, of Dothan, WV died on Monday, January 03, 2011 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 04, 1920 at Dothan, WV he was the son of the late Charles Rankin and Della Beatrice Toney Payne. Jake was a 1941 graduate of Oak Hill High School. He was a World War II US...
Samuel Alexander Nicholls
Jan 3, 2011
Samuel “Sam” Alexander Nicholls, 74, lost his fight with cancer on Monday, January 3, 2011, at Hallow Center for Caring in Jacksonville, Florida. Born June 26, 1936 in Oak Hill, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Richard Paul and Margaret Murray Nicholls. Sam graduated from Oak Hill High School and was employed 25 years with Dow Chemical....
Alma P. Clay Gilbert
Dec 30, 2010
A life-long resident of the Page-Kincaid, WV area, Alma Pearl Clay Gilbert , 85, died on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born January 12, 1925 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late Jefferson and Kate Meadows Clay. Mrs. Gilbert was a member of the First Church of God at Kincaid...
Evelyn Ruth Cox Nunn
Dec 29, 2010
Evelyn Ruth Cox Nunn , 93, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at her home. Born November 14, 1917 at Grayson County, KY she was the daughter of the late Denny and Laura Elam Cox. Evelyn was a homemaker and a volunteer at Plateau Medical Center. Her husband, Stephen D. Nunn preceded her in death on...
Timothy P. Scarbrough, Jr.
Dec 24, 2010
Precious souls line up to go away Crossing through the darkness they'll find a brighter day. Some may wonder what is God's big plan When He takes a child away from its mother's hands. So sweet and innocent with no chance at life When taken so soon, well , it don't seem right. Misery and heartache is all it brings,...
Larry Norman Scarbro
Dec 24, 2010
Larry Norman Scarbro, 73 of Carlisle, WV departed this life on Friday, December 24, 2010 at CAMC General Division in Charleston after a short illness. Born August 9, 1937 at Kingston, Fayette County, WV, he was the son of the late Mavin K. and Bessie Mae Wriston Scarbro. Larry attended grade school and high school at Kingston, graduating in 1957....
Marie Humphrey Billups
Dec 23, 2010
Marie E. Humphrey Billups, 95, of Pax, WV passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Born February 9, 1915 at Pax, WV, she was the daughter of the late Emmett G. and Emma Lafferty Humphrey. Marie was a member of the Pax Church of God and the Willing Workers of the church; and formerly sang with...
Mary Sue Cook Revels
Dec 22, 2010
Our loving wife and mother, Mary Sue Cook Revels, 63, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV after a heroic battle against a high-grade glioblastoma multiforme of the spinal cord. Born February 11, 1947 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Paul Cook, Sr. and...
Carol Ann Davis Plymale
Dec 21, 2010
Carol Ann Davis Plymale, 62, of Whitesburg, KY formerly of Oak Hill, WV died December 18, 2010 at Whitesburg General Hospital following a long illness. Born December 28, 1947, in Oak Hill, WV Carol was the daughter of Gladys French Davis and the late Bryant Davis, Sr. Her son, David Wayne Plymale preceded her in death. She was a teacher...
Gaillard Allen "Al" Dobbs
Dec 20, 2010
Gaillard Allen "Al" Dobbs , 71, of Glen Jean, WV died on Monday, December 20, 2010 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 24, 1939 at Columbus, OH he was the son of the late J. Loury and Helen Fogle Dobbs. Al was a retired patrolman for the Sanibell, Florida Police Department. He was a member of...
Leonard C. Navicki
Dec 19, 2010
Leonard Charles Navicki , 86, of Hilltop, WV died on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born June 06, 1924 at Waterman, PA he was the son of the late Frank and Julia Helen Sytka Navicki. Mr. Navicki was a member of the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Oak Hill. He was a...
Connie Griffith
Dec 19, 2010
Connie Griffith, 70, of Bradley, died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at B.A.R.H., Beckley, WV. Born January 17, 1940, at Lochgelly, WV, he was the son of the late Coonie and Mamie Tucker Griffith. He was a member of the Bradley Freewill Baptist Church. He was also a retired coal miner from Calvert Coal Company, Beckley, WV, and a member of...
