Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Dr. Kelly R. Showalter
Oct 2, 2011
With her husband by her side, Dr. Kelly Renee Showalter, 32, of Lewisburg, WV went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. Born April 30, 1979 in Bluefield, WV, she was the daughter of Richard L. Showalter and the late, Mary Elizabeth "Susie" Showalter. Kelly was a devoted wife, friend...
Geraldine Scarbrough Williams
Oct 1, 2011
Geraldine Scarbrough Williams, 68, of Willis Branch, WV, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and Mother of the Church went home to be with her Blessed Savior and Lord on Saturday, October 1, 2011 following a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pax Worship Center, Pax, WV. Born December 29, 1942 in Clear Creek,...
Catherine Dawn Skaggs
Sep 29, 2011
Following a long battle with depression, Catherine Dawn “Wolf” Skaggs , 18, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 29, 2011 in Oak Hill. Born June 19, 1993 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of David Skaggs and Melissa Skaggs Malay and stepdaughter of Dana Malay all of Oak Hill. She will forever be loved and remembered by...
Warren G. Thompson, Sr.
Sep 29, 2011
Warren Gilmer Thompson, Sr. 90, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at his home. Born on April 10, 1921 at Harvey, WV, he was the son of the late James Thomas and Mable Austin Thompson. Warren was retired from the nylon and rayon industry where he worked for forty one years. He was a member of...
Charles Dayton Ferris
Sep 25, 2011
Charles Dayton Ferris of Maple Fork - Born August 28, 1936 went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, September 25, 2011 after a courageous battle with a short term illness. Charles passed away peacefully at the Bowers Hospice Care Center of Cranberry, WV in the company of loved ones. A native of Lively, WV he was one of...
Cecil Kellis Kincaid
Sep 25, 2011
Cecil Kellis Kincaid , 83, of Kincaid, WV died on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 14, 1928 at Kincaid, WV he was the son of the late Elmer Ray and Beulah Anderson Kincaid. He was a retired clerk for N&W Railroad. Two brothers, Harvey Kincaid and Kyle Kincaid and two sisters, Dorcas...
Freda Edith Kirk Massey
Sep 24, 2011
A life-long resident of Paint Creek, Freda Edith Kirk Johnson Massey , 60, of Collinsdale, WV went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born October 03, 1950 at Huntington, WV she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Bessie Edith Grover Kirk. Mrs. Massey attended the...
Marshall William Jarrell
Sep 22, 2011
Marshall William Jarrell, age 88, of Glen Jean, WV, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born May 17, 1923 at Burnwell, WV, he was the son of the late Jasper Anderson and Hazel Polly Jarrell. Mr. Jarrell was a coal miner having worked for Burnwell Colliery and was a member of...
Goldie M. Wriston Rinehart Dravenstott
Sep 20, 2011
Goldie Marie Wriston Rinehart Dravenstott , 90, of Conway, SC formerly of Mossy, WV died on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Kingston Nursing Center in Conway. Born July 31, 1921 at Mossy, WV she was the daughter of the late Perry J. and Martha Ervin Wriston. Mrs. Dravenstott was a member of the Fairview United Methodist Church, Mossy, where she...
Mary V. Burns Flack
Sep 18, 2011
Mary Virginia Burns Flack, 101, died Sunday, September 18, 2011 in Tacoma, Washington at the Lutheran Retirement Home. Born April 11, 1910 in Dawson, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Harvey and Margaret Shawver Burns. She attended schools in Greenbrier County and graduated from Smoot High School in 1929 as valedictorian. She was preceded in death...
Harrison O. Ash, Jr.
Sep 15, 2011
Harrison Oliver Ash Jr., 74, of San Rafael, CA passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in San Rafael, CA. Born June 27, 1937 at Detroit, MI he was the son of the late Harrison Oliver Ash, Sr. and Alfreda Brash Ash. Mr. Ash retired in Marin County, CA where he lived...
Betty M. Mcguffin Campbell
Sep 15, 2011
Betty McGuffin Campbell, 83, of Phoenix, AX died on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Born at Thurmond, WV she was a daughter of the late Claymus Wesley and Ethel Virginia Samples McGuffin. Her husband: Alfred Campbell, five sisters, Joyce Ann McGuffin, Mary Sue Hash, Harriett V. Bishop, Margaret E. “Maggie” Anderson and Carrie Jean Sumner and five brothers, John McGuffin, James...
Benjamin F. Davis
Sep 15, 2011
Benjamin Forrest Davis , 59, of Dempsey, WV died on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 06, 1952 at Fayetteville, WV he was the son of the late Dennis Ulysses and Audrey Irene White Davis. He was a truck driver for Cabin Creek Lumber. Survivors include his wife, Susan Frances Deeter Davis,...
John Anthony Kelly
Sep 13, 2011
John Anthony Kelly , 35, of Minden, WV died on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at his home. Born July 12, 1976 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Joseph Aaron Kelly, Sr. of Minden, WV and the late Sharon Joyce Parsons Kelly. John was a member of the Rock Lick Community Church and had worked as a grocery store...
Winifred "Peanut" Smith
Sep 10, 2011
Winifred “Peanut” Smith, 49, of Pax, WV passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2011 from injuries received in a motorcycle accident in South Carolina. Born November 24, 1961 in Chicago, Ill. he was the son of Winifred and Irene Woolwine Smith of South Carolina. Peanut served in the armed forces in both the US Army and US Marine Corps. He...
Mary O. Yoney Shrewsberry
Sep 8, 2011
Mary O. Shrewsberry, 52, of Scarbro, WV passed away Thursday, September 8, 2011 from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. She was born October 3, 1958 in Oak Hill, WV the daughter of the late Rena Opal Wriston and Frank Yoney. She attended the New River Baptist Church and was a 1976 graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill....
Timothy Judson Boley
Sep 8, 2011
Timothy Judson "T.J." Boley, 40, of Fayetteville, WV died Thursday, September 8, 2011. Born December 31, 1970 at Montgomery, WW, he was the son of Timothy Blinn and Gail Lair Boley of Hico, WV. He was President of Deep Earth Energy in Fayetteville and a member of the Jehovah's Witness. In addition to his parents he is survived by his...
Debra Ann Massey
Sep 7, 2011
A life-long resident of Paint Creek, Debra Ann Massey , 47, of Collinsdale, WV went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 07, 2011. Born July 24, 1964 at Huntington, WV she was the only daughter of Freda Edith Johnson Massey of Collinsdale and the late Larry Paul Massey. Her paternal grandparents, Cecil and Myrtle Massey,...
Shelby Jean Rider White
Sep 5, 2011
Shelby Jean Rider White , 60, of Lochgelly, WV died on Monday, September 05, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born August 21, 1951 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of Frank Ferrell and Peggy Dugger Rider of Oak Hill, WV She was a retired sales clerk for Elder Beerman. Ms. White attended the Crossroads Apostolic...
Jerry Wallace Epperly
Sep 5, 2011
Jerry Wallace Epperly, age 78, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Monday, September 5, 2011 at the VAMC in Beckley, WV after a long illness. Born January 21, 1933 at Fayetteville, WV, he was the son of the late Ervin and Maude Minnie Martin Epperly. For many years Jerry was a well known, well liked salesman with Standard Coffee...
