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Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
David Okey Wood
May 24, 2011
David Okey Wood , 66, of Robson, WV died on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at his home. Born March 07, 1945 at Charleston, WV he was the son of the late Okey and Irma Bond Wood. David was the owner/operator of Woods Quick Mart for 24 years. He was an active member of the Loup Creek Fire Department for over...
Clifford Bartley Sexton
May 23, 2011
Clifford Bartley Sexton, age 37, of Gatewood Road, Fayetteville, WV, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011 at his mother's home. Born August 27, 1973, at Beckley, WV, he was the son of Elsie Louise Rhodes Sexton of Fayetteville and the late Clifford Franklin Sexton. Clifford was a 1991 graduate of Fayetteville High School and also a graduate of WVU...
Robert Franklin Painter
May 23, 2011
Robert Franklin Painter, age 89, of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2011 at the VAMC in Beckley. Born February 19, 1922 in Oak Hill, he was the son of the late James C. and Emily T. Taylor Painter. Mr. Painter was owner of Robert F. Painter, CPA. He was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church,...
Mary Lou Lang Friley
May 19, 2011
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be, Let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, Let it be....
Debra D. Fugate Adkins
May 14, 2011
Debra Diane Fugate Adkins , 55, of Scarbro, WV died on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 20, 1956 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Daniel "Buck" and Mary Katherine Blethen Fugate. Mrs. Adkins was a member of the Lifebridge Assembly of God, Oak Hill and a...
Doris Jones Cheetham
May 12, 2011
Doris Jean Cheetham, 70, of Mount Hope, WV passed away at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV on Thursday, May 12, 2011, following a short illness. She was born on August 16, 1940, in Harvey, WV the daughter of the late Charles and Jessie L. Cumbow Jones. She will be remembered as a kind and loving person who won...
Carrie Jean Mcguffin Sumner
May 9, 2011
Carrie Jean McGuffin Sumner, 84, of Grants, NM died on Monday, May 9, 2011. Born on August 25, 1926 in Thurmond, West Virgina she was a daughter of the late Claymus Wesley and Ethel Virginia Samples McGuffin. Carrie was retired from Levine' Department Store as the Manager. Her husband: Billy Sumner, son, Larry Wayne Sumner, four sisters, Joyce Ann McGuffin,...
Betty Louise Prather
May 8, 2011
Betty Louise Prather , 70, of Ansted, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 08, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 08, 1941 at Redstar, WV she was the daughter of the late Leverette Adonis and Rachel Johnson Prather. She was a former elementary school teacher for the Fayette County Board of...
Bessie Lou Frazier Allen
May 8, 2011
Bessie Lou Frazier Allen , 66, of Beards Fork, WV died on Sunday, May 08, 2011 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. Born October 10, 1944 at Kincaid, WV she was the daughter of Lavada Robinson Frazier Reising of Elyria, OH and the late Clarence W. Frazier. Mrs. Allen was Postmaster for US Postal Service at Alloy for 25...
Imogene E. Wingrove
May 7, 2011
Imogene Elizabeth Wingrove, 71, of Bradley, WV died Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born November 16, 1939 at Price Hill, WV, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Clifford and Violet Loretta Pack Crawford. She was a homemaker and a member of the Rock Assembly Church at Kilsyth. In...
Silas "Si" Bower
May 6, 2011
Silas "Si" Bower, 83, of Crab Orchard, WV went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 6, 2011. Born October 18, 1927 at Maben, WV, he was the son of the late William and Vernie Halsey Bower. He was employed as coal miner for 40 years and attended the Oak Grove Christian Church. Si was a people person...
Brenda Smith Jojola
May 4, 2011
Brenda Kay Smith Jojola , 64, of Council Grove, KS formerly of Summerlee, WV died on Wednesday, May 04, 2011 at Council Grove Health Care Center in Council Grove, KS. Born August 14, 1946 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late John Raymond Smith, Sr. and Annie Blackwell Smith. She was a housekeeper for Best Western. She...
Joseph Edward Mentz
May 3, 2011
Joseph Edward Mentz, Sr. , 70, of Oak Hill, WV was called home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, May 03, 2011. Born May 16, 1940 at Winding Gulf, WV he was the son of the late Homer Kelley and Emma Mohar Mentz. Joe retired from Pittston Coal Company after 35 years and a short time later went back...
Michael Allen Mcquade
May 1, 2011
Mike (Michael Allen) McQuade passed away quietly and peacefully at his home on May 1, 2011 after a long battle with cancer. He was 61 years old. His loving wife and best friend, Claire, and a few family members were with him when he headed downstream on his final boating trip. “Clean lines, my friend.” Mike will live on through...
David Aaron Terry
Apr 30, 2011
David Aaron Terry, 52, of Packs Branch, WV died at home, Saturday, April 30, 2011. Born September 26, 1958 at Oak Hill, WV, he was the son of the late Arthur Aaron and Kathleen Willie Cobb Terry. He was a disabled gas attendant. Survivors include his son, Johnathon Terry of Welch, WV, and three brothers, Charles Terry of Beckley, Danny...
Bobby Gene "Bg" Williams
Apr 29, 2011
Bobby Gene “BG” Williams, age 81 of Beckley, WV passed away on Friday, April 29, 2011 at ARH in Beckley. Born December 12, 1929 at Willis Branch, WV, he was the son of the late Ralph S. Williams and Stella Marie Lafferty Williams Russell. Mr. Williams was a retired miner having worked for New River Company at Stanaford, WV and...
Arnold G. Treadway
Apr 27, 2011
Arnold Glenn Treadway , 86, of Scarbro, WV died on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at his home. Born November 03, 1924 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Walker A. and Ida Mae Morris Treadway. He was a retired maintenance worker for Union Carbide at Alloy. Mr. Treadway was a member of the First Church of...
Bobby Lee Vicars
Apr 25, 2011
Bobby Lee Vicars , 77, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, April 25, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born June 04, 1933 at Westerly, WV he was the son of the late Charley O. Vicars and Ossie Mae Keith Vicars Smith. He was a retired US Air Force veteran and was a retired welder for...
Lenora Mccutcheon Wagner
Apr 20, 2011
Lenora Marie McCutcheon Wagner , 86, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at her home Born July 09, 1924 at Cabin Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late George L. and Mae McLaughlin McCutcheon. She was a retired Lab Tech/Purchaser for Appalachian Power and Riverton Coal. She attended the Methodist church in her early...
Theodore "Ted" Lattie
Apr 14, 2011
Theodore (Ted) Lattie, 84 of Somerset, KY, formerly of Kilsyth, WV departed this life on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Haggin Memorial Hospital in Harrodsburg, KY. He was born July 21, 1926 at Kilsyth, West Virginia to the late John and Charlotte Cochrane Lattie. He was a veteran serving both in the US Navy and US Army. While serving he...
