Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
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...
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...
William M. "Bill" Pritt
Apr 12, 2011
William Marshall “Bill” Pritt , 84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born February 08, 1927 at Kingston, WV he was the son of the late William Madison Pritt and Daisy Edith Underwood Pritt Yeck He was a retired auto body repairman/painter. Mr. Pritt was a member...
Robert L. "Robbie" Bledsoe
Apr 12, 2011
Robert "Robbie" Lawrence Bledsoe , 33, of Scarbro, WV died on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 23, 1978 at Bluefield, WV he was the son of Lawrence Kyle and Carrie B. Beavers Bledsoe of Scarbro, WV. He was a sales associate for Machine Service and Associates of Oak Hill. Robbie was...
Janet M. Williams Davis Wilson
Apr 11, 2011
Janet Marie Williams Davis Wilson , 69, of Oak Hill, WV has begun a new journey after departing from us on Monday, April 11, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 12, 1941 at Willis Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Edward Davidson Williams and Gladys Deal Williams Fox. Janet was a brave,...
Anna Marie Causey
Apr 9, 2011
Anna Marie Causey, 74, of Oak Hill, West Virginia, formerly of Harlan County, KY passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born April 13, 1936 in Harlan County, she was self-employed and enjoyed gardening and collecting dolls. Anna Marie was preceded in death by her mother, Rebecca Mullins, her father, Benjamin Compagnari, a...
Grady Lee Whitlock
Apr 7, 2011
Grady Lee Whitlock, 83, of Beckley, WV died suddenly Thursday, April 7, 2011. He was the son of the late James Kenney Whitlock and Ice McKinney Whitlock of Fayetteville, WV and preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Belcher Whitlock and son, Grady Lee Whitlock I, and Billy Whitlock, brother. Left to cherish his memory are sons, James Kenney William...
Charlene Ann Smith
Apr 6, 2011
In The Garden I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses And the voice I hear falling on my ear The Son of God discloses. And He walks with me, and He talks with me, And He tells me I am His own; And the joy we share as we tarry there, None other...
James G. Clay
Apr 1, 2011
James Gilbert Clay , 51, of Mount Hope, WV died on Friday, April 01, 2011 at his home. Born December 29, 1959 at Pax, WV he was the son of the late Alfred and Nora Ann Ratliff Clay. He was a disabled construction concrete worker. Survivors include three daughters, Jamie Clay Ellison of Cross Lanes, Sarah Powers of Allen Park,...
Wanda J. Boyan Droppleman
Apr 1, 2011
Wanda Joan Droppleman, 86, died Tuesday March 29th at Bowers Hospice House after a short illness. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her father, John Boyan and her mother Mary, and brother Frank. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, John J Droppleman, her daughter, Joan D. Skaggs and her...
