Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Keith W. Sutphin
Dec 4, 2009
Keith Wayne Sutphin, 53, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, December 04, 2009 at his home. Born September 29, 1956 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Oakley Stafford and Elsie Wilmetta Rich Sutphin. He attended the Summerlee Wesleyan Church. Keith was formerly employed by Fayco Lumber Company and Ryan's Restaurant. His wife, Gloria Rollins Sutphin...
Louise E. Myers
Dec 4, 2009
Louise E. Hamm Myers, 79, of Oak Hill, WV formerly of Page died on Friday, December 04, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 15, 1930 at Richmond, VA she was the daughter of the late Pendelton and Emma Davis Hamm. Mrs. Myers was a member of the Page Baptist Church and a homemaker. Her husband, Donald...
Alexander "Bill" Doris
Dec 4, 2009
Alexander "Bill" Doris, 85, of Scarbro, WV died on Friday, December 04, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 9, 1924 at MacDonald, WV, he was the son of the late Willard and Vena Hatfield Doris. Mr. Doris retired as service manager from New River Supply, Oak Hill. He was an Army veteran of World War...
Mary V. Fitzgerald
Dec 2, 2009
Mary Virginia Hodge Fitzgerald , 91, of Hilltop, WV died on Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born August 29, 1918 at Dante, VA she was the daughter of the late Sidney Richard and Lena Mae McKinney Hodge. She was a retired payroll clerk for Milburn & Imperial Collieries. Her husband, Carlyle S. Fitzgerald and two...
Christopher L. Short
Nov 27, 2009
In La Mesa, CA, after a constant battle with bi-polar disorder, Christopher Lee Short, 33, of Oak Hill, WV found the peace he was seeking on Friday, November 27, 2009. Born June 03, 1976 at Camp Lejeune, NC he was the third son of Dr. Robert T. and Mary Lou Sessler Short. Chris graduated from Oak Hill High School in...
John Leonard Smith
Nov 25, 2009
John Leonard Smith, 41, of Oak Hill died Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at Mulberry. Born at Beckley on February 28, 1968, he was the son of the late Aubrey Smith and Ruby Evans Cox. He was a mason for 18 years. Preceded him in death besides his parents, father, Bill Stevens; sister, Carmella Sullivan; brother, Elmer Ray Evans; a sister-in-law,...
Henry W. Miller, Jr.
Nov 23, 2009
Henry Walton Miller Jr., 91, of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, November 23, 2009 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Born September 12, 1918 at Jacomo, WV he was the son of the late Nora Mae “Nodie” Drennen Miller and Henry Walton Miller, Sr. He retired with thirty years service as a coal truck driver for Cannelton Coal...
Carmella Pizzino Mullins
Nov 22, 2009
Carmella Pizzino Mullins, 89, of Kansas City, MO formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, November 22, 2009 in Kansas City. Born April 30, 1920 in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Domenica Alliotto Pizzino. Carmella moved to Oak Hill as a newlywed in 1943 and lived there until 2003. She was a member...
Lloyd "Pete" Jones
Nov 22, 2009
Lloyd Joseph "Pete" Jones, born on the 10th day of the 12th month in 1916, entered into eternal rest on November 18, 2009. Mr. Jones died from complications following surgery to correct an abdominal aneurysm. The son of the late Joe and Carrie Armstrong Jones, he was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Evelyn Surface Jones; son,...
Paul G. "Yankee" Seligman, Jr.
Nov 20, 2009
Paul G. "Yankee” Seligman, Jr., 62, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, November 20, 2009 at his home. Born June 19, 1947 at Old Staybrook, CT he was the son of the late Dorothy Locke Seligman and Paul G. Seligman, Sr. He retired as Regional Manager for a water utility supply company. Paul was member of the First Baptist...
Joe Phillip Duncan, Jr.
Nov 19, 2009
Joe Phillip Duncan, Jr., 56, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 25, 1952 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Lucile Shepherd Duncan, of Oak Hill and the late Joe Phillip Duncan, Sr. Joe was a Christian who loved the Lord and as a licensed...
Beulah B. Wriston
Nov 18, 2009
Beulah Blanche Wriston , 87, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 17, 1922 at Kincaid, WV she was the daughter of the late Oscar Guy and Ernie Maud Kincaid Wriston. Miss Wriston was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church. She was...
Pamela A. Knight Todd
Nov 17, 2009
Pamela Ann Blevins Knight Todd, 50, of Glen Jean, WV died on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at her home. Born November 27, 1958 at Ashtabula, OH she was the daughter of Dale A. Blevins of Oak Hill, WV and the late Patricia Ann Courtney Blevins. Pamela graduated from Mountain State University in 2001 with a B.S. in Accounting. She was...
Thomas H. Stafford
Nov 16, 2009
Thomas H. Stafford, 64, of Fayetteville, WV died Monday, November 16, 2009. Born January 14, 1945 in Beckley, Tom was the son of the late Harold and Juanita Stafford. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Donald Stafford. Tom was a graduate of Mt. Hope High School Class of 1962, attended Marshall University and Beckley College. He was...
Arley L. Tincher, Sr.
Nov 15, 2009
Arley L. Tincher, Sr., 75, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at his home. Born April 23, 1934 at Springdale, WV he was the son of the late Hazel and Bessie Tincher. Mr. Tincher was of the Baptist faith and was a retired steel mill welder having worked in Chicago. His first wife, Louvine Josephine (Tincher)...
Annette M. Walker
Nov 13, 2009
Annette Marie Griffith Walker, 65, of Wriston, WV died on Friday, November 13, 2009 at her home. Born May 24, 1944 at Kanawha City, WV she was the daughter of the late Joseph Ray and Audrey Long Griffith. She was a retired custodian having worked at the WV State Capitol building. Survivors include three daughters, Kimberly Harvey of Oak Hill,...
Reva Dair Pruitt Smith
Nov 13, 2009
Reva Dair Pruitt Smith, age 83, of Oak Hill, WV went home to be with our Lord on Friday, November 13, 2009. Born September 16, 1926 at Sprague, WV she was the daughter of the late Rufus Gordan and Mary Angeline Pruitt. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Edgar Smith, a son, Edward Leon Smith,...
John "J.C." Charles Gwinn, Sr.
Nov 9, 2009
On Monday, November 9, 2009 the Lord called another member of America's greatest generation home. John "J.C." Charles Gwinn, Sr., 85, of Mount Hope, WV died in an area hospital after a short illness. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Born May 18, 1924 at Mount Hope, WV he was the son of the late Hazel...
Inez Marie Hornsby Orler
Nov 8, 2009
Inez Marie Rucker Hornsby Orler, 78, of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, November 08, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 09, 1931 at Pond Gap, WV she was the daughter of the late James and Betty Pearl Hapney Rucker. Mrs. Orler was a homemaker. Her first husband, William Clayton Hornsby, second husband, John Orler, son, James...
Helen V. Pomykata
Nov 7, 2009
Helen Vargo Pomykata, 85, of Beckley, WV passed away Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the home of her daughter, Maryann Humphrey. Born March 13, 1924 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Mike K. and Mary Shanta Vargo. Helen was a member of the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak Hill and was retired from the...
