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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Charles G. Hunt
Feb 3, 2009
Charles Golden Hunt, 84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, February 03, 2009 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born January 10, 1925 in Jackson County, WV he was the son of the late Howard and Anise Casto Hunt. He was a retired coal-mining foreman. Mr. Hunt was a member of the Maple Fork Baptist Church. He was...
William "Wig" Grose
Feb 3, 2009
William "Wig" Grose, 79, of Ansted, WV died on Tuesday, February 03, 2009 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born March 31, 1929 at Beckwith, WV he was the son of the late Albert Grose and Gladys Arthur Adkins. He was a retired night watchman for Cranberry Lumber. A sister, Thelma Bryson, brother, Bobby Clemons and a special nephew, Allen...
George E. Ruff, Sr.
Feb 2, 2009
George E. Ruff, Sr. , 59, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, February 02, 2009 at his home. Born February 17, 1949 at Oswald, WV he was the son of the late George A. and Louise O'Neal Ruff. He was a Field Technician for Triad Engineering in St. Albans. George was a graduate of Mount Hope High School. A...
Erma Lee Fitzwater
Feb 2, 2009
Erma Lee Naylor Fitzwater, 73, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, February 02, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born December 31, 1935 in Clay County, WV she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Gracie Stewart Naylor. Erma was a healthcare worker caring for the elderly. She attended the Loop Creek Baptist Church. Her husband,...
William Sherman Whitt
Feb 1, 2009
William Sherman Whitt, 59, of Rt. 1, Scarbro, WVpassed away Friday, February 1, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, WV. Born February 29, 1948 at Milburn,WV he was the son of the late Tony and Jessie Weeks Whitt. He was a retired coal miner having retired from Imperial Colliery at Cabin Creek and a member of the U. M....
Howard O. Campbell
Jan 31, 2009
Howard Owen Campbell, of Fayetteville, WV, previously of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Monday, January 26th at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV at the age of 78. Born December 7, 1930 in Cincinnati, OH he was the son of the late Chester and Helen Townsley Campbell. Howard was a graduate of Withrow High School and the University of Cincinnati and a...
Arlene E. Hurd
Jan 28, 2009
Surrounded by her family, Arlene Elizabeth Riep Hurd, 67, of Maple Fork, WV passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Born May 07, 1941 in Washington, DC she was the daughter of Anna Klinker Riep of Friendsville, MD and the late Harold Riep. Mrs. Hurd was a member of the St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church,...
Phyllis Walker Addair
Jan 28, 2009
Phyllis Ray Walker Addair, 72, of Mount Hope, WV died on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 02, 1936 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of Ella Montgomery Walker of Mount Hope, WV and the late Herbert Walker. She was a homemaker and worked for Premix in Kingsville, OH. Mrs....
Gary C. Maynor
Jan 27, 2009
Gary Cecil Maynor, 52, of Pax, WV went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 24, 1956 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Ross Edward and Della Jane Williams Maynor. Gary was a disabled coal miner having been employed at Eccles #5,...
Randall "Randy" Long
Jan 27, 2009
Randall "Randy" Wade Long, 49, of Daniels, WV, WV formerly of Clear Creek, WV died on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 15, 1959 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Freeman and Allie Irene Jewell Long of Sinks Grove, WV formerly of Clear Creek. Randy helped his father on the family...
Wilga Williams Farmer
Jan 25, 2009
Wilga Williams Farmer , 89, of Napierville, IL formerly of Rt 1 Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at DuPage County Convalescent Center in Wheaton, IL. Born September 01, 1919 at Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Williams and Havana Fields Williams Thacker. She was a retired Church of God minister. Mrs. Farmer was a...
S. Keith Billups
Jan 25, 2009
S. Keith Billups, 76 of Lakeland, FL died on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of complications from a stroke. Born July 27, 1932 in Pax, WV he was the son of Marie Humphrey Billups of Pax and the late Ernest Billups. Mr. Billups worked for Publix Supermarkets Corporate Offices for 39 years. He was a member...
Arlene F. Craddock
Jan 23, 2009
Arlene Frances Herrmann Craddock, 64, of Oak Hill, died on Friday, January 23, 2009 at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, WV. Born May 25, 1944 at Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Robert B. and Marie Elizabeth Gallagher Herrmann. Survivors include her son, William Ardie Craddock, Jr. and his wife, Michell of Oak Hill; three grandchildren,...
Hattie Lee Painter
Jan 21, 2009
Hattie Lee Burnett Grimmett Painter, 90, of Mount Hope, WV died on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at her home. Born August 04, 1918 at Judson, WV she was the daughter of the late Noah L. and Sarah Harmon Burnett. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Painter was a member of the Meadow Bridge Missionary Baptist Church. Her first husband, Hobert Wilson...
Ed Wygal
Jan 20, 2009
Ed Wygal, 90, of Beaver, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 08, 1918 at Fayetteville, WV he was the son of the late Creed T. and Frances Walkup Wygal. He was a US Army veteran serving in World War II and received a Bronze...
Elmer David Franklin
Jan 20, 2009
Elmer David Franklin, 68, of Hilltop, WV formerly of Scarbro, WV died on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop. Born September 12, 1940 in Detroit, MI he was the son of the late George Franklin, Sr. and Irene Declair Franklin. He was a retired coal miner for Peabody Coal Company. Mr. Franklin was a member of the...
Rosemary Boardwine Wriston
Jan 16, 2009
Our loving wife, mother and grandmother, Rosemary Boardwine Wriston, 64, of Scarbro, WV was serenaded by the angels into the gates of Heaven on Friday, January 16, 2009. Born January 22, 1944 at Carlisle, WV she was the daughter of Katherine Miller Boardwine of Fayetteville, WV and the late Clifford Boardwine. Mrs. Wriston was a member of the Mossy Living...
John H. Wooldridge, Sr.
Jan 16, 2009
John H. Wooldridge, Sr.,73, of Bradley, WV died Friday, January 16, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born June 5, 1935, at Thacker, WV, he was the son of the late Bryant and Maggie Ford Wooldridge. He retired from the coal mining industry and was a member of the U.M.W.A. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Violet A. Mccallister
Jan 16, 2009
Violet Adair Brown McCallister, 96, of Scarbro, WV died on Friday, January 16, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 08, 1912 at Kilsyth, West Virginia she was the daughter of the late John Bolen and Sarah Elizabeth Payne Brown. Violet was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing and cooking for her family. Her husband, James Albert...
Shara Epperly Jenkins
Jan 15, 2009
Shara Epperly Jenkins, 73, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at her home. Born October 17, 1935 at Cunard, WV she was the daughter of the late William P. and Zella Morton McGriff. Shara was a 1954 graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill and attended Beckley College. She was a former employee of the...
