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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Paul Junior Gardner
Dec 31, 2008
Paul Junior Gardner, 63, of Mill Creek, Mount Hope, WV died on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born June 30, 1945 at Laurel Creek, WV he was the son of the late Cecil Arvil and Rosetta Mae Ward Gardner. He was a debarker for the Jim C. Hamer Company at Garden Grounds. Mr. Gardner...
Vivian Shrewsbury
Dec 28, 2008
Vivian Farris Shrewsbury , 89, of Iron Station, NC formerly of Glen Morgan, WV died on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at CMC Lincoln Medical Center in Lincolnton, NC. Born January 17, 1919 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Madison VanBuren and Bessie Stover Farris. Mrs. Shrewsbury was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her...
Lucille Wolford
Dec 27, 2008
Lucille Thresa Lowe Wolford, 88, of Gatewood, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born February 17, 1920 in Logan County, WV, she was a daughter of the late George and Pearl Criche Lowe. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak Hill. She was preceded in death...
Dino S. Garten
Dec 26, 2008
Dino Shawndale Garten, 36, of Page, formerly of Lester, W.Va., died on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, at his home. Born June 28, 1972, at Beckley, W.Va., he was the son of Margaret L. Hundley Dolin and her husband, Junior Ray, of Page, W.Va., and Bewey MacArthur Garten, Jr. and wife, Jennifer, of Lester, W.Va. He was a construction laborer. Dino...
Dessie D. Thomas
Dec 25, 2008
Dessie Deloris Naylor Thomas , 85, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, December 25, 2008 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born October 08, 1923 at Clay County, WV she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Burma Morton Naylor. Mrs. Thomas was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church. She was...
Glenda Sloan
Dec 25, 2008
Glenda Gay Armstrong Sloan , 68, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, December 25, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born August 30, 1940 at Carbondale, WV she was the daughter of Thelma Jean Baber Armstrong of Mount Hope and the late Joseph Robert Armstrong. She was a disabled agent for Peoples Life Insurance. She was preceded...
Veoma Morris Bowles
Dec 25, 2008
Veoma P. Morris Bowles, 74, of Oak Hill, WV left her earthly home to reside with the Lord in her heavenly home on Christmas morning, Thursday, December 25, 2008 following a lengthy illness. Born September 04, 1934 at Thayer, WV she was the daughter of the late William E. "Ernie" and Annie Avancini Morris. She was married to the late...
Beverly "Diane" Jewell
Dec 24, 2008
Beverly "Diane" Jewell, 59, of Pax, WV died on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born November 30, 1949 at Charleston, WV she was the daughter of Lyle and Joyce Stewart Beardsley of Pax, WV. She retired from Baxter's and Motorola. Mrs. Jewell attended the Maple Fork Baptist Church. She loved playing Bingo. Her...
Nadine Johnson Brackman
Dec 23, 2008
Nadine H. Johnson Brackman , 84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born October 13, 1924 at Danville, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Lydia Kinder Johnson. She was the former owner of Brackman Grocery Store in Peytona, WV. Mrs. Brackman was a member...
John Robert Jewell
Dec 22, 2008
John Robert Jewell , 63, of Pax, WV died on Monday, December 22, 2008 at his home. Born April 23, 1945 at Maple Fork, WV he was the son of the late Johnny Newton and Nina Hale Jewell. He was a retired machinist for I.T.W. of Glenview, IL. Mr. Jewell was a member of the Maple Fork Baptist Church. He...
Steven Joe Hamilton, Sr.
Dec 21, 2008
Steven Joe Hamilton, Sr. , 50, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 13, 1958 at Welch, WV he was the son of the late George and Maxine Moxley Hamilton. Steven was a long distance truck driver for Warrior Express. Survivors include his wife, Elaine Harris Hamilton; two...
Ronald R. Berry, Sr.
Dec 20, 2008
Ronald R. Berry , Sr., 61, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at his home. Born June 01, 1947 at Lawton, WV he was the son of the late Ira C. and Mae V. Jones Berry. He was a retired locomotive assemblyman for General Motors. He was a member of the U.A.W. in LaGrange, Il....
Evelyn Grose Adkins
Dec 20, 2008
Evelyn Grose Adkins, 72, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, WV. Born March 06, 1936 at Bluefield, WV she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ruth Poe Grose. Mrs. Adkins was a retired school teacher having taught in McDowell, Kanawha and Fayette counties. She also held a West...
John Thomas Cody, Sr.
Dec 19, 2008
John Thomas Cody, Sr., 59, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Friday, December 19, 2008 at his home. Born May 18, 1949 at Fayetteville, WV he was the son of the late Edwin and Goldie Rorabaugh Cody. Mr. Cody was a construction laborer. Survivors include one son, John T. Cody, Jr. of Maryland; one daughter, Sonya Cody of Virginia;...
Mildred Tompkins Lewis
Dec 18, 2008
Mildred Gertrude Tompkins Lewis, 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at her home. Born August 08, 1925 at Lansing, WV she was the daughter of the late Aubrey Ossington Tompkins, Sr. and Grace Stout Tompkins. Mrs. Lewis was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Hoyt Lewis; a daughter, Charlotte Slone;...
Clara E. Wriston
Dec 17, 2008
Clara Evelyn Aliff Wriston, 87, of Scarbro, WV died on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 31, 1921 at Sweetwood, WV she was the daughter of the late Brad and Charolette Scarbro Aliff. Mrs. Wriston attended the Mossy Advent Church many years ago and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by...
Barbara Ellen Skaggs
Dec 17, 2008
Barbara Ellen Skaggs, 39, of Kilsyth, WV died on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born April 06, 1969 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of Delma Hundley Skaggs of Kilsyth, WV and the late Samuel Henry Skaggs. Ms. Skaggs was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald Skaggs and...
Brenda Sue Pino
Dec 16, 2008
Brenda Sue Garrett Pino, of Mount Hope, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., following a short illness. Born Sept. 23, 1950, in Mount Hope, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Hugh Lynn and Virginia Eloise Burton Garrett of Mount Hope, W.Va. In addition, she...
John E. "Jack" Hill
Dec 16, 2008
John Earl "Jack" Hill , 64, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born December 03, 1944 at Cleveland, OH he was the son of the late Walter Frank Hill, Sr. and Thelma Marion Ledyard Moir. Jack retired as Superintendent for Bridge Haven Golf Course at Rt 1 Fayetteville and...
Dewey Sharkey Byrd
Dec 16, 2008
Dewey Sharkey Byrd , 78, of Ormond Beach, FL formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach, FL. Born December 24, 1929 at Saxon, TN he was the son of the late James and Rosa Vester Byrd. He was a retired Tipple Foreman for Pittston Coal Company. Mr. Byrd was a...
