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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Lora Damron Blethen
Jul 30, 2008
Lora Stover Damron Blethen, 93, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at her home. Born July 19, 1915 at Sandy Bottom, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mahala Holsten Stover. She was a retired housekeeper for the Marmet Hospital and a cook for several area restaurants. Mrs. Blethen was a member of...
Helen Rowe
Jul 18, 2008
Helen L. Rowe, 76, of Oak Hill,WV passed away on Friday, July 18, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV after a long illness. Born December 2, 1931, at Meadow Creek, WV, she was the daughter of the late Emory and Ore McCoin. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Denzil Rowe. Survivors include three...
Howard E. Janney
Jul 18, 2008
Howard E. Janney, 80, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, July 18, 2008, at his residence. Born November 9, 1927 at Pax, WV, he was a son of the late John W. and Mollie Lou Souder Janney. Howard served in public service for 35 years in Fayette County. Among his many jobs held were: in 1952 - youngest Deputy...
John D. Hall
Jul 17, 2008
John D. Hall, 63, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 17, 1944 at Kingston, WV he was the son of the late James W. "Buck" and Mary Elizabeth "Sis" Powers Hall. John was an employee of Fayette Awning & Glass of Oak Hill. He was...
Lydabeth Harsany
Jul 10, 2008
Lydabeth Harsany, 67, of Oak Hill, WVpassed away on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at the Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 31, 1941 at Oak Hill, WVshe was a daughter of the late John and Lena Ratz Harsany. She was retired legal secretary. Survivors include two brothers, Dr. John Harsany, Jr. of Hemet, CA and Frederick Harsany of...
Orval King
Jul 7, 2008
Orval King, 92, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, July 07, 2008 at his home after a long illness. Born October 20, 1915 at Kaymoor, WV he was the son of the late Albert and Eva Burton King. Orval was a 1934 graduate of Fayetteville High School. He worked at the Kaymoor Company Store shortly after graduation. He subsequently...
James E. Falk
Jul 5, 2008
James Eugene Falk, 88, of Delbarton, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, July 05, 2008 at Williamson Hospital in Williamson, WV. Born February 09, 1920 at Eccles, WV he was the son of the late Ben Joseph and Lenna Agnes Garrison Falk. Mr. Falk was a retired coal miner having last worked for Royal Coal Company at...
Odis Joseph Amos
Jul 4, 2008
Odis Joseph Amos,87, of Oak Hill, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2008, at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill after a long illness. Born March 2, 1921 at Milburn, WV, he was the son of the late George and Lilia Kincaid Amos of Cunard. Mr. Amos was a WWII veteran having served with the US Army, most of his time...
Ruth L. Eads
Jul 3, 2008
Ruth Lucille Toney Eads,86, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, July 03, 2008 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born December 17, 1921 at Kingston, WV, she was a daughter of the late Ralph L. and Margaret Toney. She was a homemaker and a member of the Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene. She...
Letha Reese
Jul 2, 2008
Letha McMillion Reese, 94, of Rt 3 Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 at her home. Born February 26, 1914 at Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Hannah Stapleton McMillion. Mrs. Reese was a member of the Apostolic Holiness Church at Beckwith and was a homemaker. Her husband, Lonnie Reese, a son,...
Ruby Jane Duncan
Jul 1, 2008
Ruby Jane Plumb Duncan, 55, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 at her home. Born September 23, 1952 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of Wanda Rainwater of Oak Hill, WV and the late Wallace R. Plumb. She was a retired manager for Mountaineer Mart in Oak Hill. The family would like to give...
George L. Arthur
Jun 29, 2008
George L. Arthur, 82, of Howell, NJ formerly of Kilsyth, WV died on Sunday, June 29, 2008 at the Golden Living Center in East Stroudsburg, PA. Born March 23, 1926 at Kilsyth, WV he was the son of the late Alexander Lee and Mary Etta Meadows Arthur. He was a retired welder for ACF Industries in Huntington. Mr. Arthur was...
James Mccallister
Jun 28, 2008
James Albert McCallister, 95, of Rt. 2, Scarbro, passed away Wednesday, June 23, at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley. Born October 21, 1912 at Summerlee, he was the son of the late George Thomas McCallister and Margaret B. McCallister. He was a retired coal truck driver and attended the Scarbro United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by two sisters...
Jimmy Lee Kennedy
Jun 27, 2008
Jimmy Kennedy,79, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Friday, June 27, 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born February 27, 1929 at Summerlee, WV, he was a son of the late James Alexander and Inez Ruth Reynolds Kennedy. He was a retired truck driver and strip miner. He was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church, Fayette...
Janet C. Clark
Jun 25, 2008
Smile Smile, though your heart is aching Smile, even though it's breaking When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through, for you. Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever...
Phyllis Kincaid
Jun 24, 2008
Phyllis May Kincaid, 68, of Kincaid, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley. Born January 24, 1940 at Beards Fork she was a daughter of the late Ralph C. and Ellen D. Payne Kincaid. She retired as a Centrex Operator for Ameritech Co., Brecksville, Ohio. Preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Swanner; brothers,...
Sharon Joyce Kelly
Jun 24, 2008
Sharon Joyce Kelly, 54, of Minden, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born December 19, 1953 in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of Clifford Parsons of Clay County and the late Betty Anderson Parsons. Mrs. Kelly was a homemaker and a member of the Rock Lick Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors in...
Barbara Farrish
Jun 24, 2008
Barbara Ellen Farrish, 58, of Oak Hill, our beloved sister, aunt, and friend, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Barbara was a native of Oak Hill having been born on November 16, 1949, to the late John and Elizabeth Latham Farrish. She was a veteran having served with the U. S....
Oather Worley
Jun 23, 2008
Oather Glenville Worley, 86, of Concho, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2008 at Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Division, Charleston. Born January 8, 1922 at Meadow Creek, WV, he was the son of the late Letcher Prince and Ida Elizabeth Smith Worley. Mr. Worley was a retired coal miner having worked for various mines including mines at Minden and...
Amara Neely
Jun 20, 2008
Amara Evette Neely, six week old baby daughter of Tara Neal and Joseph Neely of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, June 20, 2008 at CAMC - Womens and Childrens Hospital in Charleston, WV. She was born on May 06, 2008 at Huntington, WV Her paternal grandfather, Daniel B. Neely, Jr.and great grandparents, Daniel B. Neely, Sr. and Dorothy Neely...
