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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Margaret M. Boggess
Oct 7, 2008
Margaret Magalene Pauley Boggess, 77, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV after a sudden illness. Born July 29, 1931 at Riverside, WV she was the daughter of the late George and Mae Sites Pauley. Mrs. Boggess was a member of the LifeBridge Assembly of God, Oak Hill and...
Marian Herndon Mcquade
Sep 29, 2008
Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, a tireless advocate for senior citizen rights and founder of National Grandparents Day, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, September 26, 2008 at Hilltop Center, Hilltop, WV . She was 91 years old. The daughter of the late Clarence and Lucille (Dickerson) Herndon, she born on January 18, 1917 in Caperton , WV. Marian was a...
Rebecca Rae Plasha
Sep 27, 2008
Rebecca Rae Plasha, 58, of Lochgelly, WV went to be with Jesus and her mommy and daddy on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born December 08, 1949 at Kingston, WV she was the daughter of the late Betty Lou Nicholls Plasha and John James Plasha. Becky had been a beloved resident at Hidden...
Carolyn Comer Defoe
Sep 27, 2008
Carolyn J. Wade Comer DeFoe, 62, of Oak Hill, WV became our loving mother angel watching over us in Heaven on Saturday, September 27, 2008. She left this earth after a long courageous battle with cancer. She passed away at home with her loving family surrounding her. All those who loved her and knew her know what a big heart...
Charles F. Mahood
Sep 23, 2008
Charles Francis Mahood, 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born August 22, 1925 at Sun, WV he was the son of the late Frederick R. and Oma G. Vandall Mahood. He was a retired painter foreman for the Town of Greenwich, Conn. Mr. Mahood was a member...
Ruth Richmond Edwards
Sep 23, 2008
Ruth Richmond Edwards, 80, of Kingston, OH formerly of Dothan, WV passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, following an extended illness. She left this world in the same way that she lived her life, completely encircled by her family members who loved her so much. She was born on December 23, 1927, in Dothan, West Virginia, the daughter of...
Sammy Dennis Sparacino
Sep 22, 2008
Sammy Dennis Sparacino, of Beckley, WV passed away on Monday, September 22, 2008, after a long battle with colon cancer. He was in his 71st year. Born on May 20, 1937, and raised in Mabscott, WV he was the son of the late Santo and Chiara (Mary) Ciatto Sparacino. The youngest of 12 children and he was known only as...
Gladys I. Nichols
Sep 20, 2008
Our mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Gladys Irene Kees Nichols, 75, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at her home Born December 15, 1932 at Collinsdale, WV she was the daughter of the late Homer Douglas and Leva Mae Marcum Kees. Mrs. Nichols attended the Oak Hill Christian Church at Summerlee and was a homemaker. She...
Sally J. Janney
Sep 20, 2008
Sally Jean Leslie Baggs Janney, 72, of Oak Hill, WV died at her home on Saturday, September 20, 2008. Born August 27, 1936 at Ludowici, GA, she was a daughter of the late Albert Hall and Thelma Christine Swindell Baggs. She was preceded in death by a sister, Shelby Baggs Hallman, Lakeland, FL. She is survived by her husband, Dr....
William R. Gardner
Sep 20, 2008
William Ray Gardner, 66, of Terry, WV died on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the home of his son, William. Born January 05, 1942 at Norville, WV he was the son of the late William Ellis and Marie Plumley Gardner. He was a US Army veteran. Survivors include two sons, William Ray Gardner, II of Terry, Sean Gardner of Clifton...
Janet "Ginger" Estep
Sep 19, 2008
Janet "Ginger" Elmore Markivich Estep, 71, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, September 19, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill after a long illness. Born July 31, 1937 in Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Harold Waddell Elmore and Goldie Elmore Humphrey. Mrs. Estep was a member of the Smyrna Baptist Church, Smyrna,...
Elsie Pearl Williams
Sep 18, 2008
Elsie Pearl DeBoard Williams , 87, of Pax, WV died on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 18, 1921 at Clay County, WV she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Emma Smith DeBoard. Elsie was a member of the Beckley Seventh Adventist Church and was a homemaker. She was preceded in...
Elsie Hess Kendall
Sep 13, 2008
Elsie Hess Kendall, 83, of The Villages, FL formerly of Beckley and Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Arbor Village Nursing Home in Wildwood, FL. Born October 06, 1924 at Eckman, WV she was the daughter of the late Estel and Goldie Lovell Hess. Mrs. Kendall was a member of the First Baptist Church of Beckley...
Provie Marchio
Sep 10, 2008
Provie Marchio, 88, of Mount Hope, WV died on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 10, 1920 at Kilsyth, WV he was the son of the late Jack and Vincenza Marchio. He was a member of the Mount Hope Baptist Temple. Provie retired from the General Services Administration after 20 years service as...
Emma Martin Kennedy
Sep 9, 2008
Emma E. "Toodles" Martin Kennedy, 74, of Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, September 09, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 10, 1933 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Jacob Charles and Creasey Foley Smith. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Edward Martin on...
Darrell D. "Butch" Zutaut
Sep 7, 2008
Darrell "Butch" Dean Zutaut , 51, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, September 07, 2008 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Born September 14, 1956 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Margaret Phillips Zutaut of Oak Hill and the late A.E. "Ed" Zutaut. He was a delivery driver for United Parcel Service. Darrell was a...
Myra Faye Ford
Sep 7, 2008
Myra Faye Fernandez Ford, 76, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, September 07, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 28, 1931 at Ramsey, WV she was the daughter of the late Joe Fernandez, Jr. and Carrie Meleese Terry Fernandez. Faye was the retired Comptroller for WOAY in Oak Hill with 42 years service. She...
Amanda "Tiny" Griffith
Aug 29, 2008
Amanda Sue "Tiny" Griffith, 24, of Oak Hill, WV died Friday, August 29, 2008 at Minden, WV from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born May 8, 1984 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of Gregory Griffith of Prudence and the late Carmella Evans Sullivan. She attended the Jones Avenue First Church of God, Oak Hill. Survivors include one...
Linda Kay Smith
Aug 25, 2008
Linda Kay Smith, 50, of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, August 25, 2008 in Mount Hope, WV. Born October 29, 1957 in Raleigh County, WV she was the daughter of the late Otis and Nettie Webb Smith. Ms. Smith was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Brian Smith; two sisters, Gloria Gray and Carolyn...
Geraldine Kay Miller
Aug 25, 2008
Geraldine Kay Blackburn Miller , 64, of Stanaford, WV died on Monday, August 25, 2008 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 14, 1944 at Layland, WV she was the daughter of the late Roscoe K. and Macil Vandall Blackburn. She was a homemaker Her husband, Billy Gene Miller preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Debra...
