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Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
James Robert "Bob" Gentry
Aug 17, 2008
James Robert "Bob" Gentry , 69, of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. Born November 18, 1938 at Scarbro, WV he was the son of the late Howard and Lois Wilmer Gentry. Bob was a retired architectural draftsman for Mullins Construction of Oak Hill and Gates Engineering of Beckley. He was...
Dolores Noroskey Rush
Aug 16, 2008
Dolores Ann Noroskey Rush, 82, of Chesapeake, Va. formerly of Oak Hill, WV passed away Saturday August 16, 2008 at the Maryview Nursing Center, Suffolk, Va. where she had resided for thirteen years. Born June 6, 1926 in Sun, WV she was the daughter of the late Carl J. and Bessie Lee Wickline Noroskey of Oak Hill, WV. She was...
Jessie Jay Grisard
Aug 13, 2008
Jessie Jay Lafferty Grisard , 95, of Charleston, WV formerly of Oak Ridge, TN died on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Meadowbrook Acres Nursing Center in Charleston, WV. Born February 02, 1913 at Herberton, WV she was the daughter of the late Jay Milton and Helen Humphrey Lafferty. She was a a retired secretary for the federal government. Two sisters,...
Harry W. Whittington, Jr.
Aug 11, 2008
Our husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend Harry William Whittington, Jr. will always be loved and missed. Of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV and at the age 79 he died on Monday, August 11, 2008 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 29, 1929 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late Harry W. Whittington, Sr....
William F. Drennen, Jr.
Aug 11, 2008
OAK HILL — William F. Drennen Jr., age 72, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born Feb. 22, 1936, at Stanaford, W.Va., he was the son of the late William F. Drennen, Sr. and Lillian Brewster Drennen. Mr. Drennen was a former employee of Long-Airdox and former Chief of...
Marvin Dale Nugen
Aug 8, 2008
Marvin Dale Nugen, 57, of Harvey, WV passed away on Friday, August 8, 2008, at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born September 4, 1950 at Harvey, WV he was the son of Alice Matheney Nugen of Hilltop and the late Bobby Gene Nugen. Mr. Nugen worked at Delaware State Park for seven years. Upon his return to West Virginia, he...
Elizabeth Scarbrough
Aug 3, 2008
Elizabeth Mae Scarbrough, 61, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Friday, August 1, at her home. Born January 26, 1947 at Wriston, WV she was the daughter of the late Jess and Beatrice Toney Walton. She was a retired cashier for Mountaineer Mart and a member of the Mountain View Church of God, Hilltop. Survivors include her husband, John Scarbrough,...
Thomas A. Dove
Aug 2, 2008
Thomas Austin Dove, 66, of Rt. 3 Fayetteville, WV formerly of Fairfax, VA passed away Saturday, August 2, 2008 after a long illness. Born December 13, 1941 at Burke, Virginia, he was a son of the late Manville and Elizabeth Ridgeway Dove. He was a retired food manager with the Shopper's Food Warehouse of Virginia. His first wife, Shirley Mae...
Benjamin E. "Benny" Bragg
Aug 2, 2008
Benjamin E. "Benny" Bragg, 87, of Page, WV departed this life on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the Beckley VA Medical Center after a long illness and began his eternal life with Jesus in Heaven. Born in Shelby County, Alabama on January 30, 1921, he was the second of six sons to the late Irvin and Myrtle Stevens Bragg. He...
Cora Lee White
Aug 1, 2008
Cora Lee Chambers White, 75, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, August 01, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 12, 1933 at Logan County, WV she was the daughter of the late Ben and Betty Sheppard Chambers. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Virginia Helmick preceded her in death on September 18, 2000. Survivors include...
Bonnie K. Sarver
Aug 1, 2008
Bonnie K. Pittman Sarver, 65, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, August 01, 2008 at her home. Born August 09, 1942 at Kingston, WV she was the daughter of the late Eddie and Cora Morgan Pittman. She was retired from the Fayette County Circuit Clerk's Office. Mrs. Sarver was a member of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle. Two brothers,...
Andrew Sutton
Jul 30, 2008
Andrew Sutton, 84, of Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born May 11, 1924 in Kentucky he was the son of the late John and Willie Mae Bailey Sutton. He was a retired coal miner and served in the US Navy during World War II. His first wife, Arizona...
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...
