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Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Bobby J. Williams
Apr 9, 2008
Bobby J. Williams, 72, of Lochgelly, passed away on Saturday, April 5, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Born April 10, 1935 at Rainelle, he was a son of the late Arthur H. and Mary E. Berry Williams. He was a disabled auto mechanic and was of the Christian faith, he attended the Mission Church at Summerlee. He was preceded in...
Norma Hope Ratliff
Apr 8, 2008
Naomi Hope Rood Ratliff, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. Born March 20, 1930 at Middleport, OH she was the daughter of the late Rev. Perry Uriah Rood and Lillian Shaver Rood. She was a seamstress and an artist. Mrs. Ratliff was of the Protestant faith. Her husband,...
Brenda K. Reece
Apr 2, 2008
Brenda Kay Williams Reece, 63, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 at her home. Born November 21, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Agnes Wriston Williams. Mrs. Reece was a homemaker. Her husband of 44 years, Billy Lee Reece, Sr. preceded her in death on March 10, 2008. Survivors include one son,...
Eugene R. Bailey
Mar 30, 2008
Eugene Ray Bailey, age 71, of Packs Branch, WV departed this life Sunday, March 30, 2008, surrounded by his loving family, at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA following a short illness. Born Feb. 7, 1937, in Clear Creek, WV he was the son of the late Oliff and Daisy Young Bailey. He was preceded in death by...
Larry K. Rice
Mar 29, 2008
Larry Keith Rice, 53, of Huntington, WV formerly of Beckley, WV died on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at his home. Born May 15, 1954 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Wilma Minor Rice Evans of Oak Hill, WV and the late Albertis "Birt" Rice, Jr. He was a disabled mine belt repairman. Larry served in the US Marine...
William L. "Bill" Mcgraw
Mar 29, 2008
William "Bill" Lee McGraw, 52, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at his home. Born August 24, 1955 in Fayette County, WV he was the son of the late Henry Paul and Noka Miller McGraw. He was a self employed contractor. Mr. McGraw was a US Navy veteran. He was an avid hunter. Survivors include...
Edward L. Kidd
Mar 29, 2008
Edward L. Kidd, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born December 9, 1929 at Page, WV he was the son of the late Thomas and Savilla Bocook Kidd. He was retired from General Motors. Mr. Kidd was a member of the Gentry Baptist Church, Sanger and the United...
Gary Fannon
Mar 29, 2008
Gary Fannon, 58, of Mount Hope, WV died on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 31, 1949 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late Melvin L. and Mary E. Pettit Fannon. Gary was a disabled veteran having served in the US Marine Corps and the US Army during the...
Louanna G. Vest
Mar 25, 2008
Louanna Gail Woodrum Vest, 57, of Cleveland, OH formerly of Oak Hill, WV entered into rest on uesday, March 25, 2008 at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. Born July 15, 1950 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late James Lomer Woodrum, Sr. and Addilue Evon Harding Woodrum Wagner and the step-daughter of Cecil Wagner....
June M. Pemberton
Mar 25, 2008
Our loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, June Marie Blackwell Pemberton, 76, of Lochgelly, WV died on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at her home. Born July 08, 1931 at Lochgelly, WV she was the daughter of the late Claude Nelson Blackwell and Grace Mae Grant-Blackwell. She was a homemaker. Her husband of 53 years, Floyd Pemberton, Jr preceded her in...
Samuel A. French, Jr.
Mar 23, 2008
Samuel Albert French, Jr., 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 21, 1933 at Minden, WV he was the son of the late Samuel A. French, Sr. and Dora Latham French. Mr. French was a carpet installer for Lee's Carpet. He served in the US Air...
Margaret K. Wood
Mar 19, 2008
Margaret Kathryn Jones Wood, 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 29, 1924 at Calloway, Raleigh County WV she was the daughter of the late Claudius Hart Jones, Sr. and Eva Hoke Jones. She was a retired nursing assistant for Plateau Medical Center. Margaret was a...
Robert Lee Suttle
Mar 19, 2008
Robert Lee Suttle, 67, of Mount Hope, WV died on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 25, 1940 at Minden, WV he was the son of the late Gar and Mary Cannady Suttle. He was a disabled truck driver for Coca Cola in Beckley, WV. Mr. Suttle attended the Packs Branch Baptist Church....
William A. Sutphin, Jr.
Mar 19, 2008
Dr. William Ashby Sutphin, Jr., 72 of Kernersville, NC died March 17, 2008 at High Point Regional Cancer Center High Point, NC following a long illness. Born January 9, 1936 at Summerlee, WV he was the eldest son of Bessie Cantley Sutphin of Oak Hill, WV and the late William A. Sutphin. The Rev. Dr. Sutphin was a graduate of...
Billie K. Skaggs
Mar 19, 2008
A great loss to this world and a wonderful addition to the next, Billie Skaggs was a beloved mother to all who knew her, the rock upon which many storms were weathered and counselor to all who needed guidance. Billie Kaye Gilbert Skaggs, 65, of Oak Hill, WV departed this life on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at her home following...
Bradley J. Lemasters
Mar 19, 2008
Bradley John Lemasters, 36, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Thurmond, WV. Born November 04, 1971 at Peoria, IL he was the son of Willard John Benson of Peoria, IL and the late Becky Huser Jeter. Bradley was a freelance photographer. He was a member of the Christian Worship Center, Oak Hill and was a...
Roy Lee Cales
Mar 16, 2008
Roy Lee Cales, 68, of Robson, WV died on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at his home. Born June 29, 1939 at Deepwater, WV he was the son of the late Fred and Melissie Dean Cales. Roy was retired from Cargill Salt Mine in Cleveland, OH where he was was a member of Union #436. He was an outdoorsman. Several brothers...
Catherine A. Lagos
Mar 15, 2008
Catherine Anne Lagos, 86, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008 at her home. Born November 17, 1921 in Harlan County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Macejko Novobilski. She was a homemaker and a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak Hill. She was preceded in death by her...
William "Bill" Szuch
Mar 14, 2008
William Dale "Bill" Szuch, 53, of Salem, Virginia, formerly of Mount Hope, WV passed away suddenly Friday, March 14, 2008 while on a business trip in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada. Born February 12, 1955 at Mount Hope, WV he was the son of the late Luis F. and Anna Wilson Szuch. He was an employee of Alcan Products and a former...
Stephen F. "Steve" Pleva
Mar 13, 2008
Stephen Francis "Steve" Pleva, 91, of Cleveland, OH formerly of Scarbro, WV died Thursday, March 13, 2008. He was born August 26, 1916 in West Virginia. Dear brother of Ted Pleva and wife, Mary, Sophia Korntheuer (Ted, deceased), John Pleva and wife, Julia, Casimir Pleva, Frank Pleva and the deceased Leon Pleva, Frances Bugin, Julia Bugin and Mary Nason and...
