Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
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...
Geneva Sue Samples
Jun 19, 2008
Geneva Sue Elmore Samples , 75, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Born April 28, 1933 at Turkey Knob, Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Otha and Minnie May Hutchison Elmore. Geneva was an employee for McDonalds of Oak Hill. She formerly attended the...
Stephen W. "Jack" Markham, Sr.
Jun 16, 2008
Stephen "Jack" Wayne Markham, Sr., 72, of Milton, WV formerly of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, June 16, 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Born February 17, 1936 at Cirtsville, WV he was the son of the late William and Wilma Painter Markham. He was a member of the Packs Branch Baptist Church Jack retired from...
Ulysses Earl Smith
Jun 14, 2008
Ulysses Earl Smith , 90, of Beckley, WV died on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Heartland of Beckley following an extended illness. Born April 16, 1918 at Whittaker, Kanawha County,WV he was the son of the late Frank and Flora Della (Smith) Smith. He grew up in Dothan, WV. Mr. Smith worked as a mechanic for Standard Oil. He also...
Sylvia Betza
Jun 13, 2008
Sylvia "Bumpsie" Mae Dunbar Betza 92, of Fayetteville, WV died on Friday, June 13, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 06, 1916 at Bound Brook, NJ she was the daughter of the late William C. and Elizabeth Davidson Dunbar. She was a retired assembly worker for Ethicon Pharmaceutical a division of Johnson & Johnson in...
Ray E. Myers
Jun 13, 2008
Ray E. Myers, 77, of Mount Hope, WV died on Friday, June 13, 2008 at his home following a long illness. Born September 23, 1930 at St. Albans, WV, he was a son of the late Elmer Ray and Susan Rae Hoffman Myers. He was retired from Kojax Heating-Air Conditioning in Falls Church, VA, and was a former coal miner...
Evelyn E. Stegel
Jun 13, 2008
Evelyn Elizabeth Lucas Stegel, 87, of Oak Hill, WV entered into Heaven in the open arms of Jesus on June 7, 2008 while at home with her loving family by her side. Born July 23, 1920 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Sam and Bertha Hornsby Lucas. Evelyn dedicated her life to the Lord and...
Betty Lee Wolfe
Jun 9, 2008
Betty Lee Clifton Wolfe , 77, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, June 09, 2008 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 19, 1930 at Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Donald and Verna Rainey Clifton. Mrs. Wolfe was a member of the Gentry Baptist Church at Sanger and a homemaker. She was...
Clarence W. "Buddy" Duncan, Jr.
Jun 8, 2008
Clarence "Buddy" Woodrow Duncan, Jr. , 65, of Mount Hope, WV died on Sunday, June 08, 2008 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 20, 1942 at Stotesbury, WV he was the son of the late Clarence Woodrow "Joe" Duncan, Sr. and Mary Madeline Wees Duncan. He was a disabled construction worker. Buddy was a member of the...
Carrie E. Miller
Jun 8, 2008
Carrie Evelyn Painter Miller, 86, of Sweeneysburg Road, Beckley, WV passed away on Sunday, June 08, 2008 at her home. Born November 30, 1921 at Maynor, WV she was the daughter of the late Elson and Leta Williams Painter. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Maynor Free Will Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by...
Mary Lou Levins
Jun 7, 2008
Mary Lou Stover Levins, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008 at her home, following a long illness. Born May 3, 1932 at Mossy, WV, she was the daughter of the late George Quincy and Adith Aretta Wriston Stover. She was retired from Fayette County Department of Human Resources as a Social Worker. She was a member...
Gladys Naomi Mcclung
Jun 7, 2008
Gladys Naomi McClung, 77, of Hilltop, WV died Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV. Born December 8, 1930 at Layland, WV, she was the daughter of the late Henry Joseph and Sceverna Fitzpatrick Jinks. Mrs. McClung was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy at Pea Ridge and was loved by...
Glen Ray Comer
Jun 6, 2008
Glen Ray Comer, 60, of Cannelton, WV died on Friday, June 06, 2008 at Montgomery General Hospital in Montgomery, WV. Born December 27, 1947 at Raleigh County, WV he was the son of the late Dale Woodrow Comer and Opal Margie Runion Comer Whittington and stepson of the late William Fred Whittington. Glen was of the Apostolic Holiness faith. Survivors...
Nellie A. Nowlin
Jun 5, 2008
Nellie Ann Kokoski Nowlin, 90, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, June 05, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 15, 1917 at Wilkes-Barre, PA she was the daughter of the late Ambrose and Elizabeth Anna Perkant Kokoski. She was retired having worked as a waitress Hotel Hill and a cook for Sts. Peter &...
Dorothy Sizemore
Jun 4, 2008
Dorothy Peters Sizemore, 91, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 at her home. Born October 24, 1916 at Red Star, WV she was the daughter of the late Charles Wenkfield and Mary Taylor Peters. Mrs. Sizemore was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church at Fayette Heights and a homemaker. Her life was loving and doing...
Gary D. Pritt
Jun 4, 2008
Gary D. Pritt, 60, of Oak Hill, WV left his earthly home for Heaven on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 following an extended illness and battle with complications of diabetes. Born July 26, 1947 at Elkins, WV he was the son of Hallie Pritt Bryant of Fayetteville, WV and the late Roy Pritt and stepson of the late Rev. Acie Bryant....
Danel L. Williams
Jun 3, 2008
Danel L. Williams, 47, of Scarbro, WV entered into rest on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 and was escorted by angels to his heavenly home where there will be no more pain or suffering. Born December 25, 1959 at Charleston, WV he was the son of Lorraine Stern Williams of Scarbro, WV and the late Woody Williams. He attended the Willis...
Ella M. Jones
Jun 1, 2008
Ella Mae Suttle Jones, 81, of Live Oak, FL formerly of Harvey, WV died on Sunday, June 01, 2008 at her home. Born May 17, 1927 at Glen Rogers, WV she was the daughter of the late Norman and Mamie Brunty Suttle. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Harvey United Methodist Church and was a homemaker. Her husband, Ray...
