Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
John E. Holcomb
May 31, 2008
John Edward Holcomb, 23, of Athens, WV and a life-long Fayetteville, WV passed away, Saturday, May 31, 2008. Born November 28, 1984 at Charleston, WV, he was the beloved son of the late Morgan E. and Mildred Marie Perry Holcomb. John graduated from Fayetteville High School and Concord University, Athens. A half-brother, Dan Holcomb and a half-sister, Sue Hodges preceded...
Nancy Ann Mann
May 29, 2008
Nancy Ann Wickline Mann, 62, of Mount Hope, WV died on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV after a courageous battle with cancer. Born September 09, 1945 at Peterstown, WV she was the daughter of Dana Christine LaFon Wickline of Peterstown and the late Rexford Ernest Wickline. Nancy was an appreciated and valued employee of...
Marcella J. Thornquest
May 25, 2008
Marcella Jane Day Thornquest, 80, of West Melbourne, FL formerly of the Mullens, WV area died January 20, 2008 in Atlanta, GA. Born August 19, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Cora Mattie and Pete Day. Many years ago Marcella and her husband, the late Buster Thornquest operated the Sweet Shop in Mount Hope. Survivors include three sons,...
Donley Wayne Wriston
May 24, 2008
Donley Wayne Wriston, 45, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Prenter, WV. Born February 19, 1963 at Charleston, WV he was the son of the late Lesley and Alice Marie Burgraph Wriston. He was a belt technician for Atlas Belt Company of Mount Hope. His wife, Kathy Sue Beals Wriston preceded him in death on...
Charles A. Hall
May 23, 2008
Charles A. Hall, 71, of Mossy, WV went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 23, 2008 at his home. Born January 13, 1937, at Mossy, WV, he was the son of the late Charley E. and Vivian Stover Hall. He was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church at Mossy. Mr. Hall was retired from Milburn Colliery Co....
Mary Alice Blake
May 22, 2008
Mary Alice Baber Blake of Oak Hill, WV departed this life to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 22, 2008. She was born July 13, 1933 in Oak Hill, WV a daughter of the late John Melvin and Vivian Leona Canterbury Baber. Mrs. Blake was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by...
Erma L. Neely
May 22, 2008
Surrounded by her family, Erma Lee Jones Neely, 94, of Oak Hill, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born April 18, 1914, at Lookout, she was the daughter of the late Ulysses S. and Ethel Ingles Jones. Erma was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Her husband, Robert Dewey Neely, preceded...
Oda V. Vickers
May 20, 2008
Oda Vestal Vickers, 96, of Robson, WV died on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Oda was born on December 19, 1911 at Lattin, WV a son of the late Thomas Landon and Maude Ann Miller Vickers. He was a retired coal miner having worked for Tamroy Mining and was a member of the...
Lena C. Dillon
May 19, 2008
Lena Cody Dillon, 91, of Florence, Alabama, formerly of Mount Hope, WV passed away, May 16, 2008. She had been a resident of Somerby Assisted Living for six years. She was retired from the Fayette County Board of Education as a Guidance Counselor at Mount Hope High School. A resident of Mount Hope for over 60 years, she graduated from...
James H. "Jim" Honaker
May 17, 2008
James H. “Jim” Honaker, 85, of Oak Hill, departed to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at Hilltop Center, Hilltop, after a long illness. Born March 2, 1923, at Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Charles Edward and Minnie Ellison Honaker. Jim was a retired strip miner, a member of the Mountain View Church of...
Dallas Marie Howard
May 16, 2008
Dallas Marie "Mom" Trent Howard , 86, of Maple Fork, WV went to be with her Lord to play and sing with the angels on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born August 28, 1921 at Pemberton, WV she was the daughter of the late Leonard E. and Viola Bailey Trent. Mrs. Howard was a faithful...
Ruth M. Rilat
May 16, 2008
Ruth M. Thompson Rilat, 86, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born December 11, 1921 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Edmond and Hattie Treadway Thompson. She was a retired machine operator for RA-JA Manufacturing at Lochgelly. Mrs. Rilat was a member of the Grace Southern...
Lewis J. Higginbotham, Jr.
May 15, 2008
Lewis James Higginbotham, Jr., 65, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV departed this life on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV after a long battle with cancer. Born June 23, 1942 at Beury Mountain, WV he was the son of the late Rev. Lewis James Higginbotham, Sr. and Hazel Pennington Payne. Lewis was a member of...
Sylvia L. Underwood
May 15, 2008
Sylvia L. Underwood, 93, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Berger Health System in Circleville, OH. Due to ill health, Sylvia had resided in Circleville for the past seven years in order to be near her daughters. Born April 03, 1915 at Goshen, VA she was the daughter of the late Aronie Allen and Carrie...
Nick Fontana
May 15, 2008
Nick Fontana, 87, of Vancouver, Washington, formerly of Mount Hope, passed away on April 22, 2008. Born July 29, 1920 at Herndon, WV, he was a son of the late Dominick and Marie Massara Fontana. Nick graduated from Mount Hope High School in 1941 where he was a star basketball player, playing center position, and was named All State Player...
Ray R. Tincher
May 14, 2008
Ray Rexford Tincher, 84, of Gatewood, WV died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at his home following a long illness. Born July 30, 1923 at Gatewood, WV he was the son of the late Lee Ballard and Lilly Fridley Tincher. Mr. Tincher was a member of the Pleasant View Church of the Brethren at Gatewood. He was a retired carpenter....
Randy H. Hardy
May 11, 2008
Randy H. Hardy, 52, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born June 21, 1955 at Rainelle, WV he was the son of the late John and Pearl Carr Hardy. Mr. Hardy was a member of the Salem Road Free Will Baptist Church. Working with Jan Care since 1976, Randy...
Charlotte Ann Angle Reese
May 9, 2008
Charlotte Ann Angle Reese, 78, of Powell, Ohio, formerly of Mount Hope, WV passed away at her home on Saturday, May 9, 2008. Born March 16, 1931 at Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Thelma Mitchell Angle. Charlotte Ann grew up in Mount Hope, was a 1949 graduate of Mount Hope High School, and attended...
Carlos Gene Lambert
May 8, 2008
Carlos G. Lambert of Oak Hill, passed away on Thursday, May 08, 2008 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA, following a long battle of Black Lung and a recent double lung transplant. Born January 8, 1949 in Pemberton, WV, he was the son of the late Richard and Dixie Wiles Lambert. Carlos retired from the coal miners after 33...
Garnet Fedukovich
May 5, 2008
Garnet Jarrell Fedukovich, 79, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Monday, May 05, 2008 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 16, 1928 at Chattaroy, WV she was the daughter of the late Luther Jarrell, Sr. and Hattie Fitch Jarrell. Mrs. Fedukovich was a member of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle and a homemaker. Survivors include husband,...
