Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Mary Aiello Mathys
Jan 22, 2008
Mary Aiello Mathys, 77, of Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born July 21, 1930 at Gauley Bridge, WV she was the daughter of the late James and Margaret Walker Evans. Survivors include her companion of 28 years, Shad Dummitt; one daughter, Maria A. Epperly and husband, Jerry of Oak...
Ethel M. Reany
Jan 21, 2008
Ethel Mildred Arnold Reany, 92 of Pottstown, PA, formerly or Oak Hill, WV passed away on January 21,2008. Ethel was the daughter of the late Samuel and Louisa Dempsey Woods Holly. Born January 27, 1915 at Lookout, WV, she was the last of 12 brothers and sisters. She is survived by four daughters, Norma Jean Arnold Hald and husband, Ben...
Betty Ann Bolt
Jan 21, 2008
Betty Anne Taylor Lykins Bolt, 69, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 21, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 12, 1938 at Cunard, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry Harrison Taylor and Virgie Mae Kelly Taylor Smith. She attended the Apostolic Holiness Church...
Belva Lively Hendrickson
Jan 21, 2008
Belva Lively Hendrickson, 93, of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, January 21, 2008 at her home. Born December 29, 1914 at Lively, WV she was the daughter of the late William E. and Bessie Toney Lively. Mrs. Hendrickson was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Oak Hill. After teaching elementary school for 45 years she retired from...
Lucy Gray Craddock
Jan 21, 2008
Lucy Gray Short Craddock, 91, of Minden, WV died on Monday, January 21, 2008 at Ansted Center in Ansted, WV. Born October 10, 1916 at Sinks Grove, WV she was the daughter of the late Marion Thomas and Louise Mutter Short. Mrs. Craddock was a homemaker. Her first husband, George Compton, second husband, Ernest C. Craddock, one son, Bobby Short...
Dollie Mae Kania
Jan 20, 2008
Dollie Mae Saunders Kania, 84, of Fayetteville, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, January 20, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born January 19, 1924 at Derry Hale, WV she was the daughter of the late Joe and Loretta Fields Saunders. Mrs. Kania was a member of the Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church of...
Robert C. Thomas, Sr.
Jan 20, 2008
Robert C. Thomas, Sr.,83, of Oak Hill, WV died Sunday, January 20, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV Born December 8, 1924, at Charleston, WV, he was a son of the late William Caddo and Melinda Jackson Thomas. He was a retired lead machinist for the C & O Railway for 23 years. A U. S. Navy veteran of...
Ruby A. Mccormick
Jan 18, 2008
Ruby A. “Aunt Ruby” McCormick 92 of Eustis, FL passed away on Friday January 18, 2008 at the Rule MS Center in Eustis. Born in Altoona, AL she moved to this area in 1957 from Cleveland, OH. She was a retired Nurses Aid at Harry-Anna Children’s Hospital and a Christian. Many nieces and nephews survive including Patty Mitchell, Marilyn Garner...
John F. Oxendale
Jan 17, 2008
John Frederick Oxendale, 59, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born August 21, 1948 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late William "Fred" Frederick and Ruth Elizabeth Tyler Oxendale. He was an independent truck driver. John was a member of the Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church...
Drema Joyce Young
Jan 17, 2008
Drema Joyce Todd Young, 63, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at her home. Born January 22, 1944 at Claremont, WV she was the daughter of the late Arville S. and Lilly Mae Ward Todd. Mrs. Young was a retired hairdresser and homemaker. Two brothers, Kenneth Todd and Jerry K. Ward preceded her in death. Survivors...
Dorothy E. Braenovich
Jan 15, 2008
Dorothy Ethel Braenovich, 75, of South Charleston, WV formerly of Kincaid, WV died on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at Tender Heart Home Care in South Charleston. Born August 14, 1932 at Culloden, WV she was the daughter of the late Howard and Carrie Foster Turley. Mrs. Braenovich attended the Kincaid United Methodist Church and was a member of the Oak...
Clara B. Smith
Jan 12, 2008
Clara Belle Estep Smith, 69, of Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, January 12, 2008, at Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Divison, Charleston, WV. Born April 13, 1938 at Beckwith, WV, she was a daughter of the late Curtis Lee and Laura Belle Sparks Estep. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Smith; son,...
Opal Mankin Gilbert
Jan 11, 2008
Opal Virginia Mankin Gilbert, 92, of Conway, SC formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, January 11, 2008 at the home of her niece, Betty Presson. Born February 15, 1915 at Bolt, WV she was the fifth daughter of the late Clyde Arkle and Mary Elsie Backus Mankin. Mrs. Gilbert was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church...
Rose Ceprich Downing
Jan 10, 2008
Rose Catherine Ceprich Downing, 75, of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV died on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. Born April 01, 1932 at Whipple, WV she was the daughter of the late Louis and Mary Magdalene Alexknovitch Ceprich. She was the retired owner/inspector for an Auto Transmission Company. Rose was a life-long member of...
Michael J. "Mike" Simmons
Jan 9, 2008
Michael "Mike" Joseph Simmons, 57, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV following a sudden illness. Born November 02, 1950 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of Garland J. "Mutt" Simmons of Oak Hill, WV and the late Mildred Lydia Ladoucer Simmons. Mike was of the Christian faith....
Norman Conner
Jan 5, 2008
Norman Conner, 81, of Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, January 5, 2008, at his home of lung cancer. He was born November 5, 1926 at Scarbro, WV, a son of the late Andrew and Emily Forbes Conner. Norman retired in 1984 from Elkem Metal at Alloy after 36 years. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Oak Hill; past...
Nancy Law
Jan 4, 2008
Nancy Loraine Price Law, 67, of Oak Hill, WV died Friday, January 4, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill after a sudden illness. She was born November 4, 1940 at Eagle, WV, a daughter of the late Hollas and Thelma Lockett Price. She was retired from the Department of Health and Human Resources, Fayette County, after 22 years of...
Mildred Rieman
Jan 2, 2008
Mildred Bryant Rieman, 90, of Charleston, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died in the arms of her children on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at her home. Born June 19, 1917 at Iredell County, NC she was the daughter of the late William Richard and Clyde Foster Bryant. Mildred met her future husband, Henry Rieman on Pearl Harbor Day in...
Wade H. Payne
Dec 31, 2007
Wade Harding Payne, 86 of Fort Myers, FL formerly of Mossy, WV died on Monday, December 31, 2007 in Fort Myers. Born at Mossy, WV he was the son of the late Samuel Reed and Minnie Burnside Payne. He was retired from the US Air Force after serving 26 years. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Wegmet;...
Cecil Alvin Robertson
Dec 31, 2007
Cecil Alvin Robertson, 87, of Wriston, WV died on Monday, December 31, 2007 at his home. Born August 12, 1920 at Wriston, WV he was the son of the late Cecil and Ellen Walker Robertson. He was a retired coal miner and landlord. Mr. Robertson was of the Baptist faith and a member of the UMWA. He was a World...
