Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Dr. Ronald W. Long
Aug 23, 2007
Our beloved husband, father and grandfather Ronald Wilson Long, 70, of Lochgelly, WV died on Thursday, August 23, 2007 at his home after a courageous six year battle with prostate cancer. Born April 05, 1937 at Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late Wilson Boyd and Florence Eleanor Bierlein Long. Dr. Long was a retired Professor of History...
Robert "Bob" Patrick
Aug 21, 2007
Robert Bryant "Bob" Patrick, 68, of Gatewood, WV died on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born October 03, 1938 at Gatewood, WV he was the son of Elizabeth Olinick Patrick of Oak Hill, WV and the late Chris Patrick, Sr. He was a retired Warehouse Manager for Long Airdox in Oak Hill. One...
Jessie Lucille Jones
Aug 21, 2007
Jessie Lucille Jones, 86, of Mount Hope, passed away at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV on Tuesday, August 21, 2007, after a long illness. She was born on January 23, 1921, in Harvey, WV the daughter of the late William Silas and Jessie E. Lego Cumbow. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Fayette County. A...
Mary K. Joslin
Aug 20, 2007
Mary has gone to join Shelly Lynn after a seventeen year struggle with cancer. Mary Kathern Johnson Joslin, 72, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, August 20, 2007 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born December 09, 1934 at Uniontown, PA she was the daughter of the late Eleanor K. George Woodford and Joseph Johnson. Mrs. Joslin was...
Minnie E. Loeffler
Aug 20, 2007
Minnie Elizabeth Lewis Loeffler, 78, of Rt 2 Scarbro, WV went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, August 20, 2007. Born February 26, 1929 at Fayetteville, WV she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Ida Hazel Honaker Lewis. She was a homemaker and a foster grandparent for Scarbro Elementary School where she was known...
Gerald "Jerry" Caldwell
Aug 17, 2007
Gerald A. "Jerry" Caldwell, Jr.,35, of Oak Hill , WV died Friday, August 17, 2007, at his home following a short illness. Born July 3, 1972 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Shelia Wriston Caldwell of Carlisle, WV and the late Gerald Aaron Caldwell, Sr. Jerry was employed by Kingston Resources. Survivors include his wife, Amy Brown Caldwell;...
Edgar "Eddie" Davis
Aug 17, 2007
Edgar Burton "Eddie" Davis, 88, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, August 17, 2007 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 30, 1918 at Raleigh County, WV he was the son of the late George E. and Mary Hill Davis. Mr. Davis was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Oak Hill, WV. He served as a...
Orval Stephen Grose
Aug 17, 2007
Orval Stephen Grose, 72, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, August 17, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. He was born April 5, 1935 at Ramsey, WV, a son of the late Nora Grose and Orval Cogar. He was a retired US Air Force Tech Sgt. with 20 years of service in communications then worked National...
Alma Carwile Blake
Aug 16, 2007
Alma Lois Carwile Blake, 97, of Mount Airy, NC formerly of Oak Hill, WV and Columbus, OH died on Thursday, August 16, 2007 at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy, NC. Born November 29, 1909 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Charles Christopher and Mary Louise Thompson Carwile. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Blake was...
Larry Davis
Aug 13, 2007
Larry Dean Davis, 67, of Maple Fork, WV died on Monday, August 13, 2007 at his home. Born September 04,1939 at Maple Fork, WV he was the son of the late Samuel Lewis and Delphia Lee Worrell Davis. Mr. Davis was a mechanic and electrician having been last employed as the Maintenance Superintendent at the Southern Regional Jail. He was...
Robert Keith Lilly, Ii
Aug 13, 2007
Robert Keith Lilly, II, 23, of Loris SC, passed away Monday, August 13, 2007. Born September 23, 1983, at Hinton, WV he was the son of Norma Martin Nave and Robert K. Lilly. Robert loved racecars, four-wheeling, fishing, and being with friends and family. He was of the Baptist faith. Robert was preceded in death by his grandmother, Virginia Lilly...
James Haynes
Aug 10, 2007
James Haynes,78, of Oak Hill, WV died Friday, August 10, 2007 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Beckley, WV after a short illness. Born September 7, 1928 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Elmer and Virgie Treadway Haynes. He was a disabled veteran, was a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean Conflict. In addition...
Tammy Faye Ball
Aug 5, 2007
Tammy Faye Goodlin Ball, 45, of Glen Jean, WV died on Sunday, August 05, 2007. Born September 13, 1961 at Fort Knox, KY she was the daughter of Jerry L. Goodlin of Oklahoma City, OK and the late Helen Faye Hensley Goodlin. Survivors include three sons, Jeremiah Ball, Joey L. Ball and Thadias Ball all of Glen Jean, WV; one...
Helen M. Miller
Aug 4, 2007
Helen Mae Craighead Miller, 89, of Melbourne, FL formerly of Scarbro, WV died on Saturday, August 04, 2007 at the home of her daughter, Suzie. Born November 11, 1917 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late Hubert B. and Ocie Blankenship Craighead. Mrs. Miller attended the Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene. She was preceded in death...
Nina V. Wright
Aug 3, 2007
Nina Virginia Thompson Wright, 76, of Pax, WV died on Friday, August 03, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 17, 1931 at Long Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late John F. and Ocie E. Allen Thompson. She was a disabled Coal Lab Technician having worked for New River Company and Eastern Associated...
Elmer James Richeson
Aug 3, 2007
Elmer James Richeson, 83, of Mount Hope, WV passed away quietly on Friday, August 3, 2007 at Hidden Valley Healthcare Center, Oak Hill, WV where he had been a resident for a year. He was born May 29, 1924 at Minden, WV, a son of the late Elmer Carlisle and Margaret Davenport Richeson. He was a retired night supervisor at...
Billy C. Harris
Aug 2, 2007
Billy Charles Harris, 54, of Rt 1 Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, August 02, 2007 at his home. Born May 18, 1953 at Gastonia, NC he was the son of Imogene Bruce Harris of Gastonia, NC and the late Winston Deyo Harris He was preceded in death by his a brother, Benny Harris. Survivors include two sisters, Frankie Stone...
Patty Jones
Jul 31, 2007
Patty Louise Maynard Jones, 77, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born June 03, 1930 at Beauty, KY she was the daughter of the late Alvins and Rachel Staton Maynard. Mrs. Jones attended the Page Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Walter Zemonek
Jul 28, 2007
Walter Zemonek, 87, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with the Lord, Saturday, July 28, 2007, at his home. He was born in Portage, PA, on May 10, 1920, the son of the late Blaise and Alice Kamalski Zemonek. Then at six years of age his family moved to Scarbro, WV, and later resided in Oak Hill. He was...
Helen L. Calvert
Jul 28, 2007
Helen Lazarsky Calvert, 96, of Rt 1 (Salem-Gatewood Road) Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, July 28, 2007 at her home following a lengthy illness. Born January 17, 1911 at Red Star, WV she was the daughter of the late Ed and Anna Seletyn Lazarsky. Mrs. Calvert was a member of the Harvey Chapel United Methodist Church. She was a retired...
