Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Earl Dolin
Jun 20, 2006
Earl Dolin, 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 15, 1931 at Cabin Creek, WV he was the son of the late Estes and Nancy "Nannie" Canterbury Dolin. He was a retired coal miner and section foreman for Semet Solvey, Harewood. Earl was a US Army...
Gary L. Omechinski
Jun 20, 2006
Gary Lewis Omechinski, 48, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 07, 1957 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Louie and Zona Gail Farley Omechinski. Survivors include one sister, Vicki Dangerfield of Morgantown, WV and one brother, Emory Michael Smith of Oak Hill, WV....
Joe Steplowksi
Jun 18, 2006
Joe Steplowski, 91, of Bradley, WV went to be with his loving wife, Bertha on Sunday, June 18, 2006. Born April 02, 1915 at Barnesboro, PA he was the son of the late John Pete and Josephine Dering Steplowski. He worked as a coal miner for 38 years retiring from Slab Fork Coal. Mr. Steplowski was a member of the...
Mary Rhodes Fridley
Jun 16, 2006
Mary L. Rhodes Fridley, 87, of Oak Hill, passed away Friday, June 16, 2006 at Hidden Valley Health Care Center, Oak Hill. She was a homemaker. She was born July 3, 1918 at Oak Hill, daughter of the late Noah Judson Rhodes, Sr. and Leah White Rhodes. Her husband, Cecil Herman Fridley; a son, Richard A. Rhodes; a daughter, Diane...
Neville G. Williams
Jun 15, 2006
Neville George Williams, 67, of Saint Michaels, MD died on Thursday, June 15, 2006 as the result of a whitewater rafting accident on the Gauley River - Iron Ring Rapid, near Hico, WV. Born January 10, 1939 in England he was the son of the late George Herbert and Maude Louisa Perkins Williams. He was the retired Chief Executive Officer...
Robert "Bobby" L. Foster
Jun 13, 2006
Robert "Bobby" Lee Foster, 49, of Wriston, WV died on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born May 04, 1957 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of Margaret Taylor Foster of Ingram Branch, WV and the late Calvin Foster. A sister, Rebecca Raye Foster preceded him in death. Survivors include two daughters, Tina...
Georgia V. Jones
Jun 12, 2006
Georgia Vann Martin Jones, 41, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, June 12, 2006 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV following an extended illness. Born October 21, 1964 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ida Shockey Martin. Georiga was an avid bingo player in Fayetteville, Oak Hill and Bradley. Survivors include...
Garnett Patecell
Jun 7, 2006
Garnett Virginia McKinney Patecell, 83, of Robson, WV died on Wednesday, June 07, 2006 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 22, 1923 at Red Star, WV she was the daughter of the late Daniel Boone and Matildia Jane McMillion McKinney. Her husband, Joe Patecell preceded her in death. Arrangements are incomplete.
Harold T. Corker
Jun 6, 2006
Harold T. "Hal" Corker, 62, of Springfield, VA formerly of Oak Hill, WV died June 1, 2006 of cancer at his home. He was the registrar at the medical education campus of Northern Virginia Community College in Springfield. Born in Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Harold Henry and Hazel Marie McNeil Corker. Hal was a...
Helen E. Frith
Jun 4, 2006
Helen E. Kamensky Frith, 87, of Kilsyth, WV died on Sunday, June 04, 2006 at Hilltop Healthcare Center in Hilltop, WV following a long illness. Born March 02, 1919 in Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Bruno and Josephine Kubitski Kamensky. Prior to its closing, Helen was active at Saint Anthony's Catholic Church at Kilsyth for many years....
William D. "Bill" Pittman, Sr.
Jun 1, 2006
William "Bill" Daniel Pittman Sr., 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, June 01, 2006 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. He will be missed by all. Born August 19, 1922 at Brooklyn, WV he was the son of the late Alfred and Icey Martin Pittman. He was a disabled World War II US Army veteran and...
Mildred F. "Mom" Dodson
May 29, 2006
Mildred Frances "Mom" Street Dodson , 83, of Scarbro, WV died on Monday, May 29, 2006 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born July 03, 1922 at Mulga, AL she was the daughter of the late William Eugene Street and Nellie Ethel Edna Morgan.. She was the most wonderful mother who ever lived and was caretaker for her handicapped...
Larry "Rusty" Bennett
May 28, 2006
Larry "Rusty" D. Bennett, 47, of Packs Branch, WV died on Sunday, May 28, 2006 at the Rattlesnake area of the Kingston/Kincaid Road near the Payne farm. Born April 15, 1959 at Bradley, WV he was the son of Reba Wright Callaway of Rt. 1 Mount Hope and the late Charles Lee Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a self employed auto...
Paul Vernon Rutledge
May 25, 2006
Paul Vernon Rutledge, 100, of Oak Hill, WV went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Glen View Assisted Living in Glen Jean, WV. Born January 10, 1906 at Riverside, WV he was the son of the late James McHenry and Amanda Taylor Rutledge. He married the former Agnes Scott Burke...
Chris Lee Daniels
May 24, 2006
Chris Lee Daniels, 60, of Las Vegas, NV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at his home in Las Vegas, NV. Born October 09, 1945 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Helen M. Spradling Daniels of Oak Hill, WV and the late Rev. John Lee Daniels. He was a Product Specialist for...
Timothy G. Hutcheson
May 20, 2006
Timothy Garland Hutcheson, 50, of Mount Hope died Saturday, May 20, 2006 at the Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley after a short illness. He was a restaurant cook. Timothy was born February 4, 1956 in Vidalia, GA, a son of the late Garland Hutcheson and Mary Bohannon Hutcheson Williams. Survivors include his companion, Debbie Craddock of Mount Hope; her son, Shawn...
Mary E. Simpson
May 17, 2006
Mary Elizabeth Brunton Simpson, 83, of Oak Hill, WV formerly of Mt. Gilead, NC died on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born October 15, 1922 at Montgomery, NC she was the daughter of the late Vinton Carr and Mary Haywood Brunton. Mrs. Simpson was a member of the First United...
Ercil J. Ayers
May 16, 2006
Ercil Johnson Ayers, 75, of Huntington, WV formerly of Harvey, WV died on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Born November 11, 1930 at Harvey, WV he was the son of the late Ermal C. and Willia Alethia Johnson Ayers. He was a retired painter. Mr. Ayers was of the Christian faith and a...
Larry A. Holley
May 15, 2006
Larry Allen Holley, 57, of Lively, WV died on Monday, May 15, 2006 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 07, 1948 at Lively, WV he was the son of Gladys Kincaid Holley of Lively and the late, Tracey E. Holley. He was a retired coal miner. Larry was a devoted husband and loving father. He enjoyed...
Jackie J. C
May 14, 2006
Jackie Joe Coffman II, 42, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 14, 2006 8 in Logan, WV. Born February 04, 1964 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Jackie Joe Coffman, Sr. and Cora Ayers Coffman of Minden, WV. He was a mining construction welder for Ceramx. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Byrd Coffman; one son,...
