Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Jack Christian
Dec 19, 2005
Jack Christian, 80, of Springboro, OH formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, December 19, 2005 at Hillspring of Springboro following a long illness. Born June 07, 1925 at Richwood, WV he was the son of the late Mansford Christian and Ora Mae Ayers Christian Lawden. He was retired from the C&P Telephone Company with 30 years service. Mr....
James E. Terry
Dec 12, 2005
James "Jim" Edmond Terry, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, December 12, 2005 at his home. Born April 11, 1927 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late David James and Gladys Estelle Painter Terry. Mr. Terry was retired from the US Postal Service with forty years service. He was a member of the National...
Laverne Knuchel
Dec 11, 2005
LaVerne Wilson Knuchel, 87, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, December 11, 2005 at in Oak Hill, WV. Born June 25, 1918 at Monroe County, OH he was the son of the late Fred and Lucy Brown Knuchel. Buzz was a member of the First Christian Church of Weirton for over 50 years. He was a retired railroad engineer...
Charles F. Rosenecker
Dec 11, 2005
Charles F. Rosenecker, 98, of Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, December 11, 2005 at his home of natural causes. Born October 15, 1907 at Connellsville, PA he was the son of the late Charles Joseph "Pop" and Hannah Fletcher Rosenecker. He was a retired bookkeeper for Long Airdox Corporation, Oak Hill, WV. Mr. Rosenecker was a member of the SS...
Robert "Dip" Wood, Sr.
Dec 10, 2005
Robert "Dip" Floyd Wood Sr., 77, of Wood Mountain, Glen Jean, WV died on Saturday, December 10, 2005 following a short illness. Born December 06, 1928 at Dempsey, WV he was the son of the late Robert D. and Lillie May Floyd Wood. Dip worked in the construction business in Fayette and Raleigh counties as well as Dayton, OH and...
Geneva Frances Tufts
Dec 7, 2005
Geneva "Frances" Austin Tufts, 86, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, December 07, 2005 at Hidden Valley Healthcare Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born March 03, 1919 at Rush, KY she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Lorraine Burdette Austin. She was a retired clerk for The Modern and also formerly employed at Woods Drug Store...
William Dale Manning
Dec 6, 2005
William Dale Manning, 70, of East Kingtson, WV died on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at the Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV following a short illness. Born June 26, 1935 at Burnwell, WV he was the son of the late Thomas Clyde Manning, Sr. and Esther Pearl Harless Manning. A brother, Cecil Manning and five sisters, Mary Giles, Irene Jones,...
Gladys Kesler
Dec 6, 2005
Gladys Watkins Kesler, 93, of Ormond Beach, FL formerly of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at Ormond In The Pines Care & Rehab Center in Ormond Beach. Born January 14, 1912 at Dorothy, WV she was the daughter of the late Charles M. and Elva Jane Walton Watkins. She was a homemaker. Gladys was the only...
Thomas Toney, Sr.
Dec 4, 2005
Thomas "Tom" Lee Toney, Sr., 72, of Dothan, WV died on Sunday, December 04, 2005 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born May 07, 1933 at Scarbro, WV he was the son of the late William Joseph and Anna Patrick Toney. Tom was a retired carpenter and a member of Local No. 1911. He...
Harvey B. Maynor
Dec 3, 2005
Harvey Buford Maynor,63,of Toney's Fork went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 3, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV following a short illness. He was born May 24, 1942 at Clear Creek, a son of the late Elmer and Ollie Bailey Maynor. He was a retired coal miner. Harvey was a member of the Sycamore Church of...
Alice Carlene Aranda
Nov 29, 2005
Alice Carlene Bailey Aranda, 71, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at home following a short illness. Born August 26, 1934 at Matoka, WV she was the daughter of the late Elmos Carl and Lena Elizabeth Thompson Bailey. She was a retired licensed practical nurse for Aristocrat of Cleveland, OH. Mrs. Aranda was a member of...
Floyd E. "Ed" Clay
Nov 28, 2005
Floyd Edward "Ed" Clay, 85, of Page, WV went home to be with his Lord on Monday, November 28, 2005. Born March 12, 1920 at Page, WV he was the son of the late Howard and Lilly Mae Cobb Clay. He was a retired shuttle car operator. Mr. Clay was a member of the First Church of God, Kincaid, WV...
Beryl Henderson Lucas
Nov 24, 2005
Beryl Henderson Lucas, 84, of Highland, MI passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 24, 2005 in Livonia, MI. Born March 17, 1921 in England she was the daughter of the late Hugh M. and Dorothy Rogers Henderson. She was a "war bride" having met and married Sidney while he was stationed in England during World War II and was a...
Michael Wayne Dixon-Bragg
Nov 24, 2005
Michael Wayne "Paco" Dixon-Bragg,21,of Oak Hill passed away Thursday, November 24, 2005 at his home. He was born December 23, 1983 at Beckley, WV, a son of Larry Bragg and Catherine Ritondo Dixon, both of Oak Hill. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edith and Anthony Ritondo and Clarence and Beulah Bragg. Other than his parents, survivors include...
Ellis "Red" Barker, Jr.
Nov 22, 2005
Ellis Huston "Red" Barker Jr., 82, of Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at Fayette Nursing & Rehab Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born April 17, 1923 at Rush Run, WV he was the son of the late Ellis Huston Barker, Sr. and Elizabeth Hartenstein Barker. His brother, Francis L. Barker preceded him in death in 1998. Survivors include...
John W. Wriston
Nov 21, 2005
John Wesley Wriston, 77, of Mossy, WV died on Monday, November 21, 2005 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV after a long battle with lung disease. Born October 27, 1928 at Kingston, WV he was the son of the late Rev. Howard Ray "H.R." and Lucille Scott Wriston. Mr. Wriston attended Asbury College and Morris Harvey College. He...
Robert L. Painter
Nov 20, 2005
Robert Lee Painter, 69, of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, November 20, 2005 at his home following a brief illness. Born November 22, 1935 at Milburn, WV he was the son of the late Harold J. and Georgia Carpenter Painter. He was a retired Custodial/Maintenance Worker for the Fayette County Board of Education. He was a US Navy and US...
Bessie "Granny Mae" Scarbro
Nov 17, 2005
Bessie "Granny Mae" Wriston Scarbro,90, of Route 1, Scarbro, left this life to await the rapture of the saints of our Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at an Oak Hill care center. She was born August 12, 1915 at Mossy,WV, a daughter of the late William "Bill" and Martha Stover Wriston. Mrs. Scarbro was a homemaker. She...
William E. Coy
Nov 16, 2005
William Edgar Coy,58,of Robson, WV formerly of Scarbro, WV died Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill after a short illness. He was born December 28, 1946 at Runa, WV, a son of Emogene P. Johns Coy of Scarbro and the late Joseph M. Coy. Mr. Coy was the director of Social Services for Pinecrest Hospital, Beckley...
Mary K. "Kitty" Danner
Nov 15, 2005
Mary Katherine "Kitty" Patteson Danner, 89, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV after a short illness. Born in Mount Hope, WV on November 13, 1916 she was the daughter of the late Alexander M. and Virgie Lee Groves Patteson. Mrs. Danner was a retired Fayette County school teacher having...
