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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Airman Kevin A. Cogar, Jr.
May 18, 2005
Airman Kevin Allen Cogar Jr., 19, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. Born August 18, 1985 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Tammy Elizabeth Hamilton Martin and her husband, Jerry Martin, Sr. of Oak Hill, WV and Kevin Cogar, Sr....
Hazel E. Perry
May 15, 2005
Hazel Ernestine Downey Perry, 87, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 15, 2005. Born November 18, 1917 at Franklin, KY she was the daughter of the late Ernest Ragland and Mabel Hargis Downey and stepdaughter of the late Daisy Pearson Downey. Hazel's early years were spent in western Kentucky on a farm. She later was graduated from Bowling...
Helen Mae Crouch
May 14, 2005
Helen Mae Crouch,80, of Minden, WV died Saturday, May 14, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckle, WV. She was born July 22, 1924 at Coalwood, WV a daughter of the late John and Lula Smith Alley. She was preceded in death by one sister, Louise Ratliff. She was survived by her husband, Robert Crouch; one daughter, Sharon Ward and husband,...
Ilena Faye Armstrong
May 14, 2005
Ilena Faye Armstrong, 79, of Mount Hope, WV died Saturday, May 14, 2005, at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness. Born July 18, 1925 at Landisburg, WV she was the daughter of the late John Lake ande Alice Mae Drew Armstrong. She was a homemaker and member of the Mount Hope United Methodist Church. Ilena was preceded in death...
Gary Lee Robinson
May 13, 2005
Gary Lee Robinson,62,of Oak Hil, WV died Friday, May 13, 2005, at Beckley Veteran's Administration Medical Center. He was born August 13, 1942 at Lochgelly, WV a son of the late Robert L. and Nellie Berry Robinson. Gary was a disabled carpenter and a veteran of the US Marine Corps. Preceded in death by three brothers, John William, Robert Ray...
Ethel Tennant
May 12, 2005
Ethel Genava Rodes Tennant, 90, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at Hilltop Healthcare Center in Hilltop, WV. Born January 28, 1915 at Lochgelly, WV she was the daughter of the late Venna Lee "Pop" and Ada Mae Plumley Rodes. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Tennant was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church, Oak...
Rowena Rhodes George
May 11, 2005
Rowena J. Rhodes George, 96, of Beckley, WV died on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at her home. Born March 15, 1909 at Pax, WV she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Lucy McCoy Rhodes. She was a member of the Mount Tabor Baptist Church, Beckley. Rowena was a graduate of Mount Hope High School, salutorian of her graduating...
Thelma M. Thurbon
May 7, 2005
Thelma Mae Groah Thurbon, 79, of Rock Lick, WV passed away on Saturday, May 07, 2005 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV following a sudden illness. Daughter of the late Ira and Violet McCormick Groah, she was born on February 27, 1926 at Ironton, OH and grew up in Rock Lick. She was a long-time member of the...
Dora F. Hiltunen
May 7, 2005
Dora F. Argabright Hiltunen, 73, of Harvey Road, Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, May 7, 2005 at Hidden Valley Health Care Center, Oak Hill following an extended illness. She was born May 3, 1932 at Harvey, a daughter of the late Henry Martin Argabright and Rose Kozma Argabright. She was a homemaker and a disabled electronics technician having worked on...
Nellie Alberchinski Payne
May 6, 2005
Nellie Alberchinski Payne, 93, of Oak Hill, passed away Friday, May 06, 2005, at Hilltop Healthcare Center in Hilltop, WV. Born June 30, 1911 at Carlisle, she was the daughter of the late Casmir and Rose Pobicek Alberchinski. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Payne on May 22, 1978; three brothers, Carl D., Charles, and Stanley...
Wesley R. Dixon, Jr.
May 5, 2005
Wesley Roy Dixon, Jr., 64, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, May 05, 2005 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV following a short illness. Born June 13, 1940 at Deepwater, WV he was the son of the late Wesley R. Dixon, Sr. and Margaret Vivian Stone Dixon. He was a retired self employed carpet installer. Mr. Dixon...
James T. Ross
May 4, 2005
Mr. James Thomas Ross, 83, of Crestview, FL formerly of Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, May 4, 2005, at his home following a long illness. Born December 24, 1921 at Coal Run, Fayette County, WV he was the son of the late Arthur and Cora Lee Ross. Mr. Ross was retired from the United States Air Force as a Chief...
Edna Bayless Ferris
May 4, 2005
Edna Marie Bayless Ferris, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, May 04, 2005 at Community Hospice Center in Ashland, KY following a short illness. Born July 04, 1926 at Catlettsburg, KY she was the daughter of the late Thomas P. Bayless, Sr. and Bessie Filmore Bayless. Edna was a member of the Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church, Oak Hill,...
Freddie Mccallister, Sr.
May 3, 2005
Freddie R. McCallister Sr., 62, of Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, May 03, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV. Born March 31, 1943 he was the son of the late Norban William and Florence Eda Sampson McCallister. He was a retired carpenter's helper. Survivors include wife, Carol Miller McCallister; three sons, Freddie McCallister, Jr., Randy McCallister and David McCallister...
Ethel Campbell Ellison
May 2, 2005
Ethel Marie Campbell Ellison, 83, of Hilltop, WV died on Monday, May 02, 2005 at home following an extended illness. Born June 20, 1921 at Dothan, WV she was the daughter of the late Oscar Bennett and Lura Carnelia Anderson Campbell. Mrs. Ellison was a member of the Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church, Oak Hill, WV where she was active in...
Helen Burgess
May 1, 2005
Helen Mae Carson Burgess, 97, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 01, 2005 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV following an extended illness. Born February 29, 1908 at Snake Run, Allegheny County, VA she was the daughter of the late Chester R. Carson and Mary E. "Molly" Sively Carson Posey. Mrs. Burgess was a member of...
Jo Ann Zink Allen
Apr 29, 2005
Jo Ann Zink Allen , 72, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, April 29, 2005 at Hidden Valley Healthcare Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born December 16, 1932 at Smithers, WV she was the daughter of the late Brainard and Helen Frances Pettigrew Zink. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Henry Allen...
Freda Stover Tyree
Apr 27, 2005
Freda Aliff Stover Tyree, 83, of Union Township, OH died on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at Vista Care Hospice in Anderson Township, OH. Born November 04, 1921 at Pax, WV she was the daughter of the late Eula and Zella Humphrey Aliff. She Hand Taper for Siemens Corporation, Norwood, OH. She was of the Baptist faith. Freda was preceded in...
Astri Jarrett
Apr 26, 2005
Astri Larsen Jarrett, 89, Myrtle Beach, SC formerly of Oak Hill, WV died Tuesday April 26, 2005 at Myrtle Beach Manor. Born in Risor, Norway, June 14, 1915, Astrid Erike Larsen was the daughter of the late Captain Lauritz and Wilhelmine Olsen Larsen. She immigrated to the United States in 1935 at the age of twenty. In 1940, she received...
Marilyn Wriston
Apr 25, 2005
Marilyn Sue Bowles Wriston, 49, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, April 25, 2005 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 08, 1956 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Walter M. and Flora Jane Tatarski Bowles. Marilyn was Assistant Branch Manager for Bank One, Oak Hill, WV. She was a member...
