Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Margaret Marchio
Sep 7, 2005
Margaret Dower Marchio, 91, of Mount Hope, WV died on Wednesday, September 07, 2005 at her home. Born April 11, 1914 at Stone Cliff, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Effie Baker Dower. She was employed for the New River Company more than 20 years. Mrs. Marchio was a member of the Mount Hope Baptist Temple,...
June D. Parrish
Sep 6, 2005
June Deane Maddy Parrish, 80, of Bradley, WV died on Tuesday, September 06, 2005 at the home of her sister, Helen Huzoski, and niece, June McIntyre. Born September 11, 1924 at Lego, WV she was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Muriel Wilding Maddy. She was retired as Chief Medical Laboratory Technologist for Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV....
Delbert "Bert" Lawhorn
Sep 5, 2005
Delbert "Bert" Lacy Lawhorn, 42, of Lansing, WV died on Monday, September 05, 2005 at his home. Born February 28, 1963 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Betty Johnson Lawhorn of Oak Hill, WV and the late Delmas Lacy "Toad" Lawhorn. He was a US Navy veteran. His paternal grandparents, James L. "Jim" and Eva Violet Toney...
Margaret Louise Carroll
Sep 5, 2005
Margaret Louise Decker Carroll, 90, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, September 05, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 28, 1915 at Summerlee, WV she was the daughter of the late Claude Sylvester and Audrey Jones Decker. Louise retired from the Hecht Company as the Millinery Department Manager. After retirement Louise volunteered in the gift...
Cornelius "Connie" Simms
Sep 4, 2005
Cornelius "Connie" Houston Simms, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, September 04, 2005 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV due to complications following heart surgery. Born February 19, 1927 at Ansted, WV he was the son of the late Lawrence Watson and Madge Clendenin Sims. Daddy grew up in Beards Fork, attended Montgomery High School then...
Erma Redondo
Sep 3, 2005
Erma G. Backus Salgado Redondo, 96, of Muskegon, MI formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, September 03, 2005 in Muskegon, MI. Born January 01, 1909 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late George W. and Letetia Lively Backus. Mrs. Redondo was a retired Telephone Operator for C&P Telephone having 18 years of service. She...
Joanne Crumb Fedele
Sep 2, 2005
Ellen Virginia "Joanne" Crumb Fedele, 71, of Tidioute, PA formerly of Kilsyth, WV, died Friday, September 2, 2005 at Warren General Hospital, Warren, PA. Born April 2, 1934 in Carlisle, WV she was the eldest daughter of the late William Thomas "Bill" and Joanna Elliott Crumb. Joanne attended schools in Mount Hope, WV. She moved to Tidioute 44 years ago...
David H. Austin
Aug 30, 2005
David Harold Austin, 75, of Rt 4 Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at his home. Born at Rush, KY he was the son of the late Samuel and Lorraine Burdette Austin. Mr. Austin was a disabled US Navy veteran. He was known among CB'ers by his handle "Davy Crockett." His son, David H. Austin, Jr.; five brothers,...
Janet Sanger Wright
Aug 29, 2005
Janet Lee Sanger Wright, 50, of Packs Branch, WV died on Monday, August 29, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following a sudden illness. Born October 19, 1954 at Oswald, WV she was the daughter of the late Glenis and Lulabel Whitt Sanger. Mrs. Wright was a member of the Packs Branch Baptist Church and was a homemaker....
Arlie S. Bragg, Jr.
Aug 28, 2005
Arlie Shephard Bragg, Jr. 74, of Beech Grove, IN passed away Sunday, August 28, 2005 in the University Heights Health and Living Community. He was born March 9, 1931 at Thurmond, WV son of the late Arlie Shephard Bragg, Sr. and Margaret (Muir) Bragg. Arlie was a proud veteran of the US Air Force. He was a railroader in Thurmond,...
Hazel Corker
Aug 27, 2005
Hazel Marie McNeil Corker, 88, long time resident of Oak Hill passed away at her home on Saturday, August 27, 2005 following a month long illness. She is known lovingly as "Corky" by her family and friends and was employed by the Collins High School and Oak Hill Hospital. Born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, October 12, 1916, she was...
Margaret Ross
Aug 24, 2005
Margaret Williams Ross, 85, of Glen Jean, WV died on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born May 17, 1920 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Stewart and Hattie Harmon Williams. Mrs. Ross was a member of the Church of God, Glen Jean, WV and was a homemaker. She...
Theda M. Hess
Aug 23, 2005
Theda M. Oyler Hess, 85, of Warm Springs, GA formerly of Oak Hill, WV died in Warm Springs on Tuesday, August 23, 2005. Born April 12, 1920 at Mabscott, WV she was the daughter of the late John Lawrence and Hallie Mae Stover Oyler. She was the retired co-owner for C & O Cleaners, Oak Hill, WV. Mrs. Hess was...
Betty L. Bailey
Aug 21, 2005
Betty Louise Atha Bailey, 72, left the home of her son and daughter-in-law on Sweeneysburg Road to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 21, 2005 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born January 30, 1933 at Maynor, WV she was the daughter of the late Calvin Edgar (Ed) and Hettie Painter Atha. Betty lived most...
Margaret L. Mcknight
Aug 21, 2005
Margaret Louise Glazier McKnight, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, August 21, 2005 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV following a sudden illness. Born February 07, 1927 at Logan County, WV she was the daughter of the late J. Frank and Erna Ratcliff Glazier. Mrs. McKnight was a member of the United Methodist Church, Oak Hill,...
Willis E. Wingrove
Aug 18, 2005
Willis Edward Wingrove, 80, of Long Branch, WV died on Thursday, August 18, 2005 at his home following a long illness. Born January 01, 1925 at Long Branch, WV he was the son of the late Gilbert and Nina Dotson Wingrove. He was coal miner having retired from Westmoreland Coal Company, No. 6 Mine at Eccles, WV in 1980. Mr....
Rosella Aliff Powers
Aug 16, 2005
Rosella "Rosie" Mae Aliff Powers, 77, of Hobart, IN passed away on Tuesday, August 16,2005, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, while visiting family. Rosie was born on August 17, 1927 in Kingston, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Clayton and Maggie (Payne) Aliff. She was married on November 11, 1947 to William H. Powers and they celebrated 52 years...
Wanda M. Bender
Aug 15, 2005
Wanda Marie Bender, 81, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Monday, August 15,2005 after a long illness. She resided at the Summit in Oak Hill, but was a long time resident at Huntington, WV and prior to that Charleston, WV. Born August 21, 1923 at Ward, West Virginia She was the daughter of the late Harry Crowder and Myrtle Linkenhoker...
Clarence G. Herndon
Aug 13, 2005
Clarence G. Herndon, 86, of Fayetteville, WV died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at his home following an extended illness resulting from congestive heart failure. He was born May 25, 1919 at Lookout, WV, son of the late William Robert and Huldah Boyd Herndon. Clarence grew up in Oak Hill. His beloved wife of 60 years, Mildred Legg Herndon; one brother,...
Gerald K. Washburn
Aug 11, 2005
Gerald Keith Washburn, 68, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Thursday, August 11,2005 from a brain tumor. Born August 12, 1936 in Jane Lew, WV, he was the son of the late Hayward Washburn and Thelma Washburn Dinday. Gerald was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Oak Hill. He recently retired in September 2004 from United Rentals in Chantilly,...
