Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
John Whimley
May 29, 2003
John Duane Whimley, 50, of Fayetteville, WV died on Thursday, May 29, 2003 at Hilltop, WV following a short illness. Born November 11, 1952 at Wayne County, MI he was the son of the late George Columbus Whimley and Janet Ruth Swanigan Slater He was a disabled cook. Survivors include Sister: Patty Teeter of Florida Brothers: Steven Slater of Florida...
Nellie Reitz
May 29, 2003
Nellie June Waddell Reitz ,63, of Dayton, OH died on Thursday, May 29, 2003 at Hospice of Dayton in Dayton, OH. Born June 16, 1939 at Jumping Branch, WV she was the daughter of Gilbert W. and Golda Faye Harvey Waddell of Oak Hill, WV. She was an Executive Secretary for Montgomery County, OH. Mrs. Reitz was a 1957 graduate...
Everett Hannah
May 29, 2003
Everett Estel Hannah ,80, of Page, WV died on Thursday, May 29, 2003 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV following a long illness. Born May 22, 1923 at Beards Fork, WV he was the son of the late Zona and Velma Coleman Hannah. Mr. Hannah was a member of the Robson Freewill Baptist Churh. He was a disabled...
John Huk
May 29, 2003
John Emanuel Huk , 90, of Glen Jean, WV died on Thursday, May 29, 2003 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born December 18, 1912 at Duquesne, PA he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Powell Huk. He was a retired Sheet Metal Worker and was a US Army vetern of World...
Beverly Smith
May 24, 2003
Beverly Jean Musselwhite Smith, 58, of Morganton, NC died on Saturday, May 24, 2003 at Grace Memorial Hospital in Morganton, NC following a short illness Born December 6, 1944 in Fayette County , WV she was the daughter of the late Virginia Lee Musselwhite Cox. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Emmet...
Norma King
May 20, 2003
Norma Jean Moore King , 69, of Dickson, TN died on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born April 18, 1934 at Pleasant View, TN she was the daughter of the late Hershall and Mary Lou Terry Moore. She was the retired owner of Bill's Market in Nashville, TN. Mrs. King was a member of...
Dennis Garrett, Sr.
May 19, 2003
Dennis O. Garrett, Sr. ,33, of Scarbro, WV died on Monday, May 19, 2003 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born October 16, 1969 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of Rose Settle Pennington of Mount Hope and the late Daniel Garrett. Mr. Garrett was disabled. He was preceded in death by his brother,...
James Walker
May 18, 2003
James W. Walker , 89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 18, 2003 at his home following a six month battle with liver cancer. Born March 13, 1914 at Prudence, WV he was the son of the late George L. and Sallie McVey Walker. Mr. Walker was a retired coal miner who began his career at age 18...
Helen Smtih
May 16, 2003
Helen Marie Smith , 84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, May 16, 2003 at Hilltop Healthcare Center in Hilltop, WV following a short illness. Born May 15, 1919 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late George Raymond and Fannie Dell Treadway Smith. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, George William "Bill" Smith,...
Jennie Mathews
May 10, 2003
Jennie Scott Mathews, Oak Hill, retired school teacher, died Saturday, May 10, 2003 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a short illness. She had recently celebrated her 94th birthday. Born January 11, 1909 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late William J. and Nona Smith Scott. Mrs. Mathews spent her childhood and teenage years in Red Star,...
Sandra Mcardle
May 6, 2003
Sandra Kaye McArdle, 41, of Matthews, NC died on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at her home. Born September 12, 1961 at Charleston, WV she was the daughter of Betty Woods McArdle Steen and the late James O. McArdle. She was an Administrative & Concierge Service Provider. Ms. McArdle was preceded in death by her step father, N.M. "Steve" Steen. Also...
Janet Slater
May 5, 2003
Janet "Jan" Swanigan Slate, 68, of Fayetteville, WV died on Monday, May 5, 2003 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV following a short illness Born July 19, 1934 at Fayetteville, WV she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Iva Workman Cowles. Mrs. Slater was a retired waitress and a Protestant. She was preceded in death by...
Billy Thomas
May 1, 2003
Billy Ray Thomas, Jr. , 42, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, May 1, 2003 at Cabell Huntington Hospital Burn Center in Huntington, WV from injuries received in a work-related accident on Sunday, April 27, 2003 at Chelyan. Born September 5, 1960 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Doris Leah Martin Patton and step-son...
Clara Whitt
Apr 28, 2003
Clara Belle Montgomery Whitt , 93, of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, April 28, 2003 at Hidden Valley Healthcare Center in Oak Hill, WV following a long illness Born February 15, 1910 at Long Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Robert G. and Pearl Vernon Montgomery. Mrs. Whitt was a retired Dietitian for Pine Crest, Beckley,...
Annie Smith
Apr 28, 2003
Annie Smith , 86, of Scarbro, WV died on Monday, April 28, 2003 at SunBridge Pine Lodge Care & Rehab in Beckley, WV. Born March 7, 1917 at Abraham, WV she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lewis and Martha Smith. Miss Smith was a homemaker and a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle, Scarbro, WV. Survivors include the...
Mary Del Conte
Apr 27, 2003
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Garrett Del Conte, age 82, of Hayward, CA died On Sunday, April 27, 2003, at Castro Valley Hospital, Hayward, CA following a short illness. Born December 3, 1920 at Concho, WV she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Jessie Lou Plumb Garrett. She was a Protestant. Mrs. Del Conte was a retired warehouse manager. She...
Lela Hannah
Apr 24, 2003
Lela Ella White Hannah , 77, of Page, WV died on Thursday, April 24, 2003 at at home in Page, WV. Born February 17, 1926 at Beards Fork, WV she was the daughter of the late George and Loda Todd White. Mrs. Hannah was a homemaker and a member of the Robson Freewill Baptist Churc, She was a dedicated wife,...
Lorraine Dick
Apr 24, 2003
Lorraine Mae Taylor Dick , 70, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, April 24, 2003 at her home of an apparent heart attack. Born September 26, 1932 in Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry and Virgie Kelley Taylor. Mrs. Dick was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Edward Dick,...
Brenda Patrick
Apr 20, 2003
Brenda Joyce Stark Patrick , 63, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, April 20, 2003 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born January 7, 1940 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Nora Lee Treadway Stark. Mrs. Patrick was a member of the Gatewood Church of God...
Violet Wilson
Apr 19, 2003
Violet Daisy Hubbard Wilson , 82, of Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, April 19, 2003 at Heartland of Charleston following a short illness. Born March 7, 1921 at Spanishburg, WV she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy Hatcher Hubbard. Mrs. Wilson was a homemaker and a member of the Kincaid United Methodist Church. She was preceded in...
