Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Joan Dell Stowers
Jul 3, 2022
Joan Dell Smith Stowers, 79, of Oak Hill passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at her residence with her family by her side. Born June 7, 1943, in Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Ray and Marjorie "Sap" Valentine Smith. Joan was a homemaker who kept and immaculate home and was a wonderful cook....
Kathryn Lorene Prather
Jul 3, 2022
Kathryn Lorene Prather, 86, of Glen Daniel, WV passed away of Sunday, July 3, 2022, at Stonerise Healthcare facility surrounded by Family and friends. Born December 29, 1935, in Burnwell, WV she was the daughter of the late William and Florence Thompson Massey. Kathryn was a retired CNA from Plateau Medical Center. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Norma Fay Lauer
Jul 2, 2022
Norma Fay Lauer, age 81, of Morgantown, WV, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2022. Born December 28, 1940, in Lakeland, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Edna Healy VanZandt. She is preceded in death by husband, George Melvin Lauer, siblings; Burton McNeely and Raymond McNeely. Norma was a math professor at West Virginia University Institute...
John Paul Davis
Jun 30, 2022
John Paul Davis, age 69, of Mount Hope, WV, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2022. Born August 23, 1952, in Jefferson City, Missouri, he was the son of the late Jonas Alton and Eva Lay Davis. John served in the Army for 2 years and continued his service to our country after that, with 4 years in the Navy...
Bonnie Lou Ervin-Futrell
Jun 28, 2022
Bonnie Lou Ervin-Futrell, 67, of Mount Hope passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born June 14, 1955 in Bronx, NY she was the daughter of the late, Pete and Sally Kosika Hale. Bonnie worked as a cashier and loved spending time with her family. She is preceded in death by husbands; and siblings, William...
Pamela Yvonne Lilly
Jun 25, 2022
Pamela Yvonne Lilly (Pam) of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, after complications from cardio myopathy. Pam was born on 5/14/1960 in Beckley, WV, and was a graduate of Oak Hill Highschool, class of 1978 and college graduate of St. Mary’s school of nursing, class of 1981. She dedicated 32 years of service as a registered...
Sue Ann Duda
Jun 24, 2022
Sue Ann Wooten Duda, age 74, of Minden, West Virginia died on Friday, June 24, 2022 at UPMC Passavant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Andrew and Ethel Wooten. She is survived by her two sons; John Peter Duda III and his wife Annie of Boulder, Colorado and Matthew Joseph Duda and his wife Megan, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
Father Luis Anthony Lacson
Jun 24, 2022
Father Luis Anthony Lacson died June 24, 2022, in Oak Hill, W.Va., at the age of 74. He was born on June 13, 1948, in Iloilo City, Philippines, to Eduardo and Fanny (Ledesma). He was preceded in death by his parents. He attended /Ateneo/de Manila University in/Quezon/City, Philippines, from 1967-1971, and Cardinal Stritch University/in Milwaukee, Wis., from 1984 to 1986....
Robert Lee Keeney Jr
Jun 20, 2022
Robert Lee Keeney, Jr. 60 of Oak Hill passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born April 6, 1962, in New Jersey he was the son of the late Robert Lee Keeney, Sr. and Geraldine Keeney. Robert was a truck driver where he ventured all over the United States, and loved spending time...
Mary Katherine Wiggins
Jun 20, 2022
Mary Katherine (Kate) Couch Wiggins passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her love of 64 years, Alvin Wiggins, and loving daughter, Beverly Lopez at 200am, Monday, June 20, 2022. Kate passed from interstitial lung disease and rheumatoid arthritis. She is survived by her husband, Alvin R. Wiggins, who resides in their home in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Kate helped...
Mary Catherine Garrett
Jun 19, 2022
Mary Catherine Garrett, age 69, of Fayetteville, WV, passed away on June 19, 2022. Born July 24, 1952 she was the daughter of the late Thomas Leland and Mary Helen Taylor. Mary worked as a Fayette County Schools cook, she was a member of the Loup Creek Baptist Church and a part of the Loup Creek Baptist Church Ladies Circle....
Franklin Delano Garcia
Jun 16, 2022
Franklin Delano Garcia, 87, formerly of Oak Hill, WV, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at his daughter's residence. Born November 13, 1934, in Holden, WV he was the son of the late Frank and Catherine Garcia. Franklin was a retired executive director for the Economic Urban Development of South Carolina; was a proud United State Air Force...
Frank Scott Leilich
Jun 14, 2022
Scott Leilich, Sr., 67, of Victor passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at his residence. Born February 6, 1955, in Portsmith, OH he was the son of the late Roger and Maxine Robinson Leilich. Scott worked as a electrical lineman and in his leisure time he loved woodworking and was very talented at it, he was a 1974...
William Henry Meredith
Jun 12, 2022
William Henry Meredith, 83, of Pax passed away peacefully in his sleep at a hospital in Beckley. Born March 2, 1939 in Louisville, KY he was the son of the late Russell and Rachel Williams Meredith. William was a proud retired United States Air Force Veteran, and loved spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by siblings,...
Lori Ann Hornsby
Jun 11, 2022
Lori Ann Hornsby, 58, of Ghent passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg, WV. Born November 23, 1963, in Hopewell, VA. she was the daughter of the late Darrell and Barbara Curtis Worrell. Lori was a 1982 graduate from Mount Hope High School, a member of the Red Star Baptist Church along with...
Charles (Charlie) Daniel Roberts
Jun 10, 2022
Charles Daniel Roberts (Charlie) of Melbourne, Florida passed away on Friday, June 10th, 2022, after a short devastating illness. He was born on April 10, 1973, in Beckley, West Virginia. He was the son of the late Charles Ervin Roberts of Eccles, West Virginia. He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents Georgia ‘Allen’ Roberts and wife Bessie Jane Roberts...
Pastor Andrew "Jack" Jackson Mcneely
Jun 8, 2022
Pastor Andrew “Jack” Jackson McNeely, age 80, of Robson, WV, passed away on June 8, 2022. Born September 5, 1941 he was the son of the late Columbus and Julia White Murray. Jack was a United States Marine Corp veteran, retired coal miner and a proud member of the UMWA. He was the Pastor of Robson Church of Christ for...
Mitchell Jay Williams, Jr.
Jun 8, 2022
Mitchell “Jay” Williams, Jr. of Pax, WV, passed away on June 8, 2022. Born November 18, 1991 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of Crystal Bailey and Step Father Matt Bailey. Jay enjoyed fishing; anything outdoors, playing with his dog Gizzy, and spending time with his nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his best friend and...
June A. Johnson
Jun 8, 2022
June A. Spradlin Johnson, 65, of Scarbro passed peacefully on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born June 26, 1956 in Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Gwennia Warwick Matheny Spradlin. June's passion and joy was her sewing that she loved, a graduate of Mount Hope High School,...
Evenda Bell Lawhorn
Jun 7, 2022
Evenda Bell Lawhorn become a member of God's Heavenly Kingdom and received her wings on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at the age of 78. Evenda was born in Montgomery, WV on September 7, 1943 to Hoyt and Shelvie (Fox) Lawhorn. She was married to the love of her life, her husband Don, for 48 years before his passing in 2012....
