Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Rocky Dale Davis
Oct 31, 2021
Rocky Dale Davis passed away on the morning of October 31, 2021 at his home. Rocky lived his life for his family and was always someone that lightened the mood in any situation, he was unapologetically his loud funny slightly inappropriate self. Anyone who knew Rocky knew that he was a jokester, whose favorite phrases included “WAKA KNOCKA” “ZING BLONG...
Stephen Lee Richardson
Oct 23, 2021
With his wife and sons by his side, Stephen Lee Richardson , 74, of Oak Hill, WV peacefully transitioned from this life on Saturday, October 23, 2021. Born January 14, 1947 in Charleston, WV he was the son of the late Dennis and Emma Jean Arrington Richardson. Steve was a 1964 graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill and...
Christopher Ray Jewell
Oct 22, 2021
Christopher Ray Jewell, age 42, of Beckley, WV passed away on October 22, 2021. Born August 31, 1979, in Raleigh County, WV he was the son of Lynne Jones Jewell and the late Donald Ray Jewell. Chris enjoyed skateboarding and fishing with his Dad and Grandpa. In addition to his loving mother he is survived by daughters, Maria Jewell and...
Margaret Susan Broughton
Oct 21, 2021
Margaret Susan Broughton, age 73, of Hilltop, WV, passed away on October 21, 2021 at Bowers Hospice House. Born May 29, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Hazel Allen Woody. Margaret worked as Postmaster Relief for the Hilltop Post Office. She was a life long member of the Binghamtown Baptist Church in Middlesboro, KY and was...
Robert Russell Sloan
Oct 20, 2021
Our precious father and grandfather, Robert Russell Sloan , 86, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born June 24, 1935, in Big Rock, VA, he was the son of the late Floyd and Nettie Caroline Ratliff Sloan. Mr. Sloan was a retired Welder/Fabricator for Long-Airdox. He was US...
Glenn Wayne Evans
Oct 15, 2021
Glenn Wayne Evans, age 52, of Oak Hill, WV passed away at Ruby Memorial Hospital on October 15, 2021. Born June 30, 1969, in Oak Hill, WV, he was the son of the late Hiram and Rita Criss Evans. Glenn enjoyed fishing but his favorite thing to do was to spend time with his family, they meant everything to him....
Linzie Edward Mote
Oct 14, 2021
Linzie Edward Mote , 87, of Mount Hope, WV passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at home in Mount Hope, WV. Born November 18, 1933, in Dahlonega, GA he was the son of the late Clydia Mote. Linzie was in the Merchant Marines. He worked for Lorain Products and also was a taxi driver. Most of all he loved...
Janet Lynn Bowles
Oct 13, 2021
Janet Lynn Bowles, 66, of Oak Hill, passed away October 13, 2021 at Raleigh General Hospital after a long illness. Born January 12, 1955. Daughter of the late Arthur and Annie Eagles Bowles of Prince, WV. Janet enjoyed writing to pen pals, cooking, reading, and playing cards. She is preceded in death by her brothers; Robert, Gary, Gaylen, William, James,...
Ruth Pauline Adkins
Oct 12, 2021
Ruth Pauline Bostic Adkins , 89, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born January 23, 1932, in Thayer, WV she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Velma Neff Bostic. Ruth worked as a Hospital Administrator. She was of the Baptist Faith, and loved her...
Linda Faye Wriston
Oct 10, 2021
Linda Faye Chisholm Wriston, age 70, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 10, 2021, in Bates County, Missouri. Born November 21, 1951, in San Antonio, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Margaret Kelly Chisholm. Linda was a follower of Jesus, was a faithful member of the Mossy Living Word Church, loved her family,...
Barbara Jean Peterson
Oct 7, 2021
Barbara Jean Peterson, age 80, of Belva, WV, passed away peacefully while at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV, on October 7, 2021. Born March 3, 1941, in Dothan, WV, she was the daughter of the late Emmitt Elbert “Burt” and Frances Lorene Lively Painter. Barbara was a devoted mother and will be missed dearly. In addition to her parents she...
Charlie Lee Mccune, Sr.
Oct 6, 2021
Charlie Lee McCune, Sr., 80, of Lookout, WV went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 06, 2021. Born March 09, 1941 in Clifftop, WV, he was the son of the late William Henry and Virginia Mae Estep McCune. Charlie loved his family more than anything and made to sure to brag about them to everyone he met! ...
Billie Francis O'Dell
Oct 2, 2021
Billie Francis O’Dell born May 24,1931 in Clay County WV Has went to be with the Lord after a long illness on Saturday, October 2, 2021. He is Proceeded in death by his parents Clayton & Ruby O’Dell & Several Siblings , His wife Mary Lee & Daughter Debora Gale. Billie was a sergeant in the US Army and was...
Rachel Faye Williams
Oct 2, 2021
Rachel Faye Williams, 61, of Beckley went to her eternal home at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley on Saturday, October 2, 2021, of natural causes. Rachel was born January 24, 1960, in Fayetteville, NC to the late Billie Rachel Hall Williams and Oscar Keith Williams. Rachel was welcomed into Heaven by her maternal grandparents, James “Buck” Hall and Mary Elizabeth Powers...
Richard Karl Miller
Oct 1, 2021
Richard "Rick" Karl Miller , 71, of Mount Hope, WV went to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, October 01, 2021, at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 15, 1950, in Spencer, WV he was the son of the late Carl Woodrow Miller and Anna Faith Epling Miller West; and step-father, Clarence West. Rick was 1968 graduate...
Michael Allen Ward
Oct 1, 2021
Michael Allen Ward , 70, of Minden, WV went to his eternal home on Friday, October 01, 2021, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Mike was greeted into Heaven by family, friends, and favorite pets, Mittens, Ziva, Fancy, Luna, Roger, and Pookie. Born April 07, 1951, in Scarbro, WV he was the son of the late Floyd "Fuzzy" and...
Timmie Ray Arrington
Sep 29, 2021
Timmie Ray Arrington , 65, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 06, 1956, in Thayer, WV he was the son of the late Charles and Mabel Dixon Arrington. Timmie was a 1975 graduate from Collins High School in Oak Hill. He worked for the Fayette County...
Jefferson Howard Oliver
Sep 27, 2021
Jefferson Howard Oliver, age 73, of Scarbro, WV, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2021. Born March 24, 1948, in Welch, WV, he was the son of the late Delford L. Oliver and Dorothy Hayden Oliver Osborne. He is preceded in death by step-father Elmer Osborne. Jefferson was amazing Chef. He loved the Lord, attended the Mount Hope Assembly of...
Jerry Louise Palmer
Sep 26, 2021
Surrounded with love and her five children, Jerry Louise Palmer, 81, of Sanger, WV, went home to dwell with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, September 26, 2021. Born September 22, 1940, at Fayette Station, WV she was the daughter of the late George Frederick and Roxie Elizabeth Ward Burns. Jerry is preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Thomas Palmer,...
Patricia Hamrick Morris
Sep 24, 2021
Patricia (“Pat”) Lily Katherine Morris was born in 1933 to Henry Taft and Nellie Fay Hamrick in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. She grew up in a loving home with three brothers and one sister and, after graduating college Pat married the love of her life John Morris. Patricia embodied an entrepreneurial spirit, and while raising her children, she opened...
