Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Carol Sue Treadway Hurt
Jul 27, 2021
Carol Sue Treadway Hurt, age 64, of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on July 27th, 2021, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born September 15th, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Treadway and Evelyn Conley Wade. Carol worked as a bartender at Elliot's for several years. She loved horses, butterflies, gardening, and spending time with children. She was preceded...
Frank Ferrell Rider, Sr.
Jul 25, 2021
Frank Ferrell Rider, Sr. , 93, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at his home. Born August 29, 1927 in Hinton, WV he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland and Dora Gladys Sponaugle Rider. Frank was a retired coal miner and manager for New River Coal Company. He is preceded in death by...
Sidney Scott Willett
Jul 22, 2021
Sidney Scott Willett, 50, of Scarbro, WV passed away July 22, 2021. He was born in Virginia but made West Virginia his home. He is named after his great grandfather Sidney Harry Thomas. The family called him “Scott” but his friends called him “Sid”. He never knew a stranger. Growing up, he played pee wee football and was a loyal...
Michael Lee Bonds
Jul 19, 2021
Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” After a month of constant hospital visits Mike passed peacefully at 12:35 am Monday, July 19, 2021, in hospice at CAMC Memorial, Charleston, WV. Michael Lee Bonds was born July 12, 1955, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV to the late Sidney...
Frank Matthew Tucker
Jul 16, 2021
Frank Matthew Tucker, age 88, of Mount Hope, WV passed away peacefully on July 16th, 2021. Born April 13th, 1933 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Gilman Emory and Agnes Helen Patrick Tucker. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by wife of 55 years Patricia Carole Perdue Tucker (7/2/2018). Frank was a...
Carolyn Fontana Troitino
Jul 14, 2021
Carolyn Fontana Troitino , 95, of Mount Hope, WV passed into eternity in the early morning hours on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at her home. Born August 09, 1925 in Herndon, WV she was the daughter of Italian immigrants, the late Dominick and Marie Massara Fontana. Carolyn was retired from the Fayette County Board of Education and was also the...
Larry Edward Holliday
Jul 13, 2021
Former Fayette County newspaper co-owner, publisher, and editor, Larry Edward Holliday, died on Tuesday July 13, 2021, at his home in Oak Hill, WV. Holliday was born on August 25, 1935, in Logan, WV. He was the younger son of the late J. Kelvin Holliday and Kathleen Harris Holliday. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Richard Neil Miller
Jul 13, 2021
Richard Neil Miller, age 66, passed away peacefully on July 13th, 2021. Born August 25th, 1955, in Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Carl and Virginia Phillips Miller. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by siblings Gerald Cooper and Shelia Pannell. Richard is survived by siblings - Rita Bennett, Carl Miller, Damon...
Mary Louise Bradshaw
Jul 12, 2021
Mary Louise Hubbard Bradshaw, 97, of Beckley, WV went to be with the Lord following a long illness on Monday, July 12, 2021 at Summers Nursing and Rehab in Hinton, WV. Born March 30, 1924 in Glen Rogers, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lillie Meadows Hubbard. Mary had various jobs including being a cook at...
Johnny Jay Thorne
Jul 12, 2021
Johnny Jay Thorne, Sr., 74, of Scarbro, WV died on Monday, July 12, 2021 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Born January 31, 1947 in Price Hill, WV he was the son of the late George and Virginia Mills Thorne. Johnny was a 1967 graduate of Mount Hope High School and a US Army veteran. His love of sports...
Calvin Phillip Manning
Jul 11, 2021
Calvin Phillip Manning, 83, of Oak Hill, West Virginia, went peacefully to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, July 11, 2021. All who know him know him first and foremost as a devout man of God and his family holds comfort knowing that he will join loved ones in his Heavenly Kingdom. Calvin was a member of Fellowship Memorial...
Henry "Buddy" Lee Miller
Jul 7, 2021
Henry "Buddy" Lee Miller , 78, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Wednesday, July 07, 2021 at his home following a short illness. Born August 21, 1942, in Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Henry Walton Miller, Jr. and Loraine Emoline Blake Miller. Buddy and his siblings were raised on Trump Avenue in Oak Hill....
Helen Robinson Lively
Jul 6, 2021
Mother, Mom, Grandma, Mamaw. Helen Robinson Lively, 94, passed away July 6, 2021, making her final journey home to reunite with her beloved Tracy and the Lord and Savior, peacefully with family and friends by her side. She was born to parents Eugene and Emma Burke Robinson, March 15, 1927, in Caretta, WV. Helen graduated from Montgomery High School in...
Yvonna Harvey Backus
Jul 6, 2021
Our precious wife, mother and grandmother, Yvonna L. Harvey Backus, 84, of Scarbro, WV died on Tuesday, July 06, 2021 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 31, 1936 in Sandstone, WV she was the daughter of the late Arthie Omar and Lura Jane Adkins Ward. Yvonna loved everyone and was the most wonderful person you would ever...
Wilma White Peterson
Jul 4, 2021
Wilma Patricia White Peterson, age 72, of Morganton, WV died on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Born on July 28, 1948, in Summerlee, West Virginia, daughter of Carl Bryan and Audrey Geraldine Bowyer White. Wilma attended schools in Oak Hill, WV She moved He is survived by a brother, Ordis Dale White of Oak Hill, WV. Wilma will be cremated and...
Roger Allen Nutter
Jul 2, 2021
Roger Allen Nutter, age 73, of Fayetteville, WV, passed away peacefully while at home on July 2nd, 2021. Born October 24th, 1947, in Fayetteville, WV, he was the son of the late Homer Edward and Mary Madeline Painter Nutter. Roger was a US Army Vietnam Veteran who proudly served our country. He loved watching Gunsmoke, and enjoyed fishing and camping....
Agatha Lee Wriston
Jun 30, 2021
Agatha Lee Whitlow Wriston , 81, of Scarbro, WV passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 06, 1940, in Pax, WV she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee and Bertie Snow Butterworth Whitlow. Agatha was a graduate from Pax High School where she was a proud basketball player...
Ruth Ann Wingrove
Jun 26, 2021
Ruth Ann Barbre Wingrove, 75, of Pax, WV passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born June 04, 1946 in Crossville, IL she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth Sturm Barbre. Ruth retired from Sears after 22 years, and loved spending time with her family. Those left to cherish her...
Mildred Ruth Willson Toombs
Jun 25, 2021
Mildred R. Willson Toombs, age 90, passed away on Friday, June 25th, 2021. Born August 8th, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mabel Luke Willson. Mildred was an Oak Hill High School class of 1949 graduate where there after she attained a masters degree in education. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of...
Charles J. Rogers
Jun 24, 2021
Charles "'Charlie"" Jenis Rogers , 72, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, WV. Born November 19, 1948, in Mount Hope, WV he was the son of the late Rev. Leslie Leonard and Eleanor Nary Rogers. Charlie was a graduate of Charleston High School and Beckley College and was a...
