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Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
James Henry Jones
Aug 21, 2020
James “Jim” Henry Jones, 69, of Crab Orchard, WV passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, PA with his family by his side. Born January 8, 1951 in Lochgelly, WV he was the son of the late Dewey “Red” Wilber Jones, Sr. and Florence Louise Gates Jones. Jim was a graduate of Fayetteville High School....
Ramona Lea Davis Ford
Aug 17, 2020
Ramona Lea Davis Ford, age 90, a longtime resident of Charlton Heights, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 17, 2020, at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born on June 30, 1930, in Mount Hope, WV, she was the daughter of the late Nora (Stone) and Emmett M. Davis of Scarbro, WV. Ramona was a 1949 graduate of...
Sarah Barbara Holmes
Aug 17, 2020
Sarah Barbara Holmes, formerly of Scarbro, West Virginia, and Dunedin, Florida, passed away in Christiansburg. Virginia, on August 17, 2020. She was born on August 4, 1936, in Minden, West Virginia, a daughter of Margaret Reese Wilkerson Clark and Cecil Clark, both of whom preceded her in death. Sarah was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She...
Margaret "Peggy" Mcclaskey Farrish
Aug 16, 2020
With family by her side, Margaret Ann "Peggy" McClaskey Farrish of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at her home. Born in Minden, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Dewey and Marguritte E. Wynes McClaskey. Peggy was a 1951 graduate from Collins High School in Oak Hill and graduated from Concord College in...
Susan Roache Barbera
Aug 15, 2020
Susan Roache Barbera , age 73 of, Coral Springs, Florida, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, August 15, 2020. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 22, 1947, daughter of the late Lynn and Valerie Brash Roche. She is survived by her son, George A. Barbera of Beckley, West Virginia; her daughter and son-in-law, Aimee B. Dunn...
Margaret Legg Roberston
Aug 15, 2020
Our precious mother and grandmother, Margaret Lee Legg Robertson , 88, of Mableton, GA formerly of Wriston, WV passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020. Born May 09, 1932 at Harvey, WV she was the daughter of the late John Cleveland and Clara Veda Fox Legg. Her husband, Calvin Clarence Robertson preceded her in death as did sons, Larry Robertson...
Charles "Max" Maxwell Bobbitt
Aug 8, 2020
Charles "Max" Maxwell Bobbitt , 82, of Fayetteville, WV passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, August 08, 2020, at Montgomery General Hospital in Montgomery, WV with his family by his side. Born September 13, 1937, in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Dennis and Mary Sue Darlington Bobbitt. He was a graduate...
Mary G. Kerby
Aug 7, 2020
Mary G. Kerby, 96, of Oak Hill, WV passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2020 at her residence with her family by her side. Born April 1, 1924 in Titusville, PA. she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Fitzgerald Greenawalt. Mary was a loving mother and grandmother who loved spending time with her family. She was...
Annalee Pearl Compton
Aug 1, 2020
Annalee Pearl Compton , 82, of Scarbro, WV passed away on Saturday, August 01, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 27, 1937 in Fayetteville, WV she was the daughter of the late Charles and Velva Kincaid Blake. Her husband, Carl Fredrick Compton and son, Russell Compton preceded her in death. Those left to cherish her memory...
Stanley Dwight Williams
Aug 1, 2020
Stanley Dwight Williams, age 74, of Hill Top, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Born May 30, 1946 at Mossy, WV, he was the son of the late Arnold and Velma Meadows Williams. Stanley was a former truck driver and machine repairmen and served his country with the US Army during the Viet Nam War. He attended the Dothan...
Christopher Ryan Burgess
Jul 27, 2020
Christopher Ryan Burgess, 32, of Lexington, NC passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at the WFBH Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, NC. Born December 26, 1987 in Beckley, WV he was the son of Mark David Burgess, Sr. and Tracy Lilly Burgess. Christopher was a lineman who installed fiber optic cable and loved spending time with his family. He is...
Gladys Marie Perry Snyder
Jul 19, 2020
Gladys Collins Perry Snyder, age 102 of Mount Hope, WV peacefully passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Born October 24, 1917 in Cirtsville West Virginia, Gladys was preceded in death by her first husband of 37 years Norvell R. Perry (1971) and her second husband of 23 years, Robert Snyder (2010), Also preceding her in death were her son,...
William Edward Woolwine
Jul 19, 2020
God's Work by William E. Woolwine Majestic mountains reach to the skies Flower filled valleys with butterflies Mountain streams with water pristine Blue skies with white cloud and forest deep green Thunder and lightning, spring showers abound Clear skies and sunshine and rainbows astound Sunrise, sunset Eclipse of the moon Fireflies and snow flakes And melons in June All a...
Shirley Dean Love
Jul 17, 2020
Shirley Dean Love, broadcast pioneer, state legislator and beloved husband and father, passed away July 17, 2020, at Bowers Hospice House, at age 87. Born May 15, 1933, he was the son of the late Earl Clinton and Winona May Hall Love. His unusual Christian name was the suggestion of a family nurse, the wife of newspaper columnist Shirley Donnelly,...
Edward Franklin Scarbro
Jul 12, 2020
Edward Franklin Scarbro, 82, of Mount Hope, WV, died on Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 23, 1938 in Burnwell, WV, he was the son of the late Grady Henry and Ardena Francis Jarrett Scarbro. He was a coal miner and a survivor of the Hominy Falls Mining Disaster of 1968. Mr. Scarbro...
Rev. Richard Marshall Bradley
Jul 8, 2020
Rev. Richard Marshall Bradley, 83, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020, as the result of a tragic accident at his home. Born February 21, 1938, in Scarbro, WV he was the son of the late Richard E.and Bertie Francis Toney Bradley. Richard was a United States Army Veteran after which he worked as an ironworker and...
Elwood "Miky" George Hart
Jul 5, 2020
Elwood "Miky" George Hart, 79, of Robson, WV died on Sunday, July 05, 2020 at Montgomery Elder Care in Montgomery, WV. Born June 16, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Howard and Dorthy Hart. Mr. Hart was a member Robson Freewill Baptist Church for over 20 years and a child of God, faithful in church...
Joseph Ellis Hylton Sr.
Jul 3, 2020
Joseph Ellis Hylton Sr., 78, of Fayetteville, WV closed his eyes on earth and opened them to see his Jesus on Friday, July 03, 2020. Born October 25, 1941, in Patrick County, VA he was the son of the late Joseph Grover and Pearlie Mae Pendelton Hylton. He was a Strip Miner, US Army veteran and a devoted member of...
Joseph Alvin Hammonds
Jun 28, 2020
Joseph Alvin Hammonds, 79, of Bradley, WV passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV Born April 15, 1941 in Charleston, WV he was the son of the late Zeland and Biddy Hamilton Hammonds. Joseph worked and was retired from the coal mines. He is preceded in death by brothers and sisters. Those left...
Michael Shawn Underwood
Jun 26, 2020
Michael Shawn Underwood, age 45, of Mount Hope, WV passed away on Friday, June 26, 2020. Born March 15, 1975, in Beckley, WV, the son of Randall K. and June M. Morgan Underwood of Oak Hill, WV. Michael was a graduate of Mount Hope High School and WVU where he earned a degree in Geology. He served his country in...
