Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Arnold Lee Martin
Mar 20, 2020
Arnold Lee Martin, 83, formerly of Oak Hill, West Virginia passed away on Friday, March 20th, 2020 at Doctors Hospital in Columbus Ohio. Born October, 6th, 1936, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, the son of Theodore Martin and Virginia Dare Pegram. Arnold was a long-haul truck driver and a US veteran of the Marine Corp. Arnold was preceded in death...
Joseph Edward Massie
Mar 17, 2020
Joseph Edward Massie, 82, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born April 11, 1937, in Sun, WV, the son of the late Charles Raymond and Mattie Lilly Massie. Joe was a graduate of Collins High School and a life-long member of the Scarbro Baptist Church. He was a United...
Ida Mae Williams
Mar 17, 2020
Ida Mae Watkins Williams, 65, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 9, 1954, in Oak Hill, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose “Frog” and Bernice Olive Toney Watkins. Ida was a machinist who worked for the Greene Tweed Company. She is preceded in death...
Freda Margaret Burdette
Mar 13, 2020
Freda Margaret Coleman Burdette, 85, of Oak Hill passed away Friday, March 13, 2020 at Bluefield Regional Hospital. Born February 6, 1935 in Page, WV she was the daughter of the late William and Stella Reese Coleman. She had a deep love for God, and a passionate love of family. She had a generous and unselfish spirit. Over the course...
Albert Henry Michaels, Jr.
Mar 12, 2020
Albert “Al” Henry Michaels, Jr., 70 of Fayetteville, WV passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, after a long battle with Corticobasal Degeneration, a rare brain disease. Born October 18, 1949, in Wheeling, WV he was the son of the late Albert H. Michaels, Sr. and Minetta L. Minch Michaels. Al graduated from Wheeling Jesuit College and Saint Joseph Preparatory Seminary...
Harry Earnest Giroud
Mar 9, 2020
Harry Earnest Giroud, 73, of Mount Hope, WV passed away at home from a sudden and unexpected illness on March 9th, 2020. Born in Abington, PA February 5th, 1947,the son of the late Louis A. Giroud Sr. and Verona Hulme. A brother Louis A. Giroud Jr. preceded him in death. Survived by his life partner of 42 years, Mary E....
Suellen Pinson Navicki
Mar 8, 2020
In 1956, Perry Como declared that Suellen Pinson was the most beautiful girl in the junior class at Collins High School, and in Larry Navicki’s eyes, during all their years together, that beauty never diminished. They never quit being sweethearts. Suellen Pinson Navicki was born May 23, 1939, in Minden, W. Va., shortly after her mother finished reading Gone With...
Bettie Lee Day
Mar 7, 2020
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take. Amen. Bettie Lee Puckett Day, 88, of Oak Hill passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Montgomery General Hospital. Born September 1, 1931, in Kilsyth, she was the daughter of...
Edith Faye Niday
Mar 6, 2020
Edith Faye Niday, 93, of Oak Hill passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 at her residence surrounded by family. Born February 12. 1927 in Ramsey, WV she was the daughter of the late Lon and Myrtle Richmond Cole. Edith was a homemaker and her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family. She is preceded in death by...
Alice Vandall Snuffer
Mar 5, 2020
Alice Ruth Vandall Snuffer, 86, of Mount Hope, WV died on Thursday, March 05, 2020, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born January 12, 1934, at Meadow Creek, WV, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Anna Ethel Clement Vandall. Alice was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church. She was a US Army veteran. She was...
Herman Hunter Williams Sr.
Mar 3, 2020
Herman Hunter Williams, Sr., 80 of Clear Creek, WV passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born January 18, 1940 in Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Johnny Page and Ethel McBride Williams. Herman retired from the coal mines after 35 years, he was a loyal and faithful member of the...
John L. Kinder
Mar 2, 2020
John L. Kinder, age 94, of Lewisburg, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died March 2, 2020, at Seasons Place assisted living in Lewisburg. Born in Nellis, WV on May 29, 1925, he was the son of the late Harvey and Gracie Kinder. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Ed Kinder, Dennis Kinder, and Ray Kinder; and four...
Edgar Lewis Totten
Feb 26, 2020
Edgar Lewis Totten , 76, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 27, 1943 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Harry Bruce and Mamie Lois Thompson Totten. Edgar self employed in construction. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Marie...
Elizabeth Jane Byers
Feb 18, 2020
Elizabeth "Libby" Jane Smith Byers , 55, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 29, 1964 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Ronald Samuel Smith, Sr. and Norma Elizabeth Hatfield Smith. Libby was a graduate of Oak Hill High School. She was a...
Richard Lee Martin, Sr.
Feb 18, 2020
Oak Hill resident Richard L. Martin Sr., 79, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 18th, 2020, at the Bowers Hospice House comforted by family. Services will be held on Friday, February 21, 2020, at Tyree Funeral Home with visitation 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, service at 1:00pm with Pastor Greg Swisher officiating and burial immediately following at High Lawn Memorial Park,...
Adam E. Mathews
Feb 12, 2020
Adam Eugene Mathews, 53, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at his residence. He was born in Prince George, MD, on February 25, 1967, son of Claybon and Jerry Mathews of Prince George, MD. Adam was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a loving father to his children and adored his grandchildren. He was preceded...
Wanda Cafego Meador
Feb 10, 2020
Wanda Elizabeth Cafego Meador, 85, of Oak Hill, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Bowers Hospice House. Born on October 22, 1934, in McDunn, WV, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Esther Cafego. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Bill, brother, John Cafego, her sister, Anna Lalli and her...
James Edward Bess
Feb 9, 2020
James Edward Bess, 96, of Ingram Branch, WV passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born October 10, 1923 in Smithers, WV. He was the son of the late Rufus Custer and Virgie L. Covington Bess. James was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in World War II. He was on the Beaches...
Robert Viliant Culp
Feb 5, 2020
Robert Viliant "Bob" Culp, 71, of Packs Branch, WV passed away, Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 10, 1948, in Columbus, OH, the son of the late Robert Edwin and Hazel Winifred Green Culp. Robert was a retired maintenance supervisor for an apartment complex. He is preceded in death by his wife, Vickie...
Jo Ann Lizut Tennant
Feb 5, 2020
Jo Ann Lizut Tennant, 87, of Jeromesville, OH passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Otterbein Nursing Home in Gahanna, OH. Born October 28, 1932 in Summerlee, WV she was the daughter of John and Lula (Riffe) Lizut. Jo Ann worked at the IGA Grocery Store in Columbus, OH for many years. After moving to Jeromesville, OH, she was the...
