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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Gerald Heston Hildebrand
Aug 21, 2018
US Navy and World War II veteran, Gerald Heston Hildebrand passed away August 21, 2018, with family by his side at Bowers Hospice House, just six days shy of his 92nd birthday, Born August 27, 1926 at Fairmont, WV he was the son of the late Thomas Benton and Ardeth Heston Hildebrand. When Gerald was 16, he joined the US...
William "Butch" J. Whitlock Jr.
Aug 17, 2018
William "Butch" Jennings Whitlock, Jr. , 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, August 17, 2018 at his home. Born December 23, 1943 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late William Jennings Whitlock, Sr. and Dolly M. Ross Whitlock. Butch was a longtime member of the Oak Hill United Methodist Church. He was a 1961...
Larry Eugene Derringer Sr.
Aug 16, 2018
Larry Eugene Derringer, Sr., age 69 of Prudence, passed away on Thursday, August 16. 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born March 10, 1949 at Herndon, WV, he was the son of the late Eugene and Pauline Green Derringer. Larry was a self employed roofer and also worked for Master Roofing Systems. He was a member of the...
James Albert Evans
Aug 13, 2018
James “Ab” Evans, 74, of Mount Hope passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Hilltop Center in Hilltop. Born October 22, 1943 in Cirtsville, WV he was the son of the late John and Gracie Lester Evans. Ab was a 1961 graduate of Mount Hope High School. He worked for the West Virginia Department of Highways, was a retired...
Dorothy Evans Settle
Aug 10, 2018
Dorothy Mae Evans Settle, 89 of Mossy, WV died on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 18, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Garnett Toney Evans. Dorothy was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. Her husband, Leonard "Pee Wee" Oliver Settle preceded her in death on Aug 11,...
Sapphire Jade Watkins
Aug 5, 2018
Our precious baby girl, Sapphire Jade Watkins, went to home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley. Born August 5, 2018 in Beckley she was the daughter of Zachary Watkins and Coritha Higginbotham. Sapphire is preceded in death by a sister, Arie Watkins. Along with her parents those left to cherish...
Burl Burton Jr.
Aug 3, 2018
Delphia Burl Burton, Jr. age 68, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Select Specialty-St. Francis in Charleston, WV. Born August 8, 2018 at Kaymoor, WV, he was the son of the late Delphia Burl Burton, Sr. and Kathleen America Kincaid Burton. Burl was a milkman having last worked last at United Dairy and was a...
Joetta Meadows
Jul 28, 2018
Violet Joetta Meadows of Fayetteville WV went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 28th, 2018 in Beckley, WV. Joetta was born to Paul and Violet Fazenbaker on February 5th, 1941 in Bloomington Maryland. She was a retired nurse and continued to serve her community as a beautician and baker for the local area. Joetta is survived by her daughter...
Geneva Ruth Clay
Jul 25, 2018
Geneva Ruth Arthur Matheny Gilland Clay, 82, of Mount Hope passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley. Born November 24, 1935 in Oswald, WV she was the daughter of the late Golden William, and Easter Marie Reid Arthur. Geneva was a homemaker, a faithful member of the Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church, where she sang in the...
Joyce Gail Stover
Jul 23, 2018
Joyce Gail Hinkle Stover, 77, of Mount Hope, WV passed away Monday July 23, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV Born July 14, 1941 in Sun, WV she was the daughter of the late Roy H. and Gladys Pennington Hinkle. Joyce was a retired accountant for the Ypsilanti, MI City Hall and was a faithful member of the...
Glen Harold Brown Sr.
Jul 15, 2018
Glen Harold Brown, Sr., 86, of Robson passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 at his residence. Born May 4, 1932 in Kincaid, WV he was the son of the late John Woody, and Ethel Lovell Brown. Glen retired from the West Virginia Department of Highways as a truck driver, and served in The United States Army during the Korean War....
Beulah Faye Garrett
Jul 14, 2018
Beulah Faye Garrett , 54, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 14, 1964 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Ernest Leo and Louise Faye Ward Garrett. She was a certified nursing assistant for Mary's Garden at Hidden Valley. In 2010 Beulah was...
Bruce Lawson Webb
Jul 13, 2018
Bruce Lawson Webb , 71, of Dothan, WV died on Friday, July 13, 2018 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born January 07, 1947 at Ronceverte, WV he was the son of the late William Ralph and Nora Mae Ford Webb. Bruce was a member of the SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak Hill. He was a...
Shelby Jean Canterbury
Jul 12, 2018
Shelby Jean Canterbury , 82, of Fayetteville, WV died on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 17, 1936 at Pax, WV she was the daughter of the late Glen Hobert Canterbury and Geneva Weeks Canterbury Dickinson. Shelby was a graduate of Pax High School and a US Army veteran. She retired from...
Eunice "Retta" Widay Pate
Jul 10, 2018
Eunice "Retta" Oretta Widay Pate , 82, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in , Beckley WV. Born October 21, 1935, she was the daughter of the late John and Josephine Gmiterko Widay. Retta was a retired Cook for the Fayette County Board of Education. She was preceded in death by her...
Zona Lee Hannah
Jul 7, 2018
Zona “Bub” Lee Hannah went home to be with the lord peacefully in Montgomery General Hospital in Montgomery, WV on Saturday July 7th 2018 at the age of 71. He is survived by his beloved wife, Susan “Susie” Hannah, of Page, WV. Bub and Susie were married for 50 wonderful years. Bub is also survived by his brother and sister,...
Patricia Perdue Tucker
Jul 2, 2018
Patricia Carole Perdue Tucker , 76, of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, July 02, 2018 at Select Specialty Hospital - Saint Francis in Charleston, WV. Born February 05, 1942 at Mill Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Clyde Edward Perdue and Evelyn Florine Allen Perdue Blackburn. Patricia graduated from Mount Hope High School in 1959 and...
June Noe Davis
Jun 30, 2018
June Ella Noe Davis , 75, of Ocala, FL passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 30, 2018. Born July 14, 1942 at Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lillian Noe (formerly of Artie, WV.) June loved her family an enjoyed traveling to visit them. She also enjoyed crocheting, sewing, bingo and playing cards with her...
James Larry Withem
Jun 26, 2018
James Larry Withem , 53, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at his home. Born April 16, 1965 at San Diego, CA he was the son of James and Mary Nichols Withem of Lewisville, TX. He was a Club DJ and a member of the United Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to his mother and father...
Larry G. Dotson
Jun 24, 2018
Larry Gene Dotson, 79, of Oak Hill, WV passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, June 24 while surrounded by loved ones. Born in Cunard, WV on August 17, 1938, he is the son of the late James Nelson and Ada Bennett Dotson. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Rita, and siblings Maxine, Jimmy Ray, Gloria,...
