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Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Michael Lynn Belmont
Jun 23, 2018
Michael Lynn Belmont , 58, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born February 07, 1960 at Cleveland, OH he was the son of Raymond Belmont of Ingram Branch, WV and Hilda Jean Hunt Belmont, and step-son of Belinda Belmont. He was a salesman for Toney Tires in Beckley....
Ben Joseph Falk Jr.
Jun 22, 2018
Ben “Junior” Joseph Falk, Jr., 87, of Beckley passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House. Born November 21, 1930 in Rush Run, WV he was the son of the late Ben, Sr. and Lenna Agnes Garrison Falk. Ben was a retired brakeman, and conductor for C and O Railway, and was a United States Air Force Veteran....
William Leslie Cochran
Jun 22, 2018
William Leslie Cochran, 86, of Beckley passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at Raleigh General in Beckley. Born March 13, 1932 in Kilsyth ,WV he was the son of the late Thomas, and Bertha Spade Cochran. William was a 1950 graduate of Mount Hope High School, a retired veteran from the United States Air Force after 22 years of service,...
Sadie Rosezetta Handyside
Jun 21, 2018
Sadie Rosezetta O'Boyle Handyside, 85, of Oak Hill passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born March 2, 1933 in Lochgelly, WV to the late Frank and Myrtle Scarbrough O'Boyle. Sadie was an accountant, and a active member of the Oak Hill Church of The Nazarene. She is preceded in death by her husband,...
Charlotte Irene Shuff
Jun 17, 2018
Charlotte Irene Elder Shuff 89 of Minden went home to be with Her Lord Sunday evening June 17, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born November 3, 1928 in Sanger, She was the Daughter of the late Edward and Hessie "Burgess" Elder. Charlotte was an active member of the Rock Lick Community Church and a Homemaker She was preceded...
Darcy Lynn Shuff
Jun 13, 2018
Our precious Darcy Lynn Shuff , 37, of Scarbro, WV gained angel wings on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 24, 1981 at Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the George Leonard Shuff and Deborah Faye Brellahan Shuff Settle. Darcy was a 2002 graduate of Oak Hill High School. Her maternal grandparents,...
Don P. Keith
Jun 11, 2018
Don Patterson Keith , 88, of Fayetteville, WV died on Monday, June 11, 2018 at Ansted Center in Ansted, WV. Born August 07, 1929 at Gauley Bridge, WV he was the son of the late Luther and Anna Backus Keith. Don was a member of the Beauty Mountain Baptist Church. He was a former sawmill worker. He was preceded in...
Phillip "Wink" Wilson Payne
Jun 6, 2018
Phillip Wilson "Wink" Payne , 79, of Mossy, WV passed away on Wednesday, June 06, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 15, 1939 at Kingston, WV he was the son of the late Lacy Wilson and Vivian Virginia Buttrick Payne. Wilson will be remembered as an exceptional designer and builder of modified street rods. He was...
Leo "Tadpole" Lawhorn
Jun 6, 2018
Leo M. “Tadpole” Lawhorn, Sr., 76, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with his heavenly Father on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at his home in Oak Hill, WV surrounded by his loving family following a long illness. Born June 2, 1942 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late James “Jim” Lacy Lawhorn and Eva “Violet”...
Victoria Karen Caldwell
Jun 2, 2018
Victoria Karen "Vicki" Caldwell , 70, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, June 02, 2018 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born April 18, 1948 at Mongtomery, WV she was the daughter of the late Earl and Viola Hensley Caldwell. She was a member of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Oak Hill. Vicky was a...
Rita Wingrove Allen
May 30, 2018
Rita Lynn Wingrove Allen , 67, of Pax, WV died on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born June 03, 1950 at Long Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Other and Thelma Humphrey Wingrove. Rita was a 1968 graduate of Mount Hope High School and a graduate of the Beckley Beauty...
Diane Gill Rice
May 26, 2018
Diane Josephine Gill Rice, 76, of Hopewell, VA passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018. Born March 18, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Finley Overton and Audrey May Copeland Gill. She was preceded in death by son, Robert Earl Rice; her sisters, Frances Miller and Anna Lee Manske; and brothers-in- law, Mark Miller and Herbert Manske. Diane...
Lillian L. Mills Blankenship
May 19, 2018
Lillian Lee Mills Blankenship, age 88 of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 5, 1930 at Lorado, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Eliza Davis Mills. Lillian was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Blankenship. Left to cherish...
Doris Cumbow Humphrey
May 19, 2018
Doris Jeanette Cumbow Humphrey, age 90, of Oak Hill passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Mary's Garden at Hidden Valley Health Care. Born February 11, 1928 in Fayette County she was the daughter of the late William and Jesse Lego Cumbow. Doris was a member of Gentry Baptist Church at Sanger and a former teacher of the Children's...
Claude Cecil Painter
May 13, 2018
Claude Cecil 'Bobo' Painter of Pax, WV walked on the Streets of Gold in Heaven on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at approximately 4:50 p.m. Constant pneumonia and its side effects, eventually wore this strong man out. His life is celebrated with wonderful memories as a child of Rev. Cecil and Esta Painter, husband to RoseMary for 52 years, father to...
Alex Ray Evans
May 3, 2018
Alex Ray Evans, 77, of Beckley passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at his residence. Born May 6, 1940 in Cirtsville, WV to the late John R. and Gracie Mae Lester Evans. Alex Evans was a master carpenter, lifelong farmer, and loving husband, father, and grandfather. He lived his entire life on the hillside farm on which he was born...
Alberta June Hall Shroyer
Apr 29, 2018
Alberta June Hall Shroyer , 84, of Mossy, WV died on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Hidden Valley - Mary's Garden, Oak Hill, WV Born June 01, 1933 at Mossy, WV she was the daughter of the late Charlie Edward and Vivian Ottry Stover Hall. June was a dedicated member of the Fairview United Methodist Church. She was a 1951...
Mary Daugherty Moss
Apr 26, 2018
Mary Louise Moss, 86 of Oak Hill, died Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Bowers Hospice House from the complications of Parkinson's disease and dementia. She was born on July 18, 1931 at Bomont, Clay County, WV and was a 1949 graduate of Clay High School. She was active in the Clay High School Alumni Association and at the time...
Gene L. Rakes
Apr 23, 2018
Gene L. Rakes, 83,of New Egypt, NJ passed away on Monday April 23, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born on December 6, 1934 in Fayetteville WV to William and Marie Blevins Rakes. Gene was the fourth of ten children and loved his family. He married Rebecca K. Williams in 1966 and they moved to New Jersey where he...
Elsie Lucille Wilkerson
Apr 21, 2018
Elsie Lucille Painter Wilkerson, 93, of Mount Hope, WV passed away Saturday, April 21 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born December 19, 1924 in Maynor, WV she was the daughter of the late Ramie Edward, and Georgia Pearl Howard Painter. Elsie was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Spurgeon Wilkerson; brother, Harry...
