Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Angelo Lancianese
Oct 10, 2018
Angelo Lancianese, 91, of Mount Hope passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born October 21, 1926 in Oswald, WV he was the son of the late Frank, and Adelina Cantalupo Lancianese. Angelo served and was a veteran of the United States Navy, he was a retired postal carrier, and was a faithful...
Tina Novak Frazier
Oct 9, 2018
Tina Marie Novak Frazier , 48, of Page, WV died on Tuesday, October 09, 2018 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV from injuries received in an ATV accident. Born March 12, 1970 at Elyria, OH she was the daughter of the late Rodger Paul and Victoria Ann Cusak Novak. She was a certified nursing assistant working in home...
Piper Jayde Kessler
Oct 9, 2018
Daddy please don't look so sad, Mommy please don't cry. I am in the arms of Jesus and He sings me lullabies. Please do not try to question God, don't think He is unkind. Don't think He sent me to you and that He changed His mind. You see, I am special and i'm needed up above. I'm the special...
Catheline Joy Lewis Dobbs
Oct 7, 2018
Catheline Joy Lewis Dobbs , 79, of Glen Jean, WV died on Sunday, October 07, 2018 at Select Specialty Hospital in Charleston, WV. Born July 18, 1939 at Meadow Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Nina Ayers Lewis. Joy was a member of the Sun Full Gospel Church and a homemaker. Her husband, Gaillard "Al"...
Ralph C. Young Jr.
Oct 7, 2018
“I look at my yesterdays for months past, and find them as good a lot of yesterdays as anybody might want. I sit there in the firelight and see them all. The hours that made them were good, and so were the moments that made the hours. I have had responsibilities and work, dangers and pleasure, good friends, and a...
Shelton Douglas Baxley
Oct 1, 2018
Shelton Douglas Baxley , 83, of Fayetteville, WV passed away peacefully on Monday, October 01, 2018 at Select Specialty St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, WV. Born June 29, 1935 at Robertson County, NC he was the son of the late Gaston and Lillie Woodell Baxley. Shelton was a proud former US Marine and a retired drywaller. He loved to travel...
Eunice Saunders Garten
Oct 1, 2018
Eunice Christine Saunders Garten, 105, of Oak Hill, WV saw her Savior face to face on Monday, October 01, 2018 at Heartland of Riverview in South Point, OH. Born August 28, 1913 at Mount Zion, WV she was the daughter of the late Cleve and Amy Wikel Saunders. Eunice was a longtime, faithful member of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle...
Frances Susan Phillips
Sep 26, 2018
Frances Susan Holliday Phillips, 92, of Appomattox, VA passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Babcock Manor in Virginia. Born May 5, 1926 in Low Moor, VA she was the daughter of the late Virgil Cecil and Mary Eva Adwell Holliday. Frances was a retired cook for Mount Hope Elementary School. She was a loyal and faithful member of the...
James Therion Long
Sep 26, 2018
James Therion Long, husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 91 on September 26. 2018. James will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 19 years, siblings, children and grandchildren. James was born in McKendree, West Virginia on May 10, 1927 to Carrie West Long and James Jennings Long, both of whom predeceased him. His...
Mary Gill Larocco
Sep 25, 2018
Our precious mother, Mary Pearl Gill LaRocco , 90, of Oak Hill, WV went to meet her Savior on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 26, 1928 at Wickham, WV she was the daughter of the late Arthur "A.P." and Rebecca Rhodes Gill. Mary had been a resident of Hidden Valley Nursing Home...
Gloria Doss Coots
Sep 24, 2018
Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far about rubies. Proverbs 31:10. Gloria Ann Coots , 92, of Colcord, WV took her journey home to be with the Lord on the morning of Monday, September 24, 2018. Born June 25, 1926 at Dakota, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry and Opal Stover Doss. She...
Sandra Kay Kessler Hill
Sep 22, 2018
Sandra Kay Kessler Hill, age 70, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born February 19, 1948 in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late John and Fannie Crone Kessler. Sandra was a former employee of Shoney's and was a member of the New Life Ministries in...
Janice Taylor Light
Sep 21, 2018
Mrs. Janice Light age 81, of Wriston, entered into rest on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley after a long illness. Born August 20, 1937 in Oak Hill, she was the daughter of the late Berlin and Margaret “Maggie” Treadway Taylor. Janice was a merchandiser for American Greeting Card Co. and previously worked as a bookkeeper...
Helen Louise Diodoardo
Sep 20, 2018
Helen Louise Diodoardo , 92, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill. Born July 10, 1926 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Dominick and Theresa Roccario Diodoardo. Helen was the retired owner of Helen's Grocery Store in Mount Hope. She was was...
Carol Stone Underwood
Sep 15, 2018
Carol Sue Stone Underwood, 82, of Oak Hill WV passed away Saturday September 15, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital due to a sudden illness. Born April 29, 1936 in Eccles WV, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Catherine Stanley Stone. Carol was a devoted wife, loving mother, homemaker and faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church in Oak...
Emory Earl Martin, Sr.
Sep 13, 2018
Emory Earl Martin, Sr., 84, of Mount Hope, WV passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV Born July 3, 1934 in Terry, WV he was the son of the late George W. and Betty Harrah Martin. Emory worked in timber, and later on in life was a construction worker. He was a faithful member of...
Betty Jane Honaker
Sep 13, 2018
Betty Jane Riley Honaker, 89, of Huntington, WV formerly from Monroe, NC, Ft. Mill, SC, Daytona Beach, FL and Charleston WV. passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Woodlands Assisted Living in Huntington. Born April 10, 1929 in Aberdeen, WA she was the daughter of the late William Riley and Myrtle Gunter Riley Countryman. Betty worked as a payroll clerk...
Jesse Charles Sumpter
Sep 2, 2018
Jesse Charles Sumpter,38, of Dothan, went to be with the Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 2, 2018, at his home following a lifelong illness. Born December 2, 1979, in Beckley, he was the oldest son of William Charles and Janice Matheny Sumpter. Jesse knew no stranger and he truly was one of a kind, his personality and outlook on...
Kathleen Piotrowski
Sep 2, 2018
Kathleen Lafferty Piotrowski, 97, of Mount Hope passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at the Hilltop Center in Hilltop. Born June 28, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Robert, and Elizabeth Bowyer Lafferty. Kathleen was a homemaker, a cook for Howard Johnson (Glasshouse), and was of the Methodist faith. She is preceded in death by her loving husband,...
Lloyd Eldridge "Slick" Ward
Aug 30, 2018
Lloyd Eldridge "Slick" Ward, 68 of Richmond, VA passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018 in Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Midlothian, VA with his daughter and sister by his side. Born December 30, 1949 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Walter Eldridge and Edith Surface Ward. Slick graduated from Collins High School in Oak Hill, WV...
