Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
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...
Alisha Johnson Perry
Aug 28, 2018
Alisha Marie Johnson Perry of Charleston died on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Friends and family will remember her for the beautiful, intelligent, fun–loving individual that she was. Born December 4, 1989, in Raleigh County, WV Alisha was the daughter of Sandra Elkins Kidd and the late Lawrence Robert Johnson. Alisha attended Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School, Oak Hill High...
Noel Dayton Shrout
Aug 26, 2018
Noel Dayton Shrout, 86, of Mount Hope originally from Derry Hale, WV passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Noel was born March 23, 1932 in Oswald, WV to the late Buckner and Ophelia Ramsey Shrout. He worked as a coal miner for thirty-two years, attended the Cranberry Community Church for forty-five years, and...
Sandra (Sandy) Kay Holliday
Aug 23, 2018
Sandra (Sandy) Kay Holliday, age 65 of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley with her family by her side. Born July 13, 1953, in Beckley, she was the daughter of Kitty Cleva Midkiff Callahan and the late James Logan Holliday. Sandy was a retired coal miner for over 28 years...
Marvin Gerald Stover
Aug 23, 2018
Marvin Gerald Stover , 82, of Hurricane, WV died on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the home of his son. Born October 14, 1935 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Roscoe and Mertie Gay Keffer Stover. He was a retired helicopter mechanic for Boeing Air Craft and also retired from Union Carbide. Marvin served 9 years...
Inella Ross Irwin
Aug 22, 2018
Inella Romaine Ross Irwin , 92, of Dorchester, SC died on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Born February 05, 1926 at Brooklyn, WV she was the daughter of the late William Arthur and Cora Lee McGhee Ross. Inella was a member of the Gatewood Baptist Church and Low Country Baptist in Summerville, SC. She...
Calvin Jefferson Bickford
Aug 21, 2018
Calvin Jefferson Bickford, 93, of Oak Hill went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife, Margaret Sally Bickford on Monday, August 20, 2018. Born August 1, 1925 in Page, WV he was the son of the late Ashby and Annie Kelly Bickford. He was a retired railroad yardman. Calvin was a veteran in the United States Army. He...
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,...
