Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Dr. Brian Stephen Love
Aug 7, 2017
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life by Rida Johnson Young ------------------------------------------------------------- Ah! sweet mystery of life, at last I've found thee Ah! I know at last the secret of it all, All the longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning, The burning hopes, the joy and idle tears that fall! For 'tis love, and love alone, the world is seeking; And 'tis love,...
Lockie Jane Rakes
Aug 5, 2017
Lockie Jane Worrell Davis Rakes, 97, of Mount Hope died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Hilltop Nursing and Rehab Center, Hilltop, WV. Born, April 13, 1920 at Sand Branch. she was the daughter of the late William and Florence Ada Boyd Worrell. Loving husbands Howard Davis and Lewis Rakes; sons; Leslie Davis and Leo Davis; sisters: Easter Clay, Vada Painter...
Raymond Joe Menei
Aug 5, 2017
With family at his side, Raymond Joe Menei, 83, of Mount Hope, WV went home to be with the Lord on Saturday August 5, 2017. Raymond passed away peacefully at Pine Lodge Nursing Home in Beckley, WV following a prolonged illness. Born May 29, 1934 at Tamroy, WV, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Sirna Romano...
Robert Raymond Hawks
Aug 3, 2017
World traveler Robert Raymond Hawks, 61, of Princeton, WV left for his final journey on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Born February 03, 1956 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late Charles Norman Hawks and Margaret F. Thompson Hawks. Robert was a 1974 graduate of Collins High School where he was president of the Chess Club for four...
Margaret Irene Hildebrand
Jul 31, 2017
Margaret Irene Hildebrand, 89, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on July 31, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born in Monongah, Marion County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Emma Pyles and Herbert Harden. A 1945 graduate of East Fairmont High School, Fairmont, WV, Margaret graduated from Morris Harvey College and received a Master of...
Mary Frances Spears
Jul 30, 2017
Mary Frances (Mance) Wright Spears, 91, of Mt. Hope passed away on July 30, 2017 at Greenbrier Health Care Center, Lewisburg. Mary was born at Long Branch, WV on December 9, 1925 the daughter of the late Bruce A. and Lessie M. Thompson Wright. She is preceded in death by her husband; Tom R. a daughter; Denise Chafin, and son;...
Patsy Jean Terry
Jul 29, 2017
Patsy Jean (O'Neal) Terry, 75, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV following a brief illness. Patsy was born April 19, 1942 in Odd, WV and was the daughter of the late Dennis and Georgia (Wood) O'Neal. Patsy was President and General Manager of Gethsemane Memorial Gardens in Oak Hill....
Ambrose Bryan
Jul 26, 2017
Ambrose Bryan, 98, of Oak Hill transitioned from this life July 26 at Greystone Villages in Beaver, WV. He was born in 1918 in Minden, WV to the late George Bryan and Lily Molyneux Bryan. His wife of 73 years, Kitty Mae McMillion Bryan, predeceased him on June 11,2015. He is survived by his three children: Rowena Farrar, Gerald Bryan,...
Dale Arden Blevins
Jul 26, 2017
Dale Arden Blevins, 82, of Oak Hill, WV passed Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at CAMC Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born April 1, 1935 in Mount Hope, WV he was the son of the late Randolf and Charlotte Bryant Blevins. Dale worked as a carpenter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Ann Courtney Blevins, a daughter, Pamela...
Alfred Nev Wriston
Jul 25, 2017
Alfred Nev Wriston , 75, of Mossy, WV died on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born October 01, 1941 at Mossy, WV he was the son of the late Winfred W. and Beulah S. Burnside Wriston. He was a ship yard laborer and attended the Seventh Day Adventist church. In addition to his parents,...
Johnny Lee Menefee
Jul 23, 2017
Johnny Lee Menefee , 80, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born April 06, 1937 at Crown Hill, WV he was the son of the late William Edward Menefee, Sr. and Hazel Lee Haymaker Menefee. He was a retired carpenter and of the Pentecostal faith. A brother, Rev. William...
Richard "Rick" Lee Crouch
Jul 23, 2017
Richard Lee Crouch, Jr., 70, of Oak Hill, West Va., passed away July 23, 2017 at his home. Born Nov. 26, 1946, in Raleigh, N.C., Rick was the son of the late Richard Lee Crouch, Sr., and Betty Brown Crouch. Rick's father, Dick Crouch, at his death in May of 2015, was living in Oak Hill, where Rick was now...
Larkin Keith Delung
Jul 22, 2017
Larkin Keith DeLung , 40, of Oak Hill, WV was called home on Saturday, July 22, 2017 Born November 20, 1976 at Beckley, WV he was a beloved son of Franklin and Sharon Fleming DeLung. He had a long career in iron work. Larkin was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved the outdoors. Blessed with great artistic talent, he...
Hunter Thompson Miller
Jul 22, 2017
Hunter Thompson Miller , 12, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Cincinnati, OH from complications after a bone marrow transplant on July 22. Born August 18, 2004 at Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of Connie J. Backus Miller and Samuel Rueben Miller. He was preceded in death by his...
Barbara Jean Tyree
Jul 19, 2017
Barbara Jean Tyree, 86, formally of Oak Hill, WV passed away on July 19, 2017 in Ormond Beach Florida. Born March 15, 1931 in Covington, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Glenna Mae Hill and James Edward Tyree. She graduated from Oak Hill High School in 1949 and attended Morris Harvey School of Nursing in Charleston, West Virginia,...
James Ray Ellison Sr.
Jul 16, 2017
James “Round Man” Ellison, Sr. James Ray Ellison, Sr. 66, of Oak Hill entered into the gates of Heaven on Sunday, July 16, 2017. Born July 27, 1950 he was the son of the late Alvin Ellison, Sr. and Ethel Marie Campbell Ellison. James was a devoted coal miner and a member of the Summerlee Freewill Baptist Church. Along with...
Alexander Lee Louisos
Jun 29, 2017
Alexander Lee Louisos , 45, of Beckley, WV died on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Born February 29, 1972 at Beckley, WV he was the son of William Thomas "Tom" Louisos and Trena Dale Dilley Louisos. Our dad was a loving father, amazing friend, and an outstanding person. He would give the shirt off his back for those in need and...
Jimmy Lee Shumate
Jun 29, 2017
Jimmy Lee Shumate, 81, of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on June 29, 2017 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV, after a long illness. He was born on September 16,1935 in Franklin, NC to the late Lee Russell and Anna Laura Bailey Shumate. Jimmy grew up in the coal camp in Stotesbury, WV. He often enjoyed reminiscing about his coal camp days and had...
Leon Craig Wolfe
Jun 28, 2017
Leon Craig Wolfe , 58, of Oak Hill died on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center. Born March 16, 1959 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of William C. Wolfe and the late Lois Elzieve DeBoard Wolfe. He was a plumber and a member of the Kincaid Church of God. Sister, Evonne King preceded him in...
Floyd Henry Robinson Jr.
Jun 25, 2017
SFC (Ret.) Floyd Henry Robinson, Jr., 74, of Parkton, NC formerly of Lochgelly, WV passed away, Sunday, June 25, 2017. Born February 8, 1943 in West Virginia, son of the late Edna Mae McCracken Robinson and Floyd Henry Robinson, Sr. He is preceded in death by his wife, Trinia Robinson, and a brother, Ray Allen Robinson. Mr. Robinson served in...
