Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Mae Eloise Massey Stone
Aug 5, 2016
Mae Eloise Massey Stone, age 81, of Glen Jean, formerly of Mount Hope, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born May 31, 1935 at Glenhuddy, WV, she was the daughter of John and Clara Scarbro Massey. Mae was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Bonita Lea Bunting
Aug 1, 2016
Bonita Lea Bunting, 67, of Victor passed away Monday, August 1, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on May 18, 1949 at Victor, WV to the late Hubert Bickford and Doris Dix Ekstein. Bonita was a Home Health caregiver. She was preceded in death by her husband, Terry Bunting, Sr.; one brother; William “Butch” Neal, special nephew,...
Mary Charlene Rice
Jul 29, 2016
Mary Charlene Thompson Rice, 69 of Fayetteville passed away peacefully on Friday, July 29, 2016 at home. Born October 9, 1946 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Elizabeth Smalls Harris. Her husband, John Raymond Rice and two brothers preceded her in death. Survivors include son, Raymond Rice and wife, Tammy of Clayton, NC,...
Lucy Marie Stover
Jul 28, 2016
Lucy Marie Stover , 69, of Robson, WV died on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at her home. Born May 27, 1947 at Mulberry, WV she was the daughter of the late Alfred William and Layuna Maynor Stover. Lucy was of the Pentecostal faith and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by brother, Roy Stover and sisters, Linda Stover Moore...
Gay Dew Boyle
Jul 26, 2016
Gay Melissa Dew Dillon Boyle , 93, of Beckley, WV died on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Greystone Village in Daniels, WV. Born May 14, 1923 at Maynor, WV she was the daughter of the late Lee and Pearl Davis Dew. Gay was a retired teacher from Crescent Elementary School. She later worked as adjunct professor, supervising student teachers for...
Beatrice Wykle Hamilton
Jul 23, 2016
Beatrice Wykle Hamilton, 93, of Beckley passed away Saturday July 23, 2016 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born January 17,1923 in Sanger, WV the fourth of six children of the late Homer and Mary Elizabeth Wykle. She grew up on a farm near Oak Hill and attended Sanger Elementary School. During World War II she served the war effort...
David Allen Pritt
Jul 23, 2016
David Allen Pritt of Oak Hill, WV passed away peacefully in his home with family by his side on July 23, 2016 at exactly 1 PM following a courageous two year battle with multiple myeloma bone marrow cancer. The world lost a wonderful man, husband, son, father, grandfather, friend, and employee. David was born on March 16, 1965 in Montgomery,...
Doris June Worlledge Davis
Jul 19, 2016
Having fought a courageous battle against cancer, and still at her home with her loving family by her side, Doris June Worlledge Davis, 86, of Hico, WV gained her Heavenly home on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Born April 25, 1930 at Nallen, WV she was the daughter of the late Willie Lee and Tressie Alice Humphries Worlledge. Mrs. Davis was...
Joe Ann Lively
Jul 16, 2016
Our devoted wife and mother, Joe Ann Phillips Lively , 76, of Pax, WV passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at her home. Born December 02, 1939 at Milburn, WV she was the daughter of the late William L. "W.L." and Myrtle Lorene Smith Phillips. Joe Ann was a 1957 graduate of Pax High School where she played on...
Iva Walker Hunley
Jul 15, 2016
Iva Mae Walker Hunley , 88, of Maple Fork, WV died on Friday, July 15, 2016 at SunBridge Pine Lodge Care & Rehab in Beckley, WV. Born March 23, 1928 at Sullivan, WV she was the daughter of the late Donald Acie and Annie Lee Ragle Walker. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward...
Aretta Taylor Collett
Jul 13, 2016
Aretta Agnes Taylor Collett , 88, of Summersville, WV died on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born July 16, 1927 at Beards Fork, WV she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Opal James Taylor. Aretta was a retired office manager for Eastern Gas and Fuel. She was a member of...
Erma Crawford Pennington
Jul 12, 2016
For I am not ashamed of the word of God, for it is the power of salvation to everyone who believeth. Romans 1:16 Erma Louise Crawford Pennington , 94, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 26, 1922 at Whipple, WV she was the...
Linda Lou Donelow
Jul 10, 2016
Linda Lou Donelow , 67, of Mount Hope, WV died on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 10, 1949 at Prince, WV she was the daughter of Nany Lou Skaggs Donelow and the late Gilbert Donelow. In addition to her mother, Linda is survived by sisters, Brenda Scott, Sharon Yeary, Drema (Eddi) Jones,...
Mildred Mullins Whitlow
Jul 10, 2016
On Sunday, July 10, 2016, Mildred Mullins Whitlow, 82 (29), passed away at her home in Scarbro, WV. She was a homemaker, professional babysitter, and surrogate Granny to many. She was the daughter of the late James and Lydia McKinney Mullins. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Claude Whitlow; sons, Kerry Whitlow and Danny Whitlow; a...
Marleen Jenkins Maynard
Jul 9, 2016
Marleen Jenkins Maynard , 74, of Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, July 09, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 01, 1942 at Burnwell, WV she was the daughter of the late Marion Samuel and Gladys Faye Tincher Jenkins. Marlene was of the Baptist faith. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Richard Maynard; and sisters, Emma Jean...
Irene Deanna Helton Leonard
Jul 8, 2016
Irene Deanna Helton Leonard , 75, of Fayetteville, WV died on Friday, July 08, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 24, 1941 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Thomas Leroy Helton and Pauline Ferreo Helton Gilkerson. Irene enjoyed providing personal care to those in need having worked as a certified nursing...
Shirley Mae Blake Bragg
Jul 7, 2016
On Thursday, July 7, 2016, Shirley Mae Blake Bragg, 66, of Oak Hill went home to be with the Lord at her home following a long illness. She was born January 29, 1950 in Sanger, WV, a daughter of the late William Robert and Nancy Chesunas Blake. Shirley grew up in Sanger and was a graduate of Collins High School...
Marie Sullivan Fitzpatrick
Jun 26, 2016
Marie Sullivan Fitzpatrick , 88, of Land O'Lakes, FL formerly of Beckley, WV died on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at her home. Born February 26, 1928 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Wiley Franklin and Neva Johnson Sullivan. She was a retired postmaster. Marie was of the Methodist faith; was a member of NAPUS; BARH...
Virginia Lorraine Whaples
Jun 24, 2016
Virginia Lorraine "Sis" Williams Whaples, 89, of Fayetteville, WV passed at Bower Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born Dec 1, 1926 at Harvey, she was the daughter of the late John and Eva Keyes Williams. Lorraine was a homemaker, a member of the Jones Avenue First Church of God in Oak Hill and attended the Fayetteville Church of God. She...
Cecil Leon Mccormick
Jun 22, 2016
Cecil Leon McCormick , 67, of Glen Jean, WV died on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 03, 1949 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Cecil and Merriem Frisby McCormick. Leon was a heavy equipment operator for the National Park Service. He was a member of the Salem...
