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Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Marisa Clarin Howerton
Oct 21, 2015
Marisa Clarin Howerton , 53, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at her home. Born November 12, 1962 at Lemery, Philippines she was the daughter of Esteban and Corazon Atienza Clarin of the Philippines. Marisa was a registered nurse for Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley. She was a member of the SS Peter and Paul Catholic...
Frances Yurich Raynes
Oct 20, 2015
Frances Yurich Raynes , 84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV following a brief illness. Born July 11, 1931 at Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Josephine Metovich Yurich. She was a member of the SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak Hill....
Evelyn Ellen "Nana" Mcmillion
Oct 16, 2015
Evelyn Ellen “Nana” McMillion, age 67, of Mount Hope passed away Friday, October 16, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center. She was born October 27, 1947 in Fireco, WV and was the daughter of the late Amos Minor and Minnie (Thompson) Minor. Evelyn was a member of the Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church and was employed by Dollar Tree in Beckley, WV....
William "Bill" Hinte
Oct 11, 2015
A devoted husband, father and friend to all who knew him, William Earl (Pawpaw) Hinte , 91, of Scarbro, WV joined his bride in Heaven Sunday, October 11, 2015. Born September 19, 1924 at Sun, WV he was the son of the late Willie H. Hinte and Rosie Trainor Hinte Kidd. He was a retired rural route mail carrier for...
Lewis Wetzel "Buddy" Vannatter
Oct 9, 2015
Lewis Wetzel “Buddy” Vannatter, Jr, 75, of Beckley, WV passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015 at his residence. Born January 25, 1940 in Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Lewis Wetzel and Angela D’Angelo Vannatter. Lewis was a retired State Mine Inspector. He had served in the United States Air Force. His wife, Ann Elizabeth "Butch"...
Juanita Davis Ellison
Oct 9, 2015
Retha Juanita Davis Ellison, 88, of Mount Hope, dies peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Bower's Hospice House following a long illness. Born November 4, 1926 in Mount Hope, Fayette County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Nora Stone Davis of Scarbro. Juanita was employed by Merchants and Miners National Bank in Oak...
David Lee Elder
Oct 3, 2015
David Lee Elder, 63, of Beckley, WV died on Saturday, October 3, 2015 in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born, August 18, 1952 in Oak Hill, WV, he was a son of the late Russell and Mabel O. Lively Elder. A brother, Kenneth Elder of Oak Hill preceded him in death. David loved to fish, camp and spend...
Ann Elizabeth "Butch" Drysdale Vannatter
Oct 3, 2015
Ann Elizabeth “Butch” Drysdale Vannatter, age 73 of Beckley, WV passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at her residence. Born August 18, 1942 in Beckley, she was daughter of the late Fredrick and Bessie Perry Drysdale. Ann was a homemaker and member of the Hilltop Baptist Church where she sang in the church choir, taught Sunday school and was...
Doris Fitzwater Franklin
Sep 28, 2015
Doris Zay Fitzwater Franklin , 94, of Bradley, WV died on Monday, September 28, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV Born March 31, 1921 at Raleigh, WV she was the daughter of the late John R. and Glenna Oaks Fitzwater. Doris was a member of the Price Hill Freewill Baptist Church where she served as church organist and...
Virginia Helmick Plumley
Sep 27, 2015
Virginia Pauline Helmick Plumley , 87, of Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at her home. Born April 28, 1928 at Claremont, WV, she was the daughter of the late Dexter Clay and Lola Mae Capps Helmick. Survivors include her husband, Lee Andrew Plumley; daughter, Paula M. McGraw of Fayetteville; two sisters, Donna Kees of Columbus, OH and...
Melvin Eugene Manning
Sep 22, 2015
Melvin Eugene Manning , 90, of Dothan, WV died on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 25, 1924 at Pemberton, WV he was the son of the late Howard and Nancy Marshall Manning. Mr. Manning was the retired owner of Community Exxon in Crab Orchard. He was of the Baptist faith, an avid...
William Thurl Rider Sr.
Sep 20, 2015
William Thurl Rider Sr., 93, of Mooresville, NC formerly of Garten, WV died on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Mooresville Center - Genesis Healthcare in Mooresville, NC. Born August 08, 1922 at Sutton, WV he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland and Dora Gladys Sponaugle Rider. Mr. Rider was a retired general contractor. He attended the Church of...
Roy Denver Vass
Sep 15, 2015
Roy Denver Vass , 79, of Beckley, WV died on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 06, 1935 at Cirtsville, WV he was the son of the late Luther and Eveleno Berry Vass. He was former owner for an Amusement Company. At one time he was known as the birdman of southern West...
Carlos Delbert Taylor I
Sep 15, 2015
Carlos Delbert Taylor I, of Robson, WV, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born May 11, 1934, in Mulberry, WV, he was the son of the late Layte Herbert and Elvie Lilly Taylor. Carlos was a retired manager for Alloy Lumber. He was a member and deacon of Herman William's Freewill...
Max Adrian Elkins
Sep 13, 2015
Max Adrian Elkins, 77 of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born April 24, 1938 in Lyburn, WV, he was the son of the late Halbert Morgan and Hazel Deal Elkins. Max was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Patricia Wolfe Elkins; by two sons, Ricky Elkins and...
Joseph L. "Joe" Allen
Sep 12, 2015
Joseph Lee "Joe" Allen , 65, of Carlisle, WV died on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at St. Francis Select Specialty Hospital in Charleston, WV. Born May 24, 1950 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Don and Mary Williams Allen. He lived many years in the Cranberry-Prosperity area before moving to Fayette County with his wife and...
Joan Terry Hodge
Sep 10, 2015
Joan Terry Hodge , 76, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Pine Lodge Nursing and Rehab Center in Beckley, WV. Born June 03, 1939 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Huey Shumate and Pansy Myrtle Roles Terry. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Ronald Hodge preceded her in death. Survivors include...
Russell Lee Williams
Sep 10, 2015
Russell Lee Williams, age 73 of Mount Hope, WV went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday September 10, 2015. Born on December 9, 1941 in Kingston,WV he was the son of the late Rexall (Pete) and Irene Marie Holly Williams. He was a member of the Kingston High School graduating class of 1959 Russell was owner of...
John J.D. Sears
Sep 9, 2015
John Dayton "J.D." Sears , 75, of Thurmond, WV died on Wednesday, September 09, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born May 26, 1940 at Beury Mountain, WV he was the son of the late Hershel and Bessie Propps Sears. He was a retired construction worker and a member of the AFL-CIO. He was preceded in death...
Dianna Jones Carter
Sep 9, 2015
Dianna Lynn Jones Carter , 61, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, September 09, 2015 at Cornerstone Hospice in Winter Park, FL. Born December 07, 1953, in Oak Hill, WV, the daughter of the late Jesse Jones and Loretta Ernestine Epperly Jones Legg and stepdaughter of the late Edward A. Legg. Dianna was a 1971 graduate of Collins High...
