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Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Allen Wayne Phillips Sr.
Jan 8, 2015
Allen Wayne Phillips, Sr. ,52 , of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, January 08, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born December 8, 1962 in Oak Hill, WV son of the late Mary Phillips and Richard Rhodes. Allen had worked as a brick mason since he was 18 years old. He was an outdoorsman who loved...
Dr. Mary K. Lafferty Coll
Jan 7, 2015
Dr. Mary Kathleen Lafferty Coll , 45, of Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 08, 1969 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late Billie B. and Mary Ellen Hicks Lafferty. While attending Mount Hope Middle School, Mary excelled in West Virginia History and was a...
James Martin Sponaugle
Jan 7, 2015
James Martin Sponaugle , 72, of Robson, WV died on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born June 02, 1942 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late Jack and Pearl Rollins Sponaugle. Mr. Sponaugle was owner of the Sponaugle Grocery Store. He was a member of the Church of Christ....
John Alan Ferda
Jan 5, 2015
The Final Inspection the policeman stood and faced his God, which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining just as brightly as his brass. “Step forward now, policeman. How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To my church have you been true?” The policeman squared his shoulders and said, “No,...
Norma J. Smith Gentry
Jan 5, 2015
Norma Jean Smith Gentry , 79, of Scarbro, WV died on Monday, January 05, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 28, 1935 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Leonard Joseph and Goldie Mae Britt Smith. She was a retired Executive Secretary for Long Airdox in Oak Hill. Norma loved her cat. She...
Pat R. Hamilton
Jan 4, 2015
“There is one less kind, quiet, thoughtful man in this world.” Those words are from a note handwritten by our late mother, Helen Hamilton, and placed in an obituary file she prepared for her husband and our father. Pat Ray Hamilton was born February 14th, 1923 in Oak Hill, WV; the son of the late James C. “Pat” and Ruth...
Joann Berry Gardner
Jan 4, 2015
Joann Berry Gardner , 79, of Ravenna, OH formerly of Prosperity, WV died on Sunday, January 04, 2015 at the home of her daughter, Beverly Kaylor. Born September 06, 1935 at Thurmond, WV she was the daughter of the late Earl and Myrtle Jones Berry. From the age of nine months Joann was raised by the late William E. and...
Clara Mae Greer Kincaid
Jan 4, 2015
Clara Mae Greer Kincaid , 104, of Kincaid, WV died on Sunday, January 04, 2015 at her home. Born May 05, 1910 at Dancy, NC she was the daughter of the late Madison and Neva Greer. Mrs. Kincaid graduated from the Coal Valley Hospital Training School for Nurses on June 7, 1934 and passed the state board Nov. 20, 1934....
Virginia "Ann" Mckinney
Jan 2, 2015
Virginia “Ann” Neal McKinney, 73, of Page, WV died Friday, January 2, 2015 at Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, WV Born June 29, 1941 at Clay, West Virginia, she was the daughter of John O. and Vada Brown Neal. Ann was a CNA at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill for 16 years and attended the Kincaid Tabernacle. She was preceded in...
Shirley Mays Pittman
Dec 29, 2014
Shirley Ann Mays Pittman , 78, of Bradley, WV died on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 15, 1936 at Kilsyth, WV she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Sadie Merritt Mays. Shirley was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bradley. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in...
Eric Dwain Castle
Dec 26, 2014
Eric Dwain Castle , 67, of Beaver, WV passed away peacefully on Friday, December 26, 2014 at his home. Born November 17, 1947 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Ora and Claudia Leigh Treadway Castle. Eric was born and raised in West Virginia. His career as a heavy equipment supervisor led him to live in...
Drema Lyons Kincaid
Dec 25, 2014
Drema Faye Lyons Kincaid , 81, of Beckley, WV went to meet her Savior on Christmas Day Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 19, 1933 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late John Elbert and Allie F. Smith Lyons. She was a retired housekeeper for Rural Acres Clinic. Drema attended...
Mary Frances Treadway Pugh
Dec 24, 2014
Mary Frances Treadway Pugh , 93, of Red Star, WV died on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, WV. Born February 24, 1921 at Beaver, WV she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ollie Marie Martin Treadway. In June of 1943 she married Elmer Pugh who she met while in nursing school at McKendree...
Terry Allen Robertson
Dec 23, 2014
Terry Allen Robertson , 59, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 25, 1955 at Lick Fork, WV he was the son of Margaret Lee Legg Robertson of Fayetteville, WV and the late Calvin Clarence Robertson. Terry was a Welder/Iron Worker for Southern Cross Construction. While growing up...
Shirley Johnston Coy
Dec 23, 2014
Mama's Love Mama's love; deep and strong, so gentle when we're hurting, so firm when we've done wrong. She encourages us to do our best, and she's there to comfort if we fail the test. She never pushes, just gently leads; it's strange how she seems to know our needs. She's there to wipe away all tears, she knows the...
Kennith Lee Ruff
Dec 19, 2014
Kennith Lee Ruff, 66, of Mount Hope, WV died Friday, December 19, 2014 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born November 15, 1948 at Oswald, WV, he was the son of the late John William and Edith Caroline Bowles Ruff. He was also preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Kennith worked as coal miner...
Denise Spears Adams Chafin
Dec 17, 2014
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." (one of her favorite quotes) Denise was so beautiful, marvelous, and extraordinary that she filled your head with fireworks, instilled your heart with shooting stars, and put glitter in your fingertips. She was completely and utterly exquisite, and she made...
Roy Dale Lopez
Dec 17, 2014
Roy Dale Lopez , 56, of Crab Orchard, WV died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at his home. Born February 01, 1958 at Fayette County, WV he was the son of the late Ernest L. Parrish, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Lopez Roy was a former factory worker for garment industry and was a US Army veteran. He was an avid...
Susie Phillips Canterbury
Dec 17, 2014
Susie Evelyn Phillips Canterbury , 89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born November 17, 1925 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Troy Preston and Ruby Lilly Willis Phillips. Mrs. Canterbury had worked at Beckley Manufacturing and at Hamilton, Burgess, Young and Pollard for...
Sonjia H Schoolcraft Wolfe
Dec 13, 2014
Sonjia H. Schoolcraft Wolfe, age 73, of Kincaid, WV, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at her residence. Born December 31, 1940, at Montgomery, WV, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Cindy Hackney Schoolcraft. Sonjia was a mother and homemaker and a member of the Loop Creek Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was...
