Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Gene Austin Bowen
Feb 28, 2015
Gene Austin Bowen, age 83, beloved husband and father passed away peacefully on February 28, 2015 with his family by his side after a long illness. Born February 26, 1931 at Longacre, WV he was the son of the late Clarence M. and Grace Tucker Bowen. He was a retired coal minter having worked 35 years for Peabody Coal Company....
Solomon Lewis Hudson
Feb 27, 2015
Solomon Lewis Hudson, 84 of Fayetteville, WV died February 27, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV. Born January 15, 1931 at Fayetteville, he was the son of the late Roy and Arkansas Burke Hudson. He was retired from General Motors Pontiac Division as a supervisor of the sheet metal division, attended Loop Creek Baptist Church and was U.S. Army...
James H. Ford
Feb 22, 2015
Surrounded by his loving family, James H. Ford, age 85 of Charlton Heights, WV passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 22 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born on June 15, 1929 in Prudence, Fayette County, James was the son of the late Reverend Max Ford and Marie Saunders Ford. He is survived by his loving wife of...
Ronald Irving Paine
Feb 22, 2015
Ronald Irving Paine , 79, of Lochgelly, WV died on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at his home. Born April 13, 1935 at Colebrooke, OH he was the son of the late Irving M. and Laura F. Owen Paine. He was a Truck Driver for a recycling center. Mr. Paine was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness. He...
Carl Frankliln Harvey
Feb 22, 2015
Carl Franklin Harvey , 63, of Page, WV died on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at his home. Born September 04, 1951 at Mammoth, WV he was the son of the late Carl Kenneth and Grace Ann Kerwood Harvey. He was a retired furnace operator for Union Carbide. Three brothers, Eugene Bert Harvey, Stanley Gene Harvey and Edward Ray Harvey preceded...
Frank D. Lagos
Feb 21, 2015
Frank Dewayne Lagos , 70, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 18, 1944 at Summerlee, WV he was the son of the late John and Catherine Ann Novobilsky Lagos. He was a retired Master Sgt. for the US Air Force. Survivors include son, Jeff Lagos; daughter, Tara...
Trevor Lee Cozart
Feb 20, 2015
Trevor Lee Cozart, age 22, of Dothan, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 in Reno, Nevada. Born July 27, 1992 in Beckley, he was the son of Jimmy Cozart and Linda Fisher of Crab Orchard and Gary and Erica Richardson Ellis of Dothan. Trevor was a customer service representative for Sheetz. Survivors in addition to his parents include his...
Robert Thomas Yarber
Feb 19, 2015
Robert Thomas Yarber , 66, of Oak Hill, WV gloriously passed into the loving arms of our Saviour, Jesus Christ on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born April 26, 1948 at Sanger, WV Robert ((known as Bob or Bobby) was the second and loving son of the late Robert Shirley...
Margaret Good Davis
Feb 18, 2015
Margaret Good Davis, 88 of Oak Hill, WV went to meet her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2015. Born March 16, 1926 in Thurmond, WV daughter of the late Martin Luther and Bessie Epperly Good. She was for the most part, a lifelong resident of Fayette County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carlos D. Davis and...
Louis Franklin Burns
Feb 17, 2015
Louis Franklin Burns, age 82, of Oak Hill, West Virginia passed away the evening of Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, West Virginia. He demonstrated tremendous strength and courage during his life, but the greatest was with his battle of cancer. He is now at peace among many friends, family and his childhood dog Duke. Born...
Shirley Nester Whaples
Feb 16, 2015
Shirley Jean Nester Whaples , 62, of Fayetteville, WV went to her heavenly Father's house on Monday, February 16, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born January 25, 1953 at Spencer, WV she was one of four daughters of Mildred Lowe Nester of Belle, WV and the late Charles Foster Nester. She was a homemaker. Before her...
Alice Lopez West
Feb 15, 2015
Alice Marie Lopez West , 61, of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born June 21, 1953 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Mary E. Lopez . She was a retired custodian for the Fayette County Board of Education. Alice liked fishing and she loved spending...
Shelia G. Williams
Feb 14, 2015
Our beloved Shelia G. Williams , 77, of Pax, WV died on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Harper Mills in Beckley, WV. Born July 14, 1937 at Long Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Arthur (Clate) and Junie (Rene) Saye Williams. A graduate from Pax High School in 1955, Shelia went on to graduate from the Free...
Helen Fedukovich Bakosky
Feb 14, 2015
Helen Fedukovich Bakosky , 93, of Gatewood, WV died on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 22 Fedukovich Road in Gatewood, WV. Born December 09, 1921 at Gatewood, WV she was the daughter of the late Sedor and Virgie Tincher Fedukovich. Mrs. Bakosky was a minister having been a radio evangelist and held many revivals throughout the years. She was preceded...
Stevie Lane Bowyer
Feb 12, 2015
To God's Garden by Perter Harris You stove to live alone, To talk and walk around, But as the illness was relentless, You were forced to give-up ground. God saw you getting tired, When a cure was not to be, So He wrapped His arms around you, and whispered, “Come to me.” And when I saw you sleeping, So peaceful...
M.E. "Eddie" Messick Sr.
Feb 10, 2015
THE CENTER OF THE FLAME In the center of the flame there is a hollow place And nothing can burn in this sheltered space For the fire builds a wall scientific fact claims And insures a safe area in the midst of the flames And in the hurricane's fury there's a center of peace Where the winds of destruction suddenly...
Macel King Kidd
Feb 9, 2015
Macel Elizabeth King Kidd, 93, of Oak Hill, WV slipped quietly into heaven on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Hidden Valley Nursing Home, Oak Hill, WV. Born June 12, 1921 in Gatewood, WV. She was the daughter of the late William Henry King and Bessie Cody King. Preceding her in death was her husband, Lenon W. Kidd, and son Bobby...
Darrell Blaine Smith
Feb 7, 2015
Darrell Blaine Smith, 54, of Fayetteville, WV died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV. He had worked in the Construction industry. Darrell loved hunting, fishing and restoring his truck . Born May 18, 1960 in Beckley, he was the son of Nellie Maxine Smith of Glen Daniels, WV and the late Robert Noel Smith. He was...
Jackie Parker Cox
Feb 7, 2015
Jackie Lynn Parker Cox , 58, of Mount Hope, WV died on Saturday, February 07, 2015 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 18, 1956 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Emily Maxine Maynor Parker. She was a Assistant Manager/Clerk for Mountaineer Mart in Mt. Hope. Survivors include husband of 31 years,...
Mary E. Sumner Fox
Feb 1, 2015
After a hard-fought battle with heart surgery and cancer, Mary Elizabeth Sumner Fox, age 82, of Oak Hill, West Virginia slipped quietly into heaven on the morning of February 1, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. She exemplified great strength and courage throughout her journey and has now left us to mingle with the angels. Born May 16, 1932...
