Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Buford Joseph Jackson
Jul 22, 2014
Buford Joseph Jackson , 82, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at his home. Born April 16, 1932 at New Rochelle, NY he was the son of the late Buford and Helen Lanigan Jackson. He was a retired Medical Records Administrator for the VA Medical Center and other hospitals Buford was a Vietnam veteran of both...
Joan Sink Bryant
Jul 21, 2014
Amber Joan Sink Bryant , 73, of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, July 21, 2014 at her home. Born June 18, 1941 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Ambers Daniel and Josephine Helton Sink. She was a retired clerk for Collins Middle School in Oak Hill. Joan was a member of the Mount Hope...
Robert "Bobby Joe" James
Jul 17, 2014
Robert "Bobby Joe" James , 63, of Page, WV went to play music with the angels on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. after a short battle with cancer. Born May 18, 1951 at Laurel Creek, WV he was the son of the late Robert M. and Cordie K. Nutter James. A brother; son, Justin...
Dana Franklin Pierson
Jul 11, 2014
Dana Franklin Pierson , 82, of Fayetteville, WV died on Friday, July 11, 2014 at his home. Born April 25, 1932 at Birch River, WV he was the son of the late William and Edna Faye Morris Pierson. He was a retired Foreman for Narco, Inc. Mr. Pierson was a member of the First Church of God, Fayetteville. He served...
Elsie Dorine Martin Kelly
Jul 8, 2014
Elsie Dorine Martin Kelly , 91, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born June 22, 1923 at Mullens, WV she was the daughter of the late William and Fannie Martha DeHart Martin. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband,...
Esther Elizabeth Reed Cafego
Jul 7, 2014
Esther Elizabeth Reed Cafego , 96, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, July 07, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born January 23, 1918 at Dorothy, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Sissie Conley Reed. She was a retired nursing assistant for Montgomery General Hospital and Charleston area hospitals. Esther was a...

Millicent Brazie "Micky" Hill Fox
Jul 6, 2014
On Sunday, July 6, 2014 Millicent “Micky” Hill Fox died peacefully at her residence in Chevy Chase, MD. Born in Oak Hill, WV Micky was the daughter of the late Claude Renick and Mildred Kathryn Haptonstall Hill. She was preceded in death by her husband, John G. Fox; son, David V. Fox; brother, Claude "Bud" Renick Hill Jr.; and sister,...
Melba Jane Kuhn Yates
Jul 5, 2014
Melba Jane Kuhn Yates , 71, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, July 05, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born June 25, 1943 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Dorcas Williams Kuhn. She was an Accounting Technician for the Beckley Correctional Center. Mrs. Yates was a member of the Rock...
John T. "Pro" Mackey
Jul 5, 2014
John T. "Pro" Mackey of Oak Hill passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014. He was born December 25, 1929 at Scarbro, WV. He was the son of the late Lula and John Mackey. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Ann, infant son John Thomas, Jr., sister June Allison, brother James and...
Tammy Ann Jarrell Dixon
Jul 2, 2014
Tammy Ann Jarrell Dixon , 40, of Minden, WV died on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born December 04, 1973 at Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of Brenda Kay Lykins Jarrell and the late John Lewis Jarrell She worked Sales & Surveys in telemarketing. Two grandmothers, Dora Janice Jarrell and Betty Ann Bolt...
James Harold Jewell
Jul 2, 2014
James Harold Jewell, age 71, of Maple Fork passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at CAMC General Division in Charleston, WV. Born April 30, 1943 at Maple Fork, WV, he was the son of the late Bill and Barbara Tyree Jewell. James was a retired heavy equipment operator in the coal industry and a member of the UMWA. He...
James Jerry Cole
Jun 28, 2014
James Jerry Cole , 38, of Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Braxton County Hospital in Gassaway, WV from injuries received on the job. Born August 30, 1975 at Summersville, WV he was the son of James J. Cole, Sr. and his wife, Connie Ayers Cole of Winona, WV and and Cheryl Crookshank Keppinger of Mt. Lookout,...
Karen Rena' Legg Law
Jun 28, 2014
Karen Rena' Legg Law , 44, of Henrico, VA died on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at her home. Born October 10, 1969 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of Philip Eugene Legg and Karen Caldwell Binder both of Oak Hill, WV. She was Chairman of the Ultrasound Department for E.C.P.I. University, Richmond, VA. In addition to her parents,...
Michael Shawn Tuck
Jun 27, 2014
Michael Shawn Tuck, age 26, of Hinton, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2014 at his residence. Born June 7, 1988 in Palm Bay, Florida, he was the son of William E. Tuck, Jr. of Savannah, Georgia and Margo Duncan Tuck of Fayetteville, WV. Michael was a cook at Pizza Hut. In addition to his parents he is survived, include...
Debra Lynne Green Bailey
Jun 26, 2014
Debra Lynne Green Bailey, age 62, of Oak Hill, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at her residence after an extended illness. Born September 12, 1951, in Forth Worth, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Howard Ray and Geraldine Webster Green. Debra was a retired science teacher with the Fayette County Board of Education, was a member...
Peggy Martin Dorsey
Jun 26, 2014
Peggy M. Dorsey, 88, of Mount Hope, died Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown after a year-long illness. She was born March 31, 1926, at McDonald, WV, to the late Verner L. and Zelma E. Martin. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Ralph J. Dorsey; her sister, Jean Martin Donahoe; her...
Loretta Ann Ferri Lively
Jun 23, 2014
Loretta Ann Ferri Lively passed away following a short illness on Monday June 23, 2014 at her home in Oak Hill. Loretta was born July 26, 1933 in Glen Jean, WV, the only child of the late John Ferri and Cassie Peterwright. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, James E Lively and her only daughter...
William T. "Billy" Williams
Jun 19, 2014
William Thomas "Billy" Williams , 81, of Pax, WV went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at his home. Born August 12, 1932 at Long Branch, WV he was the son of the late Carlos Abraham and Grace Akers Williams. Billy was a US Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. He served aboard the USS...
Sharon Ann Bowyer Fortney
Jun 15, 2014
Sharon Ann Bowyer Fortney , 67, of Hyattsville, MD formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at her home. Born October 12, 1946 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Marcie Alettia Amick Bowyer. Sharon was retired from U.S. Naval Yard in Washington, D.C. after 40 years service as...
Wanda Mae Stover Lukie
Jun 14, 2014
Wanda May Stover Lukie Craddock, 93, of Cleveland, OH died on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Park Side Villas in Middleburg Heights, OH. Born June 05, 1921 at Clear Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Huey and Nora Thorne Clay Stover and step-daughter of Mary Bailey Stover Kincaid. Wanda was a member of the Scarbro United Methodist...