Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Marlene Hope (Pittman) Ripoll
Aug 21, 2025
Marlene Hope (Pittman) Ripoll, 87, of Oak Hill passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at her residence with her loving family by her side.
Born March 30, 1938 in Kingston, WV she was the daughter of the late Ed and Cora Morgan Pittman.
Marlene was a graduate from Collins High School and after school she worked in finance as a Financial...
Thelma Lou Gardner
Aug 20, 2025
Thelma Lou Gardner, 61, of Oak Hill, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at CAMC Memorial surrounded by her loving family.
Born January 14, 1964 in Summers County, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Smith) Bragg and Howard Bragg.
Thelma was a homemaker of many years and loved flea markets.
In addition to her mother, she is also preceded in...
David Roy Ayers
Aug 18, 2025
David Roy Ayers, 74, of Kincaid, WV. went to be with the Lord surrounded by his family, August 18, 2025 after a long illness.
David retired in 2009 from Kanawha County Schools as a roofer. You could always find him cutting grass, loading up to go fishing or his favorite past time-spending all the time he could with is grandsons. David...
Robert James Treadway
Aug 17, 2025
Robert James Treadway, 79, of Minden passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA.
Born March 21, 1946, in Minden, WV he was the son of the late Roy E. and Eddie Fransis Sprouse Treadway.
Robert was a retired coal miner and in his leisure, he enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family.
Along with his...
Alfred "Nick" Garland Hall
Aug 15, 2025
Alfred Garland Hall (Nick), 81, of Mossy, WV passed away after a long illness on August 15, 2025, at Bower’s Hospice House in Beckley, WV.
He was a Vietnam Veteran and disabled coal miner. Nick was an avid hunter and loved to be outdoors.
Born April 24, 1944, in Mossy, WV, Nick was the son of the late Joe Hall and Tinis...
Bunch McKinney
Aug 14, 2025
Herman Randall "Bunch" McKinney, Jr., 74, of Itmann, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at his residence with his loving and devoted wife, Polly by his side.
Born July 7, 1951, in Mullens, WV and was the son of the late Herman Randall McKinney, Sr. and Barbara (Clay) McKinney.
Bunch was a 1969 graduate from Mullens High School , a former...
Louisa "Coots" Susan Mobley
Aug 14, 2025
Louisa "Coots" Susan Williams Mobley, passed away at the age of 101 and 1/2 on August 14, 2025 at home in Maple Fork, WV, surrounded by her family after an injury caused her to be somewhat homebound the last 5 years.
She was a member of Maynor Freewill Baptist Church and attended regularly until her injury. In addition to being a...
Evelyn Lesley (Owen) Clay
Aug 12, 2025
Evelyn Lesley (Owen) Clay, 89, of Beards Fork, WV passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at the Bowers Hospice House ion Beckley, WV.
Born May 30, 1936 in London, England she was the daughter of the late William and Eva Hollis Owen.
Evelyn worked in the shoe department in England, and also worked for the Fayette Tribune and the Montgomery Elderly...
Sherry Lee Duncan
Aug 6, 2025
Sherry Lee Duncan, 66, of Sophia, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born October 23, 1958, at Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Betty (Butterworth) Bolen.
Sherry was a Christian, loved to travel especially to Pigeon Forge, she enjoyed riding out to Grandview, and she loved her cats and...
Francis Ray Wilson, Sr.
Aug 3, 2025
Francis Ray Wilson, Sr., MSgt. USAF, Retired, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 3, 2025, at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, West Virginia.
Affectionately known as Buster since childhood, he was born in Beards Fork, West Virginia on August 14, 1931, to the late Hazel Davis Wilson and Donald F. Wilson. He was the eldest of nine children,...
Donna Biggs
Jul 30, 2025
Donna M. Biggs
December 22, 1942 – July 30, 2025
Donna M. Biggs, 82, of Mullens, WV, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 30, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born on December 22, 1942, in Covel, WV, she was the daughter of the late Shadric Whitt and Margaret Whitt. Donna lived a life...
Jessie Wayne Lopez
Jul 29, 2025
Jessie "Wayne" Lopez, 68, of Scarbro, passed away unexpectedly in his home July 29th, 2025.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Augustine and Gloria Lopez.
He was a loving father to his daughter, Jessica Jeffries, and a very proud grandfather to his granddaughter, Skyler Jeffries.
He enjoyed the outdoors and hunting and fishing in his free time. Wayne also enjoyed tinkering...
Barbara "Bobbie" Lynn (Thomas) Canterbury
Jul 29, 2025
Barbara "Bobbie" Lynn (Thomas) Canterbury, 79, of Mount Hope passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at her residence with her loving family by her side.
Born March 8, 1946 in Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Robert R. Thomas, Jr. and Helen (Grose) Thomas
Bobbie was a graduate from Colling High School and was a homemaker. In her...
Grace Ruth Johnson
Jul 28, 2025
Grace Ruth Johnson, 84, of Hotchkiss, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025 at AuthoraCare, Burlington, North Carolina.
Born July 17, 1941 at Asco, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late L.T. and Lucille Louise (Wooten) Chambers.
Grace was a homemaker and a very kind and loving woman. She was very family oriented and loved her children and grandchildren.
In...
Ann Friend Tolliver
Jul 27, 2025
Ann Friend Tolliver, 84, passed away peacefully, Sunday, July 27, 2025 surrounded by her family.Born April 6th 1941 in Turner Douglas, WV to the late George & Mabel Friend she was the last member of her immediate family.Ann was a member and served the Herndon Freewill Baptist church as the Pastor’s wife, Ladies auxiliary president and pianist for 47 years....
Stephen 'Steve" Allan Broughman
Jul 24, 2025
Stephen 'Steve" Allan Broughman, 66, of Oak Hill passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV.
Born March 14, 1959 in Oak Hill he was the son of Peggy Anne (Alexander) Broughman and the late Hugh Daniel Broughman.
Steve retired from the phone company as a cable splicer after working there for 30 years. After...
Ruth Ann (Steele) Fox
Jul 23, 2025
Ruth Ann Fox (Steele) passed away on July 23rd 2025 in Beckley West Virginia, at the age of 74. Born on August 4th 1950, in Charleston West Virginia, Ruth lived a life defined by resilience, generosity and unwavering devotion to her family.A proud daughter of Peggy and Ashely Fox, Ruth grew up in the heart of West Virginia and carried...
Phyllis Jean (Stevens) Sulesky
Jul 22, 2025
Phyllis Jean Sulesky, 86, of Oak Hill passed into God's loving care on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. She was born December 11, 1938 at her family's home on Salem Road near Oak Hill, WV. She passed away at home with her family by her side after a short, but brave battle with cancer.
She was preceded in death by her beloved...
Madeline Beatrice (Hollinsworth) Weeks
Jul 21, 2025
Madeline Beatrice (Hollinsworth) Weeks, 95, of Oak Hill passed away on Monday, July 21, 2025 at the Hilltop Center in Hilltop.
Born January 1, 1930 in Seebert, WV she was the daughter of the late Worth Hollinsworth and Mary Elizabeth Morrison Hollinsworth.
Madeline was a homemaker, a loyal member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, and was baptized on...
Charlotte Ann (Toney) Williams
Jul 18, 2025
Charlotte Ann Williams, 76, passed away on Friday evening July 18, 2025, at Raleigh General Hospital following long illness.
Born March 21st, 1949, in Toney Creek, Fayette County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. Toney and Wilma (Smith) Toney.
Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Fred Toney, Samuel Toney, and Issac Toney; and 2 sisters,...
