Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Linda Sue (Canaday) Griffith
Apr 12, 2026
Linda Sue Canaday Griffith. 65, of Oak Hill passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at CAMC Memorial in Charleston.
Full obituary will be forthcoming
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, April 20, 2026 at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel in Oak Hill with Pastor Ron Sears officiating. Burial will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens in Oak Hill.
Friends may...
Charles William "Bud" Thompson
Apr 16, 2026
Charles William "Bud" Thompson, 92, of Mullens, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at his residence following a long illness with his family by his side.
Born October 2, 1933 at Allen Junction, he was the son of the late Issac and Winnie (Haga) Thompson.
Bud grew up in Corinne and he graduated from Mullens High School in 1951. After...
Wayne Alden Wriston
Apr 16, 2026
Wayne Alden Wriston, Sr., 100, of Oak Hill, WV passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on April 16, 2026, following a short illness. Wayne was born on August 14, 1925 in Kingston, WV. He is survived by his devoted wife, Patricia (Pat) Winston Wriston. Wayne and Pat were West Virginia Wesleyan (WVWC) sweethearts. They were...
Jackie Lee (Hancock) Scarbro
Apr 11, 2026
Our beloved mother Jackie Lee Scarbro, 83, of Mount Hope, West Virginia, passed away suddenly on April 11, 2026 at Charleston Area Medical Center.
Born August 28, 1942, in Pax, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ida Belle and Zachary Hancock.
Jackie's greatest joy was spending time with her family and front porch setting. She was a retired cook...
Ronald Keith Moody
Apr 10, 2026
Ronald Keith Moody, 62, of Scarbro passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley.
Born May 11, 1963 in North Carolina he was the son of the late Junior Moody and Mildred Hash.
Ronald retired from a delivery truck driver and his greatest joy in life was spending time with his family.
In addition to his parents he...
Sharon Sue Skaggs
Apr 10, 2026
Sharon Sue Skaggs, 69, of Mullens, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026 at her residence following a long illness.
Born May 19, 1956 at Bluefield, she was the daughter of Georgie Bailey and the late Jack Bailey.
She was a Registered Nurse and was a former employee of BARH, Raleigh General Hospital, and taught nursing at the Wyoming County Votech. She...
Ray Granville Flint
Apr 9, 2026
Ray Granville Flint, 54, of Mount Hope passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston.
Born March 2, 1972 in Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Ray Flint and Jane Marie Taylor Flint.
Ray was a outdoorsman as he loved mowing the grass, cutting wood, driving around, salvage collecting, and anything else that had...
Louella Mae "Peggy" (Bloxton) Vannatter Jordan
Apr 5, 2026
Louella Mae (Peggy Bloxton) Vannatter Jordan April 28, 1932-April 5, 2026
Our beloved Peggy, went home to the Lord on Sunday, April 5th 2026. She passed peacefully at home in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 28, 1932 the 3rd of 7 children to Bernard and Dorothy Bloxton in Summerlee, WV.
Peggy was a cook for the Fayette County School system for many...
Alan Wayne Sullivan
Apr 4, 2026
Alan Wayne Sullivan, 73, of Mt. Nebo, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026 in a Beckley hospital.
Born October 30, 1952, at Oak Hill, he was the son of the late Paul Fredrick and Peggy Jean (Payne) Sullivan.
Alan was a graduate of Collins High School, Oak Hill. He was a former mechanic. In his leisure, he enjoyed spending time with...
Debra "Debbie" Diana (Belcher) Jarosz
Apr 4, 2026
Debra "Debbie" Diana (Belcher) Jarosz, 69, of Scarbro went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley.
Born on June 15, 1956, in Montgomery, WV., as the youngest of five to the late Thomas Russell, Sr., and Bessie (Clements) Belcher.
Debra was a 1974 graduate of Collins High School. Debra married the...
Everette "Eddie" Ira Nowlin
Apr 3, 2026
Everette "Eddie" Ira Nowlin, 67, of Oak Hill passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026 at CAMC General in Charleston.
Born November 29, 1958 in Oak Hill he was the son of the late William Everette Nowlin and Nellie (Kokoski) Nowlin.
Eddie was a 1976 graduate of Oak Hill High School and also went to West Virginia Tech and graduated in December...
Margaret Ann Harmon
Mar 31, 2026
Margaret Ann Harmon, 91, of Oak Hill passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at her residence.
Born August 29, 1934 in Rocklick, WV she was the daughter of the late Howard Harmon and Audra Atkins Harmon.
Margaret was 1952 graduate from Oak Hill High School, and after graduating she worked for the phone company for 34 years. She was a member...
Elsie Louise (Rhodes) Sexton
Mar 29, 2026
Elsie L. Sexton of Fayetteville, W.Va., passed away on March 29, 2026 in Beckley, W.Va.
She was born on March 12, 1937 at Rush Run, W.Va.
She was preceded in death by her son, Clifford B. Sexton. who she loved dearly. Also by her parents Henry and Cleo Cody Rhodes. By 2 husbands, Robert A. Persinger and Clifford F. Sexton.
Left to cherish...
Eugene Edgar Absher, Jr.
Mar 27, 2026
Eugene Edgar Absher, Jr. 80 of Oak Hill passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026 at the Hidden Valley Center in Oak Hill.
Born May 4, 1945 in Ansted, WV he was the son of the late Eugene Edgar Absher, Sr. and Vada Hurt Absher.
Eugene was a proud United States Air Force Veteran serving in the Vietnam War. After serving and...
Alice Faye Berry
Mar 25, 2026
Alice Faye Berry, 77, of Fayetteville, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley.
Born February 2, 1949 at Carlisle, she was born to James and Garnett Jenkins and was adopted at six weeks old and raised by her grandmother, Catherine Jenkins and her aunt, Etta "Ditty" Jenkins.
Alice was a 1967 graduate of Mount Hope High School,...
Anna Maria (Ramella) Canterbury
Mar 25, 2026
Anna Maria Canterbury, 88, of Fayetteville, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at CAMC Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill.
Born on June 24, 1937 , in Fayetteville, she was the daughter of the late John L. and Dora Zorio Ramella.
Anna Maria retired in 2007 after 36 years with Appalachian Heating & Cooling and retired again in 2025 after 14...
Jesse Matthew Denny
Mar 24, 2026
Jesse Matthew Denny, 69, of Mount Hope passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at the bowers Hospice House in Beckley.
Born December 12, 1956 in Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Roscoe Denny and Thelma Meyers Bryant.
Jesse worked as a section laborer for Norfolk & Southern Railroad. He was the beloved Pastor of Spruce Tabernacle Church. He...
Peyton Ty Pettry
Mar 18, 2026
Peyton Ty Pettry, 21, of Arnett passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV., with his loving family by his side.
Born October 18, 2004 in Beckley, WV he was the son of Marti and Holly Paugh Pettry.
Peyton was a proud 2023 graduate from Liberty High School where he exceled in football and wrestling. Peyton...
Larry Wilson Tincher
Mar 18, 2026
Larry Wilson Tincher, 83, of Fayetteville, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 in a Beckley hospital.
Born December 3, 1942, at Beards Fork, he was the son of the late Luther and Mildred (Adkins) Tincher.
Larry was a 1960 graduate of Oak Hill High School and was a former employee for DuPont retiring after 23 years of service. He was a U.S....
Sherri Lynn Flint Clendenin
Mar 17, 2026
Sherri Lynn Flint Clendenin, 72, of Oak Hill, passed away quietly on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley following a courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer.
Sherri was the daughter of the late Donald and Jean Flint and much loved sister to her remaining siblings Steve Flint and Regina Toney.
Her formative years were spent in Pettus, WV, where she...
