Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
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...
Philip F. Endicott Jr.
Jan 31, 2015
He has left us way too soon. Our precious son, brother and grandson, Philip Franklin Endicott Jr., 14, of Lively, WV died on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born April 10, 2000 at Mocksville, NC he was the son of Philip F. Endicott, Sr. of Scarbro,...
Johnnie D. Taylor
Jan 27, 2015
Johnnie D. Taylor , 79, of Page, WV died on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born January 24, 1936 at Robson, WV he was the son of the late Charlie R. and F. Pauline Boggus Taylor. Early in life Johnnie was an employee of Island Creek Stores as well as a former coal miner....
Sharon Ann Rogers Armentrout
Jan 24, 2015
Sharon Ann Armentrout was born in Mt. Hope, West Virginia on June 19, 1937 to Rufus and Armilla Rogers and she entered Heaven’s Gates on January 24, 2015. Sharon graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1954. She pursued her nursing degree at Bluefield State University and worked as an RN at Appalachian Regional Hospital. She also had a passion...
Delmas Gene West
Jan 22, 2015
Delmas Gene West , 65, of Scarbro, WV died on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 09, 1949 at Sanger, WV he was the son of the late Paul and Winnie Smith West. Survivors include his wife, Alice Marie Lopez West; two daughters, Mary West of Scarbro and Tresa Feltner of Scarbro; one...
Garland Lee Pugh
Jan 22, 2015
Garland Lee Pugh , 87, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 26, 1927 at Lawton, WV he was the son of the late Samuel Henry and Myrtle Mae Sawyers Pugh. Mr. Pugh was a retired Federal Mine Inspector for MSHA. He was a member of the...
Nelson T. "Tommy" Blake
Jan 21, 2015
Nelson Thomas "Tommy" Blake, Jr. , 89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born December 31, 1925 at Hilltop, WV he was the son of the late Nelson Thomas Blake, Sr. and Anna Elizabeth Birt Blake. He was a retired fireman/engineer with the C&O Railroad having 40 years service....
Monica Withrow Miller
Jan 19, 2015
Monica Christine Withrow Miller , 25, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, January 19, 2015 at a Charleston Hospital following a short illness. Born January 30, 1989 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of Terry Withrow of Harrisonburg, VA and Francie Crist of Oak Hill, WV. She was a Reservation Clerk at Winter Place. Monica was a member...
