Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Ruth A. Fisher Rider
Oct 4, 2014
Ruth Alma Fisher Rider , 89, of Mooresville, NC formerly of Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, October 04, 2014 at Mooresville Center - Genesis Health Care in Mooresville, NC. Born April 5, 1925 at Carlisle, WV she was the daughter of the late William Paul and Lillie Mae Fitzpatrick Fisher. Ruth was a member of the Church of Christ. She...
Jerry Wayne Tincher
Oct 3, 2014
Jerry Wayne Tincher, 42, of Oak Hill, WV died Friday, October 3, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. He was a loving father and devoted husband. Born December 3, 1971 at Ft. Hood, Texas, he was the son of Gary Wayne Tincher of Gatewood and Linda Shepherd of Summersville. He was a heavy equipment operator in the coal industry....
June M. Cobb Bickford
Sep 29, 2014
Surrounded by her loving family, June Marie Cobb Bickford , 86, of Oak Hill, WV passed away at her home on Monday, September 29, 2014 following a two year battle with cancer. Born July 08, 1928 at Rock Lick, WV she was the daughter of the late Perry W. and Mabel Harris Cobb. She graduated from Oak Hill High School...
Brian Anthony Fox
Sep 28, 2014
Brian Anthony Fox, 41, of Gatewood, died early Sunday morning, September 28, 2014, at home following an apparent heart attack. Born April 30, 1973 in Beckley, West Virginia, he was the son of Larry and Carroll Fox. Brian attended Oak Hill High School and Marshall University. He entered the world of broadcasting at an early age working for WCIR, and...
George Marshall Legg
Sep 21, 2014
George Marshall Legg, age 92, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014 in the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Beckley, WV . Born April 20, 1922 at Kilsyth, WV, he was the son William Jarrett “J.D” and Viola Persinger Legg. Mr. Legg was a retired Journeyman Electrician and a member of the IBEW. He was a...
Arie Marie Watkins
Sep 20, 2014
Arie Marie Watkins infant daughter of Zachery and Coritha Higginbotham Watkins of Scarbro, WV was stillborn on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. In addition to her parents, Arie is survived by a brother, Kason Rose of Beckley Funeral services will be on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at Tyree Funeral Home in...
Claude Wayne Johnson
Sep 19, 2014
Claude Wayne Johnson , 63, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, September 19, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born July 09, 1951 at Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Johnny and Nellie Hawkins Johnson. He was a former Chef for the Sand Dollar Restaurant, Mayport, FL. A daughter, Mellissa Johnson preceded him in...
John Louis Vanhook
Sep 13, 2014
John Louis VanHook, age 79, of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born April 22, 1935 in Houstonville, KY. He was the son of the late Sylvester and Josephine Huffman VanHook. John was owner/operator of his own company that supplied electrical lines to the power, telephone and the mining industry. He was...
Edward Wayne "Caveman" Thomas
Sep 13, 2014
Edward Wayne "Caveman" Thomas , 62, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 25, 1951 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Robert C. Thomas, Sr. and Lovey F. McClung Thomas. He worked in construction as a concrete finisher and carpenter. Wayne was...
Sandra Wingrove Johnson
Sep 9, 2014
Sandra Jane (Wingrove Filippini) Johnson formerly of Pax, WV passed away peacefully in September, 2014 in Duluth, Minnesota. She was born in Pax, West Virginia in 1936 to Oather “Waterbury” and Thelma Humphrey Wingrove. Sandra is survived by five children, twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She had three children with her first husband, Angelo Filippini who preceded her in...
Hershal E. "Eddie" Sears
Sep 6, 2014
Hershal "Eddie" Edward Sears , 72, of Richmond, VA died on Saturday, September 06, 2014 at his home. Born August 03, 1942 at Beury Mountain, WV he was the son of the late Hershal Dayton and Bessie Magdeline Propps Sears. He was a retired Yardman for Eubank Truck, Inc.. Eddie was a Vietnam veteran having served in the US Army....
Dorothy Faye Evans
Sep 5, 2014
Dorothy Fay Davis Evans, 71, of Mount Hope, WV died Friday, September 5, 2014 at Hidden Valley in Oak Hill. Born April 12, 1943 at Clear Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Holmes and Mary Scarbro Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Dorothy Armstrong Perkins
Sep 4, 2014
Dorothy Jay Armstrong Perkins , 89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 04, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born January 27, 1925 at Kingston, WV she was the daughter of the late Nolan and Audrey Arnold Armstrong. She was a retired clerk for Noyes Mens and Boys Store. Mrs. Perkins was a member of the...
Tella Morris Blake
Sep 4, 2014
Tella Mae Morris Blake , 92, of Mt. Nebo, WV went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, September 04, 2014. Born November 20, 1921 at Page, WV she was the daughter of the late Harry and Carrie A. Settle Morris. Her husband of 66 years, Okey Paul Blake preceded her in death on April 26,...
Roger Dale Syner
Sep 4, 2014
Roger Dale Syner , 59, of Alexandria, VA died on Thursday, September 04, 2014 at in Dania Beach, FL. Born August 10, 1955 at Prudence, WV he was the son of the late Charles Douglas and Betty Newton Syner. He was a construction general supervisor. Roger was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church, Alexanderia, VA, . Survivors include wife,...
Sue Dodd Corder
Sep 3, 2014
Sue Ann Dodd Corder, age 66, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Wednesday, September 3rd, at Charleston Area Medical Center, following a brief illness. Sue was born on April 4th, 1948 at Minden, WV, the daughter of the late Ralph E. Dodd and Ida M. Canterbury-Dodd. She is survived by a loving family which includes her husband, Otis M....
Mary Hicks Lafferty
Sep 3, 2014
Mary Ellen Hicks Lafferty , 78, of Pax, WV died on Wednesday, September 03, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born August 21, 1936 at McKendree Hospital near Prince, WV, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey and Dorothy Ingram Hicks. She attended Packs Branch Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Her husband,...
Ruby Ann Harrison Scarbrough
Sep 2, 2014
Ruby Ann Harrison Scarbrough , 72, of Shady Spring, WV went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 02, 2014 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born January 16, 1942 at Clifton Forge, VA she was the daughter of the late William Alexander and Ruby Irene Van Buren Harrison. She was a homemaker and a Christian. A...
Dorothy Mae Baber
Aug 30, 2014
Dorothy Mae (Burgess) Baber, 88, of Summerlee, WV died peacefully at her home early Saturday morning, August 30, 2014 after complications from a stroke a week before. Born January 9, 1926 at Minden, WV, she was the daughter of the late Fred Harmon Burgess and Dottie Ann (Pitsenbarger) Burgess. Dorothy was a member of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle. She...
Marvin Randall "Randy" Smith
Aug 29, 2014
Marvin Randall “Randy” Smith, age 51, of Oak Hill, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born February 12, 1963 in Oak Hill, he was the son of Leona E. Wheeler Smith Stanley of Fayetteville and the late Sherman R. Smith. Randy was a mechanic/technician for Superior High Wall and a self employed mechanic....
