Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Elizabeth Ann Higginbotham Beals
May 16, 2014
Elizabeth Ann Higginbotham Beals , 72, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, May 16, 2014 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born April 04, 1942 at Hamlin, WV she was the daughter of the late Robert and Delma Mink Higginbotham. She was a retired Certified Nursing Assistant for Kate Boone Nursing Home. Mrs. Beals was a...
Leonard Douglas Thompson
May 11, 2014
Leonard Douglas Thompson , 100, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV of complications from a fall. Born at Turkey Knob, WV on June 16, 1913, he was the son of the late Donie Douglas and Nellie Samuels Thompson of Prince. Mr. Thompson was a resident of Harvey for the...
Barbara Jean Karnes Killeen
May 5, 2014
Barbara Jean Karnes Killeen , 75, of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, May 05, 2014 at her home. Born September 26, 1938 at Dunloop, WV she was the daughter of the late Quincy H. and Minnie Reese Welch Karnes. Barbara attended Mount Hope High School. She was of the Protestant faith. After living in Florida for many years Barbara...
Joyce Arlene Richmond Rhodes
May 5, 2014
Joyce Arlene Richmond Rhodes , 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, May 05, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 14, 1930 at Jumping Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Hobert and Elsie Bennett Richmond. Joyce was a graduate of Montgomery High School. She was a member of the Oak Hill...
Robert Lee Bragg
May 4, 2014
Robert Lee Bragg , 68, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 04, 2014 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born March 16, 1946 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Charles Ernie and Mildred J. Hager Bragg. He was a retired Plant Operator for WV American Water Company. ]Mr. Bragg was...
Wanda Dolores Billups
May 2, 2014
Wanda Dolores Billups, 83, of Mount Hope, WV died Friday, May 2, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Born August 31, 1930 at Chelyan, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Massey. Dolores was a retired nurse's assistant and a member of the Weirwood Community Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Bruce...
Andrew Vincent Huzoski
May 2, 2014
Andrew Vincent Huzoski , 62, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, May 02, 2014 at in Fayetteville, WV. Born March 11, 1952 at Oswald, WV he was the son of the late Andy and Josephine Romano Huzoski. He was a Canter Operator for New River Hardwood. Andrew was a member of the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak...
Barbara Gene Kincaid Oxley
Apr 29, 2014
Barbara Gene Kincaid Oxley , 92, of Grand Rapids, MI formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Porter Hills Village in Grand Rapids, MI. Born May 06, 1921 at Plymouth, MI she was the daughter of the late Virgil Elmer and Viola Bonnie DeLung Kincaid. Mrs. Oxley was a retired auditor for G.C. Murphy, Co....
Helen Athelene Walker Parker
Apr 29, 2014
Helen Athelene Walker Parker , 59, of Glen Jean, WV died on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at her home. Born October 20, 1954 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Alfred Shirley and Mildred Marie Cox Walker. Helen was a former hairdresser and a home care provider having owned Helen's Home Care. She was an active...
Willogene Malinda Hamrick Brown
Apr 27, 2014
Willogene Malinda Hamrick Brown , 69, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 07, 1945 at Webster Springs, WV she was the daughter of the late Price and Nevada Channell Hamrick. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school. She...
Janet Marie Rice Forren
Apr 25, 2014
Janet Marie Rice Forren, 52, of Minden, WV died Friday, April 25, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born March 23, 1962 at Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Albertis Bert Rice, Jr. and Wilma Maxine Minor Rice-Evans. Janet was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Larry Rice, Ronald Rice and Scott...
Margaret L. Rowe Queen
Apr 20, 2014
Margaret L. Queen , 88, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, following a long illness. Born January 03, 1926 at Sewell she was the daughter of the late Lewis A. and Mary E. Atkins Rowe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Queen, daughter, Vivian J....
Ivora M. Rhodes Scarbrough
Apr 19, 2014
Ivora Minnie Rhodes Scarbrough , 87, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born February 24, 1927 at Cunard, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry and Cleo Cody Rhodes. She was a retired nursing assistant. Mrs. Scarbrough was a member of the Memorial Baptist Church in Beckley....
Launa Jennings Maynor Logan
Apr 18, 2014
Launa Jennings Maynor Logan, 93, of Maynor Branch Road, died Friday, April 18, 2014 at Hilltop Center. Born December 17, 1920 at Cirtsville, WV, she was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Cyentha E. Romine Maynor. Mrs. Logan was a member of the Mount Hope Baptist Temple. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rockford Logan; two...
Elizabeth Ann Treadway Larocco
Apr 17, 2014
Elizabeth Ann LaRocco, loving wife, caring mother, and proud grandmother entered into eternal rest with God her Heavenly Father on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2014. Libby was born March 25, 1949 and was the precious daughter of Aileen Treadway and the late Claris Treadway. She was a resident of Oak Hill and a member of the class of 1967 of...
Glen Walter Warden
Apr 16, 2014
Glen Walter Warden, age 85, of Oak Hill, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, after a long illness. Born September 20, 1928, at Long Branch, WV, he was the son of the late Milton Jay and Jency Evelyn Canterbury Warden. He was preceded in death by a son Paul Douglas Warden , a...
Freda Jane Williams Tench Coy
Apr 15, 2014
Freda Jane Williams Tench Coy, 87, of Mount Hope, WV, died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at her home. Born January 19, 1927 at Mount Hope, she was the last surviving child of Stewart and Hattie Harmon Williams. Freda was preceded in death by her husbands, Boyce R. Tench and Clarence R. Coy; four sisters, Dorsey, Opal, Mable and Margaret; two...
Elsie Jane Fisher Mullins
Apr 14, 2014
Our dearest mother, grandmother and sister, Elsie Jane Fisher Mullins , 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, April 14, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born July 17, 1930 at Summerlee, WV she was the daughter of the late Homer E. and Estel Mae Blake Fisher. Mrs. Mullins was a retired clerk for Fayette County Magistrate...
Nathaniel Vernon Doss
Apr 13, 2014
Nathaniel Vernon Doss , 35, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at his home. Born November 14, 1978 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of Vernon Eugene Doss of Gallagher, WV and the late Virginia Rothwell Doss and stepson of Deborah Doss. He was a construction painter. In addition to his parents Nathaniel is survived...
Gladys Marie Norton Cottle
Apr 13, 2014
Gladys Marie Norton Cottle, 75, of Harvey, WV died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after a long illness. Born October 11, 1938 at Elizabeth, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Fullerton Norton. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Cottle was preceded in death by one son, Kenneth Harvey Cottle, Jr.; two...
