Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Steve Szuch
Jan 18, 2015
Steve Szuch , 92, of Mount Hope, WV died on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born June 27, 1922 at Charleston, WV he was the son of the late James Szuch, Sr. and Mollie Demyan Szuch. Steve was a graduate of Mount Hope High School and continued to be a big supporter of the...
Patricia Templeton Parker
Jan 17, 2015
Patricia Martin Parker, 80, of Mount Hope, WV passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015. She was born October 10, 1934 in Mount Hope, WV. She was the daughter of the late V. L. and Zelma Martin. Patty was a member of The Mount Hope High School class of ’52, and the West Virginia Wesleyan College class of ’56. She...
David J. "Jack" Fitzpatrick
Jan 15, 2015
David Jackson "Jack" Fitzpatrick , 90, of Land O'Lakes, FL formerly of Oak Hill and Beckley, WV died on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at his home. Born April 16, 1924 at Carlisle, WV he was the son of the late Everette Andrew and Virginia Woods Fitzpatrick. He was a 1940 graduate of Oak Hill High School, a graduate of WVU...
Priscilla Crumb Asbury
Jan 15, 2015
Priscilla Dean Crumb Asbury , 74, of Page, WV died on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 16, 1940 at Raleigh, WV she was the daughter of the late Wilbur Lee and Ila Dean Brown Crumb. She was a retired school teacher having taught at Page Elementary. Mrs. Asbury was a member...
Danny Earl Sampson
Jan 9, 2015
Danny Earl Sampson , 62, of Hilltop, WV died on Friday, January 09, 2015 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born June 17, 1952 at Glen Rogers, WV he was the son of the late Earnest Raymond and Minnie Jane Williams Sampson. Danny was a member of the Redstar Baptist Church. Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in...
Allen Wayne Phillips Sr.
Jan 8, 2015
Allen Wayne Phillips, Sr. ,52 , of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, January 08, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born December 8, 1962 in Oak Hill, WV son of the late Mary Phillips and Richard Rhodes. Allen had worked as a brick mason since he was 18 years old. He was an outdoorsman who loved...
Dr. Mary K. Lafferty Coll
Jan 7, 2015
Dr. Mary Kathleen Lafferty Coll , 45, of Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 08, 1969 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late Billie B. and Mary Ellen Hicks Lafferty. While attending Mount Hope Middle School, Mary excelled in West Virginia History and was a...
James Martin Sponaugle
Jan 7, 2015
James Martin Sponaugle , 72, of Robson, WV died on Wednesday, January 07, 2015 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born June 02, 1942 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late Jack and Pearl Rollins Sponaugle. Mr. Sponaugle was owner of the Sponaugle Grocery Store. He was a member of the Church of Christ....
John Alan Ferda
Jan 5, 2015
The Final Inspection the policeman stood and faced his God, which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining just as brightly as his brass. “Step forward now, policeman. How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To my church have you been true?” The policeman squared his shoulders and said, “No,...
Norma J. Smith Gentry
Jan 5, 2015
Norma Jean Smith Gentry , 79, of Scarbro, WV died on Monday, January 05, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 28, 1935 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Leonard Joseph and Goldie Mae Britt Smith. She was a retired Executive Secretary for Long Airdox in Oak Hill. Norma loved her cat. She...
Clara Mae Greer Kincaid
Jan 4, 2015
Clara Mae Greer Kincaid , 104, of Kincaid, WV died on Sunday, January 04, 2015 at her home. Born May 05, 1910 at Dancy, NC she was the daughter of the late Madison and Neva Greer. Mrs. Kincaid graduated from the Coal Valley Hospital Training School for Nurses on June 7, 1934 and passed the state board Nov. 20, 1934....
Joann Berry Gardner
Jan 4, 2015
Joann Berry Gardner , 79, of Ravenna, OH formerly of Prosperity, WV died on Sunday, January 04, 2015 at the home of her daughter, Beverly Kaylor. Born September 06, 1935 at Thurmond, WV she was the daughter of the late Earl and Myrtle Jones Berry. From the age of nine months Joann was raised by the late William E. and...
Pat R. Hamilton
Jan 4, 2015
“There is one less kind, quiet, thoughtful man in this world.” Those words are from a note handwritten by our late mother, Helen Hamilton, and placed in an obituary file she prepared for her husband and our father. Pat Ray Hamilton was born February 14th, 1923 in Oak Hill, WV; the son of the late James C. “Pat” and Ruth...
Virginia "Ann" Mckinney
Jan 2, 2015
Virginia “Ann” Neal McKinney, 73, of Page, WV died Friday, January 2, 2015 at Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, WV Born June 29, 1941 at Clay, West Virginia, she was the daughter of John O. and Vada Brown Neal. Ann was a CNA at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill for 16 years and attended the Kincaid Tabernacle. She was preceded in...
Shirley Mays Pittman
Dec 29, 2014
Shirley Ann Mays Pittman , 78, of Bradley, WV died on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 15, 1936 at Kilsyth, WV she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Sadie Merritt Mays. Shirley was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bradley. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in...
Eric Dwain Castle
Dec 26, 2014
Eric Dwain Castle , 67, of Beaver, WV passed away peacefully on Friday, December 26, 2014 at his home. Born November 17, 1947 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Ora and Claudia Leigh Treadway Castle. Eric was born and raised in West Virginia. His career as a heavy equipment supervisor led him to live in...
Drema Lyons Kincaid
Dec 25, 2014
Drema Faye Lyons Kincaid , 81, of Beckley, WV went to meet her Savior on Christmas Day Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 19, 1933 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late John Elbert and Allie F. Smith Lyons. She was a retired housekeeper for Rural Acres Clinic. Drema attended...
Mary Frances Treadway Pugh
Dec 24, 2014
Mary Frances Treadway Pugh , 93, of Red Star, WV died on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, WV. Born February 24, 1921 at Beaver, WV she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ollie Marie Martin Treadway. In June of 1943 she married Elmer Pugh who she met while in nursing school at McKendree...
Terry Allen Robertson
Dec 23, 2014
Terry Allen Robertson , 59, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 25, 1955 at Lick Fork, WV he was the son of Margaret Lee Legg Robertson of Fayetteville, WV and the late Calvin Clarence Robertson. Terry was a Welder/Iron Worker for Southern Cross Construction. While growing up...
Shirley Johnston Coy
Dec 23, 2014
Mama's Love Mama's love; deep and strong, so gentle when we're hurting, so firm when we've done wrong. She encourages us to do our best, and she's there to comfort if we fail the test. She never pushes, just gently leads; it's strange how she seems to know our needs. She's there to wipe away all tears, she knows the...
