Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Kennith Lee Ruff
Dec 19, 2014
Kennith Lee Ruff, 66, of Mount Hope, WV died Friday, December 19, 2014 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. Born November 15, 1948 at Oswald, WV, he was the son of the late John William and Edith Caroline Bowles Ruff. He was also preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Kennith worked as coal miner...
Roy Dale Lopez
Dec 17, 2014
Roy Dale Lopez , 56, of Crab Orchard, WV died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at his home. Born February 01, 1958 at Fayette County, WV he was the son of the late Ernest L. Parrish, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Lopez Roy was a former factory worker for garment industry and was a US Army veteran. He was an avid...
Denise Spears Adams Chafin
Dec 17, 2014
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." (one of her favorite quotes) Denise was so beautiful, marvelous, and extraordinary that she filled your head with fireworks, instilled your heart with shooting stars, and put glitter in your fingertips. She was completely and utterly exquisite, and she made...
Susie Phillips Canterbury
Dec 17, 2014
Susie Evelyn Phillips Canterbury , 89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born November 17, 1925 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Troy Preston and Ruby Lilly Willis Phillips. Mrs. Canterbury had worked at Beckley Manufacturing and at Hamilton, Burgess, Young and Pollard for...
Sonjia H Schoolcraft Wolfe
Dec 13, 2014
Sonjia H. Schoolcraft Wolfe, age 73, of Kincaid, WV, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at her residence. Born December 31, 1940, at Montgomery, WV, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Cindy Hackney Schoolcraft. Sonjia was a mother and homemaker and a member of the Loop Creek Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was...
Herman Ramsey Martin Jr.
Dec 10, 2014
Herman Ramsey Martin, Jr. , 79, of Bradley, WV died on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at his home. Born October 22, 1935 at Beaver, WV he was the son of the late Herman Ramsey Martin, Sr. and Clarice Dillon Martin. Mr. Martin was a retired parts manager for the WV Department of Highways. He was a US Army veteran. He....
Helen Spade Suttle
Dec 9, 2014
Helen Irene Spade Suttle , 81, of Round Lake Beach, IL died on Tuesday, December 09, 2014 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, IL. Born October 18, 1933 at Kilsyth, WV she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Edwin and Virginia Mae Lewis Spade. A homemaker for the majority of her lifteime, Helen was employed for ten years...
Paul Calvin Elliott
Dec 9, 2014
Paul C. Elliott, 86, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, December 09, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 14, 1928 at Blue Jay, WV he was the son of the late James D. and Grace Jane Smith Elliott. He graduated from Shady Spring High School in 1946, and was a retired line foreman for...
Edward Jerome Srednicki
Dec 7, 2014
Edward Jerome Srednicki , 63, of Beckley, WV died on Sunday, December 07, 2014 at his home. Born March 28, 1951 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late John Joseph Srednicki, Sr. and Mary Regina Duda Srednicki. He was a Co-owner and Manager for Beckley Welding. He served in the US Air Force. He was preceded...
William Thomas Hertz
Dec 5, 2014
William Thomas Hertz , 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, December 05, 2014 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. He was born on June 24, 1940 in Illinois. William was a retired machinist and was a US Navy veteran. His wife, Judith Ray Martin Hertz and two sons, Cristopher Hertz and Kevin Hertz preceded him...
Alan E. Jordan
Dec 3, 2014
Alan E. Jordan , 82, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, December 03, 2014 at his home. Born September 13, 1932 at Detroit, MI he was the son of the late Everett G. and Berenice Small Jordan. Mr. Jordan was a West Virginia University graduate with a degree in Civil Engineering. He retired from the WV Department of Highways...
Nicholas "Nick" Ralph Baracia
Dec 2, 2014
Nicholas Ralph "Nick" Baracia , 68, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, December 02, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV after a nineteen month battle with pancreatic cancer. Born October 09, 1946 at Irvington, NJ, the only child of the late Nicholas and Anna Catherine Buszko Baracia. He graduated from Millburn High School in Millburn, NJ in...
Clyde Bert "C.B." Casey Jr.
Nov 26, 2014
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want” Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil- it has no point. If Tomorrow Starts Without Me If tomorrow starts without me, and I’m not there to see, If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me; I wish so much you wouldn’t cry the...
Deloris Lee Kincaid Fox
Nov 21, 2014
Deloris Lee Kincaid Fox, age 83, of Kincaid, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV. Born February 8, 1931 at Kincaid, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Cardwell Kincaid and Lina Kincaid Vest. Deloris was a retired accountant having worked for Island Creek Coal Co. and was a member of the...
Virginia Smith Mcintire
Nov 20, 2014
Virginia Adair Smith McIntire , 93, of Mount Hope, WV died on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Harper Mills in Beckley, WV. Born November 25, 1920 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Blanie Osborne Smith. Virginia was a retired insurance broker. She worked with her husband at Whiting and McIntire in Sarasota, FL....
Crystal Regina Workman
Nov 17, 2014
Crystal Regina Workman, 39, of Pax WV, was taken home by the Lord on Saturday, November 15, 2014 after suffering a very short illness. Born November 06, 1975 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of Linda M. Workman Alexander and Larry Alexander of Ohio and the late David Simms of Weirwood. She lived to help others and to be...
Ersline Lawhorn Burgess Riggs
Nov 16, 2014
Ersline Marie Lawhorn Burgess Riggs , 81, of Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born July 24, 1933 at Lick Fork, WV she was the daughter of the late James and Eva Violet Lawhorn. Ersline was a member of the Fairwinds Baptist Church, Bear, DE. She loved Mountaineer football. Her husband,...
Carl Wayne "Rabbitt" Taylor
Nov 15, 2014
Carl Wayne “ Rabbitt” Taylor, age 69, of Oak Hill, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center. Born October 21, 1945 in Oak Hill, he was the son of the late Wilbur Huston and Bridget Kathleen Clifford Taylor. Carl was a retired coal miner, member of the National Guard for several years and also served his...
Myron C. Bryant
Nov 15, 2014
Myron C. Bryant , 72, of Mount Hope, WV died on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born January 05, 1942 at Mount Hope, WV he was the son of Elsie Hughart Bryant and the late Cecil Bryant. Mr. Bryant was a retired federal mine inspector. He was a member of the Mount Hope Christian...
Richard Patrick Carroll
Nov 12, 2014
Richard Patrick Carroll , 49, of Robson, WV died on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at his home. Born May 26, 1965 at Elyria, OH he was the son of Carol Settle and Charles Rangnow of Robson, WV He was a cook for Shoney's. Richard was a member of the Robson Freewill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he is...
