Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Rodney Lee Trimble
Aug 2, 2014
Rodney Lee “Tubby” Trimble, 59, of Oak Hill passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born September 22, 1954 at Montgomery, WV, he was the son of the late Everett and Kathleen Clendenin Trimble. Rodney was a painter and his hobbies included fishing with his brother, Butch. He graduated in 1973 from Collins High...
Elizabeth Ann Miller
Aug 1, 2014
Elizabeth Ann (Bea) Miller, 71, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Friday, August 1, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following a short illness. Born November 15, 1942 at Dothan, West Virginia, Elizabeth was the younger daughter of the late Vernon W. Miller, Sr. and Cordia Pegram Miller. Surviving are her sister Cora Miller, her brother Vernon Miller,...
Novella Shaw Keel
Jul 31, 2014
Novella Shaw Keel , 87, of Paint Creek, WV died on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 24, 1927 at Rockport, KY she was the daughter of the late Roy and Elizabeth Hulse Shaw. A longtime member of the Long Branch Methodist Church, Mrs. Keel taught the children's class and the adult women's...
Vincent Curtis Sundstrom
Jul 31, 2014
Vincent Curtis Sundstrom , 95, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born August 24, 1918 at Louisville, NE he was the son of the late H. H. and Ellen Amanda Sundstrom. His grandparents emigrated from Sweden in the 1800's. Vince grew up in Louisville, NE and after graduating...
Timothy Wayne Word
Jul 31, 2014
Timothy Wayne Word, 29, of Farmville, VA, formerly of Beckley, WV, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, July 31, 2014, from an apparent heart attack. He was born February 5, 1985 in Beckley, WV. Timothy was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Bluefield State College, and was pursuing his master’s degree at American Public University. He...
Christine Marie Rankin
Jul 28, 2014
Christine Marie Reott Rankin , 64, of Lansing, WV died on Monday, July 28, 2014 at her home. Born December 25, 1949 at Clarion, PA she was the daughter of the late George Thomas and Lavina Goal Reott. She was a retired Addictions Counselor having worked in Pennsylanvia. She is survived by one son, Jason Reott of Fayetteville and a...
Eunice Jeanette Shuff
Jul 25, 2014
Eunice Jeanette Goff Shuff, 81, of Hilltop, WV died Friday, July 25, 2014 at her home after a long illness. Born October 11, 1932 at Cunard, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Maxwell and Anna Burr Goff. She was preceded in death by her husband William Henry Shuff, Sr. She was a clerk and seamstress with G.C....
Ruth Ann Gilliam
Jul 25, 2014
Ruth Ann Butler Gilliam, 76, of Oak Hill, WV died Friday, July 25, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill after a long illness. Born September 28, 1937 at Mount Hope, WV, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Anna Raycher Butler. Ruth was a retired operator for Long-Airdox Co. of Oak Hill and was of the Baptist...
Jean Mcallister Allport
Jul 24, 2014
Jean McAllister Allport , 81, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born July 07, 1933 at Lookout, WV she was the daughter of the late Russell E. McAllister and Mary Taylor McAllister Owen. She was retired from the Fayette County Board of Education having worked as service personnel at...
Patricia Evans Blankenbeckler
Jul 23, 2014
Patricia Lynn Evans Blankenbeckler , 60, of Beckley, WV died on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born December 06, 1953 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Claretta James Evans. She was a former waitress. Patricia loved to paint. Survivors include son, Eric Blankenbeckler of Sweeneysburg; daughter, Pam Lilly...
Buford Joseph Jackson
Jul 22, 2014
Buford Joseph Jackson , 82, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at his home. Born April 16, 1932 at New Rochelle, NY he was the son of the late Buford and Helen Lanigan Jackson. He was a retired Medical Records Administrator for the VA Medical Center and other hospitals Buford was a Vietnam veteran of both...
Joan Sink Bryant
Jul 21, 2014
Amber Joan Sink Bryant , 73, of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, July 21, 2014 at her home. Born June 18, 1941 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Ambers Daniel and Josephine Helton Sink. She was a retired clerk for Collins Middle School in Oak Hill. Joan was a member of the Mount Hope...
Robert "Bobby Joe" James
Jul 17, 2014
Robert "Bobby Joe" James , 63, of Page, WV went to play music with the angels on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. after a short battle with cancer. Born May 18, 1951 at Laurel Creek, WV he was the son of the late Robert M. and Cordie K. Nutter James. A brother; son, Justin...
Dana Franklin Pierson
Jul 11, 2014
Dana Franklin Pierson , 82, of Fayetteville, WV died on Friday, July 11, 2014 at his home. Born April 25, 1932 at Birch River, WV he was the son of the late William and Edna Faye Morris Pierson. He was a retired Foreman for Narco, Inc. Mr. Pierson was a member of the First Church of God, Fayetteville. He served...
Elsie Dorine Martin Kelly
Jul 8, 2014
Elsie Dorine Martin Kelly , 91, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, July 08, 2014 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born June 22, 1923 at Mullens, WV she was the daughter of the late William and Fannie Martha DeHart Martin. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband,...
Esther Elizabeth Reed Cafego
Jul 7, 2014
Esther Elizabeth Reed Cafego , 96, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, July 07, 2014 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born January 23, 1918 at Dorothy, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Sissie Conley Reed. She was a retired nursing assistant for Montgomery General Hospital and Charleston area hospitals. Esther was a...
Millicent Brazie "Micky" Hill Fox
Jul 6, 2014
On Sunday, July 6, 2014 Millicent “Micky” Hill Fox died peacefully at her residence in Chevy Chase, MD. Born in Oak Hill, WV Micky was the daughter of the late Claude Renick and Mildred Kathryn Haptonstall Hill. She was preceded in death by her husband, John G. Fox; son, David V. Fox; brother, Claude "Bud" Renick Hill Jr.; and sister,...
Melba Jane Kuhn Yates
Jul 5, 2014
Melba Jane Kuhn Yates , 71, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, July 05, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born June 25, 1943 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Dorcas Williams Kuhn. She was an Accounting Technician for the Beckley Correctional Center. Mrs. Yates was a member of the Rock...
John T. "Pro" Mackey
Jul 5, 2014
John T. "Pro" Mackey of Oak Hill passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014. He was born December 25, 1929 at Scarbro, WV. He was the son of the late Lula and John Mackey. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Ann, infant son John Thomas, Jr., sister June Allison, brother James and...
Tammy Ann Jarrell Dixon
Jul 2, 2014
Tammy Ann Jarrell Dixon , 40, of Minden, WV died on Wednesday, July 02, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born December 04, 1973 at Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of Brenda Kay Lykins Jarrell and the late John Lewis Jarrell She worked Sales & Surveys in telemarketing. Two grandmothers, Dora Janice Jarrell and Betty Ann Bolt...
