Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Flora Frances Amos Leek
May 19, 2013
Flora Frances Amos Leek , 96, of Hico, WV died on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born August 30, 1916 at Mahan, WV she was the daughter of the late George and Lilia Kincaid Amos of Cunard. Her husband of 34 years, Jesse Smithson; an infant son, James Smithson; husband, Rev. Lloyd Martin...
James Scott Thombs
May 18, 2013
James Scott Thombs , 48, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at his home. Born October 29, 1964 at Cleveland, OH he was the son of Edna Mae Bowens Thombs of Oak Hill, WV the late Albert Robert Thombs. He was a disabled carpenter. His companion, Tialisa Smith; brother, Leroy Thombs and two sisters, Ruth Mae...
William Howard Underwood
May 18, 2013
William Howard Underwood, 72, of Maple Fork, WV, died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at The University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA. Born April 21, 1941 at Price Hill, WV, he was the son of the late Carlos and Edna Wilson Underwood. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Maxine Britts and grandmother Pairlee Underwood. Howard was owner/operator...
Rita E. Houck Dotson
May 17, 2013
Rita E. Houck Dotson, age 73, of Oak Hill, WV passed away peacefully May 15, 2013 surrounded by loved ones. Born July 16, 1939 at Gary, WV she was the daughter of the late Quincy and Ola Mae Jordan Houck. Rita’s loving memory will be cherished by her husband, Larry Dotson; daughters, Tammy Lilly of Charlotte, NC and Dee Dotson...
Keith M. Billings
May 16, 2013
Keith M. Billings, age 75, of Round Lake Beach, IL formerly of Mount Hope, WV died Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. He was born June 13, 1937 in Mount Hope, West Virginia a son of the late Charlie and Ada (Bailey) Billings. On November 11, 1967 he married Dorothy Brown at United Protestant Church...
Gary L. Boley
May 15, 2013
Gary Lavon Boley , 73, of Victor, WV died on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 28, 1940 in Nicholas County, WV WV he was the son of the late Denver and Sarah Tully Boley. He was an elder in the Ansted Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. This was the focus of Gary's...
Jackie Welshans Betkijian
May 15, 2013
Jackie Welshans Betkijian , 76, of Eccles, WV died on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Ansted Center in Ansted, WV. She was born December 10, 1936 at Glen Rogers, WV daughter of the late George Lewis and Ruby Honaker Welshans. Jackie was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse for the Beckley VA Medical Center. She was of the Baptist faith and...
Gregory Giles Kees
May 13, 2013
I'd rather be fishin... Gregory Giles Kees , 60, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, May 13, 2013 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born December 10, 1952 at Charleston, WV he was the son of Delmer Giles Kees of Shady Spring, WV and the late Jessie Katherine Peal Kees. Greg was a Mechanical Pipe Fitter for...
Ernest Orville "Dud" Settle
May 11, 2013
Ernest Orville "Dud" Settle, 96, of Robson, WV, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his residence. Born April 4, 1917 at Robson, WV, he was the son of the late Adam and Hester Myers Settle. He was a retired crane operator in the steel industry and a member of the Robson Freewill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by...
Garry Lee Barton
May 11, 2013
Garry Lee Barton , 65, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his home. Born February 19, 1948 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Arnold Lee and Anna Lea Amick Barton. He was retired from Kroger where he worked as a stock clerk. Garry was a graduate of Collins High School...
Cornelius Carson Hicks, Jr.
May 10, 2013
Cornelius Carson Hicks, Jr., 77, of Mount Hope, WV died on Friday, May 10, 2013 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. He was the son of the late Cornelius Hicks, Sr. and Bessie Vass Hicks. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Emily Mae Milam Hicks; daughter, Virginia Hicks and grandson, James C. Bell. Mr. Hicks was...
Jackie Ray Deal, Sr.
May 10, 2013
Jackie Ray Deal Sr., 69, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, May 10, 2013 at his home. Born April 8, 1944 at Willis Branch, WV, he was the son of the late Abbie and Hazel Howard Deal. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Eugene Deal and his sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Claude Brown. He was...
Lovell Ann Williams Stover
May 6, 2013
Lovell Ann Williams Stover , 90, of Maple Fork, WV died on Monday, May 06, 2013 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born December 01, 1922 at Willis Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry Wilson "Bill" and Gussie Beckleheimer Williams. Lovell was a homemaker who loved to quilt and make cookies and candy at Christmas....
Auneka "Nikki" Devol Noyes
May 5, 2013
Auneka Lee Devol Noyes of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, April 22, after a brief illness. She was born on July 24, 1917, to Walter and Ganiel Devol, in Holden WV. She attended South Charleston High School, where she was a popular student and cheerleader, and graduated from business college. She moved to Oak Hill with her parents in...
Harry Wayne Smith
May 4, 2013
Harry Wayne Smith , 51, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, May 04, 2013 at his home. Born March 17, 1962 at Cleveland, OH he was the son of the late Robert Lee and Clara Estep Smith. He was a disabled nursing assistant. Survivors include three brothers, Jerry A. Smith of Oak Hill, Donald Smith of Cleveland, OH and...
Barbara Ann Frazier Wood
May 2, 2013
Barbara Ann Frazier Wood , 55, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, May 02, 2013 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 28, 1957 at Bad Hersfeld, Germany she was the daughter of the late William Howard and Cristeen Schada Frazier and stepdaughter of June Badgett of White Plains, NC. She was a Nursing Assistant and a...
Bessie "Mae" Mckinney Patrick
May 1, 2013
Bessie " Mae" McKinney Patrick , 85, of Page, WV died on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at her home. Born October 09, 1927 at Page, WV she was the daughter of the late Carnel Luke and Daisy Graham McKinney. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Elgie Patrick, a daughter, Diane Haynie and a brother, Edward McKinney preceded her in death....
Emory Lorel Newcomb
Apr 30, 2013
Emory Lorel Newcomb , 94, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Heartland of Beckley in Beckley, WV. Born November 21, 1918 at Summers County, WV he was the son of the late James and Ura Martin Newcomb. He was a retired Master Mechanic Mr. Newcomb was a member of the Scarbro Baptist Church and served...
Okey Paul Blake
Apr 28, 2013
Okey Paul Blake went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 26, 2013. He was born on September 29, 1920 at Beards Fork, WV the eldest son of the late Calvin C. "Bill" and Willie Harshbarger Blake. Dorothy Blake Breeze, sister and Carl Blake, brother preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of...
Daniel Keith Persinger
Apr 24, 2013
Daniel Keith Persinger , 77, of Sun, WV died on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at his home. Born January 06, 1936 at Sun, WV he was the son of the late Calvin Lanford and Vivian Reid Persinger. Survivors include a sister, Mary Black of Oak Hill and companion, Jo Ann Palgreno. Mr. Persinger was cremated. There will be no visitation...
