Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Dennis James Keffer, Sr.
Oct 18, 2012
Dennis James Keffer Sr., 89, of Lively, WV died on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born April 03, 1923 at Lively, WV he was the son of the late Elmer Brady and Myrtle "Mertie" Lively Keffer. Dennis was a proud veteran of World War II, having served in the US Army in north Africa....
Trecia Gaye Settle
Oct 16, 2012
Trecia Gaye Settle, 66, formerly of West Virginia, gently passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at Harmon House, Mt. Pleasant, Pa. She was born March 31,1946, in Cirtsville, W.Va., a daughter of the late Herman and Gladys Woolwine Settle. Trecia's mission in life was to bring as many people as she...
Minnie Kania
Oct 15, 2012
Minnie Grabosky Kania , 92, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born November 21, 1919 at Carlisle, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Lufcheski Grabosky. She was a retired cook for Rosedale Elementary School. Minnie was a 1935 graduate of Oak Hill...
Barbara Jean Wallace Korn
Oct 11, 2012
Barbara Jean Wallace Korn , 70, of Fayetteville Rt 1 died on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born June 26, 1942 at Kingston, WV she was the daughter of Gloria Hyden Wallace of Gatewood Road, Fayetteville, WV and the late Orlan B. Wallace. Barbara was an active member and singer at the Harvey Chapel...
Kathryn June Scott Kelly
Oct 10, 2012
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it some day for a crown. A longtime resident of the Kate Boone Personal Care Home in Oak Hill, Kathryn June Scott Kelly , 95, of Redstar, WV died on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at...
Jackie Lee Coleman
Oct 9, 2012
Jackie Lee Coleman , 72, of Scarbro, WV died on Tuesday, October 09, 2012 at his home. Born April 02, 1940 at Charleston, WV he was the son of the late Azel Omer and Lillian Billings Coleman. He was raised by the late Roby and Iva E. Underwood Billings of Pax. He was a retired coal miner having worked as...
Golden E. Argabright
Oct 6, 2012
Golden E. Argabright , 100, of Barberton, OH died on Saturday, October 06, 2012. Born May 04, 1912 at Hilltop, WV he was the son of the late Daniel V. and Eliza Jane Cregar Argabright. Mr. Argabright had been a resident of Barberton for 51 years. Employed by the New River Coal Company for 21 years, he became part owner...
Nancy Jo Thornburg Scott Thorn
Oct 3, 2012
Nancy Jo Thornburg-Scott Thorn , 79, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, October 03, 2012 at the home of her daughter Linda Williams in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 18, 1932 at Greensboro, NC she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Pansy Tutterow Thornburg. Nancy was of the Protestant faith. She was a homemaker, a life member...
Drema Amick Barton
Oct 2, 2012
Drema G. “Cookie” Amick Barton, 74, of Mesa, AZ died on October 2 , 2012 after short battle with cancer. Born on April 30, 1938 in Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Albert Luther and Freda Virginia Tomlin Amick. Cookie married to Charles H. Barton on August 1, 1954. He preceded her in death on Oct 11,...
Mable M. Dixon Bennett
Oct 2, 2012
Mable Marie Dixon Bennett, 91, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, October 02, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 16, 1921 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Mattie Tatum Dixon. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Bennett was a member of the Oak Hill First Presbyterian Church. She was a...
James Henry Turley
Sep 27, 2012
James Henry "Pee Wee" Turley , 53, of Glen Jean, WV died on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 02, 1958 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late John and Elsie Jennings Turley. He was a disabled Steel Mill machine operator. He was a US Army veteran. Two brothers, John...
Aileen Ruth Mcgraw Janney
Sep 26, 2012
Aileen Ruth "Mama" McGraw Janney , 92, of Oak Hill, WV formerly of Pax, WV died on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 26, 1920 at Long Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry "Chick" and Virginia Burgess McGraw. Aileen was a member of Winolia Chapter No. 59 OES and...
Stacey Gail Rakes
Sep 26, 2012
Our sunshine baby is now where the SON shines forever. At the end of this life is an open door and beyond that threshold, there is peace. Stacey Gail Rakes was an earth angel who touched many lives. We rejoice in knowing that all of her severe handicaps are gone and she is whole and running through the streets of...
Helen Madeline Williams Hinkle
Sep 24, 2012
Helen Madeline Williams Hinkle, 89, of Pax, WV died Friday at her home. Born March 19, 1923 at Long Branch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Clara Lively Williams. She was a retired registered nurse, having worked for Dr. Lytle for 25 years, and served as Director of Nursing for New Horizon in Ocala, Florida. Mrs....
Nora E. Williams Covey
Sep 23, 2012
Nora Evelyn Williams Covey , 100, of Rock, WV died on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Born October 10, 1911 at Willis Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Willie and Elsie Phillips Williams. Nora was a member of the Weirwood Community Church and faithfully attended the Rich Creek Baptist Church. She...
Frances Williams Johnston
Sep 22, 2012
Frances Evelyn Cox Williams Johnston, 76, of Oak Hill died Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Plateau Medical Center following a short illness. Born June 22, 1936 in Hix, WV, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Elizabeth Bragg Cox. She was preceded in death by her husband Tommy Joe Williams, Sr. in 1995. she was also preceded in...
Mary L. Clay Johnson
Sep 21, 2012
Mary Louise Clay Johnson, 71, of Oak Hill, died Friday, September 21, 2012 at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Born November 3, 1940 at Surveyor WV, she was the daughter of the late Pierce and Elsie Clay. She was a homemaker, a member of Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene and a former member of the Goldeneers of the...
Dolly M. Ross Whitlock
Sep 20, 2012
Dolly M. Ross Whitlock , 96, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born May 05, 1916 at Glen Jean, WV she was the daughter of the late John Franklin and Mary Thurbon Ross. Mrs. Whitlock was a member of the Oak Hill United Methodist Church where she attended...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Sibray Howard
Sep 20, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Sibray Howard , 86, of Mount Hope, WV died on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at her home. Born November 27, 1925 at Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Donald L. and Dorothy Irene Schaub Sibray. She graduated from Rivesville High School in Fairmont where she was salutatorian of her class and a graduate of...
Bobbie Jo Pierson Drennen
Sep 16, 2012
Bobbie Jo Pierson Drennen , 45, of Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV of an apparent heart attack. Born November 23, 1966 at Summersville, WV she was the daughter of the late Bernard Paul Pierson, Sr. and Ruth Stephenson Pierson. Bobbie Jo was a graduate of Nicholas County High School....
