Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Reba M. Kuhn
Nov 23, 2011
Reba Mae Gill Kuhn , 91, of Fayetteville, WV formerly of Rock Lick, WV died on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. She will be sadly missed and cherished with all our hearts. Born August 23, 1920 in Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Ethel Birdsong Gill. Mrs. Kuhn was a...
James Carson Bell
Nov 22, 2011
James Carson Bell, age 16, of Kilsyth, WV, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Born January 21, 1995 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of Laura Hicks Bell of Kilsyth and John W. Bell, Sr. of Coal City, WV. James attended Mount Hope High School and Mount Hope United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his...
Landon Andrew Williams
Nov 22, 2011
Landon Andrew Williams, age 18, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Mill Creek Road, Mount Hope, WV. Born august 6, 1993 at Beckley, WV, he was the son of Anita Kay Pennington Williams of Oak Hill and the late Billy Eugene Williams. Landon was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Bessie Maxine Pennington and...
Mildred Legg Herndon
Nov 20, 2011
Mildred L. Legg Herndon , 90, of Princeton, WV formerly of Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the Rockin' Chair Residential Care in Lerona, WV. Born May 13, 1921 at Pax, WV she was the daughter of the late Zenas H. and Ramona McVey Legg. Mrs. Herndon was a retired secretary having worked for Merchants and Miners...
Margaret Lorraine Thorne Rhodes
Nov 20, 2011
Margaret Lorraine Thorne Rhodes , 91, of Barberton, OH formerly of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Pleasant View in Barberton, OH. Born March 30, 1920 at Narrows, VA she was the daughter of the late Luther Morton and Annie East Thorne. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John Chester Rhodes preceded her in death...
Porter Wayne Wriston
Nov 15, 2011
Porter Wayne Wriston , 72, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born March 02, 1939 at Mossy, WV he was the son of the late Winfred and Beulah Burnside Wriston. Mr. Wriston was a retired construction worker. His wife, Mildred Ann Wade Wriston, a daughter, Robin Wriston, and brothers,...
Betty Jane Thomas Peters
Nov 13, 2011
Betty Jane Thomas Peters , 69, of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 16, 1942 at Abingdon, VA she was the daughter of the late John and Eula Thomas. Mrs. Peters was a member of the Dothan Community Church and a homemaker. Her husband, Donald Gene Peters preceded her...
George Dennis Burgess, Sr.
Nov 12, 2011
George Dennis Burgess, Sr., 90, of Oak Hill, WV went to be the Lord on Saturday, November 12, 2011 after a long illness. Born December 2, 1920 at Cabin Creek, WV, he was the son of the late Patsy "Pap" Burgess, native of Italy and Hattie Loar Burgess, native of Tennessee. He was known to his nieces and nephews as...
Kimberly Lynn Holstein Downing
Nov 9, 2011
Kimberly Lynn Holstein Downing , 50, of Pax, WV died on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 06, 1961 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late Gene Haden Holstein and Janice Aubrey Canterbury Holstein Meredith. Kimberly was a former employee of Dayton Tire Manufacturing. She was a 1979 graduate of...
David Alan Gilbert
Nov 7, 2011
David Alan Gilbert , 70, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, November 07, 2011 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born June 01, 1941 at Prudence, WV he was the son of Margaret Johnson Crisp of Oak Hill and the late Julian Gilbert. David was retired from the magazine printing business. He was a member of the Printing...
Richard E. Williams
Nov 7, 2011
Richard Elbert Williams , 83, of Beckley, WV died on Monday, November 07, 2011 at Heartland of Beckley in Beckley, WV. Born August 27, 1928 at Price Hill, WV he was the son of the late Harvey and Rebecca Painter Williams. Mr. Williams retired from the WV Department of Highways in Raleigh County with 28 years service and from Ted...
Donald Gene Peters
Nov 3, 2011
Donald Gene Peters, age 71, of Dothan, WV, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 8, 1940, at Dothan, WV, he was the son of the Donald Earl and Alma Lois DeLung Peters. Mr. Peters retired from the WV Turnpike as a Foreman and served his country with the US...
Gene Edward Evans
Oct 30, 2011
Gene Edward Evans , 75, of Hilltop, WV went to be with Jesus on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at his home. Born November 21, 1935 at Minden, WV he was the son of the late Elmer and Garnett E. Toney Evans. Mr. Evans was a retired coal miner. He attended the Church of God and was a member of UMWA...
Grace Ann Kerwood Harvey
Oct 26, 2011
Grace Ann Kerwood Harvey, age 80, of Page, WV, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at BARH in Beckley, WV. Born July 29, 1931 at Mammoth, WV, she was the daughter of the late Everette and Julie Kerwood. Grace was a homemaker and attended the New Beginning Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl...
William James "Bill" Byset
Oct 24, 2011
William James “Bill” Byset, age 80 of Glen Jean, WV passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011 at CAMC Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born January 17, 1931 at Glen Jean, WV, he was the son of the late John”Buzz” and Grace Light Byset. Bill retired as a administrator with the US Government and attended Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic...
William Douglas "Doug" Nicely
Oct 23, 2011
William Douglas “Doug” Nicely , 54, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 12, 1957 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Homer Ernest and Marguerite Kelley Nicely of Oak Hill. In addition to his parents, Doug is survived by one sister, Teresa Drennen of...
Patricia Ann Aliff Shrewsbury
Oct 22, 2011
Patricia Ann Aliff Shrewsbury , 80, of Scarbro, WV died on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 05, 1931 at Cabin Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Joseph Irlan and Myrtle Surber Aliff. She was a homemaker. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Patricia's friends...
Jane Ellen Lattimer Dixon
Oct 21, 2011
Jane Ellen Lattimer Dixon, 90, of Beaufort, NC formerly of Oak Hill, WV died Friday, October 21, 2011 at Summerset Court, Newport, NC. Born July 6, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marian Johnson Lattimer. Her husband Ollie Dixon, Jr. and daughter Holley Jane Dixon preceded her in death. Mrs. Dixon was retired...
Shelbren Lee Johnston
Oct 20, 2011
Shelbren Lee Johnston , 78, of Page, WV died on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born May 03, 1933 at Blakely, WV he was the son of the late Homer William and Delcie V. Hayes Johnston. He was a retired coal miner for Central Appalachian. Mr. Johnston was a member of the...
Juanita Geneva Jeffers Davis
Oct 18, 2011
Juanita Geneva Jeffers Davis, 84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at her home. Born July 05, 1927 in Fola, WV in Clay county she was the daughter of the late William Lawrence and Lola Workman Jeffers of Oak Hill. Mrs. Davis was a very active member of the Jones Avenue First Church of God in...
