Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Donald Jay Dempsey
Jul 9, 2011
Donald Jay Dempsey, 74, of Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Fayette Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Fayetteville, WV. Born July 30, 1936 at Minden, WV, he was the son of the late William and Evelyn Johnson Dempsey. He was a retired taxi driver for Morton Taxi Co., Oak Hill and a U. S. Army veteran. One daughter,...
Delia "Dee" R. Craddock Bowyer
Jul 9, 2011
Delia (Dee) Rose Craddock Bowyer, of Bradley, WV went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 9, 2011, at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, WV. She was the third daughter of Emmett and Gladness Gunnoe Craddock. Born at Long Branch in Fayette county on May 12, 1933 and married John Herbert Bowyer on August 19, 1950. She...
William John "Bill" Boyle
Jul 4, 2011
William John “Bill” Boyle , aged 91, of Beckley, WV died on Monday, July 04, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 02, 1920 at Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late William M. and Ellen Atwood Boyle. Mr. Boyle was retired from Unisys Corporation and later Raleigh Hardware. He was a veteran of World...
Mary E. Shieler Neal
Jul 4, 2011
Mary E. Shieler Neal , 87, of Fayetteville, WV died on Monday, July 04, 2011 at her home. Born March 31, 1924 at Beckwith, WV she was the daughter of the late Everette Wilson and Ethel Dolan Shieler. Mrs. Neal was a member of the Cotton Hill Baptist Church and a homemaker. Her husband, Harmon Eugene Neal and two brothers,...
Margaret Helen Sweet Mannon
Jul 4, 2011
A loving wife, devoted mother and grandmother went home to be with the Lord Monday, July 4, 2011 following a long illness. Helen Mannon of Garten, WV was born in Elmo, WV October 4, 1916. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Edward and Essie Hazel Donnally Sweet. Helen attended Gum Springs Baptist Church in Chimney Corner. She enjoyed...
William H. "Bill" Moore
Jul 3, 2011
William H. “Bill Moore , 72, years of age passed away on Sunday, July 03, 2011 after a long illness. Born February 03, 1939 at Pax, WV he was the son of the late Paul and Hazel Evans Moore. A devoted husband and father, Bill lived in West Virginia all his life, providing for his family by working in the...
Allen John Thomas
Jul 2, 2011
Allen John Thomas , 94, of Oak Hill, WV formerly of Montgomery, WV died on Saturday, July 02, 2011 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Mr. Thomas was cremated. There will be no visitation or service. Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, WV
Billy Joe Yates, Sr.
Jun 29, 2011
Billy Joe Yates, Sr., 71, of Rock Lick, WV died on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at CAMC-Memorial Division in Charleston, WV Born December 8, 1939 at Rock Lick, WV, he was the son of the late Lee Roy and Gladys Ruth Boyd Yates. Billy Joe was an automobile mechanic and a member of the Rock Lick Community Church. He also...
Joy D. Thurbon Thorne
Jun 26, 2011
Joy Dolores Thurbon Thorne , 83, of Oak Hill, WV died peacefully on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 19, 1927 at Rush Run, WV she was the daughter of the late John David Thurbon, Sr. and Hattie Armentrout Thurbon. Joy was a member of the Rock Lick Church and loved her...
Gerald Monroe Campbell
Jun 24, 2011
Gerald Monroe Campbell, 70, of Kilsyth, WV, died at his home on Friday, June 24, 2011 following a long illness. Born June 29, 1940 at Creamery, WV, he was the son of the late William A. and Flora Minerva Thornton Campbell. He was a member of the Scarbro Baptist Church, a disabled U.S. Army Sgt., former employee of the city...
Mamie H. Thompson
Jun 22, 2011
Mamie H. Paulin Thompson , 99, of Fairlea, WV formerly of Harvey, WV died on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea, WV. Born April 16, 1912 at Renick, WV she was the daughter of the late David and Frances Zajar Paulin. Mrs. Thompson was a native of Greenbrier County, WV. She and her husband, Leonard...
Amanda Darcus Toney Boardwine
Jun 19, 2011
Amanda Darcus Toney Boardwine , 85, of Fayetteville, WV was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 26, 1926 at Toney Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Carl Arthur “Kit” and Winnie Florence Thompson Toney. Mrs. Boardwine was a member of the...
Lelia Opal "Billie" Wees Wall
Jun 15, 2011
Lelia "Billie" Opal Wees Wall , 96 of Jasper, AL formerly of Mount Hope, WV died on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in Jasper, AL. Born July 17, 1914 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Glen H. and Ruby Taylor Wees. Mrs. Wall was a member of the Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Church for more than...
Barbara Ann Ramey Barker
Jun 14, 2011
Barbara Ann Ramey Barker , 71, of Lansing, WV went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV after a long battle with cancer. Born August 12, 1939 at Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of the late Miles and Stella Pearl Burke Ramey. Barbara was an agent/secretary for State...
Ruth Neubert Maybush
Jun 13, 2011
Ruth G. Neubert Maybush , 97, of Goochland, VA formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, June 13, 2011 at Envoy at Meadows in Goochland. Born August 01, 1913 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Max and Ethel Gertrude May Neubert. Ruth was a member of the Church of God in Staunton, VA and...
Billy Earl Thacker
Jun 12, 2011
Billy Earl Thacker, age 71, of Fayetteville, WV passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, WV. Born September 17, 1939 at Greasy Creek, Ky., he was the son of the late Manuel and Versie Robinson Thacker. Mr. Thacker worked construction as a roofing and siding installer and served his country with the US Army....
Myrtle Lou Mckown Lilly
Jun 11, 2011
Myrtle Lou McKown Lilly , 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at her home. Born June 08, 1928 at Calhoun County, WV she was the daughter of the late Evan and Shirley Powell McKown. Mrs. Lilly was employed for several years by the Fayette County Board of Education having taught at East End Elementary, Oak...
George Lechalk
Jun 10, 2011
George Lechalk, age 95, of Sun, WV, passed away on Friday, June10, 2011 at Hilltop Center at Hilltop, WV. Born June 14, 1915 at Oswald, WV, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna Morovich Lechalk. Mr. Lechalk worked as a mine foremen in the coal industry and was a member of the McDonald Masonic Lodge # 103...
Margaret Louise Wetzel Mcvey
Jun 9, 2011
Margaret Louise Wetzel McVey, age 87 of Statesville, NC, formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at the home of her son Charles "Chuck" McVey of Statesville, NC. Born January 18, 1924 in Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Thelma Broughman Wetzel. Margaret was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School...
Sharon D. Caral Estok
Jun 5, 2011
Sharon D. Caral Estok, age 48, of Broadveiw Heights, OH died on Sunday, June 5, 2011. She was the daughter of the late John and Floris Richmond Caral. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Herman and Ethel Bragg Richmond of Dothan and a cousin, Rodney Sutphin. Sharon was the beloved wife of 29 years, to Michael, loving...
