Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Betty M. Mcguffin Campbell
Sep 15, 2011
Betty McGuffin Campbell, 83, of Phoenix, AX died on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Born at Thurmond, WV she was a daughter of the late Claymus Wesley and Ethel Virginia Samples McGuffin. Her husband: Alfred Campbell, five sisters, Joyce Ann McGuffin, Mary Sue Hash, Harriett V. Bishop, Margaret E. “Maggie” Anderson and Carrie Jean Sumner and five brothers, John McGuffin, James...
Benjamin F. Davis
Sep 15, 2011
Benjamin Forrest Davis , 59, of Dempsey, WV died on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 06, 1952 at Fayetteville, WV he was the son of the late Dennis Ulysses and Audrey Irene White Davis. He was a truck driver for Cabin Creek Lumber. Survivors include his wife, Susan Frances Deeter Davis,...
John Anthony Kelly
Sep 13, 2011
John Anthony Kelly , 35, of Minden, WV died on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at his home. Born July 12, 1976 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Joseph Aaron Kelly, Sr. of Minden, WV and the late Sharon Joyce Parsons Kelly. John was a member of the Rock Lick Community Church and had worked as a grocery store...
Winifred "Peanut" Smith
Sep 10, 2011
Winifred “Peanut” Smith, 49, of Pax, WV passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2011 from injuries received in a motorcycle accident in South Carolina. Born November 24, 1961 in Chicago, Ill. he was the son of Winifred and Irene Woolwine Smith of South Carolina. Peanut served in the armed forces in both the US Army and US Marine Corps. He...
Mary O. Yoney Shrewsberry
Sep 8, 2011
Mary O. Shrewsberry, 52, of Scarbro, WV passed away Thursday, September 8, 2011 from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. She was born October 3, 1958 in Oak Hill, WV the daughter of the late Rena Opal Wriston and Frank Yoney. She attended the New River Baptist Church and was a 1976 graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill....
Timothy Judson Boley
Sep 8, 2011
Timothy Judson "T.J." Boley, 40, of Fayetteville, WV died Thursday, September 8, 2011. Born December 31, 1970 at Montgomery, WW, he was the son of Timothy Blinn and Gail Lair Boley of Hico, WV. He was President of Deep Earth Energy in Fayetteville and a member of the Jehovah's Witness. In addition to his parents he is survived by his...
Debra Ann Massey
Sep 7, 2011
A life-long resident of Paint Creek, Debra Ann Massey , 47, of Collinsdale, WV went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 07, 2011. Born July 24, 1964 at Huntington, WV she was the only daughter of Freda Edith Johnson Massey of Collinsdale and the late Larry Paul Massey. Her paternal grandparents, Cecil and Myrtle Massey,...
Shelby Jean Rider White
Sep 5, 2011
Shelby Jean Rider White , 60, of Lochgelly, WV died on Monday, September 05, 2011 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born August 21, 1951 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of Frank Ferrell and Peggy Dugger Rider of Oak Hill, WV She was a retired sales clerk for Elder Beerman. Ms. White attended the Crossroads Apostolic...
Jerry Wallace Epperly
Sep 5, 2011
Jerry Wallace Epperly, age 78, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Monday, September 5, 2011 at the VAMC in Beckley, WV after a long illness. Born January 21, 1933 at Fayetteville, WV, he was the son of the late Ervin and Maude Minnie Martin Epperly. For many years Jerry was a well known, well liked salesman with Standard Coffee...
Wanda Wilma Yeary Wingrove
Sep 4, 2011
Wanda Wilma Yeary Wingrove, age 70, of Beckley, formerly of Mount Hope, WV passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at B.A.R.H. Born May 31, 1941 at Deep Water, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Mary Belcher Yeary. Mrs. Wingrove was a homemaker and a member of the Glen View Regular Baptist Church at Crab Orchard....
James Monroe Wells
Sep 1, 2011
James Monroe Wells , 82, of Rupert, WV formerly of Bradley, WV passed away on Thursday, September 01, 2011 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 07, 1929 at Killarney, WV he was the son of the late Marlin C. and Agnes Autumn Robinette Wells. He was a US Army veteran. A brother, Rev. J. Ralph Wells, niece,...
Rupert Leo Blankenship
Aug 30, 2011
Rupert Leo Blankenship , 77, of Maple Fork, WV went to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at home in Maple Fork, WV. Born April 07, 1934 at Buffalo Creek, WV he was the son of the late John Hamilton and Blanche Phyllis Lewis Blankenship. He was a 1953 graduate of Oceana High School and was...
Shirley Gene Givens Stover
Aug 27, 2011
Shirley Gene Givens Stover, age 76, of Hurricane, WV, formerly of Pax, WV, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at her home in Hurricane, WV. Born June 29, 1935 at Chandler Branch, Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Fleet and Othel Morris Givens. Mrs. Stover was a homemaker and a member of the Good Shepherd...
Timothy David "Tim" Wolford
Aug 23, 2011
Timothy “Tim” D. Wolford, 42, formerly from Beards Fork, WV, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2011, at WVU Hospital surrounded by his loving family and close friends. He was born August 30, 1968, in Montgomery, WV, the son of Ronnie and Shelby Wolford, of Fayetteville, WV. Tim was of the Baptist Faith and attended the Robson Freewill Baptist Church;...
Lois Jean Totten Amos
Aug 23, 2011
Lois Jean Totten Amos , 77, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 19, 1934 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Lois Mayme Thompson Totten. She was a retired real estate agent. Mrs. Amos was a member of the Jones Avenue...
Johnny C. Menei
Aug 21, 2011
Johnny Carmelo Menei , 75, of Glen Jean, WV went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 21, 2011 his 75th birthday. Surrounded by his family, John passed peacefully at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following an extended illness. Born August 21, 1936 at Tamroy, WV he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Sirna...
James L. "Shotry" Fleshman
Aug 19, 2011
James Lewis "Shorty" Fleshman , 45, of Minden, WV died on Friday, August 19, 2011 at his home. Born February 03, 1966 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Barbara Sanger Fleshman and the late William Edward Fleshman, Sr. He worked in residential construction. In addition to his mother James is survived by one sister, Bonita Donlow of...
Linda Carol Fredrick
Aug 11, 2011
Linda Carol Stacey Fredrick , 67, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born May 10, 1944 at San Luis Obispo, CA she was the daughter of the late Luther and Maxine Baker Stacey. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, James of Independence, OR, as well...
Pauline Sanders Keffer
Aug 9, 2011
Known to many as Granny and Mrs. Shoemaker, Pauline Sanders Keffer , 92, of The Villages, FL formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at her home. She had fallen in early June and broke her hip, an injury from which she never recovered. Born October 20, 1918 at Tamroy, WV she was the daughter of...
Buster "Buck" Leon Mitchell
Aug 7, 2011
Buster “Buck” Leon Mitchell, 79, of Flat Rock, Mich., and formerly of Harvey, WV died Sept. 11, 2010. Born October 8, 1930 in Fayette County, WV he was the son of the late Lawrence and Burndetta Rogers Mitchell. His beloved wife, Mary, brothers, Roger Dale, Fred, Charles, Dallas and Robert Mitchell and Buster’s loving pet and friend, Midget. All preceded...
