Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Celia Ramona Abshire
Jan 16, 2024
Celia Ramona Tyree Abshire, 95, of Beckley, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 in a Beckley hospital.
Born April 4, 1928, at Cirtsville, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Ray and Lillian Ester (Maynor) Tyree.
Celia was a 20 year employee of the Beckley Postal Service. She loved her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren, they...
Connie Lynn Edwards
Jan 14, 2024
Connie Lynn Persinger Edwards, 73, of Fayetteville passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 14, 2024 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV.
Born September 1, 1950 in Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of the late Richard Carlton and Mary Evelyn Pennington Persinger.
Connie was a homemaker, she was a member of the Harvey Chapel United Methodist Church on...
James Estil Scarbrough
Jan 11, 2024
James Estil Scarbrough,79, of Shady Spring went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley.
Born September 27, 1944 in Clear Creek, WV he was the son of the late Albert and Irene Dickens Scarbrough.
James was a proud United States Air Force Veteran where he worked as a...
Christopher Lee Wygal
Jan 9, 2024
Christopher Lee Wygal, Chris "Doodad" passed away on January 9, 2024. Chris was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and fought the fight for eight years.
Born November 11, 1960 in Beckley. He graduated from Mt. Hope High School in 1979.
Chris was an avid Harley rider, it was something he always enjoyed, especially trips to the Scenic Highway. He...
Elizabeth Marguette Thorne
Jan 9, 2024
Elizabeth Marguette Thorne, 95, of Oak Hill, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Rainelle Healthcare Center.
Born February 9, 1928, at Gatewood, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Lydia Elizabeth (Talbert) Butler.
Elizabeth married the love of her life, Paul Thorne on May 30, 1947 and they were married for 72 years. She...
Timothy Ryan Young
Jan 9, 2024
Timothy Ryan Young, 66, of Scarbro, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at his residence with his loving family by his side.
Born April 15, 1957, Montgomery, WV, he was the son of the Donnie Clara (Deboard) Young and the late Jack Leonard Young.
Timothy was a Heavy Equipment Operator and in his leisure he enjoyed riding his four...
Judy Carol Hunley
Jan 8, 2024
Judy Carol Parsons Hunley, 64, of Mount Hope passed away peacefully on Monday, January 8, 2024 at CAMC Memorial in Charleston, WV.
Born August 29, 1959 in Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late Hollie and Goldie Elswick Parsons.
Judy worked as a a waitress and loved spending time with her family.
Along with her parents she is preceded in death...
Biddle Franklin Williams, Sr.
Jan 5, 2024
Biddle Franklin Williams, Sr. 87, of Pax, WV. took the masters hand on his 87 birthday January 5, 2024 and entered the Kingdom of Heaven surrounded by his family at PMC in Oak Hill.
Born January 5, 1937 in Long Branch, WV he was the son of the late Bob and Violet Williams.
Biddle was a 1955 graduate of Pax...
Josephine Wines Suttle
Jan 4, 2024
Josephine Wines Suttle, 86, of Mount Hope passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley.
Born June 17, 1937 in Pax, WV she was the daughter of the late Luther Wines and Lilly Jane Maynor Bailey.
Josephine was a homemaker, was a loyal member of the...
Roy Lee Collins
Jan 3, 2024
Roy Lee Collins, 79, of Clear Creek, WV, went to be with the Lord and his baby girl, Brenda on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at Lewis-Gale Hospital in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Roy was born on November 27, 1944 at Clear Creek, to the late Jesse and Mable Collins-Williams and his stepfather, Delbert Williams.
In addition to his parents and...
Jesse Ray McFall
Dec 30, 2023
Jesse Ray McFall, 30, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023. He was born on March 31, 1993 to Stacy and Edward McFall, Jr.
Jesse loved his wife and family dearly. He was proud to be a Momma’s boy and adored his dogs. Jesse also loved football, most especially the Cowboys and West Virginia Mountaineers, sports, and Pokémon cards.
In addition to...
Cora Mae West
Dec 24, 2023
Cora Mae Massey West, 84, of Oak Hill passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 24, 2023 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV.
Born July 25, 1939 in Fayette County she was the daughter of the late Delbert and Ruby Estamae Toney Massey.
Cora worked and retired as a Grocery store clerk, she was of the Baptist faith, and...
Michael D. McMillion
Dec 23, 2023
Michael D. McMillion, 58, of Fayetteville passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at his residence with his family by his side.
Born September 14, 1965 in Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late Bobby Gene and Julia Ann Wriston McMillion.
Michael was the Assistant Manager at Pizza Hut and in his leisure he enjoyed listening to...
Everette J. Elder
Dec 15, 2023
Everette Jene Elder, 93, of Oak Hill, WV passed away peacefully on Friday, December 15th at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV.
Everette was an honored veteran of the United States Army who served in Korea. As a member of the greatest generation, he made three vowels in his lifetime: To serve and protect his country, to be a loyal...
Suellen Shrewsberry Royse
Dec 13, 2023
Suellen "Sue" Shrewsberry Royse, 83, of Mullens, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley.
Born March 17, 1940, at Basin, she was the daughter of the late Burl and Meda (Graham) Shrewsberry.
Sue was a 1958 graduate of Herndon High School. She was a devoted housewife of 63 years and loved cooking, canning,...
Jason Allen Hall
Dec 13, 2023
Jason Allen Hall, 47, of Hilltop passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston.
Born February 18, 1976 in Missouri he was the son of Clarence Hall and the late Donna Faye Blevins Hall.
Jason enjoyed playing video games, collecting antiques, and spending time with his family.
He is preceded in death by his mother,...
Madeline Betty Hamilton
Dec 12, 2023
Madeline Betty Hamilton, 92, of Scarbro, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
Born January 23, 1931 at Kingston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Tike and Iva (Hess) Naylor.
Madeline was a devoted Christian, loved tending to her flowers, and watching Hallmark movies. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
In...
Otto Max Tyree
Dec 12, 2023
Otto Max Tyree of Pax went to be with the Lord, peacefully at home on December 12, 2023. Max was born February 19, 1939 in Lively, and was the eldest son to the late Lawrence Tyree and Alice Williams Tyree
Max was a 1957 graduate of Pax High School. Upon graduation, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army...
John Carroll Whitt
Dec 9, 2023
John Carroll Whitt, age 91 of Knoxville, Tennessee, departed from this present life to receive his heavenly reward at 3 a.m., December 9, 2023.
He was born in Dothan, West Virginia on April 19, 1932 and was the son of George Nathan and Martelia Ann (Toney) Whitt. Having been united in marriage to Bonnie Lee on April 9, 1960...
Yvonne Faye Dempsey
Dec 8, 2023
Yvonne Faye Tompkins Dempsey, 73, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 at Mon Health in Morgantown, WV following a long illness.
Yvonne was born May, 20, 1950 at home, Oak Hill, WV. She was the daughter of the late Aubrey Ossington Tompkins, Jr., and the late Faye Ethel Bowyer Tompkins and the granddaughter of the...
