Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Jaydon Wayne Smith
Oct 4, 2009
On Sunday, October 04, 2009 Jaydon Wayne Smith of Oak Hill, WV went to Heaven to be one of God's tiny angels. Born August 11, 2009 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Amber Norris of Oak Hill and Gary Smith, Jr. of Glen Jean. A half-sister, Trinity Smith preceded him in death. In addition to his parents those...
Linda Carol Underwood
Sep 30, 2009
Linda Carol Batten Underwood, 61, of Maple Fork, WV was swept up by the Lord and followed by angels to Heaven on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Born November 06, 1947 at Alloy, WV she was the daughter of the late Ernest Lee and Maudine Perry Batten. Linda was a homemaker. She was the wife of Delbert Underwood for 44 years....
Alice Jean Tincher
Sep 28, 2009
Alice Jean Hughes Tincher, 70, of Long Branch, WV died on Monday, September 28, 2009 at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born March 27, 1939 at Fayette Station, WV she was the daughter of the late Raymond Eugene and Alice Louise Dyke Hughes. She was a disabled Licensed Practical Nurse having worked for Plateau Medical Center in...
Madeline M. Hanson
Sep 21, 2009
Madeline Mildred Miller Hanson , 84, of Whitsett, NC formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, September 21, 2009 at Hospice House in Burlington, NC. Born September 17, 1925 at McKendree, WV she was the daughter of the late James and Martha Hicks Miller. She was a retired sales clerk. Survivors include a daughter, Judith Ellison of Whitsett, NC,...
Robert E. Adkins
Sep 20, 2009
Robert E. Adkins , 77, of Mount Hope, WV died on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 28, 1932 at Clifton, WV he was the son of the late David and Myrtle Newton Adkins. He was a retired saw mill security guard. Mr. Adkins was of the Baptist faith. A son, Robert Gene...
Joe Henry Smith
Sep 19, 2009
Joe Henry Smith, 60, of Scarbro, WV died on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born July 27, 1949 at Mossy, WV he was the son of the late Artie Layton and Nettie Irene Stover Smith. Joe as a truck driver for Duster Trucking Company of Oak Hill. He was a member of the Dothan...
Kenneth Lee Workman
Sep 16, 2009
Kenneth Lee Workman , 41, of Scarbro, WV died on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born January 17, 1968 at Beloit, WI he was the son of Patricia Milam Workman of Cleveland, NC and the late Russell "Rusty" Workman. His sister, Patricia Lucille Workman and maternal grandparents, James and Mary Saunders Milam preceded...
Scott Allen Evans
Sep 15, 2009
Scott Allen Evans, 33, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born December 25, 1975 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Elmer Gordon and Wilma Maxine Minor Evans of Oak Hill. Scott attended the Pentecostal church. Two brothers, Larry Rice and Ronnie Rice preceded him in death. In...
Harold Vincent "Vince" Burdette
Sep 14, 2009
Harold "Vince" Vincent Burdette, 75, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 14, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born May 18, 1934 at Burnwell, WV he was the son of the late Ventrue and Eula Bird Burdette. He was a retired chief electrician having worked in the coal mining industry....
Donald Earl Craddock
Sep 14, 2009
Donald Earl Craddock, 74, of Merritt Island, Fl formerly of Maple Fork, WV passed away peacefully, Monday September 14, 2009. Born in Maple Fork, WV on May 29, 1935 he was the son of the late George and Macil Blake Craddock. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley before joining the Air Force in 1954. After bootcamp he was...
Alice Faye Criss
Sep 13, 2009
Alice Faye Criss, 65, of Mount Hope, WV died on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 26, 1944 at Lochgelly, WV she was the daughter of Ruby Mae Criss Kessinger of Oak Hill, WV and the late Clinton Elmer Criss and Margaret Lucas Rhoten. Alice was a retired Unit Secretary for Plateau Medical...
Anna Lee Canterbury Candler
Sep 13, 2009
Anna Lee Canterbury Candler, 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at her home. Born January 06, 1926 at Summerlee (Bays Heights), WV she was the daughter of the late Ira and Nellie Mann Canterbury. She was the former Postmistress for the US Postal Service at Summerlee. Mrs. Candler was a charter member of the Summerlee...
James Henry Withrow
Sep 13, 2009
James Henry Withrow, 95 of Summerlee, WV died on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Hilltop Center, Hilltop, WV. Born December 25, 1913 in Somerset, PA, he was the son of the late William and Elizabeth Saltsgiver Withrow. James was a retired coal miner with 41 years of service at the New River Coal Company at Lochgelly. He was preceded in...
John F. "Rusty" Ross Iii
Sep 12, 2009
John "Rusty" Franklin Ross, III, 61, of Garner, NC died on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, WV. Born September 22, 1947 in West Virginia he was the son of the late Beatrice "BeBe" Miller Ross and John Franklin Ross, II. Rusty was a 1965 graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill. Survivors his...
Mary Campbell Dorton
Sep 9, 2009
Mary E. Campbell Dorton, 86, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born July 15, 1923 at Stuart’s Draft, VA she was the daughter of the late Charles Mae and Ruth Elick Campbell. Mary was a well-known cook having worked at the Skyline Drive In at Hilltop for 30...
Mary Patricia Elkins
Sep 9, 2009
Mary Patricia Elkins of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born December 12, 1939 at Traverse City, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Leo A. Wolf and Barbara Elizabeth Zimmerman Wolf. Mary was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul...
Jessie Ray Smith
Sep 5, 2009
Jessie Ray Smith, 5 year old son, of Michelle Lynn Toney Smith and Jonathan Joshua Smith of Oak Hill died Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born August 20, 2004 at Beckley, WV, he was a son of Michelle Lynn Toney Smith and Jonathan Joshua Smith. Jessie was a kindergarten student at New River Elementary School...
Dennis Lee Dunivant
Sep 4, 2009
Dennis Lee Dunivant, 65 years young, of Oak Hill, WV died Friday, September 4, 2009, at Summersville Memorial Hospital, Summersville, WV. Born November 6, 1944 at Red Star, WV, he was a son of the late Bernard and Dorothy May McKinney Dunivant. He was disabled. Survivors include brothers, Bernard Ray Dunivant and his wife, Vivian of Hico, Charles Joe Dunivant...
Harry Edwin "Ed" Korn
Sep 3, 2009
Harry Edwin "Ed" Korn, 73, of Rt. 1, Fayetteville, WV died Thursday, September 3, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born May 30, 1936 at Oil City, PA, he was the son of the late Ernest and Muriel Hanna Korn. He was a retired, self-employed carpenter and millwright. Ed was a musician, both as a singer and a bass...
Nora Jane Tygrett
Sep 2, 2009
Nora Jane Meadows Tygrett, 86, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 05, 1923 at Raleigh County, WV she was the daughter of the late Berman Earl Meadows, Sr. and Ollie Gilkerson Meadows Jones. Mrs. Tygrett attended Oak Hill High School and Beckley College and was a graduate...
