Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Robert R. Davis
Aug 12, 2009
Robert Russell Davis, 62, of Dothan, WV died on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born November 06, 1946 at Morehead City, NC he was the son of the late Alvin G. and Ruth Ingram Davis. Mr. Davis was a retired service technician for Pacific Bell Telephone. He served in the US Air Force...
Claudie French Brown
Aug 11, 2009
Claudie French Brown, 83, of Middlesex, NC formerly of Long Branch, WV died on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. Born October 27, 1925 at Plum Orchard, WV he was the son of the late Okey and Faye Aliff Brown. He was a retired coal miner. Mr. Brown was a member of the Ewing Creek Community...
Ida M. Martin
Aug 10, 2009
Ida Mae Shockey Martin, 87, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, August 10, 2009 at her home. Born January 05, 1922 at Fayetteville, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Mamie Kincaid Shockey. Mrs. Martin was a member of the Mount Hope Assembly of God and was a homemaker. Her husband, Harry Clarence Martin; two daughters,...
William L. Hoover
Aug 10, 2009
William Lee "Bill" Hoover, 48, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, August 10, 2009 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born October 08, 1960 at Indianapolis, IN he was the son of Aurritta C. Waggoner Hoover Taylor of Oak Hill and the late Irvin Hoover of Indianapolis and stepson of the late Charles H. Taylor of Robson. Bill...
Margaret J. Broughman
Aug 7, 2009
Margaret Josephine Broughman, 84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, August 07, 2009 at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born May 23, 1925 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Harry St. George and Martha Josephine Harrah Broughman. She was a retired cashier for Kroger of Oak Hill with over 40 years...
James E. Wade, Sr.
Aug 5, 2009
James Edward Wade, Sr., 39, of Red Star, WV died on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born January 14, 1970 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Jimmy and Mary (Webb) Webb of Hilltop, WV Mr. Wade was a security guard and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, Hilltop. In addition to...
Frank E. Burgess
Aug 3, 2009
Franklin Edward Burgess, 72, of Harvey, WV died on Monday, August 03, 2009 at his home. Born November 22, 1936 at Fayetteville, WV he was the son of the late Edmond and Carrie Kate Severn Burgess. He was a disabled furniture salesman. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Burgess of Oak Hill and his companion, Myrtle V. Moses of Harvey. He...
Ottie L. Treadway
Aug 2, 2009
Ottie Lee Treadway, 59, of Scott Depot, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, August 02, 2009 at CAMC - Teays Valley Hospital in Hurricane, WV. Born January 25, 1950 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Joyce Blake Treadway of Mt. Airy, NC and the late Raymond R. Treadway. Ottie was a retired Drafting Instructor...
Gary W. Adkins
Aug 2, 2009
Gary Wayne Adkins, 46, of Verona, VA formerly of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, August 02, 2009 at his home as a result of complications from diabetes. Born October 27, 1962 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Richard Clyde Adkins and his wife, Shirley of Verona and Myra Shaver Gibson and her husband, Bernard, Sr. of Oak Hill,...
Donald C. Kroening
Jul 26, 2009
Retired Major Donald C. Kroening, 80, of Dothan, WV died on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born July 08, 1929 at Jefferson, WI he was the son of the late Joseph and Agartha Machgan Kroening. His family moved to Bremerton, Washington in 1942 where he attended and graduated from high school. He then moved to...
Tammy Lynn Foster
Jul 26, 2009
Tammy Lynn Foster , 46, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Florida Hospital Waterman in Tavares, FL. Born October 06, 1962 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of Frank D. Foster, Sr. of Oak Hill, WV and the late Bonnie J. Toombs Foster. She was a disabled department manager for Winn Dixie in...
Paul Michael Shrewsbury, Jr.
Jul 23, 2009
Paul Michael Shrewsbury, Jr., 35, of Crab Orchard died on Thursday, July 23, 2009 from injuries received in an ATV accident on Sullivan Road, Glen Morgan, WV. Born August 14, 1973 at Beckley, WV, he was a son of Paul Michael Shrewsbury, Sr. and Linda Sue Vandall. Paul was a heavy equipment operator; he enjoyed 4-wheeling, fishing, hunting and camping....
Lewis R. "Tommy Tucker" Abshire
Jul 23, 2009
Lewis Ray "Tommy Tucker" Abshire, 70, of Potomac, Maryland, formerly of Mount Hope, died Thursday, July 23, 2009 of pulmonary fibrosis while vacationing in Ocean City, Maryland. Born August 18, 1938 at Mount Hope, he was the son of the late George A. and Mabel Perry Abshire. He was retired from the IBM Corporation; was a U. S. Air Force...
Cecil B. Rakes
Jul 23, 2009
Cecil Ballard Rakes, 90, of Hilltop, WV died on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born June 10, 1919 at Eccles, WV he was the son of the late John Posey and Fannie Grace Adkins Rakes. Mr. Rakes was a retired coal miner and a member of the UMWA. His wife, Loie Pearl Holestine Rakes; daughter,...
Wilburn Rudy Rose, Sr.
Jul 23, 2009
Wilburn Rudy Rose, Sr. 86, of New Port Richey, FL formerly of Rt. 1 Fayetteville, WV and Woodbridge, VA died on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at his home. Born February 19, 1923 at Princeton, WV he was the son of the late Marlin Rudy and Margaret Elizabeth Shrewsbury Rose. He was a retired carpenter and of the Baptist faith. Mr....
Ulia M. Bowyer
Jul 21, 2009
Ulia Mae Phillips Bowyer, 83, of Maple Fork, WV died on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at her home. Born November 21, 1925 at Creston, Ashe County, NC she was the daughter of the late Joseph Robert and Nancy Vannoy Phillips. She was a lifetime member of the Maple Valley Baptist Church, Maple Fork. Mrs. Bowyer was a homemaker. She was...
Mary Clide Mankin
Jul 17, 2009
Mary Clide Mankin, 97, of Conway, SC formerly of Oak Hill, WV passed away at her home on Friday, July 17, 2009. Born September 5, 1911 at Oak Hill, WV, she was a daughter of the late Clyde Arkle and Mary Elsie Backus Mankin. She was a retired school teacher, member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church where she attended...
Logan Chase Cook
Jul 17, 2009
Logan Chase Cook, infant son of Ryan Cook and Roseanne Truman of Scarbro passed away on Friday, July 17, 2009, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Graveside services with burial to follow will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, July 20, 2009, at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill with Rev. Dorothy Osborne officiating. Online condolences may be sent to our website...
Charles R. "Bobby" Lavender
Jul 15, 2009
Our loving husband and father Charles R. "Bobby" Lavender , 81, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital in Charleston, WV following an extended illness. Born December 08, 1927 at Cannelton, WV he was the son of the late Charles and Pearl Forman Lavender. He was a retired electrician for Cannelton Coal Company...
Jerry Wayne Wingrove
Jul 14, 2009
Jerry Wayne Wingrove, 70, of Adelanto, CA formerly of Pax, WV died on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in Adelanto. Born December 6, 1938 he was the son of the late O.R. “Waterbury” and Thelma Humphrey Wingrove. Jerry was a 1956 graduate of Pax High School. Following graduation, he enlisted in the US Air Force where he served four years. He...
