Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
William R. "Pa Pa" Bennett
Jul 12, 2009
William R. “Pa Pa” Bennett, age 88 of Garten, WV passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at Hidden Valley Health Care in Oak Hill. Born December 27, 1920 in Fayetteville, WV, he was the son of the late Elijah Jacob and Annie Mary Shockey Bennett. Mr. Bennett retired from the US Postal Service with over 25 years of service....
Donna M. Braenovich
Jul 10, 2009
Donna Marie Braenovich, 32, of Robson, WV died on Friday, July 10, 2009 at Saint Vincent’s Charity Hospital in Cleveland, OH. Born March 06, 1977 at Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of Stanley and Debra Ann Settle Braenovich of Robson, WV Donna was a Correctional Officer for Mount Olive Correctional Facility having attained the rank of Corporal. She had...
Brenda K. Fix
Jul 10, 2009
Brenda Kay Presnell Fix, 64, of Warren, PA formerly of Gatewood and Beckley, WV died on Friday, July 10, 2009 her at home. Born September 09, 1944 at Elkton, MD she was the daughter of the late Albert Haze and Mary June Roop Presnell. Survivors include four sons, Charles Lee Daniel of Maryland, Timothy Lane Daniel of Maryland, Mathew Wayne...
Mary Frances Williams
Jul 7, 2009
Mary Frances Williams, 74, of Packs Branch, WV died on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 at her home. Born February 12, 1935 at Packs Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Rev. James Samuel Williams and Clara Meadows Williams. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse having worked at Bridgeton Hospital in Bridgeton, NJ. Ms. Williams was a member...
Sisroe Kuhn
Jul 6, 2009
Sisroe Kuhn, 87 years old, of Warren, OH formerly of Rock Lick, WV, died, Monday, July 6, 2009 at 7:35 PM at Community Skilled Nursing Centre. He was born October 23, 1921 in Minden, WV, the son of the late Ulysses S. and Margaret Kincaid Kuhn. Sisroe worked as a coal miner from the age of 16 until 1959. He...
Jessie Junior Anderson
Jul 4, 2009
Jessie Junior Anderson, 23, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, July 04, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV from injuries received in an automobile accident on Rt. 16 at Price Hill. Born June 10, 1986 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of Barbra Anderson Belcher of Cleveland, TN and the late Jessie McMillan and stepson of...
Carolyn Jean Slay Williams
Jul 3, 2009
Carolyn Jean Slay Williams, 59, of Lakewood Township, NJ formerly of Scarbro, WV died on Friday, July 03, 2009 at her home. Born September 03, 1949 she was the daughter of Marcellus Slay and the late Flora Slay. She was a payroll specialist for AMTrak. Her husband, Alphonso Williams and brothers, Ambis Slay, Marcellus Slay, Jr. and Daniel Webster preceded...
Verle Wriston Kelley Payne
Jul 2, 2009
Verle M. Wriston Kelley Payne, 91, of Scarbro, WV died on Thursday, July 02, 2009 at Fayette Continuous Care Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born December 17, 1917 in Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Reason Alfred and Elizabeth Jane Lafferty Wriston. Mrs. Payne was a member of the Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church, Oak Hill. One son,...
Nancy Chesunas Blake
Jul 2, 2009
Nancy Chesunas Blake, 92, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 02, 2009. Born April 27, 1917 at Eccles, WV she was the daughter of the late Ben and Jadwiga Legonis Chesunas of Salem Road. Nancy married the late William Robert Blake on August 26, 1936 and together they had eight children. She spent...
Lillie M. Linkous
Jul 1, 2009
Lillie M. Linkous, 70, of Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 14, 1939 at Merrimac, VA she was the daughter of the late Ivan Isaac and Barbara Ellen Lester Linkous. Miss Linkous was a member of the Gary Pentecostal Church, Gary, WV. Survivors include her siblings, Reba Linkous...
Roy Lee Proffitt
Jul 1, 2009
Roy Lee Proffitt, 67, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born October 09, 1941 at Crumpler, WV he was the son of the late Ernest and Cora Barrett Proffitt. Roy was raised at Ashland and Crumpler and attended Northfork Elkhorn High School where he played on the high...
Eric Paul Stover
Jun 27, 2009
Eric Paul Stover, 50, of Knoxville, TN formerly of Maple Fork, WV died on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at his home. Born July 08, 1958 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Lovell A. Williams Stover of Maple Fork and the late Lacy B. Stover. He was a Security Guard for Searay Boat Company of Knoxville. Mr. Stover was...
Doran Jefferson Stover
Jun 27, 2009
Doran Jefferson Stover, 79, of Workman's Creek, WV died on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, VA. Born August 13, 1929 at Clear Creek, WV he was the son of the late Clina and Ina Toney Stover. He was a retired farmer. Mr. Stover served in the US Army in the 101st Airborne Division and...
Wallace R. "Cabby" Bennett, Jr.
Jun 25, 2009
Wallace "Cabby" R. Bennett, Jr., 59, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston, WV. Born October 10, 1949 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the Mable Marie Dixon Bennett of Oak Hill and the late Wallace R. Bennett, Sr. He was a master appraiser for the US...
Verna Mae Wickline
Jun 25, 2009
Verna Mae Settle Wickline, 74, of Wriston, WV died on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at her home. Born March 23, 1935 at Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Merle Pennington Settle. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles R. Wickline preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter, Jeannie Blevins of Wriston and two...
Erma Louise Ellis
Jun 24, 2009
Erma Louise Pittman Ellis Louise received her new body and heavenly reward when she departed this life on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. She passed away at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley following a sudden illness. She made her home at Cranberry for nearly 60 years. She was known in Raleigh and surrounding counties for her music ministry on WOAY TV...
Oscar P. Tennant
Jun 24, 2009
Oscar Phelix Tennant, 93, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. He was born October 22, 1915 at Prince, WV the son of the late John A. and Sarah Beasley Tennant and stepson of the late Dotsie Hobbs Tennant. He was a retired engineer for N&W Railroad having worked...
Callie S. Crawford
Jun 22, 2009
On June 19th, 2009, at 2:30 p.m., Callie Susan Crawford, age 81, of Oak Hill, WV passed peacefully in her sleep at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 26, 1928, at Ronceverte, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Johnny A. and Ethel Agnes Morgan Wiekle. Callie was a homemaker and formerly attended the Church of God...
Theodore R. Bailey, Jr.
Jun 19, 2009
Ted R. Bailey Jr., age 76, of Oak Hill, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2009, at the Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 8, 1933, in Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Theodore R. Bailey, Sr. and Lois Ashley Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a TV repairman having worked for National TV and Appliance....
Dorothy Redman
Jun 19, 2009
Dorothy Redman, 54, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, June 19, 2009 at her home. Born March 05, 1955 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of Letha Tincher Redman Collingwood of Pottstown, PA and the late Calvin Redman, Sr. Survivors include a sister, Sandra Chornobay Sanchez of Harmony, NC; two half brothers, Jesse Redman and Joey Redman...
