Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Tom W. Underwood
Jun 17, 2009
Tom Wayne Underwood, 50, of Beards Fork, WV died on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at his home. Born May 14, 1959 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Gene Underwood, Sr. of Beards Fork, WV and the late Patsy Gail Perdue Underwood. He was a self-employed carpenter and carpet installer. Tom was a member of the Fraternal Order...
Robert Keith Settle
Jun 16, 2009
Robert Keith Settle, 47, of Rt 2 Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born October 23, 1961 in Fayette County, WV he was the son of James Land and Eva Mae Copley Settle of Wriston, WV. Bob attended Oak Hill High School leaving after the 11th grade to enlist in the...
Theodore David Foster
Jun 15, 2009
Theodore David Foster, 60, of Glen Daniel, WV formerly of Maple Fork, WV died on Monday, June 15, 2009 at his home following a sudden illness. Born May 19, 1949 at Hinton, WV he was the son of Hallie Rogers Foster of Beckley, WV and the late Leland "Ted” Foster. He was a construction worker for Hobet Mining. Mr. Foster...
Velma Jean Tyree
Jun 13, 2009
Velma Jean Shrewsberry Tyree, 65, of Bolt, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Princeton Community Hospital of injuries resulting from a recent accident. Velma was born on May 21, 1944 at Bud, WV to the late William McKinley and Evie Louellen Rinehart Shrewsberry. She was a homemaker and a member of the Breckenridge Baptist Church at Bolt. Survivors include...
John Mckinney, Jr.
Jun 11, 2009
John McKinney, Jr., 54, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born August 31, 1954 at Beckwith, WV he was the son of the late Dollie Smith McKinney and John McKinney, Sr. He was of the Holiness faith and a disabled miner and timber supplier. His wife, Donna Jean...
Zelda Ward Evans
Jun 11, 2009
Our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Zelda Mae Ward Evans, 84, of Glen White, WV died on Thursday, June 11, 2009 during surgery at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born December 11, 1924 at Grandview, WV she was the daughter of the late Ben and Zelia Ewing Whiting. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by...
Roger D. Walters
Jun 9, 2009
Roger D. Walters , 63, of Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 15, 1945 at Mount Hope, WV he was the son of the late Ottie J. and Ruth Walters. He was a former coal miner. Roger had been a resident of Sheltering Arms Nursing Home for the past...
Gracie M. Davis Mcguffin
Jun 9, 2009
Gracie M. Davis McGuffin, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born August 27, 1930 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Ray Davis and Sally Hall Davis Murphy. Mrs. McGuffin was a Protestant and a homemaker. Her husband Robert C. "Bobby" McGuffin preceded her...
Patsy R. Rutledge
Jun 7, 2009
Patsy Ruth Williams Rutledge, 81, of Pax, WV died on Sunday, June 07, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 16, 1928 at Long Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Eva Pettry Williams. Mrs. Rutledge was a member of the Long Branch United Methodist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in...
Robert Clemens Mcguffin
Jun 6, 2009
Robert Clemens McGuffin, age 87, of Oak Hill, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Hilltop Health Care Center at Hilltop, WV. Born April 13, 1922 at Thurmond, WV, he was the son of the late Claymus and Ethel Samples McGuffin. Robert was a retired house painter and was a veteran having served with the US Navy. He was...
Arnold Wayne Taylor
Jun 6, 2009
Arnold Wayne Taylor, age 50, of Scarbro, WV passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Wayne was born August 10, 1958 in Richwood, WV the son of the late John Cletis and Laura Williams Taylor. He was an auto mechanic. Survivors include his brother, Harry Williams of Gatewood and four sisters, Barbara Wriston...
Jewell Williams Lively
Jun 3, 2009
Jewell Marie Williams Lively, 80, of Long Branch, WV died on Wednesday, June 03, 2009 at Teays Valley Hospital in Hurricane, WV. Born April 30, 1929 at Long Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Carlos A. "Gooch” and Grace Akers Williams. Mrs. Lively was a member of the Long Branch United Methodist Church and was a homemaker....
David D. Jordon
May 31, 2009
David Donald Jordon, 61, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 20, 1948 at Charleston, WV he was the son of the late Edwin Donald and Violet Viola Thompson Jordon. He was a disabled chief engineer for WOAY TV. David attended the Full Gospel Church at Scarbro and...
Michael W. Adkins
May 28, 2009
Michael Wayne Adkins, 38, of Ingram Branch, WV died on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at his home. Born October 22, 1970 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of Carlos Adkins, Sr. of Ingram Branch, WV and the late Patricia Taylor and stepson of Laura Adkins. He was a Correctional Officer for the Federal Bureau of Prisons at Beaver. Mr....
Victoria Lee Curtis
May 28, 2009
Victoria Lee Reader Curtis , 35, of Meadow Bridge, WV died on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Prince, WV from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born May 28, 1974 at Toms River, NJ she was the daughter of Sandra Williams Reader of Meadow Bridge and Thomas Reader of Conway, SC. Victoria was a college student. Survivors include her husband,...
Stanley E. Hoyle
May 26, 2009
Stanley Eugene Hoyle , 52, of Robson, WV died on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born July 09, 1956 at Rutherford, NC he was the son of Elizabeth Allen Hoyle of Forest City, NC and the late Oliver Hoyle. He was a disabled carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Norma Montgomery Hoyle; son, Stanley D....
Rosalie Carr
May 26, 2009
Rosalie Crislip Carr, 73, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born April 27, 1936 at Glendon, WV she was the daughter of the late Aubrey and Easter Miller Crislip. Mrs. Carr attended the Summerlee Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Four brothers, Oran, Cecil, Daril and Clayton Crislip and...
Patricia Ann Roop
May 24, 2009
Patricia Ann Rayment Roop, 53, of Rt .1 Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 29, 1955 at Pontiac, MI she was the daughter of Jack Rayment of Rt. 1 Fayetteville, WV and the late Joanne Marie Pammanter Rayment. She was a former waitress for Fox's Pizza Den of Oak...
Larry A. Myers
May 24, 2009
Larry Allen Myers, 58, of Page, WV died on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 24, 1950 at Beckwith, WV he was the son of Louise E. Hamm Myers of Page, WV and the late Donald Lawrence Myers. He was a certified registered nurse anesthetist having worked at several area hospitals during...
Frank E. Mauritz
May 19, 2009
Frank E. Mauritz, 85, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. He was a 1944 graduate of Oak Hill High School and attended the Winona School of Photography in Indiana. A life-long resident of Oak Hill, Frank founded the Frank Mauritz Studio in 1948 and retired at the age...
