Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Robin Lynn Wriston Virts
Apr 22, 2009
Robin Lynn Wriston Virts, 43, of Berkeley Springs, WV, died on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at the home of her sister, Donna, in Oak Hill. Born April 20, 1966 at Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Porter Wayne Wriston of Berkeley Springs, and the late Mildred Ann Wade Wriston. She was a homemaker. The family wishes to thank the...
Constance J. "Connie" Adkins
Apr 21, 2009
Constance Joan "Connie" Huber Adkins , 61, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at her home surrounded by her family. Born March 26, 1948 at Long Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Fred and Cortella Williams Huber. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her companion, Larry Castle of Mount Hope; three...
Alma Webb Marshall
Apr 21, 2009
Alma Webb Marshall, 89, of Beckley, WV passed away peacefully April 17, 2009 at Pine Lodge Care and Rehabilition Center in Beckley. Born June 20, 1919 at Dothan, WV, she was the daughter to the late Joseph and Sarah Shroyer Webb. She was married to George Walter Marshall until his death in 1991. Also preceding her in death were brothers,...
Patricia Diane Meadows
Apr 21, 2009
Patricia Diane Meadows, age 52, of Oak Hill, WV passed at home on April 18, 2009 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born October 15, 1956 in Oak Hill, WV, she was the daughter of Carlos Coleman of Fayetteville and Charlotte Brinson Owens of Oak Hill. Diane graduated from Collins High School and received two bachelor’s degree in...
Gracie Eveline Wriston
Apr 21, 2009
Gracie Eveline Wriston, 82, of Workman’s Creek, WV died on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 in Beckley. Born February 14, 1927 at Workman’s Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison and Ollie Jane Cantley Workman and stepdaughter of Edith Workman of Dorothy, WV. She was a member of the Workman's Creek Methodist Church and a homemaker. Gracie...
Carolyn "Susie" Wilshire Gray
Apr 20, 2009
Carolyn “Susie” Wilshire Gray, age 59, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with the Lord on April 16, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Born on April 3, 1950 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ruby Dunn Wilshire. Susie was retired from the...
Curtis D. Browning
Apr 19, 2009
Curtis Dale Browning, 44, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 11, 1965 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Dennis E. and Carolyn M. Conner Browning. Survivors include his wife, Betty Suttle Browning; two daughters, Heather Browning of Chicago, IL and Vickie Sue Browning...
Martha "Sis" Heater
Apr 19, 2009
Martha Louise “Sis” Heater, 89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 09, 1920 at Cleveland, WV she was the daughter of the late Porter and Ida M. Robinson Heater. Two brothers, James H. Heater and Merit "Bud" Heater preceded her in death. She is survived by one...
James H. Drennen, Sr.
Apr 19, 2009
James Herald Drennen, Sr., 82, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at the home if his daughter, Sheila, in Morristown, AZ. Born January 06, 1927 at Drennen, WV he was the son of the late Lula Summers Drennen and James Franklin Drennen, Sr. He was a retired crane operator for Elkem Metals in Alloy. Mr. Drennen...
Lloyd Lee England
Apr 18, 2009
Lloyd Lee England, 41, of Hilltop, WV died on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born September 01, 1967 at Charleston, WV he was the son of the late James Lloyd England, Jr. and Martha Coleman England. He worked as a mason and was a Protestant by faith. Survivors include three sisters, Elaine Payne...
Hugh S. Weeks
Apr 17, 2009
Hugh S. Weeks, 83, of Maxwell Hill, Beckley, WV died peacefully, Friday, April 17, 2009 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley following a long illness. Born September 8, 1925 at Kellysville, WV, he was the son of the late Daniel and Etta Whitlow Weeks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters, Tommie...
Ann C. "Dolly" Watson
Apr 12, 2009
Ann Carroll "Dolly” Wilson Watson, 74, of Glen Jean, WV closed her eyes and took her last breath here on earth surrounded by family on Sunday, April 12, 2009 and woke up in the presence of our Lord. Born November 24, 1934 at Prudence, WV she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Helen Criss Wilson. Survivors include six...
Harry Mayo Callaway
Apr 12, 2009
Harry Mayo Callaway, 81, of Oak Hill, WV went home to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 08, 1928 at Glen Daniel, WV he was the son of the late Ott Mayo and Garnet Pearl Hutchinson Callaway. He was a retied salesman for Betsy Ross. Mr....
Maxine J. Atha
Apr 12, 2009
Maxine "Maxie" Jane Collins Atha, 73, of Colcord, WV died on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born April 18, 1935 at Workman's Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Emmet and Gracie Summer Collins. Mrs. Atha was a homemaker. Her husband, Quiency Atha; a grandson, Steven Atha; two sisters, Gertie Beverly and...
Barbara Jean Mckinney
Apr 11, 2009
Barbara Jean Blankenship McKinney, 69, of Scarbro, WV died on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. She was born June 13, 1939 at Cabin Creek, WV a daughter of the late Ted Jack and Hazel Elkins Blankenship. Mrs. McKinney was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by two...
Martha Jane Craddock
Apr 10, 2009
Martha Jane Bailey Craddock, 87, of Pax, WV died Friday, April 10, 2009 at CAMC Memorial Division, Charleston, WV after a short illness. Born December 7, 1921 at Pemberton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charley James and Rosa Zetta Adkins Bailey. She was Secretary-Treasurer of Mike Craddock Coal Company and J. and A. Coal Company and was...
Kazymier "Charlie" Kurzyna
Apr 10, 2009
Kazymier "Charlie" Kurzyna, 88, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, April 10, 2009 at his home following a short illness. Born July 16, 1920 in Chojnice, Poland, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Stella Czarnecka Kurzyna. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Wanda Canterbury Kurzyna; two brothers, Edward Kurzyna and Henry Kurzyna....
Helen M. Martin
Apr 9, 2009
Helen Mae Katherine Bailey Martin, 76, of Beckley, WV formerly of Packs Branch, WV died on Thursday, April 09, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born August 23, 1932 at home in Packs Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Alfred C. and Leliah Fletcher Bailey. Mrs. Martin was of the Baptist...
David T. Lindsay
Apr 8, 2009
David Tillman Lindsay, 68, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born July 18, 1940 at Kincaid, WV he was the son of the late James Harry and Ethel May Smith Lindsay. David was a coal miner in his younger years. He moved to Florida in...
Almeda A. Stover
Apr 6, 2009
Almeda Ardella Dooley Stover, 84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, April 06, 2009 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 20, 1924 in Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late William Rexford and Carrie Mae Stahl Dooley. Mrs. Stover was a member of the Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church of Oak Hill and a...
