Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Letha Reese
Jul 2, 2008
Letha McMillion Reese, 94, of Rt 3 Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 at her home. Born February 26, 1914 at Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Hannah Stapleton McMillion. Mrs. Reese was a member of the Apostolic Holiness Church at Beckwith and was a homemaker. Her husband, Lonnie Reese, a son,...
Ruby Jane Duncan
Jul 1, 2008
Ruby Jane Plumb Duncan, 55, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 at her home. Born September 23, 1952 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of Wanda Rainwater of Oak Hill, WV and the late Wallace R. Plumb. She was a retired manager for Mountaineer Mart in Oak Hill. The family would like to give...
George L. Arthur
Jun 29, 2008
George L. Arthur, 82, of Howell, NJ formerly of Kilsyth, WV died on Sunday, June 29, 2008 at the Golden Living Center in East Stroudsburg, PA. Born March 23, 1926 at Kilsyth, WV he was the son of the late Alexander Lee and Mary Etta Meadows Arthur. He was a retired welder for ACF Industries in Huntington. Mr. Arthur was...
James Mccallister
Jun 28, 2008
James Albert McCallister, 95, of Rt. 2, Scarbro, passed away Wednesday, June 23, at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley. Born October 21, 1912 at Summerlee, he was the son of the late George Thomas McCallister and Margaret B. McCallister. He was a retired coal truck driver and attended the Scarbro United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by two sisters...
Jimmy Lee Kennedy
Jun 27, 2008
Jimmy Kennedy,79, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Friday, June 27, 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born February 27, 1929 at Summerlee, WV, he was a son of the late James Alexander and Inez Ruth Reynolds Kennedy. He was a retired truck driver and strip miner. He was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church, Fayette...
Janet C. Clark
Jun 25, 2008
Smile Smile, though your heart is aching Smile, even though it's breaking When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through, for you. Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever...
Sharon Joyce Kelly
Jun 24, 2008
Sharon Joyce Kelly, 54, of Minden, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born December 19, 1953 in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of Clifford Parsons of Clay County and the late Betty Anderson Parsons. Mrs. Kelly was a homemaker and a member of the Rock Lick Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors in...
Phyllis Kincaid
Jun 24, 2008
Phyllis May Kincaid, 68, of Kincaid, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley. Born January 24, 1940 at Beards Fork she was a daughter of the late Ralph C. and Ellen D. Payne Kincaid. She retired as a Centrex Operator for Ameritech Co., Brecksville, Ohio. Preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Swanner; brothers,...
Barbara Farrish
Jun 24, 2008
Barbara Ellen Farrish, 58, of Oak Hill, our beloved sister, aunt, and friend, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Barbara was a native of Oak Hill having been born on November 16, 1949, to the late John and Elizabeth Latham Farrish. She was a veteran having served with the U. S....
Oather Worley
Jun 23, 2008
Oather Glenville Worley, 86, of Concho, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2008 at Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Division, Charleston. Born January 8, 1922 at Meadow Creek, WV, he was the son of the late Letcher Prince and Ida Elizabeth Smith Worley. Mr. Worley was a retired coal miner having worked for various mines including mines at Minden and...
Amara Neely
Jun 20, 2008
Amara Evette Neely, six week old baby daughter of Tara Neal and Joseph Neely of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, June 20, 2008 at CAMC - Womens and Childrens Hospital in Charleston, WV. She was born on May 06, 2008 at Huntington, WV Her paternal grandfather, Daniel B. Neely, Jr.and great grandparents, Daniel B. Neely, Sr. and Dorothy Neely...
Geneva Sue Samples
Jun 19, 2008
Geneva Sue Elmore Samples , 75, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Born April 28, 1933 at Turkey Knob, Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Otha and Minnie May Hutchison Elmore. Geneva was an employee for McDonalds of Oak Hill. She formerly attended the...
Stephen W. "Jack" Markham, Sr.
Jun 16, 2008
Stephen "Jack" Wayne Markham, Sr., 72, of Milton, WV formerly of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, June 16, 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Born February 17, 1936 at Cirtsville, WV he was the son of the late William and Wilma Painter Markham. He was a member of the Packs Branch Baptist Church Jack retired from...
Ulysses Earl Smith
Jun 14, 2008
Ulysses Earl Smith , 90, of Beckley, WV died on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Heartland of Beckley following an extended illness. Born April 16, 1918 at Whittaker, Kanawha County,WV he was the son of the late Frank and Flora Della (Smith) Smith. He grew up in Dothan, WV. Mr. Smith worked as a mechanic for Standard Oil. He also...
Sylvia Betza
Jun 13, 2008
Sylvia "Bumpsie" Mae Dunbar Betza 92, of Fayetteville, WV died on Friday, June 13, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 06, 1916 at Bound Brook, NJ she was the daughter of the late William C. and Elizabeth Davidson Dunbar. She was a retired assembly worker for Ethicon Pharmaceutical a division of Johnson & Johnson in...
Ray E. Myers
Jun 13, 2008
Ray E. Myers, 77, of Mount Hope, WV died on Friday, June 13, 2008 at his home following a long illness. Born September 23, 1930 at St. Albans, WV, he was a son of the late Elmer Ray and Susan Rae Hoffman Myers. He was retired from Kojax Heating-Air Conditioning in Falls Church, VA, and was a former coal miner...
Evelyn E. Stegel
Jun 13, 2008
Evelyn Elizabeth Lucas Stegel, 87, of Oak Hill, WV entered into Heaven in the open arms of Jesus on June 7, 2008 while at home with her loving family by her side. Born July 23, 1920 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Sam and Bertha Hornsby Lucas. Evelyn dedicated her life to the Lord and...
Betty Lee Wolfe
Jun 9, 2008
Betty Lee Clifton Wolfe , 77, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, June 09, 2008 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 19, 1930 at Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Donald and Verna Rainey Clifton. Mrs. Wolfe was a member of the Gentry Baptist Church at Sanger and a homemaker. She was...
Clarence W. "Buddy" Duncan, Jr.
Jun 8, 2008
Clarence "Buddy" Woodrow Duncan, Jr. , 65, of Mount Hope, WV died on Sunday, June 08, 2008 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 20, 1942 at Stotesbury, WV he was the son of the late Clarence Woodrow "Joe" Duncan, Sr. and Mary Madeline Wees Duncan. He was a disabled construction worker. Buddy was a member of the...
Carrie E. Miller
Jun 8, 2008
Carrie Evelyn Painter Miller, 86, of Sweeneysburg Road, Beckley, WV passed away on Sunday, June 08, 2008 at her home. Born November 30, 1921 at Maynor, WV she was the daughter of the late Elson and Leta Williams Painter. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Maynor Free Will Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by...
