Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Beverly J. Sutphin
Apr 14, 2008
Beverly Jean Raines Sutphin, 71, of Hilltop, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 14, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born July 01, 1936 at Oswald, WV she was the daughter of the late Herbert A. and Alice Virginia Morgan Raines. Beverly attended the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She was a homemaker who so...
Eugenia D. Bailey
Apr 14, 2008
Eugenia Darlene "Lou" Hinkle Bailey, 40, of Daniels, WV died on Monday, April 14, 2008 at her home. Born May 25, 1967 at Oak Hill, WV Lou as she was know to family and friends, was the daughter of Margie Lou Hagee Hinkle of Glen Jean and the late Darrell Eugene Hinkle. She was a disabled telemarketer. Mrs. Bailey was...
Thomas A. "Tom" Perkins
Apr 13, 2008
Thomas "Tom" Anthony Perkins, 86, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born December 26, 1921 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late John A. and Henrietta Barrett Perkins. Mr. Perkins retired after working 40 years a sales clerk for Noyes Mens...
Algisa "Gese" Bonifacio
Apr 13, 2008
Algisa "Gese" Bonifacio, 92, of Mount Hope, WV passed away Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV after a short illness. Born August 9, 1915 at Glen Jean, WV she was a daughter of the late Sam and Maria Troiani Bonifacio. She was a clerk for the Bon Bon Confectionary and Hardware Store in Mount Hope, a...
Lillian M. Tipton
Apr 10, 2008
Lillian Maye Mitchell Tipton , 74, of Beckley, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 18, 1933 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Virgie Moore Mitchell. Ms. Tipton was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by two...
Bobby J. Williams
Apr 9, 2008
Bobby J. Williams, 72, of Lochgelly, passed away on Saturday, April 5, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Born April 10, 1935 at Rainelle, he was a son of the late Arthur H. and Mary E. Berry Williams. He was a disabled auto mechanic and was of the Christian faith, he attended the Mission Church at Summerlee. He was preceded in...
Norma Hope Ratliff
Apr 8, 2008
Naomi Hope Rood Ratliff, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. Born March 20, 1930 at Middleport, OH she was the daughter of the late Rev. Perry Uriah Rood and Lillian Shaver Rood. She was a seamstress and an artist. Mrs. Ratliff was of the Protestant faith. Her husband,...
Brenda K. Reece
Apr 2, 2008
Brenda Kay Williams Reece, 63, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 at her home. Born November 21, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Agnes Wriston Williams. Mrs. Reece was a homemaker. Her husband of 44 years, Billy Lee Reece, Sr. preceded her in death on March 10, 2008. Survivors include one son,...
Eugene R. Bailey
Mar 30, 2008
Eugene Ray Bailey, age 71, of Packs Branch, WV departed this life Sunday, March 30, 2008, surrounded by his loving family, at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA following a short illness. Born Feb. 7, 1937, in Clear Creek, WV he was the son of the late Oliff and Daisy Young Bailey. He was preceded in death by...
Larry K. Rice
Mar 29, 2008
Larry Keith Rice, 53, of Huntington, WV formerly of Beckley, WV died on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at his home. Born May 15, 1954 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Wilma Minor Rice Evans of Oak Hill, WV and the late Albertis "Birt" Rice, Jr. He was a disabled mine belt repairman. Larry served in the US Marine...

Edward L. Kidd
Mar 29, 2008
Edward L. Kidd, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born December 9, 1929 at Page, WV he was the son of the late Thomas and Savilla Bocook Kidd. He was retired from General Motors. Mr. Kidd was a member of the Gentry Baptist Church, Sanger and the United...
William L. "Bill" Mcgraw
Mar 29, 2008
William "Bill" Lee McGraw, 52, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at his home. Born August 24, 1955 in Fayette County, WV he was the son of the late Henry Paul and Noka Miller McGraw. He was a self employed contractor. Mr. McGraw was a US Navy veteran. He was an avid hunter. Survivors include...
Gary Fannon
Mar 29, 2008
Gary Fannon, 58, of Mount Hope, WV died on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 31, 1949 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late Melvin L. and Mary E. Pettit Fannon. Gary was a disabled veteran having served in the US Marine Corps and the US Army during the...
June M. Pemberton
Mar 25, 2008
Our loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, June Marie Blackwell Pemberton, 76, of Lochgelly, WV died on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at her home. Born July 08, 1931 at Lochgelly, WV she was the daughter of the late Claude Nelson Blackwell and Grace Mae Grant-Blackwell. She was a homemaker. Her husband of 53 years, Floyd Pemberton, Jr preceded her in...
Louanna G. Vest
Mar 25, 2008
Louanna Gail Woodrum Vest, 57, of Cleveland, OH formerly of Oak Hill, WV entered into rest on uesday, March 25, 2008 at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. Born July 15, 1950 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late James Lomer Woodrum, Sr. and Addilue Evon Harding Woodrum Wagner and the step-daughter of Cecil Wagner....
Samuel A. French, Jr.
Mar 23, 2008
Samuel Albert French, Jr., 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 21, 1933 at Minden, WV he was the son of the late Samuel A. French, Sr. and Dora Latham French. Mr. French was a carpet installer for Lee's Carpet. He served in the US Air...
William A. Sutphin, Jr.
Mar 19, 2008
Dr. William Ashby Sutphin, Jr., 72 of Kernersville, NC died March 17, 2008 at High Point Regional Cancer Center High Point, NC following a long illness. Born January 9, 1936 at Summerlee, WV he was the eldest son of Bessie Cantley Sutphin of Oak Hill, WV and the late William A. Sutphin. The Rev. Dr. Sutphin was a graduate of...
Robert Lee Suttle
Mar 19, 2008
Robert Lee Suttle, 67, of Mount Hope, WV died on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 25, 1940 at Minden, WV he was the son of the late Gar and Mary Cannady Suttle. He was a disabled truck driver for Coca Cola in Beckley, WV. Mr. Suttle attended the Packs Branch Baptist Church....
Billie K. Skaggs
Mar 19, 2008
A great loss to this world and a wonderful addition to the next, Billie Skaggs was a beloved mother to all who knew her, the rock upon which many storms were weathered and counselor to all who needed guidance. Billie Kaye Gilbert Skaggs, 65, of Oak Hill, WV departed this life on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at her home following...
Bradley J. Lemasters
Mar 19, 2008
Bradley John Lemasters, 36, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Thurmond, WV. Born November 04, 1971 at Peoria, IL he was the son of Willard John Benson of Peoria, IL and the late Becky Huser Jeter. Bradley was a freelance photographer. He was a member of the Christian Worship Center, Oak Hill and was a...