Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Lewis J. Higginbotham, Jr.
May 15, 2008
Lewis James Higginbotham, Jr., 65, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV departed this life on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV after a long battle with cancer. Born June 23, 1942 at Beury Mountain, WV he was the son of the late Rev. Lewis James Higginbotham, Sr. and Hazel Pennington Payne. Lewis was a member of...
Sylvia L. Underwood
May 15, 2008
Sylvia L. Underwood, 93, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Berger Health System in Circleville, OH. Due to ill health, Sylvia had resided in Circleville for the past seven years in order to be near her daughters. Born April 03, 1915 at Goshen, VA she was the daughter of the late Aronie Allen and Carrie...
Nick Fontana
May 15, 2008
Nick Fontana, 87, of Vancouver, Washington, formerly of Mount Hope, passed away on April 22, 2008. Born July 29, 1920 at Herndon, WV, he was a son of the late Dominick and Marie Massara Fontana. Nick graduated from Mount Hope High School in 1941 where he was a star basketball player, playing center position, and was named All State Player...
Ray R. Tincher
May 14, 2008
Ray Rexford Tincher, 84, of Gatewood, WV died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at his home following a long illness. Born July 30, 1923 at Gatewood, WV he was the son of the late Lee Ballard and Lilly Fridley Tincher. Mr. Tincher was a member of the Pleasant View Church of the Brethren at Gatewood. He was a retired carpenter....
Randy H. Hardy
May 11, 2008
Randy H. Hardy, 52, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born June 21, 1955 at Rainelle, WV he was the son of the late John and Pearl Carr Hardy. Mr. Hardy was a member of the Salem Road Free Will Baptist Church. Working with Jan Care since 1976, Randy...
Charlotte Ann Angle Reese
May 9, 2008
Charlotte Ann Angle Reese, 78, of Powell, Ohio, formerly of Mount Hope, WV passed away at her home on Saturday, May 9, 2008. Born March 16, 1931 at Beckley, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Thelma Mitchell Angle. Charlotte Ann grew up in Mount Hope, was a 1949 graduate of Mount Hope High School, and attended...
Carlos Gene Lambert
May 8, 2008
Carlos G. Lambert of Oak Hill, passed away on Thursday, May 08, 2008 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA, following a long battle of Black Lung and a recent double lung transplant. Born January 8, 1949 in Pemberton, WV, he was the son of the late Richard and Dixie Wiles Lambert. Carlos retired from the coal miners after 33...
Garnet Fedukovich
May 5, 2008
Garnet Jarrell Fedukovich, 79, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Monday, May 05, 2008 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 16, 1928 at Chattaroy, WV she was the daughter of the late Luther Jarrell, Sr. and Hattie Fitch Jarrell. Mrs. Fedukovich was a member of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle and a homemaker. Survivors include husband,...
Roland N. Massey, Sr.
May 1, 2008
Roland Nelson Massey, Sr. of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at his home. Born May 27, 1933 at Burnwell, he was the son of the late John Earley and Clara Ellen Scarbro Massey. He formerly worked for Republic Steel in Ohio and later at Long Airdox in Oak Hill. He was of the Protestant faith. He...
Richard A. "Rick" Williams, Sr.
Apr 30, 2008
Richard “Rick” Alan Williams, Sr., 66 of Randlett, OK passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK after a long illness. Born July 23, 1941 in Cirtsville, WV he was the son of Arvilla J. Williams Roggan of Beckley, WV and the late Manuel Gonzalez and stepson of the late Francis J. Roggan....
Margie Z. Tyree
Apr 28, 2008
Margie Zenith Lafferty Tyree, 96, of Beckley, WV died on Monday, April 28, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born July 27, 1911 at Willis Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Frank and Rosa M. Williams Lafferty. Mrs. Tyree was a member of the Mabscott Christian Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in...
Robert A. Anderson
Apr 28, 2008
Robert Allen Anderson, 68, of Sanger, WV died on Monday, April 28, 2008 at his home. Born March 23, 1940 at Russellville, WV he was the son of the late Claude and Blanche Dora Parks Anderson. He was a retired carpenter. Mr. Anderson was a veteran of the US Army. A brother, Billy Anderson and a sister, Betty Neal preceded...
Gerald L. "Jerry" Scott
Apr 27, 2008
Gerald Lee “Jerry” Scott, 69, of Ravenswood, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, April 27, 2008, at CAMC Memorial Hospital, Charleston. He was born September 2, 1938, at Oak Hill, a son of Mary Mae Hambrick Scott of Oak Hill and the late Frank Scott. Jerry was a member of St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Ravenswood. He retired from...
Cletis L. Shrewsbury
Apr 25, 2008
Cletis Lee Shrewsbury, 61, of Scarbro, WV died on Friday, April 25, 2008 at his home. Cletis was born on November 15, 1946 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Noah and Mae Reba Ferris Shrewsbury. He was a disabled Set-up Man mobile home delivery. A brother, Connie Shrewsbury preceded him in death. Survivors include four daughters,...
Howard "Dick" Hudnall
Apr 25, 2008
Howard "Dick" Hudnall, 87, of Minden, WV died Friday, April 25, 2008 at his home. Born May 1, 1920 at Highland Mountain, WV he was the son of the late Hanson and Kate Fleshman Hudnall. His wife, Gracie Light Hudnall and a sister, Katheryn Adkins preceded him in death. He is survived by cousins and friends. Funeral service will be...
James Ray Carter
Apr 22, 2008
James Ray Carter, 68, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born December 13, 1939 at Scarbro, WV he was the son of the late William Ray and Ruth Evelyn Harmon Carter. Mr. Carter was a self employed carpenter & roofer. He was a US Army veteran, having served for...
Geneva P. Wright
Apr 21, 2008
Geneva Pearl Lilly Wright, 88, of Pax, WV died on Monday, April 21, 2008 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born October 07, 1919 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Daniel Elbert and Zeffie Kessler Lilly. Mrs. Wright was a member of the Church of Christ of Pax and was active at the Pax...
Beve G. Justice
Apr 18, 2008
Beve G. Justice, 94, of Hilltop, WV passed away Friday April 18, 2008 at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital of Beckley, WV. Born March 22, 1914 at Woodsville, WV, a son of the late William and Cynthia Yates Justice. He was a retired carpenter. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, he served with the 607th Ordnance Division in...
Clarise A. Jordan
Apr 18, 2008
Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Aunt, Clarise A. Ramey Jordan, 76, of Hilltop,WV formerly of Mount Hope, WV passed away Friday, April 18, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, WV. Born August 27, 1931 at Mount Hope,WV she was the daughter of the late William B. and Clara Chandler Ramey. Clarise was a former employee of the City of...
Bessie Lee Stewart
Apr 16, 2008
Bessie Lee Honaker Stewart, 95, of Scarbro, WV died on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 02, 1913 at Arnett, WV she was the daughter of the late John Ashby and Ina Honaker. She was a member of the Full Gospel Church of Scarbro for 32 years and was considered the church...
