Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Kathy Beals Wriston
Dec 14, 2007
Kathy Sue Beals Wriston, 45, of Oak Hill died suddenly, Friday, December 14, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born February 17, 1962 at Oak Hill, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Barbara Johnson Beals. Kathy was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Donley Wayne Wriston; five sons, Keith Rice, Oak Hill, Jason Rice, Scottsdale, AZ,...
Manuel Suzza, Jr.
Dec 12, 2007
Surrounded by his loving family, Manuel Suzza Jr., 81, of Oak Hill, WV went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born February 03, 1926 at Williamson, WV he was the son of the late Manuel and Hazel Stepp Suzza. He was a retired machinist...
Donald G. Smith
Dec 10, 2007
Donald Gene Smith, 60, of Pulaski, VA formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, December 10, 2007 at the home of his father. Born February 11, 1947 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Ray L. Smith of Oak Hill, WV and the late Marjorie "Sap" J. Valentine Smith. He was employed with ATK in Radford, VA....
Elizabeth L. Patrick
Dec 10, 2007
Elizabeth L. Olenick Patrick, 95, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Monday, December 10, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 23, 1912 in Russia she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Evodokia Olenick. Mrs. Patrick was a member of the Salem Road Free Will Baptist Church and a homemaker. Her husband, Chris...
Edith Vealey
Dec 10, 2007
Edith Louise Miller Vealey, 88, of Mount Hope, WV died on Monday, December 10, 2007 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 19, 1919 at Burnwell, WV she was the daughter of the late Oren and Annie Calvert Miller. She was a retired cook for Burgerland and Mount Hope High School. Mrs. Vealey was of the Protestant faith....
Madeline Smith
Dec 10, 2007
Madeline Betts Smith , 82, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, December 10, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born December 15, 1924 at Grantsville, WV she was the daughter of the late Ray and Pearl Cain Betts. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Pineville Presbyterian Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death...
Kenneth J. Beals
Dec 10, 2007
Kenneth Junior Beals , 73, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 10, 2007. Born November 13, 1934 at Page, WV he was the son of the late Abe and Bertha Ina Kiser Beals. He was a retired coal miner. Mr. Beals was a member of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Lochgelly, WV and...
Alberta L. Watkins Toney
Dec 8, 2007
Alberta Lou Watkins Toney , 53, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, December 08, 2007 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV following a long illness. Born September 16, 1954 she was the daughter of the late William and Lora Mae Wilson Watkins. She was a homemaker. A son, Daniel Clayton Toney preceded her in death. Survivors include one...
Justin E. Mcvey
Dec 8, 2007
Justin Edward McVey, 25, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Saturday, December 08, 2007. Born February 13, 1982 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of Becky Cline of Oak Hill, WV and Lewis McVey of Salem, VA. Justin had worked for Foodland of Oak Hill. Survivors include two brothers, Joshua McVey of San Francisco, CA and Christopher Cline...
Samuel Allen Dale
Dec 8, 2007
Samuel Allen Dale ,70 of Pine Lakes, FL died on Saturday, December 08, 2007 at his home. He was a self employed logger. Born on February 8, 1937 at Jolo, WV, Mr. Dale had moved to the Pine Lakes area from Ohio in 1973. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Priscilla F. Payne Dale; one son, Alan D. Dale...
Roxie Toney Newhouse
Dec 8, 2007
Roxie Newhouse, 68, of Scarbro, WV passed away at home on Saturday, December 8, 2007 following a long illness. Born March 28, 1939, at Roanoke, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Grace Dent Blankenship. Roxie was a former clerk for Little General in Crab Orchard. She was a member of the Wriston First Church of God....
Merle Eloise Thomas
Dec 7, 2007
Merle Eloise Thomas, 66, of Wriston, WV passed away Friday, December 7, 2007, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WVafter a long illness. Born June 25, 1941 at Elkins, WV, she was a daughter of the late Darrel and Edith Hess. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Arthur F. Thomas; two sons, Jimmy Williams and Levert...
Virginia Brenemen Shreve
Dec 3, 2007
My Garden of Prayer I searched for you in my garden of prayer, I searched and searched, but you weren’t there. And finally, I saw you in front, real close, The reason for that was you prayed the most. So I stood there with my head bowed low, In this throng of people, thousands, I know, And I said to...
Cora E. Coffman
Dec 3, 2007
Cora Elizabeth Ayers Coffman , 62, of Minden, WV died on Monday, December 03, 2007 at her home. Born August 29, 1945 at Iriquois, WV she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Malinda Altice Ayers. She was a Christian and a homemaker. Mrs. Coffman was preceded in death by her son, Jackie Coffman, II; one sister, Violet Ayers...
Benjamin L. Miller
Dec 3, 2007
Benjamin Lee Miller, 54, of Wriston, WV died on Monday, December 03, 2007 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV following a short illness. Born February 23, 1953 at Robinson, IL he was the son of the late Claude and Myra Fortney Miller. Mr. Miller was a member of the Page Baptist Church. He was a loader operator for Boxley...
Barry D. Sumpter
Dec 1, 2007
Barry Dwayne Sumpter, 49, of Scarbro, WV died on Saturday, December 01, 2007 at the home of his mother. Born July 27, 1958 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Annie B. Massey Sumpter of Scarbro, WV and the late Eugene K. Sumpter. He was a disabled truck driver. In addition to his mother and her companion, William...
John A. Flournoy, Jr.
Nov 30, 2007
John Alfred Flournoy, Jr., 51, of Mount Hope, WV passed away Friday, November 30, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, WV. He was born August 31, 1956 at DeFuniak Springs, Florida, he was the son of the late John A. Flournoy, Sr. and Ovie Driggers Flournoy Martin. John was a teacher and coach at Oak Hill High School. He...
Lillian Eans Jones
Nov 30, 2007
Lillian J. Eans Jones, 79, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, November 30, 2007 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born December 11, 1927 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Virgil Houstin and Goldie Mae Kughn Eans. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Summerlee Freewill Baptist Church for forty years. She...
Gregory Reid
Nov 27, 2007
Gregory Eugene Reid, 49, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at his home. Born February 19, 1958 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Joyce "Peggy" Williams Reid Ruff of Maple Fork, WV and the late John Earl Reid, Sr. He was a disabled cook. Mr. Reid attended the First Assembly of God, Mount Hope,...
William A. "Bo-Bo" Hinkle
Nov 25, 2007
William A."Bo-Bo" Hinkle, 67, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 06, 1940 at Sun, WV he was the son of the late Andrew Alexander "Andy" and Maycel Virginia Elkins Hinkle. Mr. Hinkle was a disabled maintenace worker for the city of Oak Hill. He served in the...
