Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Virginia "Ginny" Bowyer
Nov 6, 2007
Virginia "Ginny" Salome Wright Bowyer , 83, of Cirtsville, WV died on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 10, 1923 at Pax, WV she was the daughter of the late Bruce Alfred and Lessie Maude Thompson Wright. Mrs. Bowyer was a member of the Pax Church of Christ and a homemaker. She was...
Joseph M. Elswick
Nov 3, 2007
Joseph Michael Elswick, 42, of Mount Hope, WV died on Saturday, November 03, 2007 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born May 01, 1965 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Donald and Geraldine Woods Elswick. He was preceded in death by two brothers Calvin Donald Elswick and William Elswick and a sister, Rebecca Craddock....
Barbara Jean Beals
Nov 2, 2007
Barbara Jean Johnson Beals, 65, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, November 02, 2007 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born October 19, 1942 at Kincaid, WV she was the daughter of the late Archie and Oledda Adkins Johnson. Mrs. Beals was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin Beals,...
Joe Roman
Nov 1, 2007
Joe Roman, 87, of Fayetteville, WV died on Thursday, November 01, 2007 at Fayette Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville, WV. Born August 25, 1920 at Sanger, WV he was the son of the late Mike and Rosa Benis Roman. Joe was baptized in the Catholic faith. He was a farm hand in his younger years. He was preceded in...
Loretta E. Legg
Oct 29, 2007
Loretta Ernestine Epperly Legg, 75, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, October 29, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC. Born December 30, 1931 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late Ervin E. and Maude Martin Epperly. Mrs. Legg was a member of the Oak Hill United Methodist Church and a...
Gloria May Torgerson
Oct 29, 2007
Gloria May Smith Torgerson, 71, of Hilltop, WV died on Monday, October 29, 2007 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born July 18, 1936 at Summerlee, WV she was the daughter of the late John H. Smith and Minnie Bell Criss. Mrs. Torgerson was a member of the Gentry Missionary Baptist Church, Sanger, WV and a homemaker. A brother, Robert...
Mitchell D. Renkivish
Oct 29, 2007
Mitchell David Renkivish, 58, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, October 29, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born December 23, 1948 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Charles and Martha Elizabeth Smith Renkivish. He was a disabled welder. Survivors include one son, Charlie Lee Renkivish of Oak Hill, WV ;...
Jason M. Smith
Oct 27, 2007
Jason Matthew Smith, 24, of Mount Hope, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2007. Born April 11, 1983 at Beckley, he was the youngest son of of George F. and Missey Jayne Smith of Mount Hope. Jason was a graduate of Mount Hope High School in 2001 where he served as Valedictorian. He loved music and was member of the...
Bryon Mark Hammersley
Oct 26, 2007
Bryon Mark Hammersley, 46, of Flint, MI died Friday, October 26, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, WV. Mr. Hammersley became ill while in the area to attend Bridge Day. Born November 20, 1960 at Flint, MI he was the son of Dorothy Little Hammersley and the late Donald Hammersley. Bryon was a gifted carpenter. He is survived by...
Alexis Nicole Ficke
Oct 23, 2007
Alexis Nicole Ficke, 3 months old, of Oak Hill died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill. Born July 22, 2007 at Beckley, she was the daughter of Josh Ficke and Chastity Bennett of Oak Hill. Other survivors include her maternal grandparents, Bill and Theresa Buck, Oak Hill; paternal grandparents, Jeff Kerwood, Oak Hill and Kim Wyatt,...
William Joseph Newhouse
Oct 23, 2007
William Joseph Newhouse, 68, of Kincaid, WV died on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at his home after a long illness. Born October 6, 1939 at Kincaid, WV, he was the son of the late Silas Mark and Lilly Love Shaffer Newhouse. He was a retired coal miner and a veteran of the US Army. Preceded in death by one sister,...
Nancy J. Price Garlin
Oct 23, 2007
Nancy J. Price Garlin, 68, of Port Saint Joe, FL, formerly of Wriston, WV peacefully passed over the bridge into eternal life on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV, following a long illness. Born April 15, 1939 at Montgomery, WV, she was the daughter of loving parents, Fred Lee Price and Lula Robertson Price,...
Gloria Dotson Honaker
Oct 22, 2007
Gloria Dotson Honaker, 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, October 22, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born May 31, 1933 at Willis Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late James Nelson and Ada Mae Bennett Dotson. Mrs. Honaker was a Christian. She was the retired owner of the Main Street Exxon in...
Nellie R. Stack
Oct 22, 2007
Nellie R. Vance Stack , 94, of Mount Hope, WV departed this life and went into the arms of her heavenly Father on Monday, October 22, 2007. Born March 07, 1913 at MacDonald, WV she was the daughter of the late William Jackson and Nannie Elizabeth Bennett Vance. Mrs. Stack was a retired elementary school teacher. She was a member...
Russell E. Morrison
Oct 22, 2007
Russell E. Morrison, 83, of Prudence, WV died on Monday, October 22, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 19, 1924 at Thurmond, WV he was the son of the late George and Stella Shipley Morrison. Mr. Morrison was a member of the Harvey United Methodist Church, WV. He was retired from Cabot Gas. One sister,...
Clinton Dale Skaggs
Oct 20, 2007
Clinton Dale Skaggs, 81, of Scarbro, WV passed into the eternal light on Saturday, October 20, 2007, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving daughters and granddaughters. Born June 23, 1926 at Ansted, WV, he was a son of the late James Emory and Madge Hess Skaggs. He was a retired coal miner/laborer for Pack Enterprises and...
Frank Miller
Oct 20, 2007
Frank Miller, Jr., 86, of Page, WV died Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill after a long illness. Born June 15, 1921 in Kentucky, he was a son of the late Frank Miller, Sr. and Gladys Wells Miller. He was a retired coal miner having worked 45 years, last working for Carbon Fuel. He was a...
Elizabeth A. Krisko
Oct 17, 2007
Elizabeth Ann Krisko, 71, of Oak Hill, WV died Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born August 19, 1936 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Steve and Helen Ignatovich Krisko. Elizabeth was a member of Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Oak Hill. She was a 1955 graduate of Collins...
James H. "Jimmy" Shea
Oct 15, 2007
James "Jimmy" Howard Shea, 72, of Pax, WV left our lives on Monday, October 15, 2007 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 31, 1934 at Artie, WV he was the son of the late Henry and Ernia Marie Perry Shea. Jimmy was full of life, loved to joke and loved his family and friends. He was a...
Myrtle L. Gunter
Oct 14, 2007
At home surrounded by her family, Myrtle Lee (Gunter) Gunter, 74, of Piney View, WV left this world to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 14, 2007 Born February 09, 1933 at Bryant Store, KY she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lillie Mae Partin Gunter. Mrs. Gunter was of the Holiness faith and was a homemaker....
