Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Louie P. Stegel
Nov 11, 2007
In fond memory of our loving husband and father, Rev. Louie P. Stegel who went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born August 08, 1917 at Slovan, PA he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Ropey Stegel. He was a retired coal miner, a member...
Frederick "Fred" King
Nov 10, 2007
Frederick "Fred" Basil King, 91, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Vitas Healthcare in Hollywood, FL. Born January 30, 1916 at Dickinson, WV he was the son of the late David and Effie Estep King. He was a retired foreman for Union Carbide. Mr. King attended the Oak Hill Baptist Church. He was a member...
Betty Jean Hickman
Nov 9, 2007
Betty Jean Warrick Hickman,74,of Oak Hill died Friday, November 9, 2007 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born July 23, 1933, at Oak Hill, she was the daughter of the late Floyd, Sr. and Edna May Warrick. Betty was a homemaker and and member of the Oak Hill First Brethren Church. She was preceded in death...
Phyllis L. Sears
Nov 7, 2007
Phyllis Lorraine Deitz Sears, 75, a longtime resident of the Manor House Apartments of Beckley, WV died on Wednesday, November 07, 2007 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born May 04, 1932 at Wright, WV she was the daughter of the late Hiram J. and Pricie P. Moore Deitz. Mrs. Sears was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, Red...
Cindy L. Wriston Thompson
Nov 6, 2007
Cindy Lou Toney Wriston Thompson , 48, of Mossy, WV died on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 at her home. Born June 05, 1959 at Roanoke, VA she was the daughter of Roxie Blankenship Newhouse of Rt 2 Scarbro, WV and the late William Franklin Toney. Cindy was a graduate of Bluefield State College and worked as a Registered Nurse for...
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,...
