Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Betty Hodge Elam
May 27, 2007
Betty Jean Hodge Elam, 78, of Hilltop, WV passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at her home following a short illness. Born December 20, 1928 at Dry Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Thelma Barnhart Smith. She was a member of the Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church, Oak Hill, WV and a homemaker. In addition...
Eleanor M. Noonan
May 21, 2007
Eleanor Marion Benson Noonan , 92, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, May 21, 2007 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born October 11, 1914 at Dorchester, MA she was the daughter of the late Gustuf O. and Helga O. Lundquist Benson. Eleanor was reared in Dorchester, MA and educated in Boston schools. She worked from 1948-1956 for Jenkins...
Fannie I. Jones
May 17, 2007
Fannie Irene Ferri Jones, 90, of Oak Hill, WV slipped quietly away in the early hours of Thursday, May 17, 2007. She was surrounded by her loving family. Born May 15, 1917 she was the sixth child and second daughter of the late Frank and Giovanni Pietrone Ferri and was intensely proud of her Italian heritage. She always said, “I’m...
Charles H. Prather, Sr.
May 16, 2007
Charles Herman Prather, Sr., 88, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at his home. Born April 04, 1919 at Glen Jean, WV he was the son of the late Robert Luther and Sarah Amanda Beckelheimer Prather. He retired from the New River Company with 42 years service. Mr. Prather was of the Baptist faith and was...
Teresa L. Johnson
May 14, 2007
Teresa Lee Hovanski Johnson, 55, of Fayetteville, WV died on Monday, May 14, 2007 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV from injuries received in an automobile accident. Visitation will be held at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Memorial services will be on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 2:00...
Janice Armentrout
May 13, 2007
Janice A. Shelton Armentrout, 74, of Rt. 4 Fayetteville, WV died at home, Sunday, May 13, 2007 after a short illness. She was born May 10, 1933 at Winding Gulf, WV a daughter of the late Earl and Edna M. Ash Shelton. She worked as a clerk at Ben Franklin store in Fayetteville and was a member of the Gatewood...
Stella "Maxine" Hamilton
May 11, 2007
Our loving mother, mawmaw and "mawmaw great", Stella "Maxine" Painter Hamilton, 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, May 11, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born August 14, 1923 at Lucas, WV she was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Lana Terry Painter. She was a retired cook for Fayette County Schools. Mrs....
Mary L. Lay
May 10, 2007
Surrounded by her loving family, Mary Louise Small Lay, 84, of Mount Hope, WV went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 10, 2007 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born November 29, 1922 at Boone in Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late John Ernest and Zoie Wood Small. She retired from...
Bernice I. Bennett
May 6, 2007
A loving mother and grandmother and special friend to those who knew her, Bernice I. Suttle Bennett , 81, of Mount Hope, WV went to be with the Lord after a long battling illness with cancer on Sunday, May 06, 2007 at her home. Born November 29, 1925 at Sanger, WV she was the daughter of the late Walter and...
C. Thomas Quesenberry
May 6, 2007
C. Thomas Quesenberry, 79, died peacefully at the Bower's Hospice House in Beckley following an extended illness. He was the son of the late Opie and Winifred Quesenberry of Lanark, WV. Tom, a loving and caring husband, Dad and Poppy, will be missed every day by the loves of his life-- wife, Opal, daughter, Calentha and granddaughter, Molly Clendenin. He...
Andrew Byron Logan
May 6, 2007
Our wonderful son, brother, uncle and friend, Andrew Byron Logan, 43, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 06, 2007 at his home. Born December 27, 1963 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Rosebud Foster Logan of Oak Hill, WV and the late Rev. Andrew J. "Jack" Logan, Jr. He was a Certified Physician's Assistant having...
Katie M. Grounds
May 3, 2007
Katie M. Kidd Grounds, 95, of Aiken, SC formerly of Kincaid, WV and Scott Depot, WV went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 03, 2007 at Aiken Regional Medical Center in Aiken, SC. Born April 23, 1912 at Vanetta, WV she was the daughter of the late Ira Kidd and Ollie Snodgrass Kidd Wade. She was a retired...
Pamela E. Rhodes
May 2, 2007
Pamela Estella Rhodes , 45, of , Summerlee, WV died on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV following a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 02, 1962 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of William E. "Buzzy" and Marcelline Mullens Rhodes of Summerlee, WV. She was a disabled waitress for Mt. Laurel Restaurant...
Robert N. Smith
May 2, 2007
Robert Nelson Smith, 91, of Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born March 02, 1916 at Lanark, WV he was the son of the late Henry Lee and Pearl Biggs Smith. He was a retired Police Officer for the Cook County, IL Park Police. Mr....
Iva E. Billings
Apr 27, 2007
Iva E. Billings, 92, of Beckley, formerly of Long Branch, died Friday, April 27, 2007 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley after a long illness. Born November 30, 1914 at Long Branch, WV, she was a daughter of the late Tazewell and Dollie Underwood. She was a homemaker and a 70 year member of the Long Branch United Methodist Church. In...
Ruth L. Ramsey
Apr 27, 2007
Ruth Louise Musselwhite Ramsey, 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, April 27, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. She was the daughter of the late Sam and Laura Edna Osborne Musselwhite. She was a homemaker and a member of the Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church, Oak Hill and a member of the A.A.R.P. She was preceded...
Bynum "Junior" Gilbert, Jr.
Apr 25, 2007
Lovingly known as Junior to his family and friends, Bynum "Junior" Gilbert, Jr., 82, of Kincaid, WV passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born May 08, 1924 at Princeton, WV he was the son of the late Bynum Lafayette and Dolly McMillion Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert was a life-long resident of the...
Vicki L. Bolen
Apr 24, 2007
Vicki Lynn Clay Bolen, 56, of Beckley, WV died on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 12, 1950 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Carl and Lesta Craigo Clay. Vicki was a member of the Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church where she taught classes and worked with the children...
Jesse A. Breeden
Apr 23, 2007
Jesse Allan Breeden, 55, of Mount Hope, WV formerly of Hilltop, WV died on Monday, April 23, 2007 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born July 19, 1951 at Stone Cliff, WV he was the son of the late Jesse Hayward Breeden, Jr. and Polly June Ashley Breeden. Mr. Breeden was a self-employed truck driver. He served in the...
Edith Sutphin
Apr 22, 2007
Edith Mae Sutphin, 88, of Oak Hill died Sunday, April 22, 2007, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born February 27, 1919 at Sanger, she was the daughter of the late Shirley George and Ida Florence Burgess Burgess. Mrs. Sutphin was a homemaker. She was a member of Jones Avenue First Church of God and the Golden Agers. She was preceded...
