Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Erma L. Neely
May 22, 2008
Surrounded by her family, Erma Lee Jones Neely, 94, of Oak Hill, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born April 18, 1914, at Lookout, she was the daughter of the late Ulysses S. and Ethel Ingles Jones. Erma was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Her husband, Robert Dewey Neely, preceded...
Oda V. Vickers
May 20, 2008
Oda Vestal Vickers, 96, of Robson, WV died on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Oda was born on December 19, 1911 at Lattin, WV a son of the late Thomas Landon and Maude Ann Miller Vickers. He was a retired coal miner having worked for Tamroy Mining and was a member of the...
Lena C. Dillon
May 19, 2008
Lena Cody Dillon, 91, of Florence, Alabama, formerly of Mount Hope, WV passed away, May 16, 2008. She had been a resident of Somerby Assisted Living for six years. She was retired from the Fayette County Board of Education as a Guidance Counselor at Mount Hope High School. A resident of Mount Hope for over 60 years, she graduated from...
James H. "Jim" Honaker
May 17, 2008
James H. “Jim” Honaker, 85, of Oak Hill, departed to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at Hilltop Center, Hilltop, after a long illness. Born March 2, 1923, at Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Charles Edward and Minnie Ellison Honaker. Jim was a retired strip miner, a member of the Mountain View Church of...
Dallas Marie Howard
May 16, 2008
Dallas Marie "Mom" Trent Howard , 86, of Maple Fork, WV went to be with her Lord to play and sing with the angels on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born August 28, 1921 at Pemberton, WV she was the daughter of the late Leonard E. and Viola Bailey Trent. Mrs. Howard was a faithful...
Ruth M. Rilat
May 16, 2008
Ruth M. Thompson Rilat, 86, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born December 11, 1921 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Edmond and Hattie Treadway Thompson. She was a retired machine operator for RA-JA Manufacturing at Lochgelly. Mrs. Rilat was a member of the Grace Southern...
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,...
