Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV

Kenneth C. Williams
Apr 11, 2007
Kenneth "Kenny" C. Williams, 62, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 24, 1944 at Lochgelly, WV he was the son of the late Emory and Ethel Sadler Williams. He was retired from John C. Dolphs. Kenny was a US Army veteran. A son, Kenneth C. Williams, Jr....
Thomas W. Tredway
Apr 11, 2007
Thomas Walter Tredway, 67, of Oak Hill, WV died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, WV. Born February 29, 1940 at Lochgelly, WV he was the son of the late Bill Burke and Mary Catherine Yarber Tredway. Mr. Tredway was retired from the US Navy with 20 years service and a disabled postmaster having worked at...
Marjorie Schapiro
Apr 10, 2007
Marjorie Arnold Schapiro, 85, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 25, 1921 at Skelton, WV she was the daughter of the late Denver and Lena Mae Bailey Arnold. Margie was a well known doll collector and antique dealer in Maryland and Fayette County, WV. She was loved...
Eugene Hinte
Apr 7, 2007
Eugene Hinte, 82, of Mount Hope, died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill after a long illness. Born March 23, 1925 at Sun, WV, he was the son of the late Chris Hinte, Sr. and Dorothy Holstein Hinte. He was a retired coal miner with 43 years of service having retired from Westmoreland Coal Co., Eccles;...
Fred F. Burdette
Apr 5, 2007
Fred Ferris Burdette, 92, of Edmond, WV died on Thursday, April 05, 2007 at SunBridge Pine Lodge Care & Rehab in Beckley, WV. Born May 06, 1914 at Blakely, Kanawha County, WV he was the son of the late Roy W. and Betty Ann Mullins Burdette. He retired from Frances Eagle Coal Company. Mr. Burdette was a member of the...
Lloyd H. Hicks
Apr 1, 2007
Lloyd Howard Hicks, 70, of White Sulphur Springs, WV formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, April 01, 2007 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, WV. Born June 13, 1936 at Milburn, WV he was the son of the late Landford and Cinda M. Hazlett Hicks. He was a retired shuttle car operator for Central Appalachian Coal at...

Charlotte I. Vass
Mar 27, 2007
Charlotte Imogene Simmons Vass, 86, was promoted to her heavenly home to be with the Lord and her family on Tuesday, March 27, 2007. She was a resident at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill for the past ten years where she peacefully departed this life surrounded by her family and the loving, caring staff. Born July...
Sally Perry Davis
Mar 27, 2007
Sally Perry Davis, 91, of Athens, Georgia formerly of Mount Hope passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at her home in Talmage Terrace, Athens, Georgia following a short illness. Born September 2, 1915 at Mount Hope, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Theodoshia White Perry. While living in Mount Hope, she was an active member of...
Mary M. Franklin
Mar 26, 2007
Mary M. Hartwell Franklin, 64, of Rt 1 Scarbro, WV died on Monday, March 26, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born October 25, 1942 at Powellton, WV she was the daughter of Mary Edwards Hartwell of Hilltop, WV and the late William Hartwell. Mrs. Franklin attended the Living Word Church, Mossy, WV and Life Bridge Assembly...
Anna Mae Scarbro
Mar 23, 2007
Anna Mae Scarbro, 75, of Scarbro, WV died Friday, March 23, 2007 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV after a long illness. Born September 15, 1931, at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Frank, Sr. and Gladys Wells Miller. Anna Mae loved to work in her flower beds and sew quilts for family members. She loved going...
Donald E. Mills
Mar 21, 2007
Donald Edward Mills, 77, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born January 16, 1930 at Minden, WV he was the son of the late Ernest and Hazel Miller Mills. He was a Building Service Employee for the Montgomery County, MD public schools. Mr. Mills was a member of...
Wanda Pearl Davis
Mar 21, 2007
Wanda Pearl Berry Davis, 85, of Summerville, SC formerly of Willis Branch, WV died on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at Life Care Center of Charleston in Charleston, SC following a long illness. Born March 05, 1922 at Raleigh County, WV she was the daughter of the late L.P. and Gracie Lafferty Berry. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in...
Betty Samples Mills
Mar 19, 2007
Betty Murray Samples Mills, 69, of Harvey, WV died on Monday, March 19, 2007 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born October 04, 1937 at Cucumber, WV she was the daughter of the late Rev. Paul Jonas Murray, Sr. and Nancy Caudell Murray. Mrs. Mills was a member of the Harvey Chapel United Methodist Church, Rt 1 Fayetteville, WV...
Margaret A. Fink
Mar 16, 2007
Margaret A. Craighead Fink, 87, of Austin, TX formerly of Scarbro, WV died Friday, March 16, 2007 at her home. Margaret was born on August 8, 1919. She was preceded in death by her husband, George A. Fink on March 5, 1971. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. A brief service of interment will at 3:30 pm on...
Annie Lorraine Robinson
Mar 11, 2007
Annie Lorraine Reynolds Robinson, 73, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Sunday, March 11, 2007, at Hidden Valley of Oak Hill. Born January 7, 1934 at Rt. 1, Fayetteville, WVshe was the daughter of the late Hughart Hilton and Bessie M. Blake Reynolds. Mrs. Robinson was a homemaker and a member of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle. Other than her...
Marjorie Wykle
Mar 10, 2007
Marjorie Payne Wykle, 81, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Hidden Valley of Oak Hill. Born June 30, 1925 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late Harry P. and Lottie Fielding Payne. Mrs. Wykle was a retired clerk with the New River Company in Mount Hope, WV and was a member of...
Francis "Frank" Yurkins
Mar 9, 2007
Francis "Frank" Yurkins, 80, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, March 09, 2007 at his home. Born December 07, 1926 at Schenectady, NY he was the son of the late Francis and Anna Yurkins. He was a retired Ticket Clerk for Eastern Airlines. Mr. Yurkins was of the Catholic faith. He served in the US Army during World War...
Gracie Jewell Settle Cochran
Mar 9, 2007
Our loving mother and sister, Gracie Jewell Steele Settle Cochran, 81, of Roanoke, VA formerly of Page, WV died on Friday, March 09, 2007 at Pleasant Ridge Nursing Home in Roanoke, VA. Born April 20, 1925 at Pea Ridge, WV she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Priscilla Jane Bryant Steele. She was a homemaker. Her first husband,...
Ocie T. Taylor
Mar 8, 2007
Ocie Thelma Garrett Taylor, 108, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Thursday, March 08, 2007 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Hill, WV after a long illness. Born May 01, 1898 at Rt. 1, Fayetteville, WV she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ida Mae Teel Garrett. She was a homemaker and a member...
Johnny Parker
Mar 7, 2007
Johnny R. Parker, 51, of Pax, WV died on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 at his home. Born January 04, 1956 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Josephine Copney Parker of Oak Hill, WV and the late Eugene Parker. He was a mechanic for Hildebrand Hauling of Oak Hill. Johnny was an avid fisherman. He was preceded in...