Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Wanda Eads Franklin
Jun 26, 2006
Wanda Opal Eades Franklin , 84, of Daleville, VA died on Monday, June 26, 2006 at Augusta Medical Center in Fisherville, VA. Born June 10, 1922 at Page, WV she was the daughter of the late William Preston and Lucinda "Lucy" Chaney Eads. Wanda was a retired postmistress for the US Postal Service at Kincaid with 30 years service. Her...
Louise I. Bernath
Jun 25, 2006
Louise Imogene Sumner Bernath, 86, of Hilltop, WV died on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at her home. Born October 07, 1919 at Hilltop, WV she was the daughter of the late Frank James and Delia Belle Greer Sumner. Mrs. Bernath was a longtime member of the Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church, Oak Hill, WV. She was the secretary for the Fayette...
Earl Darrell Shaffer
Jun 23, 2006
Earl Darrell Shaffer, 72, of Oak Hill died Friday, June 23, 2006 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Beckley, following a long illness. Born March 7, 1934 at Hilltop, WV, he was the son of the late W. E. "Bill" and Marjorie Legg Shaffer. He was a retired barber and hair stylist. Darrell was a charter member of Calvary Baptist...
Dolly Dimple Lanham
Jun 23, 2006
Dolly Dimple Hudnall Lanham, 85, of Kincaid, WV died on Friday, June 23, 2006 at Montgomery General Hospital in Montgomery, WV following a long illness. Born January 26, 1921 at Hugheston, WV she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Zella Brown Hudnall. Dolly was a member of the Page Church of God. Her husband, Herman Noble Lanham, a...
Robert Justin Treadway
Jun 22, 2006
Robert Justin Treadway, 15, of Scarbro, WV died on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV from injuries received in an ATV accident. Born April 13, 1991 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Robert Mitchell Treadway of Beaver, WV and Stacy Virginia Lee Asbury of Bradley, WV and stepson of Monty Asbury of...
Harold L. Dufour
Jun 21, 2006
Harold Lee Dufour, Sr. 73, of Gatewood, WV died on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at his home. Born November 04, 1932 at Caperton, WV he was the son of the late George and Margaret McCormick Dufour. He was a retired Surveyor for the WV Dept. of Highways. Harold was a great WVU and Chicago Cubs fan. He served in the...
Earl Dolin
Jun 20, 2006
Earl Dolin, 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 15, 1931 at Cabin Creek, WV he was the son of the late Estes and Nancy "Nannie" Canterbury Dolin. He was a retired coal miner and section foreman for Semet Solvey, Harewood. Earl was a US Army...
Gary L. Omechinski
Jun 20, 2006
Gary Lewis Omechinski, 48, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 07, 1957 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Louie and Zona Gail Farley Omechinski. Survivors include one sister, Vicki Dangerfield of Morgantown, WV and one brother, Emory Michael Smith of Oak Hill, WV....
Joe Steplowksi
Jun 18, 2006
Joe Steplowski, 91, of Bradley, WV went to be with his loving wife, Bertha on Sunday, June 18, 2006. Born April 02, 1915 at Barnesboro, PA he was the son of the late John Pete and Josephine Dering Steplowski. He worked as a coal miner for 38 years retiring from Slab Fork Coal. Mr. Steplowski was a member of the...
Mary Rhodes Fridley
Jun 16, 2006
Mary L. Rhodes Fridley, 87, of Oak Hill, passed away Friday, June 16, 2006 at Hidden Valley Health Care Center, Oak Hill. She was a homemaker. She was born July 3, 1918 at Oak Hill, daughter of the late Noah Judson Rhodes, Sr. and Leah White Rhodes. Her husband, Cecil Herman Fridley; a son, Richard A. Rhodes; a daughter, Diane...
Neville G. Williams
Jun 15, 2006
Neville George Williams, 67, of Saint Michaels, MD died on Thursday, June 15, 2006 as the result of a whitewater rafting accident on the Gauley River - Iron Ring Rapid, near Hico, WV. Born January 10, 1939 in England he was the son of the late George Herbert and Maude Louisa Perkins Williams. He was the retired Chief Executive Officer...
Robert "Bobby" L. Foster
Jun 13, 2006
Robert "Bobby" Lee Foster, 49, of Wriston, WV died on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born May 04, 1957 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of Margaret Taylor Foster of Ingram Branch, WV and the late Calvin Foster. A sister, Rebecca Raye Foster preceded him in death. Survivors include two daughters, Tina...
Georgia V. Jones
Jun 12, 2006
Georgia Vann Martin Jones, 41, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, June 12, 2006 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV following an extended illness. Born October 21, 1964 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ida Shockey Martin. Georiga was an avid bingo player in Fayetteville, Oak Hill and Bradley. Survivors include...
Garnett Patecell
Jun 7, 2006
Garnett Virginia McKinney Patecell, 83, of Robson, WV died on Wednesday, June 07, 2006 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 22, 1923 at Red Star, WV she was the daughter of the late Daniel Boone and Matildia Jane McMillion McKinney. Her husband, Joe Patecell preceded her in death. Arrangements are incomplete.
Harold T. Corker
Jun 6, 2006
Harold T. "Hal" Corker, 62, of Springfield, VA formerly of Oak Hill, WV died June 1, 2006 of cancer at his home. He was the registrar at the medical education campus of Northern Virginia Community College in Springfield. Born in Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Harold Henry and Hazel Marie McNeil Corker. Hal was a...
Helen E. Frith
Jun 4, 2006
Helen E. Kamensky Frith, 87, of Kilsyth, WV died on Sunday, June 04, 2006 at Hilltop Healthcare Center in Hilltop, WV following a long illness. Born March 02, 1919 in Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Bruno and Josephine Kubitski Kamensky. Prior to its closing, Helen was active at Saint Anthony's Catholic Church at Kilsyth for many years....
William D. "Bill" Pittman, Sr.
Jun 1, 2006
William "Bill" Daniel Pittman Sr., 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, June 01, 2006 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. He will be missed by all. Born August 19, 1922 at Brooklyn, WV he was the son of the late Alfred and Icey Martin Pittman. He was a disabled World War II US Army veteran and...
Mildred F. "Mom" Dodson
May 29, 2006
Mildred Frances "Mom" Street Dodson , 83, of Scarbro, WV died on Monday, May 29, 2006 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born July 03, 1922 at Mulga, AL she was the daughter of the late William Eugene Street and Nellie Ethel Edna Morgan.. She was the most wonderful mother who ever lived and was caretaker for her handicapped...
Larry "Rusty" Bennett
May 28, 2006
Larry "Rusty" D. Bennett, 47, of Packs Branch, WV died on Sunday, May 28, 2006 at the Rattlesnake area of the Kingston/Kincaid Road near the Payne farm. Born April 15, 1959 at Bradley, WV he was the son of Reba Wright Callaway of Rt. 1 Mount Hope and the late Charles Lee Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a self employed auto...
Paul Vernon Rutledge
May 25, 2006
Paul Vernon Rutledge, 100, of Oak Hill, WV went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Glen View Assisted Living in Glen Jean, WV. Born January 10, 1906 at Riverside, WV he was the son of the late James McHenry and Amanda Taylor Rutledge. He married the former Agnes Scott Burke...
